2008 Woodie Awards
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Commentary: Rollin' fresh
Students create superb sushi
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My life revolves around raw fish. Like artists with their paintings, I can trace major periods of my life by the sushi I've eaten. I have celebrated birthdays over California rolls. I have made lifelong friendships over dragon rolls. I have even fallen in love over plates of sticky rice and seaweed.
Tion showcases art with club atmosphere
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It is the closest one could get to an inner-city club in Chico except it isn't a club. Live bands played and acrobats swung from the ceiling, but Tion isn't a bar or a gymnasium. Tion is the latest venue to open its doors in Chico, and it opened them with style Saturday night, teasing a crowd of about 60 well past midnight.
Junior blooms for student record label
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Andrea Desmond learned to adapt. Shifting around America, the singer and songwriter got used to making introductions. After arriving at Chico State from Boston, Desmond had to meet another new group of friends, she said. When she did, she fused her jazz-tinged piano and vocals with a heavy funk backup band.
Wild Oak plants seed, hopes to find new talent
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First-timers and veterans alike will vie for the time and attention of pizza-eating patrons at a singer-songwriter contest tonight at Woodstock's Pizza. Looking to bring together the best and brightest original minds in Chico, an assortment of musical acts should provide a nice preview for future Wild Oak performances.
Guitars, gladiators to raise cash for theater
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Put on some Roman attire, freshen up those dancing skills and get ready to chow down some delicious food and drink amazing wine. Blue Room Theatre will host the 15th annual Fall Ball Fundraiser on Saturday at Park Tower Pavilion. The Fall Ball is a themed fundraiser for the theater that is so popular and different from what the theater normally hosts that ARC of Butte County was generous enough to loan the pavilion for the evening, said board member Mary Ann Latimer.
Kenna Hunt: As seen on TV
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Whenever I receive Mother Nature's monthly "gift," I don't Rollerblade manically or take my dog on a walk down the beach shore while wearing skintight, white running shorts. According to nearly every tampon commercial I've ever seen, this is what I should be doing.