Category Archive

Three North State Artists Share Why They Create… Whether it’s painting, music, film, dance, the culinary arts, or any of a number of other mediums, the North State has an abundanceRead More

Reading Pals Lifts Literacy Across the North State… The people of Reading Pals have uncovered a great truth in education: pair young people on the cusp of being proficient readersRead More

Amber Shouse Brings Joyful Chaos to Redding’s Rage Room and Paint Space… This month sees the first anniversary of an entertainment destination like nothing Redding had ever seen before. ForRead More

Karate Instructor Bernie Kelly Trains Mind and Body… Just off Gas Point Road in Cottonwood, there’s a dojo where conflict is not feared but embraced – a space where kindergartners,Read More

ENJOY Q&A, with Board Chairman Ben Hughes, Recreation Assistant Gabriela Gil-Lopez and Interim Executive Director Debbie King of Sacramento River Discovery Center… What is the mission of the Sacramento RiverRead More

Hands-on Learning Comes to Life at Chico Children’s Museum… he doors to imagination are wide open at the Chico Children’s Museum, where children can engage in a wide variety ofRead More

‘Tohidu’ brings Western flair to Riverfront Playhouse… With the Redding Rodeo and all its related goings-on getting into gear this month, Riverfront Playhouse board members were looking to join inRead More

Jocelyn Olson’s Hands On Experience for Clinical Medical Careers… When she fractured her back while studying at Southern Oregon State University in Ashland, Jocelyn Olson spent her senior year inRead More

The Beauty, Benefits, and Joy of Dancing… February is the season of love, and in the North State, love is often found on the dance floor. Picture it: the softRead More

Carillon Handbell Choir… Handbells ringing rhythmically together, reverberating recognizable music is a sound that’s pleasing to anyone’s ears. It is likely the reason handbell choirs are so sought after duringRead More

Wells Fargo Stage Bandit Black Bart… Charles Boles was many things. A veteran. A prospector. A teacher. A poet. He was also the most successful Wells Fargo stage bandit inRead More

Siskiyou County Museum’s Exhibit of the Hull Brothers… If you like history, cemeteries are really interesting places,” explains Bruce Stiny, who retired as a museum curator for California State ParksRead More

Fall into Jazz Festival… It’s been nearly a quarter-century since Redding last hosted a jazz festival, and a pair of jazz-loving musicians think that’s more than long enough. Cleveland Boney,Read More

Enjoying the Arts in Redding, California… The hallmark of a strong, well-rounded community doesn’t rest solely on its infrastructure, buildings, businesses and school system. It can’t be accounted for merelyRead More

Local Guitarist Sage Mitchell… When Sage Mitchell picked up his first guitar as a child, he realized something beyond a cool factor of being able to play Nirvana songs. “ItRead More

Performing Arts Society of Redding… Cherie Gans, a longtime violinist with both the North State and Shasta symphonies, has enjoyed her fair share of classical music performed in large musicRead More

Hanging Around with the Quilter’s Sew-ciety of Redding… One of my earliest memories is snuggling up in bed under a quilt my grandmother made by hand. The love my grandmaRead More

College of the Siskiyous Fire Technology Program in Weed… Throughout the summer season, firefighters have become an increasingly common sight in Northern California, bravely defending our communities against new andRead More

Whiskeytown Lake Harvest Festival Celebrates NorCal Heritage and Historic Fall Foods… Whiskeytown Lake is once again hosting its biggest event of the year, the Harvest Festival, on September 21. FromRead More

Celebrating 75 Years of Shasta College… Shasta College is the little institution that could. Sometimes considered more of an afterthought with its main campus tucked away in northeast Redding, itRead More

The Historic Avery Memorial Theatre in Etna… The pandemic had a far-reaching impact on numerous industries, and theatres in particular. And for a moment, it seemed as if the historicRead More

Woodlab Designs Wood Stickers in Humboldt County… One thing that Northern California is known for is its massive number of trees, and in Humboldt County they are massively sized. WhileRead More

Behind the Scenes at the Redding Freedom Festival… • a fireworks display.• a brilliant performance or display, especially of a specified skill. “ he thrilled his audience with vocal pyrotechnics”•Read More

Catch Some Tunes with the Mt. Shasta Concert Series… Now in its tenth year, the Mt. Shasta Concert Series is hoping for another exciting summer. “The concerts are family-friendly. They’reRead More

Shoppe Serendipity in Yreka… “I’ve always loved the arts. It’s in my blood. My grandfather was an artist and I have very creative people in my family. I was bornRead More

Tyler Faires’ Award-Winning ACID Canal Documentary… Like many others, Tyler Faires did not give much thought to the water that came from his kitchen faucet, much less the water thatRead More

A Passion for Heritage at Shasta Historical Society… The Shasta Historical Society wasn’t always the name of the organization that has spent the last 94 years preserving, promoting and bringingRead More

Motor the Mountain Car Show in McCloud… If there was a word to describe a combination of nostalgia, admiration and enthusiasm, it could be ascribed to classic cars. They evokeRead More

The Wild Art Horses of Red Bluff… Downtown Red Bluff is a riot of color and public art these days thanks to the energy and determination of a small groupRead More

Camp Cinder Helps Integrate Women Into the Fire Service… When Katie Mason went out to find a summer job in her hometown of Yreka, her stepmother encouraged her to applyRead More