Events of Interest
This Week
The Dip's Company Christmas Party
We need a little more excitment at our company Christmas party so we're inviting you guys! DJ Caddy will provide the tunes, we'll play a game or two, drink some special drinks, but most of all we're just looking for some shenanigans so we have something to talk about afterwards.
To learn more, visit The Dip.
Christmas Music Bingo
Feeling like your life is missing just a little more Mariah Carey this season? Well, buckle up, holiday heroes, because we've got the event for you! It's MUSIC BINGO—but with Christmas songs! Yes, that's right, we’ve taken your favorite game and sprinkled it with even more jingle. So grab your most festive (read: UGLY) sweater and prepare for a night of yuletide bops, awkward sing-alongs, and just the right amount of cheer. Because who doesn’t want to scream “BINGO!” while rocking around the Christmas tree?
To learn more, visit The Dip.
Ugly Christmas Sweater PUB QUIZ!
10th annual Ugly Christmas Sweater Pub Quiz!!
This event fills up quickly, so please show up early to ensure you get a table, as we only have room for `13 teams.
Teams can have NO MORE than 6 people.
Prize for ugliest Christmas sweater and top teams!
See ya there you filthy animals!!
To learn more, visit The Dip.
Redding Holistic Healing, Psychic and Arts Faire
Come enjoy various healing modalities, or get a reading from one of the many psychic, tarot or astrology readers. Shop for mystical treasures, crystals and tools for your spiritual journey.
$5 entry fee.
Contact 530-355-0860
Redding Roots Revival
Brought to you by the Redding Roots Revival Committee (non-profit organization through Folk Alliance International) in partnership with Downtown Redding businesses and local organizations.
Our mission is to promote downtown Redding with a weekend of live American roots music in a community enrichment festival format including two days of high quality performances by regional and national acts filling multiple stages around downtown for the beginning of an annual music festival in Redding and within the cultural district.
Our goal will be to create a professional and sustainable multi-day event that promotes our city, live music, community partnerships and culture for years to come.
There are multiple stages with beer garden, merchandise, tickets and information booth will be centrally located at the Cascade Theatre in downtown Redding to promote existing food and beverage options along with other local music venue stages hosting acts for the weekend.
We are currently seeking community partnership and sponsors, with major sponsor levels available during the planning and rollout stages for this event.
Redding Roots Revival is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and member of Folk Alliance International
To learn more, visit reddingrootsrevival.org
Redding Writers Forum
Join the Redding Writers Forum on the second Saturday from September through June for support, camaraderie, and inspiration over coffee and snacks. All are welcome!
September 14th Program topic: Video presentation with Alka Joshi international bestselling author of The Henna Artist with Q&A session to follow on Zoom. Doors open at 10:00 a.m., and the program starts at 10:30 a.m.
Alka Joshi will share her experience of becoming an international bestselling author on September 14th. Program topic: Video presentation with Alka Joshi international bestselling author of The Henna Artist, with Q&A session to follow on Zoom.
To learn more, visit https://reddingwritersforum.com.
Ginko
A ginko is a walk in nature with the intention to be still, observe and write images in the short poetic form of haiku. No experience necessary.
Contact Andrew Phillips: piedhillprawns@gmail.com for more info
Free and welcome to anyone who enjoy nature and writing.
Locations to be announced.
Upcoming Ginko Walks (first Sunday of each season):
Autumn Ginko - Sunday September 1st 2pm - 4pm
Winter Ginko - Sunday December 1st 2pm - 4pm
Anne Leveque's Book Signing Event
Talented abstract artist, Anne Leveque, has written her first book and will introduce it to the public for the first time at North Valley Art League on Saturday, August 17 from 11:30-1:00. SYLLABLES is a book of poems and stories Anne wrote to accompany her beautiful paintings. She will do a short presentation and read selected passages, followed by book signing and chat. Light refreshments served. SYLLABLES will be available for purchase in our gift shop.
To learn more, visit NVAL.
The Wooden Robin Grand Re-Opening/Craft Fair
Join The Wooden Robin in celebrating our new location! We are a small local shop featuring local artists and their work and art classes. Not only will there be a raffle, and goodies but come out and shop our vendor craft fair!
Learn more at https://www.facebook.com/thewoodenrobinshop/
Brews by the Bridge
Join us at the Sundial Bridge for this 21+ event featuring 10+ Craft Breweries, live music, tasty food, and more! Ticket includes your first beer and a “Brews by the Bridge” commemorative cup! All proceeds support Turtle Bay education programs and exhibitions.
To learn more, visit Turtle Bay.
Ginko
A ginko is a walk in nature with the intention to be still, observe and write images in the short poetic form of haiku. No experience necessary.
Contact Andrew Phillips: piedhillprawns@gmail.com for more info.
Free and welcome to anyone who enjoys nature and writing.
Locations will be announced to registrants.
Upcoming Ginko Walks (first Sunday of each season):
Autumn Ginko - Sunday September 1st 2pm - 4pm
Winter Ginko - Sunday December 1st 2pm - 4pm
Death is to Life, AS…
Spend an evening exploring life, death, and grief in an open forum with community members. Inclusive and accessible. All are welcome. Free of religious and political ideology.
No fee to attend.
No sales pitch.
Ways you can market your newly published book!
Okay, you published your book, now what? Cassie Beebe will show you the basics of book marketing from creating newsletters, taking advantage of free promos, to writing a series that will hook your readers. You'll be sure to come away with some new tools in your marketing tool box!
To learn more visit www.reddingwritersforum.com
SHINE! MINDS MATTER MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCE FAIR
Find your light and build your path to wellness at the 16th annual Minds Matter Mental Health Resource Fair.
Come explore ways to live well and support one another at this FREE, family-friendly event.
At the event you can:
• Talk with mental health and substance use treatment providers.
• Take a mini workshop to expand your wellness toolbox.
• Get creative at the arts, crafts, and rock painting nook.
• Perform at, or watch and enjoy, the open mic.
Schedule of Activities:
Resource Fair
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Hope Is Alive! Open Mic
Performer sign 10 a.m.
Performances 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
To sign up for the open mic, contact Christopher Diamond at cdiamond@shastacounty.gov or (530) 229-8484.
Mini Workshops
• 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. – Language Matters: Empowering Language to Reduce Stigma and Harm
• 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Intro to Mind-Body Medicine
• 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Intro to WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan)
Email standagainststigma@shastacounty.gov or visit www.StandAgainstStigma.com for more information.
Every year in May, Minds Matter brings together service providers, artists and performers to raise awareness for mental health in Shasta County.
Sponsored by the Shasta County Health and Human Services Agency in conjunction with the Stand Against Stigma Committee, and our many community partners and advisory boards.
Funding for this event is provided through the Mental Health Services Act.
Ginko | Haiku nature Walk
Haiku is a popular form of writing poetry around the world today. Originating from Japan, it is the practice of observing & noticing moments in nature, writing and crafting very short poems and sharing with others. A Ginko Walk is simply a walk in nature with the intention to observe, write, gather with others to share. It is fun, peaceful and can be enjoyed by anyone wishing to be still, enjoy nature, write & share. We meet at the Sundial Bridge, Redding (Turtle Bay Museum end) at 10am - 12pm, Sunday April 21st 2024. Bring drinking water, a notebook and pencil (or your phone). For more info contact Andrew at piedhilllprawns@gmail.com, www.shastaartscoucil.org/wordsforall, or shastapoets.wordpress.com
Gardening Fair With Author Jenifer Jewell
Shasta College, collaborating with the University of California Master Gardner program, the Redding Public Library, and the Shasta Seed Library, will host a garden fair, April 19 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., with author Jenifer Jewell.
The event “kicks off” with a presentation by author and national award-winning public radio host, Jennifer Jewell, speaking about her new book “What We Sow” from 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. The garden fair will take place at the Redding Public Library and the ballfield between city hall and the public library on Parkview Ave in Redding.
This family-friendly event will include garden activities for children, composting demonstrations, and basic gardening advice. Expected vendors will have educational displays or demonstrations and include Ghost Pine Nursery, Cal Fire, Shasta Environmental Alliance, Shasta Mosquito and Vector Control, Clean California, Gold Leaf Nursery, Ag Commissioner, Plantable, Redding Compost Tea, Shasta Bee Club, Shasta Master Gardeners, Citizens Climate Lobby, Shasta Wildlife, the Garden Co-Op plant/seed swap, the Shasta Seed Library and Shasta College Horticulture Department, and College Corps.
For questions regarding the event or information on how to have a booth at the event, contact Leimone Waite at (530) 242-2210 or lwaite@shastacollege.edu.
North State Symphony Spring Gala
The North State Symphony League will be hosing their annual Spring Gala as a fundraiser to underwrite the scholarship program as well as sponsorship of concerts and various other activities i support of the symphony.
To learn more, email jamesmalin@att.com
Redding Cultural Cruise 2024
The annual Redding Cultural Cruise returns this April 12th & 13th to celebrate Arts, Culture & Creativity Month. Visitors will be able to view examples of fabulous art, see historical artifacts, hear great music by local performers and get a sampling of the North State culture and arts.
The event begins at 4pm on Fri the 12th with the cultural bus and car tour starting at Redding City Hall and continues through Saturday the 13th with the walking/biking tour from 11-Business closing. Participating venues are the Redding City Hall, Turtle Bay Exploration Park & The Mosaic Restaurant gallery, Shasta Historical Society, Shasta Arts Council – Old City Hall, The Art Hunger, Viva Downtown, Behrens-Eaton House Museum, Shasta Living Streets, and North Valley Art League.
Drive, bike or walk to all the Cruise stops - free admission at Turtle Bay between the hours of 5pm and 8pm on Friday night only. Cultural Cruise printed guides will be available at each location and will be available to download and print at Shasta County Arts Council’s website - www.shastaartscouncil.org.
To learn more, visit Cultural Cruise 2024.
1st Annual Shasta Celtic Arts & Crafts Faire
Here are the specifics:
• OUTSIDE EVENT Spring April
8 am -8 pm along the banks of the Sacramento River at the Caldwell Park in Redding California.
• Juried Event Hosted by the Haven Art Studios. Vender Spaces are approved by a Team of Artisans who look at the best fit for this specific event theme : Celtic Arts & Handmade Crafts
To learn more, visit Shasta Celtic Faire.
Candle Making Workshop
Learn the art of candle making in a fun and interactive workshop! Whether you're a beginner or an experienced crafter, this workshop is perfect for anyone looking to create their own unique candles.
Workshop Highlights:
Make your own candle start-to-finish with step-bystep guidance using my luxe coconut-soy wax blend
Create your candle using top-quality fragrance oils and cotton wicks
Design your own label Prize drawing for a fee Rose Monroe product
To learn more, visit The Gather Downtown.
Open Mic: Special Event
From 7 to 8:30 we welcome all women poets- cis, femme-identifying non-binary, and trans women, song writers, first time poet/writers reading their original works and spoken song lyrics. Men are invited to listen, support, and/or read poems by women poets.
Questions? Email sharon@inquirythatmatters.com
Creative Writing with CSU Professor Rob Davidson.
Writers Forum, a group of individuals with an interest in writing which meets the second Saturday of each month from September through June, is very excited to be hosting this four-hour workshop on March 9th. Professor Davidson teaches creative writing at CSU Chico, is a dynamic speaker, the author of five books, as well as the recipient of numerous awards. He will lead us in two ninety-minute sessions with a break for lunch between. Cost is $20 for members of Writers Forum and $40 for non-members, with lunch included.
To learn more, visit www.reddingwritersforum.com
Shasta College: Transplanting and Getting the Outside Garden Ready
The second workshop will focus on Transplanting and Getting the Outside Garden Ready and will be held March 9, from 10:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. at the Redding Public Library in the Community Room and Patio area at 1100 Parkview Av., Redding. Workshop Topics will include:
Basic Permaculture Principles
Organic Bed Preparation for an Amazing Harvest.
Companion Planting
Hardening off and Transplanting.
How to Start Composting and Composting Demonstration
Setting Up Irrigation for A Successful Growing Season
Permaculture Basics
Both workshops will have three sessions of classes that last about 40 minutes each, and participants will be able to select topics for each session. There will be a $5.00 charge to cover materials and seeds at each workshop.
Master Gardeners are also sponsoring a Garden Starts Co-Op after each workshop for those who would like to participate. Participants in the Garden Starts Co-Op swap seeds or plant starts for plants/seeds that they need. For those who do not have seeds/plants to swap, Master Gardeners will also have some seeds to share with participants at both events, and the Redding Library will have seeds available from the seed library.
For questions regarding the event, contact Leimone Waite at (530) 242-2210 or lwaite@shastacollege.edu.
Celebration of North State Wine
You are cordially invited to the 20th Annual
Reserve Table for 8: $550
Join us for a night of...
•Wine & Food Pairings
•Heavy Hors D’oeuvres
•Live and Silent Auctions
•Prize Raffles
•Live Music & Dancing after Live Auction
Single Tickets: $75/person
Sponsorship Table of 8: $750
Sponsorship tables include wine, table recognition, advertising & more. To learn more about
sponsorships, call Stephanie at (530) 227-6299
Find more information at www.pcpark.org.