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The Tehama County Arts Council will present its annual ArtWalk, show- casing north state art- ists in coordination with the Downtown Red Bluff Business Association, 5-9 p.m. Friday Nov. 6 and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, in downtown Red Bluff. Events feature shop- ping, art, music, food, wine and craft beer tast- ing. A Food Truck Rally and children's activities will be held 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 7 on Washing- ton St. Admission is free. For more information and a map of the event go to http://tehamaarts. org. TEHAMACOUNTY AnnualArtWalkscheduled Ukulele master Jake Shimabukuro is scheduled to perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28 at Red Bluff's State Theatre. Consider the humble ukulele. It's an adaptation of a stringed instrument that traveled with Portu- guese immigrants who came to work in the sugar cane fields of Hawaii. Is- landers made the "machete" their own, mixing external influences of classical Eu- ropean music and Span- ish guitar with Hawaiian songs. Native Hawaiians renamed the little machete the ukulele and it's become synonymous with Hawai- ian music and Hawaiian culture. Shimabukuro comes from that same process of mixing both island and outside influences, both modern and historical. He's combined the qual- ities of a long line of vir- tuoso ukulele players with modern rock musicians to create a sound that's uniquely his own but still firmly grounded in Hawai- ian tradition. Growing up in Hawaii, Jake's influences include legendary ukulele players like Eddie Kamae, Ohta-San and Peter Moon. Jake also credits icons like Bruce Lee and Michael Jor- dan as a source of inspira- tion. Known for his energetic strumming on the uku- lele, Jake's performance incorporates elements of thoughtful, sophisticated arrangements to spontane- ous, improvised passages. In addition to his original compositions, his repertoire includes Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody, Schubert's Ave Maria and Cohen's Halle- lujah. Born and raised in Ho- nolulu, Hawaii, Jake's life has always centered on the ukulele. He started playing at the age of four, urged by his mother who also played. Jake began his music ca- reer in the mid-'90s, per- forming at local coffee shops as a sideman with his first band, Pure Heart. But Jake's solo career began in 2002 when he signed with Epic Records, becoming the first ukulele player to sign with Sony Music. While his well-received solo releases positioned Jake as an es- tablished musician in Ha- waii and Japan, his career skyrocketed when a cover of "While My Guitar Gen- tly Weeps" went viral on YouTube with more than 13 million views, opening the rest of the world's eyes to Jake and his unique play- ing style. In the years since the YouTube clip aired, Jake has collaborated with an array of artists that include Yo-Yo Ma, Jimmy Buffett, Bette Midler, Cyndi Lau- per and Lyle Lovett – as well as orchestras around the world. He's sold out world-class venues, played at Bonnaroo, SXSW, the Playboy Jazz Festival, Fuji Rock Festival, the influen- tial TED conference, and even performed for Queen Elizabeth II at the Royal Variety Performance in Blackpool, England. Jake has been the subject of an award winning doc- umentary "Jake Shimabu- kuro: Life On Four Strings," currently on Netflix. Tickets are $35 and $40 and available at http:// www.statetheatreredbluff. com/ and Tehama Country Visitor Center, 250 Antelope Blvd. in Red Bluff. Ukulele virtuoso co mi ng t o Re d Bl uff This month Red Bluff Art Association honors Phylis Wathen, one of its life-time members, who makes a real contribution to the local art scene. "Phylis is an amazing artist and one of our old- est members," said Kathy Brehm, association presi- dent. "She is also very ad- venturous. For her 91st birthday she and a friend went zip lining." Phylis was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho in Oc- tober 1921, and moved to Southern California when she was a small child. She grew up there and even- tually became a teacher of specialty clothing con- struction working for the Los Angeles Adult School system for 34 years. She was awarded the Calco Award as outstanding teacher and became pres- ident of the Los Angeles Teachers' Adult Education Association. After her retirement she moved to the Red Bluff area for a while. During that time she took china painting and watercolor classes from a local artist. She eventually moved to Arizona. Intrigued by the art she encountered there, her dormant interest in the arts came to life and she studied with master water- colorist Diana Maxey and that was when her career as an artist began. Phylis, who will turn 94 on Oct. 28, has partic- ipated in the association since retiring and mov- ing to Richfield in 1992. She held the position of president of the associa- tion twice and heads the Sunshine Committee, baking beautifully deco- rated cakes for the mem- bers' birthdays and tak- ing care of the kitchen needs. Phylis continued learn- ing more about her craft even though she had at- tained major skills in painting with oils, water- color and sculpting. She studied with famed in- structors Adel Earnshaw, Joe Garcia, Frances Miller, Robert and Sharon Long, Jan Kunz, Dick Phillips, Sandi Palmer and Joy Wil- son. Phylis is a multi-tal- ented artist whose skills include oil, watercolor, color pencil, sculpture, crochet, knitting, quilt- ing, counted cross stitch and embroidery. Her works have been displayed in the Tehama County Museum and in a one-woman show. In addition to numerous ribbons, she has won best of show on several occa- sions at the Tehama Dis- trict Fair, earning the privilege to display her works at the State Fair in Sacramento. Phylis has done commissioned paintings including sev- eral buildings, a special motorcycle and a picture of ducks. Association member- ship agrees that Phylis is often the one who has been most encouraging for them. She frequently recommends the use of professional grade materi- als in lieu of student or the cheaper brands of media. She will often give help to those inquiring or looking for ways to improve. The comment is frequently made that one would like to be just like Phylis when they reach their senior- most years. The association meets at 10 a.m. Thursdays at the Tehama District Fair- ground, 650 Antelope Blvd. in Red Bluff. For more information, call 529-1603 or visit redbluf- fartassoication.com or at Facebook.com/redbluffar- tassociation. RED BLUFF Art Association honors life‑time member JakeShimabukuro STATE THEATRE FollowusonTwitterandFacebook. Dennis Allwardt is one of the participating artists who will open their stu- dio to the public during the first annual Open Stu- dio Tehama County artist tour Dec. 4-6. The three-day self- guided tour will provide a unique look into many local artists creative stu- dios. Allwardt has had a life-long interest in art, but did not become very involved until he re- tired from the local high school after 37 years teaching English. His wife Vicki is a decora- tive artist. "Eventually, because the house had lots of readily available painting supplies, I be- gan painting with acryl- ics," Allwardt said. Early on, Allwardt developed a primitive outsider art style and sold his whim- sical arks, Santas, bird- houses and signs at craft fairs throughout the north state. "I expanded my artistic background by taking folk art wood carving classes in Sacramento," Allwardt said. "I soon after took wa- tercolor classes from Jen- nifer DuBose. When she moved out of state I have continued painting weekly with other members of our class." Allwardt's Old Crow Af- firmation Series, available to be viewed at the Red Bluff Enjoy Store, is an outcropping of his teach- ing days. "I would cover the class- room walls with inspiring quotes," Allwardt said. "I combine bright acrylic colors, quotations, visu- als and metal embellish- ments." Allwardt's work can be found at www.dennisall- wardt.com. The Open Studio Tehama County is sponsored by Tehama County Arts Council and the California Arts Coun- cil Arts Plate Program. De- tailed information is avail- able online at https://www.facebook. com/OpenStudioTehama- County. OPEN STUDIO Acrylic artist to be featured on tour The author of a re- vamped book about the Lassen Peak eruptions will be the speaker at the an- nual meeting of the Associ- ation for Northern Califor- nia Historical Research on Nov. 7 in Chico, and copies of the book should be avail- able for sale at that time. Alan Willendrup wrote "Lassen Peak Eruptions (1914-15) and Their Linger- ing Legacy" as a master's thesis in 1975 at what was then Chico State College. It was published in 1983 by ANCHR's predecessor, the Association for North- ern California Records and Research, but has been out of print for several years. In light of the centen- nial of the eruption, AN- CHR tracked down Wil- lendrup to see if he'd be interested in reprinting the book. He was, but fur- ther embarked on a full upgrading of the origi- nal piece, with additional interviews and research, more photographs and maps. For his original publica- tion, Willendrup spoke to eyewitnesses to the erup- tion, who set the record straight on the sometimes sensational accounts in circulation then. This go- around, he was able to con- tact children of his origi- nal sources and others who added more information. The book is at the print- ers now, and is expected to be ready for the Nov. 6 meeting, which runs 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. at Shelley An- derson's Creative Catering, 2565 Zanella Way in south Chico. Lunch of chicken Parmesan, tortellini with butternut squash, garden salad, fruit salad and din- ner rolls is $18, and RSVPs are required by Oct. 28 to ANCHR, P.O.Box 3024, Chico, CA, 95927. The book will sell for about $20, but ANCHR members get a 20 percent discount at the annual meeting on it and other books that will be avail- able then. ANCHR mem- bership is $15 for indi- viduals, $20 for families, and $50 for researchers, which includes borrow- ing privileges at Chico State's Meriam Li- brary. AUTHOR Revamped Lassen Peak book to be unveiled Dennis Allwardt Phylis Wathen named artist of month COURTESY PHOTO Phylis Wathen The U.S Fish & Wildlife Service is committed to providing access to all of its programs, activities and facilities for all participants, including individuals with disabilities. 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