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Much ado at BC ........................................ 22 Wine for the well-heeled ........................ 23 Arts Alive: It’s a mod world .................... 24 A good man is easy to find ...................... 25 The Lowdown with Matt Munoz.............. 26 Blue Oyster Cult of personality .............. 27 It’s a pub crawl, y’all!.............................. 28 Calendar .............................................. 31-33

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HALLOWEEN / HARVEST FUN Ongoing

Oct. 26

Talladega Frights Scream Park, opens today, runs 7 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays, through Nov. 4; and 7 p.m. Oct. 31, 11811 Rosedale Highway, between Jewetta Avenue. and Old Farm Road. $15 to $25. talladegafrights.com or facebook.com/TalladegaFrights.

“Once Upon a Midnight Dreary,” 8 p.m. Oct. 26, 27, Nov. 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, masquerade party 7 p.m. Oct. 26, Bakersfield Community Theater, 2400 S. Chester Ave. $15, $12 for students/seniors, $60 for two-seat opera box (seven available per show); masquerade: $25; $100 for opera box. 831-8114.

October Fun Fest, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, 12:30 to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday, through Oct. 31, Murray Family Farms, 6700 General Beale Road. $6.99 all ages; $10.99, Saturday and Sunday; free for children 3 and under. 3300100.

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The zombies are out of work this year at Talladega Frights (proving even the undead are not immune from the tough economy), but thrills and chills are promised at the Rosedale Highway attraction anyway.

Lantern Light Tour & Ghost Hunt, 8 to 10 p.m.

Oct. 6, 13, 19, 20, 27 and 31, Silver City Ghost Town, 3829 Lake Isabella Blvd., Bodfish. $12. 760-379-5146.

Oct. 12

There’s a scare in the air Halloween fun kicks off today at Talladega

Night at the Museum, 7 to 9:30 p.m. Oct. 12 and 13, Buena Vista Museum of Natural History, 2018 Chester Ave. $7 adults; $5 students with ID. 324-6350.

BY STEFANI DIAS Californian assistant lifestyles editor sdias@bakersfield.com

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s with any good horror tale, it comes down to one survivor.

This year, with The Chamber’s departure to Las Vegas, Talladega Frights stands alone as the only professional haunted attraction in Kern County.

And there’s some news that may leave fans screaming: No Zombie X shooting experience this year. Talladega creator Mike Wilbur admitted to some mixed feelings about keeping the interactive adventure off the list this year.

“Zombie X was a popular attraction. I wasn’t completely satisfied with it. How I want to do it is not the best for this location (with houses nearby). I want to wait until we find a more permanent location to build the Zombie X attraction like it should be built.”

The attraction, which started as a more humble production out of Wilbur’s home seven years ago, has grown and moved over time. The current location sprawls over 20 acres along Rosedale Highway, though Wilbur said he’s still looking for Talladega’s “final resting spot.”

“My goal is to stop doing the

“Gorey Stories,” 8 p.m.

Oct. 12, 13, 19, 20, 26 and 27, Gorey Gala at 7 p.m. Oct. 13, The Empty Space, 706 Oak St. $15; $10 students/seniors; $20 for gala. 327-PLAY.

Oct. 13 Aspiranet “Murder Mystery” Fundraiser, 6 p.m., The Courtyard, Aspiranet, 1001 Tower Way. $35; $60 per couple. aspiranet.org/ murdermystery or 3231233.

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Horace Mann Elementary teacher Angie Estrada helps Monique Derrick choose a pumpkin at Murray Family Farms, host of the October Fun Fest.

build-tear-down-build routine. We could build something permanently and leave it up. Somewhere we can call home, not having to worry about what will happen in five years, 10 years.”

But for this year at least, thrillseekers can head to the northwest for scares, including from the return of Green River Asylum.

“It’s as the inmates are taking over the asylum. There are many,

many new rooms that they haven’t experienced in the past.”

Also up is the all-new haunted mansion, a first for Talladega. It revolves around the aftermath of a woman dabbling with the occult after the loss of her daughter.

“We spent a lot of time making you believe you’re in an actual mansion. Wallpaper, furniture, there is an attention to detail. ... I’m Please see FRIGHTS / 29

“Out of the Ashes,” art show, noon to 4 p.m., The Empty Space, 706 Oak St. $5. 327-PLAY.

Oct. 20 Halloween Crafts for Kids and Adults, for ages 5 to 12, 1 to 3 p.m., Bakersfield Museum of Art, 1930 R St. $25. grammyshouse.com.

Boo at the Zoo, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 20 and 21, CALM, 10500 Alfred Harrell Highway. $9; $7 seniors; free for children 12 and under. calmzoo.org or 872-2256.

Oct. 27 Rockin’ for Relay Halloween Party, 6 p.m. to 1 a.m., Lone Oak Lounge, 10612 Rosedale Highway, 589-0412.

Halloween Spooktacular!, music by Members Only, 9 p.m., Narducci’s Cafe, 622 E. 21 St. $10; 21 and over only.

324-2961.

Halloween Bash, music by Arvizu Brothers, 8 p.m. to midnight, Ethel’s Old Corral Cafe, 4310 Alfred Harrell Highway. Overnight camping available. Free. 873-7613.

Iron Horse Halloween Party, 8 p.m. to 1 a.m., Iron Horse Saloon, 1821 S. Chester Ave. Free. 831-1315.

Scary for Charity Halloween Bash, 7 p.m. to midnight, Marriott Hotel, 801 Truxtun Ave. $50. 21 and over. scaryforcharity.com.

Halloween is “Going To The Dogs,” 8 a.m. to noon, Golden State Mall, 3201 F St. Free.

Oct. 30-31 Safe Halloween 2012, 5 to 9 p.m., Kern County Museum, 3801 Chester Ave. $6; $8 for trick-or-treaters ages 3 to 12; food and beverages available for sale. vallitix.com or 868-8410.

Nov. 1 Bram Stoker’s “Dracula,” 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday, CSUB, Doré Theatre, 9001 Stockdale Highway. $10; $8, seniors; $5, students with ID. 654-3150.

Nov. 2 Altares de Familia, 5 p.m., Bakersfield Museum of Art, 1930 R St. $1; free for children under 6. 323-7219.

Dia de Los Muertos Expo 2012, 4 p.m., Golden State Mall, 3201 F St. Free. 3455842.

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Flag-wavin’, foot-stompin’ Charlie Daniels promises to keep energy high in concert

BY MATT MUNOZ Californian staff writer mmunoz@bakersfield.com

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harlie Daniels has a history of making statements that strike a chord with Americans, especially when he lets his fiddle do the talking.

“I write about America as I see it,” said Daniels during a recent phone interview in advance of his concert at the Kern County Fair on Saturday.

“I’m not in support of any one political party. I guess you could say I ascribe to a freedom-and-justice-for-all INSIDE A brush with ideology. Our main aim from the time we walk Blue Oyster onstage to the time we Cult, 24 walk off is entertaining people.”

The multi-instrumentalist, 75, remains a consummate showman whose hits cover a lot of territory, from the country traditionalism of “The Legend of Wooley Swamp” and “Drinkin’ My Baby Goodbye” to Southern rock burners like “The South’s Gonna Do It Again” and patriotic anthems like “This Ain’t No Rag, It’s a Flag.”

But after 30 studio albums, his calling card will forever be “The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” released in 1979.

“That song was kind of a door-opener for us. We’d had some success with records before, but nothing like that. It was like a second stage kicking in. It just crossed genres, demographics, formats. We even did the first live broadcast that MTV ever did.

“It came on strong and just stays around.”

Proving the song’s lasting impact on pop culture, Daniels was invited by ESPN to rerecord the hit for last week’s Monday Night Football game featuring the Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons.

“It’s weird how we did that song back then, and network TV still wants us to do it.

The most unusual version I’ve heard was one that depicted this Scottish/English soccer game, called ‘Big Willie Went Down to Wembley.’”

Though the devil may have inspired his

Today at the fair Kern County Fairgrounds, 1142 S. P St. Hours: 3 to 10 p.m.

Admission: Advance tickets will be sold at Albertsons through Sept. 29 or until sold out. $6; $3 children. Regular admission is $8; $7 seniors (55 and older); $4 children 6 to 12; free for active and retired military with ID and children 5 and under; $5 parking.

Concert: Jars of Clay at 8 p.m.

biggest hit, Daniels said an even bigger influence over the years has been the shifting political climate.

The urgency of songs like “In America” represent the songwriter’s commitment to patriotism.

“Songs just happen when something comes into my mind. I wrote ‘In America’ during the Iranian hostage crisis. There was a real lull of patriotism and I started seeing when they took our hostages, I kept hearing these people saying things like, ‘We oughta do this, we oughta do that.’ It just popped in my mind. You never thought it would ever happen with the flag burnings, and it just reached an ebb tide.

Things like that, that happen, are what motivate me to write.”

Although he maintains a busy yearround touring schedule, Daniels said he does keep up with today’s new talents. He offered his take on what he sees as an industry feverishly churning out new acts, without any of the required nurturing to maintain a career.

“I think the problem that I have with it personally are the similarities that so much of it sounds the same — the artists, the songs, the arrangements, the musicians. But that’s what music is now. I’m sure that when I came along and we started doing things that didn’t sound like the present- day people that were involved in country music and people were saying, ‘I don’t understand that.’

“That’s what I’m saying. I’m an old dog and I probably don’t get it. I just hate to see so many of these young people comin’ along that get so pushed into the sound du jour, that when that starts fading out, they’re just disposable. I had a chance to do what I wanted to do and a

PHOTO COURTESY OF CHARLIE DANIELS

The Charlie Daniels Band appears Saturday at the Kern County Fair.

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER Despite being one of country music’s most recognized and beloved figures, Charlie Daniels had to wait a mightly long time for his induction into the Grand Ole Opry.

But four years ago, the folks at Nashville’s headquarters for country music saw fit to bestow the honor, the culmination of a lifelong dream for Daniels.

“I was wondering if it was ever gonna happen. ... We played at the Opry anytime we were in the area, so it wasn’t a question of appearing on the Opry. It was a question of having my name in the book, when they wrote about this great American institution with Ernest Tubb, Hank Williams and Roy Acuff. ... And you know, I don’t know if it was ego, or just a lifelot of these kids aren’t getting that chance, and I think it’s a shame because a lot of them can really add something to music today.”

For Saturday’s show, Daniels promises to pack in a set list for fans of all ages, and recommends arriving to the party early.

“We’ll keep it moving, high-energy.

That’s the whole thing. We’re there for your enjoyment.”

long wish, but it was something that wasn’t going to happen. I was 71 years old when they finally got around to it.

“It meant to me more at that age than had it happened in my younger years. I think it was a prize that I really wanted and for it to come along in my life when it did, it really meant a lot. I told the people at the show on the night that I was inducted that in the Bible it says, ‘God will give you the desires of your heart’ and you have just seen that come true tonight, because that was a very sincere desire in my heart to be a member of the Grand Ole Opry. All of the superlative adjectives that you can use to describe how I felt when I was inducted into the Opry would fit, because it was just such a huge honor to me.”

Charlie Daniels Band When: 8 p.m. Saturday Where: Kern County Fair Budweiser Pavilion Admission: Free with fair admission Information: 833-4900 or kerncountyfair.com

Hey, local filmmakers: Here’s your chance to shine The Bakersfield Independent Film Festival, taking place Nov. 1 to 3 at The Empty Space, is looking for submissions from local filmmakers.

Aiming to offer local artists a chance to screen their work for a bigger audience, the

festival is open to all kinds of material, including animated works, documentaries, shorts, features.

This year’s festival, sponsored by Seat of Your Pants Productions, moves to The Empty Space after three years at the Spot-

light Theatre.

In the past, BIFF has shown works from budding Kern County filmmakers from Hectic Films (who have been on the festival circuit with their feature “The Lackey”) and Dane Boedigheimer, a former Cali-

fornian multimedia intern who created the “Annoying Orange” animated series.

Submit works to: Seat of Your Pants Productions, P.O. Box 10568, Bakersfield, CA 93389. For more information, call 846 2090 or email seatofyourpants@gmail.com.

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Much ado: The Bard back at BC Tradition returns after brief absence

VENUE IN THE MAKING

BY CAMILLE GAVIN Contributing writer gavinarts@aol.com

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iracles do happen. The Kern Shakespeare Festival, whose demise we lamented only two years ago, is again alive and kicking at Bakersfield College.

Or as founder and director Randy Messick put it in a phone conversation, “Yep, we resurrected her.”

Renegade Park is the new — but temporary — venue for the performances, which start Friday with “Much Ado About Nothing,” and “Romeo and Juliet” on Saturday.

The festival limped along in name only during the hiatus, with scaled-down performances at Bakersfield Community Theatre, The Empty Space and even an event in Shafter.

Now it’s back at BC where it started more than 25 years ago.

Performances will be outdoors but not in the college’s outdoor theater, which is closed, as is the indoor theater, for remodeling.

The new venue, Renegade Park, is situated on the east, or Mount Vernon Avenue side of the campus, between Memorial Stadium and several greenhouses. Apparently it’s not too visible, even to those familiar with the Panorama Drive cam-

PHOTO COURTESY OF RANDY MESSICK

Kevin Ganger, left, as Benedick, and Cody Ganger, as Beatrice, appear in “Much Ado About Nothing,” the Shakespeare comedy whose time has been changed to the 1940s in the years following World War II for the Bakersfield College production.

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“I didn’t even know it was there,” Messick said. “I was scouting around looking for a place and found this perfect little venue with a concrete stage and trees all around. It’s in the horticultural area.”

Set design and construction was done by Kevin Ganger, also one of the guest actors, as is his wife, Cody Ganger. Both are UC Davis theater graduates and alumni of the Davis Shakespeare Ensemble. The couple

now live and work in Bakersfield.

“Romeo and Juliet” is set in the 1700s, two centuries later than the time of Shakespeare’s original.

Messick said the stage has the look of an eastern European village.

“It’s a large set with walls all around to help the sound bounce out to the audience,” he said.

“We’ve even got a balcony and it’s sturdy — guys a lot bigger than Juliet (Mariah Bathe) have been up there on it.”

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munity College District, or KCCD, the college’s governing body. Currently, James is also serving as acting executive director of maintenance services at BC. “This is part of a long-time facilities plan,” he said. “It’s probably been in the works for about eight years.”

The current estimated cost of the project is $12.5 million, he said, which will be funded by money from the state.

Nan Gomez-Heitzeberg, interim president of the college, explained the status of the proposed facility in an email message.

“The remodeling of the Simonsen Performing Arts Center has been in the development phase for several years,” she said. “Construction bids were sought in the spring of 2012. All bids received exceeded the projected budget. The KCCD Facilities Department has been working closely with Performing Arts faculty to redesign the project, and we look forward to continuing the process of seeking bids for the new design within the next 60 days.”

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Since 1956, when the current Bakersfield College campus opened with about 1,500 students, its indoor and outdoor theaters have been popular venues. The 2012 enrollment is about 18,000 students.

Over the years, both theaters have been used for various school programs, lectures, graduation ceremonies, concerts, and presentations of plays and musicals produced by the college as well as groups from the community. As of now, both are closed.

Administrative officials as well as instructors who teach drama and music are hopeful that a proposed $12.5 million construction project to remodel the facilities and install up-to-date technology will soon get under way.

The new complex will be named for Edward Simonsen, a former president of BC who supervised the construction of the present campus. He also was the first person to be named chancellor of the Kern Community College District.

But making it a reality has been a long road, said Sean James, vice chancellor of operations for the Kern Com-

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Wine, women and fundraising events A little self-indulgence can be good for local charities

BY ASHLEY FISCHER Contributing writer

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ining, dining and ogling shoes: While those pursuits may sound a little self-centered, a pair of events next weekend put the focus on helping the community while wining, dining and ogling shoes.

Even though both wine-tasting fundraisers have similar goals, each event will provide an experience as distinctive as the organizations they will benefit.

The first, A Taste of Grace, hosted by Grace Episcopal Church, will offer guests a music-filled evening with all proceeds going to the Alliance Against Family Violence and the Bakersfield Homeless Center. Wine, Women & Shoes puts its most fashionable foot forward with a fashion show and an evening of shopping to raise funds for CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Kern County.

“We try to set this up to be an affordable and fun evening for the community that would allow us to make it accessible to a lot of different people,” said Miriam Raub Vivian who has coordinated A Taste of Grace since its inception in 2009.

The Grace parishioner and CSUB history professor manages the “many hands and feet” of the community volunteers who help with the execution of the event, keeping both costs and ticket prices low.

“Everybody working is volunteering their time — everybody from the pourers to the performers,” she said. “We have a lot of wonderful people working very hard for free on this, and that helps us be able to give more to the Alliance.”

Unlike typical wine-tasting events, where individual wineries send their products along with a representative to pour, the wine selection at A Taste of Grace is a mix of donations from wineries as well as private collections.

The result is an incredibly diverse assemblage of wines, featuring familiar Napa Valley and Central Coast favorites such as Rutherford Ranch and J. Lohr, and slightly more exotic selections from Italy and Argentina.

Included in the $30 ticket are hors d’oeuvres, a chance to bid on silent auction items, and an evening of live entertainment as varied as the wines being poured.

In addition to DJ and master of ceremonies Peter Wonderly, there will be live performances interspersed throughout the night, including a Latin dance group, a jazz ensemble, classical violinists and even a madrigal choir.

Wine, Women & Shoes But if you wear out your dancing shoes, don’t worry: Chances are, they’ll be serving up a fresh pair the next day at Wine, Women & Shoes.

Founded by Elaine Honing of Napa Valley, Wine Women & Shoes is a nationwide

A Taste of Grace When: 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 5 Where: The Gardens at Mill Creek, 700 19th St. Admission: $30; $55 per couple; $100 for four Information: 805-5127 or eventbrite.com/event/4251069062

Wine, Women & Shoes When: 2 to 6 p.m. Oct. 6 Where: The estate of Kyle and Kim Carter (address disclosed upon purchase of tickets) Admission: $125; must be purchased in advance Information: kerncasa.org or 631-2272

event dedicated to help raise money for charities that benefit women and children.

Earning more than $100,000 for her organization last year, CASA resource manager Teresa Fahsbender was more than happy to try this footwear-themed fundraiser on for size a second time.

“It was a great opportunity for people from the community to get together and support a great cause. We had people of all ages — people brought their sisters, their wives, their grandmothers and their mothers. It just gives you a chance to get away for the day and have some fun, do some shopping and drink some great wine.”

Speaking of shopping, there will be plenty of it, in the form of the many silent and live auction items and the season’s latest shoe fashions, served up on silver platters by the dashing “Shoe Guys.”

The featured shoes of the afternoon are paired with an accompanying wine — so a rich, leathery syrah might be paired with a chunky, suede boot.

There will be even more shopping in the “designer marketplace,” where 12 vendors will be selling accessories you may need to complete your new shoe-centered ensemble.

Each pair of shoes starts at about $40, but here’s a thought to help keep any pesky feelings of buyer’s remorse at bay: A portion of the proceeds from every pair of shoes or any other item sold will be donated directly back to CASA. As for the wine, there will be unlimited pours provided by 14 of the Wine, Women & Shoes partner wineries. Two scheduled to make an appearance at this event are Justin Vineyards and Sextant Wines.

But if you want to experience the thrill of scoring a killer pair of boots while knowing your money will be going to help a great cause, you’d better act quickly: Fahsbender said tickets are going fast and will not be available for purchase on the day of the event.

“I think people of all ages will have fun at this,” she said. “But the most important thing is that we’re raising money for CASA and to help these kids. Or, as we like to put it, ‘change your shoes, change a child’s life.’”

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Stars goes stark raving mod ‘Shout!’ offers joyous tribute to swingin’ ’60s

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When: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday Where: Stars Restaurant Theatre, 1931 Chester Ave. Admission: $50 to $54; $30 students Information: 325-6100

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hink mini-skirts in shiny dayglow colors, singers like Petula Clark and Dusty Springfield, songs like “Downtown” and “These Boots Were Made for Walkin’” and you’ve got an idea of what “Shout!” is all about.

The show — subtitled “The Mod Musical” — opens Friday at Stars for a 10-performance run.

This time around, Marnie Forzetting, who’s designed dance numbers for plenty of local productions over the years, will take on a more demanding role as both director and choreographer.

“There are so many different things to do as a director — the blocking, getting people in the right place and on and off-stage at the right time,” she says. “But I find I’m enjoying it — this show has all the elements that I love: mod fashion, upbeat, groovy music, and a bit of comedy.”

“Shout!” also reflects the Women’s Liberation Movement, which began in the 1960s and continued into the ’70s. It was a time when gender roles were rapidly changing and women were redefining themselves.

The story follows the lives of five young women, played by Bethany Rowlee, Erika Kern, Tammy White, Ali Dougherty and Kelci Lowry. Their feelings are exposed, in part, by letters they write to a “Dear Abby” columnist in Shout! magazine.

“Each (actress) shows how she deals with these changes,” the director said. “Her personality grows during the show.”

Forzetting, who graduated from Garces Memorial High in 1979, teaches sixth grade at Ronald Reagan Elementary. She may be a newbie at full-scale directing but she’s a veteran when it comes to performing and choreographing.

“I started dancing when I was 10 with Cindy Trueblood when she first started and I was in the ‘Nutcracker,’” she said. “And I did a lot of dance when I was at Cal Poly.”

Vocal director for the Stars show is Amber

‘Stripped’ When: 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday Where: The Empty Space, 706 Oak St. Admission: $5 Information: 327-PLAY

‘A Little May in September’ When: 6:30 p.m. Saturday Where: Downtown Ministry Center, 18th and O streets Cost: $12 Information: (757) 287-7943

Ranchers for Peace PHOTO BY PETER W BECKMAN

It’s 1962 and the girls — Orange Girl (Erika Kern), Yellow Girl (Kelsi Lowry), Green Girl (Tamara White), Blue Girl (Bethany Rowlee) and Red Girl (Ali Doughtery)— are looking for advice in the pages of SHOUT! magazine in “Shout!” at Stars Restaurant Theatre.

O’Reilly, and Brent Rochon serves as assistant choreographer. Kathi Lowry did the costumes. A threepiece band accompanies the show.

‘Stripped’ at The Empty Space Despite its title, nobody loses their clothing in “Stripped,” now in its final weekend at The Empty Space. Instead, it’s a comedic look at women baring their souls.

“It’s a comedy about all the crazy things women think but never talk about — the things they would never admit to anyone but their closest friends,” said local playwright Michelle Guerrero, who co-wrote the script with Alisha Mason.

For example, one scene is about the pep talks women give themselves before leaving the house. Other scenes deal with such things as being a woman in a profession traditionally held by men or about the role of being a mother. Like most late-night shows at the Empty, “Stripped” is meant for mature audiences.

“We don't do offensive comedy,” Guerrero said. “We do discuss adult topics and use adult

Camille Gavin’s “Arts Alive” column appears on Thursday. Write to her via e-mail at gavinarts@aol.com

language, but I don't consider us an offensive comedy group. We just like to make people laugh and sometimes we drop a curse word or two.”

In addition to Guerrero and Mason, the cast includes Deanna Moreno, Alison Martin, Kaitlin Hulsy, Angela Hill, Mike Littrell and Lindsey Smith.

‘Birth Story’ film A 94-minute documentary about a woman named Ina May Gaskin and a group of women who taught themselves how to deliver babies on a 1970s hippie commune will be shown on Saturday at the Downtown Ministry Center.

Bakersfield resident Emily Willett, 29, organizer of the event, had hoped to see the film this summer when it was shown at the Los Angeles Film Festival but was unable to attend.

“I knew there was no way I could afford to go to the festival,” she said. “So I contacted the producer about buying the license and I paid $300 to show it here in Bakersfield.”

Gaskin, a certified professional midwife, is the founder and director of the Farm Midwifery Center in Tennessee.

Willett’s interest stems from her business as a doula, which she operates under the name

Mommy Matters. A doula, she explained, is not a midwife and is sometimes referred to as a labor coach. She’s helped with seven births in the past year.

“A doula doesn’t do anything medically,” she said. Her expertise lies in helping women physically and emotionally throughout their pregnancy, the labor and after the birth.

The event on Saturday is sponsored by four different organizations: God's Love Midwifery, and Planet Bambini both of Bakersfield, and Blessed Bee Birth Services, and Family Midwifery Service, both based in Tehachapi.

Neo-hippie music Jan Fulton, who’s hosting an Arts Council of Kern house concert on Saturday, has a personal connection to the performers, Charles Duncan and Ray Duncan, who call their duo Ranchers for Peace.

“You could say I'm pretty excited about them coming to Bakersfield and growing their audience,” Fulton said. “I not only love seeing them perform, I'm kinda proud too — Charles is my brother and Ray, of course, is my niece.

He lived here, graduating from Foothill some 30-plus years ago.”

The Duncans live on the central coast and play a variety of acoustic instruments. They refer

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to the songs they write and perform as “neo-hippie protest music.” The concert takes place in a private home. Call the Arts Council for tickets and the address.

Dukes Concert Series begins On Sunday afternoon, Banshee in the Kitchen will lead off the seventh annual Fred and Beverly Dukes Memorial Concert Series at First Congregational Church.

It’s a group that can be counted on to present a lively and refreshing program of Celtic music.

A quartet, it includes Brenda Hunter, Kat Edmondson, Kris Martin and Jill Egland. Banshee is a popular group and admission is free, so it’s wise to arrive early.

Other concerts in the series are Brass ala Carte on Oct. 21; Emerald Duo, Nov. 18; Bakersfield College Chorale, March 17; and Tin/Bag Jazz, April 7.

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Calling all the single ladies ...

Eligible bachelors ready to go to highest bidders

About the charity

BY MIRANDA WHITWORTH Contributing writer

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or the women who say there are no good single men in Kern County, it’s time to put your money where your mouth is.

The 11th Annual Boots and Bachelor Auction rides into Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace Friday and with it comes a herd of men who, for the right price, could be the cowboy of most gals’ dreams.

Organizer Darlene Mohlke said she and her team have searched far and wide for a set of bachelors that will give the ladies something to scream about.

“We look at age, occupation, their style and their interests. This is a representation of the best that Kern County has to offer.

“This year we have so many men that people are just crazy about. The girls are wild for Zach Skow from Marley’s Mutts. He’s one of ours.”

Skow is the head of the Tehachapi-area animal rescue group and has become something of a local celebrity, thanks to his heart of gold.

But he’s not the only familiar face willing to put one night in his company up for grabs. Local morning radio talk show host and KLLY 95.3 program director Danny Hill also is on the roster. He first

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Among the men participating in the 11th Annual Boots and Bachelor Auction are, from left, Danny Hill, Zack M. Skow and Dennis Kurtz.

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heard about the event last year and decided to attend for a somewhat selfish purpose.

“We promoted it at the radio station and I went because I knew there would be a lot of women who were single and ready to mingle,” Hill said. “It’s a good place for guys to go fishing.”

After the party wrapped up last year Hill knew he had to try out for this year’s group.

“It was a process. We started back in May. They wanted to know what your intentions were, if you were really committed to the cause, and they did a background check.”

Hill, who is recently divorced, has shed 80 pounds since January and though his main relationship

these days is with the gym, he said he’s a quality date with something unique to offer.

“I know my job is kind of exotic.

One night you may be backstage with me meeting the band Nickelback, then we could be down in L.A. or partying here in a private bar. It’s fun, but it’s work, too, and I need someone special to understand that.”

But if the jet-setting life of a local radio personality isn’t your bag, Mohlke has you covered.

“We had so many young guys nominated and we do want to get those 20- and 30-somethings in,”

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The Bakersfield Homeless Center’s child care initiative, called the Discovery Depot, and an after-school program are the beneficiaries of the Boots and Bachelor Auction. Auction coordinator Darlene Mohlke said it’s important that when bachelors sign on, that they know what their time and effort is going.

“Everyone who does it has to take a tour of the program,” she said. “Once you get in there and see the kids and what they are doing, there is no way that won’t affect you.”

The Discovery Depot offers child care for children whose parents are looking to get back on their feet. The center also offers 18 months of free afterschool care as a way to help children transition during a time of crisis.

“I don’t know of another charity where you really get to see what you are working for,” Mohlke said. “This child-care program is a model that people will fly in from all over the country to see. It’s what really keeps our guys committed.”

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Bluesin’ on the river this weekend Kernville festival a full schedule of fun

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hen I need a quick getaway, I always take a trip to Kernville. It’s only a 45-minute drive through the canyon, and once you’re there, it’s as if the brakes are pulled on your stress levels. You can go hiking, find a cheap place for the night, and take in the local pubs and restaurants.

The natives are friendly and always eager to cheer on visitors during late-night karaoke at the Kernville Saloon, as I found out last Saturday while singing “Burning Down the House” by Talking Heads.

This weekend the Kern River Rock n’ Blues Fest returns to shake, rattle and roll Kernville with some pretty heavy hitters from both the local and national blues circuit.

Entertainment will be staged both days at Frandy Campground’s Bud Light Main Stage, beginning from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday with Blonde Faith and White Boy James & the Blues Express. Gates open at 10 a.m. Saturday, and music kicks off a half-hour later with Deedra Patrick & the Swamp Katz, Lil Mike & the Blues Hammers, the Mercy 4, Zen Road Pilots, Johnny Mastro & Mama’s Boys, the Alastair Greene band, and the 44’s. Also appearing throughout the weekend are the Groovies, K.K. Martin, Bunky Spurling, Smokehouse Brown and Scott Abeyta. That’s a lot of blues for your buck.

Once quiet time hits the campground, area venues will begin offering lives sets with some of headliners

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The 44’s are among the performers at this weekend’s Kern River Rock n’ Blues Fest. Pictured from left: Tex Nakamura, Jason Lozano, Johnny Main and Mike Turturro.

making appearances. The venues include Kernville Saloon, Kern River Brewery, Sportsman’s Inn, Oddfellows Hall and Big Blue Bear.

If you’d prefer to keep things mellow after a long day of raging, you can always head back to the campground for the acoustic campfire jam at 9 p.m.

Walk-in gate admission is $5 each day. Admission to Friday night’s VIP pre-party from 1 to 4 p.m. is $25 and includes a barbecue dinner and drink tickets.

Daytime shows are all-ages, bar shows are for those 21 and over.

Frandy on-site camping is sold out, but area lodging may be available. Frandy campground is located at 11252 Kernville Road in Kernville. For more: kernriverrocknblues.com or 340-0026.

Snarky Puppy Local jazz aficionados interested in catching some eclectic

sounds should plan to catch Denton, Texas, instrumental fusion collective Snarky Puppy when they roll into town for a two-day musical visit at CSUB. First up, the group will hold a special free music clinic on improvisation, composition and ensemble today, followed by a Saturday concert.

According to the band’s bio, Snarky Puppy has more than 25 players in regular rotation since the group’s formation in 2004.

The core of the group features Grammy Award winners Robert “Sput” Searight on drums (God’s Property, Snoop Dogg) and Shaun Martin on keys (Kirk Franklin, Erykah Badu), organ player Cory Henry (Kenny Garrett, Kim Burell) and multi-instrumentalist Louis Cato (Q-Tip, George Duke). Its other members are mainstays with artists like Marcus Miller, Sean “P Diddy” Combs, The Polyphonic Spree,

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.

Avant-garde jazz rock collective Snarky Puppy appears Saturday at CSUB’s Dore Theater.

Tower of Power, Justin Timberlake and Yo-Yo Ma. The group has recorded six albums and performs in various incarnations all over the country, offering the free clinics in support of music education in schools.

If you’d like to check out just how brilliantly funky this band is, visit YouTube and you’ll come across everything from professionally filmed concerts to grainy smartphone captures. One of the videos, “Young Stuff,” starts with a smooth groove that will have you bobbing your head. It’s no wonder they describe their sound as, “Music for the brain and booty.”

Today’s clinic begins at 6 p.m. and will be held inside the CSUB Music Building on campus in room 128. Musicians of all skill levels are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Seating is limited to 50. Admission is free, but on-campus parking is $5.

Saturday’s concert begins at 8 p.m. Admission is free, but donations are accepted. Seating is limited. Opening the show will be jazz vocalist Alison Wedding. The CSUB Dore Theater is located at 9001 Stockdale Highway.

Csub.edu/music or 654-3093.

New music underwhelms This was actually a pretty good week for new music released on the mainstream front: No Doubt’s, “Push and Shove,” CD one of Green Day’s trilogy, “¡Uno!;” Mumford & Sons, “Babel;” and Deadmau5’s “>album title goes here<” (really — that’s the release’s actual name).

Here’s my review of each: No Doubt: “Push and Shove” — Longtime No Doubt’ers led to believe the group would be making a full return to their ska roots will be a little disappointed, but not completely. If you’re fan of Gwen Stefani’s solo work or the EDM invasion, you and your kids will enjoy it. Catch them live this winter for the real deal.

Green Day: “¡Uno!” — Unless you’re a hardcore Green Day fan who wants to hear back-to-backto-back releases by your favorite group, you won’t find anything new here. The time-tested formula for three-minute pop punk is still very much at the heart of their style and chugs along like another “American Idiot.”

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HENRY A. BARRIOS / THE CALIFORNIAN

Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser, second from right, and Blue Oyster Cult sear through “Don’t Fear the Reaper.”

A winemaker’s dream: Buck Dharma, meet Buck Dharma I

was at a charity wine-tasting event in Templeton last month and met a pleasant woman who was pouring a distinctive red: a late harvest syrah she called Buck’s Boogie. I assumed she had named her dessert wine for the late Buck Owens, the Bakersfield country music giant who for years owned undeveloped winecountry acreage in Paso Robles.

“Not Buck Owens,” said Jenni Abascal, a Bonnie Raitt lookalike who co-owns Vines on the Marycrest, a microvintner sequestered in the rolling hills just west of Paso. “Buck Dharma.”

You might say, as others have, “Buck who?” But, as a child of the ’70s, I recognized the name instantly: Buck Dharma is Donald Roeser, the virtuoso shredder who has played lead guitar for Blue Oyster Cult for four decades. Excited to have made a BOC-conversant acquaintance, I started babbling. Abascal stopped me. “My husband, Victor, is the Buck Dharma fan, and he’s not here,” she said. “I don’t know a thing.”

I took her business card and moved on to the next table.

About 18 hours later it occurred to me that Blue Oyster Cult had a Sept.

24 date at the Kern County Fair. I wondered if the talented Mr. Dharma realized that a winemaker had honored him in this way. I called Janet Sanders, who is coordinating publicity for the fair, and asked if she could set up a meeting of the winemaker and the music maker. She looked into it, and everything was arranged.

In the meantime I paid a visit to the Abascals’ winery, a

Blue Oyster Cult guitarist Buck Dharma displays a bottle of Buck’s Boogie syrah presented to him by Paso Robles winemaker Victor Abascal, left, prior to the New York-based band’s show Monday at the Kern County Fair.

decidedly mom-and-pop enterprise that sits next to their charming little house just off Nacimiento Lake Drive in Paso Robles. They’re building a new tasting room — and while construction continues, they’ve squeezed a tasting table into the winemaking facility. Jenni poured samples for my wife and me while Victor scooted around on his forklift, moving huge vats of plump zinfandel and grenache grapes from one end of the warehouse to the other. It was here that I realized the true depth of Victor’s devotion to BOC’s axman: On the wall above the tasting table, framed lovingly, was the photo of a big, honey-colored dog lying peacefully on the cool concrete floor of the ware-

house, wine barrels stacked in the background. The old dog, deceased three years now, was named Buck Dharma.

Monday night Victor met my wife and me at the Padre Hotel for dinner; then we headed over to the fairgrounds. By 7:30 p.m. we had queued up behind a half-dozen others for a meet-and-greet with the band. That’s what they called it, anyway: It’s not supposed to be a meet-and-chat. It’s a greet-and-move-along-promptly.

For Victor, 49, this was a big deal.

He’d seen Blue Oyster Cult in concert at least six times, but not once in the past 25 years, and he’d never been this close to the musicians. (Dharma and lead singer Eric Bloom are the only original members of the band Please see PRICE / 29

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f you’re a little put off by “classical” music, maybe you would find it more interesting if it were mixed with jazz. That’s what CSUB faculty are hoping as they present a recital of jazz-flavored classical music this Friday at the Dore Theater. “(The program) involves students and the community to appreciate classical music, in this case classical music influenced by jazz,” said SooYeon Park Chang.

Eight full- and part-time faculty members will perform four chamber works that were inspired by American jazz: the Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano by American composer George Antheil; the Sonata for Violin and Piano by French composer Maurice Ravel; the “Suite Bourgeoise” by English composer Malcolm Arnold; and “La revue de cuisine” (“The Kitchen Review”) by Czech composer Bohuslav Martinu.

“In the aftermath of the first World War, in Paris, for example, the people

Jazz-influenced classical concert When: 7:30 p.m. Friday Where: Dore Theater at Cal State Bakersfield, 9001 Stockdale Highway Admission: $10; $5 for students and seniors; free for CSUB students with ID. Parking is free in lots B and C.

were drawn to the freshness and spontaneity of American jazz,” Chang said.

Radio broadcasts and better recordings spread the music of Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and others around the world, and George Gershwin’s visit to Paris to study with Ravel were all major factors in European composers’ interest in jazz as a source of inspiration. Americans like Gershwin, Antheil, Ferde Grofe and Aaron Copland also looked to jazz for a fresh vocabulary.

“(Composers) were experimenting with exotic sounds, not just jazz,” Chang said. “Composers shop to find something new.”

Chang, who has been part of the CSUB music faculty since 2009, is director of piano studies, plus the chamber music program and also the driving force behind the faculty recitals.

She has worked with such performers as Zahkar Bron, Midori Goto, Carol Vaness and Elizabeth Futral, and has worked with Opera Pacific, USC Opera, the Classical Singers Association, Bakersfield Symphony and SongFest.

Joining Chang are violinist Julia Haney, percussionist Ernest Cervantes, flutist Audrey Boyle, oboist Brett Clausen, trumpeter Joel Haney, clarinetist Kristi Van Kopp, cellist Karen Blockley and guest soloist Amy Gillick on bassoon.

“The concert is meant to inspire our students to see what their future is like by having faculty perform,” Chang said.

A dog-day afternoon with pub tour Social event trying to raise funds for spay/neutering The Bakersfield Californian

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he organizers of a pub crawl in downtown Bakersfield Saturday are counting on party animals to help animals of the four-legged variety.

The Spay & Neuter Foundation, a nonprofit formed in the last few months, is attempting to raise funds to offer low-cost spay/neuter clinics by organizing a tour of five local watering holes. The fun starts at 2 p.m. at the Padre Hotel, which has reserved the outdoor patio on the second floor for the private party.

“It’s a surprising mixture of people who love animals and want to help animals and also a younger crowd that enjoys to go out and have a drink or two,” said Julie Nunes, a local

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the coordinator said. “But we also wanted the 40s, 50s and 60s. We want to have a little bit of something for everyone.”

That extra something comes in a very distinguished package with one of Mohlke’s favorites, Dennis Kurtz.

“Dennis is great. He works in oil and rides a Harley. But he also has done so much to get sponsors on board and help out. He’s really gone

accountant and president of the nonprofit. “We wanted to reach the younger community about spaying and neutering, so we thought this would be a good way to do it.”

For $25, participants get a lime green T-shirt and free entry to each of the bars, plus a comedy show at Sandrini’s, stop No. 2 on the crawl. The party heads south down Eye Street from there, to Syndicate Lounge and Riley’s Tavern before ending at

Guthrie’s Alley Cat. Each stop will last about 45 minutes, Nunes said.

So far, about 75 people have expressed interest in attending, though Nunes is hoping for a crowd of 200 for the first of what she hopes will be a series of occasional fundraisers.

“We’d like to do a day in the park — a carnival-type thing — and a 5(k) and a formal ball,” Nunes said. “The pub crawl was our first one and unfortunately since it was geared to a younger crowd, it was kind of hard to promote. We were at Petco on Sunday and a lot of the people coming in had just gotten out of church, and they were wondering how a pub crawl helps the animals, so it takes a lot of explaining.”

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above and beyond the call of duty.”

With such a worthy cause driving the auction, organizers want to make sure the night is open to all.

“It’s definitely girls night out,” Mohlke said. “There’s a lot of hooting, hollering and dancing. It’s not just for single women, married women come too. It’s a lot of fun. I’ve never had anyone say to me after it was all over, ‘Man, I wish I hadn’t done that.’”

If you’re not afraid to go toe to toe

in a bidding war against Bakersfield’s most competitive daters, remember the prize at the end of the night is a quality man just looking for a nice hostess. With a wink and a smile Hill warned the ladies who may have an eye out for him that despite his rock jock outer shell, he’s still soft on the inside.

“Be careful with my heart. It’s been broken before. I may work out, but I’m still fragile.”

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biased, but I think this is the scariest set we put together. It’s entertaining but scary.”

Wicked Dark, a “dark funhouse of clowns,” is expected keep people on edge with a space full of optical illusions.

For more family-friendly fun, the corn mazes, pumpkin patch and kids playland with bounce features and a rock wall (on most days) will be open earlier in the day.

Both corn mazes are open to all ages, though young children may need help with the maps. Those who find all the checkpoints in either maze will be rewarded with a coupon good for the Subway on Rosedale and Allen, one of the sponsors.

For the kids Along with Talladega’s all-ages fun, other local venues aim to put more treats than tricks in their activities. Now through Halloween, Murray Family Farms hosts its October Fun Fest, with four mazes, a jumping pillow, duck races and a petting zoo. On the weekends, activities include hayrides, pumpkin crafts and pig races.

Children will have several opportunities to wear their costumes to trick or treat with Boo at the Zoo at California Living Museum on Oct. 21 and 22 and Safe Halloween at the Kern County Museum on Oct. 30 and 31. Both events offer treats, games and other fun. Boo at the Zoo also includes animal presentations.

Speaking of animals, Halloween is “Going to the Dogs” on Oct. 27 at Golden State Mall. Along with the weekly farmers market, the venue will offer dog agility demonstrations, canine costume contest, music and a barbecue.

Budding artists ages 5 to 12 can bring a grandparent or an art-loving adult for Halloween Crafts for Kids and Adults at the Bakersfield Museum of Art. The Oct. 20 event is a collaboration with Grammy’s House, a local group that aims to connect generations through art and craft projects.

Parents and kids can brave a Night at the Museum on either Oct. 12 and 13 when the Buena Vista Museum of Art offers a flashlight-guided tour. Reservations are recommended; the haunted adventure includes a special performance with weird scientist Dr. Dave.

Adults get in on fun Another dimly lit adventure is the Lantern Light Tour and Ghost Hunt in Bodfish. Running Saturdays in October (plus Wednesday, Oct. 31), the event delves into the area’s history along with an interactive ghost hunt with tips by curator/director J. Paul Corlew.

Take a shorter trip back in time to the ’50s for the sock hop-themed Aspiranet

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who remain, inspiring some to refer to this latter-day incarnation as “Two Oyster Cult.”) Victor had brought along four bottles of his wine, including two bottles of Buck’s Boogie. But now, 12 feet away from the band members, he couldn’t be sure which one was Buck Dharma, who was obviously shorn of his ’70s mullet and porn-actor mustache. Victor finally settled on the short guy in the middle; three of the others were clearly too young to be members of a band formed in 1967, and the other old guy had to be Bloom.

At ground level, it didn’t seem possible that this unassuming 64-year-old in the black T-shirt was the same guitar god who could make his instrument sound like a

“Murder Mystery” Fundraiser on Oct. 13. The night of food, drinks and dancing benefits local children in foster care.

Scary for Charity, in its third year, will put some thrills into fundraising for its Oct. 27 bash. Benefitting the Kern Partnership for Children and Families and the Jamison Center, the event includes a costume contest, raffle, silent auction and hors d’ouevres.

Revelers of legal drinking age have plenty of options for Halloween hijinks.

Although events continue to roll in as October continues, early bird acknowledgement goes to Iron Horse Saloon, Narducci’s Cafe, Lone Oak Lounge and Ethel’s Old Corral Cafe, all of which will party on starting Oct. 27. Each venue will have music — Members Only at Narducci’s and Arvizu Brothers at Ethel’s — as well as costume contests and drink specials. Ethel’s also deserves a nod for safety, offering overnight camping for folks who party well beyond the witching hour.

Embracing the arts From imbibing spirits to invoking them, those with a flair for the dramatic can get their thrills at local theaters. First up is The Empty Space’s “Gorey Stories,” described as “a revue of wickedly entertaining stories, poems and songs, all presented at a decidedly odd tea party.” Based on 18 short stories by famed illustrator and author Edward Gorey, the show is directed

by Bob Kempf. Opening weekend boasts a Gorey Gala, which will include games, special gift bags, desserts and other refreshments before the Oct. 13 show.

Also seeking inspiration from a classic spook creator is “Once Upon a Midnight Dreary,” which takes a cue from Edgar Allan Poe. Written by Michelle Guerrero, who also co-directs with husband Eric Tolley, the Bakersfield Community Theatre show takes place in the dreams of a little girl.

A masquerade party kicks off the show’s run on Oct. 26 with a costume contest, refreshments, masquerade mask, desserts and libations an hour before the play.

Back at The Empty Space, “Out of the Ashes,” the all-women art show that emerged from “Burn the Witch,” sets up for two Sundays (Oct. 14 and 28) of art, entertainment and performance.

For those who don’t want the fun to end on Oct. 31, Cal State Bakersfield embraces a gothic tale of horror with Bram Stoker’s “Dracula,” opening Nov. 1.

Honoring those who have died with reverence and festivities, Day of the Dead celebrations in Bakersfield take place on Nov. 2. Altares de Familia at the Bakersfield Museum of Art carries over into Mill Creek Park, and the expo at Golden State Mall includes more than 100 folk dancers.

tsunami taking down a skyscraper. Dharma is just 5-foot-2 and soft-spoken — a polite Jewish kid from Long Island who just happens to play guitar like Usain Bolt runs.

Victor, finally waved in, walked straight over to Dharma. The guitarist didn’t seem to know who he was or why he was bearing wine, but appeared flattered when he realized what was happening. The two men sat down and talked wine and rock ’n’ roll for five minutes. Then Victor pulled out the photo of his departed dog. Dharma, picking up a pen, actually seemed touched. “In memoriam / Buck Dharma,” he wrote, adding the band’s familiar hookand-cross logo.

Victor Abascal’s day was complete.

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Eye Street Conner Campbell, left, playing Antony, and Cody Ganger, as Beatrice, appear in “Much Ado About Nothing,” one of the two featured plays at the Bakersfield College Shakespeare Festival.

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The same set, with modifications, is used for “Much Ado,” which is placed in the 1940s in the years following World War II. “It’s set in a village in England,” Messick said. “And there are dance scenes with music by the Andrews Sisters and Benny Goodman.”

The cast is made up of about 20 BC students and three guest actors, one of whom is Karl Wade, back in town while taking a short break from a thriving professional career.

“Karl is a former BC theater student,” Messick said. “He’s just in from London and several years studying and performing in Europe.”

As is typical in repertory theater, many of the actors play more than one role.

Casey Worthington, a professional from San Francisco, goes from comedy to tragedy as Don John in “Much Ado” and then Romeo in “Romeo and Juliet.”

Stephanie Hankinson, a Davis resident, portrays the Nurse in the tragedy and Dogberry in the comedy.

The same holds true for at least seven of the student actors who play different roles in each play — namely, Elizabeth Lugo, Matt Mizell, Amanda Santiago Tyler Steelman, Connor Campbell, Brandon Turner

BC Shakespeare performances “Much Ado About Nothing” When: 8 p.m. Friday and Wednesday “Romeo and Juliet” When: 8 p.m. Saturday Where: Both at Renegade Park at Bakersfield College, 1801 Panorama Drive, Admission: $5 Information: 395-4326

and Elizabeth Kelly.

Especially with Shakespeare plays, portraying more than one character means the actor has to memorize a lot of lines.

But Messick believes double-casting is good training for young actors and helps them gain experience in being on stage.

“Theater in the real world is demanding,” he said. “It’s not unusual for (professional) actors to do one show in the afternoon and another one that same night.”

By the way, Messick will also appear on stage in the role of Friar Tuck.

Festival performances continue through Oct. 14. Seating for an audience of about 130 is provided on folding chairs placed on risers. No children under age 6 will be admitted.

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Eye Street Go & Do Today 10th annual BC Tennis Program Fundraiser, choice of steak or chicken dinner, 6 p.m., Bakersfield College Cafeteria, 1801 Panorama Dr. $45. 303-2702.

An Evening of Celebration, Latina leaders honor the language of “The House on Mango Street,” bilingual vignettes from the book; refreshments before event, 7 p.m., Beale Memorial Library, 701 Truxtun Ave. 868-0745.

Culinary Arts Program Gourmet Meals, dinner 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, lunch 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays, now until Nov. 29, Bakersfield College, Renegade Room, 1801 Panorama Drive. Dinners $12.95, lunches start at $8; take out meals available. 395-4441.

Jars of Clay, 8 p.m., Kern County Fairgrounds, Budweiser Pavilion, 1142 S. P St. Free w/paid fair admission. 833-4900.

September Classic Series, “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” 7 p.m., Maya Cinemas, 1000 California Ave. $6. 636-0484.

Bingo, warm-ups 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.

Guitar Class, taught by John Gomez, for individuals or a group, Juliana’s Art Studio & Gallery, 501 18th St. Call 327-7507 for class details.

Friday Annual Boots & Bachelor Auction, (Page 25 for more).

Fan Halen Tribute to Van Halen, 8 p.m., Kern County Fairgrounds, Budweiser Pavilion, 1142 S. P St. Free w/paid fair admission.

Fantastic Friday with Local Author Debbie Brown, storytime with special craft included, 10 to 10:45 a.m., Barnes & Noble, 4001 California Ave. Free. 631-2575.

FLICS International Cinema Society, presents “Monsieur Lazhar,” 7:30 p.m., Bakersfield Fox Theater, 2001 H St. $5. flics.org or call 428-0354.

Kern River Rock N’Blues Fest, (Page 26 for more).

Kern Valley Peddler’s Faire, arts and crafts, door prizes, health services, food, 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Friday; 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Saturday, Family Life Center, 20 W. Panorama Drive, Wofford Heights. Free. 760-4172555.

PRCA Rodeo, gates open at 6:30 p.m., begins at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Kern County Fairgrounds, Grandstand, 1142 S. P St. $10-$15 plus fees. vallitix.com or 322-5200.

Talladega Frights Scream Park, (Page 20 for more).

Saturday “Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin & the Farm Midwives,” (Page 24 for more).

Plant Sale, 7 a.m. to noon, Church of the Brethren, in the social hall, 327 A St. Visit bakersfieldgreenthumb.org or 393-3657.

Autumn Nature & Vulture Festival, music, booths, exhibits, nature walks, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Audubon-California’s Kern River Preserve, 18747 Highway 178, Weldon.

Bakersfield Speedway, Modifieds, Hobby Stocks, NMRA Midgets Mini Dwarfs, 6 p.m., Bakersfield Speedway, 5001 N. Chester Ave. $10; $5 ages 6-12; under 5 free. bakersfieldspeedway.com or call 393-3373.

BC Football vs. College of the Canyons,

6 p.m., Bakersfield College, Memorial Stadium, 1801 Panorama Dr. $3-$15 depending on area of seating. 395-4326.

Book Signing, with author Debbie Brown of “The Grandma Box,” 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 4001 California Ave. Free.

631-2575.

Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 9500 Brimhall Road; 8 a.m. to noon, next to Golden State Mall, 3201 F St., and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays, and 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays, one block west on Hageman Road (Allen and Hageman Roads).

Cat Adoptions, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., or by appointments, Petco, 8220 Rosedale Highway. $65 includes spay/neuter, vaccines and leukemia testing. 327-4706.

Charlie Daniels Band, (Page 21 for more).

CSUB Softball Fundraiser, alumni game 11 a.m., CSUB Softball Field; dinner, reverse draw, silent auction, 6 p.m. Coconut Joe’s Banquet Hall. $100 per dinner ticket. Email cbuck2@csub.edu or 654-3056.

Fifth annual March Against Violence, encouraging words by Mayor Harvey Hall, starts at 10 a.m. at Lowell Park, 800 4th St., and ends at Martin Luther King Jr. Park, 1000 South Owens. Free food. 829-2038.

Free Electronic Waste Recycling Fundraiser, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Stockdale High School, 2800 Buena Vista Road. Nlagnes@yahoo.com or 873-4011.

Hypnotist Tina Marie, 6 and 9:45 p.m., Kern County Fairgrounds, Budweiser Pavilion, 1142 S. P St. Free w/paid fair admission.

Lantern Light Tour & Ghost Hunt, 8 to 10 p.m., Silver City Ghost Town, 3829 Lake Isabella Boulevard, Bodfish. $12 per person of all ages. 760-379-5146.

Main Street Harvest Full Moon Wine and Beer Walk, wines and beers paired with appetizers, 6 to 9 p.m., downtown Tehachapi. $25 for 10 tasting tickets, glass and map; $30 day of event. 822-6519.

October Fun Fest (Page 20 for more).

Snarky Puppy Concert (Page 26 for more).

VFW #97 annual Pow-MIA Remembrance Program, guest speaker Jim Scott, barbecue by Cafe Med, live music by Dirt Road, doors open at 4 p.m., begins at 5 p.m., VFW Post #97, 5350 South Union Ave. Program is free, but barbecue is $10. 496-4672.

Zumba Party, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., Skateland, 415 Ming Ave. $15 advance; $20 at the door. Benefits H.E.A.R.T.S. Connection of Kern County and Valley Achievement Center.

Register online at zbiofitbakersfield929.eventbrite.com.

Sunday Los Caminantes & Los Freddys de Arturo Cisneros, 7 p.m., Kern County Fairgrounds, Budweiser Pavilion, 1142 S. P St. Free w/paid fair admission. 833-4900.

Bakersfield Raider Nation Club, 10 a.m., Round Table Pizza, 2060 White Lane.

Banshee in the Kitchen (Page 24 for more).

Diaper Derby, 2 p.m., Kern County Fairgrounds, Circus Tent, 1142 S. P St. 8334900.

Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Kaiser Permanente, 8800 Ming Ave. 877-524-7373.

Fiesta Rodeo, 6 p.m., Kern County Fairgrounds, Grandstand, 1142 P St. $5 plus fees. vallitix.com or 322-5200.

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THEATER “Almost Maine,” 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, The Empty Space, 706 Oak St. $15 general; $10 students/seniors. 327-PLAY. “Space Trek,” 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday, Gaslight Melodrama Theatre & Music Hall, 12748 Jomani Drive. $12 to $23.

587-3377.

“Stripped” (Page 24 for more).

Improv Comedy Show, with Center For Improv Advancement, 8 p.m. Fridays, JC’s Place, 1901 Chester Ave. $5. 322-8209.

Shout, The Mod Musical (Page 24 for more).

ART “Walk On — Celebrating Abilities” Art Exhibit, featuring artwork by Linda Brown, Scott McDonald and Nancy Putney, now on display through Sept. 30, Access Center, 1330 Truxtun Ave. Free. 324-9000.

Art Classes, in drawing, watercolor, oils, color theory, for beginners and advanced, Bakersfield Art Association Art Center, 1817 Eye St. 869-2320.

Art Exhibit on Display: In Tandem, featuring work by Amie and Matthew Rangel, now until Oct. 4, Bakersfield College, Wylie and May Louise Jones Gallery, 801 Panorama Drive. Gallery hours: Mondays through Thursdays 1 to 4 p.m.

Art for Healing program, classes that alleviate stress, resulting from illness, or grief. All classes are free but some suggest a donation and are held at Mercy Hospital, Truxtun Campus, Truxtun and A St. Visit mercybaakersfield.org/ art or to register, 632-5357.

Art in the Afternoon, for children, 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Beale Memorial Library, Arkelian children’s room, 701 Truxtun Ave. Free.

868-0770.

Artwork on Display, with featured artist Deanna Nelson, through September, Bakersfield Art Association Art Center, 1817 Eye St. Free. 869-2320.

Call to Artists: “Windows on Mango Street,” find an old antique window and paint, with no specific theme, on the backside of the window glass, transforming it into a hanging piece of art, submissions due between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 21. Email Jfidel@rocketmail.com or 703-8666.

Exhibits on Display, “Out of Print: Altered Books,” “Christopher Stott: New Realism,” and “Paul Strand: The Mexican Portfolio,” Sept. 13 until Nov. 25, Bakersfield Museum of Art, 1930 R St. bmoa.org or 323-7219.

Michelle Stone, featured artist for the month of September, Dagny’s Coffee Co., 1600 20th St. 634-0806.

The Art Shop Club, 9 a.m. to noon each Thursday, Friday and Saturday, The Art Shop, 1221 20th St. All mediums. 322-0544, 5897463 or 496-5153.

MUSIC Blues Pyrenees Cafe, 601 Sumner, 323-0053; Mike Montano Band, 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday.

Classic rock Bellvedere Cocktail Lounge, 3090 Brundage Lane, 325-2139; Mystic Red, 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Crest Bar & Grill, inside Bakersfield RV Resort, 5025 Wible Road, 833-9998; Steve Woods, 6 p.m.

Saturday.

Pyrenees Cafe, 601 Sumner, 3230053; Mike Montano Band, 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday.

T-Bones Steakhouse, 8020 District Blvd., 398-1300; Elevation 406, 7:30 p.m. Friday; No Limit, 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

Comedy Elevation Lounge, 818 Real Road, 325-6864; Improv Tuesday - Live comedy with DJ after party, 9 p.m.

Tuesdays.

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

Sandrini’s, 1918 Eye St., 3228900; Vince Galindo, 9 p.m.

Wednesdays.

The Prime Cut, 9500 Brimhall Road, 831-1413; Teddy Spanke and the Tex Pistols, 9:30 p.m. Saturday. $5.

Dancing Beginner Belly Dance Lessons, 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. Mondays, Centre Stage Studio, 1710 Chester Ave. 323-5215. $45 regular session; $65 combo session. bakersfieldbellydance.biz.

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.

Greenacres Community Center, 2014 Calloway Dr., offers ballroom dance, East Coast swing (jitterbug) and Argentine Tango dance classes; $35, $45 for non-members. 322-5765 or 201-2105.

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

Pairs and Spares Dance, with Rich and Randy, 7 p.m. Friday, Rasmussen Senior Center, 115 E. Roberts Lane. $7; $9 nonmembers.

399-3575.

Whirlaways Square Dance Club, has workshops every first, third, fourth and fifth Mondays, Park Stockdale Civic Association Community Center, 205 Rio Bravo Drive. whirlaways.org or 213-3105.

DJ Bellvedere Cocktail Lounge, 3090 Brundage Lane, 325-2139; DJ Brian, 7 to 11 p.m. Tuesday.

DoubleTree Hotel, Club Odyssey, 3100 Camino Del Rio Court. 323-7111; live in the mix: old school, ’80s and ’90s music, 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. every Saturday.

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. Thursdays through 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.

Jazz Cafe Med, 4809 Stockdale Highway., 834-4433; Richie Perez, 7:30 to 11 p.m. Thursdays.

Imbibe Wine & Spirits Merchant, 4140 Truxtun Ave., 633WINE; live music & wine bar with featuring local artist and Jazz Connection, along with 24 wines, 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

King Tut, 10606 Hageman Road; live instrumental and vocal jazz, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. each Friday and Saturday. Free.

Le Corusse Rouge, 4647 White Lane, 834-1611; Bakersfield Jazz Workshop, 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. every Wednesday.

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

The Nile, Jazz Music, 6 p.m. every Sunday. Cost $10 at 1721 19th St. 364-2620.

Karaoke Banacek’s Lounge, 4601 State Road, 387-9224; 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Fridays.

Bellvedere Cocktail Lounge, 3090 Brundage Lane, 325-2139; 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Thursdays and Sundays.

Big Daddy Pizza, 6417 Ming Ave., 396-7499; 7 to 10 p.m. every Tuesday; 8 to 11 p.m. every Friday.

Cataldo’s Pizzeria, 4200 New Stine Road, 397-5000; 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday.

Cataldo’s Pizzeria, 6111 Niles St., 363-7200; 6:15 to 10:15 p.m. Tuesdays.

Chateau Lounge, 2100 S. Chester Ave., 835-1550; 9 p.m. every Saturday.

City Slickers, 1001 W. Tehachapi Blvd., 822-4939; 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Corona’s Cantina, 9817 S. Union Ave., 345-8463; 7 to 10 p.m. Fridays.

Don Perico Restaurant, 2660 Oswell St., Suite 133, 871-2001; 7 to 11 p.m. Thursdays.

DoubleTree Hotel, Club Odyssey, 3100 Camino Del Rio Court; 8 p.m. to midnight Tuesdays.

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. every Wednesday.

Iron Horse Saloon, 1821 S. Chester Ave., 831-1315; 7 to 11 p.m.

Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Julie’s The Branding Iron Saloon, 1807 N. Chester Ave., 6 to 10 p.m. every Friday.

Le Corusse Rouge, 4647 White Lane, 834-1611; A to Z Karaoke, 8 p.m. to midnight Tuesdays.

Lone Oak Inn, 8 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday at 10612 Rosedale Highway. 589-0412.

Magoo’s Pizza, 1129 Olive Drive, 399-7800; 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Maria Bonita Mexican Restaurant, 10701 Highway 178, 3663261, 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.

Pizzeria, 4200 Gosford Road, 3971111; 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays.

Pour House, 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at 4041 Fruitvale Ave. 589-9300.

Pyrenees Cafe, 601 Sumner, 3230053; 8 p.m. to midnight Saturdays.

Replay Sports Lounge & Grill, 4500 Buck Owens Blvd., 3243300; 8 p.m. every 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; 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Round Table Pizza, 2060 White Lane, 836-2700; 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.

Round Table Pizza, 2620 Buck Owens Blvd., 327-9651; The Junction with host Mac Clanahan, 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays.

Round Table Pizza, 4200 Gosford Road, 397-1111; 6:30 p.m.

Wednesdays.

Rusty’s Pizza, 5430 Olive Drive, 392-1482; 6:30 to 9 p.m. every Wednesday.

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. every Wednesday.

T-Bones Steakhouse, 8020 District Blvd., 398-1300; 7:30 to 11 p.m. Thursdays.

Tejon Club, 6 to 10 p.m. every Saturday at 117 El Tejon Ave. 3921747.

The Bull Shed Bar & Grill, at Hotel Rosedale, 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. every Thursday.

The Playhouse, 2915 Taft Highway; 397-3599; 7 to 10 p.m. Sundays.

The Prime Cut, 9 p.m. every Friday at 9500 Brimhall Road. 8311413.

The Regent, 2814 Niles St., 8714140; 8:30 p.m. every other Friday.

The Wrecking Yard, 9817 S. Union Ave., 827-9192; 7 to 10 p.m.

Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.

The Wright Place, 2695-G Mount Vernon Ave., 872-8831, 8 p.m. every Thursday.

Tomi’s Cowgirl Cafe, 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, 1440 Weedpatch Highway. 363-5102.

Trouts & The Blackboard Stages, 805 N. Chester Ave., 3996700; 7 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays, 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Vinny’s Bar & Grill, 2700 S. Union Ave., 496-2502, 7 p.m.

Thursdays. 21 and over.

Latin/Salsa DoubleTree Hotel, Club Odyssey, Club Odyssey, 3100 Camino Del Rio Court, 633-1949; various levels, 3 to 9 p.m. every Sunday. $5 per person, per lesson.

Mariachi Camino Real Restaurant, 6 to 9 p.m. every Sunday at 3500 Truxtun Ave. 852-0493.

Oldies KC Steakhouse, 2515 F St., 3229910; Jimmy Gaines, Bobby O and Mike Halls, 6:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday.

Music showcase The Prime Cut, 9500 Brimhall Road, 831-1413; featuring local artists, 7 to 10 p.m. every Wednesday.

Old school Que Pasa Mexican Cafe, 2701 Ming Ave., 832-5011; Al Garcia & the Rhythm Kings, 8 to 11 p.m. every Thursday.

Tam O’Shanter, 2345 Alta Vista, 324-6774; Elements, 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. $5 per night.

Open Mic Fiddlers Crossing, 206 East F St., Tehachapi, 823-9994; 7 p.m.

Wednesdays. $5.

Juliana’s Art Cafe, listen to local performing artists, guitar and saxophone players, 7 to 9 p.m. Fridays, 501 18th St. 327-7507. Free.

On the Rocks, 1517 18th St., 3277625; musicians, spoken word, poets, comedians, 8 p.m. every Wednesday, On the Rocks, 1517 18th St. Free.

Rock Rockstarz Party Bar, 7737 Meany Ave., Suite B5, 589-6749; live bands, 9 p.m. every Thursday.

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B. Ryder's Sports Bar & Grill, 7401 White Lane, 397-7304; Bar Room Riot, 9 p.m. Friday; Aviator and The Coriolis Effect, 9 p.m. Saturday. $5 each night; 21 and older only.

Rock n’ roll The Doghouse Saloon, 777 W. Tehachapi Blvd., Tehachapi, 822-4200, Road Dawgs, 7 p.m. Saturday.

Soft rock Steak and Grape, 4420 Coffee Road, 5889463; 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Free.

Trivia night Bellvedere Cocktail Lounge, 3090 Brundage Lane, 325-2139; 7 p.m. Tuesdays.

Chuy’s, 2500 New Stine Road, 833-3469; 7 p.m. every Tuesday.

On the Rocks, 1517 18th St., 327-7625; 8 to 10 p.m. Monday.

Sandrini’s, 1918 Eye St., 322-8900; Trivia Night with Dave Rezac, 10 p.m. Tuesdays.

Variety Golden State Mall, 3201 F St., 872-2037, Joe Loco Duet, 2 to 5 p.m. Sundays.

UPCOMING EVENTS Monday 10/01 Adult Hypnotist Tina Marie, 7:30 p.m., Fox Theater, 2001 H St. $23 plus fee. vallitix.com or 322-5200.

Chipper Lowell in “Celebrities of Magic,” part of Ron Saylor’s show, 7:30 p.m., Gaslight Melodrama Theatre & Music Hall, 12748 Jomani Drive. $20. 587-3377.

Kern County Rose Society Meeting, 7 p.m., Calvary Bible Church, 48 Manor St. 327-3228 October Fun Fest, activities for children, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 12:30 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, Murray Family Farms, 6700 General Beale Road. $6.99 all ages; Saturday and Sunday, $10.99.

Children 3 years & under free. 330-0100.

Second annual Golf for Brain Injury, hosted by Brain Injury Association of California (BIACAL); check-in 11 a.m., shotgun at noon, dinner at 5 p.m., Bakersfield Country Club, 4200 Country Club Drive. $125 per person. Visit biacal.org or 201-9782.

Senior Discovery Days, for seniors 60 and older receive 50 percent off admission, 10 percent discount in the gift store, CALM, 10500 Alfred Harrell Highway. 872-2256.

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Southern California punk legends Strung Out appear Tuesday at B Ryder’s.

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Mumford & Sons: “Babel” — It’s hard to be overly critical of Mumford & Sons, since they seem like such a friendly bunch, but if you have a copy of their debut “Sigh No More,” that should complete your Mumford library. Plenty of opening acoustic guitar strums and even more sweeping choir-like choruses.

Deadmau5: “>album title goes here<” — On his sixth studio album, Canadian deejay and producer Joel Thomas Zimmerman, aka Deadmau5, cleans out his closet with a collection of previously recorded material. Not nearly as strong as his last CD, “4x4=12,” but appearances by Cypress Hill and Imogen Heap help raise it past average. House music vet Wolfgang Gartner returns for another winning collaboration on “Channel 42.” Perfect sounds for working out, dancing or art gallery receptions.

Matt’s pick Strung Out at B Ryder’s, 7401 White

Lane, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, $18, all ages, 3977304.

While much of the world was jumping on the grunge music and nu-metal bandwagon through the ’90s, many of the hardcore punk elite stuck true to their roots, shunning major labels and producing some of the genre’s most iconic albums independently. Sitting near the top through the decade was Simi Valley quintet Strung Out, who, in addition to the standard punk aesthetic, introduced a heavier, metallic influence into their sound. After 23 years, seven albums and countless appearances on the Vans Warped Tour, they continue touring incessantly. (Original members are Jason Alexander Cruz, vocals; Jake Ira Kiley, guitar; and Rob Ramos, guitar; newcomers are bassist Chris Aiken and drummer Jordan Burns.)

On this latest trek, the band has been performing in their entirety two key albums: the 1996 classic “Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues” and 1998’s “Twisted By Design.”