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"The Durst case sce- nario," a new comedy show by Will Durst with special guests Liz Merry and Aaron Standish will hold two performances, 8 p.m. Friday, June 19 at the Chico Women's Club and 7 p.m. Saturday, June 20 at the Cedar Crest Vineyards in Manton. Advance tickets are $15 and on sale at Duffy's Tav- ern in Chico, Cedar Crest Vineyards and Wild Oak in Red Bluff, or $20 at the door. There is a link at www.merrystandish.com where $15 advance tickets can be purchased online. Fresh on the heels of his critically acclaimed "BoomeRaging: From LSD to OMG!" is legendary Bay Area comedian Durst's newest show. Durst will be joined on the bill by the North State's own married comedy duo, Liz Merry and Aaron Standish. In his new show, Durst, the man the New York Times calls "quite possibly the best political comedian in the country," switches di- rections to explore the mod- ern. In this lightning-paced show, Durst plumbs the pit- falls of contemporary life chronicling the new state- of-the-art weapons and questioning the pride taken for being accomplices in po- tential extinction. It's the Zombie Apocalypse but the undead are wearing clown noses. Armageddon with a laugh track. Durst utilizes pungent observations and coura- geous honesty, in segments such as the Bright Side of Global Warming, Password Hell, Attack of the Raging Hipsters and the Religion of Recycling. The show is whimsical and droll and playful and ludicrous and silly and serious and mis- chievous. Smart, clean and uplifting. A unique theat- rical event delivered with stand-up timing and not less than a modicum of po- etry. Durst's column appears regularly in local publica- tions the Daily News. Standish and Merry have been writing and perform- ing together since 1990. Their shows include topical, local, political and mature audience material. They re- cently opened for Durst in Red Bluff. For more information, visit Merry Standish Com- edy on Facebook or www. merrystandish.com. COMEDY Wi ll D ur st w ee ke nd w it h Me rr y, S ta nd is h sl at ed Durst CONTRIBUTEDPHOTO The public is invited to attend and view the paintings created by many of the Red Bluff Art Association's talented artists. ART ASSOCIATION Red Bluff Art Association is the featured exhibitor at the Tehama Country Visitor Center and the public is in- vited to attend and view the paintings created by many of the association's talented artists. A gala reception is planned for 5-7 p.m. Friday, July 10, at the center, 250 Antelope Blvd., Red Bluff and is open to the public. "This year's exhibit is ex- ceptional and includes 32 paintings," said President Kathy Brehm. The exhibit ranges in scope from landscapes, lo- cal flora and fauna, western lifestyle, animal paintings, abstract and non-realistic. There are all types of me- dia — oil, watercolor, graph- ite, mixed media, color pen- cil, etc. The exhibit will be in place until July 27. The Visitor Center's pri- mary purpose is as a re- source for information on Tehama County. There are displays of local products and colorful brochures with descriptions of area sites of- fering details of the trails networks, wineries, Corn- ing olives, etc. Predomi- nately featured are recre- ation opportunities at Las- sen Volcanic National Park and the Sacramento River. Local wines are available for sale. Normal hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Tehama County Li- brary is displaying the works of artist Roland Lint, who favors realistic depic- tion of animals and other wildlife. The library is at 645 Madison St. in Red Bluff. The art association brings art opportunities, ed- ucation and enrichment to the North Valley and meets 10 a.m. to noon Thursdays at the Tehama District Fair- ground, 650 Antelope Blvd. in Red Bluff. For more in- formation, call 529-1603 or visit redbluffartassociation. com and the Facebook page. Visitor Center hosts art exhibit Thankyou! PLEASERECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER. REDDING Guys and Dolls" premiers this summer at the Shasta College The- atre at 7:30 p.m. Thurs- day, July 9. Performances will continue for 3 weeks at 7:30 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays July 9-25 with two special 2 p.m. Sunday matinees on July 12 and 19. Enjoy what many crit- ics have hailed as the per- fect musical comedy. Win- ner of a bevy of awards, including Tonys, Drama Desks and Oliviers, the Broadway musical com- edy is based upon the sto- ries of the incomparable Damon Runyon and the book by Joe Swirling and Abe Burrows. Thirty-five accom- plished North State ac- tors, singers and dancers will bring the music and lyrics of Frank Loesser to life with performances designed for the entire family. Shows are expected to sell out so consider pre- purchasing tickets early. Tickets are available at shastacollege.edu. Tickets will also be available at the door for shows that don't sell out for $12 general ad- mission and $10 seniors and students. Under the musical di- rection of Dr. Elizabeth Waterbury and featur- ing original choreogra- phy by Roni Grandell, "Guys and Dolls" prom- ises to be another smash hit production from the Shasta College Theatre Department. SHASTA COLLEGE 'Guys and Dolls' set for summer By Leila Rodriguez Correspondent CHICO Behind the bar at Duffy's Tavern, bartender Lisa Valentine is a soft- spoken and poised woman who shies away from extra attention. But when the Chico songstress walks onto a stage, she transforms into a scorned lover com- manding the room with her powerful pipes belt- ing out heartbreaking an- thems and soul-wrenching ballads. "When I'm up there, that's the happiest mo- ment in my life, so I just feel really free on stage," Valentine said. "Something changes and I get really into it and I don't control what- ever happens — it just hap- pens." The soulful siren will debut new material off her latest eight-track EP titled, "Happiness," 8 p.m. Satur- day at the Chico Women's Club on 592 E. Third St. A new slew of refined musicians join the singer as she leaves the Unlove- ables behind and contin- ues performing as Lisa Valentine. Joining Valentine on stage for the EP re- lease show will be Dave Elke (guitar), Andy King (keys), Larry Cas- serly (bass), Ben Sall- man (trombone), Jeff Daub (trumpet), Robert Delgardo (drums), Joel Quiney (viola/violin) and Ben Jaks (arco bass). Just last month, she an- nounced her departure with the Unloveable musi- cians, but fans of the sultry singer can still anticipate music in the same vein but a tad more adventurous. "I was thinking I wanted to move into a dif- ferent direction, but no," Valentine said. "The whole R&B thing kept calling me back." The recent passing of Valentine's grandmother, whom Valentine said raised her, was a huge influence on the musi- cian's decision to modify her sound and opt for a more stripped down, in- die vibe. "I think when I was go- ing through that change of, 'Oh, I want to go in this direction with music,' maybe I was a little bit in a weird, different spot cre- atively," she said. "At the time, some of the songs I was coming up with and the way I was hearing them was with more strings and very open — very ethereal." A song titled, "Release" off "Happiness" was in- spired by Valentine's late grandmother who passed eight months ago. Despite the songwriter's loss, her anticipated album is filled with the same riv- eting energy Valentine has honed over the years but this time she strays away from belting out tales of heartbreak and loneliness found in her previous EP "Secret Lover." "Happiness," produced by Elke, evokes Valen- tine's same powerful emo- tions voiced and penned by the timeless singer/song- writer, driven by rhythm and blues and backed by a large, full sound. "It's definitely throw- back sounding like it's something from the '60s," Valentine said. "It's a little gritty, and I have some progressive lyr- ics. "There's not as much doo-wop going on but a little more grit and soul. There is definitely still some retro feel to the songs but there's also some modern stuff like synthe- sizers going in the songs. I'm just experimenting. It's a lot different than the last one." CHICO Lisa Valentine gets gritty with the blues When/where: 8p.m. Sat- urday at Chico Women's Club, 592E. Third St. Cost: $5 Show is all ages. LISAVALENTINEEP RELEASEPARTY CONTRIBUTED BY JAMES CHATO Lisa Valentine will perform songs from her new EP "Happiness" on Saturday at Chico Women's Club. 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