‘Get Outta Town’ for Thrills, Chills and the Undead

Get outta town this weekend for “Nightmare.” It’s “a haunted house of epic proportions,” according to the folks at Tehama County’s Barestage Theater. Here’s a bit about “Nightmare from Tehama Pulse, Tehama County’s events website: Each day an estimated 200… Continue Reading

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The Only Way to Experience Portland: Bite by Bite

If we had been in Redding, in August, I could never have convinced my partner, Troy, to walk anywhere. Let alone walk in an unfamiliar neighborhood, to a loosely recommended restaurant, an unknown distance away.

But it was 70 degrees when we arrived in Portland after a long, hot drive from Boise, and he got caught up in my enthusiasm for exploring a corner of … Continue Reading

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Human Experience the ‘Focus’ of Film Festival

My warning to anyone attending this year’s Focus Film Festival: Prepare for a 180-degree shift in the way you view the experience of living with a disability. “We’re about the human condition,” said festival director Mary Ann Weston, who has… Continue Reading

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Found Objects & Fur: In the Artist’s Studio with Ursula Guderian

Jewelry artist Ursula Guderian’s eclectic collections, made from found objects, exotic beads and pounded metals, look and feel like they belong in another era. Part industrial age, part roaring 20s and part romantic Victorian, her pieces are made with love and detailed attention in her Igo studio … Continue Reading

‘Get Outta Town’ for Some Gold Rush Cookin’

“Get Outta Town” is your guide to weekend events in 11 State of Jefferson counties. Experience some of the events that the North State has to offer. This week’s A News Cafe “Get Outta Town” highlight is the 3rd Annual… Continue Reading

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James Santos Runs Away With the Cirque

This month, my friend and Dance Project Artistic Director James Santos will move away from Redding for the second time in his life. He’s taking a position as artistic assistant with the world-renowned entertainment company, Cirque du Soleil. I talked to… Continue Reading

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Big Surprises in Idaho’s Little Capitol

After a visit to the Tsar Nicoulai caviar farm in Idaho’s Magic Valley, “Two Guys in a Minivan” headed north, en route to Boise. Here’s the next installment of reporter Adam Mankoski’s roadtrip adventure. Regardless of your belief in god… Continue Reading