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COURTESYPHOTO Ambassador Ballet Company cast of its original ballet "The Strong Tower." AmbassadorBalletCom- pany will be performing, for the second time, its original ballet The Strong Tower on Thursday, Sept. 11, at the State Theatre in Red Bluff. The ballet gives an ac- count of Hope, the last sur- vivor pulled from the rubble of ground zero, and how the collapse of the Twin Towers on Sept. 11, 2001 changed her life forever. One viewer has called this ballet "a worthy tribute to those lost in the attacks." There will be one perfor- mance at 4:30 p.m. and an- other at 7:30 p.m. Proceeds from this event will be donated to the local volunteer fire department. DANCE Ballet to perform 9⁄11 tribute COURTESY PHOTO REDDING The Trin- ity Repertory Singers of Simpson University in- vites community mem- bers to join its chorus as it begins its 2014-15 sea- son. In addition to Simp- son University staff, fac- ulty and students, TRS is open to community mem- bers interested in singing choral literature. TRS is conducted by Dr. Cyril Myers Jr., Simpson University's director of choral activities. TRS offers an op- portunity for people to share and develop their vocal and musical tal- ents in a welcoming en- vironment. The group specializes in the per- formance of large-scale choral works, includ- ing compositions by Brahms, Mozart, Haydn, Handel, Elgar and oth- ers. This fall TRS will par- ticipate in a British cho- ral music concert and will be performing John Rut- ter's "Magnificat" with the Shasta Symphony Orches- tra at the annual Simp- son University Christmas Concert. Rehearsals are held 7-9:30 p.m. Thursdays in room HC-1 of the Heri- tage Center on campus, 2211 College View Drive in Redding. Auditions for voicing and placement will be held during the first re- hearsal, scheduled for Sept. 4. For more information, call 530 226-4952 or send an email to cmyers@ simpsonu.edu. SIMPSON University invites community to join choir Deliveringthebest local news … AllWays COLUSA Kittle's Outdoor will present The 2014 Cal- ifornia State Duck Calling Championship & Outdoor Expo Saturday and Sun- day at The Memorial Park, downtown Colusa, featur- ing 3-time World Champion Butch Richenback, founder of Rich N Tone duck calls from Stuttgart, Arkansas. The event will also feature a California native, 2-time World Champion caller from Chico, Bret Crowe — Owner of JJ Lares duck calls and creator of the 2014 Kittle's limited addition duck calls. Kittle's Outdoor is proud to bring event to Colusa for the fourth consecutive year. It will run 6 contests over two days. The event will kick off at 10 a.m. Saturday with a free duck calling workshop for kids 12 and younger fol- lowed by free duck call tun- ing for everyone at 11 a.m. Saturday include 3 con- tests for youth with no en- try fee, free lunch, shirts and prizes. On Sunday, 3 contests will be held with cash purse payback of 100 per- cent of the entry fees plus $1,000 added to the Sanc- tioned State Duck Cham- pion, $500 added to the Open Speckle Belly Goose contest and $500 added to the Two Man Duck con- test with both Amateur and Pro Divisions. Registration starts at 9 a.m. More than 35 waterfowl and community vendors will set up shop. Ducks Unlim- ited will be providing a bar- becue lunch menu both days and Saturday night CWA is hosting a Duck Hunter Din- ner Party with a band at the Steelhead Lodge start- ing at 5:30. Limited tickets are available from CWA or Kittle's Outdoor. QUACK! State Duck Calling Championship set for this weekend The Oakland Jazz Choir is coming to the State The- atre in Red Bluff at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27. General admission tickets are $15. The Oakland Jazz Choir, a unique, dynamic, multi- cultural ensemble, is ded- icated to the education, preservation and perpet- uation of vocal jazz, and is committed to bring- ing together professional and community members alike. Since its inception in 1992, the choire has collab- orated with notable jazz, blues and gospel artists in- cluding Mark Murphy, Mar- lena Shaw, Madeline East- man, Faye Carol, Brenda Boykin, Terrence Kelly and Kenny Washington. Venues have included Yoshi's, the International Association of Jazz Educators conven- tion, The Great American Music Hall, the Bach Danc- ing & Dynamite Society, The White Barn, the Jazz School, the Livermore Pub- lic Library and the Grass Valley Center for the Arts. The choir has performed at numerous jazz festivals including SF Jazz, the San Jose Jazz Festival, the So- noma Jazz Festival, the Vallejo Jazz Festival, the Lake Tahoe Summer Music Festival and the Fillmore Street Jazz Festival. The choire also brings jazz into the Oakland public schools during Black His- tory Month and Jazz Appre- ciation Month. Through the Bread and Roses Organiza- tion, It has brought its mu- sical inspiration to those in- carcerated in local jails and prisons. One of the choir's mem- bers, Jimmy Pedersen, is a member of the Red Bluff Union High School gradu- ating class of 1963. CONCERT Oakland Jazz Choir coming to State Theatre After 27 years as an in- sider at the CIA Ray Mc- Govern offers a deeply in- sightful look at national se- curity in his lecture series "TheSurveillanceState:Are Freedom and SecurityCom- patible?" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16 at the Shasta Col- lege Campus, Room 802. McGovern briefed Pres- ident Ronald Reagan from 1981-85 on matters of na- tional security. He was a founding member of the Veteran Intelligence Pro- fessionals for Sanity, which warned of faulty intelli- gence in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq in 2003 and more recently questioned U.S. intelligence in Ukraine. McGovern holds an M.A. in Russian Studies from Fordham University, a certificate in Theological Studies from Georgetown University and is a grad- uate of Harvard Business School's Advanced Man- agement Program. This free event is open to the public and spon- sored by the Shasta College Foundation and the ACLU of Northern California. For more information, call Pamela Spoto (530) 242-2248 or Doug Bennett (530) 604-0804. LECTURE Lecture series with 27-year CIA veteran The following events are scheduled in September for Chico Performances. All events are in Laxson Audi- torium. Funkadesi: Kicking off the Chico World Music Festival at 7:30p.m., Friday, Sept. 12. Tickets are $10-16. Funkadesi's mantra is "one world-one music," and they bring their positive musical message to the 21st annual Chico World Music Festival. Mixing reggae, Indian ragas, and Latin and African rhythm with funk and soul, this 10-member multi-cultural group of musicians creates a beautiful stew of sound. Funkadesi is sure to get the Chico World Music Festival off to a good start. Chico World Music Festival: 10a.m. to 6p.m., Saturday, Sept. 13, at Lax- son Auditorium Lawns, CSU Chico. As in years past, the outdoor main stage will feature a wide range of world music artists; along with the majestic Lax- son Auditorium. The Ruth Rowland Taylor stage will once again be featured as a workshop stage, and the ever-popular Kids Stage will highlight the wonderful talent of the North State's children. For more informa- tion on the Chico World Music Festival, visit http:// www.csuchico.edu/upe/ performance/CWMF.html. The National Acrobats of the People's Republic of China: 7:30p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16. Tickets are $10- 30. Direct from Beijing, the National Acrobats of the People's Republic of China was founded in 1951and is one of the most acclaimed acrobatic troupes in China. In 1972, the company vis- ited the United States and was invited to the White House by President Richard Nixon; while on tour. Their acrobatic diplomacy has taken the company around the world to over 70 countries. Their new per- formance, Cirque Peking, showcases acrobatics, juggling, aerial work, dance, and traditional Chinese music. Alice in Wonderland Ju- nior: 7:30p.m., Thursday, Sept. 25Tickets are $10- 15. This timeless fairytale, performed by the members of the Blue Room Young Company, features the classic Disney songs "I'm Late," "The Un-birthday Song," and "Zip-A-Dee- Doo-Dah." Alpin Hong, Piano: 2p.m., Sunday, Sept. 28. Tickets are $10-28. Alpin Hong's energetic and passionate performances have drawn praise from many and have earned him the moniker "pianistic firebrand" from The New York Times a er his standing-room-only performance at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall. Award-winning pianist Alpin Hong serves as the first True North Artist in Residence. TO DO Chico Performances events Sponsored by the Downtown Red Bluff Business Association and the Tehama County CattleWomen. • 13,000 pre-event household Distribution via newspaper & mail. • Published online 9/14-21 at www.redbluffdailynews.com • Detailed "pull out" Downtown Beef and Brew serving locations Map included inside. (Premium ad spaces available!) • …and much more! Advertising Deadline: FRIDAY, AUGUST 29 For rates, details and space reservations: The official promotional Program for Red Bluff's annual "party of the year," that is! 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