1) 4th Annual REEF Recognition Dinner
2) The Lower Umpqua Flycasters, Fly Fishing Expo 2011
2) The Lower Umpqua Flycasters, Fly Fishing Expo 2011
3) Violinist one of three soloists in new work at the OCCO Winter Concert
4) Confluence 2011-A Wine, Beer, Seafood, & Music Festival
4) Confluence 2011-A Wine, Beer, Seafood, & Music Festival
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WHAT: 4th Annual REEF Recognition Dinner
WHERE: Salmon Harbor Marina Activity Center - Winchester Bay
WHEN: Saturday, March 5 - 5:30
WHO: Reedsport Education Enrichment Foundation
Contact: Fullhart Insurance - Julie Huebner 271-2146
Tom Huebner 271-4626
Jim Akre 271-4255
Writer and speaker Jane Kirkpatrick will be the featured guest at the REEF Recognition Dinner. Tickets for dinner are $30 each. The dinner honors community members that have donated time, money and expertise to help maintain academic programs in the Reedsport School District. REEF's mission is to procure funds for academic activities that students would otherwise be unable to enjoy and to pursue scholarship opportunities to current Reedsport High School students and to alumni who are pursuing further education. Since 2000, REEF has been able to raise $197,025.20 for the District.
WHAT: 4th Annual REEF Recognition Dinner
WHERE: Salmon Harbor Marina Activity Center - Winchester Bay
WHEN: Saturday, March 5 - 5:30
WHO: Reedsport Education Enrichment Foundation
Contact: Fullhart Insurance - Julie Huebner 271-2146
Tom Huebner 271-4626
Jim Akre 271-4255
Writer and speaker Jane Kirkpatrick will be the featured guest at the REEF Recognition Dinner. Tickets for dinner are $30 each. The dinner honors community members that have donated time, money and expertise to help maintain academic programs in the Reedsport School District. REEF's mission is to procure funds for academic activities that students would otherwise be unable to enjoy and to pursue scholarship opportunities to current Reedsport High School students and to alumni who are pursuing further education. Since 2000, REEF has been able to raise $197,025.20 for the District.
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What: The Lower Umpqua Flycasters, Fly Fishing Expo 2011
When: February 26, 2011, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Where: Reedsport High School Cafeteria, South 22nd Street, Reedsport, OR
Who: The Lower Umpqua Flycasters
Contact: Peg Boots, Marketing: Pegboots@hotmail.com
FREE ADMISSION
The Lower Umpqua Flycasters, a local member Club of the Federation of Fly Fishers (FFF) will be holding their 21st annual Fly Fishing Expo at the Reedsport High School Cafeteria, South 22nd Street, Reedsport, OR from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Activities will include Fly tying, information tables, equipment displays as well as displays by various stream and fish enhancement groups, door prizes, a silent auction, a Flycasting demonstration with certified FFF casting instructor Frank Moore, concessions, and raffle drawings each hour all day.
There will be special programs, including "Ocean Flyfishing for Coho" at 10:00 a.m. by Bill Nelson; "Flyfishing Wind River Mountains" at 11:00 a.m. by Dave Williams; and "Steelhead Flyfishing in Oregon" at 1:00 p.m. by Rob Russell.
Fourteen fly tyers will be demonstrating their fly tying styles throughout the day. Also in the cafeteria, there will be a silent auction, product sales, videos and food sales.
This is the only event of its kind on the south and central Oregon coast. The Expo is totally free to the public as the purpose of the Expo is to promote fly fishing and conservation. The club has members from Waldport to Gold Beach.
For more information contact Tommy Carlson at 541.997.1770
BACKGROUND ON THE LOWER UMPQUA FLYCASTERS
The Lower Umpqua Flycasters, a non-profit fly fishing club based in Reedsport, Oregon, was founded in 1990 to accommodate persons with all levels of fly fishing and fly tying skills. The club is a member of the Oregon Council of the Federation of Fly Fishers.
Club meetings and special sessions have featured fly-tying, rod building, leader construction, fly casting, and many other activities. Outings have included fly fishing for trout, half pounders, and salmon. In addition, the club hosts an annual Tube-O-Rama float trip on the Umpqua River fishing for smallmouth bass.
Each year, LUFC sponsors a Fly Fishing Expo to introduce the sport of fly fishing to the general public. The Expo features lectures and demonstrations by experts in fly fishing, fly tying, fly casting, and conservation.
The Lower Umpqua Flycasters work with the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife on projects that pertain to the conservation and restoration of coastal streams and the enhancement of local fisheries. The cutthroat trout of Winchester Creek is our present conservation project. LUFC is also active in recommending and supporting legislation regarding the protection of various species of fish and certain waterways.
In 1992, the Lower Umpqua Fly casters received the "Conservation Club of the Year" award from the Oregon Council of the Federation of Fly Fishers. This was in recognition for our project with sea-run cutthroat trout.
In October of 1995, LUFC hosted a symposium on sea=run cutthroat trout entitled "Sea-Run Cutthroat Trout: Biology, Management, and Future Conservation." The symposium was the first of its kind to focus on this species which is in drastic decline throughout the Pacific Northwest. More than 200 enthusiastic biologists, anglers, and others from the Pacific Northwest, California, Nevada, Colorado, Florida, and Washington, DC attended the three-day meeting. For these efforts, the Lower Umpqua Fly casters received the Robert L. Borovicvka Conservation Achievement Award from the Western Division of the American Fisheries Society.
The club has also supported and assisted in teaching a special extension class at Southwestern Oregon Community College for the past four years on Elementary Fly Fishing.
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WHAT: Violinist one of three soloists in new work
WHERE: Pacific Auditorium in Reedsport
WHEN: Sunday, February 20, 2011 @ 2:00 pm
WHO: The Oregon Coast Chamber Orchestra (OCCO)
Contact: website, WWW.OCCO.WS . Or you may call 541-997-6770
WHAT: Violinist one of three soloists in new work
WHERE: Pacific Auditorium in Reedsport
WHEN: Sunday, February 20, 2011 @ 2:00 pm
WHO: The Oregon Coast Chamber Orchestra (OCCO)
Contact: website, WWW.OCCO.WS . Or you may call 541-997-6770
Violinist Sigrid Karlstrom will be one of three soloists in a new piece to be premiered at the Winter Concert of the Oregon Coast Chamber Orchestra (OCCO) at 2 P.M. on Sunday afternoon, February 20, in the Pacific Auditorium, located at the Reedsport Community Charter School.
In celebration of the orchestra's tenth season, OCCO will again offer a special ticket price. Purchase of an "early-bird" ticket ($10.00) will admit two persons. Tickets are now on sale at the Reedsport Branch of Umpqua Bank.
"Sinfonia Concertante" is the new work by Ralph Stricker-Chapman, Principal Cellist with OCCO. The four-movement composition is scored for violin, viola and 'cello soloists plus orchestra. Violinist, Karlstrom, violist Kate Rogers and the composer comprise the ' trio of soloists. is The piece is written in the form used by Mozart and others during the Classical Period (1750 to 1800.)
Karlstrom began playing the violin at the age of five. She received a Bachelor's degree in violin performance from the University of New Mexico. Subsequently, she completed a semester of international study with Ole Bohn at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in Sydney, Australia.
During her undergraduate studies she won third place in the Arapahoe Philharmonic Concerto Competition (Denver, Colorado). She was given full and partial scholarships to Festival Internacional de Inverno de Campos do Jordão (Brazil), Colorado College Summer Music Festival (Colorado Springs, CO), and Tuscia Opera Festival (Rome and Viterbo, Italy).
She has played professionally with the Santa Fe Symphony, Chamber Music Albuquerque, and Rowen Symphony. At present, she is a graduate student at the University of Oregon School of Music.
In addition to the featured work, conductors Robin DeVour and John Monks will direct the orchestra in a variety of lighter selections to complement the program.
For more about this orchestra or to view the complete program, visit its newly redesigned website, WWW.OCCO.WS . Or you may call 541-997-6770 for additional information.
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WHAT: Confluence 2011-A Wine, Beer, Seafood, & Music Festival
WHAT: Confluence 2011-A Wine, Beer, Seafood, & Music Festival
WHERE: WF Jewett School, Gardiner, Oregon
WHEN: February 19-20
WHO: Reedsport/Winchester Bay Chamber of Commerce
CONTACT: (541) 271-3495
CONTACT: (541) 271-3495
Fantastic Music at Confluence 2011
Curtis Salgado with Alan Hager, and Carrie Cunningham and The Six Shooters will perform on Saturday, February 19 at Confluence 2011: The Wine, Beer, Seafood, & Music Festival. Curtis Salgado, the recipient of the Blues Music Award, 2010 Soul Blues Artist of the Year, is one of seven bands that will be performing at Confluence, the award winning event. Confluence is the recipient of the Ovation Award for the "Best New Event in Oregon".
Confluence 2011 begins at noon on both Saturday and Sunday, February 19-20, at the Old Jewett School in Gardiner located 2½ miles north of Reedsport. There is an exciting line-up of music for Confluence 2011. On Saturday, the music begins with Hot Tea Cold from Portland, The Peter Giri Band, and Cutis Salgado with Alan Hager. The final band for Saturday night is Carrie Cunningham & The Six Shooters. These bands will keep you entertained and dancing all day and night! Sunday, The Oregon Coast Lab Band's Evolution starts the day followed by Nancy McIntosh & The Next Exit Band, and Reedsport's own PBA and The Hot Flashes.
Confluence is the merging and flowing together of: Oregon Wineries and Breweries, Coastal Cuisine, Fantastic Music, and an array of Art and Craft vendors.
Sunday afternoon, a auction will held of the top three photographs from the local Photography Contest. This auction will benefit the Reedsport Branch Library.
Make Valentine's Week special this year by attending Confluence 2011. This is a 21 and older event. Contact area motels and The Winchester Bay RV Resort for Confluence specials. Free shuttle buses will be available between Winchester Bay, Reedsport and Gardiner.
For more information call the Reedsport/Winchester Bay Chamber of Commerce (800) 247-2155 or log-on to
http:// reedsportcc.org/confluence
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WHAT: Spaghetti Feast & Sweetheart Song Fest - Choral & Solo Folk Music
WHERE: United Presbyterian Church at 2360 Longwood Dr, Reedsport OR
WHEN: Sunday February 13, 2011 @ 5:30 pm
Information contact: 541-271-1515
WHAT: Spaghetti Feast & Sweetheart Song Fest - Choral & Solo Folk Music
WHERE: United Presbyterian Church at 2360 Longwood Dr, Reedsport OR
WHEN: Sunday February 13, 2011 @ 5:30 pm
Information contact: 541-271-1515
5:30 pm Spaghetti Dinner - Free! Tickets available soon at UPC & Reedsport CoffeeHouse.
7:00 pm Music - No ticket needed.
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