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Merry Standish Comedy and The Wild Oakies sketch troupe are staging the 3rd Annual Wild Oak Comedy Night 8 p.m. Friday, April 1 at The State Theatre in Red Bluff. It's an April Fool's cele- bration and 22nd birthday party for Wild Oak, one of Red Bluff's oldest retail stores. The Wild Oak Comedy Night will feature original stand-up, sketches, video bits, political satire, local spoofery, funny songs, and more. Written and per- formed by Merry Standish Comedy (Liz Merry and Aaron Standish with pi- ano man Roland Allen and Marty Trendler) and The Wild Oakies (Kelly and An- ker, Weston McCoy, Joshua Duarte, Kristin Sullivan, Shaun Hayworth, and Tracy Spence). The Wild Oak Comedy Night features mature au- dience comedy and is sug- gested for people 16 and over. Half the proceeds from the show go to The State Theatre. Admission is $10. Tick- ets on sale now at Wild Oak (328 Oak St., across from the theatre) or at the door. More info at http://www. merrystandish.com/home. html. April Fool's Wild Oak comedy night planned Red Bluff Art Associa- tion named Teri Walker as Artist of the Month. RBAA President Kathy Brehm states: "Teri recently joined the Association. We are thrilled to have her as a member. She is a real as- set to the group." Born into a pioneer fam- ily, Teri feels fortunate to have grown up in the California countryside. She spent her youth rid- ing, training and showing horses. Teri was influenced by the western movie indus- try. Hollywood actors, Pancho and Cisco the Kid, as well as many others, were filmed on the Walker Ranch near Newhall, Cal- ifornia. At that time, Teri's grand- father, Frank E. Walker, still lived in his rustic cabin on the ranch where he raised an even dozen children. Today, the Walker Ranch is the Placerita Canyon State Park, Newhall. Teri's artistic talent came through her grandfather's side of the family, one of whom was a Civil War pho- tographer and later had a studio in Los Angeles. She, also, has fond memories of visiting her Aunt Mickey, (Hortense Walker Schafer), at her home where she had painted a beautiful tropical mural on a wall. A cousin is a professional artist in Alaska. Teri started drawing horses (her first love) as soon as she could hold a pencil. At age 12 she won an Honorable Mention in "Western Horseman" mag- azine's art contest. Teri attended Chouinard Art School in Los Angeles and took classes with Glenn Knowles in plein air paint- ing. She enjoys working with acrylic paints. Her art work has been displayed and sold through galleries in Portland and Brookings, Oregon, and Ojai, Califor- nia. She defines her personal inspiration, saying, "My de- sire is to capture the nos- talgia, charm and beauty of God's creatures and his creation." Four years ago Teri re- located to Chico and cur- rently resides in Red Bluff. To see more of her art or to contact her regarding com- mission work, her email ad- dress is twalkerart@att.net RBAA, bringing art op- portunities, education and enrichment to the North Valley, meets Thursdays, at the Tehama District Fairground, 650 Antelope Blvd. For information call 529-1603 or visit the web- site redbluffartassociation. com. Also, find Red Bluff Art Association on Face- book. REDBLUFF Teri Walker named Artist of the Month Teri Walker The Tehama County Arts Council exists to pro- mote the arts in Tehama County. Approved by the Tehama County Board of Supervisors, it is the coun- ty's official state represen- tative of the arts. It is the council's re- sponsibility to find fund- ing for redistribution to the community's non- profit art-related activi- ties. As a local non-profit, it relies on grants from the California Arts Council, Rolling Hills, the McCon- nell Foundation and other sources to provide these services. It also relies on the work of the board of directors, which consists of Robert Bird, chairman; Kimberly Hood, vice chair- man; Bill Belcher, secre- tary and treasurer; Angela Huffman, Green Room co- ordinator; Chrissie Clapp and Bruce Ross. Two new board members are Den- nis Allwardt, a retired ed- ucator and Red Bluff artist exhibiting at the Tehama County Library, and Loren Partridge, an artist who recently relocated from the Bay Area. The council is thank- ful for the generous work of departing board mem- bers Christy Gadbois-Vail, Melissa Mendonca and Su- zanneMuench.Theircollec- tiveenthusiasm,energyand expertise will be missed. The council's major pro- grams are Missoula Chil- dren's Theatre, Student Art Contest, ArtWalk, a Community Re-granting program and The Green Room Community Art Stu- dio. Information on activ- ities can be found at te- hamaarts.org. The Green Room Com- munity Art Studio, a cre- ative learning center and fun place for kids and adults alike, continues to get closer to its goal of be- ing a vibrant art studio, open to the public. Classes, workshops and open stu- dio are offered for kids, adults and local artists at a minimal fee. The council is look- ing for local artists and crafters who would like to teach classes or facilitate an open studio, and offer- ing 12 hours of free rent to teachers. There are lots of parents and adults who want classes, but a short- age of teachers is limit- ing offerings. Teachers do not need to be an expert to teach or facilitate — just need to be willing. Classes can be found on the calendar of the Facebook page of Te- hama County Arts Coun- cil and at greenroomred- bluff.org. Pre-registration is necessary for all ceram- ics classes on Eventbrite, which is connected to the Facebook page. The annual Student Art Contest is open to all grades K-12 within Tehama County. The theme for this year is "Wake Up!" in refer- enceto thisyear's Missoula Children's Theater produc- tion, "Sleeping Beauty." The deadline to turn in the works of art is March 21 at the Depart- ment of Education on Lincoln Street. If a child did not get an entry form at school, one can be re- quested by writing to tca- carts@gmail.com. The Missoula Children's Theatre provides an op- portunity for children to participate in a profession- ally directed play. This is an intense six-day process that culminates in two performances at the State Theatre for the Arts. This year, the play is "Sleeping Beauty." Auditions will be held 3:30 p.m. April 4 at the Bluff High School gym with the performances on April 9 at the State The- ater. Audition information will soon be distributed and on the council's web- site. All children, K-12 are encouraged to try out. ArtWalk is an au- tumn event in partner- ship with the Downtown Red Bluff Business Asso- ciation. Businesses in the downtown area open their doors for the public to en- joy artists, wine tasting and music. Friday night is for the adults, while Sat- urday is family-oriented, with children's activities, a food truck rally and music. The council's Commu- nity Re-granting program, held in May, provides an opportunity for non-profit art activities and programs to apply for small grants of up to $500 for such things as public art proj- ects, scholarships or ma- terials for under-funded school art activities. They have re-granted thousands of dollars throughout the county for art projects, in- struments, murals, schol- arships and other creative endeavors. The council is actively searching for additional board members and en- courages members of the public to consider shar- ing their talents as a part of the board. It is also in need of volunteers to help with activities and pro- grams. More information can be obtained at tca- carts@gmail.com. TEHAMA COUNTY Council champions the arts CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Bruce Perkin of the Tehama County Photo Club discusses photography at Artwalk. REDDING Shasta College is pleased to announce an exhibit of Peruvian retab- los and accompanying pre- sentations by a guest artist of international renown, Claudio Jimenez Quispe, April 4-15, in the Shasta College Library. There will be a reception and partial film screening of "Against the Grain," a documentary which in- cludes Mr. Quispe's art as work that challenges polit- ical inertia, 7 p.m. Tuesday April 12, in room 802. Historically, retablos were wooden boxes used to transport religious themed figures into the Andean highlands during the co- lonial period of Peru. Today, the retablo tra- dition also includes folk- loric themes and scenes of everyday Andean life and culture. Mr. Quispe has also adapted the retablo as a means of testimonio, or witnessing, in an at- tempt to recount the so- cial strife from Peruvian armed conflicts of the 1980s through the cor- ruption of today. Mr. Quispe has re- ceived numerous inter- national awards for his work. Workshops— Demonstrations "Andean Culture in Re- tablos," (in Spanish), 11 a.m. Monday April 4, room 812 . "Principles of Form, De- sign and Color in Retab- los", 2 p.m. Monday April 4, room 302. "Moving from Idea, to Two Dimensional Plan, to 3D Retablo", 9:30 a.m. Tuesday April 5, room 302. "Themes from Peruvian History", 11:00 a.m. Tues- day April 5, room 1317. "Retablo as Lens on Al- tiplano Life" (in Spanish), 9 a.m. Wednesday April 6, room 812. "Interaction of Social/ Ethnic Groups in Peru", 11 a.m. Wednesday April 6, room 522. "Three Dimensional De- sign Strategies",12:45 p.m. Wednesday April 6 Library. "Andean Culture in Re- tablos", (in Spanish), 9 a.m. Thursday, April 7, room 812. Retablo making work- shop ($3 materials dona- tion), 1 p.m. Friday April, 8, room 301. "The Retablo Tradition in World Art", 8 a.m. Mon- day April 11, room 400. Retablo making work- shop ($3 materials dona- tion), 11 a.m. Monday April 11, room 301. Retablo making dem- onstration, 2 p.m. Tuesday April 12, Library. Retablo making demon- stration, 3 p.m. Wednesday April 13, Library. Mr. Quispe will offer sev- eral talks, demonstrations and workshops. For addi- tional information, consult the Shasta College website or contact Brian Spillane at (530)242-7951. REDDING Peruvian guest artist at Shasta College in April Piano Man Roland Allen from Merry Standish Comedy. STATE THEATRE PLEASE RECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER. COOK Keep yOur family safer frOm fOOd pOisOning Check your steps at foodsafety.gov dO yOu want that safe Or medium-safe? use a fOOd thermOmeter tO maKe sure yOu COOK raw meat and pOultry tO a BaCteria-Killing temperature. dO yOu want that safe Or medium-safe? Keep yOur family safer frOm fOOd pOisOning Check your steps at foodsafety.gov Red Bluff Baseball 3rdAnnual"ForeBaseball" Golf Tournament & BBQ Lunch Saturday, April 2, 2016 Wilcox Oaks Golf Club (Deadline to submit teams, Wednesday, March 30) Proceeds support Red Bluff High Baseball Program & Red Bluff Bulls American Legion Baseball Thank you for your support For team registration and/or sponsorship, contact J.B. Stacy 526-8330 A+E » redbluffdailynews.com Thursday, March 24, 2016 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS A5