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6A – Daily News – Thursday, March 3, 2011 Pastimes Students to present movie favorites Arts & entertainment Corning High School Art Show Photo courtesy of Bill Treat Students of Judi Richins’ Red Bluff School of the Music Arts will be performing on March 12. For the 34th year in a row, the Red Bluff School of the Music Arts will present a day of "Music from the Movies" on Sat- urday, March 12. The instructor, Judi Richins, and 65 students of piano, voice, trumpet and guitar will perform a variety of pieces. The individual musi- cians range from 4 years old to adult. Also per- forming will be the MusiKids Klass, consist- ing of 3-4 year olds, who will give a Smurf presen- tation. Richins’ Winter Choir will be singing a Disney Medley and stu- dent vocalist, Jennifer Peyton, will emcee the event. On Saturday, there will be two different concerts with a variety of perform- ers in each. The first will com- mence at 10:30 a.m., fol- lowed by a reception at 12:30 p.m. for everyone who attends either con- cert. The second concert will begin at 1:30 p.m. This annual event is being held at the First Church of God, corner of Luther Road and South Jackson Street. Thirty-eight students, who have memorized five performance pieces and have entered and passed the annual adjudication this year, will be awarted medals and trophies for their accomplishments. Special Recognition plaques will be awarded String and wind players form the North State Sym- to a few students for their excellent musicianship this year. Musicians to perform in the concerts are: Rose- mary and Willow Anker- Kelly, Samantha Beeman, Audrey Benner, Jayne and Jordan Brandt, Natal- ie Brown, Mark and Will Cohen, Grant and Mary Cottier, Monica Day, Jas- mine Dittner, Badegesh and Hanne Mae Dittner- Hatcher, Selena Dobson, Dustin Droz, Katrina Busted, Eva Flynn, Kevin Foster, Addie Galantine, Grace Gallagher, Cullen and Reese Gambetta, Emiana and Mahalee Gaumer, Jennifer and William Gentry, Aiden and Paige Gonczerok, Haley Isaacson, Tessa Jones, Jace Jonsson, Cadence and Judy Kil- lam, Adam and Rose Kin- ner, Keira Klein, Ashtin and Austin Lopeman, Nick and Vanessa Mar- tinez, Giancarlo Nandino, Mahon Owens, Karl and Nicky Parks, Griffin and Jennifer Peyton, James Ramey, Kaylee and Lau- relle Ramsey, Caden, Chloe and Sophie Ray, Kellie Rodriguez, Ginger and Thunder Shaffer, Amy Shoff, Amy and Melissa Stroing, Addy and Micah Stubbs, Josiah Vasey, Leslie Wall and Riley Wright. The public is invited to attend. Admission is free. For more information contact Richins at 529- 0383. On Friday March 4, The Montana Morrison Gallery of Red Bluff will be hosting an Artists Reception for the Art Students of Corning Union High School. The Gallery is located at 625 Walnut St in Red Bluff and the reception will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Teachers Mendy Beardsly with 21 years teaching Art at Corning High and Karen Atkinson with 11 years teaching Art at Corning High, have been working hard with the students to prepare them to be Artists. There are about 350 students in the Art program with 5 possi- ble classes taught across 12 periods of instruction. This formidable duo was recently highlighted in North State Parents Magazine for their achievements with high school students. Two of the students have already taken 1st and 2nd place in the Bull and Gelding Sale Art Show in January. The major focus of the Students is an upcoming trip to Italy this coming December. The trip will include stops in Rome, Florence and Venice. At this time 17 students are signed up to accompany Mendy and her husband James and I am sure a few lucky parents on this trip. The Students will be participating in setting up the show and many will be available at the Opening to talk to the viewing public about the work. Quite a few of the works will be for sale to help the Students raise money for the Italy trip. Both Students and Teachers would like to thank the Desire Under the Elms The Blue Room Theatre will be presenting Eugene O'Neill's "Desire Under the Elms" directed by Brad Moniz at 7:30 p.m. on March 3-6, 10-13, and 17-19. Tonight is a free community preview and March 6 is a special actor's benefit. A classic of American theater receives a gutsy revival at the Blue Room. Rarely has sexual passion been depicted with such tense, animalistic ferocity on stage. Brad Moniz directs an ensemble cast that man- ages to transmit the penetrating truth of O’Neill’s underlying vision, of the ineradicable human need to possess and be possessed. Tickets are $15 general admission and $10 for Student/Senior admission. For more information call Artistic Director Benjamin Allen at 895-3749 or send an e-mail to ben@blueroomtheatre.com. Chamber ensemble to perform Poundstone to keep the laughs coming phony will perform a varied program of chamber music on March 5 and 6 in Redding and Chico. The concerts take place at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 5 at Old City Hall in Redding and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 6 in CSU, Chico’s Rowland-Taylor Recital Hall. Seven NSS musicians will perform three works by composers FJ Haydn, Serge Prokoviev and Antonin Dvorak. The three works represent three of the major eras in musical history, according to Kyle Wiley Pick- ett, the Symphony’s Music Director who will be on hand to introduce the concerts. The seven musicians involved include Redding res- ident LiYuan Ho, Chicoans Russ Burnham and Susie Lundberg, and four other principals of the orchestra including concertmaster Terrie Baune, from Humboldt County. Tickets are available in Redding at 243-8877 and in Chico by calling 898-6333. For more information, visit the Website: www.northstatesymphony.org. The Laxson Auditori- um at California State University Chico is proud to present comedian Paula Poundstone in concert Friday, April 8. It’s impossible to attend a Paula Poundstone performance without mar- veling at her ability to interact spontaneously with audience members in conversations bound to garner riotous laughter. Armed with nothing but a stool, a microphone and a can of Diet Pepsi, her ability to create humor on the spot has become the stuff of legend. Little wonder people leave Poundstone’s shows debating whether the ran- dom people she talked to were “plants,” which, of course they never are, and complaining that their cheeks hurt from laughter. Poundstone continues to be the National Spokesperson for The Association of Library Trustees Advocates Friends & Foundations, a national network of library supporters who believe in the importance of libraries as the social and intellectual centers of communities and campus- es. Poundstone is support- ing libraries on a local level by partnering with promoters and the local friends organization in cities where she performs. The local group receives tickets for use in fundrais- ing or promotion as well as a portion of the book and CD sales after her performance, when she makes herself available for signings. “It’s funny that we think of libraries as quiet demure places where we are shushed by dusty, bun-balancing, bespecta- cled women,” Poundstone said. “The truth is libraries are raucous club- houses for free speech, controversy and commu- nity. Librarians have stood up to the Patriot Act, sat down with noisy toddlers and reached out to illiterate adults. Libraries can never be shushed. If you haven’t been to your library lately, you’re over-due.” Poundstone's razor- sharp wit makes her a perfect fit as a regular panelist on NPR’s popu- lar weekly news quiz show, “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me.” Her first book, “There’s Nothing in This Book That I Meant to Say,” is out in paperback and available on audio. Poundstone was the first woman to perform at the White House corre- spondent’s dinner; first woman to win a cable ACE for Best Standup Comedy Performance and is an Emmy and Ace Award winner for Best Program Interviewer. The April 8 show is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 to $27 and can be purchased by calling 898-6333 and at www.chicoperfor- mances.com.