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THURSDAY | FEBRUARY 27, 2020
Bank Building to host
open house Friday
The public is invited to view the current
renovations during the Art Walk
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COURTESY PHOTO
Artwork by Cada Joshnson will be on display at Kalapuya Books during this month’s Cottage Grove Art Walk.
Take a walk on the ‘art’ side Friday
The next monthly Cottage
Groves Art Walk, one of
Southern Lane County’s
premier arts events, will be
this Friday, Feb. 28, from 6
to 8 p.m.
The event is held the
last Friday of each month,
during which area busi-
nesses in historic Down-
town Cottage Grove open
their doors with special art
exhibitions, performances,
live music, treats and more.
Many downtown hot
spots remain open after 8
p.m. as the Art Walk cele-
brations continue.
The Art Walk features:
Kalapuya Books — Cada
FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF WEEKLY
EVENTS VISIT THE CALENDAR
CHOICES PAGE NEXT TO THE COMICS
PAGE.
1 - SUNDAY
2 p.m. Rise of the Queens Opal Center 513
East Main Street
2 – MONDAY
5 p.m. LEGO Club for Big People [ages 13
and up] Cottage Grove Community Center
700 E. Gibbs Ave
6:30 p.m. Bilingual Family Storytime
Cottage Grove Public Library 700 E. Gibbs
Ave
3 - TUESDAY
4 p.m. Vision Keepers Committee Meeting
Reception Hall, Cottage Grove Community
Center, 700 East Gibbs Street.
5 p.m. History Pub (Partners in History) the
Axe & Fiddle
657 E Main Street
5 pm Tuesday Teen Hangout Cottage Grove
Public Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave
4 - WEDNESDAY
8 a.m. The Cottage Grove Community
Center is hosting free AARP Tax Help
every
th
Wednesday starting February 5 through
th
April 15 . To schedule an appointment for
this free service, community members are
asked to arrive at the Community Center at
8:00 am to sign in for appointments.
2:30 p.m. Lego Club Cottage Grove Public
Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave
5:30 p.m. Women Filmmakers of the Pacifi c
Northwest Shepherd Room Cottage Grove
Community Center 700 E. Gibbs Ave
5 - THURSDAY
9 a.m. Ukulele Morning Jam Cottage Grove
Public Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave
2:15 p.m. Baby Sign Time Cottage Grove
Public Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave
3 p.m. Thursday Crafternoon Cottage Grove
Public Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave
6 - FRIDAY
10:30 a.m. Preschool Storytime Cottage
Grove Public Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave
4 p.m. Anime Club Cottage Grove Public
Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave
5 p.m. American Legion BINGO! 826 W.
Main Street For additional info call Jerry
Kerns at 541-942-0234
Johnson, paintings, prints
and prayer flags; The
Crafty Mercantile; Da-
vid Duckett — Mill Creek
Woodworks, wooden piec-
es with history; The Bank
Building — food, tours and
music; Five Flying Mon-
keys — Renee Wright Ec-
centric Sister Design; Opal
6 p.m. Penny Poker with Magnolia
Gardens Resident! Magnolia Gardens 1425
Daugherty Ave
7 p.m. Rise of the Queens Opal Center 513
East Main Street
7 - SATURDAY
10 a.m. Saturday Drop-in Tech Help
Cottage Grove Public Library 700 E. Gibbs
Ave
1 p.m. Saturday Crafternoon Cottage Grove
Public Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave
7 p.m. Rise of the Queens Opal Center 513
East Main Street
8 - SUNDAY
2 p.m. Rise of the Queens Opal Center 513
East Main Street
9 - MONDAY
6:30 p.m. Bilingual Family Storytime
Cottage Grove Public Library 700 E. Gibbs
Ave
10 - TUESDAY
5 pm Tuesday Teen Hangout Cottage Grove
Public Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave
6:30 p.m. Jazz Jam at The Cottage, The
Cottage Events Venue, 2915 Row River Rd
11 – WEDNESDAY
8 a.m. The Cottage Grove Community
Center is hosting free AARP Tax Help every
th
Wednesday starting February 5 through
th
April 15 . To schedule an appointment for
this free service, community members are
asked to arrive at the Community Center at
8:00 am to sign in for appointments.
2:30 p.m. Lego Club Cottage Grove Public
Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave
12 - THURSDAY
9 a.m. Ukulele Morning Jam Cottage Grove
Public Library 700 Gibbs Ave
10 a.m. Startup Coffee Meetup Backstage
Bakery and Cafe
25 S 7th St
2:15 p.m. Baby Sign Time Cottage Grove
Public Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave
3 pm Thursday Crafternoon Cottage Grove
Public Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave
6 p.m. Exoplanet Lecture with Steve Kilston
[Discover Exoplanets] Cottage Grove Public
Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave
13 - FRIDAY
10:30 a.m. Preschool Storytime Cottage
Grove Public Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave
4 p.m. Anime Club Cottage Grove Public
Center — Opening night
for “Rise of the Queens,”
musical fun for the entire
family; Ambrose Collect-
ibles; Main Street Vintage;
Delight; Bookmine; Apple
Pie Antiques; and Seeds &
Flint.
Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave
5 p.m. American Legion BINGO! 826 W.
Main Street For additional info call Jerry
Kerns at 541-942-0234
6 p.m. Penny Poker with Magnolia
Gardens Resident! Magnolia Gardens 1425
Daugherty Ave
14 - SATURDAY
10 a.m. Saturday Drop-in Tech Help
Cottage Grove Public Library 700 E. Gibbs
Ave
1 p.m. Saturday Crafternoon Cottage Grove
Public Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave
15 - SUNDAY
16 - MONDAY
6:30 p.m. Bilingual Family Storytime
Cottage Grove Public Library 700 E. Gibbs
Ave
17 - TUESDAY
1:30 p.m. Grief Support Group Cottage
Grove Community Center 700 E. Gibbs Ave
5 pm Tuesday Teen Hangout Cottage Grove
Public Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave
7:30 p.m. Third Tuesday Poetry Night at
Axe & Fiddle, hosted by Kalapuya Books
at the Axe & Fiddle Public House 657 E.
Main Street
18 - WEDNESDAY
8 a.m. The Cottage Grove Community
Center is hosting free AARP Tax Help every
th
Wednesday starting February 5 through
th
April 15 . To schedule an appointment for
this free service, community members are
asked to arrive at the Community Center at
8:00 am to sign in for appointments.
2:30 p.m. Lego Club Cottage Grove Public
Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave
2:30 p.m. STEAM Cottage Grove
Community Center 700 E, Gibbs Ave
19 - THURSDAY
9 a.m. Ukulele Morning Jam Cottage Grove
Public Library 700 Gibbs Ave
2:15 p.m. Baby Sign Time Cottage Grove
Public Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave
3 pm Thursday Crafternoon Cottage Grove
Public Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave
5:30 p.m. Cottage Grove Area Chamber of
Commerce Business Afterhours host by the
Lane Community College 1275 S. River Rd
20 - FRIDAY
10:30 a.m. Preschool Storytime Cottage
Grove Public Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave
n Friday, Feb. 28,
the historic Cot-
tage Grove bank
building, 609 Main Street,
will host an open house to
update the public on the
process of the building’s
complete restoration.
The open house will be
from 6 to 8 p.m. to coin-
cide with the commu-
nity’s popular monthly
Downtown Art Walk.
Built in 1904, the bank
building once housed
two of Cottage Grove’s
first banks, in addition to
some of its most recogniz-
able early businesses and
fraternal organizations.
In recent years, howev-
er, the building had fallen
into disrepair, and years of
alterations had distorted
its historic character.
In 2018, local real estate
agent and marketer Len
Blackstone and his wife,
Deb, decided to help the
community they love by
purchasing and renovat-
ing its “biggest, ugliest
building,” said Len Black-
stone. Their eventual plan
— a mix of business and
office spaces downstairs
and newly renovated
apartments upstairs —
is in character with the
building’s historic uses,
and it aims to bring pro-
fessionals downtown to
4 p.m. Anime Club Cottage Grove Public
Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave
5 p.m. American Legion BINGO! 826 W.
Main Street For additional info call Jerry
Kerns at 541-942-0234
6 p.m. Penny Poker with Magnolia
Gardens Resident! Magnolia Gardens 1425
Daugherty Ave
21 - SATURDAY
10 a.m. OREGON TRAIL
LACEMAKERS meets monthly to
make lace by hand, especially but not only
bobbin laces. Self-paced classes available.
Guests are welcome to drop in on Third
Saturdays, at Willamette Oaks Retirement
Living (455 Alexander Loop, north of
Valley River Center in Eugene) facebook.
com/groups/oregontraillacemakers/.
10 a.m. Saturday Drop-in Tech Help
Cottage Grove Public Library 700 E. Gibbs
Ave
1 p.m. Saturday Crafternoon Cottage Grove
Public Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave
22 - SUNDAY
23 - MONDAY
6:30 p.m. Bilingual Family Storytime
Cottage Grove Public Library 700 E. Gibbs
Ave
24 - TUESDAY
5 pm Tuesday Teen Hangout Cottage Grove
Public Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave
6:30 p.m. Jazz Jam at The Cottage, The
Cottage Events Venue, 2915 Row River Rd
25 - WEDNESDAY
8 a.m. The Cottage Grove Community
Center is hosting free AARP Tax Help every
th
Wednesday starting February 5 through
th
April 15 . To schedule an appointment for
this free service, community members are
asked to arrive at the Community Center at
8:00 am to sign in for appointments.
2:30 p.m. Lego Club Cottage Grove Public
Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave
6:30 p.m. Dementia Support Group
Magnolia Gardens Senior Living 1425
Daugherty Ave
26 - THURSDAY
9 a.m. Ukulele Morning Jam Cottage Grove
Public Library 700 Gibbs Ave
2:15 p.m. Baby Sign Time Cottage Grove
Public Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave
3 pm Thursday Crafternoon Cottage Grove
Public Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave
work, live and help boost
the local economy.
At present, half of the
building’s upstairs apart-
ments have already been
rented, and the first ten-
ants following the renova-
tion are set to move in at
the beginning of March.
Friday’s open house will
be the last time for the
public to see the apart-
ments before becoming
occupied.
Each features 16-foot
high cove ceilings; lofts
with wrought-iron rail-
ings; new kitchens with
stainless steel appliances;
granite-like countertops
and custom cabinets;
washer-dryer and pan-
tries; seven-foot win-
dows with deep window
sills and children’s safety
latches; bathrooms with
old-fashioned floor tiles
and porcelain tub show-
ers, and heat pumps.
Previous open house
events at the bank build-
ing have hosted more
than 400 guests for build-
ing tours, and organizers
expect this month to be
no different.
For more information
about the Bank Build-
ing and its Open House,
email info@bankbuild-
ingcg.com.
6 p.m. Wisdom Seekers Exoplanet
Discussion [Discover Exoplanets] Cottage
Grove Public Library 700 Gibbs Ave
27 - FRIDAY
10:30 a.m. Preschool Storytime Cottage
Grove Public Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave
4 p.m. Anime Club Cottage Grove Public
Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave
5 p.m. American Legion BINGO! 826 W.
Main Street For additional info call Jerry
Kerns at 541-942-0234
6 p.m. Penny Poker with Magnolia
Gardens Resident! Magnolia Gardens 1425
Daugherty Ave
6 p.m. Art Walk Historic Downtown
Cottage Grove
28 - SATURDAY
10 a.m. Saturday Drop-in Tech Help
Cottage Grove Public Library 700 E. Gibbs
Ave
1 p.m. Saturday Crafternoon Cottage Grove
Public Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave
29 – SUNDAY
2 p.m. Bridal Open House The Village
Green Resort and Gardens 725 Row River
Rd.
30 – MONDAY
1:30 p.m. Classic Movie Cottage Grove
Public Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave
6:30 p.m. Bilingual Family Storytime
Cottage Grove Public Library 700 E. Gibbs
Ave
31 – TUESDAY
5 pm Tuesday Teen Hangout Cottage Grove
Public Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave
Old Mill Farm Store
327 South River Rd. • Cottage Grove
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