learly, sweetly the note rings out, waking me. I check to confirm what I already know — 3 a.m. What familiar melody elicits such ... pain? No — more like longing, and why can’t I remember? A gibbous moon fills the room with silver blue light. C As I reach for my glass of water the note rings out again. Startled, I knock the glass to the floor and realize it wasn’t a dream. I stumble to the window, see a figure turn away and disappear slowly into the darkness. Eye Street Editor Jennifer Self | Phone 395-7434 | e-mail [email protected]16 The Bakersfield Californian Thursday, April 25, 2013 Index Festival of Beers ...................................... 18 Bakersfield Ballet Theater ...................... 19 Arts Alive .................................................. 20 Winescapes .............................................. 21 This Week’s Obsessions .......................... 23 CSUB opera .............................................. 24 Western Street Rod Nationals ................ 26 Calendar .............................................. 27-29 MICHAEL FAGANS / THE CALIFORNIAN CHAPTER ONE: Eerie memory at night
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learly, sweetly the note rings out, waking me. Icheck to confirm what I already know — 3 a.m.What familiar melody elicits such ... pain? No —
more like longing, and why can’t I remember? A gibbous moon fills the room with silver blue light.
C As I reach for my glass of water the note rings outagain.
Startled, I knock the glass to the floor and realize itwasn’t a dream. I stumble to the window, see a figureturn away and disappear slowly into the darkness.
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IndexFestival of Beers ...................................... 18Bakersfield Ballet Theater ...................... 19Arts Alive.................................................. 20Winescapes .............................................. 21This Week’s Obsessions .......................... 23CSUB opera .............................................. 24Western Street Rod Nationals................ 26Calendar .............................................. 27-29
MICHAEL FAGANS / THE CALIFORNIAN
CHAPTER ONE: Eerie memory at night
Thursday, April 25, 2013 The Bakersfield Californian 17
First among equals: Artteacher starts our story
Claire Putney of the BakersfieldMuseum of Art set out to freshen up EyeGallery this year by introducing anotherelement: a story, both in images andwords, told by our 10 participatingartists. Putney explained the inspirationfor the project and the spirit behind it inan email Q&A with The Californian:
Tell us about the new storytellingelement of Eye Gallery this year:
Although much of our time as artistsis spent creating bodies of work that wewill show independent-ly, we depend on a com-munity to engage withand support ourendeavors. This year’sEye Gallery exhibition isa visual narrative collab-oration between our 10contributing artists. Itcelebrates the creativityand style of each artist through theirindividual artworks, while engaging in acommunity effort toward a greater goal.In the end, we have one collaborativework of art that can be examined as awhole, as well as admired for the beautyof each individual page.
Where did you get the idea?I was involved in a similar project in
San Diego back in 2002, working with 33local artists. It was an amazing experi-ence to meet and be inspired by somany people within that communitywhom I had never met before. When Ireturned to Bakersfield in 2009, thisproject seemed the best way to re-engage with the arts community here,so I organized and curated Weston andEmmaline: The Pumpjack Prophecy,which exhibited at Surface Gallery in2010. While brainstorming themes forthe upcoming Eye Gallery exhibit,(BMoA curator) Vikki (Cruz) and Ithought this approach might be a freshway to bring a cohesive voice to theexhibit this year.
Do you feel, having seen all thecompleted work, that the story isinteresting and self-contained?Were you surprised at the directionit took?
The greatest challenge in watchingthis story evolve piece by piece is to notproject one’s own desires and expecta-tions into the process, but that is thebeauty of it as well … letting loose thereigns and letting the artists do whatthey do best — respond and create. It isan interesting story due to its diverserange of contributing voices and artisticapproaches, yet it remains cohesivethrough written narrative and characterdevelopment.
If a picture is worth a thou-sand words, the works inthis year’s Eye Gallery artseries are worth a hundred,
max.But that’s no judgment on
the quality of the work itself. Ithas more to do with an interest-ing twist we’ve introduced tothe annual series, begun inpartnership with the Bakers-field Museum of Art six yearsago:
We asked 10 artists to createshort “chapters” — in wordsand pictures — as part of anoverall narrative. Each artistbuilt on the imagination andmomentum of the chaptersthat came before to create ashared story. They were given a20-by-20 inch canvas, 96 hours,the loose theme of “music” andreproductions of the precedingviusals and text. Except, ofcourse, for the first artist.
And that brings us to LindaHyatt, the Stockdale High artteacher who had the distinction(and pressure) of laying thefoundation for the entire series.
“A few years ago I had theprivilege of participating in thesame kind of narrative projectat Surface Gallery,” Hyatt saidvia email.
“This time, I feel, was a biteasier because I had creativefreedom as the first artist andwriter. However, I would saythere are a few challenging con-siderations I tried to keep inmind: First, I needed to set themood and setting for the story,but I wanted to keep the text toa minimum in order to leave anopening for various interpreta-tions.”
Hyatt consciously avoidedthe temptation of merelybecoming an illustrator for thetext, and succeeded.
Though the artist’s chapterreferences a “gibbous moon”and other imagery in hermixed-media work, the mostobvious correlation betweenthe visuals and text is the dis-quieting mood and sense ofmystery evoked in both. Theswirling music notes are Hyatt’snod to the theme.
“Music is an amazingly pow-erful artform. I wanted to con-
vey how music affects me onseveral levels; physical, emo-tional, inspirational and psy-chological. By its very nature,sound, frequency, timbres arephysical properties that res-onate through our bodies andcreate visceral as well as emo-tional and psychologicalresponses. I think it’s a bit mys-tifying how music can instantlytrigger detailed memories, forexample, so I thought a mysterywould be perfect for the narra-tive.”
Hyatt layered paper collage,acrylic mediums and paint andused paint pens.
“My thought was to createspaces on the picture plane forseparate dimensions — an areafor physical, psychological,emotional and imaginaryspace.”
Hyatt, who was born andraised in Bakersfield, is aFoothill High grad, received herbachelor of fine arts degreefrom Otis College of Art andDesign and her teaching cre-dential from Cal State Bakers-field.
The mother of four adultchildren and granddaughter,Bowie, took some time toanswer more of questionsabout her passion for art, familyand the honor of writing thefirst chapter of our story.
“I wanted to keep writing,but the reality is the end of mystory must be left to others. Itisn’t my story after all.”
Your earliest memories asan artist:
I’ve made art all of my lifereally. When I was very young, Iwould “entertain” my familyand friends by drawing carica-tures of everyone at the dinnertable — sometimes my subjectswere not amused.
Artforms of choice: I always begin by drawing, in
graphite and/or ink. I loveprintmaking and sculpture and
video projection. I occasionallypaint. My choice of medium isusually driven by my idea orconcept. I guess I might be cat-egorized as a conceptual artist,although the constant in myprocess is drawing.
Tell us about your family:I have lived life backwards. I
married young, and had fourbabies in five years. Needless tosay, I worked very hard at fami-ly life — much less so on art-making. Once the nest wasmostly empty, I continued myeducation and tapped back intomy craft. Now I am single withfour adult children and onefantastic granddaughter.
What kind of art speaks toyou?
I can’t think of any art thatdoesn’t “speak” to me in someway. I love looking at every-thing. Old masterworks are likewindows to the past. But I amespecially intrigued by contem-porary art that seems confusingat first, art that stops me in mytracks, makes me stand andponder its meaning or the wayit is made. I enjoy art installa-tions that engage multiple sens-es by the use of space, soundand materials. I also appreciateoutsider art made in publicspaces with its social/politicalcontent. I think street art is thecontemporary version of the
French impressionist or popartist of the early ’60s.
Work you’re proudest of:I can’t point to any one work
or group of works I am proud-est of, because once I haveexplored an idea I am alreadyon to the next. Like most artists,I am often not completely satis-fied with my own work, andwhen I look back, find things Iwish I could change.
How hard is it to find aplace to show your workpublicly?
For me, the challenge is incarving out time to make work.Making work is like child birthfor me, stops and starts andsometimes painful. I am envi-ous of artists who “pop out”work at mind-bending speed —like women who deliver babiesin two hours.
Memory of the first timeyou sold a piece of work:
I was 17 years old and hadbeen invited to put some draw-ings in a small gallery across thestreet from Mexicali on 19thStreet. I think it was called Ren-aissance Gallery. I was amazedthat someone was willing topay for my work.
What does your art sayabout you?
Hmmm. I think you’d have toask my art that question.
Eye Gallery partyThe captivating story of our
2013 Eye Gallery artists will
continue to unfold every
Thursday through June 27,
when the Bakersfield Muse-
um of Art will host a recep-
tion for the artists and
unveil other exhibitions that
night. Meet the artists and
experience the power of
their work in person.
Hyatt sets mysterioustone with image, text
Putney
MICHAEL FAGANS / THE CALIFORNIAN
Eye Gallery artist Linda Hyatt, whose mixed-media workappears at left, is an art teacher at Stockdale High School.
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Whether you’re sweet on stout, loveyour lager or all about ale, theFestival of Beers has you covered.
Celebrating its legal drinking anniversary,the 21st annual event at Stramler Park hasstepped up its game with cooling stations,home brews and new entertainment.
With more than two decades of drinksunder its belt, the festival has a loyal fol-lowing, drawing more than 2,000 people tolast year’s gathering. A couple of changesthis year should make things interestingfor veterans and neophytes alike.
“The big thing we’re trying to stress isthe (new) time,” said festival chairmanBlake Palla, referring to the noon starttime. “But it seems that people have beencatching on to that.”
Palla said shifting the event from noonto 4 p.m. (from 1 to 5 p.m. in previousyears) addresses two concerns.
“We found out there were a lot of peoplekilling time between noon and 1 p.m.(waiting for the event). And we want to getthem out early. There are a lot of after-par-ties. For us, we can get cleanup donebefore the sun sets.”
Speaking of that sometimes-pesky sun,you might wonder why a drinking festivalis held in the heat of the day. Palla said thatthe Active 20-30 Club, which puts on theevent, has considered a later staging but“logistically, it’s been a nightmare.”
Rest assured that you can keep your
cool, literally, at the designated water sta-tion, pouring bottled water into your 4 oz.souvenir cup (also used for beer tastings);natural shade from the park’s trees; threetents; and, new this year, cooling stations.
“We will have two trailers with coolerson them, essentially a cooling station inthe main park, and then a smaller one inthe VIP area. ... One of our members wasable to secure us some from PremierRental.”
Updating the VIP area is the other bigchange at this year’s festival, Palla said.
“In years past, the VIP area has been atent away from the crowd, a sectioned-offarea, with its own set of bathrooms andfood catered in from Cafe Med andMaxwell’s. The concept is that you can getthe beers you want without having to han-dle the masses.”
Although those elements are still inplace, the VIP area will shift gears this yearfrom a respite to a reserved experience.
“We’re in the infancy stages. ... Movingforward we want to make that more of abeer-tasting experience. Less of a loungeand more of a place for a person who likestasting really nice beer. We’re going to haveselect beers in there, 10 to 12, a little nicer
than what you get in the main area of thepark.”
According to the festival website, the VIPbrew offerings include select home brewsfrom local outfit Whole Hog Brewing Co.along with Firestone 805, Goose Island 312,Alaskan Black IPA, Samuel Adams Black-berry Witbier, Shiner Bock Bohemian BlackLager and more. Fresh & Easy will add tothe food selection with cheeses, antipastoand more.
Even those who can’t spring for the $100VIP tickets will enjoy a special experiencewith a selection of more than 250 beersand wines, a barbecue dinner catered bythe Kern County Special Olympics, snacksfrom Fresh & Easy and pizza and pizookiesfrom BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse.
“Everything in the park is free. Onceyou’re in, you’re good to go.”
Although admitting entertainment is notthe top draw — “I don’t think people cometo our event for the bands” — Palla wasintriguing by a change in the lineup.
“The interesting thing is that we’ve hadDub Seeds for a number of years. This yearour entertainment guy wanted to goanother way. It should be interesting; itshould be good.”
Along with returning act Velorio, musicwill be provided by indie rock trio CrookedFolk, rock group Mediated Assault andsinger-songwriter Kyd Ayo. There will alsobe a DJ and karaoke.
Along with a good time, Festival of Beersis about a good cause — helping local chil-dren in need. Volunteers from charitiessuch as M.A.R.E., Boys & Girls Clubs ofKern County, Kern Assistive TechnologyCenter, Bakersfield Deaf and Hard of Hear-ing PTO, Clinica Sierra Vista and more help
run booths, sharing in the funds raised.Last year’s event raised $50,000 for about adozen local charities.
Ticket sales will pick up ahead of Satur-day, but Palla said all those procrastinatorsmay luck out at the gate.
Last year “we set a record for ticketsbought at the gate — in the 600 range.”
Tickets are $30 in advance, available atLa Mina Cantina locations or Deja Vu LoveBoutique or online at bakersfieldfestival ofbeers.com; and $40 at the gate. VIP ticketsare $100, available online or at the gate(space permitting).
Beer festival keeping things freshFestival of BeersWhen: Noon to 4 p.m. Saturday
New bands, updated VIP areaand more home brews on tap
JOHN HARTE / THE CALIFORNIAN
Ricky Heer made sure to embrace thefestive part of the annual Festival ofBeers in 2009.
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It takes about a half-dozen driven, tal-ented people to put on the show-stop-ping productions mounted every other
year by the Bakersfield Ballet Theater. And they’re all named Martha Knight.“She hasn’t had anyone but herself
(teaching) there for years and years,” saidLaura Engel, whose daughter Madeline willdance in the company’s upcoming per-formance.
“She’s the artistic genius, the perfection-ist and she’s really been amazing.”
Engel said that Knight has written andchoreographed a repertoire of more that 20ballets in her 56 years as head of the dancecompany, located on 18th Street down-town.
“Hansel and Gretel,” which featuresabout 27 dancers, and the shorter pro-gram, “Rumanian Rhapsody,” are Knightoriginals, first performed by the companyin 1986, said Engel, who added that thefamily-friendly program is suitable for chil-dren as young as 4.
“Hansel and Gretel” is based on thefamiliar fairy-tale, though Knight hasadded her customary artistic flourishes,including the introduction of a corps ofangels who look after the abandoned chil-dren, as well as an interesting specialeffect: a billowing “cloud” made of a silkyoff-white parachute-like material overwhich the children dance.
Knight said though the tale can be a littlegrim, there are many moments of levity,like the scene where a flock of birds eat thetrail of breadcrumbs left by the brother
and sister to mark their way home.“Some are stork-like in their move-
ment,” Engel said. “It’s a riotous scene andadorable ballet.”
The evening begins with “RumanianRhapsody,” which runs about 15 minutes.
The current program has been inrehearsals for about a year, Engel said.
“By the time she stages a ballet, she’s outin the audience and the kids know what todo, and they do it,” Engel said of Knight.“She doesn’t have to direct them anymore.We don’t have anyone giving cues. All thelittle kids are assigned to an older personfor costume changes. It all works like apiece of machinery, which I’ve alwaysthought was rather amazing. The kidsknow it cold.”
Though a biennial public performanceschedule may seem like slow-going, Engelsaid picking up the pace on the complicat-ed choreography would be brutal for thechildren and parents alike.
“There was a time that there was a hugeproduction every summer, in June,” Engelsaid.
“It tied up your summers and there wasextra rehearsal time. You lived andbreathed ballet all year long and a break inAugust and then you were back. I person-ally am very happy with this.”
Ballet company’s showsworth the long waitMentor creates originalworks for young dancers
Ballet performanceWhat: Bakersfield Ballet Theatre will
perform “Rumanian Rhapsody” and
“Hansel and Gretel”
When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday
Where: Harvey Auditorium at Bakers-
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If you’re too young to knowwhat a genuine 1940s-era hotrod looks like, visit the “The
Road Show” exhibit at the Madi-gan Gallery and you’ll find out.
The hoodless roadster is part ofan exhibition featuring work cre-ated by the faculty and staff of CalState Bakersfield’s art depart-ment.
Its theme is cars and the roadsthey travel on presented in sculp-ture, video, drawing and painting.Each piece reflects a fascinationwith four-wheeled vehicles that’salmost ingrained in residents ofthe Golden State.
Or, as curator Joey Kottingexplains it, California has alwaysbeen at the epicenter of world carculture and California artists, inturn, have long been indebted toand inspired by the cult of thecar.
Yet this exhibit is not a re-cre-ation of a street corner used carlot. In fact, Dan Slayton’s “Tradi-tional Early Ford Hot Rod,” withits rusted-out body, clean-as-a-whistle engine and a gear shifttopped with a black and white 8-ball for a knob is the only vehicleyou’ll find inside the gallery.
But everything else in someways to the world of autos andit’s interesting to see the variouspaths the seven artists took intheir interpretations of thetheme. Sculptor Joyce Kohl’s steeland clay sculpture of an elaboratefour-level tombstone is a com-manding presence at the end ofthe gallery’s entry hall. Titled“Family Altered,” it carries an epi-taph that begins with the name ofan apparently deceased man fol-lowed by several phrases, one ofwhich is: “I quickly washed thecar lamenting that I had taken offhis beloved Grateful Dead stick-er.”
Another meaningful but amus-ing memorial is Margaret Nowl-ing’s “A Little Highway Shrine.”Although small in scale, com-pared to Kohl’s sculpture, Nowl-ing’s is made up of many parts —
a two-way mirror, aPC board,
light, a cas-setterecorderand tape.
A cos-tumed figure
is painted on
each of its two tiny woodendoors. When opened, the backs ofthe doors show a nude figure. Thepiece also plays music, a scratchyversion of “Dies Irae” from Verdi’sRequiem.
Jesse Sugarmann, newestmember of the art faculty, hasseveral pieces on display. One ofthese, presented on a singlechannel video — running time 2minutes and 30 seconds — tells astory that unfolds as “The Best ofMy Love” sung by The Eaglesplays softly in the background.
Titled “One of These Nights,”the scene is set in the front seat ofa car that’s parked in a secludedspot. No humans are visible. Thecenter of interest is a red Christ-mas-tree shaped air freshener thatdangles from the car’s rear viewmirror. A radio is playing — weknow this because a disc jockeyspeaks a few words at the stationbreak. Tiny flames begin to lick the“branches” of the ornamentaltree, it is ultimately consumed byfire as the screen fades to black.
In addition to several smallwatercolor paintings, Kotting hasa fascinating video that looks as ifit was taken from a cameramounted on a car bumper. Hecalls it “Road Movie/Yellow Line”and shows with a series of mov-ing black streaks the movementof tires as they cross and re-crossa double yellow line in the road.
Sarah Vanderlip’s artworkincludes a model for a sculpture,photos of two sculptures and ayellow traffic sign cautioningmotorists about a pedestriancrossing. The sign is pocked withwhat appear to be multiple bulletholes.
A continuous 52-minute BBC
documentary “Reyner BanhamLoves Los Angeles” plays on asmall screen just opposite thegallery’s entry doors. The scenesrange from a silent movie featur-ing comedian Buster Keatonleaping off a streetcar to blurredshots of movie stars’ homes nar-rated by a tour bus driver.
Nearby is an 80-image slideshow, “So-Cal Artists,” created byRebecca Weller, an art history lec-turer. Incidentally, Weller willpresent a lecture titled: “CustomCars & the California Work Ethic:John McCracken's Planks” at 5p.m. May 9 in the AlbertsonRoom, which is next to the Madi-gan gallery.
“The Road Show” can be seenthrough May 11 during regulargallery hours: 1 to 6 p.m. Tuesday,Wednesday and Thursday; and 1to 5 p.m. on Saturday.
Fine Art CenterConstruction activity will begin
soon on what now is a weed-filledlot on the west side of the DoréTheatre at Cal State Bakersfield.
A ceremony highlighted by thesymbolic turning over of a fewspades of dirt at the location at 10a.m. Saturday will signify the startof what will become the Fine ArtCenter.
Plans for the new building havebeen in the works for some time
and its labs and art-making facili-ties are meant to alleviate thecrowded and outdated conditionsin the present building the artdepartment occupies.
Initially it was thought theexisting art building would bedestroyed when the new center iscompleted. A remodeling of thestructure for other uses was alsoconsidered. But Richard Collins,dean of the School of Arts andHumanities, said neither of thoseoptions is likely to happen.
“The old building will not bedestroyed,” Collins wrote in anemail. “It was supposed to (be)remodeled. I suspect that thefunds will not materialize for thatand that we will continue to usethe building for a number ofthings it already does.”
Among those current uses areprintmaking, a wood and metalshop, offices, student library anda wet lab for photography. It’salso possible, Collins said, thatspace could be provided for TheRunner, the campus newspaper.
Spotlight Theatre updateIt’s been more than a year
since Spotlight Theatre produceda show of its own, although it hasbeen leased for other uses.
Now it looks like we’ll have towait even longer to see it comealive again.
Board president Peggy Darlingtells me that “The Fantasticks”will not be performed in May aspreviously announced. In fact itwon’t be performed at all — notat Spotlight anyway.
“We’ve got the technical peoplebut we just couldn’t get a cast,”Darling said. “Too much compe-tition — I think everybody intown is doing musicals now.”
Plans call for Spotlight to do amusical in July, directed by PorterJamison, a well-known local pro-ducer and director. Darling saidthe board is considering onemusical in particular for the showbut has yet to make a decision.
Car culture turns to art cultureGroundbreaking forCSUB’s Fine Art CentreWhen: 10 a.m. Saturday
Where: Cal State Bakersfield,
9001 Stockdale Highway
Parking: Free in Lots B and C
Information: 654-2221
‘The Road Show’ Opening reception: 10:30
a.m. Saturday
Where: Cal State Bakersfield,
Todd Madigan Gallery, 9001
Stockdale Highway
Admission: Free
Information: 654-2221
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Among the works by Jesse Sugarmann that will be on display at Cal State Bakersfield’s Todd MadiganGallery are General Motors Utility Structure II, above, and The Excitement Really Begins II, below.
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At the moment, woodenwine crates along with afree-standing stained glass
window that once adorned a Vic-torian-era house in Sausalito linethe walls of development directorAmy Millis’ office at the Bakers-field Museum of Art.
But one week from today, allthose items, plus a few dozen giftbaskets and a collection of wine-themed paintings by local artists,will be taken outside and placedon tables in the museum’s gar-den for the annual Winescapesparty.
“This event has really grownover the years,” Millis said. “Lastyear we doubled what we made(in 2011) and I’d like to take itover $50,000 this year.”
It also has evolved. The muse-um’s annual springtime fundrais-er began as “Men Cooking” morethan 10 years ago. Later it became“Winescapes,” centered on theauction of numerous magnum-sized wine bottles painted anddecorated by local artists.
Winescapes is still the name of
the party but for the third year itwill feature wine-themed paint-ings. This time around, 13 localartists have donated pieces.
“I think it is so generous of theartists to donate their work,” Mil-lis said. “They don’t receive any-thing for it, not a penny. “
Artwork isn’t the only thing
being offered, however. Amongthe more unusual items are around-trip chartered flight fortwo to Las Vegas or anywhere inCalifornia, and a portrait of yourpet painted by BMOA curatorVikki Cruz.
Maddie Janssen of KGET Chan-nel 17 will be master of cere-monies for the party, whichbegins at 6 p.m. and gives guestsan opportunity to mingle and sipwine from four California vint-ners or distributors as they placetheir bids for the silent auction.
During that time, hot and coldhors d’oeuvres prepared by KatieCrettol Catering will be served,and Jeff Woods will play recordedmusic.
At 7:30 p.m. the live auction,the highlight of the evening, getsunderway.
“Ed Rogers is the auctioneer,”Millis said. “Joe Hay — he’s theincoming chairman of the foun-dation board — says he (Rogers) isa legend in the auto community.”
Mary Wegis, a volunteer whoheads the special events commit-tee, said more than 300 attendedthe event in 2012 and she expectseven more this year.
“It’s a neat mix of art, wine andmusic in a beautiful atmospherewith strings of little café lights allaround,” Wegis said. “Each table
will have a goodie basket filledwith local products — wine, nutsand Dewar’s chews.
Napier Hill and Katie Werdelare on Wegis’ committee as well;other valued volunteers are sever-
al members of Teen Challenge,who come earlier in the day to setthings up and return the nextmorning to dismantle.
Mercedes-Benz of Bakersfieldis the major sponsor ofWinescapes. Two of the autodealer’s convertibles will be ondisplay, one at the front entrance,the other near the gate leading tothe garden.
Proceeds from the event willbenefit the museum’s expandingeducational program. For manyyears BMOA has offered instruc-tion for elementary ages butstarting in June, there will beongoing classes for high school-age and adults as well.
A little art, a little wine,a lot of help for BMoA
WinescapesWhen: 6 p.m. May 2
Where: Bakersfield Museum
of Art, 1930 R St.
Admission: $40 in advance;
$50 at the door; $75 per cou-
ple; $500 reserved table for
eight.
Information: 323-7219
Fundraiser a highlightfor patrons of museum
HENRY A. BARRIOS / THE CALIFORNIAN
Amy Millis, left, is the Bakersfield Museum of Art developmentdirector and Mary Wegis is a board member.
PHOTO COURTESY OF FELIX ADAMO
This wine-inspired image byfine-arts photographer and Cal-ifornian photojournalist FelixAdamo is among the art thatwill be auctioned off at theupcoming Winescapes event atthe Bakersfield Museum of Art.
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Whitehorse, the Canadian hus-band and wife duo of LukeDoucete and Melissa McClelland,is passing through Bakersfield foran intimate concert Sunday at theBakersfield Museum of Art.
They’re on the North Americantour to promote their sophomorealbum, “The Fate of the WorldDepends on This Kiss.”
Doucete is a respected guitarist
and has played with top perform-ers like Sarah McLachlan. Togeth-er, their songwriting and vocalharmonies have been called bril-liant.
Canada’s Globe and Mail said“Their assurance is sexy; thesongcraft, nimble. Whitehorse isthe Warren Beatty and Faye Dun-away of Canadian roots rock.”Doucete and McClellan bring theheat in a way that only a husbandand wife can.
Whitehorse recently sold out aconcert at South by Southwest,the annual film, music and inter-
active festival in Austin that drawstop-flight talent.
Organizers have convincedDoucete and McClellan to makean overnight stop in Bakersfieldfor a concert and respite from theroad. The concert is limited to160 people.
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Aspiring blues musicians cantry out their skills at the annualSpringtime Blues and BBQ jamsession on Sunday from noon to9 p.m., with the barbecue run-ning from 3 to 6 p.m.
The event is at Noble Park, 700S. P St.
Sponsored by the Kern RiverBlues Society, the annual event isa “family-friendly” version of thegroup’s monthly jam sessions
held at Trout’s nightclub, wherechildren are not allowed toattend.
Instrumentalists and singerswho want to participate on Sun-day are invited to sign up at theevent to perform, and are gener-ally limited to a mini-set of foursongs.
Performers should bring theirinstruments, accessories such assticks, cymbals, etc.
Tickets for the event are $5 forKRBS members, $5 for nonmem-bers bought in advance, and $7 atthe park.
Tickets are available at theKernville Saloon and at Trout’s.For more information about per-forming and tickets, contact BethSelzam at 872-7517, or email [email protected].
— Contributing writer Susan Scaffidi
Blues under the blue sky this weekend
BY SUSAN SCAFFIDIContributing writer
The Bakersfield College instru-mental program is out in fullforce at 7 p.m. today for its sec-ond annual spring concert.
Led by directors Tim Heasleyand Kris Tiner, the concert fea-tures the college’s drum line, jazzensemble and a newly organizedbrass ensemble in a joint concertstarting in the BC gymnasium.
The drum line, which consistsof traditional marching band per-cussion instruments along withkeyboards and mallet instru-ments such as marimbas andxylophones, will perform theiraward-winning competitive pro-gram “The Blueprint,” recently
performed at the WGI PercussionWorld Championship competi-tion in Dayton, Ohio. “The Blue-print” was written and arrangedby BC Drumline members andinstructors Oliver Rodriquez,David Ellis and DJ Fresh, andchoreographed by DannyNguyen.
The new brass ensemble willperform a mix of concert pieces,movie themes and show tunes, ina program that features AaronCopland’s “Fanfare for the Com-mon Man,” “Amber Waves,” byMorton Gould, “Praise Ye,” and“Crown Imperial,” by WilliamWalton, plus movie music from“Star Trek,” “Psycho,” and selec-tions from “Les Miserables” and
“Phantom of the Opera.”The concert moves outside for
a performance by the BC JazzEnsemble.
The jazz band will perform themusic of Charles Mingus, includ-ing “Nostalgia in Times Square,”“Goodbye, Pork Pie Hat,” “BetterGet Hit in Yo’ Soul,” and manyother selections Mingus called“love letters” to his musicalheroes, including Duke Ellington,Lester Young and Jelly Roll Mor-ton.
The suggested donation of $8for general admission, $5 for stu-dents, BC staff and seniors, willbe collected at the door. Proceedsbenefit the instrumental pro-gram.
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Friday night was theBakersfield Phenomcompetition at BHS. A
shameless ripoff of “Ameri-can Idol,” this contest pitskids from various highschools against one anoth-er, and I was a judge. I did-n't want to do it at first, butmy pal Monty Byrom wasjudging, so I figured itwould be worth a fewlaughs. What I wasn't pre-pared for was the stagger-ing amount of talent thesekids had. I mean there werea handful of acts that wereclose to professional cal-iber. Even the ones whoweren't as good showedincredible courage per-forming in front of theirpeers. That can't be easyfor a kid.
The competition wasdivided into two categories,“talent” and “air band.” Iwas glad they made thatdistinction; I'd hate to haveto judge them together. I’mgenerally against peoplepretending to play instru-ments, but, hey, it's madeKenny Chesney a zillion-aire, so why talk kids out ofit? To my surprise, some ofthose airbanders were real-ly entertaining.
I gave my only perfectscore to a group calledEthan and the Mormons.They brought it, big time.After the show, I told themthey were welcome on myporch any day.
The winners, announcedSaturday
night, are:AnthonyDeguia ofInde-pen-
dence, who won the grandprize of $750 for his ukuleleperformance; the judgesawarded first place and$300 to Mary Tun of Stock-dale, and second place and$150 to Animal Print ofFrontier; the people’schoice first place and $300went to Unlike the Restfrom Independence, andsecond place and $150 wasawarded to Awkward BraShopping of Arvin.
Those kids worked crazyhard and had the guts to putthemselves out there on astage in front of a bunch ofscreaming teens. I hope theyinvite me back next year.
Brainy kids in NYCThis week’s cool stuff is
almost entirely aboutteenagers. I know whatyou're thinking: Kids thesedays, with their YooHooand their Spirographs —they’re just no good. Wellthen I have good news ontwo fronts.
First up are the kidsfrom Centennial HighSchool's Virtual Businesssquad. They’re not actuallycalled that, but they shouldbe. These five young brani-acs — Casey Hoover,McCall Miller, Jarrett
Buntley, Brooke Wheelerand Kandis Cornelius —traveled to New York City totake part in the NationalBusiness Plan Competition,and they came homechampions, beating out 20other teams from all overthe country. Here's thething: If these kids had wona national championship ina sport, they'd be the talk ofthe town, and rightfully so.But these youngsters didsomething way moreimpressive in my book;they came up with a virtualproduct, built a businessplan around it, did exhaus-tive research and presentedit to high-powered peoplein suits in the McGraw-HillBuilding in Manhattan.Their “business” was calledRipple (I can hear you tit-tering from here, but theseare good kids who have noidea about what bums liketo drink). They (and theirteacher) all won Apple iPadMinis, among other swag.
Think about that for amoment: How many adultscould face down that kindof pressure? Imagine yourboss sending you to the BigApple to make a do-or-diepresentation like that. Mostof us would fold like lawnchairs, but these kids roseto the occasion andbrought home first prize.
I spoke with teacher andprogram coordinatorTamara Combs, whoseems like the kind ofremarkable educator thatcould lead these kids tosuccess. When I told her Iknew Ms. Cornelius, shesaid, “Well, that one's nogood,” which should tellyou everything you need toknow about her leadershipabilities.
These future leaders relyon donations to fund theprogram, so next year, get
involved. We have a title todefend.
Another hit for EarleThe other musical high-
light this week was therelease of “The Low High-way” by Steve Earle. Hislast record, “Washington
Square Serenade," was sogood that I was afraid thenew one would be a let-down. As it turns out, it'syet another work of unmiti-gated genius. Hisunmatched songwriting,his stripped-down produc-tion, his love of bluegrass,
and his respect for HankWilliams are all on displayon “The Low Country.” Ieven picked up a copy onvinyl to celebrate NationalRecord Store Day. I assumePat Evans over at WorldRecords knew he'd movethat one.
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INS IDE THE
STUD IOS
Bakersfield’s gottalent — and how
This Week’s Obsessions
Scott Cox, who hosts a daily talk
show on KERN-AM, 1180, is a
regular contributor to the Eye
Street section.
What are your current obsessions?Excited about a local
band, event or concert?
Is there a new book,
record, band or TV
show that you’re
obsessed with? Share
with our readers by
emailing jself@bakers-
field.com.
PHOTO COURTESY OF TAMARA COMBS
Centennial High School’s Virtual Business earned first place in the Virtual Enterpris-es International Business Plan Competition. From left are Jarrett Buntley, BrookeWheeler, Casey Hoover, McCall Miller and Kandis Cornelius.
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BY SUSAN SCAFFIDIContributing writer
Peggy Sears will conclude 22years as head of the opera pro-gram at CSUB in grand style Fri-
day evening at the Doré Theatre.Sears, who retires at the end of the
CSUB spring quarter, will present aprogram of scenes from opera andzarzuela, performed by current stu-dents and some returning alumniwho wanted to sing for Sears onemore time.
That alone is a fitting tribute toSears, who listed as her most impor-tant achievement the students thatshe has taught.
“Number one, I think I am happiestfor the students who learned to singand learned the repertoire,” Searssaid. “And they got to that nationallevel of being a senior with a seniorproject, ready for graduate school.”
Sears said she is also very proud ofthe general voice classes she hastaught, enabling many people to sing,and even just speak better.
“After that come the opera andthen the jazz (choir),” Sears said.“What I would call the icing on thecake.”
Sears noted that during her time atthe university, the department wasable to stage several complete operas,including “The Magic Flute,” “SuorAngelica,” “Gianni Schicchi,” “Amahland the Night Visitors,” “Tartuffe,”“L’Elisir d’Amoré,” “The GypsyBaron,” and the zarzuela “La verbenade la Paloma.”
Economic realities required puttingthe opera productions on a three-yearcycle, with opera scenes in the inter-vening years.
“That was just using our resourcesbetter,” she said.
While she is retiring, the educatorstill expects to maintain a presence atCSUB, including helping on the the-ater department’s musical produc-tion next spring, and some part-timeteaching.
Music department chair RobertProvencio said while there has been
no official authorization to replaceSears, there is a commitment to keepthe voice and opera program going,starting with people already in placeat the university.
“We’re very happy to have Dr. Soo-Yeon Chang on board,” Provenciosaid. “Her doctoral work was as anopera coach and accompanist.”
Provencio said Chang will take onthe responsibility for keeping theopera program growing with scenework and workshops. Beyond that,Provencio could only say he’s unableto announce any additions to the fac-ulty.
“We’re looking for some excitedpeople to build on the wonderfulwork that Peggy has done,” Provenciosaid.
Friday night’s program includes
scenes from Mozart’s “The MagicFlute,” Barbieri’s zarzuela “El Barber-illo de Lavapiés” with references to“The Barber of Seville,” Chueca andValverde’s revue “La Gran Via,” andGian Carlo Menotti’s “Help, Help, theGlobolinks!” a comical opera aboutthe power and importance of livemusic.
Performers include Michael Redd,Tori Provencio, Kristen Falls, Kather-ine Kiouses, Ashten Smith, MaritsaOsornia, Krystal Angulo, Ruben Car-rillo, Jessica Trevino, David Ortiz andAdriana Medel. A farewell gala inSears’ honor is scheduled for 6 p.m.Tickets for the performance only are$15 general admission and $5 for stu-dents and seniors; with the gala, tick-ets are $25 general admission, and$15 for students and seniors.
Something to sing aboutOpera caps long career ofrespected CSUB voice teacher
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Cal State Bakersfield is hosting aday of family fun in honor of itsannual open house, called CelebrateCSUB!
The free event is open to the public.For the seventh year, faculty, staff,and students open their doors andinvite the community, incoming stu-dents and their families to a day ofdemonstrations, exhibits and discov-ery.
Activities include the 5K funrun/walk, a spring carnival and foodbooths staffed by student leadership,
performances by the spirit squad,information booths, music, food andface-painting.
The 5K kicks things off outside theStudent Recreation Center at 8 a.m.(entry fee is $22 on race day). Familiesare especially encouraged to attend,as there will be art projects andgames for children and a variety ofactivities for prospective students andtheir parents beginning at 9 a.m.There will be classroom and lab tours,an academic market place, interac-tion with clubs and organizations andfreshman orientation day for incom-ing CSUB students.— Information taken from a CSUB mediarelease
CSUB puts out welcome mat to visitorsCelebrate CSUB!When: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday;
5K fun run/walk starts at 8 a.m.
Where: Cal State Bakersfield,
9001 Stockdale Highway
Admission/parking: Free; 5K is
$22
Information: 654-2175
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BY SUSAN SCAFFIDIContributing writer
How good a predictor of success is astudent concert? Now in its 19thyear, the annual Student Com-
posers concert, a joint venture of Cal Stateand Bakersfield College, has managed toproduce a respectable number of profes-sional musicians.
“We started (the concerts) the very firstyear I started at Bakersfield College,” saidmusic professor John Gerhold. “That firstyear, I had a student composer who Ithought was really, really talented.
“All he wanted to write were big orches-tra things, which we couldn’t do.”
Gerhold said that student, Cris Velasco,transferred to UCLA, got an agent rightafter graduation and went on to writethose orchestral pieces — for several videogames such as “God of War” and for filmand television, including “Battlestar Galac-tica” and “Van Helsing.”
CSUB music professor Jim Scully notedformer student Schuyler Johnson is cur-rently working with John Frizzell on theFox drama “The Following.”
“Schuyler premiered two piano pieces atthis concert in 2009 and was a vibrant partof our jazz and composition programs dur-ing his time at CSUB,” Scully wrote in anemail.
Gerhold also noted BC alumni such asCollin Simon, who composes for films andtheater; Patrick Burzlaff, director of choralstudies at Centennial High School and
whose compositions have been featured atthe American Choral Directors Association;James Sproul, who attended both BC andCSUB, teaches in the Panama-Buena VistaSchool District and whose works havebeen performed at the San Francisco WindFestival and other concert series; and Dr.James Harris, who is director of choralstudies at Oberlin College.
“A lot of (our students) may not go off tobecome composers for a living,” Gerholdsaid. “But I’m going to guess about half ofthe music directors in our town wereimpacted by our program somehow.”
Composers at this year’s concert includeBC students Richard McAuliffe, who will betransferring to Cal State Northridge nextacademic year, and Shawn Vogel, who hasbeen a regular contributor to the concertsfor the last couple of years. Gerhold saidMcAuliffe is presenting a piece for pianoand cello, and a suite for flute and piano.Vogel has written a choral work to be sungby CSUB students.
Scully said graduating senior PeterCrawford is presenting his composition“Lightweight Champion” for multiple per-cussion instruments, and trumpeter Ale-jandro Arvizu is presenting two pieces.Also contributing music are Manny Beltranand Ryan Vaughn.
Baby Bachs: Studentsshare compositions CSUB, BC programs toutimpressive track record
BC and CSUB Student Composers’ ConcertWhen: 4 p.m. Sunday
Where: CSUB Music Building, Room
127
Admission: Free, but seating is limited
BY ASHLEY FISCHERContributing writer
The popular Festival of Baskets eventat the Woman’s Club is billed as agreat way to find a gift for Mother’s
Day. But the real gift, say organizers, is thequality time that comes with taking Mom— and Grandma — along for a day ofshopping, lunch and a fashion show.
“It’s a nice, quiet afternoon,” saidDeniece Jones, head of the club’s ways andmeans committee. “It’s always been kindof a grandmother-mother-daughter deal.It’s a good excuse to get out and socializethat’s not too expensive, so you can bringthe kids and grandkids, too.”
For nine years, the afternoon fete hasbeen bringing generations of women andtheir families together for a day of lunchand artfully arranged prizes. Festival ofBaskets is the club’s second-largestfundraiser of the year; all proceeds aredonated to the many scholarships andcharities the group supports, including the
Ronald McDonald House, Salvation Army,and Bakersfield Homeless Center.
The day begins at 11:30 a.m. (doors openat 10:30 a.m.) with Cobb salad and cherrycobbler for dessert, provided by Moss-man’s Catering. Immediately following is afashion show, featuring the latest springtrends for women and girls carried by local
Festival of Baskets perfectplace to find gift for mom
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“It’s always been kind ofa grandmother-mother-
daughter deal. It’s a goodexcuse to get out and
socialize that’s not tooexpensive, so you can
bring the kids and grand-kids, too.”
— Deniece Jones, of the Bakersfield
Woman’s Club
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How many Western StreetRod Nationals have theirbeen, total? 37. How many
have been in Bakersfield? 27.And the National Street Rod
Association is in no hurry to fixwhat clearly isn’t broken: Thisweekend, more than 2,000 special-ty vehicles will roll into town,treating spectators to the sightsand sounds of some of the best-constructed, most beautiful vin-tage automobiles ever to gather inone place.
The vehicles, all manufacturedin the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s, will fea-ture nearly every make, model andstyle and will be driven from allover the United States.
There will be street rods, coolcustoms, pickups, restored musclecars and pro-touring cars.
A variety of activities are on theagenda, including games for kidsand adults, a Women’s World arts& crafts show, quilt show, Saturdayevening entertainment, night-time
cruisin’, and a non-denomination-al church service on Sunday.
The NSRA also will give awaythousands of dollars’ worth ofmerchandise and there will bethree drawings for $3,000 cash.
To be eligible to win any of theprizes, register as a participant ofthe 2013 Western Street RodNationals Plus. For more, visitnsra-usa.com.
On Sunday, the award-winningvehicles of the 37th annual NSRAWestern Street Rod Nationals Pluswill be on display at the Circle ofWinners awards area.
Reeling them in with the rodsBakersfield hosts hugecar show for 27th year
37th annual NSRAWestern Street RodNationals PlusWhen: 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Fri-
day; 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday;
8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday.
Where: Kern County Fair-
grounds, 1142 So. P St.
Admission: $14; children ages
6 to 12, $5; children ages 5
and under, free.
Information: nsra-usa.com
clothiers, including Sugardaddy’s, ApricotLane, Victoria’s, Shabby Girls and Lil’Rockstarz.
“We have a slightly smaller fashion showthis year,” Jones said, “but no matter what,I always try and keep it all local. This year,all of the shops are privately owned smallbusinesses — I like to keep it in the com-munity.”
Once the models have walked the run-way, the raffling begins and continuesthroughout the remainder of the after-noon. Each of the 32 baskets (put togetherby Woman’s Club volunteers) is organizedaround a particular theme, such as cook-ing, beauty, food and wine, and outdoorentertaining.
Winning is about as straightforward as itgets: You buy your tickets, six for $5, drop aticket in the container in front of the bas-ket you want and wait while enjoying con-versation, cobbler and coffee.
“The baskets we have received this yearare great,” said Jones. “I’ve been reallyenthused by the things people have donat-ed. We have a couple filled with cookiesand candy, everything that goes with wine,there’s one with champagne — we have agood variety.”
And, just so there are no hurt feelings,
each $15 children’s ticket includes a kid-themed gift basket, filled with coloringbooks, crafts, dolls, stuffed animals andother items — no raffle (or tempertantrums) required.
For Jones, the Woman’s Club, with itscalendar filled with activities and commu-nity events, has always provided plenty ofopportunities to socialize for a good cause,and the Festival of the Baskets is no excep-tion.
“It’s a really good chance to spend timewith your daughter, or meet some newpeople. For a lot of people, who, like me,worked all their lives, we socialized duringwork. But once you retire, you get awayfrom that. That’s one of the nicest thingsabout these events — it brings peopletogether.”
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Festival of the BasketsWhen: Lunch at 11:30 a.m.; fashion
show at noon Saturday.
Where: Bakersfield Woman’s Club,
2030 18th St.
Admission: $25; $15 for kids 11 and
under.
Information: 325-7889 or 412-4791
CASEY CHRISTIE / THE CALIFORNIAN
Kevin Wright of Burbank gets a close look at the engine in this 1952 Henry J automobile during theWestern Street Rod Nationals in 2010.
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Today“Star Trek: The Next Generation,” The
Best of Both Worlds, the two-part storyline
comprising the third-season finale and the
fourth-season premiere of the beloved
series, 7 p.m., Edwards Cinema, 9000 Ming
Ave. $12.50. 663-3042.
Alpha Canine Sanctuary Fundraiser,come out and purchase some pizza, gelato,
beverages, with opportunity drawings,
begins at 4 p.m., Red Brick Pizza, 9500
Brimhall Road, Suite 301. Percentage of
sales from event will be donated to ALPHA.
391-8212 or for takeout, call 829-1010.
Bike Bakersfield’s Full Moon Ride, meet
for a casual ride to go to The Marketplace at
a pace around 10-12 miles per hour, meet at
8 p.m. at Beach Park, 3400 21st St. Free.
Visit bikebakersfield.org, email brad@bike-
bakersfield.org or 321-9247.
Bingo, warmups start at 5 p.m., with early
birds at 6 p.m., regular games at 6:30 p.m.,
Volunteer Center of Kern County, 2801 F St.
From $20 buy-in to “the works.” 395-9787.
Classic Series, see the movie “To Kill a
Mockingbird,” 7 p.m. today and 10 a.m. Sat-
urday, Maya Cinemas, 1000 California Ave.
$6. 636-0484.
South Valley Sound Chorus AcapellaPractice Night, 7 p.m., ClearView Baptist
Church, 203 S. H St. Visit southval-
leysound.org or 346-6190.
Friday37th annual Western Street Rod Nation-als, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and Saturday;
8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Kern County
Fairgrounds, 1142 S. P St. $14; $5 children (6-
12); children 5 and under are free with adult;
$3 parking. Visit nsra-usa.com or 574-875-
4032.
An Evening of Opera & Zarzuela Scenes,7:30 p.m., CSUB, Doré Theatre, 9001 Stock-
dale Highway. $10, $5 seniors/students, free
for CSUB students with ID. 654-3093.
Bakersfield Blaze vs. Visalia Rawhide,7:15 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 11:30 a.m.
Sunday, Sam Lynn Ballpark, 4009 Chester
Ave. $7-$12. bakersfieldblaze.com or 716-
HITS.
Boys & Girls Club Golf Tournament,check-in 11:30 a.m.; shotgun, noon; awards,
6 p.m., Rio Bravo Country Club, 15200 Casa
Club Drive. $200; $700 team of four.
bgclubsofkerncounty.org or 325-3730.
Darius Rucker, 7 p.m., Fox Theater, 2001 H
St. $35-$75 plus fee. vallitix.com or 322-
5200. ***SOLD OUT
Festival Del Mariachi, 8 p.m., Rabobank
Arena, 1001 Truxtun Ave. $30 to $105. tick-
etmaster.com or 800-745-3000.
Shafter Healthy Start Health Fair, 5 p.m.,
Richland Activity Center, 331 Shafter Ave.,
Shafter. Free. 746-8690.
Saturday“Escape from Planet Earth” AutismMovie, 10 a.m., Regency Theatres, 3000
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel,3100 Camino Del Rio Court; 323-
7111, 8 p.m. to midnight Tuesdays.
El Torito Restaurant, 4646 Cali-
fornia Ave., 395-3035, Karaoke
with Irish Monkey Entertainment,
8 p.m. Saturdays.
Elevation Lounge, 818 Real Road,
325-6864; 9 p.m. Wednesday.
Ethel’s Old Corral, 4310 Alfred
Harrell Highway, 873-7613; 6 to 9
p.m. Wednesdays.
Iron Horse Saloon, 1821 S.
Chester Ave., 831-1315; 7 to 11 p.m.
Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Julie’s The Branding IronSaloon, 1807 N. Chester Ave., 6 to
10 p.m. Fridays.
Karaoke at The Lone Oak, 10612
Rosedale Highway, 589-0412; 9
p.m. Saturday to 1 a.m. Sunday.
Le Corusse Rouge, 4647 White
Lane, 834-1611; A to Z Karaoke, 8
p.m. to midnight Tuesdays.
Lone Oak Inn, 8 p.m. Tuesdays
and Thursdays at 10612 Rosedale
Highway. 589-0412.
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Long Branch Saloon, 907 N. Chester Ave.,
399-8484; 8 p.m. Wednesdays.
Magoo’s Pizza, 1129 Olive Drive, 399-7800;
6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Maria Bonita Mexican Restaurant, 10701
Highway 178, 366-3261, 7 to 11 p.m. Fridays.
All ages.
McMurphy’s Irish Pub & Sports Bar, 14
Monterey St., 869-1451; 7 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Tuesdays.
Pour House, 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays
at 4041 Fruitvale Ave. 589-9300.
Pyrenees Cafe, 601 Sumner, 323-0053; 8
p.m. to midnight Saturdays.
Replay Sports Lounge & Grill, 4500 Buck
Owens Blvd., 324-3300; 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Rocket Shop Cafe, 2000 S. Union Ave.,
832-4800; 8:30 p.m. to midnight Saturday.
Rockstarz Party Bar, 7737 Meany Ave.,
Suite B5, 589-6749; 8 p.m. Mondays
through Wednesdays.
Rocky’s Pizza & Arcade, 2858 Niles St.,
873-1900; Joey Zaza’s Karaoke and Stuff,
5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays.
Round Table Pizza, 2060 White Lane, 836-
2700; 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Round Table Pizza, 4200 Gosford Road,
397-1111; 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays.
Rusty’s Pizza, 5430 Olive Drive, 392-1482;
6:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
Rusty’s Pizza, 5430 Olive Drive, 835-5555;
6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Sky Bar and Lounge, 4208 Rosedale High-
way, 633-1116, Karaoke with Ben Lara, 7 to 11
p.m. Tuesdays.
Sports & Spirits, 6633 Ming Ave., 398-
7077; 9 p.m. Thursdays and Saturdays.
Syndicate Lounge, 1818 Eye St., 327-0070;
with Alisa Spencer, 9 p.m. Wednesday.
Tejon Club, 6 to 10 p.m. Saturdays at 117 El
Tejon Ave. 392-1747.
The Bull Shed Bar & Grill, at HotelRosedale, 2400 Camino Del Rio Court, 327-
0681; 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.
The Junction Lounge, 2620 Buck Owens
Blvd., 327-9651; 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays through
Saturdays.
The Old River Monte Carlo, 9750 Taft
Highway, 837-0250; 8:30 p.m. Thursdays.
The Playhouse Lounge, 2915 Taft High-
way; 397-3599; 7 to 10 p.m. Sundays.
The Prime Cut, 9500 Brimhall Road, 831-
1413; hosted by Ed Loverr, 9 p.m. to mid-
night Friday.
The Regent, 2814 Niles St., 871-4140; 8:30
p.m. Fridays.
The Wright Place, 2695-G Mount Vernon
Ave., 872-8831, 8 p.m. Thursdays.
Tomi’s Cowgirl Cafe, 7 to 10 p.m. Friday,
1440 Weedpatch Highway. 363-5102.
Trouts & The Blackboard Stages, 805 N.
Chester Ave., 399-6700; 7 p.m. Mondays
and Thursdays, 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays,
Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sun-
days.
Music showcaseThe Prime Cut, 9500 Brimhall Road, 831-
1413; featuring local artists, 7 to 10 p.m.
Wednesdays.
Open micFiddlers Crossing, 206 E. F St., Tehachapi,
823-9994; 7 p.m. Wednesdays. $5.
On the Rocks, 1517 18th St., 327-7625;
musicians, spoken word, poets, comedians,
8 p.m. Wednesdays. Free.
R&BSeñor Pepe, 8450 Granite Falls Drive, 661-
588-0385, Rebecca Aguilar and Lost Vinyl, 7
to 10 p.m. today.
The Prime Cut, 9500 Brimhall Road, 831-
1413; Mystic Duo, 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesday.
RockKC Steakhouse, 2515 F St., 322-9910;
Jimmy Gaines, 6 to 10 p.m. Tuesday through
Thursday; Jimmy Gaines, Bobby O and Mike
Hall, 6:30 to 11:30 p.m., featuring Glenda
Robles, 8 to 11:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
On the Rocks, 1517 18th St., 327-7625; Top
Shelph, Arizonity and The Easy, 9 p.m. Fri-
day. $7. 21 & over only.
Rockstarz Party Bar, 7737 Meany Ave.,
Suite B5, 589-6749; live bands, 9 p.m.
today.
Soft rockSteak and Grape, 4420 Coffee Road, 588-
9463; 7 to 10 p.m. today through Saturday.
Free.
SongwritersThe Bistro, 5105 California Ave., 323-3905;
Brent Brown, 6 to 8 p.m. Fridays.
Trivia nightBellvedere Cocktail Lounge, 3090
Brundage Lane, 325-2139; 7 p.m. Tuesdays.
Chuy’s, 2500 New Stine Road, 833-3469; 7
p.m. Tuesdays.
On the Rocks, 1517 18th St., 327-7625; 8 to
10 p.m. Monday.
Sandrini’s, 1918 Eye St., 322-8900; Trivia
Night with Dave Rezac, 10 p.m. Tuesdays.
VarietyGolden State Mall, 3201 F St., 872-2037,
Joe Loco Duet, 2 to 5 p.m. Sundays.
Trouts & The Blackboard Stages, 805 N.
Chester Ave., 399-6700; The Blackboard
Playboys, 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
$5 after 8 p.m.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Monday 4/294th annual League of Dreams Golf Tour-nament, played as a Texas-Shamble, noon,
Seven Oaks Country Club, 2000 Grand
Lakes Ave. $125 per player includes lunch
and dinner; $55 dinner only. 616-9122.
Bakersfield Winds Fall Concert, 7:30
p.m., Olive Drive Church, 5500 Olive Drive.
$5. Visit bakersfieldwinds.com.
Tuesday 4/30Sierra Club Conditioning Hikes, three to
five miles, 7 p.m., meet at corner of high-
ways 178 and 184. 872-2432 or 873-8107.
Wednesday 5/1“Elvis Lives!,” 7:30 p.m., the theater at
Rabobank Convention Center, 1001 Truxtun
Ave. $25-$45. ticketmaster.com or 800-745-
3000.
Dylan Scott, 7 p.m., Buck Owens Crystal
Palace, 2800 Buck Owens Blvd. Free. 328-
7560.
Film Club, with Cody Meek, discussing
Spielberg, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 4001 Cali-
fornia Ave. 631-2575.
First Wednesday, with guest speaker Mike
Stepanovich, 10 to 11 a.m., Bakersfield
Museum of Art, 1930 R St. $5 non-mem-
bers; $4 non-member seniors; free for mem-
bers. 323-7219.
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