All Species Parade

Wow. I can’t believe how long it’s been since I wrote. Life. It just interferes so much with everything.

Coming up on April 19th is Cottage Grove’s first All Species Parade. It is being coordinated by Tinika Ossman, who is a mutual friend of Lesley’s, the woman who owns Victoriana (see previous post in February, I think). Tinika is the woman who sets up the display case in the library, where I hang out most of the time. There is a very nice display case that is used to showcase people’s collections. My slide viewer collection is going to be exhibited there in May. When Tinika called me to set that up, she told me about the All Species Parade. I’ll post here what it says on the flyer because it’s pretty unique, especially some of the things associated with the preparation.

“Who: Any child or adult who wants to wear a costume of their favorite animal, as it is in nature, or in literature, or as a totem. Also, small pets in costume, but they must be on a leash. Groups are encouraged. Sorry, no cars, motors or horses.

Where: Downtown Cottage Grove on Main Street. We’ll step off from North 5th Street, walk east to 8th Street and then back up to 5th and around again. This promenade-style of parade route enables everyone in the parade to see the parade.

Exhibition: Animal costumes and designs/Art Walk. March 8th 6 to 8 PM at Victoriana, 538 E. Main St., Cottage Grove.

Slide Show: Information, discussion, and help with group costumes and choreography for non-dancers. Don’t be shy now! Saturday March 29th 12 noon to 3PM, CG Community Center, 700 E. Gibbs St [that's where the library is].

Workshops: Costumes, Puppets and Mask-making. Centro Community Theatre, 513 E. Main St, Wednesdays April 2, 9, 16th from 6 to 9 PM and Saturdays April 5 and 12 from 10 AM to 5 PM.

For more information and creative help call Tinika Ossman at 767-3766″

The Centro Community Theatre is where they recently had an underwater Western production. I wanted to go but wasn’t able to. Lesley just told me that it was super cool. Sure wish I could have gone. What a concept–an underwater Western play–and everything was done by locals. This community definitely has a creative side and it’s obvious by all of the willing assistance and sharing of resources that the joy of the creativity is what motivates everyone, not the hope of making a buck or two. Even if my daughter and I can only attend the parade and not appear in it, I will report back about how it turned out. The workshops sound like a lot of fun in themselves. Should be a unique experience.

~ by Me on March 20, 2008.