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8A – Daily News – Thursday, January 13, 2011 Pastimes By ARLENE WINSLOW Special to the DN Red Bluff Art Associa- tion's artist of the month for January is Jeannie Thur- man. "Always supportive, always smiling, Jeannie has that wonderful ‘artist’s spir- it’ which she expresses through her many beautiful art pieces.” said Associa- tion President Connie Maxey. Jeannie is a native Cali- fornian, born in Modesto. She has always been inspired by and interested in creating beauty. She was especially encouraged when a high school art teacher wrote in her year- book, “Don’t give up your art. Your production capa- bilities are extraordinary. I’m always surprised at your last minute work.” While attending Merced College to earn an A.A. degree, Jeannie took several drawing and art courses. Here she discovered a love for interior decorating. This was an outlet for years. It really blossomed when they moved to a 100-year-old Victorian house in Corning. Here Jeannie found it a The following perfor- mances will be held at Laxson Auditorium on the CSU Chico campus in February: • Toying With Science, Crazy Scientific Won- ders!; Tuesday, Feb. 1 at Jeannie Thurman is the Red Bluff Art Association Artist of the Month for January. challenge to search out peri- od decorations. Her interest in art never waned as she took art cours- es through adult education programs over the years. Jeannie states that she loves all mediums and styles because this gives her the means to explore and create. It gives her joy to paint something that others find inspiring and encouraging. Oils have long been a favorite means of expres- 7:30 p.m. Advance tick- ets: $15 Adult, $13 Senior, $10 Student /Child. Fast-paced and dynam- ic, Toying with Science combines circus, mime, original music, and audi- sion. More recently she is seeing what she can accom- plish with pastels, a dry medium somewhat like col- ored chalk. She is very fond of portraiture and capturing facial images. Art got put on the back burner while Jeannie worked full-time until 2005 when retirement offered the opportunity to get involved in art lessons and to meet regularly with other artists. She was greatly inspired by ence involvement while exploring the scientific principles of gravity, leverage, fulcrums, and simple machines. Using motion, music, and humor, Toying with Sci- ence turns audience mem- Auxiliary A member of CHW St. Elizabeth Community Hospital CRAB FEED JANUARY 15, 2011 3rd Annual St. Elizabeth Community Hospital Presented by the Auxiliary Volunteers of St. Elizabeth Community Hospital Chowder, Sourdough Bread, Salad, Dungeness Crab ~ ALL YOU CAN EAT ~ Dessert & Coffee $40 per person TEHAMA DISTRICT FAIRGROUNDS, HOME ARTS BUILDING Doors open at 5pm Dinner served at 6pm For tickets or info call (530) 824-6410 auxiliaryfundraiser@gmail.com (530) 736-1326 or email 530.529.8002 redbluff.mercy.org 2550 Sister Mary Columba Dr., Red Bluff, CA 96080 www.rollinghillscasino.com All proceeds benefit Jeff Fennel and Mary Anne Beaulac. She is a regular attendee along with a num- ber of others who meet every Tuesday afternoon at the Corning Sr. Center. Jeannie is an active partici- pant in the Red Bluff Art Association. She states, “The friendship and support of these two groups are a big encouragement. I never would have ventured out to show my art in public, if it weren’t for them!” Jeannie’s children and grandchildren are also a supportive fan club who are proud of the fact that their Mom or Grandma has won ribbons at the last four Tehama County Fairs. She has also exhibited and sold her paintings at several recent Art Association events. The Red Bluff Art Asso- ciation celebrates 55 years of bringing art opportuni- ties, education and enrich- ment to the North Valley. For information call 527- 4810 or write RBAA, P.O. Box 944, Red Bluff, CA 96080. Arlene Winslow, secretary of the Red Bluff Art Association. Upcoming at CSU Chico’s Laxson Auditorium bers into stars in this inter- active performance for families! • Tommy Emmanuel, Acoustic Guitar Wizard; Wednesday, Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m. Advance tickets: $35 Premium, $30 Adult, $28 Senior, $23 Student /Child. Internationally lauded, Tommy Emmanuel returns to the stage at Lax- son Auditorium to per- form his mind-boggling guitar operas, turning the instrument into what sounds like a full orches- tra, all coming from one man. Always innovative and filled with surprises, Tommy has earned the title of "Chico's favorite guitar player." Arts & entertainment Thurman named Artist of the Month NBC hopes for superhero success with 'The Cape' LOS ANGELES (MCT) — The aim of every super- hero is to save something — the day, the world, the girl or the boy. But a more pointed question these days might be, "Who is saving the new superheroes?" Many classic costumed regulars are doing fine, espe- cially at the movies — Superman, Batman, Spider- Man, and Iron Man still thrill decades after first arriv- ing on the scene. Meanwhile, the highly anticipated big-screen debuts of Captain America and Thor are fast approaching. But in the past few years — particularly on the small screen _ a new crop of would-be do-gooders have largely been greeted by the sentiment behind Tina Turner's "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" anthem, "We Don't Need Another Hero." ABC's "No Ordinary Family," about a family that acquires special powers, has been attracting less than extraordinary ratings, and NBC is still reeling from the colossal crash-and-burn from its once promising "Heroes." And now stepping into the risky superhero arena is "The Cape," NBC's midseason drama about a framed cop who transforms himself into a comic-book style hero. The alternative hero battles evil with a specially designed garment and an arsenal of magical abilities, including, of course, an astonishing ability to use his trademark cape as a shield and weapon. The network is putting considerable promotional and financial muscle behind the drama, which debuted Sunday with a special two-hour premiere before settling into its regular 9 p.m. Monday slot (the show replaces the temporarily benched "The Event"). The formidable producing team behind the new show believes "The Cape" can easily overcome the odds stacked against other superhero projects. Produc- ers cite the show's high production values and its con- temporary twist on classic superhero genre themes dealing with alienation and redemption. "We have developed a superhero mythology that works with a very contemporary sense," executive pro- ducer Gail Berman said. "The hero here doesn't have superpowers, just heightened skills, living in a world that feels very unfair and totally out of his control. I believe a lot of viewers will be able to connect with that." Creating a new superhero from scratch as opposed to embellishing an established property can be daunting. With "No Ordinary Family," for example, the challenge in attracting an audience is whether the new universe created for the new series is sufficiently different from "The Fantastic Four" — and yet not so dissimilar that it alienates. In "The Cape," former Palm City police officer Vince Faraday (David Lyons) is forced to leave his family and go underground when he is framed for the death of the police chief by a ruthless billionaire mogul (James Frain) intent on taking over the city. Faraday falls in with a band of underworld circus performers, and the troupe trains him to become "The Cape," com- plete with a new and unusual skill set to assist him in his crime fighting efforts. Berman, the former head of Fox Broadcasting who currently runs the high-powered production company BermanBraun with former ABC chief Lloyd Braun, said they responded immediately to creator Tom Weller's pitch of a man forcibly separated from those he loves. 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