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The State Theatre For The Arts is proud to present "An Evening with Judy Col- lins Friday, Sept. 26. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. with the show starting at 7:30 p.m. Collins has inspired audi- ences with sublime vocals, boldly vulnerable songwrit- ing, personal life triumphs and a firm commitment to social activism. In the 1960s, she evoked both the idealism and steely determination of a genera- tion united against social and environmental injus- tices. Five decades later, her luminescent presence shines brightly as new gen- erations bask in the glow of her iconic 50-album body of work, and heed inspiration from her spiritual discipline to thrive in the music indus- try for half a century. The award-winning singer-songwriter is es- teemed for her imagina- tive interpretations of tra- ditional and contemporary folk standards and her own poetically poignant original compositions. Collins' rendition of Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now" from her landmark 1967 al- bum, Wildflowers, has been entered into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Her version of "Send in the Clowns," a ballad written by Stephen Sondheim for the Broadway musical "A Little Night Mu- sic," won Song of the Year at the 1975 Grammy Awards. She's garnered several top- ten hits and gold- and plat- inum-selling albums. Recently, contemporary and classic artists such as Rufus Wainwright, Shawn Colvin, Arlo Gutherie, Joan Baez, and Leonard Co- hen honored Collins' leg- acy with the album "Born to the Breed: A Tribute to Judy Collins." Tickets are available at www.statetheatreredbluff. com, or at Tehama Country Visitor Center in Red Bluff. STATETHEATRE Judy Collins will perform in September COURTESYPHOTO "An Evening with Judy Collins" is planned Sept. 26at the State Theatre. SUSANVILLE Lassen Na- tional Forest will have spe- cial guests for the Lassen County Fair Parade this year in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act. Two strings of Region 5 Packers, one from the Inyo and one from Shasta Na- tional Forest, are coming to the parade, which starts at 10 a.m. Saturday in Su- sanville. Each string will have six animals carrying packed loads. Traditional tools con- tinue to be used in wil- derness areas because no mechanical equipment is allowed. Thus, mules con- tinue to be the fleet of wil- derness areas. The Shasta string is all matching mules and is quite a sight to see, even if you're not horse person. For Ken Graves, Lee Roser and Michael Morse, leading a pack string for the U.S. Forest Service goes beyond serving the public. It's a life style of choice. It proves that horses and mules are still indis- pensable in the rugged California mountains. From June to September, the pack string works hard on regional projects, stay- ing on the road two to four weeks at a time. No job is too big or too little, and getting them to take time to come to Susanville is an honor. "The use of stock is part of the Forest Service his- tory and tradition. Today that use remains a vital tool for forest steward- ship," said Forest Supervi- sor Dave Hays. The Forest Service has an estimated 1,100 head of horses and mules being used for trail work, range management and other projects on public lands, while the Bureau of Land Management and the Na- tional Park Service have approximately 1,000 ani- mals between them. Funding for the re- gional pack string and its services comes from the regional Forest Ser- vice budget, which al- lows viable organizations doing improvements on public lands to receive pack-string services at no charge. Packers work with such organizations as the Backcountry Horsemen of California, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Sierra Club, and many other partners. Packers must be able to tie an assortment of knots, such as the double- diamond and barrel hitch. But a primary emphasis is good horsemanship skills, which includes working with mules, to enable the packers to safely get from one place to another. Many projects involve meeting a crew at a trail- head to pick-up loads that need to be divided into equal loads of between 60 and 80 pounds each. Trail crews that have not worked with packers do not usually know how to prepare their loads, so the task becomes the respon- sibility of the packers and is quite an art. When packing, you have to think in pairs since loads need to be of equal weight, shape and size on each side of the animal. The packers use canvas covers known as "green manties" and ropes, to wrap the loads as intricately and as tightly as wrapping a birthday gift. Then they secure the manties with a rope tied in a series of tight slipknots. From there, each load is hoisted onto each side of the pack saddle and secured with a box, barrel, or double di- amond hitch. Garbage- bag-wrapped buckets of waste, propane bottles and other tools fit nicely in panniers which look like large buckets. Back Country Horse- men of California (BCHC) also use horses and mules as "their fleet" to accom- plish trail maintenance or to pack crews into wil- derness areas, thus sup- plementing the work of the R5 Packers. Two local BCHC units will also be in the parade and doing pack demos, at the Las- sen Transfer and Storage Stage, on Friday night at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 1 p.m. right after the pa- rade. LASSEN FOREST Pack animals to join parade in Lassen PLEASERECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER. Thankyou! PianisttoplayState Theatre on Friday Contemporary classical pianist Ryan Walsh from Portland, Oregon is sched- uled to play the State The- atre at 7 p.m. Friday. Walsh will be playing the night away with his own original songs on the the- ater's eight-foot Schimmel grand piano. Drinks will be available. The concert is presented by Wildcard Brewing Com- pany and Tehama Oaks Vineyard and Winery. Tickets are $15 and will be available at the door or at statetheatreredbluff.com. Americana artist in Redding this month San Francisco-based Americana artist Jesse Brewster is touring for his upcoming release, "March of Tracks," and he and his band will be in Redding at 8 p.m. Thursday, July 31 at Vintage Wine Bar and Restaurant, 1790 Market St. The album was recorded as one song per month for 12 months, with each song being released monthly as a digital download to his fans only. Recording is now com- plete and "March of Tracks" will hit the streets as a full record to the public on Aug. 26. There is no charge for ad- mission to the show. Perseid Meteor Shower Party Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, in part- nership with the Shasta Astronomy Club, will be holding a special star party to view the Perseid Meteor Shower on Sunday, Aug. 10. These very knowledge- able and passionate ama- teur astronomers will be displaying meteorites and providing powerful tele- scopes to view what is of- ten considered the most brilliant meteor shower of the year. The event will com- mence shortly after sunset at Brandy Creek parking lot B. The lights will be turned off to minimize light pollu- tion and the beach will re- main open from 8 p.m. un- til late. Visitors are encouraged to bring lounge chairs, beach towels, food, drinks and extra clothing for the nighttime star party. A day use fee parking pass is re- quired. Call (530) 242-3454 for more information. BRIEFS By Frazier Moore APTelevisionWriter BEVERLY HLLS Bless this mess, Viola Davis says. The much-acclaimed ac- tress stars in the new ABC drama "How To Get Away With Murder" from hit- maker Shonda Rhimes, playing a charismatic, com- plex and Machiavellian law professor who holds a group of students in thrall. "I love the fact that she's messy and mysterious and you don't know who she is," Davis told reporters Tues- day at a session of the sum- mer TV critics gathering. No wonder psychologists and therapists prosper, she went on, explaining, "I think as human beings we are a mess. But a lot of times the narratives we see in TV, film or even the- ater don't match the mess. I think that's a challenge for any writer, any artist, to match the art with the mess of what we call life." She acknowledged that she has landed many sat- isfying roles during a ca- reer that includes "Traf- fic," ''Antwone Fisher," ''So- laris" and "The Help." But there have been other roles, she added, "where I haven't been the show. It's like I've been invited to a really fab- ulous party only to hold up the wall. And I wanted to be the show!" There'll be no simple holding-up-the-wall for Da- vis on "How To Get Away With Murder," she de- clared. Her show premieres Sept. 25. TELEVISION Vi ol a Da vi s sa vo rs 'm es sy ' hu ma ni ty i n ne w ro le PHOTO BY RICHARD SHOTWELL/INVISION/AP Viola Davis speaks during the "How to Get Away with Murder" panel at the Disney/ABC Television Group 2014Summer TCA at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Tuesday in Beverly Hills. MongolianBBQ Mongolian BBQ K K ahunas ahunas AmericanStyle It's all about the choices! 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