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18 The Bakersfield Californian Thursday, September 16, 2010

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

BY SUSAN SCAFFIDIContributing writer

Tommy Castro, a B.B. KingEntertainer of the YearAward-winner, is one of the

headliners at the sixth annual B-Town Blues Fest this weekend atthe CSUB amphitheater. Castroshares the bill with newcomerJoanne Shaw Taylor and veteranslide guitarist Roy Rogers.

Guitarist and vocalist Castromade headlines at the May 31Blues Foundation awards show,winning in all four categories forwhich he was nominated, includ-ing the Band of the Year, Contem-porary Album of the Year for “HardBeliever” and Contemporary MaleArtist of the Year.

“You know, I feel like an‘overnight sensation,’” Castro said.“It’s only taken me 20 years to getto that point.

“We always try to make goodrecords and put on good shows,”the guitarist said. “It’s nice to knowthat at this stage of the game westill have something to say and aregetting recognized for it.”

The Tommy Castro Bandincludes Keith Crossan on saxo-phone, Ronnie Smith on drums,bassist Scot Sutherland, trum-peter Tom Poole and Castro onlead guitar and vocals. Castrodescribed the band’s style as “acombination of blues, rock andsoul.”

“We’re inspired by all the great R& B and soul performers, all theStax (Records) people,” Castrosaid. “And I do believe the RollingStones is the greatest rock ‘n’ rollband of all time.”

Joanne Shaw Taylor, 23, listenedto the same performers growingup in the United Kingdom. Taylorwas “discovered” by Eurythmicsco-founder David A. Stewart, whoinvited the young musician to tourEurope with him and his group D.U. P. (“Da Universal Playaz”). Tay-lor said she started playing classi-cal guitar at age 8, but switched toblues after listening to Americanblues players.

“I didn’t find my home in classi-cal music,” Taylor said. “So muchof (blues performers’) playing wasdefined by their personalities.” “Ithink I just liked that freedom,”Taylor said.

Taylor’s debut album, “White

Sugar,” which came out at the endof 2009, earned her several “bestdebut artist” nominations, includ-ing one from the Blues Founda-tion. Taylor has been praised forperforming like a veteran insteadof a young newcomer. She hasalso received praise, and surprise,for not playing “like a girl.”

“There is still a misconceptionabout how a girl or woman shouldplay,” Taylor said. “That somehowthey’re not supposed to be asaggressive.”

Roy Rogers is the senior veteranin the line-up. Rogers has beenperforming since the 1960s withtwo Grammy Awards and fournominations for producingrecordings by long-time collabo-rator John Lee Hooker. Rogers isnationally recognized as leadingslide guitarist with a “down anddirty” sound along with fellowDelta Rhythm Kings SteveEhrmann on bass and JimSanchez on drums.

“It’s not about two guys backingme up,” Rogers said. “It’s aboutthree guys communicating andgrooving off each other.”

“The interaction is part of whatI’m known for,” Rogers said.

Rogers is also known for hiswork with Hooker, pianist AllanToussaint and The Doors key-boardist Ray Manzarek, whojoined Rogers for a rare concert inBakersfield in March. Rogers saidhe has just finished recordinganother album with Manzarek,and hopes to release it by the endof the year.

“The record business is so con-

founded it’s tough to tell,” Rogerssaid.

Concert producer Pat Evanssaid the lineup is the kind of mixhe always strives for.

“We like diversity in the type ofpeople who play, the type of musicthey play, the format of thebands,” Evans said.

Index‘Cheaper to Keep Her’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Flics opens season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20Sickle Cell Awareness Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21Arts Alive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22Ultimate Bridal Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23The Lowdown with Matt Munoz . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24Big Daddy Weave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27-29

Castro joins Blues Fest lineupTaylor, Rogers alsoout for Saturday’sevent at CSUB

PHOTO COURTESY OF JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR

Joanne Shaw Taylor started playing classical guitar at age 8, but switched to blues after listening toAmerican blues players.

B-Town Blues FestWhen: 5 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday

Where: CSUB Amphitheater, 9001 Stockdale Highway

Tickets: $40/seat reserved tables; $30 adults lawn seating; $20

students, military and seniors; free 17 and under. Information at

World Records, 831-3100, or www.ShopWorldRecords.com.

More reasons to go tothe B-Town Blues Fest• All food and drink proceeds

benefit the Bone Marrow

Registry at Houchin Blood

Bank.

• And speaking of food and

drinks:

Jake’s Original Tex-Mex Cafe,

Coconut Joe’s and Frugatti’s

Italian Eatery are providing

the “mmm-mmm” Blues Fest

dinner. Imbibe is ably

handling wine duties. La Rosa

Fruit Bars & Ice Cream and

Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream will

keep music lovers cool and

several cold beer options,

margaritas, Italian Ice and

soft drink choices round out

the offerings.

— Pat Evans, owner of WorldRecords at 1824 G St., is thefounder of the B-Town Blues Fest

PHOTO COURTESY OF JOHNNY ACE

Guitarist and vocalist Tommy Castro made headlines at the May 31Blues Foundation awards show, winning in all four categories forwhich he was nominated.

PHOTO COURTESY OF PAT JOHNSON

Roy Rogers has been performingsince the 1960s with two Gram-my Awards and four nomina-tions for producing recordingsby long-time collaborator JohnLee Hooker.

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BY STEFANI DIASCalifornian assistant lifestyles editor

[email protected]

While the end of a marriage is usu-ally a cause for tears, playwrightJa’Caryous Johnson is playing it

for laughs in “Cheaper to Keep Her,” com-ing to town Tuesday.

“Cheaper” stars film and televisionactress Vivica A. Fox as Morgan Mays, thewife who gets it all when she and hus-band Raymond, played by R&B singerBrian McKnight, call it quits. To stop pay-ing alimony, Raymond schemes for her toremarry. But when his plan seems to takeoff, he has second thoughts about whoshould be with his ex. ComediansJonathan Slocumb and Gary “G-Thang”Johnson keep things from getting tooserious in supporting roles as Raymond’sbrother-in-law and best friend, respec-tively.

The comedy stage play is the 12th forJohnson, an NAACP Award-winningwriter and director. The show’s “grass isgreener” premise, which Johnson said isall too often played out in the headlineswith big-time athletes and entertainers,was inspired by the real-life story of hisscript collaborator, Renee Rivon. Johnsonsaid the works for his company, I’mReady Productions, are inspired by every-day events and rooted in biblical princi-ples.

“Life’s experiences give me inspiration,

as do the fans and their feedback on themessage board,” he said.

It’s that feedback that landed Bakers-field a spot on the tour. Crediting tourrequests on the message board and viathe www.imreadyproductions.com web-site, Johnson said, “The people from Bak-ersfield have spoken and now we arecoming!” This will be the third stop forthe touring show — which kicks off Sat-urday in Las Vegas — and the first time anI’m Ready production has come to town.

According to Johnson, anticipation ishigh for this performance, Fox, who is co-producing the show as well as starring init, “is very involved and passionate aboutthis production,” Johnson said. “Sheworks soooo hard to please the people.We are alike in that way ... we are bothperfectionists!

“We’re looking forward to meeting thepeople and giving them a great show!”And based on the response they get Tues-day, it may not be the last. Johnson said,“As long as Bakersfield shows us love, we

will forever be loyal to them. We’ll beback again and again.”

So what should viewers expect?Promising that you’ve never seen any-thing like it, Johnson said, “It is the shownot to miss! I guarantee you will laugh,you will love it, and you will begin toenjoy and see life differently!”

Although the show has a serious mes-sage, it gets that across using humor,which, according to Johnson, is a neces-sity to reel in audiences.

“Laughter is the opposite of stress! Peo-ple come to escape ... I even get to escapewhen writing it,” he said.

The playwright said that although artoften imitates life, which can be negative,he instead attempts “to change lifethrough art,” which he sees as “a rehears-al for change.”

Along with being entertained by theproduction, Johnson hopes viewers takeaway a hopeful message about that abili-ty to change. Despite life’s difficulties,“there is something greater in you thanwhat you are going through.” Mostimportantly, he said, you should “laughat life and don’t let life laugh at you!”

The busy writer-director is having thelast laugh in terms of productivity. Alongwith the current tour, Johnson is gettingready to start preproduction for the filmversion of “Cheaper,” as well as two newsitcoms — “More to Love” and “Help! I’ma Black Woman Trying to Date!”

Vivica A. Fox headlinesromantic-comedy play

Je’Caryous Johnson’s ‘Cheaper to Keep Her’When: 8 p.m. Tuesday

Where: Rabobank Theater, 1001

Truxtun Ave.

Admission: $31 to $36, plus fee.

ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000

PHOTO COURTESY OF I'M READY PRODUCTIONS

Morgan (Vivica A. Fox) is caught between new flame Eddie (Christian Keyes), left, and the enduring love of Raymond, her formerhusband (Brian McKnight) in a scene from “Cheaper to Keep Her,” coming Tuesday to the Rabobank Theater.

BY JENNIFER SELFCalifornian lifestyles editor

[email protected]

Summer can be hard on seri-ous movie lovers (case inpoint: “Resident Evil: After-

life” is No. 1 at the box office thisweek. Sigh.) But the kids — andtheir movie-going dollars — areback in school, leaving the the-aters free for the awards-bait filmsgrownups love. And there’s no bet-ter place to get reacquainted withthe silver screen than the Fox The-ater on Friday, when FLICS Inter-national Cinema Society screens“Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” thefirst selection of its 29th season.

“People have been awfully gen-erous with their praise and we’rereally flattered by the supportthat people have given us,” saidFLICS president Phil Neufeld.“The neatest thing is when peo-ple walk in the door the firstnight and say, ‘I’ve been waitingall summer for this.’ That’s verygratifying.”

The series kicks off appropri-ately with perhaps the mosttalked-about film among thisyear’s crop. “Dragon” features lit-erary sensation Lisbeth Salander,the heroine of a series of bookspenned by the late Swedishauthor Stieg Larsson. It was onlya matter of time before the best-selling mystery novels were con-verted to the big screen, and, inthe case of “Dragon,” it will hap-pen twice: there’s the Swedishversion, which FLICS will screen,and an American interpretationstill to be filmed.

Other acclaimed titles on theschedule include “Winter’sBone,” the story of a girl’s searchfor her father amid the grindingpoverty of the Ozarks; “The LastStation,” about Russian writerLeo Tolstoy, which earned Oscarnominations last year for HelenMirren and Christopher Plum-mer; and “Babies,” a sensationamong the stroller crowd.

“(‘Babies’) has been a huge hitwherever it’s played. We’re notexpecting this phenomenon tohappen because it’s at 7:30. But it’sa tremendous film being showeredwith praise.”

Another standout is “Sin Nom-bre,” which screens Sept. 24.

“It’s about people immigratingto America, the United States,from South America and Mexico,”Neufeld said. “It’s a very good, a

very sensitive portrayal. I think it’sreally going to show the other side(of the immigration issue.)”

When selecting the 17 films forthe 2010-11 season, the FLICSboard missed out on a couple oftitles that had yet to attract a U.S.distributor, including “Cargo,” a2009 Swiss film that Neufeldcompared to the sci-fi classic“Alien.”

But overall, he couldn’t be hap-pier with this year’s list.

“A lot of the films we show don’tbecome available to the non-the-atrical market until we get aholdof them,” Neufeld said. “We’resupported by that niche who liketo see a movie in a dark theaterwith other people. It’s that sharedexperience that people enjoy.”

That communal love of art-house fare has maintained a loyalbase of about 200 season ticket-holders, Neufeld said. The num-ber is down a bit this year, hesaid, citing delays in circulatingthe flier and updating the web-site (flics.org). He also said many

folks hang back until the open-ing-night reception. Tickets arestill $5 per movie or $50 for a sea-son pass, and the number offilms, 17, is the same.

In fact, the last big changeNeufeld can remember came afew years ago when FLICSswitched from 35-millimeterfilms to DVD in order to savemoney on shipping the reels,which came in two suitcase-likecontainers that weighed about70 pounds. He notes that somemight quibble with the differ-ence in the picture, but Neufeldfinds the quality of the two for-mats comparable.

“Our first DVD was the film‘Girl With a Pearl Earring.’ Thatwas a free June show,” Neufeldsaid. “We wanted to try with the

greatest challenge we could find.Every frame of that was like aDutch master’s painting, just gor-geous. We figured if it doesn’t doit well, we’ll see it in this film andif we ask people to come for freeand it doesn’t do well, they can’task for their money back.”

FLICS usually pays a base rateof about $500 per film or a per-centage of the gate, whichever isgreater, and the nonprofitdonates any surplus from ticketsales at the end of the season.Last year, the group gave $5,000to the Fox Theater Foundation.In addition, FLICS gave awards of$2,500 each to the Kern CountyLibrary and the Walter StiernLibrary at Cal State Bakersfield.The film group also made adonation to Temple Beth El inmemory of longtime FLICS treas-urer David Kosakowski, who diedlast year.

The opening-night festivitiesstart at 6:30 p.m. Friday, withcake and punch. “Dragon” startsat 7:30.

WWW.ROTTENTOMATOES.COM

Noomi Rapace, right, plays the title character in “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.”


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29th season packedwith acclaimed films

‘Tattoo’ sensation opens FLICS

BY ROBIN JONESContributing writer

What if you took the flair of atalk show and gave it a local twist?You would get “The NighttimeShow” with Michael Armendariz!Now in its second month, the Sat-urday night show at The EmptySpace puts a twist on the typicalsetup of a late-night talk show,featuring sketch-comedy and

music. What makes the show unique is

that the guests come from localstage, radio, comedy and more.Last month, guests includedKRAB on-air personality DannySpanks, actor and playwrightJames Kopp, band One Will Burnand comedians Dane Forst, AdamMcCabe and Brian Ross.

This Saturday’s guest lineup

includes Jesse Arenas from localcomedy group R.A.T., as well aslocal movie expert StephanieMoore.

Veteran local actor Jason Mon-roe, who was also a guest for thepremiere show, returns thismonth as Armendariz’s sidekick.

Like his guests, Armendariz hasquite a background in the arts. Hestarted off in theater in high

school, later venturing into come-dy. He is a founding member ofThe Blacklist, a local sketch andimprov group that has been per-forming for 10 years. With TheBlacklist, and on his own, Armen-dariz has gotten into radio, firsthosting programs on 106.1 KRABand now recording a Blacklistpodcast available on iTunes.— Robin Jones is a DJ at KRAB.

‘Nighttime Show’ is localized talk with sketchy twists‘The Nighttime Show’with Michael ArmendarizWhen: 11 p.m. Saturday

Where: The Empty Space,

706 Oak St.

Admission: $5

Information: 327-PLAY or

esonline.org

2010-11 FLICS seasonAll films start at 7:30 p.m.

Note: Look closely at the

dates — most films are on

Fridays, but three fall on

Saturdays this year.

Sept. 17: “Girl With the

Dragon Tattoo”

Sept. 24: “Sin Nombre”

Oct. 5: “Babies”

Oct. 22: “Afghan Star”

Nov. 5: “Seraphine”

Nov. 20: “Ajami”

Dec. 4: “Mid-August Lunch”

Jan. 7: “Micmacs”

Jan. 14: “Everyone Else”

Jan. 22: “Exit Through the

Gift Shop”

Feb. 4: “Winter’s Bone”

Feb. 18: “The Square”

March 4: “Terribly Happy”

March 18: “The Prophet”

April 1: “The White Ribbon”

April 15: “Mother”

April 29: “The Last Station”

GO & DOWhat: Opening reception and

screening of “Girl With the

Dragon Tattoo,” presented by

FLICS

When: Reception, with cake

and punch, at 6:30 p.m.

Friday; movie at 7:30

Where: Fox Theater, 2001 H

St.

Admission: $5; $50 for a

season pass

Information: 428-0354 or

flics.org

In Eye Street FridayCheck out a review of “Girl

With the Dragon Tattoo” and

other movie news.

BY DIANNE HARDISTYContributing writer

[email protected]

Hina Patel lost her battle withsickle cell disease, but her fam-ily has not given up the fight.

Bhavana and Sanjay Patel, Hina’sparents, are forming a support groupin their daughter’s honor and holdinga Sickle Cell Awareness Fair on Satur-day in the parking lot in front of theirpharmacy, Hina’s Homecare andCompounding Pharmacy, 9508 Stock-dale Highway.

The daylong event, which will beginat 10:30 a.m. with registration and arun/walk, is intended to bring aware-ness to the prevention and treatmentof sickle cell disease, a genetic blooddisorder that is characterized byabnormal blood cells that are rigidand sickle shaped. The “sickling”decreases the cells’ flexibility, resultingin many chronic, painful complica-tions and even death.

The Patels estimate about 250 peo-ple in Kern County have sickle cell dis-ease. They hope to alert “at-risk”people to the need to receive geneticcounseling before they conceive achild. People who can trace theirancestry to Asia, Africa, South Americaand Mediterranean countries are atrisk for carrying genes that allow sicklecell disease to be passed to their chil-dren.

And while couples may not realizethey are vulnerable, families andhealth care providers also may notrecognize the symptoms, resulting intreatment delays and increased painfor victims.

Creation of an awareness campaignand network of support was Hina’sdream. It was the project that earnedHina the Girl Scout’s coveted “GoldAward” when she was a StockdaleHigh School student. Her family iscommitted to making Hina’s dreamcome true. The 20-year-old died onMay 5 after developing complicationsfrom a bone marrow transplant per-formed in hopes of curing her disease.

Just three months earlier, Hina wasthe keynote speaker during HouchinCommunity Blood Bank’s recognitiondinner in Bakersfield for blood plateletdonors.

“Sometimes I ask, ‘Why me?’ But Iknow everyone faces bumps in theroad,” Hina told donors that night. “Itry to keep positive mentally and havehope. I have faith in God. ... Findingmy match for platelets is difficult.Houchin has been able to do that.”

Hina received more than 80 units ofplatelets from Houchin donors duringher years-long struggle with sickle celldisease and in the aftermath of theunsuccessful bone marrow transplant.

As her condition deteriorated andshe was confined to an isolation room

at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital, justweeks before her death, Hina agreedto an interview to talk about her dis-ease, her struggle and the need forbetter services. Hina was later trans-ferred to the hospital at UCLA, whereshe died.

More than 600 people attendedHina’s services at Hillcrest MemorialPark. They included her high school,Bakersfield College and Girl Scoutfriends, as well as the many people shetouched and inspired. Accepted intothe University of Pacific’s pharmacyprogram, she hoped her conditionwould improve to allow her to attend.

Although both Hina’s parents arepharmacists, with extensive knowl-edge of medicine, Sanjay and BhavanaPatel were stunned when a routineblood test revealed their baby wasborn with sickle cell disease.

“At first we were in denial,” Bhavanasaid, explaining that Hina appearedand behaved as a healthy, normalbaby. But as Hina approached her firstbirthday, she had her first “pain crisis.”Her feet and hands swelled up. “It wasvery painful. All she did was cry. Thenwe knew it was real.”

As the years passed and Hina’s con-dition worsened, Sanjay and Bhavanabegan investigating the option of abone marrow transplant, which wasperformed in 2008.

Despite her struggles, Hina did wellin school. New medicines providedperiods when her pain was controlledand she could join in activities withclassmates. As a teenager, she excelledin her classes. But medical complica-tions in her senior year required her tofinish her studies at home.

Improving the quality of care andsupport for people with sickle cell dis-ease was Hina’s reason for wanting tobecome a pharmacist, her mothersaid.

Hina’s dream was to help the hun-dreds of people in Bakersfield who aresuffering in silence.

To learn more about sickle cell dis-ease, go to www.sicklecelldisease.org.

PHOTO COURTESY OF DIANNE HARDISTY

Bhavana Patel, left, is seen with daughter, Hina, earlier this year at Bakers-field Memorial Hospital. Bhavana and Sanjay Patel, Hina’s parents, are form-ing a support group in their daughter’s honor and holding a Sickle CellAwareness Fair on Saturday in the parking lot in front of their pharmacy.


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From pain comespurpose for family

Sickle Cell Awareness FairWhen: 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday

Where: Riverwalk Medical Center

parking lot, 9508 Stockdale

Highway

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Only eight actors make upthe cast of “Bordertown,”currently showing at Bak-

ersfield Community Theatre, buteach plays multiple roles.

And some of those roles arepretty unusual, such as one playedby Tomeka Powell, who appears asShamu, a performer at San Diego’sSea World. Costumed as a whale,Powell is interviewed by a thera-pist, portrayed by Mike Bedard.

Peculiar as that may sound,“Bordertown” deals with real-lifeevents that have occurred in theSan Diego-Tijuana region in thepast several decades. I lived in SanDiego from 1989 to 2001 and mostof the events dramatized strike atroubled chord for me.

“It is serious — all types ofissues. But it will make you laugh,it will make you cry and it willmake you think,” says Kim Whit-ney, one of the show’s producers.

A trio of writers known as Cul-ture Clash based the drama onmore than 100 interviews.

It is made up of a series ofvignettes, or monologues, reflect-ing the views of a broad range ofindividuals from both sides of theborder — including right-wingtalk-show host and former SanDiego Mayor Roger Hedgecock;Sheriff Bill Kollender; Mexican, Fil-ipino and Ugandan immigrants; aVietnam veteran; a high schoolcounselor; a border guard; punkrockers; homeless children; trans-vestites; factory workers; and a res-

ident oftheupper-class con-clave of LaJolla.

“Theyall show

aspects of

the different human ingredients inthe soup that makes the borderarea,” says Jan Hefner, who playsfour different characters. “They’reall trying to make some sense oftheir lives in the best way theyknow how.”

Others in the cast are AraceliAguilar, who also co-directed the

show with Karina Gutierrez, Gab-by Alonzo, Paola Fernandez, DavidGamino and Roger Garcia.

Final performances of “Border-town” are at 8 p.m. Sept. 24 and 25.

Cherice Hatton receptionJust as animals blend into their

natural environment, artistCherice Hatton employs a similareffect by partially screening thecreatures from view — at least atfirst glance. For example, in her“Tule Elk” painting, all I saw at firstwas an angry swath of cloudssweeping over a low mountainrange. Only after I examined itmore closely did I see the band ofelegant animals quietly grazing inthe foreground.

A reception honoring the artistwill be held this evening at Bakers-field Mazda. By arrangement withthe owner, the Bakersfield ArtAssociation uses the perimeter ofthe auto dealer’s showroom to fea-ture work by local artists. Hatton’sshow can be seen during businesshours through Nov. 30.

Roberta Jean OwenFreshness is the first thing that

comes to mind when I see paint-ings done by Roberta Jean Owen,who lives in the Frazier Park area.A large exhibit — about two dozenpieces — of her work can be seenat the Bakersfield Art Association’sArt Center though Sept. 30.

Many of the landscapes in hercurrent show are forest scenes.Others are of Lake Castaic and atleast one is a street scene ofNewhall.

Owen works with oils andacrylics, with bold strokes instrong color. Now in her late 70s,she has studied at ChouinardSchool of Art, Otis Art Institute andPasadena School of Fine Arts. Shealso has done commissions for theKern County Library, most notablythose at the Arvin Branch Library.

Touchable art exhibitAn event with the intriguing title

“Please Touch the Art” is intendedto help people with limited visionto enjoy art of various kinds. Ittakes place Friday evening at theCenter for the Blind and Visually

Impaired. Bakersfield artist MikeBarker is one of those whose workwill be exhibited. One 4-by-4-footpainting he created with texturedresin on foamboard features an arcof tiny tent-like structures madefrom aluminum.

“You can feel them with your

fingers,” Barker said. “It’s almostlike reading Braille.”

Retired Bakersfield College pro-fessor Chuck Wall, an author andlecturer, will be the guest speaker.The reception is co-sponsored bythe Lions Club and Arts Council ofKern.

Play probes life in ‘Bordertown’

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

via e-mail at [email protected]

Camille Gavin CONTRIBUTING COLUMNIST

‘Bordertown’When: 8 p.m. Friday and

Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday

Where: Bakersfield

Community Theatre, 2400 S.

Chester Ave.

Admission: $15; $12,

students and seniors

Information: 831-8114

Note: Recommended for

mature audiences

Cherice Hatton exhibit —opening receptionWhen: 6 to 8 p.m. today

Where: Mazda Art Gallery,

3201 Cattle Drive

Admission: Free


Roberta Jean OwenexhibitWhen: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

today to Saturday

Where: Art Center, 1817 Eye

St.

Admission: Free


‘Please Touch the Art’When: 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday

Where: Center for the Blind

and Visually Impaired, 1124

Baker St.

Admission: Free


GO & DOExhibit geared towardthe visually impaired

PHOTO COURTESY OF CHERICE HATTON

“Tule Elk” by Cherice Hatton.


Eye Street

BY MARGIE BELLContributing writer

“An Afternoon of Chamber Music” on Sun-day will feature Beethoven’s “Clarinet Trioin B-flat Major, Opus 11” in the first con-

cert of this season’s Fred and Beverly DukesMemorial Concert Series at First CongregationalChurch/UCC, 5 Real Road. This is the fifth seasonof the Dukes Sunday afternoon concerts, whichare free and open to the public in the church sanc-tuary.

The Beethoven clarinet trio is a rarely performedearly work, according to pianist Elizabeth Cer-vantes. Playing in the trio will be Cervantes, clar-inetist Mary Moore and cellist Karen Blockley.

The popular Brahms’ “Horn Trio in E-flat Major,Opus 40” is the second piece for piano, horn andviolin.

“This is one of the most loved pieces in thechamber music repertoire,” Cervantes said. “It isalmost like a symphony for chamber music with avariety of moods from depression to the pinnacleof excitement.”

The trio includes Elisha Wilson on horn andMatt Mazzei on violin.

Cervantes, who grew up in London and hasplayed piano most of her life, teaches piano locallyand teaches part time at Bakersfield College. Cur-rently she is completing her master’s degree inpiano performance at Fresno State University.

On Nov. 21 the series will feature classical gui-tarist Roger Allen Cope, who recently joined theCSUB music faculty as instructor of guitar and theGuitar Ensemble in partnership with composerand jazz guitarist Jim Scully.

From 1999 to 2008, Cope was a member of theBrevard Affiliate Artist Faculty in North Carolina.He has an extensive background in performanceand recording.

Cellist Dr. Deiter Wulfhorst and violinist Dr.Susan Doering are returning on Jan. 30 to theDukes series after their Bakersfield debut last Sep-tember. Both teach music a Fresno State Universi-ty and teach and perform regularly at manyvenues in the U.S. and elsewhere.

A group from the Bakersfield Winds will be inconcert Feb. 13, followed by the Musica da CameraTrio with retired CSUB music professor Dr. Gor-don Mehling on violin, University of Houstonpianist Dr. Rachel Chao on piano and Martinez,Calif., teacher Judy Rummelsburg McCall on celloon March 6.

Longtime local educators Fred and BeverlyDukes left an endowment to the church to providean annual concert series as a gift to the communi-ty. The series is co-sponsored by Valley PublicRadio KVPR/KPRX (FM 89.1).

Beethoven work also slatedfor first show of Dukes season

BelovedBrahms opusopens series

‘An Afternoon of Chamber Music’When: 4 p.m. Sunday

Where: First Congregational Church, 5 Real

Road

Admission: Free


There’s nothing more unromanticthan the economy nowadays.People are between jobs, strug-

gling to make house payments and justhoping to get out of this “recovery” alive.So planning a wedding couldn’t come ata worse time, right?

Yes and no. It’s true times are tough,but planning and savvy comparisonshopping can whittle the bill.

The Ultimate Bridal Event on Sundaywill give brides, grooms and their fami-lies an opportunity to meet with morethan 100 wedding-related professionals,including photographers, florists, wed-ding planners and caterers. Co-spon-sored by The Bakersfield Californian,the event will run from noon to 4 p.m. atthe Rabobank Convention Center.

Wedding planners stress one thingabove all else to couples: Be honestabout your budget to ensure expecta-tions will be met and to set priorities.

Cupcakes vs. cakeConsider a couple of cost-cutting

strategies by baker Anamie Mahanke. “The hot thing now is cupcakes,”

said Mahanke of Anamie's Sweets inBakersfield. “Cupcakes are cheaperthan pricing a cake per slice. Cupcakesalso are less threatening for guests totake one or two.

“I have a wedding coming up inNovember,” said Mahanke, who willbe at Sunday’s event. “They will have400 guests. The bride wants a biggrand cake. So I will be using Styro-foam. It is a five-layer, partially dum-my cake, with fondant icing. The toptier will be the actual cake that thebride and groom can cut. It will onlycost $200. If the bride had done a fullcake, the cost would be over $1,000.The guests will be served cupcakes,which are priced separately.”

Save on dress, not styleAnother vendor, Jenny Barker, owner

of Little White Dress in Bakersfield, esti-mates the average local cost of a wed-ding dress is about $2,000. But there areways to save.

“Each season, we have a trunk showfor designers,” she said. “For one week,the companies send their sales rep toour store with their entire collection.Girls get a discount on their dress, plusother extras. They can also save moneywhen we have our sample sales. Thedresses aren't old. We just need to makeroom for more dresses coming in for thenext season.”

Value mealsAlex and Elizabeth Ruiz own La Mina

Cantina at Oswell and Auburn and do alot of catering for weddings. Alex Ruizhad a couple of tips for brides on abudget.

Ask the caterer if an economy pack-age is available. Also, the caterer cansuggest food that is easier to prepare

and transport, which helps keep the costdown.

In Ruiz's case, he recommends thechile verde. Ranging from $5.95 to $6.95per plate, the chile verde is $2 less perplate than fajitas. “It's easy to make andtransport, unlike fajitas where the veg-gies can wilt and discolor. Keeping veg-etables fresh is more time and laborintensive so it increases the cost.”

Ruiz also notes most caterers chargeextra for plates, utensils and napkins,although he includes them in his pric-ing. He recommends the bride eitherpurchase on her own, or negotiate withthe caterer before closing the deal.

“The bride has more leverage if theywait until after they have been given theprice per plate. Frequently, the vendorwill be willing to throw in certain extrasjust to finalize the deal.”

Setting the tableTodd & Denette Westbrook own

Details Party Rentals in Rosedale. Theysuggest brides plan their wedding at

least one year in advance because itallows time to save.

“They also need to keep an openmind,” notes Denette Westbrook. Abride may envision satin linen to thefloor. That look can be achieved on abudget by using poly linen to the floorwith a satin overlay. The cost savings is asubstantial $10 per table.

To registerBrides should go to www.ultimatebri-

dalevent.com to register online for theevent and prizes. Tickets are $10 generaladmission, $8 bride (when purchasedonline), and $15 bride and groom. Tick-ets also will be sold at the door. Thewebsite includes tips for how brides andgrooms can maximize their attendanceat the event.

A fashion show featuring the latest inwedding fashions will begin at 3 p.m.and be followed by drawings for prizespresented by event vendors. The grandprize will be a $10,000 “wedding trunk,”which is packed with gifts from vendors.Every bride attending the event willreceive a gift bag, with the first 200brides to walk through the door receiv-ing a “special” gift bag. Ann McCright and Maureen Buscher-Dangcontributed information for this article.McCright, of the McCright Agency, is theorganizer of the Ultimate Bridal Event, andBuscher-Dang is a Bakersfield publicrelations professional.

Tie the knot withoutbreaking the bank

Ultimate Bridal EventWhen: Noon to 4 p.m. Sunday

Where: Rabobank Convention

Center, 1001 Truxtun Ave.

Information:www.ultimatebridalevent.com for

details and to register online

FELIX ADAMO / THE CALIFORNIAN

Diane Nammavong of Enchanted Bridal stands with the store’s display of dress-es at the Ultimate Bridal Event in 2009.


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It’s not every day a park isnamed after your father. Butthen, not every father was like

Arturo Munoz. He had more titlesthan I can remember in his manyyears of public service in McFar-land: city councilman, schoolboard member, police commis-sioner, coach — but to me he wasDad.

And so on the occasion of thededication of the park Saturday —an honor that makes my family soproud (but probably would haveembarrassed my modest father)— I find myself thinking about yetanother passion Dad pursued andpassed on to me, his youngestson: music. From his collection ofromantic Latin trio records fromMexico to the Duke Ellington andWillie Bobo classics, Dad playedmusic to fit the moment. If friendswere over, it might switch frommariachi with Javier Solis, to bigband with Glenn Miller, a littleSinatra, or El Chicano. He hadeclectic musical tastes, and itinfluenced me big time.

He had the gift of sharing a sto-ry directly related to a song whileit was playing. If a tune by jazzclarinetist Benny Goodman cameon, he would tell me about takingmy mother to see him performlive at the Hollywood Palladiumfor their honeymoon. Then there’sthe story about zoot suit-wearingpachucos at local dances wholoved the song, “Rum & Coca-

Cola,” like it wasan alarm to

start trou-ble.

Beingthe

youngestof sevenchildren, I

could

sit and listen to him talk for hours.I’d ask him about traveling to theU.S. alone as a young man fromMexico, working to find his Amer-ican dream as a new citizen. Hebegan in Texas, and moved on toChicago, working in various agri-cultural labor camps, then madeends meet as a cook for the U.S.War Administration. I admired hisbravery and work ethic.

Like generations of other locals,my father settled in the CentralValley still holding onto thedream. He missed his family backhome in Mexico, especially hismother, Carolina. But this was hisnew home and he was deter-mined to stay. Around the time ofhis arrival in Delano in 1946, hejoined area Latin band Son Gua-jiro, as a vocalist. Resemblingmembers of the Desi Arnaz’ “ILove Lucy” orchestra with flashy“mambo king” style outfits, hedescribed the group as quite pop-ular. With shirts like that, howcould they not be?

Only one photo from his days asa musician survived over theyears, and it’s one of my mostcherished items. Just looking atthe image, you can hear the tropi-cal sounds of the bongos, claves,guiro and maracas keeping timewith the guitarist. Standingbehind is the horn section, blend-ing together sweet melodies forthe neighborhood. Yes, there’s a

story attached to the music-mak-ing photo too.

One evening my father wasasked to sing the birthday song“Las Mananitas,” for a band mem-ber’s friend — without knowingshe would be his future wife, mymother, Socorro.

My parents married after a yearof dating and started a family inMcFarland in 1946. Planting theirroots firmly on their block andbuilding a new home for all thechildren on the way, there was noplace they’d rather be together.

From that point on, my father’scommitment to family and com-munity involvement was off andrunning. Landing a job at thePerelli-Minetti winery in Delano,he also worked as a foreman andwas a key member of the localWine & Allied workers union,

helping to negotiate contractswith the UFW and Cesar Chavez.He retired after 40 years.

Even with a full house and workschedule, he made time to run forpublic office, becoming the firstHispanic city councilman andpolice commissioner for the cityof McFarland in 1974. Later, hewas a McFarland Unified SchoolDistrict board member, secretaryand treasurer for the MunicipalWater Company, member of theLions Club, St. Elizabeth CatholicChurch, Kern Cemetery DistrictBoard, among others. He alsoloved athletics, and was an activeyouth sports coach for McFarland

Parks & Recreation.I remember waiting for my

father to get home, still in his workuniform, planning baseball prac-tice.

“Hello, Mr. Munoz,” my team-mates and friends would alwaysgreet him respectfully.

There simply isn’t enough spacefor me to condense my father’samazing life into one column. Hepassed away in November 2008,and is missed every day. Fortu-nately, he left us a legacy of loveand education, teaching us thatthere’s a big world out there andlife is what you make of it.

When the city of McFarlandnotified my mother they would benaming a new memorial park inDad’s honor earlier this year, itbrought my family a lot of joy. Myfather was a simple man who did-n’t look for the spotlight. He trulyloved to serve, and we’re honoredthat his contributions to the com-munity are being recognized.Congratulations, Dad!

Dad’s music passion guided meThe Lowdown with Matt Munoz

Father honored withnaming of park

Bakotopia Radio9 to 10 p.m. Sundays on 106.1

FM. KRAB Radio

Hosts: Matt Munoz and

Miranda Whitworth

This Sunday• In-studio performance by

Crash Kings

• Interview with comedian

Ralphie May, appearing Sept.

23 at the Fox

Arturo J. MunozMemorial ParkdedicationWhen: 2 p.m. Saturday

Where: Ebell and Woodruff

streets, McFarland

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.

PHOTO COURTESY OF MATT MUNOZ

Son Guajiro performs in Delano in 1946. Arturo Munoz is seated second from right.


Eye Street

BY MIRANDA WHITWORTHContributing writer

When Christine Deeths’ tod-dler was diagnosed with cys-tic fibrosis, she knew the

road ahead would not be easy. Shealso knew it was time to take action.

“I needed to do something real,something that made an impact andsomething that made a difference.”

Deeths is the driving force behindMoonlight and Miracles, a fundraiserfor the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.Scheduled for Friday at the KernCounty Museum, Moonlight and Mir-acles offers a chance to wine and dineunder the stars while raising moneyfor research and programs to help inthe fight against the disease.

Cystic fibrosis is an inherited,chronic disease that affects the lungsand digestive systems of roughly30,000 children and adults in the Unit-ed States, according to the CysticFibrosis Foundation. In the 1950s, fewchildren diagnosed with cystic fibrosiswould live to attend elementaryschool, but with the help of fundrais-ers and the efforts of people like

Deeths, many patients now live withthe disease into their 30s, 40s andbeyond.

The road to this year's Moonlightand Miracles has not been an easy onefor Deeths. In addition to organizingthe event and rounding up items forthe silent auction, Deeths maintains aheavy schedule of medical visits andbreathing treatments for her little girl,now 4 years old. To make mattersworse, thieves broke into Deeths'home and took not only the family’sbelongings but all of the auctionpieces as well.

“Memorial Hospital really steppedforward and made a donation that

was enough to cover all of the auctionitems that were stolen, and the com-munity has donated quite a bit aswell,” Deeths said.

In addition to participating in thesilent auction, attendees will dine onfood and beer provided by BJ's Brew-house, a national sponsor of the CysticFibrosis Foundation. Wine will beavailable thanks to a generous dona-tion from the California Winemasters,which also will provide each attendeewith a glass. Country music star Tam-my Cochran is flying in from Nashvillespecifically to perform at the event.

“She is best known for a song called‘Angels in Waiting,’” Deeths said. “It's asong she wrote for her two brothers,who died of cystic fibrosis.”

This is the third year that Deeths, aBakersfield doctor, has coordinatedthe event. She says that whilefundraising is the primary goal, shebelieves education is just as impor-tant.

“I like doing this event because itlets people know that cancer is not theonly pediatric disease. There are otherreally bad diseases out that childrenhave and live with. My daughter mayhave cystic fibrosis, but she is still justa little girl that does all of the thingsthat little girls do.”

Donors chip in to save eventafter auction items stolen

Can you spare a miracle?GO & DOWhat: Moonlight and Miracles, a

benefit for cystic fibrosis

When: 6-10 p.m. Friday

Where: Kern County Museum,

3801 Chester Ave.

Admission: $50 — includes food,

beer and wine. Tickets available

at Faast Pharmacy, 3400

Calloway Drive

Information:www.ccf.org/chapters/

losangeles; 323-939-0758

BY MIRANDA WHITWORTHContributing writer

It’s history on wheels as the 31st annual Fun in the SunCar Show rolls into the Kern County Museum on Sun-day. Car enthusiasts will have the chance to take in the

sights and sounds of more than 180 pre-1959 vehicles. Sponsored by Vintage LTD Street Rods of Bakersfield, the

event has been held at the Kern County Museum for nineyears, and VintageLTD Vice PresidentPatty Langston saidthe venue is the per-fect fit. “These showsare really all abouthistory when itcomes to the cars,”Langston said. “Wealso donate a por-tion of the proceedsback to the museum,so they can continueon.”

While many of thecars on display this weekend are from here in Bakersfield,Langston said if street rod owners are proud of their ride,they will travel to show it off: “We have cars coming from asfar away as Simi Valley, the Redding area and really all overCalifornia.”

Langston and her husband, Skip, have been part of theBakersfield classic car scene for more than a decade andshe said showing off is only half the fun.

“We have been doing this for about 14 years. We have aChevy coupe we like to show. Being part of this car club is agreat way to get out and socialize with people.”

Registration the day of the event is $35 and includes twoadult and two child meal tickets good for a barbecue lunchprovided by Vintage LTD. The barbecue is available forthose showing their vehicles but spectators don’t have toworry about going hungry or home empty-handed.

“Vendors will be on sight with hot dogs, kettle corn andItalian ice. The Kern Adult Literacy Program will also be onsite selling books to help raise funds for their programstoo,” said Langston.

Three trophies will be awarded during the car show. APeople’s Choice trophy will be awarded to the fan favoritewith the winner determined by votes.

Vintage LTD members will be awarding a Club Choicetrophy and, as a special thanks to the Kern County Museumfor all of its help, staffers will be able to grant a MuseumTrophy.

You don’t have to show a car to be a winner: Raffle ticketsare available for purchase, with prizes including a 37-inchTV and tile water fountain.

A 50/50 raffle will also take place with proceeds benefit-ing the Kern County Museum.

About 200 pre-1959 vehicles hit museum

Fun in the Sun Car Show What: Fun in the Sun Car Show

When: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday

Where: Kern County Museum,

3801 Chester Ave.

Registration: $35 day of the

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Admission: Adults, $10; ages 13

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Claude Holt walks down a long row of vintage automo-biles during the annual Fun the the Sun Car Show in2007 at the Kern County Museum.


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BY ALLIE CASTRO Californian staff writer

[email protected]

If you’ve turned on any Christianradio station in the last five years,chances are Aaron Shust’s debut

song “My Savior, My God” is theanthem you’ve heard playing when thestation name is introduced. And if youwait a few minutes, you’ll no doubthear Big Daddy Weave’s hit “EveryTime I Breathe.”

If the radio versions of both justaren’t cutting it anymore, both acts willbe coming to Jesus Shack’s outdoorpavilion on Friday on their HopeRestored Tour, along with openingartist Andy Kirk.

Nonprofit group One Verse playedmatchmaker for the acts by invitingthem to be part of a tour that willspread awareness of One Verse’s mis-sion while providing concertgoers witha night of worship music.

One Verse is a group dedicated tofunding translations of the Bible intoall languages. This particular tour willfocus on translating the Bible intoNdamba, a native language of eastAfrica.

Mike Weaver, lead singer of Big Dad-dy Weave, says the name of the tourhas been significant in a personal wayfor all of the artists on tour.

“You know it was originally some-thing that the folks who were helpingcreate the tour come up with, but wefound really quickly … we couldn’thave come up with anything more per-fect for us, just with the state of theeconomy and the world and all thethings we deal with in society. (Thetour) is really aptly named.

“It’s so easy when you watch thenews, you can easily find yourself los-ing hope and find yourself in this darkplace, and it seems like how are yougoing to pull out of this? But as believ-ers we want to remind people ourhope’s not in the systems of the worldanyway … we’ve got to hope that it’sbeyond that.”

Weaver and his band and Shust, aspart of MercyMe, have both performedin Bakersfield before.

“It was definitely a warm reception,”Shust said. He added with a laugh,“And this will sound bad, but I don’tremember much about (what wenton) during the show, but you alwaysremember every detail of the worstshow you play.”

When asked for his thoughts on thecity, Weaver said: “It’s the center ofBolthouse! Oh my gosh, we are bigBolthouse fans. The mango lemonadeis unreal. And I like the Blue Good-ness.” (Any guy who can dedicate thefirst five minutes of an interview toBolthouse-related topics is a guy whocan truly appreciate Bakersfield.)

Of the concert the band performed,he said: “We played at Jesus Shack,man! We came by and we loved that lit-

tle place. They said don’t breathe whileyou’re in Bakersfield, but other thanthat it was great” he joked.

Shust and Weaver took the time toopen up about a few aspects of life onthe road, and some of their favoritethings:

Are there any must-stop placesyou like to go to while you’re ontour, or any must-do activities?

Shust: “My band loves to golf. I’mnot included in that but I’ve got abunch of good golfers in my band.Besides that, we like to taste the localfare.” He also adds that because they’reall friends, he and his band like to justhang out in their bus lounge. “We bringsome poker chips. We don’t play formoney, but they go for blood, I swear.”

Weaver: “Big daddies cannotremain big daddies forever or they willbe dead daddies so we’re trying to eatway more healthy, which is cool ’causewhen we come to California there’smore of an embrace (of that), whereback in the southeast we’re trying todeep-fry everything we can get ourhands on. In-N-Out burger is mynemesis. When we’re out west we try tomake ourselves sick with it. It’s almostan obligation. We’ve gotten really out-rageous before because we were in anIn-N-Out frenzy; we were like piranha.Among six or seven (of us), there were50-something patties because every-one was trying to one-up everyone. Itwas a prideful man-battle of trying toone-up each other.”

If you could collaborate with anyother artist who would it be?

Shust:“Bono.”Weaver: “Sting, or Bruce Hornsby,

Bonnie Raitt; somebody who’s fullyworld-class.”

Where do you keep your Doveawards?

Shust: “I gave the first three (awards)I got my first year away. New Artist ofthe Year I gave to my manager becausemanagers never get Dove Awards;there’s not a manager Dove Award.Song of the Year I gave to my radio pro-moter. He was the one out on thestreets promoting it and radio promot-ers don’t get Dove Awards. Songwriterof the Year I gave to my mom and that’ssitting on her piano. I got two this pastyear so they’re in my (home studio).”

Weaver:“I gave it to my wife imme-diately.”

What’s your favorite holiday tra-dition?

Shust: “There’s certain foodstuff. Acranberry relish with orange tang, sug-ar, chopped pecans, and choppedcranberries. Neither Thanksgiving norChristmas would be the same in theShust family without that. We do (holi-days) right. Always the right amount oflights, the right candles ...”

Weaver:“Bigger things are seasonal,for me.” He says, “The first hint of coolmy wife and I run out and buy apumpkin spice latte.”

What’s the best concert you’veever attended?

Shust: “Easily U2. Their past show,the 360 tour in Atlanta.”

Weaver:“In Christian music, it’sTobyMac. His band is unreal and theirset is just unbelievable. In secularmusic, gosh, it would have to be kindof a tie between seeing Sting and see-ing Keith Urban.”

How did you get your name?

Weaver:“It’s a conglomerate fromsome nicknames I had growing up. Iplayed one foul season of J.V. footballand found out in organized sports youcan’t have a two-syllable last name.And “big daddy” (is for) anybody mysize in the South. If you’re my size inthe South you’re immediately dubbed“big daddy.” So the first time some-body ever asked us what do you callyourselves — which coincidentallywas our first jam session — we said tell’em we’re Big Daddy Weave.”

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TodayBakersfield College AlumniAssociation’s 56th annualBarbecue, social 5:30 p.m., dinner 6

to 8 p.m., Bakersfield College, Football

Practice Field, 1801 Panorama Drive.

$25 adults; $20 seniors 65 and up; $15

students w/ID; $5 children under 12.

Tickets can be purchased at the BC

Ticket office, 395-4326; BC

Foundation, 395-4800; or at the gate.

Mexican Independence Day kicksoff community read “BurroGenius,” with speakers Mayor Harvey

Hall, Dr. Horace Mitchell, Jose Gaspar,

Morgan Clayton and Diane Duquette,

11 a.m., in front of Beale Library, 701

Truxtun Ave.

Bakersfield Tequila Societypresents Casa Nobles Tasting,meet master tequila maker and taster

“Pepe” Hermosillo, 6 p.m., The

Petroleum Club, 5060 California Ave.

615-1150.

Kern Adult Literacy Council’s 21stannual Corporate Spelling Bee, 7

p.m., Barnes & Noble, cafe, 4001

California Ave. Spectators welcome.

631-2575.

Pasta Bar/Meet and Greet, meet

Mark and Andi Cummins of Drake

wines and enjoy a pasta dinner, 5 to 8

p.m., Imbibe Wine & Spirits Merchant,

4140 Truxtun Ave. $15 to taste all

wines; or $12 for pasta and Caesar

salad. 633-WINE.

Registered Nursing Open House,5:30 to 7 p.m., Bakersfield College,

Fireside Room, Campus Center, 1801

Panorama Drive. Free. 395-4395.

Roadrunner Track Club is havingCross Country Sign-Ups for ages 7

to 18, practice is three times a week,

competing is most weekends in

October-November, $50 includes

uniform, at a southwest location. 619-

6199.

City of Bakersfield Department ofRecreation & Sports, offers a wide

variety of lessons, sports, classes and

more. For more information, call 326-

3866.

YMCA is accepting registration, for

co-ed basketball for ages 5 to 12,

indoor co-ed soccer for ages 4 to 7

and girls volleyball for ages 7 to 12,

now until Oct. 21. 837-9622.

FridayBig Daddy Weave & Aaron ShustHope Restored Tour, 7 p.m., Jesus

Shack, 1326 30th St. $20 general

admission; $50 VIP. jesusshack.com or

call 324-0638.

Dreyer’s 2011 Relay for Life BookFair Fundraiser, 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, 10

a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, next to the old

Michael’s store, 3501 Mall View Road,

Suite 113-114. All books are $1. Free ice

cream with purchase. All funds raised

go to relay team and American Cancer

Society. Cash only for books. 201-1232.

FLICS International CinemaSociety, presents “The Girl with the

Dragon Tattoo,” 7:30 p.m., also,

Alliance Against Family Violence and

Sexual Assault Outreach will have

representatives to discuss services

and hand out informative literature at

6:30 p.m., Bakersfield Fox Theater,

2001 H St. $5. flics.org or call 428-

0354.

Guitar Quartet Auditions, for

current CSUB music students and

graduates of the CSUB music program,

5 to 7 p.m., CSUB, Music Building,

Room 127, 9001 Stockdale Highway.

Interested guitar players should call

Mr. Cope at 378-0791.

Pre-Registration Party & Barbecue,for the fourth annual Kern County

“Officer Down” Support Ride; with

entertainment by Penny Nail, West

Coast Country, 5 to 9 p.m., CHP

Shooting Range/The 420 Club, 3910

Alfred Harrell Highway. $10 for dinner.

205-5730 or 549-2110.

Hectic Films presents “The Grip,”featuring independent and short films,

8 to 10 p.m., Caffeine Supreme, 2000

F St. caffeinesupreme.com or 321-

9097.

“Moonlight & Miracles”Fundraiser, for the Cystic Fibrosis

Foundation; with wine, food,

entertainment, 6 to 10 p.m., Kern

County Museum, 3801 Chester Ave.

$50 per person. Tickets can be

purchased at Faast Pharmacy, 3400

Calloway Drive. cff.org/

chapters/losangeles or 323-939-0758.

Ninth annual Designer Handbag,Shoe & Accessories Event, 10 a.m.

to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 11

a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, American

Cancer Society Discovery Shop, 5420

California Ave. 324-1359.

“Please Touch the Art” Tactile ArtExhibit, with speaker Dr. Chuck Wall,

5:30 to 7 p.m., Center for the Blind &

Visually Impaired, 1124 Baker St. 322-

5234.

Skating, 7 to 10 p.m. Fridays, 1 to 4

p.m. Saturdays and Sundays,

Rollerama West, 7850 Brimhall Road.

$6 per skater; $3 rental. 589-7555.

Wine Bar Flight, featuring the best

of 2006, California Meritage,

Larkmead Firebelle, Sterling SVR

Reserve, Flora Springs Trilogy and

more, 4 p.m., Imbibe Wine & Spirits

Merchant, 4140 Truxtun Ave. Tastes,

$4 to $13. 633-WINE.

SaturdayFourth annual Kern County“Officer Down” Support Ride,hosted by Kern County 999

Foundation; 7 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.

registration at Bakersfield Harley

Davidson, 35088 Merle Haggard Drive,

9:30 to 9:45 a.m. parade route to

downtown law enforcement memorial,

10 to 10:30 a.m. memorial ceremony,

10:30 a.m. to noon poker run ending

at Amestoy’s, 2303 River Blvd. With

speakers, live bands, barbecue, raffle.

$15 lunch; $20 single rider; $35 double

rider. kerncountyofficerdown.com or

549-2110.

2010 P.A.L. Hometown HeroesBenefit Dinner & Auction, presented

by Chevron; with hometown honoree

Mary K. Shell, social hour and silent

auction, 6 p.m., dinner and program, 7

p.m., The Petroleum Club, 5060

California Ave. 283-8880.

25th annual Walk for Life, hosted

by the Bakersfield Pregnancy Center;

registration and check-in at 8:30 a.m.,

walk begins at 9:30 a.m., The Park at

River Walk, Stockdale Highway and

Buena Vista Road. Pre-register online

at bakersfieldwalkforlife.com or 326-

1915.

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[email protected]

Color Me Mine will be collaboratingwith SPCA for the second time thisyear for what owner Kathy Hunt hopeswill become a biannual tradition.

After a successful March debut, thesecond Pawsitively Purrrfect pawpainting event will take place from 11a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Pet ownersand art enthusiasts alike can visit thestore and 20 percent of the total pro-ceeds generated during those fivehours will go towards the local SPCA.

Color Me Mine will have all the

store’s items for paw-printing avail-able, including dog and cat bowls, treatjars, and dog bone photo frames. Thestore will provide 4-by-4 tiles on whichowners can stamp their pet’s pawprint, with 100 percent of the tile’s $10fee going to the SPCA. As an addedincentive, Color Me Mine will waivethe studio fee for those wishing to dec-

orate just the tiles. The event cameabout after Hunt noticed many of hertop-selling items were animal related.

“I would say our customers lovetheir animals, so I thought it wasappropriate to do something with theSPCA.”

SPCA representatives will be onhand with pictures of animals avail-able for adoption, as well as informa-tion on SPCA services. A therapy dogwill be on hand to demonstrate servic-es and maybe receive a little extraattention from passers-by.

Those interested in sharing theexperience with their pet should callColor Me Mine to reserve a time slotdedicated to getting your pet’s printstamped perfectly with the help of thestore’s staff.

Art shop, SPCA partner forevent to help animals

Preserve paw prints for posterityPawsitively PerfectWhat: Paw painting event to

benefit the SPCA

When: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday

Where: Color Me Mine, 9000

Ming Ave.

Cost: Varies; studio fee waived

for tile-only customers


Bakersfield Green Thumb Club,meeting with Debby Kroeger

discussing California native plants,

9:30 a.m., Church of the Brethren,

in the social hall, 327 A St. 393-

3657.

Car Wash Fundraiser for CampKEEP, Sparkling Image will donate

50 percent of any full-service car

wash purchase to benefit Camp

KEEP Saturday, Sparkling Image

Car Wash, at all seven Bakersfield

locations.

Family Skate Night, 7 to 10 p.m.,

Rollerama West, 7850 Brimhall

Road. $30 includes admission for

four (two adults/two children),

skate rental, one pizza and pitcher

of soda. 589-7555.

Free How-to-Work Workshops,Saturday classes: 10 to 11 a.m. “Fall

Face Lift: Interior and Exterior

Painting”; 11 a.m. to noon

“Decorating Flooring Solutions”; 1

to 2 p.m. “Save Energy, Save

Money”; and Sunday classes: 1 to

2 p.m. “Fall Planting and

Maintenance”; 2 to 3 p.m.

“Maintaining your Driveway”;

Home Depot. homedepot.com or

call 800-430-3376.

“Geology of California,” with

geologist Tim Elam, 3 p.m., Buena

Vista Museum of Natural History,

2018 Chester Ave. 324-6350.

H.E.A.R.T.S. Connection CarShow, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Yokuts

Park, 4200 Empire Drive. E-mail

[email protected].

Hispanic ExcellenceScholarship Fund 27th annualAwards Dinner, with keynote

speaker Moctesuma Esparza,

social hour begins at 6 p.m.,

DoubleTree Hotel, 3100 Camino

Del Rio Court. $60. 654-2282.

Kern River Valley Hiking Club,two trips to choose from, one to

Needles Lookout in the Western

Divide Mountains, or Slate

Mountain Hike in Western Divide

Mountains, both trips leave at 6:30

a.m., from Chevron, junction of

highways 178 and 184 (Weedpatch

Highway). Bring lunch and 2 quarts

of water. Dress appropriately. For

directions, visit

lakeisabella.net/hiking or 747-5065

or 778-3453.

Kids Discover Music, classically

trained musician performs, reads a

story and lets the kids learn up

close and personally about the

music and the instrument, 11 a.m.

to noon, Russo’s, 9000 Ming Ave.

665-4686.

Pam Munoz Ryan Day, with

proclamations by Mayor Harvey

Hall and Assemblywoman Jean

Fuller, entertainment, reception,

book signing, 2 p.m., Russo’s,

9000 Ming Ave. 665-4686.

Pawsitively Purrrfect PaintingParty, benefitting the local SPCA,

Paw prints (by appointment only),

“Therapy Dogs” and more, 11 a.m.

to 4 p.m., Color Me Mine at The

Marketplace, 9000 Ming Ave.

bakersfield.colormemine.com or

664-7366.

“Reflections of our Past:Photographic Shades of KernCounty,” with local history

librarian Christopher Livingston, 11

a.m., Beale Library, Tejon Room,

701 Truxtun Ave. 868-0770.

Second annual Sickle CellAwareness Fair Blood Drive &Run/Walk, in loving memory of

Hina Patel, with music, raffle,

henna, speakers, bounce house,

free food and drinks, join the bone

marrow registry, 10:30 a.m.,

Riverwalk Medical Center, parking

lot, 9508 Stockdale Highway. E-

mail [email protected] or 323-

4222, ext. 271.

Sixth annual B-Town Blues Fest,presented by World Records;

featuring Tommy Castro, Roy

Rogers, Joanne Shaw Taylor, The

Flying Arvizu Brothers and more, 5

to 10:30 p.m., CSUB Amphitheater,

9001 Stockdale Highway. $40

reserved table; $30 lawn seating,

$20 lawn seating for students,

military and seniors 65+ and up, 17

and under are free. 831-3100.

Star Party, with Kern

Astronomical Society, 8 p.m.,

Barnes & Noble, 4001 California

Ave. Members bring telescopes

and spectators can view the stars.

631-2575.

SundayThe Ultimate Bridal Event, with

over 120 vendors, premiere

wedding professionals will be on

hand to assist you in planning your

dream wedding, noon to 4 p.m.,

Rabobank Convention Center, 1011

Truxtun Ave. $10; $15 couple; visit

ultimatebridalevent.

com to print out a $2 off coupon.

ultimatebridalevent.com or 835-

1305.

Micro Wrestling FederationMidget Mania, featuring

professional midget and dwarf

wrestlers, 6 p.m., Fishlips Bar &

Grill, 1517 18th St. $20 plus fee; 21

& over only. vallitix.com or 322-

5200.

“An Afternoon of ChamberMusic,” part of the Fred and

Beverly Dukes Concert Series, 4

p.m., First Congregational Church,

5 Real Road. Free. 327-1609.

Blue October, with special guest

The Parlotones, 8 p.m., Fox

Theater, 2001 H St. $20 to $35

plus fee. vallitix.com or 322-5200.

Fun in the Sun Car Show, with

the Vintage LTD Car Club of

Bakersfield, in conjunction with a

“Buck-A-Book” sale presented by

the Kern Adult Literacy Council, 10

a.m. to 3 p.m., Kern County

Museum, 3801 Chester Ave. $10

adults; $9 students/seniors;

children under 3 are free. Proceeds

from the book sale benefit the

Kern Adult Literacy Council.

kcmuseum.org or 852-5000.

Kern Audubon Society, field trip

to Hart Park/Lake Ming, meet at

the west end of Hart Park near the

restrooms on Mirror Drive between

the two lakes, at 7:30 a.m. Bring

water, snacks, picnic lunch and

binoculars. kernaudubonsociety.org

or 322-7470.

NFL Football Season, with drink

specials and happy hour all day

long, 10 a.m., Replay Sports

Lounge & Grill, 4500 Buck Owens

Blvd. 324-3300.

See You At The Pole Pre-Rally &Free Concert, sponsored by Kern

Youth Network; for junior high and

high school students, concert by

Confessing Yesterday, Streetside

Vinyl, doors open at 4:30 p.m.,

from 5 to 8 p.m., First Presbyterian

Church Gym, 1705 17th St. 323-

9041, ext. 16.

VFW Post 97 Breakfast, 9 a.m.

to noon, VFW Post #97, 5350 S.

Union Ave. 834-3656.

THEATERAuditions, for “Chicago,” 11 a.m.

to 3 p.m. Saturday, Stars School of

Fine Arts, 1927 Eye St. 304-1983.

26th annual Kern ShakespeareFestival “As You Like It,” 8 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, The Empty

Space, 706 Oak St. 327-PLAY.

“My Big Fat Oildale Wedding,”followed by the Vaudville Revue,

“Everything and the Kitchen Sink

— The Greatest 38 Shows of All

Time,” 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday;

2 p.m. matinee Sunday, Gaslight

Melodrama Theatre & Music Hall,

12748 Jomani Drive. $9 to $20.

587-3377.

The Nighttime Show withMichael Armendariz, 11 p.m.

Saturday, The Empty Space, 706

Oak St. $5. 327-PLAY or

esonline.org

Major League Improv,improvisational comedy show,

appropriate for families, 6 p.m.

Saturdays, The Empty Space, 706

Oak St. Free but donations are

accepted. 327-PLAY.

Omnipresent Puppet Theatre,presents “Jack and the Beanstalk,”

11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday,

Gaslight Melodrama Theatre &

Music Hall, 12748 Jomani Drive. $6.

587-3377.

ART“Please Touch the Art” TactileArt Exhibit, with speaker Dr.

Chuck Wall, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday,

Center for the Blind & Visually

Impaired, 1124 Baker St. 322-5234.

“Artistic Chaos” Art Exhibit, by

appointment only, on display until

Oct. 8, The Micro Gallery, 6300

Coffee Road. 301-3283.

“Ebb and Flow Kern’sVanishing Water” Art Exhibit,on display until Oct. 3, JP Jennings

Gallery, 1700 Chester Ave. 323-

1622.

All Media Class, by instructor

Phyllis Oliver, all media welcome,

with color theory stressed. For

more information or to register, e-

mail [email protected] or

call 348-4717.

Art classes, beginning watercolor,

beginning drawing, advanced

drawing and watercolor painters’

group, taught by Carol Bradshaw.

Call or e-mail for details and

enrollment.

[email protected] or

760-376-6604.

Art for Healing program of

Mercy Hospitals of Bakersfield has

many unique classes that may

help alleviate stress and anxiety

resulting in illness, loss, grief or

caring for another. All classes are

free but some suggest a donation

and are held at Mercy Hospital,

Truxtun Campus, Truxtun and A St.

Visit mercybakersfield.org/art or to

register, 324-7070.

Basic Beading & WireWrapping Workshop, with Susi

Klassen, private instruction or by

appointment, The Bead Hut, 610

18th St. To schedule an

appointment, call 324-0975 or

706-6490.

Beginning Oil Painting, with

instructor Glen Jelletich, classes

held 1 to 3 p.m. Mondays. Call 399-

3707 for more information or to

register.

Beginning, Intermediate andAdvanced Drawing, by instructor

Nina Landgraff, series of five two-

hour classes. Call for more

information or to register. 304-

7002.

Cherice Hatton, featured artist

for September, Bakersfield Mazda,

3201 Cattle Drive. 328-8000.

Exhibits on Display, The Ceramic

Art of David Furman: “Forty Years

in the Making: 2010-1970,” Pamela

Hill Enticknap: “Currents,” and Eye

Gallery: “Close to Home,” now on

display until Nov. 21, Bakersfield

Museum of Art, 1930 R St. 10 a.m.

to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; noon to

4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Closed Mondays. 323-7219.

Framing Clinic, with Toni Lott, for

artists who want to frame their

work, began April 7, running noon

to 4 p.m. Wednesdays. Call 205-

3488 for more information or to

register.

Native American ArtsAssociation, meets to learn

basketry, beadwork and more, 9

a.m. to noon each Thursday, The

Stockdale Moose Lodge, 905 Stine

Road. 852-5050.

Roberta Jean Owen, featured

artist for the month of September,

Bakersfield Art Association Art

Center, 1817 Eye St. 869-2320.

Stained Glass Class, 6 to 8 p.m.

Wednesdays, Juliana’s Art Studio &

Gallery, 501 18th St. Six-week

class. Tools and materials

available. Space limited, enroll

now, 327-7507.

The Art Center, 1817 Eye St., 869-

2320; offers a variety of painting

and drawing classes. Call for

details.

The Art Shop Club, 9 a.m. to

noon each Thursday, Friday and

Saturday, The Art Shop, 1221 20th

St. All mediums. 322-0544, 589-

7463 or 496-5153.

Pottery Wheel Class, 10 a.m.

Friday and Saturday, The Ceramic

Shop, 2550 E. Belle Terrace, Suite

300. $28. 834-1000.

Free art classes, for home-school

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

Saturdays. Call to reserve your

spot. Moore’s Art Studio, 10205

Hurlingham Drive. 588-7769.

MUSIC

AcousticKern River Brewing Company,13415 Sierra Highway, Kernville,

760-376-2337; Slideways Eric and

Joan Hershowitz, 7:30 to 10:30

p.m. Friday.

AlternativeFishlips Bar & Grill, 1517 18th St.,

324-2557; Joey Romley & Friends,

9 p.m. Tuesdays.

BluesVinny’s Bar & Grill, 2700 S.

Union Ave., Bunky Spurling Band, 9

p.m. Friday. $5; 21 and over.

myspace.com/vinnysbarandgrill.

Kern River Blues Society Jam, 2

to 8 p.m. every third Saturday,

Trout’s, 805 N. Chester Ave. 872-

7517.

CelticFishlips Bar & Grill, 1517 18th St.,

324-2557; 1916 and Whiskey

Galore, 9 p.m. Friday. $5.

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

Mystic Red, 9 p.m. Friday and

Saturday.

Iron Horse Saloon, 1821 S.

Chester Ave., 831-1315; Del Mar

Deluxe, 9 p.m. Friday and 8 p.m. to

midnight Saturday; Two Timers

Band, 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday.

The Monte Carlo, 9750 Taft

Highway, 837-0250; No Limit, 9

p.m. Friday and Saturday.

T-Bones Steakhouse, 8020

District Blvd., 398-1300; The Tony

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

Saturday.

The Prime Cut, 9500 Brimhall

Road, 831-1413; The BEAgLES, 8 to

11 p.m. Saturday.

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

dancing, West Coast Swing among

other various activities. Call for

times and days.

Jerry Hobbs & The CountryRhythm Makers, 7:30 to 10 p.m.

Friday, Rasmussen Senior Center,

115 E. Roberts Lane. $7. 399-3573

or 332-1537.

Sandrini’s, 1918 Eye St., 322-

8900; Country Club, 9:30 p.m.

Saturday.

Tejon Club, 117 El Tejon Ave.,

392-1747; Crossroads, 6 to 10

p.m. Sunday.

DancingJoaquin Squares, 7:30 to 9:30

p.m. Thursday, Rasmussen Center,

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

325-3086 or 399-3658.

Folklorico Classes, advance

dancers/performing group 6 to 8

p.m. Fridays; and beginners, all

ages, 10:30 a.m. to noon

Saturdays, Fruitvale-Norris Park,

6221 Norris Road. $22 per month

for beginners; $25 per month for

advance dancers. 833-8790.

Mavericks Singles, ballroom and

country dancing with music by

Country George, 7 to 10 p.m.

Friday, Kern City Town Hall, 1003

Pebble Beach Drive. $6 member;

$8 guest. 831-9241.

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Eye StreetPairs and Spares Dance, 7:30

p.m. each Friday, Rasmussen

Senior Center, 115 E. Roberts Lane.

$5; $7 nonmembers. 399-3575 or

332-1537.

Country Dance, with music

provided Jerri Arnold & Stars &

Guitars, jam session, all artists

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

Corusse Rouge, 4647 White Lane.

Dance classes, beginning West

Coast swing, intermediate/

advanced West Coast swing with

instructor Mimi Johanson, at 8214

Mossrock Drive. Call 330-9616 for

details.

Whirlaways Square DanceClub, with caller Rick Hampton, 7

to 9:30 p.m. every Monday,

Veteran’s Hall, 400 W. Norris Road.

whirlaways.org or 398-3394.

Dance Drill Classes, beginning

belly dancing, 8 p.m. every

Tuesday; advanced belly dancing, 7

to 9 p.m. every Thursday, Centre

Stage Studio, 1710 Chester Ave. $5

drop-in fee for beginning belly

dancing; $15 for advanced belly

dancing. Bring knee pads and yoga

mat to advanced class. 323-5215.

DJRockstarz Party Bar, 7737 Meany

Ave., Suite B5, 589-6749; Ladies

night with live DJ, 9 p.m.

Thursdays.


8900; The Natural Movement, 9

p.m. Thursday; Wax On with DJ

Moustache, 9:30 p.m. Friday.

Le Corusse Rouge, 4647 White

Lane, 834-1611; with DJ Chill in the

Mixx, 5 p.m. every Friday until 2

a.m. Saturday.

Rockstarz Party Bar, 7737 Meany

Ave., Suite B5, 589-6749; 9 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays. Free.

Tam O’Shanter, 2345 Alta Vista,

324-6774: with DJ Escandalosa in

the Mixx, 8:30 p.m. Fridays and

Saturdays.

Jazz Cafe Med, 4809 Stockdale

Highway, 834-4433; Richie Perez,

7:30 to 11 p.m. Thursdays.

Wine & Cheese Cellar, 695

Tucker Road, Suite C, Tehachapi,

822-6300; Richie Perez, 6:30 to

9:30 p.m. Friday.

Live Jazz & Wine Bar, featuring

Jazz Connection with Paul Cierley

and Rick Lincoln, along with 24

wines, 5 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday,

Imbibe Wine & Spirits Merchant,

4140 Truxtun Ave. 633-WINE.


Lane, 834-1611; Bakersfield Jazz

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

every Wednesday.

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

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

Sundays.

Cactus Valley MexicanRestaurant, 4215 Rosedale

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

Thursday; beer pong and happy

hour all day Sunday.

Crossroads Pizzeria, 4200 New

Stine Road, 397-5000; 6:30 to

9:30 p.m. Thursday.

Don Perico Restaurant, 2660

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

to 11 p.m. Thursdays.

Pour House, 4041 Fruitvale Ave.,

589-9300; 9 p.m. Thursday

through Saturday.

Que Pasa Mexican Cafe, 9000

Ming Ave., 664-1400; 9:30 p.m. to

1 a.m. Thursdays.

The Old River Monte Carlo,9750 Taft Highway, 837-0250; 8

p.m. every Thursday.

The Wright Place, 2695-G Mount

Vernon Ave., 872-8831, 8 p.m.

every Thursday.

Tomi’s Cowgirl Cafe, 1440

Weedpatch Highway, 633-1949;

Karaoke King Show, all ages, 7 to

10 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays.

Banacek’s Lounge, 4601 State

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

Saturdays.

Casa Lopez, 8001 Panama Road,

Lamont, 845-1000; 7:30 to 10:30

p.m. Friday (country) and Saturday

(Spanish).

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

10 p.m. every Friday.

Maria Bonita MexicanRestaurant, 10701 Highway 178,

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

ages.

The Prime Cut, 9500 Brimhall

Road, 831-1413; hosted by Ed

Loverr, 9 p.m. to midnight Friday.

Del Rio Cocktail Lounge, 5840

State Road, 393-0262; 8 p.m.

every other Saturday.

Pyrenees Cafe, 601 Sumner, 323-

0053; 8 p.m. to midnight

Saturdays.

Rocket Shop Cafe, 2000 S. Union

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

midnight Saturday.

Sports & Spirits, 6633 Ming Ave.,

398-7077; 9 p.m. Thursdays and

Saturdays.

Tejon Club, 117 El Tejon Ave., 392-

1747; 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday.

Camino Real Restaurant, 3500

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

Sundays.

The Playhouse, 2915 Taft

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

Sundays.

Schweitzer’s Pit Stop, 10807

Rosedale Highway, 587-8888; 8

p.m. Mondays and Thursdays.

The Wrecking Yard, 9817 S.

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

Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.

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

Tuesday.

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

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

Cataldo’s Pizzeria, 6111 Niles St.,

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

Tuesdays.


Lane, 834-1611; Wild West

Entertainment, 8 p.m. to midnight

Tuesdays.

Lone Oak Inn, 10612 Rosedale

Highway, 589-0412; 8 p.m.

Tuesday and Thursday.

Magoo’s Pizza, 1129 Olive Drive,

399-7800; 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Tuesday.

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

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

Round Table Pizza, 2060 White

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

Tuesday.

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

6700; 7 p.m. Mondays and

Thursdays, 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays,

Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays

and Sundays.


Ave., Suite B5, 589-6749; 9 p.m.

every Wednesday.

Ethel’s Old Corral, 4310 Alfred

Harrell Highway, 873-7613; 6 to 9

p.m. every Wednesday.

Latin/SalsaLatin Salsa Dancing, 8 p.m.

Thursdays, DoubleTree Hotel, Club

Odyssey, 3100 Camino Del Rio

Court. 323-7111.

Camino Real Restaurant, 3500

Truxtun Ave., 852-0493; Son

Tropical, 7 to 10 p.m. Fridays.


324-6774: Salsa dancing, 7:30 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays.

Chencho’s Bar & Grill, 2201 V

St., 327-0190; Salsa Sundays, with

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

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

6 p.m.

Mariachi Camino Real Restaurant, 3500

Truxtun Ave., 852-0493; Mariachi

Imperial, 6 to 9 p.m. Sundays.

Oldies KC Steakhouse, 2515 F St., 322-

9910; Jimmy Gaines, Bobby O and

Mike Halls, 6:30 p.m. Thursday

through Saturday.

Old School Que Pasa Mexican Cafe, 2701

Ming Ave., 832-5011; Al Garcia &

the Rhythm Kings, 8:30 to 11:30

p.m. every Thursday.


324-6774: Synergy, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday.

The Bistro After Dark, 5105

California Ave., 323-3905; Old

School Saturdays with Noe G, 10

p.m. every Saturday. Ladies

free/$10 cover.

ReggaeFishlips Bar & Grill, 1517 18th

St., 324-2557; Pato Banton and

The Now Generation, Dub Seeds,

9 p.m. Thursday. $10.

RockRockstarz Party Bar, 7737 Meany

Ave., Suite B5, 589-6749; live

bands, 9 p.m. every Thursday.

Elevation Lounge, 818 Real Road,

325-6864; Elevation 406, 9 p.m.

Friday.


Ave., Suite B5, 589-6749; Tribute

to Led Zeppelin featuring

Mothership, 9 p.m. Saturday. $4.

Vinny’s Bar & Grill, 2700 S.

Union Ave., Divergence Point, Rear

View Mirror, Hooker Spit, Driving

Spirit, 9 p.m. Saturday. $5; 21 and

over. myspace.com/

vinnysbarandgrill.


8900; Breaker-Breaker One-Niner,

9 p.m. Wednesday.

Rock remixes“Rock It Fridays,” 9 p.m. to 1:30

a.m. every Friday, DoubleTree

Hotel, Club Odyssey, 3100 Camino

Del Rio Court. 323-7111.

Trivia nightSandrini’s, 1918 Eye St., 322-

8900; Trivia Night with Dave

Rezac, 10 p.m. Tuesdays.

VarietyEthel’s Old Corral, 4310 Alfred

Harrell Highway, 873-7613; Noah

Claunch and the Mainstream Band,

7 to 11 p.m. Friday.

Marriott Hotel at theConvention Center, 801 Truxtun

Ave., 323-1900: In the Mixx with

DJ Noe G., mixing all your feel-

good music every Friday. 21 & over

only.

Ethel’s Old Corral, 4310 Alfred

Harrell Highway, 873-7613; Country

George, 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday.

Golden State Mall, 3201 F St.,

Dance to Joe Loco, duet every

Sunday, 2 to 5 p.m.

80sSports & Spirits, 6633 Ming Ave.,

398-7077; Members Only, 9 p.m.

Friday.

Fishlips Bar & Grill, 1517 18th St.,

324-2557; Members Only, 9 p.m.

Saturday. $5.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Monday 9/20Back to School Night, 7 to 9

p.m. Monday, Centennial High

School, 8601 Hageman.

kernhigh.org or 588-8601.

Back to School Night, 6 to 8

p.m. Monday, Highland High

School, 2900 Royal Scots Road.

kernhigh.org or 872-2777.

Back to School Night, 6:30 to

8:30 p.m. Monday, Kern Valley

High, 3340 Erskine Creek Road,

Lake Isabella. kernhigh.org or 760-

379-2611.

Intermediate Wine EducationClass, with certified sommelier

Richard Gilpin, take a closer look at

varietals and styles, 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Monday, Imbibe Wine & Spirits

Merchant, 4140 Truxtun Ave. $15

per person. 633-WINE.

Recreational Swim Team, for

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

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

Thursday, Bakersfield College, 1801

Panorama Drive. Open enrollment.

395-4663.

Senior Discovery Days, each

Monday for seniors 60 and older

receive 50 percent off admission,

10 percent discount in the gift

store, CALM, 10500 Alfred Harrell

Highway. 872-2256.

“Spirituality in Health Care”Seminar, with speakers who will

focus on bridging healing and

spirituality, 5 to 9 p.m. Monday,

CSUB, Dore Theatre, 9001

Stockdale Highway. $25 before

Sept. 13, $50 after. 331-3789.

Tuesday 9/21Back to School Night, 3 to 5

p.m. Tuesday, Summit

Continuation High School, 2800

Pasadena Lane, Lake Isabella.

kernhigh.org or 760-379-3997.

Culinary Arts ProgramGourmet Meals, by BC’s culinary

students, dinner 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Tuesday and Thursday, lunch 11

a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays, now

until Dec. 2, Bakersfield College,

Renegade Room, 1801 Panorama

Drive. Dinners $10.95 plus tax,

lunches $7.50 plus tax; take-out

meals available. Reservations

required, 395-4441.

Farmers market, 4 to 7 p.m.

Tuesdays, now through November,

Central Park at Mill Creek, 21st and

R streets.

Je’Caryous Johnson’s Cheaperto Keep Her, 8 p.m. Tuesday,

theater at Rabobank Convention

Center, 1001 Truxtun Ave. $31-$36

plus fee. ticketmaster.com or call

800-745-3000.

Oildale Farmers Market, 3 to 6

p.m. every Tuesday now through

September, northeast corner of

North Chester Avenue and Norris

Road, Oildale. 868-0328.

Rockstar Energy Drinkpresents UPROAR Fest, with

Disturbed and Avenged Sevenfold,

6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Rabobank

Arena, 1001 Truxtun Ave. $27.75-

$47.75 plus fee. ticketmaster.com

or call 800-745-3000.

Sierra Club Conditioning Hikes,three to five miles, 7 p.m.

Tuesdays, meet at corner of

highways 178 and 184. 872-2432 or

873-8107.

Toddler Time, parents are invited

to accompany their children of 18

month through 2 years, come join

in on music, nursery rhymes,

stories and play, 11 a.m. Tuesday,

Beale Library, Arkelian children’s

library, 701 Truxtun Ave. 868-0770.

Wednesday 9/222010 Kern County Fair, “Best in

the West,” featuring carnival rides,

entertainment, concerts, food,

exhibits and more, Sept. 22 to Oct.

3, Kern County Fairgrounds, 1142 P

St. 833-4900.

Bargain Night, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Rollerama West, 7850

Brimhall Road. $5 per skater; free

rental. 589-7555.

“Battle at the Beale”Afterschool Prep for the Battleof the Books 2011,” for grades 4-

8, 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Beale

Library, Auditorium, 701 Truxtun

Ave. 868-0770.

Food & Wine Pairing Nights,featuring six wines paired with a

plate of small bites tied together

for a delicious tasting theme, 6 to

7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, now until

Oct. 27, Imbibe Wine & Spirits

Merchant, 4140 Truxtun Ave. $25

per person, per session. 633-WINE.

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