CHICO -- "Hair," a rock musical about youthful rebellion, opened at the Chico Cabaret last week. When executive director Phil Ruttenburg, wearing his tie-dyed shirt and headgear, welcomed an overflowing audience, he flung his arms wide and yelled,   Full Story

CHICO -- Lenn Goldmann and Waif Mullins are bringing their works together for a show between friends at Art, Etc.   Full Story

"Death Race" stars Jason Statham in a remake of a Roger Corman film about a deadly race involving prisoners -- the winner of which can earn his freedom.   Full Story

CHICO -- The KlezBillies got off to a swinging start Aug. 23 at The Terraces Senior Living, as part of the center's free public "Music By the Lake" summer series.   Full Story

CHICO -- An evening of dance and refreshments at 1078 Gallery will celebrate the commonality of dance as an expression that bridges cultures while benefiting women in war-torn countries around the world.   Full Story

OROVILLE -- The internationally renowned composer and guitarist, Pavlo, will light up the stage of the State Theater Wednesday as part of the Oroville Concert Association's annual performances' series.   Full Story

The Karakoram Highway (KKH) in Northern Pakistan "is one of the most daunting engineering projects humans have ever attempted.   Full Story

About 400 years ago Shakespeare penned the famed line, "All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players &" in his romantic comedy "As You Like It.   Full Story

Fundraiser dinner at Chico Theater Company CHICO -- The Chico Theater Company will have its fifth annual fundraiser event with dinner and entertainment.   Full Story

Art show features 'Wild, Wild horses' ORLAND -- The Orland Arts Commission presents an art show and sale featuring Mary Amicarella's "Faces, Flowers and Wild, Wild Horses.   Full Story

Here is a list of local galleries, museums and other art displays. (The listings reflect galleries and studios that have reported participation in Art First Saturday, which takes place 4-8 p.   Full Story

Thursday, Aug. 28 Music/Nightclubs BELL MEMORIAL UNION, Chico State University: MTV's "Rock the Vote," Syrus and Brooke Labarbera.   Full Story

The Bob Aranguren Trio, composed of Bob Aranguren on sax, Jack Lemley on bass and John Seid on keyboards, welcomes listeners to hear the members play their own special brand of on-beat jazz (and off-beat humor) from 7-9 p.   Full Story

Monotonix will perform Sept. 4 at the Crux Artist Collective in Chico. The band features (left to right) drummer Haggai Fershtman, singer Ami Shalev and guitarist Yonatan Gat.   Full Story

NEW YORK—The fall season is afoot, with these three shows among the first to hit the air: TNT's courtroom drama "Raising the Bar"; FX's series about an outlaw motorcycle club, "Sons of Anarchy"; and HBO's vampires-are-just-folks horror-comedy-romance, "True Blood.   Full Story

LOS ANGELES—A blogger suspected of streaming songs from the unreleased Guns N' Roses album "Chinese Democracy" on his Web site was arrested Wednesday and appeared in court, where his bail was set at $10,000.   Full Story

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed" by Sean Williams (Del Rey) 2. "Smoke Screen" by Sandra Brown (Simon & Schuster) 3.   Full Story

NEW YORK—The fall season is afoot, with these three shows among the first to hit the air: TNT's courtroom drama "Raising the Bar"; FX's series about an outlaw motorcycle club, "Sons of Anarchy"; and HBO's vampires-are-just-folks horror-comedy-romance, "True Blood.   Full Story