I hope it was fun to attend, because it certainly was a blast to perform for such an excellent group of people at the Food for Thought: A News Cafe birthday party Saturday at the old Redding Museum. The members of my band and I would like to say a huge “thank you” to everyone who attended, and a special thanks to the Greenbergs and Brewers for inviting us to take part.
The only bummer to playing at such a great event is we had little time to visit with people. Can we do it all again soon?
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“Well the wintertime is coming, the windows are filled with frost,” Bob Dylan sings in his tune, “It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry.” But just because it’s colder, darker and wetter outside doesn’t mean all activity has frozen up. Here are a few November options to keep in mind:
• Turtle Bay Exploration Park presents Cocktails with the Geckos from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday in the main museum building. Part of its Culture Shock series, the event will feature tours of the new exhibit “Geckos: Tails to Toepads,” lounge music by DJ Mike, Lizard Lemon Drop cocktails and “Gecko Wrangler” Zack speaking and answering questions. Call 242-3140 for more information.
• A TGIF Gift Boutique art show featuring works by Sandy Howell, Troy Hawkins and Maggie Anderson takes place from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday at 825 Oakmont Drive in Redding. Call 221-4212 for information.
• 2nd Saturday Art Hop kicks off Saturday with music by Garrett Viggers and a sneak peak at the Dance Project’s upcoming performance of “A Cascade Christmas” beginning at 5 p.m. under the marquee at the Cascade Theatre in downtown Redding. The event continues with open house art events at a host of participating businesses in Redding. Click here for info.
• The Simpson University Fall Choral Concert featuring the Simpson Chorale and Trinity Repertory Singers will perform at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14 at Grace Baptist Church (3782 Churn Creek Road) in Redding. Admission is free and there will be works by Palestrina, Bruckner, Vaughan Williams and others.
• The North State Symphony performs a concert featuring works by Beethoven, Rossini and Schoenberg on Nov. 16 at the Cascade Theatre in Redding. The symphony also performs on Nov. 14 in Oroville and Nov. 15 in Chico (Laxson Auditorium). Click here for more information.
• The Dance Project kicks off the first of eight performances of its annual “A Cascade Christmas” extravaganza at 2 and 7 p.m. Friday Nov. 28. For more information, click here.
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This is just a bit of what’s in my inbox. I invite you to comment with other events folks should know about.
