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18 The Bakersfield Californian Thursday, October 7, 2010
Eye StreetEditor Jennifer Self | Phone 395-7434 | e-mail [email protected]
BY CAMILLE GAVINContributing columnist
Be on the lookout for kneel-ing artists of all ages thisweekend in the parking lot
at The Marketplace. That’s because getting down on
your knees is theonly way to do achalk painting onpavement, whichis what the 12thannual Via Arte isall about.
Lisa Jones, theevent’s featuredartist, is based inMarin County. A
graphic illustrator and fine artistfor 20 years, she operates Master-works, an art studio in CorteMadera, where she encourageschildren and their parents toexplore the universal experienceof communicating ideas throughvisual media. Like other streetpainters Jones has participated infestivals throughout the UnitedStates and once traveled to Italy,where the tradition began in the16th century. This weekend’sevent, a fundraiser for the Bakers-field Museum of Art, is a returntrip for her.
“Via Arte is a fabulous festival,”she said. “I always find it a verycomfortable place to work.”
Among the things she treasuresmost about such events is thecamaraderie.
“Street painting for me is aboutseveral things,” she said. “Theprocess, beautiful artwork, thepeople enjoying it, and my verydear street painting buddies.We’re a band of gypsies who trav-el, interact, and create, as we putour lives aside to participate inthese wonderful communityevents.”
One of her more unusual expe-riences took place in Italy. It was a24-hour religious festival cele-brating the Day of Assumptionthat began at 6 p.m. and contin-ued until 6 p.m. the next day.
“It was quite an endurancecontest, especially in the Augustheat,” Jones said. “They (set uplights) and we worked until 3 a.m.in the cool, perfect temperature
before getting three hours ofsleep and starting again.”
The painting she plans to dothis weekend is based on a 1905painting by Frederic Remingtoncalled “Evening on a CanadianLake.” To create it she first drawsthe image on grid paper — usinga scale of one inch to one foot —then transfers it to the 12-by-12-
foot square she’s been assigned.Then using dry pastels, the usualmedium for street painting, sheapplies multiple layers of color tocreate the final product.
Via Bambino is a special sec-tion set aside for children. Cost is$10 for a 2-by-2-foot square andkids get to keep the box of chalkthey’re given to use.
For young and novice artists,Jones offers a few suggestions.Layering is a large part of workingwith chalk, also referred to as pas-tels. A white highlight on yourfinal layer helps the form “pop.”
Use of a color wheel helps youto visualize the blending of col-ors; red, orange, yellow or blue,green, yellow. She also suggestedusing the color’s opposite in theshadow area.
“For instance,” she explained,“a lemon can have a purple shad-ow. It’s beautiful, and addsdepth.”
IndexLiterary Kern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Rocktoberfest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20Arts Alive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22Salsa y Salsa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23The Lowdown with Matt Munoz . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24Ozomatili . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Metro Galleries fifth anniversary . . . . . . . . . . . . .28Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30-31
Chalk it upto art
PHOTO COURTESY OF LISA JONES
Graphic illustrator and fine artist Lisa Jones is returning to Bakersfieldfor this year’s Via Arte, this time as the featured artist.
PHOTO COURTESY OF LISA JONES
Lisa Jones works on a piece with Arizona kachinas.Schedule of events for Via Arte Contributing to the festival
atmosphere, musical and
theatrical performances are
scheduled for the entire
weekend.
Tony O’Brien Jazz: 11 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. Saturday
Claydoh the Clown: 11:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday
and noon to 4:30 p.m.
Sunday
Bahiyya Almas BellyDancers: 12:30 to 1 p.m., 3
to 3:30 p.m., 5:30 to 6 p.m.
Saturday, and 11 a.m. to
noon, 2:30 to 3 p.m., 5:30 to
6 p.m. Sunday
The Beagles: 12:30 to 1 p.m.
Saturday
Thee Majestics: 3:30 to
5:30 p.m. Saturday
Mento Buru: 6 to 8 p.m.
Saturday
Foster Campbell & Friends:noon to 2:30 p.m. Sunday
Awards ceremony: 3 to
3:30 p.m. Sunday
Fat Daddy Blues Band: 3:30
to 5:30 p.m. Sunday
Via ArteWhen: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6
p.m. Sunday
Where: The Marketplace,
9000 Ming Ave.
Admission: Free
Information: 323-7219
Jones
FELIX ADAMO / THE CALIFORNIAN
Kayla Melton works on afriend’s piece at Via Arte atThe Marketplace in 2009.
PAGE 21Bakersfield Museum of Art
receives a $325,000 grant.
Marketplace providesperfect canvas for artists
Thursday, October 7, 2010 The Bakersfield Californian 19
Eye Street
BY CAMILLE GAVINContributing columnist
Readers need writers — writers needreaders. What could be more funda-mental than that?
Connecting one group with the other iswhat spurred the birth of Literary Kern, afive-day event that begins on Tuesday.
Although it’s sponsored by the KernCounty Library, the various programsbeing offered take place all over town —Beale Memorial Library, Bakersfield Col-lege, Russo’s Books and Bakersfield Com-munity Theatre.
Best of all, every single event is free. Christopher Livingston, special collec-
tions librarian, initiated the idea, anexpanded version of the 2009 LocalAuthors Fair that featured talks by regional
writers and a sale of their books. Now, though, the librarian believes there
is something of a renaissance in local writ-ing and a growing readership not only forprint but other forms of media as well.
“There seems to be a growing energy,”Livingston said. “The purpose of LiteraryKern is to feed this energy and shine a lighton Kern County’s literary scene.
“This event is more than celebrating the
art of writing — it also celebrates the spiritof creativity.”
Planning for the event began more thansix months ago when Livingston gathered asmall committee made up of individualsrepresenting various types of writing — fic-tion and nonfiction authors, poets, drama-tists, bloggers, journalists and graphicartists.
Livingston outlined his idea and askedthe group to flesh it out. What emerged wasLiterary Kern. The planning group hopesthat it will become an annual event andthat it will be expanded to include othergenres and even more local venues.
This year’s event is sponsored in part bythe Friends of the Kern County Library,whose fall Used Book Sale at Beale Memor-ial Library coincides with Literary Kern.
Literary festival celebrates‘the spirit of creativity’
Festival runs Tuesday through Oct. 16.
For information, call 868-0701.
Poetry and Place: 7 p.m. Tuesday,
Norman Levan Center for the Humanities
at Bakersfield College, 1801 Panorama
Drive. Nancy Edwards, Jack Hernandez
and Don Thompson will read and discuss
their poems about Bakersfield and Kern
County.
Cartoon Mania: 3:30 p.m. Wednesday,
Tejon Room of the Beale Library, 701
Truxtun Ave. Local
cartoonist Ray Friesen
will host a comics
writing and drawing
seminar for both children
and adults. The
workshop focuses on
showing participants the
art of creating a
character and making up
an adventure story to go with it.
Poetry Slam Jam: 7 p.m. Wednesday,
Bakersfield Community Theatre, 2400
Chester Ave. A showcase of local poets
— beginners, advanced and
professionals — reading their works on
stage and in a format that allows them
to fully express themselves. Thomas G.
Robinson will moderate.
“Beat Poetry? You Can’t Beat Poetry!”:3:30 p.m. Oct. 14, Tejon Room, Beale
Library. A discussion group for young
adults.
Preschool Children’s Story Time: 10:30
a.m. Oct. 15, Beale Library’s Story Pit.
Camille Gavin will tell stories from her
book of Yokuts Indians tales, “How
Roadrunner Got His Red Spots.”
The Art and Craft of Cover Design:3:30 p.m. Oct. 15, Beale Library Tejon
Room. Graphic Artist Gene Stirm will
teach self-publishers how to create their
own dazzling book covers.
Book Discussion —“Burro Genius,” byVictor Villaseñor: 3:30 p.m. Oct. 15,
Russo’s Books at The Marketplace, 9000
Ming Ave.
Writing the Novel: Basics in Publishingand Writing: 3:30 p.m. Oct. 16, Russo’s
Books at The Marketplace. Hosted by
Nick Belardes.
Women’s Lives Through Women’sEyes: 11 a.m. Oct. 16, Beale Library Tejon
Room. Author Sarah
Chloe Burns will host a
panel of women authors,
whose works of fiction
focus on the historic
roles of multicultural
women. The panel
includes: Burns, a noted
research academic whose
work highlights the
experiences of 17th century women,
from the brothels of London, the Scottish
Highlands and the plantations of Virginia;
Linda Ballou, an Alaska native, graduate
of CSU Northridge, and a noted travel
writer who will share her stories from
18th century Hawaii; and Mary Ruth
Hughes who has written for Westways
and other magazines, and whose fiction
writing style was influenced by the
western author Louis L’Amour.
Stories Yet to Be Told: 2 p.m. Oct. 16,
Beale Library Tejon Room. Tips for both
fiction and nonfiction writers on mining
the rich lore of Kern County's past and
recent history. How to find the
resources — online and in the library —
that will spark your imagination. And
pointers on rich stories crying to be told
in a book, magazine article or maybe
even a screenplay. Panelists are Camille
Gavin, Gilbert Gia, Chris Livingston, and
Carola Rupert Enriquez.
Meet-and-Greet the Authors: 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Oct. 16, Beale Library. An
opportunity to talk to writers about their
work and to purchase an autographed
copy of their book. Those participating
are: Brenda Williams, Jim Magwood,
Gene Stirm, Loren John Presley, Rick Van
Horne, Sara Chloe Burns, Shirley Castro,
Terry Trip, Lucinda Sue Crosby, Linda
Ballou, Mary Ruth Hughes and Ray
Friesen.
LITERARY KERN EVENTS
HENRY A. BARRIOS / THE CALIFORNIAN
Don Thompson gave a poetry reading at the Bakersfield Museum of Art in May.
Friesen
Burns
20 The Bakersfield Californian Thursday, October 7, 2010
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BY MATT MUNOZ Bakotopia.com editor
Wednesday’s Rocktoberfestconcert/party at StramlerPark is brewing up to be
another monster of a bash. Kicking off in the late afternoon
with a pre-show beer garden and foodvendor area, early arrivals can getprimed before gates open at dusk. Butthe main attraction is music headlin-ers The Deftones.
Touring in support of their latest CD,“Diamond Eyes,” this also marks theband’s first Bakersfield show in morethan 16 years.
“I have no idea why it’s taken so longto get back,” said Deftones drummerAbe Cunningham of the band’s longabsence from performing in a city syn-onymous with hard rock. “I know it’sjust time to rock again, and we’ll gowherever we’re wanted.”
Categorized as a “nu metal” bandalong with longtime buddies Korn, TheDeftones were among the genre’s mostsuccessful early bands still aroundtoday. Making their major label debutwith 1995’s “Adrenaline,” an 11-track,riff-heavy introduction to the world, italso helped bring exposure to theNorthern California rock scene.
“Being in Northern California,where it’s a bit more mellow, it gave usa chance to figure out who we are andwhat we wanted to do. All these bandsstarted heading south chasing the elu-sive record deal and into all this crazi-
ness. We decided to stay close tohome.”
Building a reputation for themselveswith minimal to no radio airplay, TheDeftones’ fanbase was built throughconstant touring. Their next album,“Around The Fur,” gave them a break-through overseas with the songs “MyOwn Summer (Shove It)” and “Be Qui-et and Drive (Far Away).” Both minorchart hits, the new millennium helpedthem become permanent radio rock-ers.
“White Pony,” the band’s thirdrelease featured the hit single “Change(In the house of flies)” and alsobecame the most commercial releaseof their career. Still heard regularly as ifjust released, its success pales in com-parison to the trials they were about toface.
Two years ago, bassist Chi Chengwas severely injured in a car accidentwhile driving with his sister, Mae. Not
wearing a seat belt, Chi was ejectedfrom the car upon impact with anothervehicle and suffered severe brain trau-ma. Cheng’s sister survived with minorinjuries. Cunningham still findsCheng’s recovery hard to discuss as theband has had to make difficult deci-sions while coping with his medicalcondition.
“I still can’t believe it’s been nearlytwo years. He’s at home, in what iscalled a ‘minimally conscious state.’He’s fighting, and apparently in the lastfew days he’s been less sedated.”
To help with Cheng’s medicalexpenses, the band set up a website atoneloveforchi.com, where fans andwell-wishers can donate money, andget updates on his condition.
“He’s got tons of love from aroundthe world, and we’re just waiting forhim. He’s making improvements slow-ly, and he’s still here.”
Keeping Cheng’s last recordings withthe band in the vault until the time isright, Cunningham says the band’sfriendships are stronger than ever. Andfor that reason, they’ve decided tokeep on making music to honor theirbuddy.
“There’s been a lot of re-evaluatinghow we do things, and how we live ourlives. Right now, we’re just having ablast and the best time ever, and reallyjust appreciating that we’re still able todo this.”
Also appearing at Rocktoberfest arefellow Sacramento duo Middle ClassRut and Turlock neighbor Evaline.
Deftones return, at last,to headline Rocktoberfest
Rocktoberfest with TheDeftones, Middle Class Rutand Evaline When: 4 p.m. pre-festival food
and beer garden, main gates
open at 6 p.m. Wednesday
Where: Stramler Park, 3805
Chester Ave.
Admission: $27 (plus service
fee). Buy ticket at
timgardeapresents.com.
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Thursday, October 7, 2010 The Bakersfield Californian 21
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BY JENNIFER SELFCalifornian lifestyles editor
While many cultural organiza-tions around the state arecutting hours and programs
or closing their doors altogether, theBakersfield Museum of Art received awindfall Tuesday when a leading artsfoundation granted the museum$325,000, bringing to a half-milliondollars the total support from theJames Irvine Foundation to BMoAsince 2006.
“The museum is such an outstand-ing organization,” said Ted Russell, thefoundation’s senior program officer.“It’s been a highlight for me to workwith Bernie (Herman, BMoA’s execu-tive director) and his staff. They’vedone such an incredible job of weath-ering the storm.”
Herman was thrilled by the newswhen reached by phone Tuesday. Heticked off “a whole list” of priorities forthe money, which will be paid out overthree years. “From increasing boardand staff leadership training, improv-ing the website, revamping Museumon the Move.”
A portion of the grant will help funda new full-time position at the muse-um, director of development, forwhich Herman hopes to begin recruit-ing next week. Other items on his listinclude making the exhibits moreinteractive to appeal to younger visi-tors and conducting professional audi-ence market research. The museum’seducation initiative received a boostrecently with the promotion of BrentEviston to full-time art instructor.
BMoA is one of a dozen institutionsto receive grants in the Central Valleyunder a program called the ArtsRegional Initiative, which targets areasin the state identified by Irvine asunder-represented in terms of culturalparticipation. Sharing a total of $3.8million in grants are four culturalgroups in Sacramento; two in Fresno;two in Stockton; and one each inModesto, Davis and Sonora. Russellsaid 21 organizations with annualbudgets in excess of $500,000 wereinvited to apply.
The decision to grant BMoA moremoney had much to do with themuseum’s success at expanding anddiversifying audiences, the mainobjective of the first phase of the ini-tiative. Both Russell and Hermanpointed to successes like the 2009speaking engagement by NBA legendKareem Abdul-Jabbar, who spokeabout the Harlem Renaissance tocoincide with an exhibit at the muse-um; First Wednesday, the ongoing dis-cussion forum aimed primarily atseniors; the annual Dia de los Muertosexhibit; and the recent Go West Day,one of the most heavily attendedevents in the museum’s history.
“The vast majority of people (at Go
West Day) had never been here before.Some showed up at the Kern CountyMuseum, thinking that’s where wewere. Most people said things like, ‘Ididn’t know this existed.’ We hear thatall the time. The issue is how do we getthem back.”
Herman said various memberships,which account for about 20 percent ofBMoA’s annual budget — roughly$700,000-$740,000 this year — are sta-ble but fairly stagnant. Grants repre-sent some 20 percent of revenue;special events like fundraisers bring in15 percent; donations account for 40percent. Herman fears BMoA mightreport a loss this year, which would bethe first in his six-year tenure at themuseum. However, expenses are run-
ning below projections so far, he said. Despite the lean times, the museum
has not raised admission prices norcut hours, Herman pointed out, andstill mounts four major exhibits a year.
Among other grants to the museumis a soon-to-expire $10,000 awardfrom the National Endowment for theArts used to fund the Via Arté projectat The Marketplace (read a preview ofthe event on page 18). The county haskicked in $27,000 for programs likefree admission days, docent tours anda program for high school students.The city contributes nothing.
Herman said the museum currentlyhas several grant applications underconsideration at various organiza-tions.
“We get turned down a lot. You haveto get used to rejection.”
But rejection has not been a prob-lem with Irvine, which Herman calls“the best, the strongest” in the state forfunding the arts. “Some of the largerorganizations, The Gettys, the LAC-MAs (the Los Angeles County Muse-um of Art), the larger organizationscan get major funding. We’re small tomedium size at best so we don’t havethat capability.”
But with the money comes a rigor-ous three years of reports and audits.
“We have to complete an annualreport every year,” Herman said. “Wehave to track it. We have to justify thatwe did the things we said we weregoing to do. There’s significantaccountability, which is good.”
BMoA to add staffer,study audience trends
Art museum gets windfall
The James Irvine FoundationThe James Irvine Foundation is a
private, nonprofit grant-making
foundation dedicated to
expanding opportunity for the
people of California, focusing on
three program areas: Arts,
California Democracy and Youth.
Since 1937, the foundation has
provided more than $1 billion in
grants to more than 3,000
nonprofit organizations
throughout California.
For more information about the
Irvine Foundation, visit irvine.org.
Source: The James Irvine Foundation
IN 3D!
THE
BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN
READERS’ CHOICE POLL
2010
CASEY CHRISTIE / THE CALIFORNIAN
West High student Tasi Scott meets basketball superstar Kareem Abdul-Jab-bar, who spoke in Bakersfield as part of the Harlem Renaissance activities.
22 The Bakersfield Californian Thursday, October 7, 2010
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One of the greatest thingsabout Shakespeare’s playsis the timeliness of their
themes. It’s an element that givesdirectors license to explore broadinterpretations.
For Porter Jamison, who’sdirecting “Taming of the Shrew” atBakersfield Community Theatre,the comedy offers the opportunityto take a fresh look at the battle ofthe sexes as it develops betweenthe lead characters, Kate andPetruchio, played by Sarah Garrettand Pablo Reyes.
Here’s how Jamison explainedhis method of reaching a resolu-tion between the warring lovers:
“Rather than the original ‘man-dominates-woman’ theme or thenow-traditional ‘man-dominates-woman-or-does-he?’ model,” hesaid, “we're centering ourapproach on a more contempo-rary question (which is) can youimagine what would happen ifthose two stopped fighting eachother and instead teamed up andfought the world?”
In pursuing that question, Jami-son has set the play in two timeperiods, present-day and pseudo-medieval. So it’s actually a playwithin a play.
It begins when a troupe of tour-ing performers arrives at the the-ater and are surprised to learnthat they’re supposed to be doing“Shrew” instead of their usualproduction. Undaunted, theygrab a jumbled collection of props
and cos-tumes —someperiodstyles,some not— andproceed
with the
Shakespeare play. “Shrew” is one of the Bard’s
liveliest plays and Jamison said heand the cast are working towardpresenting a show that is “loud,physical and clear, without sacri-ficing the moments that require
greater intimacy and calm.” Those in supporting roles are
Tim Fromm as Gremio, Mike Wal-ter as Baptista, Jared Cantrell asHortensio, and Ivan Goertzen asVincentio. Others in the cast areDeNae Brown, Jessica Burzlaff,Laelyn DeLeon, Sierra Heffernan,Sam Louden, Julie Jordan Scott,Meaghan Snyder and SarahWalter.
Calendar signing at the IceHouse
Former Bakersfield residentClaudia True, who now lives inOverland Park, Kan., will be at theIce House Gallery today to signthis year’s edition of her “Cookingwith Friends” calendar.
Its pages contain “home-cook-ing” recipes contributed by theartist’s acquaintances. It includeseach cook’s story about the recipeand paintings to illustrate eachdish. Holly Miller Bikakis, a localartist, worked with True in devel-oping the theme. This is the thirdyear they have collaborated toproduce such a calendar.
Legends of Jazz opensseason
Cal State Bakersfield’s musicdepartment opens it 2010-11 sea-
son with the Jonathan KreisbergQuartet Monday evening at theDore Theatre. Members of thecommunity at large must pay anadmission charge for the concertbut at 3 p.m. the same day, themusicians will hold a free clinic inthe theater that is open to anyinterested person.
Members of the quartet areKreisberg, a guitarist based inNew York City; Will Vinson, saxo-phone and piano; Phil Donkin,double-bass; and Mark Ferber,drums. “South of Everywhere” istheir most recent release.
New theater downtownDavid Zent, a familiar name in
the local theater community, isback in business with the IntimateTheatre and Music Hall in a rent-ed building on the northeast cor-ner of 19th and D streets.
His first production will be the“Holly Follies,” opening Nov. 26,and he’s holding auditions Sundaythrough Tuesday at the theater.
“People of all ages are welcometo audition, and the cast will ulti-mately total eight in number,”Zent said.
“Performers who make it intothe show get $25 a performance asa stipend and all the really badfunny jokes they can stand.”
Except to say the show will havea holiday theme, Zent couldn’t tellme what it was about because thescript is yet to be written.
“I look for distinctive talent,” hesaid. “Because I’m a writer, I tailoreverything to that.”
Dee Cherry and Zent are thetheater’s producers. He describedCherry as “a really bright and fun-ny designer and dancer who alsohappens to be a world-class gym-nast.”
Zent’s been the impresario ofseveral theater enterprises overthe years, including the old Oil-dale melodrama. His most recentventure at the Hill House on Trux-tun Avenue went kaput about twoyears ago.
He said the closure was duemainly to the theft of about$40,000 in lights and other equip-ment. Another factor was the
headaches of having to prepareand serve dinners.
“We’re not having a kitchen thistime,” he said. “I’ve had it withthat.”
The building that houses theIntimate was previously used as achurch, Zent said. Currently heand a few associates are turningthe 19th Street structure into a 99-seat theater by building a 24-by-16-foot stage, seating platformsand cabaret tables.
A new ‘Shrew’ for you
Camille Gavin’s “Arts Alive!”column appears on Thursday. Write to her
via e-mail at [email protected]
Camille Gavin CONTRIBUTING COLUMNIST
Claudia True: ‘CookingWith Friends’ calendarsigningWhen: 3 to 6 p.m. today
Where: Ice House Framing
and Gallery, 3401 Chester
Ave. Suite G
Admission: Free
Information: 325-8008
‘Taming of the Shrew’When: 8 p.m. Friday and
Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday
Where: Bakersfield
Community Theatre, 2400 S.
Chester Ave.
Admission: $15 or $10 in
advance; $12, students and
seniors
Information: 831-8114
Legends of Jazz:Jonathan KreisbergQuartetWhen: 8 p.m. Friday
Where: Dore Theater, 9001
Stockdale Highway
Admission: $15; $12, seniors;
$8, students
Information: 654-3150
‘Holly Follies’ auditionsWhen: 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday to
Tuesday
Where: Intimate Theatre and
Music Hall: 2030 19th St.
Information: 323-1976
GO & DOClassic reimagined;stage veteran back
Jessica Petrini Burzlaff is a fire-eating performer in BakersfieldCommunity Theatre’s produc-tion of “Taming of the Shrew.”
PHOTO COURTESY OF JULIE JORDAN SCOTT
Pablo Reyes as Petruchio and Sarah Garrett as Katherina in Bakers-field Community Theatre’s production of “Taming of the Shrew.”
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November 13, 14, and 20, 2010
October 8, 2010
February 26, 2011
April 30, May 1 and 7, 2011
A L L P E R F O R M A N C E S H E L D A T T H E H A R V E Y A U D I T O R I U M
V I S I T U S O N F A C E B O O K
BY STEFANI DIASCalifornian assistant lifestyles editor
Get ready to tap your toes and dipsome chips at Salsa y Salsa tonight atthe Beale Memorial Library.
The event, in honor of National HispanicHeritage Month (and tied to the One BookOne Bakersfield One Kern reading of “BurroGenius” by Victor Villasenor), is a celebra-tion of Hispanic culture, from one of thesimplest foods — salsa — to one of themost modern dances — salsa.
When it comes to kicking up the heels,there will be plenty of it tonight courtesyof SoLuna Ballet, a locally based Mexicanfolk ballet group. Co-founder ManuelFonseca will be on hand with a troupe ofup to 40 dancers of all ages to demon-strate some traditional dances, like theMexican hat dance, as well as the storiesbehind them.
Although the event is a celebration ofHispanic cultures and the dances arefrom that tradition, the appeal of dance isuniversal, says Andie Apple, head librari-an at Beale and one of the event’s organiz-ers. Apple says Fonseca, who is aclassically trained dancer, is interested indemonstrating that regardless of a dance’sorigin there is a way to connect to it, nomatter your background.
And the dancers may expect you to con-nect in the latter part of the presentation,which will involve salsa instruction andaudience participation. The seats will bemoved aside in the auditorium, allowingplenty of room to dance. If you want tocut a rug with the kids or pick up somemoves to take out to the club on the
weekend, be sure to get a lesson from thepatient performers.
For those who prefer their salsa in a bowlrather than on a dance floor, there’s alsogood reason to check out the event. At least16 restaurants and businesses are donat-ing salsa and chips for guests to enjoy.
Among those sharing the hot stuff are:Anita’s Mexican Grill, Arizona Cafe, Audrey’sCafe, Cactus Valley, El Pueblo in Lamont, ElSombrero, La Costa Mariscos, La Tapitia,Los Molcajetes, Los Reyes, Los Tacos deHuicho, Los Tucanes Taqueria, MamaRoomba, Martin’s Meats & Catering,Mariscos Las Islitas, Camino Real, LaColonia and Californian readers’ pollfavorite, Mexicali.
(Water will be provided to counteractthe effects of salsa — both the sauce andthe dance.)
Though it may seem a simple celebra-tion of food and dancing, there is a cultur-al lesson in there, too, according to OneBook organizer Kristie Coons. Like authorVillasenor, who felt the strong influenceof both his indigenous Indian grandpar-ents and his more modern parents, wecan tap the culture in our DNA as well asthe activities and traditions we hold dear.With a celebration of salsa and dancing,the community can learn somethingabout the author’s background as well asits own, Coons says.
Instructors will offer tipson how to shake those hips
Salsa: Dance it,eat it — just do it
Salsa y SalsaWhat: An evening of dancing, music
and salsa tasting
When: 7 to 9 tonight
Where: Beale Memorial Library,
auditorium, 701 Truxtun Ave.
Admission: Free
Information: 868-0701
CALIFORNIAN FILE
Manuel Fonseca, left, and his brother, Dario, are the founders of SoLuna Mexican FolkBallet. Manuel Fonseca will take part in tonight’s Salsa y Salsa event.
24 The Bakersfield Californian Thursday, October 7, 2010
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The Halloween funhouse is anannual tradition.Locally, we have The Cham-
ber and Talladega Frights, bothopen now. But not able to containmyself until October, I packed upthe family and headed south to theSept. 24 opening of Universal Stu-dios’ Halloween Horror Nights.
I hadn’t attended the Universalattraction since “Tales From TheCrypt” was the rage, and that wassometime ago. My last memory?Sitting in a small theater, seeinglocal performer George “TheGiant” McArthur sword swallow inthe “Freak Show.”
While I’m dating myself by shar-ing this information, you’ll all behappy to know that this year’s edi-tion has improved leaps andscares. The minute you walk intothe transformed Universal Studioslot, which changes hands fromfamily-friendly to freaky-family at7 p.m., your experience beginswithout warning. This year’s eventwas advertised as featuring horrormovie icons Freddie Krueger (“ANightmare on Elm Street”), JasonVoorhees (“Friday The 13th”), Jig-saw (“Saw”), Rob Zombie’s “Houseof 1,000 Corpses 3-D” and Chucky(“Child’s Play”). All owned by Uni-versal Entertainment, these arethe picks of Halloween lot. Oneinteresting cast inclusion was thatof “La Llorona,” a character fromMexican folklore. According to thestory, she kills her own childrenafter being scorned by the manwho fathered them. With monstersin check, all they had to do was liveup to the hype. On we went.
Greeting you at every turn withnoisy, bladeless
chainsawsare residentzombieclowns,uniformed
creeps andstiltedghouls who
will
drive you crazy, especially if youtry to ignore them. Advice: stay offyour cell phone, you won’t get aword or text in.
Instead of too much detail, I’mgoing to give you a spitfireoverview of what I thought of eachfunhouse. Spoiler alert: If you’drather be surprised, stop righthere.
“Friday The 13th”: The castingof 20 identical hockey-maskedlook-alikes must have been wild.The Camp Crystal Lake sceneswere cool, as were the scary bed-room scenes. Plenty of gore.
“A Nightmare on Elm Street”:Re-creating the boiler room setand creepy day care from themovie, you can’t help but laughalong when you hear, “Welcome toprime time, B****!” Freddie nevergets old, but with so many sequels,they could’ve pulled more tricksfrom his fedora.
“House of 1,000 Corpses 3-D”: At first I thought we weregoing to watch scenes from thefilm with the special glasses wewere handed. Instead, Rob Zom-bie’s film is brought to life withcharacters from both “Corpses,”and its sequel, “The Devil’sRejects.” The 3-D wasn’t phenom-enal, but being taunted by “BabyFirefly” in her nightgown wasworth the wait in line.
“Chucky’s Terror Tram”: The
dreaded movie doll takes you on ascary ride to the “Psycho” house.From there you have to do a littlewalking, as you’re terrorized bymore ghouls and an army of knife-wielding Norman Bateses. Takeyour time walking through the“Bates Motel” area, but bring ahandkerchief if you have allergies.These old sets are pretty dusty,especially when you have hun-dreds of people kicking dirt upfront.
We didn’t get a chance to checkout the “Saw” funhouse due to a70-minute wait. Instead wejumped on the “Jurassic Park” and“The Simpsons” rides, waitingonly 10 to 15 minutes each. By thetime we exited the “Bill & Ted’sExcellent Halloween Adventure,” itwas 2 a.m., and my feet felt likeChucky had chewed on them.
If you’re planning on attendingUniversal Halloween HorrorNights, visit their website at hal-loweenhorrornights.com and lookfor discounts. We got the specialopening night rate of $34 per per-son, but it does get pretty pricey at$44 to $79 depending on your
deal. I wouldn’t recommendbringing small children (teens willsurvive) or sensitive types. Thereare some pretty intense scenesand language. But it is Halloween,and you are paying good money tobe shocked. Don’t forget to wearyour most comfortable pair ofshoes, as some lines can getlengthy. We certainly had a blastand so will you.
Knott’s “Scary Farm” near Ana-heim and Six Flags “Fright Fest” inValencia are also worth the trip,and also showing improvement inthe face of competition. You canfind both online with a quick websearch.
As I mentioned in last weekend’sLowdown, Bakersfield bandCidona will be performing duringSix Flags’ “Fright Fest” in Valenciaon Friday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. Theirshow is free with park admission.More info at: myspace.com/cidonamusic.
Matt’s picks“The Giant Leeches” screen-
ing at Caffeine Supreme, 20thand F streets, 8 p.m. Friday. Free.873-4712.
During the ’50s, Cold War hyste-ria had moviemakers scramblingto conjure up scary monsters forcelluloid. I can only imagine pro-
ducers sitting at a table, thumbingthrough science books and stop-ping on a picture of a leech. In thefilm, rubber-suited actors holdvictims hostage before slowlydraining them of blood. Soundslike “Wall Street” to me.
The Rozzes, Velorio, TheMowglis, and more at The Gate,2010 O St., 7 p.m. Saturday. $7. Allages.
Bakersfield’s The Rozzes are ayoung lot, but their sound is allvintage garage buzz. Writingcatchy guitar-driven tunes sure tomake any hipster bob their headsin unison, they’re influences are allover the place. Latin rockers Velo-rio also make a rare all-ages showappearance, as do folksters’ TheMowgli’s from Venice.
Metal Sanaz, Sothis, Band ofOrcs and more at The Dome,2201 V St., 6 p.m. Sunday. $12. 327-0190.
Fans of mind-bending hard rockin all its gory glory shouldn’t missthis show. Hosted by the “mistressof metal” herself, Metal Sanaz, italso lands on 10-10-10. Just waituntil you catch a glimpse of head-liner Sothis, whose satanic blackmetal is no joke. Costumed shockrockers Band of Orcs also remindme of an updated version of Gwar.Yikes.
The zombies take UniversalThe Lowdown with Matt Munoz
Bakotopia Radio9 to 10 p.m. Sundays on 106.1
FM. KRAB Radio
Hosts: Matt Munoz and
Miranda Whitworth
This Sunday:
Interview with The Deftones
appearing at Stramler Park
Oct. 13
Interview with Ozomatli
appearing at Fishlips Oct. 14
Local singer-songwriter Alex
Mitts performs
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.
PHOTO COURTESY OF UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
Zombies await you at every turn during Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights.
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BY MATT MUNOZBakotopia.com editor
Energy, art, and activism are atthe heart of the Ozomatli experi-ence.
Rising from the streets of East LosAngeles, these seven friends havegone from garage jamming to con-quering world stages with their social-ly conscious Latin and hip-hop musicblend. A regular on the internationalmusic festival circuit, the band is cur-rently celebrating 15 years togetherwith a string of special club shows,including a stop at Fishlips nextThursday night.
Guitarist/vocalist Raul Pacheco,speaking via telephone from LAX enroute to a gig in North Carolina, is hap-py with the band’s musical milestone.
“We’ve been lucky to keep it togeth-er, with as many people that havebeen in and out of the band. We’vebeen able to survive and make musicpeople wanna hear, and try to havethe best time doing it.”
Calling the tour “Mis Quince Anos,”in joking reference to a Latin “sweet15” birthday party or quinceanera,Pacheco says the band plans on cele-brating more than just a number.
“When we go out, we want to createa moment of joy with as many peopleas we can. We’ve always been intoplaying music from the get-go —doing high energy shows, getting peo-ple involved.”
Starting out as a band of entertain-ers for pickets during a 1995 Los Ange-les labor strike, the band namedthemselves “Ozomatli” after the Aztecgod of dance. Crowds identified withthe band’s penchant for layeringrhythm styles like Afro-Cuban salsa,Brazilian drumming, American rapand everything in between. With thatmomentum, the band concentratedon touring — not just stateside, butabroad.
Pacheco remembers the “epic” 1996trip to Cuba in detail. You read correct-ly, Cuba.
“We had some friends there whosaid we should just make our waydown there and it would be easy tofind gigs. “We had a gig at The Dragon-fly club in Los Angeles, and let every-body know about our plans. We tookthat money, bought ourselves tickets,drove into Tijuana, and from there wetook flights into Monterrey, Mexico.Then, from there they take you intoHavana.”
So how was it being a group ofyoung Yankees in Castro’s yard?
“We were learning how to play salsamusic as a band, and here we are inCuba. The people would tell us, ‘Ifpeople are dancing, that means theylike it.’ They were really into funk andhip-hop music there, because it’s awhole different language for them. So,we hung out for about 10 days, met
some incredible musicians, playedabout seven gigs, and had the time ofour life.”
Bakersfield also got a glimpse of theband in its experimental heyday at theoriginal Bakersfield Reggae Fest bothin 1996 and ’97. Pacheco has vividmemories of the heat and the crowd,who’d never seen anything like “Ozo”before.
“I just remember we were eager toplay. It was out in the park, all hot andcrazy. People just set up and played,and we thought it was a cool commu-nity vibe.”
Signed in 1998 to Almo Sounds,trumpeter Herb Alpert’s record label,the band’s eponymous debut wasreleased to critical acclaim and gar-nered fans like guitarist Carlos San-tana. The band used their visibility onSantana’s successful Supernaturalcomeback tour to keep their politicalmessage going strong. To prove it, theyperformed in protest across from the2000 Democratic National Conferencealongside political rock bands RageAgainst The Machine, among others.
“We got known for that,” he said ofthe band’s continued support of pro-gressive politic organizations and theanti-war movement. “Always helpingpeople raise money all over the city of
L.A. We’ve done that ever since westarted. But we knew there was a wayto still do both — contribute withsome positivity and also have a goodtime and make some great music.”
Despite their best intentions thatday, the legendary show was latermarred when a riot broke out betweenthe crowd and law enforcement.Ozomatli bounced back, heading backto the studio with more inspirationthan they could contain.
Earning a 2002 Grammy award forBest Latin Rock/Alternative Album,for their sophomore record, “Embracethe Chaos,” the band would follow upwith more well-received releases andawards in years to come, including LosAngeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosaproclaiming April 23 “Ozomatli Day.”
“What we ended up doing was turn-ing it into a day to promote music inschools, because it’s one of the pro-grams that gets cut first, when thebudget’s tight. We were able to helpcreate a network for people who workwithin that scene to keep helping oneanother.”
Looking forward to the band’sreturn to Bakersfield next week,Pacheco will be joined by bandmatesWil-Dog Abers, bass; Justin Porée,vocals; Asdru Sierra, vocals and trum-pet, Ulises Bella: saxophone; Jiro Yam-aguchi, percussion; and Mario Calire,drums.
In what promises to be a show toremember, Pacheco invites everyoneto join their “conscious party.”
“We don’t get to the Central Valleyenough, and we’re happy to have thatopportunity to connect with peopleagain.”
Ozomatli brings blendof art, activism to town
Ozomatli When: 8 p.m. Oct. 14
Where: Fishlips, 1517 18th St.
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26 The Bakersfield Californian Thursday, October 7, 2010
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BY JENNIFER SELFCalifornian lifestyles editor
You know the housing market isin trouble when even Habitat forHumanity can’t get funds to
build. But that’s what happened thisyear when the charity was forced tocall off its annual dash to construct ahome during the run of the KernCounty Fair because the usual spon-sor declined to pony up $80,000 tocover costs.
That’s when local attorney andHabitat development chairman DavidBynum said inspiration struck like atwo-by-four to the solar plexus: whynot approach local businesses aboutbuilding tricked-out playhouses andauctioning them off?
“We were at a board meetingbrainstorming about what to do atthe fair,” said Bynum, who has beeninvolved with the organization for acouple of years, following his returnto his hometown from law school. “Iremembered there was an event atEast Hills Mall a few years ago thatHabitat put on, when the mall was inits heyday. I remember as a kid see-ing (the playhouses) and thinking itwas amazing. We said how can we dothat at the fair.”
So Bynum — whose volunteerwork follows the example set by hisparents, community philanthropistsGreg and Mary — reached out tolocal businesses to gauge their inter-est in building playhouses. Sevenresponded, paid for their own mate-rials, volunteered their staff to do thework and will show off the results atthe public auction Sunday.
“We wanted to keep a presence atthe fair, and we want to make a profit(on behalf of Habitat),” Bynum said.“You get a lot of people out volun-teering at the fair who discover, hey, Ilike building houses on the weekendor I like to volunteer. Every time wedo a build like this we get usually atleast two people who stay involvedfor a lifetime.”
Most of the backyard spreadsmeasure about 6 by 8 feet, Bynumsaid, except for the much bigger,pirate ship-themed playhouse builtby Lennar Homes. In a stroke of mar-keting genius, the homebuilderskipped the fair to display the play-house outside its Stockdale Highwayoffices, attracting a lot of rubber-necking and interest.
Bynum said each home probablywould have a minimum bid, but did-n’t have specifics Tuesday. He reiter-ated that every penny raised goes toHabitat’s mission of providing hous-ing for those who need it.
“All they have to do is come outand write the check and we get it totheir home, craned wherever theywant it, whenever it’s convenient forthem,” said Bynum, who notedTurner Crane is donating its services.
Turn-keys for pee-weesPirate ship, by Lennar Homes:
The homebuilder “did (the ship) tothe nines,” Bynum said, even callingin subcontractors. The structureboasts several levels, sails, the bow ofa ship and curved wood. Bynum saidhe’s heard Jonathan Davis of thehome-grown band Korn might beinterested in purchasing this treas-ure for his little matey named (we’renot making this up) Pirate.
Castle by Habitat for Humanityboard: Custom paint, featuring fauxbrick, makes this two-story tradi-tional castle stand out. There’s a lad-der going up and doors can bebolted with a two-by-four. A gray andgreen crest is the crowning touch.Just dig a trench, turn on the hoseand, voila: A moat!
Modern home by Gregory D.Bynum & Associates/SkarpholAssociates: The realty company andarchitecture firm teamed on a mod-ern Frank Lloyd Wright-esque layoutfor the pint-sized aesthete in the
family. There are two levels, a ladderto the second story, which includescabled railing, and crawl spaces forthose adventurous 10-year-olds wholike to slither around in tight spaces.
Cabin by McKinzie Nielsen RealEstate: Keep your fancy palaces andpirate ships! This traditional-lookinghideaway features a porch and singlestory for those who prefer the rough-ing-it approach.
Beach hut by Bakersfield NorthRotary: There are sandboxes in frontwith a porch, and the colors weredone in the Habitat hues of blue andgreen. Bamboo siding and roughwood shingles complete the sand-between-your-toes vibe.
Traditional style by Rabobank NA:The home features functional win-dows and is done up in theRabobank colors of white, blue andorange. For the banker-to-be.
The late entry by Account ControlTechnology: Bless their hearts, thisbunch “came in late and jumped onit. They got almost the entire thingdone in a weekend,” Bynum said.The domicile is dark blue and boastsshutters and a dutch door (top andbottom halves open independentlyfor ultimate finger-smashing action).
Now these are someserious playhouses
Playhouse auction When: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday
Where: Modern Office
Environments, 830 21st St.
Information: 861-8449 or
habitatbakersfield.org
Bynum notes the Colonel from
the Bakersfield Condors will be
on hand and Moo Creamery will
offer finger foods and cookies.
About Habitat for HumanityDevelopment chairman David
Bynum said the local Habitat
chapter builds about five houses
a year, but the group is
concentrating more of its efforts
nowadays on rehabilitating
homes: “With the foreclosure
market, that’s what’s more cost-
effective.”
Habitat’s “dedicated” volunteers
mobilize, Skil Saws in hand, most
Saturdays, though “we’re in sort
of a down mode right now.”
To volunteer, contact the
organization at 861-8449 or
habitatbakersfield.com.
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Inkdiction Tattoo Expo, the first of whatwas intended to become an annual show,has been postponed. It had been scheduledfor Friday and Saturday at The Dome.
According to promoter Tyson Paul, theevent will be rescheduled at a date to beannounced later. Refunds will be granted atthe place of purchase, or may be held untilthe rescheduled date.
As an option, Paul also stated that thosewith pre-purchased Expo tickets may showthem for free entry at tonight’s Glam Girlsvs. Inked Girls Pre-Party at The Nile, 172119th St., at 9 p.m. The event will featureguest DJs among other entertainersthroughout the evening, and was intendedto kick-off the expo.
More information will be available at:Inkdiction.com.
Inkdiction Tattoo Expo postponed
BY STEFANI DIASCalifornian assistant lifestyles editor
October is the month to let the spiritmove you, although this Sunday atPrime Cut it’s more about the spirits
at the Best Bloody Bartender Battle.Taking center stage at the third annual
contest is the Bloody Mary. But this isn’tyour boring brunch-variety beverage. PrimeCut owner Merv Crist says a good BloodyMary should be like a meal, one you “can eat
with a fork.”Crist has been to
other “bloody”competitionsbefore, where win-ning drinks haveincluded a vodka-and-Clamato ver-sion — sometimesreferred to as a
Bloody Caesar — and, to Crist, “that’s not aBloody Mary.”
One of Crist’s favorites was served at adive bar off Bourbon Street in New Orleans’French Quarter. Waking up at 7:30 in themorning with a headache and the wife stillasleep, the drink was “like a handful ofAdvil,” Crist says.
As the restaurant’s co-owner and bar-tender, the wife, Michelle, knows a thing ortwo about a good Bloody Mary herself. Shealso knows that you should come early asshe said last year the restaurant was packedfor the event, both in the dining room andthe outdoor seating. The popular contestbrings out mixologists from all over town. Inprevious years, contestants have includedmix masters from Trout’s, Goose Loonies,Cafe Med, Syndicate Lounge, Milt’s CoffeeShop and reigning champ Vi’s Cocktails.
To allow Prime Cut to compete as well,the Crists don’t have anything to do withthe judging. They leave the organizationup to Shari and Mike George, who is presi-dent of the Kern chapter of the KansasCity Barbecue Society and has certifiedjudges for the Bakersfield Biggest BaddestBarbecue Championships.
Actually ponying up to the bar to decidethe top tipple are Barry Hibbard, a partnerat Alta Sierra at Shirley Meadows, which issponsoring the event along with AbsolutVodka; Bob Mills, the voice of the Bakers-field Condors; teacher Sydney Peterson;Teddy Spanke, lead singer of local bandThe Tex Pistols; and returning judge and
KERN radio show host Scott Cox. Cox is no easy judge. Although he didn’t
want to give away too many tips beforethe competition, he says when it comes toBloody Marys, it’s the spicier the better.With so many creative offerings, he says ittakes something pretty far out to make itan experience. Cox describes himself as aconnoisseur, saying “instead of 10 drinksthat are crappy, just give me one that’s thebest.”
As for his best Bloody Mary spots, heranks the one at the Texas Chili Parlor inAustin, Texas, as his favorite. For local flair,he says if you can “beg and plead with”Fishlips co-owner Shauna Haddad-Byers,she has it in her to whip up the best intown. (Perhaps Cox is the only one luckyenough to convince her to make it.) Hewas also impressed with the PetroleumClub’s offering in last year’s contest.
Wherever he’s enjoying one, Cox says itcomes down to taste, not garnish. “I don’tcare about presentation. It could be in aStyrofoam cup,” he says, while also men-tioning that he’s OK with a celery and olivetopper.
If you want to test your own judgingskills, customers can vote for fan favorite.Each sample is $2 and purchasing foursamples gives you a ballot to vote for yourNo. 1 pick, Michelle Crist says.
Prime Cut has bragging rights as lastyear’s fan favorite, but winners walk awaywith more than talk. in 2009, prizesincluded a beach cruiser, season pass toAlta Sierra and a $100 cash gift card. Thisyear, the winner will also win an Alta Sierraseason pass (valued at about $300), a dart-board valued at $200 and a $100 cash giftcard. There will be prizes for second placeand fan favorite as well.
And along with enjoying great drinksand fun, customers have a chance to winprizes, including a $50 gift card to ActionSports and Prime Cut cards.
Bloody good time set for Prime Cut
Best Bloody Bartender BattleWhat: Contest to determine who
makes the best Bloody Mary in town
When: Noon Sunday
Where: The Prime Cut, 9500 Brimhall
Road
Cost: $2 per sample
Information: 831-1413
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28 The Bakersfield Californian Thursday, October 7, 2010
Eye Street
MICHAEL FAGANS / THE CALIFORNIAN
Don Martin is the owner of Metro Galleries.
BY CAMILLE GAVINContributing columnist
In measuring the success of Metro Gal-leries on the occasion of its fifthanniversary, Don Martin thinks one part
of the equation is his mastery of the art ofpitching fine art.
“I wasn’t a salesman, you know,” Martinsaid, meaning selling to customers wasn’tpart of his previous job in a behind-the-scenes position at a television station. “Atfirst it was very difficult for me to ask peopleto pay me money.”
He’s overcome that hurdle as the spa-cious gallery on 19th Street celebrates a truemilestone.
Now, Martin says, half in jest, “I mighteven stop people on the street and ask themfor money.”
Martin, who is president of the company— Metro is structured as a corporation andhas about nine shareholders — said thebusiness is doing much better than antici-pated when the doors first opened in 2005.(The gallery occupied a smaller space onEye Street for a period of time before mov-ing to its present location.)
“We’re way above where we thought we’dbe in sales,” he said. “And our other compo-nent, rentals, has been huge.”
In addition to making the spaciousgallery available for weddings, receptionsand private parties, there’s been significantgrowth in rentals for business meetings.
A few weeks ago, Martin said Walmartheld a retreat there for its out-of-town exec-utives.
One thing that pleases Martin in a broad-er sense is the burgeoning of pedestriantraffic in the Arts District since the incep-tion of First Friday more than two years ago.He’s been an ardent promoter, supporter
and coordinator of the monthly event.“My idea was not to have a street fair with
people selling food and things — except art;art is OK — on the sidewalk,” he said.
“I wanted to get people inside, into thegalleries and restaurants we have here.”
As proof that goal has been reached, henoted that on Sept. 3, the most recent FirstFriday, approximately 2,000 attendedMetro’s Latin art show during the evening.He estimates there were as many as 4,000 inthe Arts District altogether.
The district, an informal connotationarrived at by the Downtown Business Asso-ciation and the Arts Council of Kern, rough-ly encompasses the area between 18th and20th streets, bordered by H and Eye streets.
A wine bar, part of Metro’s original busi-ness plan, is about to come to fruition. Thefocus will be on serving “mid-to-upper lev-el” wines, as well as coffee and tea. Smallplate lunches, prepared by a caterer in thegallery’s prep kitchen, will be served.
“The architectural work is all done,” Mar-tin said. “We hope to have it open byNovember or December.”
As for future exhibits Martin aims togradually introduce artwork that is morecontemporary, such as that of Mike Tracy,whose exhibit opened last Friday.
“Part of my goal going into the fifth yearwill be to show new art and artists,” theMetro president said.
He recognizes, however, that residents ofour area tend to prefer paintings that depicttheir surroundings. Currently he representsabout 30 artists and expects to continue toshow their work.
“A lot of people here buy what theyknow,” Martin said. “And that’s OK. As longas you like it, that’s what’s important.”
Martin looks ahead onfifth anniversary of Metro
Mastering theart of the pitch
‘Monsters & Gods’Where: Metro Galleries, 1604 19th St.
Information: 634-9598
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Aduo made up of Gregory Newton andDavid Grimes of Los Angeles will per-form the inaugural concert in the
Guitar Arts Series, a new offering initiated byJim Scully, director of guitar studies at CalState Bakersfield.
Six concerts will be presented during thecurrent school year. Most will be presentedon campus in the music building next to theDore Theatre but plans include holdingsome at venues in downtown Bakersfield.
Artists who participate will present adiverse repertoire for the classical guitar,said Jim Scully, director of guitar studies atCal State Bakersfield. He added that solos,duos, trios, quartets and chamber musicwill all have their place in this concert series.Since the Bakersfield Business Conference istaking place the same evening as the New-ton-Grimes concert, Scully suggests con-certgoers use parking lots on the southwestside of the campus, including the one nearthe dorms.
The concert schedule:Nov. 15: Students and faculty from the
CSUB guitar program will perform solos,duos, trios and full ensemble works. CSUBChoral Recital Hall; 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 15: CSUB faculty member RogerAllen Cope performs with various chamberplayers from Los Angeles. The concert willfocus on literature from the chamber music
repertoire that features guitar. Metro Gal-leries in downtown Bakersfield at 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 25: Bostonian Aaron Larget-Caplanvisits Bakersfield for a recital of music fromhis recently released CD “New Lullaby Pro-ject.” Metro Galleries; 7:30 p.m.
March 13: CSUB student guitarists willpresent a concert of chamber music withtheir peers in the CSUB music department.Doré Theatre; 4 p.m.
April 14: Florian Larousse, winner of the2009 Guitar Foundation of America Interna-tional Competition. Metro Galleries; 7:30p.m.
Tickets can be purchased for individualshows or as a subscription package. Individ-ual shows: $12; seniors 60-plus $8; students$6. Six-show subscription packages are: $60;seniors 60-plus $40; students $30.
Information: csub.edu/guitar or 654-2511.
CSUB attempting tobuild a chord audience
CSUB Guitar Arts Series: TheGregory Newton & David Grimes DuoWhen: 7 p.m. Saturday
Where: Cal State Bakersfield, Music
Building, Room 127
Admission: $12; $8, seniors; $6,
students
Information: 654-3150
The Todd Madigan Gallery at Cal StateBakersfield is presenting “The Com-pression of Time and Space,” a show
by Mike Heivly, recently retired CSUB artprofessor emeritus. The exhibit openstoday and runs through Nov. 6. Heivly willpresent a lecture at 5 p.m. today in theAlbertson Room, adjacent to the gallery,and there will be a reception from 6 to 8p.m. Admission to the gallery is free; park-ing is $2.
For the past 35 years, Heivly’s “hub” hasbeen the CSUB Art Department. His ideashave been flying in and out of here, at vary-ing speeds around the globe, inspiring,influencing and infecting students,
thinkers, and artists alike.“The Compression of Time and Space”
includes drawings and paintings from thelate 1970s and early ’80s. On view are land-scape drawings made by interpreting aerialphotography accompanied by drawingsand paintings made from displaced soilsamples that Heivly collected from aroundthe country. In all these works he is experi-menting with the idea of compressing timeand space, both physically and mentally:the act of locating and combining materialsfrom various global locales to create a newsingular form, to be contemplated else-where.— Cal State Bakersfield media release
Artist shares view from the top
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A sample of the workof CSUB art professoremeritus Mike Heivly.“The Compression ofTime and Space”show includes draw-ings and paintingsfrom the late 1970sand early ’80s.
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30 The Bakersfield Californian Thursday, October 7, 2010
Eye StreetGO & DO
TodayKeith Sweat, doors open at 7
p.m., show at 8 p.m., Fox Theater,
2001 H St. $35 to $55. vallitix.com
or 324-1369.
A Grand Affair of the Heart,presented by San Joaquin
Community Hospital Foundation
and the Arts Council of Kern; with
dinner, silent and live auction, and
10 hand-crafted hearts created by
local artists, 6 to 9 p.m.,
DoubleTree Hotel, 3100 Camino
Del Rio Court. $150. 869-6570.
Delano Harvest Holidays with
various events going on now
through Sunday. Events include
carnival, Swan Brothers Circus,
games, booths, kiddie parade, live
music and more; several locations
in Delano. $5. 725-0072.
“Keep California Beautiful”Workshop, registration 9:30 a.m.,
with Mayor Harvey Hall, keynote
speaker Cecile Carson, lunch, panel
discussion, ends at 4:15 p.m.,
Riverlakes Ranch Golf Course, 5201
Riverlakes Drive. Free.
Reservations, e-mail
[email protected] or 342-1431.
Kern County Veterans StandDown Event; closed to the public
but open for veterans and their
families; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Stramler
Park, 3805 Chester Ave. Bring
military ID if possible. 868-7300.
Salsa y Salsa, with Latin dancing
and instruction, salsa tasting, 7
p.m., Beale Library, Auditorium, 701
Truxtun Ave. 868-0770.
Women Inspiring GirlsLuncheon Fundraiser, featuring
three local women who have made
a difference in the community,
11:30 a.m. today, Stars Dinner
Theatre, 1931 Chester Ave. $50 per
person and can be purchased at
the Girl Scouts office, 1931
Brundage Lane or by calling 327-
1409 ext. 215.
Murray Family Farms’OctoberFest 2010, featuring a
spider maize, kiddy maze, hayride
with free small pumpkin, ant farm,
fun land, noon to 6 p.m. Monday
through Friday; and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, now until
Oct. 31, Murray Family Farms, 6700
General Beale Road. $7 adults
(Monday-Friday); $5 children 12
and under; free for children under
30 inches; $10 per person (Sat.-
Sun.); free for children under 30
inches. murrayfamilyfarms.com or
330-0100.
Talladega Frights HauntedAttraction, 7 p.m. today through
Saturday, 11811 Rosedale Highway,
between Jewetta Ave. and Old
Farm Road. talladegafrights.com,
facebook.com/TalladegaFrights or
699-8633.
CSUB Women’s Soccer vs.Fresno State, 7 p.m., CSUB
campus, 9001 Stockdale Highway.
$4 to $10. 654-2583.
Soctober Fest, Hoffmann Hospice
is hosting a sock and slipper drive
benefitting residents of local
nursing care facilities, collection
boxes are set up at these
locations: Hoffmann Hospice, 8501
Brimhall Road, Bldg. 100; KGET-TV
17, 2120 L St.; Edwards Theater,
9000 Ming Ave.; Maya Cinemas,
1000 California Ave., KAXL FM
88.3, 110 S. Montclair, now through
October. Details, 410-1010.
FridayAnnual “Tee It Up” GolfTournament, presented by Kern
County Hispanic Chamber of
Commerce; shotgun at noon,
Sundale Country Club, 6218
Sundale Ave. $125 per person;
$500 for a team of four. 633-5495.
CSUB Legends of Jazz SeriesConcert, featuring Jonathan
Kreisberg Quartet, 8 p.m., CSUB,
Dore Theatre, 9001 Stockdale
Highway. $15 general; $12 seniors
60+, $8 students w/ID, faculty,
staff, alumni. 654-2511.
The Chamber Haunted House, 7
p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sam
Lynn Ballpark, 4009 Chester Ave.
$10 The Chamber; $5 Alien
Invasion; $14 combo ticket.
chamberhaunt.com.
FLICS International CinemaSociety, presents “Babies,” 7:30
p.m., Bakersfield Fox Theater, 2001
H St. $5. flics.org or call 428-0354.
Hectic Films presents “TheGrip,” featuring independent and
short films, 8 to 10 p.m., Caffeine
Supreme, 2000 F St.
caffeinesupreme.com or 321-9097.
Highway 99 Cruise N’ Show,with hundreds of cars and trucks,
AA Fuel Dragsters, Big Foot
monster truck, 1999 Indianapolis
500 Memorial Day Classic,
treasure hunt, awards ceremony
and more; 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, 9
a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday,
downtown. Free. hwy99cruise.com
or 321-3110.
Moonlight Rescue ShipwreckedDinner & Auction, with
entertainment, dancing, silent and
live auction, opportunity drawing,
hors d’oeuvres, dinner, dessert,
6:30 to 10 p.m., at a private
residence. $60 each, $100 for two
tickets. Benefits Buena Vista
Museum of Natural History exhibit
acquisition fund. 324-6350.
Wayne “The Train” Hancock,with The Chop Tops, 9 p.m.,
Fishlips Bar & Grill, 1517 18th St.
$10 plus fee; 21 & over only.
vallitix.com or 322-5200.
Saturday2010 Bakersfield BusinessConference, with guest speakers
Richard B. Cheney, Sarah Palin,
Goldie Hawn, Laura W. Bush, Newt
Gingrich, Kevin McCarthy and
more, gates open at 7 a.m., CSUB,
9001 Stockdale Highway. $65 to
$495. 371-2204.
12th annual Via Arté ItalianStreet Painting Festival, with
live music and theatrical
performances, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday, The Marketplace, 9000
Ming Ave. bmoa.org or 323-7219.
17th annual Old Time Peddler’sFaire, antique and collectibles
show, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 9
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Kern
County Museum, 3801 Chester
Ave. $10, children under 8 are free
w/paid adult.
oldtimepeddlersfaire.com or 323-
5150.
11th annual Cactus & SucculentShow & Sale, put on by the
Bakersfield Cactus and Succulent
Society; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday
and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, East
Hills Mall, Center Court, 3000 Mall
View Road. 831-8488.
“Das Rheingold” OperaConcert Live Satellite Feed,provided by the Metropolitan
Opera in New York City, 10 a.m.,
Edwards Cinema, 9000 Ming Ave.
$18 to $24. 663-3042.
Bakersfield AIDS Project AIDSWalk, registration begins at 8:30
a.m.; walk begins at 9 a.m., Ricky’s
Retreat, 910 Grace St.
bakersfieldaidsproject.org or 742-
3611.
Bakersfield Land Cruiser Clubpresents Fall Cruiser Round-up,9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Chick-fil-A, 5260
Stockdale Highway. All cruisers
welcome. 665-9603.
Book signing, with author Carol
Campodonica of “Crazy Animal
Stories,” noon to 7 p.m., Borders,
4980 Stockdale Highway. 328-
9800.
BHS Athletic Booster ClubDinner Fundraiser, with dessert,
no host bar, silent auction and
dancing, 5:30 p.m., Narducci’s
Cafe, 622 E. 21 St. $50 per person.
Proceeds benefit all BHS athletic
programs. 833-1134.
Cajun Crab Boil, hosted by Active
20-30 of Bakersfield #1038; with
all-you-can-eat crab, shrimp, Cajun
sausage, corn and potatoes, live
entertainment by Reaching Away,
dancing, silent auction, raffle
prizes, 6 to 10 p.m., Ag Pavilion,
3300 E. Belle Terrace Ave. $50
advance; $60 at the door. 303-
2961.
Cannabis Saturday, Proposition
19: for or against it?, hosted by
Bakersfield NORML and upper Kern
County chapter of NORML, with
registration, learn voter rights,
speakers, question and answer
session, noon, Liberty Bell, 1415
Truxtun Ave. Free.
Condors vs. Las VegasWranglers, 7 p.m., Rabobank
Arena, 1001 Truxtun Ave. $5 to
$10. bakersfieldcondors.com or
324-7825.
Craft Fair, featuring crochet,
jewelry, children’s items, floral and
more, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., The Villas
at Scenic River, 4015 Scenic River
Lane. 871-3340 or 619-4153.
Fishing & CastingDemonstration, with trick caster
and angling expert Aaron “A-Mac”
McAlexander, prizes, autographs,
10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sport Chalet,
5200 Stockdale Highway. Free.
335-7780.
Inaugural Guitar Art Series,with Los Angeles based duo
Gregory Newton and David Grimes,
7:30 p.m., CSUB, Music Building,
Room 127, 9001 Stockdale
Highway. $12 general; $8 seniors
60 and older; $6 students. 654-
2511.
KV Bike Park BMX Race, national
bicycle league, sign-up begins at 3
p.m., race following shortly after,
KV Bike Park, Kernville. $10 to race.
kvbikepark.com or 760-223-6165.
Paws & Claws Benefit Run, with
live music, beer garden, check-in
at 8 a.m., ride at 10 a.m.,
Bakersfield Leather & Accessories,
2622 Fairhaven Drive. $30, $35 for
two riders, includes poker hand,
barbecue lunch, raffle ticket. All
proceeds benefit Alpha Canine
Sanctuary, The Cat People,
Humane Society of America. 979-
5153 or 747-0212.
Senior Health & Wellness Fair,with educational seminars, prizes,
refreshments, 9 a.m. to noon,
Carriage House Estates, 8200
Westwold Drive. Free. 663-8393.
Farmers markets: 8 a.m. to 2
p.m., Caffeine Supreme, on the
lawn, corner of F and 20th streets.
caffeinesupreme.com; 8 a.m. to
noon, next to Golden State Mall,
3201 F St.; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
Brimhall Square, 9500 Brimhall
Road; 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., “Nuui
Cunni” Native American Cultural
Center, 2600 Highway 155, Lake
Isabella. 760-549-0800.
Yokuts Park Fun Run, practice
racing and earn points, 7 a.m.,
Yokuts Park, Empire Drive off
Truxtun Avenue. No fee.
bakersfieldtrackclub.com or 203-
4196 or 391-7080.
SundayBest Bloody Bartender Battle,awards will be given for best
overall and fan favorite, noon, The
Prime Cut, 9500 Brimhall Road.
831-1413.
Trainwreck with Kyle Gass ofTenacious D, 9 p.m., Fishlips Bar
& Grill, 1517 18th St. $10 plus fee;
21 & over only. vallitix.com or 322-
5200.
Delano Harvest Holidays, with
music by Mento Buru, 5:30 to 8:30
p.m., at several locations in Delano.
Harvest Street Faire, with food
booths, jewelry, scrapbooking and
more, noon to 3 p.m., Liberty
Christian Center, 8801 S. H St. 397-
4111.
THEATER“Deathtrap,” doors open at 6:30
p.m., show at 8 p.m. today through
Saturday; doors open at 12:30
p.m., show at 2 p.m. Sunday, Stars
Dinner Theatre, 1931 Chester Ave.
$50 to $55; show-only tickets $30;
matinee shows are $45 and $50.
325-6100.
“The Great American TrailerPark Musical,” 8 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, Spotlight Theatre, 1622
19th St. $25 general; $22
students/seniors. 634-0692 or
thespotlighttheatre.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.
ARTOpening Reception for “TheCompression of Time & Space,”
by Mike Heivly, lecture 5 p.m.,
reception 6 to 8 p.m. today, CSUB,
Albertson Room, 9001 Stockdale
Highway. Free; but parking is $2.
654-2238.
Meeting with HankWashington, who will be
discussing the mentoring of young
artists through various
competitions, 9 a.m. to noon
Saturday, Bakersfield Art
Association Art Center, 1817 Eye
St. 869-2320.
MUSIC
AlternativeFishlips Bar & Grill, 1517 18th St.,
324-2557; Joey Romley & Friends,
9 p.m. Tuesdays.
BluesKern River Blues Society Jam, 2
to 8 p.m. every second Saturday,
Trout’s, 805 N. Chester Ave. 872-
7517.
Classic rockBuck Owens’ Crystal Palace,2800 Buck Owens Blvd., 328-
7560; Token Okies, 7:30 to 9:45
p.m. Thursday.
Bellvedere Cocktail Lounge,3090 Brundage Lane, 325-2139;
Mystic Red, 9 p.m. Friday and
Saturday.
Pyrenees Cafe, 601 Sumner, 323-
0053; Mike Montano Band, 8 p.m.
to midnight Friday.
T-Bones Steakhouse, 8020
District Blvd., 398-1300; The Tony
Ernst Band, 7:30 to 11:30 p.m.
Friday.
Banacek’s Lounge, 4601 State
Road, 387-9224; Sunday Snake Oil,
9 p.m. Saturday.
Iron Horse Saloon, 1821 S.
Chester Ave., 831-1315; The Press,
9 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Pyrenees Cafe, 601 Sumner, 323-
0053; The Rockaholics, 1:30 to
5:30 p.m. Saturday.
ComedyImprov comedy show, with
Center For Improv Advancement, 8
to 9:30 p.m. Saturdays, Ice House,
3401 Chester Ave., Suite M. $5
adults; $1 for children under 12.
CountryTrouts & the BlackboardStages, 805 N. Chester Ave.,399-6700:, offers karaoke, line
dancing, West Coast Swing among
other various activities. Call for
times and days.
Ethel’s Old Corral, 4310 Alfred
Harrell Highway, 873-7613; Twang
Bangers, 7 to 11 p.m. Friday.
Tejon Club, 117 El Tejon Ave., 392-
1747; Crossroads, 6 to 10 p.m.
Sunday.
Sandrini’s, 1918 Eye St., 322-
8900; Country Club, 9 p.m.
Wednesday.
DancingJoaquin Squares, 7:30 to 9:30
p.m. Thursday, Rasmussen Center,
115 E. Roberts Lane. $5. 324-1390,
325-3086 or 399-3658.
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Folklorico Classes, advance
dancers/performing group 6 to 8
p.m. Fridays; and beginners, all
ages, 10:30 a.m. to noon
Saturdays, Fruitvale-Norris Park,
6221 Norris Road. $22 per month
for beginners; $25 per month for
advance dancers. 833-8790 .
Mavericks Singles, ballroom and
country dancing with music by
Western Connection, 7 to 10 p.m.
Friday, Kern City Town Hall, 1003
Pebble Beach Drive. $6 member;
$8 guest. 831-9241.
Pairs and Spares Dance, 7:30
p.m. each Friday, Rasmussen
Senior Center, 115 E. Roberts Lane.
$5; $7 nonmembers. 399-3575 or
332-1537.
Country Dance, with music
provided Jerri Arnold & Stars &
Guitars, jam session, all artists
welcome, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Le
Corusse Rouge, 4647 White Lane.
Dance classes, beginning west
coast swing,
intermediate/advanced west coast
swing with instructor Mimi
Johanson, at 8214 Mossrock Drive.
Call 330-9616 for details.
Whirlaways Square DanceClub, with caller Rick Hampton, 7
to 9:30 p.m. every Monday,
Veteran’s Hall, 400 W. Norris Road.
whirlaways.org or 398-3394.
Dance Drill Classes, beginning
belly dancing, 8 p.m. every
Tuesday; advanced belly dancing, 7
to 9 p.m. every Thursday, Centre
Stage Studio, 1710 Chester Ave. $5
drop in fee for beginning belly
dancing; $15 for advanced belly
dancing. Bring knee pads and yoga
mat to advanced class. 323-5215.
DJRockstarz Party Bar, 7737 Meany
Ave., Suite B5, 589-6749; Ladies
night with live DJ, 9 p.m.
Thursdays.
Le Corusse Rouge, 4647 White
Lane, 834-1611; with DJ Chill in the
Mixx, 5 p.m. every Friday until 2
a.m. Saturday.
Sandrini’s, 1918 Eye St., 322-
8900; Beat Surrender with DJ
Mustache, 9:30 p.m. Friday.
Jazz Cafe Med, 4809 Stockdale
Highway., 834-4433; Richie Perez,
7:30 to 11 p.m. Thursdays; Bunky
Spurling, 8 p.m. Friday and
Saturday.
Le Corusse Rouge, 4647 White
Lane, 834-1611; Paul Perez (sax)
and Groove Factor, 8 to 11 p.m.
Thursdays; Bakersfield Jazz
Workshop with Henry Franklin and
Theo Saunders, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday.
Le Corusse Rouge, 4647 White
Lane, 834-1611; Bakersfield Jazz
Workshop, 6:30 to 10:30 p.m.
every Wednesday.
Live Jazz & Wine Bar, featuring
Jazz Connection with Lawanda
Smith and Steve Eisen, along with
24 wines, 6 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday,
Imbibe Wine & Spirits Merchant,
4140 Truxtun Ave. 633-WINE.
Le Corusse Rouge, 4647 White
Lane, 834-1611; live jazz and crabz
(all you can eat) with Zanne Zarow
and friends, 6 to 9 p.m. Mondays.
Karaoke Bellvedere Cocktail Lounge,3090 Brundage Lane, 325-2139; 9
p.m. to 1 a.m. Thursdays and
Sundays.
Cactus Valley MexicanRestaurant, 4215 Rosedale
Highway, 633-1948; 6 to 10 p.m.
Thursday; beer pong and happy
hour all day Sunday.
Crossroads Pizzeria, 4200 New
Stine Road, 397-5000; 6:30 to
9:30 p.m. Thursday.
Don Perico Restaurant, 2660
Oswell St., Suite 133, 871-2001; 7
to 11 p.m. Thursdays.
Pour House, 4041 Fruitvale Ave.,
589-9300; 9 p.m. Thursday
through Saturday.
Que Pasa Mexican Cafe, 9000
Ming Ave., 664-1400; 9:30 p.m. to
1 a.m. Thursdays.
The Old River Monte Carlo,9750 Taft Highway, 837-0250; 8
p.m. every Thursday.
The Wright Place, 2695-G Mount
Vernon Ave., 872-8831, 8 p.m.
every Thursday.
Tomi’s Cowgirl Cafe, 1440
Weedpatch Highway, 633-1949;
Karaoke King Show, all ages, 7 to
10 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays.
Banacek’s Lounge, 4601 State
Road, 387-9224; 9 p.m. Fridays and
Saturdays.
Casa Lopez, 8001 Panama Road,
Lamont, 845-1000; 7:30 to 10:30
p.m. Friday (country) and Saturday
(Spanish).
Julie’s The Branding IronSaloon, 1807 N. Chester Ave., 6 to
10 p.m. every Friday.
Maria Bonita MexicanRestaurant, 10701 Highway 178,
366-3261, 7 to 11 p.m. Fridays. All
ages.
The Prime Cut, 9500 Brimhall
Road, 831-1413; hosted by Ed
Loverr, 9 p.m. to midnight Friday.
Pyrenees Cafe, 601 Sumner, 323-
0053; 8 p.m. to midnight
Saturdays.
Rocket Shop Cafe, 2000 S. Union
Ave., 832-4800; 8:30 p.m. to
midnight Saturday.
Sports & Spirits, 6633 Ming Ave.,
398-7077; 9 p.m. Thursdays and
Saturdays.
Tejon Club, 117 El Tejon Ave., 392-
1747; 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday.
Camino Real Restaurant, 3500
Truxtun Ave., 852-0493; 9:30 p.m.
Sundays.
The Playhouse, 2915 Taft
Highway; 397-3599; 7 to 10 p.m.
Sundays.
Schweitzer’s Pit Stop, 10807
Rosedale Highway, 587-8888; 8
p.m. Mondays and Thursdays.
The Wrecking Yard, 9817 S.
Union Ave., 827-9192; 7 to 10 p.m.
Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
B. Ryder’s Sports Bar & Grill,7401 White Lane, 397-7304; 8 p.m.
Tuesday.
Buck Owens Crystal Palace,2800 Buck Owens Blvd., 328-
7560; 7:30 to 10 p.m. Tuesdays.
Cataldo’s Pizzeria, 6111 Niles St.,
363-7200; 6:15 to 10:15 p.m.
Tuesdays.
Le Corusse Rouge, 4647 White
Lane, 834-1611; Wild West
Entertainment, 8 p.m. to midnight
Tuesdays.
Lone Oak Inn, 10612 Rosedale
Highway, 589-0412; 8 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday.
Magoo’s Pizza, 1129 Olive Drive,
399-7800; 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Tuesday.
McMurphy’s Irish Pub & SportsBar, 14 Monterey St., 869-1451; 7
p.m. to 1 a.m. Tuesdays.
Round Table Pizza, 2060 White
Lane, 836-2700; 6 to 9 p.m.
Tuesday.
Trouts & The BlackboardStages, 805 N. Chester Ave., 399-
6700; 7 p.m. Mondays and
Thursdays, 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays,
Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays
and Sundays.
Ethel’s Old Corral, 4310 Alfred
Harrell Highway, 873-7613; 6 to 9
p.m. every Wednesday.
Latin/SalsaLatin Salsa Dancing, 8 p.m.
Thursdays, DoubleTree Hotel, Club
Odyssey, 3100 Camino Del Rio
Court. 323-7111.
Camino Real Restaurant, 3500
Truxtun Ave., 852-0493; Son
Tropical, 7 to 10 p.m. Fridays.
Tam O’Shanter, 2345 Alta Vista,
324-6774: Salsa dancing, 7:30 p.m.
Fridays and Saturdays.
Chencho’s Bar & Grill, 2201 V
St., 327-0190; Salsa Sundays, with
a DJ, 3 to 10 p.m., salsa lessons are
offered at 6 p.m. Sundays. $5 after
6 p.m.
Mariachi Camino Real Restaurant, 3500
Truxtun Ave., 852-0493; Mariachi
Imperial, 6 to 9 p.m. Sundays.
Oldies KC Steakhouse, 2515 F St., 322-
9910; Jimmy Gaines, Bobby O and
Mike Halls, 6:30 p.m. Thursday
through Saturday.
Old School Que Pasa Mexican Cafe, 2701
Ming Ave., 832-5011; Al Garcia &
the Rhythm Kings, 8:30 to 11:30
p.m. every Thursday.
Tam O’Shanter, 2345 Alta Vista,
324-6774; The Press featuring
Benny and the Bunch, 8:30 p.m.
Friday; The Latin Breeze featuring
The Devaleeze, 8:30 p.m. Saturday.
The Bistro After Dark, 5105
California Ave., 323-3905; Old
School Saturdays with Noe G, 10
p.m. every Saturday. Ladies
free/$10 cover.
RockRockstarz Party Bar, 7737 Meany
Ave., Suite B5, 589-6749; live
bands, 9 p.m. every Thursday.
Sandrini’s, 1918 Eye St., 322-
8900; Fire Whiskey, Black Sails
Western Shores, 9:30 p.m.
Thursday; Back Up Johnny, Trading
Company, 9:30 p.m. Saturday; The
Miracle Dolls, Hooker Spit, 9:30
p.m. Sunday.
Elevation Lounge, 818 Real Road,
325-6864; Elevation 406, 9 p.m.
Friday.
The Prime Cut, 9500 Brimhall
Road, 831-1413; The Silence Club,
9:30 p.m. Saturday. $5; 21 & over
only.
Rock remixes“Rock It Fridays,” 9 p.m. to 1:30
a.m. every Friday, DoubleTree
Hotel, Club Odyssey, 3100 Camino
Del Rio Court. 323-7111.
Trivia nightSandrini’s, 1918 Eye St., 322-
8900; Trivia Night with Dave
Rezac, 10 p.m. Tuesdays.
VarietyMarriott Hotel at theConvention Center, 801 Truxtun
Ave., 323-1900: In the Mixx with
DJ Noe G., mixing all your feel-
good music every Friday. 21 & over
only.
Ethel’s Old Corral, 4310 Alfred
Harrell Highway, 873-7613; Noah
Claunch and the Mainstream Band,
3 to 7 p.m. Sunday.
Golden State Mall, 3201 F St.,
Dance to Joe Loco, duet every
Sunday, 2 to 5 p.m.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Monday 10/11Ethics Awareness WeekWelcome Program, with keynote
speaker Dr. Mary Doucet, 12:30 to
1:15 p.m. Monday, CSUB Student
Union; professional ethics forum
with members of the School of
Business, Public Administration
and members of the business
community, 6 to 7:15 p.m. CSUB,
Student Union, 9001 Stockdale
Hwy. Free. csub.edu/ethics or 654-
2680.
Thomas Helton, solocontrabass workshop &performance, 4 p.m., CSUB,
Music Building, Room 128, 9001
Stockdale Highway. Free. 654-2511.
Tuesday 10/12Children of Special NeedsWorkshop, for parents, guardians,
caregivers, learn strategies, rules,
routines, ways to reduce stress,
5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Kern County
Superintendent of Schools, 1300
17th St. Free. 636-4886.
Creative Corner Bazaar,featuring handmade items such as
fabric art, kitchen accessories,
quilts, children’s items and more,
11 a.m. to 3 p.m., The Villas at
Scenic River, 4015 Scenic River
Lane. 871-3340 or 619-4153.
CSUB Women’s Soccer vs.Hawaii, 7 p.m., CSUB campus,
9001 Stockdale Highway. $4 to
$10. 654-2583.
Culinary Arts ProgramGourmet Meals, by BC’s culinary
students, dinner 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday, lunch 11
a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays, now
until Dec. 2, Bakersfield College,
Renegade Room, 1801 Panorama
Drive. Dinners $10.95 plus tax,
lunches $7.50 plus tax; take-out
meals available. Reservations
required, 395-4441.
Ethics of Journalism, part of
Ethics Awareness Week; with
reporters from The Bakersfield
Californian, noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday,
CSUB, Student Union,
Multipurpose Room, 9001
Stockdale Highway. Free.
csub.edu/ethics or 654-2680.
Faire in the Park, with a farmers
market, food booths, arts and
crafts, entertainment, peddler’s
faire, children’s corner and more, 5
to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Central Park at
Mill Creek, 21st and R streets. 325-
5892.
Operation Soulwinner Toy DriveMixer, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sunshine
Church, 515 Roberts Lane. 348-
1002.
Toddler Time, parents are invited
to accompany their children of 18-
month through 2-years, come join
in on music, nursery rhymes,
stories and play, 11 a.m. Tuesday,
Beale Library, Arkelian children’s
library, 701 Truxtun Ave. 868-0770.
Wednesday 10/13Author Steve Lopez, of “The
Soloist,” will give a presentation, 7
p.m., Bakersfield College, Indoor
Theater, 1801 Panorama Drive.
Free.
Deftones, with Middle Class Rut,
Evaline, gates open at 4 p.m.
Wednesday, Stramler Park, 3805
Chester Ave. $32 including fees. All
ages. Tickets at tgptix.com or 742-
6306.
Ethics in Early Child Care, part
of Ethics Awareness Week; with
representatives from local child
care centers, noon to 1 p.m.
Wednesday, CSUB, Student Union,
Multipurpose Room, 9001
Stockdale Hwy. Free.
csub.edu/ethics or 654-2680.
Fall Organ Recitals, with Meg
Wise, lunch at noon, recital from
12:30 to 1 p.m. Wednesday, First
Presbyterian Church, 1705 17th St.
Lunch available for $6 before
recital or feel free to bring your
own lunch. 325-9419.
Farmers Market, 3 to 6 p.m.
Wednesdays, Kern County
Department of Public Health, 1800
Mt. Vernon Ave. 868-0328.
Food & Wine Pairing Nights,featuring six wines paired with a
plate of small bites tied together
for a delicious tasting theme, learn
how food interacts with wine, 6 to
7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, now until
Oct. 27, Imbibe Wine & Spirits
Merchant, 4140 Truxtun Ave. $25
per person, per session. 633-WINE.
Friends of the Kern CountyLibrary Used Book Sale,members only, 4 to 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday; public sale, 11 a.m. to
6:30 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 5:30
p.m. Saturday (half-price day
Saturday), Beale Memorial Library,
701 Truxtun Ave.
kerncountylibrary.org or call 868-
0796.
Eye Street