Everybody Dance Now! Studios Showcase End-of-Year Talent

This is the month when all the training and rehearsal of the area’s dance companies comes to fruition and explodes onto stages like wild blossoms. This past weekend saw the major dance revues from Redding Dance Centre and Modern Gypsy. This… Continue Reading

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CANCELED: 16 to Compete in Shasta Hasta Shine Talent Contest

EDITOR’S NOTE: The organizers have canceled this event, with tentative plans to reschedule this fall. What: Shasta Hasta Shine Talent Competition When: Saturday, June 18 at 7 p.m. Where: 2613 Bechelli Lane, Redding, CA 96002 (formerly the site of a large nightclub,… Continue Reading

Red Bluff Murder Mystery Takes Place in Roaring 20s

What: Murder Mystery Dinner When: Friday and Saturday (June 17-18). Where: Red Bluff Elks Lodge Cost: $60 A fun-filled Roaring 20’s “Who Dun It?” murder mystery dinner will be held June 17 and 18 at The Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore Road… Continue Reading

3rd Saturday Improv Offers On-the-Spot Comedy

What: Third Saturday Improv When: Saturday, June 18, 7:30 p.m. Where: Old City Hall: 1313 Market St, Redding Cost: $5 Started in 1998, the members of Redding Improv Players have been performing on the third Saturdays of every month (except… Continue Reading

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Cascade Theatre Opens Ticket Sales on New Season’s Lineup

Jefferson Public Radio and the Cascade Theatre have finished booking more than 30 events for the next year and have announced the entire lineup for the 2011-12 Performance Series. This year’s star-studded roster is shaping up to be the best yet… Continue Reading

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Read Your Work or Just Listen at Writers Forum

What: Read-around and Pot Luck
When: Saturday (June 11), 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Where: Redding All Saints Episcopal Church Memorial Hall (directions)

This popular event offers writers the opportunity to read up to five minutes from their original works. Sign … Continue Reading

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A Wrong Turn on the Way to the Forum?

Comedy isn’t easy. And making it look easy takes of great deal of careful preparation. It is, as they say, all in the timing.

Mounting a full-scale musical is a daunting task for any theater and the enormous cost for performance rights and music royalties this type of show demands can hamper a community theater’s ability to do all they envision. Even so, the biggest challenge Riverfront’s … Continue Reading

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Sonatrio Plus One to Play Old City Hall Friday

What: Performing Arts Society Monthly Concert
When: Friday, June 10, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Old City Hall, 1313 Market St., Redding.
Cost: Free (donations gratefully accepted)

This month, the Performing Arts Society Monthly Concert will feature the music of Sonatrio Plus One. Cellist … Continue Reading

Comedian Brian Regan Comes to the Cascade

What: Brian Regan at the Cascade Theatre
When: June 24, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Cascade Theatre, 1733 Market St.
Cost: $46, tickets available here.

Brian Regan has distinguished himself as one of the premier comedians in the country with a perfect balance of sophisticated writing … Continue Reading

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Bellydance Extravaganza Saturday Features Redding’s Own

What: Bellydance Extravaganza
When: Saturday (June 4) 5:30 p.m.
Where: The Shasta College Theatre
Cost: $15 advance, $20 at the door

Bellydance Extravaganza is an annual professional bellydance stage production produced by Deeta Pasero and … Continue Reading