A lot of people watched “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” the winner of five Oscars that starred Jack Nicholson as the protagonist Randall McMurphy, a mental hospital patient who battled the authoritarian Nurse Ratched. There was one notable exception… Continue Reading
Wednesday, March 11 John Craigie appears at the Vintage Wine Bar and Restaurant at 7 p.m. All ages. $10. (530) 229-9449. Sami Jo at the Post Office Saloon in Redding at 6:30 p.m. 21 and over. (530) 246-2190. Kelly’s Pub and Wine Bar in Redding has an open jam starting at 8 pm, hosted by… Continue Reading
“Life is difficult. This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths. It is a great truth because once we truly see this truth, we transcend it. Once we truly know that life is difficult — once we truly… Continue Reading
So, I whined to Doni the other day, “What happens if I run out of stuff about which to write?” She answered something to the effect of, “If you’re still alive, you’re making new material!” Oh! Well, there’s a bit… Continue Reading
Wednesday, March 4 The California Honeydrops perform at the Vintage Wine Bar and Restaurant at 8 p.m. All ages. (530) 229-9449. Adrian Taylor performs at the California Brewing Company in Palo Cedro at 6:00 p.m. All ages. (530) 222-2739. Cowboy and Indian (Matthew Songmaker and Eldon Williams) at the Post Office Saloon in Redding at 6:30 p.m.21… Continue Reading
Silent Auction benefiting the First United Methodist Church Youth Group’s Sierra Service Project in Nicaragua this summer to help build a school is this Saturday, Mar 7th, 6:30 – 9:30 pm at the downtown Atrium! Items to bid on include a… Continue Reading
Collectively, Redding, its police department and one of its more popular neighborhoods have a high-powered headache on its hands, and it stems from the indisputable fact that shooting ranges and subdivisions make lousy neighbors. At issue is the Record Range,… Continue Reading
This is a recap. There are major spoilers here. It is a few weeks after Rose’s wedding, and the family is getting ready to join the Sinderbys at Brancaster Castle, which they have rented for a shooting expedition. With Anna… Continue Reading
Wednesday, February 25 Black Vinyl 45 at Shameless O’Leary’s Irish Pub, starting at 8 p.m. 21 and over after 9 p.m. (530) 246-4765. Hal Johnson at the Post Office Saloon in Redding at 6:30 p.m. 21 and over. (530) 246-2190. Maxwell’s Eatery in Redding has an open mic starting at 7 p.m. Hosted by Mark McAbee.… Continue Reading
I’m a sucker for lost causes and the State of Jefferson is more lost than most. The quixotic notion that a half-million citizens in northern California and southern Oregon’s rural counties, frustrated with lack of representation at the state level,… Continue Reading
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