First, a quick few words on The Dance Project’s “A Cascade Christmas.” What a stunning array of costumes, backdrops and lighting designs. But as always, it’s the performance of the dancers and singers that really makes the show. This talented group seems to have really hit its stride this year.
I enjoyed hearing the exclamations of small children in the audience as they watched the large, costumed animals dancing. It’s easy to forget what it’s like to be a kid, but hearing their joy was a good reminder.
The show continues on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights (with a Saturday matinee) at the Cascade Theatre. Click on the Cascade link to check out the seating chart — a ton of tickets have already been sold for all four upcoming shows. If you plan to go, it’s better to act soon.
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There’s more dance heading for the Cascade as the Redding City Ballet presents its annual “Nutcracker” at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11-12. The “Nutcracker” will also be performed at 3 p.m. Saturday (Dec. 5) at the Trinity Alps Performing Arts Center in Weaverville.
Tickets are $15 for general admission, $25 for the loge and $10 for children. For more information, click on the Redding City Ballet’s website .
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A reception for longtime Shasta County Arts Council director Gini Holmes by the Redding City Council takes place at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Community Room at City Hall.
After that, the council will get down to the business of marijuana regulations. Among the items they’ll consider — adding permit fees for medical marijuana collectives and extending a ban on new collectives through March. Sounds like a party.
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The Oaksongs Society has presented a popular summer luau of Hawaiian music. Now it will try a Hawaiian Holiday Concert. Well known Hawaiian slack key guitarist Patrick Landeza and his band will perform at 8 p.m. Friday (Dec. 4) at Bernie’s Guitar (3086 Bechelli Lane) in Redding. For more information or for tickets, click here or call 472-3065 or Bernie’s (223-2040).
Maybe there should be a door prize for pronouncing Landeza’s two middle names correctly — Kahakauwila Kamaholelani. Here’s a video of him performing:
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Check out Dave Short’s interview with Zach Brown of the Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet. The concert is set for 7 p.m. Sunday (Dec. 6) at Old City Hall and this should be a tremendous show.
It’ll be young, highly talented jazz players getting after it for a concert of original pieces and standards people will recognize. Tickets are $10. If you’re at all a jazz fan (and maybe even if you’re not), you won’t want to miss this show!
