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4A Daily News – Thursday, July 18, 2013 Pastimes & Arts entertainment Big Brother & The Holding Company RB ceramic artist to exhibit works Big Brother & The Holding Company will be performing at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 27 at the State Theatre in Red Bluff. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Big Brother & The Holding Company first performed in the Haight Ashbury, San Francisco, in 1965. After their appearance at The Monterey Pop Festival in 1967, Janis Joplin quickly became a phenomenon, and Big Brother made a real contribution to Janis' rise to international fame. Big Brother's classic 1968 album Cheap Thrills charted at #1 for eight weeks. After Janis left the band in 1968, Big Brother continued to perform with a new female vocalist before disbanding in 1972. Having reformed with the original four members in 1987, they have performed world wide. In 2007 Big Brother joined "The Summer of Love 40th Anniversary Tour." The next four years saw a continuation of this multi band tour teaming up with Canned Heat and Country Joe McDonald for "The Heroes of Woodstock 40th Anniversary Tour." Big Brother carries on today with original members Sam Andrew (guitar, vocals), Peter Albin (bass, vocals), and Dave Getz (drums). Tom Finch has joined the band on guitar. The very talented Lisa Battle will front the band, singing all of the material made famous by Janis Joplin and Big Brother& the Holding Company in the 1960s. Tickets are on sale at www.state theatreredbluff.com and at Wink Fashion & Salon and Sky River Music in downtown Red Bluff. Flamenco tour comes to Redding Girasoles 2013 Flamenco Tour Artistic Director and dancer Savannah Fuentes comes to Redding July 26 for a presentation of traditional Spanish Flamenco song and dance. This concert will mark the eigth stop in her 2013 summer tour aptly named Girasoles (Sunflowers), which reflects the joyful warmth that flamenco brings to all people of all ages. Joining Savannah will be acclaimed flamenco cantaor Jesus Montoya of Seville, Spain and Bulgarian guitarist Bobby de Sofia. Born in Seattle, Fuentes has dedicated over a decade to the art of flamenco. An accomplished performer, she is also the producer of this tour. Montoya is a Gypsy Flamenco Singer and Composer from Seville, Spain. His journey into the heart of flamenco began at an early age and he has performed all over the world as a soloist and an accompanist to numerous singers and dancers. Born in Sofia, Bulgaria, Bobby de Sofia studied under Paca Arroyo of Barcelona and Pedro Viscomi of Seville. He resides in Los Angeles and works with flamenco artists of the highest caliber across North America and abroad. The event will be at 8 p.m. Friday, July 26 at Old "Complete Circle," an exhibition of recent ceramic work by Palul, a local master ceramic artist, will be showing at the North Valley Art League during the month of August. This exhibition features large classical forms exploring color, texture and symbolism in abstract landscape motifs. These pieces are the result of more than 43 years of clay experience. Palul (aka: Paul Rideout), 72, is a ceramics instructor for Shasta College as well as a fine artist. "In 1970 when I first started in clay I looked around in history and concluded the best pots were the classical forms of the Sung Dynasty of the 1200s," Palul said. "I tried to emulate them and now after over 40 years in clay I have begun to approach them — except I'm from the 20th century. New technologies have pushed aside the old boundaries of the Sung. I wanted to blend the old with the new by breaking up the many personal landscapes in my head into works of art by reconstructing fragments using a multitude of decorative techniques that I have acquired over the years. The complete circle starts with nature and ends with nature." The duration of the show is from July 30 to Aug. 24. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday. The gallery is at 48 Quartz Hill Road in Redding, in Caldwell Park near the pool. There will be a reception 5-8 p.m. Aug. 10 during Saturday night art walk. Palul will speak about his recent work during the NVAL general meeting at 7 p.m. Aug. 26. The public is invited. For further information visit Palul.com and www.nval.org. Sierro Oro Farm Trail City Hall, 1313 Market St. in Redding. Tickets range from $12 to $35 and children are $8; available at www.brown- papertickets.com. Tickets are limited to 200, which is the perfect number of audience mem- bers who, in turn, will help create an intimate environment wherein flamenco thrives. This will be one night dedicated to the passion of Spain, one that celebrates and captivates the essence of flamenco and will be thoroughly enjoyed by the entire family. Vocal concert REDDING – Shasta College's annual summer Vocal Institute, in its 13th year, will culminate in a special concert of operatic scenes and arias at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15 in the Shasta College Theatre. Featured operatic scenes include Mozart's "The Magic Flute," Wagner's "The Flying Dutchman," and Britten's "The Rape of Lucretia." From the Broadway stage the students will sing selections from "The Music Man" by Meredith Willson. The evening will include solos and scenes performed by recent graduates, including tenor Rafael Delsid and baritone Chris Withrow. Tickets are available at the door for $7 general admission and $5 seniors and students. For more information, call the Division of Arts, Communications and Social Sciences at (530) 242-7730. CHICO – For the fourth consecutive month, participating farms on the Sierra Oro Farm Trail will be open from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday, August 4, as part of the new Ag Tourism 1st Sundays program. With the season's agricultural bounty bursting all around us, Celebrate Summer on the Sierra Oro Farm Trail is the fitting and fun tour theme in August. All farm tour guests can explore participating farms and wineries on their own or opt to reserve an exclusive charter van tour. Lunch and a historical tour are included with the charter van tours, which are perfect for individuals, couples or groups of friends, families or colleagues. Launched in May, this new Ag Tourism 1st Sundays program will continue on the first Sunday of every month through 2013. With two pick-up points in August — Chico and Oroville — the charter van tour routes will alternate North County or South County farms, and the pre-planned routes are listed at www.sierraoro.org. Specific farm destinations will rotate as will the theme, so there will always be a new tour to take, allowing guests to meet the farmers, learn more about the region, and relax and experience the rich agriculture and boutique wineries of Butte County. The planned Celebrate America charter tour stops for the August 4 Ag Tourism 1st Sunday include New Clairvaux, Dog Creek Cellars (lunch served, included in the charter van ticket price), Gale Vineyards, Bertagna Son Kissed Vineyards and Maisie Jane's California Sunshine Products Charter tour ticket prices are $50 for one person or $80 per couple and the price includes lunch and free tastings at each farm and winery. Ticket prices do not include purchases made at any of the stops. Participants who are interested in reserving their own charter van can also customize their route, as long as they have a group of least 10 people. Special pricing is available for groups and interested guests are encouraged to call 530-891-5556 for details. In addition to the chartered van tours, all 16 participating farms will be open free for visitors to explore on their own. These self-guided tours do not include lunch, free tastings or purchases made at any of the stops. The "plan your route" feature at www.sierraoro.org allows all visitors to customize their own tour by mapping their desired destinations together. The Sierra Oro Farm Trail is sponsored by the Butte County Farm Bureau, Chico Chamber of Commerce, Quadco Printing and Tri Counties Bank. For more information visit www.sierraoro.org or call 530-891-5556.