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Butte County Beerfest to Benefit Bidwell Mansion Community Project

Kick off Feather Fiesta Days May 5-12 with Butte County Beerfest, a fundraiser for the Bidwell Mansion Community Project. This event will take place at the Centennial Plaza on the levee overlooking the beautiful Feather River. If you haven’t been to downtown Oroville lately, this is a great time to start! The beauty of the [...]

Run for Bidwell Mansion Saves Historic Landmark

Hundreds of community members ran two miles through the park Saturday morning, raising enough funds to keep Bidwell Mansion open.

Friends of the Arts Silent Film Festival Raises $5,200 for Bidwell Mansion

CHICO – The first Silent Film Festival in Chico raised $5,200 toward the $100,000 goal of the Bidwell Mansion Community Project this past weekend. A special preview was held at the Bidwell Mansion on Thursday, March 8 with 11 more films screened on Friday, March 9 and Saturday, March 10 including Alfred Hitchcock’s “Blackmail” and [...]

Original Silent Version of “Chicago” in Chico

Chicago Directed by Cecil B. DeMille Movie Notes by Jon Hildreth 7pm Saturday, March 10 Chico Women’s Club Tickets available at Avenue 9 Gallery, 180 E. 9th Ave., #3 or by calling 530-228-2860. “Roxie” Hart first appeared in the 1926 play “Chicago” written by reporter Maurine Dallas Watkins, who was inspired by the real-life unrelated [...]

Avenue 9 Gallery & Art Guild On A Mission

BMCP member Maria Phillips shares the first in a series of “Aha!” moments on how the community is coming together to save a local treasure.

Marsh Junior High Steps Up

Students of Marsh Junior High School kicked off their campaign to raise money for the Bidwell Mansion Community Project in the area surrounding Chico Mall, led by teacher Lisa Reynolds.

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  • Envee Hair Studio & Spa Helps Fund-raise for Bidwell Mansion Sunday, April 15

    Join Envee Hair Studio and Spa for its Grand Re-opening and help keep Bidwell Mansion open! Sunday, April 15th, 1:00 pm-5:00pm There will be a raffle of services, professional products, and other great prizes! All proceeds will go toward keeping Bidwell Mansion open! The grand prize will be a deluxe spa day package (valued over [...]

  • Chico Silent Film Fest Schedule – March 8, 9, 10

    SPECIAL Preview 6pm-9pm, Thursday, MARCH 8 In the Bidwell Mansion Parlor ONLY 10 tickets left! -$150 each Includes Commemorative T-shirt ($18) All-Festival Pass ($45) Reception & Meet-and-Greet with renowned film preservationist David Shepard and historian Jon Hildreth FRIDAY, March 9 6 PM – $8 Laugh Show Combo – COPS with Buster Keaton; BEHIND THE SCREEN [...]

  • Bunco for Bidwell by Las Senoras

    Las Senoras & Annie K. Bidwell, Parlor 168, Native Daughters of the Golden West are sponsoring a Bunco Fundraiser at 1pm Saturday, March 10 at Casa de Flores Mobile Home Park, 701 East Lassen in Chico – between the Esplanade & Cohasset. COST: $10 per person Prizes will be awarded to the winners. Lots of [...]

  • Mad Dash Pizza Fundraiser – Buy a Piece of Pizza – Save a Slice of History

    Buying pizza – especially from Feb. 27 to March 31 will help keep Bidwell Mansion open! Mad Dash Pizza, 2391 Cohasset Road, is owned by Aaron Souza, a pizza and entrepreneurial guru. He is teaming up with a Chico State marketing/entrepreneur class to make pizza history! And Mooney Farms, a local ag producer has donated [...]

  • Laugh Show - $8 or $2 Children 12 and under

    Laugh Show: Silent Film Fest

    Laugh Show Program FESTIVAL DETAILS COST: $8 Laugh Show;children 12 & under $2 $8 Per Film – $45 For All-Festival Pass $10 at door per film – Ask about SPECIAL screening inside historic Bidwell Mansion on Thursday, March 8 – 40 tickets only @ $150 (pending State Parks approval) LOCATION: Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. [...]

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