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Babylon Heights @ Blue Room (CommonPath Exclusive!)

Last week, my friend kept raving about how much he loved the show Entourage. To get him to shut up, I began watching the DVD and I quickly learned two things: these characters are extremely douchey and they are all way too tall. Thankfully The Blue Room has put on a pint-size, Great Depression-laced version of Entourage known as Babylon Heights. Theatre veteran Winston Colgan makes his directorial debut in this tale revolving around the infamous “midget” actors in the Wizard of Oz.

To answer your first question, there are not that many dwarf-actors in Chico. So to accomplish this feat, the set pieces were built much bigger to give the illusion of dwarfism: bigger beds, glasses, suitcases, dressers, etc. Speaking of dressers, the actors had interesting moments in which the quickly built drawers simply would not open. During one instance, Colgan went to the back of it and kicked it open, with the up-most seriousness of his character of course.

Messenger 'X' Bag

Submitted by zeke.lunder on December 27, 2009, 1:36pm.chico | found | messenger bag | sewing | zeekobag

Messenger 'X' Bag

Made from salvaged wildland fire hose, truck inner tube, and army surplus parachute harnesses. Quick-release forged shoulder strap buckles, reflective trim for visibility. 95% salvaged materials.

Fire Hose Bags

Fire Hose Bags

Wildland fire hose is tough stuff - it has to withstand the heat of a forest fire and the abrasion of being dragged across lava rocks at high pressure. Eventually is gets a hole in it and is usually thrown away. We recover surplus hose, fillet it into strips, and make these bags out of it.

Annual Chico Icons exhibition at Avenue 9 Gallery & Art Guild

Submitted by Frank Wilson on December 6, 2009, 8:14am.awards | chico | events | exhibits art | galleries

Dec 11, 2009, 12:00pm – Jan 16, 2010, 5:00pm

Description:

The annual “Chico Icons” exhibition runs at Avenue 9 Gallery & Art Guild from December 11-January 16.

This show is a great crowd pleaser and features a “People’s Choice” award.

Chicoans love to see the ‘take’ of artists on such local treasures as our water towers, Bidwell Park’s “Five Mile,” the Stansbury House, and less familiar sites including fertile agricultural surroundings with orchards and vegetable fields.

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BOHO ART of PEACE

The Art of Peace was a two-night event that brought together some of Chico's finest designers, artists, performers, local business owners, and friends for a peaceful gathering of fashion, art and joie de vivre.

Open Studio at Avenue 9 Gallery and Art Guild

Oct 10, 2009, 10:00am – Oct 11, 2009, 5:00pm

Description:

October 10 and 11 from l0 am to 5 pm, Avenue 9 Gallery Art Guild Members will be holding "Open Studio" (a Chico Art Center sponsored event).

Artists will be available to chat with the public; some will do demonstrations and there will be a large assortment of affordable art from whaich to choose pieces for your home or office.

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“Paris in Chico Sidewalk Sale” at Avenue 9 Gallery

Oct 3, 2009, 10:00am – Oct 3, 2009, 5:00pm

Description:

On October 3, simultaneous to the Janet Turner Print Museum Benefit Sale, Avenue 9 will mount a ChiVAA “Paris in Chico Sidewalk Sale.”

ChiVAA, Chico’s new Visual Arts Alliance, is dedicated to promoting the visual arts within Chico and beyond. Its first major act was to publish an art map that is now being distributed at galleries, hotels, restaurants, etc. Avenue 9 Art Guild members will be displaying art at reasonable prices.

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Avenue 9 Gallery Janet Turner Print Museum Benefit Sale

Oct 3, 2009, 10:00am – Oct 4, 2009, 5:00pm

Description:

On October 3 and 4 Avenue 9 Gallery will host the Janet Turner Print Museum Benefit Sale from 10 to 5 on Saturday and 12-5 Sunday.

Turner Collection Curator Catherine Sullivan will speak on Sunday about the Museum’s future plans. The original aim of the Turner Collection (amassed through the dedicated efforts of master printmaker Janet Turner) was to serve as a teaching tool for student printmakers. In addition, the collection now serves as a teaching resource in history, sociology and many other fields. It is the largest and finest original print collection in Northern California outside of San Francisco.

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