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4A Daily News – Thursday, June 21, 2012 Pastimes Talent showcase Saturday showcase featuring outstanding local talent, a full dinner, more than $1,000 in prizes and celebrity judges at 6 p.m., Saturday June 23 at 355 Gilmore Road. Tickets are $10 for children and $16 for adults, all inclu- Red Bluff's Got Talent is finally here. The Red Bluffs Elks Lodge will present a one-night-only sive, and on sale now at Wild Oak, across from the State Theatre in Red Bluff. Reservations are available by calling 727-8080. Tickets will be available at the door starting at 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Singer, dancers and musicians will perform to a variety of tunes. The youngest participant will be 7-year-old Chris- sy Stevens, who will dance. The eldest will be Darwin Brown of Red Bluff, 65, who will play a unique Native American flute cane, which he handcrafted. Dinner, served to all participants, audience members and judges, will include a garden salad, spaghetti, garlic bread, beverages and dessert. A no-host bar will be available. The celebrity judges will be KHSL TV News Anchor Tony Sweet renown professional photographer is this year's juror for the 2012 Images From a Glass Eye International Juried Photography Show, sponsored by the Tehama County Photo Club, Red Bluff. Tony conducts Visual Artistry photography location workshops through out the US, Canada and Iceland. He also maintains an active speaking schedule to photography organizations, at industry trade shows and Professional Photogra- phers of America schools through- out the continental United States and Canada. Linda Watkins-Bennett, Red Bluff Mayor Forrest Flynn, Mercy High School Principal Paul Weber, Red Bluff Union High School Principal Patrick Gleason and Daily News Editor Chip Thompson. Mercy High School Musical Director and pianist Denise Peters will be accompanying singers as needed and per- forming during the show. Prizes will include jewelry, fine art prints, dinners, desserts, eyewear, clothing, musical instruments, salon treatments, haircuts and styles, beauty products, games and gift certificates from a variety of Red Bluff merchants. All winners will have the opportunity to perform on the "That Jack Show," TV broadcast and webcast, in Chico. "You've got a variety of unique talent, great food, big prizes and local celebrities," said co-organizer Sharon Press- berg. "There's something for everyone. It's going to be an amazing night." Sesame Street Live in Redding Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Big Bird and all their Sesame Street friends are taking to the stage to share their love of music in Sesame Street Live "Elmo Makes Music," now featuring the all-new Play Zone, at Redding Civic Auditorium June 26-27. Come and play before the show. The Play Zone at Sesame Street Live is a fun new way for children to experience their favorite street. Play Zone opens one hour before the show and is included with ticket pur- chase. Jenny, an enthusiastic new music teacher, arrives on Sesame Street only to discover that her instruments are missing. Jenny's new Muppet friends quickly come to the rescue and discover instruments they never knew existed — rubber duckies, trash can lids and even cook- ie jars. Elmo, Abby Cadabby and friends teach children that everyone can make and enjoy beautiful music together. Shows are scheduled at 7 p.m. June 26 and 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. June 27 at the Redding Civic Auditori- um, 700 Auditorium Drive in Redding. Tickets are $12, $15 and $20. A limited number of $25 Gold Circle seats and $50 Sunny Seats are avail- able. A facility fee of $1.50 will be added to all ticket prices. Additional fees and special offers may apply. For more information, call 229-0036. To charge tick- ets by phone, call Redding Civic Auditorium at 229- 0022 or 229-0033. Tickets may be purchased online at ticketmaster.com. The Back Packs ARE HERE! The Back Packs ARE HERE! Look for them at local businesses Sierra Sound Car Audio 35th $ 226 So. Main St., Red Bluff 527-3735 All CD's 13.99 Anniversary Sale or less After a successful careers as a jazz musician and educator and professional magician, Tony settled on photography as his chosen means for personal expression. He began as a film photographer, and reluctantly moved into the digital age. Since then, Tony has become an expert in imaging software. As a charter NIK team leader, he lec- tures on the creative use of plug-in Arts & entertainment Photography show juror has many talents software in the United States and Canada. He has been called a Nikon Legend Behind the Lens, a Lensbaby Guru, and a Bogen mentor. Tony's articles and images are fea- tured in Shutterbug and Rangefinder magazines. He is a staff writer for Nikon World Maga- zine and is a staff instructor on better- photo.com. He is the author of five books on photography. Sweet's photography is published world- wide in every medium and his images are also used in many national photography ad cam- paigns. Sweet Bluff. Entries for the 2012 Images From A Glass Eye Show will be Akron Beacon Journal (MCT) Q: I've been wondering for quite some time now why one-hour TV shows so often run one to three minutes over their one- hour time slot. Makes it a bit difficult to see the beginning of another show on a different chan- nel if it starts right on time. Why is this done? A: Your question actu- ally includes part of the answer. If a show runs past the one-hour mark (or the half-hour, for that matter), then the thinking is that you will be less likely to switch to another show. (This was especial- ly annoying in the super- sizing era of shows at NBC, when it would expand its Thursday comedies to about 40 minutes each, making for more commercial time in the shows and keeping people from channel-hop- ping.) In addition, if a popular series leads into a less popular one, then the extended time for the pop- ular show boosts the rat- ings in the next quarter- hour. accepted online until June 27, 2012. It is open to all photographers 18+ years. Prizes are $1,000 Best of Show, $500 Second Place, $250 Third Place. Entry Fees are $30 for up to 3 images, $8 each additional image. Unlimited entries. The International Show will open Aug. 24, with a reception at the Big Picture, 857 Wash- ington St., Red Entry requirements are provided in the prospectus available at The Big Picture and online at: http://www.imagesfromaglasseye.org. To enter go online to: www.imagesfromaglasseye.org or call 529-1348. Pop culture Q&A: Why do TV shows run longer than scheduled? By Rich Heldenfels extended to give the mak- ers more time to tell their stories while maintaining a heavy commercial load; "Mad Men" comes to mind. And in some cases, with live entertainment shows such as "American Idol," a telecast simply runs longer than planned. Of course, this is a nui- sance for viewers, espe- cially when trying to record programs. There have been occasions when onscreen guides have not had the correct running time for a show, so you lose a bit at the end, and that may be an important bit story-wise. If a show is especially important, I'll usually add a couple of minutes to the recording time to play it safe. But then suppose you want to record a show at 9 p.m. and two more at 10 p.m. If your 9 p.m. show runs long, and your DVR only records two shows at once, then that overrun keeps you from getting both the 10 p.m. shows. What do you do then? You may want to have a second DVR. Or, if the show is on a cable net- work, see if there's a tele- cast at another time _ for example, a late-evening feed aimed at West Coast viewers. Then record that one. Or look for online replays, although not all Sometimes shows are shows are put up online. Q: In the movie "The Natural" starring Robert Redford, Darren McGavin's name is not listed anywhere on the credits. Why would that be? McGavin said in a 1992 interview on "Larry King Live." (You can find the clip on YouTube.) "There was a kind of a beef, and a thing going on between my agent and the new producer on the film, and they couldn't agree on money and ... they could- n't agree on billing." McGavin was unhappy about the situation and finally said "forget the billing, forget any men- tion of me in the show. We'll just do it and forget about it." McGavin also told King that director Barry Levinson later offered him a credit in the film, but McGavin stuck with his original deal. Q: What is it with series that introduce a character and/or a story- line and then the charac- ters vanish without any explanation about them. For example; "The Men- talist" had a female char- acter named Hightower who was a supervisor who Jane helped escape and has not been heard from since. Why? A: Shows often jetti- son characters when the writers run out of ideas for a character or just reach a logical end for A: "It was my choice," him or her; when actors get other jobs or when the show needs shaking up. Nor are those changes always explained. For example, viewers still ask what became of Richie Cunningham's older brother Chuck on "Happy Days" and Judy Winslow on "Family Matters." As you may recall, Hightow- er, played by Aunjanue Ellis, had been part of a very dramatic storyline on "The Mentalist" when she made her final appearance at the end of the 2010-11 season. It was a logical point to say goodbye to Hightower, whose permanence was open to question anyway; she was a recurring char- acter, not a regular one, and was the replacement for another boss. Ellis, by the way, has remained active in theater, movies (she co-starred in "The Help," which premiered not long after she left "The Mentalist") and TV, where she had a support- ing role on the short- lived ABC drama "Miss- ing." Do you have a question or comment for the mailbag? Write to the Akron Beacon Journal, 44 E. Exchange St., Akron, OH 44309 or rheldenfels@thebeaconj ournal.com. Please mark the email or envelope with "mailbag." Letters may be edited for publication. Survival class #3–Wilderness survival Taught by Denny Judson. • What would you do if you were lost in the wilderness? FREE TO THE PUBLIC • Would you know the single greatest factor to increase your chances for survival? • Do you know the Five Basic Food Groups-found in almost every part of the world, that could readily be identified by a child? Come and learn what the critical steps are - in a wilderness emergency. Denny Judson has co-taught with Mike Lowe - the former U.S. Air Force top Survival instructor for the Pacific Northwest Region. SUNDAY JUNE 24, 2-4 p.m. at: 720 South Jackson Red Bluff SDA Church Gymnasium