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6A – Daily News – Thursday, January 6, 2011 Pastimes Cascade presents variety of acts Peking Acrobats Jefferson Public Radio and the Cascade Theatre present the Peking Acro- bats at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 16 at Redding’s historic Cascade Theatre. The Peking Acrobats return to the Cascade after sold-out performances in 2005 and 2006. Carefully selected from the finest acrobat schools in China, the gymnasts, jugglers, cyclists and tumblers of the Peking Acrobats trans- form 2000-year-old ath- letic disciplines into an all-ages kaleidoscope of entertainment and wonder. The troupe remains the largest of its kind and includes live musical accompaniment from an exotic Chinese orchestra and a multitude of excit- ing special effects. Merle Haggard Merle Haggard will appear in a special benefit concert for the Shasta College Culinary Club at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 21 at the Cascade Theatre. The legendary Merle Haggard is known for his artistry and his standing as "the poet of the common man," yet he’s also enjoyed incredible com- mercial success. Merle Haggard has made a last- ing mark, not just on country music, but on American music as a whole. San Francisco Opera The San Francisco Opera continues bringing world-class operas to Redding in high definition cinema on the big screen Arts & entertainment CSU Chico exhibit Artist Cal Ling’s work will be on display in an exhibit titled “Equilibrium” through Jan. 28 in the Humanities Center Gallery at CSU, Chico. Ling has exhibited her artwork nationally. Her public commissions include artist-designer for Wildwood Park and Glass Spirit Flags in Chico and U.S. Embassy projects in Bangkok, Thailand; Pretoria, South Africa and the U.S. Air Force in Tucson, Ariz. She did undergraduate work at CSU Chico with an emphasis in textiles and clay and grad- uate work at Syracuse University in the school of Visual and Performing Arts. More recently, Ling has taken classes at the Solar Living Cen- ter in Hopland, California, and architectural mosaic classes at the Institute of Mosaic Art in Oakland. Her work is primarily in the hand- made rag-paper genre, but also includes mosaic and clay. Ling is researching alternative build- ing materials. Guild names its nominees LOS ANGELES — "True Grit," "The Social Photo by Brittany App, courtesy of the Cascade Theatre of the historic Cascade Theatre. The series con- tinues with Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor on at 2 p.m. on Jan. 30. Superstar Natalie Dessay owns the virtuosic role of the emotionally fragile Lucia, who’s dri- ven to madness when manipulated to marry a man she does not love. This timeless bel canto masterpiece features the most famous mad scene in the repertory and is full of Donizetti’s ravishingly beautiful melodies. State of Jefferson Blues Jam They say the mytholog- ical State of Jefferson is a state of mind, but you’ll be proud to be a resident when the Cascade Theatre and Jefferson Public Radio bring three great homegrown blues groups from around the area together for a night that showcases some of the most amazing talent the region has to offer. Billed as the State of Jefferson Blues Jam, the event takes place at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 29 at Red- ding’s historic Cascade Theatre. With a voice full of fire and passion for blues & soul, Earl Thomas has been burning up stages from the Bay Area to Europe for 20 years, but his heart lives in the State of Jefferson, making his home in the coastal vil- lage of Trinidad. Thomas is just as accomplished for his songwriting as he is for his singing voice. His song, I Sing the Blues, was a hit for Etta James, and he’s released nine crit- ically acclaimed albums since making his Euro- pean debut at Montreaux. Thomas has also toured with B.B. King and Elvis Costello. Tickets for these events can be purchased at www.cascadetheatre.org or by phone at 243-8877. The Cascade Theatre/Jef- ferson Public Radio Per- formance Series is spon- sored by US Bank. Network" and "Inception" were among the films nominated Wednesday morning for the 15th annu- al Art Directors Guild Awards for production design for motion pictures. Nominees in the period film category are Jess Gonchor for "True Grit," Eve Stewart for "The King's Speech," Dante Ferretti for "Shutter Island," Arthur Max for "Robin Hood" and Geof- frey Kirkland for "Get Low." Vying for the award in the fantasy film catego- ry are Robert Stromberg for "Alice in Wonder- land," Stuart Craig for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows _ Part I," Guy Hendrix Dyas for "Inception," Darren Gilford for "Tron: Legacy" and Barry Robison for "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader." Contemporary film contenders are Therese DePrez for "Black Swan," Donald Graham Burt for "The Social Network," Judy Becker for "The Fighter," Sharon Seymour for "The Town" and Suttirat Larlab for "127 Hours." Nominations were made in TV, commercial and music video categories. The awards will be handed out in a ceremony Feb. 5 at the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Paula Poundstone will host. For a complete list of nominees go to ADG.org. Diligent drive desires dwindling dropout degree Dear Annie: It is a tragic fact that one in four young people in America does not gradu- ate from high school. We are at risk of losing our leadership position in the global economy. But I am convinced that by work- ing together we can change this situation. Already, in some of the poorest performing schools in the nation, we are seeing signs of improvement. In some communities, graduation rates have increased 10 or more percent in just six years. These glimmers of hope inspire me, but the pace of progress is far too slow. We must act now. We have launched Grad Nation, a 10-year campaign to see that 90 percent of students will graduate and obtain at least one year of educa- tion or training beyond high school. I know we all want to do our part to keep Amer- ica great. Success requires all of us — edu- cators, business and civic leaders, policymakers, parents and students — to work together. Your readers can learn how to get involved at americas- promise.org. Our nation — and our children — are counting on it. Sin- cerely — Marguerite W. Kondracke, President and CEO, America’s Promise Alliance Dear Marguerite Kondracke: Thank you for giving our readers a way to improve the opportunities for students within their communi- ties. An educated child has a greater likelihood of being successful in life and contributing to the overall betterment of society. We cannot afford to let them down. Dear Annie: My wife recently found out through a friend that her ex-husband remarried and didn’t tell her. I com- mented that I didn’t see anything wrong with that, and she was shocked at my response. She told me that if we divorced after 25 years, she would expect me to tell her if I got married again and she would do the same. She also said if we divorced and one of us were dying of some incurable disease, she would expect me to drop everything and take care of her, because she would do the same for me. I told her that Annie’s would depend on whether or not we were on speaking terms, but she said it is the least she would expect of me. Now she calls me a scumbag (jokingly, I hope). Am I missing something here? — Scumbag Dear Scumbag: It is a courtesy to inform an ex- spouse of a major change in one’s life, but it is not a necessity unless they have children together. Mailbox by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar As for taking care of a sick or injured ex-spouse, it would depend entirely on whether the relation- ship is friendly, whether anyone else can care for the per- son and whether the healthy ex has remarried. It is most certainly not expected. We are going to assume your wife is simply a car- ing, compassion- ate woman, but ask her how she would feel if you rushed to the aid of an ex-wife (not her) who needed your ongoing care. Dear Annie: I think you missed another option in your response to ‘‘Solicitous Spouse,’’ whose wife has chosen her daughter’s blind, incontinent dog over him. My wife and I have been married for more than 40 years and are now on our fifth dog. 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