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Theatre’s tasteful tease Burlesque show coming to Coos County BY BREE LAUGHLIN The World
Lavinia Vale is a woman with a mission to bring Burlesque to the South Coast, and her first stop will be in Coquille in celebration of World Burlesque Day. Vale will be shimmying her way onto the stage with a handful of burlesque beauties alongside her on Saturday, April 22, for the Coos Corner Cabaret. “We have four performers and a stage kitten that are going to blow people away,” said Vale. Vale says she plans to kick off the event with a song at a lively and fun event that will get the crowd oohing and aaawing. “I have seen all of the acts and they are amazing. It’s going to be fun,” the Burlesque performer said. Vale said she first tried Burlesque as an art form in 2020 during
a difficult time – and it changed her life for the better. Now she wants to introduce it to the local community. “It’s an empowering art form that punches up, not down – and it’s been in America since the 1860s,” Vale said. The performer said she wanted to hold her first event in honor of World Burlesque Day. It was started in 2020 by Sapphira, a London-based performer, producer, and instructor. While the local performance is a few days before World Burlesque Day, Vale says her event is a “pre-game” for the big day. “It started as a way for performers worldwide to unite while being Safer Together (but distant) during the lock downs,” Vale said. “Since then, it has become a tool to
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Lavinia Vale's cabaret will take place on Saturday, April 22 a 8 p.m. at the Corner Bar and Grille, 209 W First St in Coquille.
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Peddle the rails from Coquille The upcoming season for Oregon Coast Railriders starts May 20 and goes through Oct. 1 2023. The tour takes riders on a two hour peddle-powered trip along the edge of the Coquille Valley.
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The Oregon Coast Railriders are inviting folks to check out a different kind of outdoor recreation by riding a peddle-powered cycle along railroad tracks in the Coquille Valley. “It’s very unique but the popularity is growing by leaps and bounds,” said Anita Metlen, who owns the business with her husband Kim. The business owners said they combined their passion for bicycles and fitness with their love for history and nature when they got into railriding. They tested their first railrider in 2013 and started their latest venture, the Oregon Coast Railriders, last summer in Coquille. The Metlens said they have an agreement with the Port
of Coos Bay to use the outof-service railroad, as well as with the City of Coquille, to depart and return from Sturdivant city park. During the tour, each person pedals independently while riding on a four seat quadricycle. Guides travel with each tour group along the route and turn the quadricycles around for the way back, so everyone is always traveling in the same direction. The full 10-mile route usually takes about 2 hours to complete. “We generally travel at a leisurely pace because we want you to be able to disconnect from everyday life and be able to enjoy nature as you are going through,” Metlen said. Each 4-seat unit is separate
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Family and staff from Oregon Coast Railriders got together to enjoy the railriders in Coquille in July 2022.
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Dancing with the Bay Area Stars returns this month BY BREE LAUGHLIN The World
Dancing with the Stars isn’t just for television. On April 22, some of Coos Bay’s bestknown community members will transform into professional dancers on stage to support a good cause. That’s right, Coos County community members can watch their friends, family members, neighbors and business people dressed to the nines shaking their tail feathers on stage at the Egyptian Theatre. They will be joined by members of the Utah Ballroom Dance Company, who
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Star of Hope held their first 'Dancing with the Bay Area Stars' fundraiser in 2019. It was an event they described as wildly successful. Now, the nonprofit is back with a whole new lineup of local celebrities ready to perform with professionals from the Utah Ballroom Dance Company on Saturday, April 22.
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