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I could list many reasons why be- ing a cast mem- ber of the Vagina Monologues was very cool. As a mat- ter of fact, I did a top ten countdown on Face Book last weekend. Mixed in with the list was achieving a bucket list moment per - forming on the State The- ater stage and fearlessly wearing red lipstick. Then there was screaming at an empty chair. Screaming at an empty chair, was not part of my original plan. In rehears - als, I sat in the chair. Dur- ing the Redding perfor- mance, I sat in the chair and stood from time to time because I didn't need a microphone. I, as you can imagine, can proj - ect my voice very far and the venue in Redding was pretty intimate. Red Bluff required microphones. Lots of them. They put a kink in my monologue mojo. I mean, I had cards to hold, nerves to man - age and a dark monologue about, of all things, in- cest. That is a lot of plates to carry without thinking about a damn microphone. My piece was last. That meant that I had the van - tage point of watching each cast member use the microphone. Things were fine until someone low - ered the stand and then no one seemed able to raise it again. When my turn came, I was determined to make that mic stand sub - mit to my will and as the crown hooted and holla'd and a few "hey, you mat- ter's" came from the audi- ence, I raised that stand and knew everything was going to be all right. Then there was the issue of my chair. With the mic fixed in one place, I couldn't stand up and down as I had in rehearsal and dur - ing the performance in Redding. I am Greek. I am demonstrative and my piece was very emo - tive. So, I made the chair a character. I set it out be- fore me, facing me and imagined "him" sitting there. To be honest, the rest is a blur. I know I delivered my lines and I am pretty confident that I made the point of the monologue, which in essence is incest is horrible, we have the ca - pacity to see things from a new perspective, that when abusers take own- ership of what they have done, there is room for for- giveness and that, in and of itself, is a form of justice. Now be- fore you defend the position that incest is unforgivable and who the hell am I to say otherwise, I'd kindly remind you that I was a child of molestation for ten long years and if I can get up and deliver a message of pain and forgiveness, then I am sure I am qual - ified to speak that piece about peace. I am really grateful that the element of the micro - phone came into my ex- perience. The require- ment to use the chair in an unexpected way was a cathartic life changer. I mean, I am a writer and I express myself all the time from my keyboard. Certainly without an im - mediate audience. I never see your faces when you read my words. Of course, I love your support when we meet on the street and I cringe at your trolling when you don't like what I say, but for the most part, I am alone when I share my vulnerable under - belly and tell stories or of- fer advice. Not last Satur- day night. Last Saturday night I stood before those who cared enough to sup- port the cause or me for that matter, and shouted at a chair about what it feels like to be abused. In stage makeup, wearing my signature Chuck Tay - lor's, I spoke about abuse. My abuse, your abuse, their abuse, her abuse. It was liberating and made a change in me I haven't quite fully understood yet. I hope you all have the chance to shout at a chair. I hope you are given the opportunity to use your pain for someone else's gain. I hope you take the opportunity when it comes. I hope I am there to watch, because I am your biggest fan. Faydra Rector, MA is a mental health administra - tor, author, public speaker, educator and life coach who lives in Red Bluff. She can be reached at lifecoach@ shasta.com or view her blogs at faydraandcompany.blogs - pot.com/ and allaboutdi- vorce.blogspot.com/. You Matter Why I screamed at an empty chair, and you should too Faydra Rector The Red Bluff School of the Music Arts presented two concerts for the public March 22. This is the 37th year that instructor Judi Richins, with her students, has put on the event. Fifty-eight talented and skilled piano, vocal, gui - tar and MusiKids students, ages 3 through adult per- formed a variety of solos and duets as well as a diffi- cult piano quintet played on one piano by five advanced students. All the students, in a com - bined effort, sang a piece from Florence and the Ma- chine's, "Shake It Out," and the 3- and 4-year-old MusiKids class entertained the audience with a bumble - bee number. Performing musicians were Jack a nd Rya nne Ampi, Fern, Rosemary and Willow Anker-Kelly, Jayne and Jordan Brandt, Nata - lie Brown, Megan Bullert, Tessa Burch, Grant and Mar y Cottier, Badegech and Hanne Mae Hatcher- Dittner, Ella Dotson, Ka - trina and Kenna Eusted, El- lie Fletcher, Eva Flynn, Lyn- sey Forsberg, Kevin Foster, Grace Gallagher, Cullen and Reese Gambetta, Emi- ana Gaumer, William Gen- try, Johanna Geveden, Ian Hensley, Chloe Hess, Faith Himes, Haley Isaacson, Tessa Jones, Cadence Kil - lam, Adam and Rose Kin- ner, Danielle Kirchem, Keira Klein, Ashtin and Austin Lopeman, Vanessa Marti- nez, Anne and Mahlon Ow- ens, Gracie Parker, Nicky and Sofie Parks, Jennifer Peyton, Kaylee and Laurelle Ramsey, Jake Ramey, Bella and Caden Ray, Saleigh Salazar, Caden Sanders, Amy Shoff, Joey Simonis, Claire and Kristina Tobin and Jocelyn Wigno. For more information, call Richins at 529-0383. ConCert RB music school holds two public concerts Courtesy photo students of Judi richinsí red Bluff school of the Music Arts. Instructor Judi Richins holds event at music school for 37th year Po li ce l og s The following informa- tion is compiled from Red Bluff Police Department, Tehama County Sheriff's Department, Corning Po - lice Department and Cali- fornia Highway Patrol logs. Arrests Esteban Canedo Beltran: 21, Gerber was arrested sunday at san Benito Av- enue east of Chard Avenue for felony possession of a controlled substance. Bail was $15,000. Daniel Coleman Caha- lan: 29, Los Molinos was arrested Friday on Franklin street for a post release Community supervision flash incarceration. Michelle Elaine Canty: also known by the last name sanders, 42, red Bluff was arrested thursday at Grant street and Breckenridge for felony possession of a controlled substance. Canty has outstanding charges of felony possession of a controlled substance and false personation. Bail was $15,000. Jesse Dell Hooks: 31, red Bluff was arrested Friday at North Main street and state route 36 for felony possession of a narcotic and misdemeanors of driv- ing under the influence and possession of marijuana. Bail was $23,000. Dominic Christopher Oliverez: 39, Corning was arrested Friday on out- standing charges of evading a peace officer with a disre- gard for safety and failure to appear. Bail was $190,000. Daniel Earl Torrence: 21, red Bluff was arrested sunday at Little Avenue for felony first degree burglary. Bail was $100,000. Diana Lynn Wright: 40, Gerber was arrested Friday on the 6700 block of raw- son road for felony posses- sion of a controlled sub- stance. Bail was $15,000. Bad day No one eats: A 92-year-old man reported that because the 88-year-old woman he lived with was having a bad day Friday, she was refusing to allow anyone to eat at the residence, including the cat. Burglary 22000 block Reno Av- enue: Numerous tools and other items were reported taken from a garage Friday. 4000 block Houghton Avenue: A shop building was broken into sometime thursday night. A boat mo- tor, fishing equipment and tools were taken. 21000 block Parkway Drive: someone reportedly entered a residence Friday morning took keys to a vehi- cle and stole it. the vehicle was listed as a gray 2005 Dodge truck with California license plate 7u39139. 6000 block State Route 99W: Dorea orchards re- ported that sometime in the past week someone took a Lincoln wire feed mig welder from a locked storage area. the item was valued at $4,000. Drugs Texaco Starmart: staff reported that a white man had been loitering in the parking lot for several hours, talking to himself and acting strange late saturday night. Aer staff requested he leave or they would call law enforcement, the man said he was forced to take meth and they should call the cops and have them bring their guns. he then began spitting on people. one person was detained. Come on Barbie 7000 block Bailey Road: A 60-year-old woman report- ed early Friday morning that someone named Mark was pounding on her door asking if she wanted to party. Neighbors 7000 block State Route 99E: A 41-year-old man reported his 45-year-old neighbor came over to his yard Friday night with a gun and threatened him. the man believed the woman was upset over his fire. The Woodson and South av- enues: A juvenile in a yellow pickup truck was reportedly stealing scrap metal near the railroad tracks saturday evening. Violence Rolling Hills Casino: A fist fight between two men was reported early sunday morning. Rio Vista Avenue: A physical disturbance was reported sunday aernoon. A special Boy Scout pro- gram is offered by radio to- night and Walter Stoll has invited all scouts to be pres- ent at his store at eight o'clock. Concerts sent out by this particular sending station have been uniformly successful and he expects this one tonight to be very good. — April 1, 1924 90 Years ago... Radio concert for Boy Scouts Cor n i n g B oy S cout Troop 5 will hold a newspa- per drive starting at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 5. Put papers out on the curb that morning. Anyone living outside city limits is asked to bring papers to Specialized Fibers on South Avenue just west of the rail - road tracks. The money earned from this event will be used to pay for awards earned at summer camp at Camp Lassen in July. For more information, call 824-3240. sCouts Newspaper drive planned by Troop 5 N EWS D AILY RED BLUFF TEHAMA COUNTY T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U N T Y S I N C E 1 8 8 5 PHONE: (530) 527-2151 FAX: (530) 527-5774 545 Diamond Avenue • P.O. 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