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California-native Soheil Nasseri has performed in some of the world's most prestigious concert halls, including Berlin's Philhar- monie, London's Southbank Centre, Tokyo's Musashino Center, Théâtre Fémina in Bordeaux, Florence's Teatro Comunale and St. Peters- burg's Philharmonia, not to mention concerts through- out the USA. "This imaginative, tech- nically assured pianist in- variably finds something fresh to say about whatever music he has on his stand," according to the New York Times. Nasseri is scheduled to perform on the State The- atre's beautiful Schimmel Grand Piano at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17. Open seating ticket prices will be $25 for adults and $15 for students. The box office will open at 6:30 p.m. Among the selections planned are Schubert So- nata in G Major, D 894; Cho- pin Ballade in G Mi- nor, Op. 23; Beethoven 7 Varia- tions on "God Save the King," WoO 78 and Beethoven Symphony No. 5 tran- scribed for piano by Franz Liszt. For more information, call 529-2787 or visit www. statetheatreredbluff.com. STATETHEATRE Pianisttotakethestagetonight Self-taught fiber artist Patty Tompkins will partic- ipate in the inaugural Open Studio Tehama County art- ist tour coming this Decem- ber. Tompkins became inter- ested in weaving after read- ing a newspaper article in the LA Times on hand wo- ven saddle blankets. She acquired her first loom in 1971 and ordered a spin- ning wheel from Australia a year later. "I decided to get the spinning wheel when I found a barn full of wool while living on a remote ranch in Nevada," Tomp- kins said. "That was the start of my passion for spin- ning and weaving and 45 years later, I am the proud owner of six looms and six spinning wheels." Previously raising 40 Angora goats and Na- vajo Churro sheep, Tomp- kins now purchases the fleece. She has found weav- ing and spinning to be a creative and meditative pro- cess, with an abundance of inspiration everywhere in colors, textures and shapes. Tompkins weaves rugs, dish towels, place mats, scarves and wall hangings. She spins cotton, linen, wool, silk, and alpaca. "I like to take a fleece through the process of washing, carding, dye- ing and spinning, and then weave it into a fin- ished product," Tompkins said. "I have enjoyed teach- ing weaving and spinning for many years and it has brought wonderful and tal- ented people into my life." Open Studio Tehama County artist tour will be Dec. 4-6, sponsored by the Tehama County Arts Coun- cil and the California Arts Council Arts Plate Program. More details can be found at https://www.face- book.com/OpenStudioTe- hamaCounty. ARTS Fi be r art is t to o pe n st ud io f or t ou r COURTESYPHOTO Fiber artist Patty Tompkins. Soheil Nasseri The 8th annual Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show will be held at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 19-20. This event is open to the public from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $3 and kids younger than 16 are free. More than 30 vendors from western United States will feature fin- ished fine jewelry, pol- ished rocks, minerals and fossils. A wide range of dis- plays and demonstrations will include gemstone cut- ting and polishing, fluores- cent rock tent, and a turn of the century rock crush- ing machine. The event offers great activities for kids and families including ge- ode cutting, raffle prizes which include jewelry and cash, silent auctions for adults and kids and a door prize announced every 30 minutes. Each day, the first 200 kids through the door will re- ceive a fossilized shark tooth. Other activities in- clude a junior rockhound dig, making a bead ring or necklace. Rockhounds, or rock and mineral collectors, will travel from across the north state, including Sacramento, Roseville and Redding, and as far away as Reno to enjoy the show. In 2014, more than 3,000 people attended the event. The Feather River Lap- idary and Mineral Society hosts the event annually providing opportunities for collectors and vendors and to increase the public's knowledge and interest in geology, gems and lapidary — the cutting, polishing or engraving of stones or gems. The Society meets monthly at the Oroville's Thermolito Grange. It of- fers rockhounding field trips, classes and hands-on learning experiences at its rock shop providing mem- bers the chance to cut and create their own rocks into jewelry. To learn more, visit www.featherriver- rocks.org. TO DO Gem show coming to Chico The Gateway Science Museum at California State University, Chico will kick off its fall exhibit sea- son on Sunday, Sept. 20, with bat house construc- tion demonstrations, lawn and garden activities and a live bat presentation. The activities take place from noon to 5 p.m. During the event, visitors will learn about the importance of bats and other nocturnal creatures found here in the North State. The activities celebrate the museum's new exhibit, "Masters of the Night: The True Story of Bats," produced and toured by Evergreen Exhibitions. Through a mixture of photos, models and inter- actives, this hands-on ex- hibit explores the world of these wonderful and eco- logically important crea- tures and turns common myths upside down. Continuing to show at the Gateway is "Modern Farming—Land, Water, People and Science." This interactive exhibit looks at the North State's agri- cultural production, prac- tices, science and com- munity. The exhibit has been enhanced through input from CSU, Chico's College of Agriculture, Butte County agricultural boards and numerous lo- cal farmers and ranchers. Several other events are planned at the Gateway in September and October: Volunteer orientations will be offered 12:15-1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, and 11-11:45 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 26. Registration is required. Call 898-3273 for information. Every Saturday, the mu- seum's Investigation Sta- tion offers hands-on sci- ence activities. Workshops are 1-3 p.m. The museum will host a botanical drawing work- shop 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27. Registra- tion is required. Call 530- 898-4121. For more information, visit www.gatewayscience. org or call 898-4121. GATEWAY Science museum to kick off fall season A+E » redbluffdailynews.com Thursday, September 17, 2015 » MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS A5