6A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL September 14, 2016
‘A Chorus Line’
opens Oct. 7 at CT
Back to school:
Students throughout South Lane
School District kick off 2016-17
school year
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Kinsley Dawson is picked up by her
mother, Ashley, after her fi rst day
at Latham Elementary school. The
school was bustling with parents
after a long summer, like all other
schools in South Lane School Dis-
trict.
The district has recently introduced
new programs including a new pre-
school program called Preschool
Promise. SLSD will have two class-
rooms in the district for the program.
The district also plans to implement
an online program called South Lane
Online! It caters to grades 3-12 with
over 190 different classes to choose
from. South Lane Online! will also
help with extracurricular activities
such as clubs and elective courses.
photo by Sam Wright
ottage Theatre continues its 2016 season in October
with one of Broadway's most enduringly popular mu-
sicals. ‘A Chorus Line,’ billed as a “sensational showcase
of dancers, hopes and dreams,” is the sixth longest-running
Broadway musical of all time. Cottage Theatre's produc-
tion of the musical opens Oct. 7 and runs for four weekends
through Oct. 30.
‘A Chorus Line’ takes place on a bare stage during the fi nal
grueling audition for eight spots in a new Broadway musi-
cal. The theatre is full of professional dancers, all of whom
are longing for their next chance at the big time. As the gyp-
sies’ hopes pour out in song, words, and dance, their stories
become a powerful metaphor for all human aspiration. The
memorable musical numbers, including "I Hope I Get It,"
"The Music and the Mirror," and "What I Did for Love," cap-
ture the very essence of American Musical Theatre.
Cottage Theatre's production of ‘A Chorus Line’ is directed
and choreographed by Lanny Mitchell. Music direction is by
Mark VanBeever, lighting design by Amanda Ferguson and
costumes by Rhonda Turnquist. The large ensemble cast in-
cludes Stefhani Anderson, Rafael Batya, George Butterick,
Josh Carlton, Kyle Carrillo-Enders, Autumn Carter, Chris
Carter, Ryan Dallimor, Eric Elligott, Breanna Estrada, Aman-
da Ferguson, Nicole Garibay, Joel Ibanez, Ariel Long, Mar-
cee Long, Lanny Mitchell, Kathryn Pearson, Anna Petrick,
Jessica Rossi, Janet Rust, Natalie Tichenor, Heidi Turnquist
and Kory Weimer.
Performances are Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings
at 8 p.m. and Sunday afternoons at 2:30 p.m.
COMMUNITY BRIEFS
LCC open house
An open house at Lane Com-
munity College’s Cottage Grove
campus aims to offer a glimpse
of the variety of personal enrich-
ment classes and career training
opportunities offered in Cot-
tage Grove on Tuesday, Sept.
20 from 4-6:30 p.m. at 1275 S.
River Road. Classes can also be
viewed at www.lanecc.edu/cot-
tagegrove, and those seeking
more information can call 541-
463-4202 or email cg@lanecc.
edu.
97, 98 on tap for
912
Measures 97 and 98 will be
discussed at the next meeting
of the Cottage Grove 912 Proj-
ect on Monday, Sept. 19 at 6:30
p.m. at Stacy’s Covered Bridge
Restaurant. Rebecca Tweed,
Statewide Campaign Coordina-
tor for No on 97, will speak on
Measure 97, and Joy Marshall,
Lane County Director of Stand
for Children, will speak on Mea-
sure 98. The meeting is open to
the public.
Patriots Pen essay
contest
Each year more than 132,000
students in grades 6-8 enter the
VFW’s Patriot’s Pen youth essay
contest. The fi rst-place winner
from each state competes for na-
tional awards totaling $54,500,
with each fi rst-place state win-
ner receiving a minimum of
$500 at the national level. The
national fi rst-place winner wins
$5,000 and an all-expense-paid
trip to Washington, D.C.
The Patriot’s Pen program is
open to students in grades 6-8
(on the Nov. 1 deadline) who are
enrolled in a public, private or
parochial school or home study
program in the United States
and its territories.
The essay contest encour-
ages young minds to examine
America’s history, along with
their own experiences in mod-
ern American society, by draft-
ing a 300- to 400-word essay,
expressing their views based
on a patriotic theme chosen by
the VFW Commander-in-Chief.
This year’s theme for the Patri-
ot’s Pen Essay is “The America
I Believe In.”
For more information, visit
the VFW website at vfw.org/Pa-
triots Pen or contact the local
VFW post at 541-942-7099.
Voice of Democ-
racy essay contest
Each year, nearly 40,000 high
school students from across the
country enter to win a share of
$2 million in educational schol-
arships and incentives awarded
through the VFW’s Voice of De-
mocracy audio-essay competi-
tion.
The VFW established the
Voice of Democracy program
(VOD) in 1947 to provide stu-
dents grades 9-12 the opportu-
nity to express themselves in
regards to democratic ideas and
principles.
The Voice of Democracy
Program is open to students
in grades 9-12 (on the Nov. 1
deadline), who are enrolled in a
public, private or parochial high
school or home study program
in the United States and its ter-
ritories.
The national fi rst-place winner
receives a $30,000 scholarship
paid directly to the recipient’s
American university, college,
or vocational/technical school.
Other national scholarships
range from $1,000-$16,000,
and the fi rst-place winner from
each (state) VFW Department
wins a minimum scholarship of
$1,000 and an all-expense-paid
trip to Washington, D.C. This
year’s theme for the Voice of
Democracy Audio Essay is “My
Responsibility to America.”
For more information, visit
the VFW website at vfw.org/
VOD or contact the local VFW
post at 541-942-7099.
Cosplay meetup
Delight, located at 538 Main
Street in Cottage Grove, will
host a free Anime/Cosplay
Meetup on Saturday, Sept. 17
from 1-4 p.m.
Guests can play anime-
themed “Superfi ght” — a party
game of super powers and super
problems. The game is all about
arguing with friends about ri-
diculous fi ghts.
Mann at
Brewstation
New York folksinger George
Mann will bring songs from the
last century of labor and social
activism and his new CD to the
Brewstation in Cottage Grove
on Wednesday, Sept. 21 from 7-
9 p.m. There is no cover charge,
though donations are accepted.
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