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The 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act will be commemorated at the fifth annual Art & Wine of Las- sen event to occur at Las- sen Volcanic National Park 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 27. Art & Wine of Lassen brings together local art- ists, musicians and wineries at the Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center, where art ex- hibits, music and wine tast- ing will occur. Participation in the tasting is available with purchase of a com- memorative glass for $7. Performing will be mu- sicians Allison Scull, Victor Martin and Stefan Schittko, who blend elements of folk, jazz, blues European and Latin music. Martin Tscha- nett, an Austrian magician and balloon artist, will pro- vide additional entertain- ment. Wineries from the Man- ton and Shingletown ar- eas, two local craft brew- ers, a coffee maker, local jam makers, olive produc- ers and farmers will sam- ple and market their prod- ucts. As well, painters, pho- tographers, jewelers and other area crafts persons will showcase their artistry. Overflow parking for the popular event will be avail- able at Morgan Summit on State Route 36E with a free shuttle to the visitor center. More information can be found at www.lassenrecre- ation.com. LASSEN Ar t an d wi ne e ve nt t o mark Wilderness Act 50th The North State Sym- phony's concerts for 2014- 15 will introduce candidates auditioning for the music director and conductor po- sition recently vacated by Kyle Wiley Pickett. The regional symphony orchestra is composed of talented professional mu- sicians and community members as well as Califor- nia State University, Chico students and faculty mem- bers. The North State Sym- phony performs in Chico, Redding, Red Bluff, Oro- ville and other cities in the North State. In 2014-15 the North State Symphony will per- form a series of four con- certs, each conducted by a candidate auditioning for the NSS music director and conductor position. The four conductors are Chris- tian Baldini, Brian Stone, Scott Seaton and Peter Jaffe. This is the first year the North State Symphony is conducting a search in this manner, but it is not an uncommon practice. Each concert will have a different tone, feeling and demonstration of the sym- phony's exemplary talents. The music chosen by the conductors ranges from American selections to Rus- sian pieces, with several German and Czech pieces as well. Baldini, who will con- duct the first concert of the 2014-15 season, "Embark," has conducted many or- chestras internationally. Performances take place at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20 in Chico's Laxson Audi- torium and 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21 in Redding's Cas- cade Theatre. Stone will conduct the second NSS concert, "Imag- ine." Performances take place at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, in Redding's Cas- cade Theatre and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16 in Chico's Laxson Auditorium. Seaton will conduct the third concert, "Discover," which features works by Bruch ("Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26"), Dvorak ("Symphony No. 7") and Mendelssohn (Overture to "Midsummer Night's Dream"). Performances take place at 7:30 p.m. Sat- urday, Feb. 21 in Chico's Laxson Auditorium and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22 in Red- ding's Cascade Theatre. Jaffe, music director and conductor of the Stockton Symphony since 1995 and the Auburn Symphony since 2012, will conduct the final concert in the series — "Ar- rive." Performances take place at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 9 in Redding's Cascade Theatre and 2 p.m. Sunday, May 10, in Chico's Laxson Auditorium. Advance tickets for Chico performances can be pur- chased at the University Box Office, 530-898-6333 or on- line at http://www.csuchico. edu/boxoffice. Redding con- cert tickets are available at the Cascade Theatre Box Office, 530-243-8877 or on- line at https://tickets.cas- cadetheatre.org/ticketing/ events.php. In addition to its four- concert season series, smaller versions of the NSS will perform a Christmas holiday concert Red Bluff Dec. 13 at the State Theatre. For more information, call the North State Sym- phony Office at 530-898- 5984 or visit www.north- statesymphony.org. SYMPHONY 4 c on du ct or s to a ud it io n during 2014-15 season Unhireable: An Evening of Stand-Up Comedy with Aaron Standish & Friends is scheduled for 8 p.m. Sat- urday, Sept. 13 at Old City Hall in Redding. The show, suggested for 17 and older, will feature lo- cal comedian Standish and a smorgasbord of north state comedians. Admis- sion is $10 and tickets can be purchased in advance at 241-7320. The show also features the return of John Bertoli, Red Bluff's Wild Oakies — Doug Kelly, Sarah Anker, Weston McCoy and Haley Pratt — performing some Merry Standish sketches, Don Ashby from the Chico Comedy Scene and Red- ding's own John Scuderi. A true sampler plate of north state comedians do- ing two sets in one of Red- ding's finest performance venues. For more information about Merry Standish Comedy, visit www.mer- rystandish.com or 'Like' them on Facebook. STAND UP Local comedians to perform in Redding COURTESYPHOTO The Wild Oakies are among the comedians set to perform at Old City Hall in Redding on Sept. 13. The Friends of Whis- keytown will hold its 5th Annual Brandy Creek Beach Luau starting at 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, at Brandy Creek Beach in Whiskeytown National Recreation Area. Dinner will be served at 6pm. Spend the evening on Brandy Creek Beach, watch the sun set over Whiskeytown Lake, and be treated to Tiki torches, tropical-themed decora- tions and an authentic pig roast and Hawaiian sides. Entertainment in- cludes the Wicked Wahi- nes, tribal fusion dancers, a fire dancer and a DJ. A no-host bar will offer wine and beer, or choose the complimentary "surf- er's punch." Each attendee will receive a complimen- tary souvenir wine or beer glass and a lei. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in both live and silent auc- tions and take home one of many great items in- cluding a Hot Springs Hot Tub, tickets for desti- nations in San Francisco, a houseboat rental, an an- tique wall clock, local art- work, gift certificates to local restaurants and mas- sagess. A complete list of auction items is available at www.FriendsofWhis- keytown.org. Tickets may be pur- chased in advance for $40 each at the Cascade The- atre in Redding, or via PayPal on www.Friendsof- Whiskeytown.org. Tickets sold at the event will be $45 each. Proceeds from the luau will benefit National Park Service programs includ- ing the kayak program, trails maintenance and artist residencies, and events such as Pick Up Lake Litter day, Harvest Festival and the annual Old Time Holiday event at the Camden House. WHISKEYTOWN Brandy Creek Beach Luau is Saturday Chico Performance's pop- ular field trip series still has openings for the 2014-2015 season. The program is popu- lar with those with small children, teachers and home schoolers. The field trips are 50 minutes in length with an educa- tional focus. Field Trip tickets are still available for the following productions. Alice in Wonderland Jr., Disney Musical Theater, Blue Room Young Company, 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. Thurs- day, Sept. 25, recommended for grades 2-6. Okee Dokee Brothers, ed- ucational adventure songs, 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. Mon- day, Oct. 13, recommended for grades K-3. Nutcracker, ballet be- hind the scenes with Chico Community Ballet, 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 5, recom- mended Grades 2-9. Tickets are $5 per seat. The University Box office is open Monday through Fri- day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and is at the corner of 3rd and Chestnut streets in Chico. Download a field tip or- der form at http://www. csuchico.edu/upe/perfor- mance/Kids/ or call (530) 898-6333. CHICO PERFORMANCES Field trip tickets are still available CHICO The 7th Annual Gem Mineral and Jewelry Show will be held at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds on 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Satur- day and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20-21. Admission is $2 with kids younger than 16 free. Rockhounds or rock and mineral collectors will travel from across the north state, including Sacramento, Roseville and Redding, and as far away as Reno to enjoy the show. In 2013, more than 2,200 people attended the event. The event offers great activities for kids and families including ge- ode cutting, raffle prizes, which include a cash prize, silent auctions for adults and kids and a door prize announced ev- ery 30 minutes. Each day, the first 200 kids through the door will receive an Orthoc- eras fossil. Other activ- ities include making a bead ring or necklace. New this year includes a fluorescent rock tent. More than 30 vendors from western United States will feature fin- ished fine jewelry, pol- ished rocks, minerals and fossils. Demonstrations will include gemstone cutting, silversmithing, and a turn of the century rock crushing machine. The Feather River Lap- idary and Mineral Society hosts the event annually providing opportunities for collectors and vendors and also to increase the public's knowledge and interest in geology, gems and lapidary — the cut- ting, polishing or engrav- ing of stones or gems. The Society meets monthly at the Oroville Thermolito Grange. It also offers rockhounding field trips, classes, and hands-on learning expe- riences at its rock shop providing members to cut and create their own rocks into jewelry. To learn more, visit www. featherriverrocks.org. TO DO Gem show returns to Chico this month AssociatedPress NEW YORK Maya Ange- lou's iconic words and lyr- ics will blend with hip- hop beats for a new album called "Caged Bird Songs." Shawn Rivera, the lead singer of R&B group Az Yet, and RoccStarr, who co-wrote Chris Brown's "Fine China," produced the 13-song set, to be re- leased through Smooch Music on Nov. 4. The album — the ti- tle taken from Ange- lou's classic 1969 book "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" — is one of the last projects Ange- lou completed before she died in May, her grandson said in an interview Tues- day. "Grandma loved it from the beginning," Co- lin A. Johnson said of the album's concept. "These guys were inspired by grandma's work, which many people are, and felt like giving it a differ- ent medium of delivery to make it more obtainable to a larger group of people." 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