North State Parent magazine

A MAGAZINE SERVING FAMILIES IN BUTTE, GLENN, SHASTA, SISKIYOU & TEHAMA COUNTIES SINCE 1993

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Amber Murray, Calendar Editor

April StoryWalk at William B. Ide Adobe SHP

William B. Ide Adobe State Historic Park 21659 Adobe Road, Red Bluff, CA, United States

Join us on Saturday, April 12, for a StoryWalk featuring Bird Builds a Nest by Martin Jenkins. Come to the StoryWalk to read what happens when bird builds a nest. Parks staff will help you paint your own birdhouse gourd! Shasta Audubon Society will be there sharing information about birds. The StoryWalk® Project was created […]

Free

Glenn County Child & Family Resource Fair

Lely Park 975 East South Street, Orland

Join Us for the Child & Family Resource Fair 2025! April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and we, the Glenn County Children’s Interagency Coordinating Council (CICC), GCOE, and TCCAP, are thrilled to host the “Child & Family Resource Fair 2025.” This year's theme, "It Takes a Village," highlights the crucial role our community plays […]

Free

The Janeece Webb Living Animal Museum and Nature Play Room

Chico Creek Nature Center 1968 E. 8th Street, Chico, CA

As the official Visitor Center of Bidwell Park, the Nature Center is a hub for fun, education, and wonder — all inspired by the outdoors! Come take a look at the living animal museum and have fun in our nature play room!

$3 – $5

Living With Fire: Exhibition

Shasta County Arts Council 1313 Market Street, Redding

Living With Fire is a juried exhibit with Aundi Taylor, Interdisciplinary artist, as our guest curator. This exhibition will explore the dynamics of wildland fire and its impact on our lives. Smokey skies, evacuation orders, and changing landscapes: that’s what Northern Californians experience annually when wildland fires enter our natural and urban spaces. We have […]

Free

Chico Children’s Museum

Chico Children's Museum 325 Main Street, Chico, CA

Come to the Chico Children's Museum with your little ones and watch them learn and grow! Play is vital to your child's early education and here at the museum our exhibits and activities help enrich early childhood learning through inclusive, accessible, hand-on experiences that celebrating curiosity, connect families and create community. You might even learn something […]

Free – $12

Mission Aerospace at Turtle Bay Exploration Park

Turtle Bay Exploration Park 844 Sundial Bridge Drive, Redding, CA, United States

Think NASA is just about airplanes and rockets? Think the sky's the limit? Guess again! This highly interactive maze puzzle from Minotaur Mazes takes you on a multi-layered exploration of aviation and aerospace and how they affect our world today. With everything from aviation history to cutting-edge space technology, this adventure is designed for all […]

Free – $20

Turtle Bay Exploration Park: Famous Artists Student Art Show

Turtle Bay Exploration Park 844 Sundial Bridge Drive, Redding, CA, United States

Enjoy an exhibition of works created by kindergarten through 8th grade students in the Famous Artists Portfolio art education program. This art show is a celebration of the diverse perspectives, boundless imagination, and artistic talent of students from around the area.

Free – $20

Emotional Support Beverages: Coffee, Tea, or Chocolate?

Turtle Bay Exploration Park 844 Sundial Bridge Drive, Redding, CA, United States

Humans have a deep history and emotional connection to coffee, tea, and chocolate. From the inherently soothing sensation of drinking our favorite beverages to sharing our identity with our favorite hydration vessels, people have created, used, and collected everything related to the ritual, etiquette, regalia, accouterments, and utensils involved in consuming our favorite emotional support […]

Free – $16

West Coast Biennial Juried Art Exhibition

Turtle Bay Exploration Park 844 Sundial Bridge Drive, Redding, CA, United States

Established and emerging artists from California, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska competed for a place in Turtle Bay’s eighth biennial exhibition. Enjoy 47 eclectic works in a variety of media selected by Guest Juror, Dr. Robyn Peterson and cast your vote for the People’s Choice Award. Major support by: The F. William & Kathleen Evanhoe Trust […]

Free – $16

Baltie’s Birds

Turtle Bay Exploration Park 844 Sundial Bridge Drive, Redding, CA, United States

Enjoy a “flock” of birds by Richard Baltazar “Baltie” Quintana, a local artist who specializes in creating lifelike sculptures from wire, paper mache, and leather. His work won First Prize in the 2021 West Coast Biennial. He was profiled in Enjoy Magazine in July 2019 and his work, once a hobby and now a business, […]

Free – $16