COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL | WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2019 | 3A
Community News
Come celebrate
local arts, culture
Friday at Art Walk
This Friday, July 26, the com-
munity is invited to celebrate
the arts and local culture during
the Friday Art Walk in Historic
Downtown Cottage Grove from
6 to 8 p.m.
The community event cele-
brates the arts and showcases
local and regional talent with the
visual art, music, entertainment,
technology integrated art and
children’s activities.
Artists display their work in-
side participating businesses or
along the sidewalks of Historic
Downtown Cottage Grove.
Featured artists and locations
include:
Apple Pie Antiques —Therese
Nguyen, plein air oils and figu-
rative art
The Crafty Mercantile — Art
Camp Young Artists and Eclec-
tic Jewelry designed by Michele
Rose
Delight — Alex Heintz, new
crochet plushies and Pokémon
Pre-release
Five Flying Monkeys — Dean
Crow, photography
Axe & Fiddle — Susan Apple-
gate art
Seeds and Flint — Marie-Pierre
Thomas Donner, watercolor
cards
Bookmine — Dave Davis, fine
art and political cartoons
Kalapuya Books
Soleful Massage
The Cottage Moon
Bank Building
Rural Organizing Project
Main Street Galleria
Imagine It Framed
Willamette Watershed Council
Salon 14
Ambrose Collectibles
The Brewstation
For more information, call
541-514-0704
Local author being featured at Bookmine during Art Walk
COURTESY PHOTO
During this Friday’s Art Walk in Cottage Grove’s Historic District, local author Mckenzie Peters and photographer Bob
Zybach will be holding a “Summer Solstice Sale” of signed book copies, prints and photographs at The Bookmine. The
book, “Persephone in Oregon,” was released this April, and tells the classic story of Persephone through the seasons as
she travels across primeval Oregon on lunar and solar time tables. Along the way, she visits strange and mythical loca-
tions known to very few people. The story is told in the form of text illustrated by 45 fine-art photographs depicting
nudes within the landscapes, wildflowers and great trees of Oregon in all four seasons over an entire year. The Art Walk
will take place from 6 to 8 p.m.
Cottage Theatre to hold auditions for ‘Complete Works of Shakespeare’
Cottage Theatre will hold au-
ditions on Saturday, Aug. 17,
for “The Complete Works of
William Shakespeare (abridged)
[Revised]” by Adam Long, Dan-
iel Singer and Jess Winfield. Au-
ditions will begin at 6 p.m. and
no appointment is necessary.
Auditions will be held at Cot-
tage Theatre, 700 Village Drive in
Cottage Grove.
Roles are available for three
versatile actors (of any gender)
who love to make audiences
laugh.
“The Complete Works of Wil-
liam Shakespeare (abridged)
[Revised]” is the third show in
Cottage Theatre’s 2019 season
and will be on stage Oct. 11-27.
Using a trunkful of ridiculous
props and costumes, three daring
actors bring the entirety of the
Bard’s canon to life on stage in a
hysterical tour-de-force that will
leave audiences in stitches.
This zany, side-splitting romp
through 37 plays in 97 minutes
is directed by Rachel Froom. In-
terested actors are requested to
prepare a joke and a Shakespeare
monologue or sonnet. Auditions
will also include improv games
and scene readings.
Additional details are available
at www.cottagetheatre.org, or by
calling Cottage Theatre at 541-
942-8001.
Distracted Driving
Driving safety involves a comprehensive set of
standards that applies at all times for all drivers
sharing the road. It is a privilege and a responsibil-
ity to have a driver’s license.
Th at’s why distracted driving has come to be the
focus of many safety organizations across the
country.
Distracted driving is a top safety concern, and it
is caused by participating in a variety of activi-
ties that can draw your focus from the road. Even
a simple action such as sending a quick text to a
friend or family member can divert your attention
long enough to put you or your passengers in seri-
ous danger.
Common Distracting Activities
According to the National Highway Traffi c Safety
Administration, 3,179 people were killed and
431,000 were injured in motor vehicles involving
distracted drivers in 2014. Here are the most com-
mon distracted-driving activities, according to the
NHTSA:
• Texting
• Using a cell phone and smartphone
• Eating and drinking
• Talking to passengers
• Grooming
• Reading, including maps
• Using a navigation system
• Watching a video
• Adjusting a radio, CD
player or MP3 player
Most Dangerous Activ-
ity
Due to certain factors,
some activities pose the
greatest risks. Texting
is a modern-day safety
dilemma, and because
it is a multi-dimen-
sional activity, it is now
considered the most
dangerous by many in
the transportation safety
industry.
Sending an average text takes a driver only fi ve
seconds, but your car can still travel a consider-
able distance during that timespan. Th e NHTSA
reports that teen drivers — who also are the most
tech-savvy drivers on the road — are the most
distracted drivers.
What You Can Do
Th e statistics related to distracted driving are star-
tling. Many drivers, innocent passengers and even
pedestrians are impacted if you take your eyes off
the road. Some victims have to live with perma-
nent injuries. Drivers are responsible for not only
their lives but the lives of every passenger, as well
as by-standers.
Wondering how you can help keep our roads a
safer place? Education is the most eff ective tool
in persuading the public to avoid these activities
and make safe driving a priority. Contact your
local safety organization today to fi nd out if there
are volunteering opportunities at local events or
schools. Share this article with others. Do whatever
you can to spread the word on distracted driving
and its negative impact on the roads we all share.
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