Category: Events

More than just a weekend car show. Events around this classic fundraiser go on all week. Here’s an example.
Ever wanted to participate in a flash mob like this one…

Now’s your chance!

A group from the Catalyst Redding Young Professionals, in association with Kool April Nites, and the California Dance Company, are daring you to come join the flash mob this April 21st at the Redding Convention Center during Kool April Nites.

On April 21st at 2pm sharp the sound system at the Redding Convention Center will play three songs.

1. Grease Lighting

2. Low-Rider

3. Surfing USA.

At the start of Grease Lighting, a man dressed in tight jeans, a leather jacket and slicked back hair will start dancing like this…… Dance instructions:

After he starts to dance, feel free to join in whenever you want. You can come to dance with the choreographed moves. After he starts to dance, feel free to join in whenever you want. You can come to dance with the choreographed moves (see video above), or you can come to dance with your own moves, or you can just come to watch and enjoy our local Kool April Nites event.

The entire community is invited and all ages are welcome. Please forward this information to anyone you know who might be interested in participating.

More about this fun Redding style dance event at the link. Just 4 days away!
Spontaneous dance, it’s Really Redding.

Street legal racing at the Redding Dragstrip keeps competitive spirits with powerful machines from racing on the streets of our community.
It’s safe and legal to speed at RDS. Saturday, putting the hammer down at 6pm.
Just $5 gets you in, $10 to race. Redding style prices, for sure.
Better here than on the street. Modern motorcycles have astonishing speed. Just gotta try it out somewhere…
Oh by the way, The Beast will return for Kool April Drags. This year the plan is to chain a car to the back of this thing and toast it. A “Car-B-Que.” I kid you not. Two nights in a row! That should be…I don’t know what, but I’ll be there.

Yesterday evening, Erin and her friends attended the Mardi Gras Fat Tuesday celebration at Moseley Family Cellars, at their location at 1300 Market Streeet in Redding.

Celebrants partook of Jambalaya, King’s Cake, and other traditional Mardi Gras foods, paired with Moseley’s Chardonnay and Zinfindel. And served with New Orleans style jazz and zydeco in the downtown Redding tasting room.

“Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler” (Let the good times roll!)

If you can’t actually be in New Orleans, wine tasting in Downtown Redding offers an alternative. Moseley Family Cellars is located across from Old City Hall Downtown, and can be reached at (530) 605 4222.

Alerted yesterday by a Facebook update from Bruce Ross (seen below), we attended the Celebrity Soup Kitchen event to help disadvantaged seniors pay utility bills this winter.
Lots of local celebrities serving locally made delicious soups. Held in Redding’s historic Veterans Hall, the turnout looked strong.

With the Straight Ahead Big Band playing behind me, these candid shots were taken from a cell phone camera. Great food, terrific people, coming together for a good cause. That’s Really Redding.

Erin attended this recent gathering of people to benefit the Shasta Women’s Refuge. The event was held at Redding’s Riverview Golf Club.

 

Seen here, Erin and some attendees, including Realtor Ashley Wagar at the right.

Below, Redding’s Mayor Missy McArthur chats with Broker Erin Murphy.

It’s a shame that we live in a world where it’s even necessary to have a women’s refuge. But we do. And the good people of Redding have always proven willing to support the organization, and their goal of providing safe haven when needed. That’s Really Redding.

The sunset view from Riverview.

Makinna Clevenger will be racing a 1700 hp, 200+ mph car at the Redding Dragstrip this weekend for the Fall Classic race, which starts today and runs through Sunday.
This is from her website: “At ten years old, Makinna started racing junior dragsters and has enjoyed many successes over the years. Recently she completed the required passes for her NHRA competition license in her family’s blown alcohol dragster. Attending races has been a family affair for the 18-year-old Shasta College student. For her 16th birthday she acquired a Competition license for her 1,700 horse power blown alcohol dragster. Then a year later she made the next move towards her Advanced E.T. license, making her fastest career pass at over 200 mph.”
She’ll be racing in the same class as her dad. Should be an interesting weekend of racing!

Thanks, and a shout out to Redding Dragstrip sponsor Jerry Ross and the 8 locally owned NAPA Auto Parts stores!!!
Photo by Skip Murphy

There’s a Home Show at Redding’s Convention Center. This weekend. Admission is free. Erin and I used to have a booth at a local Home Show twice a year, so we saw a lot of old friends and vendors we knew.
It’s running again today, so you can head on over. Maybe buy this flaming Wine Barrel for only $995? I hope they sell dozens. Home Shows can be grueling as a vendor, but at least this show has a full bar.