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State events January events for State Theatre include: Live stand-up comedy hosted by Aaron Prinz and featuring Jason Resler, who has performed on Comedy Central and XM Satellite Radio. Also performing will be Bryan Yang and Carlos Rodriquez. The event will be at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. General admission is $10. Tickets available at Red Bluff Grocery Outlet and M&M Ranch House The Magic of Movies Screenings are made possi- ble by a donation from Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson. Big, starring Tom Hanks will show at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15. In the lobby will be spe- cial events by Tehama County Mentoring celebrat- ing National Mentoring Month. Walk On, a tribute to Johnny Cash, featuring James Garner and his band is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23. Tickets are available at statetheatreredbluff.com or at Fran's Hallmark, Sky River Music and Act II and include admission to a movie screening of Walk The Line at 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31. General admission is $15, students and seniors are $8. RB gallery Fiber Art, Interactive Exhibit and Eastern Euro- pean Exhibits open at Red Bluff Art Gallery Jan. 8. Asya Lesly demonstrates her sense of color design and seamstress skills in the art exhibit that opens this 5-8 p.m. Friday, open to the pub- lic. Lesly lives in Mineral with her husband and two young sons. Her studio is in her home and is a piece of design art in itself. Stacks of fabric, arranged in a rainbow of color, give her a satisfying base of operations for her art. Besides the fiber art exhibit, the gallery is open- ing a piece of installation art on loan from the Moshe Elimelech Gallery in Los Angeles. New original works by the artist Kseniya Beliaeva are featured in the gallery. Beliaeva, who lives in Belarus, has been showing in Red Bluff for two years and her work now has a strong base of buyers and admirers. The gallery is at 601 Wal- nut St., Red Bluff. For more information call 529- 1332. How can you make your work more appealing than someone else's? What does your art need to make it sell? Talk about your work. Make it live. People often ask what I titled a certain piece. Oops. Sometimes I for- get to do that and ask for help on that point. I'm usually more worried about getting the shad- ows right for planet earth with only one sun. The first question asked is, what is the title We need to help people buy our art by creat- ing a desire for it. Sign your work, date it, title it, and explain it. Think of the car salesman who is selling the convert- ible, "with the wind in your hair." The person selling their home who bakes cookies the day people show up knows the game. Why did you choose that particular subject? Where did the setting occur? Per- haps on a trip you took? What made you decide to devote your time and mate- rials to it? Help them under- stand your style. What medium did you use, water- color? Then tell the viewer how to take care not to hang it in the sun so the color does not fade. Let them know how easy it is to clean acrylic or oil paintings, any- thing that connects your art to the buyer. Sometimes a buyer may need to defend buy- ing the work of an unknown. Help them with documentation of where a certain piece of work has shown and any awards it may have received. Hav- ing information typed up and attached to the work gives it credibility. What- ever emotional level will help the viewer bond with the work and become a buyer can be used. Many times travelers will buy a portrait of where they vacationed or got married. They want to look at the painting and remember who, what, when, where and why did they put out money for this. Was it the colors, the image, the techniques used or the artist? Did you make a good impression? A first hand experience is my sister Paula Riley who was visiting from Ari- zona, she went with me to the local gallery that I'm associated with. A piece of work in the gallery reminded me of my sister's home, so I made a point of showing it to her and sure enough my sister fell in love with it. However she needed to validate packing this pur- chase for a plane trip home. While she was mulling the decision over with the object clutched in her hands, I told her about the ceramist using art to help recover from an acci- dent. Incidentally, the show being held was sub- ject to offers and this work was offered at $25 OBO. My sister's heart got the best of her and she asked quietly, "Would the artist take $30?" This is one demonstration that people love to know the history behind their pur- chases. Paula loves a story to go with her art and I love my sister's generous heart. Dana Eker is a watercolorist living in Red Bluff. She is a member of the Red Bluff Art Gallery, with artwork displayed around town. E-mail Dana at danaeker@hotmail.com. You may view her work at http://www.cafepress.com/ pondperfect and http://redbluffartgallery.com /dana_eker.htm. Thursday, January 7, 2010 – Daily News – 5A N EWS D AILY RED BLUFF TEHAMA COUNTY www.statetheatreredbluff.com All Seats $5 State Theatre, 333 Oak Street, Red Bluff State Theatre Presents... "The Magic of Movies" (Screenings made possible by a donation from Tom Hanks & Rita Wilson) Published through a co- sponsorship agreement with the F r i d a y , J a n u a r y 1 5 , 2 0 1 0 7 : 0 0 p . m . In the lobby: big Tehama County Mentoring Program celebrates National Mentoring Month. The event is a benefit to support mentoring activities. Pastimes Arts & entertainment STAND UP COMEDY, LIVE! FEATURING JASON RESLER AS SEEN ON COMEDY CENTRAL SATURDAY, JAN 9 TH 7:30pm RED BLUFF STATE THEATRE HOSTED BY AARON PRINZ WITH CARLOS RODRIGUEZ & BRYAN YANG Purchase tickets at Red Bluff Grocery Outlet or M& M Ranch House The Electric Man For all your electrical needs • New Outlets / 220 • Fans / Fixtures • Pools / Spas • Code Corrections • Troubleshooting • Panel Upgrade • Telephone Wiring 347-4441 $10.00 Customer Discount FREE Estimates License# 826543 Make your work appealing Dana Eker Beginner's Easel Chico Performances - Peking Acrobats Chico Performances for January and February include: • The Peking Acrobats at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20. Advance tickets are $29 Premium, $24 Adult, $22 Senior, $17 Stu- dent/Child. The group perform dar- ing maneuvers atop a pre- carious pagoda of chairs, treacherous wire-walking, trick-cycling, precision tumbling, exciting jug- gling, and flying somer- saults. It is accompanied by live musicians playing tra- ditional Chinese instru- ments and high-tech spe- cial effects. • The Second City's 50th Anniversary Show will be at 7:30 p.m. Thurs- day, Jan. 28. Advance tick- ets are $24 Premium, $19 Adult, $17 Senior, $15 Stu- dent/Child. The comedy troupe Sec- ond City will once again wow the North State audi- ence with its comic timing, wry observations and quick wit. The Edlos: A Cappella Broadway! will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3. Advance Tickets are $23 Premium, $18 Adult, $16 Senior, $14 Student/Child. A superb mix of A Cap- pella and Broadway, this performance is sure to have you laughing and singing along. • A Year With Frog and Toad will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5. Advance Tickets are $18 Adult, $16 Senior, $14 Student/Child. Based on the beloved book by Arold Lobel and a hit on Broadway, A Year With Frog & Toad was nominated for three Tony Awards - including Best Musical. • Tommy Emmanuel will perform at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 7. Advance Tickets are $32 Premium, $27 Adult, $25 Senior, $20 Student/Child. In 1999 Chet Atkins said Tommy Emmanuel was "without a doubt, one of the greatest guitar play- ers on the planet," and bestowed upon him the title of "Certified Guitar Player" for his lifetime contribution to the instrument. • The Handsome Little Devils Squirm Burpee Cir- cus: A Vaudevillian Melo- drama will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9. Advance Tickets are $18 Adult, $16 Senior, $14 Stu- dent/Child. The Squirm Burpee Cir- cus is an exhilarating, fan- tastical adventure featuring classic Vaudeville comedy, high-skill circus acts, and a plot rooted in American melodrama. • Sam Bush, Jerry Dou- glas and Edgar Meyer will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11. Advance Tickets are $28 Premium, $23 Adult, $21 Senior, $16 Student/Child. In this collaborative per- formance, mandolin and fiddle champion Sam Bush (New Grass Revival), dobro master Jerry Dou- glas (Alison Krauss Band), and bass virtuoso Edgar Meyer (classical to Blue- grass) join forces in an evening featuring genre- crossing original works, traditional tunes, and some of their best known pieces • Umalali: The Garifuna Women's Project will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16. Advance Tickets are $23 Premium, $18 Adult, $16 Senior, $14 Student/Child. Blending the rich vocal textures of women from the Garifuna communities of Central America with echoes of rock, blues, funk, African, Latin, and Caribbean music, Umalali is an entrancing journey into the heart and soul of a unique and inspiring cul- ture. • The Chieftains will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18. Advance Tickets: $55 Pre- mium, $50 Adult, $48 Senior, $40 Student/Child. The Chieftains have performed before millions of fans on every continent in their 32 years of touring. • Suzanne Vega will per- form at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23. Advance Tickets are $23 Premium, $18 Adult, $16 Senior, $14 Stu- dent/Child. Iconic singer songwriter Suzanne Vega is known for her poetic stories and exquisite melodies. • Blind Boys of Alaba- ma will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25. Advance Tickets are $28 Premium, $23 Adult, $21 Senior, $16 Student/Child. The Blind Boys of Alabama are an institution in the music world. Life- time Achievement Award winners, owners of five Grammy Awards, and inductees in the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, the Blind Boys have been blaz- ing gospel, soul, R&B, and rock trails for 60 years and counting. • Moscow Circus will perform at 7:30 p.m. Sat., Feb. 27. Advance Tickets are $28 Premium, $23 Adult, $21 Senior, $16 Stu- dent/Child. The Moscow Circus is filled with musicians, clowns, dancers, perform- ers, gymnasts and animals. All performances held at Laxson Auditorium on the CSU Chico campus. For tickets and informa- tion, visit www.chicoper- formances.com or call 898- 6333. Courtesy photo Tehama On Tap