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18 The Bakersfield Californian Thursday, February 9, 2012

IndexBakersfield Symphony Orchestra .......... 20Arts Alive .................................................. 22A Vintage Love Story................................ 23The Lowdown with Matt Munoz ............ 24Steve Martin ............................................ 25The Living Piano ...................................... 26Broadway by Jeri .................................... 28Calendar .............................................. 30-31

BY JENNIFER SELFCalifornian lifestyles editor

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Though she’s read “TheHelp,” Cora Jordan didn’tneed a book to tell her how

difficult things were for blackmaids in the civil rights-era South.

As an African-American whospent time in segregated Dallas,Jordan has her own memories todraw on. Or, more specifically, theexperiences of her aunt Cora, amaid for a Dallas family, whosestory mirrors that of the domestichelp portrayed so movingly inboth the Academy Award-nomi-nated film and bestselling novelon which it was based.

“I read the book and seen themovie,” said Jordan, 82, betterknown as “Coco” to the manyBakersfield families whose chil-dren she has cared for throughthe decades.

“I seen it deeper than that. Iseen it worse than that. My expe-rience with segregation was inDallas, Texas. I hated it.”

Jordan will share her perspec-tive during a panel discussion ofthe book on Feb. 18 at BealeMemorial Library, part of severalevents organized under the ban-ner of “Harlem and Beyond,” acommunity-wide observance ofBlack History Month.

“The Help” is a focal point ofseveral activities, including ascreening of the film at 6:30 p.m.this evening at Harvey Auditori-um at Bakersfield High School.And in addition to the Bealeevent, there will be another bookdiscussion at Bakersfield SeniorCenter on Tuesday. Admission toall the events is free.

Jordan is an inspired choice tosit on the book panel, both forher firsthand account of what itwas like for African-Americans inthe segregated South and for themany years she has spent helpingto raise other people’s children, acentral theme in “The Help.”

However, where the maids andchild-care givers in the book wereforced into demeaning, servileroles by the white families theyworked for, Jordan, who still looksafter a couple of children, is treat-

ed like a relative.“She’s definitely like a grand-

mother,” said Ed Jagels, retiredKern County district attorney,whose son, Jeff, has spent timewith Jordan off and on over theyears.

“I can remember when he wasvery small, I think he thought sheliterally was his grandmother. Ican remember him sitting in hiscar seat, exclaiming, you know,‘All my family’s white.’ He could-n’t get his head around that hewasn’t related by blood to Coco.”

Jordan, who trained andworked for years as a nurse,became a child-care providerwhen she and her husband, thelate Daniel Webster Jordan,moved to Bakersfield in the early1960s after bouncing aroundfrom city to city in the service ofhis calling as a pastor.

“He was quite an evangelist,”Jordan said of her husband, whodied in 2004. “He built and estab-lished a lot of churches, but hismain goal was evangelizing. Hewas on the move.”

But for the sake of their family— which would eventually growto four boys, a daughter and sev-eral foster children — the Jordansfound a “safe haven” in Bakers-field and stayed.

“One time I had eight kids inthe house at the same time.

They’re still brothers and sistersup to this day. They still call meMama.”

Though she traveled extensive-ly and was born and raised inOklahoma — which Jordan calleda model for racial harmony —she said she never experiencedracism anywhere like she did inDallas all those years ago, whenshe’d watch in disgust as her auntwas forced to endure one indigni-ty after another.

“I rebelled a whole bunch. (Thewhite employer) would say gothrough the back door and don’tgo no further on the porch andI’d always question her why. Iknew what was right and whatwas wrong at a very early agebecause of how I was raised inOklahoma.”

“The Help” tells the story of thefriendship that develops betweena maid named Aibileen and asympathetic young white womannamed Skeeter, who collaborateon a book about the experiencesof maids in Jackson, Miss. Thoughshe loved the film and book, Jor-dan said both were rather sani-tized versions of what really hap-pened, in her opinion. Still, someof the scenes rang true.

“(The white women) would goto their bridge parties and wearthose dinky hats and sometimesthey didn’t like each other. The

white women was just as preju-diced against each other as theywere against the black people.”

But the theme that resonatesmost with Jordan, and gives “TheHelp” so much of its emotionalimpact, is the deep and lastingbond that often developedbetween the black maids andwhite children they raised. Jordanwitnessed it herself with her aunt,who never had children of herown, and the child she loved andnurtured.

“The girl, Evelyn, is whatSkeeter reminded me of,” Jordansaid. “This girl came back andtook care of my aunt until shepassed away. She didn’t like theway her mother had treated her.She bought my aunt a home inDe Kalb, Texas. She came to myaunt’s funeral and paid for it.”

Though commercially success-fully both in print and on screen,“The Help” is not without its crit-ics, many of whom say the bookand novel are just the latest in along line of civil rights-themedprojects told through the eyes of awhite character. But Jordan does-n’t see it that way.

“People might criticize, butthey weren’t there. They don’tknow what segregation is unlessthey read it. You had to have been

there, lived it, told you can’t eathere. The movie is fictitious com-pared to the truth. It could havebeen deeper. It could have beenworse.”

Film screening tonightOne person who has yet to see

the film is Cheyenne Bell, whowas tasked with arranging thescreening tonight at BHS.

“I wanted to read the book first,but it just didn’t happen,” saidthe BHS counselor. “I guess I’llsee the movie first.”

Though “The Help” occupiedlocal movie screens over the sum-mer, tonight’s screening — inaddition to being free — will bethe first time Bakersfield film fanswill have the chance to see it onthe big screen since it became afront-runner for this month’sAcademy Awards. In addition toscoring a Best Film nomination,Viola Davis and Octavia Spencerare in the running in the actingcategories for their widelyacclaimed work.

The Harvey seats more than1,500, but it’s first come, firstserved. Parking shouldn’t be toodifficult, Bell said, though shewarned that absolutely no food ispermitted in the campus audito-rium.

Through the eyesof ‘The Help’

Panel participant to shareown experiences in South

Tonight: Showing of “TheHelp,” 6:30 p.m., BakersfieldHigh School, in Harvey Auditori-um, 1241 G St. Free.Tuesday: Let’s Talk about “TheHelp,” informal book discussionof the novel, which takes placein Mississippi during the ’60sand exposes the racial dividewhich existed during that time,2 to 3:30 p.m., Bakersfield Sen-ior Center, 540 Fourth St. Free.Feb. 16: “The Murder ofEmmett Till” Documentary,6:30 p.m., Beale Library, audito-rium, 701 Truxtun Ave. Free.Feb. 18: “The Help” panel bookdiscussion, 2 p.m., Beale Library,701 Truxtun Ave. 868-0745.Feb. 22: ’60s Art: Art Activity,for school-aged children, 3:30p.m., Beale Memorial Library,

Children’s Library, 701 TruxtunAve. Free; supplies will be pro-vided. 868-0745.

Feb. 23: Soul Food Buffet,inspired by the movie “TheHelp” and sponsored by theCulinary Department of Bakers-field College, 5:30 to 7 p.m.,Bakersfield College, 1801Panorama Drive. Space is limit-ed and reservations are strong-ly suggested. 395-4011.

Feb. 25: Your Story: YourAfrican-American Ancestry, 10a.m. to noon, Beale MemorialLibrary, 701 Truxtun Ave. Free.868-0770.

2012 Harlem and BeyondGospel Concert, 6 p.m.,Greater Harvest Christian Min-istries, 5421 Aldrin Court. Free.831-4427.

HARLEM AND BEYOND EVENTS

ALEX HORVATH / THE CALIFORNIAN

Cora Jordan has cared for dozens of children over nearly 50 years.She will be on a panel discussing the book “The Help” in honor ofBlack History Month.

Thursday, February 9, 2012 The Bakersfield Californian 19

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All are his favorite customers

Editor’s note: On the hunt for the bestserver in town, The Californian solicitednominations from readers and receiveddozens of suggestions. The top 10 will be fea-tured every Sunday and Thursday for sever-al weeks. When all the servers have beenfeatured, readers may go to The Californ-ian’s Facebook page to vote for their favorite(more details on how to vote later).

BY STEFANI DIASCalifornian assistant lifestyles editor

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Just as Bobby McFerrin told us in the’80s, “Don’t worry, be happy.” It’s justthat credo that motivates Carlos Juan

Maldonado as a server at Don Perico innortheast Bakersfield.

“Just be happy. I smile all the time.‘You’re never mad,’ customers tell me.That is my thing; that’s why I’m a goodwaiter.”

That happiness is infectious, accordingto customer Jana Byers, who nominatedMaldonado, 38.

She writes, “He is always happy, cheerfuland funny! If he detects someone is in afoul mood, he will pat them on the backand joke around until he gets them out ofthat mood!”

His positive attitude has served him wellsince he started at the Oswell Street restau-rant not long after moving to Bakersfieldfrom Mexico at the age of 17.

“I have a big family: 10 — five girls andfive boys (including me). Eight live here inBakersfield.”

In his first years in town, two brothers,both married, were his only local rela-tives.

“I was young and my brother said, ‘Go toschool.’ I said, ‘No, I don’t want to go toschool. No, I need money.’

“It’s hard when you move. When I gothere, I didn’t know anybody. When I start-ed working, I found a lot of friends.”

Maldonado started at Don Perico as adishwasher, then moved on to busboybefore taking up serving.

“At first I was scared, I thought, ‘I don’twant to be a waiter. Sometimes I don’tunderstand very much. But it will be betterfor you, more money.’”

That pay bump helps support his family:wife Isabel, a stay-at-home mom; daughterCeleste, almost 16; and sons Jose, 11, andAdrian, 5. Along with the usual householdbills, the Maldonados have paid more thantheir share of medical bills; Celeste has hadfive surgeries for a cleft palette, and Josehas cerebral palsy.

In an industry reliant on tips, Maldona-do said he sticks to a simple rule:

“I don’t discriminate. Everybody is thesame. When they come to the restaurant, Itry to do the best job. I don’t understandwhy people discriminate. Here in Bakers-field, you know a lot of people they don’ttip. Be nice to the people and you makegood money.”

A few years back, Maldonado said hegreeted an interesting trio who arrived

before the hostesses came on shift.“A guy with a lot of hair on his face. He

looked like a monkey man. He came inwith two guys and a girl. They were work-ing here in Bakersfield on a circus fromMexico.

“They were at a different restaurantacross the street that didn’t want to givethem service because of the hair. They did-n’t want them to scare people.

“I told them, ‘That’s discrimination.’Then I seated them. They returned thenext week with a camera and took a pic-ture of us. They said, ‘Thank you for yourservice, Carlos.’”

Maldonado cares deeply that customersenjoy their experience, whether in his sta-tion or not. He remembers helping a fami-ly with a little girl who had a long wait forchicken strips.

“The chicken strips were frozen, so theywould take 10 to 15 minutes. I said, ‘They’lltake awhile. Do you want a taco or enchila-da for the little girl? I won’t charge you.

“They said no, but when the stripscame out they were burnt. I asked if theywanted something else, but they said no. Isaid I could give them a discount. I feltguilty they came out to eat (and had a badtime).

“They said, ‘You don’t have to do that.It’s not your problem. But you’re the onlyperson who came to our table andexplained it.’ They left a $10 tip on a noth-ing bill.”

For all the hard work and reward hederives from his job, Maldonado thinksabout how his life might have changed.

“Now I think different. Maybe if I wentto school, I would have a better job. So Itell my daughter, ‘Go to school, get a bet-ter job. Don’t be like me. You go to schoolfirst, then you can buy anything youwant.’”

NOMINATIONFrom Jana Byers: Like all of theservers who will be nominated for thisaward, Carlos goes above and beyondwhat anyone would expect in theirwaiter. Carlos makes you think you arehis favorite customer. But, if you talk toanyone else that goes to this Don Peri-co, they will say they are his favorite!He makes everyone feel like a wel-comed guest!

He is always happy, cheerful and funny!If he detects someone is in a foulmood, he will pat them on the backand joke around until he gets them outof that mood!

He remembers everything, every time!He knows my husband doesn't like sourcream, so if he orders something withsour cream, Carlos will bring it to meon the side, because he remembersthat I like sour cream.

Margaritas? Salt? No salt? He remem-bers which of us likes what!

When my friend had a stroke andbecame wheelchair bound, I explainedto Carlos we would be having dinnerthere the next night with her and herhusband. I wanted to know how he willaccommodate us, where he will seatus, where will the wheelchair bestored, etc., because I wanted her ascomfortable as possible and this wasall new to me. He laughed at me like I'dlost my mind! He explained she will sithere ... the wheelchair will go there ...and he looked at me like, “Duh?” Itbecame obvious he has served manypeople in wheelchairs, knew what hewas doing and he thought it was comi-cal that I didn't know what I was doing!

Cheering them up, makingthem feel special is an art

HENRY A. BARRIOS / THE CALIFORNIAN

Carlos Juan Maldonado, who has worked at Don Perico on Oswell Street for 21 years(10 as a waiter), is a nominee for best server in Bakersfield.

Bakersfield’s Best Server contest


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BY SUSAN SCAFFIDIContributing writer

Soprano Sophie Wingland hopesto move to Europe soon and starta contemporary music ensemble

there. But before she does that, shewill be making her debut with theBakersfield Symphony Orchestra thisweekend.

Usually a guest performer is fea-tured in one selectionon the concert pro-gram. But Winglandwill be featured onboth major works onthis weekend’s pro-gram: RichardStrauss’ OrchestralSongs, Op. 68; andGustav Mahler’s

Fourth Symphony, which features asolo soprano in the final movement.

Dr. Jerome Kleinsasser, a BSOboard member and artistic consult-ant, recommended Wingland, daugh-ter of former Bakersfield residentsMark and Kathy Wingland.

“I’m trying to ignore the fact thather parents have been among ourdearest friends for decades,” saidKleinsasser, who has followed Wing-land’s career since her school days.She had a full-ride scholarship tenure

at Oberlin College, plus graduatestudies at USC. Kleinsasser had thechance to hear Wingland’s 2009 per-formance at the Ventura Music Festi-val, where she was named a “RisingStar.”

“I was just floored by the maturityof everything Sophie performed,”Kleinsasser said. “Her voice — it justhad this silvery quality.”

Kleinsasser also heard Winglandperform at USC, the Aspen Festivaland other venues, covering an usuallywide range of vocal repertoire, fromMozart to Wagner, SchoenbergStravinsky and new music.

“I was thinking, wow, wouldn’t it benice to have her come up here, if wecould just find the right repertoire,”Kleinsasser said.

Strauss’ Orchestral Songs were orig-

inally written for voice and piano in1918 and arranged for voice andorchestra in 1940. With a libretto byClemens Brentano, these songs areoften referred to as the “BrentanoLieder” (German art songs). The songcycle discusses two main themes ofthe Romantic movement — love andnature — with such titles as “To theNight,” “I meant to make you a posy,”“Whisper, dear myrtle,” “As your songran out,” and “Cupid.”

Mahler’s Fourth Symphony, whichpremiered in 1901, is often consid-ered his most popular work and is adramatic departure from his othersymphonies. Smaller in scale andquite delicate in nature, the first threemovements lead up to the fourth, andall are dependent on a song Mahlerhad written several years earlier, “Weenjoy heaven’s delights,” a poemreflecting a child’s dream of heaven.

“That little boy’s dream of whatheaven will be like — there will befood!” Kleinsasser said. “And then theother idea — ‘there just is no musicon earth as there will be in heaven’ —I think that’s Mahler’s message aboutmusic,” Kleinsasser said.

The concert will begin with theOverture to Mozart’s opera “LaClemenza di Tito.”

Soprano’s ‘silvery quality’to shine at symphony

For Sophie Wingland, there’sbeen no thought to being any-thing but a singer.

“I kind of always knew I would be asinger,” Wingland said. “It wasinevitable, I guess.”

Wingland, who will be performingwith the Bakersfield Symphony thisweekend, grew up in Ventura, thedaughter of former Bakersfield resi-dents Mark and Kathy Wingland.

The 24-year-old soprano startedsinging in her church choir at age 6,and she has followed her musicalroad ever since, starting voice lessonsat age 14, and then moving on to Ven-tura College in what would have beenher junior year in high school.

“There wasn’t much for me to domusically in high school,” Winglandsaid.

A full-ride scholarship to OberlinCollege, one of the leading musicconservatories in the United States,plus graduate studies at USC, gaveWingland the opportunity to developher voice and establish herself. Unlikemany singers, however, she didn’tspecialize in a particular repertoire,

and she has performed everythingfrom Classical-era music to brandnew compositions.

“I got the opportunity to sing a lotof stuff and work with a lot of com-posers,” Wingland said. “(My gradu-ate studies) kind of allowed me towear several different musical hatsand work with different composers,and that gave me an interest in con-temporary music.”

Wingland will sing two major 20thcentury works for soprano andorchestra with the BSO this weekend,Richard Strauss’ Orchestral Songs,Op. 68, and the soprano solo in Gus-tav Mahler’s Fourth Symphony.

From there, Wingland will finishpreparations for the premier of theopera “Sylvia,” written by JuliaAdolphe, to be performed April 14and 15 at the Lost Studio in Los Ange-les. Wingland will sing the title role. Inaddition, Wingland has premiered

works by other up-and-coming com-posers, including Jeffrey Parola, BrettBanducci and others.

From there, Wingland hopes to takematters into her own hands, bybecoming a champion for new music.The singer said she is pursuing grantsto fund a move to Europe, where shehopes to start her own contemporarymusic ensemble.

“My thought is I’d love to bring anew audience to contemporary musicand get young people excited aboutnew music,” Wingland said.

Wingland said in addition to lead-ing and performing in the ensemble,she also wants to reach out to peopleto promote new music.

“I hope by kind of throwing myselffully into it I can inspire other singersto put themselves even halfway intoit,” Wingland said.

— Susan Scaffidi

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Wingland

“I got the opportunity to sing a lot of stuff and workwith a lot of composers. (My graduate studies) kindof allowed me to wear several different musical hatsand work with different composers, and that gaveme an interest in contemporary music.”

— Sophie Wingland, who will be performing with the Bakersfield Symphony


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Catching the Bakersfield Symphony’snew development director is a chal-lenge, as she travels from meeting to

meeting to garner support for the 80-year-old orchestra.

Renee Goodwin took over as a full-timefundraiser for the BSO on Nov. 1, replacingMichael Chertok, who has kept the orches-tra solvent during the economic downturnof the last few years. Goodwin’s goalsinclude rebuilding support and restoringsome of the concerts the orchestra hadbeen forced to cut to stay in the black.

“I would really like to see us double ourdonor base,” Goodwin said.

Goodwin moved to Bakersfield fromEast Lansing, Mich. in January 2004 towork as a manager for several school con-struction projects. She said that during herinterviews for that job, she was able toattend several community events, and theyimpressed her enough to make the move.

“I thought that Bakersfield had a verylarge sense of community and a very gen-erous spirit,” Goodwin said.

That sense of community also inspiredGoodwin to make a move to nonprofitorganizations.

“If you want to make a life somewherethen you have to become part of the com-munity, so I started doing nonprofit work,”Goodwin said.

Goodwin said her local nonprofit experi-

ence has taught her that there is a bigopportunity for the orchestra to recruitmore donors, as many organizations haveas many as twice the supporters as BSO.

With more support comes the ability torestore some of the cuts in the orchestra’sofferings, including expanding educationalofferings and concerts in outlying areas.Over the last few years, the orchestra hasbeen forced to reduce its activity to its sub-scription concerts and the semi-annualYoung People’s Concerts for Kern Countyschoolchildren, losing chamber concerts,the New Directions concerts, and Academ-ic Decathlon, brown bag, Patriots Day andholiday pops concerts along the way.

In addition to recruiting more donors,she is also looking for grant opportunitiesand sponsors for specific events.

“One of the things I want to do is changethe October (Young People’s) concert to acultural heritage event, so it can be cross-taught with social studies and music,”Goodwin said.

She said she hopes to get a sponsor forthat event, plus one for some brown bagconcerts, and is currently in negotiationsfor a sponsor for another event she hopesto publicize soon.

“The orchestra is in its 80th season,”Goodwin said. “I think that a lot of peoplejust take it for granted that it’s been hereand it’s always going to be here.

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Powerful and color-blind.Those are the words thatcontinue to flash across my

brain as I reflect on a preview of“For Colored Girls Who HaveConsidered Suicide/When theRainbow is Enuf” that I saw lastFriday.

In my mind’s eye, I “see” theword powerful, because itdescribes the range of emotion —some of it gut-wrenching — con-veyed by this all-female cast inthe show, which opens Friday atBakersfield Community Theatre.

As for color-blind, that phraserepresents my hope that, afterseeing this show, skin color willbecome invisible to local direc-tors when announcing auditionsfor their shows. Casting a blackactor in a traditionally white rolehas happened occasionally inBakersfield theaters, but not oftenenough in my view.

Thomas G. Robinson, thedirector of “For Colored Girls …”tells me that only two membersof his cast have had previousexperience. So why, I wonder, isthis the first time the other fivehave appeared on stage in Bak-ersfield? I’m telling you, all ofthese women have a lot to offerwhen it comes to creating abelievable character.

True, this production is BCT’sannual recognition of Black His-tory Month. Indeed, playwrightNtozake Shange meant for it tobe acted by black women. Butthese seven BCT actresses woulddo equally well in productionsthat are not so narrowly focused.

The play, or choreopoem asShange prefers to call it, is rich inlanguage — the words are well-chosen, the meter rhythmic — asthe women, individually and col-lectively tell about their strugglesand their triumphs as theysearch, and ultimately find,meaning in their lives. The pro-duction is further enlivened bysinging and dancing, well-chore-ographed by Laquette Milner.

Perhaps as ametaphor

for therainbow inthe title,eachcharacter

is namedfor a color.

Each actress’s costume empha-sizes the color she depicts.

Full-voiced Detrice Palmer,dynamic as the Lady in Brown,opened the show with the song,“My Name is Aunt Sarah.” Andthe way Palmer sang the songquickly got my attention.

There is quite a bit of humor inthe first part of the first act, whichincludes the entire ensemble per-forming an energetic lip-synchedversion of “Dancin’ in theStreets.” Yet as the action pro-gresses, the story takes on a moreserious tone. A highlight is ascene in which Rahkiah Brown,the Lady in Purple, talks aboutCajuns, the heat of New Orleansand “strange liquid soundsthrough the swamp,” whileAlthea Williams, the Lady inGreen, does a graceful and sensu-ous dance in the background.

Sheila Robinson-Owens as theLady in Red, is outstanding in anemotional scene about a womannamed Crystal. At the rehearsal, Ifound myself almost hypnotizedas she switched, within seconds,back and forth between the voiceand actions of Crystal to those ofa man — her abusive boyfriend— and then briefly to the voice ofthe couple’s innocent child.

Also in the show are BeneeceDavis, the Lady in Yellow; VinaJefferson, Lady in Orange; and Venessa Duncan, Lady in Blue.

Tomeka Powell is the producerand Stacy Peterson, stage manag-er.

Shange, a native of St. Louiswho attended Barnard Collegeand the University of Southern

California, wrote “For ColoredGirls…” in the mid-1970s. It wasfirst performed in a bar in Berke-ley. It later appeared on Broadwaywhere it won an Obie in 1977 andwas considered a breakthroughfor black playwrights in the world

of drama.Although the play’s subject

matter explores the lives of blackwomen it has a universal appealin its ability to reach out to any-one who has experienced rape,emotional or physical abuse, orinfidelity.

Performances continue at BCTthrough Feb. 25.

V-Day at The Empty SpaceV-Day, an international cam-

paign to stop violence againstwomen and girls, has continuedto grow since it was founded in1998. According to its website, itnow is actively observed in 140countries.

For the past eight years, TheEmpty Space has observed the“day” in early February. The the-ater’s V-Day has been expandedalong the way and this year willinclude two different productionsthat will be performed this week-end plus an informational event

Play a rainbow of possibilities‘For Colored Girls WhoHave Considered Sui-cide/ When the Rainbowis Enuf’When: 8 p.m. Friday and Sat-urday; 2 p.m. Sunday

Where: Bakersfield Commu-nity Theatre, 2400 S. ChesterAve.

Admission: Cost: $15; $12students and seniors

Information: 831-8114

Mary Weatherford: TheBakersfield ProjectOpening reception: 6 to 8p.m. today

Where: Todd MadiganGallery, Cal State Bakersfield,9001 Stockdale Highway

Admission: Free


V-Day 2012When: 8 p.m. Friday and Sat-urday

Where: The Empty Space,706 Oak St.

Admission: $20

Information: 327-PLAY

‘Herstory’When: 11 p.m. Friday and Sat-urday

Where: The Empty Space,706 Oak St.

Admission: $5

Information: 327-PLAY

Camille Gavin CONTRIBUTING COLUMNIST

GO & DO

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

‘For Colored Girls ...’debuts Friday night

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“Lady in Brown” Detrice Palmer opens the dress rehearsal of “For Colored Girls...” with a song at theBakersfield Community Theatre on Friday night.

PHOTO COURTESY OF JENNIFER BURGER

“North Chester 2012” by Mary Weatherford is one of the artist’sworks on display now at the Todd Madigan Gallery at CSUB.

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BY ASHLEY FISCHERContributing writer

For most of us, our Valentine’s Day“love story” will consist of dinner, amovie and perhaps a chocolate or

two. Or, if you’re single, a cocktail (or three)with friends.

But for some Kern County couples, whatmight have been any other mid-weekValentine’s Day could become the mostimportant day of their lives — their wed-ding day.

Returning for a second year, the KernCounty Museum will help spontaneouslovers create their own “Vintage LoveStory,” by providing them with the inti-mate, affordable and utterly all-inclusivewedding of their dreams.

“Last year, we thought we weren’t evengoing to be able to do it,” said ElizabethHerrera, the cupid-minded creator of theevent. “But we did, and everything workedout fabulously. All you really have to do isshow up here, and from the moment thebrides and grooms arrive, everything istaken care of.”

The museum is offering six full weddingpackages, which include a ceremony foryou and up to 35 guests in the historicwedding chapel, live music played on thechapel’s antique organ, transportation forthe wedding party in a vintage car, an offi-

cient, a makeup artist to help pamper thebride, a complimentary 8-by-10 weddingphoto, a “mini-reception” with a DJ, and aheart-shaped cake baked for two.

But the price is what should really getyour pulse racing: On this most romanticday of the year, you can get a full weddingat one of Bakersfield’s most sought-aftervenues for only $500. To put this even fur-ther into perspective, on any other day, useof the chapel alone would cost you at least$1,100.

Sure, most of the options in the packageare upgradeable (you can purchase addi-tional photos of your wedding from thewedding photographer, order a larger cake,etc.), but other than the clothes on yourback, the museum staff has you and yoursoon-to-be-betrothed covered.

In addition to the $500 packages, evenlower-frills couples can opt to catch a ridein a 1928 vintage Model A convertible, andget hitched underneath the bright neonlights of the museum’s historic gas station.There, an officiant will be ready and wait-ing to marry you right there in the car.

After your drive-through ceremony, you’llpose for some photos, and then have therest of the evening (and lives) to enjoy yournewfound marital bliss.

But eager elopers beware: Herrerarequested that couples call in and reservetheir time slots.

Some brides might balk at the idea ofrelinquishing complete control and cus-tomization of their big day, no matter howmany weddings they have under their belt,but not Kirsten Hickman. The former Ms.Bellamy is one of the six brides who said “Ido” last year. And she wouldn’t change athing.

“If I had to do it again, regardless ofwhether or not I had a year to plan, Iwould do it exactly the same way,” shesaid. “At the museum, it was just perfect.”

Working on a shoestring budget due toher husband’s medical expenses, Hickmancreated her vintage love story for under

$500 by walking down the aisle in a wed-ding gown she purchased at Goodwill (thesame day she reserved the space for thewedding), making her own bouquet fromitems she purchased at the dollar store,and requesting that friends and family pur-chase their own post-wedding meals atUricchio’s Trattoria in lieu of wedding gifts.

For Hickman, however, the true value ofher simple yet sentimental wedding wasbeing able to be married in a place as his-torical and meaningful to her and her fam-ily as the Kern County Museum.

“It’s where my son took his first steps; Itook my father there to visit before hepassed away, so he was there in my mind,“she said. “I’m just totally in favor of it. It’ssuch a fantastic thing if you want a smallwedding. I think it’s very cultural and veryhip, and I hope more people take advan-tage of it, because at the end of the day, italso supports the museum.”

Love in a hot,fast minute

Museum’s successful V-Daypromotion back for year two

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Where: The Kern County Museum,3801 Chester Ave.

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Kirsten and David Hickman are seen at their wedding ceremony last Valentine’s Dayat the Kern County Museum.


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The legacy of the music ofZapp & Roger isn’t justabout dancing.

Along with releasing a string ofbumpin’ weekend jams for cruis-ing and getting your most right-eous groove in the ’80s like“Dance Floor,” “More Bounce tothe Ounce” and “So Ruff So Tuff,”the group has a string of slow-jamhits: “Computer Love,” “I Want ToBe Your Man” and “Slow & Easy,”to name a few.

After nearly 30 years of inspir-ing legions to bounce, rock, popand lock, founding members andbrothers Lester and Terry “Zapp”Troutman are ready to lay it downfor another generation of funka-teers when they return to Bakers-field to headline Art Laboe’sValentine’s Super Love Jam atRabobank Theater Friday night.

“Parents will tell me they wereraised on our music,” said LesterTroutman during a telephone callfrom their home state of Ohio.“That’s one of most incrediblethings to hear, that they’re pass-ing it on. Sometimes it’s chillingwhen you think about it. You havethree generations listening.”

Troutman added that, alongwith those accolades, they do onoccasion get a little too muchinformation from fans.

“In California, I’ve had quite afew people come to me and saythey named one of their kids afterone of our songs or after theband, because they were con-

ceived while thesong ‘ComputerLove’ was on.That’s crazy, butvery cool.”

“We had a lotof luck,”

addedTerry

Troutman. “My brothers werealways talking about somethingpositive when it came to slowsongs. ‘As We Lay’ (a song aboutinfidelity they recorded withsinger Shirley Murdock), I guessyou can say that was really prettyand positive, depending on howyou look at it.”

I’m going to date myself, butI’ve witnessed the Zapp concertspectacle a handful of times,going back to 1983 at the CivicAuditorium (now Rabobank The-ater) after the release of “Zapp II.”The group’s late bandleader

Roger Troutman entered frombehind the crowd, carrying hisguitar to the tune of, “Do It,Roger.” They blew away The GapBand, which was headlining theshow. Then it happened again atthe Fox sometime during the ’90swhen Zapp appeared with Cameoand the Mary Jane Girls. I wasworking backstage, and RogerTroutman requested some freshcoffee before he went on. I had tostay, but a buddy of mine, DaleRidenour, made a mad dash toDagny’s. Upon his return, Rogertook a few sips and said, “Thankyou,” before the band kicked off awild, non-stop danceathon fornearly 90 minutes straight.

There’s no denying that dis-tinctive “boom-clap” Zapp beatsound, sampled on thousands ofhip-hop records. Then there’sRoger Troutman’s electro talk boxvocals, which for years had beenassociated with Peter Frampton’s“Show Me the Way.”

“We were emulating what waspopular at the time, which wasGeorge Clinton,” said LesterTroutman. “Bootsy Collins cameto Cincinnati and saw us in anightclub, and he took us toDetroit to meet George. We wentinto the studio, and he had those

big handclaps on ‘Flashlight’ and‘Tear the Roof Off.’ Georgeshowed us the formula. Weworked on the handclap sounduntil we got it right. Roger wasthe producer, he was tight. Weput the handclap and the funk inthere, and that was it.”

He added they were craftingbeats years before the introduc-tion and rise of today’s studiowizardry.

“Young people today think wegot those sounds with whatevernew beat-making machine that isout there. That was me with abass drum, a squeaky Ludwigspeed king bass pedal, and woodchips all around the floor at theend of the session. The handclapswere just guys sitting aroundclapping, and the tape just ran.We’d record 30 minutes clappingour hands straight sometimes.There was no Pro Tools, loops orsamples. It was human, all bloodand meat.”

So, what’s the secret to formu-lating the perfect slow jam to getthe mood going? Lester Troutmanexplained it explicitly: Guys payattention. This is serious V-Dayplaylist advice coming from oneof the masters of the genre.

“It’s about the tempo, moodand what you’d like the song to

do to a person. If you wannabump ’n’ grind or you want theperson to feel happy, or comin’out of their clothes, you set thatbeat and tempo. I’m a drummer, Iknow. This is real. You get thebeat, and you get the vibe right.Then you lay down the bass andthe vocal hook. You gotta knowwhat you want your woman tofeel.”

I can dig that.

Selling outRising country singer David

Nail can remember where he wasthe day he found out his latestsingle, “Let It Rain,” hit No. 1 onthe Billboard country charts: Pac-ing frantically moments beforethe official reports were releasedlast month, the 32-year-old Mis-souri native says he almost didn’tmake it.

“We’d been following the chartclosely days leading up to it. I wasneck and neck with the ZacBrown Band,” he said via tele-phone from his current home inNashville. “We knew we had agood chance, but the nervousenergy was almost too much.”

After celebrating his milestonewith a few cold ones, Nail said hiselation was topped off with even

You want the funk? Zapp to it

Art Laboe’s Valentine’sSuper Love Jamwith Zapp, Evelyn “Cham-pagne” King, The Moments,Ray Goodman and Brown,Barbara Mason, Malo, MCMagic, Amanda Perez, SophiaMaria

When: 8 p.m. Friday

Where: Rabobank Theater,1001 Truxtun Ave.

Cost: $35 to $50 plus servicecharge

Information: 852-7777 orticketmaster.com.com

The 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.

Group returns to Bakofor V-Day concert

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PHOTO COURTESY OF ZAPP

Legendary funk group Zapp headlines Art Laboe’s Valentine’sSuper Love Jam at Rabobank Theater Friday night.

PHOTO COURTESY OF DAVID NAIL

Rising country artist David Nail will perform in front of a sold-outhouse at Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace Saturday night.


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BY MATT MUNOZCalifornian staff writer

[email protected]

It’s no coincidence we haven’t caughtmuch of Steve Martin on the big screenlately.

Currently moonlighting with bluegrassoutfit The Steep Canyon Rangers, the 66-year old comedian/actor/author/musicianhas been spotted on TV and across thecountry showing off his banjo pickin’ skillson the festival circuit.

Now he’s back on the road, stopping byEagle Mountain Casino on Saturday as partof a promotional tour in support of thegroup’s Grammy-nominated CD, “RareBird Alert.”

But if you’re thinking about running tobuy tickets, you’re out luck. The show soldout faster than you can say King Tut.

For local bluegrass aficionado Craig Wil-son, who purchased tickets early, Satur-day’s show will offer a chance to evaluateMartin’s skills in front of what he antici-pates to be a very lively audience.

“I’m curious to see him play since he’sbeen playing a lot more lately,” said Wil-son, who plays guitar and mandolin withBakersfield bluegrass group TheRoustabouts and co-organizes the local 48-Hour Bluegrass Jam.

“I think it’s cool and so great for themusic, too, because of his notoriety andacclaim. People unaware of bluegrassprobably wouldn’t walk across the street ifit cost them 25 cents to watch us, but Ithink they would if Steve Martin were play-ing.”

Wilson doesn’t downplay Martin’s play-ing and latest project, adding he’s beenfamiliar with the comedian’s appreciationfor bluegrass since watching Martin’sstand-up comedy routines in the 1970s.Wearing his signature white suit and mockarrow-through-the-head for laughs, Martinwould always surprise audiences by rip-ping it up on the banjo between jokes.

“When he played, he could play,” Wilsonsaid. “I always wished he would play more,but it was more part of his shtick backthen. From what I’ve read, he was exposedto a lot of the early bluegrass stuff when hewas young: The Dillards, KentuckyColonels. I believe he also became friendswith John McEuen of The Nitty Gritty Dirt

Band.”“Rare Bird Alert” is Martin’s second full-

length bluegrass recording. His first, “TheCrow: New Songs for the 5-String Banjo,”was released three years ago to criticalacclaim, earning him a Grammy for BestBluegrass Recording.

Last November Martin could also beheard narrating the PBS documentary“Give Me the Banjo,” which chronicled thehistory of the stringed instrument and itsimpact on music dating back to colonialtimes.

“It’s a music you get a fire for once youget into it, and he’s written a lot of newsongs,” said Wilson. “You can’t say Steve’sthe greatest banjo player, but he’s reallygood. Had he devoted more of his time tobeing a student of the banjo, I imaginehe’d be phenomenal.”

Martin’s bandmates, The Steep CanyonRangers, are no strangers to Bakersfield.According to Wilson, he helped book theband opening night of The Great 48 HourBluegrass Jam three years ago.

“We got them when they weren’t tooexpensive. They were en route to the RiverCity bluegrass festival and were able to geta flight here a day earlier than our show.We call ’em The Steeps.”

Saturday’s show will be the second onthe scheduled seven-date tour for Martinand The Steep Canyon Rangers, with moreto be announced. The majority of reviewsfrom last year’s trek were favorable.

Brenda Rushing of Pegasusnews.comwrote of Martin’s show at the MeyersonSymphony Center in Dallas:

“This is not another attempt from anactor halfheartedly trying to claim anotherprofession in between movies, although hedid mention that he has no idea why peo-ple come to see him play. He joked that itwould be like Jerry Seinfeld picking up thekazoo and going on tour and his fansthinking it was a good idea. Martin is a sea-soned banjo player with confidently swiftfingers and a satisfying amount of his ownsongs.”

Wilson is certain Saturday’s show will bea hoot.

“I’m expecting kind of a variety of somereally good hard-core bluegrass, with someeclectic stuff. I think it’s going to be a veryentertaining show.”

Martin trades comedy for hot bluegrass banjo

PHOTO COURTESY OF EAGLE MOUNTAIN CASINO

Comedian/musician Steve Martin will be appearing with The Steep Canyon Rangersbluegrass band at Eagle Mountain Casino on Saturday.


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Is there such a thing as too much suc-cess in the performing arts? You would-n’t think so, but consider what hap-

pened last year during the presentation of“The Living Piano: A Journey ThroughTime.”

“It was standing room only,” said DonnaCalanchini, president of the Kern Countychapter of the Music Teachers Associationof California (MTAC), the sponsor of the2011 performance as well as the encoreshow scheduled for Sunday. “There werepeople standing in the hall.”

“I don’t know how many people we hadto turn away,” Calanchini said.

“The Living Piano” is a musical historypresentation by pianist Robert Estrin, whotakes the audience through the historyand development of keyboard instru-ments. Beginning with the harpsichord,Estrin and a protege or two dress in periodcostumes and perform works from theBaroque, Classical and Romantic period,teaching about the composers as well asthe music they wrote, while switching tothe next instrument in the piano’s evolu-tion — the fortepiano, and finally the con-cert grand.

Estrin, a pianist and educator, is also acomposer, piano collector and restorerand seller of antique pianos. He has pre-sented his “Living Piano” program all overthe United States, and has appeared onPBS.

Calanchini said the program is not justaimed at piano students.

“People that are interested in history aregoing to be interested in that,” Calanchinisaid. “(Last year) it was an all-ages audi-ence — we had fairly young children all theway up to grandparents, and they certainlyall weren’t pianists.”

Last year’s presentation was offered inthe choir room at CSUB. This year, Estrinwill perform in the Dore Theatre. Calanchi-

ni admitted that despite the problems, thechoir room offered something the Dorewill not — intimacy.

“Before the program last year, and afterthe program, we invited the audience tocome up and play on the instruments,”said Calanchini, who added that Estrin wasable to interact with audience members,answer questions and perform additionalmusical examples.

The Kern County MTAC is made up of 24members, and Calanchini stressed thatmembership is not limited to piano teach-ers. The chapter’s activities includemonthly recitals for students, three adjudi-cated festivals over the school year, plusthe Certificate of Merit examination eachMarch.

The certificate program assesses stu-dents’ progress in learning music theoryand establishes curriculum guidelines formusic teachers. Calanchini said the certifi-cate program, which is used statewide, wasthe brainchild of a local teacher.

“I’m pretty proud that the idea camefrom someone in Bakersfield,” Calanchinisaid.

In addition to performing, Calanchinisaid students get a chance to give back.She said the students participate in twodonation drives each year, collecting itemsthat are then given to the Jamison Center.

Students also may serve in the MusicStudents Service League, which sponsorsperformances in retirement and long-termcare facilities.

‘Living Piano’ in tunefor music, history lovers

‘The Living Piano: A Journey Through Time’When: 4 p.m. Sunday

Where: Dore Theatre, Cal State Bak-ersfield, 9001 Stockdale Highway

Admission: Free


Sunday, March 11, 2012 | Noon – 4pm

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EVENT DETAILS: • Meet Condors & CSUB RoadRunner mascots • Zumba Fitness with Bakersfield instructors:

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“The Living Piano” is a musical history presentation by pianist Robert Estrin, whotakes the audience through the history and development of keyboard instruments.


Broadway stage veteran JeriSager brings her version ofBroadway to Bakersfield

Wednesday for the Bakersfield Com-munity Concert Association series atthe Rabobank Theater.

Over her career, Sager has per-formed as a singer and dancer onBroadway, in national tours, on televi-sion and in film, and has performedas a cabaret singer.

After studying vocal performanceat Catholic University, Sager got herfirst serious Broadway notice asFruma-Sarah in the 25th anniversaryrevival of “Fiddler on the Roof.” Whileon tour, her many roles included EvaPeron in “Evita,” Grizabella in “Cats”and Fantine in “Les Miserables.” As aworking actress, she has appeared inseveral prime-time network and cableshows, and had a supporting role inthe 2010 film “Country Strong,” star-ring Gwyneth Paltrow and TimMcGraw.

Sager has combined this varied

experience into a one-woman cabaretshow called “Broadway by Jeri,” inwhich the performer sings a variety ofBroadway hits from shows in whichshe has appeared, with songs such as“Memory,” “I Dreamed a Dream” and“Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina,” as sig-nature moments. Sager also includesher versions of other Broadway hits,such as “Don’t Rain on My Parade,”“Over the Rainbow,” “Luck, Be aLady” and many others.

Sager has long been a favorite onthe community concert association“circuit,” performing for thousands ofpeople around the United States andabroad.

The Tehachapi High School JazzCombo will perform in the lobbybefore the concert.

Although the Bakersfield Commu-nity Concert Association sells the

concert series as a subscription pack-age, pro-rated tickets are available forthis concert and the rest of the sea-son, which includes four concerts.Pro-rated prices are $15 for highschool students, $25 for college stu-dents and $50 for adults, and areavailable at the door or by calling 589-2478.

BY STEFANI DIASCalifornian assistant lifestyles editor

[email protected]

Diamonds are a girl’s bestfriend, but many women arelooking for something a bit

more creative for Valentine’s Day. Giftseekers should buddy up to DianaCampbell-Rice, who is hosting a cus-tom jewelry show today at Metro Gal-leries.

Campbell-Rice, who has shown herwork at the gallery before, will offerpieces from her three lines — Indus-trial Bling, Tiny Crow and Comfort —which feature vintage beads, modern-contemporary charms on silver-plateor stainless steel ball chain.

The artist also has something spe-cial in store.

“I created a very limited selectionof sterling silver pieces just for thisshow,” Campbell-Rice said.

Purchases, which range from $20 to$90, come with a card with a Valen-tine’s message, designed by the artist.

Holding the show in an art galleryis a good fit, Campbell-Rice said,because the works are just as endur-ing.

“Jewelry lasts — flowers, dinnerand chocolates are fabulous andimportant, but a piece of jewelry, justlike an art piece, is a continual cele-bration long after the event is past.”

Taking that an added step by select-ing a custom piece makes the giftunique.

“When someone chooses customjewelry, I like to think the piecespeaks to that person and he or she

knows it isn’t being reproduced on alarge commercial scale — makes itindividual and special.”

Along with the show, guests canenjoy a look at Metro’s current exhib-it, “Awakenings,” which opened Fri-day. The three-artist family show fea-tures the works of Art Sherwyn; hismother, Doris; and his wife’s uncle,Dean Johnson.

Metro owner Don Martin said aportion of the gallery’s sales from theevent will benefit the BakersfieldAIDS Project and Ricky's Retreat.


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She’s been there, done thatBroadway veteranbrings show to town

‘Broadway by Jeri’When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday

Where: Rabobank Theater, 1001Truxtun Ave.

Admission: $50; includes fourconcerts for 2011-2012 season


A one-of-a-kind gift for your love

Jewelry with HeartJewelry show with wine, horsd’oeuvres, music by Kama Ruby

When: 5 to 8 p.m. today

Where: Metro Galleries, 1604 19thSt.

Information: 634-9598 orthemetrogalleries.com

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Jeri Sager will perform Wednesdayat Rabobank Theater as part of theBakersfield Community ConcertAssociation's series.

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Local artist Diana Campbell Rice will offer an array of custom-designedjewelry perfect for a Valentine's Day gift during her Designs for the Heartevent today at Metro Galleries.


from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday thatincludes vendors, refreshments and enter-tainment.

Proceeds will benefit the local AllianceAgainst Family Violence and SexualAssault. Up until now, said Guinevere PHDethlefson, coordinator of the this year’sevents, the theater has raised more than$22,000 for the Alliance from its V-day pro-ductions and fairs.

Eve Ensler’s “Vagina Monologues,”directed by Alison Martin, will be present-ed at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

“Herstory” is slated for the theater’s lateshow slot at 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

“All of the monologues that will be in‘Herstory’ will be original true storiesabout women, written and performed bythe people that lived them,” said MichelleGuerrero Tolley, the director.

A new production, it was conceived byTolley during her experience as co-direc-tor, with Martin, of last’s year’s “VaginaMonologues.”

“As an exercise for our actors we hadeach of them write their own monologuesand then share them with each other, kindof like their very own ‘Vagina Mono-logues,’” she said. “The stories they cameup with were so beautiful, poignant andsad that I wanted to bring those storiesand others to as many other people as pos-sible.”

Tolley said she also is encouraging mento take part in “Herstory,” perhaps writing

stories about how women have affectedtheir lives.

As of this writing, however, only womenare scheduled to participate. They are JanHefner, Gai Smith, Caroline Clark, KaitlinHulsey, Martin and Dethlefson.

Weatherford paintings at CSUBOff and on for the past four months,

Mary Weatherford, an artist who lives inLos Angeles, has been getting to know Bak-ersfield by visiting with an array of localresidents and doing research in librariesand museums.

In recent weeks she has lived here fulltime as she created, with the assistance ofstudents from Cal State Bakersfield, anexhibition that opens this evening on cam-pus in the Todd Madigan Gallery.

“Mary makes paintings with vinyl painton linen and gesso,” said Joey Kotting,curator. “And some of these particularpaintings will have ‘slithers’ of neon light-ing on them — they are really beautiful.”

Weatherford, who was born in Ojai,studied at Princeton for her bachelor’sdegree in art history/visual arts and earnedher master of fine arts at Bard College inupstate New York. She has exhibited inter-nationally and in the United States. Hermost recent solo show, “Cave at Pismo,”was held in 2011 at Brennan & Griffin, acontemporary art gallery in New York City.

The Madigan Gallery’s usual hours are 1to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and 1-5 p.m. on Saturday. Admission is free.

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more good news — he’d also just sold outa scheduled appearance at Buck Owens’Crystal Palace within a few days of toppingthe charts. The show happens this Satur-day night.

“I was really surprised. I’ve been to Bak-ersfield once for an acoustic radio show acouple years ago, but I vaguely rememberit. When you haven’t been many placeslike myself, news like this is just huge.”

It doesn’t hurt that he’s had some heavyhitters on his production side, like RollingStones keyboardist and music directorChuck Leavell, plus platinum artistsMiranda Lambert and Lee Ann Womack.

“With all of the things that have hap-pened leading up to this show, I’m comingto Bakersfield at a prime time. I hope who-ever’s reading this got some tickets.”

Saturday’s showtime is 7 p.m. BuckOwens’ Crystal Palace is located at 2800Buck Owens Blvd. For more informationcall 328-7560.

Cheyanne video release partyAspiring 15-year-old local country starlet

Cheyanne Welch will be celebrating therelease of a new music video for her single,“Perfectly Imperfect,” at Round Table Pizzain Bakersfield tonight.

According to a press release, the videowas directed by Bakersfield filmmaker Paul“Doc” Nigh of Futuristic Productions andfeatures a cast of local extras. The videowas unavailable for review; however, thesingle “Perfectly Imperfect” was. With its“you are beautiful inside and out” themeand Taylor Swift-ish pop arrangement, thesingle is as catchy and sweet as anythingSwift has done to tug on the heart stringsof teenagers. In addition to the debut ofthe video, there will be a Q&A session andCD autograph session with the singer, aswell as a meet-and-greet with the cast. Youcan check out “Perfectly Imperfect” at

myspace.com/PerfectlyImperfect96.Tonight’s event begins at 7 p.m. Admis-

sion is free. Round Table Pizza is located at4200 Gosford Road. For more informationcall 397-1111.

Welcome back, HagWelcome news came down Wednesday

from Merle Haggard’s publicist, Tresa Red-burn, who reports the country legend willbe back on the road Feb. 28 after beingsidelined weeks ago with pneumonia. Thefirst show of his 20-city tour will be in Tuc-son, Ariz.

“I’m feeling good and ready to get backon the bus,” Haggard said in the mediarelease. “Thanks to all for their powerfulprayers that led to my speedy recovery. I’mrehearsing with the band and looking for-ward to playin’ and singin’ again.”

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Local teen country singer CheyanneWelch debuts her music video tonight.


Eye Street

TodayJewelry with Heart, Valentine-themed jewelry show and sale byartist Diana Campbell Rice, withwine, hors d’oeuvres, music byKama Ruby, 5 to 8 p.m., MetroGalleries, 1604 19th St. 634-9598.

Movie Showing of “The Help,”6:30 p.m., Bakersfield HighSchool, in Harvey Auditorium, 1241G St. Free.

“Glorious March to Liberty,” aspecial Black History monthreception and lecture with HariJones, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Double-Tree Hotel, 3100 Camino Del RioCourt.

Poetry featuring Larry Etue, alocal writer and poet who will bereading several of his poems, oth-ers are welcome to bring proseand poetry, sign-ups begin at 6:45p.m., readings begin at 7 p.m.,Russo’s, 9000 Ming Ave. 665-4686.

California History Day, 9 to11:30 a.m., Kern County Museum,3801 Chester Ave. $10 adults; $9students (13-17)/seniors; $8 (6-12); $7 children 3 to 5; under 3 arefree. 868-8400.

Kern Leadership AllianceBreakfast, with speaker Dr.Daniel Chang, 7 to 8 a.m., ThePetroleum Club, 5060 CaliforniaAve. $15 advance; $20 at the door.323-8002.

Nebraska’s Chamber Choir, 7p.m., St. John’s Lutheran Church,4500 Buena Vista Road. 800-535-5494 ext. 7282 or 665-7815.

Red Cross New Volunteer Ori-entation, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.,American Red Cross, Kern Chap-ter, 5035 Gilmore Ave. 324-6427.

Bingo, warm ups start at 5 p.m.,with early birds at 6 p.m., regulargames at 6:30 p.m., VolunteerCenter of Kern County, 2801 F St.From $20 buy-in to “the works.”395-9787.

FridaySweethearts Valentine’s Din-ner, social time and appetizers,5:30 to 6 p.m.; dinner, 6 to 7 p.m.,Elks Lodge, 1616 30th St. $15.Champagne toast and gift for allattendees. 323-7535.

Valentine’s Super Love Jam2012, with Zapp, Evelyn Cham-pagne, Blue Magic, MC Magic,Sophia Maria and more, 8 p.m.,Rabobank Arena, 1001 TruxtunAve. $27.50 to $49.50. ticketmas-ter.com or 800-745-3000.

SaturdayMurder Mystery Valentine'sDinner, benefiting the CBCCFoundation, 6 p.m., Comprehen-sive Blood & Cancer Center, 6501Truxtun Ave. $25 includes dinner,dessert and murder mystery. 862-7145.

Certified Farmers Market, 8a.m. to noon, next to Golden StateMall, 3201 F St., and 9 a.m. to 1p.m. Saturdays, Brimhall Square,9500 Brimhall Road.

Condors vs. Las Vegas Wran-glers, 7 p.m., Rabobank Arena,1001 Truxtun Ave. $11 to $25. Tick-ets: Rabobank box office, ticket-master.com or 324-7825.

David Nail, 7:30 p.m., BuckOwens Crystal Palace, 2800 BuckOwens Blvd. $17 to $24.vallitix.com or 322-5200.

Fifth annual Valentine’s Wine& Chocolate Walk, with 10 winetastings and chocolates, 5:30 to 9p.m., in downtown Tehachapi. $25advance; $30 day of event. Tick-ets at The Apple Shed Restaurantor Picture Perfect. 822-6519.

Flamenco & Classical GuitarClass, taught by John Gomez, forindividuals or a group, from 1:30to 4 p.m., Juliana’s Art Studio &Gallery, 501 18th St. 496-0891 or327-7507.

Gentle Giants: Mozart, Strauss& Mahler, 8 p.m., the theater atRabobank Convention Center,1001 Truxtun Ave., $34-$50 plusfee. ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000.

Grand Hollywood Love Stories,gourmet cuisine, auction, music,dancing, 6 p.m., The PetroleumClub, 5060 California Ave. $150.Email [email protected] 559-451-0163.

Kern Audubon Field Trip, toKern & Pixley Wildlife Refugee tosee ducks and winter birds, 8 a.m.,Costco, 3800 Rosedale Highway.kernaudubonsociety.org or 821-7702.

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

Steve Martin and the SteepCanyon Rangers, 8 p.m., EagleMountain Casino, 681 S. TuleReservation Road, Porterville. $35to $45. eaglemtncasino.com or800-903-3353.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post10859, Rosedale & Ladies Auxil-iary, 9:30 a.m., Greenacres Com-munity Center, 2014 CallowayDrive. 588-5865.

Yokuts Park Fun Run, practiceracing and earn points, 7 a.m.,Yokuts Park, Empire Drive off Trux-tun Avenue. No fee. bakersfield-trackclub.com or 203-4196 or 391-7080.

SundayKern Audubon Field Trip, fieldtrip to Pixley National WildlifeRefuge to see Sandhill Cranes,meet near the gas station at 4p.m., Costco, 3800 Rosedale High-way. $10. kernaudubonsociety.orgor 322-7470.

Mardi Gras Fundraiser, for OurLady of Perpetual Help Church,noon to 9 p.m., Kern County Fair-grounds, 1142 S. P St. Free parkingand admission. 833-4900.

The Living Piano: A JourneyThrough Time concert, 4 to 5p.m., CSUB, Doré Theatre, 9001Stockdale Highway. Free. Visit liv-ingpiano.com.

WWE Smackdown Live, 5 p.m.,Rabobank Convention Center,1001 Truxtun Ave. $23.80-$80.ticketmaster.com or call 800-745-3000.

THEATER“For Colored Girls Who HaveConsidered Suicide, When theRainbow Is Enuf,” 8 p.m. Fridayand Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday, Bak-ersfield Community Theater, 2400S. Chester Ave. $15 adults; $12seniors/students/military. 831-8114.“Into the Woods,” 7 p.m. Fridayand Saturday, Spotlight Theatre,1622 19th St. $25; $22students/seniors. 634-0692 orthespotlighttheatre.com.“Little Red Riding Hood,” 11a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, GaslightMelodrama Theatre & Music Hall,12748 Jomani Drive. $6. 587-3377.“Showdown in Shafter,” 7 p.m.Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sun-day, Gaslight Melodrama Theatre& Music Hall, 12748 Jomani Drive.$12 to $23. 587-3377.“The Drowsy Chaperone,” 7:30p.m. Thursday through Saturday,Stars Dinner Theatre, 1931 ChesterAve. $50 to $55; matinee $40 to$50. 325-6100.Auditions, for “Wonderful Time,”noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, The EmptySpace, 706 Oak St. [email protected] or 327-PLAY.HERSTORY, 11 p.m. Friday andSaturday, The Empty Space, 706Oak St. $5. 327-PLAY.Improv Comedy Show, withCenter For Improv Advancement,8 to 9:30 p.m. Fridays and Satur-days, Ice House, 3401 ChesterAve., Suite M. Adults: $5, childrenunder 12 are $1. ciacomedy.com.JVDay 2012, 8 p.m. Friday andSaturday, The Empty Space, 706Oak St. $20. 327-PLAY.Major League Improv, improvi-sational comedy show, appropri-ate for families, 6 p.m. Saturdays,The Empty Space, 706 Oak St.Free but donations are accepted.327-PLAY.The Living Piano: A JourneyThrough Time, with guestRobert Estrin, 4 p.m. Sunday,CSUB, Doré Theatre, 9001 Stock-dale Highway. Free. 654-3093.

ARTNancy Merrick, artwork on dis-play for the month of February,Capitol Real Estate Group, 1700Chester Ave.

Art Classes, in drawing, water-color, oils, color theory, for begin-ners and advanced, BakersfieldArt Association Art Center, 1817Eye St. 869-2320.

Art Exhibit by Mary Weather-ford, on display now until March9, CSUB, Todd Madigan Gallery,9001 Stockdale Highway. Galleryhours are 1 to 6 p.m. Tuesdaysthrough Thursdays and 1 to 5 p.m.Saturdays. 654-2238.

Art for Healing program, class-es that alleviate stress, resultingfrom illness, or grief. All classesare free but some suggest a dona-tion and are held at Mercy Hospi-tal, Truxtun Campus, Truxtun andA Street. Visitmercybakersfield.org/art or to reg-ister, 632-5357.

Bakersfield Art AssociationMeeting, with Nicole St. John, 9a.m. to noon Saturday, BakersfieldArt Association Art Center, 1817Eye St. 869-2320.

Chinese Brush Painting Class,with Tony Oliver, 9 a.m. to noonFriday, Bakersfield Art AssociationArt Center, 1817 Eye St. $100. 869-2320.

Juliana’s Art Studio & Gallery,offers stained glass classes,Juliana’s Art Studio & Gallery, 50118th St. For times and dates call327-7507.

The Art Shop Club, 9 a.m. tonoon each Thursday, Friday andSaturday, The Art Shop, 1221 20thSt. All mediums. 322-0544, 589-7463 or 496-5153.

MUSIC

BluesKern River Blues Society Jam,2 to 8 p.m. every second Saturday,Trout’s, 805 N. Chester Ave. 872-7517.

Classic RockBanacek’s Lounge, 4601 StateRoad, 387-9224; Jukebox CoverBand, 9 p.m. Saturday.

Bellvedere Cocktail Lounge,3090 Brundage Lane, 325-2139;Usual Suspects, 9 p.m. Friday andSaturday.

Crest Bar & Grill, inside Bakers-field RV Resort, 5025 Wible Road.833-9998; Mike Montanoa, 6 to 9p.m. Saturday.

Ethel’s Old Corral Cafe, 4310Alfred Harrell Highway, 873-7613;Open Range, 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday.

Jacalito Grill, 900 Truxtun Ave.,Suite 110, 325-2535; Prisoners ofLove, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday.

Iron Horse Saloon, 1821 S.Chester Ave., 831-1315; Elevation406, 9 p.m. Friday.

ComedyElevation Lounge, 818 RealRoad, 325-6864; Improv Tuesday— Live comedy with DJ afterparty, 9 p.m. Tuesdays.

B. Ryder's Sports Bar & Grill,7401 White Lane, 397-7304;Laugh Out Loud comedy, 8 and10 p.m. today. $10.

CountryEthel’s Old Corral, 4310 AlfredHarrell Highway, 873-7613; StillKickin, 7 p.m. Friday; TwangBangers, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Satur-day.

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

CoverSandrini’s, 1918 Eye St., 322-8900; Chrisanova, 9 p.m. Mon-day.

DancingAfrican Heritage Dance, HarrietTubman Legacy series with Ayo,11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday,Studio 9, 4000 Easton Drive.,Suite 9. $8 per class, $20 forthree. [email protected].

Bakersfield Rounders, ballroom(cued) transition class levels twoand three, 7 p.m. Tuesdays, SouthBakersfield Veteran’s Hall, 1905Wilson Road. $10 per couple. 747-7921.

Beginner Belly Dance Lessons,5:45 to 6:45 p.m. Mondays, Cen-tre Stage Studio, 1710 ChesterAve. 323-5215. $45 regular ses-sion; $65 combo session. bakers-fieldbellydance.biz.

Folklorico Classes, advancedancers/performing group 6 to 8p.m. Fridays; and beginners, allages, 10:30 a.m. to noon Satur-days, Fruitvale-Norris Park, 6221Norris Road. $22 per month forbeginners; $25 per month foradvance dancers. 833-8790.

Greenacres Community Cen-ter, 2014 Calloway Drive, offersballroom dance, East Coast swing(jitterbug) and Argentine Tangodance classes; $35, $45 for non-members. 322-5765 or 201-2105.

Joaquin Squares, 7:30 to 9:30p.m. Thursday, Rasmussen Center,115 E. Roberts Lane. $5. 324-1390,325-3086 or 399-3658.

Mavericks Singles, ballroom andcountry dancing with music byBluetooth Cowboys, 7 to 10 p.m.Friday, Kern City Town Hall, 1003Pebble Beach Drive. $7 member;$9 guest. 831-9241.

Pairs & Spares Dance, ValentineDance with CRS Riders, wear redor pink, bring favorite salad ordessert, 7 p.m. Friday, RasmussenSenior Center, 115 E. Roberts Lane.$7; $9 nonmembers. 399-3575.

DJBanacek’s Lounge, 4601 StateRoad, 387-9224; with DJ CaseyOverstreet, 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 RioCourt. 323-7111; live in the mix:old school, ’80s, & ’90s music, 9p.m. to 1:30 a.m. every Saturday.

Le Corusse Rouge, 4647 WhiteLane, 834-1611; with DJ Chill in theMixx, 5 p.m. every Friday until 2a.m. Saturday.

Rockstarz Party Bar, 7737Meany Ave., Suite B5, 589-6749;DJ James, 9 p.m. Thursdaysthrough Saturdays. Free.

Sandrini’s, 1918 Eye St., 322-8900; Beat Surrender, 9 p.m. Fri-day.

Go & Do


Eye StreetThe Bull Shed Bar & Grill, atHotel Rosedale, 2400 CaminoDel Rio Court, 327-0681; with Meg,7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

Iron Horse Saloon, 1821 S.Chester Ave., 831-1315; DJ BK, 9p.m. Saturday.

Jazz Cafe Med, 4809 Stockdale High-way, 834-4433; Richie Perez, 7:30to 11 p.m. Thursdays. Imbibe Wine & Spirits Mer-chant, 4140 Truxtun Ave., 633-WINE; live music & wine bar withfeaturing local artist and Jazz Con-nection, along with 24 wines, 6 to8:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday;6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday and Satur-day.King Tut, 10606 Hageman Road;live instrumental and vocal jazz,6:30 to 7:30 p.m. each Friday andSaturday. Free.Le Corusse Rouge, 4647 WhiteLane, 834-1611; Bakersfield JazzWorkshop, 6:30 to 10:30 p.m.every Wednesday. Que Pasa Mexican Cafe, 2701Ming Ave., 832-5011; Jazz Invasion,9 to 10 p.m. every Saturday. The Nile, Jazz Music, 6 p.m. everySunday. Cost $10 at 1721 19th St.364-2620.

KaraokeB. Ryder’s Sports Bar & Grill,7401 White Lane, 397-7304; 8 p.m.Thursdays and Tuesdays. Banacek’s Lounge, 9 p.m. everyFriday and Saturday at 4601 StateRoad. 387-9224. Bellvedere Cocktail Lounge,3090 Brundage Lane, 325-2139; 9p.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. Cactus Valley Mexican Restau-rant, 4215 Rosedale Highway,633-1948; 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.Thursday; beer pong and happyhour all day Sunday. 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.every Saturday. City Slickers, 1001 W. TehachapiBlvd., 822-4939; 7 p.m. Tuesdaysand Thursdays. Corona’s Cantina, 9817 S. UnionAve., 345-8463; 7 to 10 p.m. Fri-days. Del Rio Cocktail Lounge, 5840State Road, 393-0262; 8 p.m.every Saturday. Diana’s Pit Stop, 10807 RosedaleHighway, 587-8888; 8 p.m. Mon-days and Thursdays. 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.

Elevation Lounge, 818 Real Road,325-6864; 9 p.m. Wednesday. Ethel’s Old Corral, 4310 AlfredHarrell Highway, 873-7613; 6 to 9p.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 to10 p.m. every 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 Highway. 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; 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 Ming Ave.,398-7077; 9 p.m. Thursdays andSaturdays. 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 Friday. 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 Highway. 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, Club Odyssey,Club Odyssey, 3100 Camino DelRio Court, 633-1949; various lev-els, 3 to 9 p.m. every Sunday. $5per person, per lesson.

MariachiCamino 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.

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

Old schoolJacalito Grill, 900 Truxtun Ave.,Suite 110, 325-2535; The Prison-ers of Love, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.Thursday.

Que 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 E. F St.,Tehachapi, 823-9994; 7 p.m.Wednesdays. $5. The Canna Cafe, 7 to 10 p.m.every Friday, East Hills Mall, FoodCourt, 3000 Mallview Road.

RockRockstarz Party Bar, 7737Meany Ave., Suite B5, 589-6749;live bands, 9 p.m. every Thursday. B. Ryder's Sports Bar & Grill,7401 White Lane, 397-7304; RearView Mirror, 9 p.m. Friday. $5 Fri-day. 21 & over only.

Ska/reggaeThe Prime Cut, 9500 BrimhallRoad, 831-1413; Mento Buru & DJMikey, 9 p.m. Friday. $5. 21 & overonly. B. Ryder's Sports Bar & Grill,7401 White Lane, 397-7304; Velo-rio, 9 p.m. Saturday. $5.

SongwritersThe Rustic Rail Saloon, 147 E.Norris Road, 393-0456, Song-writer’s Showcase with hostDavid Reeves Carpenter, sign upbegins at 6 p.m.; 7 to 11 p.m.Thursdays.

Soul/popSandrini’s, 1918 Eye St., 322-8900; Steve Mazzetta, 9 p.m.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 2/20Book Signing and "Meet-and-Greet," with Victoria ChristopherMurray and ReShonda TateBillingsley, noon to 1 p.m., Russo's,9000 Ming Ave. 665-4686 or rus-sosbooks.com

Damn Yankees-Broadway inBakersfield, 7:30 p.m., RabobankTheater, 1001 Truxtun Ave. $30 to$60 plus fee. ticketmaster.com orcall 800-745-3000.

Kern County Rose SocietyMeeting, 7 p.m., Calvary BibleChurch, 48 Manor St. 327-3228

Tuesday 2/14“Let’s Talk” about “The Help,”an informal book discussion of thenovel “The Help,” that takes placein Jackson, Miss. during the ’60sand exposes the racial dividewhich existed during that time, 2

to 3:30 p.m., Bakersfield SeniorCenter, 540 4th St. Free.

Fifth annual Good for the HeartSingles Only, with raffles, speed-dating session, mingling, dinner at6 p.m., activities at 6:30 p.m., TheGarden Spot, 3320 Truxtun Ave.Free but you need a ticket toattend. 323-3236.

Guild House Valentine’s DayDinner, five-course meal, 6 p.m.,Guild House, 1905 18th St. $65 perperson. Reservations, 325-5478.

Painting by Candlelight, withchocolates and sparkling cider,6:30 to 10:30 p.m., Color Me Mineat The Marketplace, 9000 MingAve. $20 per couple, plus cost ofpottery.bakersfield.colormemine.com or664-7366.

Romantic Valentine Dinner,five-course meal, 6 p.m., GuildHouse, 1905 18th St. $65 per per-son. 325-5478.

Toddler Time, for children 18months to 2 years, with music,nursery rhymes, stories and play,11 a.m., Beale Library, Arkelian chil-dren’s library, 701 Truxtun Ave.868-0770.

Valentine’s Day Lunch, 11 a.m.to 2 p.m., Valentien Restaurant &Wine Bar, 1310 Truxtun Ave., Suite160. 864-0397.

Wednesday 2/15Bakersfield Community Con-cert Association, presents JeriSager in “Broadway by Jeri,” 7:30to 9:30 p.m., the theater atRabobank Convention Center, 1001Truxtun Ave. $50; includes fourconcerts for 2011-2012 season.205-8522 or 589-2478.CASA 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.League of Women Voters, guestspeaker Pam Baugher discussingher experiences running for publicoffice, 5:45 to 7:45 p.m., MarieCallendar’s, 3801 California Ave.$25. 634-3773.Panel Discussion, “Ethics, Jus-tice and the Mortgage Crisis,” withLouis Gill, Aaron Hegde, SteveRenock, Christopher Meyers-Mod-erator, 7 p.m., CSUB, StudentUnion multipurpose room, 9001Stockdale Highway. 654-2555.

Thursday 2/16“The Murder of Emmett Till”Documentary, 6:30 p.m., BealeLibrary, auditorium, 701 TruxtunAve. Free.

Free Admission Day, 10 a.m. to 4p.m., Buena Vista Museum of Nat-ural History, 2018 Chester Ave.324-6350.

Harlem Globetrotters, 7 p.m.,Rabobank Arena, 1001 TruxtunAve. $28.90-$115.65. ticketmas-ter.com or 800-745-3000.

Join the Eye Street team of Jen-nifer Self, Stefani Dias and MattMunoz this morning when theywelcome Elizabeth Herrera ofthe Kern County Museum, whowill tell potential brides andgrooms of a special way tospend Valentine’s Day.

In addition, we’ll offer our picksfor the best way to spend yourentertainment dollar over thenext week. To join in the fun, call 842-KERN. “Californian Radio”broadcasts from 9 to 10 a.m.weekdays on KERN, 1180-AM.

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