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4A – Daily News – Thursday, April 8, 2010 Pastimes Prize-winning poet to hold reading Jane Hirshfield, prize-winning international poet, translator and essayist, will be reading from her work at the Wismer Theatre in Chico, April 15, 7:30 p.m., with a book signing afterward. The event is sponsored by the Institute of Sus- tainable Development at California State University, Chico. A $5 donation is requested, with proceeds benefitting the Writer’s Voice Reading Series. Hirshfield is the author of six collections of award-winning poet- ry. Her book of essays on the “mind of poetry” and three anthologies recording the work of women poets from the past have become classics in their fields. Her poetry speaks to the central issues of human existence — desire and loss, impermanence and beauty, the many dimensions of the human connection with others, and the wider community of creatures and objects with which people share their lives. Described by The New York Times as “radiant and passionate” and by other reviewers as “ethically aware,” “insightful and eloquent,” and as conveying “succinct wis- dom,” her subjects range from the metaphysical and passionate to the political, ecological and scientific to subtle unfoldings of daily life and experience. Hirshfield has taught at UC Berkeley, Duke University, Ben- nington College, and elsewhere, and her many appearances at writ- ers’ conferences and literary festi- vals in this country and abroad have been highly acclaimed. Hirshfield’s other honors include The Poetry Center Book Award; fellowships from the Guggenheim and Rockefeller Foun- dations, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Academy of American Poets; Columbia Univer- sity’s Translation Center Award; and three Pushcart Prizes. Her work frequently appears on Courtesy photo Award-winning poet Jane Hirshfield will offer a reading at the Wismer Theatre in Chico, April 15, 7:30 p.m. Garrison Keillor’s “Writers Almanac” program and has been featured in two Bill Moyers PBS television specials. In fall 2004, Hirshfield was awarded the 70th Academy Fellowship for distin- guished poetic achievement by The Academy of American Poets, an honor formerly held by such poets as Robert Frost, Ezra Pound, William Carlos Williams and Eliza- beth Bishop. For more information about the reading please contact Brooks Thorlaksson at 898-5351 or bthor- laksson@csuchico.edu. Live, Laugh, Love opera set for Chico The Chico State Opera Workshop will present the 2010 Spring Opera Highlights Concert, “Live, Laugh, Love,” at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday April 21 and Thursday April 22 in Rowland-Tay- lor Recital Hall. “Live, Laugh, Love” features five musical seg- ments for the audience to enjoy: Opera Grand, Opera Comic, Operetta Delightful, Under the Sky of Paris and Musical Classical, said Opera Workshop Dr.Ying Yeh. Talented Chico State voice students will per- form excerpts from a number of opera and operetta works, including Bellini’s “Norma,” Strauss’s “Die Fleder- maus,” Verdi’s “Rigolet- to,” Rossini’s “The Bar- ber of Seville,” Jerry Bock’s “Fiddler on the Roof,” Sullivan’s “Princess Ida,” Offen- bach’s “La Vie Parisenne,” Giraud’s “Under the Sky of Paris,” Glanzberg’s “Padam padam,” Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess,” and Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” and “Cosi Fan Tutte.” “’Cosi Fan Tutte’ will bring delightful melodies and passionate singing,” Yeh said. The story is about two young ladies who each have a lover. Don Alfon- so, a cynical bachelor, makes a bet with the two men that their girlfriends would easily fall in love with someone else. The two lovers disguise them- selves, and attempt to make love to the other one’s girlfriend. “Some of the best Chico State and commu- nity singers will make your evening memorable with joy, delight, laugh- ter, and inspiration,” Yeh said. Advance tickets, at $15 general, $13 seniors, $6 children/students, are available at the University Box Office, 898-6333. Add $2 for tickets pur- chased at the door. For disability-related accom- modations, call 898-4325. Arts & entertainment How to enter a county fair Did you know that anyone can enter a County Fair? Often this can be a first step in showing your work. You may have admired art entries at a fair and wondered how to go about entering yours. Entering an exhibit at the fair requires time to pre- pare for it. July 6 is when the Tehama District Fair Exhibitor handbooks are available. The deadline for artwork entry forms to be submitted is August 31. The 90th Tehama District Fair will be Sept. 23-26. Your artwork will need to meet certain criteria. Work to be entered must have heavy picture wire attached securely to the painting. Work without secured wire or larger than 48 inches will not be allowed. Saw-toothed hangers are not considered safe for display. Your entry must have attached to it: your correct mailing address, telephone number and your signature on the front and back, so you can claim it later. Work is to have been created since the last Fair, be original and not have violated any copyright laws. On the back of your painting or photo it’s good to have an area of clear or white contact paper, about 8-inch x 8-inch, so that your information can be taped to the back and removed safely without tearing the foam core back. An information form is provided by the Fair Man- agement to include: Your name as Exhibitor in the Fine Arts Divisions. Divi- sion, 240 NOVICE DIVI- SION - those people who paint as a hobby, not making money from it and have not won any blue ribbons at any fair. Division 241 INTER- MEDIATE DIVISION - Dana Eker Beginner’s Easel Same as NOVICE but winning 5 or fewer blue rib- bons at any fair. Division 242 ADVANCED DIVISION - Open to art instructors or any person selling their art and having won 5 or more blue ribbons at any fair. Submit your work with the entry forms and fee, $1 per entry per class. The various class- es offer a wide opportunity for personal expression with various mediums and sub- ject matter. They each have an assigned class number to keep all submissions in order. The fair management screens which work is accepted for gallery display, then each division and class is judged for awards. Besides ribbons, each class is offered: 1st/$15, 2nd/$12, and 3rd/$9. However, the best prize is always when you know that you have challenged yourself, your work has been accepted, and proudly displayed. It’s great that the Fair- grounds are right here in town. I’ve spent hours deliv- ering work for entry, second trip for the artist reception and a third trip to pick up the work. The award may have paid for the gas used travel- ing to enter and pick up. So now, mark your calen- dar, organized your materi- als, get started with your masterpiece and pick up an exhibitor’s handbook. The matting and framing should be done at least a month before the fair to give you and the framer plenty of time to do a wonderful job. See you there. Magic of Movies The Magic of Movies continues on Saturday, April 10, with 11 days of rodeo and includes a classic John Wayne movie "The Cowboys." Presented by Shasta COOKOFF This Saturday April 10 Downtown Red Bluff! International Chili Society event -Plus- People’s Choice competition Music and Much More! Tasting starts at 11:30 a.m.! Grand Sponsors: Red Bluff Rotary Club Palomino Room D NEWSAILY RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY EVENTS GUIDE COMMUNITY Online 24/7 @ www.epageflip.net/issue/8501 CHILI College Humanities Through Film Class, the screening is made pos- sible by a generous donation from Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson. Sponsors include Shasta College Founda- tion, Butte Community Bank, the Daily News and Wells Fargo. Lobby activities get under way at 6:30 p.m. with entertainment and door prizes at 7 p.m. and the movie at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $3 for adults, and $2 for chil- dren ages 6 and older, with ages 5 and younger free.