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Lifestyles editor Jennifer Self | Phone 395-7434 | Email, jself@bakersfield.com

How ’bout a big plate of honky-tonk at Palace? BY JENNIFER SELF Californian lifestyles editor jself@bakersfield.com

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inger/guitarist Chuck Mead, who’s become something of a honky-tonk hero on his many stops at Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace over the years, hasn’t nailed down what he’ll be playing when he sits in with the Buckaroos Friday and Saturday, but he can guarantee a few things: Several of his favorite Buck songs will be on the set list, and he’ll be ordering a steak — the Don Rich Special, to be exact — before the show. Oh, and people will get off their bottoms and move their feet. Because they always do when Mead is in the house. “They’re not afraid to dance in Bakersfield,” the performer said over the phone from his Nashville home Monday. And Mead would know. He’s played Bakersfield many times over the past 15-odd years, including a stop in 2009 to promote his first solo album, “Journeyman’s

Wager,” a great collection of barn-burners minted in the tradition of country music’s honkytonk and rockabilly glory days. Just give a listen to “Out on the Natchez Trail” and “She Got the Ring (I Got the Finger).” But it was as frontman for retro hillbilly act BR549 that Mead COURTESY OF CHUCK MEAD really lit a fire under Bakersfield Chuck Mead hopes audiences. The you’ll dance at the Palace this weekend. raucous shows the band regularly played at the Crystal Palace starting in the mid-1990s still live in the memory of local fans, myself included. I’ve seen

Chuck Mead and the Buckaroos When: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday Where: Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace, 2620 Buck Owens Blvd. Admission: $5

dozens of memorable concerts at the Palace, but none as exhilarating as those shows. The raw energy that came off that stage when the boys blazed through favorites like “Cherokee Boogie” and “Little Ramona (Gone Hillbilly Nuts)” got every boot scootin’ and toe tappin.’ And the semi-local-connection the band mentioned at every show never failed to stoke the crowd’s enthusiasm: Overall-clad multi-instrumentalist Donny Herron kicked around Bakersfield for years, elevating the quality of the music scene with his prodigious gifts as a player. “I think that was another reason it felt Please see MEAD / C4

The Lowdown with Matt Munoz

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here’s a scene from the 1991 film “The Commitments,” where the character of Jimmy Rabbitte tries to explain the allure of ’60s soul music to his bandmates. “Soul is the music people understand,” he said. “It’s honest.” Those lines ring true for Foster Campbell and Friends, Bakersfield’s purveyors of “highoctane rhythm and blues.” Performing classics from Wilson Pickett and Joe Cocker, to the Temptations and James Brown and beyond, this horn-heavy show band has been bringing down the house at high-profile locals event since bursting on the scene six years ago. Now this funky family of musicians is about to take the stage for a huge gig: opening for legendary bluesman B.B. King Saturday at the Fox. “It’s very exciting for all of us, that’s for sure,” said lead vocalist and guitarist Foster Campbell. “A lot of anticipation and eagerness.” The group was assembled as a favor to Village Fest organizer Rick Peace, who had approached Campbell about forming a group to perform at the annual beer, wine and food festival. The response to their debut was overwhelming. “Rick asked us what the name would be and I just told him plainly, ‘Foster Campbell and Friends.’ We had such a good time, we decided to keep going and one thing led to another.” Since then, the mammoth 15-piece band has been entertaining crowds at the Bakersfield Jazz Festival, The Marketplace, Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace and even organized their own party cruise to Ensenada, Mexico. Joining Campbell in the huge lineup are: Tanner Byrom, drums; Chuck Seaton, guitar; Brett Seaton, bass; Chris

Camille Gavin CONTRIBUTING COLUMNIST

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ne woman’s thirst for knowledge about other cultures combined with a penchant for collecting is at the heart of a unique holiday celebration in downtown Bakersfield called Christmas Around the World. “I think I have been getting ready for this all my life,” said Sherrie Lewis, chief organizer of the event, which opens Friday on the second floor of the old Brock’s building, now known as Timeless FELIX ADAMO / THE CALIFORNIAN Furnishings. “I remem- Representing Russia is the St. ber wishing I Basil’s Cathedral gingerbread could buy house at the 2011 Christmas Around the World exhibit. one of the (international) dolls they sold at gas stations but I only got 25 cents for baby-sitting — and now just look! I’ve got a whole wall-full,” she said, indicating multiple shelves packed with dolls in colorful native costumes. Dolls are only part of the collection, however. There are hundreds of Nativity scenes from as many as 40 countries, along with nutcrackers of every size, and 135 Christmas trees decorated with ornaments that reflect each country’s traditions. One of the newest displays this year was created by members of the local Filipino Club, who happened to be putting the finishing touches on it the day I got a preview of the event. Lanie Martinez, who was born in a rural area of the Philippines, said the stilt house that forms the centerpiece is called a nipa hut. “You don’t see them anymore in Manila,” she said, “but they still use them in Mindanao and other places.” Nipa, she said, is a native plant whose fibers are used to make the thatch-roofed house, which is constructed out of bamboo. The lighted, star-shaped ornaments on the tree next to the hut are called Please see GAVIN / C2

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

Santa and Me

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The band Foster Campbell and Friends poses during rehearsals on Monday night. They will be opening for B.B. King at the Fox on Saturday.

Neufeld, keyboards; Mac McClanahan, tenor sax; Dennis Wilson, alto sax; Dave Sands, baritone sax; John Hollins, trumpet; and back-up singers Geri Campbell, Amerie Seaton, Karrie Sands, Tracy Peoples, Tracey Levens and Leslea Rousch. “These are a great bunch of cats to play with,” said

McClanahan, who handles the horn arrangements for the group. “The term we like to use to describe most of the players in this band is ‘seasoned.’” In preparation for this weekend, Campbell said the band has been stepping up the normal rehearsal routine. “We try to make rehearsals accessible for everyone to

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.

attend, including families. It’s not really as much work as it probably is for other bands. We’re a pretty early group, so we start about 6 p.m. and end by 8:30 p.m., with a barbecue mixed in. Amazingly it comes together pretty well most of the time. I’m so thankful for texting. It can be a lot like herding cats.” When he’s not testifying to the healing power of music onstage, Campbell works as a Please see LOWDOWN / C4

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The Filipino Club made this nipa hut. Nipa is a native plant whose fibers are used to make the thatch-roofed houses.

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parols. Club members who helped make the display included her husband, Halie Martinez, Jun Rivera and Henry Olivar. Nearby is the Asian section, which contains artifacts from Korea, China, Japan, Thailand and Vietnam. Among the items decorating the trees are tiny scrolls and figures formed by pasting together narrow strips of newspaper. Many of the Nativity scenes and ornaments reflect plants, trees or products common to the country of their origin. If you take your time, you’ll find details such as these: A crèche from Bethlehem carved from olive wood; round ornaments covered with bits of orange peel from Colombia; sprigs of holly adorning a tree for Ireland; and in the section devoted to Belgium, delicate pieces of lace and squares of chocolate, both items the country is noted for. Lewis has done extensive research on the countries represented and is eager to share her knowledge about the traditions of each one. Pointing out a bunch of grain on top of one tree, she explained that people in Finland put sheaves of wheat in a tree trunk to feed the birds at Christmastime. In Holland, families put carrots in wooden shoes for Sinter Klaus' white horse. Small wooden animals are placed on the branches of a tree in the Turkey display, because, said Lewis, Mount Ararat where Noah is said to have landed, is in that country. Lewis, along with her daughter Megan Lundin, conveys much of this information during guided tours. Other explanatory tidbits are posted on placards in oversize print. For example, in the section devoted to Germany, Lewis said “We start here because Martin Luther was the first person who brought the tree inside — the ornaments were made in Lausch, Germany.â€? Then as you read the sign placed next to the tree, you’ll learn that in 1880, F.W. Wool-

Christmas Around the World When: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday through Dec. 30. Closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Where: Timeless Furnishings, second floor, 1918 Chester Ave. Admission: $8; $7, seniors; $5 children; free to children under age 6, $20 , family of four Information: 747-4316

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A large nutcracker welcomes you to the Germany setting at Christmas Around the World in the Timeless Furnishings building in downtown Bakersfield.

worth “made a fortune by importing glass ornaments to the U.S.� This section also includes 800 nutcracker figures of every size. Her husband, Bob Lewis, began assembling the collection quite by chance many years ago. “He paid a dollar for a box full of them at Thrifty and brought them home like a lost puppy,� she said. “Some of them were broken or in pieces and he put all their legs and arms back on.� The collection continues to grow. Some were purchased by Lewis; others were given to him by friends and acquaintances. Many of the nutcrackers are clothed in fanciful costumes. “Kids love to go through here and pick out their favorite,� Sherrie said. “Boys love the pirates.� A gingerbread house,

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which is part of the German display, has special meaning for Lewis, as does an elaborately decorated replica of St. Basil’s Cathedral in the Russian section. Both were made by Manuel Rodriguez, a baker who died last year. Because they are food products, Lewis doesn’t know how long they’ll last but hopes “it will be forever.�

of the building, which now houses Timeless Furnishings. Upton went to work at Brock’s as extra Christmas help in 1973, the year he graduated from North High School. By 1987 when the store was sold to Gottschalk’s, he had become the display and visual merchandising director. Since then he has gained a solid reputation as a designer and owns his own shop, Roger Upton Interiors on 18th Street. He is one of several individuals who have helped Lewis put together Christmas Around the World and calls her “an incredible woman� for the time and effort she has put into pulling the event together, and for establishing it as a nonprofit organization. Each of this year’s windows will have a different theme: The two large ones facing Chester Avenue will show Victorian carolers, with one figure whirling around on ice skates, and Santa’s workshop populated with plenty of toys. The two angular windows on either side of the entrance will show the holy family and the three wise men. John Brock Jr., descendant of the family who founded Brock’s, will be on hand at 10 a.m. Friday to unveil the holiday windows, said Cathy Butler, president of the Downtown Business Association. The event serves as the kickoff for the opening of Christmas Around the World.

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MEAD: Hillbilly style perfect fit in Bakersfield extra good in Bakersfield because Donny had that connection there, had lived there for a little while,” Mead said. “He was kind of coming home in a sense. One of the only times I ever saw him drink a beer, it was after a show and we went to the Alley Cat. He was there with some old friends. It was always great rolling into town because of that.” But Herron and the rest of BR549 (the lineup has changed here and there over the years) won’t be around for this weekend’s shows. The band is on indefinite hiatus, Herron having long ago scored a steady gig in Bob Dylan’s backing band, while the other members pursue musical interests of their own. “It was so good,” Mead said of his years in BR549, a band born in Nashville’s rough-and-tumble Lower Broadway district in the 1990s, when a group of likeminded traditionalists joined forces on a whim. “It seemed like the whole thing was made up and manufactured, but it was too good to be made up. We’d gone through this weird experience, all five of us. There’s a certain bond that goes with that. So maybe that was what was being

“Buck was a great man. He was always there, he always made time for us. And he didn’t have to do that.” — Chuck Mead

conveyed on stage, us loving what we were doing.” But if BR549 ever got the notion to reunite, Mead, 51, would have to squeeze it into a rather full schedule. He’s recorded an album of country standards he plans to release next year and continues to offer input as musical director of “Million Dollar Quartet,” a stage production that recounts the nowlegendary 1956 evening at Sun Records in Memphis when Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis got together for a jam session to end all jam sessions. “It really is the coolest thing ever,” said Mead of the show, now playing on Broadway and in Chicago and London. “I’m familiar with the music like I’m familiar with the back of my head. They didn’t want it to be ‘Broadway musical rockabilly.’ They wanted it to be real rockabilly, and that’s why I got the call.” A touring version of the

musical is expected to land in Los Angeles at some point, and Mead, knowing of Bakersfield’s predilection for dancing in the aisles, said he’d put in a word for a stop here. In the meantime, local fans can bide their time with a rollicking show from Mead himself. He noted that the two-night stand represents the first opportunity he’s had to play with Owens’ famous backing band, and he’s been going over some song ideas with Buckaroo bandleader Jim Shaw. With little to no rehearsal time, he expects things will be pretty loose and spontaneous, though he’s sure the shows will offer a mix of country classics and maybe a tune or two from BR549. One thing he’ll miss on his visit is the presence of Owens himself. Mead still remembers the day in March 2005 when he heard of the legend’s death. He was in the middle of a homeimprovement project, scraping paint off his kitchen

walls, and recalls being knocked off his feet by the news. “I felt like, ‘well, there’s another one.’ There’s not many left of our greats. Buck was a great man. He was always there, he always made time for us. And he didn’t have to do that.” But being in the house that Buck built isn’t a melancholy experience for Mead. The Palace holds nothing but affectionate memories of all the shows he’s done there and remains one of the best rooms he’s ever played. Besides, no other venue serves a top sirloin that Mead swears has magical properties: “When I eat the Don Rich dinner, I feel like I can play almost as good as him,” he joked. To make Friday’s show, Mead will have just enough time to digest his Thanksgiving meal and give his wife a peck on the cheek before jumping on a plane and heading west, bringing with him only his guitar and musical collaborator Carco Clave, who plays pedal steel and electric mandolin. “I think we’ll play our gig and watch the guys who play after us for a while, go back to the hotel, watch TV and go to sleep. “Unless we can get into some trouble at Trout’s.”

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family practice physician. It’s an occupation that does have its privileges. After all, he is the leader of the band, and whatever he prescribes is usually the best medicine. “I have some flexibility to start and stop with my schedule. If it gets to be too much like work, I kind of back off. Then, when it starts getting better, I start to book more gigs.” That philosophy works for bassist Brett Seaton. “That’s pretty much what this band is all about. Everyone has a good time, and that energy goes into the audience. They see us having a blast and they end up having a good time too.” The younger Seaton said playing alongside guitarist/dad Chuck Seaton can get a little unnerving, but he’s happy to share the stage, especially considering the recent announcement that his pop will be performing regularly with the Buckaroos at the Crystal Palace. “I know he’s kind of a big name around here. It’s awesome.” But that mutual respect doesn’t end with the fatherand-son duo, McClanahan said. “Foster is smart enough to get this caliber of musicians and let them do their respective thing. He’s not a dictator type and he leaves space for everyone. We all sing and play an instrument. It’s not the Foster Campbell show; he showcases the whole band.” Another of the group’s highlights is the inclusion of the all-female backup singing section, called The Tasty Vocals, featuring Campbell’s wife, Geri. “She’s doing great and actually has some very pre-

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cise pitch. ... Her joke is she got into the band by sleeping with the band leader,” Campbell laughed. For Geri, getting involved was too hard to resist. “My husband was pretty smart. He put me in the band so I wouldn’t complain about practice,” she said. “The girls in the band are good friends of mine, too. People that really know me can’t believe I’m up there, but my friends told me, ‘Aren’t you the one that says, “You can do it?” It’s great for a mom to have a hobby. Men always have hobbies, but for women it’s not very easy. I’m addicted.” For Saturday’s show, the band wants their hometown crowd to be prepared for a post-Thanksgiving party they won’t soon forget. Plus, fans can expect a few original songs mixed into the

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playlist. “We do give it our all, and we are a high-energy band,” said Campbell.

The Pixies sell out Fox Last Friday’s sell-out concert at the Fox with the Pixies attracted one of the liveliest crowds I’ve ever been a part of, and I’ve been to a lot of shows in this town. Winding up their current “Lost

Cities” tour in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of their landmark album “Doolittle,” members Frank Black, Joey Santiago, Kim Deal and David Lovering entered the stage to a storm of applause before launching into a short set of b-sides that included “Dancing the Manta Ray,” and “Bailey’s Walk.” Introduced by bassist, Deal, each song was presented note for note. No onstage banter, just music. That was followed by “Doolittle,” presented in its entirety, beginning with “Debaser,” Black’s ode to 1929 surrealist film “Un Chien Andalou.” The band projected a series of bizarre clips from the film behind them, which got the attentive and jubilant fans on their feet. The band was in fine form, smiling, even taking a miscue in stride.

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‘Muppets’ haven’t lost their mojo BY COLIN COLVERT Star Tribune (Minneapolis)

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he Muppets” made me feel warm and Fozzie. Not from nostalgia, but in appreciation of an energetic, affectionate ticklefest. This reboot captures the creativity and talent of the best Muppet extravaganzas, sidestepping the slack plots and guest-star overload (Dabney Coleman! Linda Lavin! Ed Koch!) of the worst. It proves there’s a place for Kermit and Miss Piggy in a world of computer-generated kiddie movies. The film inhabits that breezy Crayola-colored movieland where characters break into song to explain their feelings, extras dressed like milkmen, cops and librarians perform perfect chorus line kicks, and traveling to France is as simple as plotting a red line on a map. Jason Segel stars as Gary, who has grown to adulthood in this apple pie world. His felt-and-foam brother Walter has remained approximately 3 feet tall and 10 years old. No, I can’t explain that. Go ask your mother.

Gary is determined to make Walter’s lifelong dream come true with a tour of the fabulous Muppet Studios in Hollywood. Gary brings along his fiancee Mary (Amy Adams) to celebrate their anniversary, because she’d enjoy that, right? They find the studio a cobwebbed shambles, visited only by rare hardcore fans and lost Chinese tourists, with a morose Alan Arkin the tour guide. Walter learns of a plan to raze the dream factory for oil drilling. With the old Muppet team disbanded, how can they raise the $10 million needed to rescue the studio? If only there was some way to reunite the old troupe and put on a telethon! One of the satisfactions of

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Kermit the Frog, Jason Segel and Miss Piggy in the film “The Muppets.”

the well-structured screenplay (written by Segel, who clearly adores every last critter down to Pepe the Prawn) is the way surreal nonsense and clever character humor coexist. Gonzo, Animal and the rest have all drifted off to lives that fit their personalities, and must be hauled out of their doldrums to save the day. When they’re rounded up in a montage, Rowlf asks why his back story wasn’t included. So they back up and give him his moment,

too. When the cameo celebrities pile into the story, that becomes a joke in itself. Selena Gomez admits she doesn’t know who the Muppets are: “My agent just told me to show up.” The human actors have a chance to go stratospherically over the top and they relish the opportunity. Segel tears into a sing-your-heartout-in-the-rain ballad called “Man or Muppet” (most of the new songs are written by “Flight of the Conchords”

star Bret McKenzie.) Adams belts out her lonely gal blues in a restaurant, to the awkward puzzlement of the other diners. The blue ribbon goes to Chris Cooper as evil oil baron Tex Richman. He’s so joyless, he can’t emit a proper maniacal laugh. He merely says “maniacal laugh.” But when it’s time for his ain’t-I-despicable character song, Cooper raps like a saggy pants gangsta. I approached the film with some trepidation, but it took

3 minutes to win me over. Even Fozzie’s “fart shoes” joke, which looks so crass in the trailer, is a crackup in context. Word has circulated for a couple of weeks that Frank Oz, one of the Muppets’ founding fathers, felt that the script was disrespectful to the characters. Phooey. Oz supplied the voice of Yoda for those awful “Star Wars” prequels; what does he know? This is one puppet show I recommend with no strings attached.

Scorsese does children’s movie — in 3D, no less BY RENE RODRIGUEZ

Is gritty filmmaker Scorsese mellowing as he ages? Yes

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If you’re intrigued by the prospect of Martin Scorsese directing his first children’s film — in 3D, no less! — then run, don’t walk, to see “Hugo.” But to write off this dreamy, overwhelmingly beautiful movie as mere kids’ stuff would be an injustice. This adaptation of Brian Selznick’s illustrated children’s book “The Invention of Hugo Cabret” (John Logan wrote the screenplay) is as much of a personal Scorsese picture as “Raging Bull” or “Taxi Driver.” In some ways, this could be his most heartfelt movie. ‘Hugo’ Right from the ★★★ opening shot — Cast: Asa Butterthe gears of a clock field, Chloe Grace dissolve into a Moretz, Ben Kingsdazzling vista of ley, Sacha Baron nighttime Paris Cohen, Emily Morcirca 1931, then timer, Ray Winthe camera stone, Christopher swoops down Lee, Jude Law. through a bustling Running time: 121 train station — minutes. “Hugo” makes it clear Scorsese Rated: PG means business. We meet young Hugo Cabret (Asa Butterfield), an orphan who keeps the clocks running at the station; the stern vendor (Ben Kingsley) who catches the boy stealing; the adventurous girl (Chloe Grace Moretz) who becomes Hugo’s best friend; and the station police officer (“Borat’s” Sacha Baron Cohen) who specializes in plucking urchins off the street and shipping them to the orphanage. The plot “Hugo” initially gives us — the boy wants to repair an invention left behind by his late father (Jude Law) — doesn’t seem to merit Scorsese’s extravagant direction. The color palette relies on bold primary col-

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ors that infuse the movie with a classic, timeless feel; the detail is so precise that you notice the filament inside light bulbs; a dream sequence in which a runaway locomotive crashes through the station is a bravura piece of filmmaking. Then the film begins to reveal its final destination, and Scorsese’s interest in this material — and the care and grace with which the movie has been made — suddenly makes sense. It doesn’t spoil anything to reveal that Georges Melies, the French filmmaker who practically invented the art of special effects, is an actual character in the film, and that “Hugo” gradually turns into a celebration of his work and of the magical possibilities of

cinema. I’m not sure whether kids will get a kick out of watching little Hugo reenact the scene from the 1923 silent classic “Safety Last” in which Harold Lloyd dangled from the hands of a giant clock. Nor do I know if children will appreciate the way Scorsese pays homage to Melies’ work with simple tricks, such as filming his actors through a fish tank to make them seem like they’re standing on the ocean floor. But I can’t imagine any film buff not being thrilled by what Scorsese accomplishes in “Hugo.” “Come and dream with me,” Melies implores his audience in a scene late in the film. With “Hugo,” Scorsese is extending the same invitation to us.

You think you know by now what you’ll get in a Martin Scorsese movie. Someone will be gothically whacked. A person’s tenuous grip on reality might slip away, possibly in a mental institution. Vengeance will be doled out — with guns, knives, fists or anything else that causes great bodily injury. And a sweet orphan will search for a new family. What looks at initial inspection like Hollywood’s version of a shotgun marriage — the man behind “Goodfellas,” “Raging Bull,” “The Departed,” “Shutter Island,” “Cape Fear” and “Gangs of New York” directs the 3-D family film “Hugo” — makes sense if you look closer. In some ways, Scorsese’s personal life and professional interests have guided him toward a gentle movie like this, even while audiences were cowering from his prior mayhem. “It’s just natural this time,” says the director, who turned 69 last week and is the parent, with book editor Helen Morris, of a 12-year-old daughter, Francesca, “in particular experiencing living life with not only parenting but a child being a partner with you and with your wife. “There have been great films made about children, and some great films made from the point of view of children. But what does a child really understand or perceive?” Scorsese says, explaining what captivated him about the project.

‘Arthur Christmas’ delivers up hearty slice of humor BY BILL GOODYKOONTZ Gannett Chief Film Critic

‘Arthur Christmas’

It’s difficult to come up with a new spin on something as established as a Christmas movie, but “Arthur Christmas” does a good job of it. Imagining that Santa Claus is a position passed along the Claus line like royalty, the film, co-written and directed by Sarah Smith, also explains how the fat old guy is able to deliver toys to kids the world over in a single night. All of which is interesting, useful information. But the real draw of “Arthur Christmas” is simpler: It’s really funny. Whether the humor — delivered with thick British accents for the most part — will translate to kids is a reasonable question. Much of it would appear to be aimed at adults, particularly the funniest bits, delivered by Bill Nighy as Grandsanta, now retired. He’s an unhinged loon whose bizarre asides are laugh-out-loud funny — to grown-ups. Will a child crack up at, “They also said women couldn’t learn to read?” I don’t know, and in the moment I didn’t much care. Too busy laughing. Santa (voice of Jim Broadbent) is in what

★★★ Voice cast: James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent and Bill Nighy Running time: 97 minutes Rated: PG

everyone assumes will be his last year in the job before retiring. He’s mostly a figurehead; his son Steve (Hugh Laurie) has created a high-tech solution to toy delivery (a giant spaceship, basically) that drops a literal army of elves, ninja-style, into each town on Christmas Eve with precision. Santa’s other son, Arthur (James McAvoy) is different. He’s kind of a screw-up, relegated to answering letters from children, where he can’t do any harm. All seems to go well on Christmas Eve until a) after the “mission” is complete, Santa decides not to retire and b) they discover that they have missed a little girl in England. Arthur is aghast, and he and Grandsanta set out to deliver her the bike

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“Arthur Christmas” answers the age-old question of how Santa Claus is able to deliver all those toys to kids around the world in one night.

she asked for, old-school style: in a reindeerdriven sleigh, with a stowaway wrappinghappy elf named Bryony (Ashley Jensen) along for the ride. There are bits of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” thrown in here and there (especially the idea of misfits), some “Robbie the Reindeer” British humor, a nod to “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and who knows what else — yet again, how will this play to kids?

Who cares? If nothing else, give “Arthur Christmas” points for not dumbing things down, for forging ahead with what it believes in. If a few details get lost along the way, the basic message shines through: Do the right thing, no matter what anyone else thinks. It’s a message the filmmakers take to heart, as well, and good for them. Maybe “Arthur Christmas” won’t be for everybody. But that doesn’t make it any less funny — or any less worthy.

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Christmas classics continue to delight TV land BY CHUCK BARNEY Contra Costa Times

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udolph. Charlie Brown. The Grinch. They’re longtime favorites who always grab top billing when the networks roll out their holiday programs. You have to wonder, though, if they would have become big TV stars, or if their shows would have earned “classic” status, if not for the extraordinary contributions of solid supporting players. After all, to achieve lasting pop-cultural shelf life, it usually takes teamwork. With that in mind, we salute some of the top holiday scene-stealers — great characters who have the power to make us laugh, cry, and sometimes wince, year after year after year: “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (8 p.m. Monday, ABC) Character: Max the dog Scene-stealing credentials: We adore Cindy Lou Who, the sweet little tot who melts our heart. But no one tops the pitiful pooch who basically serves as slave to the abusive Grinch yet loves him unconditionally. The wild trek that has Max — with makeshift reindeer headgear — pulling an overloaded sleigh over treacherous mountain passes is pure slapstick brilliance. Quotable: Seuss said it best when he described the cartoon canine as an “Everydog — all love and limpness and loyalty.” Random trivia: Max was just a minor character in the Seuss book, but animator Chuck Jones wisely expanded his role for the TV adaptation.

“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” (8 p.m. Tuesday, CBS) Character: Yukon Cornelius (voiced by Larry D. Mann) Scene-stealing credentials: Yes, the blustery prospector is full of himself, but he provides a jolt of comic relief. Not only does Yukon utter some of the show’s funniest lines, he is pivotal to its final resolution — outwitting the “Bumble” and paving the way for Rudolph’s heroics. All that, plus he has a prodigious beard Giants pitcher Brian Wilson would envy. Quotable: “Even among misfits, you’re misfits.” (To Rudolph and Hermey when they’re denied residence on the Island of Misfit Toys). Random trivia: A scene in which Yukon discovers a tasty peppermint mine was part of the original special, but was deleted from subsequent airings before finally being restored in 1998. “A Charlie Brown Christmas” (8 p.m. Dec. 5, ABC) Character: Linus van Pelt (Voiced by Christopher Shea) Scene-stealing credentials: The levelheaded Linus is the show’s voice of reason, helping to keep anxiety-ridden Charlie Brown, from going berserk. His quietly eloquent reading from the Gospel of Luke packs an emotional wallop and

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“It’s a Wonderful Life” (8 p.m. Dec. 13 and 24, NBC) Character: Clarence, Angel Second Class (Played by Henry Travers) Scenestealing credentials: He may seem cheerfully incompetent, but Clarence gets the job done — saving George Bailey (Jimmy Stewart) from suicide and finally earning his wings (Listen for the bell). With the perfect blend of facial expressions, childlike wonder, voice and delivery, Clarence never fails to make us smile. Quotable: (To a distraught George): “Strange, isn’t it? Each man’s life touches so many other lives. When he isn’t around, he leaves an awful hole, doesn’t he?” Random trivia: The Clarence Hotel opened in 2009 in Seneca Falls, the upstate New York town that claims to have been the inspiration for the film’s Bedford Falls.

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A few other holiday scene-stealers who have left an indelible impression on us: “Elf” (Peter Dinklage as Miles Finch) — The incensed Finch kicks Will Ferrell’s butt. Cracks us up every time. (8 p.m. Nov. 26, USA). “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town” (The Winter Warlock) — Quite simply, the coolest name ever. (8 p.m. Dec. 1, ABC). “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (Heat Miser & Snow Miser) — Mother Nature’s warring sons strike gold with their vaudevillian theme songs. (9 p.m. Dec. 8, ABC Family). “Frosty the Snowman” (Professor Hinkle) — The hatless villain just needs to chill out. (8 p.m. Dec. 9, CBS). “A Christmas Story” (The leg lamp) — Ah, the power of fishnet. Rarely has a lone prop gained so much attention. (Annual marathon begins 8 p.m. Dec. 24, TBS).

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Highlights of television’s holiday-themed programs airing between now and Christmas. Some of these shows will have repeat airings. For those times, as well as other programs, consult your listings:

“Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer”: An animated interpretation of the annoying Yule tune. (8 p.m. Friday, The CW). “Olive the Other Reindeer”: A dog (Drew Barrymore) thinks she’s ready to help pull Santa’s sleigh. (9 p.m. Friday, The CW). “Shrek the Halls”: The cranky swamp ogre struggles to get into the Christmas spirit. (8:30 p.m. Monday, ABC). “A Miser Brothers’ Christmas”: A sequel to 1974’s “A Year Without a Santa Claus.” (10 p.m. Dec. 8, ABC Family). “Frosty Returns”: A newly invented snow-removal spray threatens our favorite snowman. (8:30 p.m. Dec. 9, CBS). “Yes, Virginia”: A curious, letter-writing girl questions the existence of Santa Claus. (9 p.m. Dec. 9, CBS). “The Flight Before Christmas”: A young reindeer yearns to become an expert flier just like his dad. (9 p.m. Dec. 10, CBS). “The Story of Santa Claus”: Animated saga traces the early days of the jolly big man. (9 p.m. Dec. 17, CBS).

New for the kiddies “Hoops & Yoyo Ruin Christmas”: The pink kitty and green bunny travel back in time with a young Kris Kringle. (8 p.m. Friday, CBS). “Jingle All the Way”: A spirited Husky pup bonds with a young boy during a visit to a Christmas tree farm. (8 p.m. Friday, Hallmark Channel). “The Elf on the Shelf: An Elf’s Story”: An elf named Chippey helps a boy struggling to believe in Christmas magic. (8:30 p.m. Friday, CBS). “Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice”: The adventures continue for elves Lanny and Wayne who try to thwart a “naughty’ computer hacker out to spoil Christmas. (8:30 p.m. Dec. 5, ABC). “Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas”: There’s trouble in the arctic when Sid accidentally destroys Manny’s favorite holiday decorations. (9 p.m. Dec. 16, Fox; Premiered Nov. 24).

Freshly wrapped TV films “Debbie Macomber’s Trading Christmas”: Tom Cavanagh and Faith Ford star in the third film of an ongoing series. (8 p.m. Saturday, Hallmark Channel). “Desperately Seeking Santa”: An ambitious marketing executive (Laura Vandervoort) dreams up a “sexy Santa contest” to boost traffic at a shopping mall. (8 p.m. Sunday, ABC Family). “Good Luck, Charlie, It’s Christmas”: Chaos breaks out as the Duncan family gets separated during a holiday road trip. (8 p.m. Dec. 2, Disney Channel). “A Princess for Christmas”: A reclusive English Duke (Roger Moore) attempts to reconnect with his estranged American relatives. (8 p.m. Dec. 3, Hallmark Channel). “Annie Claus Is Coming to Town”: Santa’s daughter (Maria Thayer) leaves the North Pole for a trip to sunny Southern California. (8 p.m. Dec. 10. Hallmark Channel). “12 Dates of Christmas”: Amy Smart and Mark-Paul Gosselaar star in a romantic comedy about a woman who continually relives the same first date on Christmas Eve. (8 p.m. Dec. 11, ABC Family). “Christmas Comes to Canaan”: Country crooner Billy Ray Cyrus stars in this sequel to a popular 2009 film. (8 p.m. Dec. 17, Hallmark Channel).

Big screen evergreens “The Santa Clause”: Tim Allen dons the red suit and fluffy beard. Chaos ensues. (7 p.m. Dec. 1, ABC Family). “The Polar Express”: Tom Hanks is the conductor on a magical train bound for the North Pole. (8:30 p.m. Dec. 5, ABC Family). “A Christmas Carol”: Reginald Owen plays the miserable miser in this 1938 version of the Dickens classic. (9:45 p.m. Dec. 5, TCM). “Miracle on 34th Street”: A department store Santa restores our faith in humanity. (Noon Dec. 6, TCM).

Making spirits bright “Christmas in Rockefeller Center”: Tony Bennett, Justin Bieber, Cee Lo Green, Faith Hill and others light up the big tree in the Big Apple. (8 p.m. Wednesday, NBC). “CMA Country Christmas”: Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts and others belt out holiday tunes. (9 p.m. Dec. 1, ABC). “The Sing-Off Holiday Special”: Reality series looks to provide plenty of comfort and joy. (8 p.m. Dec. 5, NBC). “A Michael Buble Christmas”: Grammy winner sings songs from his new Christmas album. (8 p.m. Dec. 6, NBC). “A Home for the Holidays”: Celebrities extol the virtues of the adoption process in 13th annual special. (8 p.m. Dec. 21, CBS).

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“National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” (9 p.m. Dec. 7, ABC Family). Character: Cousin Eddie (played by Randy Quaid) Scene-stealing credentials: The blissfully ignorant, beerswilling, mooching relative of Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) makes Homer Simpson look refined. In one day alone, he sets the stage for a massive sewer explosion and commits a kidnapping that brings out the SWAT team. Few characters are as repulsive as they are amusing. Quotable: “They had to replace my metal plate with a plastic one. Every time Catherine would rev up the microwave, I’d (pee) my pants and forget who I was for about half an hour.” Random trivia: Quaid reprised the role in the highly forgettable TV film, “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie’s Island Adventure.”

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You can light up a life this year BY ASHLEY FISCHER Contributing writer

With all the shopping, traveling and cooking, it’s easy to forget the true meaning of this special time of year. And for those who have lost someone near and dear to their hearts, the holiday season can be particularly painful. Which is why Hoffmann Hospice will be holding its 16th annual Light up a Life reflection ceremony Tuesday at The Marketplace — to offer Kern County families an opportunity to both reflect upon and celebrate the lives of their lost loved ones. “Basically, losing a loved one is hard,” said Marci Wattenberger, special events coordiHoffmann Hospice nator for the Light up a Life hospice. “And When: Ceremony holidays starts at 6:30 p.m. always just Tuesday seem to bring Where: The Marketup those feelplace, 9000 Ming Ave. ings and memories, and Cost: Free to attend, that’s some$10 to purchase symtimes when bolic light on the tree you feel the Information: 410-1010 loss the greatest. Light up a Life is just a way for people to come together as a family to celebrate those loved ones they’ve lost, and just have a moment to remember them and honor them in a positive way. “ For those who wish to commemorate someone’s memory, they can purchase a “symbolic light” — one of the thousands adorning the massive tree The Marketplace puts up each year, which will remain dark until the tree is lit during the remembrance ceremony next week. For the minimum $10 donation required to purchase a light (all funds go directly to Hoffmann Hospice), families will receive a white candle, and the name of the friend or family member they wish to honor will be read aloud. Those who make a donation of $100 or more will receive this year’s commemorative Light up a Life ornament, which is in the shape of a butterfly — a symbol of the transformative journey traveled by terminally ill patients. Wattenberger advised that families purchase their lights in advance of the actual ceremony; however, there will be a place to purchase a light or make a donation that

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Angela Dickinson and son Luke share a quiet moment at Light up a Life in 2009.

evening, and people can purchase a light “right up until the moment the tree is lit.” Also, for the first time, the hospice will print out a card with every name read (there were more than 800 last year) during the ceremony, and tie them to the fence surrounding the tree. “We can get so busy with our lives — it’s just the way the world works these days — we’re all so filled with hustle and bustle. We want to give families the time to stop and take a breath and bring back all those good memories of the one they’ve lost.” Outside of the donation for purchasing a light, the event is free to attend. Hot apple cider, cocoa and cookies will be provided free of charge, and live holiday music will be performed through the night. According to Wattenberger, even for those

Fallon, Roots raise walk-on music snark factor for Bachman BY LISA DE MORAES The Washington Post

Upcoming guests of Jimmy Fallon’s latenight show might want to negotiate their walk-on music with the show’s bookers, after the Roots played Fishbone’s “Lyin’ A— B—-” when GOP presidential candidate Michele Bachmann walked on stage Monday night. Musical editorializing is a Roots signature gag on the show, though Monday’s intro maybe “takes the cake,” as Roots drummer Questlove tweeted earlier Monday night. He also wrote “late night walkon song devotees: you love it when we snark” and “ask around cause I ain’t tweeting title” Fallon (which maybe should have been a red flag for NBC late-night suits?). NBC is courageously declining to comment at press time. But anyway, we’d urge you to put your money on NBC suits’ keeping just a teensy bit closer eye on the Roots’ music choices, particularly when Bachmann Fallon is hosting presidential candidates. Fallon has reportedly smiled indulgently while the Roots: Played a Milli Vanilli tune by way of introducing Ashlee Simpson, she of the lip-syncing “Saturday Night Live” hoedown debacle, on Fallon’s show. (Fallon’s program and “Saturday Night Live” are exec-produced by Lorne Michaels, who said he was blindsided by Ashlee’s “SNL” lip-sync.) Broke into E.U.’s “Da Butt” to welcome Serena Williams. Introduced Joan Rivers with Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face.” Performed Beck’s “Loser” to herald the entrance of “Speidi” on the show. It’s unclear how NBC will handle the Bachmann entrance on The Walk On Project series, which was found on the Fallon show’s blog and which is dedicated to chronicling

the Roots’s walk-on selections. It notes: “Questlove and co. always choose such thoughtful, awesome songs — take a look!” At press time, you could still see Bachmann’s entrance on the home page of NBC, although some news media reported that it had been taken down at one point during the day.

who haven’t suffered the loss of a loved one, the event is the perfect opportunity for the community to come together and remember that the holidays aren’t just about long lines and crowded shopping malls, but a time to be spent with your family. “We get so crazy with the shopping and cooking and our schedules, sometimes we

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So no cement ponds? Earlier this millennium, CBS — once a proud member of the Viacom family — failed to mount a reality series called “The Real Beverly Hillbillies” amid widespread outrage. Now, another Viacom property has taken up the cause, as the show gets an MTV onceover and is reintroduced under a new name: “Buck Wild.” And by that, we mean that it will now be about a bunch of millennials who, MTV programming chief David Janollari told TV Guide, “live life to the fullest and have pride in their community and their circle of friends.” That includes “taking part in regional pastimes like mud racing, squirrel hunting and rope swinging.” “These kids have the same kind of issues and goals and desires as we all do,” Janollari explained. “They all want to find true love or have families. They just live in a world that’s really different than many of us live in.” That did not fool the West Virginia Film Office, which has denied the show producer’s application for state tax credit. Twice, according to the Charleston Gazette. The office director, Pam Haynes, said New Remote Productions got the brusheroo twice because it could not offer assurances that the show would not cast the state in a negative light. All applicants for the tax break must submit a general synopsis of their production’s theme so the film office can make sure an applicant “has at least good intentions in representing the state.” Apparently, the MTV project did not pass the “good intentions” test. The West Virginia Film Industry Investment Act affords tax credits up to 31 percent to filmmakers and production companies if they film in West Virginia, the Gazette reported.

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person, per lesson.

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

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

Saturday

Oldies

34th annual Lake Isabella Christmas Parade, “A Christmas Salute-A Decade of Remembrance 9/11 First Responders,” parade will begin at 11 a.m., at Lake Isabella Post Office Center, 6441 Lake Isabella Blvd. and end at Crestview Ave., Lake Isabella. 760-379-5236. BB King with Elvin Bishop, 6:30 p.m., Fox Theater, 2001 H St., $35-$115 plus fee. vallitix.com or 322-5200. Certified Farmers Market, 8 a.m. to noon, next to Golden State Mall, 3201 F St. Christmas Decorating Workshop, learn the tricks of layering and texture, color blending and how to make your tree “pop,” 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Beladagio, 9500 Brimhall Road, Ste. 705. Free. 829-2288. Condors vs. Ontario Reign, 7 p.m., Rabobank Arena, 1001 Truxtun Ave. $11 to $25. bakersfieldcondors.com or 324-7825. Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Brimhall Square, 9500 Brimhall Road. Kids Free Day, CALM, 10500 Alfred Harrell Highway. 872-2256. Second annual Parade Day Pancake Breakfast, 6 a.m. to noon, Lake Isabella Senior Center, Veteran’s Room, 6405 Lake Isabella Boulevard, Lake Isabella. $3-5 presale; $3-6 at the door. $1 off for one adult ticket with new unwrapped toy donation.760379-5100.

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

CASEY CHRISTIE / THE CALIFORNIAN

Ollivier Middle School drum major Amorie Chavez leads her band in the 2010 downtown Bakersfield Christmas Parade. She was in the Christmas spirit, wearing his bright red Rudolph nose. The 29th annual Bakersfield Christmas Parade, “Joys of Christmas.” Parade will begin at 6 p.m. Dec. 1 at 22nd and L streets. 637-2323. Check out our preview of the parade in Friday’s Eye Street.

ums. 322-0544, 589-7463 or 496-5153.

MUSIC Blues T-Bones Steakhouse, 8020 District Blvd., 398-1300; Eddie Munoz and Brushfire, 7 to 11 p.m. Friday.

Classic Rock Jacalito Grill, 900 Truxtun Ave., Ste. 110, 325-2535; Prisoners of Love, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday. Bellvedere Cocktail Lounge, 3090 Brundage Lane, 3252139; Billy Russell Band, 9 p.m. Friday; Mike Montano Band, 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 Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace, 2800 Buck Owens Blvd., 328-7560; Chuck Mead & the Buckaroos, 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. $5 per

THEATER

night.

“First Fall,” 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, The Empty Space, 706 Oak St. $15 general; $10 students/seniors. 327-PLAY. “Mrs. Claus Saves Christmas,” followed by the vaudeville revue “Yuletide Surprise,” 7 p.m. Friday, 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; 7 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, Gaslight Melodrama Theatre & Music Hall, 12748 Jomani Drive. $21 to $23. 587-3377. “White Christmas,” 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Spotlight Theatre, 1622 19th St. $25; $22 students/seniors. 634-0692 or thespotlighttheatre.com. Improv Comedy Show, with Center For Improv Advancement, 8 to 9:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Ice House, 3401 Chester Ave., Suite M. Adults: $5, children under 12 are $1. ciacomedy.com. T’was the Tuesday Before Thanksgiving, doors open at 10:45 p.m., show at 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, The Empty Space, 706 Oak St. $5. 327-PLAY. Major League Improv, improvisational comedy show, appropriate for families, 6 p.m. Saturdays, The Empty Space, 706 Oak St. Free but donations are accepted. 327-PLAY.

Sandrini’s, 1918 Eye St., 322-8900; Vince Galindo, 9 p.m. Wednesdays.

ART Art Classes, in drawing, watercolor, oils, color theory, for beginners and advanced, Bakersfield Art Association Art Center, 1817 Eye St. 8692320. 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. Juliana’s Art Studio & Gallery, offers youth art, clay sculpture, stained glass, and silver jewelry, Juliana’s Art Studio & Gallery, 501 18th St. For times and dates call 327-7507. The Art Shop Club, 9 a.m. to noon each Thursday, Friday and Saturday, The Art Shop, 1221 20th St. All medi-

Dancing African Dance for Fitness, taught by national touring artists, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and 1 to 2 p.m. Saturdays, Su Studio Dance Academy, 1515 21st St. $5-$7 per class. africandanceclasses.com or 760-917-3685. Folklorico Classes, advance dancers/performing group 6 to 8 p.m. Fridays; and beginners, all ages, 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturdays, FruitvaleNorris 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. Tam O’Shanter, 2345 Alta Vista, 324-6774; 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

DJ Banacek’s Lounge, 4601 State Road, 387-9224; with DJ Casey Overstreet, 9 p.m. Fridays. 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, 5896749; DJ James, 9 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays. Free. Tam O’Shanter, 2345 Alta Vista, 324-6774; Deejay Blowskee, 8:30 p.m. Friday. $5. The Bull Shed Bar & Grill, at Hotel Rosedale, 2400 Camino Del Rio Court, 3270681; 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., 633-WINE; live music & wine bar with featuring local artists, along with 24 wines, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday; featuring Jazz Connection, along with 24 wines, 7 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday and 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Le Corusse Rouge, 4647 White Lane, 834-1611; Bakersfield Jazz Workshop, 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. every Wednesday. The Nile, Jazz Music, 6 p.m. every Sunday. Cost $10 at 1721 19th St. 364-2620.

Karaoke B. Ryder’s Sports Bar & Grill, 7401 White Lane, 3977304; 8 p.m. Thursdays and Tuesdays. Banacek’s Lounge, 9 p.m. every Friday and Saturday at 4601 State Road. 387-9224. 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. Cactus Valley, 6 to 10 p.m. every Thursday at 4215 Rosedale Highway. 633-1948. Cactus Valley Mexican Restaurant, 4215 Rosedale Highway, 633-1948; 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday; beer pong and happy hour all day Sunday. Cataldo’s 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. Del Rio Cocktail Lounge, 5840 State Road, 393-0262; 8 p.m. every Saturday. Diana’s Pit Stop, 10807 Rosedale Highway, 5878888; 8 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays. 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, 8737613; 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 Hwy. 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. Rocket Shop Cafe, 8:30 to midnight every Saturday at 2000 S. Union Ave. 8324800. Rockstarz Party Bar, 7737 Meany Ave., Suite B5, 5896749; 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. karaoke. 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; with Irish Monkey Entertainment, 6:30 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; 397-3599; 7 to 10 p.m. Sundays. The Prime Cut, 9500 Brimhall Road, 831-1413; hosted by Ed Loverr, 9 p.m. to midnight Friday. The Prime Cut, 9 p.m. every Friday at 9500 Brimhall Road. 831-1413. 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., 8728831, 8 p.m. every Thursday. Tomi’s Cowgirl Cafe, 7 to 10 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday at 1440 Weedpatch Hwy. 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

Old school Jacalito Grill, 900 Truxtun Ave., Ste. 110, 325-2535; The Prisoners of Love, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday. 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; The Press, 9 p.m. Saturday.

Open Mic Fiddlers Crossing, 206 East F St., Tehachapi, 823-9994; 7 p.m. Wednesdays. $5. Fishlips, 1517 18th St., 3242557; Bakotopia Unplugged Open-Mic Night, 8 p.m., signups begin at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Sandrini’s, 1918 Eye St., 322-8900; 9 p.m. Wednesdays.

Rock Rockstarz Party Bar, 7737 Meany Ave., Suite B5, 5896749; live bands, 9 p.m. every Thursday.

Top 40 DoubleTree Hotel, Club Odyssey, 3100 Camino Del Rio Court. 323-7111; 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. every Friday.

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

UPCOMING Monday 11/28 Senior Discovery Days, each Monday for seniors 60 and older receive 50 percent off admission, 10 percent discount in the gift store, CALM, 10500 Alfred Harrell Highway. 872-2256.

Tuesday 11/29 Hoffmann Hospice 16th annual Light Up A Life, tree lighting ceremony, guest speaker Monsignor Craig Harrison, 6:30 p.m., The Marketplace, near the fountain, 9000 Ming Ave. Individual light sponsors are invited to make a minimum donation of $10 in the name of their loved one. 410-1010.

Wednesday 11/30 CASA Volunteer Orientation, learn how to make a difference in the life of an abused, abandoned or neglected child, noon to 1 p.m. and 5 to 6 p.m., CASA, 2000 24th St. kerncasa.org or 6312272.

Thursday 12/1 29th annual Bakersfield Christmas Parade, “Joys of Christmas,” parade will begin at 6 p.m., at 22nd and L streets. 637-2323. 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. Bookseller’s Book Group, 7 p.m., Barnes and Noble, in the cafe, 4001 California Ave. 631-2575. Christmas Wreath Design Class, 6:30 p.m., Log Cabin Florist, 800 19th St. $75. 3278646. Girls’ Night Out Class “Ornament Dots!,” paint, munch and mingle and make a holiday platter, 6:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Color Me Mine at The Marketplace,

9000 Ming Ave. $45. bakersfield.colormemine.com or 664-7366. Pato Banton, and the Now Generation, 9 p.m., Fishlips Bar & Grill, 1517 18th St. $10. 21 & over only. 324-2557. World AIDS Day Candlelight Vigil, 7 p.m., Liberty Bell, 1415 Truxtun Ave. Email audrey1bap@yahoo.com or 742-3611.

Friday 12/2 “A Rosie Christmas,” doors open at 6 p.m., show at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday, Stars Dinner Theatre, 1931 Chester Ave. $45 to $55; show-only tickets $35; matinee $45 to $50. 325-6100. “Boar’s Head Festival,” 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 4 p.m. Sunday, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 4500 Buena Vista Road. Free tickets available at Russo’s in the Marketplace, Lambourne Travel, California Keyboards and St. John’s Lutheran Church. 665-7815. 22nd annual Chez Noel Holiday Home Tour, presented by the Assistance League of Bakersfield; three homes will be open for selfguided tours, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. $35. Tickets available at Bargain Box, Olcotts, Miss Holiday and Sugardaddy’s, Country Club Liquors. 861-9223. Bakersfield’s AIDS Project Change Counts!, donate your loose change to support local families with AIDS; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Martin’s Meat & Deli, 801 21st St. Email audrey1bap@yahoo.com or 742-3611. CASA’s Celebration Kickoff Party, 6 to 9 p.m., Motor City Lexus Dealership, 5101 Gasoline Alley Drive. $60 per person. kerncasa.org or 6312272. Condors vs. Alaska, 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Rabobank Arena, 1001 Truxtun Ave. Tickets: Rabobank box office, ticketmaster.com or 324-7825. Electronic E-Waste Recycling Event, bring your unwanted electronic items like monitors, TV’s, rechargeable batteries and more, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Bakersfield College, 1801 Panorama Dr. Free. nlagness@yahoo.com or 369-9861. First Friday Downtown, featuring live music, art openings, specialty shops, galleries and boutiques, artists will set up their artwork, 5 to 9 p.m., Downtown Arts District. Email don@themetrogalleries.com or 634-9598. FLICS International Cinema Society, presents “A Somewhat Gentle Man,” 7:30 p.m., Bakersfield Fox Theater, 2001 H St. $5. flics.org or call 428-0354. Guild House First Friday, music by Ken Fahsbender and Larry Peahl, light appetizers, dessert and wine, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Guild House, 1905 18th St. $10. 325-5478. HolidayLights @ CALM, open daily 5:30 to 9 p.m. from Dec. 2 through Jan. 1, except Dec. 25, CALM, 10500 Alfred Harrell Highway. $12; $10 seniors and children ages 13-17; $6 ages 3-12. $2 off admission Mondays through Thursdays until Dec. 15. vallitix.com or 3225200, 872-2256. Paleo Digs at Ernst Quarries near Sharktooth Hill, 8 hours of hunting per day, keep all teeth and fossils (some exceptions apply), Friday through Sunday, Buena Vista Museum of Natural History, 2018 Chester Ave. $85 single day; $160 two-day; $225 three-day. Attendees must be members of the museum. 324-6350. Pancake Breakfast, 8 a.m. to noon, Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired, 1124 Baker St., $3 members; $6 general. 322-5234. Santa’s Secret Workshop, for ages 7 and up, paint holiday gifts, pizza, games, and a classic holiday movie, 6 to 9 p.m., Color Me Mine at The Marketplace, 9000 Ming Ave. $38. bakersfield.colormemine.com or 664-7366. Tehachapi Symphony, presents music by George Handel, “The Messiah,” 7 p.m., Country Oaks Baptist Church, 20915 Schout Road, Tehachapi. 821-7511. Trollbead Festival 2011, demonstrations, prizes, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Beladagio, 9500 Brimhall Road, Ste. 705. 829-2288.

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Feed the residents of CALM in post-Thanksgiving cheer A day after your own Thanksgiving feast, consider a trip to CALM to contribute to Feast for the Beasts, an annual tradition at the zoo. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, visitors may donate animal food and supplies in exchange for admission to CALM. This year, a donation from the following list of food/supply items will admit one person to the zoo. 3 lbs. pecans, walnuts, almonds and/or unshelled peanuts (all without salt or flavoring) 2 large bags frozen blueberries, blackberries or raspberries 2 large bags of frozen mixed vegetables 2 lb. jar of peanut butter, jam or honey 2 lbs. dried fruit (raisins, apricots, banana chips, etc.) 5 lb bag of wild birdseed 3-boxes zip-lock freezer bags (quart or gallon) 3-12 oz. cans of salmon 3.5 lb bag dry dog food — Pedigree, IAMS, or Science

Saturday 12/3 “A Rosie Christmas,” doors open at 6 p.m., show at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday, Stars Dinner Theatre, 1931 Chester Ave. $45 to $55; show-only tickets $35; matinee $45 to $50. 325-6100. “Messiah” & Many Moods of Christmas Concert, featuring Bakersfield Masterworks Choral, 7 to 9 p.m., Olive Drive Church, 5500 Olive Drive. $20; $10 students and can be purchased at California Keyboards. 3248857 Bingo Fundraiser, with cash prizes, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Comprehensive Blood & Cancer Center, 6501 Truxtun Ave. $20 for 10 games. Reservations, 862-7145. Certified Farmers Market, 8 a.m. to noon, next to Golden State Mall, 3201 F St. Enchanted Forest, A Holiday Fantasy, benefitting San Joaquin Community Hospital’s Grossman Burn Center: dinner, entertainment, silent auction, bring an unwrapped toy, 6 p.m., Petroleum Club, 12th floor, 5060 California Ave. $150 per person, $1,250 for table of 10. 204-7799. Enchanted Winter’s Evening, semi-formal dance, silent auction, raffle, 7 p.m. to midnight, Red Lion Hotel, 2400 Camino Del Rio Court. $10 or bring a toy valued at $10. Tickets available at Martin’s Meats and Deli Market. Email audrey1bap@yahoo.com or 742-3611. Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Brimhall Square, 9500 Brimhall Road. Garden Project Community Meeting, learn how to plant your own vegetable garden, 10 to noon a.m., St. Luke Anglican Church, 2730 Mall View Road. 332-3204. Holiday Harps, seasonal music, 2 to 3 p.m., Beale Memorial Library, auditorium, 701 Truxtun Ave. Free. 8680770.

Don’t Miss the Brightest Night of the Year TOMORROW Friday Nov 25 at Town & Country RECEIVE

GIVE MORE THAN YOU RECEIVE THIS HOLI DAY SEASON

Friday Nov 25 from 430 PM to 7PM 17th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony FELIX ADAMO / THE CALIFORNIAN

While at CALM’s 2009 Feast for the Beasts, Erinn Costello-Ritchie, 5, and Tessa Costello-Ritchie of Woodland Hills took time to pose with a pony.

Diet 3.5 lb bag dry cat food — Purina cat chow 2 whole chickens or 5 lbs of chicken thighs or breasts 1 ream of white multi-pur-

pose copy paper (500 sheets) $25 gift card from any pet, grocery, hardware or office supply store will admit two adults and two children. — CALM news release

Holiday Lamplight Tours, with old west encampments and costumed interpreters, minstrels, carolers, bell choirs, horse-drawn wagon rides and more, 3 to 8 p.m., Kern County Museum, 3801 Chester Ave. $3-$10. 8688400. Just for Kids, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Buena Vista Museum of Natural History, 2018 Chester Ave. $7 adults; $5 students w/ID, seniors; $4 for children under 18; 5 and under are free. Members are free. 324-6350. Just for Kids, learn how to make paper rockets and planes with Colleen Villasenor, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Buena Vista Museum of Natural History, 2018 Chester Ave. $7 adults; $5 students w/ID, seniors; $4 for children under 18; 5 and under are free. Members are free. 3246350. Magic of Christmas Bazaar, with many vendors, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Stockdale Moose Lodge, 905 Stine Road. 599-5505. McKittrick & Maricopa Tar Seeps, presentation by geologist Tim Elam, 3 p.m., Buena Vista Museum of Natural History, 2018 Chester Ave. $7; members free. 324-6350. Paint with Santa, paint ornaments, decorate cookies, and make a keepsake “Santa and Me” hand print plate, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Color Me Mine at the Marketplace, 9000 Ming Ave. $33. 664-7366. Santa Breakfast, sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10859 Rosedale & Ladies Auxiliary, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. , Greenacres Community Center, 2014 Calloway Drive. $5 includes photo with Santa. 588-5865 or 392-2010. Sierra Club-Buena Vista Group Program & Brunch, discussing “Natural History of the San Joaquin Valley,” 10 a.m., Camino Real Restaurant, 3500 Truxtun Ave. 3235569. Sociedad Juarez 101st Anniversary Celebration,

dinner 4 to 6 p.m.; dance 6 to 9 p.m., with music by Joe Loco, Salon Juarez, 815 E. 18th St. $10. 638-0444 or 832-2613. Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association,, Bakersfield Chapter First annual Holiday Gala, with silent auction, dinner and dancing, 6 to 11 p.m., Woman’s Club, 2030 18th Street. $30; $50 for couples. 331-9157. Tehachapi Toy Run, live music, raffles, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tehachapi Mountain Pub and Brewery, 20717 South Street, Tehachapi. $10 per rider, $5 passenger plus one unwrapped toy. Benefitting The Salvation Army Tehachapi area children. 3400026. Third annual Christmas Wreath Design Class , 10 a.m., Log Cabin Florist, 800 19th St. $75. 327-8646.

Sunday 12/4 100th annual St. Olaf Choir Festival, 12:30 p.m., Edwards Cinema, 9000 Ming Ave. $20. 663-3042. Bakersfield Community Concert Association, presents Men in Blaque, 3 p.m., The theater at Rabobank Convention Center, 1001 Truxtun Ave. $60; includes 6 concerts for 2011-2012 season. 205-8522 or 589-2478. CSUB Christmas Concert Band, 3 p.m., CSUB, Doré Theatre, 9001 Stockdale Hwy. $10; $5 seniors/students; CSUB student free with ID. 654-2511. Jo Koy, 7 p.m., Bakersfield Fox Theater, 2001 H St. $29 plus fee. vallitix.com or 3225200. Men in Blaque, 3 p.m., Rabobank Arena Theater & Convention Center, 1001 Truxtun Ave. $60 for 6 performances. Visit bakersfieldcca.org or 205-8533. Second annual Crafting for a Cure Craft Fair, benefitting Relay for Life 2012, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., East Bakersfield Veterans Hall, 2101 Ridge Road. 868-4608.

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HOROSCOPE

CROSSWORD

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011:

BY JACQUELINE BIGAR syndicated columnist

The day ahead:

★★★★ Positive

★★ So-so

★★★★★ Dynamic

★★★ Average

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) ★★★★ Rethink a personal decision with a partner. Whether it is about the turkey or excess, you are likely to be focused on this holiday. Someone from a distance surprises you. A new beginning becomes possible. Tonight: Let your mind wander. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) ★★★★ Your ability to make a difference, to touch base with others and to feel deeply emerges. Someone seeks advice or direction. The unexpected action promotes insight about this person. Allow others to play a bigger role. Tonight: An important conversation. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) ★★★ Your pace is erratic, as you are distracted by phone calls or remembering phone calls you didn’t make. Get into the celebration and relax. You could be quite surprised by a friend or what a group does. Forget the judgment — enjoy. Tonight: Reviving your energy by socializing. CANCER (June 21-July 22) ★★★★★ Your ability to move past issues and make loved ones relax emerges. You simply cannot get enough of people today. Honor today’s rituals. Catch up on news, share some happy events and relax. Tonight: Helping out. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) ★★★★ Stay close to home, and share an easy morning. Though you might want to toss yourself into the festivities, you are taken aback by recent events and activities. Be an observer

This could be a very special year. A New Moon christens this day, indicating an increase in your creativity and charisma. You attract people with ease and are full of ideas. Curb a tendency to be a little too me-oriented. Take time out for some alone time. Use these periods to recharge your battery. If you are single, sort through the many potential suitors. If you are attached, allow greater give-and-take. Your partner needs extra time, as you are so strong this year. Sagittarius could be a soul mate. Born today: Self-help guru Dale Carnegie (1888), actress Katherine Heigl (1978), actress Sarah Hyland (1990) until late afternoon, when you feel like plunging into the happening. Tonight: Loving the moment. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) ★★★★ Reach out for those you cannot be with this Thanksgiving. Exchange well wishes and news. As a result of the interchange, you will feel much more abundant and flowing. Try to make the social rounds before dinner; otherwise, you won’t be in the mood. Tonight: Stay home. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) ★★★★ Have you considered the fact that you might be spoiling a partner or a trusted pal? Such is the case if you aren’t careful. A child or loved one creates so much cheer, you can scarcely see anything else. Do you really care? Tonight: Visit. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) ★★★★ Your smiling manner takes you far. Realize what is happening with others. Let it be said that not everyone is as upbeat as you. You also might not be able to change anyone’s mood. Put on an invigorating piece of music. Curb indulgence, if possible. There is a tomorrow. Tonight: Slow down. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) ★★★ You could feel out of sorts. You cannot change

what is going on; you can be more sensitive to your needs for a few hours. You might be surprised by how rapidly your mood changes with a favorite pastime or some fresh air. Tonight: In your element. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) ★★★★ Someone could be lonely, and you might want to ask this person to join you in this Thanksgiving Day. Remember, some people cannot be forced no matter what. Let them be. Tonight: Some private time. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) ★★★★ Somehow you might be more instrumental in another person’s day than you realize. Allow greater give-and-take. You might not always be right, you know! After the festivities, visit with a loved one or friend you don’t get to see all that often. Tonight: All smiles. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) ★★★★ A thought, a call or someone’s sharing inspires not only you but also others. Remember the true meaning of the holiday. Take a moment to touch base with a loner before you partake in your turkey. An invitation just might be appropriate. Tonight: Others definitely notice you!

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX read? Good. Read to me. My eyes aren’t what they used to be. Can you write? Good. Write a letter or a card for me. My hands are shaky. Can you sing? Good. Help me with the words and I’ll sing along. Can you tell me about your job? I was a nurse once myself. Can you listen? Wonderful. I’m starved for conversation. Can you bake a sponge cake or zucchini bread or angel biscuits or make fudge? They aren’t on the nursing home menu, but I remember how good they were and I would like to taste them again. Do you play checkers or dominoes or rummy? Fine, so do I, but there is never anyone who has the time. They are understaffed around here, you know. Do you play the violin or the flute or the piano? My hearing is poor, but I can hear any kind of music. Even if I fall asleep, you’ll know I enjoyed it. Once we were somebodies, just like you. We were farmers and farmers’ wives and teachers, nurses, beauticians, stockbrokers and electricians, bankers and sheriffs and maybe a few outlaws, too. We’re not all senile — just old and needing more help than our families can give us. This home, whatever its name, is “home” to us and you’re an invited guest. Please come. The welcome mat is always out and not just on Thanksgiving. I hope you will keep this and read it again in January, February, and every other month of the year. We’ll still be here and our needs will be the same. Annie’s Snippet for Thanksgiving (credit the late Irv Kupcinet): An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day.

ANNIE’S MAILBOX is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please write questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or send them in the mail to: Annie’s Mailbox, P.O. Box 118190, Chicago, IL 60611

HINTS FROM HELOISE Dear Heloise: In the winter months, a home’s first measure of protection against rain and snow is the roof. A roofing manufacturer offers these hints for how to get your roof ready for the cold winter: • Start off by checking the roof’s framing structure to make sure it is not compromised. Visually scan the roof for any sagging or uneven areas. • Inspect the gutter systems to make sure they are not clogged with branches, leaves or other debris. • Make sure that gutters are fastened properly, and are tight and secure. • Check the valleys of the roof to ensure that they also are free and clear of debris that can add weight to the roof and also act as a barrier to rain and snow. • One of the most common

causes of roofing leaks is with flashing. Remember that flashings can be loosened or torn by high winds and heavy rains. • You should walk around to carefully inspect the shingles on the roof — look for curling or missing granules, and certainly for missing shingles or damage from birds, rodents or squirrels. — Kathryn K. in Massachusetts

Good points to know. It’s time to take a walk around the house. — Heloise

Tip tip Dear Heloise: This is for when you have to use the bathroom during the night, it’s dark, and you can’t find the end of the toilet tissue. I always leave it hanging a few inches from the time before. Love your column! — Norma, via email

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Dear Readers: Happy Thanksgiving! We hope you are fortunate enough to be spending the holiday with family and friends. And an extra shout-out to those readers who are spending the day volunteering at shelters and soup kitchens. Bless you for your kind hearts and generosity of spirit. Here is one of Ann Landers’ favorite essays, which we feel is quite appropriate for Thanksgiving: I Asked God (author unknown) I asked God for strength, that I might achieve. I was made weak, that I might learn to obey. I asked for health, that I might do greater things. I was given infirmity, that I might do better things. I asked for riches, that I might be happy. I was given poverty, that I might be wise. I asked for power, that I might have the praise of men. I was given weakness, that I might feel the need of God. I asked for all things, that I might enjoy life. I was given life, that I might enjoy all things. I got nothing that I asked for — but everything I had hoped for. Almost despite myself, my unspoken prayers were answered. I am, among all men, most richly blessed. Dear Readers: This was written years ago by Judy Vekasy, a registered nurse and director of activities in a nursing home in Savannah, Tenn., and it appeared several times in Ann Landers’ column. It originally appeared in the Memphis Commercial Appeal. For those with some spare time this week, please stop by any nursing home and volunteer: You say you can’t do anything. Can you

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