What: Saxophobia – A Saxophone Showcase When: Tuesday (Jan. 25), 7:30 p.m. Where: First Church of God, Red Bluff Call 727-8727 for more information or visit http://www.tehamacommunityconcerts.org/ Saxophobia offers audiences a rare glimpse at some of the most unusual saxophones… Continue Reading
What: Joel Salatin Speaking about the Power of Local Food When: Monday (Jan. 17) Where: Chico Family Masonic Center Cost: $14 for individuals and can be bought online here. Groups of 10 or more people can by tickets for $12… Continue Reading
Warren Spector says gaming must go mainstream to survive. As a girl gamer, I agree.
“The geeks have inherited the earth, now what are we going to do with it?” he asked a cheering audience at the annual Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle.
Spector, who has been developing role-playing tabletop games… Continue Reading
Musty air filled my lungs as I walked down a narrow wooden staircase. Dim lighting revealed cobwebs as thick as cotton and discarded scrap metal rusted orange. The guide, a middle-aged woman in a lacy blue dress, waited on the… Continue Reading
As I explore my new home of Bellevue, Washington, I’m reminded of how important California’s agricultural exports are to the rest of the nation. While shopping for fresh fruit at grocery stores, signs stating “grown in California” pop out at… Continue Reading
It had been a bad summer for Ronny Cammareri Jr. 2010 had started out good: he was living at home rent-free. There was a fine looking chick he’d met at the candy store that was a definite prospect. He was… Continue Reading
Worn tennis shoes pound the pavement as I march uphill, a crooked smile on my face as I admire skyscrapers reflecting cotton clouds and dwarfing neighboring trees. Cars zip past buildings labeled Microsoft or Expedia. My newly-wed husband works in… Continue Reading
Bidwell Mansion, a 26-room Victorian house sporting pink-tinted plaster, nestles in a small park next to Chico State University’s new Gateway Science Museum. The manor-turned-museum built in 1868 stands as a memorial to Chico’s founder, John Bidwell, and his wife… Continue Reading
Just when you think Chico’s pretty hip musically, they go and dump a big basket of disrespect over an artist like Shelby Lynne last weekend. Lynne may have busted through in mainstream country-pop, but she evolved into a totally cool… Continue Reading
What: Slow Food Shasta Cascade Luau at Llano Seco Rancho When: Sunday, May 2 Ranch Tours are FREE 1:00 p.m. & 4:30 p.m. Dinner Tickets are $5 (12 & under) – $25 (adults) 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Where: Llano… Continue Reading
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