Eye Street Enertainment / 6 - 14 - 12

“The Pianist” by EyeGallery artist Deon

Bell. “Music hasalways fascinated me,

the musician evenmore so,” Bell said of

his inspiration.

FELIX ADAMO / THE CALIFORNIAN

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

18 The Bakersfield Californian Thursday, June 14, 2012

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BY MATT MUNOZCalifornian staff writer

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The urban vibes resonating from theworks of artist Deon Bell are likestreet symphonies from a favorite

classic mix tape.Layered with music and soul-stirring

personality, his elongated figures swayalong the canvas in perfect sequence. It’s aseamless combination of cultural beautythat goes deep, bridging the undergroundwith the surface of the contemporaryworld of art.

“This is just who I am,” said Bell, 39.“Some people call it outsider art, or under-ground. To me art is art, unless you’recomparing it to certain commercial typespeople may be used to seeing in particulargalleries. You paint to express somethingand to enjoy it, not to see where you aregoing to fit in.”

Bell’s profile in the downtown art sceneis that of both creative visionary and artsactivist.

Calm and soft-spoken, he’s as cool inperson as his works of art.

That easygoing, personable flair is exhib-ited throughout his Eye Gallery painting,“The Pianist.”

“I’m a late-night painter by nature. Iusually like to start about 10 p.m. and gountil the early morning. I prefer garagesand basements. I don’t like to paint in ahouse or bedroom. I like being secludedwith a little bit of wine to loosen me up.When I start, I listen to music of almostevery kind of style, but mostly hip-hop,jazz and alternative depending on themood — cityscapes or political. My longestpaintings will last about four to six hours,usually for my figurative work. When I’mcreating the composition, sometimes I’llchange things as I go along, but if it’s feel-ing right, I paint straight through until it’sdone.”

For “The Pianist,” Bell said he took timebefore heading to the canvas, allowing adifferent twist to ring through the ivorykeys of his subject, a faceless musician indeep concentration. Brought to life withacrylic paints, its dimensions are 25 incheswide by 32 inches high.

“I didn’t paint what I initially had inmind. I took the safe route on this one. Inthis piece, I want to convey my love formusic. Although I’ve been told and do real-ize that I can pick up on instruments fasterthan most people, I’m not yet a musician— not at all. But music has always fascinat-ed me, the musician even more so.”

Bell’s work has been seen in many Bak-ersfield galleries including The Foundry,the Reiter Gallery, NXCaffe, Metro Gal-leries, downtown during the First Fridayart walk, and will soon be seen at The

Padre Hotel. Recalling his experiences run-ning The Basement art gallery, which had abrief but influential run downtown, Bellsaid there are times when his artistic heartis challenged, but that he never loses thatenthusiasm to create.

“It’s definitely getting better for localartists, no doubt at that. There’s a lot moreart shows, with styles of works not shownfive years ago. You have to do it becauseyou love it, you enjoy it. It has to be whoyou are. Whether or not it works, you keepon going. There is no such thing as a fail-ure in art. I have projects that I’ve beenthinking about for years and years, but Ihaven’t put them on canvas yet.”

Bell opened up about a variety of topics,including his eclectic artistic mindset:

How long have you been an artist?I’ve been serious about creating art since

I was in the first grade. I did a lot moreprojects than the typical first-grade art stu-dent.

Explain your process/technique onthis piece?

For this particular piece, myprocess/technique didn’t vary from theusual: I visualize an image and do the bestI can to transfer that image to whatever itis I’m painting on. I generally start bypainting simple shapes and directionallines, which are used to direct the eye toone or two focal points. I generally like tohide the content of the secondary focalpoint. It’s kind of like “Where’s Waldo?”

After I find the composition that I want,I start working in the color. More oftenthan not, in regards to my figurative work,the position of the figure and/or what sur-rounds it changes drastically. I tend to letthe piece paint itself. Throughout paintinga piece, I continually rotate the canvas,looking for flaws in composition and colorbalance, etc. More importantly, I use a mir-ror to view the piece from different per-spectives. You can see a lot that way.

What kind of art speaks to you?Whether it be poetry, dance, spoken

word, music, sculpture or painting, if apiece moves me to an emotional place thatI do or don’t feel comfortable in, it speaksto me — the type of art that you don’t for-get.

Favorite artist?Picasso, that’s my man. My favorite local

artist and good friend would be JeremyWhite-Sick.

When did you know art would be

your profession?I’m not sure. For me, art was something

that just was. I’ve always used art as ameans to communicate what I felt, or feel.(If) it is personal or something outside ofmyself, I use art to state my opinion.

The work I'm proudest of?It stands about 40 inches and weighs

about 45 pounds: I titled him “Isaac-Selah.”

Do you get many commissions? Actually, I do. It’s a great thing and I

appreciate those who commission mywork. It’s a blessing. Thank you.

Memory of the first time you sold apiece of work?

I believe it was a portrait of my mother’sgood friend. However, one of my firstpieces I sold to a stranger was on a FirstFriday, several years ago.

Most supportive mentor and why?In regards to my art, I’d have to say my

mum’s. She has always encouraged me topursue my art. Just an example: She let mespray paint the walls in my bedroom whenI was in high school. Even after the entirehouse reeked of deadly fumes, she let mefinish without batting an eye.

What does your art say about you? Not to sound self-centered. But, for the

most part it says everything about me,whether I want it to or not. It just happens.

Whose opinion do you value mostand why?

When it comes to my art, I’d have to sayI value an honest opinion, it really doesn’tmatter whose opinion it is. If it’s an honestone, I can learn from it.

How can we find out more aboutyour work?

Talk to me. I’ll tell you everything youneed to know.

When did you know art would yourprofession?

I’m not sure. For me, art was somethingthat just was. ... But I’ve always used art asa means to communicate what I felt, orfeel. Rather it is personal or somethingoutside of myself, I use art to state my

opinion. How hard is it to show your work

publicly? It’s not very difficult. It all comes down

to having a body of work that is cohesiveand well executed.

Most supportive mentor and why:

In regards to my art, I’d have to say mymum’s. She has always encouraged me topursue my art. Just an example: she let mespray paint the walls in my bedroom whenI was in high school. Even after the entirehouse reeked of deadly fumes, she let mefinish without batting an eye.

The artform you typically work in:I’d have to say that painting is what I do

the most. However, I also enjoy assem-blage and installation art. I find the laddermore relaxing.

Capturing music in acrylicAbout Eye GalleryEvery year, The Californian and the

Bakersfield Museum of Art ask several

local artists to create original works

for Eye Gallery, whose last submission

for 2012 appears today. We gave this

year’s participants a theme — “A Day

in the Life” — and several weeks to

complete their work. A reception fea-

turing all of this year’s featured art

submissions will take place at the

museum tonight, and everyone is invit-

ed to come out and meet the artists

and appreciate in person the art’s

power, richness and scale. All the

works are available for purchase.

Artist weaves fascinationfor musicians into work

FELIX ADAMO / THE CALIFORNIAN

Eye Gallery artist Deon Bell: “I’ve beenserious about creating art since I was inthe first grade. I did a lot more projectsthan the typical first-grade art student.”

InsideEye Gallery is only one of several exhi-

bitions opening tonight. Get a sneak

peek at the others, 6

Eye Gallery receptionWhen: 6 tonight

Where: Bakersfield Museum of Art,

1930 R St.

Admission: $10; free to museum

members

Information: 323-7219

“There is no such thing as a failure in art. I have projects that I’ve been thinking about for yearsand years, but I haven’t put them on canvas yet.”

— Deon Bell, Eye Gallery artist

‘CALIFORNIAN RADIO’Join the Eye Street crew of Jennifer

Self, Stefani Dias and Matt Munoz this

morning at 9 a.m. on KERN-AM 1180

for our conversation with Bakersfield

Museum of Art curator Vikki Cruz.

We’ll also give away tickets to two

concerts: Kris Kristofferson on Tuesday

and Satisfaction, a tribute to the

Rolling Stones, on Friday.

Listen for your cue to call: 842-KERN.


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Brownsville, Texas, might be a geo-graphical boundary between twocountries, but cultural lines in the

city that lies on the banks of the RioGrande are not so clearly defined. Or atleast that was the case for Kris Kristoffer-son and Cesar Chavez, who met there asyoung men, forging what would become alifelong friendship.

Years after the two blazed their owntrails — Kristofferson in music and moviesand Chavez as the founder of the UnitedFarm Workers union — the performer hasagreed to pay homage to his late friendwith a series of concerts celebrating the50th anniversary of the UFW. The tour rollsinto the Fox on Tuesday.

“I’ve been working with them between30 to 40 years,” said Kristofferson during arecent phone interview of his affiliationwith the UFW.

“Growing up in Brownsville, I spokeSpanish before I spoke English, and identi-fied with the Mexicans. I can remembermost of the workers down there, a lot of ’emjust swam the river comin’ over. Then later,when Cesar Chavez asked me to do somework for them, I was anxious to do it.”

A little hazy on their first meeting inBrownsville, Kristofferson said age hasstolen many of his earliest memories ofChavez, but after some brief pauses, hewas able to gather a few.

“I have vague memories. It was the early’70s and I had just started performingmyself. I must have been singing someMexican songs and he heard me and askedif I could sing for some of their functions.”

At age 75, Kristofferson — a rare liberalvoice in country music — remains as out-spoken as ever. His activism developedwhen he was young, traveling and living invarious parts of the country as the son of aU.S. Air Force officer. Witnessing life strug-gles in every part of the world, Kristoffer-son said the plight of the farmworker hasalways resonated with him and ultimatelyconvinced him to get involved.

“I’ve taken some heat over the years forsome of my beliefs, but it’s never stoppedme. I’ve had some people who’ve voicedobjections to stands I was making on dif-ferent military things we’d been involved

in. It’s never stopped me from doing any-thing.”

When he’s not championing social caus-es, the gravelly voiced Kristofferson boastsone of the most colorful entertainmentcareers around, as a universally reveredsongwriter/singer and busy actor. He’swritten such classics as “Me and BobbyMcGee,” “Sunday Morning ComingDown,” and “Help Me Make It Through theNight,” and has starred in a number offilms, including “Pat Garrett and Billy theKid,” “A Star is Born,” “Blade” and “AliceDoesn’t Live Here Anymore.” Current proj-ects include his latest CD, “Closer to theBone,” and the film “Deadfall,” co-starringSissy Spacek and Eric Bana.

Though it would be difficult for most toisolate a career highlight from such anextensive resume, Kristofferson said hecherished the time he spent working withWillie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and JohnnyCash in the country supergroup The High-waymen.

“I’m really kind of amazed when I reflecton the people I have been close to thatwere my heroes, like Johnny Cash andWaylon and Willie. Those guys, who Irespected so much, have turned out to bereally my closest friends. It’s been a greatlife.”

Another icon with whom Kristoffersonhas spent time recently is Merle Haggard.The two have played several shows togeth-er and received raves in October, whenthey packed the Greek Theater in Holly-wood. Though most would call the twomen artistic peers, Kristofferson doesn’tsee it that way.

“As an artist there’s no comparisonbetween the two of us. Merle was a hero ofmine before I ever met him, and ever sinceI met him he’s been one of my closestfriends. ... Merle, I think, is like HankWilliams or Woody Guthrie. He’s just oneof the classic people of our kind of music.

“I was surprised when I first got to knowMerle, to find out how broad-minded theguy was who wrote ‘Okie From Muskogee’and that we really were more alike than wewere different. I think we both have somuch respect for each other, but also wejust plain get along.”

Before politely excusing himself to tendto another round of media interviews,Kristofferson ended the conversation bylooking back on what he calls the improb-able good fortune that emerged time andagain during his full life.

“I am just real grateful that given thenatural tools that I got, I’m pretty amazedthat I’ve been able to do all these thingsand I just feel grateful. I hate to get into ittoo deeply — I might jinx it. But, so far Ijust look at it all with wonder.”

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Eye Street

For me, it’s always fascinating to learnwhat inspires visual artists. Inadvance of her exhibit, Other Side of

the Rainbow, I asked Christina Sweet whatwas in her mind’s eye when she createdthe 13 paintings that will be unveiled onSaturday at The Empty Space gallery.

Each piece, it turns out, is what sheimagines animals look like on the “OtherSide of the Rainbow,” and thus the title ofher show.

“The other side of the rainbow (is) aplace in my creative mind where every-thing isn’t as it should be,” she said.“Everything is what it could be and notwhat it is.”

Sweet, 34, leads a fast-paced profession-al life as an insurance broker. She’s mar-ried to Ty Sweet, has three children andrecently became director of The Foundry, anonprofit gallery in downtown Bakersfield.

Creating art helps her todeal with those

responsibilities.“When I paint,”

she said, “I can bein my own world.”

Color is a strongelement in her work,

along with traces of

expressionism reminiscent of the work ofLeRoy Neiman, the American artist famousfor his paintings of athletes and sportsevents.

For instance, the psychedelic colorationof the bear’s fur in a painting Sweet calls“Grizzly,” makes the creature seem as if it’sexploding from the canvas and headingstraight for your throat.

Yet there’s a touch of humor in otherimages, such as the wide-eyed rabbit withits erect, elongated ears that looks like ithas spotted a target but is apprehensiveabout chasing after it.

The West High graduate started paintingwhen she was 10. Five years later she gother first paying job, a mural on two walls ofa nursery that included 23 characters.

“My mother was a big inspiration andsupporter of my artistic growth,” Sweetsaid. “She kept me very busy painting oncanvas and on the walls of my childhoodhome.”

Sweet will be on hand to discuss herwork at the opening reception on Saturday.The event includes music and food.

After the opening, the exhibit can beseen 30 minutes before showtime on Fri-days and Saturdays through June 30 at TheEmpty Space.

For a private viewing, contact gallerycurator Jesus Fidel [email protected].

Art from the otherside of the rainbow

Camille Gavin CONTRIBUTING COLUMNIST

Camille Gavin’s “Arts Alive”column appears on Thursday. Write to

her via e-mail at [email protected]

And how about somesizzling Southern cooking?

PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHELLE GUERRERO TOLLEY

“Grizzly” by Christina Sweet will be featured at the Empty Space gallery on Saturday.

Please turn to GAVIN / 28


Eye Street

BY JENNIFER SELFCalifornian lifestyles editor

[email protected]

If you’re pretending to be MickJagger, it helps to have thelook, the lips and the swagger

that comes with being the mostelectrifying lead singer in rockhistory. So it’s lucky for ChrisLeGrand that he’s always been adead ringer for the man he playsin the Rolling Stones tribute bandSatisfaction.

But the voice? That wasn’t soeasy to nail when the East Texasbass player, who had never front-ed a band before, decided to par-lay a passing resemblance to therock icon into a career 11 yearsago.

“If you don’t have the leadsinger, you don’t have anything,”said LeGrand in a phone inter-view earlier this week to promotehis band’s Friday concert in Bak-ersfield. “There’s A-, B- and C-level tribute bands. If it’s JohnLennon, Jon Bon Jovi or StevenTyler, if your singer can’t bringthe voice, you have nothing.”

Though Satisfaction has 50years of source material tochoose from, the set list generallyencompasses “the glory years,1964 to 1981,” with 12 to 15 corehits any serious Stones fan woulddemand. But after playing asmany as 1,700 gigs as the ener-

getic Jagger, LeGrand is enough ofan authority on the material tochange things up, adding ordeleting songs to appeal to differHe hinted that he’s cooking upsomething special for local fans.

“We’re looking forward to ourfirst trip to Bakersfield and weknow the great tradition of musicthere. We’re going to have a goodtime.”

LeGrand, who also serves asexecutive producer of Satisfac-tion, is the only original memberof the group, whose other playersare: Jim Riddick as KeithRichards; Dominick Lanzo as RonWood; Wade Fowler as CharlieWatts; and John Wade as BillWyman.

The singer called from hishome in Shreveport, La., toanswer our questions:

The Stones were heavilyinfluenced by country music,and Bakersfield was even

name-checked in the song“Far Away Eyes.” That’s got tobe on your set list, right?

We got something specialplanned for that. When you listento Mick Jagger on the countrysongs, he goes into this hick-sounding voice and he just lovesthat stuff. I hate to point a fingerat myself, but obviously I alreadyhad the hick part down. Doing hiscountry songs are so easy for me,being from the South — it’s someof my best mimicry, I guess you’dsay.

There’s such a profusion oftribute bands nowadays, butmany of them are for acts thatare no longer around. Is therea downside to being a tributeact for a band that’s still aliveand kicking?

In the last 10 years it (the popu-larity of tribute bands) justexploded. When we started, justBeatles and Elvis tribute bandswere getting the nod, and theywere nightclub acts. You didn’thave other tribute shows in thetheater market. I kept hearing,“You’re not going to be able tohave a full-time show for theRolling Stones while they’re stillaround.” A couple of people toldme it wouldn’t work, and theyshouldn’t have told me thatbecause I was out to prove themwrong, and I did.

How long did it take you toperfect the Mick strut and theoverall rock godness of it all?

I say this, and I have to treadcarefully, but I’ve done a lot moreshows than Mick Jagger’s done. Ido this every week. I’ve sang “Sat-isfaction” more than he has. Youhave to be in great shape to beMick Jagger, so I run three to fourmiles several times a week. Youcan be Roger Waters in the PinkFloyd (tribute) show and neverrun a mile and sit there and playbass.

The toughest part of beingMick:

Giving 100-plus percent everysingle night. Mick is not the easi-est character. You can’t just mail

it in. Maybe you can with BillWyman, not to slight my bassplayer, because Bill Wyman isstoic. I sometimes tell my bass

Tribute band singer moves like JaggerStones imitators hint atsomething special for us


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After years of singing some ofcountry music’s most beauti-ful ballads, singer Collin Raye

said there are times he really justwants to rock out again.

Not that he doesn’t appreciatebeing identified as one of the genre’sbest-selling balladeers from the ’90s,a decade that propelled him and oth-ers — like a guy you may have heardof named Garth Brooks — tocrossover chart success. It was anexciting time for Raye, who can stillrecall when it became cool to be“country” again. He plans to sharesome of the excitement he still feelsfor his brand of music with fanswhen he appears tonight at BuckOwens’ Crystal Palace (and if youdon’t have tickets, act fast: As ofTuesday, there were just 34 left).

“A lot of it became a blur because

it happened so fast,” said Raye, 52,during a phone interview from hishome in Rockwall, Texas. “A lot of ushad our heyday in the ’90s. Thename that really started the trendwas Garth (Brooks.) He was a once-in-a-lifetime artist who really knewwho he was, what he was trying todo, and who he wanted to be once hegot there. Because of the huge wavethat he created, a lot of us were ableto jump on our surfboards and rideon it too.”

That wave ended up proving thatcountry music wasn’t just an old

man’s game. With the success ofBrooks, who sold millions after find-ing his way into the CD collections ofrock listeners, Raye would also findhis way.

“Garth’s records were predomi-nantly pretty country, but his liveshows were very rock and roll. Heproved you could be nuts at a coun-try show and get away with it. Priorto him, nobody would even dare trythat. A lot of us grew up loving MerleHaggard, George Jones and Waylon,but also loved The Who, the Stonesand Queen.”

Raye’s 1991 debut album “All I CanBe,” was an instant hit, producing hisfirst No. 1 single, “Love, Me.” Thatkicked off a string of more hit albumsand singles including “In This Life,”“My Kind of Girl,” and “I Can StillFeel You,” all churned out at recordspeed reaching a youth marketignored for years.

He exploded with Garth, but Raye is the guy still making music

Satisfaction /The International Rolling Stones ShowWhen: 8 p.m. Friday

Where: Bright House Net-

works Amphitheatre, 11200

Stockdale Highway

Admission: $10. ticketmas-

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lets or by calling 800-745-

3000.

Collin Raye When: 7 p.m. today

Where: Buck Owens’ Crystal

Palace, 2800 Buck Owens Blvd.

Admission: $22.50 to $30.50

Information: 328-7560 or valli-

tix.com

Win Satisfaction ticketsWe’re giving away two pairs

of tickets to see the rockin’

tribute to the Rolling Stones

on Friday at Bright House

Networks Amphitheatre. Just

listen to today’s “Californian

Radio” show from 9 to 10

a.m. and listen for your cue to

call: 842-KERN

“Mick is not the easiest character. You can’t just mail it in. Maybe you can with Bill Wyman, notto slight my bass player, because Bill Wyman is stoic.”

— Chris LeGrand, who plays Mick Jagger in the Stones tribute band Satisfaction

COURTESY OF SATISFACTION

Chris LeGrand, left, and Jim Riddick perform as the Rolling Stones’Mick Jagger and Keith Richards in the tribute band Satisfaction.

COURTESY OF JONATHAN FOWLER

Country singer Collin Raye.

Please see STONES / 27

Please see RAYE / 27


Eye Street

BY CHERYL PORTERContributing writer

If you’ve ever felt envious watching ani-mals wallow in the muck, mud volley-ball might be for you.

“This is our 20th year, and we haveteams that come back year after year,always looking ahead to the next tourna-ment,” said Doug Valdez of the EpilepsySociety of Kern County, which hosts theBakersfield tradition.

“Think about when you were a kid. Theidea of playing in the mud sounded great,Now you’re an adult kid. It’s the same idea— you’re going out playing. It’s an addic-tive thing.”

Last year’s event required three days topump 25,000 gallons of water into the dirtat Stramler Park to make enough mud formore than 1,100 players. This year organiz-ers will be making 16 muddy courts toaccommodate up to 120 teams — butspace is filling up fast for the June 23 event.

Tony Folks is captain for his team, Fami-ly Dirt. Folks, 37, said that in the past eightyears, his group of friends has multipliedfrom one to four teams. He highly recom-mends putting in plenty of pre-tourna-ment court time in order to competeagainst seasoned players.

“We spend a lot of time playing andpracticing on weekends,” Folks said. “If weget a few wins in at the tournament, weconsider the day a success.” He also sug-gests that even if players wear water shoes,they also use plenty of duct tape to securefootwear, or the shoes will get sucked rightoff by the mud.

Another Mud veteran is Nathan Ives,captain of the Scallywags. He’s been partof several top-performing teams from thetournament’s inception. Even after a cold,windy, rainy first tournament 20 years ago,he’s returned to play almost every yearsince, and his approach to making the daya success is simple: Don’t stress — justenjoy yourself.

“Don’t worry about who’s breaking the

rules or whether a game is called right,”said Ives, 52. “You’re not out there to win abig prize, you’re out there to have fun. Ourteam never tries to get muddy; in fact, wetry to stay clean. But if it’s necessary todive for the ball, we will take the dive andget muddy.”

Players are encouraged to bring achange of clothing, protective footwear(water shoes are best), and plenty of water.Portable showers will be available.

All teams must be co-ed. There can beno fewer than six and no more than 10players per team. Every player gets a 2012Mud Volleyball Tournament T-shirt, plus awhole lot of memories.

Each game lasts 30 minutes and teamscontinue playing until they have lost twogames. The tournament ends when thesedouble eliminations leave a clear winner.But the day is about a lot more than win-ning and losing.

“This event has become like a huge fam-ily that comes together each year andmixes and mingles and finds out what’sbeen going on,” said Valdez, 46. “Every-body enjoys it, and they earn the braggingrights of beating the team that beat themlast year. And we’re already planning fornext year.”

20th Annual Mud Volleyball TournamentWhen: 8:30 a.m. June 23. Teams may

register the day of the tournament, if

space allows.

Where: Stramler Park, 3805 Chester

Ave.

Cost: $350 per team ($375 after Fri-

day); free to spectators

Information:epilepsysocietyofkern.org epilepsyso-

cietyofkern.org or call 634-9810.

Mud volleyball tourney is about good, dirty fun

CASEY CHRISTIE / THE CALIFORNIAN

San Joaquin Community Hospital “Dirty Scrubs” player John Hallum takes a dive forthe team during the Mud Volleyball Tournament fundraiser last year.

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Bakersfield’s electronic dance move-ment has been plugging away forsome time, but unless you’re deep in

the thick of things or know someone whois, you might not even know it exists.

Friday and Saturday, the serene CampOkihi campgrounds will be overtaken byPoi Story, a two-day electronic music andarts festival.

It’s the most ambitious project to datefrom promoters Stereo Type Productionsof Bakersfield, a company that formedthree years ago and initially hosted ware-house parties and small club nights.

“We’ve never done an outdoor event oreven a two-day event,” said Perry Gorham,who owns Stereo Type Productions. “Welike doing shows once a month, but wedon’t always do large events. You’re goingto burn the people out.”

Operating as either Club Plush or ThePulse for smaller shows, the companyspecifically designs and scales events tomeet the demand. The music, all in theelectronic vein, features DJs and live per-formances with pulse-pounding heavybass and manic waves of synthesizersounds.

“We do small shows to give people ashot in the arm, then one big show. We’llgo to a local bar, or any other businessestablishment that will have us. We bringthe people, and everyone has a good time.”

According to Gorham, attendanceranges from 200 to 400 people. For promo-tion, they use a mix of guerilla-style mar-keting and web postings — and not via asupermarket clerk as portrayed in the rave-themed comedy flick, “Go.”

“We do online marketing on multiplesites, with a lot of word of mouth involved,

and ticketing on the streets,”he said. “We just hap-

pened to find a niche inthe market, but we neverthought it would take off

as fast as it did. Prettysoon, the people

started coming

to us.”Gorham said out-of-towners soon

caught on and came to see what was allthe rage in “rave” in Bakersfield.

“When you start making money, someof the out-of-town promoters will takeinterest in a piece of what we call the“time share.” That’s the crowd. The differ-ence mostly is, we do events, where asthey do more concert-esque events. Itcaught us by surprise, but we have astrong following. You just have to planeverything right.”

The fact is, the EDM scene can get terri-torial. I’ve seen this again and again duringmy visits to music festivals like Coachellaand Outside Lands — both of which havefeatured artists such as Swedish HouseMafia, Deadmau5, Skrillex, Tiesto andcountless others on medium to largestages. Do some quick math and it’s goingto equal some big money.

For Gorham, who was not interested insharing figures, their events are not on parwith many national EDM promoters whonow boast major corporate sponsorshipsfor events with names like Electric DaisyCarnival, Hard, and Monster Massive.

“We provide the entertainment and giv-ing the people what they want. We get allthe volunteers to make all of it happen:set-up break-down, cleanup, dancers, weactually do our own fliers. It’s a very bigoperation for us as an independent. Wepretty much own all our own gear and renta trailer to deliver it.”

The crowds are a scene all their own,most wearing brightly colored outfits,dancing wildly in trance-like states andwaving glow sticks for hours on end.

Gorham said the event’s “Poi Story”theme is very much in the spirit of previ-ous events, but this time will focus moreon the concept of “flow arts,” which hedescribes as an integral part of the move-ment.

“A lot of people don’t know what poi is.It’s kind of hard to market. This event ismore than just about music.”

“Poi” traditionally refers to both a styleof Polynesian performance art and theequipment used in performances. As aperformance art, poi involves swingingtethered weights through a variety ofrhythmical and geometric patterns. Exam-ples of this would be fire spinning. Poi canbe made from various materials with dif-ferent handles, weights and effects.

“There’s going to be a lot of that cultureand art infused as they do at Burning Manand Lightning in a Bottle,” added Gorham.

Looking over the extensive weekendschedule for Poi Story, you’re going to needsome time to figure it all out, but as I men-tioned before, you probably already knowwhat you’re getting into before you payyour admission.

Friday’s line-up kicks off at 2 p.m. withAmerican Alternative & Sacred Gypsy’sJustin Foss on two stages. That will leadinto a full day of more music from DJsHimoglephex, La Face, Lewcid, Emerge,Tails and more.

Saturday’s line-up begins at 11:30 a.m.with more DJs, including Circa Lunera,Josex, Mudkip, Keef Koded and others. Onboth days, there will be plenty of sights tosee, courtesy of art from various local andvisiting artists, fire spinning, plus danceworkshops and more. In accordance withtheir sound permits, music of high deci-bels will end at midnight, making way for aless noisy, but equally rhythmic drum cir-cle.

“It’s a different kind of feel and vibe. Wehave a motto of P.L.U.R. — Peace, Love,Unity, Respect. It’s an experience. Youshould come out and enjoy it,” said

Gorham.Admission is $15 per day. Camping is

allowed on the grounds on both days for$25 per person each night, which includesadmission to the event. Daily parking is $5.All ages are admitted. Camp Okihi is locat-ed at 13277 Round Mountain Road. For aroad map of information, rules andrequests, visit the official website at stereo-typeproductions.com, or call 472-5935.

ASR songwriting clinicThe second edition of ASR Studios Mas-

ter Songwriting Clinic series is scheduledfor June 30 at American Sound Studios.During the daylong clinic, aspiring song-writers will get advice and an insider’s lookinto the art of penning a hit song byacclaimed songwriters Michael Peterson,Jason Sellers and Tommy Simms.

Attendees also will receive some person-alized instruction and a chance to performa song for critique by one of the three clini-cians. Michael Peterson has written hits forTravis Tritt, Ty Herndon, The Eagles’ Timo-thy B. Schmit, among others.

Sellers has written country singlesrecorded by Reba McEntire and KennyChesney. Multi-genre songwriter TommySimms has crafted tracks for everyonefrom Bruce Springsteen to Kelly Clarksonand Bonnie Raitt, plus earned a Grammyaward with “Change the World,” recordedby Eric Clapton.

Reservations for the clinic are currentlybeing taken for $169, which includeslunch.

The clinic runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.American Sound Studios is located at 2231R St.

For more information visitasrstudios.com or call 864-1701.

Electronic music lights it upThe Lowdown with Matt Munoz

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.

Festival most ambitious to date for local promoter

PHOTO BY ALLYSA JONES PHOTOGRAPHY

The DJs for Poi Story, standing left toright: Uplift, Raisuki, and Lewcid; bot-tom: Skydro and Psychobabble.

PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHAEL PETERSON

Michael Peterson will appear at the ASRMaster Songwriting Clinic II on June 30.


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BY SUSAN SCAFFIDIContributing writer

Can’t find enough to do this summer?Start an orchestra! That’s whatreturning Shafter resident Stephen

Penner is doing with the birth of theShafter Summer Symphony Orchestra.

Penner, who grew up in Shafter andattended Shafter High, studied music incollege, eventually earning a master’sdegree in conducting from Cal State North-ridge. He has returned to Shafter becauseof his wife’s employment, and has alreadybeen a part of the local classical musicscene, serving as a substitute conductor forthe Bakersfield Youth Symphony and par-ticipating in the Bakersfield Symphony’sannual Conductors’ Workshop. Pennersaid the genesis for the summer orchestrais the workshop, during which professionalmusicians work under the batons of stu-dent conductors and work through severalorchestral masterworks.

“It would be fun if after (the musicians)rehearsed all that music they could have achance to perform it,” Penner said.

Penner said his project is also trying tofill a void created when the BSO was forcedto cut its concerts in outlying cities such asShafter when the orchestra lost funding.

“That money dried up, so John (Farrer)was smart enough to discontinue that,”Penner said.

This weekend’s inaugural concertincludes the Overture to “Le Nozze diFigaro” by Mozart; the Serenade for Stringsby Antonin Dvorak; and the Symphony No.4 by Johannes Brahms. The Dvorak andBrahms pieces were part of the conductingworkshop’s repertoire in late May.

Penner has received support from sever-al sectors of the Shafter community,including the City of Shafter, which isprinting fliers and programs; Shafter HighSchool and Richland School District; andthe Shafter Friends of the Fine Arts, a com-munity group that has historically support-ed elementary and high school music pro-grams.

“Basically our function is to provide sup-port to local musicians and programs,”said spokesman Gary Ingle. “This is thefirst ensemble performance we’ve beenable to support in a while.”

Penner said everything except the musi-cians’ salaries has been donated by variousorganizations; a fundraising letter he hassent out says the musicians are working fora reduced rate.

Penner’s letter also stresses the opportu-nity for students presented by this concertand an ongoing summer orchestra, offer-ing students the opportunity not only toattend the concert for free, but also tocome backstage and talk to the musicians.Shafter High School band director NickRodriguez said he is supporting the effortby offering the high school auditorium forthe concert and also trying to promote theconcert to his students, who have alreadyfinished for the academic year.

“I can’t require them to come, but Iwould love for my students to attend andencourage them to meet the musicians,”Rodriguez said.

Rodriguez said he also recognizes thatthis is just a first effort.

“It’s an experiment,” Rodriguez said.“We’ll see how it will go for Mr. Penner.

“I think it can be a wonderful event. Ithink, with anything, it needs that trial sowe can learn from it.”

Ingle said the Shafter community is veryexcited about the orchestra.

“This community really supportsmusic,” Ingle said, noting his group’s 30-plus-year history of supporting schoolensembles, as well as the number of exist-ing community ensembles already per-forming.

Penner said he is starting the orchestraas a give-back to Shafter, in thanks for themusical education he received whileattending Shafter-area schools, and notedthe broad level of support he has received.

“That’s kind of the point,” Penner said.“It’s kind of foolish to do a communityservice project if the community doesn’tneed or want it.”

Shafter resident:Hey, let’s starta symphony! New ensemble will gaugeinterest for summer series

Shafter Summer Symphony OrchestraWhen: 7 p.m. Saturday

Where: Shafter High School, Fred L.

Starrh Performing Arts Center, 526

Mannel Ave., Shafter

Admission: $5; free for students. Tick-

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today at the Shafter Chamber of Com-

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BY CAMILLE GAVINContributing writer

[email protected]

Arich diversity of mediumsand subject matter is whatvisitors can expect to see at

this evening’s opening receptionof the Summer Exhibitions at theBakersfield Museum of Art.

Overall, it includes oil paintingsdepicting the Central Valley, pho-tography highlighting nightscenes of the city of Los Angeles,sculptures that comment on cul-tural identity, plus the 2012 VisualArts Festival.

And of course, the Eye Gallery,a splendid array of work by localartists that you can read aboutelsewhere in today’s section.

As for the other segments ofthe summer show, DennisZiemienski’s “Lost and Found:Paintings of the Central Valley” issure to strike a familiar chordwith local history buffs. Many ofhis oil paintings were inspired bytravel posters and advertisementsof the 1930s and ’40s.

“I have always loved the archi-tecture and bygone elegance ofthis period,” Zimienski said in an

email. “I am a native Californianand spent my childhood, with myfamily, taking road trips to themissions, mountains, beachesand to see relatives in the CentralValley.“

The artist, who now lives inSonoma County, is a graduate ofthe California College of Arts andCrafts and has also taught at theschool. He will have 22 paintingsin the show. All are originals.

Another portion of the summershow presents the work of sixSouthern California photogra-phers. Titled “L.A. te,” a play onthe words Los Angeles and late,it’s an exhibit of scenes of the cityafter the sun goes down. Partici-pating artists are J. Wesley Brown,Amanda Friedman, Zack Herrera,John Humble, Ryan Schude andTim Simmons.

Sculptor Nobuhito Nishigawarawill display five small sculptures

from his Americana series. Eachis accompanied by a print orpainting that is related to thesculpted figure. For example, atiny toy dog made of clay isbacked by a silhouette of a fancilygroomed pink poodle.

Nishigawara was born andraised in Nagoya, Japan, and livedthere until 1990, when he movedto Canada. There, he attended theUniversity College of Fraser Valleyin British Columbia. He hastaught at CSU Fullerton since2006 and is an assistant professorof ceramic arts.

With the broad topic of “Cali-fornia” as the theme for thisyear’s Visual Arts Festival, it willbe interesting to see what artistswho submitted entries came upwith. Work shown in the exhibitwas selected by William Wray, apainter who is based in Californiaand has a background in illustra-tion and commercial art. Wrayselected 60 pieces and of those,seven will be honored withawards. The recipients will beannounced at 7 p.m. this evening.

The festival is subtitled “JuriedFine Art Small Works Exhibition.”Guidelines allowed artists to sub-mit a two- or three-dimensionalwork in any medium, as long as itwas related to the theme and

measured no more than 10-by-10inches.

All of the exhibits can be seenthrough Aug. 26 during the art

museum’s usual open hours, 10a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday throughFriday, and noon to 4 p.m. Satur-day and Sunday.

Artists indulge in a bitof California dreamin’Museum features gold,grit of state with show

Summer ExhibitionsOpening reception: 6 to 8

p.m. today

Where: Bakersfield Museum

of Art, 1930 R St.

Admission: $10; free to

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the most legendary duos in rockhistory. How’s your chemistrywith Jim Riddick, who plays Keith?

He came to me seven years agofrom a competing Rolling Stonesshow from San Francisco, more of aweekend bar band. He wrote to meand said, “I’ll play Keith Richards andI’m better than the guy you have rightnow.” And I popped his DVD into theplayer. I gave him a call and neverlooked back. He’s the best KeithRichards out there.

You’re playing the bad boys of

rock on stage. Does that everbleed over into your antics afterthe show?

We’ve all kind of got past that inour lives. We’re all in our 40s or older,so we have to treat this as a careerand we do a lot of cutting up on stageand maybe off if we do an interviewon TV or a meet-and-greet. But it hasto be strictly business because wehave a show the next night. We can’tcheat someone out of a good showbecause we stayed up until 6 in themorning running the streets.

Does being in a tribute bandever get stifling creatively?

This is the best job I’ve ever had. I

was going to be my own rock star, butI gave up trying to do my own musicwhen I was 25 years old. I walkedaway from music for eight years, wassemi-retired, raising a family. After alittle bit of research, I saw therewasn’t a profitable touring show ofthe Rolling Stones. ... I’m blessed tohave a career in music.

Another perk of paying tributeto the Stones is career longevity:You could all still be rocking wellinto geezer-hood, as they are.

I have no plans to retire. I’ve takengood care of myself, my hair and skin.I pass for 10 to 15 years younger thanI am.


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Joe Saunders’ documentary on local music great BillyMize has hit kickstarter.com, the online funding platformfor creative projects.

Saunders reports that “Billy Mize and the BakersfieldSound” already has a few backers. Contributors can get atax deduction through the project’s fiscal sponsor, theSan Francisco Film Society.

View the project at www.kickstarter.com/pro-jects/1728798697/billy-mize-and-the-bakersfield-sound.

Mize, who lives in Tehachapi, was a television star inBakersfield and Los Angeles in the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s.

Film on music greatlooks for support

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Billy Mize enjoys his 2009 birthday celebration atBuck Owens’ Crystal Palace.

“All the kids who started buyingour records were phenomenal. Itmade our shows a lot more fun andbroke down a lot of walls to reach ademographic we couldn’t get tobefore. We were working fast and Iwas really trying to keep pace witheverything that was going on at thetime.”

In comparison to many of hispeers, time has been kind to Raye,who doesn’t tour quite as heavily ashe did at his peak but continuesreleasing new music. His 13th CD,“His Love Remains,” a collection ofinspirational songs, was released lastyear.

“The people that me and Trisha

Yearwood sold records to are gone,they’ve moved on to something else,because country doesn’t have any-thing for them today. Now it’s prettymuch, with very few exceptions,image driven. They’re just trying tosell an image of what they think is the‘country’ lifestyle — how country youare or how big your truck is — ‘wedrink sweet tea and we drink coldbeer.’ That’s fine once in awhile. Ithink a lot of people are going back tothinking country music is ‘dumb,’ theway they did prior to those days whenGarth and everyone was doing well.”

Raye understands that it’s ultimate-ly the nature of the music business,but added there’s plenty of room forgenres to co-exist again in harmony.

“It’s frustrating now, becausethere’s a handful of guys in Nashvillewho think they’re such experts andsay, ‘Well, we knew the time was end-ing and so we had to start streamlin-ing and start playing to a more exclu-sive country audience,’ and all that.Back then it was about a singer andsong. I hope it gets back to thatagain.”

Raye said his show will featureplenty of familiar tunes, along withroom for rockin’.

“I always have a list, but I’m alwaysflexible to do requests. I like to getpeople more involved in the show.These songs mean so many things toso many different people. I like tomake people laugh and share stories.”

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Sizzling cooking — and jazzThe Kern County Black Chamber of

Commerce is sponsoring Taste of the Siz-zling South on Saturday evening in the MillCreek area of Central Park. It is the first ofwhat the chamber hopes will be an annualcultural festival.

Attendees can sample various kinds ofSouthern-style food while listening to jazz.A fruit cobbler competition, and arts andcrafts, also will be offered.

According to information on the cham-ber’s website, the organization was found-ed in 2002 by African-American businessowners in Kern County. Troy D. Hightoweris chairman of the board of directors; AliMorris is president and CEO.

Fun with watercolor and inkNine students of Iva Fendrick are the

featured artists this month at the Bakers-field Art Association’s Art Center.

All were enrolled in Fendrick’s Fun WithWatercolor and Ink, a three-hour class thatmet for four sessions in April at the center.

Those exhibiting their work are NancyClark, Peggy Gardner, Kay Gobalet, AliceGoodman, Kay Hall, Anne Hutton, CathyMalahowski, Mimi Palcencia and Jane Ray

Meanwhile, Fendrick, a popular andhighly prolific artist who presents a deli-cate, soothing touch in her work, is the fea-tured artist for June at Russo’s Books inThe Marketplace.

Her display includes illustrations of catsas well as landscapes and a flower marketscene.

Playwright deadline extended Karl Schuck of Tehachapi Community

Theatre has provided an update on theorganization’s annual Playwright’s Festival,including an extension of the deadline to

July 1. Another part of the news is thatplaywrights whose one-act plays areaccepted for production will get a royaltyin the form of good old U.S. dollars. In pre-vious years, writers were not rewardedfinancially. In 2012, however, the successfulsubmitters will receive a $50 royalty.

Now, to some people that may notsound like much but I think everyonewould agree it’s always nice to get paid foryour work. So where did the money comefrom?

“The royalties will come from ticketsales, as with all our shows,” Schuck said.“It’s one of the things made possible bymoving the festival into the subscriptionseason itself.”

By making the festival part of its 2012-13series — in fact, it will lead it off, startingon Oct. 1 — TCT will avoid having to paythe several thousand dollars in feesrequired to produce an established script.

In 2011, nine plays were accepted and pro-duced as part of the festival. And in thecase of at least one playwright, it’s led tobigger and better things.

Tom Misuraca, voted last year’s “Audi-ence Favorite,” has received a contractfrom TCT for his full-length play “Tenants,”Schuck said. It will be produced in Marchof 2013, directed by Shanon Harrell as thefourth show of the subscription season.Other shows in TCT’s 2012-13 season are“A Christmas Carol,” “Almost, Maine,” and“Something’s Afoot.” All productions arepresented at the BeeKay Theatre inTehachapi.

Entrants in the festival must be residentsof Kern or Los Angeles counties. Submittedplays can be no more than 10 minutes inlength. Original works of any style or genreare welcome. For details, visit www.tcton-stage.com and click on 4th Annual Play-wright’s Festival.


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Other Side of the Rainbow art exhibitOpening reception: 2 to 5 p.m. Satur-

day

Where: The Empty Space, 706 Oak St.

Admission: Free

Information: 327-PLAY

Taste of the Sizzling SouthWhen: 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday

Where: Central Park at Mill Creek, 21st

and R streets

Admission: $15; $10 to Kern County

Black Chamber of Commerce members; $5

children


Fun with Watercolor and Ink exhibitOpen hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday

through Friday, through June 30

Where: BAA Art Center, 1817 Eye St.

Admission: Free


TCT Playwright’s FestivalSubmission deadline: July 1

Where: Tehachapi Community Theatre,

431 W. J St., Tehachapi, 93561

Submission fee: Free


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Bakersfield Blaze vs. Lake Elsi-nore Storm, 7:45 p.m. today

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Bakersfield Deaf Senior Citi-zens Social Club, bring your

favorite potluck food, games, 11

a.m. to 3 p.m., East Bakersfield

Veterans Hall, 2101 Ridge Road.

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Concerts by The Fountain,Motown and rhythm and blues

with Foster Campbell & Friends, 7

to 9 p.m., The Marketplace, 9000

Ming Ave.

Farmers Market, 4 to 7 p.m.,

Tehachapi Blvd. and Robinson St.,

in downtown Tehachapi. 822-

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Guitar Class, taught by Mark

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Juliana’s Art Studio & Gallery, 501

18th St. $25. call 578-4570 or 327-

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Home First 12 Volunteers,needed to conduct a survey of

Bakersfield’s homeless, mandato-

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Ladies Active 20/30 BuncoFundraiser, 7 to 10 p.m., Stock-

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Young Street, Suite 200. $35. 925-

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Red Cross New Volunteer Ori-entation, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.,

American Red Cross, Kern Chap-

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See Me LEARN Drawing Club,for kindergarten through eighth

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Bingo, warm ups start at 5 p.m.,

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Friday“Ally the Gator” CeramicWorkshop, for ages 7 and up, 2

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2012 Concert Series, with Satis-

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Boy Scouts of America 36thannual Golf Tournament, 10

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at noon, Bakersfield Country Club,

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Lantern Light Tour & GhostHunt, 8:30 to 10:30 p.m., Silver

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Movies in the Park, presents

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SaturdayFifth annual Tehachapi ChiliCookoff & Car Show, music,

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Taste of the Sizzling South,food tasting, jazz musicians cob-

bler contest, arts and crafts, 5 to

9 p.m., Central Park at Mill Creek,

21st and R streets. $10 KCBC

members; $15 nonmembers; $5

children under 12. 326-1529.

“Say Anything” Cinema Satur-day, begins at sundown, Valentien

Restaurant & Wine Bar, 1310 Trux-

tun Ave., Suite 160. 864-0397.

Bakersfield Friends of WineAnnual Summerfest, food, sam-

ple wines, 4 to 9 p.m., The Petro-

leum Club, 5060 California Ave.

$35. Visit bakersfieldfriend-

sofwine.com. Reservations, 871-

6463 or 871-6830.

Bakersfield Green Thumb Gar-den Club, meeting and installa-

tion of officers for 2012-2013,

video and demonstration of "Pal-

let Gardening," 9 to 11:30 a.m.,

Church of the Brethren, in the

social hall, 327 A St. Free. 393-

3657.

Black Family Peace Day, barbe-

cue, socialize, fellowship, noon to

8 p.m., Beach Park, 3400 21st St.

Free. 900-7394.

Book signing, with author

Shirley Castro of “The Pelican

Family” series, 1 to 3 p.m., Russo’s,

9000 Ming Ave. 665-4686.

Cat Adoptions, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturdays or by appointments,

Petco, 8220 Rosedale Highway.

$65 includes spay/neuter, vac-

cines and leukemia testing. 327-

4706.

Farmers Market, 8 a.m. to noon,

next to Golden State Mall, 3201 F

St., and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Brimhall

Square, 9500 Brimhall Road.

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Bill Engvall, 8 p.m. Friday,

Eagle Mountain Casino,

681 S. Tule Reservation

Road, Porterville. $20 gen-

eral admission; $35

reserve. Tickets online at

eaglemtncasino.com or

888-695-0888.


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Daisy Sanchez, 8 p.m., Bakers-

field Fox Theater, 2001 H St.

$35.50 to $55.50. vallitix.com or

322-5200.

DNA Lifeprint Child SafetyEvent, with new biometric finger-

printing and DNA identification kit,

9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Three-Way

Chevrolet at the Automall, 4501

Wible Road. Free. Visit dna-

lifeprint.com.

Short Sale Workshop, learn

about your options, get questions

answered, 10 a.m. to noon, Cold-

well Banker Preferred, Realtors,

3820 Coffee Road, Ste. 1. Free.

616-3600.

Summer Symphony Concert, 7

to 9 p.m., Shafter High School,

Performing Arts Center, 526 Man-

nel Ave., Shafter. $5.

Movies in the Park, “Soul

Surfer,” begins at dusk, Silver Oak

Park, 15855 Opus One Drive. Free.

392-2000.

Scale Model Train Display &Model Train Club Open, hosted

by the Golden Empire Historical

and Modeling Society, will display

two large model railroads, 10 a.m.

to 1 p.m., 1534 19th St., entrance

in alley. 331-6695.

SundayBeale Band Concert, performed

by the Bakersfield Municipal Band,

pre-concert show at 7:15 p.m.,

concert at 8 p.m., Beale Park, 500

Oleander Avenue. Free. 326-FUNN.

CALM’s Father’s Day Special,admission for all fathers and

grandfathers is $5, 9 a.m. to 5

p.m., CALM, 10500 Alfred Harrell

Highway. You’ll have a chance to

win a free CALM family member-

ship. calmzoo.org or 872-2256.

Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to 2

p.m., Kaiser Permanente, 8800

Ming Ave. 877-524-7373.

THEATER“Guys and Dolls” Musical, 7:30

p.m. Friday and Saturday, Beekay

Theatre, 110 S. Green St.,

Tehachapi. $16. Tickets online at

tctonstage.com or 822-4037.

“The Last Romance,” 7:30 p.m.

today through Saturday, Stars Din-

ner Theatre, 1931 Chester Ave.

$45 to $55; show-only tickets

$35; matinee $45 to $50. 325-

6100.

“Trouts” The Musical, 7 p.m.

Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sun-

day, Gaslight Melodrama Theatre

& Music Hall, 12748 Jomani Drive.

$12 to $23. 587-3377.

Disney’s The Little MermaidJr.! Summer Workshop, for per-

formers from the ages of 6 to 13,

9 a.m. to noon every Monday

through Friday, now through July

15, Spotlight Theatre, 1622 19th St.

$295. 364-7920.

Improv Comedy Show, with

Center For Improv Advancement,

8 to 9:30 p.m. Fridays and Satur-

days, Ice House, 3401 Chester

Ave., Suite M. Adults: $5, children

under 12 are $1. ciacomedy.com.

ARTSummer Exhibitions, opening

reception featuring exhibits of

“Visual Arts Small Works Festi-

val,” “Paintings by Dennis

Ziemienski,” “L.A. te: Photo-

graphs of Los Angeles after

Dark,” “Eye Gallery: A Day in the

Life,” 6 p.m. today, Bakersfield

Museum of Art, 1930 R St. Mem-

bers free, non-members $10.

323-7219.

Art Classes, in drawing, water-

color, oils, color theory, for begin-

ners and advanced, Bakersfield

Art Association Art Center, 1817

Eye St. 869-2320.

Art for Healing program, class-

es that alleviate stress, resulting

from illness, or grief. All classes

are free but some suggest a dona-

tion and are held at Mercy Hospi-

tal, Truxtun Campus, Truxtun and

A St. Visit

mercybaakersfield.org/art or to

register, 632-5357.

Artist Reception, for Christina

Sweet of “Other Side of the Rain-

bow,” 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, The

Empty Space, 706 Oak St. Free.

327-PLAY.

Artwork on Display, featuring

students of Iva Fendrick, now

through June, Bakersfield Art

Association Art Center, 1817 Eye

St. Free. 869-2320.

Rose Lester, featured artist for

the month of June, Dagny’s Coffee

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

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.

MUSICAcousticKern River Brewing Company,

13415 Sierra Highway, Kernville,

760-376-2337; Slideways with

Keith Hall and Tom Corbett, 7:30

p.m. Friday.

King Tut, 10606 Hageman Road;

Ernie Lewis, 6 to 8 p.m. Thurs-

day. Free.

BluesKern River Blues Society Jam,2 to 8 p.m. every third Saturday,

Trout’s, 805 N. Chester Ave. 872-

7517.

Classic RockBellvedere Cocktail Lounge,3090 Brundage Lane, 325-2139;

Usual Suspects, 9 p.m. Friday and

Saturday.

Lone Oak Lounge, 10612

Rosedale Highway, 589-0412;

Mike Montano Band, 9 p.m. Satur-

day.

Pyrenees Cafe, 601 Sumner,

323-0053; Mike Montano Band, 1

to 5 p.m. Saturday.

T-Bones Steakhouse, 8020 Dis-

trict Blvd., 398-1300; Elevation

406, 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Friday.

ComedyElevation Lounge, 818 Real

Road, 325-6864; Improv Tuesday -

Live comedy with DJ after party, 9

p.m. Tuesdays.

T-Bones Steakhouse, 8020 Dis-

trict Blvd., 398-1300; Mike Mura-

tore, Marie Del Prete, Eljaye Mon-

tenegro, Gerald Albritre, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday. $10.

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

7560; Buddy Alan Owens & the

Buckaroos, 7:30 p.m. Friday and

Saturday.

Sandrini’s, 1918 Eye St., 322-

8900; Vince Galindo, 9 p.m.

Wednesdays.

DancingBeginner Belly Dance Lessons,5:45 to 6:45 p.m. Mondays, Cen-

tre Stage Studio, 1710 Chester

Ave. 323-5215. $45 regular ses-

sion; $65 combo session. bakers-

fieldbellydance.biz.

Folklorico Classes, advance

dancers/performing group 6 to 8

p.m. Fridays; and beginners, all

ages, 10:30 a.m. to noon Satur-

days, Fruitvale-Norris Park, 6221

Norris Road. $22 per month for

beginners; $25 per month for

advance dancers. 833-8790.

Greenacres Community Cen-ter, 2014 Calloway Dr., offers

ballroom dance, East Coast

swing (jitterbug) and Argentine

Tango dance classes; $35, $45

for non-members. 322-5765 or

201-2105.

Joaquin Squares, 7:30 to 9:30

p.m. Thursday, Rasmussen Center,

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

325-3086 or 399-3658. Pairs andSpares Dance, with Jerri Arnold,

Country George and Ed Shelton, 7

p.m. Friday, Rasmussen Senior

Center, 115 E. Roberts Lane. $7; $9

nonmembers. 399-3575.

DJBanacek’s Lounge, 4601 State

Road, 387-9224; with DJ Casey

Overstreet, 9 p.m. Fridays.

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

DJ Brian, 7 to 11 p.m. Tuesday.

DoubleTree Hotel, ClubOdyssey, 3100 Camino Del Rio

Court. 323-7111; live in the mix: old

school, ’80s, & ’90s music, 9 p.m.

to 1:30 a.m. every Saturday.

Le Corusse Rouge, 4647 White

Lane, 834-1611; with DJ Chill in the

Mixx, 5 p.m. every Friday until 2

a.m. Saturday.

Rockstarz Party Bar, 7737

Meany Ave., Suite B5, 589-6749;

DJ James, 9 p.m. Thursdays

through Saturdays. Free.

The Bull Shed Bar & Grill, atHotel Rosedale, 2400 Camino

Del Rio Court, 327-0681; with

Meg, 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Satur-

days.

Jazz Cafe Med, 4809 Stockdale High-

way., 834-4433; Richie Perez, 7:30

to 11 p.m. Thursdays.

Imbibe Wine & Spirits Mer-chant, 4140 Truxtun Ave., 633-

WINE; live music & wine bar with

featuring local artist and Jazz

Connection, along with 24 wines,

6 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday and

Thursday; 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Fri-

day and Saturday.

King Tut, 10606 Hageman Road;

live Instrumental and vocal Jazz,

6:30 to 7:30 p.m. each Friday and

Saturday. Free.

Le Corusse Rouge, 4647 White

Lane, 834-1611; Bakersfield Jazz

Workshop, 6:30 to 10:30 p.m.

every Wednesday.

Que Pasa Mexican Cafe, 2701

Ming Ave., 832-5011; Jazz Inva-

sion, 9 to 10 p.m. every Saturday.

Steak and Grape, 4420 Coffee

Road, 588-9463; 7 to 10 p.m.

Thursday through Saturday. Free.

The Nile, Jazz Music, 6 p.m. every

Sunday. Cost $10 at 1721 19th St.

364-2620.

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

p.m. Thursdays and Tuesdays.

Banacek’s Lounge, 9 p.m. every

Friday and Saturday at 4601

State Road. 387-9224.

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

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

days.

Big Daddy Pizza, 6417 Ming Ave.,

396-7499; 7 to 10 p.m. every Tues-

day; 8 to 11 p.m. every Friday.

Cataldo’s Pizzeria, 4200 New

Stine Road, 397-5000; 6:30 to

9:30 p.m. Thursday.

Cataldo’s Pizzeria, 6111 Niles St.,

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

days.

Chateau Lounge, 2100 S.

Chester Ave., 835-1550; 9 p.m.

every Saturday.

City Slickers, 1001 W. Tehachapi

Blvd., 822-4939; 7 p.m. Tuesdays

and Thursdays.

Corona’s Cantina, 9817 S. Union

Ave., 345-8463; 7 to 10 p.m. Fri-

days.

Don Perico Restaurant, 2660

Oswell St., Suite 133, 871-2001; 7

to 11 p.m. Thursdays.

DoubleTree Hotel, ClubOdyssey, 3100 Camino Del Rio

Court; 8 p.m. to midnight Tues-

days.

Elevation Lounge, 818 Real

Road, 325-6864; 9 p.m. Wednes-

day.

Ethel’s Old Corral, 4310 Alfred

Harrell Highway, 873-7613; 6 to 9

p.m. every Wednesday.

Iron Horse Saloon, 1821 S.

Chester Ave., 831-1315; 7 to 11

p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays.

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

to 10 p.m. every Friday.

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Movies in the Park presents “Happy Feet 2” beginning at dusk

Friday, Pin Oak Park, 3101 Pin Oak Park Blvd. Free. 326-3866.

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Le Corusse Rouge, 4647 WhiteLane, 834-1611; A to Z Karaoke, 8p.m. to midnight Tuesdays. Lone Oak Inn, 8 p.m. every Tues-day and Thursday at 10612Rosedale Hwy. 589-0412. Magoo’s Pizza, 1129 Olive Drive,399-7800; 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tues-day. Maria Bonita Mexican Restau-rant, 10701 Highway 178, 366-3261, 7 to 11 p.m. Fridays. All ages. McMurphy’s Irish Pub &Sports Bar, 14 Monterey St., 869-1451; 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tuesdays. Pizzeria, 4200 Gosford Road,397-1111; 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays. Pour House, 9 p.m. Fridays andSaturdays at 4041 Fruitvale Ave.589-9300. Pyrenees Cafe, 601 Sumner,323-0053; 8 p.m. to midnight Sat-urdays. Replay Sports Lounge & Grill,4500 Buck Owens Blvd., 324-3300; 8 p.m. every Wednesday. Rocket Shop Cafe, 2000 S.Union Ave., 832-4800; 8:30 p.m.to midnight Saturday. Rockstarz Party Bar, 7737Meany Ave., Suite B5, 589-6749; 8p.m. Mondays through Wednes-days. Rocky’s Pizza & Arcade, 2858Niles St., 873-1900; 5:30 to 9:30p.m. Wednesday. Round Table Pizza, 2060 WhiteLane, 836-2700; 6 to 9 p.m. Tues-day.Round Table Pizza, 2620 BuckOwens Blvd., 327-9651; The Junc-tion with host Mac Clanahan, 8:30p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays. Round Table Pizza, 4200 Gos-ford Road, 397-1111; 6:30 p.m.Wednesdays. Rusty’s Pizza, 5430 Olive Drive,392-1482; 6:30 to 9 p.m. everyWednesday.Sports & Spirits, 6633 MingAve., 398-7077; 9 p.m. Thursdays

and Saturdays.

Syndicate Lounge, 1818 Eye St.,327-0070; with Alisa Spencer, 9p.m. every Wednesday. T-Bones Steakhouse, 8020 Dis-trict Blvd., 398-1300; 7:30 to 11p.m. Thursdays. Tejon Club, 6 to 10 p.m. everySaturday at 117 El Tejon Ave. 392-1747. The Bull Shed Bar & Grill, atHotel Rosedale, 2400 CaminoDel Rio Court, 327-0681; 7 p.m.Tuesdays and Thursdays. The Junction Lounge, 2620Buck Owens Blvd., 327-9651; 8:30p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. The Old River Monte Carlo,9750 Taft Highway, 837-0250;8:30 p.m. every Thursday. The Playhouse, 2915 Taft High-way; 397-3599; 7 to 10 p.m. Sun-days. The Prime Cut, 9500 BrimhallRoad, 831-1413; hosted by EdLoverr, 9 p.m. to midnight Friday. The Regent, 2814 Niles St., 871-4140; 8:30 p.m. every other Fri-day.

The Wrecking Yard, 9817 S.Union Ave., 827-9192; 7 to 10 p.m.Mondays, Tuesdays and Thurs-days. The Wright Place, 2695-G MountVernon Ave., 872-8831, 8 p.m.every Thursday.Tomi’s Cowgirl Cafe, 7 to 10p.m. every Tuesday and Thursdayat 1440 Weedpatch Hwy. 363-5102. Trouts & The BlackboardStages, 805 N. Chester Ave., 399-6700; 7 p.m. Mondays and Thurs-days, 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays,Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdaysand Sundays. Vinny’s Bar & Grill, 2700 S.Union Ave., 496-2502, 7 p.m.Thursdays. 21 and over.

Latin/SalsaDoubleTree Hotel, ClubOdyssey, Club Odyssey, 3100Camino Del Rio Court, 633-1949;various levels, 3 to 9 p.m. everySunday. $5 per person, per lesson.

Mariachi Camino Real Restaurant, 6 to 9p.m. every Sunday at 3500 Trux-tun Ave. 852-0493.

Music showcaseThe Prime Cut, 9500 BrimhallRoad, 831-1413; featuring localartists, 7 to 10 p.m. every Wednes-day.

Oldies KC Steakhouse, 2515 F St., 322-9910; Jimmy Gaines, Bobby O andMike Halls, 6:30 p.m. Thursdaythrough Saturday.

Old schoolQue Pasa Mexican Cafe, 2701Ming Ave., 832-5011; Al Garcia &the Rhythm Kings, 8 to 11 p.m.every Thursday. Tam O’Shanter, 2345 Alta Vista,324-6774; The Press, 8:30 p.m. Fri-day and Saturday. $5 per night.

Open MicFiddlers Crossing, 206 East FSt., Tehachapi, 823-9994; 7 p.m.Wednesdays. $5.

Poetry Open Mic, featuringauthor Gary Hill of “From a Sav-age City,” others welcome tobring prose and poetry, sign-upsbegin at 6:45 p.m., readingsbegin at 7 p.m. Thursday, Russo’s,9000 Ming Ave. 665-4686.

Ska/ReggaeB. Ryder’s Sports Bar & Grill,7401 White Lane, 397-7304;Brewfish, 9 p.m. Thursday. $3.

RockB. Ryder’s Sports Bar & Grill,7401 White Lane, 397-7304; Kelu-lu, Vida Tinta, DJ Carlitos, 8:30p.m. Friday. $10; Crooked Folk, BirdChannel, The Nature, 9 p.m. Satur-day. $5. On the Rocks, 1517 18th St., 327-7685; Lightnin’ Woodcock, TheDirty Hand Family Band, DreadfulSelfish Crime, 8 p.m. Friday; GlamCobra, 8 p.m. Saturday. $5 pernight.

Rockstarz Party Bar, 7737Meany Ave., Suite B5, 589-6749;live bands, 9 p.m. every Thursday.

Trivia nightBellvedere Cocktail Lounge,3090 Brundage Lane, 325-2139; 7p.m. Tuesdays.

Chuy’s, 2500 New Stine Road,833-3469; 7 p.m. every Tuesday.

Sandrini’s, 1918 Eye St., 322-8900; Trivia Night with DaveRezac, 10 p.m. Tuesdays.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Monday 6/18“Take Off to Sky” SummerCamp & VBS, a fun family adven-ture for the whole family, dinner,fun, games and more, 6 to 8 p.m.Monday through Thursday, OliveKnolls Church, 6201 Fruitvale Ave.$50. 399-3303.

Horse Happy Horse Camp, forages 8 to 17, learn about horses,grooming, horse care, riding les-sons, begins every Monday, nowto Aug. 24. $200 per child, perweek, at Sioux City Ranch, 15101Sunnybank Ave. 900-4880.

Tuesday 6/19Kris Kristofferson with LosLobos, 8 p.m., Bakersfield FoxTheater, 2001 H St. $25-$100. val-litix.com or 322-5200.Music Fest 2012,with Banshee

in the Kitchen (celtic), 7 to 8:30p.m., Silver Creek Park, 7011 HarrisRoad. Free. 326-FUNN.Oildale Farmers Market, 3 to 6p.m., now through August, north-east corner of N. Chester Ave. andNorris Road, Oildale. 868-3670.Sierra Club Conditioning Hikes,three to five miles, 7 p.m., meet atcorner of Highways 178 and 184.872-2432 or 873-8107.

Wednesday 6/20CASA Volunteer Orientation,learn how to make a difference inthe life of an abused, abandonedor neglected child, noon to 1 p.m.and 5 to 6 p.m., CASA, 2000 24thSt. kerncasa.org or 631-2272.Kern Photography Association,all skill levels welcome, 6 to 8p.m., Henley’s Photo, 2000 H St.kernphotographyassociation.comor 496-3723.

Thursday 6/21An Evening with Dick Morris,6:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., BakersfieldCountry Club, 4200 Country ClubDrive. $250. 331-0484.

Concerts by The Fountain, oldschool funk with G-Six band withguest Tony O’Brien, 7 to 9 p.m.,The Marketplace, 9000 Ming Ave.

Farmer’s Market, 4 to 7 p.m.,Tehachapi Blvd. and Robinson St.,in downtown Tehachapi. 822-6519.Free Admission Day, 10 a.m. to 4p.m., Buena Vista Museum of Nat-

ural History, 2018 Chester Ave.324-6350.Guitar Class, taught by MarkAlbert, for individuals or a group,Juliana’s Art Studio & Gallery, 50118th St. $25. call 578-4570 or 327-7507 for class details.Kern County Mineral Society,meeting, 7:30 p.m., East Bakers-field Veterans Hall, 2101 RidgeRoad. 834-3128.See Me LEARN Drawing Club,for kindergarten through eighthgrade, theme “Mario and Friends,”2 to 3 p.m. Thursdays, nowthrough June 28, Friendship House,2424 Cottonwood Road. Free. Visitseemelearn.org or 369-8926 or949-923-5456.Taft Certified Farmers Market,5 to 8 p.m., 5th St. Plaza, Taft. 765-2165.Third Thursdays Faire in thePark, entertainment, barbecue,arts and crafts, games, contests,farmer’s market, 5:30 p.m., CentralPark at Mill Creek, 21st and Rstreets. 325-5892.

Friday 6/22“Reckless,” 8 p.m. Friday andSaturday, The Empty Space, 706Oak St. $15; $10 students/seniors.327-PLAY.

Movies in the Park, presents“Spy Kids 4,” begins at dusk,Bright House Networks Amphithe-atre, 11200 Stockdale Highway.Free. 326-3866.

Saturday 6/23“National Lampoon’s Vacation”Cinema, begins at sundown,Valentien Restaurant & Wine Bar,1310 Truxtun Ave., Suite 160. 864-0397.

20th annual Mud VolleyballTournament, gates open at 7:30a.m., play begins at 8:30 a.m.,Stramler Park, 3805 Chester Ave.$300-$375 per team. Walk up reg-istration available. Free to specta-tors. epilepsysocietyofkern.org or634-9810.

Dinner & Dance, hosted by OurLady of Guadalupe Council #13925Knights of Columbus; no host bar5:30 p.m., dinner 6:30 p.m., danc-ing and music, 8 p.m., Our Lady ofGuadalupe Parish, Hall, 601 E. Cali-fornia Ave. $20. 304-7532.

Electronic Waste RecyclingEvent, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., StrataSports Center, 10350 Heather Ave.,California City. Free. [email protected] or 873-4011.

Indian Point Ostrich Ranch20th Anniversary, ostrich eggshell painting, bounce house, pop-corn, soda, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., IndianPoint Ostrich Ranch, 28101 Girau-do Road, Tehachapi. Free. 822-9131.

Monopoly Game Tournament,benefitting Covenant CommunityServices, 8 a.m., St. John’s Luther-an Church, 4500 Buena VistaRoad. $25 donation. 829-6999.

Star Party with Kern Astro-nomical Society, 8 to 10 p.m.,The Marketplace, 9000 Ming Ave.487-2519.

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