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A farce of riotous de- light by Alan Ayckbourn, directed by Rob Wilson, "Taking Steps" will be per- formed at 7:30 p.m. Thurs- day through Saturday, Feb. 25-27 at Chico's Blue Room Theatre. In the course of one hectic night and morning, with continual running up and downstairs and in and out of rooms, a handful of characters, each immersed in a personal 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 suggested minimum if purchased at the door. Fridays and Saturdays are $15 in advance either online or at the Bookstore at 118 Main St., or $18 at the door. BLUEROOMTHEATRE Last week of 'Taking Steps' The Office of Access & Equity will be screening the documentary "The Mask You Live In" at 4 p.m. Thursday, March 10, in Room 802. "The Mask You Live In" is an award winning doc- umentary following the lives of boys and young men as they struggle to stay true to themselves while negotiating Amer- ica's narrow definition of masculinity. Following the film there will be panel discussion with Marc Dadigan from Shasta County Health & Human Services who will discuss the Man Therapy campaign, and David Mar- tinez from Brave Faces. The film is free and open to the public. For more information, call the Office of Access & Equity at 242-7618 or write to equity@shasta- college.edu. REDDING Documentary screening 'The Mask You Live In' COURTESYPHOTO Primary Division contestants from the 2015Search for Talent show off their awards. The Red Bluff Exchange Club and Soroptimist Inter- national invite the people of Tehama County to come to Red Bluff's historic State Theatre at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27 to attend a gala eve- ning of performances by 22 outstanding, talented young people who will be competing in the 10th An- nual Exchange Club Search for Talent show. The evening's perfor- mances will feature per- formers in the Primary Di- vision, age 6-9, the Junior Division, ages 10-14, and the Senior Division, ages 15-18. Mahlon Owens, Miss Te- hama County, will sing the Star Spangled Banner to open the evening. Previous local and district competi- tion winners Mark Cohen and Ellie Fletcher will give guest performances, and music by local artist and 3rd Annual Search for Tal- ent winner Chad Bushnell will be featured. Awards and prizes will be awarded to the contes- tants, and the First Place winners in each division will be invited to per- form and compete in the Exchange Club District Search for Talent Competi- tion, which will be held at the Feather Falls Casino on June 4. In past years, win- ners of the Red Bluff com- petition — Mark Cohen, Mitchell Sauve, Chad Bush- nell, Devin Penner, Ashiah Scharaga, Stacy Stone and Ashtin Lopeman — have all won at the district level. Attendees are advised to arrive early as it is ex- pected that this gala event will sell out. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for ages 10 to 18. Children younger than 10 will be admitted free of charge. The proceeds from the evening provide the prizes and awards to the contes- tants and support for the programs of the Exchange Club and the Soroptimist International of Red Bluff. STATE THEATRE Search for Talent set for Saturday Savealife.Don'tDriveHoMebuzzeD. BUZZEDDRIVINGISDRUNKDRIVING. By Colleen Barry TheAssociatedPress MILAN Premier Mat- teo Renzi on Wednesday opened Milan Fashion Week for the first time, sig- naling a fresh government focus on the strategic cen- ter of Italian fashion. Putting the emphasis on youth, Italy's young- est premier posed near Milan's Duomo cathedral with a host of emerging and newly established de- signers who in recent years have given new impulse to Milan's fashion runways. Renzi has indicated that he wants to better show- case and unify Italy's cov- eted design and fashion industries, encompassing also footwear, handbags and eyewear, in a yet-un- defined initiative. Also joining the premier at lunch were some of Mi- lan's mainstays, including Giorgio Armani, Donatella Versace, Ermenegildo Ze- gna and Ermanno Scer- vino, as well as the head of the Milan Fashion Cham- ber Carlo Capasa and Conde Nast creative direc- tor Anna Wintour. But the first day of wo- menswear previews for fall-winter 2016-17 be- longed to young, if estab- lished, talent, with Ales- sandro Michele preview- ing his collection at Gucci and Peter Dundas show- ing his first women's cold weather wear looks for Ro- berto Cavalli. Both design- ers took the helm of major Italian fashion houses last year, representing a gener- ational shift. Some highlights from Wednesday's shows: Guccichange Alessandro Michele's latest Gucci collection opened like a box of con- fections, full of frothy sur- prises. In the year-plus since he took over as creative di- rector, Michele has made pretty and frilly center- pieces of the Gucci ward- robe, with Nicole Kid- man and Julianne Moore among those spotted on red carpets in Michele's more romantic creations. FASHION Gucci, Roberto Cavalli headline Day 1 of Milan Fashion Week Publishedthroughaneventco- sponsorship agreement with the RedBluff Exchange Club & Soroptimist International presentthe 10 th ANNUAL SEARCH FOR TALENT SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27 TH 7:00 PM AT RED BLUFF'S HISTORIC STATE THEATRE TICKETS ADULTS = $5.00 11-18 = $3.00 UNDER 10 = FREE for further information, contact Ben Hughes at 527-6654 A+E » redbluffdailynews.com Thursday, February 25, 2016 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS A5