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Index George Lopez ............................................ 18 Cruisin’ for a Wish Car Show .................. 19 Arts Alive.................................................. 20 The Lowdown with Matt Munoz.............. 22 “Mamma Mia!” ........................................24 Collectors Showcase antiques show ...... 25 Healthy Bakersfield Expo........................ 25 Calendar .............................................. 28-29

Frampton ‘Alive’ — again Anniversary tour relives his breakout album

BY MATT MUNOZ Californian staff writer mmunoz@bakersfield.com

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ed, white, and blue was everywhere in 1976, the year of our nation’s bicentennial. So it was a little odd that the guy who provided the soundtrack to that long, hot summer — and whose posters graced the bedroom walls of girls coast to coast — was actually British.

Call it payback for how that whole Revolution thing turned out.

But there was no denying that Peter Frampton, like the Beatles before him, conquered America.

His weapons were the potent combo of movie-star looks, guitar virtuosity and the feel-good rock featured on his double-live album, “Frampton Comes Alive.”

The album, a breakthrough for the musician, was so huge it became a cultural touchstone, a feat that probably will never be duplicated considering the fragmentation of today’s music audience.

But 35 years later, fans who remember will get a chance to relive the experience captured on the landmark recording when Frampton returns to the stage for an anniversary tour, which makes a stop at the Fox Monday night.

Bassist Stan Sheldon, featured on the 1975 tour recorded on “Comes Alive,” has rejoined Frampton for the anniversary outing and talked to The Californian about recapturing the magic during a phone interview.

“I can recall a lot of young girls liked that record, as well as a lot of young guys. That was Peter’s strong suit. He wasn’t a threat to men, because their girlfriends loved him. The men seemed to love him just as much, because he was so likeable. First and foremost, Peter’s a virtuoso on guitar.

He was playing with Humble Pie, George Harrison and Ringo.

Some people back then forgot or never knew.”

The album was not an immediate success when it was released just days after the new year.

Debuting at 191 on the Billboard charts, it simmered for four months before shooting to the top, where it stayed for 10 weeks — a record for a double live LP at the time, eclipsing KISS’ “Alive”

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Peter Frampton takes the stage at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Ct., in July 2011.

Peter Frampton When: 7:30 p.m. Monday Where: Fox Theater, 2001 H St. Admission: $35-$80 Information: 324-1369

from the previous year.

“Let’s get something straight: Live albums weren’t all that popular back then. Ours was a real, live album. ‘KISS Alive’ was completely doctored by who knows who. We’ve been accused of it, too, but the truth is our album was not touched. That’s a live performance you heard from basically one show.”

Recorded over two separate nights at Winterland in San Francisco and at the Long Island Arena the previous summer, the album was an attempt to try

something different with hopes of pushing Frampton into the spotlight after three mediocre-selling albums.

“Originally it was supposed to be a single disc. Then the president of A&M, Jerry Moss, heard that first set of recordings and said, ‘Where’s the rest?’ So, they made it the double record. That’s why the whole performance, even the acoustic numbers, got included. There were one or two songs that couldn’t fit, but we’re performing it exactly like it was.

Peter did all of that. I was pleased with it.”

Powered by the singles “Show Me the Way,” “Baby, I Love Your Way” and “Do You Feel Like We Do,” the album was rewarding for the hard-working guitarist, but with it came the excesses of sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll.

“To be put in such a hard spotlight is not easy to deal with. It

was much easier for us band members. We had the best of both worlds. We could step into the light and enjoy the adulation or step into the shadows and be anonymous. Peter couldn’t do that. It’s very difficult.”

Sheldon continued working with Frampton for another six years before leaving to tour with Warren Zevon and contribute to soundtracks for movies, including Cheech & Chong’s “Up in Smoke.”

But for all of his post-Frampton endeavors, he’ll always have the distinction of performing on one of popular music’s biggest records. And now he’s having a go at it again. Sadly the group’s original rhythm guitarist John Siomos and drummer Bob Mayo both died in 2005.

Also gone are most of Frampton’s trademark golden locks.

Still, what hasn’t disappeared is

the duo’s eagerness to rock together again.

“I was just biding my time, and he called me about a year and half ago and asked me if I wanted to do this and play with him.

Then when he called me to do this tour, it felt incredible. I was kinda taken aback and said, ‘I’ve been waiting a long time.’ Peter and I are 61 years old now. We’ve really had to hunker down, get our chops up and get our arthritic arms in shape, because we’re doing three hours, all summer long.”

For Monday’s show, fans will get “Frampton Comes Alive” in its entirety with extras, plus selections from Frampton’s vast catalog and more recent Grammywinning instrumental material, including some from 2010’s “Thank You Mr. Churchill.”

“Fans are gonna get a real treat,” said Sheldon.

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Eye Street “If we can carry out the plan we have now, there won’t be any question about (coming back). The thing that was really wrong with the Spotlight was they didn’t plan ahead. We’re going to use this period to make sure that doesn’t happen again.”

— Peggy Darling, co-owner of the building that houses Spotlight Theater and a devoted and generous patron of the facility

Curtain falls for time being Spotlight Theatre closes main stage to reassess

BY JENNIFER SELF Californian lifestyles editor jself@bakersfield.com

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year of upheaval and change has prompted an indefinite intermission for the Spotlight Theatre, whose management and board of directors have halted all productions scheduled for the main stage, after nearly 14 years and 150 shows.

The board hopes the shutdown will be temporary, a time to reassess and secure financial backing for upcoming productions at the Arts District anchor.

“The future is in doubt in that sense, and I’m speaking as a landlord,” said Peggy Darling, who co-owns the building that houses the 19th Street theater and has long been one of the Spotlight’s most devoted and generous patrons.

“If it’s an unsuccessful business, they’ll have to dissolve because they’re a nonprofit corporation. But we expect it to do well. We have great support from people who are appearing in the shows, who like to act in this theater. I think there have been some mistakes made in management, but they can be corrected.”

Many season ticketholders have been notified of the disruption, though Darling said most have not asked for refunds.

They’re willing to wait it out, she said, hopeful that previously announced shows like “Ragtime” and “9 to 5” will be performed at a later date.

Meanwhile, the show will go on for the Spotlight Series, whose edgier, less expensive productions take place in the more intimate “black box” theater in the basement. And the Spotlight Family Academy of Arts education program, funded by a $12,000 grant from The Bakersfield Californian Foundation, is still on track to open this year.

However, the status of the cafe in the theater’s lobby has not been decided, said Spotlight Artistic Director Jarred Clowes, because renovations planned for the building during the down time could be disruptive.

Aside from overseeing physical improvements to the theater, Clowes and Director of Operations Alex Neal — who are no longer being paid — will take time to “step back and address everything,” Clowes said in an email.

“We intend to use the time wisely, primarily on education. Starting with the staff, we plan on attending several conferences and have scheduled meetings with other theatre employees in Los Angeles, Fresno and San Francisco. We are beginning a more intensive intern and volunteer program to make better use of the incredible talent surrounding us. And our board is

BCT considering move Sheila McClure, the artistic director of Bakersfield Community Theatre, confirmed that BCT is considering moving from its present location on South Chester Avenue. But the discussion is in the early stages, and no decisions have been made.

“We prefer to be downtown — we want to move where our customer base wants us to be,” she said. “We haven’t talked to anybody (at Spotlight), but we are looking at properties.”

McClure also expressed the hope that Spotlight would be able to continue operating.

“I don’t want to see anybody close,” she said. “Especially now when theater here is getting better and better all the time.”

She also laid to rest any rumors about BCT being in financial trouble. “We do have property insurance and everything is current,” she said. “We’re not rich, but we can still pay our bills.”

BCT's next mainstage show is “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” which will open the first week in May. — Camille Gavin, contributing columnist

scheduling a retreat as well as organizing several meetings with non-profit business strategists.”

Clowes inherited day-to-day operations of the theater from Hal Friedman, who left the Spotlight in early September after a nine-year tenure, in part because the demands of the job were placing too great a burden on his family. But he also conceded there was tension with then-board president Lynn Gillette, who resigned himself in late November, frustrated, he said, over how the board did business. In particular, he said he was troubled by plans to expand the school while ceasing theatrical productions in the summer.

“They wanted to bring on more curriculum for the school, but they couldn’t figure out what it would cost or how it would affect the theater,” Gillette said. “It wasn’t adding anything to the bottom line to add the expense.

“I just don’t believe they had the foresight or understanding in a business model to make something work. You can’t earn $100 but spend $500 to get there.”

But Friedman and Darling called Gillette a poor communicator, saying he was neither attentive to the needs of the theater nor responsive.

“The theater was kind of at its strongest it’s ever been when I left,” Friedman said.

“There were a lot of people who left during the time period when Lynn was president, and a lot of things changed over a short

PHOTO COURTESY OF JARRED CLOWES

Cinderella (Carolyn Fox) and her prince (Bryce Rankins) contemplate the future in “Into the Woods,” the most recent main-stage production at Spotlight Theatre.

period of time. Were there problems? Sure.

There are problems in every business you work in. There were decisions made during my last year that had really made the future of the theater look bright.”

For her part, Darling said it’s sometimes difficult running a business with artistic people at the helm. It frustrated her that so many decisions were left to the last minute, from securing rights to plays to lining up underwriters — even creating marketing brochures.

“Things were not working because of the failure to plan ahead and a very weak board, and I thought, aw, let’s give up. I was ready.”

But the return to leadership of board president Joanne Brinkley (who is Clowes’ mother-in-law) persuaded Darling to stick it out.

“If we can carry out the plan we have now, there won’t be any question about (coming back),” Darling said. “The thing that was really wrong with the Spotlight was they didn’t plan ahead. We’re going to use this period to make sure that doesn’t happen again.”

Bob Kempf, artistic director of The Empty Space theater, who has performed

and directed at the Spotlight, was shocked by news of the shutdown.

“All the rumors were confusing to me, just because I know the Spotlight does quality work,” Kempf said.

“I hope they come back. I’d hate for them to close down because I enjoyed my time there. But I don’t know enough about the situation to even want to predict.”

Though the theater had announced its intention to go dark this summer, Gillette questions the wisdom of closing the main stage early.

“If you get a momentum with a place, and then go dark for a period of time, how hard is it going to be to get that momentum again?”

Friedman, in rehearsals as director of “Evita,” his first production at Stars Dinner Theatre, said it’s easy enough to rebuild an audience.

“If it were me, we’d have a grand reopening. You make a big deal, and I’m sure that’s what they’ll do.

“This isn’t necessarily a death knell. I’ve heard of theaters doing this all the time.

This is the Spotlight saying, ‘Let’s stop for a minute and figure out what it takes to be strong.’”

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ever tell George Lopez he can’t do something.

After the cancellation of his popular TV sitcom and late-night talk show, the comedian and actor has always made it clear he’s here to stay regardless of ratings or decisions from industry suits.

Ready to prove his critics wrong again, the Renaissance man of comedy returns to the bright lights of the stage for a new stand-up comedy tour, titled “I Can Never Do Nothing,” a childhood reference to be explained in detail when he appears at Rabobank Arena on Saturday night.

“I’ve seen time go by really fast,” said Lopez during a phone interview with The Californian.

“I’m 50, although I don’t act or look 50. I should look 70. I think there’s a saying, ‘Things get better. Live in the time now and ultimately enjoy yourself.’ I come from a culture where people worry. In down times like this, you just carve out time and find things to have fun.”

That time is now for Lopez, who despite losing both shows can still be seen nightly in syndication on “The George Lopez Show” airing on Nick at Nite. And when he really feels the need to be himself: you can find him on the road.

“I love it. The one thing that’s been consistent between both shows I had was that you get noted to death: ‘Don’t to this,’ ‘don’t do that,’ ‘that’s inappropriate,’ ‘not friendly to this,’ and it wears on you. Stand-up is the freest form of expression that someone can have. You know, you don’t gratuitously upset people, because I’ve never really been that person, but you speak your mind without having someone tell you what you can or cannot do. You never tell an artist that he’s using too much red.”

Not that he’s become a curmudgeon, but Lopez says rolling with the punches of the entertainment business has toughened him up.

“There’s a lot of stuff on Twitter saying a lot of negativity. Instead of ‘Congratulations,’ they always say, ‘Hey, what happened to ‘Lopez Tonight?’ That’s part of the game. Two seasons is not a failure, that’s pretty successful. I know it’s there, but I love that I don’t get upset about it. When I was growing up, I used to get upset about everything. I’m in a great place in my life right now, where it doesn’t bother me. It makes me miss my grandma because only my grandma was that negative to me on a daily basis.”

Unlike Bill Cosby, a TV dad to whom the comedian is often compared, Lopez does not refrain from performing blue material during his live show. He leaves it to parents to

PHOTO COURTESY OF ROBERT SEBREE

Comedian George Lopez appears Saturday at Rabobank Arena.

George Lopez When: 8 p.m. Saturday Where: Rabobank Arena, 1001 Truxtun Ave. Cost: $38 to $48 Information: 852-7777 or ticketmaster.com

explain to kids why the kind Mr. Lopez from TV may dropping the Fbomb in concert.

“It’s not as blue as some other comedians, but the fact that there are shades to my color — when they’re age appropriate, they should be able to look at it. I don’t think any 10-yearold should be watching ‘Tall, Dark and Chicano.’ But you know, Richard Pryor did that and George Carlin did as well — he portrayed a conductor on a kids show, and both managed to still have an audience from 2 to 80.”

Lopez’s CD and DVD releases: “Right Now, Right Now,” “Team Leader” and “Why You Crying?” are among the most quoted comedy albums since Eddie Murphy’s “Comedian.” Looking back, he’s humbled by the lasting impression he’s made, much like his idol, the late Freddie Prinze.

“I remember Freddie had ‘Looking good,’ and ‘It’s not my job,’ and I was like, ‘Wow, it’s kinda cool having your own catchphrases and you know, they

all come very naturally. They’re all kind of photographs or mile markers in your life. I remember that when I was in my house. You cry out, ‘I can never do nothing in this house,’ you see little kids come up and say that to you. The fact that they hear “Lowrider” and associate me with that — I forget sometimes what impact or what influence I may have on culture, but it’s great. “ During the interview, Lopez was still basking in the news that he has just signed on to develop another family sitcom. Excited about throwing himself into TV again, he said whatever he has his hands on developing will be timely and socially relevant.

“You know, there’s a sense of entitlement in kids now and in relationships that everyone has to have everything that’s great and new. Kids get an iPad 3 and are satisfied for that instant and then they move on to other things. I don’t want it to look like it’s written. I’d like it to be almost like a docu-com of what a relationship is like now, with kids that are on medication and in private schools and relationships where the wife is the dominant one in the relationship, and how a guy’s still trying to hold onto his manhood in a world where there are not a lot of men left. I mean, I see guys dressing like their kids or having babies at 60. It’s tough to see, but hilarious.”

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Close to 300 cars were on hand during the 2011 Cruisin’ for a Wish Car Show.

Car show returns with Make-a-Wish in gear Event raises money to make kids’ dreams come true

BY ASHLEY FISCHER Contributing writer

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or terminally ill children in Kern County, the Stockdale Moose Lodge is offering up a different form of medicine: hope.

With the ninth annual Cruisin’ for a Wish Car Show, the group will once again raise money on behalf of the Make-a-Wish Foundation and help make some children’s dreams come true.

“I just have such a burden in my heart and a desire to help these kids,” said Lynn Hubbard, a lifelong car enthusiast and one of the Moose Lodge members in charge of organizing the event. “In fact, I joined the Moose Lodge after helping them with the first car show eight years ago, because I was so impressed with the work that they do to help children who are terminally ill in our community.”

Hubbard has good reason to be impressed: Over the past eight years, the group has raised more than $160,000 for the Make a Wish Foundation, which translates into fulfilling the wishes of 43 children. When the money is raised, the Moose Lodge handpicks which of the kids will receive help — and all of the children are local. This, according to Hubbard, was a large part of the appeal for Don Perry, the event’s creator.

“He really liked that we weren’t just giving money to an organization, but that we could meet the children and their families; and it’s something that we can do handson, locally.”

The wishes these hardworking Moose Lodge members make come true vary greatly in scale. Some children request exotic vacations for themselves and the rest of their family, and some make slightly more modest requests for birthday parties and new bedroom furnishings.

“One year, we even helped one child who wanted to fly over an active volcano in an airplane, Hubbard added.

Regardless of how mundane or unusual an individual wish may be, the Moose Lodge will fund it. All of the wish recipients

Ninth annual Cruisin’ for a Wish Car Show When: 9 a.m. Saturday Where: Kern County Fairgrounds, 1142 S. P St. Admission: Free to attend; $40 to register a vehicle Information: 399-8406 or stockdalecarshow.org

and their families are also invited to attend the car show the year their request is honored, as well as every year after that.

“I usually work the gate most of the day, but then I like to go and find the families and sit with them and talk with them, and make them feel at home,” Hubbard said.

“It’s exciting to meet these kids and be a part of their lives for the day.”

The car show itself is completely free to attend, outside of the minimal $3 parking fee charged by the fairgrounds. The bulk of the money raised is either donated by local sponsors or through sales of the $12 New York steak dinner, and raffle tickets.

Hubbard promised the raffle will be “tremendous,” as collecting the many prizes to be given away — which include a television, tools, car care products, as well as some “gifts for the ladies” — is one of her primary responsibilities.

As for the car show itself, it will feature approximately 270 cars, separated into 50 different vehicle classes, which run the gamut from classic Thunderbirds and muscle cars to “super modified” lawn mowers and golf carts.

Throughout the day, attendees will vote for their favorite vehicles, and three trophies in each class will be awarded, totaling 150 opportunities for proud car owners to take top prizes.

But more than any car, truck or trophy, helping children live out their dreams is the true driving force behind this charitable event.

“The more raffle tickets and dinners that are sold, and the more registrations we receive,” Hubbard said, “the more we have in that fund to support these children and their wish, and to make sure they and their family have those happy days.”

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A whistle stop for ‘Matchmaker’ Touring romantic comedy is at the Fox for only one show

GO & DO ‘The Matchmaker’ When: 8 p.m. Saturday Where: Fox Theater, 2001 H St. Admission: $23 to $43 Information: 322-5200

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cast of professionals with impressive credits will present “The Matchmaker” in a one-night-only performance at the Fox Theater on Saturday.

Billed as a romantic comedy, the story is told with a mixture of humor, music and a touch of spirituality.

Actor and R&B singer Tony Grant stars in the show produced by Predestined Entertainment, a San Diego-based company.

Grant played the role of an accountant named Roger Jackson in Tyler Perry’s stage play, “The Marriage Counselor.” The North Carolina native lives in Los Angeles and has appeared in off-Broadway plays and numerous regional productions, including Tyler Perry’s “Why Did I Get Married,” “Tell Hell I Ain’t Comin’” and “ Love Ain’t Supposed to Hurt.” He also was lead vocalist in the Grammy-nominated group, Az Yet. Also featured in the Fox show are gospel recording artist Yvette Williams; comedian Lester Barrie who has appeared as a host on the BET cable channel’s “Comic View”; and Brian Hurst, who played the part of Jeremy in the original stage play, “Madea Goes to Jail.”

“The Matchmaker” company began its current tour in January and has performed in various Southern California venues before coming here.

Although the title brings to mind a 1955 play by Thornton Wilder — the plot was the basis for the hit musical “Hello Dolly” — the show at the Fox is an original work written by Tamera Hill. According to Hill’s website, her first play, “Color Blind,” debuted in 2008 at the Lyceum Theater in San Diego.

She also is the author of “My Sister’s Keeper,” a play centered on the lives of three women.

Geoffrey Dyer, poet When: 7 p.m. today Where: Russo’s Books, 9000 Ming Ave. Admission: Free Information: 665-4686

Grant Proposal Writing Workshop When: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday Where: Beale Memorial Library, 701 Truxtun Ave. Cost: Free Information: 868-0770

Poetry reading This evening’s monthly open mic poetry reading at Russo’s Books will feature, Geoffrey Dyer, author of “The Dirty Halo of Everything.”

Dyer teaches creative writing, literature, and composition at Taft College where he is faculty adviser to the student literary publication “A Sharp Piece of Awesome.”

His poems and prose have been published in numerous literary journals. A graduate of UC Santa Cruz, he earned his master of fine arts degree in creative writing from Mills College in 2003.

In keeping with the usual format, Dyer will read for about the first 15 minutes.

Others who wish to read their own poetry or that of another can do so following his presentation.

Surprising though it

PHOTO COURTESY OF TONY GRANT

Among the items to be covered: What needs to be included in the proposal; tips for strengthening each section of the document you submit; what funders expect to see in a proposal, and suggestions for communicating with the foundation during the grant process.

Workshop participants also will be given a list of additional resources on proposal writing as well as sample proposals.

The library subscribes to the Foundation Center’s database, which lists and updates information about hundreds of local, regional and national foundations. It is available for use only in the library — that is, library cardholders cannot access it from their home computers as they can some databases. However a subscription from the publisher is available to individuals at the rate of $19.95 per month or $195 per year.

There is no cost for attending the program, but pre-registration is required. For more information or to sign up, call 8680770.

Tony Grant, stars in “The Matchmaker," which is coming Saturday to the Fox Theater.

Call for artists

may seem to some, the monthly readings at Russo’s are gaining popularity, says Kevin Shah, a teacher who coordinates the events.

“We packed it out and had to keep getting more chairs,” Shah said in describing the crowd at the February gathering.

In my experience the usual attendance is a dozen or more, which is fine with me because it provides more intimacy and allows for conversations between the poet and audience members. Also the venue is small, tucked as it is into a space between the store’s sales counter and the children’s books. Each session lasts about 90 minutes.

Shah says he’s looking into getting a large venue — possibly The Empty Space

“People I Have Known” is the wide-ranging theme for the Bakersfield Art Association’s upcoming juried show. Although it is sponsored by the BAA, it is open to all artists.

Entry fee for members is $15 per piece, $20 for others. All work entered must be for sale; the BAA will retain 30 percent of each piece sold.

Each work must be an original done by the exhibiting artist within the past three years. Acceptable entries include portrait and figure paintings, ceramics, sculpture, and photographs Artists interested in participating are asked to contact Norma Eaton for details before March 26. She can be reached via email at normartist@hotmail.com.

Work selected for the exhibit will be shown at a reception at the Art Center on April 6 as part of the downtown arts district’s First Friday events.

Camille Gavin’s “Arts Alive” column appears on Thursday.

Write to her via e-mail at gavinarts@aol.com

or Bakersfield Community Theatre — for the SLAM/Spoken Word event in April, an observation of National Poetry Month.

Proposal writing workshop The ability to get money from a foundation is often the difference between life and death for many nonprofit organizations. And it all begins with a finely tuned request commonly known as a grant proposal.

If you are a member of an organization that’s thinking about asking for a grant but are unsure about how to do it, help is available at the Beale Memorial Library. The library will hold a two-hour workshop on Tuesday presented by the Foundation Center, publisher of the “Foundation Directory Online” data base.

Maria Rutledge, Beale’s head librarian, said the workshop will cover various facets of the grant-seeking process.

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Bringing Brahms’ ‘Requiem’ to life Orchestra, singers combine efforts on classic masterpiece

BY SUSAN SCAFFIDI Contributing writer

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ithin 10 years of its premiere, Johannes Brahms’ “A German Requiem” was deemed a classic of the choral/orchestral repertoire. The Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra, along with the Bakersfield Masterworks Chorale and CSUB Singers, will devote this weekend’s entire concert to the performance of this masterwork.

The first performance of the Requiem in 1867 Vienna accomplished two things immediately: It established Brahms as a major compositional force in the Germanspeaking world, and it touched off a decades-long debate about the work’s musical value and its religious significance.

Even Brahms’ reasons for composing the Requiem have been subject to debate and speculation, but most music historians agree that the 1855 death of Brahms’ friend and mentor, Robert Schumann, and the death of his own mother in 1865, at least motivated Brahms to complete the Requiem.

Eventually consisting of seven movements, Brahms’ Requiem is anything but in the traditional sense — unlike a Roman Catholic Requiem, “A German Requiem” does not focus on the dead, but on the living. Brahms, an agnostic, set to music bib-

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lical texts that attempt to comfort those who are left behind, rather than on those texts that anticipate an afterlife.

Using German language text from the Martin Luther translation of the Bible, and his title for the piece, were part of Brahms’ attempt to create a human work rather than a religious work.

Two active Los Angeles-area singers will perform the solo parts of the Requiem.

Soprano Susan Kane, who last performed with the BSO for the concert version of Felix Mendelssohn’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream,” is well-known for both her largescale choral solo performances and her performance of art song and chamber music. In addition to singing, Kane is an internationally recognized voice teacher, and is a tenured faculty member at CSULA. Baritone James Martin Schaefer, an alumnus of Cal State Fullerton, has also performed with the Bakersfield Symphony, and has been a soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, and for the Distinguished Con-

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The Bakersfield Masterworks Chorale, along with members of the Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra, perform Handel’s “Messiah” in December at Olive Drive Church.

They will combine to perform Johannes Brahms’ “A German Requiem” on Sunday.

cert Singers series at Lincoln Center, among other performances. He is in demand both as a choral soloist and as an opera singer.

The Bakersfield Masterworks Chorale, under the direction of Phil Witmer, and the CSUB Singers, under the direction of Robert Provencio, have been preparing the choral parts for the last several months. This performance will be sung in English, something Brahms would have approved of, with the Protestant tradition of reading or singing the Bible texts in the vernacular.

Although Brahms’ work has a religious title and religious text, the work is nonliturgical, meaning that it isn’t meant as a church service.

And although it has the title of “Requiem,” it has more in common with a cantata than a Mass for the Dead, as in Roman Catholic practice.

Brahms’ work has been both praised and condemned by critics for its debt to the past — Johann Sebastian Bach’s compositional techniques, particularly the use of overlapping musical lines that make up the fugue — and also for the challenging, and for its time, forward-looking harmonies.

Regardless of professional critics’ opinions, Brahms’ Requiem was instantly successful among concert-goers, and is a favorite among choral singers and conductors, who generally regard the work as one of the jewels of the choral repertoire.

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Videos mix monsters, puppets Local filmmaker adds to his portfolio

W

hat do you get when you mix puppets, creepy monsters, kidnapping and revenge?

You have yourself a pair of really inventive music videos from local amateur filmmaker Alejandro Tuesta.

Created as shorts for the song “Sangre de Pulpo” (“Octopus Blood”) by Bakersfield progressive indie rock quartet Holy Beast, the two-part video is one in a string of independently released web videos from Tuesta, 29, who also produces under the name Red Water Media.

“I’ve always liked video and photography,” said Tuesta, who was born in the metropolitan city of Trujillo, Peru, and grew up marveling at U.S. films like “Rocky” and works from his favorite directors: Kubrick, Tarantino, Alejandro Inarritu and Spike Lee. Not to mention action B-movies (“American Ninja”) that ignited the spark in his young mind.

“We always saw movies like that when we could. I loved them.

I used to surf and skate a lot too, always imagining different angles and what it would be like to throw myself into a shot I had in my mind for a video,” said Tuesta.

“My body just told me to ‘do it.’”

After breaking three of his family’s cameras experimenting with his new hobby, Tuesta said his parents, Enrique and Olinda, encouraged him and his older brother, Enrique Jr., to keep finding ways to be creative, as they were skilled musicians themselves. And while their

PHOTO COURTESY OF ALEJANDRO TUESTA

A scene from Alejandro Tuesta’s music videos for “Sangre de Pulpo” by Holy Beast.

PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHAEL CHADBURN

Bakersfield filmmaker and musician Alejandro Tuesta.

home was short on money, it was rich with love for the arts.

“My mother is a great pianist, and my grandparents were musicians. They just always encouraged us to exercise our minds and pushed education. When my brother and I were 7 and 8 years old, we made our first camera out of paper and built our own toys,” he said. “Our clothes were reversible, so it looked like we

had more clothes than we really did.”

After relocating with his family to Miami when he was 17, Tuesta’s adventurous side drew him all the way to Los Angeles, where he enrolled himself in the Art Institute of California to study film. Although he only stayed for three months, he absorbed numerous techniques, including scriptwriting. While there, he also jumped into the area rock scene, playing drums and touring with various indie and heavy rock acts.

It was a move that ultimately led him to Bakersfield to reunite with his family. Tuesta now attends CSUB, majoring in business administration. Never giving up on his passion for film, he upgraded his gear from a Hi8, 8millimeter film camera with fisheye lens to his present HD Canon model.

“I’ve been filming ever since,” he said. “A lot of local skateboarders, family events, I just kept going.”

The subsequent formation of Holy Beast evolved after Tuesta placed an ad looking for local musicians to jam with in 2010.

“I never really claimed to make videos; we just started jamming.”

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.

Since his arrival, Tuesta has already produced more than 90 videos for his own musical projects, plus various bands, skateboarders, and a promotional video for Dagny’s Coffee, among other projects. His work can be seen online at YouTube.com/PakMachino, as well as on his official Vimeo page ( search ‘Redwatermedia’).

The two videos for “Sangre de Pulpo” stand out from his other shorts in that they are more conceptual with little human element and a loose storyline woven in. The videos were recorded following the band’s formation as a trio with bassist Carlos Contreras and guitarist Edy Hernandez.

After choosing “Pulpo,” Tuesta went in with only a few video ideas except that the theme would revolve around two of the sombrero-wearing marionettes he had hanging on his wall.

“When I was a kid, we always had these puppet shows at school,” he said. “They were a gift from a friend that reminded me of those days. I’ve had them hanging on my wall.”

He began collecting items for the shoot: toy car, bed sheets, pillow cases, paint, markers, fishing line. Next up, he scouted various set areas in Bakersfield and Shafter to fit his bizarre vision of puppet passion.

The storyline for “Sangre de Pulpo: Pt. 1” goes something like this: A sleeping couple named “Regis” and “Gregoria” are visited by a mysterious creature who snatches Gregoria away. Regis wakes to find she’s missing and proceeds to search for her. After finding her bound and surrounded by three monstrous beings (played by members of Holy Beast) in an abandoned warehouse, Regis plots a daring rescue.

“Part 2” continues the couple’s escape with a final face-off between Regis and another goblet-drinking monster played by Holy Beast lead vocalist Chanell Hall. The finale ends with Regis

walking into a room where Holy Beast can be found performing, fully costumed. For an avantgarde spin, Tuesta even added Portuguese subtitles to a few scenes. It’s almost too hard to describe what it all means, but who cares; it’s just too cool not to like. There’s action, a speeding car escape, slo-mo suspense, romance, and puppets — all obvious odes to Tuesta’s childhood film fandom. Following the completion of “Sangre de Pulpo: Pt. 2,” Tuesta did his own editing with help from fellow Bakersfield filmmaker Joseph Michael Ruiz, who offered EFX programs during the process. Each video clocks in at under four minutes a piece.

“It’s tough to say how much time I dedicated to them, because I have so many projects going on at once. I’m easily distracted.”

Tuesta said he plans to continue making more music and skateboard videos even after he finishes school.

“I don’t really want to aspire to be anyone in particular with films. I just want to be able to bring my visions today and 50 years from now.”

Holy Beast will be performing at Riley’s Backstage on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, and Sandrini’s Bar on March 18. For more information, visit holybeastmusic.com.

Matt’s pick Velorio at Sandrini’s Bar, 1918 Eye St., Saturday, 9 p.m., $5, 322-8900.

It’s been five rollercoaster years for Velorio, the Bakersfield Latin cumbia rocker quintet. They’ve survived member, sound and image changes, not to mention two tours, a nationally televised band battle, and even the destruction of their eco-friendly van named “Greaselda” on the Grapevine. If those aren’t reasons to have some celebratory shots of tequila in their honor, I don’t know what else to say. Happy anniversary, hermanos. Highly recommended.

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Eye Street “People on one level love science. The ‘gee whiz’ aspect of science. (But) when we’re given the chance to opt out, we do.”

— Jennifer Ouellette, author of “The Calculus Diaries: How Math Can Help You Lose Weight, Win in Vegas, and Survive a Zombie Apocalypse”

Best way to fight zombies? Math Author uses humor to address painful subject

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

F

irst the good news: Author Jennifer Ouellette has the answer for surviving a zombie apocalypse.

Bad news: We’ll only last three days.

“The best bet is to be a hermit and have no contact with human beings,” said Ouellette, who will speak at Bakersfield College on Tuesday.

For those who don’t fear human contact — and are interested in math and science — the author will set out to debunk some misOuellette conceptions at the event, sponsored by a Science Technology Engineering Mathematics collaborative grant between Cal State Bakersfield and Bakersfield College.

Rageshwar Goldberg, STEM program director at BC, said that Ouellette is the latest speaker invited to address the Kern County Science Fair and give a public presentation as well.

Along with the author of “The Calculus Diaries: How Math Can Help You Lose Weight, Win in Vegas, and Survive a Zombie Apocalypse,” other speakers have included engineer Deanne Bell from the Discovery Channel’s “Smash Lab” and actors/researchers David Berman and Jon Wellner from “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.”

“We’re glad she’s coming out to speak to us,” Goldberg said of Ouellette. “My goal in inviting these speakers is to demystify math and science, to make it interesting and accessible.”

Ouellette said educators face a struggle when it comes to the fields.

“People on one level love science. The ‘gee whiz’ aspect of science. “(But) when we’re given the chance to opt out, we do.”

Ouellette said that school-level decision is often fueled by an all-too-common math phobia, rather than ineptitude.

“It wasn’t that I was bad at math and science. Once I got my chance to do what I loved (studying literature and writing), I gave up on math and science.”

Ouellette, who described herself as a perfectionist in high school and college, said that returning to the topics as an science writer taught her a valuable lesson.

“The importance of failure. The most important thing I learned was to fail the

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right way. It didn’t lower my self-esteem or make me feel bad.”

The writer worries that students today won’t be prepared to lead us into the future. “(Having a math phobia), that snowballs. You become afraid to take risks. We need kids who are wiling to innovate, who aren’t afraid to take risks. We have some big problems and we need them in the pipeline (looking for answers).

“If you give up on math and science by age 15, you are limiting yourself as an adult. You want to keep your options open until 20.”

Cultivating a general interest in math and science through popular culture has long been her aim, formerly as director of the Los Angeles-based Science and Entertainment Exchange and author of “The Calculus Diaries” and “Physics of the Buffyverse,” explaining the science behind TV hit “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”

Ouellette praised shows like Fox’s “Fringe” and CBS’ now-canceled “Numb3rs” for maintaining websites that discussed the math and science behind the story.

“Thank God for the Internet. Hits kids where they live. Augment what they love, use that to explore the underlying math and science to them. That’s a really good way to reach out to them.”

Along with popular culture, Ouellette said community events like Tuesday’s help address concerns.

“The grass-roots stuff is the most important. I’m taking two days out to come to Bakersfield. Places like the Inland Empire and some of the smaller towns, there aren’t as many special events. I think those things are very important.

“It’s how well you present it and how you engage the students. That factory model does not engage students at a passionate level. The world we live in we need a populace that is engaged.”

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A little dab o’ ABBA just the thing tonight

BY SUSAN SCAFFIDI Contributing writer

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gnetha. Benny. Bjorn.

Anni-Frid. Mix those four together and you get an unstoppable force: ABBA. Take ABBA to Broadway and you get another unstoppable force: “Mamma Mia!” which comes to the Rabobank Theater this evening.

It was producer Judy Cramer who had to persuade ABBA songwriters Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus that their charttopping tunes would make a good musical, and, while skeptical, the two songwriters went along. “Mamma Mia!” opened on April 6, 1999, at the Prince Edward Theater in London’s famed West End theater district, and it is still playing in the West End. The Broadway production, which opened Oct. 1, 2001, is also still running. More than 42 million people worldwide have seen “Mamma Mia!” on the stage.

The plot of “Mamma Mia!” isn’t an original story — 20-yearold Sophie, who lives with her mother, Donna, on a Greek island, is about to marry her fiance, Sky, and wants her father to walk her down the aisle. The only trouble is, she doesn’t know

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who her father is. Sophie reads her mother’s diary, sees a reference to relationships with three men, and deduces that one of them must be her father. Sophie, writing as Donna, invites all three men to the island, and the situation gets complicated as Donna faces her past, her past loves, and the three men each deal with the possibility he is a father.

“Sky doesn’t really find out what’s going on until act two,” said Happy Mahaney, who portrays fiance Sky in the touring production heading to Bakersfield.

“He’s trying to hold Sophie together and get through this weekend; that’s what he’s there for,” Mahaney said.

Mahaney said the tour has been criss-crossing the United

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Mahaney, who lives in Los Angeles, was speaking from San Francisco, the 105th city the show’s company has visited so far.

“It’s not the show, it’s the traveling, the lifestyle that’s the hard part,” said Mahaney, who noted “Mamma Mia!” has great appeal to audiences of all ages, largely because of the irresistible music of ABBA. “I didn’t really know ABBA’s music,” he said. “For me, (the show) is a lot of fun to do, but I didn’t really become an ABBA fan until doing the show.”

Like many people, Mahaney admitted that there are just some ABBA songs that stay with you, and for a very long time. For many people, it’s “Dancing Queen.” For Mahaney, it’s “The Winner Takes it All” and “Money, Money” — two of the “big songs” in the show. “(‘Money, Money’) is almost always in the back of my head,” Mahaney said.

ABBA record sales are second only to The Beatles, with more than 370 million records sold world-wide during the quartet’s most active years, and the group continues to sell millions of records each year. The group

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Eye Street Everything old is new for antique collectors

BY GENE GARAYGORDOBIL Special to The Californian

T

he 41st annual Collectors Showcase Antique Show and Sale this weekend will honor the past while providing a great opportunity for shoppers to add to their collections. The two-day event is sponsored by the Glass & China Collectors of Bakersfield, said club member and organizer Barbara Fields.

“That’s a long time to have an event like this, and I have to say it’s a real good one, too,” Fields said.

Despite glass and china getting props, Fields said there is a little bit of everything for collectors and the whole family.

“The theme is ‘The Unforgettable ’40s,’” Fields said.

“We will have the foyer decorated with World War II memorabilia, as well items from the 1940s, including furniture, toys, vintage clothing, jewelry and china.”

The show will also have other items spanning several decades that include glass, silver and primitives, which Fields described as tins, kitchenware and other items.

Nearly 40 collectors from across California will offer their wares from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Hodel’s.

For those collectors who may need some repairs of their treasures, Fields said the show offers an expert glass repairman who fixes broken and chipped glass.

“He’s been on-site and doing repairs there for the past 30 years,” said Fields, who expects about 2,000 people to attend the show both days.

The cost of the $4 affords return privileges, so visitors on Saturday may return on Sunday. Plus, parking is free.

“People can go eat lunch, then return back. It makes it a nice community show.”

The show has been an annual staple nearly as long as the Glass & China Collectors of Bakersfield itself, Fields said.

“It’s been around since

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the beginning, put on by our club, which is 43 years old,” said Fields, herself an original member.

The club has about 35 active members, who also organize bus trips for other shows and events.

“Every year, we take a bus trip down to the Rose Bowl’s big flea market,” she said. “Sometimes, we load a bus to the Long Beach flea market, too.”

The bad economy has worked in the show’s favor, she said.

“We had a nice increase last year,” Fields said. “We expect this year people out buying more.”

She said collectors like to reuse older things because the quality surpasses that of items made today.

“It’s also about memories, because maybe they’ll see furniture that their grandparents had,” Fields said. “Those are good memories, and people like to preserve things.

“Antiquers are called the first recyclers, you know,” she said.

A lot of young people attend the show, and they target items that their relatives had, including partial sets of dishes, silverware, jewelry, she said. They also like to buy the vintage clothing.

“We have a woman from Palm Desert who comes every year, and she buys gifts for her daughter who lives in New York,” Fields said. “She likes the older hats and purses.”

Fields said she plans to bring original Shirley Temple paper dolls from the ’40s to go with the show’s theme.

“We will be decorating everything in red, white and blue,” she said. “We’ll be playing ’40s music, and dress very patriotic as a tribute for our service people to bring back those memories.

“Collectors are interesting people. Collecting good memories is what antiquing is all about.”

Get screened, get healthy at expo

BY GENE GARAYGORDOBIL Special to The Californian

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earning to live healthier lives will be the first order of business Sunday for thousands expected to attend the third annual Healthy Bakersfield Expo at the DoubleTree Hotel.

The free event, brought to you by Mercy and Memorial Hospitals of Bakersfield, and The Californian, features Olympic gymnast and actress Cathy Rigby as a guest speaker.

Rigby captured the hearts of her countrymen in 1968 with Olympic medal-winning performances at age 15. During her athletic career, she earned a dozen international medals, including eight golds — helping popularize gymnastics in the United States for future generations. Along with Rigby, the expo will provide more than 60 vendors offering hospital screenings, health care advice and healthy living options, among other services.

Mira Patel, marketing manager for The Californian, said about 2,000 people attended last year’s event, and organizers are expecting 2,500 to 3,000 people this year, though it’s difficult to track attendees at a free event.

“Health screenings have become so popular with all sorts of families and age groups,” Patel said. “People come out to the health fair because you have nurses and doctors from the hospitals come out and educate the public with their needs.

“We get children and their parents, senior citizens,” she said. “Some bring their families, some come alone.

“It’s a great public awareness campaign — especially since it is free.

On a Sunday afternoon, instead of roaming the mall, you can get your health checked.”

Other sponsors for the

ABOUT KEYNOTE SPEAKER CATHY RIGBY In addition to being an Olympic gymnast, Cathy Rigby has followed in the elfin footsteps of actresses Mary Martin and Sandy Duncan as the stage’s favorite airborne trouper, Peter Pan. She won a best actress Tony nomination.

Last September, Rigby revived her role in “Peter Pan,” which she has played more than 3,000 times.

Born premature and sickly, Rigby turned to gymnastics to escape severe shyness and an alcoholic father. She knew she would shine. And in 1968,

forced her to seek medical help and she conquered her disease. With her medical problems behind her, she turned to the stage, earning positive reviews for her work. She debuted in the role of Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz” and has appeared on television and starred in such plays as “Meet Me in St. Louis,” “South Pacific,” and, of course, “Peter Pan.” Now married to Tom McCoy, a former co-star and producer of “Peter Pan,” Rigby is the mother of four, an acclaimed actress, and a motivational speaker.

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the pig-tailed blond 15year-old performed in the Summer Olympics at Mexico City, earning the highest U.S. gymnastic scores.

When she grew up, her body matured, and her nimble movements slowed. Her coach told her to lose weight, and Rigby turned to bingeing and purging, becoming both anorexic and bulimic. She was hospitalized twice, and nearly died. Eventually, she retired from gymnastics, married, gave birth to two sons, and became an ABC Sports commentator.

But her eating habits

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After some bumps, career is Everlast-ing Being a chameleon proves smart for singer-songwriter

BY MATT MUNOZ Californian staff writer mmunoz@bakersfield.com

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e’s felt pain in the house of hip-hop and rock, but now singer-songwriter Everlast says he’s just grateful to have lived to tell the story.

Appearing at the Golden State Mall with reggae rockers Sublime with Rome on Wednesday, the guitarist/singer-songwriter says his swagger hasn’t lost its edge after his introduction as a rough-housing hooligan in ’90s rap trio House of Pain.

“I’m not comin’ out there trying to be Jason Mraz. What I mean by that is I’m not on some ‘happy-go-lucky, let’s be friends’ stuff. My songs, love songs too, are both generally and genuinely dark. I like how they morph into one another and hopefully they have a little hope in them, but I’m just me. I still write with hip-hop in mind.”

Born Erik Francis Schrody, the singer was only 22 when House of Pain rode a wave of success. The group is mostly remembered for the single “Jump Around,” a playful ode to their Irish heritage. Following their breakup, each member continued following their own pursuits: DJ Lethal

Sublime with Rome and Everlast When: 7 p.m. Wednesday Where: Golden State Mall Grand Ballroom, 3201 F St. Admission: $37 Information: 742-6306 or timgardeapresents.com

joined nu-metal band Limp Bizkit, Danny Boy became a music producer, and Everlast went on to a successful solo career, reintroducing himself as the guitar-slinging poet, Whitey Ford.

“When I was young, we were just ignorant drinkin’ and partying. When you’re 22 and they’re paying you to show up and do what you love to do, your mentality is gonna be like, ‘OK, this can’t keep going on forever.’ We just ran through it like maniacs. When I realized I might be able to turn this into a viable, legitimate, career form, that’s when I started messing around with other forms of music.”

His first post-rap record, “Whitey Ford Sings the Blues,” was a surprise hit, propelled by the single “What It’s Like,” which put him back on radio and in the sight of guitar legend Carlos Santana, also staging a comeback with “Supernatural.”

But not before a shocking knock at death’s door.

“It was all kind of weird. I quit House of Pain. I found out I got ripped off blind by an accountant and was in the hole with the government. And because I was trying to get all this stuff paid off, I canceled my medical insurance. Within a week of that I was in the hospital for heart surgery on the last day of recording ‘Whitey Ford.’

“Afterwards, I finish the record, mix it and release it. It turns out to be my biggest record. That translates into Santana hollerin’ at me and writing ‘Put Your Lights On,’ which Carlos said was the centerpiece of ‘Supernatural.’”

He describes his latest CD, “Songs of the Ungrateful Living,” as a reflective bookend to the life-changing Whitey Ford era with references to the decade that almost wasn’t.

“It’s about coming out humbled and grateful from the experience, 10 to 12 years later. I felt the title described everybody on the planet, ’cuz I’m grateful to be alive but yet I’m not as grateful as I should be. And most cats aren’t as much as me, because I understand, ‘Oh man, we’re only here for a brief moment of time in the scheme of things.’ It’s all about being thankful for being alive.”

Headliners Sublime with Rome will be appearing with acclaimed substitute drummer Josh Freese, following the departure of original Sublime drummer, Bud Gaugh, who quit in December. The

PHOTO COURTESY OF EVERLAST

Singer-songwriter/guitarist Everlast appears with Sublime with Rome on Wednesday night at Golden State Mall.

group also features Sublime bassist Eric Wilson and vocalist Rome Ramirez. Their album, “Yours Truly,” was released last year.

‘Bee’ musical promises a spell-binding production

BY NATALIE KENNEDY Contributing writer

“T Join the Tree Foundation of Kern in Celebration of California’s Arbor Week

for the

“Trees in Art” fundraiser at Metro Gallery

Enjoy an evening of the Central Coast’s Finest Wines from Croad Vineyards, a locally owned Paso Robles winery, who will be pouring their award winning estate wines. The evening will include a silent auction full of wonderful surprises. Local artists will be showing their interpretations of “Trees in Art” Hors-d’oeuvres will be provided by the Bakersfield College Culinary Arts Program. Proceeds will benefit the Tree Foundation of Kern and their continued mission of beautifying Kern county.

Donation: $50 per person • $85 per couple Metro Gallery • 1604 19th Street, Bakersfield Email Melissa Iger at treeinfo@urbanforest.org or call 325-6650 for tickets or information.

Tickets also available at http://www.urbanforest.org/ We wish to thank Chevron, Croad Vineyards and White Wolf land Service for their support of this event.

he 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”: Definition please?

The Tony Award-winning comedy, one of Broadway’s most buzzed about hits!

When I first discovered that East Bakersfield High was staging this production, I was E-C-S-T-A-T-I-C! “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” is a musical that centers on that most competitive of all intellectual pursuits: the National Spelling Bee finals in Washington, D.C. The quirky cast of over- (and under-) achievers face their fears, dreams and hopes as they spell their way to glorious success, or failure.

But the musical is not only fun to watch, the show gives the audience a chance to participate. Four audience members will be selected each night to get up on stage and test their own spelling ability.

Out of all the chaos this play exudes, one quality stood out to me most: This musical is an honest portrayal of real-life characters and situations. As soon as I discovered that the performing arts program was doing the show, I knew I had to be a part of it.

During my research of the play, my cast mate Jonathan Canez sent me a YouTube link of another theater’s production. For the next month, I was watching these videos at least three times a day and was completely hooked. As soon as you hear

“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” When: 7 p.m. tonight, Friday and Saturday Where: East Bakersfield High School, 2200 Quincy St. Admission: $10; $8 for students with ID card; $7 for EBHS students with an ASB sticker; presale tickets at the EBHS finance office for $7

one song or watch one bit of this show, you will want to experience the P-A-N-D-E-MO-N-I-U-M over and over.

The character Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre automatically caught my attention because of her rigid braids, patriotic attire, lisp, and knowledge of politics and the world. From that moment on, I knew this was the part for me. So I practiced and practiced in order to nail the role of my high school career.

From day one, our cast has been a team, a unit, an ensemble. We are all so proud of this production and our dedication to our favorite pastime.

As a senior, I’m so thrilled that this is my last main-stage production at East High. It is one of laughter, spectacle, and overall EN-T-E-R-T-A-I-N-M-E-N-T. — East High senior Natalie Kennedy is a cast member in the show

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Eye Street Go & Do

Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas Concert, doors open at 6:30 p.m., begins at 7 to 10 p.m., Anglican Church of St. Jude, 1200 S. Curry St., Tehachapi. $15 students; $25 adults. 823-9994.

An Evening of Wine & Trees, featuring Central Coast wines, silent auction, hors d’oeuvres, local artists showing their interpretations of “Trees in Art,” 6 p.m., Metro Galleries, 1604 19th St. $50; $85/couple. 325-6650.

Jazz Jam, featuring Andy Martin, 8 p.m., CSUB, Doré Theatre, 9001 Stockdale Highway. $15; $5 seniors/students; CSUB students w/ID are free. 654-6142.

Pretty in Pink Dance Party, fundraiser for the Gay & Lesbian Center of Bakersfield, 6:30 to 10:30 p.m., Junior League of Bakersfield Community Center, 1928 19th St. $25 advanced; $30 at the door. 201-5252.

Cat Adoptions, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Petco, 8220 Rosedale Highway. $65 includes spay/neuter, vaccines and leukemia testing. 3274706.

Democratic Women of Kern, breakfast meeting, 9 a.m., Garden Spot, 3320 Truxtun Ave. $5 members; $7 nonmembers. 322-7411.

Design Workshop, new recipes using Bella Cucina new honey’s, gourmet salts, pestos, and jam, 10 a.m. to noon, Beladagio, 9500 Brimhall Road, Ste. 705. Free. 8292288.

Fifth annual Walk for Thought, walk to help raise awareness of brain injury; registration 10 a.m., walk at 11 a.m., Kern County Museum, Pioneer Village, 3801 Chester Ave. $25; $15 children 518. Lunch and T-shirt provided.

872-4903.

Free Electronic Waste Recycling, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at several McDonald’s locations throughout Kern County; 1000 Real Road, 5410 Stockdale Hwy., 3037 Niles St., 3360 Panama Lane, 6300 Lake Isabella Blvd., Lake Isabella, 795 Tucker Road, Tehachapi. 8734011.

George Lopez, (More on Page 18).

Model Train Show and Sale, hosted by the Golden Empire Historical and Modeling Society, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Kern County Fairgrounds, 1142 S. P St. $7; under 12 free when accompanied by paying adult; $3 parking. gehams.net or 331-6695.

National Wild Turkey Federation Fundraiser, 5 to 11 p.m., Kern County Fairgrounds, 1142 P St. $75 single; $100 couple; $1,250 for a table of 8. 333-3395.

Star Party with Kern Astronomical Society, 8 to 10 p.m., The Marketplace, 9000 Ming Ave. 487-2519.

Tamera Hills “The Matchmaker” (More on Page 20) Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10859, Rosedale & Ladies Auxiliary, 9:30 a.m., Greenacres Community Center, 2014 Calloway Drive. 588-5865.

Yokuts Park Fun Run, practice racing and earn points, 7 a.m., Yokuts Park, Empire Drive off Truxtun Avenue. Free. bakersfieldtrackclub.com or 203-4196 or 3917080.

Saturday

Sunday

41st annual Collectors Showcase Antique Show (More on Page 24).

9th annual Cruisin’ For A Wish, (More on Page 19).

Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra, (More on Page 21).

CASA Volunteer Orientation, learn how to make a difference in the life of an abused, abandoned or neglected child, noon to 1 p.m., Fresno Pacific University, second floor, 11000 River Run Blvd. kerncasa.org or 631-2272.

CSUB Chamber Music, 4 p.m., CSUB, Dore Theatre, 9001 Stockdale Hwy. $10; $5 students/seniors; CSUB student with ID are free. 654-2156.

Healthy Bakersfield Expo, (More on Page 25).

Italian Catholic Federation’s Breakfast and Lunch, Branch 281, will serve breakfast from 8 to noon and lunch from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Parish Hall, 124 Columbus St. $5; $3 under 12. 549-2014 or

Today “The Courage to Remember” Exhibit, narrating the Holocaust; created and sponsored by the Museum of Tolerance that includes nearly 200 original and many unseen photographs, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, until March 23, at CSUB, Walter Stiern Library, 9001 Stockdale Highway. Free. 6543172.

Kern Leadership Alliance March Breakfast, Kern Leadership Alliance Breakfast, featuring Pastors Praying for the County, 7 to 8 a.m., The Petroleum Club, 5060 California Ave. $15 advance; $20 at the door. 323-8002.

Mamma Mia!-Broadway in Bakersfield, (more on Page 24) Organ Recital, with Sue Wagner, Elizabeth Kinney, Roxanne Starbuck, Suzanne Wagner, Michael Raney, Michael Haynes, Fred Chynoweth and Dennis Herbst, 12:15 to 12:45 p.m., St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 2216 17th St. 861-6020.

Poetry Open Mic, featuring author Geoffrey Dyer of “The Dirty Halo of Everything,”(More on Page 20).

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.

Friday

CALIFORNIAN RADIO Join editor Jennifer Self and music writer Matt Munoz on Californian Radio this morning from 9 to 10 a.m.

We’ll be discussing the big entertainment stories of the week and offering our picks for how to spend your leisure dollar.

Plus, listen for the cue to call email garym@wncitrus.com.

THEATER “Dangerous Liaisons,” 7 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, Spotlight Theatre, 1622 19th St. $15. 6340692.

“Once Upon A Mattress,” presented by the Stockdale High School’s Performing Arts Department; curtain at 7 p.m. today through Saturday, Stockdale High School Theater, 2800 Buena Vista Road. $10; $8 students; $6 students with ASB sticker and children under 12. 665-2800.

“Showdown in Shafter,” 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 to 9:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Ice House, 3401 Chester Ave., Suite M. Adults: $5, children under 12 are $1. ciacomedy.com.

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. ‘The Odd Couple: Female Version’, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday, Stars Dinner Theatre, 1931 Chester Ave. $50 to $54; $30, students. 325-6100.

“The Miracle Worker,” 8 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, The Empty Space, 706 Oak St. Suggested donation $15 for adults or $10 for students and seniors. 327-PLAY.

ART “American Junkyard: Celephonotypes” Exhibit, by Coy Townson; special guest Quintin Grant showcasing his phonograph creations, 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, The Foundry, 1700 Chester Ave. Art Exhibit by Mary Weatherford, on display through Friday, CSUB, Todd Madigan Gallery, 9001 Stockdale Highway. 1 to 6 p.m.

Tuesdays through Thursdays and 1 to 5 p.m. Saturdays. 654-2238.

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.

and you could win tickets to two upcoming events: Comedian George Lopez’s concert at Rabobank Arena on Saturday and the Sublime with Rome and Everlast show Wednesday at the Golden State Mall Grand Ballroom.

Call 842-KERN. The show airs on KERN, 1180-AM. Bakersfield Art Association Meeting, 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Bakersfield Art Association Art Center, 1817 Eye St. 869-2320.

Color Art Class, with artist Phyllis Oliver, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Thursdays, Bakersfield Art Association Art Center, 1817 Eye St. $100 or $25 per class. 869-2320.

Juliana’s Art Studio & Gallery, offers stained glass classes, 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 mediums. 322-0544, 5897463 or 496-5153.

MUSIC Acoustic Guthrie’s Alley Cat, 1525 Wall St., 324-6328; Slideways, 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday.

Kern River Brewing Company, 13415 Sierra Highway, Kernville, 760-376-2337; Slideways with Tom Corbett and Joan Fraley, 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Alternative rock Golden State Mall, 3201 F St., A Lot Like Like Birds, I The Mighty and From Indian Lakes, 5 p.m.

Saturday. $10. All ages.

Blues Kern River Blues Society Jam, 2 to 8 p.m. every second Saturday, Trout’s, 805 N. Chester Ave. 8727517.

Pyrenees Café, 601 Sumner, 3230053; The 44's, 7 p.m. Thursday; Deedra Patrick and the Swamp Katz, 1 p.m. Saturday.

Celtic Lengthwise Brewery, 6720 Schirra Court, 836-2537; Whiskey Galore, 8 p.m. Saturday. $5.

Classic Rock Bellvedere Cocktail Lounge, 3090 Brundage Lane, 325-2139; Mike Montano, 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

T-Bones Steakhouse, 8020 District Blvd., 398-1300; Elevation 406, 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Friday.

Ethel’s Old Corral Cafe,, 4310 Alfred Harrell Highway, 873-7613; Open Range Band, 3 to 7 p.m.

Sunday.

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

The Old River Monte Carlo, 9750 Taft Highway, 837-0250; No Limit, 9 p.m. Friday and 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, 4310 Alfred Harrell Highway, 873-7613; Lil Gritty, 7 to 11 p.m. Friday.

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

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

Wednesdays.

Dancing Bakersfield Rounders, ballroom (cued) transition class levels two and three, 7 p.m. Tuesdays, South Bakersfield Veteran’s Hall, 1905 Wilson Road. $10 per couple. 7477921.

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

Mavericks Singles, dancing with music by Bluetooth Cowboy, 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, Kern City Town Hall, 1003 Pebble Beach Drive. $7 member; $9 guest. 831-9241.

Pairs and Spares, with CRS Riders, 7 p.m. Friday, Rasmussen Senior Center, 115 E. Roberts Lane. $7; $9 nonmembers. 399-3575.

DJ Banacek’s Lounge, 4601 State Road, 387-9224; with DJ Casey Overstreet, 9 p.m. Fridays.

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

Iron Horse Saloon, 1821 S. Chester Ave., 831-1315; DJ Jerome, 9 p.m. Friday.

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.

Heavy metal B. Ryder’s Sports Bar & Grill, 7401 White Lane, 397-7304; Metalachi, 8 p.m. Thursday. $10. 21 & over only.

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

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Eye Street Imbibe Wine & Spirits Merchant, 4140 Truxtun Ave., 633WINE; music & wine bar with local artist and Jazz Connection, along with 24 wines, 6 to 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday and Thursday; 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

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

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

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

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

Karaoke B. Ryder’s Sports Bar & Grill, 7401 White Lane, 397-7304; 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 High-

way. 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.

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

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

Elevation Lounge, 818 Real Road, 325-6864; 9 p.m. Wednesday.

Ethel’s Old Corral, 4310 Alfred Harrell Highway, 873-7613; 6 to 9 p.m. every Wednesday.

Iron Horse Saloon, 1821 S.

Chester Ave., 831-1315; 7 to 11 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays.

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

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

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

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

Maria Bonita Mexican Restaurant, 10701 Highway 178, 3663261, 7 to 11 p.m. Fridays. All ages.

McMurphy’s Irish Pub & Sports Bar, 14 Monterey St., 8691451; 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., 3243300; 8 p.m. every Wednesday.

Rocket Shop Cafe, 2000 S. Union Ave., 832-4800; 8:30 p.m. to midnight Saturday.

Rockstarz Party Bar, 7737 Meany Ave., Suite B5, 589-6749; 8 p.m. Mondays through Wednesdays.

Rocky’s Pizza & Arcade, 2858 Niles St., 873-1900; 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday.

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

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

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

Wednesdays.

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

Sports & Spirits, 6633 Ming Ave., 398-7077; 9 p.m. Thursdays and Saturdays.

Syndicate Lounge, 1818 Eye St., 327-0070; with Alisa Spencer, 9 p.m. every Wednesday.

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

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

The Bull Shed Bar & Grill, at Hotel Rosedale, 2400 Camino Del Rio Court, 327-0681; 7 p.m.

Tuesdays and Thursdays.

The Junction Lounge, 2620 Buck Owens Blvd., 327-9651; 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.

The Old River Monte Carlo, 9750 Taft Highway, 837-0250;

8:30 p.m. every Thursday.

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

The Prime Cut, 9500 Brimhall Road, 831-1413; hosted by Ed Loverr, 9 p.m. to midnight Friday.

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

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

Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Tomi’s Cowgirl Cafe, 7 to 10 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday at 1440 Weedpatch Hwy. 3635102.

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

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

Thursdays. 21 and over.

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

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