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BY JENNIFER SELFCalifornian lifestyles editor

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Considering the break-through year Little BigTown is having, it’s hard to

believe the country group wouldbe anyone’s second choice toheadline a charity function.

But that was the case withFight for Life, the annual cancerfundraiser that — with its elabo-rate ice sculptures, sanctionedboxing matches, scantily claddancers and general over-the-top-Vegas-ness — has becomeone of the hottest tickets on thecity’s social calendar.

The first choice of event organ-izers was genre-bending bad boyKid Rock. But there was the smallmatter of his not-so-small fee.

“He was pricey,” said Fight forLife volunteer Casey Orsburn.

“After a very long process ofoffers and counteroffers, hedeclined. (Little Big Town) was asecond option, but a good option.In fact, we couldn’t have played itbetter.”

Karma, indeed, was on the sideof the organizers, for while thecocky Kid from Detroit waspulling the rock star routine, Lit-tle Big Town was tearing up thecharts with “Pontoon,” thecatchiest song of the summer.Just last week the quartet tookhome two Country Music Associ-ation awards, for single and vocalgroup of the year.

“And they’re playing for belowtheir normal fee,” Orsburn said.

That’s no small considerationfor event mastermind andfundraiser extraordinaire LeslieKnox, who owns AdvancedIndustrial Services, an oilfieldservices company. In the fouryears since the inception of Fightfor Life, Knox and her team haveraised more than $1 million, saidAIS spokesman Robert Rice, whois Knox’s brother.

And things are getting reallyinteresting this year: Comprehen-sive Blood and Cancer Center ofBakersfield has vowed to matchSaturday’s haul dollar for dollar,up to $1 million. The proceedswill go toward the recentlylaunched Kern County CancerFund, as opposed to the Ameri-can Cancer Society, the previousbeneficiary, which has faced criti-cism that not enough of the funds

raised here remain here.“We did everything for the

American Cancer Society — Relayfor Life and all that,” said Ors-burn. “So this year, we pulledaway from that to keep every-thing local, and that’s what theKern County Cancer Fund is, alllocal.”

Bouts, beauties, big heartsThe concert, which starts at 10

p.m., may be the main event, butit’s just one part of the night’sreal selling point: sheer spectacle.

“I would say there’s nothinglike this in all of Kern County andprobably California,” Orsburnsaid. “It’s like going to Vegas, butit’s tax deductible.”

Good cause or not, the generaladmission price of $350 (whichincludes food) is a bit of a shockuntil you consider what you getfor your money:

The five-bout “A Night atthe Fights,” featuring WorldBoxing Council Super Welter-weight champion Mia St. John ofLos Angeles vs. Tiffany Junot ofNew Orleans.

Cirque-style aerial enter-tainers flying overhead.

DJs and three dance floors.Pool tables and “flair bar-

tenders,” who entertain withnothing but a smile and a cocktailshaker.

Girls, girls, girls. As in danc-ing girls, girls in skimpy westernoutfits armed with cap guns —this year’s theme is “Coyote Ugly”— and girls demonstrating theiragility on the mechanical bull(the bull rides are open only toprofessionals, if mechanical bull-riding counts as a profession.)

A 30,000-square-foot elevatedVIP section is a perk for the reallyhigh rollers — as in $1,500 perticket. For what amounts to amortgage payment, you get afront-row seat to all the action ina roped-off area.

But the coolest feature — liter-ally — is the ice, and they don’tmean those cubes clinkingaround in your vodka.

“Everything in the lounge ismade out of ice” by a Los Ange-les-based company, said Rice,including walls, couches, tables,the bar, the cups.

“We’ll have the Wall Street bullcarved out of ice, and it’s massive— 16 feet in length and 10 feettall. There will be a hollowed-outarea, so you can throw donationsinto the bull.”

But by the time your lips start

to turn blue, there’s still plenty tosee beyond the sub-zero section,which takes up only a fraction ofthe 104,000-square-foot building— once a big-box home store —whose use was donated by theowner.

“It’s fancy,” Rice said. “The

owner said, ‘Whatever you needto do,’ so we painted all the wallsinside, cleaned the floors a mil-lion times, painted some dancefloors. It’s a western theme, but itwill probably be more of a leop-ardy look when we get done.That’s how it was last year.”

Chris Branson, who owns Trini-ty Safety Company and is a busi-ness associate of Knox’s, hasattended every one of the Fightfor Life events. Though he saidthe night “gets pretty crazy,” it’sthe quieter moments that staywith him long after the ice sculp-tures melt.

“Just the testimonies of familiesthat have gone through cancer orare going through cancer, in themidst of everybody having fun,”said Branson, referring to thevideotaped segments that pre-cede the fights.

“It’s kind of heartfelt, having afamily of my own. People are suf-fering and people need help, andit’s a good thing for Kern Countythat Leslie has made it so thathelp is on the way.”

If, unlike Branson, you’re oneof the thousands of Kern resi-dents wondering how such anextravaganza could have escapedyour notice for four years, Ricesaid that’s not a surprise.

Though the boxing matcheshave always been a part of theevening, the rest of the entertain-ment was a far more humbleaffair when he and his sister start-ed out. Largely through word ofmouth, attendance has grown tomatch the grand scale of theevent. By the time Little BigHouse was booked for this year,Rice knew it was time to launchan all-out publicity blitz.

Last year’s event drew around2,000 people on the strength ofplatinum-selling rock bandSwitchfoot, which headlined.About 1,500 tickets have beensold so far this year, and organiz-ers are hoping for a crowd ofabout 3,500 to 5,000 people.

“Dress to impress,” Riceadvised. “Just bring yourself andhave a good time. Oh, and bringyour wallet.”

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

Most fun you’ve never hadIf glam charity event isn’ton your radar, it should be

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IndexHip-hop in court: A bad rap? .................. 28“Disney on Ice: 100 Years of Magic”...... 29Arts Alive.................................................. 30“Mame!” review ...................................... 31The Lowdown with Matt Munoz.............. 32East High play: “Noises Off” .................. 33Rick Estrin and the Nightcats ................ 34Calendar .............................................. 38-39

Fight for LifeWhat: Fundraiser featuringcountry vocal group Little BigTown, several rounds of box-ing, an ice lounge, dancing,aerial performers and more.

When: Doors open at 5 p.m.;boxing at 7 p.m.; Little BigTown at 10 p.m.

Where: Indoor RV Storage,3200 Buck Owens Blvd.

Tickets: $350 to $1,500;available atfightforlifeevent.org,vallitix.com, 322-5200 or atthe door

Information: 837-0477 or fightforlifeevent.org

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Little Big Town, reigning CMA vocal group of the year, headlines the Fight for Life event on Saturday.

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So real: Film as you’ve never seen itBY STEFANI DIAS Californian assistant lifestyles editor

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Although many moviegoers are eagerto return to Middle Earth nextmonth for “The Hobbit: An Unex-

pected Journey,” most screenings of thefilm will not feature the uber-clear, lifelikevisual format filmmaker Peter Jacksonintended. But there’s no need to launch anepic quest for a theater that does: EdwardsCinema at The Marketplace will offer thenew 48-frames-per-second technology.

“There are a large number of peopleexcited to see what Peter Jackson is up towith the new format with early anticipa-tion at a high level for the HFR 3D presen-tations,” Richard Grover, director of mar-keting and communications for RegalEntertainment Group, wrote in an email.“In working with the studio (Warner Bros.),Regal will offer the HFR 3D format in 97theatres across the country.”

Grover did not clarify why the Bakers-field location is one of theaters screeningthe film in the new High Frame Rate 3D(HFR 3D) format.

The format may give Edwards the edgelocally among cinephiles, as it’s currentlythe only local theater guaranteed to offerHFR 3D when “The Hobbit” begins Dec.13. (Managers at Reading and Maya saidthey could not confirm if their theaters willoffer the format.)

Since the 1920s, movies have beenfilmed and screened at a standard rate of24 frames per second. Frame rate refers tothe number of images (frames) displayedby a projector in one second. In a first for amajor film, Jackson filmed “The Hobbit” attwice the standard frame rate, which moreclosely replicates what is seen by thehuman eye. The director has said the newspeed gives the “illusion of real life, wheremovement feels smoother, and you're notdealing with strobing.”

Footage of the film at 48 fps debuted inApril at CinemaCon, a movie industrytrade show in Las Vegas. Response wasmixed, with many saying the crystal clearshots looked hyper-realistic.

Edwards general manager Herman Milsaid he has yet to see any HFR 3D footagebut will in the coming weeks.

“We are having to have a softwareupgrade to accommodate that format.We’ll have something from the marketingdepartment that will help us explain thedifference (to customers). And they will besending us some test (footage to view).”

For the opening of “The Hobbit,” Mil

said the theater will dedicate more screensto the film so that it can be shown in threeformats.

(For those who can’t get enough MiddleEarth magic, the theater will host a “Lordof the Rings” trilogy marathon, featuringthe director’s cut of all three films, on Sat-urday, Dec. 8.)

With the upgrades, Edwards would be

prepared to screen the next two “Hobbit”installments in HFR 3D, although Milcould not confirm if that is a lock. “It’s acorporate decision.”

Regardless of the future, Mil said he washappy to be at the forefront of the new for-mat.

“Anything to add (for customers). It’s aplus.”

Buy ticketsTickets for “The Hobbit” HFR 3Dscreenings (as well as 2D and 3D)starting Dec. 13 and the “Lord of theRings” marathon on Dec. 8 are avail-able now at Edwards Cinema (9000Ming Ave., 663-3042) or onfandango.com.

‘Hobbit’ viewers will have optionof hyper-realistic new technology

Iwent to the symphony. You read that right — the

symphony. I’ve always wanted to, but

never quite got around to it. I’vebeen to hundreds of concerts —everything from Elton John toRobert Earl Keen — and I’vefound that the more lowbrow theatmosphere, the happier I am.

So how did I, an unrepentantheathen, end up watching theBakersfield Symphony? Simple. Iinterviewed John Farrer. Mr. Far-rer is the completely brilliantconductor of the BakersfieldSymphony.

I actually asked him what aconductor does. I wasn’t kid-ding. Eric Clapton’s banddoesn’t need a guy wavinga stick around. I’ve seenLyle Lovett and his LargeBand play a whole bunchof times, and they, too,get by just finewithout a guy ina tuxedo keep-ing the beat.So what makes

a proper orchestra different? Is itall for show?

Well, instead of calling me anidiot and storming off (whichwould have been completely jus-tified), he handed me the sheetmusic to the piece they were cur-rently performing. It was likeshowing a third-grader who was-n’t all that good at math a bookon quantum physics. My tinybrain had zero chance of graspingthe scope of it. I knew one thing: Ihad to see this performed in per-son.

Now, before you rush to someEliza Doolittle-inspired elitistjudgment, bear in mind that I do

like classical music. I listen toit fairly frequently, mostlyto make me feel smarter. Ijust never went to hear itplayed live, mostly out ofrespect for people who

really love this stuff. Theyshould be able to go

out and enjoy someculture withoutworrying aboutrunning into peo-

ple like me. But I didn’t care any-more. I was going, and that wasthat.

The first thing I figured wasthat you have to get all dressedup to go to the symphony, andbelieve it or not, I am capable ofthis when called upon to do so.Still, I didn’t know just howdressed up, so I stopped by H.Walker’s (a most excellent cloth-ing store), and got briefed byTracy and Sarah on just how toblend in with the swells. And Ilooked good. Really good. Mywife got all dolled up, too, andshe looked almost as good as Idid. So off we went.

Overdressed for a rodeoWe got an excellent mortuary-

adjacent parking spot and head-ed across Truxtun for our bignight out. The first and mostironic thing that I realized wasthat while the symphony wasplaying at the Rabobank Theater,the professional bull riders wereperforming at the same time atthe arena. I had noticed that

there were an awful lot of pickupsparked out there for a symphony.The lines were distinctly differentin appearance. We could see allthe fancy people looking at artand sipping wine in the lobby ofthe theater, and I couldn’t helpthinking that watching bull riderswould be awesome. But I wascommitted. And overdressed for arodeo. So into the lobby we went,amongst the art and merlot.

Nothing could have preparedus for the next 20 minutes or so. Ididn’t know what to say to any ofthese people. We live in east Bak-ersfield! We don’t have kids awayat college, and we don’t even ownvacation property. As it turns out,none of that stuff mattered at all.Everyone was incredibly nice,

without a whiff of snootiness. Wewere already having fun. The onlydrawback was that all those peo-ple were drinking wine because itwas the only beverage commer-cially available at the venue, andI’m not a fan at all. Next time I’msneaking in a shot of tequila anda Shiner Bock. I’ll bet half thepeople who give me dirty lookswill be secretly envious.

We found our seats and gotcomfortable, or as close to com-fortable as you can get in an audi-torium built at a time when theaverage person was 4 feet tall,with the seats spaced accordingly.A minor quibble. We spotted ourfriend Donna Fraser, an epic vio-linist, on stage. We waved at her

Night at the symphony not just for blue bloodsScott Cox CONTRIBUTING COLUMNIST

Then Mr. Farrer came out and climbedup on his box to wield his magic

wand. I was expecting him to grab amicrophone and yell, “Bakersfield,

are you ready to rock?” Not a chance.

Please see COX / 37

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Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins, left, and Ian McKellen as Gandalf appear in ascene from “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.”


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BY MATT MUNOZCalifornian staff writer

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The controversy surroundingthe lyrical content of rapmusic in the courtroom will

be the focus of a lecture by visit-ing author Lily Hirsch at Bakers-field College on Wednesday.

Hirsch willpresent a selec-tion of high-pro-file and notewor-thy court cases inwhich rap lyricshave been usedagainst theaccused.

Hirsch holds aPh.D. in musicology from DukeUniversity and has taught atCleveland State University. Her2008 book, “Hitler’s JewishOrchestra: Musical Politics in theBerlin Jewish Culture League,”explores the only Nazi-era institu-tion in which Jews were allowedto both participate as musiciansand audience members.

Her latest book, “Music inAmerican Crime Prevention andPunishment,” is a further explo-ration of Hirsch’s argument thatmusic often is misused to bothcontrol and punish, most promi-nently in the rap music genre andspecifically the artists behind the

music.“What I see happening here in

the courts is they’re using raplyrics as evidence of crime sup-posing there’s some sort of one-to-one correspondence betweenwhat a rapper writes and who heis. That’s a very Romantic-eraidea, that the composer compos-es who he is and the musicreflects who he is. That’s a reallyproblematic idea, especially inrap music, where normally it’snot just the one rapper who’swriting this music, there’s awhole host of people that haveinput. That being said, that’s justone issue.”

Included in her research is thecase of gangster rapper Corey “C-Murder” Miller, convicted of sec-ond-degree murder in 2002. Dur-ing the trial, Hirsch said, theprosecutor often referred toMiller by his stage name, C-Mur-der, rather than his given name.

“I think it displayed awarenessof how the role of just his persona

as a rapper played in his convic-tion. It’s not always just about thelyrics. Even if there’s no directpoint of reference from a pagewith verses, you’ll have some sortof reference to the person as arapper.”

Another case discussed inHirsch’s lecture will be that ofrapper Calvin “Snoop Dogg”Broadus, arrested in connectionwith the 1993 shooting death ofgang member Phillip Woldermar-ian by Broadus’ bodyguard,McKinley Lee. Broadus, as thedriver of the vehicle from whichthe shooting had occurred, wascharged with murder. Both menwere acquitted, but Broadusremained entangled in legal bat-tles surrounding the case forthree years. Hirsch said Broadus’troubles intensified following therelease of his 1994 album, “Mur-der Was the Case.”

“I’m really tracing and dis-cussing the problem. First, it’snot just one single rapper writingabout his life experience. Second,rap is not some sort of authenticextension of the rapper. Often-times, it’s a whole projection orcharacter. You see that especiallywith rappers like Eminem, whohas so many characters involvedin his rap, it’s not just who he isas a person.

“Also the violence, especially ingangster rap, is metaphorical —it’s about power, not actuallyabout a specific crime or glorifi-

cation of violence. It’s aboutsome sort of lost power, so thissort of direct reading of rap that’shappening at court, ‘this violentact was written by the rapper,therefore he would do somethinglike this,’ is really super-problem-atic.”

Hirsch’s book includes a briefsection on heavy metal rock lyrics.

“It seems like, in general, heavymetal and rap are the two mostsuspect genres of music in oursociety, based on how the courtstreat them. I do think rap is prob-ably treated a little more suspect,but I think its pretty close.”

During the hour-long multime-dia presentation, other topics willinclude music and violence,music in prison, how music isbeing used as torture in the Waron Terror, the use of classicalmusic to repel teenagers and thepunishment of noise violators.

“It’s so funny and horrifying atthe same time, but today you’restarting to see it enter academia.(Rap producer) Swizz Beatz was aresident composer at NYU. So,it’s starting to have some sort ofrespectability. But I think it’sbased on how the courts aretreating rap music.”

Busting rhymes and doing time Author explores courts’perception of rap lyrics

Lily E. Hirsch: “Rap Lyricsas Evidence of Crime”When: 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.WednesdayWhere: Norman Levan Cen-ter for the Humanities, Bak-ersfield College campusAdmission: Free. Open to thepublic.Information: 395-4339

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Snoop Dogg, seen grooving at the VICE Magazine party in Septem-ber in Toronto, is among the subjects examined by Lily E. Hirsch in“Rap Lyrics as Evidence of Crime.”


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BY MIRANDA WHITWORTHContributing writer

The Happiest Place on Earth is mak-ing a stop in Bakersfield and with itcomes dozens of characters, memo-

rable music and an ice show that shouldplease even the grumpiest of crowds. “Dis-ney on Ice: 100 Years of Magic” hitsRabobank Arena for a series of perform-ances starting this evening and continuingthrough Sunday.

With more than 60 ice skate-clad charac-ters in tow, the production promises ablend of classic tales and recent Disneyfavorites with award-winning choreogra-phers and costume designers behind thescenes helping to make the fairy tale comealive.

Stephan Alvin, a professional skater, hasspent the last several years touring with“Disney on Ice,” performing scenes from“Beauty and the Beast” and “The LionKing.” The Fresno native said he's alwaysamazed by the show, no matter how manytimes he sees it.

“The attention to detail blows me away.Everything fits so well together in the show.All of the performers really step it up andput it out there every time we go out. It'snice to see that level of energy and the

level of performance thrown out therenight after night.”

Several creative heavy-hitters have linedup to contribute their talents to the pro-duction, including Emmy Award-winningchoreographer Sarah Kawahara, who hasworked with Olympian Michelle Kwan andchoreographed the skating portion of theopening ceremonies of the 2002 WinterOlympics in Salt Lake City. She jumped onboard with Disney to make sure the skat-ing sequences not only are highly skilledbut beautiful to watch.

Alvin skates those sequences severaltimes a week and gets to see the crowdsreact to the movement and dance.

“We have a high level of skating. A lot oftriple jumps and back flips. It's a lot ofgood stuff that goes beyond just watchingDisney characters tell a story. Even parents

who are just bringing their kids becausethey are fans of Disney are prettyimpressed by the skating. It's really enter-taining for everyone.”

Beyond Alvin’s pieces, the show includesstorylines from “Mulan,” “Finding Nemo,”“The Incredibles” and “Pinocchio,” amongothers. Disney's first super-couple, Mickeyand Minnie Mouse, kick off the show,which goes all over the globe, from under-water playgrounds to the provincial Frenchcountryside to the jungles of Africa.

The show's mood and pace change aswell, allowing the performers to showcasetheir talents and diversity. Getting toshowcase his range in the company ofother talented skaters is a high point forAlvin.

“I skate pairs, so I am out there with mypartner. ‘Beauty and the Beast’ is a longpairs number that is a waltz. It's veryromantic and tender with a very classictype feel. The ‘Lion King’ is different. It'sromantic but it's also very animal.Between the two, I do 10 overhead lifts soit's very physical, and the audience reallyenjoys it all.”

While Alvin and the “Disney on Ice”team have traveled the world — 38 coun-tries with stops in South America andEurope — he's looking forward to makingit back to the Central Valley.

“I really like coming to play California.It's so close to home and I like the feel.

Everywhere in the country is different andyou can tell. I really like the West Coast andthe vibe that's out here. The fans are sogreat. They are really supportive and famil-iar.”

Disney brings magic back to Rabobank‘Disney on Ice’ kicks off seriesof performances this evening

Disney on Ice:100 Years of MagicWhen: 7 p.m. today and Friday; 11:30a.m., 3:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 1p.m. and 5 p.m. Sunday

Where: Rabobank Arena, 1001 TruxtunAvenue

Tickets: $10 to $48 plus fee.

Information: ticketmaster.com or800-745-3500

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Belle and the Beast twirl around the icein “Disney on Ice: 100 Years on Magic.”


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Atwo-person drama that ranfor two weeks as a late-night show at The Empty

Space has moved up a notch.“The Unexpected Man,” a play byYasmina Reza, will have a one-night encore performance at 8p.m. Friday.

“The performances given byKamel Haddad and Jaclyn Taylorwere so amazing we had to bringit back for a prime-time slot somore people would be able to seeit,” said Michelle A. Guerrero,assistant director.

It’s a story about two strangerswho meet on a train — a writerand one of his fans — who fall inlove at first sight.

Cavanagh’s watercolorsPleasant childhood memories

coupled with an exploration ofnew techniques laid the ground-work for “In Stitches,” YvonneCavanagh’s new watercolorexhibit, which opens Monday atValentien.

Cavanagh teaches ceramics atBakersfield High School. Shespent part of her summer vaca-tion at a workshop in North Car-olina, where she created patch-work on clay. Her 21 paintingsevolved from that experience.“This has grown out of myceramics work, and it’s all aboutpatchwork,” she said. “I like theidea of threads holding cut orbroken things together.”

The short, black threads inmany of the pictures are relatedto memories of her mothersewing, a skill Cavanagh admiredbut has never been able to mas-ter.

Her show also is a benefit forArt for Healing, a program con-nected to Mercy Hospital and ledby Sister Sherry Dolan. Sessionsare held in a small building adja-cent to the hospital.

“I used to go to Mass there withmy mother when it was still beingused as a chapel,” Cavanagh said,referring to the building at Trux-tun Avenue and A Street.

“I am a bigadvocate ofthe healingpower ofthe arts,”she said.“I want the

communityto have

more awareness that (the pro-gram) exists.”

Art classes for kidsNow through Feb. 27, weekly

instruction for children of ele-mentary school age is beingoffered by Charlotte White, a localartist and schoolteacher.

“Basically it’s for children whowant to learn to draw and paint,”said White, who retired from KernHigh School District a year agoand now teaches at Valley OaksCharter School.

The classes began Wednesdayat the Bakersfield Art Associa-tion’s Art Center but parents canstill register their children. Stu-dents will work with pencil,watercolors, pastels and acrylics,and will do paintings as well asvarious methods of collage.

A different theme will be pre-sented each month. For instance,in November the focus will be onharvests, gourds and pumpkins.In December, it will be poinset-tias and winter landscapes; inJanuary, Chinese dragons; and inFebruary, Van Gogh’s shoes.

Local ballerina on TVI had a brief phone conversa-

tion with ballerina Tiler Peck lastweekend when she was in LosAngeles to prepare for herupcoming appearance on “Danc-ing with the Stars.”

The New York City Ballet prin-cipal and her partner, RobertFairchild, will be featured on theshow scheduled to air Tuesday onthe ABC network .

I asked the 23-year-old Bakers-field native if Fairchild is her part-ner in real life as well as on stageand she quickly replied, “Yes, he’smy boyfriend.”

In between rehearsals and cos-tume fittings, they were able tospend a few days in Bakersfieldvisiting Peck’s family. The couple,who live in New York, justreturned from Cuba, where theydid two dances in the Interna-tional Ballet Festival of Havana.

For their performance on“Dancing with the Stars,” theywill be joined by Anna Trebun-skaya and Valentin “Val”Chmerkovsky.. Both are profes-sional dancers who appear regu-larly on the series.

“We’re doing a lyrical waltz, alovely number, very pretty,” Peck

said. “I’ll be en pointe (shoes) forthe first part, and then we’llswitch partners with Anna andVal for ballroom dancing.”

Following the TV program,Peck and Fairchild will return toNew York to start rehearsals for

the NYCB’s annual “Nutcracker,”which opens on Nov. 20. She hasthe part of the Sugar Plum Fairy.

Peck will return to the WestCoast before Christmas to repeatthe role in performances in Thou-sand Oaks and in Vancouver, B.C.

An unexpected encore show‘The Unexpected Man’When: 8 p.m. Friday

Where: The Empty Space,706 Oak St.

Admission: Suggested dona-tion $15; $10 students andseniors

Information: 327-PLAY

‘In Stitches’ art exhibitOpening reception: 5 to 7p.m. Monday

Where: Valentien Restaurantand Wine Bar, 3310 TruxtunAve.

Admission: Free

Information: 864-0397

Tiler Peck, ballerinaDancing with the StarsWhen: 8 p.m. Tuesday

Where: KERO-TV Channel 23


After School Art ClassesWhen: 4 to 6 p.m. Wednes-days, Nov. 14-Feb. 27

Where: BAA Art Center, 1815Eye St.

Cost: $20 per week


Camille Gavin CONTRIBUTING COLUMNIST

GO & DO

Camille Gavin’s “Arts Alive”column appears on Thursday. Write to her via e-mail at [email protected]

Local artist conveyspleasant memories

PHOTO COURTESY OF YVONNE CAVANAGH

“Lift Off” is a 16-by-20-inch painting by Yvonne Cavanagh in her “In Stitches” exhibit at Valentien.

PHOTO COURTESY OF TILER PECK

Bakersfield native Tiler Peck appears at her fall gala, which fea-tured costumes by Valentino. With Peck is Robert Fairchild.


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BY CAMILLE GAVINContributing columnist

Stars production of “Mame!” is a happyshow, one that left me singing —well, mentally anyway — the show’s

catchy Jerry Herman tunes long after thefinal curtain.

I saw last Sunday’s matinee, and “Weneed a little Christmas” was still lightingup my brain cells the next morning.

Sheryl Cleveland, as a madcap womanof the 1920s who laughs at society’s con-ventions, approaches her title role withgusto. Her rich contralto voice and abilityto stay in synch with the music are perfectfor this lively musical comedy.

Yet she’s not a scene stealer and sharesthe stage equally with Aidan Cline, a tal-ented 10-year-old with a winning smile,who plays her orphaned nephew. Thechemistry between them is palpable.

A strong supporting cast adds depth tothe show. Pam Riel is delightful as Mame’s“bosom buddy,” Vera Charles.

One of the funniest scenes in the showoccurs at a time when Mame has losteverything in the stock market crash of1929, the forerunner of the Great Depres-sion.

Vera has gotten Mame a bit part inBroadway show. The part requires Mame

to sit inside a stage prop shaped like a cres-cent moon and be suspended from theceiling. Cleveland’s antics while she fear-fully teeters and trembles as she’s perchedinside the thing are hilarious.

Bob Anderson’s appearance as Beaure-gard Burnside, a wealthy Southernerwhom Mame marries, is fairly brief butimpressive; Joe Lowry and Kim Whitneyare believable as Mr. and Mrs. Upson, thehaughty parents of the grown-up Patrick’slovely fiancé, played by Kelci Lowry.

Kenneth Whitchard has very few lines asKito, the house servant, but his facialexpressions and stage presence do a lot topropel the action. Tim Fromm is appropri-ately obnoxious as the stubborn trustee ofPatrick’s inheritance.

Adam Cline is the director of the show;Terri Cline, the choreographer; and BrockChristian the energetic leader of the 7-piece orchestra.

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Ozomatli’s appearance at Fishlipstwo years ago was a dance party,the likes of which have rarely been

seen in Bakersfield. I still recall the group’smidweek appearance in front of a packed,sweaty club anxiously waiting for the firstnote to drop.

The band launched into a non-stop 90-minute desmadre (chaotic) mix of funkyLatin cumbia hip-hop music that eventual-ly made its way from the stage into thecrowd. The band marched around theroom, handing out shakers and cowbellsfor a rendition of the “hokey pokey” beforehanging out with fans until the lights sig-naled it was time to leave. They return to BRyder’s on Sunday for an all-ages showthat promises to be every bit as wild.

I’ve been to many Ozomatli concertsover the years, dating back to their earlyappearances at a few of the Bakersfieldreggae fests and their infamous BakersfieldHigh School concert in the ’90s. That one isa little faint, but I do recall a rap battlebetween former rapper Charles “Chali2na” Stewart and a number of brave localemcees. On the turntables, originalOzomatli deejay Lucas “Cut Chemist”MacFadden spun and even broke out intosome break-dance moves. (Fast forwardinga few years, MacFadden had a cameo inthe 2007 film “Juno,” in an obvious role: achemistry teacher.)

Those Bakersfield visits came at thebeginning of their career, when they weresprouting forth from the East Los Angelesgarage scene. For the next two decades, theband has scored some of the best tour slotsanyone could wish for, opening for every-one from Santana to Dave Matthews Bandand appearing on the Coachella festivalmain stage. Try dropping your finger on aremote part of your desktop globe.Chances are Ozomatli has performed thereon a mission of unifying musical goodwill.That’s something that’s always been a partof the group’s lasting popularity.

The band’s latest project, a collection oforiginal children’s music titled “Ozokids,”features a 14-track lesson in multiculturalrhythms and playtime for the casa.

With songs about staying fit (“Exercise”)and staying clean, (“Germs”) it’s a hootand breath of fresh air for parents lookingfor something tolerable to listen and sing a

long with during those longdrives from Grandma’shouse. One of myfavorites is “Changuito”(“Little Monkey”), theclosing track written in a

Dominicanmerengue-style.My kids are too

cool and grown

to jump around the room with dad now,but if you have little ones, this gets myhighest rating. Bravo, Ozo.

Also appearing is Southern Californiadread-locked songstress Naia Kete, whoappeared on season two of NBC’s “TheVoice.” Her latest single, “Crazy Glue,” is asugary-sweet pop number you can checkout at her official website naiakete.com.It’s the perfect show to ease your post-election week hangover.

Sunday’s showtime is 7:30 p.m. Ticketsare $24. B Ryder’s is located at 7401 WhiteLane; 397-7304 or vallitix.com.

Matt’s picksPatrick Contreras with Jay Smith

group at On the Rocks, 1517 18th St., Fri-day, $5, 10 p.m. Patrick Contreras hasinfused his unique style of violin playingwith influences of blues, rock, and hip-hopto become one of the valley’s most uniqueand sought after studio cats. His live showsmix original music along with explosiveinterpretations of classics by Jimi Hendrixand Led Zeppelin. His most recent artisticforay includes exploring the electro musiccraze. The result is as eclectic as it soundsand doesn’t come off as some bizarre NewAge music project. Backing Contreras isBakersfield keyboardist Jay Smith, bassistFernando Montoya and drummerJonathan Weinmann.

Nappy Roots at The Dome, 2201 V St.,6 p.m., Monday, $15, 327-0190. Hailing from Bowling Green, Ken., The Nappy

Roots’ 2002 debut “Watermelon, Chicken& Gritz” had one of the best jams of theyear with “Po’ Folks.” After a follow-uprelease, they all but disappeared into theshadows of the “dirty-dirty” South. Nowthe group is back with a new CD, “Nappy

Dot Org,” and is ready to rejuvenate thestate of the genre, joining acts such as thereunited Bone Thugs-N-Harmony to jumpback into the ring after years on the side-lines. Also appearing: Bakersfield rap duoDirthead, Truth tha Brainchild, and thebrilliantly named Garage Island.

Are you in the mood to dance?The Lowdown with Matt Munoz

Matt Munoz is editor of Bakotopia.com, a sister web-site of The Californian that devotes itself to promotingBakersfield’s art scene. Matt’s column appears every

Thursday in Eye Street.

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BY KYLE GAINESContributing writer

“Noises Off,” the fall theater pro-duction that starts Thursday atEast Bakersfield High, is a bed-

room farce that is the funniest show I haveever been associated with.

Because my dad, Al Gaines, teaches atEast, I’ve practically lived at the school allmy life. I even got to sing “The Bare Neces-sities” on the school news show, “EBTVNews,” when I was 8. But currently I amliving what I believe will be my most amaz-ing and long-lasting memory of all.

“Noises Off” is a play within a play. Actone is the rehearsal of a show called“Nothing On” the night before opening.

My character, the stammering Garry,plays another character, Roger in the“fake” play “Nothing On.” So Garry is anactor who plays a real estate agent namedRoger, romancing a co-worker namedVicki, played by a dumb blonde namedBrooke, played by my personal friend Cas-sidy Nelson. You can see the confusion thatcan occur.

As act one starts, it is revealed that wehave had only two weeks to rehearse and,as such, the show isn’t going well. We gothrough the entirety of the first act of the

fake play “Nothing On” with manymishaps.

Act two begins with the entire two-story,5-ton set flipped around, revealing thebackstage. Now we have gone to a monthinto our run, and the cast has gone fromloving the experience to hating one anoth-er. Since we’re backstage, everything has tobe silent, but there is still hilarious drama,with an ax appearing, shoelaces tiedtogether and a cactus, concluding in ashocking revelation.

Act three is the last leg of the run, andwe again see act one of “Nothing On” fromthe front side of the set. Everything hasfallen apart, all due to a single plate of sar-dines.

— Kyle Gaines is a student at East BakersfieldHigh.

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After jumpin’ and jivin’ across Ameri-ca for decades, Rick Estrin wants topaint the rest of the globe a thick

coat of royal blue.Touring as ambassador of one of our

most beloved musical artforms, the ener-getic pompadour-coiffed blues vocalistand harp player continues house rockin’ asthe longtime front man for his band, theNightcats, a position he previously sharedwith former guitarist Charles “Little Char-lie” Baty until his retirement four yearsago.

Today Estrin continues blazing his ownpath while remaining loyal to his roots,with a new show he promises will get audi-ences shuffling on Friday when he stops bythe DoubleTree Hotel as part of WorldRecords’ No Stinkin’ Service Charge BluesSeries.

“When Charlie first retired I knew I hadto start positioning myself to keep working— nobody really knew my name,” saidEstrin during a telephone interview. “Theband was Little Charlie and the Nightcats,so people would just call me ‘Charlie’ orsay ‘Hey, Charlie,’ everywhere we went.”

With nearly 36 solid years of performingand recording under the “Little Charlie”name, Estrin was concerned over possiblenegative reaction to the band’s namechange.

Hoping to avoid confusion, Estrinstepped away temporarily from live per-forming to remind listeners of his skills,first producing an instructional CD on

blues-harp playing, followed by a series oftours in Europe and South America, wherehe says the blues thrives.

“I booked myself a tour of Brazil andArgentina with a Brazilian band,” saidEstrin. “It was surprising to me that thebandleader would email me, asking whatmaterial I wanted to do, and I would emailhim back with names of songs and MP3s.He would email me back, ‘Oh that’s a clas-sic.’ Well, those were my songs, and if therewere people like that in Brazil — youngerguys who learned how to play listening tous and from guys that we listened to grow-

This cat keeping themusic jumping, jivingFrontman takes reins to lead band into new territory

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Rick Estrin and the Nightcats appear Fri-day at the DoubleTree Inn.

Please see ESTRIN / 36


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BY SUSAN SCAFFIDIContributing writer

CSUB music professor Jim Scullytakes over for Doug Davis as the newdirector of the jazz ensemble, open-

ing the music department’s 2012-13 con-cert season Friday night.

Scully, who has worked for several yearswith small jazz ensembles, has added hisown touch to the big band — focusing onan all-student ensemble, instead of thecommunity band the ensemble hadbecome in recent years.

“While we’ve always appreciated thehelp of community members to supportthe group, I think it’s important for the stu-dents to play this music without the helpof ringers who come in to save the day,”Scully said.

Scully said he and Davis discussed plansto change the focus of the ensemble,which also includes changing the rehearsalschedule from one night a week, to threetimes a week during the day.

“They’re learning better, and the atten-dance is better,” Scully said.

The ensemble will perform two workscomposed for the group — “BangoSkanky” by freshman pianist Tony Rinaldi,and an arrangement of Nirvana’s “SmellsLike Teen Spirit” written by Scully. Other

selections in the program include “AfroBlue,” “Sugar,” “Blues for a Purpose,” “Giftfor Antonio Carlos,” “Solar” and others.

“It’s a pretty diverse set, but next quarterwe’ll be a little more adventurous once weget our sea legs under us,” Scully said.

Chamber orchestra director Leo Sako-moto has similar hopes for his ensemble.The chamber orchestra will perform onSunday afternoon, with an ensemble of 29performers, 17 of whom are students. Thechamber orchestra also boasts a diverseprogram: the “Egmont” Overture byBeethoven; Five Folk Melodies byLutoslawski; Peter Warlock’s “CapriolSuite”; the Symphony No. 5 by Schubert;

Campus ringing withmusic this weekend

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Friday night we have a chance to see and hear an amaz-ing artist whose talent and passion enabled her to carvelife, hope and joy out of a childhood steeped in incredibletragedy.

Janiva Magness was born in Detroit and fondly remem-bers the early years listening to her father’s blues andcountry albums, and the Motown soul of her hometown.Then when Janiva was 14, her mother took her own life.Two years later Janiva’s father also ended his life. Alongwith steady use of drugs and alcohol, Janiva spent the nexttwo years living on the street among 12 different fosterhome placements. At 17 she had a baby girl and put herup for adoption.

Janiva’s last foster mom was into music and encouragedJaniva to sing along with the radio. One night Janivasneaked into a club to see blues great Otis Rush perform.

“He just blew my mind. He made me feel things I didn’tknow what to do with. The music spoke to parts of me thathad never been addressed. It opened up some other placein me, like letting oxygen into a sealed crypt for the firsttime.”

She continued to go to as many blues and soul concertsas she could and took an intern position at a recordingstudio in St. Paul, Minn.

“One night I was tracking demos for an R&B project. Itwas 2 or 3 in the morning, and I had my head down on thedesk when they buzzed me: ‘We need some backgroundvocals.’ It was a terrifying proposition to me, but I wentback there and sang. Somebody else heard me and said,‘That was great!’ and I started to think, I can do this.”

Janiva spent many years as a background vocalist andeventually struck out with her own band in the early ’80s.

Gradually, critical praise began to mount. After a seriesof awards and accolades, Janiva Magness, in 2009, becamethe only woman other than the great Koko Taylor toreceive the most coveted blues award, BB King Entertainerof the Year.

“For me the blues has been about redemption, abouthealing,” she said. “This kind of music requires that you

don’t hold back any pain, and you don’t hold back any joy.You have to put it all out there. And it has saved me. Tome, blues is like a balm for the wounded.”

Janiva Magness tours in support of her 10th and latestrelease, “Stronger for It.”

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ing up, then I assumed there’s guyslike that all over Europe. It took ’emawhile to catch on because it’s a for-eign culture, but over the last 10 to 15years, all that’s changed.”

Estrin’s discovery kept him busy,and soon his overseas connectionsbegan to match what he’d cultivatedstateside, making him reconsider thefuture of the Nightcats.

“I decided I’d like to have differentbands in different places, where I canjust fly in and play. Kind of like a low-budget version of what Chuck Berrydoes and without the headaches ofhaving a band to take care of.”

But back home, remaining mem-bers of the Nightcats — drummer J.Hansen and bassist Lorenzo Farrell —were eager to pick up where they leftoff, this time with Estrin solely at thehelm.

“They wanted to keep it going, butLittle Charlie is such a unique gui-tarist and an exciting player. I didn’tknow anyone who could play likethat. I didn’t want the group tobecome a diminished version of whatwe had before. I wanted it to be

something as exciting and different. I just couldn’t think of who to get.”

Enter Norwegian blues guitarslinger Christoffer “Kid” Andersen,whom Estrin had met while recordinghis solo instructional CD.

Andersen, who at the time of theirinitial meeting was a member ofCharlie Musselwhite’s band, sooninjected his youthful flash and techni-cal wizardry into the group’s firstrecording as the newly revampedNightcats, producing and performingon 2009’s “Tempted.” Hailed as arebirth, the group’s latest criticallyacclaimed CD, “One Wrong Turn,” isaffirmation of Estrin’s mission.

Kicking off with “D.O.G.,” a down-

and-dirty electric romp, the metercontinues simmering with the follow-up jump blues burner, “Lucky You,”before scaling back to a mid-temposhuffle on “Callin’ All Fools.” Estrin’ssoulful vocals are as sly as they’veever been, with a mix of big-city gritand Leon Redbone/Tin Pan Alleycharm. Fans of the group’s earlierworks are sure to find “One WrongTurn” a spin in the right direction forEstrin and his trio of valiant blues-men.

“The recording process was exactlyhow I’d always wanted it to be. Every-one had these contributions to thevision I had for the record.”

Despite Baty’s retirement, Estrinsaid you may catch a glimpse of theguitarist on select dates next year. Butdon’t avoid the current lineup, hope-ful for a reunion. The new Nightcatscan cook.

“We go all out, man. We don’t messaround. Come and see us and you’llbe thoroughly entertained.”

Also appearing is blues vocalist andwinner of the 2009 B.B. King Enter-tainer of the Year Blues Music Award,Janiva Magness.


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ESTRIN: CONTINUED FROM 34

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Blues singer Janiva Magness appears Friday, along withRick Estrin at the Nightcats, at the Doubletree Hotel.

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moto said. “I wanted them to be exposedto, shall we say, lesser-known works.”

Sakomoto joined the CSUB music facul-ty this year as a full-time instructor. Sako-moto said he is taking a long-termapproach to building the orchestra into anall-student ensemble.

“I think in general we want it to becomea great majority of students in the orches-tra and the (community) band,” Sakomotosaid.

“But I think that’s a longer-term ratherthan a shorter-term goal.”

Scully agrees, even to the point of havingsome vacancies in the jazz band to keepthe focus on students.

“We have two low brass, four instead offive saxophones,” Scully said. “We’re kindof making our own way in the hopes thatin two or three years, we’ll have a fullensemble.”

Scully said right now, the band is dealingwith the vacancies by finding arrange-ments that fit the current configuration,and writing new material. Scully said thestudents benefit more from relying onthemselves instead of on seasoned per-formers.

“We have a really strong rhythm section,and that’s holding things together,” Scullysaid. “The big thing is that it puts theresponsibility on the students to learn,”Scully said.

“And we will grow as a group,” Scullysaid.

The CSUB Singers also perform thisweekend, with a concert of Americanmusic entitled “From Sea to Shining Sea,”the concert is the culmination of a day-long choir festival.

Composer, conductor and clinicianBradley Ellingboe of the University of NewMexico will be working with the singersduring the festival and conduct the com-bined festival chorus.

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like you would wave at your kid if theywere in a school play, and she waved rightback. Another good sign. Then the showstarted. One lady in the orchestra, which isjust an elitist term for band, waited untillast to sit down. Must be a symphonything. Good for her. Then Mr. Farrer cameout and climbed up on his box to wield hismagic wand. I was expecting him to grab amicrophone and yell, “Bakersfield, are youready to rock?” Not a chance.

Then the music started, and, wow:Those guys are phenomenal. The firstthing that got me was the acoustics: Now Isee why people spend so much money onaudio gear. I always thought it was justbecause rich people like classical music,and they can afford high-end electronics.But no. They spend all that cash trying toreproduce the sound of a live orchestra.And no wonder. The sound that swells upthrough the audience, sound produced byreal musicians with real instruments, issimply amazing.

Suddenly I was no longer upset that

there wasn’t a single Gibson Les Paul onthe stage. The next couple of hours justflew by. We had a great time. The musicwas fantastic. The people were all warm,friendly and clearly had a deep apprecia-tion of music. I finally understood thewand thing. And nobody, including me,yelled “Free Bird!” When it was over, mybuddy Kevin Bartl and I took our wivesover to Muertos for a beer and some wed-ding cake, which not only go great togetherbut make an unbeatable late-night snack.Plus, when you get all dressed up, youcan’t just go home.

So I can now whole-heartedly recom-mend the Bakersfield Symphony to every-one. I know I’m going back as often as Ican. You should, too. It’s fun to get dressedup, it’s world-class entertainment, andyou’ll leave feeling a little classier than youdid going in. You’ll meet some wonderfulpeople, and you’ll have a week or so tostart sentences with, “My wife and Iattended the symphony Saturday and …”

Scott Cox is a local radio host, whose show airsfrom 3 to 6 p.m. daily on KERN-AM, 1180.

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TodayChris Janson, 7 p.m., BuckOwens’ Crystal Palace,2800 Buck Owens Blvd.Free. 328-7560.Disney on Ice: 100 Yearsof Magic, (more on Page29).Evening with the Author:Sandra Cisneros, 7 p.m.,CSUB, Icardo Center, 9001Stockdale Highway. Free.654-6281.Kern Bridges Youth HomeCelebration, meet staff,tour facility and receiveinformation on adoptive andfoster/adoptive parenting, 11a.m. to 1 p.m., Kern BridgesYouth Homes, 1321 StineRoad. 396-2358.Red Cross New VolunteerOrientation, 5:30 to 7:30p.m., American Red Cross,Kern Chapter, 5035 GilmoreAve. 324-6427.Bingo, warm ups start at 5p.m., with early birds at 6p.m., regular games at 6:30p.m., Volunteer Center ofKern County, 2801 F St.From $20 buy-in to “theworks.” 395-9787.

FridayCSUB Jazz Ensemble, 8p.m., (more on Page 35).CSUB Men’s Basketball, 6p.m., CSUB, Icardo Center,9001 Stockdale Highway.$5-$20. FLICS International Cine-ma Society: “In Darkness,”7:30 p.m., Bakersfield FoxTheater, 2001 H St. $5.flics.org or 428-0354.Veterans Day Tribute,food, refreshments, patrioticmusic, 3:30 p.m., GlenwoodGardens, 350 Calloway Dr.Free. 587-0221.

Saturday14th annual “StockdaleBand Spectacular,” honor-ing veterans and active mili-tary; noon Stockdale HighSchool, 2800 Buena VistaRoad. $8 adults, $6 seniorsand students w/ASB cards;$5 children ages 5-12; chil-dren under 5 free.

Autumn Model TrainSpring Show, 10 a.m. to 5p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to4 p.m. Sunday, West Park,Recreation & Parks District,491 West D St., Tehachapi.Free. 821-5271 or 822-7777.

Bakersfield Art Associa-tion Meeting, guest speak-er photographer Ed Ruth, 9to noon, Bakersfield ArtAssociation Art Center, 1817Eye St. Free. 869-2320.

BC Alumni Pep Band,homecoming game per-formance, rehearsal 11 a.m.,game and stands perform-ance 4 p.m., Bakersfield Col-lege, 1801 Panorama Drive.

Rehearsal in Forum West. Ifinterested, [email protected].

BC Football 4 p.m., Bakers-field College, Memorial Sta-dium, 1801 Panorama Drive.$3-$15. 395-4326.

Brimhall Farmers Market,9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 9500Brimhall Road. Visitbrimhallmarket.com.

Cat Adoptions, 10 a.m. to4 p.m. Saturdays or byappointments, Petco, 8220Rosedale Highway. $65includes spay/neuter, vac-cines and leukemia testing.327-4706.

Certified Farmers’ Mar-ket, 8 a.m. to noon, 3201 FSt.

CSUB Singers and FriendsFall Concert, (more onPage 35).

Democratic Women ofKern, 9 a.m., Garden Spot,3320 Truxtun Ave. $5.

Fall Wreath Making forKids, ages 5 to 12, parentswelcome, 1 to 3 p.m., Bak-ersfield Museum of Art,1930 R St. $25, includessupplies and snack. Registerat grammyshouse.com.

Zombie Apocalypse Now5K, race begins at 8 a.m.,CALM, 10500 Alfred HarrellHwy. Spectators welcome,but registration has expired.

Pole Barn Movie Nights,watch “Indiana Jones andthe Temple of Doom,”hayride, jumping pillow,duck races, petting zoo,bonfire, four mazes, 6 p.m.,Murray Family Farms, 6700General Beale Road. $8.99for ages 4 and up; free forages 3 and under. 330—0100.

Red Bullet Rising, withThe Resident Alien Invasion,food, drinks, 9 p.m., Narduc-ci’s Cafe, 622 E. 21 St. Free.324-2961.

Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to1 p.m., Brimhall Square,9500 Brimhall Road.

Fight for Life, (more onPage 26).

Kern City Annual Christ-mas Bazaar, handmadegifts, crafts, jellies, candlesand more, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.,Kern City Town Hall, 1003Pebble Beach Drive. Free.Soups and desserts avail-able for lunch, $5. To be avendor, call 831-7613.

Local History Lecture,“The Family Stories of His-toric Houses in Kern Coun-ty,” 11 a.m., Beale MemorialLibrary, 701 Truxtun Ave.Free. 868-0745.

Mercedes & Celeste Bar-cella Play Mozart, 11 a.m.,Beale Memorial Library,Auditorium, 701 TruxtunAve. Free. 868-0770.

Veterans of Foreign WarsPost 10859, Rosedale &Ladies Auxiliary, 9:30 a.m.,Norris Road Veterans Hall,400 Norris Road. 588-5865.Walk to End Alzheimer’s,9 a.m. to noon, the Park atRiver Walk, 11200 StockdaleHighway. alz.org, or [email protected] Market, 9 a.m. to1 p.m. Saturdays, and 3 to 6p.m. Wednesdays, Allen andHageman roads.

SundayBakersfield Raider NationClub, 10 a.m., Round TablePizza, 2060 White Lane.CSUB Chamber Orches-tra, (more on Page 35).Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to2 p.m., Kaiser Permanente,8800 Ming Ave.

ART“Light Living” ArtistReception, light fixturesand home furnishings byEric and Michelle Tolley, 2 to5 p.m. Saturday, The EmptySpace, 706 Oak St. Free. Opening Reception, of“West II” by Clayton Rippey,1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, CezanneGallery, 420 H St. Free. Exhibits on Display, “Outof Print: Altered Books,”“Christopher Stott: NewRealism,” and “Paul Strand:The Mexican Portfolio,” nowuntil Nov. 25, BakersfieldMuseum of Art, 1930 R St. Art on Display, “Chairs &Stools,” now throughNovember, Bakersfield ArtAssociation Art Center, 1817Eye St. Art Classes, in drawing,watercolor, oils, color theo-ry, for beginners andadvanced, Bakersfield ArtAssociation Art Center.Art for Healing program.Free but donations wel-come; Mercy Hospital, Trux-tun Avenue. 632-5357.Chris Romanini, artist forthe month of November,Dagny’s Coffee Co., 160020th St. 634-0806.Stained Glass Classes,six-week class, 5:30 to 7:30p.m. Wednesdays; 3:30 to5:30 p.m. Thursdays,Juliana’s Art Studio &Gallery, 501 18th St. The Art Shop Club, a quietplace to paint, 9 a.m. tonoon each Thursday, Fridayand Saturday, The Art Shop,1221 20th St. All mediums.New members and guestswelcome. Visitfacebook.com/pages/art-shop-club or 322-0544,832-8845.

THEATER“A Day in the Death of

Joe Egg,” 8 p.m. Friday andSaturday, The Empty Space,706 Oak St. $15 general; $10students/seniors. 327-PLAY.

“Mame,” 7:30 p.m. Thurs-day through Saturday; 2p.m. Sunday, Stars DinnerTheatre, 1931 Chester Ave.$52-$57, $37 for students;show only: $37, $22 for stu-dents; matinee: $47-$52,$37 for show. 325-6100.

“Once Upon a MidnightDreary,” 8 p.m. Friday andSaturday; 2 p.m. Sunday,Bakersfield Community The-ater, 2400 S. Chester Ave.$15; $60 for two-seat operabox. 831-8114.

“Space Trek,” 7 p.m. Fri-day and Saturday; 2 p.m.Sunday, Gaslight MelodramaTheatre & Music Hall, 12748Jomani Drive. $12 to $23.587-3377.

“The House on MangoStreet” Play, part of OneBook, One Bakersfield, OneKern series, 8 p.m. Thursdaythrough Saturday, (exceptNov. 8) Spotlight Theater,1622 19th St. $18; $15 chil-dren under 12, seniors andmilitary. 665-1643.

“The Night Time Showwith Michael Armen-dariz,” 11 p.m. Friday, TheEmpty Space, 706 Oak St.$5. 327-PLAY.

Auditions for “TheBirds,” 5 to 8 p.m.Thursday,Bakersfield College, LevanCenter, 1801 PanoramaDrive. Free. 395-4388.

Improv Comedy Show,with Center For ImprovAdvancement, 8 p.m. Fri-days, JC’s Place, 1901

Chester Ave. $5. 322-8209.

MUSICBluesTrout’s, 805 N. ChesterAve. 872-7517, Kern RiverBlues Society Jam, 2 to 8p.m Saturday.

Classic rockBellvedere CocktailLounge, 3090 BrundageLane, 325-2139; Mystic Red,9 p.m. Friday; Blonde Faith, 9p.m. Saturday.

The Old River MonteCarlo, 9750 Taft Highway,837-0250; No Limit, 9 p.m.Friday and Saturday.

ComedyElevation Lounge, 818Real Road, 325-6864;Improv Tuesday - Live com-edy with DJ after party, 9p.m. Tuesdays.

CountryBuck Owens’ CrystalPalace, 2800 Buck OwensBlvd., 328-7560; MontyByrom and The Buckaroos,

7:30 p.m. Friday and Satur-day. $5.

Sandrini’s, 1918 Eye St.,322-8900; Vince Galindo, 9p.m. Wednesdays.

CoverThe Bistro, 5105 CaliforniaAve., 323-3905; BrentBrown, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.

DancingBeginner Belly DanceLessons, 5:45 to 6:45 p.m.Mondays, Centre Stage Stu-dio, 1710 Chester Ave. 323-5215. $45 regular session;$65 combo session. bakers-fieldbellydance.biz.

Folklorico Classes,advance dancers/perform-ing group 6 to 8 p.m. Fri-days; and beginners, allages, 10:30 a.m. to noonSaturdays, Fruitvale-NorrisPark, 6221 Norris Road. $22per month for beginners;$25 per month for advancedancers. 833-8790.

Greenacres CommunityCenter, 2014 Calloway Dr.,offers ballroom dance, EastCoast swing (jitterbug) andArgentine Tango danceclasses; $35, $45 for non-members. 322-5765 or 201-2105.

Joaquin Squares, 7:30 to9:30 p.m. Thursday, Ras-mussen Center, 115 E.Roberts Lane. $5. 324-1390,325-3086 or 399-3658.

Mavericks Singles, withmusic by Steve Woods,Larry Petree, 7 to 10 p.m.Friday, Kern City Town Hall,1003 Pebble Beach Drive. $7member; $9 guest. 831-9241.

Pairs and Spares Dance,with Country George andthe Western Edition, 7 p.m.

Friday, Rasmussen SeniorCenter, 115 E. Roberts Lane.$7; $9 nonmembers. 399-3575.

DJBellvedere CocktailLounge, 3090 BrundageLane, 325-2139; DJ Brian, 7to 11 p.m. Tuesday.DoubleTree Hotel, ClubOdyssey, 3100 Camino DelRio Court. 323-7111; live inthe mix: old school, ’80sand ’90s music, 9 p.m. to1:30 a.m. every Saturday.Le Corusse Rouge, 4647White Lane, 834-1611; withDJ Chill in the Mixx, 5 p.m.every Friday until 2 a.m. Sat-urday.Rockstarz Party Bar, 7737Meany Ave., Suite B5, 589-6749; DJ James, 9 p.m.Thursdays through Satur-days. Free.The Bull Shed Bar & Grill,at Hotel Rosedale, 2400Camino Del Rio Court, 327-0681; with Meg, 7:30 p.m.Fridays and Saturdays.

Hip HopB. Ryder’s Sports Bar &Grill, 7701 White Lane, Ste.A, 397-7304; Blackalicious,8 p.m. Saturday.$10; $12 atthe door, all ages.

JazzCafe Med, 4809 StockdaleHighway., 834-4433; RichiePerez, 7:30 to 11 p.m. Thurs-days.

Imbibe Wine & SpiritsMerchant, 4140 TruxtunAve., 633-WINE; live music& wine bar featuring localartist and Jazz Connection,along with 24 wines, 6 to8:30 p.m. Tuesday andThursday; 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.Friday and Saturday.

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Eye StreetJazz All Stars Concert, featuringTony Bennet’s drummer/brushmaster Clayton Cameron, jazztrumpeter Carl Saunders, pianistJamael Dana Jean, 7 p.m. Wednes-day, Le Corusse Rouge, 4647White Lane. Free. 444-0853.

King Tut, 10606 Hageman Road;live instrumental and jazz, 6:30 to7:30 p.m. each Friday and Satur-day. Free.

Le Corusse Rouge, 4647 WhiteLane, 834-1611; Bakersfield JazzWorkshop, 6:30 to 10:30 p.m.every Wednesday.

On the Rocks Bar & Grill, 151718th St., 327-7625; Patrick Contr-eras with Jay Smith Group, 10 p.m.Friday. $5.

Que Pasa Mexican Cafe, 9000Ming Ave., 664-1400; Richie Perez,7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Saturday.

Que Pasa Mexican Cafe, 2701Ming Ave., 832-5011; Jazz Invasion,9 to 10 p.m. every Saturday.

The Nile, Jazz Music, 6 p.m.every Sunday. Cost $10 at 172119th St. 364-2620.

KaraokeBanacek’s Lounge, 4601 StateRoad, 387-9224; 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.Fridays.Bellvedere Cocktail Lounge,3090 Brundage Lane, 325-2139; 9p.m. to 1 a.m. Thursdays, Sundays.Big Daddy Pizza, 6417 Ming Ave.,396-7499; 7 to 10 p.m. every Tues-day; 8 to 11 p.m. Friday.Cataldo’s Pizzeria, 4200 NewStine Road, 397-5000; 6:30 to9:30 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.Saturday.City Slickers, 1001 W. TehachapiBlvd., 822-4939; 7 p.m. Tuesdays,Thursdays.Corona’s Cantina, 9817 S. UnionAve., 345-8463; 7 to 10 p.m. Fri-days.Don Perico Restaurant, 2660Oswell St., Suite 133, 871-2001; 7to 11 p.m. Thursdays.DoubleTree Hotel, ClubOdyssey, 3100 Camino Del RioCourt; 8 p.m. to midnight Tues-days.El Torito Restaurant, 4646 Cali-fornia Ave., 395-3035, Karaokewith Irish Monkey Entertainment,8 p.m. Saturdays.Elevation Lounge, 818 Real Road,325-6864; 9 p.m. Wednesday.Ellis Island Pizza Co., 3611Stockdale Highway, 832-0750;karaoke contest, four $25 gift cer-tificates will be given away, 6 to 9p.m. Tuesday.Ethel’s Old Corral, 4310 AlfredHarrell Highway, 873-7613; 6 to 9p.m. Wednesday.Iron Horse Saloon, 1821 S.Chester Ave., 831-1315; 7 to 11 p.m.Wednesdays, Thursdays.Julie’s The Branding IronSaloon, 1807 N. Chester Ave., 6 to10 p.m. Friday.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 & SportsBar, 14 Monterey St., 869-1451; 7p.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 Satur-days.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; Joey Zaza’sKaraoke and Stuff, 5:30 to 9:30p.m. Tuesdays.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 Dr.,835-5555; 6:30 p.m. everyWednesday.Sports & Spirits, 6633 Ming Ave.,398-7077; 9 p.m. Thursdays andSaturdays.Syndicate Lounge, 1818 Eye St.,327-0070; with Alisa Spencer, 9p.m. every Wednesday.Tejon Club, 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday

at 117 El Tejon Ave. 392-1747.The Bull Shed Bar & Grill, atHotel Rosedale, 2400 CaminoDel Rio Court, 327-0681; 7 p.m.Tuesdays, Thursdays.The Junction Lounge, 2620 BuckOwens Blvd., 327-9651; 8:30 p.m.Tuesdays through Saturdays.The Old River Monte Carlo,9750 Taft Highway, 837-0250;8:30 p.m. Thursday.The Playhouse, 2915 Taft Highway;397-3599; 7 to 10 p.m. Sundays.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. Fridays.The Wrecking Yard, 9817 S.Union Ave., 827-9192; 7 to 10 p.m.Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.The Wright Place, 2695-G MountVernon Ave., 872-8831, 8 p.m.every Thursday.Tomi’s Cowgirl Cafe, 7 to 10 p.m.Friday, 1440 Weedpatch Highway.363-5102.Trouts & The BlackboardStages, 805 N. Chester Ave., 399-6700; 7 p.m. Mondays and Thurs-days, 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednes-days, Fridays, Saturdays and Sun-days.Vinny’s Bar & Grill, 2700 S.Union Ave., 496-2502, 7 p.m.Thursdays. 21 and over.

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; RockAMole Band, 8:30p.m. Saturday.

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

On the Rocks, 1517 18th St., 327-7625; musicians, spoken word,poets, comedians, 8 p.m. everyWednesday, On the Rocks, 151718th St. Free.

RockB. Ryder’s Sports Bar & Grill,7401 White Lane, 397-7304; GlamCobra, 9 p.m. Friday. $5. 21 & overonly.

RockabillyOn the Rocks Bar & Grill, 151718th St., 327-7625; The Iron Out-laws, Big Jugs, Stella and TheSteel Cats and Vince Galindo,8:30 p.m. Saturday. $10.

Soft rockSteak and Grape, 4420 CoffeeRoad, 588-9463; 7 to 10 p.m.Thursday through Saturday. Free.

Juliana’s Art Cafe, 501 18th St.327-7507, Without A Paddle Band,5:30 to 9 p.m. Friday. Free.

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.On the Rocks, 1517 18th St., 327-7625; 8 to 10 p.m. Monday.Sandrini’s, 1918 Eye St., 322-8900; Trivia Night with DaveRezac, 10 p.m. Tuesdays.

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