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In honor of Veterans Day, "Letters Aloud: From the Front" is scheduled for 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8 at the State Theatre in Red Bluff. In this performance, a group of professional ac- tors honor the country's past and present service- men and women by present- ing their powerful perspec- tives and heartfelt thoughts via the letters to and from the people they care about. Accounts from the first days of boot camp to the grim realities of the front line will bring the battle- fields of our past—and in some cases our present—to life. From a minuteman of the Revolutionary War to a medic in Afghanistan giv- ing a firsthand account of a random act of kindness; from Sergeant Elvis Aaron Presley's message to his ob- sessed fans to a heartbreak- ing "Dear John" to a soldier in Vietnam, you'll get per- spectives both private and public about the act of serv- ing and the price of sacri- fice. With live musical ac- companiment and a dy- namic slide show. The theater will have a color guard to present the flag prior to the show. There will be a patriotic quilt display in the lobby provided by Sun Country Quilters. Tickets are $20 and available at www.statethe- atreredbluff.com or Tehama Country Visitor Center, 250 Antelope Blvd. in Red Bluff. Veterans will be admitted free, but must have a ticket available at the veterans halls in Red Bluff or Corn- ing, the Veterans Service Office at 955 Main St., Ste. C, Red Bluff, or at Tehama Country Visitor Center. PERFORMANCE Troops'letterstobeperformedatStateTheatre Rhonda Botts, a decora- tive painter, is one of the 12 local artists featured dur- ing the inaugural Open Stu- dio Tehama County artist tour coming Dec. 4-6. Botts attended Red Bluff schools as a child, left the area and returned in 2005 after semi-retiring from Selby Petroleum, a family owned business. "I now have much more time to pursue my love of painting and being blessed with a husband who is a skilled woodworker, I am never short of projects" says Botts. "We've converted the old peach shed into a paint- ing studio. Barring a leak- ing roof, hundred degree plus temps, you can find me out there with my mother in law, Helen, painting away." Introduced to Decora- tive painting by instruc- tor and certified decorative artist Molly Denton, of Sali- nas, Botts began using oils, however as acrylic prod- ucts became available, they soon were a favorite choice for painting on fabric, glass such as candle jars, wa- tercolor paper, wood sur- faces and tole painting or tin painting, as they dried faster, were easier to clean and were carried in most craft stores. "I tend to use designs from a wide variety of painting authors Rose- mary West, Shara Reiner, and Heidi England," Botts said, "and since taking in- struction from local certi- fied decorative artist Vicki Allwardt I will only paint roses if Vicki is teaching the class." According to Botts, deco- rative painting has blessed her with the opportunity to travel, attending week long National Organization of Decorative Painter's con- ventions in Nashville, Las Vegas, Cleveland, San Di- ego, Saint Louis, Salt Lake City and more. "There are thousands of men and women enjoying the trade shows and tak- ing classes, spending many hours with paint brush in hand," Botts said. Open Studio Tehama County artist tour is spon- sored by the Tehama County Arts Council and the California Arts Coun- cil Arts Plate Program. More details can be found at https://www.facebook. com/OpenStudioTehama- County. OPEN STUDIO Decorative painter to be featured on tour RhondaBotts A special presentation of H.G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds" will be broadcast at 9 p.m. Halloween on Chico radio station KPAY AM 1290. The one-hour program will run commercial free as it originally aired in 1938 as a Halloween epi- sode of The Mercury The- atre on the Air over the Co- lumbia Broadcasting Sys- tem radio network. Based on the novel "The War of the Worlds" by H.G. Wells, the broadcast fea- turing Orson Welles be- came famous for causing mass panic, with many thinking there was actu- ally an alien invasion by Martians. The program harks back to a time more than 70 years ago when AM radio was a primary source for entertainment and information. The broadcast will be available locally on AM 1290 and world wide at KPAY.com. BROADCAST 'War of the Worlds' to be aired Halloween night The Blue Room Theatre is staging "The Elephant Man" by Bernard Pomer- ance at 7:30 p.m. Thurs- days though Saturdays un- til Nov. 7, directed by Mar- tin Chavira. The Elephant Man, winner of the 1979 Tony Award for Best Play, is based on the life of John Merrick, a horribly de- formed young man. Found abandoned and helpless, he is placed under the care of celebrated young phy- sician Frederick Treves, Merrick is introduced to London society and slowly evolves from an object of pity to an urbane and witty favorite of the aris- tocracy and literati only to be denied his ultimate dream, to become a man like any other. Tickets available at The Bookstore or at www.blu- eroomtheatre.com/tickets. Thursdays at the Blue Room Theatre are pay what you can. Good for tickets purchased at the door only. BLUE ROOM 'The Elephant Man' staged in Chico REDDING A book titled "All About Vernie Pick- ham & Family and Se- lected Writings," written by Mary Baker who lived in Red Bluff 1973 to 2001. is now available. Mary tells her story about growing up as an Irish Catholic in Chicago during the 1920s and 1930s to growing old in northern California. It's an honest, simply told story in her words of hardship, disappoint- ment, love and laughter. Mary tells all, often with a sense of humor, and de- scribes the "good old days" in amazing detail and with more than one hundred pictures. Mary was inspired to write while attending the Salvation Army se- nior writing class in Red Bluff. She completed her life story at age 79 in 1997. Mary continued writing for seven more years un- til her death at age 86 in 2004. Her later writings reveal her thoughts and feelings on aging, which she approached with real- ism, a sense of humor, and commitment to being in- dependent. "Mom was always en- couraging others to write their stories," said her daughter Jerry Thacker. "Hopefully, this book will inspire others to take on the task, as there is much to learn from the experi- ences of others." Mary's daughter worked with Stories to Tell, a pro- fessional book designer, to make this new version available to family, friends and the public. Proceeds from the book will be do- nated to the Red Bluff Sal- vation Army. The book cost $14.99 and can be purchased through Ama- zon.com. For more informa- tion, call Jerry Thacker at 221-6769 or write to jthacker5468@gmail.com. AUTHOR Former Red Bluff writer is published Findusonline! PLEASE RECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER. Women of the West CattleWomen's Luncheon & Fashion Show DOOR PRIZES RAFFLE COWBOY PANTRY BOUTIQUE Saturday, Nov. 7 Rolling Hills Casino Tickets are $25 by reservation only Reservations close Oct. 30 For tickets, call Shelley at 529-9679 Doors open 10:00 a.m. for shopping Lunch at 11:30 a.m. followed by Fashions COWBELLE OF YEAR NAMED R ou nd Up Saloon Round Up Saloon 610WashingtonSt. (530) 527-9901 Come join us for BBQ & Football on Sunday's LIVE MUSIC CALL FOR DATES A+E » redbluffdailynews.com Thursday, October 29, 2015 MOREAT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B4