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4A – Daily News – Thursday, February 10, 2011 Pastimes All interested commu- nity members are wel- come to attend a kick off orientation to introduce a new branding fundraising effort, Murder Mystery Dinner Theater, at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16, at the Riverside Restau- rant Banquet Room. A no host bar and appetizer menu for pur- chase will be available. The Red Bluff- DN file photo Benefit productions of Vagina Monologues A cast of North State women will present Eve Ensler’s award-winning play "The Vagina Mono- logues" in both Red Bluff and Redding this year. The Red Bluff performance is 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, at the State Theatre, 333 Oak St., in Red Bluff. Red- ding’s performance will be at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 12, at Old City Hall, 1313 Market St. Both performances will benefit Girls Inc. of the Northern Sacramento Valley. A nonprofit organization serving 900,000 girls in North America, Girls Inc. offers research-based programs and advocacy for girls and their communities. While many resources are avail- able to girls in Shasta, Tehama and Glenn counties, more gender-specific programs and opportunities are needed to help empower girls to reach their full poten- tial, understand, value and assert their rights. This is the third year for the Red Bluff performance, part of a 13-year-old global awareness campaign called V-Day that hopes to end violence against women and girls. "We’re hoping to reach more people this year because we’re adding a Redding performance," said Director Danna Swanenberg. "Our cast offers an act of love and support for the many women and girls who are victims of domestic abuse in our own county, and an educational experience in representing the worldwide violence against girls and women through the mono- logues in the play, words that are taken right out of their mouths and interpreted on stage." Cast members include Tina Robertson, Natalie Peterson, Beth Maxey, Lucy Tully, Melissa Mendonca, Talia Shirer, Briana Shirer, Amy Henderson, Maureen Greer, Liz Link and Veronica Carrel, all of Red Bluff; Amanda Davidson of Gerber and Jonessa Brittan and Valerie Mills of Redding. "This year’s performance is truly a show by women, for women," Swanenberg said. The play is based on a series of interviews by Ensler with women of all ages, races, professions and eco- nomic status. They were first performed 13 years ago off-Broadway by Ensler, and have since been seen all over the world, performed both by local and celebrity casts. The cast will perform some of the most popular readings, some poignant, many hilariously funny, a few showing the devastating pain of abuse, rape and intol- erance. Each monologue tells the story of one woman’s experience. The content is mature; parental guidance is suggested. Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door, and may be purchased at Wink Fashion and Salon, 332 Oak St., Red Bluff, or Toucan Tans Fashions and Tanning, 2012 Hilltop Drive in Redding. Seating is limited to 145 at the Redding performance, so Swanenberg advis- es those wishing to attend the March 12 performance to buy advance tickets early. For more information, send an e-mail to VDayRed- Bluff@yahoo.com or call 736-1946. Information is also available online http://www.vday.org/home. 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The murder mystery play is slated for May and is intended to raise awareness and money for the Tehama County Arts & entertainment Acting for the brand Photo courtesy of Kristin Behrens, center, actress and volunteer in the 2003 Home Help for Hispanic production of Class Reunion of 1954 Murder Mystery Dinner Play. Branding Effort, an effort to enhance and build tourism, the front door to economic development for the community. For many years, the Sisters of Mercy pro- duced a Murder Mystery Play to raise money for Manton wineries present wine and chocolate Treat your sweetheart to a decadent day of wine and chocolates on Saturday, Feb. 12 or Sunday, Feb. 13 at the wineries in Manton. Shasta Daisy Vineyards, Ringtail Vine- yards, Alger Vineyards, Cedar Crest Vineyards and Indian Peak Vineyards will all be open for winetasting and will be serving chocolate of all different kinds from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., both days. Indian Peak Vineyards will have the Coming Olive Oil Company on site so that you can sample their products and local craft vendors. Other places to visit while in Manton • The Manton Grange will be transformed into a dinner house for the two nights. They will be doing a five course dinner for only $20. Seating times are from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Cash or Check only. They will not have the abil- ity to process credit cards. Reservations are required. Call 474-5940. Specify date, time and choice of entree: Crusted Baked Fish, Chicken Cordon Bleu, or Filet Mignon. • Julia's Diner will be doing a special dinner of Prime Rib on Saturday and Sunday. Reservations are requested. Call 474-3310. Elixir of Love In Time for Valentine’s Day Jefferson Public Radio and the San Francisco Opera continue their partnership, bringing world-class operas to Redding in high definition cinema on the big screen of the historic Cascade Theatre. The series continues with Gae- tano Donizetti’s Elixir of Love just in time for Valentine’s Day at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 13. Donizetti's charming comedy is a celebration of inno- cence, so what setting could be better than a small Italian- American community in the Napa Valley, circa 1915? In K W I K K U T S Family Hair Salon $200 REGULAR HAIRCUT off with coupon Not good with other offers 1064 South Main St., Red Bluff • 529-3540 Reg. $13.95 Expires 2/28/11 BOOK BARN Used Books Tues-Fri 10-5 Sat 10-2 Serving Tehama County since 1994 619 Oak St., Red Bluff (530) 528-2665 Sweetheart Dinner Special Steak & Lobster Tail Complete Dinner, including dessert OPEN MONDAYValentine’s Day 11am-9pm 645 Antelope Blvd. #1 Reservations recommended in Frontier Village across from the fairgrounds. 527-1420 Home Help for Hispanic Mothers. Community members from all walks of professional life con- tributed time and effort to the production. often raising thousands of dol- lars. The chamber will TEHAMA ON TAP this ingenious update, the naïve Nemorino believes that a love potion will win him Adina's heart. Blossoming from a shy Italian immigrant to a plucky entrepreneur, he captures both his sweetheart and the American dream over the course of this delightful opera. Tenor Ramón Vargas superbly embodies the role of the lovesick Nemorino. The beautiful but aloof Adina is sung by soprano Inva Mula. The performance was recorded in the fall of 2008 at War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco. Tickets for the SF Opera’s HD Cinema Performance of Elixir of Love at the Cascade Theatre are available at the Cascade Box Office, by phone at 243-8877 or online at www.cascadetheatre.org. The Cascade Theatre/Jefferson Public Radio Performance Series is sponsored by US Bank. Love Songs of the Beatles Join the CSU, Chico Music Department and a playlist of local musicians for Love Songs of the Beatles, a Valentine’s weekend concert to celebrate love’s holiday. Presented at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 11 in Harlen Adams Theatre, the concert will feature community and campus musicians and your favorite Beatles’ tunes. Advance tickets, at $20 per seat, are available at the Uni- versity Box Office at 898-6333. Add $2 for tickets pur- chased at the door. For disability-related accommodations, please call 898-4325. All profits from the concert benefit the Chico State Department of Music. Duck Stamp Contest Artists from around the country are invited to submit their original work to the 2011 California Duck Stamp con- test. The California Department of Fish and Game will be accepting submissions from March 1 through April 30 at 4 p.m. The winning artwork will be reproduced on the 2011 California Duck Stamp and will be available as collectible limited edition prints. The top contest submissions will be showcased at the Pacific Flyway Decoy Associations art show in July. The contest is open to any artist who is 18 years of age or older as of March 1. The picture must depict a pair — male and female — of the species selected by the Califor- nia Fish and Game Commission, which this year is the Bar- row's Goldeneye. Entries need to be original, hand drawn and in the medi- um — or combination of media — of the artist's choosing, except that no photographic process, digital art, metallic paints or fluorescent paints may be used in the design. All entries must be accompanied by a completed partic- ipation agreement, entry form and a non-refundable $50 entry fee. These forms and the official rules are available online at www.dfg.ca.gov/duckstamp. Pumpkinland Sweets FOR THE SWEET Chocolate Company Chocolates & sweets handmade by our Chocolatier • Solid milk chocolate valentine heart boxes (100% edible novelty!) • Chocolate valentines & lollypops (many sizes and styles) • Decortated gift trays • Boxed chocolate assortments Dark Chocolate * Milk Chocolate * White Chocolate * Sugar-free Dark Chocolate * Sugar-free Milk Chocolate Asparagus season opens soon! 10am-6pm daily 12000 Highway 99E, Red Bluff Ca. 96080 527-3026 revive this fun and humorous event in an effort to raise a goal of $10,000 in support of brining Destination Development Inc. and Roger Brooks to Tehama County for brand devel- opment.