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4A Daily News ��� Thursday, December 27, 2012 Pastimes & Arts entertainment Troubadours to ring in New Year Get a jump start on New Year���s Eve with a fun-filled and humorous musical variety evening for all ages as Antsy McClain and the Trailer Park Troubadours take the State Theatre stage on Saturday Dec. 29 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $23 in advance and are available in Red Bluff at Sky River Music, Winks and The Big Picture. Tickets are $27 at the door with some VIP reserved seating available. Call (530) 529-3733 for more information, VIP reserved tickets or special needs. Visit unhitched.com or statetheatreredbluff.com. Proceeds will help benefit The State Theatre and Red Bluff Kiwanis, sending kids to summer camp each year. McClain and the Troubadours are no stranger to Red Bluff and the north state. He has performed in Red Bluff a dozen times, each time delighting fans and making new friends. Singer, songwriter, humorist and small town philosopher, McClain writes and sings about what he knows: Life, Love, Dogs, Trailers, Family, Christmas, Music and most every other subject imaginable. After a Nashville record deal proved unfruitful in 1999, McClain, who lives outside of Nashville, Tenn., took the reins himself and blazed an independent campaign, relying on fan involvement ��� they call themselves Flamingoheads ��� to finance each album, and help promote live shows and events. A full time magazine Haggard to perform at the Cascade There are no bigger fans of Merle Haggard than those in his own hometown, and they���ll have the chance to prove it when Haggard and his band perform an intimate concert in Redding this January. Jefferson Public Radio and U.S. Bank will present Merle Haggard and The Strangers in a performance on the historic Cascade Theatre stage at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 10. For over four decades, Merle Haggard���s rich vocal textures and charismatic individuality has brought a dimension of lyrical depth and musical sophistication to country music. His deep voice and dazzling guitar work gives his country music a blues-like quality. His deep love for the roots and development of numerous music forms has made him one of the most influential performing artists in history, and according to Rolling Stone, "the greatest country artist of our times." The number of music awards Merle Haggard has won is astounding -- in addition to his 40 number-one hit singles and scores of top ten songs, he has been inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and is the recipient of several Grammy Awards including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006. Merle Haggard's music has remained some of the most inventive in country music and his status is affirmed each time a new generation of country singers pays tribute to his work. Tickets range from $39 - $59 and are available at the Cascade Theatre Box Office at 1733 Market Street, by phone at (530) 243-8877 or directly through the Cascade Theatre website at www.cascadetheatre.org. The 2012-13 Cascade Theatre/Jefferson Public Radio Performance Series is generously sponsored by US Bank. Wynonna and The Big Noise editor and father of five children McClain once All Star Harmonica Blues An electrifying evening packed with top notch entertainment awaits blues fans when Jefferson Public Radio presents the return of Mark Hummel���s Blues Harmonica Blowout at the historic Cascade Theatre Tuesday, Jan. 8. The blowout will feature more heavyweight harp masters than you count on one hand backed up by a stellar band of musicians in a performance beginning at 7:30 p.m. Mark Hummel began presenting the Blues Harmonica Blowout series over 20 years ago to preserve and promote the masters of blues harmonica. With a revolving crew of harmonica virtuosos, Hummel's brainchild is an annual blues main event around the world, appearing before sold out houses in Europe, Scandinavia and around the U.S. Tickets range from $22 - $35 and are available at the Cascade Theatre Box Office at 1733 Market Street, by phone at (530) 243-8877 or directly through the Cascade Theatre website at www.cascadetheatre.org. The 2012-13 Cascade Theatre/Jefferson Public Radio Performance Series is generously sponsored by US Bank. described his musical career as "a weekend hobby gone out of control." Tickets are already going fast for country star Wynonna Judd���s first appearance at Redding���s Cascade Theatre in a newly announced show for February. The show is an addon to the current Jefferson Public Radio/Cascade Theatre performance. Grammy winner Wynonna and her band The Big Noise will perform on the historic Cascade Theatre stage at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 21. As one half of The Judds, Wynonna is one of the most popular and respected female country stars of her time. On her own since the early '90s, Wynonna���s originality, eclecticism and ability to resonate with fans from all walks of life have earned her legions of admiring and loyal followers. She���s earned 5 Grammy awards, an Academy of Country Music Top Female Vocalist award, 18 Top Ten hits and was called "the greatest female country singer since Patsy Cline" by Rolling Stone magazine. Tickets range from $52 - $72 and are available at the Cascade Theatre Box Office at 1733 Market Street, by phone at (530) 243-8877 or directly through the Cascade Theatre website at www.cascadetheatre.org. The 2012-13 Cascade Theatre/Jefferson Public Radio Performance Series is generously sponsored by US Bank. Call to plein air artists for artist-in-residence Whiskeytown National Recreation Area���s Artist-in-Residence Program is seeking submissions from professional plein air artists to apply for the park���s 2013 residencies. Selected artists will have the opportunity to spend up to four weeks in an artists��� cabin in Whiskeytown to produce new works. The Whiskeytown program allows professionals the opportunity to become part of the long-established tradition of artists working in and sharing the splendor of our national parks. Richard Lindenberg, marketing manager of Plein Air Magazine, will juror this year���s submissions. Lindenberg is an accomplished landscape painter and former participant in the Whiskeytown Artist in Residence program. The deadline for entry is Feb. 22, 2013. Selected artists will be notified by park staff the week of March 11th. In exchange for their stay, artists will be asked to conduct at least one program for the public, and to donate a piece of art reflective of their time at Whiskeytown. Whiskeytown is situated just seven miles west of Redding. The park features 39,000 acres of forests and a beautiful 3,200-acre lake nestled among the hills and valleys of California's Klamath Mountains. The cabin is a great base from which to explore the park by boat, car or on foot. Plein Air Artists are asked to submit the following: Artist resume and exhibition record; statement of intent for residency, not to exceed one page in length, to include: relevance of HAPPY NEW YEAR CELEBRATION Antsy McCain & The Trailer Park Troubadours!!! Saturday December 29th ��� 7:30 pm STATE THEATRE $23 Presale, $27 at the door www.unhitched.com or 529-3733 for VIP tickets Wear Pink and Enjoy the Ride !!! December 31st 10:00pm to 1:00am Doors open at 9:00pm INCLUDES BOWLING, SHOE RENTAL, ONE LARGE PIZZA PER LANE ALL FOR... $ Call for reservations Reservations paid after Dec. 27th will be $125/lane 10000 PER LANE, UP TO 8 PEOPLE PER LANE $10.00 cover charge for non-bowlers after 9:00pm 527-2720 Sierra Sound NEW & USED CD���s Special Orders Avail. Car Stereo Sales - Service Installation We make house calls! Bowling Blast Paid Childcare available Call for details work to nature and specific focus of project to be completed during residency; sample of artistic works: 5-8 recent images on CD and and indication of preferred residency dates. Please mail all submissions to Whiskeytown Artist-in-Residence Coordinator, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, P.O. Box 188, Whiskeytown, CA 96095. For more information and application details, contact Jim Milestone via email at Jim_Milestone@nps.gov or phone (530) 242-3460. For more information on Whiskeytown, please contact the Visitor Center by calling (530) 2461225 daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., or visit the park website at www.nps.gov/whis. 365 S. Main St., Red Bluff www.LariatBowl.com 226 So. Main St., Red Bluff 527-3735