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Collin Raye was one of the true hit makers of the 1990s and tonight he'll take the stage at Red Bluff's State Theatre following opener and local favorite Chad Bushnell. Raye continues to crank out soulful, heartfelt mate- rial with the honesty and richness that is signature to his vocals, making him one of the greatest vocalists of our time. He is nothing, if not passionate. His fiery delivery has made country standards of such searing ballads as "Love, Me," "In This Life," "Not That Differ- ent" and "Little Rock." Always an electrifying showman, Raye has blazed through such vivid rockers as "My Kind of Girl," "That's My Story," "I Can Still Feel You" and "I Want You Bad." He has had 24 top ten re- cords, and 16 #1 hits. The concert is set to start a 7 tonight and tickets are still available for $35 each, open seating. Tickets may be purchased online at sta- tetheatreredbluff.com, at the Tehama Country Visi- tors Center, 250 Antelope Blvd. and at the box office, which will open at 6 p.m. STATETHEATRE Ch ad B us hn el l on bill with Collin Raye tonight REDDING Simpson Uni- versity, in partnership with the Shasta Union High School District, will host the return of speaker Ernest Wert- heim, a 96-year-old Ger- man-Jewish storyteller and U.S. Army veteran who drew large crowds at several events in Red- ding in 2012. The free event will be from 7:30-9 p.m. Tues- day, March 15, in the Heritage Student Life Center at Simpson Uni- versity, 2211 College View Drive. Wertheim, who es- caped Nazi Germany and served in the U.S. Army during World War II, lives in the San Fran- cisco Bay Area, where he has developed a reputa- tion as a renowned land- scape architect and gar- den designer. Wertheim will share stories about how he es- caped Nazi Germany in 1938 and became an American citizen and Army intelligence offi- cer. He met and worked with Gen. Douglas Ma- cArthur in the Philip- pines. On one occasion, Gen. MacArthur bor- rowed Wertheim's rifle to shoot several soldiers who were sneaking up on them. Wertheim's new memoir, "Chasing Spring," will be for sale at the event. For more information, call 226-4750. WWII veteran to speak at university CollinRaye Ernest Wertheim SIMPSON A farce of riotous de- light by Alan Ayckbourn, directed by Rob Wilson, "Taking Steps" will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Satur- days, Feb. 11-27 at Chico's Blue Room Theatre In the course of one hectic night and morn- ing, with continual run- ning up and downstairs and in and out of rooms, a handful of characters, each immersed in a per- sonal problem, try to sort themselves out. It all this takes place in a highly ingenious and origi- nal setting in which all the rooms, passages and stairs are on a single level. Thursdays are pay-what- you-can with a $5 sug- gested minimum if pur- chased at the door. FridaysandSaturdaysare $15 in advance either online or at the Bookstore at 118 Main St., or $18 at the door. CHICO Blue Room Theatre to present 'Taking Steps' ThisChangesEverything is a documentary of hope from the front lines of the climate crisis by bestsell- ingauthorNaomiKleinand award winning filmmaker Avi Lewis, and it will be screened at 6:30 p.m. Tues- day, Feb. 16 at First United Methodist Church, 1825 East St. in Redding. Filmed over 211 shoot days in nine countries and five continents over four years, This Changes Ev- erything is an epic attempt to reimagine the vast chal- lenge of climate change. Inspired by Klein's in- ternational non-fiction bestseller This Changes Everything, the film pres- ents seven powerful por- traits of communities on the front lines, from Mon- tana's Powder River Basin to the Alberta Tar Sands, from the coast of South In- dia to Beijing and beyond. Interwoven with these sto- ries of struggle is Klein's narration, connecting the carbon in the air with the economic system that put it there. Throughout the film, Klein builds to her most controversial and excit- ing idea: that we can seize the existential crisis of cli- mate change to transform our failed economic sys- tem into something radi- cally better. This film is part of a monthly lecture and film series offered through April calledTheBelovedCommu- nity and Climate Change: Healing Ourselves Through Healing Our Planet. This series is designed to educate, inspire and of- fer the opportunity for re- spectful dialogue as mem- bers of a beloved commu- nity. For more information, visit reddingumc.org/in- dex.php/climate/. FILM Documentary explores climate change, economy Girls Inc. of the North- ern Sacramento Valley is proud to be the chosen re- cipient organization for two benefit performances of Eve Ensler's award-win- ning play, "The Vagina Monologues." The Feb. 12 and 20 per- formances are presented by V-Day Tehama-Shasta, a local grassroots organi- zation that is part of an in- ternational mission to end violence against women and girls. The shows are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12 at the Shasta College The- ater in Redding, 11555 Old Oregon Trail; and 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20 at the State Theatre, 333 Oak St. in Red Bluff. All proceeds stay local to benefit Girls Inc. NSV, which provides empower- ment programs and work- shops to Shasta and Te- hama counties girls ages 6 to 18. This year, Girls Inc. NSV is celebrating its 10th anniversary, successfully accomplishing its mission of "Inspiring all girls to be strong, smart and bold." Performed by a dedi- cated local cast, "The Va- gina Monologues" is a col- lection of moving, often hi- larious, heart-wrenching stories that share a com- mon theme: the joys, chal- lenges and trials of own- ing a vulva. Attendees will hear stories from many aspects of the female ex- perience, with new mono- logues added each year. "The Vagina Monologues" delves into women's sexu- ality, strengths, sisterhood and humor. A few mono- logues share the pain of rape, abuse and intoler- ance. The performance in- cludes adult language and content and is intended for mature audiences; pa- rental guidance is strongly advised. Attendees will be sup- porting ongoing Girls Inc. NSV programs for lo- cal girls, including group classes that teach girls to nurture their own self-es- teem, respect their bodies and each other, and to rec- ognize and defend them- selves against harmful re- lationships. Tickets for "The Vagina Monologues" are $15 and can be purchased online at girlsincNSV.org or pur- chase tickets in person at Toucan Tans, 2012 Hilltop Drive in Redding or Wink Fashion and Salon, 629 Main St. in Red Bluff. For more information, call 690-5529 or write to vdayredbluff@yahoo.com. BENEFIT Girls Inc. to stage 'The Vagina Monologues' "From the Quarters to Lincoln Heights" tells the story of how a large Afri- can-American population in the small northern Cal- ifornia towns of Weed, Mc- Cloud and Mt. Shasta came to root themselves in such an unlikely place. It is scheduled to be shown at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21 at the Community Room of the Redding Li- brary, 1100 Parkview Ave. Redding, presented by the Humanist Society of Red- ding. It will be followed by a question and answer ses- sion with Director and Pro- ducer Mark Oliver. Migrating from the southern US in the 1920s in what became known as the Great Migration, they came to work in some of the world's largest lumber mills. The film explores how these unique communi- ties of African Americans thrived in these multi-ra- cial rural lumber towns. DOCUMENTARY Film tells story of African-Americans in North State The Daily News Office Will Be Closed Monday, February 15 in observance of Presidents'Day. (530)527-2151 545DIAMON D AVE., RED BLUFF DAILY NEWS Retail advertising deadline: Tuesday, Feb. 16 edition is Friday, Feb. 12 at Noon. Classified advertising deadline: Tuesday, Feb. 16 edition is Monday, Feb. 15 at Noon. 734MainStreet 530-690-2477 11am-9pm Mon.-Thur. 11am - 10pm Fri. & Sat. 11am-8pm Sun. 9 CRAFT BEERS ON TAP Pizza Restaurant THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2016 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM |A+E | 5 A