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THE BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN

Sandi Schwartz, president-elect of Bakersfield EastRotary, has no way of know-

ing if it’s the gourmet meal pre-pared by celebrated Bakersfieldchef Terry Maxwell that typicallysells out the annual dining/wineevent that has become thegroup’s signature fundraiser.

“But it certainly doesn’t hurt.”And with a menu that features

chicken Milan, osso bucco andtiramisu among other temptingdishes,

Schwartz said Tuesday thattickets were going fast. But seatsare still available for Saturday’sevent, though “we limit it to 300,”Schwartz cautioned.

Vino Amore evolved six yearsago from a more informal pastaevent the 70-member-strongRotary East held for several years.Proceeds from the event go to avariety of good causes, like thesearch for a valley fever vaccine,the Ronald McDonald House, theBoys & Girls Club and the MiriamA. Jamison Center.

But no beneficiaries are moregrateful than the children of east

Bakersfield, who receive schoolsupplies with money raised atVino Amore.

“I get to go to the HomelessShelter with backpacks, and thesekids have never had a backpack,”said Schwartz, a registered nurse.

“They look up and say, ‘This ismine? I get to keep it?’ The thingswe do for kids on the eastside isjust incredible.”

And Bakersfield East Rotarydoes it as a family, Schwartz said.Not only is the cooking providedby Maxwell — owner of T.L.Maxwell’s Restaurant & Bardowntown — but the newly mint-ed City Council member attendsevery lunchtime meeting, even ifit mean bringing along his grand-daughter.

“I love my Rotary family,”Schwartz said. “They’re the fami-ly I want, not the family I have.”

In addition to the feast, therewill be a variety of auction itemsavailable for purchase, includingtwo guitars, one autographed bycountry music legend Merle Hag-gard and the other signed by a

number of celebrities; a one-week stay at a condo in Carpente-ria; a Charriol women’s watchthat features 12 diamonds; andmore items, ranging from restau-rant gift cards to a portrait sitting.

BY MATT MUNOZCalifornian staff writer

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All due respect to AC/DC, butit’s not a long way to the top ifyou want to rock ’n’ roll — at

least not this week. It’ll just require a quick car trip

downtown for dozens of talentedhigh school kids to compete in thePhenom Best of Bakersfield Talentand Airband Competition at BHS’Harvey Auditorium. Plugging in, play-ing and singing are optional. Charis-ma and stage presence are not.

In the contest, Christopher Borges,choir director at BHS, saw a greatopportunity to raise funds toward ahoped-for 2014 trip to Carnegie Hallfor his students. But he’s discoveredalong the way that this event is a lotmore than a fundraiser. It has themakings of an invaluable showcasefor Bakersfield’s most talented teens.

“The kids always surprise us withwhat they come up with,” he said.“The fact that we have involvementfrom across the district is great, mak-ing connections with all these kidswho are doing such great things.”

The contest, which runs Friday andSaturday, is modeled after every tal-

ent competition on television today:a panel of celebrity judges will offerfeedback to contestants, but the deci-sion on who makes it to the top is inthe hands of the audience. And with acash prize for first place, there are 750good reasons to come out on top.

“I don’t want the kids to be moti-vated by money, but of course, get-ting kids from other schools to comehere and perform, you have to havesomething that draws them otherthan to perform on the Harvey stage,”said Borges. “That’s kind of the

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ALEX HORVATH / THE CALIFORNIAN

Kelly Garrison and his band Garrison & Sons perform aMumford & Sons hit during an airband competition onApril 5 at Frontier High School. A similar event will beheld this weekend at Bakersfield High.

Kern kids: Talent to burnHigh school studentsput it on the line intalent/airband contest

22 The Bakersfield Californian Thursday, April 18, 2013

A taste-good (and feel-good) mealTop chef preparing dinnerwhose proceeds help kids Vino Amore

When: 5 p.m. Saturday

Where: Leddy Hall at GarcesMemorial High, 2800 LomaLinda Drive

Tickets: $75 or $600 for areserved table of six

Information: 706-6663

Phenom Best of Bakersfield Talent / Airband CompetitionWhen: 7 p.m. Friday and Satur-day

Where: Bakersfield High HarveyAuditorium, 1241 G St.

Admission: $7 Friday, $10 Satur-day

Information: 324-9841, ext. 71,bhschoirs.com or facebook.com/bakersfieldphenom

IndexMovies on the Patio ................................ 24This Week’s Obsessions .......................... 25Arts Alive .................................................. 26Review: ‘Crimes of the Heart’ ................ 27The Lowdown with Matt Munoz.............. 28The truth about Area 51 .......................... 29Guitar Masters music series.................. 30Calendar .............................................. 34-35

PHOTO COURTESY OF BAKERSFIELD EAST ROTARY

Bruschetta will be served as an appetizer at Vino Amore.

Frontier High School’s Lauren Utt, center, and her group performed a songfrom the movie “Pitch Perfect” at the April 5 competition.

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Cast a line and catch somefun (or money) at derby

BY STEFANI DIAS Californian assistant lifestyles editor

[email protected]

Third time may be the charmfor Third Thursdays, amonthly seasonal gathering

starting back up today. Nowentering its third year, organizerssaid that the event is truly cominginto its own.

“We had hundreds (attending);now we’re drawing thousands.We were restricted the first yearor so, constricted to the park byconstruction,” said DowntownBusiness Association presidentCathy Butler. “With completion ofQ Street and the Sister City Gar-dens (on 18th Street), we wereable to expand, involve the busi-nesses that are in the area.”

Those gardens will be the scenefor one of the additions to this

year’s event. Starting with anafter-party for the Women’s Busi-ness Conference at 4:30 p.m., thescenic locale will host a wine gar-den with beverages from ImbibeWine & Spirits Merchant. Featur-ing appetizers from Garden Spot,the after-party will be open onlyto attendees of the sold-out con-ference. But the gardens are opento the public at 5:30 p.m. with aperformance by Stella & The SteelCats and a “Salute to Women inArt” display.

Along with beautifying thearea, the improvements havedrawn businesses, such as Fit forLife, which will celebrate itsgrand opening at 6 tonight at its701 19th St. location.

The fitness center plans to getmore involved next month withan obstacle course and anendurance test pitting city andcounty employees against oneanother on stationary bikes.

Neighboring antique stores on19th Street may be next on boardfor the Third Thursday slate,according to Butler.

“We’re bringing new partnersto the table. It was tough for thestaff to do it all (in the beginning).By partnering with differentorganizations and groups, we’reable to expand it.”

Also new to the event is the

replica mill being built near 17thStreet behind Mexicali.

As for partners, the event wel-comes a mix of existing and new,including Advanced BeverageCo., which hosts the beer garden;Rabobank and Imbibe, sponsor-ing the art tribute and wine gar-den; and Bright House Networks,whose concert series kicks offtonight with the old-schoolsounds of Thee Deval Project.

Although activities expandthrough Mill Creek, the big drawfor families remains at CentralPark, which will host a kids’ activ-ities area, dance performancesand an assortment of vendors.Along with wares such as pursesand clothing, booths will sell aselection of food, from gyros andtri-tip (from Goose Loonies) tolime slushies, shaved ice, kettle

korn, Mexican food and more,according to Melanie Farmer,DBA’s director of membershipand events.

Butler said that events likeThird Thursday, First Friday andthe recent Bakersfield AmazingRace are increasing awareness forfun to be had downtown. Withmovies at the Fox Theater on tapthis summer, monthly events andothers in the works, businessesare hoping to get more people tothe area.

Third Thursday “is a great placeto bring your family or a date andenjoy the weather. It’s a mini fairfor the night, all sorts of food toenjoy, sit and listen to a concert.There’s a beautiful walk in theevening to go along Mill Creekand head down to the Sister CityGardens.”

More to explore as Third Thursday starts seasonThird ThursdayWhen: 5:30 p.m. today

Where: Central Park at MillCreek, 21st and R streets


BY ASHLEY FISCHERContributing writer

I f catching a $20,000fish in Isabella Lakeseems like finding a

needle in a haystack, goodnews: the haystack is a lotsmaller this year.

The lake is about 18 feetlower — and 3 square milessmaller — than it was thistime last year, said Kern RiverWater Master Chuck Williams.

“Last year was a dry year,”Williams said Wednesday.“And this year is drier.”

But an uncooperative snow-pack is not enough to pre-empt the 24th annual FishingDerby on Saturday, say organ-izers.

“To put it in perspective,everyone was used to thewater level being really high,said George Stahl, who sits onthe board of directors for theKern River Valley Chamber ofCommerce.

“Now that it’s lower, it looksa lot different, and it gives theappearance that there’s a lotless water than there is. Buteven as it stands now, LakeIsabella is still one of thelargest bodies of water inSouthern California.”

It’s not just anglers wholook forward to the derby, one

of the largest amateur troutfishing competitions in thecountry.

The event is a boon to theKern River Valley economy.

“The fishing derby is one ofthose events that affects theentire valley,” Stahl said.“Clothing stores depend onChristmas to get themthrough the year, and that’swhat the derby is like for a lot

of the merchants up here,which is why the chamberwould never cancel some-thing like this — it’s tooimportant.”

But Stahl and Williams agreethat lower water levelsincrease the need for caution.When the lake was created forrecreational purposes morethan 60 years ago, the decisionwas made to leaves trees and

other matter on the lake bot-tom for protective habitat.When the water is low, thoseobstacles are closer to the sur-face and present an evengreater hazard, especially toboaters.

“They could hit a snag andrip the bottom of their boatout,” Williams said.

Stahl echoed that warning:

When: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday; 7 a.m. to8 p.m. Sunday; 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday

Where: Derby Headquarters, 6732 LakeIsabella Blvd., Lake Isabella

Cost: $20 individual registration; $45 familyregistration (includes two adults and threechildren). Up to three additional childrenmay be added to a family registration for $5per child (children ages 15 and under).

Registration deadline: 7 a.m. Saturday

Derby Headquarters registration pick-up/in-person registration: 8 a.m. to 10p.m. Friday; 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. Saturday.

Information: 760-379-5236, or isabel-lafishingderby.com

Prize breakdownTotal available winnings: $250,000

$20,000 fish: 1 (payout is doubled if thecompetitor is wearing the official 2013derby T-shirt or hoody.)

$10,000 fish: 9

$50-$1,000 fish: 989

Cash prizes will be awarded for thelongest-trout contest (fish may be taggedor untagged); $1,000 for first place.

Note: No fish will be accepted for prizemoney if caught before the start of thederby; any winner of the $20,000 or$10,000 prize will be subject to a poly-graph examination.

Camping informationMany avid fishermen and women like toset up early to stake out their fishing spot,and that involves some camping. In addi-tion to the usual Isabella Lake camp-grounds, the U.S. Forest Service has agreedto open other day-use sites for campingduring the derby weekend only: EngineerPoint, Paradise Cove, Boulder Gulch, Kis-sack Cove and Rich Gulch. These specialcampsites will be available beginning at 6a.m. today and will remain open until 6p.m. Monday. For information, call 760-379-5646. Also book campsites throughrecreation.gov.

Water low, but fishpopulation is not

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24TH ANNUAL ISABELLALAKE FISHING DERBY

JOHN HARTE / THE CALIFORNIAN

Vern Alford of Lake Isabella displays a tagged trout he landed during the Isabella Lake Fish-ing Derby in 2012. This beauty fetched $100.


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BY STEFANI DIASCalifornian assistant lifestyles editor

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All galleries exhibit art, but not all art isexhibited at galleries. To prove thepoint, Valentien Restaurant & Wine Bar,

which will host the inaugural Happy Arts Hourfor the Arts Council of Kern on Monday.

Supporting the visual arts is nothing newfor Valentien owners Jeramy Brown and Jen-nifer Sanderson, who also will kick off a sea-son of Movies on the Patio Saturday. That ded-ication made the restaurant a perfect choicefor the kickoff happy hour, said Anthony Goss,Arts Council vice president.

“We chose Valentien because they are alocal establishment that has a priority of high-lighting local artists to give them a space toshow and sell. They promote the culinary andvisual arts.”

Monday’s gathering is just the first in whatGoss said will be a monthly Monday nightevent featuring local artists and performers.

“We want to provide a mixer for people onthe arts, to showcase local arts organizations,businesses, venues and establishments thatpromote the arts in our community. Eachmonth will be educational or experiential.”

Although upcoming venues may includeStars Theatre Restaurant and The EmptySpace, Goss said there’s no limit geographical-ly in the county.

“Downtown is a really fun venue, but we’retrying to branch out into outlying areas andcommunities — the Tehachapi area, LakeIsabella, Delano — to highlight theater or per-forming arts groups there.”

Also on tap for the summer is ArtVentures,Arts Council road trips to destinations

throughout the state that have artistic signifi-cance.

In late July or August, the council will char-ter a bus to head to the Ronald Reagan Presi-dential Library in Simi Valley. Goss said plansare still being finalized but the council willoffer larger quarterly trips interspersed withsmaller outings such as to the HuntingtonLibrary in Pasadena for a Southwest ChamberMusic concert.

But first up is Monday’s happy hour, whichwill highlight artist Liz Sherwyn.

“The work is cut paper that has been cut byan X-Acto knife. All of the work is inspired by

Arts, movies and happyhour, all at Valentien

Movies on the PatioSaturday: “Ratatouille”

April 27: “Bull Durham”

May 4: “The Sting”

May 11: “Still Bill”

May 18: “Singin’ in the Rain”

May 25: “The Breakfast Club”

Movies screened at sundown (around 8p.m.) Saturdays

Happy Arts HourFeaturing work by Liz Sherwyn

When: 5 to 7:30 p.m. Monday

Admission: $15; $10, Arts Council of Kernmembers

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Two must-see music documen-taries will be rolling throughtown this month: “Marley,”

about the life of reggae music icon BobMarley at FLICS at the Fox on Friday,and “Sound City,” an affectionate trib-ute to a storied Los Angeles recordingstudio that plays at Maya Cinemas onApril 24 and 27.

“Marley” features extensive live per-formance and interview footage fromthe late Jamaican musician, along withrecollections from family membersand musicians, plus lots of music fromthe Marley catalog. If you’ve seen pre-vious Marley bio-docs “CaribbeanNights” and “Time Will Tell,” much ofthe footage may look familiar; however,the production quality of “Marley” andupdated interviews present a morehumanizing glimpse into the singer’slife and legacy.

Friday’s showtime is 7:30 p.m. sharp.Admission is $5. Tickets are available atthe box office day of show only. TheFox is located at 2001 H St. For moreinformation call 324-1369 or visitflics.org.

Dave Grohl’s directorial debut with“Sound City” is like a love letter to rock’n’ roll. Filmed inside the famed SoundCity Studios located in the San Fernan-do Valley, the documentary includesinterviews with a number of artistswho recorded within its scruffy, hal-lowed walls. Among the list: Stevie

Nicks, Lee Ving of Fear, Rick Spring-field, Paul McCartney, Lars Ulrich ofMetallica, Rivers Cuomo, not to men-tion Krist Novoselic, who along withGrohl and the late Kurt Cobain record-ed “Nevermind,” the record that kickedopen the door for Nirvana. Only arespected musician, fan and musiclover like Grohl, who now owns theactual analog Sound City sound board,could have pulled this off with suchsincerity.

“Sound City” is presented as part ofMaya’s ongoing Independent Film Fes-tival. Showtimes are 7 p.m. April 24 and10 a.m. April 27. Admission is $6. MayaCinemas is located at 1000 CaliforniaAve. For more information call 636-0484 or visit mayacinemas.com.

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The Oppo BDP-95 Blu-ray play-er is my current favorite thing inthe world. I really hate junk

electronics, but I also have a very lowtolerance for overpriced gear. Well thefolks at Oppo have once again provedthat there’s still really excellent gearout there without the huge price tags.

Ihave to warn you up front that youcan’t buy Oppo gear in Bakersfield,which is a crying shame. But you

can order direct from Oppo, andthey’re in California, so you’ll get yourgear in a day or two.

Some background: My last Blu-rayplayer was a high-end Denonmodel. It cost more than a house

payment, was the size of a breadbox,and weighed 30 pounds. I know thisbecause I got to box it up and send itback to Denon. Twice. The thingwould freeze up in the middle of amovie, which would be bad enoughfrom a bargain unit, but in a flagshippiece it’s just ridiculous. I still have it,because I figure that if a burglarbreaks in, he’ll injure his back tryingto steal it, which will make him easierto catch.

With Oppo, if you want greatbuild quality and top-shelfperformance, you can get it

for a very reasonable $499. The com-pany makes only one thing — Blu-rayplayers — and there are only threemodels. I did a ton of research andquickly realized the Oppo bargainunit, the BDP-95, would meet myneeds. It’s the first thing I’ve boughtin some time that I actually felt wasunderpriced. Get one! Don’t bothertrying to get one at a discount,because they cost the same every-where, like Apple products. Get yoursat Oppo.com. You’ll thank me later.

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will replace every CD player in theworld. And it will stream anything onyour computer — Internet radio,satellite, movies, TV shows — any-thing. These things are really cool,and cost around $150. There’s anoth-er version for iPod users for about thesame price. If you have a lot of musicon your computer like I do, this has tobe the best way to access your collec-tion anywhere on your property.

‘Love for Levon’The coolest thing I’ve discovered in

the entertainment world is a newCD/Blu-ray set called “Love forLevon.” Late last year, after the deathof the great Levon Helm, a bunch of

very talented artists gathered at TheBarn, Helm’s New York home andconcert venue. The idea was to raiseenough money to preserve the placeas a landmark so it didn’t get turnedinto a Starbucks or a strip mall. Ifyou’re a fan of Helm and The Band,there’s a lot to love on these discs.There’s John Mayer, My Morning Jack-et, Lucinda Williams, Jakob Dylan,Warren Haynes, Gregg Allman, RogerWaters and many more. The bestthing is, they all sing and play theirhearts out; Helm was clearly a very bigdeal to all these artists, and it shows.

A word of warning to all you audio-philes out there: You have to look atthis collection as a historic perform-ance, not as a technological master-piece. The sound quality is a bitunderwhelming. Truth be told, thesound is awful. A lot of the songssound like they were recorded on acell phone. It’s disgraceful, really.This show was a once-in-a-lifetimetribute to a true legend, and itdeserved proper engineering.

That said, “Love for Levon” is stillwell worth the $24 I paid for it onAmazon. If you don’t already have it,get Scorsese’s “The Last Waltz” — TheBand’s 1976 all-star concert film —when you order “Love for Levon.”Both are great to watch, even if onlyone of them is great to listen to.

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Scott Cox, who hosts a daily talk show on KERN-AM, 1180, is a regular

contributor to the Eye Street section.

What are your currentobsessions?Excited about a local band, eventor concert? Is there a new book,record, band or TV show thatyou’re obsessed with? Share withour readers by [email protected].

When customers at farmers mar-kets first taste the marinated goatcheese from Soledad Goats, theirresponse is often an astonished, “Ohmy God! That’s delicious.”

So Julian and Carol Pearce, theowners of the goat ranch and animalrescue operation near Mojave,decided to name their product OhMy Goat! Goat Cheese.

Packed in half-pint and pintMason jars, the balls of soft, pure-white cheese are immersed in extravirgin olive oil infused with anintriguing mixture of herbs andspices. The oil is so good, if youdon’t eat it all with the cheese, trydrizzling it on a salad or using as adip for fresh sourdough bread.

The 300 or so milking goats at theranch are all milked by hand, saidJulian, who is a transplant from theUnited Kingdom. The ranch has ano-kill policy, and no sticks are usedin herding. And when an agingnanny stops producing milk, sheretires on the ranch. It makes a dif-ference in the product itself, he said.

“We handle our nannies with kidgloves, so to speak,” Julian said.“Because of the way we treat ourgoats, we have a lot of vegans whosupport us.”

On a typical weekend, they sell 35to 40 dozen jars at several farmersmarkets in Southern and CentralCalifornia, Julian said, includingevery Saturday morning at the FStreet farmers market at GoldenState Mall. About 40 restaurants alsouse their product.

A half-pint jar is $8. A pint is $12.— Californian staff writer Steven Mayer

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Bakersfield College’s outdoorproduction of “The Birds”has little, if any, connection

to the Alfred Hitchcock suspensefilm with the same title.

Far from it, actually, since it’s acomedy written in 441 BC by aGreek playwright named Aristo-phanes and it’s just as funnytoday as it was in ancient times.

Even funnier, perhaps, giventhe Mel Brooks-inspired touchesBC drama professor KimberlyChin has added to the play, whichopens Friday in a make-shiftspace between the BC gym andMemorial Stadium.

Chin grew up watching thecomedian and said she couldn’thelp but think of Brooks as shewas adapting “The Birds,” espe-cially the Roman segment of hisfilm “History of the World Part I.”

“Aristophanes is very playfulwith his words and has createdsome truly hilarious characters,”she said. “Like Mel Brooks, wehave meshed ancient times withmodern terms and references.”

Audraey Torres, who plays Iris,daughter of the Greek god Zeus,applauds Chin’s adaptation ofthe play.

“Kim’s made it much moreunderstandable for modern audi-ences,” she said. “There are refer-ences to Steven Seagal and KimKardashian and some of the mostamazing songs you’ll ever hear.”

One of those songs — “Zeus’Fall,” a parody of the Oscar-win-ning song, “Skyfall” — will besung by Torres.

The play’s satirical plot con-cerns two citizens of Athens whoenlist the aid of the birds’ king-dom to reduce the power of thegods in a plan to cut off theiraccess to humans by creating anew city in the sky — a sort ofutopia.

Jotae Fraser, who plays a mancalled Pisthetaerus, said his char-acter is clever, quick and verypersuasive.

“We drink a potion thatchanges us into birds,” Fraser

said. “I’m acrow, themost intel-ligent ofall birds.”

Facemasks,

some ofthem

adorned with brilliantly coloredfeathers and jewels are an impor-tant part of the play as they serveto identify the particular species

the actor is portraying. To appear as a crow, Fraser

dons a feathery black mask thatclings to the top of his head andcovers his eyes.

“This is the first play I’ve donewith a mask, and I like it,” hesaid. “It helps me get an idea ofthe character; Pisthetærus is veryambitious and always has a plan;he’s thinking: ‘This is my plan, Idon’t want to mess this up.’”

Fraser, who appeared in “A Fleain Her Ear” and “Faust” while atBC, plans to transfer to a four-year institution in September.He’s been accepted by CaliforniaInstitute of the Arts in Valenciaand Chapman University inOrange County but said it proba-bly will be Cal Arts.

“The Birds,” which continueson April 26, 27, and 28, will bepresented outdoors, just as it wasin ancient times. The perform-ances start at 5 p.m. and end atsundown.

“We are bringing in metalbenches and a few seats for thosewith special physical needs,”Chin said. We recommend ouraudience comes prepared forweather conditions and theymight consider bringing seatcushions as they do for sportingevents.”

Children younger than 6 yearswill not be admitted, Chin said,adding that this particular play byAristophanes can be consideredbawdier than much of Shake-speare’s work. At the time it waswritten, women and childrenwere prohibited from attendingGreek comedic performances due

to the perceived raciness of thecontent.

BC art showExpect to see a range of tech-

niques, processes and materialsin the annual Bakersfield Collegeart students’ exhibition thatopens this evening on campus atthe Jones Gallery.

“All the work is strong, butthere are some large charcoalpieces from Laura Borneman’sdrawing courses that are reallyoutstanding,” said art depart-ment chair David Koeth. “There isalso a strong body of photograph-ic work.”

The show features both two-dimensional and three-dimen-sional work. It also includespieces from the ceramics and thedesign courses.

Koeth also shared some infor-mation about a new studio artsdegree that will be available start-ing in September.

“The newest development forthe art department this year is therecent approval of the AA-T ortransfer degree in studio arts,” hesaid. “This will allow graduates toseamlessly transfer to a CSUcampus. We’re really hoping thatstudents take advantage of thisnew degree.

Americana FestivalWith an emphasis on blue-

grass, four different bands withentertain Saturday afternoon atthe second annual AmericanaFestival.

Except for the Celtic groupBanshee in the Kitchen, all of thegroups play music that originatedin the United States, said ShariFortino, one of the organizers.

“Americana is mostly acousticstyle music,” she said. “Celticisn’t normally under that heading

but bluegrass has its roots inCeltic — actually, lots of musicdoes. And we really like Banshee.”

In the Nick of Time, theRoustabouts and Slideways arethe other groups that will per-form in the pole barn at MurrayFamily Farms. Seating is on haybales and chairs will also be pro-vided.

Tickets can be purchased inadvance at World Records, Cali-fornia Keyboards or online atmurrayfamilyfarms.com.

New online journalThe first issue of the Levan

Humanities Review is now acces-sible online and soon will beavailable in a print.

“We're arranging to have a verynice, inexpensive hard copy ver-sion through Amazon.com,” saidJack Hernandez, editor of thejournal, which is a publication ofthe Norman Levan Center for theHumanities based at BakersfieldCollege.

It features articles, essays, bookreviews, and poetry that con-tribute to readers’ understandingof the humanities in general andmore specifically to the humani-ties in relation to science andmedicine. The journal is limitedto local writers.

Hernandez said he would wel-come work from people who areprofessionals in other fields —doctors or lawyers, for example,who might write on the legal andscientific aspects of bioethics asthey relate to visual art, literature,theater, history, the social sci-ences and other areas of thehumanities.

Submissions for the 2014 edi-tion must be received by Dec. 1,2013. For guidelines, call Hernan-dez at 395-4339 or go to bakers-fieldcollege.edu/lhr/

Find a perch at BC for ‘Birds’

BC Students’ Art ShowOpening reception: 5:30 to7 p.m. this evening

Where: Bakersfield CollegeJones Gallery, 1801 PanoramaDrive

Admission: Free


‘The Birds’When: 5 p.m. Friday throughSunday

Where: Outdoors in front ofthe Bakersfield College gym,1801 Panorama Drive

Admission: $5.50; $3.50 stu-dents


Americana Music FestivalWhen: 12-4 p.m. Saturday

Where: Murray Family Farms,6700 General Beale Road

Admission: $15 in advance;$20 at the door, $5.99 chil-dren under 12


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GO & DO

Camille Gavin’s “Arts Alive”column appears on Thursday. Write to her via e-mail at [email protected]

School’s studentart show stunning

PHOTO COURTESY OF KIMBERLY CHIN

From left, Amanda Duke, Jotae Fraser, and McKenna Moses dancein a scene from “The Birds.”

PHOTO COURTESY OF BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE

“Tower," a drawing by Sariah Rodier, is among the works on exhib-it at the BC Students’ Art Show.


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Do yourself a huge favorthis weekend and see“Crimes of the Heart” at

The Empty Space. I confess I have a certain bias

because this Pulitzer Prize winnerby Beth Henley is one of myfavorite plays. Even so, at theopening night performance lastFriday, director Bob Kempf’s first-rate cast did a superb job ofbringing to life Henley’s well-written lines.

All the action takes place in thekitchen of a 1970s-era home inMississippi equipped with a pinkwall phone that at one point getsthrust into the fridge and a bottleopener nailed to the side of acabinet, a handy spot for poppingthe cap on an ice-cold bottle ofCoke.

It’s a setting that allows forsome very funny stage business,such as a scene where the usuallycontrolled Lenny (Amy Hall) liter-ally sweeps her bossy cousinChick (Jennifer Maddern) out the

back door. I won’t describe thedetails of the scene but I can tellyou that the audience roared withlaughter when it reached its cli-max.

Humor is the play’s strongpoint, not an easy thing to carryout when the story concernsthree sisters, ages 24, 27 and 30,who are dealing with a good dealof pathos.

What you have is attemptedmurder on the part of Babe (EllieSivesind), who is charming andthoroughly believable as theseemingly innocent youngest sis-ter; the dubious claims of instantHollywood stardom on the part ofMeg (Cody Ganger); and Lenny’srepressed anger at knowing shewasn’t her dead mother’s favoritechild.

For the most part, the play zipsalong at a breathless pace. It’sover in a little under two hoursbut seemed a much shorter timefor me.

The only place it slows downinvolves Doc (Brian Sivesind) andMeg, who become a bit maudlinas they sit at the kitchen tablegetting drunk on bourbon as theyrecall what led to their breakup,somehow connected with anincident in Biloxi five yearsbefore, during Hurricane Camille.

Frankly, it was never clear tome what caused the split butmaybe that was intentional onthe part of the playwright ormaybe that's the way Kempf, thedirector, wanted it to be played.

Henley’s genius is in the wayshe allows these various issues toevolve. The playwright presentsthem superficially at first. Forexample, when Babe is asked whyshe shot her husband, sheresponds, “I just didn’t like hislooks.”

Yet before the end of the firstact, Barnett Lloyd, Babe’s eager,fresh-faced lawyer (well-por-trayed by Matthew Borton), turnsup with evidence proving herillicit relationship with a 15-year-

old boy.One constant is the see-saw

love-hate relationships the threesisters have with one another thatare as comical as they are emo-tional. And perfectly understand-able to anyone who has a sister —or, for that matter, a brother.

There are a number of fascinat-

ing scenes where all three aresimultaneously shouting, stomp-ing their feet and waving theirhands. Then in an instant, theyjoyously throw their arms aroundeach other or are overcome withuncontrollable laughter.

The odd part is that it all makessense in the end.

Part heart, part humor, entirely great“Crimes of the Heart”When: 8 p.m. Friday and Sat-urday

Where: The Empty Space,706 Oak St.

Admission: $15; $10 stu-dents and seniors

Information: 327-PLAY

Empty Space cast, crewput on a winning show

One constant is the see-saw, love-hate relationships the three sistershave with one another that are as comical as they are emotional.

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From left, Cody Ganger, Ellie Sivesind and Amy Hall appear as theMagrath sisters in “Crimes of the Heart,” which is currently play-ing at The Empty Space.


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Bakersfield is being soundlyrepresented at the Coachel-la Valley Music and Arts

Festival in Indio — which entersits final weekend Friday — withthe eclectic sounds of AlexRodriguez, aka DJ Moustache,who was offered the chance of alifetime.

“I’m friends with some of thepeople at Goldenvoice (promot-ers of the festival) and I’ve beenhelping out the GlasshouseRecord store in Pomona, whichalso has some affiliation,” saidRodriguez, 33, who lives his lifeimmersed in vintage vinyl as col-lector, dealer and working deejay.“I got a text message that said‘Hey, do you want to deejay atCoachella?’ My answer was‘Ummmmm ... YES!’”

Now in its 12th year, Coachelladraws 80,000-plus music fans tothe Empire Polo Club in Indio ontwo consecutive weekends forthree days of non-stop music.Performing this year are Red HotChili Peppers, rappers Wu-TangClan, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, VampireWeekend, Violent Femmes, TheSelecter, Social Distortion, Metricand 169 other acts from theworlds of electro, rock, punk andwhatever the latest noise on theminds of the hip and happeningis. Split among two outdoorstages and three massive tents, ithas to be experienced to bebelieved.

Rodriguez, who’s attended thefestival twice, was

careful to keephis expectationsin check whenhe was offered

the gig.“Origi-nally, Iwas told

I would be spinning in the camp-grounds after the bands weredone playing. I had no idea theywere going to throw me on theGobi tent. I got a text from thecampground DJ manager thatsaid ‘check the lineup.’ I checkedit out and saw that it said ‘Mous-tache.’ I replied back to him with‘Why does it say Moustache?’ Hereplied with ‘That’s you, son!’That’s when I started hyperventi-lating, got crazy nervous andwanted to hide.”

Listed on the official Coachellaschedule, Rodriguez’s stage nameis printed in the opening 11:30a.m. Gobi tent opening slotalongside reggae icon Lee“Scratch” Perry, Odd Future’s EarlSweatshirt and others.

“Last week I played ’60s and’70s funk and soul 45s,”Rodriguez said of the festival’s

first weekend. “I wanted to givethem something they weren’tgoing to hear much of the rest ofthe weekend. The campgroundswere an eclectic mix. Theyapplauded me when I was done. Ihad people come up to me allthrough the weekend saying thatthey liked my set and that it blewtheir mind that I was spinning45s. I even had a couple peoplewant to take a picture with me,which felt so weird. I’m just adude playing records. It’s not likeI’m making great music.”

Speaking of celebrities, theside-stage crowd mix provided ashow of its own.

“I was more excited over seeingmusicians I admired than celebri-ties. I stood next to Blake Ander-son from the show ‘Workaholics’during the Descendents set, sawLindsay Lohan, stood next to

Chloe Sevigny during DinosaurJr., hung out with Bryan Migdol,the original drummer of BlackFlag, and I got to meet Ian MacK-aye from Fugazi to talk aboutmusic and records.”

Rodriguez heads back toCoachella today to kick off anoth-er weekend of spinning, startingin the festival’s campground area.I’ll be there too, getting mygroove on, preparing for theoncoming weekend heat with mygirlfriend and 17,000 other bravecamping friends.

“Take lots of sunscreen, allergymedicine, a dust mask, scarf orbandanna to cover your face ifthe wind kicks up,” Rodriguezrecommends for those makingthe trek for the first time. “Bringclothes for warm and cold weath-er. Also, drink lots of water. Duh?”

You can catch Rodriguez backin Bako when he resumes hisBeat Surrender and Wax On dee-jay dance night residency the sec-ond and third Friday of everymonth at Sandrini’s.

I’ll be back with my annualCoachella review next week.Catch a streaming webcast ofperformances at Coachella.comduring the festival beginning Fri-day afternoon.

Record Store Day Saturday is Record Store Day,

which celebrates the art of musicand the spirit of the independentmusic store. Since its inceptionsix years ago, Record Store Dayhas become a global phenome-non for music fans hoping to fat-ten their collections with raritiesand limited special-editionreleases produced just for theoccasion.

Among last year’s hot picks wasthe Buck Owens coloring bookand multicolor flexi-disc set thatfeatured Buck Owens and theBuckaroos live at the WhiteHouse in 1968. This year’s high-lights include long-out-of-printvinyl releases from David Bowie,Aerosmith and others.

According to Bakersfield WorldRecords employee Bruce Jones,trying to secure these limited

releases for customers is often amatter of chance, with rabid col-lectors vying for many of thesame items.

“It’s always a question mark asfar as what we can get due to thedemand of the limited pressings,”he said. “We had a customercome in to order the DaveMatthews Band live four-LP boxset, but our distributor was onlyable to get a hold of 40 copies.They’d already had over 200requests.”

World Records owner Pat Evanssaid once the year’s list isreleased a few weeks leading upto Record Store Day, orders beginto fly.

“We sent our list two weeks agoand anticipate being able to get90 percent of the orders filled. Forthe store I go down the list to finditems that may be of interest toour customers who come in thatmorning. It’s an event reallysteered toward vinyl.”

If the store comes up short onspecial orders, Evans added hecan usually fill them a few weekslater through customer cancela-tions in other cities.

“Compared to the first year, thelist has really grown. We’ll alwaystake a crack at getting the mostin-demand releases.”

World Records has also sched-uled live music from 10 a.m. to 1p.m. Saturday. Featured bands arethe Flying Arvizu Brothers, theFruit Tramps, Divided Highwayand more.

World Records is located at2815 F St. For more informationcall 831-3100.

The Intimate Downtown atGoing Underground Records hasplanned a full day of activity from10 a.m. to 8 p.m., also on Satur-day.

“Our store has tripled theamount of product from lastyear,” said Going UndergroundRecords owner Ronald Ramirez.“I don’t normally do specialorders, but I pretty much knowwhat my clientele is looking for. Igot nine boxes coming in the restof the week. A lot of punk indie,

DJ takes a spin to CoachellaThe Lowdown with Matt Munoz

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.

Festival gig of lifetimefor local vinyl master

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PHOTO COURTESY OF DJ MOUSTACHE

Bakersfield deejay Alex Rodriguez, aka DJ Moustache, poses onSunday at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio. The festi-val resumes this weekend.

Please see LOWDOWN / 32

BY SUSAN SCAFFIDIContributing writer

If you hear the name “Area 51,” you think ofaliens, don’t you?

Pop culture movies, TV shows and books havelinked this mysteri-ous site in south-western Nevada —also known asGroom Lake,Dreamland, HomeBase, The Box, TheContainer andother nicknames— with the so-called Roswell UFOIncident, evokingeverything from

conspiracy theories to a disparaging smirk.But as you might be told in a documentary on

the subject, that’s not the real story. You canlearn the truth of Area 51 at Minter Air Field,which will host a presentation, “Area 51Exposed,” from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in the


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THE BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN

When planting a tree to com-memorate a centennial anniver-sary, you don’t want a delicate,wispy little thing. You want a treethat will withstand all the heat andpunishment our climate can doleout for another 100 years to come.

You want an oak.“An old and beautiful oak,” to be

exact. And that’s the tree Bakers-field College will be planting at 1p.m. to commemorate its 100th

anniversary, according to AmberChiang, the school’s director ofmarketing and publications. Theeighth annual Garden Fest on Sat-urday will cap off a six-month-longtree-planting initiative with theaddition of the oak at RenegadePark, on Mount Vernon Avenuenorth of Memorial Stadium.

But that’s just one of manyactivities and events planned forthe day. There will be many nativeplants for sale, games for the kids,

more than 150 vendor booths withinformation on gardening, pets,cooking, outdoor leisure, arts andcrafts, and environmentally friend-ly home-improvement ideas. Afarmers market will be on site, anda guy who knows a thing or twoabout how to make use of Kern’sbounty will demonstrate.

“It is Grilling with the Chef, fea-turing Bakersfield College chef PatCoyle that really brings the educa-tion to the event,” Chiang said via

email. “He will teach grilling tech-niques for meat and vegetables.”

The event draws around 8,000people over the course of the dayand typically raises about $10,000for the school’s agriculture/horti-culture departments.

And keeping with the centennialtheme is a wonderful opportunityto take home the red and whiterose bush of the centennial. Butonly 100 people can purchase thebush, available for $30.

Mighty oak mighty appropriate for mighty BC

Area 51 ExposedWhen: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.Saturday

Where: Minter Air FieldMuseum Hangar

Admission: $15,includes box lunch forfirst 100 people.


Eighth annual Garden FestWhen: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.Saturday

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“I called it the ‘Dragon Lady,’” saidJames Whitehead.

Whitehead, a retired U.S. Air Forcemajor general, was referring to the U-2spy plane.

Whitehead, who lives in Bakersfield,was a U-2 pilot — the first African-Ameri-can to fly the secret craft.

“Sometimes it was a nice lady, but itonly has two wheels (instead of three), sowhen you’re trying to land it, it can be adragon,” Whitehead said.

Whitehead will attend the Minter AirField Air Museum’s presentation “Area 51Exposed” on Saturday and will be avail-able to answer questions about the spyplane.

Whitehead completed his flight schooltraining and received his pilot’s wings inNovember 1958. After serving in Vietnam,he was accepted into the U-2 program in1966 and flew missions over Cuba. He leftthe military to fly for TWA, but also joinedthe Air National Guard, where he finishedas the assistant to the director at the Pen-tagon from 1990 to 1993, and the logisti-cal deployment of the Air National Guardunits for Operation Desert Storm. He alsoinstituted the Human Resources QualityBoard to ensure equal opportunity forpeople of color in military and civilianaviation careers.

Whitehead said he was very aware ofArea 51 during his Air Force years.

“The pilots that learned to fly the U-2in Area 51, they were the original group,”Whitehead said. “I knew some of them.”

As an elite pilot, Whitehead said heknew of the testing of “black ops” aircraft,including spy planes and stealth aircraft.He also got a chance to meet U-2 pilotFrancis Gary Powers, who was shot downwhile on a reconnaissance mission overthe Soviet Union in 1960 and wasreturned to the United States in a prison-er exchange in 1962.

“He was still working at Lockheed inPalmdale at the time,” said Whitehead,who noted that he had landed his U-2plane, and Powers helped him install theextra wheels — called pogo wheels —that enabled him to taxi the U-2 back tothe hangar.

Minter Field was dedicated on Feb. 7,1942. Some 12,000 pilots received theirbasic training at the field. The museum ishoused in what was the original fire sta-tion for the field.

Retired pilot to recallhis ‘Dragon Lady’

PHOTOS COURTESY OF DEAN CRAUNN

A group of SR-71 planes are lined up at Groom Lake in this undated photo.

This photo was taken in the Bakersfield factory of Lockheed’s Skunk Works.Please see AREA 51 / 30

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BY SUSAN SCAFFIDIContributing writer

Amateur impresario Rick Kreiser ishoping all of his friends — even theones he doesn’t actually know —

will attend the 2013-14 Guitar Mastersconcert series, which opens April 25.

British jazz guitarist Martin Taylor kicksoff the series of four concerts at a newlocation — Studio A of American SoundRecording Studios, 2231 R St. in downtownBakersfield. The concerts are normallyheld at The Bell Tower Club on TruxtunAvenue.

“I love The Bell Tower Club — it’s greatfor larger events,” Kreiser said. “Studio Awas chosen in part for the logistics — thesound was already set up.”

Taylor first gained fame in the 1980s per-forming with violinist Stephane Grapelli inthe same role as legendary guitarist DjangoReinhardt, one of Taylor’s musical heroes.Forced to go solo after Grapelli suffered aheart attack, Taylor eventually founded hisown group, Spirit of Django, in the mid-1990s, while maintaining a solo career. Inaddition to Grapelli, Martin has performedand recorded with Jeff Beck, Diane Schuur,Bryn Terfel, Chet Atkins, TommyEmmanuel, Gary Burton and many others.He was named a Member of the Order ofthe British Empire (MBE) for “services tojazz music,” by Queen Elizabeth II, and hasbeen named by Acoustic Guitar magazineas “THE acoustic guitarist of his genera-tion.”

Kreiser said the three remaining con-certs will feature returning performers.Frank Vignola with Vinny Raniolo will per-form on June 13, Peppino D’Agostino onSept. 19, and Laurence Juber on Oct. 24.

“I bring them back because, first of all,they’re very nice guys,” Kreiser said.

“I like to bring really world-class artistswho, while they have their fans, they’re nothousehold names,” Kreiser said.

Like Taylor, all the performers enjoy ster-ling musical reputations and have left theirmark on the guitar world. Vignola has hada solid career as a sideman for performersranging from Madonna to Ringo Starr,released several albums on the ConcordJazz label and on his own label, and is alsoa well-respected guitar teacher. D’Agostinois respected in his native Italy as well as inthe United States, as a jazz guitarist, com-poser and teacher. Juber, also from GreatBritain, was a respected studio musicianwho got his biggest break (and first Gram-my Award) performing with Paul McCart-ney and Wings.

Kreiser said tickets should be reservedby calling him at 204-7685.

“It’s more like a house concert,” Kreisersaid. “It’s not about big guarantees; it’sabout people enjoying the music.”

The acoustic playervisits for concert British jazz great deeplyinspired by legendary Django

Guitar Masters concert series,featuring Martin TaylorWhen: 7:30 p.m. April 25Where: American Sound Recording,Studio A. 2231 R St.Tickets: $30. Information: 204-7685

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airport hangar. Aeronautics historian Peter Merlin will

discuss Area 51’s true role as the test sitefor a number of the United States’ secretaircraft, including the Lockheed U-2 andSR-71 spy plans, the F-117 Stealth Fighter,B-2 Stealth Bomber, and foreign aircraftthat were captured or acquired fromdefecting pilots. An extension of EdwardsAir Force Base, the Nevada site was chosenbecause, like Edwards, it was located nearan enormous dry lake bed.

“I first read about Area 51 in 1983,” Mer-lin said “That whole concept of a secret AirForce base was just fascinating to me.”

Merlin grew up during the Apollo spacemissions and has had a life-long passionfor all things connected to flight. A gradu-ate of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Universi-ty in Daytona Beach, Fla., Merlin coveredmissions at the Kennedy Space Center forhis college newspaper. He has written sev-eral books about aviation, including “TheSmell of Kerosene: A Test Pilot’s Odyssey,”co-written with Donald Mallick; “X-PlaneCrashes,” co-written with Tony Moore;plus articles for AIR & SPACE SmithsonianMagazine. He has also appeared on pro-grams for the History Channel, including“Modern Marvels,” “Mystery Hunters” and“Man, Moment, Machine: Shot Down—

The U-2 Spy Plane.”“I know there is the whole conspiracy

thing about Area 51,” Merlin said. “Iapproach it from a completely differentperspective — the documented history ofthe project and the people who workedthere.”

While located in Nevada, Area 51 is agreat topic for the local air museum inShafter. “They first started building the U-2here in Bakersfield in a corner of MeadowsField,” said Dean Craun, a member of theMinter Air Field museum board.

“It was part of Lockheed’s Skunk Works,”Craun said. “They assembled the fuselageand the wings here. They would load themout into these big cargo planes at nightand then ship them out to Area 51 for test-ing.”

According to Merlin, production origi-nally started at Lockheed’s factory in Bur-bank, but the facilities there were too limit-ed. “When the Air Force ordered an addi-tional 25 aircraft, they opened up the sec-ond production line in Bakersfield,” Merlinsaid.

Craun noted that the secrecy requiredfor the test site, along with Area 51’s prox-imity to a nuclear test facility, led to specu-lation about other kinds of activities.

“It all adds to the mystique of Area 51,”Craun said.

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Ready for take off! Starting Friday, South

High School’s Rebel ActingTroupe — aka the RAT Pack —presents “Boeing Boeing” byMarc Camoietti and directed byJulie Ingram.

The high-flying comedy takesplace in an apartment in Paris inthe 1960s.

The ensemble cast is made upof Steven Stacy as Bernard theParisian bachelor; ElizabethNagel as Janet the American airhostess; Carolina Aldaco as

Bertha, Bernard’s housekeeper;Kris Anderson as Bernard’s friendfrom America; Baylee Myers asJacqueline the French air hostess;and Amelia Rogers as Judith theGerman air hostess.

This fun farce is aboutBernard’s successful engagement

to three air hostesses from threedifferent countries. His perfectset-up soon starts to crumblewhen the airplanes begin flyingfaster, therefore messing with hisschedules. Soon all three stew-ardesses are in Paris at the sametime, and zaniness ensues.

“This is a very new characterfor me,” said Anderson, whoplays Bernard’s friend. “Heevolves into a player by the endof the play. My character reallylets me have fun.”

Amelia Rogers is excited abouther role, because it will be her lastat South.

“I think a lot of people will besurprised with the maturity andflirtiness of the play.”

— Ashley Venegas and Ruby Castilloare students at South High.

South High aims high with ‘Boeing’Cast on its toes forjoke-a-second farce

‘Boeing Boeing’When: 7 p.m. Friday and Sat-urday

Where: South High School’sPerforming Arts Center, 1101Planz Road

Admission: $7 at the door;$5 pre-sale and childrenunder 12

Information: 831-3690, ext.77851

incentive. When you have a school like Fron-tier giving away $500 prize at their airbandcompetition, you have to amp it up anotherlevel.”

The success of Frontier’s annual airbandcontest — where performers lip-synch andmimic playing instruments to pre-recordedmusic — inspired Borges to expand on theidea for his own show and include a secondcategory, for live performance.

“We’re going to feature top talent fromparticipating Bakersfield area high schoolswho’ve won their own school talent shows,”said Borges, who announced the competi-tion in February. “My idea was to bring it toour auditorium in the center of town withtop winners from each school to competefor a city title.”

Featured performers include singers,instrumentalists, dancers, actors, bands andairbands. The airband contest will featureeight performers, and 10 acts are confirmedfor the live talent portion. Schools represent-ed at the competition are BHS, Arvin, East,Foothill, Frontier, Independence, Liberty,Mira Monte and Stockdale.

“We’re trying to utilize as much currenttechnology so the kids can also help promotethe show. We’re expecting a full house,” saidBorges, who said he was reluctant at first tofeature lip-synching and faux playing.

“A parent of ours suggested the airbandcompetition. I had mixed feelings aboutthat, because I’ve never seen an airband, butafter going to see Frontier High’s airbandcompetition, I saw how the kids really like itbecause it has all the big song and danceelements. I also had a colleague stop me inthe hall way at school and say, ‘When I wasat Arvin, the airband competition was a bigdeal for us that weren’t necessarily talented,but it was a way for us to be involved too.’ Iguess I never thought about it that wayalthough I did find out many of the studentsare actual musicians and experienced liveperformers.”

Friday night, each of the participatinggroups will get two minutes to display theirbest performance before a panel of localcelebrity judges: musician Monty Byrom,radio personalities Scott Cox and DannyHill, 2012 Miss Bakersfield Nashay Matthewsand Bill Nelson of Nelson Media. Following

the show, audience members may vote viaphone or text.

“We’re fortunate to have some greatresources with the Harvey Auditorium tohelp with staging. We’re going all out,” saidBakersfield High choir accompanist AliciaEllsworth, whose son Philip is a member ofthe school’s choir.

On Saturday, all groups will return to per-form their full act on stage before a liveaudience. A final round of voting will beginimmediately following the last performanceof the evening. After votes have been talliedfrom both nights, three winners from thecombined talent and air band categories willbe recognized and awarded prizes. Thegrand-prize winner will take home a cashaward of $750. The evening’s top three tofive acts will perform an encore at the KernHigh School District’s Promoting Excellencein Activities and Athletics in Kern award cer-emony on May 15 at the Harvey Auditorium.

Carnegie Hall or bustChristopher Borges’ inspiration for thePhenom Best of Bakersfield Talent andAirband Competition is simple: He’stired of declining, for lack of funds, invi-tations his students receive to concertsand festivals, including the Choirs ofAmerica Annual American Music Per-formance Nationals next April — atCarnegie Hall, the most prestigious con-cert hall in the country.

“The BHS choir is pretty well-estab-lished,” Borges noted. “We have a greatprogram, but it’s still difficult for us toget money from the district for trips,especially of this magnitude. We getregular invites to participate in out-of-town shows all the time, but I alwayshave to say no.”

The trip is expected to cost $100,000.That’s a lot of fundraisers, like the Phe-nom contest, which requires commit-ment, time and, most important: parentvolunteers, like Alicia Ellsworth.

“Raising funds is always a labor of loveon everybody’s part,” Ellsworth said.“This is a once-in-a-life time event tosee the amazing things in New York Cityfor most of these kids.”

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South High School is performing “Boeing Boeing.”

metal, psych, modern soul.”In addition to Record Store Day exclu-

sives, Ramirez has printed up a specialbatch of commemorative T-shirts for saleand will be running extreme discountson the store’s massive in-house usedvinyl collection. There will also be a side-walk sale and live spinning from localdeejay collective Drftrs all day long.

Going Underground Records is locatedat 18221 G St. For more information, call633-0111 or visit recordstoreday.com.

Matt’s picksLucky Ned Pepper at Buck Owens’

Crystal Palace, 2800 Buck Owens Blvd.,7 p.m. today, $14 to $20, 328-7560.

Former Smokin’ Armadillo membersRick Russell and guitarist Josh Graham— now known as Lucky Ned Pepper —turned a lot of heads following therelease of last year’s lone Bakersfieldcountry music release, “Get Lucky.” Theduo have since been taking the fine-tuned Nashville-style production ofradio-worthy gems through the backroads of the industry, stirring up intereston their own terms. The hometowncrowd should be out in full force, and ifyou’re wondering if Graham can still kickout the hick-hop jams on the Armadillofavorite, “I’m a Cowboy,” you’ll be in fora surprise. The kid’s still got it.

Senses Fail at Jerry’s Pizza, 1817Chester Ave., Friday, 7 p.m., $18, all ages,633-1000.

Still able to riff, scream and growl,these post-hardcore heroes and VansWarped tour headliners are sure to puton a show that lives up to the hype. Theband’s latest release, “Renacer,” has a

number of fresh new approaches thatdeserve to be heard. Also Appearing:Such Gold, Real Friends, Major League.

Phantom Stranger Inc Presents atOn the Rocks, 1517 18th St., Friday, 9p.m., $5, 327-7625.

Bakersfield’s Relay for Life alwaysbrings out the charitable side of our localmusic scene and when it comes to wran-gling in the troops for a night of mayhemwith a cause, local promoter PhantomStranger never disappoints. The lineupfeatures alternative rock and classicpunk with Bako bands Stockz & Blondz,Crooked Folk, The Cretins’ “RamonesTribute,” the Aviators, plus an art exhibi-tion featuring local artists Jaime Contr-eras, Erwin Ledford and Carlos Fierros.All funds raised will benefit BakersfieldRelay for Life.

Do you offer activities for children over the summer? Send us your informationand we will run a free listing in The Californian. Information is due by April 22.Email to [email protected] and include the following: Name ofcamp; address of camp; contact information (phone number, email and websiteof organization); dates of all sessions being offered (beginning date through enddate); registration deadline; theme; age range of participants; activities; and cost.

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Lucky Ned Pepper — Josh Graham, left,and Rick Russell — perfo rms tonight at7 at Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace.

“Boat safety is always a big factor, and atany derby we have, all California stateboating regulations apply. But this yearthere are a few places to be careful of,because there could be rocks just underthe surface that would normally be a lotdeeper.”

On the bright side, less water means“fewer places for the fish to hide,” Stahlnoted, so the odds of catching one of thebig-money fish should be ever-so-slightlygreater this year.

“Don’t get me wrong — it’s still going tobe competitive,” he added. “It’s not likepeople are going to look down and thewater will be so shallow that they can seethe fish. They’ll still have to camp on theedge and put in a little time and patience,

just like any other day of fishing.”Last year, the chamber handed out

$47,850 in prize money. It’s been a fewyears since anyone has managed to landthe $20,000 winner.

All you need is the right bait (Stahl rec-ommended Berkley garlic power) and a lit-tle patience, and your chances of goinghome with some winnings — or, at thevery least, dinner — are fairly good.

“Oh yeah, a beginner’s chance of catch-ing a tagged fish is just as good as anyoneelse’s,” Stahl said.

“But more than that, their chance ofhaving a good time is just as good as any-one else’s. There’s nothing like doing thisfor the first time — when you catch yourfirst fish, tagged or not, there’s a thrill thatcomes with that you can’t put money on.”


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texture and feminine patterns, a lot of flo-ral prints that have been cut out.

Sherwyn said she takes inspiration fromvintage depictions of female domesticity.

“I save a lot of images and fabrics thathave interesting vintage floral patterns. ...The craft of being a wife was so amazing —the sewing and baking and the mothering.The beauty of woman’s work, visually I’mdrawn to it.”

Taking part in the inaugural arts eventand exhibiting at a non-conventional artsspace like Valentien is exciting for Sher-wyn, who serves as education coordinatorfor the Bakersfield Museum of Art.

“I think it’s fantastic, you get a differentcrowd. People need to be driven to go to agallery and they have the interest in art. Ifyou show in an unconventional space, youget to show to people who normallywouldn’t go seek out art. You might strikeup an interesting conversation.”

Movies on the PatioIf you can’t make Monday’s event, you

can double up on the arts, viewing Sher-wyn’s work (which will be up until August)before Valentien’s Movies on the Patioseries, which starts Saturday with “Rata-touille.”

For those who think an animated filmabout a rat chef might be a strange pick toshow at a restaurant, Valentien’s Sander-son understands.

“The first time I saw that in the theater, itgave me a panic attack. All I kept thinkingabout was work, how horrifying that wouldbe. It made me quite squeamish. That said,I appreciate all the research that went intothe film. It’s a well-done animated film,quite realistic — other than the rats.”

As a tie-in, the restaurant will serve thetitular dish, a hearty vegetable stew. Theremaining five films, selected based oncustomer requests and connection tospring, will also have a food tie-in. The sea-son, running through May 25, is as follows:

“Bull Durham” (April 27): Since Brownwanted to pay homage to ballpark cuisine,this romantic comedy starring Susan

Sarandon and Kevin Costner will include atableside bowl of a Valentien-made versionof Cracker Jacks, featuring local almonds.(That is the only complimentary treat ofthe season, Sanderson said.)

“The Sting” (May 4): Focusing on thetitle rather than the plot, the highlyrequested hustlers’ tale with Paul Newmanand Robert Redford will be paired with ahoney lavender cake with creme anglaise.

“Still Bill” (May 11): This documentaryabout Bill Withers, the musician behindsuch songs as “Lean on Me,” “Lovely Day”and “Just The Two of Us,” was high onSanderson’s list. “I know it’s sort ofobscure. It was completely a personalselection. When I saw that documentary, Iwas so fascinated by his life. When wefound out one of our friends had been ontour with Bill Withers, we thought it was aperfect fit.” The pairing will be Withers’favorite tour bus foods, which will have aSouthern flair.

“Singin’ in the Rain” (May 18): Playinginto springtime, this jaunty musical willpair with Debbie Reynolds’ Good MorningCake dessert, offered with siphon-brewedCovenant Coffee.

“The Breakfast Club” (May 25): Thefinal selection is Sanderson’s favorite: “I’mexcited because I’m a child of that era. Ihaven’t watch the film in a long time andI’m a fan of the soundtrack.” Playing againon the title, the angsty ’80s John Hughesfilm will pair with a brioche French toastwith bananas Foster.

Those counting on summer screeningswill need to make other plans: Valentienhas opted to limit its seasons to the springand fall.

“We had decent attendance during thesummer, but some nights were oppressive-ly hot. I was amazed people came. It wasstill 108 out at 8 o’ clock. If we get a lot ofpeople who are upset we’re not doing it inthe summer, we might reconsider.”

You can always celebrate foreign cinemaduring the restaurant’s Bastille week inJuly, which may feature a couple of Frenchfilm screenings, Sanderson said.

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TodayBakersfield Women’s BusinessConference, 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,Rabobank Convention Center, 1001Truxtun Ave. SOLD OUT. bakersfieldwomen.org.Basic Italian Classes, an 11-weekcourse taught by Giuseppe D’Amico, 7 p.m. Thursdays, begin-ning today through June 27, ItalianHeritage Dante Association, 4415Wilson Road. $100 members; $130nonmembers. Call Mike at 412-8112.Classic Series, “The Birds,” 7p.m. today and 10 a.m. Saturday,Maya Cinemas, 1000 CaliforniaAve. $6. 636-0484.Free Admission Day, 10 a.m. to 4p.m., Buena Vista Museum of Nat-ural History, 2018 Chester Ave.324-6350.Kern County Mineral Society,meeting, 7:30 p.m., East Bakers-field Veterans Hall, 2101 RidgeRoad. 834-3128.Lucky Ned Pepper, 7 p.m., BuckOwens’ Crystal Palace, 2800 BuckOwens Blvd. $14-$20. vallitix.comor 322-5200.Third Thursday, (more on Page23).South Valley Sound ChorusAcapella Practice Night, 7 p.m.,ClearView Baptist Church, 203South H St. southvalleysound.orgor 346-6190.Bingo, warmups at 5 p.m., earlybirds at 6 p.m., regular games6:30 p.m. Thursdays, VolunteerCenter of Kern County, 2801 F St.Starts at $20 buy-in. 395-9787.

Friday17th annual Kern Kiwanis GolfTournament, 11 a.m., Rio BravoCountry Club, 15200 Casa ClubDrive. $135; $540 team of four.246-9011.18th anniversary & VolunteerAppreciation, hors d’oeuvres,door prizes, 6:30 p.m., Buena VistaMuseum of Natural History, 2018Chester Ave. $35; $25 museummembers. 324-6350.29th annual Hart Canyon Ren-dezvous, re-enactment of the pre-1840 mountain man era, 8 a.m. to3 p.m. Friday and Saturday, TwinOaks, Back Canyon Road, Caliente.$5 per car. hartcanyonrdv.com or 835-1491.Bakersfield Friends of Wine,wines from Francis Ford Coppolapaired with dinner by chef Robertof The Petroleum Club, 7 p.m., ThePetroleum Club, 5060 CaliforniaAve. $85. 871-6463 or 871-6830.Barnes & Noble Home EducatorAppreciation, learn more aboutkindergarten through 12th gradevirtual academy options, 9:15 to10:15 a.m., Barnes & Noble, 4001California Ave. Free. k12.com/cava.Bruce Molsky, 7 p.m., St. Jude’sAnglican Church, 1200 S. Curry St.,Tehachapi. $20. 823-9994 or fid-dlerscrossing.com.Charity Clay Shoot, sponsoredby Association of PetroleumWives; check-in 8 a.m., shoot 10

a.m., Kern County Gun Club, 12450Shotgun Road. $90, includeslunch. 665-9346.Cali Finale Cheerleading &Dance Championships, 6 p.m.Friday, 8 a.m. Saturday and Sun-day, Rabobank Theater, 1001 Trux-tun Ave. $25 at Theater Box Office.GSSAonline.com.FLICS International CinemaSociety, presents “Marley,” 7:30p.m., Fox Theater, 2001 H St. $5.flics.org or call 428-0354.Luau with Us: Hawaiian Flair, 10a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday;11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Bakers-field Discovery Shop, 5420 Califor-nia Ave. 324-1359.Power of the Purse, shopdesigner bags and jewelry collec-tions, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., at thehome of Richard and Teddi Fanuc-chi. $75. PowerofthePurseBakers-field.com or 378-5646.Relay for Life Benefit, withStockz & Blondz, Crooked Folk, TheCretins and The Aviators, 9 p.m.,On the Rocks, 1517 18th St. $5.327-7625.Relay For Life Fundraiser, host-ed by Army of Angels; game nightof “Spoons,” 7 to 11 p.m., McMur-phy’s Irish Pub & Sports Bar, 14Monterey St. $10. 869-1451, 327-2424.Seventh annual Kiwanis forKids Golf Classic, registrationand lunch at 11 a.m., shotgun at12:30 p.m., Rio Bravo CountryClub, 15200 Casa Club Drive. $135;$540 per team. Includes greenfees, golf cart, buffet dinner.kernkiwanis.com or 246-9011.U.S. Army Arena Bowl, 7 p.m.,Rabobank Arena, 1001 TruxtunAve. $10. ticketmaster.com or800-745-3000.Youth Connection’s 23rd annu-al Dinner at the Derby, dinner,auctions, drawing, 6 p.m., SevenOaks Country Club, 2000 GrandLakes Ave. $100; $175 per couple.619-3344.

Saturday“Shoot for the Stars” Shoot,lunch, raffle, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., KernCounty Gun Club, 12450 ShotgunRoad. $90. Proceeds benefit Bak-ersfield Music Theatre and StarsTheatre Restaurant. 325-6100.“Walk for Education” &Canned Food Drive, 7 to 11 a.m.,Bakersfield High School, 1241 G St.Registration fee is $10 plus acanned food/non-perishable item.Proceeds benefit Alpha KappaSorority Inc. 331-6137.17th annual OLPH Nun Run,games, prizes, food booths, DJ,dancing, health care providers,vendors, run/walk 10 to 11 a.m.,picnic 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., chile verdecontest 12:30 p.m., Our Lady ofGuadalupe School, 609 E. Califor-nia Ave. Free. 323-6059.24th annual Isabella Lake Fish-ing Derby, (more on Page 23).Annual Rummage Sale, 7 a.m. to4 p.m., Petco, parking lot, 5151Gosford Road. Donations are need-ed of gently used household items,

clothing, furniture. If you needitems picked up, call Tom at 204-7799. All proceeds go to H.A.L.T.Rescue.Annual Spring Craft Fair, localartisans and crafters, entertain-ment for children, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,New Life Christian School, 4201Stine Road. Free. Benefits New LifeChristian School. 831-6262.Area 51 & SR-51 Day, (more onPage 29).Bakersfield Speedway, racesbegin at 6 p.m., Bakersfield Speed-way, 5001 N. Chester Ave. $10; $5ages 6-12; under 5 free. bakers-fieldspeedway.com or 393-3373.Bouncing for BakersfieldFundraiser, hosted by Gamma PhiBeta; lunch, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., ThePetroleum Club, 5060 CaliforniaAve. $50. Proceeds benefit localpublic schools and physical educa-tion programs. 444-8689 or 319-2416.Eighth annual Garden Fest,(more on Page 29).Handmade Mother’s Day GiftsWorkshop, for ages 5 to 12, makea tea cup candle and tile coaster, 1p.m., Bakersfield Museum of Art,1930 R St. $25.grammyshouse.com.Joel C. Caraballo Memorial &Missions Fundraiser, vendor fair,food and music, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m,Tehillah Church, 3515 Mt. VernonAve. Free. 865-2296 or 302-6088.Kern Audubon Society FieldTrip, Butterbredt Springs desertoasis and spring migrants, meet atTehachapi Boulevard Burger Kingat 6 a.m. Bring water, snacks,binoculars. 304-6816 or kernaudubonsociety.org.Kern River Whitewater Festi-val, Brush Creek races, Hooliganboat parade, triathlon, dinner, raf-fle and silent auction, 8 a.m. to7:30 p.m. Saturday; 8 a.m. to 1:30p.m. Sunday, Riverside Park,Kernville. Free. 760-376-3745 orkernfestival.com.National Health Services’s 35thAnniversary Gala, 5:30 to 11:30p.m., Marriott Hotel, 801 TruxtunAve. Free.National Record Store Day Con-cert, (more on Page 32).Run for the Kingdom 10K, 5K,1K Run/Walk, 8 a.m., begins andends at 15930 Arabella Ave. $25;$40 family of four or more. run-forthekingdom.com.Second annual AmericanaMusic Festival, (more on Page26).Second annual Car Show &Shine Cars, with music by CrisyCruz, Thee Deval Project and4Dub, DJs, mascots Gorilla Rilla,Violator and Hi Roller, beer garden,drink specials, begins at noon,Golden State Mall, 3201 F St. $5.706-9294 or 754-1824.

Second annual World’s Great-est Yard Sale, vendors, crafts,activities for kids, food, music, 7a.m. to 2 p.m., Brookside SeniorApartments, 2605 BrooksideDrive. 833-8833.

Spring Craft Fair & Bake Sale,with more than 35 vendors, 8 a.m.to 3 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 2p.m. Sunday, Royal Palms, 608Clubhouse Drive. Free. 869-1797.Spring Model Train Show, 10a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, West Park,Recreation & Parks District, 491 W.D St., Tehachapi. Free. 821-5271.Tea Cup Design Class, designand create a tea cup arrangement,10 to 11:30 a.m., Log Cabin Florist,800 19th St. $35. 327-8646.Vino Amoré Five-Course Gour-met Dinner, (more on Page 22).

SundayPancake Breakfast & Lunch,hosted by OLPH Italian CatholicFederation; breakfast 8 a.m. tonoon, lunch 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., OurLady of Perpetual Help, Parish Hall,124 Columbus St. $6 adults; $4children under 12. 872-1543.

Third annual Barbecue, hostedby Sudden Cardiac Arrest Associa-tion; music by Doctors Orders andGlenda Robles & The Bandoleros,50/50 raffle, 1 to 6 p.m., EaglesLodge, 1718 17th St. $15. 331-9157or 873-8931.

THEATER“Beauty & the Beast,” 7 p.m.today and Friday, Ridgeview Audi-torium, 8501 Stine Road. $8; $6students with ID; $5 childrenages 5 to 12. 398-3100.“Crimes of the Heart,” (reviewon Page 27).“Dog Sees God: Confessions ofa Teenage Blockhead,” 11 p.m.Friday and Saturday, The EmptySpace, 706 Oak St. $5. 327-PLAY.“Hooray for Hollywood,” 7 p.m.Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sun-day, Gaslight Melodrama Theatre& Music Hall, 12748 Jomani Drive.$12 to $23. 587-3377.“The Birds,” (more on Page 26).“The Fox on the Fairway,” 7:30p.m. Thursday through Saturday, 2p.m. Sunday Stars Dinner Theatre,1931 Chester Ave. Adultsdinner/show: $54-$59; $38 showonly; students dinner/show: $39;$23 show only. 325-6100.“The Princess and the Pea,” 7p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m.Sunday, Beekay Theatre, 110 S.Green St., Tehachapi. $10. Ticketsonline at tctonstage.com or 822-4037.“The Three Little Pigs,” pre-sented by the Omnipresent PuppetTheater; 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Satur-day, Gaslight Melodrama Theatre& Music Hall, 12748 Jomani Drive.$6. 587-3377.Improv Comedy Show, withCenter For Improv Advancement, 8p.m. Fridays, JC’s Place, 1901Chester Ave. $5. 322-8209.Major League Improv, comedyappropriate for families, 6 p.m.Saturdays, The Empty Space, 706Oak St. $10. 327-PLAY.“Beauty & the Beast,” 7 p.m.Wednesday through Friday,

Ridgeview Auditorium, 8501 StineRoad. $8; $6 students with ID; $5children ages 5 to 12. 398-3100.“Boeing Boeing,” (more on Page32).

ART“Diva’s Dish & Design,” 6:30p.m. today, Color Me Mine at TheMarketplace, 9000 Ming Ave. $50.bakersfield.colormem-ine.com or 664-7366.Artwork on Display, by JohnKirkeby of “Kreative Allusions,”now through April, The EmptySpace, 706 Oak St. 327-PLAY.“Divine Love” Soulful Exhibit,artist Aliza McCracken, now untilApril 30, Moorea Banquet Centre,8700 Swigert Court, Suite 109.alizamccracken.com.Art Classes, in drawing, watercol-or, oils, color theory, for beginnersand advanced, Bakersfield ArtAssociation Art Center, 1817 EyeSt. 869-2320.Art for Healing program, class-es that alleviate stress, resultingfrom illness, or grief. All classesare free but some suggest a dona-tion and are held at Mercy Hospi-tal, Truxtun Campus, Truxtun andA St. Visit mercybakersfield.org/art or to register, 632-5357.Art in Touch: Tactile Art Exhib-it, 1 to 4:30 p.m. weekday nowthrough April 30, Independent Liv-ing Center of Kern County, 5251Office Park Drive, Suite 200. Free.Exhibits on Display, “Architec-tural Models, Drawings & Imagesby Randall Stout,” “Vacancy: Paint-ings by Matt Condron,” “the Whey(way) n: to center: Drawings byAmie T. Rangel,” and “Harry Wil-son: The Museum Set,” nowthrough June 9, Bakersfield Muse-um of Art, 1930 R St. bmoa.org or323-7219.Perspective Drawing Class,with Jim Bates, 1 to 3 p.m. Thurs-day, Bakersfield Art AssociationArt Center, 1817 Eye St. $60 forthree sessions. 869-2320.The Art Shop Club, a quiet placeto paint, 9 a.m. to noon Thursdays,Fridays and Saturdays, The ArtShop, 1221 20th St. All mediums.New members and guests wel-come. 322-0544 or 832-8845.

MUSIC

Acoustic B. Ryder’s Sports Bar & Grill,7401 White Lane, 397-7304; KyleGass, 7 to 11 p.m. Sunday. $5.

’80s danceB. Ryder’s Sports Bar & Grill,7401 White Lane, 397-7304; Mem-bers Only, 9 p.m. Saturday. $5.

BluesTrout’s, 805 N. Chester Ave. 872-7517; Kern River Blues SocietyJam, 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday.

The Hideaway, 7062 WoffordHeights, 760-376-4717; Garrison-Kennedy, 4 p.m. Saturday.

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Eye StreetClassic rock The Prime Cut, 9500 BrimhallRoad, Suite 100, 831-1413; OdieCrabtree, 6 to 9 p.m. today;Redadare, 9:30 p.m. to midnightSaturday; Left Coast Groovies, 7 to10 p.m. Wednesday.

Banacek’s Lounge, 4601 StateRoad, 387-9224; Juke Box, 9 p.m.Saturday.

ComedyElevation Lounge, 818 Real Road,325-6864; Improv Tuesday - Livecomedy with DJ after party, 9 p.m.Tuesdays.

On the Rocks, 1517 18th St., 327-7625; hosted by Tyson Paul,Ernesto “E-Go” Gomez, featuringAtif Meyers and friends, 8 p.m.Thursday. $5.

CountryGreenacres Community Center,2014 Calloway Drive, 392-2010;The Pals Band, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.Wednesday.

Rasmussen Senior Center, 115E. Roberts Lane, 392-2030; ThePals Band, 10:30 a.m. to noonevery Thursday (except the thirdThursday).

Ethel's Old Corral, 4310 AlfredHarrell Highway, 873-7613; TheBluetooth Cowboys, 7 to 11 p.m.Friday; Nightlife, 3 to 7 p.m. Sun-day.

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

Trout’s & The BlackboardStages, 805 N. Chester Ave., 399-6700; Red Simpson, 7 p.m. Mon-day; Steve Woods, 7 to 10 p.m.Tuesdays. Free.

DancingBeginner Belly Dance Lessons,5:45 to 6:45 p.m. Mondays, CentreStage Studio, 1710 Chester Ave.323-5215. $45 regular session; $65combo session. bakersfieldbelly-dance.biz.

DoubleTree Hotel, ClubOdyssey, 3100 Camino Del RioCourt, 323-7111; learn Salsa,Cumbia, or West Coast Swing, 4 to7 p.m. every Sunday. $5 per per-son, per lesson.

Folklorico Classes, advancedancers/performing group 6 to 8p.m. Fridays; and beginners, allages, 10:30 a.m. to noon Satur-days, Fruitvale-Norris Park, 6221Norris Road. $22 per month forbeginners; $25 per month foradvance dancers. 833-8790.

Greenacres Community Center,2014 Calloway Dr., offers ballroomdance, East Coast swing (jitter-bug) and Argentine Tango danceclasses; $35, $45 for non-mem-bers. 322-5765 or 201-2105.

Pairs and Spares Dance, withSteve Woods, 7 p.m. Friday, Ras-mussen Senior Center, 115 E.Roberts Lane. $7; $9 nonmembers.399-3575.

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

Trouts & The BlackboardStages, 805 N. Chester Ave., 399-6700; two-step, West Coastswing, line dance lessons, 7 to 9p.m. Tuesdays; West Coast swing,6 p.m. Fridays. $5.

DJBellvedere Cocktail Lounge,3090 Brundage Lane, 325-2139; DJBrian, 7 to 11 p.m. Tuesday. DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel,3100 Camino Del Rio Court. 323-7111; old school, ‘80s, & ‘90smusic, 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Satur-days. Le Corusse Rouge, 4647 WhiteLane, 834-1611; with DJ Chill in theMixx, starts 5 p.m. Fridays. B. Ryder's Sports Bar & Grill,7401 White Lane, 397-7304; DJWyld One, 9 p.m. Friday. $3. On the Rocks, 1517 18th St., 327-7625; DJ Chuck One, 9 p.m. Fridayto 1 a.m. Saturday. Free. Rockstarz Party Bar, 7737Meany Ave., Suite B5, 589-6749;DJ James, 9 p.m. Thursdaysthrough Saturdays. Free. The Bull Shed Bar & Grill, atHotel Rosedale, 2400 CaminoDel Rio Court, 327-0681; with Meg,7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

JamTrouts & The BlackboardStages, 805 N. Chester Ave., 399-6700; 4 p.m. Sundays.

JazzCafe Med, 4809 Stockdale High-way., 834-4433; Richie Perez, 7:30to 11 p.m. Thursdays.

Imbibe Wine & Spirits Mer-chant, 4140 Truxtun Ave., 633-WINE; Paul Cierley and Rick Lin-coln, 6 to 8:30 p.m. today; BunkySpurling, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday;Andrew Royalty, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.Saturday; Steve Eisen and MarkMeyer, 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday;Abbey Road, 6 to 8:30 p.m.Wednesday.

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

Wine Me Up, 3900 Coffee Road,588-8556; Keith Barbour, 6 p.m.Friday.

Le Corusse Rouge, 4647 WhiteLane, 834-1611; Bakersfield JazzWorkshop, 6:30 to 10:30 p.m.Wednesdays.

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

The Nile, 1721 19th St. 364-2620;jazz 6 p.m. Sundays. $10.

KaraokeBanacek’s Lounge, 4601 StateRoad, 387-9224; 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.Fridays.

Bellvedere Cocktail Lounge,3090 Brundage Lane, 325-2139; 9p.m. to 1 a.m. Thursdays and Sun-days.

Best Western, 2620 Buck OwensBlvd., 327-9651; The Junction withhost Mac Clanahan, 8:30 p.m.Tuesdays through Fridays.

Big Daddy Pizza, 6417 Ming Ave.,396-7499; 7 to 10 p.m. every Tues-day; 8 to 11 p.m. every Friday. Cataldo’s Pizzeria, 4200 NewStine Road, 397-5000; 6:30 to9:30 p.m. Thursday. Cataldo’s Pizzeria, 6111 Niles St.,363-7200; 6:15 to 10:15 p.m. Tues-days. City Slickers, 1001 W. TehachapiBlvd., 822-4939; 7 p.m. Tuesdaysand Thursdays. Don Perico Restaurant, 2660Oswell St., Suite 133, 871-2001; 7to 11 p.m. Thursdays. DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel,3100 Camino Del Rio Court; 323-7111, 8 p.m. to midnight Tuesdays. El Torito Restaurant, 4646 Cali-fornia Ave., 395-3035, Karaokewith Irish Monkey Entertainment,8 p.m. Saturdays. Elevation Lounge, 818 Real Road,325-6864; 9 p.m. Wednesday. Ethel’s Old Corral, 4310 AlfredHarrell Highway, 873-7613; 6 to 9p.m. Wednesdays.Iron Horse Saloon, 1821 S.Chester Ave., 831-1315; 7 to 11 p.m.Wednesdays and Thursdays. Julie’s The Branding IronSaloon, 1807 N. Chester Ave., 6 to10 p.m. Fridays. Le Corusse Rouge, 4647 WhiteLane, 834-1611; A to Z Karaoke, 8p.m. to midnight Tuesdays. Lone Oak Lounge, 10612Rosedale Highway, 589-0412; 9p.m. Friday to 1 a.m. Saturday. Long Branch Saloon, 907 N.Chester Ave., 399-8484; 8 p.m.Wednesdays. Magoo’s Pizza, 1129 Olive Drive,399-7800; 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tues-day. Maria Bonita Mexican Restau-rant, 10701 Highway 178, 366-3261, 7 to 11 p.m. Fridays. All ages. McMurphy’s Irish Pub & SportsBar, 14 Monterey St., 869-1451; 7p.m. to 1 a.m. Tuesdays. Pour House, 9 p.m. Fridays andSaturdays at 4041 Fruitvale Ave.589-9300. Pyrenees Cafe, 601 Sumner, 323-0053; 8 p.m. to midnight Satur-days. Replay Sports Lounge & Grill,4500 Buck Owens Blvd., 324-3300; 8 p.m. every Wednesday. Rocket Shop Cafe, 2000 S.Union Ave., 832-4800; 8:30 p.m.to midnight Saturday. Rockstarz Party Bar, 7737Meany Ave., Suite B5, 589-6749; 8p.m. Mondays through Wednes-days. Rocky’s Pizza & Arcade, 2858Niles St., 873-1900; Joey Zaza’sKaraoke and Stuff, 5:30 to 9:30p.m. Tuesdays. Round Table Pizza, 2060 WhiteLane, 836-2700; 6 to 9 p.m. Tues-day. Round Table Pizza, 4200 Gos-ford Road, 397-1111; 6 to 9 p.m.Wednesdays. Rusty’s Pizza, 5430 Olive Drive,392-1482; 6:30 to 9 p.m. everyWednesday. Sky Bar and Lounge, 4208Rosedale Highway, 633-1116,

Karaoke with Ben Lara, 7 to 11 p.m.Tuesdays. Sports & Spirits, 6633 Ming Ave.,398-7077; 9 p.m. Thursdays andSaturdays. Syndicate Lounge, 1818 Eye St.,327-0070; with Alisa Spencer, 9p.m. Wednesdays.Tejon Club, 117 El Tejon Ave. 392-1747; 6 to 10 p.m. Saturdays.The Bull Shed Bar & Grill, atHotel Rosedale, 2400 CaminoDel Rio Court, 327-0681; 7 p.m.Tuesdays and Thursdays. The Junction Lounge, 2620Buck Owens Blvd., 327-9651; 8:30p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. The Old River Monte Carlo,9750 Taft Highway, 837-0250;8:30 p.m. Thursdays. The Playhouse Lounge, 2915Taft Highway; 397-3599; 7 to 10p.m. Sundays. The Prime Cut, 9500 BrimhallRoad, 831-1413; hosted by EdLoverr, 9 p.m. to midnight Friday. The Regent, 2814 Niles St., 871-4140; 8:30 p.m. Fridays.The Wright Place, 2695-G MountVernon Ave., 872-8831, 8 p.m.every Thursday. Tomi’s Cowgirl Cafe, 7 to 10p.m. Friday, 1440 Weedpatch High-way. 363-5102. Trouts & The BlackboardStages, 805 N. Chester Ave.,399-6700; 7 p.m. Mondays andThursdays, 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays,Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdaysand Sundays.

MariachiCamino Real Restaurant, 6 to 9p.m. every Sunday at 3500 Trux-tun Ave. 852-0493.

Music showcaseThe Prime Cut, 9500 BrimhallRoad, 831-1413; featuring localartists, 7 to 10 p.m. every Wednes-day.

Old SchoolQue Pasa Mexican Cafe, 2701Ming Ave., 832-5011; Al Garcia &the Rhythm Kings, 8 to 11 p.m.Thursday.

Open micFiddlers Crossing, 206 East FSt., Tehachapi, 823-9994; 7 p.m.Wednesdays. $5.

On the Rocks, 1517 18th St., 327-7625; 8 p.m. Wednesdays. Free.

Reggae/skaB. Ryder’s Sports Bar & Grill,7401 White Lane, 397-7304; Fortu-nate Youth, Dub Seeds, InnaVision, 8 p.m. today. $10. All ages.

R&BLa Mina Cantina, 8200 DistrictBlvd, 831-2777; Rebecca Aguilarand Lost Vinyl, 7:30 to 11:30 p.m.Saturday.

Lone Oak Lounge, 10612Rosedale Highway, 589-0412;Mystic Duo, 6 to 9 p.m. Friday;Mystic Red, 9 p.m. Saturday to 1a.m. Sunday; Mystic Duo, 8 to 11p.m. Wednesday.

Señor Pepe, 8450 Granite FallsDr., 661-588-0385, RebeccaAguilar and Lost Vinyl, 7 to 10 p.m.Thursday.

RockJerry’s Pizza, 1817 Chester Ave.,633-1000, Senses Fail, Such Gold,Real Friends, Major League, 6 p.m.Saturday.$18. All ages. Visit tgp-tix.com.KC Steakhouse, 2515 F St., 322-9910; Jimmy Gaines, 6 to 10 p.m.Tuesday through Thursday; JimmyGaines, Bobby O and Mike Hall,6:30 to 11:30 p.m., featuring Glen-da Robles, 8 to 11:30 p.m. Fridayand Saturday.On the Rocks, 1517 18th St., 327-7625; The Aviators, 9 p.m. Satur-day. $5.Rockstarz Party Bar, 7737Meany Ave., Suite B5, 589-6749;live bands, 9 p.m. Thursdays.

Soft rockSteak and Grape, 4420 CoffeeRoad, 588-9463; 7 to 10 p.m.Thursday through Saturday. Free.

SongwritersThe Bistro, 5105 California Ave.,323-3905; Brent Brown, 6 to 8p.m. Fridays.

Trivia nightBellvedere Cocktail Lounge,3090 Brundage Lane, 325-2139; 7p.m. Tuesdays.

Chateau Lounge, 2100 S.Chester Ave., 835-1550; 9 p.m.Saturdays.

Chuy’s, 2500 New Stine Road,833-3469; 7 p.m. Tuesdays.

On the Rocks, 1517 18th St., 327-7625; 8 to 10 p.m. Monday.

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

VarietyGolden State Mall, 3201 F St.,872-2037, Joe Loco Duet, 2 to 5p.m. Sundays.

Trouts & The BlackboardStages, 805 N. Chester Ave., 399-6700; The Blackboard Playboys,8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. $5after 8 p.m.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Tuesday 4/23Project Linus Community Blan-ket Day, we provide blankets forlocal children who are ill or trau-matized, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Bolts toBindings, 930 Wible Road. Visitprojectlinusbakersfield.com or589-1854.Sierra Club Conditioning Hikes,three to five miles, 7 p.m., meet atcorner of highways 178 and 184.872-2432 or 873-8107.Veteran Memoir Writing Work-shop, designed to help militaryveterans tell their stories throughwritten and oral history, 5:30 to7:30 p.m., Beale Memorial Library,701 Truxtun Ave. Free. [email protected] or 868-0770.

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