Keeping Dance Alive!

Guitarist Richard Parker (not seen) plays for Monica Toboada as she dances the "Por Peteneras" scene during a rehearsal of the 16th Annual Keeping Dance Alive! Concert at Laxson Auditorium on Thursday, March 15, 2007 in Chico, CA. (Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

Cris Kenyon

Cris Kenyon, a 17 year old rapper who is getting his songs played on Club 96.7, records music at Dana Hocking's Studio on Friday, May 18, 2007 in Chico, CA. (Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

Best of Momix

"Best of Momix", a physical theater, innovative dance, circus and comedy performance at Laxson Auditorium Tuesday, October 28, 2008 in Chico, CA. (Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

The Brubeck Brothers Quartet play jazz to a full crowd at the Sierra Nevada Brewery Big Room Thursday night. Seen here is Chuck Lamb (piano ) and Chris Brubeck (bass, trombone, piano), (left to right)- halley photo 4/13/06

Andrew McMahon - piano/vocals - of Something Corporate plays to the BMU fans. Something Corporate opened for Yellowcard last year, and now are the main band.

The Full Force Hip-Hop & Jazz Co. held its 5th Annual Dance Showcase at Chico Theatre Company on Friday, May 11, 2007 in Chico, CA. Here is Lily Akers, 10, a member of the Mini Force Hip-Hop Dancers performing "Ballin' Minis". (Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

Ice Cube performed a live concert for a large crowd at the Senator Theater Wednesday night. - halley photo 4/26/06

Hip hop artist "Planet Asia" performs at the Gold Chain Hip Hop Tour at the BMU at Chico State Friday. - halley photo 2/17/06

Greg Scott Band

The Greg Scott Band performs at the Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Big Room on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 in Chico, Calif. (Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

Keeping Dance Alive!

Performers dance the "Exile (Diaspora)" scene during a rehearsal of the 16th Annual Keeping Dance Alive! Concert at Laxson Auditorium on Thursday, March 15, 2007 in Chico, CA. (Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

Lost on Main

DJ Masud Wiggins (aka King of Hearts, left) and Jason Harbour (aka Johnson Park, right) play music as people dance the night away at Lost on Main which is a new bar/club in Downtown Chico, CA, that offers entertainment, drinks, and fun on Thursday night February 15, 2007. (Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

Lost on Main

People dance the night away at Lost on Main which is a new bar/club in Downtown Chico, CA, that offers entertainment, drinks, and fun on Thursday night February 15, 2007. (Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

Chris Roberts on guitar, Dan Elsen on drums, Mike Crew on bass, Josh Kinsey on bass, and Adam Scarborough on guitar, (clockwise from top right) make up the band "La Fin du Monde". Here they pose for a photo op outside Saturday. - halley photo 2/4/06

The band Mae played for a crowd at the BMU Friday night with Lovedrug and Self Against City opening. drummer is Jacob Marshall- halley photo 2/10/06

Chico Community Ballet's dance of A Midsummer Night's Dream Saturday at Laxson Auditorium. Leah Jacobs, Marisa Loughlin, Mekayla Alter-Reitz, and Arielle Leitner (left to right) - halley photo 1/28/06

Number One Gun sang songs from their new cd at Matthews Cafe during a CD release party where they were the headliner for the first concert at the venue Friday night. - Halley photo 7/15/05

The Peking Acrobats perform at Laxson Auditorium Wednesday night. - Here the Peking Acrobats smash 4 bricks with a sledge hammer over another one's head. - halley photo 1/18/06

Ozomatli

Ozomatli performs for a crowd at the CSUC BMU Wednesday, December 6th, 2006 in Chico, CA. (Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

Rachel Moseley

Rachel Moseley poses with her pieces at her home on Thursday, July , 2007 in Chico, CA. Moseley, a CSUC art major, who will have an exhibit, "The Freak Show: the Art of Rachel Moseley" at the Cruz Artist Collective in the middle of July. (Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

Salvador Santana

Salvador Santana and his band perfoms his hip-hop latin funk music at the CSUC BMU Thursday, September 4, 2008 in Chico, CA. (Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

Cid Galicia (left) dances with Mindy Moore (right) at Matthews' Cafe Saturday Night. Because the venue has offered many dance oppourtunities, Luke Scherba is going to be opening a new dance studio called Studio One. - halley photo 7/15/06