Redding Roots Revival… Like the two dozen other artists who will be joining her for the third Redding Roots Revival festival, Megan Slankard can’t wait to take the stage and …
A Fine Palette
Northern California Artist Lauren Forcella… Lauren Forcella was practically dragged into art at age 40, and nobody was more surprised than she was that a wealth of talent had been …
The Big One
Making the Catch with the Simpson Bass Team… Nathan Phillips had hoped baseball would be his ticket to a college education until a shoulder injury curtailed that dream. He never …
Music Fest
Mt. Shasta Summer Concert Series… The Sumday evening concerts at the foot of Mt. Shasta started in 2014 as a way to get the word out about the Gateway Trail …
Catch A Wave
Keeping the Music Playing with Sound Wave Jam Pad… Live Music is such a big part of Donnie Red’s life that he was not about to let the pandemic get …
One Man Band
In Tune with Jacob Akana… It didn’t take long for Sheri Eby Noble to realize that with Jacob Akana, she had a prodigy on her hands. After just his second …
Art of Glass
Wavelength’s Tracey Lynn Claims a Piece of History… The sentinels of stained glass and concrete were Market Street fixtures for close to a half-century, adding a touch of grace to …
A New Melody
Piano Angels Hit the Right Note… Pianos are filled with hammers, strings and pedals, of course, but they’re also composed of music, emotions and memories. Which is why when they …
State of the Art
3D-Printing Technology for Houses Comes to Northern California… A pair of Redding businessmen are adopting state-of-the-art 3D-printing technology to help address the chronic shortage of affordable housing in the North …
Game Changer
It may be based in little Cottonwood Creek Charter School but Project Spark Studio has a big – make
that global – reach. Thanks to the Internet and its enterprising three-person staff, the nonprofit studio has connected aspiring Shasta County filmmakers with their young counterparts in Ireland, Britain, Iceland and Sweden to collaborate on animated films. Projects with students in France, Nigeria, Wales, China and India are in the works.