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REDDING Shasta College's Division of Arts, Commu- nications, Consumer and Social Sciences presents a gripping modern English language adaptation of W. A. Mozart's "Don Giovanni," Set in the Appalachian Mountains of eastern Ten- nessee, the opera tells the story of the violent amoral gang leader, Captain Johnny, and his eventual punishment. Performances will take place in the Shasta College theater at 7 p.m. Jan. 29- 31 and Feb. 6-7 as well as 3 p.m Sunday, Feb. 8. Tickets are available at the door for $12 general admission and $8 seniors and students or online through www.shas- tacollege.edu. For more information, call (530) 242-7730. SHASTA COLLEGE Opera workshop to present 'Captain Johnny' As of 12:45 p.m. Wednes- day, the Red Bluff Union High School Perform- ing Arts Department and school administration de- cided to postpone the Fes- tival of Carols concert orig- inally set for Thursday eve- ning. At this time, school offi- cials are unsure about a fu- ture date for the concert. RED BLUFF HIGH Holiday concert postponed Soroptimist Interna- tional of Red Bluff and Mt. Lassen Transit are plan- ning their annual Holiday Express guided bus tour for 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17. The bus will board at Cornerstone Community Bank, 237 S. Main St. in Red Bluff. Tickets are $12 each and available at Corner- stone, Mt. Lassen Transit and from any Soroptimist member. For more information, call Nancy Shilts at 527- 1921. CHRISTMAS LIGHTS Holiday Express guided bus tour The Red Bluff Master- works Chorale and Orches- tra will perform the Christ- mas portion of Messiah, by George F. Handel, in the Chapel of the New Clair- vaux Monastery in Vina at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14. The Red Bluff Master- works Chorale, under the direction of Steve Ackley, has been singing Messiah in Tehama County since 1996. Members of the chorale and orchestra come from Tehama and Shasta coun- ties. In weekly rehearsals the singers work to prepare music from the master com- posers of the classical era and contemporary writers. This concert will be ac- companied by a 20-piece or- chestra and will feature lo- cal choral soloists. The con- cert will open with several Christmas anthems based on famous Christmas car- ols. The Messiah is from the Baroque era and was com- posed in 24 days. The text is taken from the Old and New Testaments and tells of the prophecy, birth, ministry, death, resurrec- tion and exaltation of Je- sus Christ. This concert will present the Christmas por- tion of the work telling of the prophecy and birth of Jesus. The concert will end with the Amen Chorus. There are no tickets nec- essary for this concert. Do- nations will be received at the door to assist with cov- ering costs of the perfor- mances and to provide as- sistance to families in need during this holiday season. For more information, call 527-0372. MASTERWORKS Chorale and orchestra to perform Messiah Merle Haggard is sched- uled to perform at the Red- ding Civic Auditorium Sun- day, Dec. 14. Doors open at 6 p.m., concert starts at 7 p.m. A portion of the evening's proceeds will be donated to the Community Disaster Relief Fund at the Shasta Regional Community Foun- dation to support those im- pacted by the Boles Fire in Weed. For more informa- tion and tickets, visit red- dingcivic.com. CONCERT Merle Haggard to perform The Tehama Concert Se- ries is proud to present the North State Symphony's annual Holiday Christmas Concert at 7:30 p.m. Satur- day, Dec. 13, at the State Theatre in Red Bluff. Joining the Baroque Ensemble segment of the Symphony will be the 2014 Young Artist Audition win- ners Ellanore Rose Lund- berg, flute, and Ryan Mc- Gaughey on piano. The program in- cludes Lalande's Christ- mas Symphony, Vaughan Williams Fantasia on "Greensleeves." Also featured will be a Mozart concerto on the State Theatre's new Schimmel grand piano. At the keyboard will be McGaughey. A flute concerto by Sta- mitz will be performed by Lundberg. The finale will be the annual audience and or- chestra carol sing. This concert is free to subscribers of the Te- hama Concert Series who have purchased a season ticket. Non-members may pur- chase tickets at the door. Single-concert ticket prices are $30 per person and $10 for students under 25 still living at home. Concert Series mem- berships and season tick- ets for the Tehama Concert Series, which includes ad- mission to this perfor- mance, will be available for purchase in the the- ater's lobby. For more information, call 727-8727. Annual Christmas concert set for Saturday NORTH STATE SYMPHONY COURTESYPHOTO North State Symphony. CHICO Let your spirits soar at the 16th Annual Snow Goose Festival of the Pacific Flyway Jan. 21- 25 in Chico. This five-day event cel- ebrates the local and mi- gratory waterfowl of the Northern Sacramento Val- ley and offers more than 60 field trips, workshops and activities for birding and nature enthusiasts of all ages. Admission is free to the festival headquarters and various events on Satur- day and Sunday, Jan. 24- 25, at the Masonic Family Center, 1110 W. East Ave. in Chico. Bring the entire fam- ily and enjoy exhibits and a variety of free presenta- tions and activities includ- ing Live Raptor Experience, Journey Wolf Play & Sto- ryteller and the ever-pop- ular Junior Naturalist Ac- tivity Center. Online registration is now open for all events including field trips, workshops and Saturday evening's Gathering of Wings Banquet & Silent Auction. This year's banquet will feature a keynote address from renowned naturalist and author Scott Weiden- saul. Event fees range from $5 to $45. Visit www.snowgoose- festival.org for online registration and com- plete event details, or call the Snow Goose Fes- tival office at (530) 345- 1865. Registration now open for Snow Goose Festival CHICO US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE Snow geese in flight. Thankyou! PLEASE RECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER. CALL SANTA AT THE NORTH POLE 365S.MAINST,REDBLUFF 527-2720 • www.lariatbowl.com Lariat Bowl & Miniature Golf Join us for FUN GoldExchange The 3 rd Annual Christmas for A Cause Nov. 15 th -Dec. 13 th 423WalnutSt.,RedBluff 528-8000 www.ChristmasForACause TehamaCounty.com *ForDetailsand *Wish list* BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION Visit A+E » redbluffdailynews.com Thursday, December 11, 2014 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS A5