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August 2018
Be Ready Disaster Preparedness Expo
Attendees at this expo will look forward to speakers and demos that will help prepare our community for the increasing vulnerability to extreme weather and water events. We live in the most severe weather-prone country on Earth and where we are located on the Oregon Coast, in the event of a natural disaster, we will be cut-off from major cities and resources a minimum of 10-days, likely more. The Siuslaw News and Western Lane Emergency Operations Group are partnering together again to produce a preparedness expo, Be Ready – Storm Ready 2018 on Saturday 8/25/18 10am-3pm at the Florence Events Center.
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Jerry’s Place, Home of What’cha Brewing Hosts Business After Hours
After August and Labor Day Weekend we will all need to just calm and enjoy. Jerry's Place will host free pool, serve ups some sliders and wings. The party will spill into the Beer Garden. Hope you can join us. Keep Calm and Jerry On! ***Business After Hours are FREE and open to the public, you're invited to come out and connect with chamber members and friends. Let's do some business!
Find out more »2018 Rods ‘N Rhodies 11th Annual Invitational Car Show!
SEPTEMBER 7-9 Rods ’n Rhodies and Community-wide Garage Sale Weekend Florence will be in top gear and revved-up for you during the 11th Annual Invitational Rods ‘N Rhodies Car Show presented by the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce September 7-9. Rods ’N Rhodies Weekend includes the fifth annual Community-wide Garage Sale with dozens of residential and commercial sales all around town. Top Hot Rods and Classic Cars to Shine The event showcases up to 125 of the best high-end hot rods and custom cruisers from 1976 and earlier. (Get your ride in the show! Click here to apply online!) Because Rods ’N Rhodies is an invitational, you know you’ll see some of the West Coast’s most gorgeous, amazing, awe-inspiring hot rods at different venues all weekend. Be sure to snap up a copy of the garage sale guide at the Siuslaw News office (148 Maple St.) or online at TheSiuslawNews.com,…
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Annual Community Wide Garage Sale
Think of it as your own personal episode of the famous “American Pickers” TV show. Shoppers are you looking for bargains? Of course! And what fun to have an entire community sharing their goodies! Plan your weekend in Florence for the Rods ‘n Rhodies Invitational Car Show and our Community Wide Garage Sale! Ready to clean your garage? How about that storage unit you’re paying for? Yep, it’s time! You can re-home your treasures and make some money too! Don’t miss your chance to get your sale posted in the Community Wide Garage Sale map. To participate as an official sale site, sellers pay $20 to be included in a map of all participating locations published and delivered to subscribers by The Siuslaw News on September 5. Extra copies will be available at The Siuslaw News and on their website, and at the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce. Deadline for…
Find out more »Rods ‘N Rhodies • Pre-Show Stand-Around •
This free event starts Friday Sept 7, at 12:00 with Participant Registration & Check-In. An "All Cars Welcome" Show-and-Shine is until 7:00PM. The Location is the Port Parking Area, 1st and Nopal, in Old Town Florence. Check the Hottest Rods, and Koolest Kustoms as they arrive for check-in. Show your car, and hang out for a great kickoff to the Big Show on Saturday and Sunday. This Free event will have Vendors, music and more. On The Water in Old Town -- Invitational Car Show is Saturday and Sunday in Old Town Florence.
Find out more »8th Annual Siuslaw Open Golf Tournament
The Siuslaw Open Golf Tournament to benefit Siuslaw Outreach Services will be held Saturday, September 8, 2018 at beautiful Florence Golf Links (formerly Sandpines Golf Links). Check-in begins at 7:30 am. The tournament is a 4-person team "Best Ball Calloway" format. The fee is $350 per team. Fee includes carts, snacks, dinner and door prizes. Teams must be registered at Florence Golf Links or Siuslaw Outreach Services no later than September 4, 2018. For more info call Kevin at 541-997-1940 or Bob at 541-997-2816.
Find out more »Xwest Huck Fest – Sandboarding ‘BIG AIR’
This annual sandboarding event is all about jumps and nothing but jumps! Just like snowboarding BIG AIR the Xwest Huck Fest shows the agility and fearlessness of each competitor as he performs tricks while flying through the air on a sandboard!!
Find out more »2ND SATURDAY GALLERY TOUR
The 2nd Saturday Gallery Tour in Florence, Oregon seeks to share with our community the benefits of the arts, artists and collaboration within our community by offering interactive opportunities to share and celebrate the local arts. This monthly occasion will inspire you and help Florence continue to be a thriving coastal arts destination. During the hours 3-5PM on 2nd Saturday of each month, you’ll enjoy great local art, interactions with fellow patrons of the arts and artists, receptions, refreshments, live entertainment and community. The Tour begins at any of the participating locations. More info at 2ndSaturdayGalleryTour.com #Florence #MyFlorence #OregonsCoastalPlayground ------- Passport to the Arts - Florence, Oregon Florence is an Art Lover's Destination! The Florence Oregon Passport to the Arts will be back soon! -- Dragon Art 949 Highway 101, Florence, Oregon 97439 kassykeppol.com facebook.com/dragonartco --Frames of Florence 2250 Highway 101, Florence, Oregon 97439 541-997-2043 -- Novelli's Crab & Seafood 1498 Bay…
Find out more »Tang of the White Gardenia – Cascadia Chamber Opera
Tango of the White Gardenia In celebration of our 10th season, Cascadia Concert Opera is excited to premiere and commission an original work by Ethan Gans-Morse and libretto by Tiziana DellaRovere. Tango of the White Gardenia, a compelling new chamber opera in English, weaves together humor, emotional depth, and timely messages through the riveting music and dance of Argentine Tango. At its core, it is a contemporary story told through a new kind of opera that offers fun winks and nods to the commedia dell’arte style of centuries past. This opera also features urgent themes for today’s audiences, such as how enduring love and staying true to one’s heart are more precious than winning external recognition, how the consequences of parents’ mistakes cast a shadow on their children’s lives, and how bullies are made, not born. Specifically, it reveals how parental abandonment of a child often creates emotional insecurity and a sense of not being worthy of love, and many times the absence…
Find out more »Florence Kites & Habitat Beach Walk
Come on out for the Annual Florence Habitat Beach Walk and enjoy live music and a professional kite flying demonstration! This is a free event, so bring out the family for an amazing day at the Beach! Make Reservations at: www.driftwoodshores.com or call: 800-422-5091
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