Forget the Hills, Head for the City – Strictly Bluegrass is Back

Every fall, San Francisco billionaire and banjo player Warren Hellman throws himself one heck of a shindig. His guests: the most distinguished bluegrass, country, rockabilly, and world music performers, plus the immediate world. Price of admission: good will, a peaceful… Continue Reading

Latino Independence Day Fiesta & Family Fair Returns Sunday

Shasta County’s Northern Hispanic Latino Coalition announces its annual Latino Independence Fiesta and Family Fair will be back on Sunday, September 11, 2011, from noon to 5 p.m. Come enjoy the coolness at Anderson River Park, and come enjoy the… Continue Reading

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The B-52s in Redding: They’ll Party Like Rock Lobsters – & Tidy Up, Too

“We’ve never been a typical rock band. That’s pretty obvious.” So says Keith Strickland, a founding member of the B-52s, and he’s right. Few typical bands have been able to stay together for 35 years. For further proof, consider how… Continue Reading

Jan Daley’s Bob Hope Tribute to Benefit Family Justice Center

Talented entertainer Jan Daley has performed with Bob Hope and the USO Tour and now she will preform for you live at the Cascade Theatre on September 9, 2011. Daley will headline a Benefit Concert for the Shasta Family Justice Center, which … Continue Reading

Tickets Now Available for Yo-Yo Ma & Friends

Chico Performances will celebrate its 30th year with a special performance by Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott with the Assad Brothers, and you can attend and help North State Symphony at the same time! Yo Yo Ma’s classical playing is… Continue Reading

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The Root Theatre Script Party: M Ibrahim & Flowers of the Koran

The Root’s script party has outgrown its previous location but there’s still no admission fee for a night of fine wine, beer and food as The Root Theatre reads from another potential project. Socializing starts at 6pm with the play… Continue Reading

Redding City Ballet Holds Company Auditions

ANNOUNCEMENT! Redding City Ballet is holding open company auditions at Redding Ballet Academie August 29, 2011, 4 – 6 p.m. (Please bring resume with 5X7 headshot and cover letter) 2011 Season Dates: August 29th – December 10th PERFORMANCES AND REPERTORY:… Continue Reading

OSF Fixes a Beam, Breaks a Leg – and Female Casting Gets Respect

ASHLAND, Ore. – In all the scrambling done this summer by the Oregon Shakespeare Festival when a beam cracked in its largest indoor venue, one of the productions unaffected was a darkly intimate portrayal of Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar.” The 400-year-old… Continue Reading

Open Auditions for Broadway Hit, ‘You’re A Good Man’

WE Multimedia Theatre Group Presents open auditions for the Broadway hit “You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown” on September 6, 2011 at McLaughlin Theatre, 1805 Sequoia Street, Redding. There will be parts for six actors: four male and two female,… Continue Reading

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Ashland’s Julius Caesar: Ambition’s Debt is Paid

Amanda Dehnert’s Ashland production – by far the most powerful and original “Julius Caesar” I’ve seen – is like a jolt of black coffee: dark, strong, bitter, pungent. A nerve-jangling wake-up call; a bleak play for bleak times. To set… Continue Reading