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4A – Daily News – Thursday, April 7, 2011 Pastimes Shasta College Gallery REDDING – The Shasta College Arts, Commu- nications and Social Sciences Division announces a new exhibit at the Shasta College Art Gallery. Through April 22, the recent works of Richard Wilson, one of the most celebrated artists in North- ern California, will be dis- played in the Gallery. Wilson’s received high praise in such publica- tions as The L.A. Times, and his multi-paneled color paintings have been exhibited in many impor- tant museum exhibitions. Wilson is a former Shasta College Art Instructor who’s returning with an exhibition of his recent paintings reflecting “equa- nimity, simplicity and order, as well as the strange- ly sensual characteristics found in ancient Greek architecture, zen gardens, the paintings of Camille Corot, Piet Mondrian, and both the furniture and architecture of Gerrit Rietveld.” The gallery is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and evenings, Monday through Thursday, 7-9. This is a free event. For more information, call 242-7730. Youth Symphony The Shasta Youth Symphony’s Annual Spring Concert – Symphonic Roots, will be at 3:15 p.m. on Sunday, April 10, in the Shasta College Theatre. The orchestra has grown both in size and audi- ence appeal. The quality of works programmed is at a higher level, utilizing materials normally sched- uled for professional orchestras. They will perform such pieces as the "Toccata for Orchestra" by Frescobaldi, which has been per- formed by the National Symphony in Washington, D.C. This concert will be unique as it features solo works for harp and guitar, as well as "Guantanam- era" - a favorite Cubano work of the orchestra, and the beautiful "Irish Melody" arranged by Benjamin Britten for strings. A movement of "Mozart Sym- phony No. 29" will be in the mix, along with a rarely heard opening work of the French composer Marc-Antoine Charpentier. There will be a nominal charge of $3 for tickets, which are available in advance through http://www.shastacollege.edu/youth_orchestra/ or at the Shasta College Box Office, one hour before the performance. For more information call the Division of Arts, Communications and Social Sci- ences at 242-7730. University Art Gallery The University Art Gallery presents some flag/ some stony matrix, an exhibition by MFA candidate Maxwell Stolkin. The exhibition will be on view April 11 – 15. A reception will take place at the gallery on Thursday, April 14, 5 – 7 p.m., with an artist’s talk at 6 p.m. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public. The gallery is located in Taylor Hall, California State University Chico, at First Street between Salem and Normal streets. Gallery hours for this exhibition are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. This exhibition is funded by Student Instruc- tionally Related Activities Fees. By ARLENE WINSLOW Special to the DN Red Bluff Art Associa- tion's artists of the month for April are Gene and Marjorie Curl. "The most productive couple I’ve ever met! Both Gene and Mar- jorie are uniquely gifted and skilled artisans.” stated Association President Con- nie Maxey. Unlike Marjorie, who from early years was inter- ested in art, Gene’s artistic endeavors developed out of his career. In his younger years, the apprenticeship programs of carpentry and cabinet making led to many years of learning and work- ing in these trades. He picked the art of a cabinet maker to support and raise a family of four children. Next Gene changed careers to work in the restaurant business for ten years. In 1988, Gene made the leap into construction man- agement, overseeing the construction of office build- ings, commercial kitchens, justice centers, libraries, maximum and minimum security jails and a juvenile hall before retirement in 2000. On a construction management project for a two-million dollar home, there were six bathroom doors that needed to be sandblasted. Neither the contractor nor Gene could find anyone to do this work. Gene said, “I could do this.” When he completed that job, there were a few more doors to be sandblasted, expanding into a whole cre- ative world of sandblast and University Art Gallery presents Reluctant Travel- er by Lisa Rosenstreich, a SCU Chico Master of Fine Arts Exhibition through Friday with a reception 5-7 p.m. on today. Artist talk is at 6 p.m. Special viewing: Fri- day, April 8, 4–7pm dur- ing ARTabout Chico. A special viewing with the artist, in conjunction with the ARTabout Chico, will take place Friday, April 8, 4–7pm. The exhi- bition and reception are free and open to the pub- lic. The gallery is located in Taylor Hall, California State University Chico, at First Street between Salem and Normal streets. Gallery hours for this exhibition are Monday Sat., April 9th Red Bluff Round-Up CHILI COOKOFF This Saturday April 9 Downtown Red Bluff! Washington & Pine Streets International Chili Society presents World Championship Qualifying Cook-Off -Plus- People’s Choice Competition Music and Much More! Red Bluff Rotary Club Tasting starts at 11:30 a.m.! Grand Sponsors: Round-Up Saloon D NEWSAILY RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY BLUNKALL & NAPIER Insurance Brokers “Your Professional Business & Personal Insurance Firm” 530 527-1313 FAX (530) 527-1395 44 Chestnut Ave., Red Bluff Lic.#0553249 www.redbluffroundup.com Visit us on facebook (530) 527-1000 1-800-545-3500 Visit us at: FRIDAY FAMILY 4 PACK $25 Bring in this ad & receive 1 pair of Red Bluff Round-Up Gloves with ticket pruchase. 1921 ~ 2011 Courtesy photo through Friday, 10am – 4pm. Please note: the gallery will be closed March 31 for Cesar FOR BEST SELECTION CALL NOW!!! 15, 16, 17, 2011 The World Famous Palomino Room 1/2 off Lunch or Dinner entree with purchase of 1 entree must present coupon *equal or lesser value Lunch: Tues-Fri 11am-2pm Dinner: Thurs-Sat 4pm-9pm 723 Main St., Red Bluff 527-5470 www.palominoroom.com BAXTER BLACK Cowboy Humorist April 11th - 7pm State Theatre 333 Oak St. $50 VIP • $ • $ 30 Premium 25 General Tickets available @ The Loft, Sparrow’s Antiques, Red Bluff Chamber & Farmer’s Insurance 527-3092 for info. APRIL TICKET OFFICE NOW OPEN Arts & entertainment Curls are April Artists of the Month painting of local horses, flo- ral and interesting people who live in this county. With a real thirst for learn- ing, she is presently taking an on-line art class, Bob Grace's CS3 Photography (which is a great aid in pho- tographing source material for her paintings), in addi- tion to other classes held locally. glass etch. This is when he began studying the art of glass etching and carving. He attended a glass etching school in New Mexico to create a glass etch of a per- son’s portrait or almost any subject clients’ can envi- sion. Gene has carved large sailing ships, eagles, New York skyline, lighthouses and many etchings for win- dows, tub or shower doors, entry doors, mirrors, beer mugs, glass plates, trophies, memorabilia boxes and many commercial projects. He collaborates closely with his clients to find the right design to fulfill their creative visions. Gene always had a little woodworking shop at home and has continued creating some fine furniture. After Gene and Marjorie were married he started using his workshop to make custom picture frames, cut mats and complete the framing of artwork. He even helps create earrings and note cards of his wife’s art work. Marjorie retired from a career in the legal field working for a private prac- tice attorney and as a Court Administrator in the Men- docino County Courts. She is a late-in-life graduate of the University of Berkley majoring in business, with a minor in design and art related fields, fulfilling the dream of being a college graduate. Over the years, while working in the courts and raising two wonderful sons, Marjorie has taken many design and art classes at local colleges and private studios. Marjorie has painted most of her life, primarily doing oil portrait work. After attending a watercol- or class at Sandi Palmer Studio, she found herself absorbed with watercolor While she endeavors to paint in a more impression- istic style, she seems to gravitate to realism. Most of her commission patrons tend to like realism of their loved ones whether horses, pets, people, or landscape. Marjorie says, “One fun thing happened when I painted local cowboys and entered the pictures in the local Fair. One of the cowboys recognized himself and gave me a call. Was he surprised to see himself at the Fair! His two sisters came down from Crescent City to pur- chase the painting for his birthday.“ Both Gene and Marjorie have displayed their work at the Montana Morrison Gallery, Moule’s Glass, Heartfelt Design and local art showings and fairs. You can contact Gene and Mar- jorie at curlart@thesky- beam.com to discuss your visions of glass etch or watercolor paintings. The Red Bluff Art Association celebrates 55 years of bringing art oppor- tunities, education and enrichment to the North Valley. For information call 527-4810 or write RBAA, P.O. Box 944, Red Bluff, CA 96080. Reluctant Traveler exhibit runs through Friday Chavez Day. This exhibi- tion is funded by Student Instructionally Related Activities Fees. Lisa Rosenstreich describes her work: This project is an auto- biographical investigation of family and memory that is constructed around the relationship between the family snapshot, paint- ing and portraiture. Using old photographs as a start- ing point, I explore the subtext of the domestic story, burrowing into those uncomfortable places that are typically left out of the family album. Through a process of translation, projection, interpretation and re-cre- ation into the medium of oil paint, memory becomes mutable and acquires new forms. Rather than follow a strict narrative structure, the paintings act as vignettes, moving back and forth in time while paying homage to seminal stories, which inform identity. 90