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6A Daily News – Thursday, June 9, 2011 Pastimes Charlie Daniels to play Shasta Fair The Shasta District Fairground announces Grandstand-Dress Circle tickets are now on sale for the Char- lie Daniels Band performing on Fri- day, June 17, at the 2011 Shasta District Fair. Daniels first topped the Bill- board country singes chart in 1973 with “Uneasy Rider” and followed with non-stop hits like, “Simple Man,” “The South’s Gonna Do It Again,” “In America,” “Long Haired Country Boy” and all time favorite “The Devil Went Down to Georgia.” These days the famous white- bearded fiddler might seem familiar for two more reasons; a heavy metal version of his most famous song is the final guitar battle in the video game “Guitar Hero: Legends of Rock,” and he’s featured in a Geico insurance commercial. Purchase tickets online or at office location for Grandstand - Dress Circle Seats only $15. Courtesy photo More information available at www.shastadistrictfair.com or at the fair office, 1890 Briggs St. in Anderson. Old-time trains featured in Dunsmuir The old-time trains will be rolling into Dunsmuir June 10 to 12 for the town’s biggest event of the year, Railroad Days. There will be a variety of train-related activities, including a display of vin- tage train cars, speeder rides, meals on an old-time Silver Plate Dining Car and tours of the town’s Railroad Museum. The Montana Morri- son Museum and Gallery, 625 Walnut St., There will also be a free walking tour of downtown historic Dunsmuir on Satur- day, June 11, that will start at 10 a.m. at the corner of Sacramento Avenue and Pine Street, and a free tour and talk on the geology of Castle Crags State Park by College of the Siskiyous instructor Bill Hirt on the same day at 3:30 p.m. Railroad Days kicks off in Red Bluff July exhibit will be Hot Daze Cool Waters. with a Meet The Trains event Friday from 5 to 9 p.m., when the public will get its first chance to board the old-time trains from the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola. Live entertainment will continue throughout the weekend, with the Sun- down Poachers alternative country group and others, the Champion Club swing The gallery is open noon to 5 p.m. Thurs- days and Fridays and trio and a Las Vegas-style crooner, Jimmy Limo, appearing at the event’s Per- forming Arts Pavilion. The traditional Railroad Days parade, with an esti- mated 60 entries, will march down the main street start- ing at noon on Saturday. For more information call 235-4034 or visit www.dunsmuirrailroad- days.org. Hot Daze Cool Waters at downtown gallery in July noon to 4 p.m. on Satur- days. The museum will be closed in August for cleaning and vacation. For more information visit www.montana-mor- rison-gallery.com or call 529-9495. Arts & entertainment Juried photo contest Photographers around the world are invited to sub- mit their pictures to the 2011 Images from a Glass Eye International Juried Photography Show where Best of Show will win $1,000. Entries for the event, Sponsored by the Tehama County Photo Club, will be accepted through Wednes- day, June 29. The show opens Friday, Aug. 26, and continues through Friday, Oct. 28 at The Big Picture, 857 Wash- ington St., in Red Bluff. "We hope to bring cre- ative and unique images from around the world together in this contest and exhibition in our small Northern California town," said Photo Club president Bob McConnell. "We hope photographers of all experience levels will submit their favorite pictures to the contest." The award for best of show is $1,000. Awards of $400 for second place and $100 for third place also will be given. Northern California professional photogra- phers and photography educators Susan and Neil Sil- verman will judge the entries. The couple has present- ed workshops for Great American Photography, Better Photo.com, Santa Fe School, PPA affiliates, PPC and B&H Photo, among others. Their work has appeared in Outdoor Photography, Elle Magazine, der Spiegel, Sierra Club, the Cure, The Wooden Boat, Nikon World and others. Any photographer age 18 or older may enter images captured either digitally or on film; entries must be sub- mitted as digital files. Cost is $25 for the first image and $10 for subsequent entries up to six total images per photographer. Entrants will be notified of acceptance into the exhibit by July 20. The show prospectus and online entry form is avail- able at the Images from a Glass Eye Web site, www.imagesfromaglasseve.org. For more information, e-mail info@imagesfroma- glasseve.org or call Bob Grace at 529-1348 or Barbara Luzzadder at 527-0431. The Tehama County Photo Club was organized in June 2005 with nine photographers meeting in a mem- ber's living room. It has grown to include more than 75 active participants who meet monthly to share pictures, exchange ideas, and learn techniques from each other. The club, which has no dues or formal organization, participates in area events to show and sell work, and also regularly organizes photography field trips.Pho- tographers of all levels are invited to attend. For more information, see http://sites.google.com/site/tehama- countyphotoclub. Gateway exhibits highlight climate change Gateway Science Museum launches its summer exhibit season with an emphasis on sustainability when it reopens with new summer hours June 11. Three new exhibits will have visitors examining their everyday lifestyle choices and the impacts those choices may have on the world around us. • Opening June 11: Sustainable Choices and Climate Summit In the North Gallery visitors will explore Sustainable Choices, an interactive exhibit focusing on sustainability with decisions each of us makes every day. How does the way in which you care for your lawn impact the air you breathe or the water that drains into the soil? • Sustainable Choices highlights that the goal of sustainability is to meet the needs of the present without compromising the abili- ty of future generations to meet their own needs. Visitors will explore themes of elec- tricity, water, transportation, shopping and landscaping. Hands-on activities challenge visitors to sort objects to determine which is trash and which is recyclable. They’ll also create their own pedal power to explore energy consumption. • Opening June 25: Double Exposure In the Valley Gallery, visitors will explore how global warming is affecting our planet. Gateway Science Museum’s new sum- mer hours are Wednesday through Sunday noon to 5 p.m. The museum is located at 625 Esplanade. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for children and free for museum mem- bers. Visit www.gatewayscience.org. COMPLETE AUTO REPAIR All makes and models. We perform dealer recommened 30K, 60K, 90K SERVICES AT LOWER PRICES Smog Check starting at $ (most cars and pick-ups) 2595 Computer Classes • Beginning Computers • Digital Photos • Email and Internet Beginning Tuesday, June 14th Beginning Computers 2:00-3:30 (T-W-Th) Beginning Computers 3:30-5:00 (T-W-Th) Digital Photos Beginning Tuesday, July 12th Beginning Computers 2:00-3:30 (T-W-Th) Beginning Computers 3:30-5:00 (T-W-Th) Email and Internet 6:00-7:30 (T-W-Th) 6:00-7:30 (T-W-Th) $45 per session (3 weeks) Includes handouts. eScholar Academy, 715 Jackson St., Suite B, Red Bluff Space is limited, early registration is suggested. For more information call Christy Vail at 200-2661 Baseline Basketball AAU Summer Basketball Program Open Invitation Tues & Thurs 3-5pm 5th thru 10th grade • Boys & Girls 8week program $140.00 Call Keith Carlson @530-736-6018 3 Tournament Guarantee The World Famous Palomino Room 1/2 off Lunch or Dinner entrée with purchase of 1 entrée 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 Nicole Richardson Salon Bella Dona Full Service Salon June Special 30% OFF Located next to any service. Bud’s Jolly Cone Call for appt. 527-4843 (exp. June 30, 2011) + cert. Pass or FREE retest 527-9841 • 195 S. Main St.