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A special show called "Anything Goes" is com- ing Dec. 30 through Jan. 17 to the Carter House Gal- lery, at 56 Quartz Hill Road, Caldwell Park, Redding. The North Valley Art League members extended an invitation to the Red Bluff Art Association to use the entire gallery for an ex- hibition. RBAA "This is a first-time event for the league and members are looking forward to ex- hibiting in Redding and meeting fellow artists from throughout the area," said association President Kathy Brehm. A large reception will take place 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 4. Everyone is invited and it is free to the public. What initiated this show was the discovery by the league that association members work diligently to increase their knowl- edge of art and find ways to improve their skills un- der adverse circumstances that dissuade many orga- nizations from even exist- ing. The association does not have its own gallery in which to show work. Nor does it have a regular place to meet. Over the past several years, grants from the Mc- Connell Foundation and the Tehama County Arts Coun- cil provided monies to pur- chase equipment including large utility tables and fold- ing chairs for meetings and work space. The association was also able to purchase a projector and screen to show DVDs on art tech- niques to members. Additional grant funds were used for panels to provide space for hanging works as locations becomes available for shows. How- ever, it is necessary to rent a storage unit to contain all this equipment. The members are experi- enced at putting up shows quickly, even if it is just for one day and even do every- thing themselves at what- ever locations they find available—hanging, label- ing, holding receptions and getting the word out. It is for all these reasons, the North Valley members feel the association de- serves to have a three-week show in the Carter House Gallery. The association meets Thursday mornings, at the Tehama District Fair- ground, 650 Antelope Blvd., Red Bluff. For exact infor- mation, call 529-1603, visit redbluffartassociation.com or find the association on Facebook. Localartists to exhibit in Redding gallery Chad Bushnell with be performing with special guest Ben Haggard, son of legendary country mu- sic singer Merle Haggard, on Dec. 27 at the State The- atre in Red Bluff as a bene- fit for the theater and Bush- nell's recording with CMG Records in Nashville. Opening the show will be local singer and Red Bluff Union High School gradu- ate Kellie Rodriguez. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 each and the emcees will be Billy & Patrick from Q97 radio. Tickets can be purchased at the Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Com- merce at 527-6220, State Theatre, Tehama Country Visitor Center, Cornerstone Community Bank and The Loft in Red Bluff and The Pistol Rose, The Elegant Bean and Cottonwood Bar- bershop in Cottonwood. STATETHEATRE Chad Bushnell, Ben Haggard to perform COURTESYPHOTO A painting by Red Bluff Art Association Vice President Debby Sipes. ART ASSOCIATION The following events are scheduled in January for Chico Performances. All events are at 7:30 p.m. in Laxson Auditorium on the CSU Chico campus. MavisStaples:Friday, Jan. 16, $10-44 In the '60s, Mavis Sta- ples and the Staples Sing- ers were the spiritual and musical voices of a move- ment. In '68 they signed with the legendary Stax records and topped the charts with "I'll Take You There" and "Let's Do It Again." Mavis has been go- ing strong ever since, win- ning a Grammy in 2011 for You Are Not Alone with Wilco's Jeff Tweedy. An evening with Ms. Staples and her band is a concert experience guaranteed to "take you there." Tango Buenos Aires — Song of Eva Perón: Wednesday, Jan. 21, $10-36 In a captivating new performance, Tango Bue- nos Aires shares the story of one of Argentina's most important and compel- ling historical figures, Eva Perón. This masterful en- semble of dancers, sing- ers, and musicians use the art of tango to tell the bigger-than-life story of Evita: her dizzying as- cent from an impoverished childhood in the slums to a successful career in ra- dio and film, culminat- ing in her time as the cele- brated First Lady of Argen- tina. Tango Buenos Aires, one of Argentina's great- est cultural exports, is cel- ebrated for its impeccable technique, dramatic flour- ish, unbridled passion, and above all, authentic inter- pretations of the tango. Jeff Bridges & The Abiders: Saturday, Jan. 24, $10-68 Don't miss out on hear- ing "The Dude" and his band as they perform hits from Bridge's latest album Live. If you saw Crazy Heart, you know this man can rock! Opening for Jeff Bridges & The Abiders will be Jessie Bridges, herself an acclaimed singer/song- writer. The Hot Club of San Francisco — Cinema Vivant: Saturday, Jan. 31, $10-30 Imagine yourself in the idyllic French countryside in the 1930s. Sometime before dark, a gypsy cara- van sets up camp in a field outside of town, luring the locals out for an eve- ning's fun. The wanderers travel with a film projector, pointing it at the side of a barn. As the images flicker to life beneath the stars, gypsy musicians play their guitars and fiddles, match- ing every movement on the screen with characteristic virtuosity, passion, and hu- mor. The Hot Club of San Francisco celebrates the music of Django Rein- hardt and Stephane Grap- pelli and presents a unique evening of vintage silent films accompanied by clas- sic gypsy swing. For tickets and infor- mation, visit www.chico- performances.com or call the University Box Office at (530) 898-6333. CONCERTS Chico Performances events for January The Bureau of Land Management will host free guided hikes to look for wintering bald eagles in the Cache Creek Natu- ral Area in Lake County on Saturdays, Jan. 10, 17, 24 and 31 and Feb. 7 and 14. Those interested in par- ticipating should reserve space for a specific date by calling the BLM Ukiah Field Office, (707) 468- 4000. Early reservations are requested for the pop- ular hikes, which are lim- ited to 25 participants each and fill quickly. Participants will meet at 10 a.m. at the Redbud Trailhead parking area, eight miles east of Clear- lake Oaks on Highway 20. The trailhead is just west of the North Fork Cache Creek Bridge. The five-mile hike lasts about four hours. The trail includes a steep 600-foot climb in the first mile, so hikers should be in good physical condition. Hikers should wear sturdy hiking boots suit- able for wet conditions and dress for cold weather. They should carry water, a lunch and binoculars, as most eagle sightings are from a distance. Hikes will be cancelled in rainy weather. Hikers will enjoy scenic vistas of the Cache Creek Canyon, where eagles often soar over the creek or perch in streamside trees. Par- ticipants often spot other wildlife including tule elk, golden eagles, osprey, her- ons, red-tailed hawks and egrets. TO DO BLM offering guided bald eagle hikes By David Bauder TheAssociatedPress NEW YORK With the cur- tain soon to fall on Da- vid Letterman's late-night television career, the end comes Friday for an odd and emotional holiday tra- dition that involves comic Jay Thomas, the Lone Ranger, a giant meatball and, most indelibly, singer Darlene Love. Love will sing "Christ- mas (Baby Please Come Home)" for the 21st and fi- nal time on Letterman's annual holiday show. He's retiring from the "Late Show" next May. "I'm looking forward to it this year more than any other year, with mixed feelings, of course," said Letterman's longtime bandleader, Paul Shaffer. "It's been incredibly mean- ingful for me." Letterman's holiday show has traditions, just not the ones you see in most households. Thomas comes by to repeat the story of giving a ride to Clayton Moore, televi- sion's Lone Ranger. Then, as he's done since 1998, Thomas tries to knock the meatball off the top of a Christmas tree with a football. The centerpiece is Love's performance of the song that identifies her as the "Christmas queen," primarily be- cause of the annual expo- sure on Letterman. "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" was the sin- gle off "A Christmas Gift For You," an album by pro- ducer Phil Spector and the artists in his orbit. Now considered a classic, it was a flop upon its release on Nov. 22, 1963, the day Pres- ident John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Shaffer never forgot it, though. "The Phil Spector al- bum has always been the one that has gotten me through the Christmas season, which can be de- pressing for people in show business, who are often working instead of being with their families," he said. Love hadn't even per- formed the song onstage until the mid-1980s, when she was part of "Leader of the Pack," a tribute show for Ellie Greenwich, writer of "Christmas" (with Jeff Barry and Spector) and other 1960s hits like "Be My Baby." Shaffer was part of the show. Letterman came to see it one night and was blown away by Love's version. Letterman invited Love to sing it on his show in 1986, then on NBC. She hasn't returned every year, but was there more often than not. "David is nothing if not a traditionalist," Shaffer said, "and he kept asking for her year after year. It's as simple as that." Shaffer had his own, pri- vate ritual. Every year, the day of the holiday show, he called his good friend Greenwich for spiritual support. That ended with her death in 2009. The song has been cov- ered multiple times — by the likes of U2, Mariah Carey, Michael Buble and Joey Ramone — since Love began making her Letter- man appearances. She moved from Cal- ifornia to New York for "Leader of the Pack," and does a holiday show in the- aters each year. Shaffer and "Late Show" director Jerry Foley, mean- while, begin preparing for the song's annual perfor- mance weeks in advance. Shaffer always tries to bring different elements — a military choir one year, children in another. In true Spector "Wall of Sound" tradition, Shaf- fer's "CBS Orchestra" has greatly expanded to a stage filled with musi- cians. Each year's surprise is the choreographed en- trance of the saxophone player for his solo. He's emerged from a gift-wrapped box delivered by a sleigh-full of show- girls, come down a chim- ney and flown across the stage hoisted by cables. Love intentionally keeps herself in the dark about unique elements of each year's version until arriv- ing at the theater. 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