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4A Daily News – Thursday, February 9, 2012 Pastimes Arts Comedy show at the State Join Focus Film Festi- Comedians with Disabilities Act, a comedy tour made up entirely of performers with different disabilities, is bring- ing its "special" brand of humor to Red Bluff's State The- atre on Saturday night, Feb. 11, for a one-night only perfor- mance. The foursome met each other through the comedy club circuit and decided to band together to treat audiences to a unique and unforgettable experience. The troupe's comedy comes from the lifetime of experiences each has had due to individual challenges. They see the tour as not only a chance to entertain but to educate people on disability issues. Some material may not be appropriate for all viewers. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. and is sponsored by Z-NIRP Entertainment. Admission is $15 in advance or $20 at the door. Advanced tickets are available at Grocery Outlet and Sky River or online at wepay.com/xkbi42/events/109582. Student art contest entries Entry forms and rules are now available for the Tehama County Arts Council Student Art Contest sponsored by the council and Red Bluff Art Association. Entry forms and rules are available at the Red Bluff- Tehama County Chamber of Commerce, 100 Main St. Red Bluff, Los Molinos Chamber of Commerce, 7904 Hwy 99E, Los Molinos, and Corning Chamber of Commerce, 1110 Solano St. Corning. The contest is open to all Tehama County students, grades K-12. Forms were sent to each Tehama County school in January. This year's theme is "Under the Sea" and the deadline for entry submission is 4 p.m., Tuesday, March 6 at Tehama County Department of Education. For more information, call 200-2661 or go to www.tehamaarts.org, click on Programs and scroll down to the Art Contest information. Winning entries will be displayed at the State Theatre for the Arts in conjunction with the Missoula Children's The- atre on Saturday, March 24, including an artists reception with prizes. Shasta College in February • Legally Blonde- The Musical Auditions, noon to 5 p.m. on Feb. 18 and 6-9 p.m. on March 12-14. • Shasta Symphony Orchestra- Something old, Some- thing new, Something borrowed, Something blue, 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25, Shasta College Theatre. Admission $10 general, $8 students/seniors, $5 Simpson or Shasta Col- lege Student ID. The Shasta Symphony Orchestra will perform some- thing old- the great Symphony No. 1 by Beethoven; some- thing new written for SSO by Chicago composer Shawn Okpebholo; something borrowed from the great wind ensemble repertoire- Holst's Hammersmith: Prelude and Scherzo and the blues and jazz influenced chamber orches- tra work- La Creation du monde by Darius Milhaud. • Through Feb. 24, Variant Visions- The Art of David Huffman and Irving Norman, Building 300, Free admis- sion. val for a screening of For Once In My Life 6:30-8 p.m. Friday, March 9, at the Red Bluff Community and Senior Center, 1500 S. Jackson St. This free event is co- presented by Tehama County Coordinating Council and Knights of Columbus, with coopera- tion of Tehama County Administration. It was funded in part through a grant from the State Council on Developmen- tal Disabilities/Area Board 2. The film is a documen- tary about a unique band of singers and musicians, and their journey to show the world the greatness — and killer soundtrack — within each of them. The band members have a wide range of disabilities as well as musical abili- ties that extend into ranges of pure genius. The film explores the struggles and triumphs and the healing power of & entertainment Film festival to host free screening Photo provided by Big Blue Box Productions music, as the band members' unique talents are nurtured, to chal- lenge the world's per- ceptions. Focus Film Festival explores documentary and feature films that focus on and examine the complexity of the human experience: culture, rela- tionships, aging, disabili- ty and more. The festival features productions from a wide range of sources bringing North State audiences an oppor- tunity to experience inno- vation, creativity and diverse perspectives through the medium of film. For more information, visit www.farnorthern- rc.org/FOCUSFilmFesti- val or call Mary Ann Weston at 221-9530. Art Association to exhibit at Corning festival Red Bluff Art Associa- tion members are assem- bling their works for dis- play at the 7th Annual Corning Wine, Beer, Food and Art Festival sched- uled for 4-10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24 and noon to 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25 at Rolling Hills Casino in Corning. Last year's festival exhibited more than 70 RBAA fine art works. This year an even bigger show is anticipated. A wide variety of media and styles will be featured including original oil, watercolor, pastel, acrylic, mixed media and collage. Art prints and cards will be available for purchase. "Also exhibiting is the amazing Tehama County Photo Club," said Associ- ation President Connie Maxey, "plus many unique art and craft pieces from Corning High and Centennial High School students. It will be a great show." This Corning Rotary- sponsored event will include an even larger ros- ter of activities and ven- dors than prior years. It will showcase the best of local vineyards from Manton, Vina, Butte and Shasta Counties along Courtesy photo This painting, titled "Buba" meaning Grandfather, is by Caroline Elfving. Pictured left to right are RBAA members Susana Rosenzvit, Linda Yamas and Debby Sipes. with national and interna- tional wines. There will be a number of micro- brews to sample. In addi- tion to wine and beer tast- ing, there will be a Clam Chowder Cook-off, casi- no chef's cooking demon- strations, and wine experts to answer any questions. Some of the local ven- dors include Corning Olive Oil, Lucero Olive Oil, Pacific Sun Olive Oil, Olive Hut, Truckee Sour- dough, Pedrozo Dairy and Cheese Co. and Antelope Creek Farm. Admission is $10 and Gallery 833 Fine Art, 833 Mistletoe Lane, Suite A4, in Redding will be fea- turing David Allred, Wood and Metal Sculptures from 6-9 p.m. on Saturday. includes a wine glass, first wine tasting drink ticket and $5 free slot play. Advance tickets are avail- able at The Big Picture, 857 Washington St., 3 Generations Arts and Shop, 405 Walnut St., in Red Bluff, and association members or by calling 527-4810. Participants must be 21 to attend. Due to the support of Rolling Hills Casino and the Paskenta Band Nom- lakis, all income from admission tickets to the festival will benefit the Corning Rotary Founda- tion's programs, which Other venues open for Second Saturday Art Night are Bevie's Fine Art Gallery, North Valley Art League, Shasta County Arts Council, Small Shots Sweetheart Dinner Special Steak & Lobster Tail Complete Dinner including Dessert & Champagne Dinner Special available on Feb 10, 11, 12th & 14th 645 Antelope Blvd. #1 Reservations recommended in Frontier Village across from the fairgrounds. 527-1420 provide local high school scholarships, elementary schools' bookshelf pro- ject, dictionaries for every third-grader in Tehama County — jointly with Red Bluff Rotary — Corning High School Interact Club, Boy Scout- ing, and other community projects. RBAA meets 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursdays at the Snug Harbor Mobile Home Park Recreation Room, 600 Rio Vista Ave. in Red Bluff. For more information contact Presi- dent Connie Maxey at 527-4810. Redding gallery hosts sculptor's work Gallery, The Studio Experi- ence, Vintage Wine Bar and Restaurant, Compass Shin- ing Cares Grace Place Tea House, HDR Imaging, The Tasting Room- Moseley Family Cellars, Leather- by's, Vitner's Cellar, Fator's Custom Framing and Enter- prise High School Art Gallery. For more information call 223-3541 or 221-8150. FINDERS CHECK OUT OUR NEW INVENTORY KEEPERS Thrift & Antiques Tue-Sat: 10am-5pm In the Frontier Village Shopping Center 645 Antelope Blvd. 530 527-7798