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Amazing art in our own backyard! BY BARBARA BUTLER Community contributor

ucked on a quiet side street in downtown Bakersfield lies the Bakersfield Museum of Art, offering Bakersfield residents the opportunity to enjoy amazing art — right here in our own backyards. Never heard of it? Not surprising. Vaguely heard of it, but have no idea where it is? Even less surprising. The museum is mainly donation based and has minimal funds for advertising. With that said, Beth Brookhart Pandol, museum’s director of marketing, is using innovative ways to make the museum’s presence known, including Facebook! Not into Facebook? Never fear, the museum has a wonderful Web site (www.bmoa.org) that includes the history of the museum which dates back to 1952. The 17,500 sq.ft. museum consists of four galleries and halls. The Cunningham Gallery is currently exhibiting “Hobos to Street People,” comprising the work of multiple artists. Featured in the Dezember Gallery is “Society’s Edge,” which glimpses into the life of the homeless from Bakersfield’s own photo-

journalist, Felix Adamo. In the Ablin Gallery you will find the “The Exquisite Garden,” creations made from metal, wood and everyday found items from Northern California sculptor, Joe Brubaker. The Chevron Gallery is exhibiting “Loss and Redemption,” of mixed media art of painter, educator, sculptor and civil rights activist, James C. McMillan. The Harvey & LaVonne Hall is showcasing “No Place to Go — Paintings of the Homeless” by Los Angeles based artist, Pat Berger. The “Hobos to Homeless” exhibit will end February 21. The museum is located at 1930 R St. Admission is free for members and $5 for non-members. However, admission is free the third Friday of the month and seniors, 65 and older, are free the second Sunday of the month. This really makes it affordable for everyone. If you enjoy taking photographs and would like to meet people who share your interests, Kern Photography Association is the place for you! For more information and meeting times, please visit our website at: www.kernphotographyassociation.org.

Left, Children’s art from the Bakersﬁeld Homeless Center Champ Camp. The art is $10 each, and all proceeds go to the children artists. Below left, “No Place to Go — Paintings of the Homeless” by Pat Berger. Below right, “Society’s Edge, ” an art exhibit by local photojournalist, Felix Adamo. PHOTOS BY BARBARA BUTLER

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Frontier’s ‘A Night in the Orient’ is a night to remember! BY MELISSA BENNETT Community contributor

New low-cost spay/neuter option for pit bulls ome people, when faced with situations they find untenable, throw their hands in the air and wonder when things might change. Others, like Joann Davies Keller and her husband, Larry, decide to take matters into their own hands. Seeing the seemingly unending number of pit bulls being euthanized in our shelters, the Kellers, owners of Fortress Self Storage, decided to try and take matters into their own hands. Said Joann, “We want to make a difference and believe the only solution to reduce the number of dogs euthanized at shelters and animal control facilities is through affordable spay/neuter programs.” Working with Alpha Canine and AngelDogs Foundation, the Kellers are offering the Fix Your Pit program, where people can have their pit bulls spayed or neutered for only $40. The program is simple. Interested individuals go to Fortress Self Storage, 3813 Mesa Grande, and prepay $40 (cash only) for a vouch-

er for the spay or neuter, a rabies vaccination and a microchip. The person in receipt of the voucher then calls AngelDogs Foundation toll-free at 888-5047729 or goes Pet columnist to their Web site: angeldogsfoundation.org and schedules the appointment for the surgery. On surgery day, take the dog and the voucher to AngelDogs Foundation’s Mobile Clinic for his or her appointment and, presto, one less pit bull breeding puppies in Bakersfield. AngelDogs Foundation will bill Fortress Self Storage for the cost of the procedure ($110) for each voucher redeemed. At this time, there are no income restrictions and the Kellers have not set a limit

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on the number of pit bulls they are willing to underwrite. To help fund the program, Fortress Self Storage is donating 25 percent of all new space rentals to the Fix Your Pit program. Fortress is also issuing a challenge to other local business owners to sponsor the breed of their choice in the same or a similar spay/neuter program. “Bakersfield is a very giving community and we know there are a lot of people and businesses that have a breed that is special to them,” Joann said. “To help others get their program going, we are offering to handle the management of the program at no cost. “We would like to see this program grow so AngelDogs Foundation can not only continue to come to Bakersfield, but come more often.” For more information about the Fix Your Pit program, call Fortress Self Storage at 831-0923. Have a pet-related question or comment? E-mail Vicky at: Vicky@pawprintcity.com or go to: www.pawprintcitytimes.com

rontier High School celebrated its Fifth annual Winter Formal, "A Night in the Orient," at the Rabobank Convention Center on Saturday, Jan. 30. With over 1100 students in attendance, this was the biggest formal event in all of the Kern High School District. Students were dressed to the nines and had the time of their lives dancing to the sounds of Freestyle Entertainment. There were elevated dance floors, huge screens, and live messaging throughout the night. It was definitely a night to remember!

Amanda Bennett and Adam McGill their formal, “A Night in the Orient.”

Haleigh Alvidrez and Alex Bennett enjoy Frontier High’s winter formal.

EXTRAEXTRA Author Alex Espinoza to read excerpts of his work Feb. 10 COURTESY OF CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD

lex Espinoza, an up-and-coming novelist, will be reading excerpts of his work as part of the California Writers Series at California State University, Bakersfield on Wednesday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m., in the Dezember Room of the Walter Stiern Library. Born in Tijuana, Mexico, Espinoza is the youngest of 11 children. At the age of two, he migrated to Southern California with his family and grew up in suburban Los Angeles. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Riverside, and a master’s in creative writing from University of California, Irvine, where he was the editor of the university’s literary

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magazine. He now teaches fiction at CSU Fresno. Espinoza published his first novel, “Still Water Saints,” in 2007. The book was named a “Discover Great New Writers” selection at Barnes and Noble Booksellers. The event is free and open to the public. Russo’s Books will sponsor a discussion with the author, book sale and signing.

For more information, call Marit MacArthur at 654-6503.

Local musicians hold concert at First Congregational Church

iolinist Gordon Mehling and pianist Rachel Chao will be in concert March 7 at 4 p.m. at First Congregational Church/UCC, 5 Real Rd., as part of the Fred and Beverly Dukes Memorial Concert Series at the church. This is the

fourth concert in this season's Dukes concert series. All the Dukes concerts are offered free of charge and are open to the public. Fred and Beverly Dukes, long time members of the church, were local educators and philanthropists who offered an endowment to

support this annual concert series as a gift to the community. Mehling is a retired music professor from CSUB and Chao is on the piano faculty at CSUB. The event is co-sponsored by Valley Public Radio (FM 89.1). Details, 327-1609.

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