COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL • FEBRUARY 6, 2019 •
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Final weekend of ‘Blithe Spirit’ plays this weekend at Very Little Theatre
Th e Very Little Th eatre
continues to celebrate its
90th season in 2019 with
“Blithe Spirit” by Noel Cow-
ard, directed by Karen Schee-
land.
Coward’s “Blithe Spirit” is
an audacious comedy about
marriage, love, and death, in
which the memory of a lost
Cycle
from A1
hospitality,” the route is ex-
pected to attract some 2,400
cyclists.
For organizations and
businesses in Cottage Grove,
the event is a potential eco-
nomic boon as the end-of-
love becomes material for a
punch line. At his best, Cow-
ard’s work is able to weave lit-
tle symphonies out of bursts
of jaded lust or malicious wit.
“Blithe Spirit” is a very
British drawing room play,
encouraging resistance to
encroaching catastrophe by
blithely ignoring it.
Set in England in 1941, we
meet Charles Condomine, a
well to do novelist, who has
invited guests to be a part of
a séance in order to get mate-
rial for his next book.
He invites Madame Ar-
cati, a medium, to lead the
séance.
Unfortunately an unfore-
seen materialization occurs
which leads to comic misun-
derstandings, other séances,
and an unexpected ending.
Th e VLT cast features:
Daniel Squire as “Charles,”
Janna Slack as “Ruth,” Aimee
Hamilton as “Elvira,” Kali
Kardas as “Edith,” Bill Siedler
as “Dr. Bradman,” Lisa Roth
as “Mrs. Bradman” and
Kathy LaMontagne as “Ma-
dame Arcati.”
Th e fi nal performances
are Th ursday through Satur-
day, Feb. 7-9. Curtain time is
7:30 p.m. (except for the Sun-
day matinée.)
Adult tickets are $21; se-
niors and students are $17;
Th ursday performances are
$17 for everyone.
Tickets are available by
phone through the Box Of-
fi ce from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday through Satur-
day at 541-344-7751 or on-
line at Th eVLT.com.
summer slump sets in.
“We hope that the locals
will embrace these folks,”
said Travis Palmer, Executive
Director of the Chamber of
Commerce. “And especially
the business owners will rec-
ognize the demographic that
they’re dealing with and that
the potential for business for
them is really, really good.”
While the prospect of bi-
cycle-packed roads may not
be inviting to all, Palmer
emphasized that the relative
rarity of the event spells out
a unique opportunity for the
community and should be
embraced.
“It means a lot to us be-
cause this is actually the
third time that they’ll have
come to Cottage Grove,” he
said.
Since Cycle Oregon’s in-
ception in 1988, the orga-
nization has plotted diff er-
ent courses around Oregon
each year. Cottage Grove
found itself hosting the rid-
ers’ overnight stays in 2007
and again in 2011.
Th ough the city made the
list for Cycle Oregon’s 2017
route, wildfi res caused the
fi rst-ever cancellation of the
group’s event.
“We were really excited to
have them two years ago and
we were disappointed that it
got cancelled,” said Palmer.
In ramping up for the
event, numerous local or-
ganizations and businesses
expressed an interest in par-
ticipating. Palmer kept the
list and intends on reusing it.
“For us, it means another
chance to put Cottage Grove
in front of 2,000 people,” he
said. “We know we’ve got a
lot to promote.”
Th ough the riders are
scheduled to stop by Dorena
Lake for only one night, sup-
port teams make up a signif-
icant part of their prepara-
tion at destination points.
“We know we’re not go-
ing to get a lot of economic
stimulus that day,” Palmer
said. “But it’s the before and
aft er with these guys.”
In the lead up to Sept. 13,
Palmer is expecting an up-
tick in business as partic-
ipants train for the event.
“Now that they know the
route, we’ll see a lot of cy-
clists come through between
now and the actual event,”
he said. “We’ll get people
visiting Cottage Grove well
ahead of time.”
For the days surrounding
the riders’ arrival, Palmer
is intent on fi nding ways to
improve economic fl ow into
the community.
“For those that aren’t com-
ing to town, we’re going to
try to bring Cottage Grove
to them,” he said.
Setting up information
booths and goodie bags in
Schwarz Park advertising
Cottage Grove businesses
are among possible plans.
Shuttles may even be pro-
vided to give riders in-town
options.
“We’re going to try to
come up with some creative
ways to drag people out of
Schwarz Park and into
town,” Palmer said.
On top of supplying an
infl ux of consumers, Cy-
cle Oregon awards grants
to local organizations who
participate in volunteerism.
Th e grants extend to com-
munity needs which fall
under categories such as en-
vironmental conservation,
historic preservation and bi-
cycle-related projects.
Despite cancelling the
event in 2017, Cycle Oregon
honored grants for Cottage
Grove to build two bicycle
"fi xit" stations and donated
$650 to Bohemia Mining
Days.
With a stated dedication
toward “transforming in-
dividuals and communi-
ties through bicycling,” the
nonprofi t boasted award-
ing $214,150 in grants to-
ward the communities they
touched during their 2016
event.
In addition to the grants,
Palmer sees this small win-
dow as a big moment for a
city that can benefi t from re-
turn customers.
“You know, we love Cot-
tage Grove. We like showing
it off ,” he said. “And to get a
chance to do that with an-
other 2,500 people is pretty
cool.”
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