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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2019 | 7A Very Little Theater’s ‘Hello, Dolly!’ continues this weekend COURTESY PHOTO Kids helping kids thanks to ‘Pride’ Cottage Grove teens raise thousands of dollars to help babies, and young patients at RiverBend Th e curtain will rise soon for Cottage Grove High School’s annual Lion Pride Pageant, a popular and much-anticipated fundraiser for Children’s Miracle Net- work. For months, students have been practicing their opening dance number and skits for Lion Pride Pageant — Th e Musical, which will open at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 27. “It’s hilarious,” said Lorri Hanson, the pageant’s co-ad- visor. And touching, too, she added, noting the segment of the show when contestants appear with their parents. Over the past 23 years, Cottage Grove High School students have raised more than $300,000 for Children’s Miracle Network. Children’s Miracle Net- work is a program of the PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center Founda- tion. It helps fund services and treatments for sick and injured children at Peace- Health Sacred Heart Medi- cal Center at RiverBend in Springfi eld. All funds raised by the pageants are donat- ed to Children’s Miracle Network, which then gives 10 percent of the proceeds back to each school for stu- dent-health programs. Cottage Grove is among 16 area high schools partic- You Can Count on Us! ipating in the Foundation’s Kids Helping Kids program, which includes a tour of Riv- erBend’s pediatrics fl oor and neonatal intensive care unit. Students in the program have raised $6.3 million for Chil- dren’s Miracle Network since the fi rst pageant was staged in the 1992-1993 school year. “Kids Helping Kids, a group of enthusiastic, com- passionate teens, is the sin- gle-largest donor to our local Children’s Miracle Network,” said Alexa Sharps, the Foun- dation’s pediatric program director of development. “Th e money they raise en- ables babies and kids in our region to get specialized treatment and services clos- er to home at RiverBend, instead of having to travel to Portland or San Francisco.” Th e Very Little Th eatre continues its landmark 90th season with one of Broad- way’s classic musicals, “Hel- lo, Dolly!” With lyrics and music by Jerry Herman and the book by Michael Stewart, the musical follows the story of Dolly Gallagher Levi, a strong- willed matchmaker, as she travels to Yonkers, New York, to fi nd a match for the miserly, well-known, unmarried, half- a-millionaire Horace Van- dergelder. In doing so she persuades his niece, his niece’s intended, and Horace’s two clerks to travel to New York City and fi nd romance. “Hello, Dolly!” was fi rst produced on Broadway in 1964, winning 10 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Th is set a record, which the musical held for 37 years. Th e show’s Original Cast album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002. Th e show has become one Oregon’s Poet Laureate, Kim Staff ord, will visit Cottage Grove April 16 for a day of speaking, reading and discussion with the town’s youth, writers and lovers of literature. Staff ord was named the state’s ninth poet laureate by Gov. Kate Brown in 2018, a role which fosters the art of poetry, encourages literacy and learning, addresses central issues relating to humanities and heritage, and refl ects on public life in Oregon. “Poetry is our native language,” he said. “We begin with imaginative experiments as children, and lyric language can be a realm of delight throughout life. For adults and communities, poetry can help us be more open to new ideas, emotionally Disclaimer: All vehicles are operated in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. South Lane Wheels complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Information about the transit agency, including information in non-English alternative formats, may be obtained by calling 541-942-0456 or rlinoz@southlanewheels.com The Flower Basket and Gift Boutique “A Flower Shop and so much more” Floral Arrangements Boutique Clothing Accessories Jewelry Balloons Home Décor Fine Gifts Deliveries Locally and Worldwide Locally owned and operated since 1984 Quality and Satisfaction Guaranteed 119 South 6th Street • 541-942-0505 www.cottagegroveflowerbasket.com informed, and buoyant in responding to challenges. In a society of diverse backgrounds and perspectives, poetry builds community.” Staff ord was born and grew up in Oregon. He is the author of a dozen books of poetry and prose and edited half a dozen others. His book, “Having Everything Right: Essays of Place,” won a citation for excellence from the Western States Book Awards in 1986. Staff ord has received creative writing fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, a Governor’s Arts Award, and the Steward Holbrook Award from Literary Arts for his contributions to Oregon’s literary culture. His work also has been featured on National Public Radio. Staff ord holds a Ph.D. in medieval literature from the University of Oregon, and has worked as a printer, photographer, oral historian, editor and visiting writer at a host of colleges and schools, and also off ered writing workshops in Italy, Scotland and Bhutan. He lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife and children. Staff ord’s itinerary in Cottage Grove will include meeting with high school students from 9 to 11 a.m., a no-host writers’ group lunch at the Brew Station from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., a visit to London School from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., and fi nally a reading from his work at 7 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church. ‘Sound of Music’ continues at Cottage Theatre this weekend C COURTESY PHOTO 541-942-0456 ua Sayre, Matt Arscott, Sasha Berenstein, Timothy Bouwhuis, Darcy Rust, Mandy Conforth, Tessa Donangaphaivong, Am- ber Hagen, Colleen Gaskill, Hailey Eckhart, Lois Stark and Laura Gage-Hunt. Music director is Chris Holt, with Keri Davis serving as vocal director. Set design is by Mi- chael Walker and costume de- sign is by Nancy Boyett. Performances, which began March 29, continue this Th urs- day through Saturday, April 11-13. Curtain time is 7:30 p.m. (except for the 2 p.m. Sunday matinées.) Adult tickets are $25; seniors and students are $21; Th ursday performances are $21 for everyone. Tickets are available through the Box Offi ce from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday, by calling 541-344- 7751 or online at Th eVLT.com. Poet Laureate reschedules visit to CG We provide prompt and reliable, public transportation. Our experienced, courteous drivers will take you to appointments on time. Medical Offi ces • Pharmacies ✓Serving the Communities of South Lane County South Lane Wheels 1450 Birch Ave, Cottage Grove southlanetransit.com of the most enduring musical theater hits, with four Broadway revivals and international success. It was also made into the 1969 fi lm, which won three Academy Awards. VLT director Gerald Walters says “’Hello, Dolly!’ is a family friendly musical that will keep an audience laughing and enter- tained from beginning to end.” Th e VLT production fea- tures: Sue Schroeder-White as Dolly Gallagher Levi; Michael P. Watkins as Horace Van- dergelder; Cody Mendonca as Cornelius Hackl; Sheldon Hall as Barnaby Tucker; Josie Th omas as Irene Molly; Kenady Conforth as Minnie Fay; Lily LaChapelle as Ermengarde; Chad Lowe as Ambrose Kem- per; Becky Major Hope as Er- nestina Money; and Michael Walker as Rudolph Reisen- weber. Th e ensemble cast in- cludes: Rob Roberts, Donovon Seitzinger, Jim Arscott, Josh- Cast members portraying the von Trapp family in The Sound of Music 6 Cubic FT. wheel barrow steel handle no flat tire Reg. $119 SALE $99 LANDSCAPE AND BUILDING MATERIALS Open 7 days a week! 79149 N. River Road 541-942-4664 ottage Theatre’s spring musical this year is The Sound of Music, the in- spirational story of Maria von Trapp. Winner of the 1959 Tony Award for Best Musical, The Sound of Music features music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. The book, by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, is inspired by The Trapp Family Singers by Ma- ria Augusta Trapp. This iconic musical will be onstage for four weekends at Cottage Theatre be- ginning Friday, April 5. The story behind The Sound of Music is well-known thanks to the 1965 movie version star- ring Julie Andrews. In 1930s Austria, a troublesome postu- lant named Maria proves too high-spirited for the discipline of religious life, so the Mother Ab- bess sends her away to care for the children of a widowed naval Captain. As Maria’s world turns upside down, she rises to the challenge of befriending the sev- en youngsters, who have driven away countless prior governess- es. Maria’s generosity of spirit and her love of music gradually win the children’s, and even- tually the Captain’s, affections. When Austria is invaded by the Nazis, the family flees over the mountains to Switzerland, pro- viding the thrilling finale to this inspirational story. Cottage Theatre’s production of The Sound of Music is di- Cottage Grove 200 Gateway Blvd. Cottage Grove, OR 97424 4 (541) 942-5400 Mon. - Sat. 8am - 9pm Sun. 9am - 8pm Ed & Kori Sowa Independent Owner-Operators facebook.com/CottageGroveGroceryOutlet SAVE 40-70% ON GROCERIES. BEAUTIFUL, HUH? rected by Joel Ibáñez, with mu- sic direction by Chris King and choregraphy by Janet Rust. Cos- tume design is by Rhonda Turn- quist, set design by Tony Rust, and lighting design by Amanda Ferguson. The production stars Sabrina Gross as Maria and Na- than Blakely as Captain Georg von Trapp. The seven von Trapp children are played by Hanna Foshay (Liesl), Maia Wilhour (Friedrich), Kira Carver (Lou- isa), Nicole Wilhour (Brigitta), William Blakely (Kurt), Aud- riahna Jones (Marta), and Zoe Goings (Gretl). Other featured actors include Tracy Nygard (Mother Abbess), Brittany Drei- er (Elsa Schraeder), Blake Nel- son (Max Detweiler), and Oshen Parris-Austin (Rolf). The Sound of Music runs for four weekends at Cottage Theatre from April 5-28. Per- formances are Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 p.m., and Sunday afternoons at 2:30 p.m. There is no performance on Easter Sunday, April 21. Tickets are available online at www.cottagetheatre.org, by phone at 541-942-8001, or in person at the Cottage Theatre Box Office, 700 Village Drive, Cottage Grove. Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for youth (age 6-18). Box Office hours are Wednesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and one hour be- fore performances. All seating is reserved. Ad- vanced purchase for seating is recommended. The Sound of Music will be the final production in Cottage Theatre’s current auditorium. The theatre will be closing tem- porarily in May for a major re- modeling project that will add 50 seats. A variety of technical and safety features will also be upgraded. Cottage Theatre will resume its 2019 season in October with The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged).
