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Thursday, September 22, 2011 – Daily News 3C Pastimes Special to the DN Red Bluff Art Associa- tion, in celebration of its 55th anniversary, has cho- sen to feature early mem- ber Mabel Gaumer as Artist of the Month, according to President Connie Maxey. Mabel became interested in oil painting through her neighbor, Inez Hinkle's passion for painting. Inez was instrumental in the founding of the Red Bluff Art Association. Painting was a natural extension for Mabel as she was always very creative and enjoyed all types of needlework. Mabel was born in 1918 in Illinois and moved as a child to the Pasadena area to live with her grandparents. Here she met Al Gaumer who was studying to be an actor at the Pasadena Playhouse. They made their first home in the foothills east of Chico where they joined Al's father and step-mother in a gold mining operation. Sadly, their first house burned to the ground with all their wedding gifts inside. Later they relocated first to Chico, and then to Red Bluff. Here the whole family became involved in their son's hobby of rock hounding which later grew to become Vocalist Laura Didier and the Jim Martinez Trio present "A Jazz Tribute to Doris Day" concert on Fri- day, Oct 7, 2011. Show starts at 7:00 pm and will take place at State Theater, 333 Oak Street, Red Bluff. $20 for general admission. Tickets available by call- ing (530) 527-0372. Please note Ms. Day will not be present. A classically-trained pianist based in Sacramen- to, Jim Martinez has per- formed or recorded with notables like Lionel Hampton, the Stan Kenton Band, the Nelson Riddle Orchestra, Christian McBride, Benny Golson, Roy Hargrove, and Ed Thigpen, who was the first drummer with the Oscar Peterson Trio. Martinez has worked as pianist and musical director for Joan Rivers and Bob Newhart, and he was recently named to the International Artist Roster of Steinway & Sons. Laura Didier, from Sacramento, has been per- forming steadily with the Jim Martinez Trio since Arts and events news? e-mail: clerk@red- bluffdailynews.com or Fax: 527-9251 Saturday, October 22, 2011 "Holiday Fantasy" Floral Design Program & Luncheon Red Bluff Garden Club Presents Carlino's, Rolling Hills Casino Featuring Kate Gliem House of Design Designs for the Holiday Season Vendors – Silent Auction Raffle – Live Auction Kathy, 527-9403 – Diane, 824-5661 House of Design, 527-8844 California Kitchen, 529-2482 Reserved Tickets $25.00 Purchase by October 12, 2011 Tickets: ceilings of the offices in the old Cone-Kimball building. Mabel died in 1997 just prior to the comple- tion of the museum which contains many interesting artifacts from the years of rock hounding, gold min- ing, gem and mineral col- lecting, and some of Mabel's collection of pur- ple glass and crystal. Many of their paintings grace the interior walls of the store. Gaumer's Jewelry, Muse- um, and Lapidary, locat- ed at 78 Belle Mill Road in Red Bluff. Association Secretary Arlene Winslow reports: "When the family opened the store in 1967, Mabel, who was always rather shy, told her son John: 'I will help you, but I will not wait on customers.' For many years she was the only one waiting on customers." Mabel loved painting with her friends. In later years, Al joined her. Her favorite subjects were landscape and still life. Al also did the framing for their works using barn wood, fence posts, split rails and other found materials. For liners around the inside of the frames, Al often repur- posed strips of 24 carat- gold leaf covered mold- ings from along the high Red Bluff Art Associa- tion is looking forward with anticipation to the 55th anniversary celebra- tion commencing with the Art Walk the first week- end of November. RBAA asks the community's assistance in sharing information and stories of the early-day Red Bluff artists. RBAA is also looking for those who possess art pieces by these members and would be willing to loan them for public display. Please contact Committee Chair- person Chrissie Clapp at 537-7824. RBAA meets 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Thursday at Snug Harbor Mobile Home Park Recreation Room, 600 Rio Vista Ave. in Red Bluff. For informa- tion call 527-4810 or write RBAA, P.O. Box 944, Red Bluff, CA 96080. A Jazz Tribute to Doris Day endorsed by Ms. Day. Jim and Laura have also been the only artists chosen to entertain at her Carmel, CA hotel, The Cypress Inn, for her annual birth- day celebration on April 3. This Red Bluff event will include stories, high- lights and colorful images from Ms. Day's career. Didier and the Jim Mar- tinez Trio will also per- form many of Doris Day's popular hits spanning five decades, including "Senti- mental Journey", "Secret Love" and "Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be"). early 2007. Didier has per- formed at major Jazz festi- vals in California, Idaho, and Canada including the famed Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival. Martinez and Didier have presented their show nationally from retirement communities to perform- ing art centers. Their trib- ute is the only one Recently, Ms. Day had this to say: "Jim, thanks for the tribute" and "For Laura, a beautiful lady and a wonderful singer!" More info can be found at www.DorisTribute.com or by calling (530) 527- 0372. Arts & entertainment Art Association honors Gaumer Hiestand Concert An Annual Hiestand Concert will feature the Alum- ni and Friends Band, Oct. 8, in Laxson Auditorium. The annual Daniel Hiestand Memorial Concert will bring alumni from all over the United States back to Chico State to celebrate through music the life of a for- mer teacher and friend. As part of Chico Experience Week, an event to bring students, parents and alumni back to campus, and in the memory of the late faculty emeritus Daniel Hiestand, the Chico State Wind Ensemble and Alumni and Friends Band will perform at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 8 in Laxson Auditori- um. The event will have a "surprise conductor." Donations will be accepted at the door to support the Hiestand Scholarship for students in band. "It's a great event and a lot of fun - everyone joins together in the one thing we have in common, music making!" said Royce Tevis, Director of University Bands at Chico State. The Hiestand Memori- al concerts have been going on since Hiestand's passing in 1992. The con- certs are an effort by the Alumni and Friends Band to remember Hiestand's time at Chico State. Hiestand's wife, Marilyn H. Hiestand, his family, colleagues, and former students have set up a scholar- ship in his memory. Donations for the Daniel Hiestand Memorial Scholarship have provided scholarships for Chico State Music Educators Nation Conference (MENC) band members since '92. The Alumni and Friends Band rehearse on Friday evening and Saturday morning. "In addition to former Band Students living in Cali- fornia, we have had Alumni fly in from Chicago, New York, and South Carolina," Tevis said. The Hiestand Memorial Concert will open with the CSU, Chico Wind Ensemble performing the fresh, con- temporary Ron Nelson piece, "Mayflower." It will be followed by the cheerful, energetic "Chester" by William Schuman, and several marches. This ensemble is the elite performance group of the Chico State band program. Members of the Wind Ensemble are highly select and multi-talented musi- cians who are challenged to create music at the highest of artistic levels. After the Wind Ensemble finishes, the Alumni Band takes the stage. Works performed will include the famous British folk-inspired work, "Second Suite in F" by Gustav Holst, a composer of many orchestral pieces and operas; Carter Pann's, "Hold this Boy and Listen," a new lush piece certain to touch the audience; selec- tions from "Les Miserables," one of the most famous musicals worldwide; and several marches. For more information, or to inquire about participat- ing in the Alumni Band, contact Tevis at 898-5582.