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Taking kids on a road trip? Try playing these fun games in the car!
Story Book Game
This game is fun, pretty soon everyone will be laughing! This game involves imagination. . . Start off with a sentence of your choice, go around and have everyone add a sentence on to the story. To make it interesting add something silly, or a sentence that doesn’t even make sense!
Guessing Games
For shorter waits, guessing games can work, especially for kids who get bored or frustrated easily. Normally, they are based on yes or no questions… Like, is it an animal? Is it big? Is it a food? If you want, you can even create some cards with names on them, with famous people, animals, or the places you are visiting.
Tongue Twisters
Tongue twisters always get a great laugh! Come up with any sentences, that twist up your words. An example could be: How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood! Have everybody try to say it 3 times in a row, quickly.
Guessing Letters
This game is great for a quiet place. One person draws, with their fingers, on another person’s palm, while they have their eyes closed, and the person guesses what letter they drew. Alternate from person to person, except the driver, of course.
Telephone
Pass a whispered message or sentence from one person to the next. You can only tell them the message once. As it goes around, it will probably end up getting mixed up. It will give the family a great laugh.
I Spy
‘I spy with my little eye something…’ This game is great when kids start to get bored. Look for an object, then give give the people slight clues on what the object is. An example: “I spy something with four legs.” Items spied can be inside or outside the car.
Be sure to bring along Ellie’s word find on page 32 to keep the time passing!
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By Lorraine Shoemaker
Holly has long been associated with Christmas, its deep green and vivid red are the traditional colors of Christmas. Make an old-fashioned holly wreath to adorn your door this holiday season!
What You Need:
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Wire cutters
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Wire wreath form
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Florist wire, 24 gauge
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Holly branches
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Holly berries
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Gather or purchase a large shopping bag full of holly in 6-inch-long trimmings.
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Use a wire wreath frame or make your own frame from a wire coat hanger (Simply unbend it and shape into a circle).
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Attach number-24 floral wire to the wire wreath frame.
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Select several stems of the 6-inch holly pieces and place them together in a bunch (Thicker bundles make fuller wreaths).
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Place a stem with berries on top of the bundle of holly. Place the bundle on top of the frame where the floral wire is connected.
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Hold the bundle in place and wrap the floral wire around the bundle and frame. Wrap the floral wire around the bundle a second time and then pull it tight. Make sure to leave the wire attached to the frame – you’re not finished!
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Gather another bundle of holly and place it so that the leaves overlap the first bunch and cover the stems. Make sure that the stems on both bunches face the same direction.
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Continue overlapping the bunches of foliage and wiring them to the frame until you complete the circle.
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Lift the first bundle and tuck the last one under it. Twist the wire tightly around the last bundle. Knot the wire onto the frame, leaving 1 inch of wire for hanger.
Add our own personal touches, such as clusters of small pine cones, bows, small ornaments, or stand a figurine (deer, angel, santa) in the bottom center of the wreath and attach with wire or hot glue. Have a fun and happy holly-day!
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By Lorraine Shoemaker
You can enjoy having your favorite produce year around even if you live in a short growing zone. One way is to learn to dry food yourself. You can buy an expensive electric food dehydrator, make a solar dehydrator or simply dehydrate your food in the sun au natural.
Solar food drying is an ideal way to dehydrate and preserve foods. A solar dehydrator can be simple or complex, small or large. A solar “hotbox” is an enclosed wooden box that protects your food during drying. It is a box with drawers and a clear covering (glass or plastic),with screened openings on the bottom and sides for circulation. Solar rays enter through the clear glass top of the dehydrator box, then the box traps the heat and dries the food. The dehydrator may have an absorber plate inside, which indirectly heats your food by creating a convection current of air that enters the vent at the bottom of the dryer. The cool, fresh air enters the vent, heats up and circulates through the dryer, then exits through a vent at the top. As your food dries, moisture is carried away with the hot air. The inside heat must remain at no less than least 86 degrees to avoid mold and spoilage.You can have fresh food all year if you can get as little as two days of sunshine in a row, depending on the food.
A solar food dehydrator is a great way to enjoy nutritious, tasty, high quality foods all year long. Favorites foods for drying: Apples, apricots, bananas, peaches, pears, plums and strawberries, carrots, corn, green beans, onions, peas (sweet, in pod), peppers, potatoes, summer tomatoes, zucchini and mushrooms, and of course all your favorite herbs.
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by Jan Cox
Benjamin J. Wade truly fits the description of a Renaissance man. He is Coach on the popular “Survivor” show, coach of the men’s soccer team at Lassen Community College, Susanville, author of a new book called “No Turning Back” published by Shapato press, and Maestro for the Susanville Symphony.
Born into a musical family, Ben couldn’t wait until he could play trumpet like his father, who played professionally. At home, the entire family created music together; father on trumpet, mother on piano and brother on violin. Ben received his first trumpet in second grade and went on to win many awards.
His father’s work took them to many different countries where the family began playing music together four hours a day while he practiced another two. Through this family quartet, he learned how to balance his playing with others. And through his father, Ben learned to have a deep understanding of each note and how to extract as much from it as he could. Those earlier discoveries now lead him to expect the very best from the symphony members as they prepare for concerts.
When Wade arrived in Susanville in 2001, he encouraged the community to develop a symphony. It was here that music became very stimulating to him again (after a break from the trumpet to pursue his many interests.) It was also this transition that awakened a deeper part of him and led to composing music.
Ben was once told to “take your first love and make it your hobby and take your hobby and make it your career.” He says Susanville has allowed him to do that. This place allows him to coach soccer and direct the symphony, while enjoying the clear mountain air and beauty of the surroundings.
The Susanville Symphony is in its 9th season. Upcoming, December 2nd and 4th will be the Christmas Concert featuring Deb Sokol as soloist singing Ave Maria, Russian Christmas Music by Alexander Reed, Dancing Wooden Soldiers and some music that the Maestro, himself, has written.
In February, The Red Violin will be a once-in-a-lifetime concert featuring world renowned violinist, Elizabeth Pitcairn doing Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto. You will not want to miss this one. The April concert brings us Spanish music and June, the always popular, Pop’s Concert. Wade tailors his music to the people and hopes that everyone can experience a symphony in their lifetime.
Tickets may be ordered online at www.susanvillesymphony.com or from Leslie Jewelry, 700 Main St. Susanville, CA 96130. Concerts are held Fridays at 7pm and Sundays at 2:30pm.
And don’t forget, the Maestro can be seen on Survivor on CBS, Wednesday nights at 8pm!
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by Jan Cox
When Sylvia Smith was in sixth grade she was fortunate to have a teacher who suggested that she keep working on her art because she was good at it. And work she did. Smith began painting seriously with oils in her late 20′s and continued in this medium for 25 years, painting mainly wildlife and mountain landscapes.
Rather than making art her only life’s work, Smith worked for Southern California Edison as an accountant in customer service until she retired in 1996. At that time she took up watercolors. She had taken several art classes in college but in retirement she takes a few classes yearly from local instructors and popular artists. Her favorite artists are Steven Quiller, Tom Lynch, and Joe Garcia. Sylvia takes away something new from each artist and is always learning, changing and growing.
Smith divides her time between Northern and Southern California but loves best the calm of the Lake Almanor area. She exhibits at Books and Beyond: Backroom Gallery in Chester, Plumas Arts Gallery in Quincy, and various area shows including the Almanor Art Show in Chester, Art Around the Lake and the new Plumas Arts Tour.
She says her heart belongs to the Heart K Ranch in Genesse Valley run by the Feather River Land Trust. Here she is a plein air artist whose pictures are auctioned off during their special money raising weekends to support the preservation of ranch land (usually held the 3rd Saturday in September).
When she and her husband spend time in Palm Desert, Sylvia is active in the Coachella Watercolor Society which brings in many famous artists for workshops and demonstrations. Lately, her favorite subjects are wildlife and birds.
Sylvia also does commissions of local homes, gardens and other special features. She begins by taking many photos and then does a mock-up of the picture on vellum finding a focal point of interest that determines her drawing. Next she sketches it with the light and dark contrasts and finally paints the finished product on 300lb watercolor paper.
If interested in Smith’s beautiful pictures or commissions, go to www.h2ocolor4u.blogspot.com or call her at (530) 259-6054 to work out commission details.
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Sylvia Smith and Work in Progress
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Steps in a Commissioned Piece
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by Jan Cox
Multi-talented could be a term used for Dottie in both her life pursuits and in her art. Clark credits her aunt for influencing her artwork when she was young. When she moved to Lake Almanor in 2000, she took classes and workshops from art teachers both in the Lake Almanor Basin and in Chico and began drawing and painting in earnest.
Having grown up in Chico, CA, Dottie began her undergraduate work at Shasta Community College, Redding, where she took art classes from some excellent teachers. Transferring to CA State University, Chico, she received a BA degree in Liberal Arts and Psychology and an MA in psychology, and worked as a school psychologist in the Redding schools. Later, she had her own private practice and also became a day trader in her spare time!
Clark loved working with live models and was taught the classical method for this type of drawing. She kept playing with this form until she developed her own style. Several of her pictures show a minimalist bent, where she finds just the right brush strokes to portray the person.
Other works, especially her nature watercolors, reflect what she learned from her Japanese teacher who advised her to “get into the subject.” By that Clark means not just the objective reality of the picture but the “zen” aspect of the piece.
When Dottie begins a piece she goes through three steps. First, she becomes mentally aware of what she wants to portray and then prepares physically by getting the equipment and space ready to proceed. Finally she gets into the flow of the subject as she paints. If it is a person she is painting, she first talks with them to find out who they are inside and what strokes best bring that out. If it is a nature picture, she tries to discover what is there that needs to be shown.
Dottie says that using charcoal and graphite is very tactile, but she loves watercolor, considering it a very interactive medium. She chooses subjects that she reacts to.Then when the paint is down, she will respond to what it has done on the paper. It is this interaction of artist and medium that creates her fascinating artwork.
Clark’s work can be viewed at Books and Beyond, Backroom Gallery in Chester, CA, in the Plumas County museum in Quincy, and in December at Morning Thunder in Quincy. A home art tour is available by appointment. Call (530) 259-5424.
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Microbrew, Music and Art in Quincy
MOUNTAIN HARVEST FESTIVAL Quincy, CA
Plumas-Sierra County Fairgrounds from 1 to 5pm
Come home to, or visit, the beautiful small town of Quincy where the grand granite Sierras show off their fantastic Fall colors amid majestic American Valley pines. Practice some social networking— the old fashioned way-— face to face in the same place. Feel what it is to be part of one of the best communities on the planet… There is more that one reason that hundreds of people consider this one of their favorite events of the year.
It’s about the BEER (& Wine)…
Mountain Harvest revolves around a most impressive small town microbrew tasting you will find anywhere. Brewers and brewery owners love to come to this event to proudly share the fruits of their labors and to “talk beer” with an interested, appreciative crowd. We will have more than 25 craft brewers represented with more than 50 brews to sample.
The list is growing we will keep a current one posted with this link.
If you prefer to sample wines, we are please that once again, Quincy Natural Foods will host a tasting of local and organically produced wines.
It’s about the the Music…
We are so very excited to have the Guitar driven Americana, bluesy, Rock & Roll music of Bob Woods Band headlining the music this year at 3pm. We also welcome the local talents of Rocket Surgery who will perform at 1pm.
There will also be a great Silent Auction of arty, beer-themed and other amusing and unique items and services, a Bocce Tournament & Instruction sponsored by Bread for the Journey, Feather River and some crafts booths as well as yummy food booths.
It’s about the Arts& Community…
“The Mountain Harvest festival is one of the major fund-raising efforts that helps to keep Plumas Arts bringing you countless events, services and programs all year long that help make our lovely little county the very happening cultural Mecca that it has become.” said Roxanne Valladao, Plumas Arts & Town Hall Theatre Director.
Admission Prices:
Adults: $7 Plumas Arts Members:$5
BEER AND/OR WINE TASTING PASSES
Include event admission and a souvenir tasting glass: $35 Advance Sale or… $30: Plumas Arts Members, advance sale only. At the gate: $40.
On-Site camping is available for $10 per site. RV Hook-ups are $20.For info call (530) 283-3402 or visit plumasarts.org.
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by Jan Cox
The studio of Susan Kearns is a special place; a large room with her drawing board set up in front of the picture windows, drawers and cupboards for all her supplies, art on the walls, and two cozy chairs in which we sat and had tea while Susan talked about her life as an artist.
On her drawing board lay her newest watercolor project, which was consuming many hours of technical work on the part of this artist. This particular picture was of three cowboys relaxing on their horses while waiting for the next group of animals to come through the corral. Their faces are exquisitely done. The picture is multi-layered to create depth. When it is complete, it will be shown at the Backroom Gallery at Books and Beyond on Main Street in Chester. This is a must see.
Susan entered the art world after her training at Cal State, Fullerton in the midst of the realist era, but she now feels that such art is often flat and sterile. As a watercolor artist today, she wants to capture the energy of the scene she is painting. It is her intent to not only show the beauty of the scene, or the joy of the people in action, but to capture the vibration of the situation that seeing it in person gives us. Her goal is to draw viewers to the picture by creating a beautiful surface that captures and engages and then causes them to “fall into the picture”–becoming part of it.
An art teacher for 32 years in Southern California, she loved working with her students. Susan retired in 2002 and can now spend more time on special art projects. She paints three different series of artwork. The first is her people in action and activities that show spirit and soul, next, her Deer Creek and other local areas (such as Feather River along Highway 70), and finally her “strong ideas” series that say something special to the viewer.
You will find Kearn’s work at the Backroom Gallery in Books and Beyond, Main St. Chester. Susan is a member of both Feather River Fine Arts Guild and Plumas Arts.
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One-Mile - Chico, CA by Paula Beehner, PaulasPhotoArt.com Since we began bringing our magazines to grocery stores and waiting spots in Chico, we have received several wonderful photos and articles to include in our publication. Thank you Chico for the warm welcome. Thank you Paula Beehner, of Paula’s Photo Art, Chico, CA for this amazing shot of One-Mile in Chico. For more great photos, see paulasphotoart.com.
The One-Mile at Bidwell Park, Chico, CA
The swimming area pictured is located in beautiful Bidwell Park. The park was established in 1905 when Annie Bidwell donated approximately 2,500 acres to the City of Chico. Since then the city has purchased more land including Cedar Grove in 1922 and 1,200 acres south of Big Chico Creek in Upper park in 1995. The park is 3,670 acres and one of the largest municipal parks in the U.S.
The Sycamore Pool, at the One-Mile Recreation Area, is built of concrete around Big Chico Creek. It is a popular summer gathering spot. Swimmers should use caution avoiding white water and knowing that water which appears to be shallow and slow-moving may actually be swift and powerful. Lifeguards are on duty only from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
Source: cityofchico.ca.us
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Patrick Michael Karnahan Exhibition ~ Feather Community Arts Center – Portola, CA ~ August 20th - 7:00pm
The work of Patrick Michael Karnahan, an accomplished artist, songwriter and musician, will join local artists during a special Railroad Days art show and raffle at the Feather Community Arts Center in Portola, Saturday, August 20, during Portola Railroad Days. Proceeds from the show and raffle will benefit the art center and Portola Railroad Days events. Doors will open to the public at 10:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m.
Karnahan’s impressive portfolio embodies his passion for life, and his interests in railroads, aircraft and firefighting. An 18-year career with the United States Forest Service provided inspiration and a unique avenue for Karnahan’s talent as an artist. After being commissioned by the USFS on several paintings, he embarked on a personal journey of highlighting the work of firefighters.“My mission is to take the skills I have developed in painting portraits, trains, and landscapes, and use them to showcase America’s Angels of the Forest.”
The past 20 years of Karnahan’s career have also included commissions of several fine art posters, covers for both magazines and books, and calendars—including the notable OSH (Orchard Supply Hardware) calendar. With the success of distributing nearly a million calendars throughout California in 2008, OSH has already commissioned Karnahan for their 2011 Train Calendar.
Karnahan exhibits include such venues as California State Railroad Museum Rail fair events, Penn State University as a part of America’s Railroad History, the
Smithsonian Museum Folklife Festival in Washington D.C., and the Kennedy Center. Karnahan’s work for the August show will focus on railroads of Eastern California & Nevada.
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by Jan Cox
On a beautiful spring day I traveled to the home of Eric and Susan Toews in the mountains beyond Janesville to meet these two interesting artist/musicians. Graciously inviting me into their home, they both enjoyed sharing their love of music and the arts and even played a bit for me.
For about 10 years, Susan Toews hand painted shirts with wildflowers, birds, lizards and the memorable Boss Frog. She then went into partnership with
Laurie Bliss and Shirley Robinson to begin the bead shop in Susanville, then called Salmagundi Sisters. When she sold out in 1997, she went to massage school and continues to do massage today. At this point in her life, she enjoys promoting and supporting others’ artwork as a way of valuing artists everywhere. Both Eric and Susan are lifetime members of Lassen Arts.
About 7 years ago, at the age of 51, Susan began learning to play the cello because the symphony needed cello players. She has always been musical, playing the clarinet, sax and piano throughout her life. But learning the cello took some real dedication such as driving to Reno for 6 months of lessons and practicing 4 hours a day. She recalls that it was a maniacal pace but she learned quickly and well. Today, Susan and Eric often play together at their home as well as in the Susanville Symphony.
Eric Toews started learning clarinet in second grade and played through all his schooling only putting it down during what he calls his house building/child raising phase. He has now retired from his work as a CCI (case worker) at the prison for 27 years. And music has traveled to the top of his list of things he loves to do.
His later music career began when he came across some local musicians who together created 4/5ths of a wind quartet (clarinet, French horn, bassoon and flute). This group then met Ben Wade, the current conductor of the Susanville Symphony, who at that time was playing in a brass group. They asked him to be the fifth part of their wind quintet and he played oboe or trumpet—or “foboe” as they termed it.
Eric now not only plays in the Susanville Symphony but also in several other groups. A Dixieland band called The Blue Garter Gang recently played at Eagle Lake Village. He is also a member of Eight O’Clock Jazz which plays throughout the Almanor Basin and beyond.
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By Marsha Street
Glenna Lee comes from a long line of artists, writers and musicians. Her grandmother was a prolific painter, writer and actress. Her uncle and aunt, Bob Cole and Chris Stevenson, are professional Bluegrass musicians, who tour frequently and have appeared in many movies including “Back to the Future”. Her mother, a retired RN, enjoys working with charcoal drawings.
Glenna first encountered Mountain Valley Living many years ago when she and several members of her family moved from the San Joaquin Valley to the Susanville and Westwood areas. During this time, she attended Lassen College and gave birth to her only child, Justin. She and her son returned to Modesto, CA where she continued her education and received her BA in Fine Arts and a Master’s Degree in Expressionism in the multiple areas of art, literature and music. While obtaining her educational degrees and raising her son, she worked for California State University, Stanislaus, as an editor and art director for publications and a lecturer in the Communications Department.
Glenna has produced many collections of art based on a particular dramatic theme. “My main interest,” she says, ” is to capture movement through color, texture, brush strokes and line of vision.” In her animal portraits, she depicts movement through the curvio-linear treatment of mane, tail or body position. Her rural landscapes are accomplished by emphasizing angles, perspective and the wind-swept flow of nature.
Glenna now resides in Westwood, CA and is currently committed to the creation of her “Children and Nature” series (sprinkled with a little fantasy) which she hopes to complete within the year. She finds this particular location to be quite beautiful and inspiring. Aside from painting, her favorite activities are taking her dog for long nature walks and riding horses. She hopes to develop her new website soon and is also accepting consignments for animal portraits and other projects.
She can be reached by Cell phone: (530) 816-2295, Mail: PO Box 1526, Westwood, CA 96137 or Email: gleomagic@yahoo.com
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| MOUNTAIN VALLEY LIVING MAGAZINE |
JULY 2011 |
CALENDAR OF EVENTS |
| Date |
Event |
Location |
Time |
Town |
Contact |
| July 1-3 |
High Sierra Music Festival |
County Fairgrounds |
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Quincy, Ca |
510-420-1529 |
| July 1 |
Aerospace day Camp |
Truckee Airport |
9-3pm |
Truckee, Ca |
530-582-7720 |
| July 1 |
Point Race |
Silver Dollar Speedway |
6:30pm |
Chico, Ca |
530-350-7275 |
| July 1 |
Lassen Peak Trail Opens |
Lassen National Forest |
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530-595-4480 |
| July 1-3 |
Priceless Festival & Campout |
Belden Town Resort |
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Feather River Canyon |
530-283-9662 |
| July 1-3 |
Mohawk Valley Independence Day Celebration |
Multiple events in town |
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Graeagle, Ca |
530-836-6811 |
| July 1-4 |
Red, White & Tahoe Blue |
Incline Village |
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Lake Tahoe, NV |
775-337-3030 |
| July 2 |
BBQ & Street Dance |
Chuck’s Railroad Room |
5pm |
Westwood, Ca |
530-256-2420 |
| July 2 |
Marine Corps Pancake Breakfast |
Memorial Hall |
7-11am |
Susanville, Ca |
530-310-4031 |
| July 2-3 |
Paul Bunyan Mountain Festival |
Westwood Park |
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Westwood, Ca |
530-256-2456 |
| July 3 |
Chico Outlaws Professional Baseball |
Nettleton Stadium |
7pm |
Chico, Ca |
530-345-3210 |
| July 3-4 |
Diamond Mt. Speedway |
County Fairgrounds |
6:30pm |
Susanville, Ca |
530-251-8900 |
| July 4 |
Truckee Fireworks |
Donner Lake (west end) |
Dusk |
Truckee, Ca |
530-582-7720 |
| July 4 |
Truckee Parade |
Donner Pass Rd. |
10am |
Truckee, Ca |
530-582-7720 |
| July 4 |
4th of July Celebration |
Oroville Lake |
9:30pm |
Oroville, Ca |
530-655-4653 |
| July 4 |
Free Entrance Day |
Lassen Volcanic National Park |
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530-595-4480 |
| July 4 |
Chester-Lake Almanor Fireworks |
Lake Almanor Peninsula |
9pm |
Lake Almanor, Ca |
530-258-2426 |
| July 4 |
Chester-Lake Almanor Craft Fair |
Chester Park |
10-3pm |
Chester, Ca |
530-259-4257 |
| July 4 |
Chester-Lake Almanor Parade |
Main Street |
11am |
Chester, Ca |
530-258-2426 |
| July 4 |
Silver Buckle Rodeo |
Rodeo Grounds & Arena |
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Taylorsville, Ca |
530-284-6633 |
| July 4 |
Silver Buckle Parade |
Downtown Taylorsville |
10am |
Taylorsville, Ca |
530-284-6633 |
| July 4 |
Chester-Lake Almanor 5k Fun Run |
Main Street |
8:30am |
Chester, Ca |
530-258-2426 |
| July 4 |
Star Spangled Sparks Fireworks |
Sparks Marina |
6am-3;m |
Sparks, NV |
800-648-1177 |
| July 6 |
Farmer’s Market & Outdoor Concert |
Courthouse |
5pm |
Red Bluff, Ca |
530-527-6220 |
| July 7 |
Farmer’s Market |
Downtown Quincy |
5-8pm |
Quincy, Ca |
530-229-4009 |
| July 8 |
City Lights Concert |
Portola Park |
7-9pm |
Portola, Ca |
530-832-4518 |
| July 10 |
Eight Ball Pool Tournament |
Chuck’s Railroad Room |
4pm |
Westwood, Ca |
530-256-2420 |
| July 8-10 |
Cannibal Cruise Car Show |
Truckee Regional Park |
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Truckee, Ca |
530-582-9062 |
| July 8-10 |
Americana Music Festival |
Downtown Virginia City |
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Virginia City, NV |
800-718-7587 |
| July 9 |
Solar Cook-Off |
Taylorsville Campgrounds |
10am |
Taylorsville, Ca |
530-283-1396 |
| July 9 |
American Valley Speedway |
County Fairgrounds |
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Quincy, Ca |
530-283-2175 |
| July 9 |
Community Parade |
Downtown Manton |
10am |
Manton, Ca |
530-474-5940 |
| July 9 |
Kites & Music Festival |
High Camp |
12-5pm |
Squaw Valley, Ca |
530-583-6985 |
| July 9 |
Paradise POW WOW |
Gold Nugget Museum |
10am |
Paradise, Ca |
530-872-8722 |
| July 14 |
Farmer’s Market |
Downtown Quincy |
5-8pm |
Quincy, Ca |
530-229-4009 |
| July 14 |
California World Fest |
Fairgrounds/GV Campgrounds |
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Grass Valley, Ca |
530-891-4098 |
| July 15 |
Golf Tournament Fundraiser |
Diamond Mt. Golf Club |
4-7pm |
Susanville, Ca |
530-253-2211 |
| July 15 |
Wine Walk |
Main Street |
5-8pm |
Chester, Ca |
530-258-2426 |
| July 15 |
Honey Lake Valley Riders Horse Show |
Lassen College |
6pm |
Susanville, Ca |
530-310-0425 |
| July 15-21 |
Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival |
Sand Harbor State Park |
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Lake Tahoe, NV |
775-832-1616 |
| July 16 |
Slice of Chico |
Downtown Chico |
9am |
Chico, Ca |
530-345-6500 |
| July 16 |
Shop Walk |
Downtown Red Bluff |
All Day |
Red Bluff, Ca |
530-527-6220 |
| July 16 |
Honey Lake Riders “Play Day” |
Janesville Park |
9am |
Janesville, Ca |
530-310-0425 |
| July 16-17 |
Gold Digger Days |
Downtown Greenville |
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Greenville, Ca |
530-284-6633 |
| July 16-17 |
Arts & Craft Fair |
Downtown Graeagle |
10-5pm |
Graeagle, Ca |
530-836-6811 |
| July 16-18 |
Sunset Music Festival |
Belden Town Resort |
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Feather River Canyon |
530-283-9662 |
| July 17 |
Singles Cribbage Tournament |
Chuck’s Railroad Room |
2pm |
Westwood, Ca |
530-256-2420 |
| July 17 |
Feather River Dixieland Jazz Concert |
Graeagle Picnic Grounds |
1-5pm |
Graeagle, Ca |
530-836-6811 |
| July 20 |
Concert in the Park |
Chester Park |
5-8pm |
Chester, Ca |
530-258-2426 |
| July 20-24 |
Lassen County Fair |
County Fairgrounds |
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Susanville, Ca |
530-251-8900 |
| July 23 |
Snowmobile Grass Drag Racing |
County Fairgrounds |
8am |
Quincy, Ca |
530-283-6372 |
| July 23-24 |
Championship Rodeo |
McIver Arena |
5pm |
Truckee, Ca |
208-735-0462 |
| July 25-29 |
Lassen Land &Trust Nature Camp |
The Depot |
7am-2:30p |
Susanville, Ca |
530-257-3252 |
| July 27-31 |
Tour de Nez |
Reno, Sparks, Lake Tahoe |
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Reno, NV |
775-337-3030 |
| July 27-31 |
National Car Show & Swap Meet |
Grand Sierra Hotel Resort |
10am |
Reno, NV |
800-501-2651 |
| July 28 |
California HEAT Chorus |
Metter Elementary School |
7pm |
Red Bluff, Ca |
530-895-0139 |
| July 30 |
Lassen County Air Fair |
Susanville Airport |
10-2pm |
Susanville, Ca |
530-257-2030 |
| July 30 |
“My Way” (Theater Production) |
Chico Theater – Eaton Rd. |
7:30pm |
Chico, Ca |
530-894-3282 |
| July 30 |
Mid Summer Madness |
Peninsula Park & Pavillion |
6pm-midnite |
Lake Almanor, Ca |
530-258-2426 |
| July 30 |
Relay for Life (Cancer Society) |
Lassen High School |
10am |
Susanville, Ca |
530-257-9080 |
| July 30-31 |
Bidwell House Arts & Crafts Fair |
Bidwell House |
10-5pm |
Chester, Ca |
530-345-9652 |
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Susanville Bluegrass Festival ~ June 24-26, 2011
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Welcome to the home of the Susanville Bluegrass Festival! Last year’s event was a huge success and quickly became the “talk of the Town”, so to speak. This year promises to be even better. The festival this year will be held the week of Monday, June 20th through Sunday, June 26th at the Lassen County Fairground in the heart of Susanville, California. Located 80 miles west of Reno, Nevada, Susanville sits in a beautiful valley surrounded by tree-covered mountains. Nestled in at the 4200 foot elevation level, you will be beating the heat down in the Sacramento Valley. For those who want to come in early, there are many things to do such as hiking, mountain biking, or fishing for trout in some of the most productive streams and lakes in California. The Diamond Mountain Casino is close to town for those who want to try their hand at a game of chance as well. The audience area features plenty of shade and since the sound will be provided by John Senior Sound you can rest assured that the quality will be the best that there is. Like to quilt? At this event there will be a large room set up for you to set up your equipment and quilt away for the entire week! It will be locked up at night, so your stuff will be safe and secure. And, as the music from the stage will be piped in, you won’t miss a thing. Both food and craft vendors will be onsite. Advance sale 3 day adult tickets are only $30, and for teens they are only $10. Camping is $15…even for those sites with electric and water. Official festival camping will begin on Monday morning at 10AM. You can arrive before then, but the interior campsites will not be available until Monday morning. ALL camping is on a first come-first served basis. In these tight times, if you’re looking for a place to make your dollar stretch, and still have an absolutely wonderful time, then look no farther than the Susanville Bluegrass Festival! |
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Air-conditioned and secured quilt room with tables and power provided available Monday – Sunday; 75+ RV sites with power and water; pets allowed!; lighted picking areas at night; plenty of shade in the audience area; warm days, pleasant nights and easy walking to shopping, free Wi-Fi. |
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This festival is pet friendly! We can see absolutely no reason for you not to be able to bring your companion with you to the event. Basic rules apply: keep control of your pet; make sure they are on a leash when walking around or contained when at your campsite; clean up after your pet; make sure they are quiet. |
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- 1) Blue Highway
- 2) The James King Band
- 3) Mark Phillips and IIIrd Generation Bluegrass Band
- 4) The Tuttles with A.J.
- 5) Anderson Family Bluegrass
- 6) Snap Jackson and the Knock On Wood Players
- 7) The Banner Mountain Boys
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- 9) Western Lights
- 10) Red Dog Ash
- 11) Central Valley Boys
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Print Festival Flier and ticket order form HERE |
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Lassen County Federal Credit Union, Realty World Land & Homes; D&L Distributing Coors Lite; Windjammer cable; Smith’s Pumps |
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Join Rolling Hills Casino in Corning, Ca for Ribs, Rods and Rides.
The Rib Cook Off
Saturday, June 4, 2011 from 11am – 6pm
Come taste some of the best ribs in the North State. The cook-off is an invitation only event pitting some of the best cooks in the area against each other. So far there are 15 different teams competing for the title of ’Best Ribs’. There will also be select local wine, olives, olive oil and other fun vendors. Tickets are only $15 and all proceeds go to charity!
The Car Show
Saturday, June 4, 2011 from 9am – 3pm
Limited to the first 150 cars & trucks and the first 50 motorcycles to register. Entry by pre-registration only. There is no day of event entry. Pre-entry fee is $35.
All cars up to 1979 models welcome — All years of Corvettes welcome.
The Balloon Festival
Saturday & Sunday, June 4-5, 2011
Balloons lift off at dawn (weather permitting). Balloon Glow at Dusk on Saturday. Call the Red Bluff Chamber of Commerce at (530) 527-6220 for information and pricing for Balloon Rides.
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by Jan Cox
If you have toured the B and B Backroom Gallery at Books and Beyond in Old Town, Main St., Chester, you will have viewed the beautiful art work of Mary Jane Bagshaw.
Bagshaw began painting with oils in the late ’80′s and with pastels in the early 90′s. She loves both mediums because both are “forgiving”, meaning they can be changed after the oils or pastels are applied to the paper, canvas or Masonite. Using a pallet knife, she finds oils a very satisfying medium, one in which she is able to get pure colors and which feels very direct, a lot like sculpting. Pastels give both an intensity of color and a softness inherent to the medium.
Through her love of the land, Mary Jane learned to appreciate and connect with the changing patterns of light and color. And from her time spent traveling and hiking in the Western US, her landscapes reflect the beauty of that world. She captures the images with photographs and then uses these as a basis for her art without being too exact.
Like many artists in the Lake Almanor Basin, Bagshaw retired here from other parts of California. Graduating from Fresno State with a degree in Fine Art and Education, she chose to pursue a career in teaching and taught at the primary level in Vallejo for 35 years. She began exhibiting in galleries in the Bay Area and frequently displayed in juried shows such as “The Mustard Festival” in Napa, and “Salute to the Arts” in Sonoma.
Mary Jane and her husband Allyn (who photographs many of her scenes) moved to the Lake Almanor area in 2000. She is a member of Feather River Fine Arts Association, now affiliated with Plumas Arts. Her work may be seen in the Backroom Gallery Co-op in Chester and Art Around the Lake in July, and she is also exhibiting this month with Sylvia Smith at the Quincy Arts Council Building on Main Street, Quincy. You can contact her by calling (530) 259-5950.
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By Melissa Wynn
June 16th at 7:00 p.m. is your only chance to witness the thrilling Seminole Hard Rock Xtreme Bulls Tour at The Reno Livestock Events Center located at 1350 N. Wells Ave. Reno, Nevada. Gate opens at 6:00pm. This event for the hard core cowboys, kicks off the 2011 Reno Rodeo festivities that last June 16th through June 23rd. Pro Rodeo performances promise a boot stompin’ good time nightly at 7:00. All performances offer the following ProRodeo (PRCA) events: Bull Riding, Team Roping, Tie-Down Roping, Steer Wrestling, Saddle Bronc Riding, Bareback Riding and Women’s Barrel Racing. Yee-Haw! Not a Rodeo fan, but love a good Carnival? By all means come and join the fun at the Rodeo Grounds. The Carnival opens Thursday June 16th at 4:00 p.m. and promises to be as much fun as ferris wheels and cotton candy. A full menu of Reno Rodeo activities and tickets are available at renorodeo.com or call Tickets.com 800-225-2277 or visit Lawlor Events Center Ticket Office, UNR Campus, Reno, NV. Tickets range in price from $12 – $25 based on seating and performance date.
photo by Fred Cornelius courtesy of Reno Rodeo
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| MOUNTAIN VALLEY LIVING ~ JUNE 2011 ~ CALENDAR OF EVENTS |
| Date |
Location |
Event |
Contact |
| June 2-4 |
Reno, NV |
Reno-Tahoe Odyssey Relay Race |
775-825-3399 |
| June 3 |
Susanville, CA |
Acoustic Café – Lassen College |
530-257-5222 |
| June 3-5 |
Reno, NV |
Cowboy Fast Draw Championship |
775-337-3030 |
| June 3-4 |
Quincy, CA |
Graffiti Night – County Picnic |
530-283-6272 |
| June 3-5 |
Sparks, NV |
Street Vibrations Spring Rally |
775-320-7469 |
| June 3-5 |
Belden Town, CA |
Rain Dance Music Festival |
530-283-9662 |
| June 4 |
Janesville, CA |
Lassen Sheriff’s Posse “Gymkhana” |
530-253-3803 |
| June 4 |
Red Bluff, CA |
Annual Ribs, Rods and Rides |
530-527-6220 |
| June 4 |
Orland, CA |
Country Hoe Down |
530-865-9900 |
| June 4 |
Marysville, CA |
Annual Yuba-Sutter POW WOW |
530-749-6196 |
| June 4 |
Red Bluff, CA |
Red Rock BMX Racing |
530-526-3836 |
| June 4 |
Truckee, CA |
Truckee Day – Truckee Regional Park |
530-582-8420 |
| June 4-5 |
Truckee, CA |
Vallhalla Renaissance Faire |
800-648-3322 |
| June 6 |
Red Bluff, CA |
Community Band Concert |
530-727-8744 |
| June 10 |
Susanville, CA |
Susanville Pops Concert |
530-257-2920 |
| June 10 |
Susanville, CA |
Mini Stock Car Races |
530-252-8900 |
| June 10-12 |
Red Bluff, CA |
Illumination Festival |
800-965-9324 |
| June 10-12 |
Milford, CA |
Honey Lake Motocross WORCS Event |
530-827-2639 |
| June 10 |
Chico, CA |
Golden State King of the West Series |
530-895-4467 |
| June 11 |
Janesville, CA |
Honey Lake Valley Riders – Play Day |
530-310-0425 |
| June 11 |
Susanville, CA |
Susanville Bike Assoc. - Dirt Duathlon |
530-267-9648 |
| June 11 |
Johnstonville, CA |
Fire & Iron Annual Poker Run |
530-249-2535 |
| June 11 |
Sierraville, CA |
Tour de Manure Bike Ride |
530-994-3344 |
| June 11 |
Graeagle, CA |
Taste of Mohawk |
530-836-0446 |
| June 11 |
Chico, CA |
Chico Community Camp-Out |
530-895-4711 |
| June 11 |
Chico, CA |
Country Faire & Threshing Bee |
530-342-4359 |
| June 11 |
Chico, CA |
Brighton Beach Memoirs |
530-894-3282 |
| June 11 |
Paradise, CA |
Theater on the Ridge – I Love a Piano |
530-877-5760 |
| June 11 |
Truckee, CA |
Brew Fest – Truckee River Park |
530-582-9062 |
| June 15 |
Truckee, CA |
Wednesday Music in the Park |
530-582-7720 |
| June 16 |
Truckee, CA |
Truckee Thursdays |
530-587-2757 |
| June 16-25 |
Reno, NV |
Reno Rodeo |
800-225-2277 |
| June 17 |
Susanville, CA |
Honey Lake Riders “Horse Show” |
530-310-0425 |
| June 17 |
Chico, CA |
Chico Bull Riding – NBC Final |
530-891-1650 |
| June 17 |
Chico, CA |
Friday Night Concerts – City Plaza |
530- 345-6500 |
| June 17-18 |
Chester, CA |
Mile High 100 Bike Ride |
530-258-2426 |
| June 17-19 |
Belden Town |
Big Bounce Festival – Feather River |
530-283-9662 |
| June 18 |
Portola, CA |
Lake Davis Fishing Derby |
530-832-0270 |
| June 18 |
Chester, CA |
Lake Almanor Fishing Derby |
530-258-3790 |
| June 18 |
Quincy, CA |
Soroptimists Garden Tour |
530-283-0957 |
| June 18 |
Red Bluff, CA |
Shop Walk – Downtown Red Bluff |
530-527-6220 |
| June 18-19 |
Milford, CA |
MRANN Event – Honey Lake Motocross |
530-827-2639 |
| June 19 |
Quincy, CA |
Father’s Day Fly-In & Crawdad Festival |
530-283-0188 |
| June 19 |
Truckee, CA |
Truckee Rib Fest |
530-550-2252 |
| June 19 |
Susanville, CA |
Ranch Horse Competition – Fairgrounds |
530-249-2199 |
| June 21 |
Lassen Park |
Free Entrance Day – National Forest |
530-595-4480 |
| June 24 |
Reno, NV |
Eldorado BBQ, Brews & Blues Festival |
775-786-5700 |
| June 24 |
Chester, CA |
Wine Walk |
530-258-2426 |
| June 24 |
Susanville, CA |
Susanville Bluegrass Festival |
530-251-8900 |
| June 24-26 |
Belden Town |
Opulent Temple – Feather River |
530-283-9662 |
| June 25 |
Quincy, CA |
Summer Solstice Bike Ride |
530-283-0188 |
| June 25 |
Chester, CA |
A Few Brews and a Banjo |
530-596-3300 |
| June 25 |
Taylorsville, CA |
Job Taylor Pioneer Day |
530-284-7621 |
| June 25 |
Red Bluff, CA |
2011 River Park Festival |
530-527-1117 |
| June 25 |
Susanville, CA |
Wildflowers of Diamond Mt Adventure |
530-257-3252 |
| June 26 |
Truckee, CA |
Truckee Chili Cook-Off |
530-587-2757 |
| June 26 |
Susanville, CA |
Main Street Cruise |
530-257-4323 |
| June 26 |
Graeagle, CA |
Feather River Dixieland Jazz Concert |
530-836-6811 |
| June29 |
Chester, CA |
Concert in the Park |
530-258-2426 |
| June 30 |
Quincy, CA |
High Sierra Music Festival |
510-420-1529 |
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Information provided by: Gina Rangel
| BAND |
COMMENTS |
VENUE |
LOCATION |
DATE & TIME |
| Ke$ha |
All ages |
Grand Sierra Theater |
Reno, NV |
Tuesday – May 3 7:00 pm |
| Papa Roach |
w/Finger and 11 and Pop Evil |
Senator Theater |
Chico, CA |
Thursday – May 5 Doors @ 7:00 pm |
| James Blunt |
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Silver Legacy Casino |
Reno, NV |
Friday – May 6
8:00 pm |
| Elvis Costello and the Imposters |
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Grand Sierra Theater |
Reno, NV |
Saturday – May 7 8:00 pm |
| Sepultura |
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The Knitting Factory Concert House |
Reno, NV |
Tuesday – May 10 Doors @ 6:00 pm |
| Andre Nickatina |
18+ Minors must be accompanied by adult |
Senator Theater |
Chico, CA |
Saturday – May 14 Doors @ 8:30 pm |
| The B-52’s |
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John Ascagua’s Nugget-Rose Ballroom |
Reno, NV |
Saturday – May 14 8:00 pm |
| Flogging Molly |
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The Knitting Factory Concert House |
Reno, NV |
Friday – May 27 Doors @ 7:00 pm |
| Mayfest on Main Street |
Habitat w/special guests The 6’s and The 7’s and Mista Unknown |
The Courthouse Main Street |
Quincy, CA |
Friday – May 27 6:30 pm |
| Moody Blues |
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Silver Legacy Casino |
Reno, NV |
Saturday – May 28 8:00 pm |
| Iron and Wine |
W / special guestThe Head and the Heart |
The Knitting Factory Concert House |
Reno, NV |
Monday – June 2 Doors @ 7 pm |
| Tech N9ne |
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The Knitting Factory Concert House |
Reno, NV |
Thursday – June 6 Doors @ 7:00 pm |
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Plumas County invites one and all to attend “Mayfest” in Quincy, California!!!
For more information contact: Quincy Chamber of Commerce – (530) 283-0188
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By Virginia Rangel
Small towns all over the country are finding their local economies in turmoil, regardless of their historical value, and quiet wonders that reside in these small, yet vibrant communities. “Mayfest on Main St.” music festival is a collaborative effort between Plumas Arts, Quincy Chamber of Commerce and Feather River College’s nationally award winning business club Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), in an effort to “turn up the volume” on highlighting the assets of the town Quincy.
Mayfest on Main will begin 5 p.m. ~ May 27th, with live music in front of the Courthouse; the same day as Feather River College’s graduation. This celebration will commemorate a number of new beginnings for the community.
The Town Hall Theatre since 1872, has seen two World Wars, the 1918 flu epidemic, the booms and busts of the Gold and Lumber industries, and was even burned down in 1930, only to be rebuilt in 1937. The theatre acts as the heart of the Quincy community, bringing live music, local performances, community events, and movies. A beloved landmark, the theatre’s operations cannot sustain a dire need for renovations. The Feather River College SIFE team was able to address some of these needs by attaining a twelve-hundred dollar Lowe’s Community Improvement Grant to go towards giving the theatre a much needed exterior paint job this May. The Town Hall Theatre; being under the management of Plumas Arts led students to voice their desire to have great live music in town. A unique opportunity arose to bring live bands to Main St. to showcase the theatres new look, give the students what they want, and support a good cause; community.
In March of 2010, Quincy suffered a great loss, when community member Larry Gonsalves passed away. Porsche Gonsalves, Larry’s daughter, a SIFE member and community leader, will be collaborating with the event. She will be bringing bands to the Mayfest on Main as her last fundraiser towards establishing the Laurence Gonsalves Diversity Osher Scholarship. In an effort to carry on her father’s legacy of advocating tolerance, diversity and individuality; this scholarship will be for one Feather River College Student with a unique story. The scholarship will be paid every year, in the amount of $500.
The May 27th Festival will at 5p.m. in front of the Courthouse. It will feature local vendors and an eclectic mix of live music, to soothe any ear, with hip-hop artist and wordsmith, Mista Unknown, a Gospel Choir from Reno; and Chico alternative rock groups.
With collaboration on this event continuing to snowball, it seems the Quincy community has come together to ensure that the Mayfest will be a special night, too good to miss!
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by Jan Cox
Edith Schwirian’s adventure with jewelry began thirty years ago when she was apprenticed to a Master Goldsmith who taught her the art of creating “golden works that carried the light as water flows in a mountain stream.” She discovered that this work came naturally to her. And that is why the shapes and textures that Edith makes on gold and silver mimic water, “with the light traveling across the metal and around the curve.”
She says, “metal is the perfect medium to work in for me. Metal can take on any shape, color or form and can be manipulated into a very sensual, flowing shape that complements the female persona.” She always considers the person she is creating the jewelry for, which makes the work just flow.
Schwirian also studied at the Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts in San Francisco. Learning the art of forging and fabrication of gold and and silver jewelry allowed her to accept others as apprentices and to teach her skills at Lassen College for twenty years.
For ten years Schwirian ran her own jewelry store in Susanville but now considers herself semi-retired, working out of her home in Janesville, California. This allows her to create and design one of a kind jewelry for customers and to exhibit her work in ‘Art Around the Lake’ in Chester in July, the ‘Almanor Art Show’ in August, a ‘Christmas Show’ at Artisan Coffee, Janesville and an annual show at the Monticola Club, Susanville. Her jewelry can also be found at Blue Goose Gallery in Chester.
Edith feels fortunate to live in this beautiful area with her husband George. She loves being near her daughter Rachel Vincent who teaches English at Lassen High, her son Scott who works in electronics at the base in Herlong and her 3 beautiful granddaughters whom she loves to spoil.
You can best contact her through her website at www.schwirianjewelry.com or by calling (530) 257-7872.
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A sure sign that warmer weather is here after a long winter is the blossoms of apple trees and lilacs burgeoning in the gardens and on the roadways of our mountain and valley communities.
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By Melissa Wynn
With unforeseen limits we faced in our edition, we feel readers missed the opportunity to fully appreciate the talents of our March “Meet the Artist” Russ Flint of Indian Valley. Please enjoy these works and visit his website russflint.com.
Greenville residents are constantly charmed by his signs at the grocery store. The easel board, also built by Flint, displays weekly specials in front of the store. Locals and passers-by will find a ndw sign each week with the new week’s specials.
Russ enjoys encouraging kids in the arts and offers $10 lessons for children 12 and under. Flint spent several years as a childrens book illustrator. “My Very First Bible” is one of his favorites.
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Signs of Spring
 LarawayConlee CreationsBlossoms of "wild" apple
 LarawayConlee CreationsHarbingers of Spring
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Susanville, CA. –
The Susanville Symphony Society presents the world premiere of “The Four Elements,” a new ballet with original music by Benjamin J. Wade, artistic director and conductor. The premiere will be presented at the Susanville Assembly of God on April 29th and April 30th at 7:00 pm, and again on May 1st at 2:30 pm. The ballet is a fusion of classical, modern jazz and interpretive choreography performed by local dancers. The music is a fusion of Baroque, neo-classical, modern movie-score like soundtracks with a little rock.
Dance director Jessica Newton and choreographers Nicole McCoy, Joan Zuehlke and Wade, have been tirelessly working with the music to present each element of the ballet as a separate movement that embodies water, earth, air and fire that combines to form one energy showcased by the orchestra’s amazing talent.
A short narration at the beginning of each movement helps the audience understand the concept Wade is trying to achieve between music, dance and primal elements. The audience will witness the raindrops to the river, the inland sea to the ocean and the circle of life water flows in the first movement. It is graceful, flowing, calming, smoothing and shimmering.
Layering on top of life sustaining water is stark earth — powerful, destructive, indigenous, beautiful, stunning and hopeful. In the movement, the audience will feel the earth groaning under the weight of civilization that destroys her with every new progression of society. Within her destruction there is hope.
The hope of restoring Earth comes from the next layering movement of air. The audience will hear the harp and piano highlighted in this ethereal, playful, haunting, soaring and angelic orchestration, which will be followed by the consuming fire with its flames licking higher and higher absorbing air to survive. The final movement is exotic, alluring, seductive, dangerous and uncontainable. Heavy powerful brass dominate while strings and winds flutter above. The ballet ends with electric guitar soaring over the orchestra with incredible energy as all the movements merge.
The Susanville Symphony Society is a 501 (C) 3 corporation formed with the purpose of providing music to Lassen County. For more information about the Susanville Symphony go to susanvillesymphony.com on the internet. For ticket information and concert times you may also call Leslie’s Jewelry and speak with Dana at (530) 257-2920.
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By Melissa Wynn
The Sierra Valley Grange is proud to present their 25th Anniversary Vinton Cowboy Poetry Show featuring Waddie Mitchell, Sour Dough Slim and Gary Allegretto. The show will be held at the Sierra Valley Grange Hall at 92202 Hwy 70 at the junction of Hwy 70 and 49, just 30 miles from Reno, in Vinton, CA on March 18th at 7:30 pm & March 19th at 1:00 and 7:30 pm. Dinner tickets are available for Helen’s famous corned beef and cabbage on Friday and for tender roast beef by Ann and her crew on Saturday.
Show tickets are $20 for adults and $6 for kids 12 and under. Dinner tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for children. This year a special added event on Sunday the 2oth will be the Harmonica Workshop with Gary Allegretto at 2:00. The $20 fee will include your own harmonica, sheet music and lessons to play a few tunes. Tickets can be ordered through the mail, just specify which show and day you prefer and which night for dinner tickets. Send your request, along with check or money order payable to Sierra Valley Grange, to Betty Ramelli, P.O. Box 15, Vinton, CA, 96135. For further details you can email Betty at bramelli@gotsky.com or call 530-993-4692.
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By Melissa Wynn
Since he was a little boy, Russ Flint of scenic Indian Valley has been passionate about art. At a very young age his grandmother gifted him the book, “How To Draw The Human Form,” and he hasn’t set the pencil down since. Not only does Mr. Flint continue to sketch, he excels in the mediums of chalk, charcoal and oil paint. After studying at the Art Center College of Design in Southern California, this talented artist illustrated several children’s books, including “My Very First Bible” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” published by Ideal Publishing.
During his younger years Russ even traveled about with a portable studio he built from an old utility trailer in true starving artist fashion. In the late 1980s Russ, his lovely wife Cheryl and their children Bethany, Andy, Rodman and Dorinda came to Indian Valley where Russ now puts paint to canvas and gives drawing and painting lessons in their warm and welcoming home. Russ offers $10 lessons for children 12 and under on Thursdays 2:00-3:30 pm and $40 lessons for adults on Mondays from 1:00-4:00 pm, giving anyone with a spark of desire the opportunity and guidance to try their hand at his craft.
Mr. Flint’s in-home studio is full of stunning works in oil paint that capture the movement and energy of his subjects in a way that makes you want to join in the dance depicted therein. I could almost feel the breeze coming through the window in the background of his fabulous painting “Sisters in the Morning.” I first met Russ at Ken Tucker’s Evergreen Market in Greenville, CA, where his amazing works in chalk are appreciated by local shoppers and passersby every day. The easel board, also built by Russ Flint, in front of the store, displays the weekly specials and each Tuesday he creates a new work of art for all of us to enjoy, and many Tuesday shoppers stop to watch him work his magic. Several other display boards throughout the store add fun and cheer with their vibrant colors and animated characters – I just love the buffalo. They are my favorite part of shopping at this hometown market.
Several of Russ Flint’s amazing drawings and paintings can be seen on the artist’s website: russflint.com. Russ Flint’s works can be purchased in Quincy at The Main Street Artist Gallery at 436 Main St. and in Sacramento at the Helen Jones Gallery at 2615 El Paseo Lane, as well as from Russ Flint himself. Anyone interested in lessons or purchases can reach Mr. Flint at 530-284-7557 or via email to Russ@RussFlint.com.
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