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16 The Bakersfield Californian Thursday, June 3, 2010

Eye StreetEditor Jennifer Self | Phone 395-7434 | e-mail [email protected]

I’ve been to a lot of fundraisersover the years, and I can hon-estly say that Scottstock is

totally unique — and not justbecause my name is in the title.You can eat, drink, dance, yell, singalong if you’re so inclined, hearsome world-class bands, and gohome at the end of the night know-ing you’ve done a great thing forour troops serving overseas.

And there will be cowbell. Lotsof cowbell.

A brief history: For years I’vebeen trying to raise cash andawareness for Operation Interde-pendence via my radio show. Thisphenomenal bunch of peoplesends care packages to troops inIraq. Just stuff from home that is alltoo scarce over there. Magazines,candy, toiletries, cards — stuff likethat. So a few years ago I askedShawna (the proprietor of Fishlips)if I could possibly get a couple ofmy favorite bands to play for mybirthday party and raffle off a gui-tar or two. Actually, the whole thingmay have been a lot more Shaw-na’s idea than mine, but it’s my arti-cle, and she’ll have a hard timeproving it in court. So Scottstockwas born.

Now we’re up to four bands. Wehit up all our musician friends dur-ing the year for guitars, and wesave them for this event. I love gui-tars, and I really dig the idea thatyou can come hear terrific livemusic, enjoy some great food andbeverages, and maybe just gohome with a very valuable keep-sake. This year we have guitarsfrom Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson,Joe Bonamassa, B.B. King, Phil Vas-sar, Christopher Cross and Korn.Very cool stuff.

A few weeks ago, Iwas helping my

friends try toraise cash tosave thewrestling,tennis andgolf pro-

grams atCSUB and,

during

that process, Stephen Neal (for-merly of CSUB, now of the NewEngland Patriots) learned aboutmy fundraiser and wanted to help.I ended up with autographed foot-balls from Stephen, David Carr andsome dude named Tom Brady. Iguess he’s a Patriot too.

My job is to turn all this stuff into$10,000. In one night. And failure isnot an option. We’ve already raised$56,000 in three years.

Here is a brief summary of the

bands that are playing. Keep inmind that these bands will be sup-plemented by a virtual who’s whoof local musicians. All the great tal-ent from around town will be there,either to play or hang out and eatbirthday cake.

Grant Langston and theSupermodels.These guys just kill.

One of my all-time favorite coun-try-rock bands. Grant is a greatsongwriter, and the band is superb.Try not to get too distracted bybassist Josh Fleeger’s hair. It’s hyp-notic. You’ll also marvel at drum-mer Tony Horkins. He’s fromEngland but has perfect teeth.Creepy.

Paul Chesne.There’s no rationalway to describe this band. They lit-erally play anything and every-thing. You just have to come see

them to understand. They put on agreat show. If you like your enter-tainment to be interactive, get aseat within about 20 feet of thestage. Paul tends to roam around abit.

BuckShot.The local party bandby which all others must bejudged. Fronted by John Owens(son of Buck), these guys take clas-sic and modern country and infuseit with outlaw attitude. And mybuddy Simon Faughn not onlysings his heart out, he’s as fired upabout raising money for the troopsas Shawna and I are.

Weapons Of Mass Destruc-tion. Another prime example ofBakersfield talent. Paul Cartwrightis just sick. He can play anything. Ihate that guy. So does anyone elsewho struggles to play just oneinstrument. Plus, they’ve got localmusic icon Catfish on guitar. You’llhear rock, blues, country, andwhatever else gets yelled out orotherwise pops into their heads.Feel free to yell "Freebird.” I know Iwill.

If you’ve ever experienced Scott-stock before, I know you’ll be there.If you’re new to the event, wel-come. I guarantee you the time ofyour life. I do recommend that youspring for the laminated backstagepass. I sell them for $50. Then allthe people who paid the regularprice to get in ($15), get the addedentertainment of watching youwalk in and realizing that there isno backstage. It’s technically fraud,but it’s hilarious fraud, and all themoney goes to Operation Interde-pendence, and this is a VERY patri-otic crowd, so you probablyshouldn’t ask for a refund.

So put on your party gear, stuffyour pockets full of cash, bringyour friends and your appreciationfor our troops out to Fishlips. I’llsee you backstage.

IndexMenudo Cook-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Artist Barbara Reid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Beale Concerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Arts Alive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20Tinsley Ellis in concert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21The Lowdown with Matt Munoz . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22Battle of the Salons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24-25

If you remember Scottstock ...... then you probablyweren’t there. Here’syour chance to go.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF FISHLIPS

John Owens and Simon Faughn of BuckShot perform in 2009.

4th annual ScottstockWhen: 7 p.m. Saturday

Where: Fishlips, 1517 18th St.

Admission: $15

Information: 324-2557

If you can’t go but want to

donate, write a check to

Operation Interdependence

and drop it by Fishlips.

Scottstock wouldn’t bepossible without ...Ed at California Keyboards,

Aaron and Catfish at Guitar

Center, Artie at Front Porch

Music, Merle Haggard, Phil

Vassar, Joe Bonamassa, Brett

Cox, Stephen Neal, Jared

Pope, Danny Lipco from the

Fox Theater, Henry and Alma

from Service 1st Collision

Center, Mary Ann from

Southwest Glass, Dennis

Muleady from Advance

Beverage, Smith's Bakery,

Stan Ellis and many more.

On the WebOperation Interdependence:

oidelivers.org

Scott Cox CONTRIBUTING COLUMNIST

Scott Cox, whose radio show is broadcast from 6 to 10 a.m. weekdays on

KERN-AM, 1180, writes occasional columns for The Californian.

Grant Langston and Sean Perryman at Scottstock 2008. GrantLangston and the Supermodels are performing again this year.

Thursday, June 3, 2010 The Bakersfield Californian 17

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BY MATT MUNOZBakotopia.com editor

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In musical terms, menudo would beconsidered three-part “hominy.” Like asymphony of flavor, its celebrated

ingredients stir stomachs and indiscrimi-nate taste buds in rhythm.

Now fans of the popular Mexican soupcan once again test variations on the leg-endary Latin dish at the Latino Food Festi-val and 12th annual Menudo Cook-Off atthe Kern County Fairgrounds on Sunday.The event is presented by the Kern CountyHispanic Chamber of Commerce.

“This event has become a tradition formany families and friends to reunite,” saidfestival chairman Jay Tamsi of the annualevent. “Each year the attendance grows bythe thousands.”

Traditionally made from beef and pigtripe, along with hominy and a clear orchili base, menudo can be traced back toearly Mesoamerica. Considered a “familyfood” meant to feed large groups of people,its popularity continues to reach beyondLatin communities.

On the day of competition, participantsare given strict rules to follow before thecontest. Once they’re signed in and thecooking whistle blows, local celebrityjudges await their samples for tasting. Forlocals, this is seriously fun business.

“Some bring their ingredients in underlock and key,” laughed Tamsi. “The compe-tition is fierce. Overall, each contestant isout to have a good time.”

Six-year veteran competitor Nora Perezfrom Delano looks forward to participatingagain.

“It’s a day you put on your calendar, agreat family party,” said Perez. “Somethingyou look forward to every year.”

Like any good family cook, Perez creditsher mom, Josephine, with teaching her theways of menudo mastery.

“I watched my mom cook for years,” shesaid. “There’s no actual recipe, you rely oninstinct and taste. Just turn on the music,open a cold one and get going. My family

always lets me know if it’s good and I trusttheir feedback.”

This year, the competition boasts morethan 60 competitors with cash prizes of upto $500 awarded to the best soup, as well asawards for best decorated booth. For thosewho prefer a different kind of heat, festivalgoers can put their bodies to the test at thewildly popular jalapeno eating contest.

“Winning is really all about braggingrights,” said Tamsi.

Along with paid admission, attendeesalso get a chance to taste some of the day’scompetition, plus enjoy plenty of livemusic. This year’s entertainment includeslocal Latin ska band, Mento Buru, MariachiOro Y Plata, Ballet Folklorico Huaztecalli,Freddy Fender Jr. who will perform a spe-cial Tex Mex tribute to his father, Latin rock

legends El Chicano, and Peace — an all-star tribute band featuring guitarist JorgeSantana, Aki Starr of Malo, and percussion-ist Marco Reyes.

“Menudo on Sunday is a tradition, espe-cially after going out on a Saturday night,”said Reyes of his fondness for the soup,which many claim can ease the hangoverblues. “I like mine prepared really spicy, butclear with lots of tripe and not muchhominy.”

The Lamont native, who now resides inthe Bay Area as a member of ’70s soul jamband WAR, looks forward to coming hometo play alongside some of his famousfriends, Santana in particular.

“It’s great playing with Jorge, becausehe’ll be doing a lot of his own new originalmusic,” said Reyes of the guitarist whomhe’s been a fan of since his youth. “You’regoing to hear some great Latin rock with alot of high energy and dancing.”

There’s also plenty of kids’ entertain-ment, with bounce houses, rock-wallclimbing, face-painting, treasure hunts,giveaways for kids and an ice cream eatingcontest.

“The food, competitive spirit of themenudo contestants, kids camp and liveentertainment will be spectacular thisyear,” said Tamsi.

Annual Menudo Cook-Offpromises good food, fun

Spice up your Sunday

BY CAMILLE GAVINContributing columnist

[email protected]

Encouraging cooperationbetween local theaters hasalways been a focus for me. So I

was pleased to get this nugget fromHal Friedman about “A Little NightMusic,” which opens June 19 at Spot-light Theatre.

“The special story in this show isthat the heads of Bakersfield Commu-nity Theatre, The Empty Space andSpotlight are involved in the show,”Friedman said. “Jason Monroe is theexecutive director of the Empty Space,Sheila McClure is the artistic directorof BCT and I am artistic director of

Spotlight. It has been fun for all of us.”Friedman goes on to say this is a

“first, as far as we know” and he hopesit won’t be the last.

“We are talking about trying tomake this an annual thing and rotatethe theater we perform at,” he said.

“It proves we can all get along andthat competition doesn't have to benegative. We are one theater arts com-munity and we are all hoping to showBakersfield the depth and talent andwillingness to impact Bakersfield byshowing the better side of the dramacommunity. Hopefully, one day, otherparts of the theatre community canfollow and join in.”

Wise words, indeed.

Theaters working together, leaving drama on stage

Latino Food Festival and 12thannual Menudo Cook-OffWhen: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday

Where: Kern County Fairgrounds, 1142

S. P St.

Admission: $10 advance; $12 at gate;

free for children under 5

Information: 633-5495

FELIX ADAMO / THE CALIFORNIAN

Michael Mendoza, left, and Gabriel Villa stir their menudo before the judging starts atthe Latin Food Festival and 10th annual Menudo Cook-Off in 2008.

FELIX ADAMO / THE CALIFORNIAN

Hal Friedman is the artistic director of The Spot-light Theatre.


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By switching from decimal pointsto paint brushes, artist BarbaraReid has made a double discov-

ery.“It’s a left brain/right brain switch,”

the former accountant explained.“The biggest thing that’s happened isI’m really letting go — I’m not thinkingas much.”

Reid, who’s had a successful careerin the field of health care administra-tion, is one of four artists whose workis being exhibited at Metro Galleries.The exhibit opens Friday and will beup through June 30.

Ironically, it was a tragedy thatspurred her activity in art. In 2000 afterlearning that her then 10-year-old sonDanny had leukemia, she quit her jobas chief financial officer at BakersfieldHeart Hospital so she could take careof him. Sadly, he died nearly five yearslater.

“The hardest thing you’ll ever haveto do is tell your child he’s going todie,” she said. “Once I asked him,‘How are we going to communicateafter you’re gone?’ He looked at meand said, ‘Through your art.’”

Now, the artist believes she hearshim every time she paints.

“My studio is a happy place,” shesaid. “It's one of the larger rooms inmy home and has huge windows andlots of light. Painting takes me to aplace of quiet, depth and discovery.”

Nature in general and trees in par-ticular are a strong component inReid’s work, something she acknowl-edges. In the artist’s statement thataccompanies her work, she says inpart: “My greatest personal growth hasoften come about during or after sig-nificant loss. Shedding my leaves isless painful when viewed through awider lens, allowing me to embracehumility and prepare for the next pro-ductive season.”

Reid came here from Houston 28years ago. Although she won a few artawards while in high school in Texas,she studied accounting after graduat-ing, thinking that was a more practical

sort of career. In the past few years,however, she has taken art classes atCal State Bakersfield and BakersfieldCollege. Her work has been shown atthe Bakersfield Museum of Art and theArts Council of Kern.

These days, blithely referring to her-self as a “rogue CPA,” Reid has foundcontentment in her art work, whichincludes photography. She has 15pieces in the Metro show — all of itnew work. It includes acrylics, mono-type and mixed media that includessome text.

Metro’s Don Martin titled the all-woman show, “The Seasons of HerLife,” and invited the participatingartists to express the theme in theirart. Also exhibiting their work are TenaNavarrete, Heidi Rufeh, Betty Hockand Lily Stockman.

Martin said he is donating 10 per-cent of the opening night proceeds tothe Women’s and Girls’ Fund of KernCounty.

ALEX HORVATH / THE CALIFORNIAN

Barbara Reid has an upcoming exhibit of her work at the Metro Galleries.


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p.m. Friday

Where: Metro Galleries, 1604

19th St.

Admission: Free

Call: 634-9598

“The hardest thing you’ll ever have to do is tell your child he’s going to die.Once I asked him, ‘How are we going to communicate after you’re gone?’ He

looked at me and said, ‘Through your art.’”

— Barbara Reid

The Las Vegas Academy MasterRingers will present a program ofmusic for English handbells at St.Paul's, 2216 17th St., at 7 p.m. Friday.

There will be no charge for the con-cert, but a free-will offering will be

taken. The Academy is a private high

school that emphasizes the perform-ing arts.

A clinician from Los Angeles willconduct a workshop from 9 a.m. to

noon the next morning at St. Paul'sfor the Master Ringers and localhandbell choirs.

A second concert will be offered at7 p.m. Saturday at Millcreek ChristianChurch, 1660 S St.

ACADEMY TO PRESENT ENGLISH HANDBELL CONCERT

“Portal,” top, and “Labeled,” below,are two works by Barbara Reid.


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Every business has that one sloganthat as soon as you hear it, bam!,you think of them (“We’ll leave the

light on for you” — Motel 6). Indepen-dent bookstores and independent booklovers are no different. For us, however,“Eat. Sleep. Read.” isn’t just a slogan. It’sa way of life. Russo’s Books will be cele-brating that way of life Saturday with acommunity event.

True book lovers pattern their livesaround their books and their love forreading. Have you ever chosen not toeat messy foods because you don’t wantto mess up your book? Have you evercalled into work the next day becauseyou stayed up until 4 a.m. reading? Doyou find yourself buying more andmore books even though you have an “Iswear I’m going to read this book next”shelf? Then you, my friend, could be abook lover.

For the past two years, Russo’s Bookshas sold hundreds of Eat. Sleep. Read. T-shirts to the local book-loving commu-nity. So come to Russo’s Books onSaturday wearing an Eat. Sleep. Read. T-shirt and you will be entered into adrawing to win a $50 gift certificate, afree Eat. Sleep. Read. tote, a paperbackbook ($10 max), and you get yourchoice of two Advanced Readers copies.

These are books that the publishersends bookstores that are not yetreleased. Read it before everyone else.

In the middle of all this action, we aregoing to take a group picture at 3 p.m. ofeveryone wearing an Eat. Sleep. Read. T-shirt! Wear your T-shirt, participate ineverything! Don’t wear your T-shirt, andthe world will laugh at you. This is goingto be a day of fun. Come rub shoulderswith other Bakersfield book lovers, pickup a few of your summer reads, meetthat quirky guy that posts on the Russo’sBooks Facebook page, and enjoy thatatmosphere that only a local bookstorecan provide. We have plenty of T-shirtsstill available for purchase and if youhave any questions, please feel free tocall our store at 665-4686 or visit Russo’swebsite, russosbooks.com.Jason Frost is the manager of Russo’sBooks.

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Thanks to Cyndi Hicks — with alittle help from her friends —there will be music at Beale Park

for the four Sundays in June. “When I found out the city wasn’t

going to be able to (fund) it, I just start-ed calling a few people I knew mighthelp,” said Hicks, who has coordinatedthe concerts the past few years. “Iasked them for a couple of hundredbucks each; I thought that would beeasier than asking for thousands.”

Hicks led the way with a contribu-tion from Rusty’s Pizza, which sheowns.

Ultimately she gathered a total of$2,500, enough to pay four smallgroups of musicians along with therequired payroll taxes.

“It really was nice of the folks whohelped us out,” she said. “I just wantedto keep it going.”

All of the musicians are profession-als, as is Hicks, a percussionist who is amember of the Bakersfield SymphonyOrchestra and often leads a band forStars Theatre Restaurant shows. How-ever she won’t be playing in any of thegroups at the park.

Her main job is taking care of thecontracts.

Summer concerts in the park’samphitheater are, as Hicks said in aprevious interview, “an old-timey thingyou just don’t want to go away.” To myknowledge, no one has ever pinneddown the actual starting date. Somesuggest the series began in the 1920s or’30s.

For many years, the BakersfieldMunicipal Band, the group’s officialname, was sponsored by the local Musi-cians Union Performance Trust Fundbut that is no longer available. One ofthe longtime leaders was the lateRonald Moore, a Bakersfield HighSchool teacher also known as “thecolonel,” not for his military back-ground but for the discipline he instilledin members of the Driller Band.

Typically the final performance of

the series is a salute to the Fourth ofJuly, complete with a stirring renditionof John Philip Sousa’s “Stars and StripesForever” and other patriotic tunes. Butprobably not this year, given the sizeand nature of the bands.

“Next year I hope we can have thefull (40-member) concert band again,”Hicks said.

The current schedule begins on Sun-day with the Classicus Clarinet Choir,led by Mary Moore, followed by BobSnyder’s Southside Chicago Seven onJune 13. On June 20 it will be Brass a laCarte, a group led by Michael Raney ontrumpet.

The final concert on June 27 will fea-ture drummer Dan Murillo and theJazz Couriers.

A few donors dig deepand, voila! Concerts

‘Music in the Park’When: 8 p.m. Sunday

Where: Beale Park, Oleander

Avenue and Palm Street

Admission: Free

Call: 323-7928

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Why did your familycome West?Perhaps your grandmother

rode to Wyoming on a

covered wagon in the 1800s

or your parents moved to

Arizona via a Greyhound

bus in 1975; or maybe you

just arrived in Bakersfield

after growing up in

Vietnam. The Bakersfield

Museum of Art, The

Bakersfield Californian and

KERO-TV, Channel 23, are

looking for stories from

local residents about how

their family came to live in

the West as part of an

upcoming exhibit. Please

submit stories and pictures,

if possible. We’d like to hear

why your family came to

the West, how they came,

who came and why they

decided to live in the

Western U.S. Stories may be

no more than 500 words.

Photos will not be returned.

Include your name, address

and phone number. Submit

stories online at

[email protected] or mail

to the Bakersfield Museum

of Art, 1930 R St.,

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Eat. Sleep. Read. SaturdayWhat: Gathering of book lovers

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When: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday

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Looks like the opening per-formance of “The Mobfa-ther” at Gaslight Melodrama

was a success in more ways thanone.

Michael Prince, Gaslight’s artis-tic director, reports that morethan $3,000 was raised at last Fri-day’s show, a benefit for the KernChild Abuse Prevention Coun-cil/Haven Counseling Center.

As you might have guessed“The Mobfather” is a parody of“The Godfather,” with a little“Mambo Italiano” thrown in foradded spice in this musical saluteto one of Hollywood’s classicfilms.

“It is a very funny look at familyas well, told through the eyes ofItalian gangster films,” saidPrince. “Some people assume it tobe violent but it’s anything but.”

As written by Prince, the show isabout the rivalry between thebosses of two American crimefamilies — one with Sicilian roots,the other, Italian — to see who willend upon top as the new Don. Thecast includes Jay Stodder, MichaelKubick, Greg Ramsdell, Scott Hill-berry, Ken Burdick, CorynMcBride, Jill Burdick, Rosie Ayalaand Katie Metz.

“Really Old Oldies,” a vaudevillerevue written by Stodder and War-ren Dobson, follows the mainshow.

CSUB Concert Band In its

final per-formanceof theschoolyear, theCSUBConcert

Band will feature the work of fourguest composers, including twowho got their early training inlocal schools, namely, JamesSproul and Jeff Slaughter.

Sproul took composition, theo-ry and piano courses at Bakers-field College and continued hisstudies at Cal State Bakersfieldwhere he was named the musicdepartment’s outstanding seniorupon his graduation in 2005. Hewent on to earn a master’s degreein composition from the Okla-homa City University’s School ofMusic.

CSUB music professor DougDavis, the band’s conductor, saidSproul’s “The Gravity of LightEmerging” will be premiered atthe concert.

Slaughter, a Centennial HighSchool, currently is a student atBC. He has performed on twooccasions at the Bakersfield JazzFestival as a member of the KernCounty Honor Jazz Band and wasa featured soloist at the recentCSUB Jazz Jam with guest artistIngrid Jensen. Davis said “Frag-ments of Change” is Slaughter’sfirst composition for concertband.

Works by Nebojsa S. Macura ofWisconsin and Edward Knight ofOklahoma also will be per-formed.

Tehachapi Depotspotlighted

Helen McAllister, a local histori-an, is one of several artists fea-tured at Cross Roads Gallery thismonth.

The show opens on Friday dur-ing Tehachapi’s First Friday cele-bration.

In addition, McAllister and oth-er artists will be hanging railroadand depot subject paintings,prints and photographs in the oldcargo section of the Tehachapi

Depot throughout June and July.A portion of all sales will go tosupport the depot’s operatingbudget.

Other organizations taking partin Friday’s event include Gallery‘N Gifts, featuring the photogra-phy of Craig Robbins, Oak TreeArts and Antiques, Home Con-signment Gallerie, CommunityCongregational Church, Kohnen’sBakery, Petra’s Mediterranean Deliand Fiddlers Crossing.

Kudos for ‘Merry Wives’I am often wary of student pro-

ductions of Shakespeare plays so Iwas pleasantly surprised by thequality of “The Merry Wives ofWindsor” presented by the CalState Bakersfield theater artsdepartment.

At last Friday’s performance Iwas impressed with the enthusi-asm of the cast as they developedtheir individual roles.

Everyone, right down to thelowliest page, was believable, andthe body language, an importantpart of doing Shakespeare, wassuperb. Maria-Tania Becerra did afine job in coaching her studentactors.

Chris Eicher’s set, magnificentin its simplicity, greatly enhancedthe show as did the fabrics anddesign of Roger Upton’s gorgeousElizabethan costumes. Sorry ifyou missed it — Sunday was thefinal performance.

‘Mobfather’ puts hit on genre

Camille Gavin’s “Arts Alive!” column appears

on Thursday. Write to her via e-mail at

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Camille Gavin CONTRIBUTING COLUMNIST

‘The Mobfather’When: 7 p.m. Friday and

Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday

Where: Gaslight Melodrama &

Music Hall, 12748 Jomani Drive

Admission: Evening shows:

$20; $18, seniors; $9, children,

Sunday matinees: $18; $9,

students and children

Call: 587-3377

CSUB Concert BandWhen: 7 p.m. Friday

Where: CSUB Dore Theatre,

9001 Stockdale Highway

Admission: $10; $6, seniors

and students

Call: 654-2293

‘Art Around Town’When: 5 to 8 p.m. Friday

Where: Downtown Tehachapi,

via Highway 58 East

Admission: Free

Call: 822-6794

GO & DO

BY JEFF NICKELLContributing writer

The Kern County Museum hosts the sec-ond annual Senior Summer Festival from 9a.m. to 1 p.m. today. More than 20 vendorswill be at the event, demonstrating servicesthey provide for seniors. The event will fea-ture everything from financial service to in-home care to home remodeling and muchmore. Great food will be available for anominal fee.

But this isn’t just another services or tradeshow, though important information willbe available.

What’s different about the event is thatthe museum will have several buildingsopen, including the Howell House, LopezHill House, Union 76 Gas Station, as well asthe world-class transportation collectionand Black Gold: The Oil Experience. Each ofthese will have docents to help you exploreour wonderful Kern County history. And

you won't want to miss the Model A Club,which will be at the event showing off someof their finest cars.

The museum will also host multiple sta-tions where folks can relive the Old Westwith hands-on activities and demonstra-tions like adobe brick making, gold pan-ning, carpentry, butter churning and foodpreservation.

So, if you are looking for something to dotoday, I would like to personally invite you

to join us at the Kern County Museum.And, by the way, the event is free to folks 60years of age or older (heck, even if you tellus you’re 60 and aren't quite there yet, youwill still get in for free … it's not like we arechecking IDs).

Rosewood Retirement Community,KERO 23, San Joaquin Hospital and Gem-care Health Plan are sponsors of the event.— Jeff Nickell is director of the Kern CountyMuseum

Museum beckons seniors with information — and adventure

PHOTO COURTESY OF GASLIGHT MELODRAMA

From left, Rosie Ayala, Michael Kubick and Scott Hillberry appear in “The Mobfather.”

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Friday night, the 75th show of theNo Stinkin’ Service Charge BluesSeries will be celebrated in grand

fashion as we welcome back TinsleyEllis of Atlanta, Ga., to the DoubleTreeHotel’s Club Odyssey. Teresa Russellwill open.

Tinsley Ellis is a perfect example ofwhat can happen when people makelive music a priority. Back in 2002 westocked a couple of Tinsley’s albums atour store but had never listened to hismusic. That spring his new release,“Hell or High Water,” went into ourplayer and absolutely astounded us.

Now, here’s the cool part: In 2002our blues series was already threeyears old and we could count on peo-ple to attend. Therefore the story did-n’t end with the fact that we liked hisalbum. Instead, because of the bluesseries, we started making phone callsand lined up a chance for us to findout what Tinsley Ellis is REALLY like.And what a great show that was!

Now that we’re fans and have beenlistening to Tinsley’s albums for years,it is obvious that this is an artist whotakes his songwriting craft seriously.Some artists trip into a miracle thenspend the rest of their lives trying tomake lightning strike twice. Listen toTinsley Ellis and you will hear a lyricistwho arranges the pieces together untilthey fit just right. And as a musician,Tinsley doesn’t try to bowl you overwith his guitar work; his guitar andaccompanying musicians are part ofthe whole package. His latest release,“Speak No Evil,” is written entirely byTinsley and though I’ve heard it 40times by now, each listen brings mesomething new. Two tracks, “TheNight is Easy” and “Grow a Pair,” are atthe top of my favorites for the year. AllTinsley albums are on sale for $3 offthis week and next.

By far, my favorite thing to sayabout Tinsley Ellis is who he is as aperson: completely warm and fuzzy. Anicer gentleman you will never meet.If this world were a just place, TinsleyEllis would be the biggest name inmusic.

Friday night marks the fourth timehe will play the series, and it’s alsoTinsley’s birthday. What a wonderfulway to celebrate!

By the way, about four years ago,customer/buddy Mike came in to givehis review of the Johnny Winter con-cert he had just seen at the VenturaTheater. Mike was most impressed bythe opener, Teresa Russell. Pete did thesame thing a year or so ago. Thenanother customer pitched her nameat us a few months ago. All three ofthese gentlemen know their music. It’sgoing to be a real treat. Teresa goes onat 6:45. Be sure to be on time for whatpromises to be a wonderful evening!— Pat Evans is founder of the no Stinkin’Service Charge Blues Series and ownsWorld Records.

Blues favorites performingin concert on Friday night

Tinsley Ellis back in town

GO & DOWhat: Tinsley Ellis in concert,

with opening set by Teresa

Russell; Part 75 of the No Stinkin’

Service Charge Blues Series

When: Doors open at 6:15 p.m.;

show at 6:45 p.m. Friday

Where: DoubleTree Hotel Club

Odyssey, 3100 Camino Del Rio

Court

Admission: Reserved seats $25,

general $20, available at the door

or at World Records, 1824 G St.,

831-3100.

Storefront concert SaturdayThis Friday marks the kick-off for

the sixth annual B-Town Blues

Fest, which will be Saturday,

Sept. 18, at CSUB Amphitheater.

This year’s show features Tommy

Castro, Roy Rogers and Shannon

Curfman.

Once again the event is a

fundraiser for the bone marrow

registry at Houchin Community

Blood Bank. Local restaurants

Frugatti’s, Coconut Joe’s and

Jake’s Tex-Mex will be serving

dinner.

This Saturday morning, from 10

to 11 a.m., the Flying Arvizu

Brothers will perform at World

Records, 1824 G St., to get the B-

Town Blues Fest ball rolling.

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Tinsley Ellis performs at the 2008 Mississippi Valley Blues Festival.

PHOTO COURTESY OF PAT EVANS

Teresa Russell will open Friday’s showat DoubleTree Hotel’s Club Odyssey.


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For more information and audition times,

call 323-7928

AUDITIONS Tuesday Evening,

June 8, 2010

Art Express at the Curiosity Shop

Featuring Leslie VoVilla

LAST First Friday!

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Kathy and Charles Davis

There’s nothing quite like the localspectacle that is Rockin’ Roots.The biggest annual all-ages con-

cert to hit the Central Valley once againinvades Stramler Park in Bakersfieldthis weekend for two days — Fridaybeginning at 4 p.m., then on Saturdayat 10 a.m.

Produced by promoter Tim Gardea,the longest-running locally producedrock festival has evolved from its mel-low reggae-music beginnings to a giantmulti-stage affair.

“We’re more of a true festival,” saidGardea. “Instead of just one style ofmusic, Rockin’ Roots is a mash-up ofall the bands and shows I do in Bakers-field and Fresno.”

Similar to the national touring VANSWarped Tour, 13 strategically placedstages will grace the Stramler grounds— blasting the sounds of local andnationally touring acts. Comparing itto a migraine in its early days, Gardeaadmits things have gotten a little easierto pull together.

“The toughest part is just making itall fit like a puzzle, from scheduling,contract negotiating, permits, securi-ty,” he explained. “My phone neverstops ringing. Just right now, I’vealready sent four calls to voicemail.”

Headlining Friday’s lineup areMySpace phenoms HollywoodUndead, electro brats Hyper Crush,post-hardcore rockers The Bled, localbands Automatic Redial and FadingOut Silence, among other fashionablenoisemakers.

“Rockin’ Roots is becoming a brandname,” said Gardea of the festival’sgrowing reputation. “We bring thebands that will never hit our market,especially now that Warped Tour does-n’t even hit Fresno anymore.”

The crowded flier currently in circu-lation lists a varied but strong lineup.

At the top of Saturday’s list is SantaBarbara reggae band Rebelution, con-troversial rapper Mickey Avalon, pop-sters Good Charlotte, emo rockersBoys Like Girls, Unwritten Law, alongwith DJ Mikey, Big B, Vogue In TheMovement and more … lots more.

One addition to this year’s festival isthe rockabilly-punk stage featuring

acts catering to the pop-ular Bako pin-up /

punk set. Gearedmore towardan oldercrowd, it planson being a

mini-Hoote-nanny showcas-ing artists like

The Stray Cats’ Lee Rocker, LA’s Bour-bon Saints, punk heroes The Adoles-cents, Guttermouth, The Mentors andmore.

“This is not just a younger styleevent,” explains Gardea of the largerGen X mix of artists appearing thisyear. “Artists like Lee Rocker have anolder fanbase who also appreciate newmusic.”

Local ladies can also enter the “MissRockin’ Roots 2010” contest, or checkout the Cajones Freestyle Moto X jumpbike exhibition and classic car show.

“Rockin’ Roots isn’t just for a 15-year-old kid,” said Gardea. “There’sreally something for everybody.”

Each $45 ticket gets you two days ofall-ages Rockin’ Roots madness. Formore info, visit: www.timgardeapre-sents.com.

Mystery film shoot detailsRickey Bird of Hectic Films came

forth to give us the lowdown on lastweekend’s mystery film shoot. It turnsout Bird and his partner, JasonSanders, were hired to film the latestmusic video for the song, “The ChosenOne,” by Islamic soul singer, Maher

Zain of Sweden. Bird’s description ofthe video had me scratching my headby the time he mentioned some of thecast.

“It was kind of a ‘pay it forward’theme, where people are shown givingand helping each other,” said Bird. “Wecast George ‘The Giant’ McArthur in afew scenes.”

While there’s no release date yet,fans eagerly awaiting the video’supcoming premiere can check outMaher Zain at: facebook.com/MaherZain.

Matt’s PickE-40 and Too Short at The Nile,

1721 19th St., 8 p.m. Friday, $31 to $101,324-1369. Two Bay Area legends of hip-hop join forces for what will most defi-nitely be a night of bouncing beats andaudience rap-along participation. Bothhighly respected in rap circles, theyunderstand the power of the almightyhook with songs like, “Blow The Whis-tle,” and “Tell Me When To Go.”

Rockin’ Roots ‘becoming a brand’ in Bakersfield

The Lowdown with Matt Munoz

Bakotopia Radio9 to 10 p.m. Sundays on 106.1

FM. KRAB Radio

Hosts: Matt Munoz and Miranda

Whitworth

This Sunday:

Special extended interview with

KORN’s Jonathan Davis before the

band’s hometown show on June

11.

In-studio performance by Out Of

Frame.

Matt Munoz is editor of Bakotopia.com, a sister website of The Californian that

devotes itself to promoting Bakersfield’s art scene. Matt’s column appears every

Thursday in Eye Street.

Rockin’ Roots 2010When: 4 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.

Saturday

Where: Stramler Park, 3805

Chester Ave.

Admission: $45 (two-day

admission)

Information:timgardeapresents.com

CALIFORNIAN FILE

Chris Preece, lead singer of New England-based group Vanna, leans out intothe crowd while performing at the Rockin’ Roots Festival in 2008.


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Now that Emily Nicholas has fin-ished her master’s degree in classicalmusic from the Manhattan School ofMusic she’s eager to pursue otheravenues in her career.

When I spoke to the Bakersfieldnative by phone recently, she had justcompleted the final hurdle — singingfour pieces in front of the school’s 10-member voice faculty.

“I just got out of my final voice jury,so I’m done,” she said. “This is a land-mark day for sure.”

A Bakersfield High School gradu-ate, Nicholas has strong ties to herhometown where she performed innumerous musicals during her form-ative years. But she intends to stay inNew York City to pursue her career.She’s lived there for the past two yearsand has an apartment in the Astoria-Queens area.

“I’ve fallen in love with the city,” shesaid. “This is the best place for themost opportunities for what I want todo.”

Next up is a starring role in “TheMighty Casey,” a contemporary operaby the American composer WilliamSchuman, on Sunday at St. George’sChapel in New York. A second pro-duction is set for January at the Lin-coln Center Library.

The opera is based on the poem,“Casey at the Bat,” by Ernest L.Thayer, which was first published in1888 in the San Francisco Examiner.

“A narrator reads the poem and Iplay Casey’s girlfriend,” Nicholasexplained.

Last January, the soprano per-formed the role of Rosalinda in “DieFledermaus,” with the One WorldSymphony, conducted by Sung JinHong. The production was a benefitfor the Haiti Relief fund of the Ameri-can Red Cross.

In the past few years, she had rolesin numerous other operas. Some tookplace when she was an undergradu-ate at Azusa Pacific University.

Last summer, she was a profession-al artist at Songfest in Malibu, and adeveloping professional artist at theHawaii Performing Arts Festivalwhere she sang in Ricky Ian Gordon’sopera “The Grapes of Wrath.”

However, the 25-year-old Nicholasisn’t limiting herself to opera and isopen to doing other types of musicalperformances. That’s the reason shecontinues to work on her vocal tech-nique and acting skills.

“I want to be really versatile and I

think that’s really important for ayoung person,” she said. “I’m audi-tioning for anything I can.”

Even so, her operatic studies at theManhattan School of Music remainthe most memorable, particularly hermaster class with famed mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne who is now inher 70s. More than 100 auditioned forthe class but only six, includingNicholas, were selected.

“When (Horne) does master classeshere she works with you one-on-one,”Nicholas said. “That week with herwas the best experience I got here.”

Nicholas’ last public performancebefore her graduation was a recital inNew York on April 18. In attendancewas her mother, Kathleen NicholasShaffer, who gave Emily her first les-sons when she was 4.

“What a marvelous performanceshe gave,” Shaffer said. “I couldn’t getover the growth in her voice just sinceChristmas.”

Emily’s father, David Nicholas, andher maternal grandparents, Joan andWalter Grainger, also attended therecital. It was the Graingers’ first visitto New York.

Also there to support their friendand colleague were about a dozensingers, actors and artists who gottheir early training in Kern Countyhigh schools and now are working inNew York.

“When we get together we alwaystalk about Dewar’s and Smith’s Bak-ery,” Nicholas said. “Those are theBakersfield staples.”

Nicholas plans to come home for avisit in August and will present arecital at First Methodist Church. It’spossible she, her mother and grand-mother may sing as a trio for at leastone number as they did two years agoin the same venue.

Local voice student finishesher master’s degree in NYC

Top of her game

Salons didn’t have to dig deep for inspiration for thethird week of Bakersfield’s Battle of the Salons, asmany local natural resources were on display: oil der-

ricks, windmills and talented stylists.When I learned that the week’s themes were industrial

and mechanical, I was wondering how those would cometo life with hair. That was quickly taken care of with themodels from La Dolce Vita. Easily recognizable looksincluded a tall oil derrick, complete with a mirrored baserunning up the model’s legs and topped off with a gusher,and the aforementioned windmill, who first appeared onthe runway blowing glitter. But the real standouts were theheavier metals: a welder with flaming red, “Large Marge”hair who lit her cigarette with the blow torch she was car-rying, and a mohawked and mask-eyed model wholooked like she could have taken on Mad Max.

Curl Up & Dye incorporated a lot of metal work in itsdesigns as well, with a silver-chinned, cane-spinningstrutter and a tribal goddess with a copper tube necklaceand metal work adhered to her décolletage. (Much like theprevious week was marked by the giveaways, this weekwas about the scattered hardware. Throughout the show,random washers and nuts broke free from their modelsand hit the runway. Some audience members werethoughtful enough to sweep them aside, so there weren’tany mishaps.)

The mechanical battle started off with the FedericoCareer Colleges jingle as the first model walked out. Thesalon’s models all sold the mechanical theme with a robot-ic look complete with bar codes on their upper backs anda mechanized walk. I applaud the follow-through of onemodel who continued the robot moves even in the finalwalk of the whole team. The models certainly impressedone judge, Jericho, who commented that Bakersfield has

beautiful models and “Can I hire them?”With a less uniform look, the Ren-

dezvous’ models also appeared toimpress the judges. From a wild-eyed,dreadlocked model with headlights,figurative and literal, to a “Blade Run-ner”-esque windup geisha with a bowdesigned in her hair in an alternateshade to a military look with helicop-ter hair and full-body camo, the salondelivered some fierce looks.

Salons breakout glamourfor contest

Battle of the SalonsBattle of the Salons is a six-week competition in

which 12 local salons face off in battles based on a

different theme. Each week, two winners emerge to

move on to the next round of competition until there

are two vying for top salon. The top salon wins a

$2,000 cash prize and a trophy.

This week’s battles:

House of Colour vs. Regis Salon (Theme: It’s a Small

World)

Atomic Kitten vs. Le Chic (Theme: Moulin Rouge)

• Doors open at 7 p.m. for a one-hour social with no-

host bar. Competition starts at 8 at Metro Gallery,

1604 19th St.

• After-party to follow directly after at Prospect in

the Padre Hotel, 1702 18th St.

Last week’s winners: Curl Up & Dye and

Rendezvous

EmilyNicholas,left, is seenwith singerMarilynHorne.PHOTO COUR-

TESY OF EMILY

NICHOLAS

PHOTO COURTESY OF WALTER GRAINGER

Emily Nicholas is seen at her recitalon April 18.

Stefani Dias ASSISTANT LIFESTYLES EDITOR


Eye StreetGO & DO

TodayConcerts by The Fountain, high

octane Motown and rhythm &

blues with Foster Campbell &

Friends, 7 to 9 p.m., The

Marketplace, 9000 Ming Ave.

Eco Friendly Gardeningfeaturing Martha StewartLiving, a Do-It-Herself Workshop,

7 to 8:30 p.m., Home Depot. Free.

homedepot.com or call 800-430-

3376.

Improv Comedy Show, with

Center For Improv Attitude group,

7 to 9 p.m., Rocket Shop Cafe,

2000 S. Union Ave. $3 adults; $1

for children under 13. 832-4800.

Bookseller’s Book Group, 7

p.m., Barnes & Noble, in the cafe,

4001 California Ave. 631-2575.

Friday14th annual Standing BearPowwow, Native American

dancing, drumming, arts and

crafts, food, demonstrations, 5 to

10 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Saturday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Sunday, Bakersfield College, 1801

Panorama Drive. $6; children

under 10 are free. 589-3181 or

589-8414.

Budweiser Rockin’ Roots 2010,with about 100 bands; 11 a.m.,

Stramler Park, 3805 Chester Ave.

$35; available at World Records,

Impact Streetwear, Jerry’s Pizza,

Mainland or

timgardeapresents.com.

E-40, Too Short & B-Legit,doors open at 7 p.m., show at 8

p.m., Fox Theater, 2001 H St. $31

to $101 plus fee. vallitix.com or

324-1369.

English Handbells Concert,with the Las Vegas Academy

Master Ringers, 7 p.m., St. Paul’s

Anglican Church, 2216 17th St.

Free but a free will offering will be

taken.

Darren Gholston, 7:30 p.m., Nile

Theater, 1721 19th St. $20 plus

fee; 21 and over only. vallitix.com

or 322-5200.

Imagine, The Beatles Tribute,dinner begins at 7 p.m., concert

at 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday,

Pacino’s Spaghetti Factory, Club

Pacino’s, 1100 W. Tehachapi Blvd,

Tehachapi. $55, includes dinner.

822-9400.

West Coast Hot RodAssociation, Friday and

Saturday, Famoso Raceway,

33559 Famoso Road, McFarland.

famosoraceway.com.

YMCA Benefit Dinner, hosted

by the YMCA of Kern County;

with guest speakers and music,

6:30 to 10:30 p.m., Bell Tower

Club, 1200 Truxtun Ave. $60.

Cocktail attire required. 837-9622.

Saturday

23rd annual Kern River ValleyKids’ Fishing Derby, with

awards presented to children

ages 4-15, includes a casting

contest, games, free lunch for the

children, lunches for adults will be

available for a donation, starts at

6 a.m. with weigh-in at 3 p.m.,

Wofford Heights Park, Wofford

Heights. Free but all participants

must register. 760-376-2470.

“Bobby Socks & Blue Jeans”Car Show, with raffle, 50/50

drawing, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wasco

High School, 1900 Seventh St.,

Wasco. $35 day of show. All

proceeds benefit Make A Wish

Foundation, American Cancer

Society and Wasco High School

Scholarship Fund. 319-8286.

Caliente Team Penningapplications, are seeking

contestants for queen, princess

and prince for the 27th annual

Caliente Team Penning to be held

on Sept. 4. Sign-ups end July 5.

caledfoundation.com or 867-0310.

Certified Farmers Market, 8

a.m. to noon Saturdays, next to

Golden State Mall, 3201 F St.

Certified Organic FarmersMarket, Artisan and MerchantFair, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays,

runs through December, Caffeine

Supreme lawn area, corner of F

and 20th streets. 805-0430.

Craft Fair, with vendors and food,

9 a.m. to 5 p.m., New Life

Christian School, 4201 Stine Road.

Free. 343-5655 or 831-6252.

CSUB Jazz Ensemble Concert, 8to 10 p.m., CSUB, Dore Theatre,

9001 Stockdale Highway. $10; $6

students/seniors; children under

12 are free. 654-2293.

E-Waste/Donation Drive, bring

your unwanted electronics or

other donations for the Salvation

Army, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. the first

Saturday of every month, Olive

Drive Church, 5500 Olive Drive.

858-3474.

Experimental AircraftAssociation Chapter 71 annualFly-In, with airplanes, raffle, tri-tip

barbecue, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,

Bakersfield Municipal Airport,

2000 S. Union Ave. Free event but

tri-tip barbecue is $12 adults; $6

children. 242-1174.

Frazier Mountain RenaissanceFaire, with food, games, music,

and revelry, Saturday and Sunday,

Tait Ranch, 3344 Frazier Mountain

Park Road, 31⁄2 miles west on

Interstate 5, Frazier Park. Adults

tickets online are $12.50, $15 at

the door; children 10-17 online are

$7.50, $10 at the door. Children

under 9 are free.

frazmtnrenfaires.com or 444-

8744.

H.A.L.T. (Helping Animals LiveTomorrow) Annual 5K FunRun/Walk, check-in and late

registration is from 6 to 7:30 a.m.,

Yokuts Park, 4200 Empire Drive.

$20 registration in advance; $25

late registration. All proceeds

benefit H.A.L.T. Register online at

active.com or 395-3018.

Ninth annual Sporting ClaysTournament, hosted by the

Bakersfield Breakfast Lions; check-

in 7:30 a.m., tournament from 8

a.m. to noon, Kern County Gun

Club, 12450 Shotgun Road. $500

per team. E-mail [email protected]

or 843-5412.

Riders-N-Rods Car, Truck, andBike Show, with music, food,

door prizes, vendors and more, 8

a.m. to 3 p.m., Chuy’s, 8660

Rosedale Highway. $30 pre-

registration by May 26; $40 day

of show, includes lunch for two.

Proceeds will be used to send

special needs children to summer

camp. 303-2632.

Scottstock 2010, with special

guests, 8 p.m., Fishlips Bar &

Grill, 1517 18th St. $10; $50 for a

backstage pass.

Soap Box Derby & Family Day,hosted by Kern County 4-H

Outreach Program; 10 a.m. to 3

p.m., Bakersfield College, on the

corner near the stadium, 1801

Panorama Drive. Free. 868-6241.

St. Jude Dream Home, open to

the public 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturdays; noon to 5 p.m.

Sundays, now through June 20, in

the Sydney Harbour community in

southeast Bakersfield, 600 Bora

Bora Lane. stjudedreamhome.org

or 1-800-385-9134.

Yard & Bake Sale, 7 a.m. to 5

p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Guild

House, 1905 18th St. 325-5478.

Sunday12th annual Latin Food Festival& Menudo Cook-Off, with food

booths, live entertainment, vendor

booths, children’s entertainment,

jalapeno and ice cream contest, 11

a.m. to 6 p.m., Kern County

Fairgrounds, Budweiser Pavilion,

1142 P St. $10 advance; $12 at the

door; children 5 and under are free.

633-5495.

CSUB Spring Chamber MusicConcert, 4 to 5:30 p.m., CSUB,

Dore Theatre, 9001 Stockdale

Highway. $10; $6

students/seniors/staff. 654-2541.

Music in the Park, with Classicus

Clarinet Choir, 8 p.m., Beale Park,

Oleander Avenue between Dracena

and Palm streets. Free. 323-7928.

“Saints & Soldiers” Film,presented by the 82nd Airborne

Division Association, San Joaquin

Valley Chapter; doors open at 3

p.m., film begins at 4 p.m., Fox

Theater, 2001 H St. Free but

donations accepted to benefit the

Wounded Heroes Fund. ssfox.info.

THEATER“Jukebox Legends,” 8 p.m. today

through Saturday, The Empty

Space, 706 Oak St. $15 adults; $10

seniors/students. 327-PLAY.

“The Full Monty,” doors open at

6:30 p.m., show at 8 p.m. today

through Saturday, Stars Dinner

Theatre, 1931 Chester Ave. $50 to

$55; show-only tickets $30. 325-

6100.

“Dear Harvey,” 11 p.m. Friday and

Saturday, The Empty Space, 706

Oak St. $5. 327-PLAY.

Auditions, for “The Killing Ghost,”

10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and for “The

Blue Room,” 2 to 4 p.m. both on

Saturday and Sunday, The Empty

Space, 706 Oak St. 327-7529.

Major League Improv,improvisational comedy show,

appropriate for families, 6 p.m.

Saturdays, The Empty Space, 706

Oak St. Free but donations are

accepted. 327-PLAY.

ARTArt Reception, for “Art Inspired

by the Padre Hotel, Inside and

Out,” from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Padre

Hotel, in the Farmacy Cafe, 1702

18th St. 427-4900. Exhibit on

display through Monday.

“On the Road Again,” group art

show, Bakersfield Mazda, 3201

Cattle Drive. 328-8000.

Berta Blackburn, artist for the

month of June, Dagny’s Coffee

Co., 1600 20th St. 634-0806.

Leslie Vo Villa, is the artist for

June, The Curiosity Shop, at the

Art Express, 1607 19th St. 10 a.m.

to 5 p.m. Tuesday through

Saturday. 324-7112.

Mary Lou Slinkard, artist for

June, Russo’s, 9000 Ming Ave.

russosbooks.com or 665-4686.

West High School studentartwork on display, through

August, The Dream Center &

Coffee House, 1212 18th St. 6 a.m.

to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.

324-2402.

All Media Class, by instructor

Phyllis Oliver, all media welcome,

with color theory stressed. For

more information or to register, e-

mail [email protected] or

call 348-4717.

Art classes, beginning

watercolor, beginning drawing,

advanced drawing and watercolor

painters’ group, taught by Carol

Bradshaw. Call or e-mail for

details and enrollment.

bradshawartist@

earthlink.net or 760-376-6604.

Bakersfield Art Association,Gallery of Art, 1817 Eye St., 872-

2806; a variety of painting and

drawing classes. Call for details.

Basic Beading & WireWrapping Workshop, with Susi

Klassen, private instruction or by

appointment, The Bead Hut, 610

18th St. To schedule an appt., call

324-0975 or 706-6490.

Beginning Oil Painting, with

instructor Glen Jelletich, classes

held 1 to 3 p.m. Mondays. Call

399-3707 for information.

Beginning, Intermediate andAdvanced Drawing, by

instructor Nina Landgraff. Call for

information. 304-7002.

Framing Clinic, with Toni Lott,

for artists who want to frame

their work, starts April 7, running

noon to 4 p.m. Wednesdays. Call

205-3488.

Making Flower Yard Art, 9 a.m.

to 4 p.m. today through Saturday,

The Ceramic Shop, 2550 E. Belle

Terrace, Ste. 300. $28 plus

supplies. 834-1000.

Native American ArtsAssociation, meets to learn

basketry, beadwork and more, 9

a.m. to noon each Thursday, Kern

County Museum, 3801 Chester

Ave. 852-5050.

The Art Shop Club, 9 a.m. to

noon each Thursday, Friday and

Saturday, The Art Shop, 1221 20th

St. All mediums. 322-0544, 589-

7463 or 496-5153.

Beginning Acrylic Painting for

Kids, with Jen Bowles, 1 to 3 p.m.

Saturday, The Micro Gallery, 6300

Coffee Road. $20. 301-3283.

Free art classes, for home-school

parents, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturdays. Call to reserve your

spot. Moore’s Art Studio, 10205

Hurlingham Drive. 588-7769.

“A Taste of Art for Healing,” an

Art for Healing program of Mercy

Hospitals of Bakersfield; 2 to 5

p.m. Sunday, Mercy Art and

Spirituality Center, next to the

Mercy MRI building, Truxtun and A

streets. Free.

mercybakersfield.org/arts or to

register, 324-7070.

MUSICAcousticSandrini’s, 1918 Eye St., 322-

8900; Louis Buhler, 9:30 p.m.

Saturday.

AlternativeFishlips Bar & Grill, 1517 18th

St., 324-2557; Joey Romley &

Friends, 9 p.m. Tuesdays.

BluesVinny’s Bar & Grill, 2700 S.

Union Ave., jam session, 2 p.m.

Sundays. 21 and over.

myspace.com/vinnys_bar.

Classic rock Pyrenees Cafe, 601 Sumner, 323-

0053; The Usual Suspects, 1 to 5

p.m. Saturday.

T-Bones Steakhouse, 8020

District Blvd., 398-1300; The Tony

Ernst Band, 7:30 to 11:30 p.m.

Friday; The BEAgles, 7:30 to 11:30

p.m. Saturday.

Banacek’s Lounge, 4601 State

Road, 387-9224; 08er’s, 9 p.m.

Saturday.

Bellvedere Cocktail Lounge,3090 Brundage Lane, 325-2139;

Mystic Red, 9 p.m. Friday and

Saturday.

The Monte Carlo, 9750 Taft

Highway, 837-0250; No Limit, 9

p.m. Friday and Saturday.

CountryTrouts & the BlackboardStages, 805 N. Chester Ave.,399-6700:, offers karaoke, line

dancing, West Coast Swing

among other various activities.

Call for times and days.

Ethel’s Old Corral, 4310 Alfred

Harrell Highway, 873-7613; Honky

Tonk Truckers, 7 to 11 p.m. Friday,

Road Dawgs, 7 to 11 p.m.

Saturday.

Tejon Club, 117 El Tejon Ave., 392-

1747; Crossroads, 6 to 10 p.m.

Sunday.

Sandrini’s, 1918 Eye St., 322-

8900; Joey Romley and friends,

9:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Dancing

Joaquin Squares, 7:30 to 9:30

p.m. Thursday, Rasmussen Center,

115 E. Roberts Lane. $5. 324-1390,

325-3086 or 399-3658.

Mavericks Squares, with caller

Jay Henderson, 7 to 9 p.m.

Thursdays, Wilson Road Veterans

Hall, 1905 Wilson Road. 831-4651

or 589-0106.


Eye StreetFolklorico Classes, advance

dancers/performing group 6 to 8

p.m. Fridays; and beginners, all

ages, 10:30 a.m. to noon

Saturdays, Fruitvale-Norris Park,

6221 Norris Road. $22 per month

for beginners; $25 per month for

advance dancers. 833-8790.

Pairs and Spares Dance, 7:30

p.m. each Friday, Rasmussen

Senior Center, 115 E. Roberts

Lane. $5; $7 nonmembers. 399-

3575 or 332-1537.

Jerry Hobbs & The CountryRhythm Makers, 7 to 10 p.m.

Saturday, American Legion Post

26 Hall, 2020 H St. $8. 834-4453.

Country Dance, with music

provided Jerri Arnold & Stars &

Guitars, jam session, all artists

welcome, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Le

Corusse Rouge, 4647 White Lane.

Scottish Country Dancing, with

the Kern County Scottish Society,

beginners welcome, 7 to 9 p.m.

Mondays, Norris Road Veterans

Hall, upstairs, 400 W. Norris

Road. 822-3998.

Whirlaways Square DanceClub, with caller Rick Hampton, 7

to 9:30 p.m. every Monday, Norris

Road Veteran’s Hall, 400 Norris

Road. whirlaways.org or 398-

3394.

DJ

B. Ryder’s Sports Bar & Grill,7401 White Lane, 397-7304; 8

p.m. Thursday.

Tailgaters, 900 Truxtun Ave.,

Suite 110, 322-9800; 5 to 11 p.m.

Tuesday.

B. Ryder’s Sports Bar & Grill,7401 White Lane, 397-7304; DJ

Mike, 8 p.m. Wednesday.

Jazz

Cafe Med, 4809 Stockdale

Highway., 834-4433; Richie Perez,

7:30 to 11 p.m. Thursdays.

Le Corusse Rouge, 4647 White

Lane, 834-1611; Paul Perez (sax)

and Groove Factor, 8 to 11 p.m.

Thursdays; Bakersfield Jazz

Workshop with Carl Saunders,

6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Imbibe Wine & SpiritsMerchant, 4140 Truxtun Ave.,

633-WINE; Jazz Connection with

Steve Eisen and Mark Meyer, 6 to

8 p.m. every Saturday.

Karaoke

Bellvedere Cocktail Lounge,3090 Brundage Lane, 325-2139; 9

p.m. to 1 a.m. Thursdays and

Sundays.

Cactus Valley MexicanRestaurant, 4215 Rosedale

Highway, 633-1948; 6 to 10 p.m.

Thursday; beer pong and happy

hour all day with karaoke 3 to 6

p.m. Sunday.

Don Perico Restaurant, 2660

Oswell St., Ste. 133, 871-2001; 7 to

11 p.m. Thursdays.

Tomi’s Cowgirl Cafe, 1440

Weedpatch Highway, 633-1949;

Karaoke King Show, all ages, 7 to

10 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays.

Vinny’s Bar & Grill, 2700 S.

Union Ave., 7 p.m. Thursdays. 21

and over.

myspace.com/vinnys_bar.

Banacek’s Lounge, 4601 State

Road, 387-9224; 9 p.m. Fridays

and Saturdays.

Julie’s The Branding IronSaloon, 1807 N. Chester Ave., 6 to

10 p.m. every Friday.

Maria Bonita MexicanRestaurant, 10701 Highway 178,

366-3261, 7 to 11 p.m. Fridays. All

ages.

Muggs Pub and Eatery, 1306

Airport Drive, 393-2035; 8 p.m. to

midnight Fridays.

Pyrenees Cafe, 601 Sumner, 323-

0053; 8 p.m. to midnight

Saturdays.

Rocket Shop Cafe, 2000 S.

Union Ave., 832-4800; 8:30 p.m.

to midnight Saturday.

Sports & Spirits, 6633 Ming

Ave., 398-7077; 9 p.m. Thursdays

and Saturdays.

Tejon Club, 117 El Tejon Ave., 392-

1747; 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday.

Camino Real Restaurant, 3500

Truxtun Ave., 852-0493; 9:30 p.m.

Sundays. karaoke.

The Playhouse, 2915 Taft

Highway; 397-3599; 7 to 10 p.m.

Sundays.

Schweitzer’s Pit Stop, 10807

Rosedale Highway, 587-8888; 8

p.m. Mondays and Thursdays.

The Tilted Kilt, 2900 Calloway

Drive, 587-6563; 7:30 to 11 p.m.

Mondays; and 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Fridays.

The Wrecking Yard, 9817 S.

Union Ave., 827-9192; 7 to 10 p.m.

Mondays, Tuesdays and

Thursdays.

B. Ryder’s Sports Bar & Grill,7401 White Lane, 397-7304; 8

p.m. Tuesday.

Buck Owens Crystal Palace,2800 Buck Owens Blvd., 328-

7560; 7:30 to 10 p.m. Tuesdays.

Caltado’s Pizzeria, 6111 Niles St.,

363-7200; 6:15 to 10:15 p.m.

Tuesdays.

Le Corusse Rouge, 4647 White

Lane, 834-1611; Wild West

Entertainment, 8 p.m. to midnight

Tuesdays

Lone Oak Inn, 10612 Rosedale

Highway, 589-0412; 8 p.m.

Tuesday and Thursday.

McMurphy’s Irish Pub & SportsBar, 14 Monterey St., 869-1451; 7

p.m. to 1 a.m. Tuesdays.

Round Table Pizza, 2060 White

Lane, 836-2700; 6 to 9 p.m.

Tuesday.

The Prime Cut, 9500 Brimhall

Road, 831-1413; karaoke with host

Ben Lara, 8 p.m. Tuesdays.

Trouts & The BlackboardStages, 805 N. Chester Ave., 399-

6700; 7 p.m. Mondays and

Thursdays, 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays,

Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays

and Sundays.


Harrell Highway, 873-7613; 6 to 9

p.m. every Wednesday.

Latin/Salsa

Latin Salsa Dancing, 8 p.m.

Thursdays, DoubleTree Hotel, Club

Odyssey, 3100 Camino Del Rio

Court. 323-7111.


Truxtun Ave., 852-0493; Son

Tropical, 7 to 10 p.m. Fridays.

Tam O’Shanter, 2345 Alta Vista,

324-6774: Salsa dancing, 7:30

p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

Chencho’s Bar & Grill, 2201 V

St., 327-0190; Salsa Sundays, with

a DJ, 3 to 10 p.m., salsa lessons

are offered at 6 p.m. Sundays. $5

after 6 p.m.

Mariachi


Truxtun Ave., 852-0493; Mariachi

Imperial, 6 to 9 p.m. Sundays.

Oldies

KC Steakhouse, 2515 F St., 322-

9910; Jimmy Gaines, Bobby O and

Mike Halls, 6:30 p.m. Thursday

through Saturday.

Old School


324-6774: The Press featuring

Dymond, 9 p.m. Friday and

Saturday.

The Bistro After Dark, 5105

California Ave., 323-3905; Old School

Saturdays with Noe G, 10 p.m.

Saturdays. Ladies free/$10 cover.

Open mic

Vinny’s Bar & Grill, 2700 S.

Union Ave., hosted by Robert

Spalding, 7 to 11 p.m. every

Thursday. myspace.com/

vinnys_bar.

Rock

Rockstarz Party Bar, 7737

Meany Ave., Suite B5, 589-6749;

live bands, 9 p.m. every Thursday.

Sandrini’s, 1918 Eye St., 322-

8900; Roman Alexander and the

Robbery, 9 p.m. Thursday.

B. Ryder’s Sports Bar & Grill,7401 White Lane, 397-7304; Tall,

Dark and 90, Ridiculously Faded, 9

p.m. Friday; Good Question, 9 p.m.

Saturday.

Elevation Lounge, 818 Real

Road, 325-6864; Elevation 406, 9

p.m. Friday.



rock DJ, 9 p.m. Fridays and

Saturdays. Free.



Missing Autumn, 9 p.m. Tuesdays.

Marriott Hotel at theConvention Center, 801 Truxtun

Ave., 323-1900: In the Mixx with DJ

Noe G., Fridays. 21 and over only.


Harrell Highway, 873-7613; Noah

Claunch and the Mainstream

Band, 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday.


324-6774: DJ Dymond, 9 p.m.

Friday and Saturday.

Golden State Mall, 3201 F St.,

Dance to Joe Loco, duet every

Sunday, 2 to 5 p.m.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Monday 6/7Adult Drop-In Swim, 6:30 to 8

a.m., 10:30 a.m. to noon or 6:30

to 8 p.m. Monday-Thursday,

through July 28, BC, 1801

Panorama Drive. $3 drop-in or $60

season pass. 395-4663.

African Folklore Lecture,Exhibition, Book Signing &Workshop, 10:30 a.m. to noon

Monday and 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Bear Valley Community,

26180 Plateau Way, Tehachapi. $5

Monday. 818-999-6094.

Creative Corner Bazaar,featuring handmade items, 11 a.m.

to 3 p.m., Somatic Health &

Boutique, 427 18th St. 871-3340

or 619-4153.

Kids Cooking Camp for ages 6to 11, 9 a.m. to noon Monday

through Friday, Cafe Med, 4809

Stockdale Highway. $190 per week;

$170 for second child. 834-4433.

Linda Larma & DaughtersAcademe of Dance presents“Movie Magic” Annual Recital,7 p.m. Monday through

Wednesday, Fox Theater, 2001 H

St. $15, orchestra seating only.

324-1369.

“Make A Splash” SummerReading Program, at all Kern

County Libraries, now through July

31. kerncountylibrary.org.

Recreational Swim Team, year

round swim team, 4 to 5:30 p.m.

Monday through Thursday,

McMurtrey Aquatic Center, 1325 Q

St. $60 per month. 852-7430 or

www.bakersfieldswim.us.

Recreational Swim Team, for

ages 5 to 18, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. or

5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday through

Thursday, Bakersfield College,

1801 Panorama Drive. Open

enrollment. 395-4663.

Senior Discovery Days, seniors

60 and older receive 50 percent

off admission, 10 percent discount

in the gift store, CALM, 10500

Alfred Harrell Highway. 872-2256.

Summer Camp, “School’s Out for

the Summer,” 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

or 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to

Friday, Kern County Museum,

3801 Chester Ave. Half day: $115;

$90, members. Full day: $200;

$160 members. kcmuseum.org or

852-5050.

Summer Camp 2010, a sports

camp and tennis academy

program, for ages 6-18, (tennis

academy is for high

school/tournament players only)

with full and half-day sessions

available, many sessions

throughout the summer, first one

beginning June 7, In-Shape Sport:

Laurel Glen, 6901 Ming Ave. Call

for prices. 833-3740.

Summer Day Camp, with dance,

field trips, academic enrichment,

sports, drama, music and more, 7

a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through

Friday, now through Aug. 19,

Garden Pathways E3 Performing

Arts (entrance on P St.), 900 22nd

St. Early registration summer rate

available until June 3. 323-8311.

Summer Day Camp, for ages 4

to 12, from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Monday through Friday, now until

Aug. 20, Suburu School, 7315

Harris Road. $25 per day/per child.

ymcaofkern.org or 837-9622.

Swim Lessons, for all ages, now

through July 28, Bakersfield

College, 1801 Panorama Drive. $50

per session. 395-4663.

Water Aerobics, noon to 1 p.m.

Monday through Thursday, now

until July 28, Bakersfield College,

1801 Panorama Drive. $3 drop-in

or $60 season pass. 395-4663.

Water Polo, 9 to 10:30 a.m.

Tuesdays and Thursdays,

Bakersfield College, 1801

Panorama Drive. 395-4663.

Tuesday 6/8Creative Corner Bazaar,featuring handmade items, 11 a.m.

to 3 p.m., The Villas at Scenic

River, 4015 Scenic River Lane. 871-

3340 or 619-4153.

Sesame Street Live, “1-2-3

Imagine! with Elmo & Friends,” 7

p.m. Tuesday and 10:30 a.m. and

7 p.m. Wednesday, the theater at

Rabobank Convention Center, 1001

Truxtun Ave. $10, $15, $23 plus

fee. ticketmaster.com or 800-745-

3000.

Wednesday 6/9BC Men’s Basketball SummerCamp, co-ed, ages 5 to 17; 9 a.m.

to 2 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, BC

Gym, 1801 Panorama Drive. $75.

bakersfieldcollege.edu/athletics/M

ensBasketball or 395-4553.

Eighth annual GardenPathways High Tea, honoring

women in the community, with

Mayor Harvey Hall presenting

awards, 11:30 a.m., Seven Oaks

Country Club, 2000 Grand Lakes

Ave. 633-9133.

Gift & Home Decor Bazaar, 11 a.m.

to 3 p.m., Brookside Senior

Apartments, Clubhouse, 2605

Brookside Drive. 871-3340 or 619-4153.

Songwriters' Showcase, hosted

by Chuck Seaton and Billy Russell,

7 p.m. Wednesdays, The Prime

Cut, 9500 Brimhall Road. 831-1413.

Thursday 6/1062nd annual GlennvilleRoundup Rodeo, 1 p.m. Thursday

begins with the rodeo queen

horsemanship skills and runs

through Sunday with various

activities, GMVA Rodeo Arena,

located at Highway 155 and

Pascoe Road, Glennville. $12

adults advance; $8 children 12 and

under; $15 at the door for adults;

$10 children 12 and under.

glennvillerodeo.org.

Adult Book Discussion & MovieNight, on “Julie and Julia,” 11:15

a.m., and the movie, “Julie and

Julia” will be shown from 6 to 8

p.m., Beale Memorial Library, 701

Truxtun Ave. 868-0745.

Concerts by The Fountain,swing celebration with

Chesterfield King & The Sultans of

Swing, 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, The

Marketplace, 9000 Ming Ave.

Kern Film Workshop MoviePremiere, hosted by Bakersfield

Recreation & Parks, Arts Council

of Kern, Kern Regional Center with

Meet Your Neighbors; featuring

short films, Arrest My Sister will

perform, 6:30 p.m., Jastro Park,

2900 Truxtun Ave. Free but deep

pit dinner is $8; $5 client support

staff, free for clients. 865-8245.

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