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You have some irrigation pipe, zip ties, bubble wrap and purple paint. You think, "what can I possibly make with that?" If you are Richard Cher - veny, studio art teacher at Mercy High School, the an- swer is obvious — a 13-foot dragon. Cherveny has been com- ing up with interesting art projects for his students during his 15-year tenure at Mercy, but this dragon is one of his most elaborate. "This ranks pretty high up there on my list of fa - vorite projects," said Cher- veny. "It has eyes that light up, beautiful long eyelashes and a moveable mouth so it can sing." The idea for the dragon was built out of the need for a costume for the Dragon character in Mercy High School's spring musical "Shrek the Musical" that opened Friday. The dragon will be har - nessed onto Mahlon Owens, freshman actress who plays the character of Dragon, love interest to Donkey, in the classic fairy tale spoof. Along with Owens, there are two puppeteers that will help maneuver all 13 feet of Dragon around the stage during her song and dance numbers. Cherveny's craftsmanship doesn't stop at 3D dragons. His students have been hard at work on designing, build - ing and painting the other sets needed for the play in- cluding a tower for Princess Fiona, a cave, swamp scene and Duloc's castle. Everyone is invited to come watch the dragon in action while enjoying the all singing, all dancing extrav - aganza. Showtimes for "Shrek the Musical" are 6 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $5 general and $7 reserved. Call Mercy High School for details and information 527-8313. Musical 13-foot dragon featured in student performance Courtesy photo richard Cherveny, studio art teacher at Mercy high school, works on his 13-foot dragon for the upcoming spring musical at the school. Tehama County A r ts Council is considering ap- plications for grant funds, provided by the California Arts Council, with match- ing funds by TCAC. Funds are available to the Tehama art community. The application form is available at the Tehama County Arts Council web - site, http://tehamaarts.org, or you may request a copy by calling Christy Vail at 200-2661. When completed, the form should be mailed to TCAC, 332 Pine St., Red Bluff, 96080. In order to be considered for grant funding in 2014, all applications must be received by Friday, May 16. Visit http://tehamaarts. org/cac-grant-applications/. Art council funds available for artists in Tehama County Kyle Wiley Pickett, mu- sic director of the North State Symphony, since its inception, will conduct his final concert with the en - semble, "Harmonic Land- scapes," at 7:30 p.m. Satur- day, May 10 in Chico's Lax- son Auditorium, and 2 p.m. Sunday, May 11 at the Cas- cade Theatre in Redding. Work s b y D vor a k , Brahms and Benjamin Brit- ten will be played, and cello soloist David Requiro is fea- tured. "When we combined the Chico and Redding Sym- phonies in 2001 and formed the North State Symphony, it was my first real conduct- ing position after finishing my studies at the Peabody Conservatory," said Pick- ett. "It's been wonderful for me to perfect my craft here, and I am very grate- ful for the support and love I've gotten in the North State. Now it's simply time to move on." Pickett was named mu - sic director of the sympho- nies in Topeka, Kansas, and Springfield, Missouri, in 2013, and moved with his wife Alice and their two children to Missouri in No - vember. "While I am deeply sad- dened to see Kyle leave the North State Symphony," said Chico resident and symphony supporter Carol Berg, "I am delighted that others in the symphonic world are appreciating all that we have known about him for some time. He will continue to impress and en - dear himself to all who have the wonderful opportunity to work with him." Pickett has been recog - nized for increasing the quality of symphony perfor- mances, and for the music he selects for the concerts. "Having the symphony play both familiar and less- known works means that we can appeal to musical 'newbies' and dedicated classical music fans alike," said North State Symphony Executive Director Keith He rr it t. Ce ll o so lo ist D av id Requiro is a Bay Area na - tive. After winning an in- ternational prize for cello performance in 1998, he has soloed with orches- tras from Marin to Tokyo. He is Artist-in-Residence at the University of Puget Sound in Washington. Re - quiro will perform what's probably the most famous solo work for cello and or- chestra, the "Concerto" by Antonin Dvorak, com- poser of the famous "New World" symphony. "Britten creates great musical pic- ture compositions, and the 'Sea Interludes' are amaz- ing. Brahms is my number one composer, and the 'Ac- ademic Festival Overture' hits just the right note of 'serious celebration.' "It may sound odd, but this concert feels to me like a graduation," contin - ued Pickett. Beginning in the fall, four conductors who are finalists to succeed Pick - ett will each conduct the orchestra for one concert weekend.Season tickets for the North State Sym - phony's 2014-15 "Season of Discovery" concerts go on sale in May, with exist- ing season ticket-holders able to renew their seats; new purchasers who want to buy tickets will be able to do so after renewals are processed. Tickets for "Harmonic Landscapes" are available in C hi co at t he U ni ve rs it y Box Office (898-6333) and in Redding at the Cascade Theatre Box Office (243- 8877). One hour prior to each performance, Pickett will give a pre-concert talk. The Chico talk takes place in Rowland-Taylor Recital Hall (Performing Arts Cen - ter 134), a short walk from Laxson Auditorium. 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