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The Axis Dreamer Dance Company unveils its second annual dance concert, this time at the Senator Theater in downtown Chico, with three evenings and an afternoon of modern, African, jazz, hip-hop, tap and ballet dancing set to live original music. Performances: 7:30pm, Thursday-Saturday, Aug. 16-18; Sunday matinee: 2pm, Aug. 19. Tickets: $7, general; $5, children under 12. Happens at the Senator Theatre, 517 Main St. Ticket info: Vagabond Rose, 343-1110; Senator Theatre, 894-8621. More info: www.axisdreamer.com.