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BY CINDY FRYE Community contributor

Hi everyone! Our last Bakersfield Pet FoodPantry bagging event was great! Thank youto all the volunteers who came and filledbags — you were awesome!We would also like to thank the Self Serve

Pet Spa for providing a wonderful place for us to bagup our pet food. A special thanks goes out to CurtisKelly, a student at Stockdale High, Kimberly Henryand Sarah Kakuk, both from West High, for choosingthe pet food pantry to do their community servicehours. Curtis, your muscles and truck were verymuch appreciated with the transport of pet food!

Beverly and David, thank you for donating anothertable to the pantry — this helps us greatly. We couldnot do all of this without all your support.

Our next scheduled bagging date is November 6 at2 p.m. in front of the Self Serve Pet Spa, 2816Calloway Dr., #103.

If you’d like to volunteer for the pantry or formore information call: 619-2029 or go to: www.bak-ersfieldpetfoodpantry.org.

COURTESY OF ARTS COUNCIL OF KERN

Arts Council of Kern pres-ents Carolyn Cruso –Singer/Songwriter/Multi-instrumentalist andBanshee in the Kitchen —

a Traditional Irish Trio for a nightof Folk, Americana and CelticInspired Acoustic Music for ahouse concert at the home ofElaine McNearney on Saturday,Nov. 5, at 7:30 p.m.

Cruso weaves a web with herintricate hammered dulcimercompositions, fine guitar playing,expressive vocals, and poetic writ-ing. Banshee in the Kitchen takestraditional Celtic tunes, finds thesweet spot between old and new,and stirs it all up with trademarkplayfulness and musicality theyterm “banshee-flying”.

Tickets are $15. Call the ArtsCouncil at: 324-9000, or email:jill.egland@kernarts.org toreserve tickets and for directions.

About Carolyn Cruso andBanshee in the Kitchen:

Singer/songwriter/multi-instru-mentalist Carolyn Cruso hailsfrom the misty shores of OrcasIsland. Her music is largelyinspired by her travels both in theUS and Europe, as well as herlong connection to nature, andkeen interest in the stories of peo-ple she meets out on the road.Wielding two guitars, a flute, ahammered dulcimer and her voice

Cruso roams the back roads of thecountry and of the mind takingthe listener on a journey of beau-ty, love, redemption, compassionand humor. Critics and audiencemembers alike say Cruso weavesan intricate web of magic with herintelligent, lyrical, and soulfulmusic. Visit her web site at:www.carolyncruso.com.

Banshee in the Kithchen playsCeltic music with eclectic skilland merry abandon. Touring andrecording since 2002, the trio hasdelighted audiences in festivals,theaters, living rooms, and count-

less other venues from New Yorkto Japan. They take traditionalCeltic tunes, find the sweet spotbetween old and new, stirring itall up with trademark playfulnessand musicality they term “ban-shee-flying.” Critics praise theirinstrumental precision and flairfor arrangement, concert produc-ers love the way they can pack ahouse, educators rave over theirability to tap into the passion oftheir students, while audiencesapplaud the fun and oh-so-musicalexperience of being with Bansheein the Kitchen.

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My high school counselor toldme I really wasn’t collegematerial. I remember think-ing: “Is she nuts?” but sayingnothing. When I graduated

from her alma mater, I made it a point totell her I graduated with high honors.What she-who-will-not-be-named didn’tknow is current research shows whatgood teachers have always known: It’s notnecessarily the kid with the highest IQwho succeeds. I feel quite successfulbecause I have what researchers say peo-ple who achieve have: character.

The New York Times recently printed astory highlighting some outstanding edu-cators who have honed in on the value ofchildren having strong character. DominicRandolph of Riverdale Country School inNew York City and David Levin, the co-founder of a network of charter schools inthat city made a list of 24 characterstrengths common to all cultures and eras.Among them, according to journalist PaulTough, are bravery, citizenship, fairness,wisdom, integrity, love, humor, zest,appreciation of beauty, social intelligence,

kindness, self-regulation, and gratitude.As an eighth-grade teacher who has stu-

dents ranging in reading levels from fifthgrade to twelfth, Ihave been a witnessto kids who justseem to have ittogether when itcomes to charactertraits — that justhappen to be rein-forced with reli-gious laws andstructures, accord-ing to Tough. Thereis the low-levelreader who is kind,caring, charming,and socially engag-ing. At the other endof the spectrum,there is the giftedstudent who is abully, harsh, andreticent to do workthat he or she sees

as below him or her. The question is, how does one develop

character? Some schools fill their hallwayswith slogans like: “Work Hard” and “BeNice” and “There Are No Shortcuts,”according to Tough. Still others professthe benefits of failure. Yes, failure. I some-times find myself saying to students andparents, “Eighth grade is a wonderful timeto fail.” That’s because it beats failing inhigh school but even then it’s not a badtime early when the stakes are relativelylow. Randolph says the experience ofstruggling to pull oneself through a crisis,to come to terms on a deep level withone’s own shortcomings, and to labor toovercome them is exactly what is missingfor so many students — especially those atthe academic top of the pile.

So work to develop character, and asparents, don’t see failure as such a hugeblow. It’s better to fail now rather than inadulthood when no coping methods havebeen developed.

To read the entire text of the article, seewww.nytimes.com/1011/09/18/magazine/what-if-the-secret-to-success-is-fai...

Peggy Dewane-Pope is a teacher in thePanama-Buena Vista Union SchoolDistrict.

BY KELSEY HENGCommunity contributor

On November 5, theBakersfield Chick-fil-ARestaurant, 5260Stockdale Highway., willbe opening its doors to

Bakersfield residents to pick upOperation Christmas Child shoeboxes to fill and send to needychildren all around the world thisChristmas season. Chick-fil-A willalso be collecting the gift-filledshoe boxes in exchange for acoupon for a free chicken sand-wich at one of its participatinglocations. Empty shoe boxes canbe picked up from Saturday, Nov.5 to Saturday, Nov. 19.

Packed shoe boxes can then bedropped off at any date before

Nov. 19 to receive a coupon. Dalton and Lisa Lockman are

local coordinators helping toorganize the event with Chick-fil-A. For more information call: 864-2817.

Operation Christmas Child, a

project of international Christianrelief and evangelism organizationSamaritan’s Purse, headed byFranklin Graham, is the world’slargest Christmas project of itskind. Since 1993, the project hashand-delivered more than 86 mil-lion shoe box gifts to needy chil-dren in more than 130 countries.

Samaritan's Purse uses trackingtechnology that allows donors to"follow your box" to the destina-tion country where it will behand-delivered to a child in need.By clicking on “Follow Your Box”at www.samaritanspurse.org/occ,families can register their boxesand find out where in the worldtheir boxes brought joy to chil-dren.

Arts council presents a night offolk, Celtic inspired music

Bakersfield Chick-Fil-A to collectChristmas gifts for needy children

BY JENNIFER BURGERCommunity contributor

Two men from similar back-grounds who make differ-ent choices with their livesand end up in different cir-cumstances — this is the

theme of “The Other Wes Moore,”CSUB’s current Runner Readerbook and the coinciding read forOne Book, One Bakersfield, OneKern. Wes Moore, the author of“The Other Wes Moore,” will visitCSUB on Nov. 8. This is also thetheme of “A Lesson BeforeDying,” a play based on a novel ofthe same name that CSUB’s the-atre department is producing Nov.3-6.

“Both ‘A Lesson Before Dying’and ‘The Other Wes Moore’ touchon themes of responsibility, sacri-fice, racial prejudice, and the vitalimportance of education,” saidMandy Rees, chair of the CSUBTheatre Department. “We select-ed this play because first, it is abeautiful and poignant piece, andsecond, we wanted to complementand enrich the experience ofreading ‘The Other Wes Moore.’”

Adapted for the stage byRomulus Linney (who died inJanuary 2011 of lung cancer) anddirected by CSUB theatre profes-sor Maria-Tania Becerra, the playis set in 1948 Louisiana. It isabout two black men who faceracial inequality – one sentencedto death for a murder to which hewas a party but did not commit,and the other a plantation schoolteacher who visits him in jail to

help him learn to be proud ofhimself as a man; his final lessonof life. The characters echo thoseof the dual biography “The OtherWes Moore,” in which the author– who escaped the drug- andcrime-infested streets ofBaltimore through education andmilitary service – visits a man bythe same name who is sentencedto life without parole for being anaccessory to a murder.

The play provides yet anotherlesson in how the choices wemake, both personally and as acommunity, can affect two peo-ple’s lives in such a vastly differ-ent manner. The student actorsare going so far as to learn aboutthe racial issues of the late 1940s

under the research of a studentdramaturge who is researchingthe time period as part of her sen-ior project. The students are alsodebating the merits of the deathpenalty, which is receiving scruti-ny in the California Legislature aswell as nationwide in the wake ofTroy Davis’ execution in Georgiain September

“The play wrestles with ideasbeyond the death penalty,” Reessaid. “How do you keep your dig-nity in the face of injustice? Howdo you find strength and couragewhen you want to give up? Howcan you find meaning and purposein difficult circumstances?”

“A Lesson Before Dying” is at8 p.m. Thursday throughSaturday, Nov. 3-5, and at 2 p.m.Sunday, Nov. 6 inside the DoréTheatre at CSUB, 9001 StockdaleHighway. Admission is $10 gener-al, $8 seniors/faculty/staff, and $5students with ID. Due to adultlanguage, the show is not suitablefor children. Tickets are for saleone hour prior to the show or bycalling the box office at 654-3150.

The author of “The Other WesMoore,” Wes Moore, will visitCSUB at 7 p.m. Nov. 8 for a talk inthe Student Recreation CenterGym. The talk is free and open tothe public; a book signing will fol-low.

Parking is free in Lot K. Formore information, call: 654-2144or visit: http://onebookonebakers-fieldonekern.com.

Play, author visit to addressissues of race at CSUB

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Clarice Poblete and Jineava To demonstrate character as they practice their oral lan-guage piece, “The Black Cat," by Edgar Allan Poe.

Don’t forget to snapshots of those ghoul-ish Halloween cos-tumes and crazypumpkin carvings.Post your favoriteHalloween photos andstories on the Voice’swebsite at: www.bak-ersfieldvoice.com.

PHOTO BY: BARBARA BUTLER

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PEGGYDEWANE-POPEEducation columnist

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Carolyn Cruso

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Curtis Kelly, a student from Stockdale High School,lends his volunteer support to the Bakersfield PetFood Pantry. If you’d like to volunteer for the pantryor donate pet food, call (661) 619-2029.

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Wes Moore

Failure often helps students develop character

High school volunteers help fill pet food bagsY O U R V O I C E

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