Arts &Culture MERIAM PARK EVENTS
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays Meriam Park
FRI13 THE LARAMIE PROJECT: See Thu, 11/12. Stream online through Nov. 15. Fri, 11/13. $5. Online event, Chico State. showtix4u.com/event-details/40363
MERIAM PARK DRIVE-IN: Movies three nights a week at The Barn in Meriam Park. Tonight: Kung-Fu Panda. $25/car (4 or less); $35/car (5-8 people). Fri, 11/13, 7:15pm. Meriam Park Drive-In, 1930 Market Place. meriampark.com/ drivein
SAT14 THE LARAMIE PROJECT: See Thu, 11/12. Stream online through Nov. 15. Sat, 11/14. $5. Online event, Chico State. showtix4u.com/event-details/40363
MERIAM PARK DRIVE-IN: Movies three nights a week at The Barn in Meriam Park. Tonight: Raiders of the Lost Ark. $25/car (4 or less); $35/car (5-8 people). Sat, 11/14, 7:15pm. Meriam Park Drive-In, 1930 Market Place. meriampark.com/drivein
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NOVEMBER ALL MONTH Galleries & Museums 1078 GALLERY: We Live Here Now A Contemporary Craft Exhibition of New Work, a contemporary craft exhibition by partners Mattie Hinkley and Jacob Troester showcasing the artists’ explorations in clay, fiber and wood in reference to common domestic goods, featuring allusions to housewares, furniture and architecture. Through 11/22. 1710 Park Ave. 1078gallery.org
BEATNIKS COFFEE HOUSE: Pique, a collection of dark shadow boxes by Kandis Horton-Jorth. Through Dec. 31. 1387 E. Eighth St.
CHICO ART CENTER: The Art of Remembrance, an art and altar exhibition honoring the tradition of El Dia de los Muertos. All are welcome to participate. Through 12/13. Also: Open Studios Art Tour continues online. Through July 31, 2021. 450 Orange St. chicoartcenter.com
GATEWAY SCIENCE MUSEUM: The museum is physically closed, but it’s still offering its Gateway at Home series of virtual activities. csuchico.edu/gateway
NAKED LOUNGE: Art by Scout The Wise. Through Nov. 118 W. Second St.
PARADISE ART CENTER: The Hope of Daffodils, a virtual group show in remembrance of the Camp Fire and in recognition of rebuilding efforts. Through 1/1. Paradise Art Center, Paradise. regeneratingparadise.org
VALENE L. SMITH MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY: Virtual exhibits. Currently online: Unbroken Traditions. More to come. Meriam Library, Chico State. csuchico.edu/anthmuseum
Events BLUE ROOM DARK SEASON: Visit the theater’s Patreon site patreon.com/BlueRoomChico and sign up to to watch already filmed productions of Treasure Island and Blue Stories, plus an ever-growing list of vintage
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performances from 1990s on. Blue Room Theatre, blueroomtheatre.com
FARMERS MARKETS: Butte County’s markets are open and selling fresh produce and more. Chico: Downtown (Saturdays, 7:30am-1pm & Thursdays, 6-9pm); North Valley Plaza (Wednesdays, 8am-1pm); Chico State University Farm (Fridays, noon-4 p.m.). Paradise: Alliance Church (Tuesdays, 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m.). Oroville: Riverbend Park (Saturdays, 7:30am-2pm); Dove’s Landing parking lot (Wednesdays, 9am-2pm). downtownchico.com; chicofarmersmarket.com; orovillechamber.biz/calendar
IN FOCUS FILM FESTIVAL: This year’s feature is Bang The MERIAM PARK DRIVE-IN: Movies three nights a week at The Barn in Meriam Park. Tonight: The Breakfast Club. $25/car (4 or less); $35/car (5-8 people). Thu, 11/12, 7:15pm. Meriam Park Drive-In, 1930 Market Place. meriampark.com/drivein
PUMPKIN SPICE COMEDY: Open mic comedy on the patio hosted by Sam Mallett. Thu, 11/12, 8pm. The Lab Bar and Grill, 250 Cohasset Road, Ste. 10.
VIRTUAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT UPDATE: A briefing on local development including road improvements and other projects followed by a Q&A via Zoom. Thu, 11/12, 12pm. Free. Online event, Chico Chamber of Commerce. chicocacoc.wliinc18.com
Drum and will be accompanied by a talk from filmmaker and cultural anthropologist Dr. William Nitzky, whose research focuses on the cultural heritage of the Yao minority of rural southwest China. Sun, 11/15, 4pm. Online event, Valene L. Smith Museum of Anthropology. csuchico. edu/anthmuseum/events/film-festival.shtml
THE LARAMIE PROJECT: See Thu, Nov. 12. Sun, 11/15. $5. Online event, Chico State. showtix4u.com/event-details/40363
LIVE MUSIC AT SECRET TRAIL: Briggs and Yurkovich. Sun, 11/15, 3-5pm. Secret Trail Brewing Co., 132 Meyers St., Ste. 120. secrettrailbrewing.com
TURNER CAKE CONTEST: Decorate a cake that recreates one of painter Wayne Thiebaud’s prints in honor of his 100th birthday. It doesn’t have to be edible. Take a picture of your cake creation and post it to Instagram using @janetturnerprintmuseum and #TurnerCakeContest by Friday, Nov. 13. Winners will be announced on Nov. 15. Sun, 11/15, 2pm. Online event, Janet Turner Print Museum. csuchico.edu/turner/
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FORENSIC ARCHITECTURE: Zoom conversation with Israeli
CITY COUNCIL MEETING: The city of Chico’s council meetings
architect Eya Weizman, part of a CSU-wide series featuring conversations with artists, collectives and curators whose work is critical to current re-imaginings of the art world, and the world at large. Connect at cpp.edu/platform-csu-art-speaker-series Thu, 11/12, 12pm. Janet Turner Print Museum. csuchico.edu/turner/
are open to both in-person and remote participation. Citizens wanting to speak in person are encouraged to sign up using Engaged Chico (chico-ca.granicusideas. com). You can also send comments either through Engaged Chico or you can email them during the meeting to publiccomments@chicoca.gov. Tue, 11/17, 6pm. City Council Chambers, 421 Main St.
WRITER’S VOICE – FRED ARROYO: The author and Middle Tennessee State University writing professor discusses literary writing as a craft. His writing won him an Individual Artist Program Grant from the Indiana Arts Commission, and his fiction is a part of the Library of Congress series “Spotlight on U.S. Hispanic Writers.” Zoom ID: 817 8740 5025; Password: CRAFT Thu, 11/12, 3pm. Online event, Chico State. csuchico.edu/engl
NORTH STATE SYMPHONY PRE-CONCERT TALK: For its 20th anniversary season, the symphony has gone virtual. Six smaller-scale performances are planned for the school year. The program on Nov. 19 is Gypsy Strings, and tonight is a pre-concert talk with conductor Scott Seaton. Tue, 11/17, 7pm. Online event, North State Symphony. northstatesymphony.org
THE LARAMIE PROJECT: Chico State’s Music and Theatre Department present Tectonic Theater Project/Moisés Kaufman’s play about the1998 kidnapping and severe beating of Matthew Shepard, a gay man, outside of Laramie, Wyoming. Tectonic Theater made six trips to Laramie over the course of a year and a half, and conducted more than 200 interviews with the people of the town. Please be advised that this play contains descriptions of homophobia, violence and murder. Stream online through Nov. 15. Thu, 11/12. $5. Online event, Chico State. showtix4u.com/event-details/40363
THE LARAMIE PROJECT Nov. 11-15
Chico State Department of Music and Theatre (online event)
THU19 MERIAM PARK DRIVE-IN: Movies three nights a week at The Barn in Meriam Park. Tonight: Stand By Me. $25/car (4 or less); $35/car (5-8 people). Thu, 11/19, 7:15pm. Meriam Park Drive-In, 1930 Market Place. meriampark.com/ drivein
