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14 The Bakersfield Californian Thursday, December 2, 2010

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

BY SYLVIA CARIKERContributing writer

And you thought your holi-days were busy! Pam Car-lock is putting the finishing

touches on tonight’s 28th annualBakersfield Christmas Parade, aprocess that began almost imme-diately following last year’sparade.

The emphasis for this year’sextravaganza — “A Magical Christ-mas — is on providing more pre-parade activities for families, withseveral new Christmas Cornermarketplace locations.

“We now have six marketplacesalong the parade route,” said Car-lock, parade coordinator. “Eachhas a variety of food vendors and,for the first time, each has chil-dren’s activity centers.”

The activity centers are spon-sored and staffed by local groups,mainly safety and educationalagencies, Carlock said.

“Those volunteers will have thematerials ready to help any childdo a craft and take it home withthem that night, and they’ve alsoset up spaces next to their boothsfor free family photos.”

Each Christmas Corner willhave live entertainment courtesyof several high school choirs coor-dinated by Kasie Kline, director ofvocal music at South High School.

“Pam contacted me andexplained that she wanted theparade experience to be morepersonal, to get more holiday spir-it into the event and we bothagreed that caroling was a greatway to do it,” said Kline. Sheadded that it wasn’t difficult liningup the groups. “I just called myfriends at the other schools andthey were glad to help.

“Students are always lookingfor opportunities to sing and thisis another way for our schoolmusic programs to get into thecommunity. Our kids benefit aswell: They learn music and thenshare what they’ve learned.”

One of the most popular attrac-tions in 2009 was Santa’s mailboxat the North Pole Christmas Cor-ner. The staff from the downtownbranch of the Postal Service willagain coordinate this activity,where children can bring their let-ters to Santa or step into a specialarea to create one on site. Those

letters will be slipped into Santa’sspecial mailbox to be whiskedaway to the North Pole and, justbecause it’s Christmas, no stampis necessary. More than 600 chil-dren took advantage of the servicelast year.

With a variety of community

groups and organizations step-ping up to provide volunteer helpfor the parade, one unmet needwill be addressed this year.

“There’s always so much goingon in the two to three hours of theparade and its activities that weneeded a way to document that in

photos,” said Carlock. “The Kern Photography Associ-

ation has seven volunteers whowill be stationed at various placesalong the parade route and in ourmarketplaces at different loca-tions at different times of the dayto capture memories for ourarchives.”

Traditionally, Santa and his wifeare inseparable at the parade, butCarlock said the merry couplehave agreed to break with tradi-tion this year.

“For 27 years, Mr. and Mrs.Claus finished our parade togeth-er, but this year we’re giving Mrs.Claus her own spotlight. She’ll benear the beginning of the parade,welcoming spectators while rid-ing in a carriage surrounded bydancing elves.

“Santa will also have elvesaccompanying his float at the endof the parade, and our elves arecourtesy of Gaslight Melodramaand the Linda Larma Academe ofDance.”

IndexRaul Malo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15Scott Cox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Holly Follies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Arts Alive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18The Lowdown with Matt Munoz . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20Home Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21Christmas Around the World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23-27

It’s Christmastime in the city28th annual paradeplans to be evenmore family friendly

CASEY CHRISTIE / THE CALIFORNIAN

Drummers with the Tehachapi Mountain Pipes & Drums perform on the parade route during the 2009 Christmas Parade.

LocationsChildren’s activities and high

school choirs will be positioned

around downtown to set the

holiday mood. Locations and

corresponding school choirs are:

Santa Lane, 22nd and L streets— Ridgeview and Highland highs

North Pole, 21st and H streets— South High

Elf Town, 21st and G streets —North High

Holly Lane, 21st and Eyestreets — Mira Monte High

Northern Lights, 20th and Eyestreets — Frontier High

Candy Cane Lane, 20th and Kstreets — Centennial High

Christmas CornervolunteersBureau of Land Management,

Bakersfield Police Department,

Lori Brock Children’s Discovery

Center, California Highway

Patrol, Kern County Fire

Department and the U.S.

Forestry Service, Lake Isabella

district.

28th Annual BakersfieldChristmas Parade: “A Magical Christmas”When: 6 to 8 p.m. tonight

Where: The parade route

begins at 22nd and L streets,

then turns west from 21st and

L to G street, south on G to

20th, then east on 20th to O.

On television: Watch live

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BY MATT MUNOZBakotopia.com editor

[email protected]

As frontman for critically belovedcountry act The Mavericks, singerRaul Malo had it all — multiplat-

inum records, hit radio singles and aninternational fan base.

But one thing always came up missing:creative freedom.

Returning Wednesday to Buck Owens’Crystal Palace, a happier and wiser Malosaid he’s more content today as a solo artistaway from the constraints of a major label.

“I don’t have anyone to answer to any-more,” he said while on tour to promote hisnew CD, “Sinners & Saints.” “I’m in a situa-tion where I can pretty much do whatever Iwant now.”

Born into a small family of musicians —Mom played piano, while his auntstrummed the guitar — Malo was intro-duced to American rock ’n’ roll during hisyouth. He recalls the impact of hearingElvis Presley and others the first time.

“Elvis covered gospel, blues, even opera.When I first heard ‘It’s Now or Never,’ I wasjust floored. My mom played me the origi-nal Italian aria (‘O Sole Mio’) and so thatjust made me really curious about how anartist could do all these different things.Then, bands like The Beatles introducedme to Buck Owens and Chet Atkins.”

Playing along on guitar with his parents’records, most of which traveled with themin the 1950s from their Cuban homeland,Malo’s curiosity would eventually pull himto the stage as a rocker at age 12, then acountry crooner in various Miami areabands.

Signed to MCA Records as a member ofThe Mavericks in ’91, Malo’s operatic tenorand Roy Orbison-like vibrato helped scorethe group several country music awardsand a Grammy.

During that time, Malo began experi-menting with some of the other sounds ofhis youth: Cuban, mariachi and Tex-Mexmusic.

Together, those influences would inspirethe creatively ambitious 1994 album“Trampoline.”

“As each record came along, the Latinstuff was coming in. With ‘Music for AllOccasions,’ we had ‘All You Ever Do Is BringMe Down,’ and that did really well for us.And then we did ‘Trampoline,’ and thatscared the living crap out of the label. Iremember when we first played it for them,they were just stunned silent. I was like,‘Awesome.’”

Parting ways with MCA in 1999, Malodecided to release his first solo album,“Today,” in 2001. Leading off with theSpanish-language title track, it was a bigmusical departure and a glimpse of thingsto come.

“I knew creatively The Mavericks weredone, and that I had said everything cre-atively I could do with that vehicle,” saidMalo of the band’s 2003 breakup. “It was agreat band, and it was a gravy train for a lotof people who didn’t want it to stop, but I

wanted to try other things.”His five subsequent independent releas-

es kept him on the crossover map, but hissixth full-length CD, “Sinners & Saints,”represented a challenge for Malo, who pro-duced the record at his home studio andplayed many of the instruments himself.

“It just evolved. I started recording thefirst song, ‘Matter Much to You,’ to see whatit was going to sound like and what I couldmake here in the studio. I liked that firstresult and where it was going. The vibesounded really organic and alive.”

From the surfy, instrumental openingtitle track, to the accordion-fused bounceof “San Antonio Baby,” then back to thesweet romanticism of “Sombras,” Malo’spersonal touches make it his strongestrelease to date.

“The more I recorded, the more Ilearned. It was a nerve-wracking experi-ence at times, because you’re working in abubble. You don’t have anyone to sound

ideas off of, or someone to tell you, ‘You’relosing your mind here.’ Not that I wouldhave listened anyway,” he laughed. “It’s notthat I’m some sort of egomaniac that want-ed to play all the instruments; I just had anidea and I wanted it executed a certainway.”

Malo said one of his favorite momentswas including a cover of Los Lobos’ “SaintBehind The Glass.”

“Anybody who grew up in a Latinohousehold, those were the images you sawin your house, especially from the oldergenerations. The curtains blowing around,the coffee in the air — that was me going tomy grandma’s house. That Catholic saintbehind the glass case placed in your livingroom really sees your whole life. I thought,‘What a beautiful song and sentiment.’ I’verun this whole record of ‘Sinners & Saints’about that duality and struggle we gothrough in life. Then to finish it off with thissong that has a beautiful, watchful saintthat kind of guides and nurtures your fami-ly. That was the fun part.”

In addition to new material and classicsfrom the Mavericks’ catalog, Malo says he’llbe treating Bakersfield fans to selectionsfrom his 2007 holiday release, “Marshmal-low World and Other Holiday Favorites.”

“California didn’t get a Christmas showthree years ago, so it’ll be a pretty substan-tial night.”

Malo still a maverick,band or no band

Raul MaloWhen: 7 p.m. Wednesday

Where: Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace,

2800 Buck Owens Blvd.

Admission: $15 to $21

Information: 328-7560

PHOTO COURTESY OF RAUL MALO

Raul Malo will perform Wednesday at Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace.


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Hang around Austin for a weekor two and you’re bound tohear legendary Texas artist

Rosie Flores. Somebody asked me theother day how I would describe hermusic, and I told them how I heardRosie describe it in an interview a fewyears back: “Hard rockingcountry/rockabilly.” I don't think Icould possibly say it any better.

This lady has honed her craft sinceshe first picked up a guitar in San Anto-nio some 50 years ago (I don't want todivulge her age here, but suffice it tosay that during her youth, cars still hadtailfins). She's released a ton of greatalbums, including one of my all-timefavorite Christmas albums, “Christ-masville.” She's in the rockabilly hall offame, and has been named one of thetop 50 female guitarists of all time. Inother words, she's one of those artiststhat you've never heard of despite thefact that she's worlds better than mostof the artists that you hear about all thetime. And that's too bad.

But at least you can hear her playlive at Fishlips on Tuesday. If you're not

currently a fan ofRosie's, I promise

you will be afterthis show. Why

Nashville does-n't promoteartists like this isbeyond me. That

country radiodoesn't play

her music is tragic. God forbid thatthey have to skip the umpteenth TaylorSwift song to play music with somesoul — and Rosie Flores has it inspades, probably more than anyfemale country singer since LorettaLynn or Patsy Cline. Her music is clear-ly influenced by Buck and Merle, byJohnny Cash and Joe Ely, but also bypeople like Elvis, Buddy Holly andWanda Jackson. Guitar-wise, she saysshe's influenced by Jeff Beck and DickDale, so that's pretty hard to arguewith. Vocally, she says she lands some-where between Etta Fitzgerald andTammy Wynette, which seems kindaweird until you hear her sing; then itmakes total sense.

I've also heard Rosie described bymarketing types as the female DwightYoakam, but the truth is that she's bet-ter than Dwight — and I love that guy.She has more range, but he was in“Sling Blade,” so I guess I'll call it adraw.

Here's what you need to do: first,buy her records. Her debut, 1987's“Rosie Flores,” is a classic. Her last one,“Girl of the Century,” is also genius-grade, and includes a cover of theJohnny Cash classic "Big River" thatmight just be as good as the original.

Play “Christmasville” for all your gueststhis holiday season. Anyone who does-n't ask for a copy is a fraud and shouldnot be allowed in your home. All herrecords are available on her website,www.rosieflores.com, some of themare on iTunes, or just go to WorldRecords, and if Pat doesn't have them,he'll get them pronto.

Most importantly, get your ticketsand join me at Fishlips on Tuesday andcheck out one of the most underratedartists I’ve ever heard. I'm pretty surethat she'll do some of her Christmasstuff, which will be super cool. This willbe one of those shows where there willbe a line at the merch table. Be in it.I'm asking Santa for a Rosie Flores T-shirt this year, so there will be noexcuses if he doesn't come through.

No matter if your tastes lean coun-try, rock, or rockabilly, you will love thisshow. Look at it this way: Austin isabout 1,500 miles from Bakersfield. It'sa 20-hour drive if you do it in shifts andmake good time. It takes around 75gallons of gas. But thanks to Fishlips,you can get your Austin vibe on righthere in town and pocket the savings.

Rosie Flores bringing uniquerockabilly sound to Fishlips

Best artist you’ve never heard ofRosie Flores Rockin’ in ChristmasvilleWhen: 8 p.m. Tuesday

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PHOTO COURTESY OF ROSIE FLORES

Rosie Flores will perform Tuesdaynight at Fishlips Bar & Grill.


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BY CAMILLE GAVINContributing writer

cgavin @bakersfield.com

An ensemble of nine seasonedperformers will hit the stagewith “Holly Follies” on Friday

for the official opening of the IntimateTheatre & Music Hall, the newest livestage venue in the downtown area.

“They’re all people who’ve done a lotof shows,” said David Zent, co-produc-er with Dee Cherry. “We’ve got NormanColwell who looks a lot like SantaClaus, even though he is kind of thin.”

It will include sketches based on tra-ditional Christmas songs as well as aparody called “What I Didn’t Get LastYear,” based on “Do You Hear What IHear.”

Although Zent’s most recent ven-tures were dinner theaters — one onBernard Street and another operationat the Hill House on Truxtun Avenue— he’s not planning to do any cookingthis time around.

“We won’t be serving dinner,” hesaid. “It’s a headache and it takes about80 percent of your time, which leavesonly 20 percent to work on the show.”

But there will be a snack bar wherehot dogs and popcorn can be pur-chased.

The structure that houses the newtheater formerly was used as a church.Zent, with the help of several friendsin the theater community, has devot-

ed the last three months to turning itinto a 99-seat theater.

One friend, a drummer, is lettingZent use his lighting equipment. This,said the theater entrepreneur, was amost-welcome addition. About threeyears ago, he was forced to close hisdinner theater at the Hill House main-ly due to the theft of lights valued atabout $40,000.

Another acquaintance brought in aload of pallets, which were brokendown to build the proscenium-stylestage, which is 23 feet wide and 15 feetdeep. And still another friend suppliedthe chairs for seating the audience.

Others who have stopped by to offersupport and ideas for shows includeShari Fortino, a colleague at the oldOildale melodrama, and Ron Stein-man, a veteran director of many musi-cals for Civic Light Opera andBakersfield Music Theatre.

Several independent promotershave used the theater in the past fewweeks but “Holly Follies” is the firstshow produced by Zent and Cherry, adancer, choreographer and costumedesigner.

“I’m really lucky to have Dee as my

partner,” he said. “In this businessyou’re generally burning the candlesat both ends most of the time andshe’s that kind of person.”

He also describes Cherry, the man-ager of a local gym, as a “world-classgymnast who can do a mean back-flipoff the uneven bars.”

Plans for 2011 include doing “Clue,”a popular comedy, and a Gilbert andSullivan operetta, probably “HMSPinafore.”

Zent is also reading scripts submittedto him by Barry Wolcott, a local play-wright and drama teacher, and is opento submissions from other writers.

He’s considering hosting a competi-tion sometime next year for one- ortwo-act plays, with the winner gettinga cash prize of about $500.

He also may partner with some ofthe independent filmmakers in townand trombonist Ron Christian is set tohost a jazz session on Tuesday nightsstarting in January.

Although Zent feels he has a groupof solid performers for “Holly Follies,”he has yet to form a company of play-ers and welcomes others who want toaudition.

Each actor, he said, gets paid $25per show. This makes the Intimate thesecond local theater to pay its actors,the first being Gaslight Melodrama &Music Hall, which has done so since itstarted five years ago.

Others in the “Holly Follies” cast areDanielle Chase, Jolene Forzetting,Jeremiah Johnson, who will do his“church lady” impression, Kelci Lowry,Chris Puckett and Zac Taylor.

Off to a ‘Holly’ jolly start‘Holly Follies’Where: Intimate Theatre & Music

Hall, 2030 19th St.

When: Doors open at 7:30 p.m.

Friday-Saturday, 1:30 p.m. Sunday

Tickets: $15, or two for $25; $10,

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Call: 323-1976

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The cast of “The Holly Follies” rehearse their sleigh ride song at the Intimate Theatre & Music Hall. Left to right: infront, Norman Colwell and David Zent; second row, Dee Cherry, Jolene Forzetting and Kelci Lowry; back row, Jeremi-ah Johnson and Chris Puckett.

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In the 10 years she’s lived inBakersfield, Gita Lloyd has cre-ated an enormous body of

work. A large portion of thosepaintings will be on exhibit atMetro Galleries starting Friday.

Many times on the occasionswhen she was doing public per-formances while painting her“Bakersfield Alive!” series a fewyears ago, I was impressed withhow quickly she worked and herability to interact, simultaneously,with onlookers. It seemed as if oneminute the canvas was empty andfive minutes later, voila! The fin-ished product.

Laughing, Lloyd agreed with myassessment of her speed.

“I do kind of do it like a whirlingdervish, don’t I.”

Credit for the rapidity, she says,goes to the 20 years she spent as anillustrator of children’s books, pri-marily for Golden Books and par-ticularly “Clifford the Big Red Dog.”

“We had to work fast,” she said.“Once I did the drawings for 25book titles in one year.”

Now she looks at that commer-cial experience as the foundationfor doing fine art, which is whatshe always intended to do.

Lloyd’s exhibit at Metro Galleriescontains a wide variety of subjectmatter, ranging from Kern Countylandscapes and icons to historicfigures and various kinds of ani-mals. Her work is expressionisticin style and powerful in its abilityto convey emotion. The title “Liv-

ingRoom”wasLloyd’sidea.

“All thepaintingsI do are

very per-

sonal, so it’s like (inviting) peopleinto my living room,” she said. “Myliving room is on display.”

Both Gita and her husband,musician David Nigel Lloyd, wereliving and working in Los Angelesat the time of their marriage. Later,after their daughter Ursula wasborn, the family made their homein a remote part of the Sierra Neva-da. She still enjoys painting moun-

tain scenes, all of which she doeson location, driving around thecounty in a truck overflowing withcanvases, lumber, art supplies anda straight-backed wooden chair.

Incidentally, she builds andstretches her own canvases, whichmust be a challenge given the sizeof some of them. For example, herlandscape project at the WilliamThomas Terminal at Kern CountyAirport is 40 feet long.

One painting of a mountainscene in the current show isunusual, mainly because of itssize. A circular landscape, the can-

vas measures 16 feet in length andis only 18 inches wide.

“It took me days and days ofgoing back again and again to doit,” Lloyd said. “It’s a riparian sandflat in the Sierra — mostly oaks,pines and rocks.”

Since the exhibit covers a peri-od of 10 years, I asked her if shehas a favorite painting.

“Whatever I’m doing at themoment,” she said. “That wouldbe the (favorite) one.”

Seizing the moment — andovercoming obstacles — is anotherof Lloyd’s hallmarks, as can be seenin her reaction to a small herd ofcattle that had plopped themselvesdown, blocking her panoramicview of a valley she was painting.

“The cows wouldn’t move,” sheexplained. “So I painted them.”

Lloyd says painting people asthey go about their daily lives —work, play or any kind of activity— is something she especially likesto do. Lately she’s been inspired bywatching jazz musicians.

“I’m really intrigued by musi-cians and their facial expressionsas they play — such strongimages,” she said. “Like visualartists, they are ‘in the moment’with what they’re creating.”

Lloyd, 55, enjoys working withchildren. Last summer she andDebby Kroeger, an education spe-cialist at CALM, traveled to variousparts of the county to presenthands-on science and art lessons toan estimated 2,000 students in theKern County Superintendent ofSchools Migrant Education pro-gram. In 2011, Lloyd will do a 10-week program for the Pixley SchoolDistrict. It’s called VIP Arts, whichstands for Very Important Play: Arts.

She has done commissions forthe Centennial Medical Clinic,including a 360-degree panoramathat goes in and out of severalrooms and hallways. Congress-man Kevin McCarthy owns severalof her paintings, which are dis-played in his office in Washington,D.C. Although some of Lloyd’swork was shown several years agoat the Arts Council of Kern, this isthe first comprehensive exhibitionof her work in a Bakersfield gallery,

said Don Martin, president ofMetro Galleries.

“I'm excited to be showing Gita’swork,” he said. “I’ve long admiredthe public art projects she’s beeninvolved with (and) I'm very hap-py that Metro Galleries is the firstprivately owned gallery in whichshe's agreed to show.”

Martin also said 20 percent ofthe sales proceeds during tomor-row’s event will be donated to theGrossman Burn Center at SanJoaquin Community Hospital. Theexhibit will be up through Jan. 30.

‘In the moment’ with Gita Lloyd

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

via e-mail at [email protected]

Camille Gavin CONTRIBUTING COLUMNIST

‘Living Room’ exhibitWhen: Opening reception 5

to 9 p.m. Friday

Where: Metro Galleries, 1604

19th St.

Admission: Free


Other First Friday funOpening reception, for Lila

Martin’s “A Retrospective,

from Realism to

Impressionism,” 6 to 8 p.m.,

Bakersfield Art Association Art

Center, 1817 Eye St. 869-2320.

Reception for artist PatriciaPears, 6 to 8 p.m., Dagny’s

Coffee Co., 1600 20th St. 634-

0806.

“The Holly Follies,” doors

open at 7:30 p.m., show at 8

p.m., Intimate Theatre &

Music Hall, 2030 19th St. $15

or $25 for two; $10, children

under 12. 323-1976.

“Children of Eden,” 8 p.m.,

Spotlight Theatre, 1622 19th

St. $25; $22,

students/seniors. 634-0692

or thespotlighttheatre.com.

Guild House First Friday,with live music, art on display,

appetizers, dessert and wine, 6

to 8 p.m., Guild House, 1905

18th St. $5. 325-5478.

Hectic Films presents “TheGrip,” featuring independent

and short films, 8 to 10 p.m.,

Caffeine Supreme, 2000 F St.

321-9097.

GO & DOArtist takes centerstage at First Friday

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Gita Lloyd’s work will be on display at the Metro Galleries. The topphoto shows her painting “Cowboys at Mexican Independence Day.”


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Concert tickets to hear local musicians.Arts Council membership means enjoying

events like Theatre on the Kern.Art from “Reflections” Exhibit at the

Younger Gallery.

East Coast rock band My ChemicalRomance, getting raves for its just-released fourth studio album, “Danger

Days: The True Lives of the FabulousKilljoys,” has announced a show at Bakers-field’s Fox Theater in May. Tickets go on saleSaturday. The band, back from the brink ofbreakup and despair, had scrapped a wholeyear of work on the new album before start-ing over from scratch, according to Bill-board.com. That move “felt like we wereholding our career over an open flame,”MCR frontman Gerard Way recently told themusic industry website. The band's single,“Sing,” has so far climbed to No. 15 on theAlternative Songs chart.

Review of “Danger Days: The TrueLives of the Fabulous Killjoys”BY GLENN GAMBOA, NEWSDAY

If the last My Chemical Romance album,“The Black Parade,” the stunningly effectiveconcept album dealing with death, was apunctuation mark, it would have been aperiod. The band’s new concept album is anexclamation point. Big! Bright! Loud!Wheeeee! In “Danger Days,” MCR’s newalter egos are The Fabulous Killjoys, a gangof superheroes fighting alien crime and liv-ing on the edge comic-book style. Instead ofthe “Black Parade” slow crawl to death, theKilljoys are moving at high speeds. The firstsingle, “Na Na Na,” sounds like it was builtfor driving fast on an empty freeway with itshard-charging guitar riffs and its scream-along chorus. If the revved-up glam rock of“Party Poison” and “Vampire Money,” whichsounds like T. Rex crossed with The Sex Pis-tols, doesn’t get you shouting, it may be toolate for you. MCR tries out other personae,too. The guys make Ke$ha pop brainy with-

out killing the buzz on “Planetary (GO!).”They channel The Cure on “Summertime”and Jane’s Addiction on the hard-hitting“Destroya.” And they keep some of theirown earlier sound intact for the infectious“Bulletproof Heart.” “Danger Days” com-bines the feeling of living with no regretsand the extraordinary workmanship thatdoesn’t require any, creating instant, well-deserved success.— Staff and wire reports

Teens ready for seriousChemical reaction

BY STEPHANIE SANCHEZContributing writer

It's that time of year again: “Rudolph theRed-Nosed Reindeer,” “How the GrinchStole Christmas,” “A Charlie Brown

Christmas,” “It's a Wonderful Life” and oth-er holiday classics are hitting the airwavesand televisions. This holiday season whynot watch something LIVE and a little morecontemporary?

South High School's theater perform-ance class will be putting on “Every Christ-mas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!)” at 7p.m. tonight, Friday and Saturday. The playupdates all the holiday classics you knowand love, turning them into a modern daycomedy.

“Every Christmas Story Ever Told (AndThen Some!)” starts off as a production ofthe timeless story “A Christmas Carol,” butafter some debate from the actors, it is thenturned into a hilarious Christmas storymash-up. The actors quickly go through allthe beloved holiday classics with a modern

twist. Between each scene the actors keepthe audience entertained with fun holidayfacts and cheery commercials. Audiencemembers will find themselves fondlyremembering their childhood, and theymight even wind up on stage with theactors.

Tickets are $6 for adults and $5 for stu-dents/children. Children 5 and under areadmitted free. South High School is locatedat 1101 Planz Road.— Stephanie Sanchez is a South High student

Which holiday classic do youlove best? See them all at South

‘Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!),’ presented by South HighWhen: 7 p.m. tonight, Friday and

Saturday

Where: South High, 1101 Planz Road

Admission: $6; $5 students/children;

free to children 5 and under

My Chemical Romance’s DangerDays World Contamination Tour When: Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m.

Saturday; show is at 8 p.m. May 25

Where: Fox Theater box office, any

Vallitix outlet, by calling 322-5200 or

at www.Vallitix.com.

Tickets: $40 reserved, with limited

general admission seats available in

the pit.

BRANIMIR KVARTUC / AP FILE

My Chemical Romance lead singer GerardWay performs in Los Angeles in 2006.


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Miss the old Weezer? Thenget ready to relive the glo-ry days of ’94 at the big

Weezer Cover Show happeningSaturday at Sandrini’s.

But before you get all excited, bewarned. There will be no “HashPipe,” “Pork and Beans, “ or “Bev-erly Hills.” This is strictly for theold school: “Blue” album and“Pinkerton” era Weezer only.

“The ‘Blue’ album was the firstalbum I’d heard as a teenager thatmade me rethink my ideas aboutplaying music,” said singer/gui-tarist, Pablo Alaniz who will bejoined onstage by fellow musi-cians — Sal Galindo, guitar;Zachary Spier, bass; and EvanWare, drums. “Before then, wenever wanted to sing; it was onlyabout playing guitar.” Alaniz joinslegions of other “Weezer-ites” whoprofess similar love for the musicof the quartet’s first two recordsand an equal disdain for their“comeback” radio hits.

‘“Pinkerton’ is like ‘EmpireStrikes Back,’” Alaniz said. “Afterthat, they were never the sameband. Rivers Cuomo stopped put-ting any heart into his lyrics. A lotof people our age are kind ofembarrassed to admit Weezer istheir favorite band now, becauseof the music they’re putting outtoday.”

In addition to performing bothalbums in their entirety, the bandwill perform some Weezer b-sides

and rarities. Thebuzz on the

show hasbeen bigsince theband

made itsfirstannounce-

ment,

so if you’re even thinking aboutgoing, make plans to get there ear-ly. The show kicks off at 9 p.m., andadmission is $5. Sandrini’s is locat-ed at 1918 Eye St. For more infocall 322-8900.

Look who’s laughing nowEver wonder what happens to

reality TV show contestants aftertheir 15 minutes of fame?

Some figure out how to extendit a few desperate minutes more,while others would rather erasethemselves from the archives. Justask Shafter’s Brooke “Pumkin”Thompson. Remember her? Shewas the girl who spit at fellow con-testant “New York,” on VH-1’s “Fla-vor of Love.” Since then, she’smade a few reappearances, butdoes anyone really care about herupcoming sex show being tapedfor Playboy TV? OK, sorry. Let’serase that thought for a moment.

Not at all in the same bottom-dwelling league is comedianFelipe Esparza. Appearing this Fri-day at the Fox Theater, not onlydid he win the 2010 edition ofNBC’s “Last Comic Standing,” buthe’s using his God-given talents topack comedy clubs and theatersall over the country.

“To me, it’s been a blessingbecause I won of course,” he

laughed via telephone from hishome in Los Angeles while dis-cussing his reality TV stint. “It’scool to keep working and travelingdoing comedy.”

Thoroughly laid-back on thephone, his stand-up act is as casu-al as it is hilarious. Beating outnine other comedians during thecompetition, Esparza’s signaturebushy mane and everymanthemes have helped push himinto the comedy big leagues.

Working as a struggling comicin Los Angeles for years, Esparzabecame a regular fixture hostingregular comedy nights at variousclubs. He recalls one evening inparticular, when he was intro-duced for the first time to friendand future comedy star GabrielIglesias.

“I was running a comedy showin Montebello at a place called theWild Coyote Steakhouse a long

time ago. Gabriel hadn’t beendoing comedy for very long, andhe had one of his friends comeand ask me if he could do somestand-up. He came up to me allshy, so I said, ‘You’re next fool!’And just like that, he killed itonstage.”

If you’ve ever seen Iglesias inconcert, you may already befamiliar with stories about hisfriend “Felipe,” and their crazyadventures that always start outwith Esparza’s famous catchphrase, “What’s up, fool?”

“That’s me, man,” Esparzarevealed.

Hoping to avoid being typecastas just a Latino comic, Esparzasays his TV win is a good sign thathe’s on the right track.

“In the beginning, a lot of Lati-no comedians like me were soconcerned about crossing over.Paul Rodriguez told me, ‘Listenman, when you’re this funny, youdon’t need to cross over; peoplewill cross over to you.’ So, I tookthat advice. My jokes are pretty

much universal.” Tickets for Fri-day’s show are $26.50. Doors openat 7 p.m. For more informationvisit vallitix.com or call the FoxTheater box office at 324-1369.

Matt’s picksThe Future Has-Beens present

“Northbound & Down” at TheSpotlight Theatre, 1622 19th St.,at 11:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday,$5, 634-0692.

There are quite a few local com-edy troupes sprouting aroundtown, but not all of them willmake you laugh. That’s not thecase with The Future Has-Beens.Troupe member Morgan Roy, whorecently dropped the “S.” from hismiddle name for reasonsunknown, writes some prettycrafty comedy tunes. Combinethat with years of theater experi-ence and you have an evening oftwisted holiday madness. I’m sureyou’ve heard the old saying, “Themore you drink, the better wesound?” Guess what? They’re pro-moting $1 beer specials allevening.

“Bon Johnson” AC/DC tributeat B Ryder’s, 7401 White Lane, 9p.m., Saturday, $8 to $10, 397-7304.

If a Weezer tribute isn’t your bag,then you might think about head-ing over to B Ryder’s to check out atribute to Australia’s kings of therock, AC/DC. The band hails fromLos Angeles. I happened to checkout some live videos available attheir official websitebonjohnson.com. Able to jumpfrom both eras of AC/DC’s ’70s and’80s songbooks, they’re definitelyworth a headbang or two.

When Weezer had cred: a tributeThe Lowdown with Matt Munoz

Band cherry-picksbest stuff for show

Bakotopia UnpluggedOpen Mic Night With hosts Matt Munoz and

Pablo Alaniz

When: 8 to 11 p.m.

Wednesdays. Signups start at

7:30 p.m.

Where: Fishlips, 1517 18th St.

Information: 324-2557 or

visit the Facebook page for

updates.

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 EVA ROSE ALANIZ

Felipe Esparza will appear at The Majestic Fox Theater on Friday.

IMAGE COURTESY OF ERWIN LEDFORD

A parody of Weezer's ’94 “Blue”album promotes Saturday'sshow at Sandrini's. Pictured fromleft: Evan Ware, Pablo Alaniz,Zachary Spier, Salvador Galindo.


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BY KAREN COOLEYContributing writer

The tree-lined streets of theOleander/Sunset neighbor-hood beckon visitors once

again to the Second Annual His-torical Home Tour. The bunga-lows, adobes and stately mansionscreate an atmosphere of days goneby when craftsmanship was highlyprized and each home had its ownparticular story to tell. These sto-ries will be told again in a welcom-ing, wonderful day of exploration.

The Country Rose Tea Room ispartnering with the Kern ChildAbuse Prevention Council/HavenCounseling Center to present atour of five historical homes onDec. 12. Guests will gather to par-take of a gourmet luncheon and atour of the inside and outside offive historic homes decorated forthe holidays. All proceeds will goto Haven to assist in efforts to pre-vent child abuse and neglect.

“El Corredor” is the name Sun-set Magazine gave to the adobe onOleander Avenue in its 1946 publi-cation, Western Ranch Houses.Three sides of the 1929 landmark,a Clarence Cullimore adobe, sur-round a central courtyard.

Cullimore was one of Califor-nia's foremost scholars and practi-tioners of adobe architecture andconstruction. His adobes are nowprized as historic properties andare found in many communities inthe San Joaquin Valley.

In a 1994 Californian article,Clarence Cullimore Jr. remem-bered building the adobe housewith sun-cured bricks. “Mixingthe mud was the most fun. It waslike making mud pies, trompingaround in the mud about knee-high.”

The home was built with soilexcavated from the basement andmixed with oil field rotary mud forstrength. The article went on toexplain more about the homes:“The California adobe is an amal-gam of influences — Spanish,Mexican, Indian and Eastern Colo-nial typified in the adobe houseCullimore built for himself. He putpaned windows from New Eng-land in the thick-walled house,created a sheltered walled-offcourtyard with a small pond and afountain and added decorative tilefrom Italy, China and Mexico onthe exterior walls.”

One of the home’s most interest-ing features was added by thepresent owner and is in the maid'squarters. The tile in the shower iscirca 1929 Rudolph Valentino tile.The design is known as “The LovePheasants” and reportedly washand-made by the silent film star

himself. Another unique home onthe tour possesses an Ocean Waveroof, a European design rarelyreplicated in the United States.The unusual roof dates from 1929.Designer Joe Lightsey was

assigned to the job when the roofwas repaired over 20 years ago.Rick Montoya, of Bakersfield Shin-gle Wholesale, at first thought thetask was impossible until he real-ized all the shingles were not thesame shape. He bought a deck ofcards and took them home tomake a model of the “undulatingsurface and the scrolled edges …He began trimming the cards untilthe design took shape,” accordingto a different 1994 Californian arti-cle.Karen Cooley is executive director of

Kern Child Abuse PreventionCouncil/Haven Counseling Center

5 noteworthy homeswill open their doors

A walking tour through history

What is HavenCounseling Center?Haven Counseling Center is in

the business of healing

families. Through education,

advocacy and treatment, it

works to prevent child abuse

and neglect. Personalized

parenting classes teach

parents new skills. Family

counseling allows the whole

family to participate and

benefit from new insights and

behaviors. Case management

helps families with food,

shelter, clothing and self-

sufficiency. Guided visitation

provides a parenting coach to

teach and model positive

parenting techniques. All of

these services contribute to

safer and more loving homes

where children and parents

can grow and thrive.

— Karen Cooley

Tour of 5 historic homesWhen: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 12 (check in at

reserved luncheon time)

Where: Meet at Country

Rose Tea Room, 163 H St.

Tickets: $40; they can be

purchased at Country Rose

Tea Room or the Kern Child

Abuse Prevention

Council/Haven Counseling

Center, 730 Chester Ave.

Information: 327-4711 or

322-5965

Textured walls and ceilings and hardwood floors are interesting features in Miguel Contreras’ home at 2830 Sunset Ave., built in 1926.

HENRY A. BARRIOS / THE CALIFORNIAN

A table inside Miguel Contreras’ home is decorated in memory ofMiguel's mother, Amelia Ramos-Niejera, who passed away April 3.He has dedicated the opening up of his home for the holiday tour ofhistoric homes to his mother.


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BY MIRANDA WHITWORTHContributing writer

You say it’s impossible to travelthe world in one afternoon? Notso. Just head to downtown Bak-

ersfield for Christmas Around theWorld, a holiday tour that spans theglobe.

The second floor of Timeless Fur-nishing has been transformed into ahaven for the holiday enthusiast thatorganizer Sherrie Lewis has dubbed“10,000 square feet of Christmas mag-ic.”

Lewis has held the display at thefurnishings store for three years andwatched the project grow to includeChristmas décor and holiday tradi-tions from 30 countries.

“We set up a tree and we decorate itas if it were in that country,” Lewis said.“Then we have story boards, paintingsand artifacts from that country to goalong with them. We even have an artgallery with paintings, quilts andstitcheries.”

More than 600 nutcrackers will beavailable to view, along with ginger-bread houses, glass ornaments and anew feature on loan to ChristmasAround the World from a friend Lewiscalls a downtown icon.

“Peggy Darling is going to be settingup a German Christmas Parade thisyear using figures that were made inGermany. So that will be something no

one has ever seen before.”Nearly half of the items on display

have been pulled from Lewis’ personalcollection and from many friends andcommunity members.

“I have collected for a lot of yearsbut I have a lot of friends that havecome in with items for me. Most ofthe collection from England and allof the antique Bibles have beendonated. Even the Coptic Churchcomes in and sets up a display fromEgypt.”

Lewis says Christmas trees and cul-tural pieces aren’t the only thingsawaiting on the tour.

“We have California’s largest Nativity

displays,” Lewis said. “There are over2,000 Nativity sets, ornaments andframed cards.”

Christmas Around the World runsuntil Dec. 30 and is closed Sundays,Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.Proceeds from the 2010 event will bedonated to the Boys & Girls Club ofKern County. Lewis said it’s importantto her that this display give back on aneducational and financial level.

“Every year I choose a charitybecause I want the people of Bakers-field to know their contributions gosomewhere.”

When it comes to putting the dis-play before the public, Lewis said it’s alabor of love and one she will gladlycontinue.

“This is a hidden treasure in Bakers-field. It’s my gift to the community andit is truly a magnificent display. It’s veryeducational and very cultural. It reallypromotes the true meaning of Christ-mas and there is a wonderful spiritthere.”

‘10,000 square feet’ ofmagic await at display

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The caroling tradition in England is displayed at the Christmas Around the World holiday event in 2009.

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A wiseman rides on a camel withgifts for baby Jesus on this largehanging ornament from the 2008Christmas Around the World.


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Today28th annual Bakersfield ChristmasParade, “A Magical Christmas,” parade will

begin at 6 p.m., at 22nd and L streets. 805-

8858.

“Christmas Around the World,” holiday

event with nutcrackers, collectibles,

antique Bibles, Nativity displays and more,

11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily (except Sundays),

until Dec. 30, Timeless Design Center, 1918

Chester Ave. $20 family of four; $8

individual; $5 children; children under 8

are free. Proceeds benefit Boys & Girls

Club of Kern County. 326-0222 or

christmasworldevent.com.

Christmas Sale, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today

through Sunday, Pawsitively Cats, 602

18th St.

Fashion Show & Lunch, noon, Columbus

Estates, 3201 Columbus St. 872-5855.

Bookseller’s Book Group, 7 p.m., Barnes &

Noble, in the cafe, 4001 California Ave. 631-

2575.

FridayChez Noel 2010, self-guided tour of three

homes, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and

Saturday; boutique vendors open at the

Assistance League, 1924 Q St. No cell

phones, photography, high heels, wheelchair

access or children under 12 years. $35,

includes map to homes. Tickets available at

Bargain Box, Olcotts, Miss Holiday and

Sugardaddy’s, Country Club Liquors &

Delicatessen and Pappagallo. 861-9223.

HolidayLights @ CALM, see more than 2

million lights, giant carousel, Candy Cane

Express and more, open 5:30 to 9 p.m. daily

through Dec. 30, except Dec. 24 and 25,

CALM, 10500 Alfred Harrell Highway. $12;

$10 seniors and children ages 3-17; $6 ages

3-12. $2 off admission Mondays through

Thursdays through Dec. 16. vallitix.com or

322-5200, 872-2256.

Winter Playground, ice skating, train rides,

arts and crafts room, snow play area, 5:30

to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, noon to 3

p.m. Sunday, Bakersfield Ice Sports Center,

1325 Q St. $10. 852-7400.

Felipe Esparza, 8 p.m., Bakersfield Fox

Theater, 2001 H St. $26.50 plus fee.

vallitix.com or 322-5200.

First Friday Downtown, 5 to 9 p.m.,

Downtown Arts District. 634-9598.

Guild House First Friday, with live music,

art on display, appetizers, dessert and wine,

6 to 8 p.m., Guild House, 1905 18th St. $5.

325-5478.

Hectic Films presents “The Grip,”featuring independent and short films, 8 to

10 p.m., Caffeine Supreme, 2000 F St. 321-

9097.

Wine Bar Flight, featuring the Best of 07

Cabs, Mt. Veeder, Chappellet Signature and

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

Merchant, 4140 Truxtun Ave. Tastes, $5 to

$7. 633-WINE.

SaturdayAnnual Christmas Concert, 7 p.m., Olive

Drive Church, 5500 Olive Drive.

Holiday Lamplight Tours, with Old West

encampments and costumed interpreters,

minstrels, carolers, bell choirs, horse-drawn

wagon rides and more, 3 to 8 p.m., Kern

County Museum, 3801 Chester Ave. $3 to

$10. 852-5000.

Hypnotist Tina Marie, doors open at 6

p.m., show at 7:30 p.m., Bakersfield Fox

Theater, 2001 H St. $22 plus fee. vallitix.com

or 322-5200.

Fourth annual Outlawz Car ClubChristmas Toy Drive 2010, 9 a.m. to 3

p.m., Rocket Shop Cafe, 2000 S. Union Ave.

All proceeds benefit Kern Medical Center

Pediatrics. 912-4037 or 477-2055.

Ethel’s Old Corral Oildale Toy Run, coffee

and doughnuts 9 a.m. at two locations: at

Bikersfield Leather & Accessories, 2622

Fairhaven Drive, and Bakersfield Speedway,

5001 N. Chester Ave., bikers leave both

places at 11 a.m. to ride over to Ethel’s Old

Corral, 4310 Alfred Harrell Highway, there

will be food, live music. One unwrapped toy

and two canned food items per rider. 873-

9223.

FACT Open House, 1 to 4 p.m., CSUB,

Facility for Animal Care and Treatment, 9001

Stockdale Highway. 664-3167.

FLICS International Cinema Society,presents “Mid-August Lunch,” 7:30 p.m.,

Bakersfield Fox Theater, 2001 H St. $5.

flics.org or 428-0354.

“Junk to Joy” Fundraiser Yard Sale, 7

a.m. to 5 p.m., law office of H.A. Sala, 641 H

St. 631-2904.

Optimal Hospice Foundation Light Up aLife, family members and donors invited to

sponsor a light in memory of a loved one,

friend or someone living whom they wish to

honor, 11 a.m. Saturday, Lodge at Painted

Rock, 2908 Pearl Harbor Drive, Lake Isabella;

and 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Kelcy’s, 110 W.

Tehachapi Blvd., Tehachapi. 716-8000.

Crafting for a Cure Craft Fair, 11 a.m. to 4

p.m., East Bakersfield Veterans Hall, 2101

Ridge Road. 868-7478.

Holiday Bazaar, with vendors, free gift

wrapping, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Jackie’s Magical

Treasures, 616 Jackson St. Free. 328-0661.

Holiday Entertaining with Santa’s LittleHelpers, learn ideas for holiday food and

entertaining, 10 a.m., Beladagio, 9500

Brimhall Road, Suite 705. Free. 829-2288.

Magic of Christmas Bazaar, 10 a.m. to 4

p.m., Stockdale Moose Lodge, 905 Stine

Road. 599-5505.

Beginning Guitar Lesson, bring your own,

learn to play Christmas songs, 11 a.m. to 1

p.m., Beale Memorial Library, Tejon Room,

701 Truxtun Ave. Free. 868-0770.

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CSUB Men’s Basketball, vs.

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Rabobank Arena, 1001 Truxtun Ave. $5-

$25. gorunners.com or 654-BLUE.

Fossils of the McKittrick, Maricopa& Ranco La Brea Tar Seeps,presentation by geologist Tim Elam, 3

p.m., Buena Vista Museum of Natural

History, 2018 Chester Ave. General

museum admission. 324-6350.

Just for Kids “African Animals,”with animal expert Don Busse, 10:30

a.m. to noon, Buena Vista Museum of

Natural History, 2018 Chester Ave. $7

adults; $5 students with ID, seniors; $4

for children under 18; free for members

and kids 5 and under. 324-6350.

Kern County European Travel Club,meeting 10 a.m., for trip to Spain on

Sept. 26, 2011, call Jim Engel at 399-

6507.

KV Bike Park BMX Race, national

bicycle league, sign-up begins at 1

p.m., race at 2 p.m., KV Bike Park,

Kernville. $10 to race. kvbikepark.com

or 760-223-6165.

Visit with Santa, 2 p.m., Valley Plaza

Mall, in Macy's Court, 2701 Ming Ave.

Nebraska Cornhusker Booster Club,will meet for the game against

Oklahoma, 5 p.m., In-Shape Health

Club, 6901 Ming Ave. All Husker fans

welcome. 827-8719.

Sierra Club-Buena Vista GroupProgram & Brunch, with Zac Griffin

discussing “Biking for Transportation

and Infrastructure for Bicycles,” 10

a.m., Camino Real Restaurant, 3500

Truxtun Ave. Program is free; brunch is

$7.60. 246-6195.

SundayAnnual Public Menorah Lightingand Celebration, with raffle drawing,

Hanukkah doughnuts, live music,

dreidel, 6 p.m., The Marketplace, 9000

Ming Ave. Free. 835-8381 or

chabadofbakersfield.com.

“What Would Jesus Buy?” Movie,hosted by Kern River Valley

Revitalization’s Living Green Festival; 2

p.m., First Baptist Church, 46 Valley

View Drive, Kernville. Free.

livinggreenkrv.org or 760-333-4561.

CD Signing, with Kevin Elling of “You

Are with Us,” 1 to 3 p.m., Russo's,

9000 Ming Ave. 665-4686.

CSUB Concert Band, Christmas

concert with all the “fixin’s,” 3:00 p.m.,

CSUB Doré Theatre, 9001 Stockdale

Highway. $10; $6 seniors; CSUB

students with ID are free. 654-2293.

“Masters of Harmony,” presented by

Bakersfield Community Concert

Association, 3 p.m., the theater at

Rabobank Convention Center, 1001

Truxtun Ave. $60 for six concerts.

bakersfieldcca.org or 205-8522 or 589-

2478.

NFL ticket, 9 a.m., B. Ryder’s Sports

Bar & Grill, 7401 White Lane. 397-7304.

THEATER“Every Christmas Story Ever Told(And Then Some!),” doors open at

6:30 p.m., show at 7 p.m. today

through Saturday, South High School,

lecture center, 1101 Planz Road. $6

adults, $5 students, children 5 and

under are free. 831-3680.

“A Christmas Carol,” doors open at 6

p.m., show at 6:30 p.m. Friday,

Fruitvale Jr. High School, 2114 Calloway

Drive. $4 adults; $3 children/Fruitvale

Jr. High students. Bring a can of soup

and receive a $1 discount. 589-3933.

“It’s a Wonderful Family ChristmasCarol,” followed by vaudeville revue

“Santa of the Opera,” 7 p.m. Friday, 1

and 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; 7 p.m.

Monday, Gaslight Melodrama Theatre &

Music Hall, 12748 Jomani Drive. $21 to

$23. 587-3377.

“Holly Follies,” doors open at 7:30

p.m., show at 8 p.m. Friday and

Saturday; doors open at 1:30 p.m.,

show at 2 p.m. Sunday, Intimate

Theatre & Music Hall, 2030 19th St.

$15 one adult; $25 two adults; $10

children under 12. 323-1976.

“Children of Eden,” 8 p.m. Friday

and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday,

Spotlight Theatre, 1622 19th St. $25;

$22, students/seniors. 634-0692 or

thespotlighttheatre.com.

“A Merry Christmas at Stars!,” doors

open at 6:30 p.m., show at 8 p.m.

Saturday; doors open at 12:30 p.m.,

show at 2 p.m. Sunday, Stars Dinner

Theatre, 1931 Chester Ave. $50 to $55;

show-only tickets $30. 325-6100.

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Improv Comedy Show, with Center For

Improv Advancement, 8 to 9:30 p.m.

Saturdays; with high school students, 8 p.m.

Sundays, Ice House, 3401 Chester Ave.,

Suite M. Saturdays: $5 adults; $1 children

under 12; Sundays: $3 adults; $1 children

under 12. 412-3CIA.

Major League Improv, improvisational

comedy, appropriate for families, 6 p.m.

Saturdays, The Empty Space, 706 Oak St.

Free but donations are accepted. 327-PLAY.

ARTOpening reception, of Lila Martin’s “A

Retrospective, from Realism to

Impressionism,” 6 to 8 p.m. Friday,

Bakersfield Art Association Art Center, 1817

Eye St. 869-2320.

Opening reception, for Gita Lloyd’s "Living

Room," music by Kama Ruby, food from

Mama Roomba, 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, Metro

Galleries, 1604 19th St. Free.

Reception for artist Patricia Pears, 6 to

8 p.m. Friday, Dagny’s Coffee Co., 1600 20th

St. 634-0806.

2010 Icon Exhibit & Artist Reception, for

artist Joyce Tanner, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday,

Mercy Art & Spirituality Center, 2215

Truxtun Ave. 632-5357.

Nancy Merrick, featured artist for

December and January, Bakersfield Mazda,

3201 Cattle Drive. 328-8000.

Aliza McCracken, featured artist in

sanctuary through January, Bakersfield

Center for Spiritual Living and The Martha

Chapman Bookstore, 222 Eureka St., Sunday

service 10:30 a.m., bookstore open 10 a.m.

to 2 p.m. Monday to Thursday. 323-3109.

MUSIC

Classic rock Bellvedere Cocktail Lounge, 3090

Brundage Lane, 325-2139; Really Big

Midgets, 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. Friday.

T-Bones Steakhouse, 8020 District Blvd.,

398-1300; The Beagles, 7:30 to 11:30 p.m.

Saturday.

Tam O’Shanter, 2345 Alta Vista, 324-6774;

The Press, 8:30 p.m. Friday; The Synergy

Band, 9 p.m. Saturday.

ComedySpotlight Theatre, 1622 19th St., 634-

0692; “Northbound & Down” featuring

Future Has-Beens, subversive sketch

comedy and music, 11:30 p.m. Friday and

Saturday, 17 and over.

Jerry’s Pizza, 1817 Chester Ave., 633-1000;

Open Mic Stand-Up Comedy Challenge, 8 to

10 p.m. Wednesday. $5.

Country Trouts & the Blackboard Stages, 805 N.

Chester Ave., 399-6700:, offers karaoke,

line dancing, West Coast Swing among

other various activities. Call for times and

days.

Tejon Club, 117 El Tejon Ave., 392-1747;

Crossroads, 6 to 10 p.m. Sunday.

CoverSandrini’s, 1918 Eye St., 322-8900; The

People’s Band, 9 p.m. Thursday.

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.

Pairs and Spares Dance, 7:30 p.m.

Fridays, 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. 330-9616 for

details.

Whirlaways Square Dance Club, 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. Thursdays, 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.

DJB. Ryder’s Sports Bar & Grill, 7401 White

Lane, 397-7304; with DJ Wyld One, 9 p.m.

Thursday.

Rockstarz Party Bar, 7737 Meany Ave.,

Suite B5, 589-6749; Ladies night with live

DJ Sparkle, 9 p.m. Thursdays.

Le Corusse Rouge, 4647 White Lane, 834-

1611; with DJ Chill in the Mixx, 5 p.m. every

Friday until 2 a.m. Saturday.

Rockstarz Party Bar, 7737 Meany Ave.,

Suite B5, 589-6749; DJ James, 9 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays. Free.

The Bull Shed Bar & Grill, at Hotel

Rosedale, 2400 Camino Del Rio Court, 327-

0681; with Meg, 7:30 p.m. Fridays and

Saturdays.

Please see PAGE 26


Annual Public Menorah Lighting andCelebration, with raffle drawing,

Hanukkah doughnuts, live music,

dreidel, 6 p.m. Sunday, The Marketplace,

9000 Ming Ave. Free. 835-8381 or

chabadofbakersfield.com.


Shmarya Katzem passes out dreidlesto children, including Adam Scully,foreground, during the 2009 PublicMenorah Lighting and Celebrationheld at The Marketplace.

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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, along with 24 wines, 7 to

9:30 p.m. Saturday, Imbibe Wine &

Spirits Merchant, 4140 Truxtun Ave.

633-WINE.

Padre Hotel, Prospect Lounge, 1702

18th St., 427-4900; Jazz & Martinis

featuring Lawanda Smith, 7 p.m.

Tuesday.

Le Corusse Rouge, 4647 White

Lane, 834-1611; Bakersfield Jazz

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

Wednesdays.

Karaoke Bellvedere Cocktail Lounge, 3090

Brundage Lane, 325-2139; 9 p.m. to 1

a.m. Thursdays and Sundays.

Cactus Valley Mexican Restaurant,4215 Rosedale Highway, 633-1948;

6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday; beer pong

and happy hour all day Sunday.

Cataldo’s Pizza, 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.

T-Bones Steakhouse, 8020 District

Blvd., 398-1300; with Irish Monkey

Entertainment, 6:30 to 11 p.m.

Thursdays.

The Old River Monte Carlo, 9750

Taft Highway, 837-0250; 8:30 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 Iron Saloon,1807 N. Chester Ave., 6 to 10 p.m.

every Friday.

Maria Bonita Mexican Restaurant,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.

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.

DoubleTree Hotel, Club Odyssey,

3100 Camino Del Rio Court; 8 p.m. to

midnight Tuesdays.

Le Corusse Rouge, 4647 White 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.

The Bull Shed Bar & Grill, at Hotel

Rosedale, 2400 Camino Del Rio Court,

327-0681; 7 p.m. Tuesdays and

Thursdays.

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 Sundays.

B. Ryder’s Sports Bar & Grill, 7401

White Lane, 397-7304; 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Rockstarz Party Bar, 7737 Meany

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.

Padre Hotel, Prospect Room, 1702

18th St., 427-4900; Rumba Bongo

featuring DJ Frank & DJ Kosmo, 9 p.m.

Thursday.

Camino Real Restaurant, 3500

Truxtun Ave., 852-0493; Son Tropical,

7 to 10 p.m. Fridays.

Tam O’Shanter, 2345 Alta Vista, 324-

6774: Salsa dancing, 7:30 p.m. Fridays and

Saturdays.

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.

Please see PAGE 27


BY MATT MUNOZBakotopia.com editor

[email protected]

Love your theater in small doses? Thenmake plans to attend Random Writers“One Acts” opening this Friday at Bakers-

field Community Theater.Produced by local actor/director Thomas G.

Robinson and author Nick Belardes, the eventis the first in what they hope will become anannual holiday “break.”

“December is a great time to have somethinglike this,” said Robinson, who works at Russo’sBooks, presenter of the festival. “You can sepa-rate yourself from all the holiday theater pro-ductions going on.”

Robinson, who approached BCT about host-ing the festival after some concerns involvingspace and staging from another event held inJune, was initially inspired by a submission fromBelardes. Tapped to direct his play, “Stonewall,”Robinson pulled it from the June show withhopes for a future presentation.

“As a director, I thought of the layout to Nick’splay and felt it wouldn’t work at the time,” hesaid. “BCT continued with their event, and Ipitched my idea to Nick and BCT. Thankfully,they were very receptive to it.”

Taking the name from Belardes’ weekly Ran-dom Writers Workshop, held at Russo’s, bothimmediately went to work seeking participantsand submissions.

“I sent out the request in early summer, withan October deadline,” said Belardes. “I gotabout 10 responses. I sent them over to ThomasG. Robinson and suggested my favorites.”

This is Belardes’ first foray into the world oftheater after years of involvement in thenational literary scene. A self-published paper-back writer who also boasts a best-selling triviabook titled “Random Obsessions,” he says theexperience has so far kept him at a comfortabledistance.

“They’re the theater experts, not me. I gavethem some recommendations. We didn’t agreeon everything and that was OK.”

At 10 to 20 minutes in length, the six playsrange from drama to comedy. Some submis-sions arrived from Los Angeles and Chicago,through Belardes’ connections at national liter-ary site thenervousbreakdown.com.

“We branched out to work with more experi-enced writers for this rather than students fromthe workshop. Many at The Nervous Break-down have been published in magazines andbooks — guys like Rich Ferguson, who’s per-formed at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in LosAngeles. His piece is just incredible.”

When asked about Belardes’ piece“Stonewall,” Robinson described the scope ofhis vision and the work involved to make iteffective onstage.

“The difference with Nick’s play is that I have13 actors, and the burden is to find the rightactors to fit each part. I was really fortunate thistime.”

A fictionalized account loosely based onBelardes’ own previous experiences,“Stonewall” examines the inner workings ofmass media.

“Having worked in the media and observingthe decision-making process to see how newsstories are pulled, it’s a strange experience. Myplay illustrates how sometimes there seems tobe no rationality at how news stories are priori-tized and the madness of a newsroom. I’mdoing that through extreme controversy. I haveto hit them with something really hard to drivethat point home.”

Looking forward to opening night, Robinsonis amazed with the work from everyoneinvolved.

“Bakersfield’s in for a really nice treat if theycome out.”

Theater duo gettingtheir acts together Short works run the gamutfrom tragedy to light comedy

Russo’s Books presents ‘Random Writers One-Acts’When: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and

Dec. 10 and 11

Where: Bakersfield Community, 2400

South Chester Ave.

Admission: $10


From a band of thieves to a therapeutic

group of tiny fish, “Random Writers One-

Acts” offer everything from the funny to

the controversial. Here's a brief synopsis

of each play.

“Stonewall”

A daring reverend enters a TV newsroom

to reveal his theories in this fictional

account of a shooting that leaves a

reformed gang member dead and a cop

wounded. Written by Nick Belardes

(Bakersfield). Directed by Thomas G.

Robinson.

“Everyone Else's Fault”

On their fourth date, Steve explains his

philosophy of blame to Kathy by using a

series of examples from his dark past.

Written by Gregory Boose (Chicago).

Directed by Julie Jordan-Scott.

“Interlude with Guppies”

Tom talks to his guppies about his

problems at work while a forceful

presence offers “her” solution. Written by

Judy Prince (Norfolk, Va.) Directed by

Justin Thompson.

“Three Sisters”

After the death of their father, it becomes

all about “the stuff” as the three sisters

meet the night before the funeral and all

hell breaks loose. Written by Patty

Wonderly (Bakersfield). Directed by

Thomas G. Robinson.

“Sorcerer's Swan Song”

A down-on-their-luck band of Congolese

sorcerer-thieves goes in for one last haul

and must ultimately face a series of

unpleasant and extremely naked truths.

Written by Tyler Stoddard Smith (Austin,

Texas). Directed by Eric Tolley.

“The First Time”

This mesmerizing spoken-word piece is a

lyrical urban journey through the raw

consciousness of American lovers and

dreamers. Written by Rich Ferguson (Los

Angeles.) Directed by Eric Tolley.

— Synopses courtesy of Nick Belardes


Eye StreetPresents The

21st Annual

1924 Q St. (R Street Entrance)

Holiday Home TourDecember 3 & 4, 2010

10am to 4pm

Tickets available at:Bargain Box - 1924 Q Street

Pappagallo - Stockdale Fashion Plaza

Country Club Liquors & Delicatessen - 3737 Columbus

Olcotts - the Marketplace

SugarDaddy’s - Stockdale Village

Miss Holiday - Calloway & Brimhall Rd.

Ticket Price: $35.00

Tour 3 Area Homes

Coffee, Snacks and Great Shopping at

Assistance League® of Bakersfield

No: cell phones, photography, high heels, wheel chair access or children under 12

PROCEEDS BENEFIT OUR PHILANTHROPIC PROGRAMS

for information only: (661) 861-9223

Open micLe Corusse Rouge, 4647 White Lane,

834-1611; 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesdays.

Fishlips, 1517 18th St., 324-2557;

Bakotopia Unplugged Open-Mic Night, 8

p.m., sign-ups begin at 7:30 p.m.

Wednesdays.

Old school Que Pasa Mexican Cafe, 2701 Ming Ave.,

832-5011; Al Garcia & the Rhythm Kings, 8

to 11 p.m. Thursdays.

The Bistro After Dark, 5105 California

Ave., 323-3905; Old School Saturdays with

Noe G, 10 p.m. every Saturday. Ladies

free/$10 cover.

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.


6864; Elevation 406, 9 p.m. Friday.

Sandrini’s, 1918 Eye St., 322-8900;

Cesario’s Night, 9:30 p.m. Friday; Weezer

Tribute, 9:30 p.m. Saturday.

Vinny’s Bar & Grill, 2700 S. Union Ave.,

Expose, Naked Lady Mudflap, Decendent, 9

p.m. Friday; Rear View Mirrror, 9 p.m.

Saturday. $5 per night; 21 and over.

myspace.com/vinnysbarandgrill.

B. Ryder’s Sports Bar & Grill, 7401 White

Lane, 397-7304; AC/DC Tribute band, 9 p.m.

Saturday.

Ska/reggaeB. Ryder’s Sports Bar & Grill, 7401 White

Lane, 397-7304; Dub Seeds, 9 p.m. Friday.

SongwritersThe Prime Cut, 9500 Brimhall Road, 831-

1413; Chuck Seaton and Billy Russell’s

Songwriter’s Showcase, 7 p.m. Wednesdays.

Top 40Elevation Lounge, 818 Real Road, 325-

6864; DJ Adam E, 9 p.m. Thursday.

DoubleTree Hotel, Club Odyssey, 3100

Camino Del Rio Court. 323-7111; 9 p.m. to

1:30 a.m. every Friday.

Padre Hotel, Prospect Lounge, 1702 18th

St., 427-4900; Jager Bash featuring DJ

Neko, 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday.


6864; DJ Adam E, 9 p.m. Saturday.

Trivia nightBellvedere Cocktail Lounge, 3090

Brundage Lane, 325-2139; 7 p.m. Tuesdays.

Sandrini’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, 7 to 11

p.m. Friday.

Marriott Hotel at the Convention Center,801 Truxtun Ave., 323-1900: In the Mixx with

DJ Noe G., Fridays. 21 and over only.

Golden State Mall, 3201 F St., dance to Joe

Loco, 2 to 5 p.m. Sundays.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Monday 12/6Rudolf Budginas, doors open at 7 p.m.,

concert at 7:30 p.m., Burroughs High School,

in the Parker Performing Arts Center, 500 E.

French Ave, Ridgecrest. $22; $18 for those

under 21, over 65, active-duty military or

dependent. 760-375-5600.

Vientos Trio ResidencyWorkshop/Clinic, 1 p.m., recital at 8 p.m.,

CSUB, Dore Theatre, 9001 Stockdale

Highway. Free workshop/clinic; concert $10;

$6, seniors; $4, students/faculty/

staff/alumni. 654-2511.

Tuesday 12/7Bakersfield AIDS Project Memorial Quilton Display, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., the reading

of names every two hours, new panel

dedication, reception at 6 p.m., Metro

Galleries, 1604 19th St. 742-3611.

Christmas Bunco Party, presented by

Zonta Club of Bakersfield, 6 p.m., Junior

League of Bakersfield’s Community Center,

1928 19th St. $20, includes buffet dinner

and play. Reservations by Dec. 3, 873-

1866.

CSUB Men’s Basketball, vs. Idaho State, 7

p.m., Rabobank Arena, 1001 Truxtun Ave.

$5-$25. gorunners.com or 654-BLUE.

Kern Audubon Society, Christmas

potluck meeting with speaker

photographer Casey Christie of The

Bakersfield Californian, 6:30 p.m., Kern

County Superintendent of Schools, 1300

17th St. 322-7470.

Pearl Harbor Remembrance Ceremony,

12:15 p.m., Veterans Memorial Site,

Truxtun Avenue and S Street. 735-5728.

Pearl Harbor Remembrance Ceremony,

9:55 a.m., Union Cemetery, 730 Potomac

Ave. 735-5728.

Rosie Flores Rockin’ in Christmasville, 8

p.m., Fishlips Bar & Grill, 1517 18th St. $10

plus fee. vallitix.com or 322-5200.

Sierra Club Conditioning Hikes, three to

five miles, 7 p.m., meet at corner of

Highways 178 and 184. 872-2432 or 873-

8107.

Wednesday 12/8Advent Organ Recitals, with Doug

Heinrichs, lunch at noon, recital from

12:30 to 1 p.m., First Presbyterian Church,

1705 17th St. Lunch available for $6 before

recital or feel free to bring your own lunch.

325-9419.

Holiday Business Mixer, presented by the

Kern County Hispanic Chamber of

Commerce: appetizers, refreshments,

raffle prizes, 5:30 p.m., Padre Hotel, 1702

18th St. 633-5495.


Holiday Lamplight Tours, with Old

West encampments and costumed

interpreters, minstrels, carolers, bell

choirs, horse-drawn wagon rides and

more, 3 to 8 p.m., Kern County

Museum, 3801 Chester Ave. $3 to $10.

852-5000.

CALIFORNIAN FILE

Melissa Sitton, left, and Cindy Malloryride through the Kern County Museumat the 2006 Holiday Lamplight Tours.

GO & DO

The Bakersfield Californian 'Eye St. Entertainment / 12-2-10

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