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AFTER FIVET H E N O R T H S T A T E M A G A Z I N EFEBRUARY 2020 / 33rd Year / No. 4 THE NEWS, ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT MONTHLY

NORTH STATE SYMPHONY TO SHOWCASE AREA YOUTH – PAGE 5

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A BIT OF PYTHONA hint of Monty Python in Redding with, from left in photo above, Lizzie Stoxen, Michael Spence as King Arthur, Jessica Wiechman and Mark Amacker from the Axiom Repertory Theatre production of the musical comedy, ‘Monty Python’s Spamalot.’ See page 10

RICHARD MARXRichard Marx (pictured at right) is slated to perform his ‘Acoustic Evening of Love Songs’ Feb. 28 in Redding. See page 9

AMBROSIA HEREJoe Puerta doesn’t mind if you call it prog rock, yacht rock or just good ol’ classic rock. He’s happy to still be playing after all these years and happy people are still listening. The bass player and a foundingmember of Ambrosia is bringing the band and its string of 1970s and early ’80s hits to the State Theatre on Feb. 7. Read the After Five interview on page 2

NIGHT OF SURPRISESMusic, special surprises from some local celebrities, a silent auction with unique items, and more. See page 13

/ February 2020 / After Five

By Aaron Williams

Joe Puerta doesn’t mind if you call it prog rock, yacht rock or just good ol’ classic rock. He’s happy to still be playing after all these years and happy people are still listening.

The bass player and a founding member of Ambrosia is bringing the band and its string of 1970s and early ‘80s hits – “How Much I Feel,” “Biggest Part of Me,” “You’re the Only Woman (You & I),” “Holdin’ on to Yesterday” and “Nice, Nice, Very Nice” – to the State Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 7. Tickets are $30-$45 and available on the theater’s website at www.statetheatreredbluff .com. Mumblefi nger is scheduled to open.

“Grab your sea captain hat and join us,” Puerta said from his home in San Diego County where he’s busy preparing for a tour and his wedding. “Whatever hat you’re wearing it doesn’t matter.”

The band that fi lled the airwaves in the 1970s and early ‘80s began in Southern California, Puerta said, playing surf music “before the Beatles blew everything apart.”

Ambrosia originally began as Ambergris Might (ambergris is a waxy substance from the intestine of a sperm whale), but when they found out another band had a similar name, Puerta said they searched the “A”

section of the dictionary and found Ambrosia.

“It was the nectar of the gods and kept them immortal,” he said.

And in a sense, the band has become semi-immortal as yacht rock, a blend of soft melodic rock from the mid-70s, which has regained popularity with bands like Ambrosia, Pablo Cruise, Christopher Cross and Kenny Loggins.

“We all grew up with so many musical infl uences,” Puerta said. “I think in every style of music there’s an art to capture the essence. That’s what we tried to do, for example, with ‘Holdin’ on to Yesterday.’”

Puerta co-wrote the song with original lead vocalist David Pack.

“It really started as a country song,

but we made it a little more bluesy as we were very much infl uenced by R&B and dance music of the day,” Puerta said. “It took on an ethereal quality…and having Alan Parsons mixing didn’t hurt either.”

And like many bands of their day, Ambrosia not only crossed musical boundaries, but were part of a large musical – and beyond – community of collaboration.

The band not only worked with Parsons, who mixed Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” before becoming a successful act himself, they covered The Beatles’ “Magical Mystery Tour,” for the musical documentary “All This and World War II” and saw their 1976 version hit the Top 40.

They even worked with “Slaughterhouse-Five” author Kurt Vonnegut on the other single from their 1975 self-titled debut album, “Nice, Nice, Very Nice.”

“That started out as a simple folksy Paul Simon-like melody,” Puerta recalled. “Nice, nice developed when we decided to use Vonnegut’s lyrics (from the poem ‘Cat’s Cradle).”

After getting approval, and Puerta working on a second verse with the author – “I can always say I’m a co-writer with Kurt Vonnegut” – the song became a minor hit.

“The fun part is that Kurt loved it,

and in the anthology, there’s a letter from him about how he heard it on the radio and wrote “This much I have always known, anyway: Music is the only art that’s really worth a damn.”

Following their fi fth and fi nal studio album, Road Island (1982) Ambrosia broke up and Puerta later became the bass player for Bruce Hornsby and the Range for the band’s fi rst three albums: “The Way It Is,” “Scenes for the Southside” and “A Night on the Town.” Hornsby had been in Ambrosia and played on Road Island.

“That was a fantastic run,” Puerta said. “He’s a musical genius and we went from playing 200-seat clubs to headlining 10,000-seat arenas.”

Today, Ambrosia has three original members – Puerta, drummer Burleigh Drummond and keyboardist Christopher North – along with vocalist Ken Stacy, keyboardist Mary Harris (who is also Drummond’s wife) and guitarist Doug Jackson.

“I didn’t anticipate this,” Puerta said of playing Ambrosia music into the 2020s. “The yacht rock thing has taken off and it’s not just my generation, but a lot of younger people who grew up with their parents listening to it.

“And when you come out, you’ll get all the hits. Have no fear – it’s a mix of everything we’ve done, including ‘Magical Mystery Tour.’”

“It really started as a country song, but we made it a little more

bluesy as we were very much infl uenced by R&B and dance music of the day. It took on an

ethereal quality…and having Alan Parsons mixing didn’t hurt either.”

- Joe Puerta talking aboutthe classic Ambrosia song

“Holdin’ on to Yesterday”

Ambrosia: Christopher North, Burleigh Drummond, Joe Puerta, Doug Jackson, Mary Harris and Ken Stacey.

Holding on to YesterdayHolding on to YesterdayCall it whatever you want - prog rock, yacht rock or classic rock - Ambrosia will be performing their timeless music of the 1970s and early ‘80s when they hit the State Theatre stage in Red Bluff on Feb. 7

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In 1980, at the age of 18, Scott Joss got a life changing call from Merle Haggard to play with the Strangers. Since Haggard’s passing, the locally-based artist has been touring with Kris Kristoff erson and is now out on the road with Chris Gantry, considered “the original Nashville outlaw of the 60’s.” Touring together in support of both of their new albums, Joss and Gantry are making a stop at the Cascade Theatre in Redding on Feb. 16. Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. show start at $25 and are available online at cascadetheatre.org, by phone at 243-8877 or at the Cascade Theatre box offi ce, 1733 Market St., Redding.

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its third Masterworks concerts of the season, featuring the iconic Saint-Saens Organ Symphony as well as sharing the stage with young classical music talent from across the north state.

“Pulling Out the Stops” is scheduled to be performed at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 8, at the Cascade Theatre in Redding, and 2 p.m., Feb. 9, at Laxson Auditorium in Chico.

Inspired by Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, Saint-Saens created the Symphony No. 3, popularly known as the Organ Symphony, on the grandest of scales, employing the “King of Instruments.” The program also includes 2019’s Young Artist Audition high school winner Oliver Moore performing the lush romantic themes in Liszt’s First Piano Concerto.

Youth orchestra members from both Chico and Redding will join the symphony for Danzon No. 2 by composer Arturo Marquez, assisted by Butte MTAC Youth Orchestra Director Yoshie Muratani and Shasta College Chamber Strings Orchestra Director Dr. Jeff Specht.

“Our February concerts are something we look forward to all season,” said Elizabeth Quivey, executive director of North State Symphony. “As always, this year’s Young Artist Audition winners give us the optimism that classical music is alive and well. They carry us forward by bringing new ideas, energy and diversity to this enduring art form.”

And there’s good reason for that optimism. According to the University of Michigan’s “Monitoring the Future” study, nearly 40 percent of high school students enroll in music programs. That’s almost 7 million young people, compared to just over 1 million participating in high school football. Furthermore, the College Board and SAT administrators cite the statistic that students in public school music programs scored an average of 107 points higher on their SATs.

But benefi ts go beyond the numbers, with music participation fostering a variety of life skills like teamwork, perseverance and commitment, and encouraging diversity and tolerance.

“Classical music is deep and endlessly fascinating,” said Scott Seaton, music director and conductor of North State Symphony. “It’s something that grows within you organically, but it doesn’t hurt to have encouragement and support. I was inspired to start playing saxophone in fi fth grade by something as quirky as the theme to the Pink Panther cartoons. I love all music, but nothing challenges or absorbs me more completely than classical music.”

Moore, the 2019 high school division winner from Chico, auditioned as a senior at Inspire School of the Arts and Science. Besides being an amazing pianist, Moore is also a vocalist, upright bassist, accompanist and arranger.

“It is unfortunate that classical music often gets stereotyped as inaccessible or irrelevant to the average listener,” Moore said. “In reality, the human experience has changed very little since the times of the great composers. This music is meant to capture the essence of life, and I think it is what we need now more than ever.”

Tickets for the Redding concert are $10-$55 and available at the Cascade Theatre box offi ce or online at cascadetheatre.org. Tickets for Chico are $18-$55 and available at the University box offi ce or at chicostatetickets.com.

A free pre-concert talk presented by Seaton and the guest artists begins one hour before each performance.

Scott Seaton - North State Symphony music director and conductor

North State Symphony to showcasearea youth at February concerts


My sister learned to whistle at age two. She was precocious in other ways as well. She knew

how to read by the time she started kindergarten. She demonstrated a physical dexterity I never did. She was much more talented at the piano. But it was the whistling that really got to me.

I was six when she started to whistle and I remember

house and started whistling her heart out. She could see, even at two, that she was creating quite a sensation and so she continued, louder, demonstrating her newfound talent. I was sick with envy.

in my life, but I very much wanted to whistle when I was

dad whistled. My friends could whistle. Now my baby sister could whistle and everyone was over the moon. It was a low moment in my short life.

My grandmother, who I am sure was very well intentioned, did not make the situation better.

“Carrie, some people never learn how to whistle,” she informed me.

I suppose this was to help me understand that I had company, that there was a great world of non-whistlers out there

companionship with the similarly inadequate. I was not comforted.

“Some people never learn how to whistle!” I remember repeating to myself many times over. I

confronted with the possibility that there might be something I desperately wanted to do that I would not be able to. I had parents who assured me that I would be able to do whatever I put my mind to and here I was, at six, already stopped at a major roadblock. It was very discouraging.

I could be imagining this, but it seems to me my sister sensed my dejection and whistled with even more virtuosity.

All this came to mind as I was in New York last week. I had just performed material from my columns at a conference. I was certainly a late arrival to this world. Most of the performers were at least twenty years younger than me, if not thirty, and I was every bit as nervous as the youngest of them—perhaps more so.

to tell with these things, I felt I did reasonably well. Afterwards, I changed out of my sparkly costume and headed back to the hotel to watch some of the other talented people perform. It was unseasonably warm in New York for January. The sky was clear and there was an unexpectedly big moon rising over the skyscrapers. I stopped, right in the middle of Broadway and stared at this giant moon.

I suddenly realized how ridiculously lucky I was. I was doing something new. I was having fun. I might or might not be embarrassing myself but—if I was—I really did not care. I started to whistle. I was walking

called my sister. “Hey, Sister!” I announced without preamble, “I

and not even at six but I actually am a halfway decent whistler now!”

My sister laughed and I told her I loved her and I kept walking and smiling and whistling.

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Featuring the stars of Broadway hits Jersey Boys and Motown: The Musical, The Doo Wop Project brings the sound and vocal excellence to recreate — and in some cases entirely reimagine — some of the greatest music in American pop and rock history. From the classic sounds of Frankie Valli, The Drifters and The Del Vikings to the stylings of Smokey Robinson, The Temptations and The Four Seasons, go on a journey through the era, and even discover a few DooWopifi ed versions of modern radio hits from Michael Jackson, Jason Mraz, Maroon 5 and others. The Doo Wop Project is scheduled to perform 7:30 p.m., Feb. 21, at the Cascade Theatre in Redding. Tickets start at $29 and are available online at cascadetheatre.org, by phone at 243-8877 or at the Cascade Theatre box offi ce, 1733 Market St., Redding.

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Allison and Victor along with The Midnight Band will perform a concert to benefi t the completion of their upcoming CD.

The concert is scheduled for 7 p.m., Feb. 15, at Pops Performing Arts and Cultural Center, 5819 Sacramento Ave., Dunsmuir.

With their music recently taking them to Mazatlan, Mexico and Arizona, their sound blends roots music, original songs, bossa nova and jazz standards laced with some French lyrics.

Saxophonist Victor Martin will take the stage alongside singer, composer and guitarist Allison Scull. Keyboardist Stefan Schittko, bassist Bruce Calin and drummer Patrick Wiseman will also add to Allison and Victor’s sound for this special show.

“It is always a great night of music when you get to play with these players and we look forward to seeing you,” Martin said.

Advanced tickets are $15 each and are available online at popsdunsmuir.com or at Dunsmuir Hardware in Dunsmuir and Directions in Mt. Shasta. Tickets are $17 at the door.

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Allison Scull and Victor Martin will perform with The Midnight Band on Feb. 15 in Dunsmuir in support of their upcoming CD.

Allison and Victor to perform with Midnight Band in Dunsmuir Feb. 15

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The fi rst solo artist to ever have their fi rst seven singles hit the top 5 on the Billboard charts, Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Richard Marx returns to the north state this month with a Feb. 28 concert, “An Acoustic Evening of Love Songs” scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at the Cascade Theatre in Redding.

With more than 30 million albums worldwide, Marx self-titled debut album went to No. 8 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, spawning four Top 5 singles, including “Hold on to the Nights” and “Don’t Mean Nothing,” which earned him a Grammy nomination for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance. His follow-up, 1989’s Repeat Off ender, was even more successful, hitting No. 1 and going quadruple-platinum with two No. 1 singles, “Satisfi ed” and “Right Here Waiting.”

And what about “Right Here Waiting”? Well, the smash hit that was probably the prom theme song of many generations almost didn’t come to pass, Marx said in an After Five interview with writer Aaron Williams early in 2018 before a concert at the State Theatre in Red Bluff .

“I hadn’t intended to record ‘Right Here Waiting,’” he said, adding that he felt it didn’t fi t the “straight ahead guitar-rock” album Repeat Off ender. A personal ballad written for his then-girlfriend, Marx felt it “too personal.”

“I only ended up recording it because all her friends and my friends ganged up on me saying ‘That’s a huge song! You have to put it on the album,’” he said. “It was so diff erent than anything on the radio at the time. I think it just found its place.”

Marx has also written with numerous artists, including “To Where You Are,” the fi rst hit single from Josh Groban’s debut album, and the NSYNC smash, “This I Promise You.” Back in 2004 he won a Song of the Year Grammy for co-authoring Luther Vandross’ “Dance with My Father.”

In the 2018 After Five interview, Marx said the Grammy was “incredibly bittersweet.” Although he was proud to have won, he was sad Vandross was too ill to attend the show and the pair didn’t get to celebrate together.

“When he died, the song took on a deeper impact for me,” Marx said. “I sing it every night in concert and tell the audience about how amazing Luther was. I miss his voice, but I really miss my friend.”

Overall, Marx has scored 14 No. 1 singles (including Keith Urban’s No. 1 smash “Long Hot Summer”), both as a performer and as a songwriter/producer.

And he continues to write and record. Concertgoers will likely hear music from Marx’s latest and 12th

studio album Limitless, scheduled to be released Feb. 7.

According to Marx website, the album takes its title from “Limitless,” a buoyant, propulsive pop number Marx made with Michael Jade. On the surface it’s a love song, but underneath the lyrics refl ect where Marx fi nds himself in his career and in his life overall.

“This whole project was a reminder that I’m one of those blessed people who can do whatever I want,” Marx said. “I don’t have to clock in. I don’t have limitations in my life. I have very little compromise. I can work or create as much or as a little as I want. I’m constantly reminding myself of how grateful I am to have this sort of life of so little limitation. It’s all about fun at this point. I really have nothing to prove and nothing to lose.”

Tickets for the Redding show start at $35 and are available online at cascadeheatre.org, by phone at 243-887, or at the Cascade Theatre box offi ce, 1733 Market St., Redding.

Richard Marx to perform his‘Acoustic Evening of Love Songs’ Feb. 28 at the Cascade Theatre


By Aaron Williams

Nancy Hill and Mike Spence practically guarantee Spence will be the only one not laughing during Axiom Repertory Theatre’s three-week run of the musical comedy “Monty Python’s Spamalot.”

“I honestly spend three hours per day laughing,” Hill said about rehearsals for the production that begins Feb. 6 and runs through Feb. 23. “It’s a level of ridiculousness where you can suspend cares and laugh at the fart humor.”

A lifelong Monty Python fan, Hill and the ensemble cast spend their evenings yucking it up nightly as read-throughs draw to a close and opening night nears. But Spence, a veteran north state actor in his fi rst Axiom production, isn’t laughing. That’s

because he’s cast as King Arthur, the “adult” in the room and straight man to sophomoric and silly goings-on around him.

“I have to not laugh – that’s the hard part,” he said. “It’s fun though, taking yourself more seriously than the world around you. I get to set up all these (hilarious) scenes. He’s a foil in each scene.”

He’s joined in the production by Mark Amacker (Sir Lancelot, French Taunter, Head Knight who says “Ni”); Lizzy Stoxen (Lady of the Lake); Louie Licon (Sir Robin, Guard 1); Jessica Wiehman (Patsy); Justin Redmill (Not-Dead-Fred, Mother); Cole Cassell (Sir Bedevere, Historian, Dancing Monk, Horse); Michael Jones (Prince Herbert, Dancing Nun); Jesse Myers (Sir Dennis Galahad, Black Knight, Father); Gabe Spence (Brother Maynard, Guard 2); and Don Potter (Sir Not-Appearing-in-this-show, Mayor).

“Growing up, we had four channels and KIXE was my gig when I was young with all the crazy stuff , including ‘Monty Python’s Flying Circus,’” Hill said. “I adore it and have friends from high school and college who would have parties and shadow

and recite all the goofy lines, kind of like it’s done in ‘Rocky Horror.’”

She said Axiom has waited two years to get the rights for “Spamalot.”

“When the musical came out it was like ‘Oh my gosh,’” Hill said. “I came out of directorial retirement to do this play.”

The theater production is a loose adaptation of the 1975 fi lm “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” and is an irreverent parody of the Arthurian legend with Python-esque gags and cracks that have wormed their way into the modern vernacular, such as the Black Knight’s “Tis but a scratch” quip after having his arm hacked off in a fi ght against King Arthur.

The original 2005 Broadway production was nominated for 14 Tony Awards and won three, including Best Musical.

“It takes a village to put on something like ‘Spamalot’ and

everyone is knocking it out of the park.”

- Nancy HillDirector of Axiom’s production

of ‘Monty Python’s Spamalot’

COVER PHOTO AND PHOTO ABOVE / Michael Burke

Left to right: Lizzie Stoxen (Lady of the Lake), Michael Spence (King Arthur), Mark Amacker (Tim the Enchanter) and, kneeling, Jessica

Wiechman (Patsy) in Axiom Repertory Theatre’s production of “Monty Python’s Spamalot,” scheduled to run Feb. 6 to Feb. 23.

Monty Python’s Spamalot set for 3 week run

Axiom takes a stabat the bright side of life


“We’re having fun (as a cast) both discovering comedic elements and applying them,” Hill said. “It’s sometimes hard to let go, so we started building in improv techniques (into rehearsal) to become more silly and sophomoric. It’s like playing a game into the next level, like peeling an onion.”

The result, she and Spence say, is a side-splitting time for both cast and audience.

“I’m so impressed with my fellow actors and what they bring to their characters,” said Spence, who was thrilled to simply audition for “Spamalot,” adding “I was interested in whatever part I could get.”

Hill said having the luxury of set building in Axiom’s new Redding home on Bechelli Lane has also been

a great experience.“The space is awesome and we’re

able to relax knowing we’re at one address,” she said. “My life is so happy because we get to play in our own space. We can actually build a castle and leave it there.”

Hill said the production staff has embraced the challenge of “Spamalot” with fervor, including musical director Brandon Bauman – “he’s really embraced the silliness.” Additionally, choreographer Roni Grandell has created “seamless transitions” for the play that uses up to 150 costume changes, led by Erin Jepson Bullock in charge of costume design.

“It takes a village to put on something like ‘Spamalot’ and everyone is knocking it out of the park,” Hill said.

And maybe the big question is whether Spence will crack a smile or even laugh during a show.

“I have to not laugh,” he said, adding “But when I’m not on stage I get to sit back and truly enjoy some great actors.”

Shows are scheduled Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. with a 2 p.m. matinee on Sundays, on Feb. 6, 7, 8 and 9. The following weekend’s show run from Feb. 13-16 and fi nally Feb. 20-23.

Tickets are $30 for adults, $25 for children, seniors and students and can be purchased online at www.axreptheatre.com.

PHOTO / Michael Burke


visible to management, this should never have happened. We apologize to all involved.”

Ronald Cyr, 65, of Van Buren, Maine, became the victim of his own trap when he was shot by a handgun

someone opened the front door. Cyr was able to call 911 and say

that he had been shot, WAGM report-ed, but he later died.

-lice Department arrived, they found

booby trap, other devices were set up, prompting them to call the Maine State

Homemade security devices that use weapons are illegal in the United States.

Veronica Alvarez-Rodriguez stopped at a Valparaiso, Florida, Goodwill store to pick up a gift for a baby shower she and her husband were attending.

-stein bouncer seat for just $9.99 – un-opened and appearing to be new, The

Later, at the shower in Crestview, the father-to-be opened the box and found ... a Mossberg 715T semi-auto-

“You guys got me a gun!” he shout-ed excitedly. The gun had live ammo

Department was summoned.

keep the weapon, but later asked to hold it as they investigated the inci-dent. “Goodwill has the best treasures for $9.99,” Alvarez-Rodriguez gushed.

At her murder trial at Kingston

35-year-old Asta Juskauskiene of Dartford was accused of setting up a “latter-day medieval duel” between her estranged husband, Giedruis Jus-kaukus, 42, and her lover, 25-year-old Mantas Kvedaras.

As the story goes, according to the Telegraph, the woman had left her

Kvedaras, who was serving time in a Lithuanian prison.

He was released in May, and af-

claimed Juskauskiene as their own. So, logically, she decided they

on June 17 – a duel which Juskaukus did not survive.

He was found with 35 stab wounds to his body and neck, and Kvedaras confessed to the attack.

The prosecutor, Hugh Davies, con-tends that Juskauskiene manipulated the two men, harbored Kvedaras after the incident, and repeatedly lied to po-lice. She denies conspiring to murder.

An unnamed man was detained in

Russia after it was revealed that he erected a fake border station in the

Finland and charged four South Asian -

an Union, the Guardian reported. He charged the men more than

$10,000 for the service, but “The man never planned to carry out his prom-ises,” according to the Interfax News Agency.

The man took the migrants on a cir-cuitous route in the Vyborg region by car and on foot, at one point carrying

-tody. The “smuggler” may be charged with fraud.

Jackson County (Kansas) Sheriff

arrested not one, but two, McCrackens for two separate vehicle thefts.

Around 1:30 a.m., a deputy stopped -

learning that McCracken was driving with a suspended license.

Later that morning, the owner of the truck he was driving reported it stolen, the Topeka Capital-Journal reported.

Separately, just before 5 a.m. that -

When a Holton, Kansas, police of-

He eventually stopped the vehicle and tried to escape on foot but was caught at a convenience store.

way to the Jackson County Jail to bail

the jail on multiple charges.

-go, Florida, was taken into custody in response to a road rage altercation a few weeks before, the Tampa Bay Times reported.

According to arrest reports, during the incident, Wipperman left his truck and approached a woman driving a Kia sedan.

She rolled down the window and apologized to Wipperman, who then spit the food he was chewing into her face, and some of it went into her mouth, the report said.

Next, he allegedly opened her driv-

with felony battery and burglary of an occupied vehicle and held on $12,500 bail.

In Boca Raton, Florida, a robber ap-proached a Wells Fargo bank branch

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Sandy Hawkins, 73, entered the bank that morning and told the teller, “This is a robbery. I have a weapon,” and put his hand in his waistband to

report. The teller started counting out $100

bills, eventually totaling $2,000, the

that was too much money, and he only wanted $1,100.

Authorities said the teller made the adjustment, then slid the bills through the window to Hawkins, who left the bank.

When detectives caught up with him the next day, he told them, “I will make this easy” and showed them a note he had written, which read, “Give me $1,100. Now, No Alarms, Hope to get caught.”

County Jail on robbery charges.

-dents in Bandung, Indonesia, have been spending too much time with their smartphones, according to Mayor

come up with a clever distraction. In mid-November, authorities began

distributing 2,000 baby chicks in cages

care of me.”

after school and can keep them on

space in their backyard. Danial said the chick project,

dubbed “chickenisation,” is part of a

-tion. “There is an aspect of discipline here,” said Danial.

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have come up with a way to help rid city streets of dog feces and maybe even lower local construction costs.

are made of 10 grams of poop, which the students collect and air-dry, and 10 grams of cement powder, Reuters re-ported.

The students say their bricks can be used for sidewalk pavement or small structures, such as backyard walls. They admit the bio-bricks have a faint odor, but assert that it will fade with time.

As college student Morgan Tay-lor got her nails done in a High

shocked when one of the nail techni-cians spread out a tarp on the shop

what appeared to be a kitchen knife. “I asked them what it was, because

bones was a little bit shocking,” Taylor told WFMY.

“They said it was deer meat, and they were splitting it up between the workers to take home. It had already been skinned; they were sectioning it.”

Taylor reported the shop to the North -

iners, which told WFMY its “inspectors have not received a complaint within memory of butchering in a cosmetic

shop.” It declined to comment further on the open investigation.

Zhang Binsheng, 30, of Harbin, -

tion after three months of struggling to breathe through his nose, Metro News reported. Zhang told doctors at

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sleep and also had a constant smell of decay in his nostrils.

X-rays revealed Zhang had a tooth stuck in his nostril. The tooth, which Zhang had lost when he was 10 years

mall, had somehow rerooted and con-tinued to grow in his nasal cavity.

It was removed in a brief surgery, and Zhang is said to be recovering.

Beware medical advice derived from Instagram, we always say.

“Metaphysicalmeagan,” who boasts nearly 10,000 followers on the social media site, is advocating a new “an-cient Taoist practice that has been around for a while”: perineum sunning.

“Many of you have been asking

writes, “30 seconds of sunlight on your

of sunlight with your clothes on!” She goes on to say she has experi-

enced energy surges, better sleep and more creativity, reports IFLScience.com, along with myriad other improve-ments.

Scientists point out that while sun-light and taking some time to relax are healthful, “there is no evidence that (sunlight) has to be taken as a sup-pository.”

A Japanese man who goes by the name Kiwami Japan on YouTube has chronicled his novel approach to fash-ioning a very personal engagement ring, the Mirror reported.

For 365 days, the man collected

with water in a pan. After compress-ing the mixture, he baked it in an oven for 90 minutes, which resulted in what looked like a lump of dark clay.

The substance was packed into a diamond-shaped mold and then mounted into a four-prong silver ring (which he also made himself).

black “stone.” Social media followers

the ring.

Housekeepers from The Venetian

-pics, beating out second- and third-place teams from The Mirage and Cir-

reported. The competition, which took place at the Mandalay Bay resort, in-cluded bed-making contests, vacuum races and a toilet paper toss.

of celebrating overlooked workers in the hospitality industry.


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TANYA TUCKEROOne of the most admired and influential artists in country music history returns for one epic night at the State! This performance is part of her Grammy-nominated album “Bring My Flowers Now” Tour, with special guest Aubrie Sellers.

Monday, June 8th · 7:00 pm

COMING SOONGet your tickets before they’re gone!

JEFFERSON STARSHIPTThe legendary rock ‘n roll group with eight gold and platinum albums, twenty hit singles, and sold out concerts worldwide, makes its mark at the State!

Wednesday, February 26th · 7:00 pm

AMBROSIAAAmbrosia is an American rock band formed in southern California in 1970. Ambrosia had five Top 40 hit singles released between 1975 and 1980, including the Top 5 hits “How Much I Feel” and “Biggest Part of Me”.

Friday, February 7th · 7:00 pm

With Riverfront Playhouse approaching the fi nish line of their new downtown theater, they plan to celebrate and raise money as well with “A Night of Surprises” to be held at the Win-River Event Center on Feb. 21. You’ll be treated to performances by Linda Bott and the Lou White Band, with additional special surprises from some local celebrities. There’ll be a silent auction with unique items, naming opportunities for items needed at Riverfront’s new downtown theatre building, and a progress report. Doors open at 6 p.m. with dinner served at 7 p.m. Dinner choices include roasted garlic chicken, roasted tri-tip or three-cheese vegetable lasagna. Tickets are $45 per person, or gather a group of eight friends to purchase a table of eight for $400. They’re available at www.riverfrontplayhouse.net or Enjoy the Store, Redding.

A Night of Surprises in store Feb. 21Lou White Linda Bott

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Live Radio Theatre, 7:30pm, Riverfront Playhouse, 1620 East Cypress Ave, Redding. Tickets are $12. Call 221-1028.

Frozen the Musical, 2pm and 7pm, David Marr Theater, 2200 Eureka Wy., Redding. Presented by the Redding School of the Arts. Tickets are $6 to $14.

LGBTQ+ Board Game Night, 6 to 8pm, NorCal OUTreach Center, 2553 Victor Avenue, Redding. Call 949-6267.

Redding Library Book Sale, 10am to 1pm, Community Room at the Redding Library, 1100 Parkview Ave., Redding. Call 245-7265.

Weaverville Art Cruise, 5 to 8 pm, Downtown Weaverville. Many businesses stay open late and offer refreshments for this cultural experience.

Renaissanced, through Feb. 29, Janet Turner Print Museum at CSU Chico. Museum hours are 11am to 4pm Monday through Saturday. An exhibition talk will be held in the Zing Recital Hall at 5:30pm Feb. 13, with a reception to follow. Call 898-4476.

Fiddle, Bluegrass and Americana

7:30pm, Laxson Auditorium, Chico. Tickets $20 to $65, available online, call 898-6333, or at the

Mossy Creek with 7:30pm,

Harlan Adams Theatre at CSU Chico. Tickets are $15 to $20 and available at the

Call 898-6333.

Spamalot, 7:30pm, see Feb. 6.

Scott Joss & Chris Gantry, 7:30pm, Cascade Theatre, Redding. Tickets are $25 to $29 and are available online at cascadetheatre.org, by phone at 243-8877 or at the Cascade

1733 Market St., Redding.

Fiddle, Bluegrass, and Americana Music, 2pm, Palo Cedro Community Hall, 22037 Old Forty Four Dr., Palo Cedro. Presented by California State Old Time Fiddlers, Dist. 6. Held the third Sunday of each month.

All you can eat breakfast with CHAT, 8:30am to 12:30pm, Arc Pavilion, 2030 Park Ave., Chico. Cost is $15 for adults, $8 for children 5 to 12, and free for children under 5 with an adult.

Spamalot, 2pm, see Feb. 6.

Fly Fishing Film Tour,

Concert, 1 to 3pm, St. James Lutheran Church, 2500 Shasta View Dr. Presented by California State Old Time Fiddlers, Dist. 6.

of each month.

Live Radio Theatre, 2pm, see Feb. 1.

Candidates Forum, 6 to 8pm, Grant Elementary School, 8835 Swasey Dr., Redding. A forum for the Shasta County Board of Supervisors, Dist. 2 candidates.

GuGu Drum Group from Shanghai, 7:30pm, Laxson Auditorium at CSU Chico. Tickets are $15 to $42 and available at the University Box

Spamalot, 7:30pm, Axiom Repertory Theatre, 2613 Bechelli Lane, Redding. Tickets are $25 to $30. Call 215-3955.

Candidates Forum, 6 to 8pm, Shasta Lake City Council Chambers, 4488 Red Bluff St., Shasta Lake. A forum for the Shasta County Board of Supervisors, Dist. 4 candidates.

Little Explorers, 10am, Mill Building

in Paul Bunyan’s Forest Camp at Turtle Bay, Redding. A weekly educational program for kids 2 to 5. February’s theme is Be an Artist. Free for members or with park admission. Call 243-8850.

Redding Toastmasters, 6pm, Redding Library, 1100 Parkview Ave., Redding. This repeats every Thursday. Call 945-9226.

Anderson Library Storytime, 3:30pm, Anderson Library. This week will feature race car stories. Call 365-7685.

Ambrosia, 7:30pm, State Theatre, 333 Oak St., Red Bluff. Tickets are $30 to $45. Call 529-2787.

Playwright’ Night Out, 7:30pm, Riverfront Playhouse, 1620 East Cypress Ave, Redding. Tickets are $12. Call 221-1028.

Cottonwood Community Library Book Sale, 11am to 2pm, Cottonwood Community Library, 3427 Main St., Cottonwood. Call 347-4818.


North State Symphony: Pulling Out the Stops, 7:30pm, Cascade Theatre, Redding.

Tickets are $21 to $55 and available at the Cascade Theatre Box

Writer’s Forum, 10:30am, All Saints Episcopal Church, 2150 Benton Dr., Redding. Former Writers Forum Membership Director and part-time freelance editor Jennifer Higley will share the basics of starting your own website hosted by WordPress. Annual membership dues are $25.

LGBTQ+ Coffee, Cookies and Brownies, 2 to 3pm, NorCal OUTreach Center, 2553 Victor Avenue, Redding. Call 949-6267.

Northern California Dowsers, presents “Heal Yourself to Heal Your World” by Roxanne Louise (visiting from Virigina), 2pm, Community Room at Shasta County Library, Redding. A donation of $5 is suggested.

Valentine’s Dance, 7pm, Frontier Senior Center, 2081 Frontier Trail, Anderson. The Cottonwood Band will perform. Admission is $15 or $25 for a couple. Call 356-9787.

Double Art Opening & Reception, 5pm, Siskiyou Arts Museum, 5824 Dunsmuir Ave., Dunsmuir. Cheryl Petty “Around Town” through March 7 in the Museum Space, and Michael Howell & Friends “Civil Twilight” through April 4 in the Main Gallery. Admission is free and open the public. Call 235-4711.

Playwright’s Night Out, 7:30pm, see Feb. 7.


Celtic Harps, Rare Instruments & Wondrous Stories with Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter, 7:30pm, Bohemian Art Loft, 2204B Bechelli Lane, Redding. Admission is $15 to $20. Call 229-7818.

North State Symphony: Pulling Out the Stops, 2pm, Laxson Auditorium at CSU Chico. Tickets are $8.50 to $40 and available at the

Call 898-6333.

Playwrights’ Night Out, 2pm, see Feb. 7.


Cirque Mechanics, 7:30pm, Cascade Theatre, Redding. Tickets are $26 to $49 and are available online at cascadetheatre.org, by phone at 243-8877 or at the Cascade


Nappy Roots, American alternative Southern rap quartet from Louisville, Kentucky, 7pm, The Dip, 1730 California St., Redding. Tickets $15 advance, $20 day of show. Must be 21 and over with valid ID. Call 241-2662.

Chris Thile, mandolin virtuoso, 7:30pm, Laxson Auditorium at CSU Chico. Tickets

are $15 to $54 and available at the

Call 898-6333.

Anderson Library Storytime, 3:30pm, Anderson Library. This week will feature a Valentine-themed storytime. Call 365-7685.


Little Explorers, 10am, see Feb. 6.

Redding Toastmasters, 6pm, see Feb. 6.


Redding Improv Players, 7:30pm, Riverfront Playhouse, 1620 East Cypress Ave, Redding. This

performance at the current location before Riverfront moves to downtown Redding. Tickets are $15. Call 221-1028.

Allison and Victor, 7pm, POPS performing Arts & Cultural Center, 5819 Sacramento Ave., Dunsmuir. Tickets are $15 in advance, $17 at the door.

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7pm, State Theatre, 333 Oak St., Red Bluff. Tickets are $45 to $64. Call 529-2787.

Anderson Library Storytime, 3:30pm, Anderson Library. This week will feature Daniel Tiger. Call 365-7685.

New Music Symposium, 7:30pm, Rowland-Taylor Recital Hall at CSU Chico. This event is free and open the public.



Richard Marx: An Evening of Acoustic Love Songs, 7:30pm,

7:30pm, Cascade Theatre, Redding. Tickets are $19 and are available online at cascadetheatre.org, by phone at 243-8877 or at the Cascade


Michael Jr., Christian comedian, 7:30pm, Simpson University, Redding. Tickets are $20 to VIP for $85, available online.

Anderson Library Storytime, 3:30pm, Anderson Library. This week will feature a Dental Health-themed storytime. Call 365-7685.

B.E.A.M., business expo and mixer, 5 to 7pm, Red Bluff Community Center, 1500 S. Jackson St. Call 527-6220 ext. 301.

Lecture: Global Spread of Constitutions, 7:30pm, Zingg Recital Hall at CSU Chico. Princeton Historian Linda Colley will lecture. This event is free and open to the public.

House, 11am to 2pm, Weaverville Joss House.

We Shall Overcome, a celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., 7:30pm, Laxson Auditorium at CSU Chico. Tickets are $15 to $40 and available at the University Box


Hot Tuna, 7:30pm, Laxson Auditorium at CSU Chico. Tickets are $15 to $47 and available at the

Call 898-6333.


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The Doo Wop Project, 7:30pm, Cascade Theatre, Redding. Tickets are $29 to $35 and are available online at cascadetheatre.org, by phone at 243-8877 or at the Cascade


A Night of Surprises, 6pm, Win River Casino, Redding. Dinner at 7pm. Featuring music by Linda Bott and the Lou White Band.

Riverfront Playhouse. Tickets are $45, table sponsorships are available. Call 524-0223.

Vintage Public House, 1790 Market St., Redding. $10 available on eventbrite. Call 229-9449.

Diggin Dirt, 8pm, The Dip, 1730 California St., Redding. Tickets $10. Must be 21 and over with valid ID. Call 241-2662.

Practice SAT, 7:45am, LaBaume-Rudat Hall at Simpson University. This is a free practice test, registration is required.

Lions Dance at the Weaverville Joss


District 1 Little League Comedy Night, 7pm, Cascade Theatre, Redding. Tickets are $25 and available at the Cascade Theatre Box

Ashleigh Flynn and The Riveters, 8pm,

Cascade Theatre, Redding. Tickets are $35 to $49 and are available online at cascadetheatre.org, by phone at 243-8877 or at the Cascade


New Music Symposium, 7:30pm, see Feb. 27.

LGBTQ+ Senior Casserole Special, 3 to 6pm, NorCal OUTreach Center, 2553 Victor Avenue, Redding. Call 949-6267.

contemporary dance, 7:30pm, Laxson Auditorium at CSU Chico. Tickets are $15 to $45 and available at the University Box

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