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The Bakersfield Californian Thursday, October 4, 2012

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Index First Friday................................................ 22 Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra............ 23 Arts Alive .................................................. 24 Fill the Bowl .............................................. 25 The Lowdown with Matt Munoz.............. 26 ‘Shout’ review .......................................... 27 Taft Rocktoberfest .................................. 31 Calendar .............................................. 31-33

Jewel of arts scene loses leader Herman announces retirement from BMoA BY JENNIFER SELF Californian lifestyles editor jself@bakersfield.com

Bakersfield Museum of Art Executive Director Bernie Herman has announced his intention to retire from the city’s premier arts organization after an eight-

year tenure that saw the museum flourish and grow, even as the economy has faltered. No timetable has been set for his departure, said Jason Gutierrez, the museum’s director of marketing. Herman declined to be interviewed by The Californian on Wednesday, but the museum released a copy of his letter of resignation, which states that he and

his wife, Joan, intend to move to Southern California to be closer to their adult children. “Having grandchildren is such a special treat, and we want to experience more time together with them as they grow,” Herman said in the letter. Susan Hersberger, chairwoman of the museum’s board of directors, said Herman informed the executive board of his decision

Monday and sent a letter to the full board on Tuesday. Hersberger called Herman’s contributions to the museum and community at large “enormous.” “During his tenure as president and CEO, he put the museum on firm financial footing,” she said. “In today’s economy, when museums and symphonies across the country are struggling, we’re in an enviable position at the

museum with the financial stability we enjoy. “He also expanded the artistic offerings of the museum, which at the same time has increased the number and diversity of our audience.” Though Hersberger was aware that Herman was considering leaving, the news came as a shock to several museum supporters Please see HERMAN / 29

Country rock in mellow vein SoCal group Poco hits town Saturday BY MATT MUNOZ Californian staff writer mmunoz@bakersfield.com

alifornia quintet Poco, which built a lasting reputation for crafting mellow country rock nuggets after bursting from the industrial hub of the Southern California music scene, is ready to softly rock Bakersfield on Saturday. On record and in concert, the band effectively mixed the traditional instrumentation of country music into rock ’n’ roll without the trappings of Top 40 radio formulas with hits such as “Crazy Love,” “Heart of the Night” and “Call it Love.” Original Poco member Rusty Young, who today leads the band after numerous lineup changes, said the blessing of being able to sustain a career has always been a matter of fans, not albums sales. Firmly committed to producing at a comfortable pace, the soft rockin’ quintet’s appearance is a fitting closeout to the 2012 River Walk Park Concert Series. “There’s three reasons the band has lasted this long,” said Young, 66, during a recent phone interview. “One, is the fan base is so great and so loyal, always there for us. Other bands from our genre are jealous because we have a hard-core constituency that’s stuck with us. Second, we’ve had great songs that stand up over the years. Third, is we’ve always had great musicians, and the band today is just as good if not better than any band we’ve had. I just love playing in this band now.”

Poco When: 8 p.m. Saturday Where: Bright House Networks Amphitheatre, 11200 Stockdale Highway Admission: $10 plus service charge Information: 852-7777 or ticketmaster.com Ice chests, outside food and beverages allowed. Temporary alcohol permits can be purchased for $1 on site. Valid ID will be required.

Young hasn’t always been the group’s front man. During the band’s early years, he was stationed near the back of the band, providing one of the group’s signature elements on the steel guitar. “You didn’t have synthesizers back then, so you had to play real instruments to get a variety of sounds in your band and your music. The Beatles had trumpets and clarinets in their music. We wanted to do the same kind of ideas, but with country instruments. We were using those instruments in a rock band to add color — mandolin, dobro, steel guitar — so that was always my job.” Co-founders Jim Messina and Richie Furay, who left Buffalo Springfield to form the first incarnation of Poco in 1968, brought Young in to continue pursuing Buffalo Springfield’s latter-day country pursuits. And while mentioned as one of the pioneers of country rock along with The Byrds, and Flying Burrito Brothers, Young views Poco’s role in the evolution of the subgenre much differently.

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Poco appears at the Bright House Networks Amphitheatre on Saturday. Pictured from left: Jack Sundrud, Rusty Young, George Lawrence and Michael Webb.

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“We decided we wanted to carry out this notion of a more country rock band after Buffalo Springfield disbanded. Of course we weren’t the first that did it. A lot of people want to say Gram Parsons was the first to do country rock, and that’s all baloney. The Everly Brothers were country rock, Buddy Holly and Buck Owens was certainly country rock. He was the king of it, I thought. It was pretty natural for us to carry it on. The most diffi-

cult thing was finding the right five guys to do it. Over the years the band became a springboard for likeminded visionary musicians including Timothy B Schmit, who both later joined and replaced each other in the Eagles, and drummer Paul Cotton, among many others. The group’s horse logo introduced on its “Legend” album was also designed by late “Saturday Night Live” comedian Phil Hartman, whose brother managed Poco for a period. But for all Poco’s extensive history, they’ll forever be associated with their lone No. 1 single, “Crazy Love,” which Young also

co-wrote and originally sang in the studio. “I don’t know how the song came about. I was living in Los Angeles, working on my house one day, and of a sudden the chorus just jumped out of my mind. I always had a guitar close at hand. It took about 30 minutes to write that song, because it was all there. It was kind of a gift.” The band’s current lineup includes Jack Sundrud, bass; George Lawrence, drums; and Michael Webb, guitars and keys. “We do songs from all the eras of the band, some performed in different musical styles, but I do think we have the best new material we’ve ever had right now.”

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Celtic Music Festival grows into two-day celebration

It wouldn’t be Celtic sans scotch

BY SUSAN SCAFFIDI

BY STEFANI DIAS

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It’s a bonny good time ith only a couple of years playing together under their belts, Wrenwood, Bakersfield’s newest Celtic band, is humbled — and excited — to be included among some heavy-hitters at the fourth annual Celtic Music Festival this weekend. “Most of us are fairly new to this genre,” said Wrenwood leader Steve Lewis. “But we’ve been listening to it and enjoying it for years.” The festival, produced by the Kern County Scottish Society, was expanded to two days this year to accommodate the schedule of headliner Young Dubliners, also known as “Young Dubs,” a Celtic pun rock band from Los Angeles with a busy touring schedule. Also in the lineup are local bands with a growing national reputation, such as Banshee in the Kitchen, 1916 and Whiskey Galore, along with two other Los Angelesarea bands: Brilliant Gypsies and Vagrant Nation. Lewis is pretty modest about his band performing in such company. “We haven’t really earned the ‘Celtic’ title, because we haven’t put in the time studying and playing.” Wrenwood is composed of Lewis on guitar and octave mandolin; wife, Valerie Lewis, on the Celtic harp; Anne Grogan on fiddle; Jeff Cram on whistles; and David Barringer on accordion and synthesizer. Lewis said the group became friends through playing for various events at their church, and discovered a mutual interest in Celtic music. Lewis describes their style of music as “fairly generic Celtic,” including a pretty traditional rendering of Irish and Scottish music, along with their own interpretations of Celtic hymn tunes and classical music pieces. “We also reinterpret other songs with that Celtic flavor,” Lewis said. As this year’s roster of bands shows, the “Celtic flavor” is defined pretty broadly: 1916, the Young Dubliners, Brilliant Gypsies and Vagrant Nation are decidedly punk rock bands sweetened with the sounds of the fiddle, accordion, mandolin, acoustic guitar or cittern, and other instruments originally associated with traditional Celtic music. Wrenwood, Banshee in the Kitchen and Whiskey Galore are much more traditional in their approach, relying mostly on acoustic instruments and traditional rhythms. Festival organizer David Stroud said he takes advantage of that broad spectrum of music styles when programming the concert. “We start in the morning with the traditional bands and end with Celtic-inspired rock music,” Stroud said. Stroud said the purpose of the festival is to promote local bands, while bringing in the touring bands. The festival has grown to where he has the kinds of problems a music lover really wants to have. “We have so many local bands, we can’t play them all each year,” Stroud said. Even programming the touring bands is getting out of hand.

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Young Dubliners will play at Cal State Bakersfield Amphitheater Friday following a scotch-tasting as part of the Celtic Music Festival.

Bakersfield Celtic Music Festival When: 7:30 p.m. Friday; 10:30 a.m. Saturday; scotch tasting 6 p.m. Friday. Where: CSUB Amphitheater, 9001 Stockdale Highway Tickets: Scotch tasting, $29; Friday evening, $10 general admission; Saturday, $15 general admission; $13 for seniors 60+, military and students; combination tickets, $20 general admission, $18 for seniors 60+, military and students. Tickets available at World Records, at the door and at kernscot.com.

“I get queries from 10 different bands a year,” said Stroud, who considers getting the Young Dubs this year quite a coup, even if he had to add another night to the festival to do it. “They are a stand-alone band,” Stroud said. The Young Dubs have been in one configuration or another since 1988, and with mostly self-produced albums to their credit, they have maintained a faithful and growing audience. Shortly after performing in Bakersfield, the group begins a tour in Denmark and then Ireland. The Young Dubs will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday. The remainder of the festival occurs on Saturday, starting at 10:30 a.m. Stroud said the festival ended in the black for the first time last year, its third, with 1,000 paid admissions in addition to many comp tickets for vendors and guests. That’s up from 400 paid admissions in the first year, and 800 the second. “That’s what everyone was telling me it

PHOTO COURTESY OF WRENWOOD

Bakersfield quintet Wrenwood appears Saturday at the Celtic Music Festival.

was going to take,” Stroud said. Proceeds from the festival will go to the Jamison Center, the society’s primary charitable cause. A scotch-tasting event, sponsored by JVS Distributing, precedes the Friday night show, starting at 6 p.m. Tickets for that event are $29, and include admission to the Young Dubs. Tickets for just the Young Dubs are $10. Tickets for Saturday are $15 general admission; and a combination ticket for both concert events is available for $20.

When it comes to pairing the Kern Scottish Society and a scotch-tasting event, David Stroud sums it up simply: “It only makes sense.” The spirit from Scotland helps kick off the Celtic Music Festival with a tasting Friday before a performance by Young Dubliners, a Celtic punk rock band from Los Angeles. Stroud, who organized the music festival, said the libation sampling has been a goal for a while. “I’ve been wanting to do ARRANWHISKY.COM it for a long Arran Whisky, aged time. At one of 14 years, is one of our games (in the scotches set for 2011), we had a tasting Friday at scotch tasting CSUB Amphitheater. by the shot.” Stroud said the group needed an extra day before to plan another tasting — “there was no way we could do it the night before” — which worked out with extending this year’s festival to a second day. This time the tasting will involve at least seven types of scotch: Isle of Skye, eight year; Isle of Arran, 10 year, 14 year and port cask; Glenglassaugh Revival; Kilchoman Machir Bay; and Chieftain’s Glenturret, 21 year. For those looking for something else to drink, festival sponsor Newcastle will be available as well as Shock Top; Bud Light; Firestone’s porter, Walker Reserve; and more from Advanced Beverage Co. Coffee beverages will be for sale as well as tri-tip from the Knights of Columbus, hot dogs, bangers (sausages) and, of course, haggis. A mix of local and Celtic-themed vendors will have items for sale, and the society is selling shot glasses. And if you can’t make it Friday, the remaining scotch will be available by the shot during Saturday’s festivities.

Scotch tasting When: 6 p.m., followed by performance by Young Dubliners around 7:30 p.m. Where: CSUB Amphitheater, 9001 Stockdale Highway Admission: $29; $10, concert only Information: kernscot.com or email info@kernscot.com.

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Dreams, nature fuel First Friday art BY STEFANI DIAS

First Friday art shows

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“American Dreamer: Road Signs to a Reinvented Life,” Bill Lagattuta, 5 to 10 p.m., Metro Galleries, 1604 19th St. “Organic Abstracts: Untitled Series I,” Joel Arvallo, 5 to 9 p.m., The Foundry, 1608 19th St. “Hooves and Horns,” Christina Sweet, 5 to 9 p.m., Farmacy Cafe, Padre Hotel, 1702 18th St. Yuriko Tomita, Japanese calligraphy, 6 to 8 p.m., Dagny’s Coffee Co., 1600 20th St. Kern County Fair Winning Artists, 6 to 8 p.m., BAA Art Center, 1817 Eye St. (see story on Page 24)

ne might think after a jam-packed First Friday in September that the downtown event might coast through the end of the year. Fat chance, as a slate of new shows celebrate nature and dreams. One such dreamer is Bill Lagattuta, a former CBS News correspondent now pursuing his lifelong love of art. He returns to Metro Galleries with “American Dreamer: Road Signs to a Reinvented Life,” paintings and metal works reflecting the journey of all who take that fork in the road. “I think I’m just one of many people who has an inner desire to express themselves in one way or another that their life path may not allow them to do. ... When I left the world of television, I can’t tell you how many people approached me saying, ‘I wish I could do what you did.’” Capturing the expressions of those in the process of dreaming, whether about a career change or chomping down a hamburger, is the focus of Lagattuta’s portraits. His “Hamburger Man” is the show’s signature piece, expressing the pursuit of a dietary dream. “He sort of came out of nowhere. He expresses it perfectly: The simple pleasures in life are the ones that count. Not the chase, not the hunt, not the attack, not the kind of life that I used to lead — get the story.” Along with the portraits, Lagattuta also incorporated arrows in his metal sculptures, which intermingle paint and rust. Lagattuta said he strived to keep his work in “American Dreamer,” especially

PHOTO COURTESY OF CHRISTINA SWEET

“I’ve Earned These Stripes” by Christina Sweet is part of her show, “Hooves & Horns,” which opens Friday at Farmacy Cafe in the Padre Hotel.

the portraits, down to the essentials. “I try to make them as simple as I can. The challenge is that it’s harder to make things really, really simple.”

‘Dreams’ realized at Dagny’s Another artist finding the beauty in simplicity is Yuriko Tomita, who will display her Japanese calligraphy at Dagny’s Coffee Co. Tomita has taught the writing art both in the U.S. and in her native Japan, from which she emigrated in 1994. She now offers lessons at Bakersfield Budo, a facility

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ianist and composer Michael Brown is at the beginning of his career, and although just graduated from the Juilliard School, he is already gaining a lot of attention. Brown is the guest soloist with Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra for the opening of the orchestra’s 81st season Saturday. Brown will perform the Piano Concerto in A minor by Edvard Grieg. The performer is emerging from a whirlwind summer of concerts, including a stay at the Marlboro Music Festival in Vermont, the Olympic Music Festival in Seattle, and even a performance with the Santa Maria Symphony, under the direction of BSO conductor John Farrer. It was there that he performed the Grieg concerto for the first time in his young career, despite the fact that the piece is one of the most easily recognizable compositions in the piano repertoire. “Maybe I’m crazy, but I don’t see (the Grieg concerto) performed that much,” Brown said. “There’s a sense of freedom and spirit about it, a freshness that’s still there.” Brown said he had heard the concerto many times while growing up, but only began learning it recently. “It’s a lot more complex than you think as a child,” Brown said. “It has these great tunes in it and all, but other things come out when you get older and you start studying the score.” Edvard Grieg composed the Piano Concerto in A minor — his only piano concerto — in 1868, at the forefront of the nationalist movement in art music. Grieg asserted his Norwegian heritage, refusing to be lumped in as “Scandinavian” and took his inspiration from Norwegian folk music. “I’m struck by the operatic writing in parts of the concerto,” Brown said. “The rustic dance, the flute solo, the dialogue between the orchestra and the piano, the pairing of the piano with different instruments.” Brown has been gaining considerable notice not only as a pianist, but also as a composer. He has been able to play his own work, “Constellations and Toccata,” at several recent recitals, to favorable reviews, while earning praise for his discovering and championing previously unknown work by composer George Perle. “Leading a double life is not easy,” Brown said. “But it’s nice how the two feed off each other.” “I learn more about my playing from my composing, and my playing informs my work as a composer,” he said. Being a classical artist in 2012 is not easy, as many performing ensembles are cutting back from both shrinking revenues and shrinking — and aging — audiences.

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Michael Brown, who will appear with the Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, has been gaining considerable notice not only as a pianist, but also as a composer.

But Brown, like many of his peers, is capitalizing on a trend to take the music where the listeners are, instead of hoping they come to him. And that means playing in some unconventional places — bars, barges, galleries, restaurants and other venues not originally intended for art music performances. “(These venues) attract a younger audience,” Brown said. “It’s great; I can play my own compositions in a bar and they love it.” Brown said such performance venues and projects aren’t everyone’s cup of tea, but he’s enjoying the freedom they provide for him as a composer — and it’s changing some people’s mind about classical music. “You don’t pigeonhole classical music as this unchanging, dying thing,” Brown said. “Because it’s not.” Saturday’s concert also marks the 80th birthday of the BSO, and in celebration, the orchestra is performing some of the works from the orchestra’s first concert in 1932: the March from Hector Berlioz’s “The Damnation of Faust,” and the Symphony No. 8 in B minor (The “Unfinished”) by Franz Schubert.

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Fair brings out artistic talents Winning entries go on display at Art Center

t’s always a pleasure to see the winning artwork from the Kern County Fair and even more exciting to talk to the artists who created each piece. You can see this year’s 35 winning pieces and meet the individuals who created them at the Art Center’s First Friday event Friday in downtown Bakersfield. Often, I find, the story behind the picture is as interesting as the artwork itself. For example, Mel Paleo, who took a first place in oils for his lovely impressionistic piece, “Making Waves,” tells me he did the preliminary sketches for it on a visit to Tulare County. “There’s this park in Porterville that has a pond with just tons and tons of ducks,” he said. “It has a little island in the middle of it; they call it the Duck Pond.” David Vanderpool won Best of Show in the professionals category for his romantic and finely detailed pencil drawing titled “Courting.” It was inspired by an illustration published in an 1850 issue of Harper’s Bazaar magazine, he said. He bought it as a collector’s item in 1985. “I updated it and made it my style by using models I have worked with before (and) changed the overall feel of the couple,” Vanderpool said. “The drawing took a month to complete, working on it two to three hours each night after work and on weekends.” Nancy Ely, who won first place in the one-day plein air competition held on Sept. 15, completed her watercolor painting on the spot within a few hours. “It was too darn hot to be outside of the building,” she said. “So I went over to the floral department next to the fine art room and found a floral piece I liked and painted that. It had white flowers and chili peppers, and lots of oranges and golds against the green and an old enameled cup with a chip in it.” Well-known local artist Art Sherwyn, judged the plein air entries. Ely recalled that he commented on

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“Making Waves” is an oil painting by Mel Paleo.

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‘For Colored Guys’ When: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday Where: The Empty Space, 706 Oak St. Admission: $20 in advance; $25 at the door Information: 327-7529

Autumn Art Fest When: 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday Where: Mercy’s Art & Spirituality Center, Truxtun Avenue and A Street Admission: $25 Information: 663-6700

Friends of the Kern County Library Used Book Sale When: 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday; 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 11; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 12; 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 13. Where: Beale Memorial Library, 701 Truxtun Ave. Admission: $10 to $15 Wednesday; free Oct. 11-13 Information: 868-0796

the movement in Ely’s painting. “He (Sherwyn) said my brush dances,” she said, “So that’s why I call it ‘The Dance.’”

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

‘For Colored Guys’ Hosea Morgan, who plays the lead role in “For Colored Guys,” said it was he who urged Danesha Simon to write the play, which can be seen Friday and Saturday at The Empty Space. His request was a reaction to a film based on Ntozake Shange’s stage play, “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf.” “I saw that movie, ‘For Colored Girls’ in Los Angeles and I thought the portrayal of the black man was so bad,” said Morgan in a phone conversation from his home in the Bay Area. “I came home and called her (Simon) and said, ‘You’ve got to write a play for colored guys.’” I asked Morgan to explain the show’s subtitle: “A Gospel Play about the Black Experience.” “It has a religious theme — that the power of God will get you through all your troubles,” he said. The show is not a musical but it does involve vocals. “We usually carry a band with us but there’s not enough room at The Empty Space,” he said. “We’ll use inspirational music that’s recorded.” In his role as Elroy Jenkins, Morgan portrays the overseer of an apartment house. Tenants of the building are played by a cast of 13, that includes a 6-year-old child. He also considers the show “family friendly” and suitable for all ages.

Art for Healing benefit I suggest you give yourself a visual treat and visit the online catalog of items being offered at the Autumn Art Fest wine-tasting and silent auction on Sunday. Go to the supportfriendsofmercy.org website and click on the box in

PHOTO COURTESY OF DAVID VANDERPOOL

“Courting” is a pencil drawing by David Vanderpool.

the upper right corner of the page. The listing shows images of some of the paintings, ceramics, icons and other items up for bid at the Sunday afternoon event in the hospital’s Art and Spirituality Center. It also lists the item number, estimated value and the required opening bid. Among the artists whose work is listed are Nicole Saint-John, Julia Heatherwick, Iva Fendrick, Linda Ogburn, Nancy Putney, Ginny Hamisch, Johnny Ramos,, Joyce Tanner, Cindy Stiles and Christina Sweet. Sister Sherry Dolan, who coordinates the program, said more than 100 items have been donated for the auction. Everything will be displayed inside the building that houses the center or in a large tent outside. Art for Healing programs, which are numerous and varied, are designed to help people dealing with health, emotional and spiritual issues — hospital patients as well as members of the community. With a few exceptions, there’s no charge for participating, thus the need for fundraising.

Friends Used Book Sale Comic books and a large col-

lection on military history will be featured at the Friends of the Kern County Library’s four-day sale that starts Wednesday. “All of the comics are contemporary,” said Sherry Kelley, president of the Friends. “They have great graphics and we noticed (at the July sale) they attracted many young people 13 and up.” Although the military titles cover all periods of history, she said, the majority are devoted to World War II. The sale starts Wednesday evening and continues through Oct. 13 at the Beale Memorial Library. The first night is open to Friends members only but you can buy a $10 membership at the door. There is no admission charge for the other three days. Everything is priced at 50 percent off on Saturday, which means you can get many of the hardbound adult books for only 50 cents each and children’s books for as little as 10 or 15 cents. Kelley also urges patrons to bring their own cloth book bags to carry their purchases. Used plastic supermarket-type bags are available but aren’t as sturdy as those made from fiber.

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A bowl of charity is good for everyone Art auction raises money to help feed Bakersfield’s poor BY CAMILLE GAVIN Contributing writer gavinarts@aol.com

glistening bowl bearing the signature of Olympic gold medalist Jake Varner is bound to draw a lot of competitive bids at Friday’s Fill the Bowl event at the Padre Hotel. “He (Jake) signed it when he was in town a couple of weeks ago,” said Mark Corum. “We got one signed by Jimmy Watkins, the Olympic sprint cyclist, too.” Both objects are among the many pieces of artwork to be offered at the event’s silent auction, said Corum, who serves as outreach and resource development manager at Community Action Partnership of Kern. CAPK, as its known, operates the Food Bank, which serves more than 10,000 families and individuals a month in Kern County. “We do this in partnership with Color Me Mine,” he said. “We give people a bowl kit; they paint it and after they’re finished, we fire it.” Other well-known residents who participated are Chuck Wall, founder of Random Acts of Kindness; Condors head coach Matt O’Dette along with Colonel Claw’d, the team’s mascot; and members of the Bakersfield College Renegades football team. A number of local artists also con-

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A bowl signed by Olympic wrestling gold medalist Jake Varner is among the items available at Friday’s Fill the Bowl. This colorful and intricately designed work is by Jemberu Y. Mebratu.

tributed pieces, including a colorful and intricately designed work by Jemberu Y. Mebratu. Another fascinating bowl, done by Marcus Marantos, features a swirling sea creature. “In general, the bowls are intended for display as artwork, not as dishware,” Corum said. “However, I’m told some of the bowls could be used for that.” This is CAPK’s third annual Fill the Bowl fundraiser. Appetizers will be served and a mariachi group, Voces de Mexico, will provide entertainment. Specifically, the nonprofit agency’s goal is to raise enough money to buy a new freezer for its main distribution center at 1807 Feliz Drive in southeast Bakersfield, Corum said. So far, 80 percent of the $350,000 pur-

chase price has been raised. As of now, $55,000 more is needed. The new appliance is double the capacity of CAPK’s current freezer. “It will allow us to procure and distribute more frozen protein and other items to our clients,” he said. “Also, this new unit is more energy efficient and will allow us the ability to meet the increasing demand.” And with the downturn in the economy, the number of hungry people among our population continues to rise. “We are seeing the new face of the poor — unemployed people who have lost their jobs,” Corum said. “I read recently that Bakersfield has the highest number of food hardship (cases) of any metro area of its size in the United States.” CAPK has 117 distribution sites all over Kern County, he said. Many are food

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Filthies shake off rust for gig Bakersfield punks reunite Saturday

ans of Bakersfield punk quartet The Filthies will have a chance to say farewell on the band’s home turf when the group reunites for a series of California shows, kicking off Saturday at On the Rocks. The band, which never officially broke up, said there are no hidden motives behind the sudden reunion show, other than to say thanks. “We had too much stuff going on in our individual lives, so we just stopped making time for the band and ultimately just stopped playing shows back then,” said Filthies lead vocalist and guitarist Kenny Mount. “People started asking when will there be a Filthies show on Facebook, not knowing what has happened with us. I kind of hinted at it with the guys, it started to circulate, and here we are.” The Filthies built a loyal following after forming in 2003, writing and producing a series of EPs and full-length CDs. Along the way they also toured when time permitted, hitting mostly West Coast clubs, also traveling as far as Ireland for a few self-financed performances. Their last CD, “Your Turn,” was released in 2009, just a few months before the band stopped performing the following year. “We are crusty-sounding,” said Mount of the group’s rehearsals in preparation for the show. “I figure we’ll be fine. We’ve played these songs for so long. We’ll do the ‘Your Turn’ album in its entirety, and a lot of

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After surviving Monday’s blind audition round on NBC’s “The Voice,” Rudy Parris, a Visalia musician with strong Bakersfield ties, has just announced he will be performing a free show at Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace on Oct. 19.

other tunes everyone will know.” Joining Mount will be original members Eric Bonilla, drums; Kelley Ratliff, bass; and guitarist Jeremy Gustafson, who will be taking a short break from ’80s glam-metal tribute band Glam Cobra for Saturday’s show. Mount added that curious fans will get a healthy cross-section of prime Filthies’ material, including “Donut Shop,” “Malissa’s Song,” “Hooray For Hollywood,” “Backhand” and “Embalm You.” “We’d like to say, ‘Thank you,’ to everyone one last time for standing by us. This is your last time to see The Filthies,” he said. Not entirely so. According to Mount, the band had to do a little wheeling and dealing in order to bring the reunion to fruition. “I had to bargain with Eric who said, that, ‘If we played Bakersfield, we’d play Santa Barbara,’ where he lives. Well, Kelley said, ‘If we play Santa Barbara, we have to play Las Vegas.’ Then Eric said,

‘Then we have to play Ventura.’” The Filthies won’t be the only band reuniting that evening. Opening the show will be the return of local post nu-metal supergroup Karmahitlist featuring former Cradle of Thorns/Videodrone lead vocalist Ty Elam, drummer Cesareo Garasa, bassist Mike Montano Jr., guitarist Jim Fendrick and DJ Alex Garza. Saturday’s showtime begins at 9 p.m. Admission is $10. On the Rocks is located at 1517 18th St. For more information, call 327-7625.

Rudy Parris on ‘The Voice’ After weeks of anticipation, Visalia singer-songwriter Rudy Parris, who has strong ties to Bakersfield, appeared on Monday’s episode of the NBC singing competition, “The Voice.” During Monday’s pre-audition montage, Parris opened up about his early musical beginnings in Visalia, growing up in a single-

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.

parent household and putting life on hold to raise his now-22-yearold daughter. Before taking the stage, Parris said, “Daddy’s done his work, and it’s time for Daddy to go play a little.” He did just that, with his acoustic guitar, for a soulful, countrified rendition of The Police hit “Every Breath You Take.” A few bars into the song, the response was immediate from celebrity judges Blake Shelton and Cee Lo Green, who turned in succession to face Parris with a look of surprise, as the longhaired musician, dressed in all black, finished the song to rousing applause. Judges Christina Aguilera and Adam Levine were ineligible to vie for Parris because their teams were full. “Damn, you look cool,” said Green. Shelton chimed in with, “You damn sure don’t look country, but country’s still in there.” After a few moments of tug-ofwar between both judges, Parris went with Shelton. The next phase of competition will be the “battle round,” where the coaches start cutting their teams down. Each coach will bring only five contestants to the live shows. This season’s team mentors are Mary J. Blige for Levine’s team, Michael Buble for Shelton’s team, Matchbox Twenty singer Rob Thomas for Green’s team and Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong for Aguilera’s team. To find out how Parris fares in the battle rounds, watch “The Voice” 8 p.m. Monday on NBC.

Dressed up at Disneyland During my interview with Rusty Young of Poco, he shared a story about a memorable visit to the “Happiest Place on Earth,” where Buck Owens was appearing just prior to the formation of Poco: “We were in rehearsals in Los Angeles, and Gram Parsons was rehearsing with us, because we thought he might fit into the band at that point. “Buck Owens was playing at

Disneyland. Richie Furay wanted to go, and so did Gram, who also knew Buck. We all met there. This was late ’67 to ’68, and Gram has just come back from hanging out in London with David Bowie and Keith Richards, so he was in an interesting place. Richie and I were at Disneyland with our wives, and there’s this big commotion at the gate. We go down to see what it was about and it was Gram Parsons in a stand-off with his big security lady in uniform. “At the time, Disneyland had a ‘No gays,’ policy. If they thought you were gay, they would not let you into Disneyland. Gram was wearing a dress. He had this big long white dress on and had very tasteful sandals on. And you know, he was a pretty guy with long hair. They told him, ‘You can’t come in, you’re gay,’ and he’d say, ‘I’m not gay,’ and they’d say, ‘You’re wearing a dress, you’re gay then.’ “They had this big fight, and somehow Gram got ahold of Buck, and Buck sent his road manager to vouch for him and got him in. Gram was with his wife pushing his first daughter in a stroller. The six of us are walking down Main Street Disneyland, with Gram wearing a dress and pushing a baby buggy. “The tourists from Iowa were just flabbergasted. We got to the show, Buck did a great show, we went backstage after the show, and everyone was there — Johnny Cash and few people like that. Everybody started giving Gram a hard time about wearing a dress. Gram says, ‘I just got back from Europe, and mark my words, this time next year you’re all going to be wearing dresses.’” “The best part happened when Cash walks over with a completely straight face and says, ‘Well, do they make ’em in black?’ “When I was in Bakersfield back in 1990, I went to visit Buck up in his offices, and I asked Buck if he remembered that story. He remembered it, and we got a big chuckle out of it.”

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It’s the 1960s and Orange Girl (Erika Kern), Yellow Girl (Kelsi Lowery), Green Girl (Tamara White), Blue Girl (Bethany Rowlee) and Red Girl (Ali Doughtery) are grooving to the new music in “Shout!”

Best show of 2012? ‘Shout’ just may be it BY CAMILLE GAVIN Contributing writer gavinarts@aol.com

rom its rousing start to its equally rousing finish, “Shout!” is one of the best shows I’ve seen this year. Maybe the best. I’ve been told this was a show Stars artistic director Bruce Saathoff especially wanted to present to Bakersfield audiences, and after seeing Sunday’s matinee, I can see why. Energized by a first-rate all-female cast who dance as well as they sing, the show skips along at a breathtaking pace in under two hours, including a 15-minute intermission. Marnie Forzetting, doing double duty as director and choreographer, did a fine job of putting it all together. And it was fun to see the cast looking groovy in their brightly colored outfits while doing dances like the frug and belting out popular songs of the 1960s and early ’70s. The actresses are identified only by a color: Bethany Rowlee is Blue Girl; Erika Kern, Orange Girl; Tammy White, Green Girl; Ali Dougherty, Red Girl; and Kelci Lowry, Yellow Girl. In addition to being terrific dancers, every member of the cast has a strong and distinctive voice, so it might have been tempting for one to rise above the others in the ensemble numbers. But Amber O’Reilly, the

‘Shout!’ 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

show’s vocal director, was skillful in controlling the volume and keeping everyone in balance. Each “girl” wears a costume in her color — and you have to give extra credit to the cast and backstage crew for the rapid wardrobe changes, which includes switching footwear. This is a super-fast-paced show and nobody, including the three-piece band, missed a beat. Kathi Lowry designed the attractive and well-fitted costumes that helped to identify the changes in society during the ’60s. Gabe Urena’s three-level set is an effective showcase, as is his imaginative lighting design. One memorable scene features a mirrored ball suspended from the ceiling that reflects a revolving light swirling over the heads of the audience, which also becomes part of the show when Rowlee dances off the stage and onto the laps of several dif-

ferent men seated at the dinner theater’s tables. (They all appeared to be delighted with the attention, by the way.) “Shout!” loosely tells the story of how women changed during the ’60s but in a way that’s more humorous than militant. For example, this quip about miniskirts, ably delivered by White in a lively cockney accent as she eyes the hem of one such skirt: “Now you don’t have to go to Australia to see down under.” People and events that were a part of the mainstream during the decade are chronicled through the pages of Shout, a women’s magazine. An off-stage voice announces the year of the issue along with other pertinent facts. Among the highlights are the rise of the Beatles in 1963; birth control in 1965 —“Set yourself free with the pill”; and a cover photo of the anorexic-looking model Twiggy in 1968. Nearly all of the song and dance numbers are upbeat. An exception is the touching ballad “All I Need is You,” beautifully sung as a duet by Rowlee and Kern. I’d like to tell you about the spectacular finale but I don’t want to be a spoiler. So I’ll simply say it’s thrilling, spiked with a British flavor, and it’s something you won’t want to miss.

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Artist Claudia True created 13 paintings to illustrate the recipes from the 2013 “Cooking with Friends” calendar.

Art is year-round for creative pair Calendars carry different themes for each edition BY JENNIFER SELF Californian lifestyles editor jself@bakersfield.com

hen Claudia True blocks out one week a year for her annual visit to Bakersfield, she has just the calendar for the job: “Cooking with Friends,” a tribute to art, cuisine and friendship that showcases her striking acrylic paintings. A reception for the longtime Bakersfield resident, who will unveil the 2013 calendar, takes place from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. today at Ice House Framing and Gallery, 3401 Chester Ave. “This is the fifth year for the calendar,” said True, who moved to the Kansas City suburb of Overland Park a few years ago. “When I was in Bakersfield, I was really involved in the local art scene, but when we moved to Kansas City, I had all this time on my hands.” True and Bakersfield graphic artist Holly Bikakis decided to pool their talents five years ago on the first calendar, “The Art of Cooking.” Bikakis designs and proofreads the calendars, and the pair tweak the concept regularly. This year’s loose theme is “comfort food,” which features recipes from friends, several of whom live in Bakersfield. True created 13 paintings to illustrate the recipes, which include Creamy Italian Meatballs by Erika Stone, Strawberry Shortcake Sundae by Penelope Bartenstein and Linda Osburn, Steamed Salmon, Chinese Style by Cathy Bennett and Creamed Staph Onions by Chuck Kiven, a “crazy” old pal of True’s from her days in the

‘Cooking with Friends’ reception What: Featuring artist Claudia True When: 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. today Where: Ice House Framing and Gallery, 3401 Chester Ave. Admission: Free; calendar is $20 For more on True’s work: Shop.claudiatrue.com

petroleum industry. In his entry, Kiven remembers the holiday family gatherings from his boyhood in New England. With limited refrigerator space, much of the food was stored outside in the chilly winter air, which was fine until a warm spell hit. “My two wonderfully wacky aunts decided the cream in the creamed onions probably grew staphylococci overnight and we’d all die from eating them. But they served them to us anyway.” Several of the original paintings included in the calendar, as well as samples of True’s other work, will be on sale at today’s reception. The larger works range from $200 to $600, and her miniatures start at $30. But it’s about more than selling calendars for True on her annual visits. On this trip, she offered a workshop on acyclics, held some business meetings and reconnected with old friends. She said she can’t believe how Bakersfield’s art scene has evolved in the five years she’s been gone. “It’s really exciting to see how the downtown art scene is growing, with First Friday, Metro Galleries, the Foundry and the Art Association gallery moving downtown. There are a lot of good artists here. I think that people who don’t give the Bakersfield art scene credit would be surprised.”

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more on one focal point, the bull and his position. I normally would have detailed out the whole piece. I found in muting the background a bit, it gave more of the focus I wanted.” Sweet’s eight works (she’ll add more before the end of the year) continue to put animals front and center, from a water buffalo to bucks. “This (theme) is something I’ve been thinking about for some time. I used to study the horns on my dad’s mounted deer busts as a kid. I find antlers interesting in that they are one of a kind, just like original art. Every animal in this show displays crowning horns.”

Going ‘Organic’ at Foundry

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Murals that pay tribute to James Bond and Marilyn Monroe are among the works by local artists that currently grace the walls of Maya Cinemas.

Movie-themed works of art sought for theater The Bakersfield Californian

akersfield film fans who frequent Maya Cinemas downtown are treated to movie magic before they even set foot inside, thanks to a series of striking posters mounted high along the exterior walls of the theater. The works — which include tributes to James Bond, Marilyn Monroe and “The Wizard of Oz” — were created by local artists in the first juried art competition sponsored by the theater and the Arts Council of Kern last year. Now, the second contest is under way, and the Arts Council is accepting twodimensional entries in all media, styles and techniques on works inspired “by movies and the movie-going experience.” From a media release provided by the Arts Council: Six winners will be chosen and their artwork will be enlarged to 12 feet by 18 feet and installed on the exterior of Maya Cinemas. Each winner will be eligible to use two free movie passes per week from December 2012 to July 2013 exclusively at Maya Cinemas. Eligibility: The contest is open to all artists age 18 and over currently residing in Kern County. Original works only, and work must have been completed within the last two years. Entries must follow the movie theme, specifically: art that features characters from movies, actors’ likenesses, or themes related to the movie-going experience (popcorn, 3D glasses, etc.). Please be aware of any copyright infringement issues: If you are taking your inspiration from a movie poster or other artwork, you may not copy that work directly, and any element copied from another source must be trivial. In addition, art featuring specific “Bakersfield” themes will be accepted. Maya Cinemas and the ACK reserve the right to refuse works judged unsuitable or

Scary series of films on tap Maya Cinemas is getting into the spirit of Halloween this month with its Horror Classics film series. Tonight’s showing of “The Exorcist” kicks off four consecutive fright-filled Thursdays. The next film, on Oct. 11, is “Psycho,” the Alfred Hitchcock classic widely regarded to have started the horror film craze with its premiere more than 50 years ago. “Army of Darkness,” the 1992 horror/comedy film by Sam Raimi screens on Oct. 18. Rounding out the film fest on Oct. 25 is “Night of the Living Dead,” the 1968 low-budget cult classic considered to be the granddaddy of all zombie flicks. Maya also has added some films to its ongoing Indie Film Festival, the most anticipated title being “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” which has been picking up a lot of Oscar buzz. The fantasy/drama, which follows the adventures of a 6-year-old girl in a fictional Southern bayou community, screens on Halloween. Other titles and screening dates are: “Farewell My Queen,” Oct. 10; “The Imposter,” Oct. 17; and “Ruby Sparks,” Oct. 24. Films in both series start at 7 p.m., and admission is $6.

with unusual requests. Entries are due Oct. 11, and artists who won the first competition are not eligible. For more information on art specifications, rules, delivery of work and more, contact Brian Burnham, promotions and marketing director at Maya: 636-0490, promobaker@mayacinemas.com; or Kari Heilman of the Arts Council: 324-9000, kari.heilman@kernarts.org.

Although Sweet will be busy with her Padre show, The Foundry, the gallery she co-owns, will be abuzz with its own new show: “Organic Abstracts: Untitled Series I.” Like Sweet, Foundry member Joel Arvallo brings his own spin on nature in his 24 works. “The show’s about a visual love affair between the connections, the different levels of nature, between the macro and the micro. And I celebrate those connections. That’s what keeps me going, that’s what intrigues me.” The artist, who cites Mexican painter Rufino Tamayo as one of his heroes, said that he works in chromatic color and doesn’t believe in “painting right out of the tube.” “Tamayo came up with his own color blends, almost like an alchemist. ... I see a lot of art and it’s well executed, but they don’t develop their own palette. It’s like a writer, you use words but you have to make it your own.”

PHOTO COURTESY OF YURIKO TOMITA

“Dragon and Phoenix,” a work of Yuriko Tomita's calligraphy, will be on display at Dagny’s Coffee Co. with a opening reception Friday.

Halloween tip Some artists on the 19th Street artwalk will be busy selling accessories that may complete your costume, but so will Steampunk Fortress. The store reopens Friday at 1912 Chester Ave. after setbacks from a flood in May. Owner Gabrielle Lopez wrote in an email that the store, which will specialize in Victorian era/sci fi mashup-style accessories, can order costume-worthy corsets. Lopez said there is still time before Halloween to order corsets. There will also be a clearance sale of other items to make way for more steampunk merchandise.

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and board members reached by The Californian Wednesday. “He was just terrific for the museum,” said Laurie Maclin, a former board member who has supported the museum for more than 20 years. On Herman’s watch the museum has thrived, securing thousands in grants and endowments, Maclin said. “When people in nonprofits are having terrible times, he’s kept us on the straight and narrow.” Board member Barry Zoeller also expressed surprise in a statement released to The Californian Wednesday. “I just got the letter today — that’s how I learned about Bernie’s retirement. ... Bernie has done a remarkable job over the years and he and Joan are just a fine, highquality couple.” Longtime board member Rogers Brandon called Herman’s performance “exemplary.” “He has provided leadership, vision, professional management and scholarship to one of the cultural centerpieces of Bakersfield. He will be missed, but he leaves a legacy of smart and dynamic exhibits, enriching art education, and a fiscally sound museum.” Herman intends to be involved in the search for his replacement, which should be an exhaustive process, said Don Martin, president of Metro Galleries in downtown Bakersfield. “That is a job that is so intricate,” he said. “It will be interesting to see whether

PHOTO COURTESY OF BAKERSFIELD OBSERVED BLOG

Bernie Herman has resigned as executive director of the Bakersfield Museum of Art after eight years at the helm of the city’s most prominent arts organization.

they go with someone with a museum background or fiscally minded.” Herman, former CEO of Mercy Hospital, joined the museum in 2004, replacing Charles Meyer as executive director of the nonprofit arts organization. Herman said in a statement released by the museum Wednesday that he’ll miss “the day-to-day experience but know I am leaving the museum in many capable hands.” — Contributing Californian columnist Camille Gavin and Assistant Lifestyles Editor Stefani Dias contributed to this report.

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merica’s Beloved Tenor,” Daniel Rodriquez, kicks off the Bakersfield Community Concert Association’s 50th season in a program called “Boy Meets Girl” tonight at the Rabobank Theater. Rodriguez, who had served as a singer in the New York Police Department’s ceremonial unit, came to national attention when he sang “God Bless America” shortly after the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Since that time, Rodriquez has studied with opera star Placido Domingo and performed in concert and in opera productions across the nation. “Boy Meets Girl” is Rodriquez’s own love story he shares with his wife, soprano Marla Kavanaugh, who will perform with him in a program of popular songs and Broadway musical favorites. The eight-concert series also includes performances by the Massenkoff Russian Folk Festival; The All-American Boys Chorus; Cody Bryan with The Riders of the Purple Sage; Delta-zydeco band Tom Rigney and Flambeau; Jim Witter’s “Feelin’ Groovy,” a tribute to Simon and Garfunkel; and more New Orleans music, this time jazz, from the Side-Street Strutters. Also in the lineup is the New Directions Veterans Choir, which sings a mix of doo-wop, soul, gospel and pop music. The singers share a poignant history — all are U.S. military veterans who were once homeless. The group’s name comes from the Los Angeles rehabilitation facility that helped them turn their lives around, and through singing, they have made new lives for themselves. “I saw them on ‘America’s Got Talent,’” said Bob Smith, who chairs the association’s artists committee. “They didn’t win, but I really liked them.”

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Tenor Daniel Rodriquez and his wife, soprano Marla Kavanaugh, kick off the Bakersfield Community Concert Association’s 50th season in a program called “Boy Meets Girl” tonight at Rabobank Theater.

Bakersfield Community Concert Association season opener — “Boy Meets Girl” When: 7:30 tonight Where: Rabobank Theater, 1001 Truxtun Avenue Tickets: $80 adults; $30 college students; $20 high school students, available at the door. Information: 589-2478, 2058522 or email community concert@yahoo.com

Smith said the committee picks as many as 16 acts a year to present to the association board, which chooses the final eight that make up each season. “Our audience has varying tastes, and we try to please (people) at least once in a year,” Smith said. “We try to have something for everyone.” The association sells memberships instead of individual tickets, with a single price covering the entire sea-

son. This year, the association finally raised its price for adult admission, from $60 to $80. “We held our price at $60 for nine years; we probably should have raised it sooner,” Smith said. “We finally got to the point where we had to raise it — the cost of everything is going up.” All the board members and officers of the community concert association are volunteers, but there are costs in putting on the series, including facilities rentals and other expenses. Smith said they did cut one major expense — the committee used to travel to regional artists’ showcases to shop for acts they might nominate for the season. Now they do that by watching artists’ performance demonstration DVDs at home. “This last showcase was in Denver, and to send three committee members would have cost thousands of dollars,” Smith said. “We just decided we didn’t have that money to spend — we’d rather spend that money on an artist.”

Oildale joins the green scene with fair The Bakersfield Californian

A group dedicated to improving life in Oildale is holding a green fair — its first-ever event — on Saturday. Suzanne Lange, an Oildale Leadership Alliance board member, spoke with The Californian last week about the resurgence of the north-of-the river community, which is getting a facelift along North Chester Avenue as well as a morale boost from a series of community events like the one this weekend. “As you know, our community has a lot of people in kind of limbo,” Lange said. “So we’re trying to promote education and changing your life, getting yourself back on track.

Green fair When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday Where: Riverview Park, 401 Willow Drive in Oildale Admission: Free

We’re trying to encourage people to give them hope.” The event will feature several booths and vendors, and the focus is on living a healthy lifestyle, from being good stewards of the environment to eating right and helping children get a good education. The nonprofit was formed nearly three years ago, Lange said. The mis-

sion of the group is “to give our community hope and to connect, engage and transform,” she said. Though the OLA is faith-based, it is aligned with no particular church or denomination. The event is free, and a hot-dog lunch will be served for 50 cents ($2 for a family of five). There will be several live music groups, face-painting, auctions and more. “We’re encouraging people to bring gently used clothing to donate, athletic gear and canned goods, too. Also gently used books for our poor little library, the Rathbun branch. “We want to emphasize twice blessing someone.”

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ive music and classic cars will be in the spotlight as Taft presents this weekend’s Rocktoberfest festival. After evolving from what was known last year simply as Oktoberfest to the new and improved Rocktoberfest, the carnival vibe has been shifted to make room for more music-oriented fare. Taft Chamber of Commerce event coordinator Shannon Jones sees this year’s revamped theme and family-friendly offerings as a perfect opportunity to showcase all the city has to offer. “We like having these events for the community all year round, but they also help to bring people to Taft to show them some of the hidden gems in downtown.” Much like Bakersfield, Taft’s own First Friday event uses the evening to celebrate the inner workings of its blossoming downtown business district. Kicking off Friday evening’s festivities will be the popular Cruisin’ Center Street classic car cruise night featuring vintage rides parading and parking on Taft’s main drag. It’s a scene that Jones says shop owners look forward to every month. “A lot of businesses will stay open late for the people who line up on Center Street to see the cars.” Adding to the atmosphere that evening is an outdoor concert on the Fifth Street Plaza, featuring Bakersfield Celtic rockers 1916 and Taft rock band Artificial Euphoria. A beer garden will be set up near the stage with a $5 entry fee so concertgoers can enjoy some frosty brews or tasty cocktails while listening to the music. The festivities extend into Saturday night as the Taft Fox Theater opens its aisles for

Taft Rocktoberfest When: 5:30 p.m. Friday and 7 p.m. Saturday Where: Fifth Street Plaza and Fox Theater, Taft Admission: Friday event is free; Saturday event is $10 general admission or $25 for VIP seats. Information: 765-2165 or visit taftchamber.com. *Mention The Bakersfield Californian and receive half-off pricing when you purchase pre-sale concert tickets at Taft Chamber office.

an indoor concert in the theater’s main room with local hip-hop artist CaliGEEK, Bakersfield rock band The Aviators and Frazier Park’s bluesy roots ensemble Mama’s Kitchen. Jones is excited to have the Fox Theater on board this year. “Working with the Fox has been a great addition to the event. They show first run movies and have really added to the downtown experience. They have a great stage in the main theater. We just approached them about having a concert, and they were very receptive to that.” According to Jones, last year’s event attracted a crowd of about 1,500. With the changes that have been made to this year’s party she hopes the allure of Center Street will continue to grow and crowds will be even larger. “There are a lot of new businesses that have opened up on Center Street over the past year. We’d like to see people open shops, continue to shop local and realize the potential of having a business and doing events in Taft.”

Go & Do Today “Boy Meets Girl,” presented by Bakersfield Community Concert Association, 7:30 p.m., Rabobank Theater, 1001 Truxtun Ave. $80 for eight concerts. bakersfieldcca.org or 205-8522 or 589-2478. “Cooking with Friends” Calendar Signing, by artist Claudia True (More on Page 28) Delano Harvest Holidays, golf and softball tournaments, junior livestock, carnival, games, live entertainment, food, 10K and parade and more, Thursday through Sunday, at various location throughout Delano. Free. Visit delanoharvestholidays.org or 725-2518. Garces High School annual fall barbecue: Steak or chicken, with all the trimmings, dinner from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Garces High School, 2800 Loma Linda Drive. $25. garces.org or 327-2578, ext. 118. Spirit Girls’ Night Out, presentations, shopping, food, health screenings, 6 to 9 p.m., JC’s Place, 1901 Chester Ave. Free. Registration, 324-7070. Talladega Frights Scream Park, 7 p.m.

Thursday through Sunday, 11811 Rosedale Highway, between Jewetta Avenue and Old Farm Road. $15 to $25. talladegafrights.com or facebook.com/TalladegaFrights. Bingo, warmups start at 5 p.m., with early birds at 6 p.m., regular games at 6:30 p.m., Volunteer Center of Kern County, 2801 F St. From $20 buy-in to “the works.” 395-9787.

Friday “A Taste of Grace” Fundraiser, live music, silent auction, raffles, hors d’oeuvres, 6 to 9 p.m., The Gardens at Mill Creek, 712 19th St. $30; $55 for two; benefits Bakersfield Homeless Center and the Alliance Against Family Violence. 699-5880. “Dia de Los Mentos,” with Mento Buru and DJ Mikey, 9:30 p.m., Sandrini’s, 1918 Eye St. $5. 322-8900. Beladagio’s 13th Anniversary Party & Charity Gala, benefits the Alliance Against Family Violence & Sexual Assault; prizes, food, champagne, 4 to 8 p.m., Beladagio, 9500 Brimhall Road. Free. 829-2288. CAPK Food Bank’s Third Annual Fill the Bowl, (More on Page 25). Please see GO & DO / 32

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Dolores Huerta Eighth Annual Golf Tournament, shotgun noon, Riverlakes Golf Course, 5201 Riverlakes Drive. $125; $500 foursome. doloreshuerta.org/events or 3223033. Free Electronic Waste Recycling Event, bring electronic items, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and Saturday, BC, 1801 Panorama Drive. nlagness@yahoo.com or 873-4011. Guild House First Friday, music by Ken Fahsbender and Larry Peal, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Guild House, 1905 18th St. $10: light appetizers, dessert, one glass of wine. 325-5478. Kid’s Stand-Up Comedy Night, ages 4 to 14, 6 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 4001 California Ave. Free. 631-2575. Master Songwriting Series, featuring world-class writers Steve Seskin, Jeff Silbar, Wendy Waldman, performing their hit songs, with special guests Brent Boberg, Dillon James, Marc Madewell, 7 p.m., American Sound Recording Studios, 2231 R St. $25. 615-2898382. Pre-Season Condors v. Stockton Thunder, 7 p.m., Rabobank Arena, 1001 Truxtun Ave. $5-$10. Tickets: Rabobank box office, bakersfieldcondors.com or 324-7825. Rocktoberfest 2012 (More on Page 31) Scotch Tasting, (More on Page 21) Wine & Beer Tasting, enjoy wine and beer tasting along with appetizers, 5 to 7 p.m., Steak and Grape Restaurant, 4420 Coffee Road, $20. 588-9463.

Saturday “Every Child Has a Birthday” Toy Drive, hosted by Junior League of Bakersfield and benefitting Jamison Children’s Center; donate a new toy or a birthday gift item, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., just outside Sequoia Sandwich Co., 9160 Rosedale Highway. 322-1671. “Ride 4 Youth” Benefit Motorcycle Ride, registration at 8:30 a.m., 50-mile ride begins at 9:30 a.m. and will end at Glennville Rodeo Grounds, leave from Valley Cycle & Motorsports, 3917 Buck Owens Blvd. $20 single rider, $35 for two. $10 for barbecue. yfcride4youth.com or 323-9041, ext. 16. “Sharktooth Hill Kern County Fossil Treasure,” presentation by geologist Tim Elam, 3 to 4 p.m., Buena Vista Museum of Natural History, 2018 Chester Ave. $7 adults; $5 students/seniors; $4 children. 324-6350. 10th annual AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Day, activities for dogs and owners, obedience, agility and rally demonstrations, microchip clinic, adoptions, licensing, vaccinations, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Central Park at Mill Creek, 21st and R streets. 845-8955. Annual Pyrenees-Fiesta Dinner Fundraiser, cocktails, dinner, music by Mento Buru, dancing,

auction, 6 to 11 p.m., Bakersfield City Firefighter’s Hall, 7320 Wible Road. $50. mendiburumagic.org. Book Signing, with Ymkje Wideman-van der Laan of “Autism is..?,” 1 to 3 p.m., Russo’s, 9000 Ming Ave. 665-4686. 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. Celtic Music Festival (More on Page 21). Farmers Market, 8 a.m. to noon, next to Golden State Mall, 3201 F St., 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Brimhall Square, 9500 Brimhall Road; 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). Just for Kids, 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; 5 and under are free. Members are free. 324-6350. Kern Humane Society’s Spay/Neuter Assistance, offers discount coupons to the public, 325-2589. Kernville Stampede Rodeo, Mutton busting, bareback riding, team roping, saddle bronc, barrel racing, Jr. girls barrel race, bull riding, 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, John E. McNally Arena, Scodie Avenue, Kernville. $10 advance; $12 adults. 760-378-3408. Lantern Light Tour & Ghost Hunt, 8 to 10 p.m., Silver City Ghost Town, 3829 Lake Isabella Blvd., Bodfish. $12. 760-379-5146. Lassens presents “Make a Difference Day,” electronic waste recycling, document shredding, health and education fair, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Lassens, 4308 California Ave. Free. 324-6990. Master Songwriting Clinic, with hit writers Steve Seskin, Jeff Silbar, Wendy Waldman, with a rare opportunity to learn one on one, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., American Sound Recording Studios, 2231 R St. For more information call 615-2898382. Mayor’s Freeway Cleanup, meets prior to 8 a.m., Park & Ride lot on Stockdale Highway, west of Oak Street. Group will travel by bus/van to various cleanup locations. 326-3770. Ninth annual Walk to Defeat ALS, 8 a.m. to noon, The Park at Riverwalk, 11200 Stockdale Highway. Visit walktodefeatals.org or 664-1226, 636-4879. October Fun Fest, activities for children, 9 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. Sierra Club-Buena Vista Group Program & Breakfast, “A Trip to the Galapagos,” with guest speaker Laura Stockton, 9 to 11 a.m., Manuel’s, Hill House, 700 Truxtun Ave. $11. 833-1187 or 203-2619.

‘CALIFORNIAN RADIO’ Join the Eye Street team for a discussion all the latest local entertainment news this morning. They’ll also give away tickets to Poco, performing Saturday at Bright House Amphitheater. Listen for your cue to call to win and, as always, we wel-

come your comments, questions and recommendations. “Californian Radio” airs from 9 to 10 a.m. weekdays on KERNAM, 1180. Call 842-KERN to join in the fun. To listen to archived shows, visit bakersfield.com/CalifornianRadio.

“For Colored Guys” (More on Page 24). “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. Improv Comedy Show, with Center For Improv Advancement, 8 p.m. Fridays, JC’s Place, 1901 Chester Ave. $5. 322-8209. Kern Shakespeare Festival, featuring “Much Ado About Nothing,” Wednesday, Friday and Sunday; and “Romeo & Juliet,” 8 p.m. Thursday and Saturday, Bakersfield College, Renegade Park, 1801 Panorama Drive. $5. 859-8395. Shout, The Mod Musical, 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday, Stars Dinner Theatre, 1931 Chester Ave. $22-$57. 3256100.

Stools” Exhibit, submission deadline is Oct. 22, $15 fee for Bakersfield Art Association members; $20 nonmembers. 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. Family Day, 10 a.m. Saturday, Buena Vista Museum of Natural History, 2018 Chester Ave. two adults and up to six children, admission only $20. 324-6350. Opening reception, for Japanese calligraphy artist Yuriko Tomita, 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dagny’s Coffee Co., 1600 20th St. 634-0806. Reception for Best Art of Kern County Fair Exhibit, 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Bakersfield Art Association Art Center, 1817 Eye St. Free. 8692320. Stained Glass Classes, six-week class, 1 to 3 p.m. Saturdays, Juliana’s Art Studio & Gallery, 501 18th St. 327-7507. 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. Watercolor with Collaged Tissues Class, taught by artist Norma Neil, 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Bakersfield Art Association Art Center, 1817 Eye St. $25. 8692320 or 283-1376.

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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, 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. Free but some suggest a donation. Mercy Hospital, Truxtun Campus, Truxtun and A Street. mercybakersfield. org art or to register, 632-5357. Call to Artists for “Chairs &

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Wine, Women & Shoes, food, fashion show, shopping, 2 to 6 p.m., Westchester Estate of Kyle and Kim Carter. $125, benefitting CASA of Kern County. 631-2272.

Sunday Autumn Art Fest Fundraiser, hors d’oeuvres, wine, silent auction, 1 to 4 p.m., Mercy Art & Spirituality Center, 2215 Truxtun Ave. $25. 663-6700. Fourth annual GospelFest, band: Sanctus Real, 3 p.m., Bright House Networks Amphitheatre, 11200 Stockdale Highway. Free. bhnamphitheatre.com or 8696567. Stomp: The International Sensation, 7 p.m., Rabobank Arena, 1001 Truxtun Ave. $30-$50 plus fee. ticketmaster.com or 800-7453000.

THEATER

KRBS Open Blues Jam, The Kern River Saloon, 20 Tobias St., Kernville, 760-376-4786; Kern River Blues Society Open Blues Jam, 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday. Pyrenees Cafe, 601 Sumner, 3230053; John Hollins Band, 7 p.m. Thursday; The Scorch Sisters, 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday. The Bistro, 5105 California Ave., 323-3905; A Black Sunday, 4 to 7 p.m. Friday.

Classic rock T-Bones Ranch House, 8020 District Blvd. 398-1300: Elevation 406, 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Friday. Bellvedere Cocktail Lounge,

3090 Brundage Lane, 325-2139; Dub Seeds, 9 p.m. Friday; Really Big Midgetz, 9 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; Bluetooth Cowboys, 7 to 11 p.m. Friday; Nightlife, 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday; Open Range, 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday. Sandrini’s, 1918 Eye St., 3228900; Vince Galindo, 9 p.m. Wednesdays.

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 & ’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, 9000 Ming Ave., 664-1400; Richie Perez, 7:30 to 11 p.m. Saturday. 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. Please see GO & DO / 33

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Big Daddy Pizza, 6417 Ming Ave., 3967499; 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., 3637200; 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., 3458463; 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, 3256864; 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, 8341611; A to Z Karaoke, 8 p.m. to midnight Tuesdays. Lone Oak Inn, 8 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday at 10612 Rosedale Highway. 5890412. Magoo’s Pizza, 1129 Olive Drive, 399-7800; 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday. Maria Bonita Mexican Restaurant, 10701 Highway 178, 366-3261, 7 to 11 p.m. Fridays. All ages. McMurphy’s Irish Pub & Sports Bar, 14 Monterey St., 869-1451; 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tuesdays. Pizzeria, 4200 Gosford Road, 397-1111; 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays. Pour House, 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at 4041 Fruitvale Ave. 589-9300. Pyrenees Cafe, 601 Sumner, 323-0053; 8 p.m. to midnight Saturdays. Replay Sports Lounge & Grill, 4500 Buck Owens Blvd., 324-3300; 8 p.m. 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, 8362700; 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., 3987077; 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. 392-1747. The Bull Shed Bar & Grill, at Hotel Rosedale, 2400 Camino Del Rio Court, 3270681; 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; 3973599; 7 to 10 p.m. Sundays. The Playhouse Lounge, 7 to 10 p.m. every Sunday at 2915 Taft Highway. 397-3599. The Prime Cut, 9500 Brimhall Road, 8311413; hosted by Ed Loverr, 9 p.m. to midnight Friday. The Regent, 2814 Niles St., 871-4140; 8:30 p.m. every other Friday. The Wrecking Yard, 9817 S. Union Ave., 827-9192; 7 to 10 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and 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., 399-6700; 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, 6331949; various levels, 3 to 9 p.m. every Sunday. $5 per person, per lesson.

Oldies KC Steakhouse, 2515 F St., 322-9910; Jimmy Gaines, Bobby O and Mike Halls, 6:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday.

Music showcase The Prime Cut, 9500 Brimhall Road, 8311413; 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. T-Bones Ranch House, 8020 District Blvd. 398-1300: The Bad Ole Boyz, 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Saturday. Tam O’Shanter, 2345 Alta Vista, 324-6774; Elements, 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. $5 per night.

Open Mic Fiddlers Crossing, 206 E. 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., 327-7625; musicians, spoken word, poets, comedians, 8 p.m. every Wednesday, On the Rocks, 1517 18th St. Free.

Reggae B. Ryder’s Sports Bar & Grill, 7401 White Lane, 397-7304; Fortunate Youth, doors open at 7:30 p.m. Friday. $10 advance; $12 at the door.

Rock B. Ryder’s Sports Bar & Grill, 7401 White Lane, 397-7304; Elevation 406, 9 p.m. Saturday. $3; or two people for $5. Rockstarz Party Bar, 7737 Meany Ave., Suite B5, 589-6749; live bands, 9 p.m. every Thursday.