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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL September 9, 2015 9A Crazy Eights Author Tour coming to Cottage Grove T he “Crazy Eights Author Tour" will be in Cottage Grove for the second leg of its tour on Fri- day, Sept. 18 at 6 p.m., an event hosted by the Cottage Grove Pub- lic Library, Emcee George 700 E. Byron Wright Gibbs Av- enue. Books On Main will serve as the event’s book vendor. Oregon author George By- ron Wright said the idea came to him while on a road trip do- ing research for his next novel. Wright had been considering Bill Cameron ways to stimulate more interest in Oregon’s writing and publish- ing communities by connecting them with readers, booksellers and libraries in an invigorating new way. He tested the waters with fel- low writers, the Pacifi c North- west Booksellers Association, and a few local bookstores and received an enthusiastic re- sponse. Once the idea jelled, he was able to interest 28 of Ore- gon’s award winning authors, eight independent bookstores, and a number of libraries, to participate in an author tour that would bring eight authors at a time to eight separate venues across the state from mid-Sep- Ruth Tenzer Feldman Lisa Ohlen Harris tember to mid-November. The event format will be something akin to speed dating only with authors. Each author will have eight minutes to ad- dress the audience about their life as a writer and introduce a featured book. A mixer, wherein the authors will interact one-on- one with members of the audi- ence to discuss their work and personally sign books, will fol- low the rapid-fi re presentations. Authors scheduled to appear in CG: Bill Cameron (Friends of Lindsay Hill Karen Karbo Mystery Award for “County Line” forthcoming title “Acce- lerant”) Ruth Tenzer Feldman (Or- egon Book Award for YA “Blue Thread” sequel “The Ninth Day”) Lisa Ohlen Harris (Oregon Book Award fi nalist “The Fifth Season”) Lindsay Hill (Oregon Book Award fi nalist, winner PEN Fic- tion Award for “Sea of Hooks”) Karen Karbo (Oregon Book Award, NYT noted author for “The Stuff of Life”) Gina Ochsner Gina Ochsner (Oregon Book award winner: “The Russian Dreambook of Colour and Flight”) Alexis Smith (Oregon Book Award fi nalist “Glaciers” was also a World Book Night selec- tion) www.shoppelocal.biz Ellen Waterston (Award win- ning poet and essayist, novel of verse “Via Lactea” most recent) Emcee: George Byron Wright (Noted for Oregon-based nov- els: “In the Wake of Our Mis- deed”) Alexis M. Smith Ellen Waterston 'Jesus Christ Superstar' opens Oct. 2 at Cottage Theatre C ottage Theatre’s largest cast of the year takes the stage starting Oct. 2 for a four-weekend run of “Jesus Christ Superstar.” With 40 actor-singer- dancers, an on-stage rock band and a set that includes fl oor-to-ceiling steel scaf- folding, this rock musical about the fi nal week in the life of Christ is a large-scale undertaking. Jesus Christ Superstar was written in 1970, with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. This energetic rock musical has at its center a religious leader who is a social and political rebel. Jesus Christ’s me- teor-like rise in renown provides, as the title suggests, a parallel to contemporary celebrity worship. As Christ’s teachings are embraced, Judas increasingly ques- tions the enlightened motives of this new prophet, resulting in betrayal. Cottage Theatre’s production of “Je- sus Christ Superstar” is directed and designed by Tony Rust, with music di- rection by Jim Reinking and choreogra- phy by Lanny Mitchell. The large cast features Kory Weimer as Jesus, Melissa Miller as Judas, Autumn Carter as Mary, Anna Petrick as Simon, Mark Anderson as Peter, Gabriel Wolfe as Caiaphas, Nick Forrest as Annas, Ward Fairbairn as Pilate, and Davis N. Smith as Herod, along with a large complement of apos- tles, guards, priests and ensemble mem- bers. “Jesus Christ Superstar” runs for 15 performances at Cottage Theatre from Oct. 2-25. When is the best time to harvest pears and apples? BY KYM POKORNY OSU Extension Service A nticipation of ripe pears and apples peaks in fall as fruits hang heavily from branches and begin their grav- ity-aided trip to the ground. But how do you know when it’s prime picking time? According to Steve Castagno- li, a horticulturist with Oregon State University’s Extension Service, the signs are different for apples and pears. “It’s much easier to recog- nize ripeness in apples,” he said. “Pears typically won’t ripen to eating quality on the tree, so you can’t go out and taste one.” Still, there are signs. A ma- ture pear will snap briskly and Shady Oaks cleanly when tilted 90 degrees, according to Castagnoli. With the most commonly grown vari- eties such as Comice, Bosc and D’Anjou, the fruit will typically change from green to a slightly paler color. The fl esh will get lighter and have some juice on the surface when cut. You can also go by maturity dates, which are included in Cruis &)) e into fall fo r * Plants & Produce Farm Fun for the whole family It’s the Place to Be!!! o ur ''( Bring the family out for a farm fun day! "# $%& For More Information Contact Cindie 942-0664 Cindie or Susan 747-0935 541-942-5004 Pre-Registry Recommended but not Required OSU Extension’s publication Picking and Storing Apples and Pears. However, dates can vary. “It depends on when the sea- son starts,” Castagnoli said. “We go by bloom time. In general, the earlier the bloom, the earlier the harvest dates.” Except for being a little smaller than perfectly ready-to- pick pears, there’s no harm in taking them off the tree a few days too early, he said. The es- sential part of ripening pears is keeping them in cold storage for about a month, depending on the variety. “Ideally, pears should be stored at below 40 degrees,” Castagnoli said. “A refrigerator is good, but a freezer is too cold. An unheated garage usually will be too warm.” To tell when a pear is ripe, hold it gently but fi rmly in the palm of your hand and press your thumb just below the point where the stem joins the fruit. When the fl esh beneath your thumb yields evenly to gentle pressure, it is time to eat your pear. If you have to push more than slightly, it is not ready yet. Determining ripeness in apples, which don’t need cold storage, is much easier than for pears, he said. Color is a use- ful indication. Apples may be yellow, red, green or combina- tions of these colors at harvest. When the green has almost completely given way to yellow, a yellow variety is mature. With red blush or striped apples, the area where there is no red color usually changes from green to yellowish. Ripe apples are easily sepa- rated from the tree, but don’t pull the apple down to pick it. Rather, twist it upward with a rotating motion. 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