Paradise Symphony Orchestra and Paradise Performing Arts center present
PSO - Concert III

Sunday, March 14 / 7:00 PM

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"Music from Fantasia"
Dance of the Hours - Amilcare Ponchielli. Waltz of the Flowers - Tchaikovsky. The Sorcerer's Apprentice - Paul Eukas. Night on Bald Mountain - Moussorgsky. Concertino - Karl Maria von Weber. Donna Mortimer, Clarinet

The Paradise Dancers presents
Rhythm 'N Motion VIII

Friday, March 26 / 7:00 PM	—
Saturday, March 27 / 2:00 PM	—
Saturday, March 27 / 7:00 PM	—

Paradise Dancers was started in 1998 by Don Wolheim to teach high school kids how to ballroom dance. There were about 8 students in that first class. Since then they have grown to over 100 per class. All of the kids are able to attend these classes because they are free. Every year the Paradise Dancers performs ‘Rhythm ‘N Motion’ a celebration of their hard work and dedication to the art of dance. This will be the eighth year for this show and it is a very popular show, so get your tickets early because it may sell out!

Paradise Performing Arts Center presents
Paradise Idol Auditions 2010

Saturday, April 3 / 9:00 AM

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Go to the home page of this website to download an application now!
This is the third year for the Paradise Idol Auditions, and with every year the talent gets better and better. This year there will be three separated age groups auditioning. First group to audition will be the Juniors, ages 10 to 17. The starting time is 9:00am and will continue to roughly 12:00pm. The next group will be the Seniors, ages 55 on up. The starting time will be 1:00pm and continue to roughly 3:30pm. The last group will be the Adults, ages 18 to 54 which will start at 3:30pm and continue till the last applicant has performed. Drop off your signed Application and Personal Release at the PPAC box office between the hours of 11:00am and 3:00pm Monday through Friday.

Since this is a fund raising event, a $5.00 audition fee will be charged and must be paid when this Application is submitted. All applications must be submitted to the PPAC box office by 3:00pm on Friday, April 2, 2010. All contestants will audition with accompaniment and with the song they would perform in the Finals. If you are using a CD accompaniment tracks, bring a good copy of your full accompaniment to leave with the music director. You will be limited to 90 seconds for the audition. Note: Accompaniment tracks must be karaoke tracks with NO lead vocals. Contestants will be disqualified if cds with phantom lead vocals are used.

We encourage all contestants to invite as many friends and relatives as you can. The Auditions are open to the public and it is always fun to fill the house. Ticket prices are $6.00 each. Please call the box office at (530) 872-8454 if you have any questions.

Gold Nugget Museum presents
Gold Nugget Opening Ceremony ~ Queen Contest

Thursday, April 22 / 7:00 PM

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Ridge high school juniors compete for the title of Gold Nugget Queen. Each girl must find a sponsor and escort, submit a portfolio and create a dress of the 1850-1899 period. The candidates are judged on the historical accuracy of their costumes, the quality of the portfolios, their poise and demeanor and their appearance. The dress is the most important factor.

Gold Nugget Museum presents
Gold Nugget Dogtown Revue 2010

Friday, April 23 / 7:00 PM	—
Saturday, April 24 / 7:00 PM	—

It all began in April of 1859 when Willard Mining Company was operating on a claim just below Sawmill Peak. Chauncey Wright, a miner with the company, had washed out a nugget larger than any he had ever seen . It was the largest pure solid gold ever found in California. The people of Dogtown celebrated for three days and nights.

Now the Gold Nugget Museum continues to celebrate this event with many activities included a parade, a childrens cotume contest, a bean feed, pancake breakfast, a spaghetti dinner, a donkey derby, plus many activites at the museum. The Law Dawgs and Pistolers will be performing along with Tent City on the museum grounds. There are more than 20 events to participate in.

One of the highlights this year will be held at the Performing Arts Center on April 23 and 24, 2010. There will be the Dogtown Revue where many of the very talented persons on the ridge will be entertaining with a variety of acts from siging and dancing to a ventrilaquist.

Paradise Performing Arts Center presents
Roy Rogers & The Delta Rythm Kings

Friday, April 30 / 7:30 PM

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With Special Guest: Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, formally of Little Charlie & The Nightcats.

Roy Rogers is one of the premier slide guitarists performing today. He is also an internationally acclaimed producer, having produced recordings for John Lee Hooker (4 Grammy Nominations and 2 Grammy Awards) and Ramblin' Jack Elliott (2 Grammy Nominations). He has received numerous accolades for his songwriting (Grammy Nomination for ‘Song for Jessica’), as well as his work on movie soundtracks and television. His latest release, 'Split Decision', is his first studio recording with his band, The Delta Rhythm Kings, in seven years.

Born in Redding, California in 1950, he began playing guitar at twelve years of age. A year later at age 13, he was performing in a rock 'n' roll band that wore gold lame jackets and played Little Richard and Chuck Berry tunes. He discovered the great blues players early on, especially when his older brother brought home an album by Robert Johnson. Thus began his love of the blues, slide guitar in particular, which had an immediate effect on Roy, who was indeed named after the King of the Cowboys.

Through the years, he developed a distinctive style of playing slide guitar that not only emerged, but one that is instantly recognizable. During the 1960, Rogers frequented the San Francisco rock clubs where he saw many of the blues greats who inspired him. He performed with various groups until 1976, when he and harmonica player David Burgin formed an acoustic duo and recorded an album Rogers And Burgin: A Foot In The Door for Waterhouse Records. They also played on the "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" movie soundtrack before splitting up. Rogers then formed his own band in 1980, the Delta Rhythm Kings, hit the club circuit, played a few more movie and television gigs, and toured Europe with the 1982 San Francisco Blues Festival Revue.
CLICK HERE FOR A YOUTUBE CLIP OF ROY ROGERS: ROY ROGERS & THE DELTA RHYTHM KINGS

Paradise Performing Arts Center presents
Paradise Idol Finals 2010

Saturday, May 1 / 7:00 PM

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Help the PPAC by enjoying the very talented Finalist from the Paradise Idol Auditions. There will be three seperate groups performing on one very important night. The different groups will be Juniors ~ ages 10 to 17; Seniors ~ ages 56 on up; and Adults ~ ages 18 to 55. Ten finalist from each group will sing one full song with music before three judges and, hopefully, a full house. Get your tickets early because our very first Paradise Idol show SOLD OUT in 2008, and almost sold out last year! Come to the auditions on April 3, 2010 and cheer-on the talented contestants and see if you can pick who will make it to the finals. Shortly after the auditions, we will post the list of finalist on our website. Feel free to call the box office at (530) 872-8454 if you have any questions.

Paradise Symphony Orchestra and Paradise Performing Arts center present
PSO - Concert IV

Sunday, May 2 / 7:00 PM

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"Americana and Mozart"
Hello Dolly - Jerry Herman
The Entertainer - Scott Joplin
John Phillip Sousa's -The Thunderer and The Stars and Stripes Forever. Concerto in D minor - W.A. Mozart. Natalya Shkoda, piano

UpWest Arts presents
An Evening with Leo Kottke

Saturday, May 15 / 8:00 PM

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Leo Kottke (born 11 September 1945, Athens, Georgia, U.S.) is an acoustic guitarist. He is widely known for his innovative fingerpicking style, which draws on influences from blues, jazz, and folk music, and his syncopated, polyphonic melodies. Kottke has overcome a series of personal obstacles including partial loss of hearing and a nearly career-ending bout with tendon damage in his right hand to emerge as a widely-recognized master of his instrument.

Focusing primarily on instrumental composition and playing, Kottke has sporadically moved in a vocal direction, singing in an unconventional yet expressive baritone famously self-described as sounding like "geese farts on a muggy day".[1] In concert, Kottke intersperses humorous and often bizarre monologues with vocal and instrumental selections from throughout his career, played solo on his signature 6- and 12-string guitars.

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