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January 28–February 24
Turner Print Museum
American International: Abstract Expressionism
This exhibition explores historic and modern abstraction, from the post-World War II birth of abstract expressionism to the present. Curator’s talk and reception: Thursday, January 31 at 5:30 p.m.
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Wednesday, February 6 at 7:30 p.m.
Rowland-Taylor Recital Hall
History Lecture: The Adventure of Adventure: History of an Obsession in Western Culture
Adventure, as a concept, emerged in Europe in the Middle Ages and gradually became one of the central tropes of modern Western culture. Laird Easton, History, traces the strange story of its influence in economics, politics, art and intellectual life. Free. |
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Sunday, February 17 at Noon
Rowland-Taylor Recital Hall
North State Symphony: Young Artists Auditions
Each year young classical musicians from the North State area compete in high school and university divisions of auditions sponsored by the Chico Guild and Redding League on behalf of the North State Symphony. First-place winner in each division wins the opportunity to solo with the NSS the following year. The public is invited to watch the students as they audition. Free.
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Saturday, February 23 at 7:30 p.m.
Cascade Theatre, Redding
Pre-concert talk at 6:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 24 at 2 p.m.
Laxson Auditorium, Chico
Pre-concert talk at 1 p.m. in Rowland-Taylor Recital Hall
North State Symphony: Experience Charm
The North State Symphony’s first concert of the new year shines a spotlight on the last great work written by the greatest composer of all time — Mozart’s charming and powerful Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter.” Also on the program is Barber’s Violin Concerto, “Mvt. 1,” featuring 2012 Young Artist Audition Winner Nellie Ponarul, and Stravinsky’s "Pulcinella Suite."
Advance tickets range from $32 for premium seating to $6 for students and children. Chico tickets available at the University Box Office, corner of Third and Chestnut Streets. Chico Tickets are also available online at the University Box Office or by phone, 530.898.6333; additional $4 handling fee for phone/online purchases; add $2 for tickets purchased at the door; for special needs seating call 530.898.6333. For Redding tickets, call the Cascade Theatre Box Office, 530.243.8877.
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Wednesday, February 27 at 7:30 p.m.
Harlen Adams Theatre
Rent Party
Join us in this homage to the parties staged by Harlemites in the ‘20s and ‘30s to raise donations to pay their rent. Dress up as your favorite figure from the era, have dinner, do a little dancing and help support a worthy cause. For more information, please call 530.898.5151. Suggested donation at the door: $5.
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Thursday, February 28 & Friday, March 1
Both concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. in Rowland-Taylor Recital Hall
Honoring Alfred Loeffler: New Music Symposium
Thursday, February 28
Student Composers
Don’t miss this highlight of the season — an evening of original music from student composers and musicians. Free.
Friday, March 1
Composer Paul Dresher
Acclaimed composer Paul Dresher, along with percussionist Joel Davel, perform a program of original compositions for electric guitar, quadrachord and marimba lumina, which combine elements of minimalism, rock’n’ roll, non-western music and electronics. Free.
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Saturday, March 2 at Noon
Rowland-Taylor Recital Hall
Piano: 15th Kruschke Piano Competition
Don’t miss outstanding California high school and college pianists as they vie for the $2,000 prize awarded by Marilyn Ann Kruschke. For more information, please visit the competition’s website or contact Dr. Natalya Shkoda at 530.898.4043. Free.
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Wednesday, March 6 – Sat., March 9 at 7:30 p.m.,
Sun., March 10 at 2 p.m.,
Tues., March 12 – Thurs., March 14 at 7:30 p.m.
Wismer Theatre
Theatre: 12 Ophelias
Shakespeare’s Ophelia finds herself in a neo-Elizabethan Appalachian setting where Gertrude runs a brothel, Hamlet is called a Rude Boy and nothing is what it seems. Ophelia cuts a new path for herself in this mirrored world of word-scraps and cold sex.
Advance tickets, at $15 general, $13 senior citizens, and $6 students/children, are available at the University Box Office, corner of Second Street and Normal Avenue. Tickets are also available online at the University Box Office or by phone, 530.898.6333; additional $4 handling fee for phone and online ticket purchases. Add $2 for tickets purchased at the door. For special needs seating call 530.898.6333.
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Saturday, March 9 at 7:30 p.m.
Rowland-Taylor Recital Hall, Chico
Sunday, March 10 at 2 p.m.
Old City Hall, Redding
NSS Spring Chamber Music Concert: Experience the Lyrical
The North State Symphony’s second chamber music offering of the 2012-2013 season features jazzy and light-hearted pieces. For this concert a “micro” NSS orchestra led by Maestro Kyle Wiley Pickett performs Beethoven’s Septet, Bloch’s Concerto Grosso No. 1 and Martinu’s Le Revue de Cuisine – Jazz Suite.
Advance tickets are $20 for adults and seniors and $6 for students and children. Chico tickets available at the University Box Office, corner Second Street and Normal Avenue, and online at the University Box Office or by phone, 530.898.6333; additional $4 handling fee for phone/online purchases; add $2 for tickets purchased at the door; for special needs seating call 530.898.6333. For Redding tickets, call the Cascade Theatre Box Office, 530.243.8877.
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March 11 – April 14
Turner Print Museum
New Work/New Artist: Allyson Hyde, National Print Competition Solo Exhibition Award
Works by Allyson Hyde, winner of the Solo Exhibition Award at the 2012 Janet Turner Print Competition and Exhibition, will be featured at The Turner and 1078 Gallery. Reception: Thurs., April 11 at 5:30 p.m.
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Wednesday, March 13 at 7:30 p.m.
Rowland-Taylor Recital Hall
History Lecture: Unspeakable Awfulness: America Through the Eyes of European Travelers, 1845-1900
What did European travelers think about Americans in the late 19th century? Kenneth Rose, History, explores that question, with special attention to European reactions to the American West — what one commentator called, “the most American part of America.” Free. |
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Friday, March 15 at 7:30 p.m.
Harlen Adams Theatre stage
Bach’s German Organ Mass
San Francisco organist Angela Kraft Cross plays selections from Johann Sebastian Bach’s Clavierubungen III (also known as the German Organ Mass), including the mighty “E-flat Prelude and Fugue,” on the newly refurbished Centennial Pipe Organ.
Advance tickets, at $15 general, $13 senior citizens, and $6 students/children, are available at the University Box Office, corner of Third and Chestnut Streets. Tickets are also available online at the University Box Office or by phone, 530.898.6333; additional $4 handling fee for phone and online ticket purchases. Add $2 for tickets purchased at the door. For special needs seating call 530.898.6333.
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Saturday, March 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Harlen Adams Theatre
The Glorious Baroque: Bach and Beyond
The North Valley Chamber Chorale and CSU, Chico music students perform music of Bach and his Baroque contemporaries in this eclectic concert. Works by Bach, Handel, Buxtehude, Pachelbel, Pergolesi and others will be featured.
Advance tickets, at $15 general, $13 senior citizens, and $6 students/children, are available at the University Box Office, corner of Third and Chestnut Streets. Tickets are also available online at the University Box Office or by phone, 530.898.6333; additional $4 handling fee for phone and online ticket purchases. Add $2 for tickets purchased at the door. For special needs seating call 530.898.6333.
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Tuesday, April 2 – Friday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 6 at 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 7 at 2 p.m.
Wismer Theatre
Theatre: On the Verge
This barebones production follows three Victorian lady adventurers as they spin through time travel in a play that is both joyfully feminist as well as a masterpiece of rhythm and word.
Advance tickets, at $15 general, $13 senior citizens, and $6 students/children, are available at the University Box Office, corner of Second Street and Normal Avenue. Tickets are also available online at the University Box Office or by phone, 530.898.6333; additional $4 handling fee for phone and online ticket purchases. Add $2 for tickets purchased at the door. For special needs seating call 530.898.6333.
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Thursday, April 11
Butte Creek Country Club, Chico
Saturday, April 20
Riverview Country Club, Redding
North State Symphony: Gala Fundraisers
Fine dining, fine music and two opportunities to support the North State Symphony! The Chico Guild’s scholarship fundraiser, Mad About Music, on April 11 features a gourmet dinner, musical entertainment, raffle and silent auction; call 530.898.5984. The Redding League’s Sounds of the Symphony: A Showcase for Support on April 20th will be a grand affair held in a beautiful riverfront setting; call 530.547.3321.
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Saturday, April 13 at 7:30 p.m.
Harlen Adams Theatre
Symphonic Winds: Catfish Row
Written by George Gershwin, our concert version of Porgy and Bess, featuring soprano Daun Weiss and baritone Chris Withrow, includes such pieces as “Summertime” and “I Got Plenty of Nothing.” The band also performs Egmont by Bert Appermont, featuring Professor Tobin Roye on guitar and student Chris Navarrete on trumpet, and the Fenland Suite with Professor Emeritus David Rothe playing the Centennial Pipe Organ.
Advance tickets, at $15 general, $13 senior citizens, and $6 students/children, are available at the University Box Office, corner of Third and Chestnut Streets. Tickets are also available online at the University Box Office or by phone, 530.898.6333; additional $4 handling fee for phone and online ticket purchases. Add $2 for tickets purchased at the door. For special needs seating call 530.898.6333.
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Wednesday, April 17 at 7:30 p.m.
Harlen Adams Theatre
Thank You Concert: Vinegar & Oil
The concert band (vinegar) and Jazz II (oil) join forces to provide a wide array of concert music, including the music of Bach, Reed, Barnes and big band music, fusion, all in one concert! Free. |
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Friday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m
Rowland-Taylor Recital Hall
Chico State Guitar Ensemble: Closer to the Heart
Talented classical guitar students perform solos, duos and quartets, alongside Program Director Tobin Roye. The concert explores a repertoire ranging from Bach to the Beatles, and it culminates with works performed by the full, 15-member guitar ensemble.
Advance tickets, at $15 general, $13 senior citizens, and $6 students/children, are available at the University Box Office, corner of Third and Chestnut Streets. Tickets are also available online at the University Box Office or by phone, 530.898.6333; additional $4 handling fee for phone and online ticket purchases. Add $2 for tickets purchased at the door. For special needs seating call 530.898.6333.
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Saturday, April 20 at 7:30 p.m.
Harlen Adams Theatre
Choral Concert: Sacred & Profane
The University Chorus sings selections from Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana, while the A Cappella Choir sings a variety of pieces, including Benjamin Britten’s Sacred and Profane.
Advance tickets, at $15 general, $13 senior citizens, and $6 students/children, are available at the University Box Office, corner of Second Street and Normal Avenue. Tickets are also available online at the University Box Office or by phone, 530.898.6333; additional $4 handling fee for phone and online ticket purchases. Add $2 for tickets purchased at the door. For special needs seating call 530.898.6333.
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Saturday, April 27 at 7:30 p.m.
Harlen Adams Theatre
Jazz X-Press: Jazz X-Pressions
The CSU, Chico Jazz X-Press invites you to a personal night of music expression. This concert intends to focus on music created and expressed by members of the Jazz X-Press for the Jazz X-Press.
Advance tickets, at $15 general, $13 senior citizens, and $6 students/children, are available at the University Box Office, corner of Third and Chestnut Streets. Tickets are also available online at the University Box Office or by phone, 530.898.6333; additional $4 handling fee for phone and online ticket purchases. Add $2 for tickets purchased at the door. For special needs seating call 530.898.6333
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April 29 – May 14
Turner Print Museum
18th Annual Student Printmakers’ Exhibition & 11th Ink/Clay
Celebrate the best of student printmakers and ceramic artists in a juried show with purchase prizes. Awards Announcement: Thursday, May 2 at 5 p.m. in Rowland-Taylor Recital Hall; reception to follow at The Turner.
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Wednesday, May 1 – Saturday, May 4 at 7:30 p.m.,
Sunday, May 5 at 2 p.m.
Laxson Auditorium
2013 Spring Musical: The Music Man
Fast-talking traveling salesman Harold Hill cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band, but his plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian the librarian.
Advance tickets, at $20 premium, $16 general, $14 senior citizens, and $10 students/children, are available at the University Box Office, corner of Third and Chestnut Streets. Tickets are also available online at the University Box Office or by phone, 530.898.6333; additional $4 handling fee for phone and online ticket purchases. Add $2 for tickets purchased at the door. For special needs seating call 530.898.6333.
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Saturday, May 11 at 7:30 p.m.
Laxson Auditorium, Chico
Pre-concert talk at 6:30 p.m. in Rowland-Taylor Recital Hall
Sunday, May 12 at 2 p.m.
Cascade Theatre, Redding
Pre-concert talk at 1 p.m.
North State Symphony: Experience Joy
This not-to-be-missed season-ending concert by the North State Symphony features a full-length performance of one of the greatest orchestral works of all-time, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. Joined by chorus and guest vocalists the NSS’ performance of “the 9th” promises to be thrilling, uplifting and, need we say, “live and loud.” This concert is sure to sell out, so get your tickets early!
Advance tickets range from $32 for premium seating to $6 for students and children. Chico tickets available at the University Box Office, corner of Third and Chestnut Streets. Chico Tickets are also available online at the University Box Office or by phone, 530.898.6333; additional $4 handling fee for phone/online purchases; add $2 for tickets purchased at the door; for special needs seating call 530.898.6333. For Redding tickets, call the Cascade Theatre Box Office, 530.243.8877.
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