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Mercy High School will present "The Phantom of the Opera," composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Charles Hart, ad- ditional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe and a book by Lloyd Webber and Stilgoe. Based on the classic novel "Le Fantôme de l'Opéra" by Gaston Leroux, "The Phan- tom of the Opera" tells the story of a masked figure who lurks beneath the cat- acombs of the Paris Opera House, exercising a reign of terror over all who in- habit it. He falls madly in love with an innocent young so- prano, Christine, and de- votes himself to creating a new star by nurturing her extraordinary talents and by employing all of the de- vious methods at his com- mand. Its score includes Think of Me, Angel of Mu- sic, Music of the Night, All I Ask of You, Masquerade and the title song. "This is just the show I'm doing this year. It's an amazing show," said Direc- tor Scott Matthews. "It's one of two that I've always dreamed of doing. I've been picturing how to do it at Mercy since I was 16, long before I knew I would be a teacher, or be at Mercy, or be directing their musicals. At one point, I had a list of all the challenges I would have to overcome to be able to pull off the show. I was pretty sure it was impossi- ble. But over the past five or six years, I've slowly figured out how to overcome most of the larger obstacles." Matthews was ap- proached this year by a few parents who said they really wanted to do Phan- tom this year. The parents at Mercy have put in many hours already trying to make this show a reality, but especially Lisa Gentry, Marti Syed and Suzi Bron- ner. Mary Gross is doing the choreography and De- nise Peters is the accom- panist. Matthews said he wouldn't have even tried do- ing the show without hav- ing so many talented, hard- working people around him. The student cast has been working until 8 p.m. on some nights and on the weekends as well. Performances are sched- uled for 7 p.m. Friday, April 24, a gala performance at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 25, 7 p.m. Saturday, May 2 and 2 p.m. Sunday, May 3. Call Mercy High School at 527-8313 for ticket infor- mation. PERFORMANCE 'P ha nt om o f th e Opera' to be presented by Mercy High School Aaron Standish will host a stand-up comedy show- case at The Red Bluff Elks Lodge starting at 8 p.m. Fri- day, April 24. "Unhireable" is an inti- mate, limited seating eve- ning of stand-up featuring three of the best comedi- ans from the Chico Com- edy Scene — Don Ashby, Jason Murry and Jerm Leather. Merry Standish Comedy veterans John Bertoli and piano man Ro- land Allen as well as Red Bluff's own Weston Mccoy and Marty Trendler will perform. "Unhireable" contains adult language and is sug- gested for a mature audi- ence. Tickets are $10 in ad- vance and available at http://www.brownpaper- tickets.com/event/1391975, Wild Oak at 328 Oak St. and Plum Crazy Hair De- sign and Boutique at 645 Main St. in Red Bluff. Admission at the door is $15, but seating is lim- ited to fewer than 100, so advanced purchase is en- couraged. For more information go to www.merrystandish.com or Merry Standish Comedy on Facebook. ELKS LODGE Evening of local comics scheduled April 24 Standish FollowusonTwitterandFacebook. Up and coming pianist Grant Levin will be the featured guest artist dur- ing "Sounds of the Night," CSU, Chico's spring semes- ter jazz concert at 7:30 p.m. April 18 in Harlen Adams Theatre. The Jazz X-Press, CSU, Chico's premier jazz group, will be joined during the concert by the Chico High School Jazz Ensemble. Levin, a former pupil of Jazz X-Press director Rocky Winslow, is a multi- faceted contemporary pia- nist, bandleader and song- writer. According to Levin's website, his musical aes- thetic is based on dynam- ics; he likes to showcase the piano as an infinitely pow- erful instrument, allowing the audience to experience its sonic possibilities. Levin said "restraint" is a dynamic he cultivates into the music he performs. Only with restraint can you achieve a kind of freedom within music; if you allow the music to become very quiet, a sudden loud note will become very powerful, he said. "The best performances I have played have been with the idea in mind that there is power in the re- served, in not fully display- ing one's strength," noted Levin. Levin is based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has performed in a number of San Francisco venues, in- cluding Yoshi's, the SF- JAZZ Center, the Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall, and the San Francisco Conser- vatory of Music He has worked with a number of highly re- garded jazz musicians, in- cluding Pete Yellin, Jerry Dodgion, Dayna Stephens, Noel Jewkes, John Santos, Howard Wiley, Ray Obiedo, Dean Reilly, Melecio Mag- daluyo, and Marcus Shelby. He has also played key- boards with Little Anthony and the Imperials. Works performed by the Jazz X-Press will include, "All of Me" by Thad Jones; "Turn Out The Stars" by Bill Evans and Mark Patter- son; and "Blue Landscape" by Geoff Keezer. "Just Don't Think," an original work by Roxanne Winslow, daugh- ter of Rocky, will also be performed. The Chico High School Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Todd Filpula, will kick off the concert with "Blue Bossa" by Kenny Dorham (arranged by Mark Taylor) and "Blues for Bart" by Ralph Gingery, among other selections. Advance tickets, at $15 adults, $13 senior citizens, and $6 students and chil- dren, are available at the University Box Office, 530- 898-6333. Add $2 for tick- ets purchased at the door. For disability-related ac- commodations, call 898- 6333. CHICO STATE Jazz X-Press to perform spring concert CONTRIBUTED Grant Levin will be featured at Harlen Adams Theatre. CHICO The Janet Turner Print Museum will present the 20th Juried Student Print Exhibition April 23 to May 13. This year's juror is Jap- anese woodblock printing artist Miwako Nishizawa. Awards will be announced at a ceremony in conjunc- tion with the University Art Gallery and the Art Education Student Exhibi- tion 5 p.m. Thursday, April 30 in Rowland-Taylor Re- cital Hall, PAC 134 on the CSU Chico campus. Catherine Sullivan, cu- rator for the Janet Turner Print Museum, created this version of the Jur- ied Student Exhibition 20 years ago. "Students reflect a pe- riod in an art career where content is forming and skills are refined," said Sullivan. "This exhibition gives the viewer a chance to see how artists develop." All of the prints selected for this exhibition reflect work that has been done by CSU, Chico students as part of a printmaking classes. The museum is in Meriam Library on the CSU, Chico campus, adja- cent to the Valene L. Smith Museum of Anthropology. Viewing hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday-Satur- day during scheduled ex- hibitions. JANET TURNER PRINT MUSEUM Student exhibition set The 6th Annual Red Bluff Western Art Show & Sale will be held dur- ing the Red Bluff Bull & Gelding Sale in January 2016. Entries should depict the traditional Western ranch or Native American lifestyle with horses, cat- tle, stock dogs or wildlife found on a cattle or horse ranch. There is a limit of 5 en- tries per division per art- ist and all entries must be for sale. Entry deadline in Nov. 1. The entry fee is $50 per entry and sold items will have $20 of the en- try fee refunded. A 20 percent commission will be charged on all sales. Each entry form must be typed or printed legi- bly and must be submit- ted in high quality PDF or JPEG form suitable for publication. Entry must be accom- panied by a fully com- pleted entry form, entry fee, a typed one page biography and a com- pleted return shipping form. An artist reception will be held 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. Divisions include painting, drawing, sculp- ture, photography, silver engraving, leather work, working gear and minia- tures. There will be prizes and awards in each division — $700 for first, $200 for sec- ond, $100 for third. Best of show wins $1,000 and a ribbon and people's choice wins a ribbon. For more information and to receive an entry form, send an email to madranchmama@gmail. com. BULL SALE Entries sought for Western art show and sale slated for January CelebrateournewnameatourRodeoBarbecue MoseyonoverforaRodeoBarbecuecelebratingtherenamingofEmeritusatLassenHouse to Brookdale Red Bluff. Our name may have changed, but our residents and families will continue to be served by the same friendly faces and unique blend of hospitality, service and care they know so well. Enjoy delicious food, fun and rodeo ticket giveaways. So, round up your family and friends, and come see what makes our community so exceptional. Thursday,April16 11a.m.to2p.m. Open to the public $5 suggested donation AllproceedsbenefitRedBluffHighSchoolFutureFarmersofAmerica. For more information, call (530) 529-2900. UPCOMING EVENTS: Vietnam Veterans of America 582's Annual Tri Tip Cook-off • May 2 Competitors wanted • $25 entry fee Call Dean Tibel at (530) 873-0885 for more information. Happy Hour • Third Friday of every month. Open to the public. 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