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BY MATT MUNOZCalifornian staff writer

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When the Mavericksblazed onto the coun-try charts in the ’90swith their fresh sound

and grab bag of American, Latinand world influences, they weregreeted like a breath of fresh air byfans and Nashville alike.But the country music establish-

ment likes only so much fresh air.“When we came along,

Nashville loved that we were buck-ing the system and all that,” saidMavericks co-founder RobertReynolds, who will appear withthe rest of the reunited group atBuck Owens’ Crystal Palace thisevening on a triumphant tour topromote the album “In Time,” theband’s first collection of newmaterial since 2003. “We may have gotten a little

high and mighty,” Reynolds con-tinued. “So, suddenly, ‘Well, hey,let’s limit that success. Let’s put alittle governor on that for theboys.’ They clipped our wings a lit-tle bit. We weren’t playing thegame, I’ll assure you that, and thatis the marker of who gets to stayand who doesn’t get to stay andplay the game. But you know, ifthe industry was bent on defeatingall success, you wouldn’t have TimMcGraw, Kenny Chesney, FaithHill, Garth Brooks, so I know it’snot a Nashville-wide thing. It justhappens.”But the band ended up being its

own worst enemy, Reynolds said.“In the old days, you had this

singular sense of agenda, and aftera while you’re kind of lost in thefracas of it all. I don’t want tosound like I’m boasting, but thereare a lot of dangerous aspects tosuccess with all the awards,money and stuff that starts gettingthrown around.”It was in that climate of internal

tensions and real or perceivedindustry brinksmanship that theMavericks’ creative spark burnedout in 2004. After nearly a quartercentury together and a string of

hits, including “What a CryingShame” and “All You Ever Do IsBring Me Down,” Reynolds andco-founders Paul Deakin and RaulMalo called it a day.“To be honest, I thought we’d

never make another record,” saidReynolds, 50. “The fact that we didis testament really to the fact thatthere’s a level of importance tothis. That’s a great way to startback with an agenda of a ‘oneband’ focus and that is the musicagain and I think that reflects inthe album.”Indeed, “In Time” defies catego-

rization, just as the band alwayshas. With Malo’s Roy Orbison-wor-thy croon and Cuban flair, mixedwith the rhythm section’s vintagerock shuffle and Texas swagger, “InTime” feels like a creative continu-ation of the band’s landmark 1995album, “Music for All Occasions.” “We were these different guys

with different influences,”Reynolds recalled of the band’searly days. “I grew up more on theBeatles than Tex-Mex records. Icertainly know (Tex-Mex musicicon) Doug Sahm and some of hismusic, but we do a blend of somepretty earthy music that’s not onlypart of our American but also ourSouth American and folk musiccultures. At the same time, wehaven’t abandoned our Britishinvasion passion. So, you’ll hearsome melodies creep into thesongwriting and they may havemore to do with the Beatles orFrank Sinatra, two pretty disparateplaces. Raul is a big fan of thecrooners, as you can probablytell.”One thing the band’s sound is

not is country, but that was alwaysan oddball designation for theMavericks anyway. Too easy. Toodull.

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PHOTO COURTESY OF THE MAVERICKS

The Mavericks appear tonight at Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace.

Mavericks true to the nameReunited rule-breakersas fresh as ever

20 The Bakersfield Californian Thursday, March 28, 2013

IndexAll Breed Dog Show.................................. 22Murray Family Farms Easter events........ 23Arts Alive.................................................. 24BC Chamber Singers ................................ 25The Lowdown with Matt Munoz.............. 26Carly Rae Jepsen coming to town .......... 27This Week’s Obsessions ........................ 28Calendar .............................................. 30-31

BY RANDY LEWISLos Angeles Times

From the beginning to theend of the Mavericks’ reunionalbum “In Time,” the genre-busting band embodies the verybest of the melting-pot experi-ence that's a fundamental com-ponent of the American charac-ter. Singer-songwriter Raul Maloand his Nashville-based compa-triots draw freely, and joyously,from regional cultures spanningNorth and South America on acollection that will be hard totop as the year's most scintillat-ing pop music outing.The party begins in the open-

ing track, “Back in Your ArmsAgain.” A fat, twangy chord froman echo-drenched country gui-

tar shares space with a liltingstrummed Hawaiian ukulele,which are quickly joined by apeppery Tex-Mex keyboard andtimbales that ride along aspropulsive rhythm section jumpsin. Then Malo's soaring tenorarrives, bringing palpable roman-ticism to a tale about the sweet-ness of reunion that appliesequally to the song's romance-

minded protagonist as his band'sown return to the spotlight.The spirit of inclusiveness

never lets up, infusing the pedal-to-the-metal punch of “Lies,”the mariachi-spiked breakupcelebration in “Fall Apart” andthe Tex-Mex fiesta of “All OverAgain.” And if there isn't a popvocal Grammy Award next yearfor Malo's stunning display onthe eight-minute operatic Latin-pop-gospel epic "(Call Me)When You Get to Heaven,"awards overseers ought to justpack it in and say "Adios."Malo, whose Cuban heritage

comes out in the dance-mind-edness of nearly every track,also co-produced the albumwith Niko Bolas, and they'vecaptured a sound as tangiblyuplifting as pop music gets. TheMavericks are back and indeed,just in time.

Malo and gang blend pop delight

The MavericksWhen: 7 tonightWhere: Buck Owens CrystalPalace, 2800 Buck OwensBlvd.Admission: $45 to $53.50Information: 328-7560 or val-litix.com

“To be honest, I thought we’d never make another record. The fact that we did is testament real-ly to the fact that there’s a level of importance to this. That’s a great way to start back with anagenda of a ‘one band’ focus and that is the music again and I think that reflects in the album.”

— Robert Reynolds of the Mavericks

Romanticism of albumis overpowering

Please see MAVERICKS / 23

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Museum show about ... museums

After barely a month on the job, JohnLofgren seems to have settled com-fortably into his position as execu-

tive director of the Bakersfield Museum ofArt.

Asked to describe his management style,he answered with a single word: “Open.”

On other matters, he was more loqua-cious. In fact, Lofgren exudes energy andenthusiasm in everything he does.

Given his age — 67 — some might thinkthat Lofgren would be thinking of retire-ment at this stage in his life, which is pre-cisely what he was doing last year when heresigned from his previous job as directorof a museum in Vero Beach, Fla.

He and his wife, Inger — both arenatives of Sweden — even bought a housein Palm Springs. Now they are living inBakersfield, albeit in a rented residence.

“I missed the excitement of building anart museum, of developing a permanentcollection,” he said. “So when this jobcame up, I went for it.”

Purchasing art is a departure for theBMoA. For the past 15 or 20 years, the pre-

vailing policy has been to show artworkloaned by other museums, due in part tothe lack of storage space.

Now Lofgren and curator Vikki Cruzseem to be thinking along the same linesabout acquiring art to be held by BMoA.He indicated that he and Cruz have someideas about converting a portion of thespace now being used mainly as a banquetfacility into a storage room with the infra-structure suitable for the preservation ofartworks.

“The permanent collection should bethe foundation of our mission,” Lofgrensaid. “That is very important, along withthe financial well-being of the museum.And we need to generate catalogs for ourexhibitions so for generations to come toknow what we did, our history.”

Lofgren was selected for the job from afield of about 40 candidates from acrossthe United States, including in Bakersfield,said BMoA board president Susan Hers-berger.

“John stood out in several respects,”Hersberger wrote in an email. “During hiscareer, he has been head of six differentmajor cultural institutions. He has a pas-sion for the arts that is contagious, and atrack record in fundraising, membership

growth, and collection development, all ofwhich will serve our museum well.

“And finally, we were confident that Johnand his wife Inger would embrace Bakers-field, and that the community wouldembrace them in return.”

Hersberger said a major initiative forLofgren over the next several years will bethe process of having the museum reac-credited.

Aside from those goals, Lofgren said hischief responsibility is to the BMoA mem-bership.

“The backbone of any organization isthe members,” he said. “They own us; wehave to be honest and accountable to ourmembership and not sugar-coat any-thing.”

At the same time, the director, who pre-viously has led museums in such diverseplaces as Santa Rosa in California’s Sono-ma County, the island of Maui and Min-neapolis, is aware of what might be calledthe division of labor in a nonprofit organi-zation.

In his view, certain changes need to bemade in the way the BMoA has been run interms of governance and day-to-day oper-ations.

“We need to make sure the board knows

its role is to make policy and the staffneeds to know its role is operations,” hesaid. “There has not been enough separa-tion between the board and the staff.”

Lofgren said he’s sensitive to communi-ty needs and has been having “little lunch-es here and there” to get acquainted withvarious people who are leaders in theirchosen field.

“I don’t have a hidden agenda whatso-ever,” he said. “Life is too short to playgames.”

— Camille Gavin, contributing columnist

A new director, a new BMoA — sort ofNative Swede to help buildpermanent art collection

BY CAMILLE GAVINContributing writer

The various pieces of an exhi-bition like the one openingthis evening at the Bakersfield

Museum of Art come together insurprising ways.

About 18 months ago BMoAcurator Vikki Cruz mentioned tofine arts photographer Harry Wilsonher plans to organize an exhibitionin 2013 that would be centered onthe work of architect Randall Stout,noted for his designs for museumsand galleries.

At the time, Wilson happened tohave with him a partially completedbody of work — the albums wereoutside in his parked car — that hehoped to eventually publish as abook called “The Museum Set.” Afterlooking at the pictures, which he hadtaken over a period of about 30years, Cruz asked the retired Bakers-field College professor to put togeth-er an exhibit for the current show.

The result is more than 70 blackand white photos of museums,including the ruins of some ancientstructures. The collection is beingshown in the museum’s Ablin Wing.

Nearly all of Wilson’s prints areexterior shots because, as Cruzpointed out, most museums forbidthe use of cameras in their interiors.

In contrast, Stout’s exhibit

depicts the structures he’s designedinside and out, and from beginningto end — from initial sketches andblueprints to a wooden scale modeland finally a photo of the complet-ed building. His projects are knownfor dynamic forms, state-of-the-arttechnology and environmental sus-tainability, the curator said. Thearchitect is considered a visionarywho consistently challenges archi-tectural conventions.

Stout is known for creating envi-ronments that capture the uniquecomposition of their natural sur-roundings, while transforming light,shadow, form and materials intoinnovative architecture.

Cruz said that the Los Angeles-based architect teaches at the Uni-versity of Nevada, Las Vegas. Last

fall, he asked his students to take onthe job of designing the layout andcreating the materials needed forthe BMoA display.

The UNLV students came to Bak-ersfield last fall to view the art muse-um, particularly the CunninghamGallery, which occupies the center ofthe BMoA. While there, they tookmeasurements and made prelimi-nary sketches, then returned to LasVegas to put everything together.

Stunning architecturecaptured in photos

ART GALLERY OF EDMONTON, ALBERTA

At the Steinhude Sea Recreational Facility in Steinhude, Ger-many, building illumination through the translucent wallpanels gives a lantern-light effect at night in this design byRandall Stout. His work is a focal point of the current showat the Bakersfield Museum or Art.

CASEY CHRISTIE / THE CALIFORNIAN

John Lofgren is the new executive direc-tor of the Bakersfield Museum of Art.

BAKERSFIELD MUSEUM OF ART

Bakersfield photographer HenryWilson’s work will be part of anexhibition opening tonight at Bak-ersfield Museum of Art.

Please see ART / 25

Today on ‘First Look withScott Cox’Meet John Lofgren, new execu-

tive director of the Bakersfield

Museum of Art. The Swedish

native will share his goals for

our city’s cultural hub and offer

a sneak peek of the opening of

the latest exhibition tonight.

The show airs from 7 to 10 a.m.

on KERN-AM, 1180, and live hi-

def video simulcast is available

for viewing at bakersfield.com.

Lofgren will be on during the

last hour of the show, which

focuses on all there is to do in

Bakersfield this week.


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BY MIRANDA WHITWORTHContributing writer

It’s a battle of the best of thebest on four legs as hundredsof dogs and their owners flood

the Kern County Fairgrounds thisweekend for two shows on theirquest for the championship.

The Kern County Kennel Club’sBack to Back All Breed Dog Show,Obedience and Rally Trials givesfurry contestants not one but twochances at earning points towarda championship title.

Dog show chair KreslinnKohfeld-Stout said it’s hard work,but putting on two shows in thesame weekend is worth the effortfor participants.

“It’s two different shows withdifferent judges and it’s a goodway to point your dogs to thechampionship. One weekend Ishowed two of my corgis. The firstday I received one point for oneof them. Then the next dayreceived another point under dif-ferent judges.”

The American Kennel Clubrequires a dog to earn 15 showpoints before the animal mayreceive the title of champion.While most of the points can becollected one at a time, the AKCrequires two major wins of three points or more to be a part of thatgrand total.

The two-competition event is away to stack up points for poten-tial champions, and organizershope it will be a good way tostack up competitors as well.Recently the Kern County KennelClub’s annual show has beenfighting for contestants against alarge Las Vegas dog show that hasbegun scheduling its event thefinal weekend in March. Thecompeting shows may have hun-dreds of miles between them butaccording to Kohfeld-Stout, that’sa small stretch to travel for peoplepassionate about dogs.

“We are losing a little bit to LasVegas. It’s not that far away. Espe-cially because we have peopletravel to us from all over thecountry to show their dogs. Eventhe judges will fly in. This year wehave a judge coming all the wayfrom Florida, one from Texas.

They’ve come to us from othercountries before.”

And there’s another obstaclethis year as well.

“We have always had our showthe last weekend of March andevery once in a while that meansit will fall on Easter. So we are alsoseeing fewer people this year.”

But Kohfeld-Stout knows thecrowds will come out despitethose obstacles. Where else cananimal lovers see some 750 dogsin one weekend?

“The competition is from 8a.m. to 5 p.m., but you need toget there a little bit earlier in theday if you want to really see theaction. We will have people comein around 3 or so, and they’vemissed a lot."

While many people love justlooking at the primped pooches,the obedience and rally trials area lively part of the competitionthat keep the dogs, their ownersand even spectators on their feet.The trials focus on the dog’sresponses to their owners as theyare led around a course with des-ignated stations. Those stationssignal the breeder to the task orcommand judges would like tosee the dog perform. Each com-petitor starts with a score of 100,and points are deducted for anymistake that is made through thecourse.

Dogs are judged on their struc-ture, look and temperament.Physical health and sound emo-

tional qualities are important aswell.

“We are really here to focus onpurity,” Kohfeld-Stout said. “Webreed to a standard. There is alsoa lot of testing done, and we funda lot of research into weeding outthe problems that some breedscan have. The majority of dogs webreed will not be show-qualitydogs, but they will be good quali-ty pets and when they are soldinto homes, they are always

spayed and neutered.”Kohfeld-Stout is proud of her

role as a breeder and feels a senseof responsibility that she believesmany other breeders share.

“We are here to maintain astandard and help improve dogsand breeds. The temperament,structure and health is extremelyimportant to us and when weplace pet-quality dogs in homes,we know we are providing goodpeople with good dogs."

Dog talent unleashed this weekendThe Kern County KennelClub Back to Back AllBreed Dog Show, Obedience and Rally TrialsWhen: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat-

urday and Sunday

Where: Kern County Fair-

grounds, 1142 S. P St.

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Pooches put on theirbest at fairgrounds

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Camella, a Cardigan Welsh corgi, waits patiently during the annualKern County Kennel Club All Breed Dog Show in 2009.


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BY ASHLEY FISCHERContributing writer

Looking for an excuse to hop on overto Murray Family Farms? Easterweekend ushers in a long season of

family activities at the homegrown opera-tion east of Bakersfield.

First up will be the master of gift-basketassembling himself, the Easter Bunny, whowill stop by the farm on Saturday to over-see the third annual Easter egg hunt.

Starting at 10 a.m., children will bedivided up according to age and then letloose to scramble and collect as many eggsas their baskets can carry. After the hunt,the Easter Bunny will accept their plastic,pastel-colored bounty (no matter howmany, or few, they manage to grab) inexchange for a bag of Easter goodies.

“In years past, there was a sort of a‘release the hounds’ feeling when we letthe kids out into our orchard to find theeggs,” joked Jennifer Smith, media coordi-nator for the farm. “But this year, it shouldbe slightly more controlled chaos. That’swhat we’re going for. We want all the kidsto have fun.”

In addition to the hunts, which will takeplace on the hour until 4 p.m., kids cancatch their breath and color one of the1,500 eggs the farm ordered or decoratetheir own custom Easter basket. The farmwill provide kids with this egg-huntingnecessity.

Providing entertainment throughout theday will be the talented and musicallyinclined members of the Murray FamilyFarms staff, and … you, if you’re braveenough. For the first time, coinciding withthe Easter egg hunt will be a “team talentshow,” and anyone is welcome to partici-pate.

So, if you have talent — juggling, danc-ing, singing, etc. — you’ll have twochances to show it off. The first show takesplace at 11 a.m. and the second at 2 p.m.No early registration is necessary, so forthose who wish to participate, “just comealong and let us know,” Smith said.

All of the traditional Murray Family Farmactivities will also be available during the

event, including the petting zoo, jumpingpillow and hay rides. The “Cal-OkieKitchen” will be open and serving up freshfry pies and, for dessert, fresh strawberrieswill be ready for picking and purchasethrough the farm’s “U-Pick” program.

“It’s really an all-around good family dayout,” Smith said. “There are not a lot of bigEaster egg hunts that are happening inBakersfield, and we’re happy to providethat for the community, so people cancome out with their family, and just havelots of fun out here on the farm.”

Coming up in April (along with crops ofstrawberries and asparagus), is the secondannual “Americana Music Festival,” a jointventure between Murray Farms and theBakersfield Center for Spiritual Living .

This daylong show will feature four foot-stomp-worthy local artists, including, Inthe Nick of Time, Slideways, Banshee in theKitchen and The Roustabouts. Tickets willbe on sale soon, available for purchase atWorld Records and California Keyboards.

“Last year, the show was a really big suc-cess,” Smith said, “so we really wanted todo it again. The bands play outside underour cool red barn, and it’s really just a lotof fun.”

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“I definitely wouldn’t say that it wascountry music as most people have cometo understand country music even today. Ithink it would freak people to think if sud-denly someone rewrote it all and said, ‘thisis country.’ I think they’d all return theircountry records. We’re definitely not deliv-ering what the country people come toexpect anymore. I think it’s pretty specialthat we’ve sustained a cohesion that’s sur-vived.”

During their years apart, Malo releasedsix acclaimed solo albums, and Reynoldsand the other remaining members stayedactive in various endeavors, touring andrecording.

But the time seems right to set asidetheir differences, Reynolds said.

“It’s really rich, really good. It’s not aflimsy, touch-and-go thing; it’s quite fulfill-ing. The band has been performing betterthan it ever has. It’s been really phenome-

nal.”Tonight’s show marks the group’s first

appearance in Bakersfield since theirPalace visit in 2004 (though Malo took thestage two years ago).

“Buck always treated us with such a real-ly unique, loving, caring touch. He seemedto really care about the Mavs and alwayscame out when he could. I’m told the lasttime he came to see us, he quite literallyhad not been out to see music in over ayear at that time due to his health.

“Whether he was telling us about pro-tecting yourself in the music business,publishing, or about him worrying aboutus having those motorcycles, which he didworry about because we did have thoseHarleys out on the road. Literally, withtears in his eyes would say, ‘Boys, I justworry about those. You know I lost my bestfriend that way.’ He meant it. It wasn’t justa good story. It was the truth. That was thelast time I saw him.”

MAVERICKS: CONTINUED FROM 20


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Tree Hugger Project sculptorWiktor Szostalo has a keensense of humor that pops

up in his conversations as well ashis artwork.

During his visit here last weekas the guest of Nicole Saint-Johnand Robert Crewdson, he spoketo a group of about 40 artists, artenthusiasts and environmental-ists at Sustenance 101, a newgourmet cooking space operatedby Seamus Finn-Chandler indowntown Bakersfield.

Referring to his five months ofimprisonment for dissident activ-ities in Soviet-dominated Polandin the early 1980s, he said with asmile, “And then I was invited toleave.”

In 1983 he sought asylum inthe United States and settled inSt. Louis, Mo., which continues tobe his home base. About fouryears ago he established a studioin Poland, where his 93-year-oldmother lives.

As part of his presentation tothe Sustenance 101 group,Szostalo showed photos of workhe’s done in the U.S. and Europe.He is both prolific and varied inhis approach.

Some of the sculptures arehumorous yet make a statement.For example, one grouping hasfive gigantic — at least 10 feethigh — chairs that are empty savefor an oversized stringed instru-ment that leans against each one.

Others have a religious theme,although Szostalo said he is anagnostic. For the past 10 years hehad done work for a number ofblack churches.

Still another, which he erectedat a recent Burning Man celebra-tion in Nevada, he calls “The LastTree in the Desert.”

For the two days he was here,Szostalo, now 61, toured likelyspots for a Tree Hugger projectfocusing on Yokuts Park and theMill Creek linear park segment ofCentral Park.

As an alternative to creating anew project, Szostalo proposed

bringing a trav-eling instal-lationthat’s cur-rently ondisplay in

Darm-stadt, Ger-

many. It

consists of a line of about 14 fig-ures standing in line waiting tohug the “last tree on earth.”

Each figure is made of bound-up bundles of woven twigs, andeach is representative of a localcharacter from each of the com-munities that has hosted theinstallation. Szostalo suggested itwould fit very well in Mill CreekPark, using one of the trees in theopen space between the creekand the Bakersfield Museum ofArt.

If the installation comes toBakersfield, the community willhave the opportunity to add up tothree figures chosen with inputfrom local residents.

He was surprised to find theKern River is a wide expanse ofdry sand as it passes by YokutsPark. His ideas for an installationin that area are related to the

presence and absence of water,and the importance of the river toour quality of life, Crewdson said.

Although he’s obviously seriousabout his concerns for protectingthe environment, the sculptorindicated he’d like to incorporatea bit of levity in any piece hemight create for the spot.

As a result, one of his prelimi-nary sketches shows a 14-foot-tall figure doing a handstand inthe river bed.

He felt the extra height wasnecessary so it could be seenfrom the freeway as well as fromthe park. And if and when thewater flows, the figure would bepartially submerged.

Another sketch shows a largefish with tiny feet making its wayout of the river supposedly seek-ing a better existence on dry land.

Carrying out any of these ideasdepends almost entirely on theamount of money Saint-John,through her new company, KernCommunity Arts Partnerships, isable to raise. The goal is to get

$6,000 in pledges by May 7, whichis about one-third of the totalamount needed.

Crewdson, who has taken onthe role of chairman of KernCAP,said the organization hopes toachieve nonprofit status as soonas possible.

San Diego Park muralI’ve been impressed with the

bold, look-you-straight-in-the eyeportraits of Mexican patriotsdone by local artist Jorge Guillenin the past few years.

One of my favorites is hispainting of the revolutionaryEmiliano Zapata, which took sec-ond place last year in Metro Gal-leries’ Latination exhibition.

Now he and about 25 membersof the Dolores Huerta FoundationYouth Group have designed andpainted a mural that focuses on acelebrity from his own hometownof Lamont — namely, interna-tionally known conga player Mar-cos Reyes.

The mural was funded by agrant issued by the Arts Councilof Kern. It will be unveiled on Sat-urday at San Diego Park in Lam-ont.

Sherwyn’s art classesTwo different, but related, six-

week visual art workshops taughtby Art Sherwyn begin next weekat the Bakersfield Museum of Art.

The course that starts on Tues-day is for experienced artists. Theother, beginning on April 4, is forbeginners.

Sherwyn, who spent manyyears teaching art in local highschools before his retirement, hasa relaxed and informal way ofworking with students of all ages.

He finds that those who’vebeen making art for years seem tobe eager to explore new ways ofdoing things.

“Usually, the experienced onesthat come in are trying to get off

their plateau,” he said. “Theywant to go in a different direc-tion.”

Those in the beginners catego-ry often are people who alwaysthought they would like to trytheir hand at art but just nevergot around to it.

“Art is one of those expressionsthat get better with age,” Sherwynsaid. “Here’s a great opportunityto give it as shot.”

Registration in advance isrequested. If you’re a BMOAmember the fee for each course is$150; for non-members it’s $165.

Public art that speaks volumes

Mural unveiling andEaster egg huntWhen: 4:45 to 7:30 p.m. Sat-

urday

Where: San Diego Park,

10300 San Diego St., Lamont

Admission: Free


Making Art: Workshopfor Experienced ArtistsWhen: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays,

April 2 through May 7

Where: Bakersfield Museum

of Art, 1930 R St.

Cost: $150 for BMOA mem-

bers; $165 nonmembers


Making Art: Workshopfor Beginning ArtistsWhen: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays,

April 4 through May 16;

except May 2

Where: Bakersfield Museum

of Art, 1930 R St.

Cost: $150 for BMOA mem-

bers; $165 nonmembers


Camille Gavin CONTRIBUTING COLUMNIST

GO & DO

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

her via e-mail at [email protected]

Polish-born artistlooking at area parks

PHOTO COURTESY OF JORGE GUILLEN

The mural painted by Jorge Guillen will be unveiled Saturday in Lamont.

CASEY CHRISTIE / THE CALIFORNIAN

Artist Wiktor Szostalo appeared last week at Sustenance 101 onEye Street to discuss his projects.


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This evening, visitors will see thefinished product, which includesenlarged sketches initially made byStout. At first glance, these look like aswirl of black lines on the white wall.But when you look at the entireinstallation, it all comes together.

In the Chevron Gallery, the space tothe left as one enters the art museum,is an exhibit called “Vacancy.” It’smade up of paintings by Matt Con-dron. Each is a different depiction ofcontemporary chairs made of plasticor some other synthetic material. Theirony is that no one is seated in thechairs, and the space around them isempty as well.

By choosing places that seem tohave been abruptly vacated, heattempts to awaken a connection to

the moment before, or to the qui-etude he preserves inside himself inthe form of memories, Cruz said.

Also part of the current exhibitionis a collection of drawings by Amie T.Rangel. Her work investigates the

repetitive structure and laboratory-like forms based from extensiveresearch conducted at agriculturalfacilities, according to informationprovided by BMoA. The exhibit istitled “the Whey (way) n: to center.”

BY SUSAN SCAFFIDIContributing writer

Bakersfield College ChamberSingers now can answer theage-old question: How do you

get to Carnegie Hall? Practice. And audition. And raise

money. And practice some more. The singers have been doing that

since the start of rehearsals last fall,preparing for what many choralsingers would consider the chance ofa lifetime — performing at the famedconcert hall under the baton ofwhite-hot composer/conductor EricWhitacre.

The BC singers joined with choirsfrom all over the U.S. and fromEurope — about 200 singers in all —on Sunday evening for the concert,“The Music of Eric Whitacre,” in theIsaac Stern Auditorium at CarnegieHall.

The singers performed piecesrecently presented at the March 17concert at First CongregationalChurch, including “little man in ahurry,” “Cloudburst,” “Little Tree,”“Alleluia” and “Sleep,” plus the worldpremiere of “After Great Pain — FromSongs of Immortality.”

“(Whitacre) said it was the hardestprogram he had ever put togetherand he was just thrilled,” said BCchoir director Ron Kean.

Kean said the BC choir had pre-pared the world premiere piece, butwere not allowed to perform it beforethe New York concert.

“It’s an incredible piece of music,”Kean said. “He told me his father hadhad surgery and was, and still is, ingreat pain — he wrote this for him.”

“I said, ‘Thank you for taking us toplaces we don’t ordinarily go,’” Keansaid.

Kean said the journey to New Yorkreally began with the change inschedule for the chamber choirrehearsals. Forced to move to anotherrehearsal space on the BC campusfollowing closure of the performingarts building, Kean said the chambersingers’ rehearsal had to move fromweekday afternoons to Mondayevenings to get the space, whichturned out to be a good thing.

“Once we did that, we were able toattract alumni, music teachers andother advanced singers who werenow able to participate,” Kean said.

The chamber choir is already desig-nated as an advanced ensemble, butwith the dramatic increase in skill andexperience, Kean was able to considerthe Whitacre concert. In addition tothe regular rehearsal schedule, Keansaid the singers took on addedrehearsals during the Christmasbreak, and then prepared for the bigtest — the audition.

“The choir had to send in a video inFebruary showing the choir perform-ing the entire program from memo-ry,” Kean said. “We did five of thepieces in one take, the last one in twotakes.”

Kean noted the singers were more

than prepared for the rehearsals withWhitacre prior to the concert. Theicing on the cake, however, camewhen Whitacre was choosing singersfor six solos in the program. Out ofthe 40 who auditioned, four of thesingers chosen were BC chambersingers — Amanda Locke, Caley May-hall, Katie Beasley and Matt Guen-ther.

“He had no idea these soloists werefrom BC,” Kean said. “He said it’s notjust about vocal ability; he said ‘I haveto gauge whether that person is goingto ‘choke’ in front of 2,200 people —whether they could handle that kindof pressure.’”

Kean credited the choir’s success tothe intense preparation and thesingers’ personal commitment tolearning the music, something hesaid was evident at their earlier per-formance on March 17.

“I felt like it was the choir concertof my college life,” Kean said.

So what will Kean and his singersdo for an encore?

Kean’s final concert for BC isscheduled for May 4 at St. John’sLutheran Church. The chambersingers will perform Mozart’s belovedRequiem Mass, and the BC CollegeChoir will perform Kean’s own“American Mass.”

Kean said he plans to recruit hissoloists from his choir.

“It is my way of honoring them, topick the soloists from the choir,” Keansaid.

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Remember when MTV hadits “Spring Break” telecastslive from Daytona Beach?

My friends and I could neverafford the trip to join the wildcrowds between high school andcollege, but for a week we wereglued to our TV ogling the sea ofsun-tanned bikini babes with bighair. There were the screamingjocks we could do without, butthey came with the territory.

It was the ’80s, the decade ofwonderful excess. We lived with-out a care in the world, otherthan how we were going to lie toour parents if our party planswent south and our ride was toowasted to get us home beforedawn. Those days may be longgone, but that doesn’t mean wehave to let our fun wash away likePauly Shore’s MTV career.

Bakersfield may not have theglistening beaches of Florida, buton a balmy afternoon you canmake believe it’s Palm Springs,circa 1986. As for myself, I planon doing a whole lot of loungingthis weekend, resting up for anepic weekend of TV with the sea-son three finale of “The WalkingDead” on AMC, the final chapterof “The Bible” on History Chan-nel, and the season three pre-miere of “Game of Thrones” onHBO. What can be better thanzombies, Jesus and dragons forEaster? Have a happy springbreak kids; just remember toparty wisely at all times (so sue

me for the warning— I’m a dad).

SummerlandTour

Speaking ofexcess,

ticketsgo on

sale at 10 a.m. Friday for the bigSummerland Tour 2013, featuringthe ’90s rock cavalcade of Ever-clear, Live, Filter and Sponge,coming to Bright House NetworksAmphitheatre on June 30.

Though that list of names maysound like a household cleaningproducts convention, let’s breakit down anyway.

Each of these groups boastssome of that decade’s most last-ing radio hits, beginning withDetroit’s Sponge, whose album“Rotting Pinata” spawned thesingles “Plowed” and “Molly.”Then there’s Filter with formerNine Inch Nails guitarist RichardPatrick, who did his best TrentReznor on “Hey Man, Nice Shot.”

One of the highlights in theline-up for me is Live. Theiralbum “Throwing Copper” hasreally held up well, believe it ornot. Sadly, original lead vocalistEd Kowalczyk is no longer withthe group, but new leading manChris Shinn can wail on “All OverYou” with ease.

Headlining is Everclear, featur-ing one of the quintessentialpunk rock dads, Art Alexakis. Ijust may have to call up my oldMusic Plus store co-workers and

have a reunion. Tickets range from $30 to $48,

plus service charge. For informa-tion, call 852-7777 or visit ticket-master.com.

Amestoy’s Chili Verde Cook-Off

There wasn’t a drop of rainduring Amestoy’s third annualChile Verde Cook-Off last Sunday.

By the time I’d arrived beforenoon, the crowd was already get-ting happily sauced inside andoutside the bar as 21 teams puttheir best recipes to the test,handing out samples to the esti-mated 500 in attendance. Joiningme at the judging table was KernFederal Credit Union Director ofMarketing Miranda Whitworthalong with CHP spokesmanRobert Rodriguez.

To make it easy on our palates,the competition began with allofficial teams voting for the topsix amongst themselves. Thosetop choices were then placed intoidentical serving bowls, beforebeing presented to us in mixedorder to ensure a blind tasting.

After a few tastings and retast-ings, our collective votes were tal-lied until we’d reached a trio of

winners. Taking home the win-ning plaque and $200 cash prizewas Bakersfield’s Robert Torres,Valentin Torres and Julio Villegasof Home Depot, followed by Car-los Alvarado and Brian Ryder of BRyder’s Bar in second place, andClayton Hogue of Smoking Drag-on Catering in third.

Veronica Allen of McKee Elec-tric took home the people’schoice award while Big Ed’s Bar-ber Shop of Bakersfield wasawarded best booth. The after-noon party continued for hourswith music and dancing by Bak-ersfield reggae rock trio DubSeeds.

Meanwhile, in Denmark …Imagine being a young punk

band leaving your distant home-land to venture across the U.S.with one goal in mind: new fans.

That’s what Iceage lead-vocal-ist Elias Bender Ronnenfelt hopesto accomplish when the grouprolls back into the Bakersfieldring at Munoz Gym today.

“When I was 12, I used to listento a lot of popular anarchistbands in our area, and it just grewfrom there,” said Ronnenfelt, 21,during a recent tour stop in Oak-land. “You really just have to getout there, play and find an audi-ence. You can’t really compare

what’s going on in every scene.”The story of Iceage began five

years when Ronnenfelt teamedup with friends Johan SurrballeWieth, Daniel Kjaer Nielsen andJakob Tvilling Pless in the garagesof Copenhagen. After creating abuzz, the group went on an indielabel-signing spree from Den-mark to the United States. Thegroup’s latest record, “You’reNothing,” was recently releasedto much acclaim as well as con-troversy, with some claiming theband promoted borderline neo-fascism.

“I’m really tired of talkingabout it, but to sum it up, I didthis interview discussing violenceand these horrible things, racewars, stuff like that, but peoplejust took it as pro-race war stuff. Idon’t know how they came tothat. We even had some showscanceled in Germany.”

Iceage’s “You’re Nothing” is anunrelenting collection of tracksshowcasing the global underbellyof the post hardcore scene in allits rugged but well-executed style.While I found no signs of any-thing remotely fascist on the lyri-cal end, the current political cli-mate in Denmark is anything butharmonious. The music of Iceagejust may be a youthful reflection

Spring breakdown: It’s TV for meThe 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.

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Call us definitely.Carly Rae Jepsen, performer of “Call Me

Maybe,” the catchiest, most viral, can’t-get-it-out-of-your head song of the year,will be in Bakersfield on Tuesday and thebest way to see the Canadian singer-song-writer live is by winning tickets to an inti-mate, unplugged mini-concert inside theDignity Health Studios at The BakersfieldCalifornian. Jepsen’s concert and meet-and-greet appearance is sponsored bylocal radio station Hits 93.1, in partnershipwith The Californian, both of whom aregiving away tickets to the performance.

To win one of three pairs of tickets thismorning, tune in to “First Look with ScottCox” at KERN-AM, 1180, or — better yet —view the show live at Bakersfield.com, from7 to 10 a.m. If you miss your chance today,two pairs of tickets will be given away onthe program from 8 to 10 a.m. Friday. Lis-ten for your cue to call both days, and hitus up at 842-KERN.

Hits 93.1 will give away several passes aswell. Just go to hits931fm.com and enter towin. The contest goes until 11:59 p.m. Sun-day, according to program director J. Reed.Winners will be notified Monday.

Jepsen will perform three songs, sign

autographs and be inter-viewed by 93.1 disc jockeyAndrew Cabacungan, akaDrewski, during the hour-long appearance, whichstarts at 6 p.m. In addition,The Californian’s ownmusic authority, reporterMatt Munoz, will chat withthe performer in a video-

taped interview that will be available forviewing on Bakersfield.com.

“Call Me Maybe” was the best-sellingsingle of 2012 and earned a Grammy nom-ination for song of the year, but to definethe success of the hit merely by its chartperformance or critical reception would bea severe understatement of its culturalimpact. Everyone from celebrities likeEllen DeGeneres and Justin Bieber tomembers of the U.S. Air Force serving inAfghanistan to an army of pop-lovingnobodies covered the single, making it aviral sensation.

Earlier in the day, Jepson will perform ata local high school in a promotion spon-sored by radio station Kelly 95.3. Theschool that wins the most votes by 4 p.m.Friday at the station’s website, klly-fm.fimc.net, will land the concert.

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Welcome to This Week’s Obses-sions, a regular feature that touch-es on what has us buzzing in EyeStreet.

The thing I gravitated to firstthis week is “Old Sock,” thenew album by Eric Clapton.

Now anything Clapton does isautomatically cool, and I’ll auto-matically get it, but this one issomething extra-special. When-ever a big-name artist makes arecord, it’s a huge deal in theindustry. But even a giant likeClapton has to keep the suitshappy, which means stuff likesong selection and production

are heavily influ-enced by the

guys who writethe checks.Not “OldSock.” Itsounds like

Clapton

grabbed a few select guitars,called up a few old friends, andwent into a studio to do whateverhe wanted. The result is an eclec-tic selection of songs played toperfection by a bunch of guyswho really know what they'redoing. It's got rock, blues, countryand more than a little reggae. Bestof all, it doesn’t sound overpro-duced, like most records do thesedays. Even Paul McCartney

sounds completely relaxed and inhis element on this record.Maybe that’s why I like it somuch: It’s proof that old guys notonly can still get it done, but theycan do it better.

SLO ride; take it easyAs I was driving back from the

Bob Schneider show in San Luis,it occurred to me that the SLOBrewing Company has becomeone of my favorite places. Theycontinually book bands that Ilove dearly, bands that should beplaying here but for myriad rea-sons are not.

But I’m working on it. SLOBrew's passion is evident in itsconcert calendar, sound and atti-tude. And the crowds that gatherthere for these bands are knowl-edgeable and enthusiastic. Just inthe last few months they'vebrought in Bob Schneider, PaulThorn, Joe Ely, Carrie Rodriguez,Ryan Bingham and Los Lobos. Wemake a weekend of it when possi-ble, but sometimes we just driveover for the day, knock aroundthe beach, show up at SLO Brew,

have an early dinner, and enjoythe show. The drive home is nevera big deal. There's several routesto take, and the newly widenedHighway 46 makes getting homea breeze.

The juice on fruitMaybe the most significant

thing I’ve been obsessing aboutlately is fruit. Yep, fruit. I’ve lost 35pounds since October withoutany stupid fad diets or buyinganything besides healthy food. Abig part of this effort has beensimple lane selection at the store.That produce aisle is now myfavorite place. We’ve always keptapples and oranges around, butlately we’ve taken it to the nextlevel. We have a giant bowl full ofpears, plums, tangerines — youname it. And thanks to modernfarming techniques, the seasonsfor fruit seem to be longer. Freshis good. We'll cut up a pineapple(and I’m the Michelangelo of cut-ting up pineapple), and put thechunks in plastic zip bags. Bustout some of that with strawber-ries, and you've got a perfect

snack. When that sweet toothcomes calling, it’s always a goodidea to have something naturallysweet in the fridge. Call my palsBen and Melissa out at CaliforniaFruit Depot (877-366-6309), andjust ask what's fresh. I scored abag of tangerines the other daythat might as well have beenDewar's chews, they tasted sogood. Believe me, after a monthor two, your taste buds will per-ceive fruit just like candy. I've alsodiscovered that coconut goesgreat with every kind of fruit,from grapes to pears. If you’re agrower, keep me posted as towhat's in season [email protected].

This album is cool, even for ClaptonThis Week’s Obsessions

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,

event or concert? Is there a

new book, record, band or TV

show that you’re obsessed

with? Share with our readers

by emailing jself@bakers-

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of those harsh realities, theones we hear about fromthe safety of the eveningnews.

You can check out avideo of the band’s track,“Ecstasy,” on YouTube.

“America is a big coun-try, and we will keep travel-ling and exploring it. Ialways remember Bakers-field quite vividly becauseof the Munoz Gym.”

8 p.m. today; $8. All ages.Also appearing are MilkMusic, Sea Lions, Doses,On Parade. 1931 E. Califor-nia Ave. Going Under-ground Records: 633-0111.

Matt’s picksThe Blue Deacons at B

Ryder’s, 7401 White Lane,8 p.m., Friday, $5, 397-7304.

Bakersfield’s Steely Dantribute band The Blue Dea-cons are back, following ashow last year that packedthe house at Sandrini’s,with band members andpatrons lining the walls.And relax: This time there’smore room. All the big hitsare guaranteed from theillustrious catalog of musi-cians Donald Fagen andWalter Becker. Led by Bak-ersfield troubadour ChrisCarton, the 14-pieceensemble features an all-star cast of Bakersfieldmusicians fully capable ofputting an authenticgroove to each composi-tion. Whether you’re a babyboomer, music geek or acorduroy-wearing hipster,don’t miss this show.

D.R.I. at Jerry’s Pizza,1817 Chester Ave., Friday,$16, 633-1000.

Here’s a show for the oldschool punk rocker in all of

us. D.R.I. is a veteran ’80sTexas hardcore punk bandmost known for their clas-sic “Skanker Man” logo.The band is currently tour-ing with founding mem-bers Kurt Brecht and SpikeCassidy, and while thegroup never gained a main-stream audience, the inte-gration of their punk soundwith thrash metal influ-ences was a stylistic cata-lyst for acts such as SuicidalTendencies and Corrosionof Conformity, who helpedbridge the gap between thetwo genres. Also appearing:Downfinger, Frentus,Thrash Ops, RA.

Break ’Em Off 4 at TheGarden, 900 22nd St., 2p.m., Saturday, $15.

Continuing to spin theflag for bboy and bgirl loy-alists committed to hip-hop culture in all of itsmany colorful forms, theBreak ’Em Off seriesreturns bigger and deffer.For Saturday’s event, DJswill spin after doors openat 2 p.m. Dance crews cansign up and showcasethemselves in front of spec-tators an hour before thefirst round of battlingbegins at 6 p.m. Organizerswill call out each crew indi-vidually to show their stuffand are given either thegreen or red light to contin-ue. Crews will be choseninto the main two-vs.-twobattle, before the final elim-ination round wheredancers will put forth theirbest moves for top prizes.The post-event gathering isguaranteed at Sandrini’swith the Mothership dee-jays at 10 p.m. For updatedinfo, visitfacebook.com/bboys-breakemoff.

TodayBakersfield Senior Center EasterProgram, bake sale, Easter eggs give-

away, 11:30 a.m., Bakersfield Senior

Center, 530 4th Street. Free. 322-1970.

CALM’s Spring Fling, 9 a.m. to 5

p.m., now through Saturday, CALM,

10500 Alfred Harrell Highway. $9

adults; $7 seniors; children ages 3-12

are free with a paid adult admission.

calmzoo.org or 872-2256.

Disaster Preparedness, for families

of people with disabilities, and their

children ages 4 to 12, 3 to 4:30 p.m.,

Independent Living Center, 5251

Office Park Drive, Suite 200. Free. 325-

1063 or 369-8966.

Kid Ink, an American rapper, produc-

er and songwriter from Los Angeles, 8

p.m., Nile Theater, 1791 19th St. $30.

vallitix.com or 322-5200.

Classic Series, see “The Sound of

Music” 7 p.m. today and 10 a.m. Sat-

urday, Maya Cinemas, 1000 California

Ave. $6. 636-0484.

The Mavericks, 7 p.m., Buck Owens

Crystal Palace, 2800 Buck Owens

Blvd. $45-$53.50. vallitix.com or 322-

5200.

Bingo, warmups start at 5 p.m., with

early birds at 6 p.m., regular games at

6:30 p.m., Volunteer Center of Kern

County, 2801 F St. From $20 buy-in to

“the works.” 395-9787.

South Valley Sound Chorus Acapel-la Practice Night, 7 p.m., Central Bap-

tist Church, 203 S. H St. Visit southval-

leysound.org or 346-6190.

Friday“I Knew Him,” a play about the life

of Christ, told by those who knew

Him, 7 p.m. Friday through Sunday,

Olive Branch Community Church,

12000 Olive Drive. Free. Visit sbcthe-

ater.com or 328-1151.

D.R.I. (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles),guests Downfinger, Frentus, Thrash

Ops, RA, 6:30 p.m., Jerry’s Pizza, 1817

Chester Ave. $16 advance; $18 at the

door. All ages. Tickets at World

Records, Wavelength SBI, True Grit.

Visit tgptix.com.

Game Show, music, entertainment,

prizes, 7 to 9 p.m., Grinders Burger

House, 1230 H St. Free. 327-5100.

Master Songwriting Series IV, fea-

turing Maia and Randy Sharp, per-

forming their hit songs, with special

guests Kevin Fisher, Adrianne Gonza-

lez and Linda Taylor, 7:15 p.m., Ameri-

can Sound Recording Studios, 2231 R

St. $25. 615-289-8382 or 864-1701.

Saturday“Camp to Campus” Film, explores

the experiences of first generation

college graduates from a migrant

labor background, 2 to 3:30 p.m.,

Beale Memorial Library, 701 Truxtun

Ave. Free. 868-0770.

Annual Easter Blast Egg Hunt,hosted by Stay Focused and Bakers-

field Recreation & Parks; live music,

face painting, snowcones, popcorn,

giveaways, games, 10 a.m., hot dogs

served from 11 a.m. to noon, Dr. Mar-

tin Luther King Jr. Park, 1000 S. Owens

St. Free. 322-4673.

Bakersfield Speedway, USAC

Midgets, Sport Modifieds, Mini

Stocks, NMRA, gates open at 4 p.m.;

races begin at 6 p.m., Bakersfield

Speedway, 5001 N. Chester Ave. $15;

$5 ages 6-12; under 5 free. bakers-

fieldspeedway.com or call 393-3373.

Condors vs. San Francisco Bulls,101.5 KGFM present SpongeBob

SquarePants: Enjoy nautical nonsense

with SpongeBob SquarePants, 7 p.m.,

Rabobank Arena, 1001 Truxtun Ave. $8

to $30. Tickets: Rabobank box office,

bakersfieldcondors.com or 324-7825.

Easter Eggstravaganza, for children

ages infant-6th grade, with prizes,

entertainment and snacks, 11 a.m. to 1

p.m., The Oaks Community Church,

10200 Campus Park Drive. Free. 663-

3888.

Free Electronic Waste RecyclingEvent, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Bakersfield

Optimist Club, 2607 Mt. Vernon Ave.

Free. Email [email protected] or

873-4011.

Giant Egg Hunt, for children ages 2

to 10, with face painting, kiddie train

and more, registration 11:30 a.m.; age

divided hunts 12:30 p.m., Family Com-

munity Fellowship, 10700 Brimhall

Road. Free. 589-5254.

Kern Audubon Society Field Trip,nature outing to Wind Wolves Pre-

serve, meet 7:15 a.m., Park ‘n’ Ride,

Stockdale Highway between Real

Road and Highway 99. Bring water,

snacks, binoculars, $10 for transporta-

tion. Visit kernaudubonsociety.org or

805-0230.

Kern County Kennel Club Back toBack All Breed Dog, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday, Kern County

Fairgrounds, 1142 S. P St. $4 adults; $3

seniors; $2 children ages 10-16; free

for children under 10. kerncountyken-

nelclubinc.com or 303-1920.

Master Songwriting Clinic, with

Maia and Randy Sharp, Kevin Fisher,

Adrianne Gonzalez and Linda Taylor,

have your songs critiqued, 10 a.m. to

4 p.m., American Sound Recording

Studios, 2231 R St. $169 includes

lunch and free ticket to show on

March 29. 615-289-8382 or 864-1701.

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Model Train Display & OpenHouse, view Central California’s

largest model railroad display, 10

a.m. to 1 p.m., 1534 19th St.

(entrance to the clubhouse is to

the rear and in the alley of Chef’s

Choice Noodle Bar). Free. Email

[email protected] or 331-6695.

Murray Family Farms EasterEgg Hunt, hourly Easter egg

hunts, hayrides and more, 9 a.m.

to 5 p.m., Murray Family Farms,

6700 General Beale Road. $7.99,

$3.99 kids ages 1-3. 330-0100 or

murrayfamilyfarms.com.

Roller Derby Scrimmage, 10

a.m. to noon, Rollerama, 1004

34th St. $5.

Monthly Writing Workshop,join writers and college instructors

for a series of workshops, 11 a.m.

to 1 p.m., Beale Memorial Library,

Tejon Room, 701 Truxtun Ave. Free.

868-0701.

Pet Adoptions, cats from The Cat

People, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Petco,

8220 Rosedale Highway. $65

includes spay/neuter, vaccines and

leukemia testing. 327-4706; pets

from the Shafter Animal Shelter; 11

a.m. to 3 p.m., PetSmart, 4100

Ming Ave. $75, includes

spay/neuter and vaccines. 746-

2140.

SundayAdult Easter Egg Hunt, 3:45

p.m., Ethel’s Old Corral, 4310

Alfred Harrell Highway. Free. 873-

7613.

Easter Egg Hunt and Brunch,9:35 a.m., Parkside Church, 2515

Church Ave. Free. 871-0840.

Elks Lodge #266 EasterBrunch, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Elks

Lodge, 1616 30th St. $10. 323-

7535.

ART

Patti Doolittle, featured artist for

the month of March, The Empty

Space, 706 Oak St. 327-PLAY.

“Divine Love” Soulful Exhibit,art, books, and greeting cards by

artist Aliza McCracken, now until

April 30, Moorea Banquet Centre,

8700 Swigert Court, Suite 109.

Visit alizamccracken.com.

Art After School, for ages 6-12,

3:30 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays, Bakers-

field Museum of Art, 1930 R St.

$70 members; $75 non-members

per four-week session. 323-7219 or

bmoa.org.

Art Classes, in drawing, watercol-

or, oils, color theory, for beginners

and advanced, Bakersfield Art

Association Art Center, 1817 Eye

St. 869-2320.

Art for Healing program, class-

es that alleviate stress, resulting

from illness, or grief. All classes

are free but some suggest a dona-

tion and are held at Mercy Hospi-

tal, Truxtun Campus, Truxtun and

A Street. Visit mercybakersfield.

org/art or to register, 632-5357.

Exhibits on Display, “Architec-

tural Models, Drawings & Images

by Randall Stout,” “Vacancy: Paint-

ings by Matt Condron,” “the Whey

(way) n: to center: Drawings by

Amie T. Rangel,” and “Harry Wil-

son: The Museum Set,” now

through June 9, Bakersfield Muse-

um of Art, 1930 R St. bmoa.org or

323-7219.

The Art Shop Club, a quiet place

to paint, 9 a.m. to noon each

Thursday, Friday and Saturday, The

Art Shop, 1221 20th St. All medi-

ums. New members and guests

welcome. 322-0544 or 832-8845.

THEATER

“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.

"Camp Gleek,” 2 and 7 p.m. Sat-

urday, Stars Dinner Theater, 1931

Chester Ave. $8. 716-0316.

Improv Comedy Show, with

Center For Improv Advancement, 8

p.m. Fridays, JC’s Place, 1901

Chester Ave. $5. 322-8209.

Major League Improv, improvi-

sational comedy show, appropriate

for families, 6 p.m. Saturdays, The

Empty Space, 706 Oak St. $10.

327-PLAY.

MUSIC

’80s danceOn the Rocks, 1517 18th St., 327-

7625; Members Only, 9 p.m. Satur-

day to 1:30 a.m. Sunday. $5.

BluesFiddlers Crossing, 206 E. F St.,

Tehachapi, 823-9994; Claude

Bourbon, 7 p.m. Friday. $15.

Classic rock Bellvedere Cocktail Lounge,3090 Brundage Lane, 325-2139;

Really Big Midgets, 9 p.m. Friday

and Saturday.

Lone Oak Lounge, 10612

Rosedale Highway, 589-0412;

Ruby Supreme, 9 p.m. Friday; Juke

Boxx, 9 p.m. Saturday.

The Prime Cut, 9500 Brimhall

Road, Suite 100, 831-1413; Odie

Crabtree, 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday;

Elevation 406, 9:30 p.m. to mid-

night Saturday, $5; Mystic Duo, 7

to 10 p.m. Wednesday.

ComedyElevation Lounge, 818 Real Road,

325-6864; Improv Tuesday - Live

comedy with DJ after party, 9 p.m.

Tuesdays.

On the Rocks, 1517 18th St., 327-

7625; hosted by Tyson Paul,

Ernesto “E-Go” Gomez, featuring

Shawn McBride and friends, 8 p.m.

Thursday. $5. Visit

facebook.com/ontherocksbakers-

field.


7625; 7:45 p.m. Thursday. $5. Visit

facebook.com/ontherocksbakers-

field.

CountryEthel’s Old Corral, 4310 Alfred

Harrell Highway, 873-7613; CRS

Riders, 7 p.m. Friday; Open Range,

12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday; Lil

Gritty, 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday.

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.

CoverThe Mint, 1207 19th St., 325-

4048; Red Bullet Rising, The Resi-

dent Alien Invasion, Maha Salah, 9

pm. Saturday to 1 a.m. Sunday.

Free.

DancingBeginner Belly Dance Lessons,5:45 to 6:45 p.m. Mondays, Centre

Stage Studio, 1710 Chester Ave.

323-5215. $45 regular session; $65

combo session. bakersfieldbelly-

dance.biz.

DoubleTree Hotel, Club Odyssey,

3100 Camino Del Rio Court, 323-

7111; learn Salsa, Cumbia, or West

Coast Swing, 4 to 7 p.m. every

Sunday. $5 per person, per les-

son.

Folklorico Classes, advance

dancers/performing group 6 to 8

p.m. Fridays; and beginners, all

ages, 10:30 a.m. to noon Satur-

days, Fruitvale-Norris Park, 6221

Norris Road. $22 per month for

beginners; $25 per month for

advance dancers. 833-8790.

Greenacres Community Center,2014 Calloway Drive, offers ball-

room dance, East Coast swing (jit-

terbug) and Argentine Tango

dance classes; $35, $45 for non-

members. 322-5765 or 201-2105.

Joaquin Squares, 7:30 to 9:30

p.m. Thursday, Rasmussen Center,

115 E. Roberts Lane. $5. 324-1390,

325-3086 or 399-3658.

Trouts & The BlackboardStages, 805 N. Chester Ave., 399-

6700; two-step, West Coast

swing, line dance lessons, 7 to 9

p.m. Tuesdays; West Coast swing,

6 p.m. Fridays. $5.

Whirlaways Square DanceClub, has workshops every first,

third, fourth and fifth Mondays,

Park Stockdale Civic Association

Community Center, 205 Rio Bravo

Drive. whirlaways.org or 213-3105.

DJBellvedere Cocktail Lounge,3090 Brundage Lane, 325-2139; DJ

Brian, 7 to 11 p.m. Tuesday.

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel,3100 Camino Del Rio Court. 323-

7111; live in the mix: old school,

’80s & ’90s music, 9 p.m. to 1:30

a.m. every Saturday.

Le Corusse Rouge, 4647 White

Lane, 834-1611; with DJ Chill in the

Mixx, 5 p.m. every Friday until 2

a.m. Saturday.


7625; DJ Chuck One, 9 p.m. Friday

to 1 a.m. Saturday. Free.

Rockstarz Party Bar, 7737

Meany Ave., Suite B5, 589-6749;

DJ James, 9 p.m. Thursdays

through Saturdays. Free.

The Bull Shed Bar & Grill, atHotel Rosedale, 2400 Camino

Del Rio Court, 327-0681; with Meg,

7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

JamTrouts & The BlackboardStages, 805 N. Chester Ave., 399-

6700; open jam session, 4 p.m.

Sundays.

JazzCafe Med, 4809 Stockdale High-

way, 834-4433; Richie Perez, 7:30

to 11 p.m. Thursdays.

Imbibe Wine & Spirits Mer-chant, 4140 Truxtun Ave., 633-

WINE; live music & wine bar with

featuring Freebo, 6 to 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday; Mike Montano 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 and

Saturday. Free.


Lane, 834-1611; Bakersfield Jazz

Workshop, 6:30 to 10:30 p.m.

every Wednesday.

Que Pasa Mexican Cafe, 2701

Ming Ave., 832-5011; Jazz Invasion,

9 to 10 p.m. every Saturday.

The Nile, Jazz Music, 6 p.m. every

Sunday. Cost $10 at 1721 19th St.

364-2620.

Wine Me Up, 3900 Coffee Road,

588-8556; Mauro with Rico

Velazquez and Pat Fraze, 7 to 11

p.m. Saturday. $10.

KaraokeBanacek’s Lounge, 4601 State

Road, 387-9224; 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Fridays.

Bellvedere Cocktail Lounge,3090 Brundage Lane, 325-2139; 9

p.m. to 1 a.m. Thursdays and Sun-

days.

Best Western, 2620 Buck Owens

Blvd., 327-9651; The Junction with

host Mac Clanahan, 8:30 p.m.

Tuesdays through Fridays.

Big Daddy Pizza, 6417 Ming

Ave., 396-7499; 7 to 10 p.m.

every Tuesday; 8 to 11 p.m. every

Friday.

Cataldo’s Pizzeria, 4200 New

Stine Road, 397-5000; 6:30 to

9:30 p.m. Thursday.

Cataldo’s Pizzeria, 6111 Niles St.,

363-7200; 6:15 to 10:15 p.m. Tues-

days.

Chateau Lounge, 2100 S.

Chester Ave., 835-1550; 9 p.m.

every Saturday.

City Slickers, 1001 W. Tehachapi

Blvd., 822-4939; 7 p.m. Tuesdays

and Thursdays.

Don Perico Restaurant, 2660

Oswell St., Suite 133, 871-2001; 7

to 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, Karaoke

with Irish Monkey Entertainment,

8 p.m. Saturdays.

Elevation Lounge, 818 Real Road,

325-6864; 9 p.m. Wednesday.

Ethel’s Old Corral, 4310 Alfred

Harrell Highway, 873-7613; 6 to 9

p.m. every Wednesday.

Iron Horse Saloon, 1821 S.

Chester Ave., 831-1315; 7 to 11

p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Julie’s The Branding IronSaloon, 1807 N. Chester Ave., 6 to

10 p.m. every Friday.


Lane, 834-1611; A to Z Karaoke, 8

p.m. to midnight Tuesdays.

Lone Oak Inn, 8 p.m. every Tues-

day and Thursday at 10612

Rosedale Highway. 589-0412.

Long Branch Saloon, 907 N.

Chester Ave., 399-8484; 8 p.m.

every Wednesday.

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; 7

p.m. to 1 a.m. Tuesdays.

Pour House, 9 p.m. Fridays and

Saturdays at 4041 Fruitvale Ave.

589-9300.

Pyrenees Cafe, 601 Sumner, 323-

0053; 8 p.m. to midnight 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.

American Sound RecordingStudios is presenting a concertFriday, followed by a songwrit-ing workshop Saturday at thestudio, 2231 R St.

Maia and Randy Sharp, whohave written songs for a varietyof chart-topping performers,including Dolly Parton and theDixie Chicks, will headline theshow, which starts at 7 p.m.Tickets are $25.

Then at 10 a.m. Saturday,American Sound RecordingStudios will present an all-daysongwriters workshop, focusingon basic technique, creativeinspiration, structure, demoing,pitching, publishing, film andTV placement and song cri-tique. Each participant will

have the opportunity to havetheir original songs critiqued byone of the five working song-writers leading the workshops.

Bob Mitchell of Bakersfieldwill dedicate an hour to thejourney a song takes within amajor label to become a hit.Randy Sharp, Maia Sharp, KevinFisher and Adrianne Gonzalezwill join Mitchell as instructorsfor the event.

The fee for the Saturday sem-inar is $169 and includes lunchand the Friday evening per-formance.

For reservation for eitherevent, call 615-289-8382 or 661-864-1701.— American Sound Recording Stu-dios media release

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Rockstarz Party Bar, 7737 Meany Ave.,

Suite B5, 589-6749; 8 p.m. Mondays

through Wednesdays.

Rocky’s Pizza & Arcade, 2858 Niles St.,

873-1900; Joey Zaza’s Karaoke and Stuff,

5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays.

Round Table Pizza, 2060 White Lane, 836-

2700; 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.

Round Table Pizza, 4200 Gosford Road,

397-1111; 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays.

Rusty’s Pizza, 5430 Olive Drive, 392-1482;

6:30 to 9 p.m. every Wednesday.

MariachiCamino Real Restaurant, 6 to 9 p.m.

every Sunday at 3500 Truxtun Ave. 852-

0493.

Music showcaseThe Prime Cut, 9500 Brimhall Road, 831-

1413; featuring local artists, 7 to 10 p.m.

every Wednesday.

Open micFiddlers Crossing, 206 E. F St., Tehachapi,

823-9994; 7 p.m. Wednesdays. $5.

On the Rocks, 1517 18th St., 327-7625;

musicians, spoken word, poets, comedians,

8 p.m. every Wednesday. Free.

R&BSeñor Pepe, 8450 Granite Falls Drive, 661-

588-0385, Rebecca Aguilar and Lost Vinyl, 7

to 10 p.m. Thursday.

RockB. Ryder’s Sports Bar & Grill, 7401 White

Lane, 397-7304; The Deacons (Steely Dan

cover band), 9 p.m. Friday. $5. 21 & over

only.

Jerry’s Pizza, 1817 Chester Ave., 633-1000;

D.R.I., Downfinger, 5 p.m. Friday. $16. All

ages. Visit timgardeapresents.com.

KC Steakhouse, 2515 F St., 322-9910;

Jimmy Gaines, 6 to 10 p.m. Tuesday through

Thursday; Jimmy Gaines, Bobby O and Mike

Hall, 6:30 to 11:30 p.m., featuring Glenda

Robles, 8 to 11:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

On the Rocks, 1517 18th St., 327-7625; 21st

Century Goliath, 9 p.m. Friday to 1:30 a.m.

Saturday. $5. 21 & over only.

Riley’s Tavern, 1523 19th St.; Stockz &

Blondz and Lousy Neighbors, 9 p.m. Satur-

day. $5, 21 and older only.

Rockstarz Party Bar, 7737 Meany Ave.,

Suite B5, 589-6749; live bands, 9 p.m.

every Thursday.

Soft rockSteak and Grape, 4420 Coffee Road, 588-

9463; 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday through Satur-

day. Free.

SongwritersThe Bistro, 5105 California Ave., 323-

3905; Brent Brown, 6 to 8 p.m. Fridays.

Trivia nightBellvedere Cocktail Lounge, 3090

Brundage Lane, 325-2139; 7 p.m. Tuesdays.

Chuy’s, 2500 New Stine Road, 833-3469; 7

p.m. every Tuesday.

On the Rocks, 1517 18th St., 327-7625; 8 to

10 p.m. Monday.

Sandrini’s, 1918 Eye St., 322-8900; Trivia

Night with Dave Rezac, 10 p.m. Tuesdays.

VarietyCrest Bar & Grill, inside Bakersfield RV

Resort, 5025 Wible Road, 833-9998; Steve

Woods, 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday.

Golden State Mall, 3201 F St., 872-2037,

Joe Loco Duet, 2 to 5 p.m. Sundays.

Trouts & The Blackboard Stages, 805 N.

Chester Ave., 399-6700; The Blackboard

Playboys, 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

$5 after 8 p.m.

Sky Bar and Lounge, 4208 Rosedale High-

way, 633-1116, Karaoke with Ben Lara, 7 to 11

p.m. Tuesdays.

Sports & Spirits, 6633 Ming Ave., 398-

7077; 9 p.m. Thursdays and Saturdays.

Syndicate Lounge, 1818 Eye St., 327-0070;

with Alisa Spencer, 9 p.m. every Wednesday.

Tejon Club, 6 to 10 p.m. every Saturday at

117 El Tejon Ave. 392-1747.

The Bull Shed Bar & Grill, at HotelRosedale, 2400 Camino Del Rio Court, 327-

0681; 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.

The Junction Lounge, 2620 Buck Owens

Blvd., 327-9651; 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays through

Saturdays.

The Old River Monte Carlo, 9750 Taft

Highway, 837-0250; 8:30 p.m. every Thurs-

day.

The Playhouse Lounge, 2915 Taft High-

way; 397-3599; 7 to 10 p.m. Sundays.

The Prime Cut, 9500 Brimhall Road, 831-

1413; hosted by Ed Loverr, 9 p.m. to mid-

night Friday.

The Regent, 2814 Niles St., 871-4140; 8:30

p.m. Fridays.

The Wright Place, 2695-G Mount Vernon

Ave., 872-8831, 8 p.m. every Thursday.

Tomi’s Cowgirl Cafe, 7 to 10 p.m. Friday,

1440 Weedpatch Highway. 363-5102.

Trouts & The Blackboard Stages, 805 N.

Chester Ave., 399-6700; 7 p.m. Mondays

and Thursdays, 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays,

Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sun-

days.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Monday 4/1“Sweet Dreams” Baby Items DonationDrive, collecting baby items, 9 a.m. to 2

p.m., Mercy Southwest Hospital, 400 Old

River Road. Benefiting the Dream Center.

203-2653.

Senior Discovery Days, for seniors 60 and

older receive 50 percent off admission, 10

percent discount in the gift store, CALM,

10500 Alfred Harrell Highway. 872-2256.

Tuesday 4/2Kern Audubon Society, meeting dis-

cussing “Birds of Colombia” presented by

Chris Calonje, 7 p.m., Valley Oaks Charter

School, 3501 Chester Ave. Visit ker-

naudubonsociety.org or 322-7470.

Sierra Club Conditioning Hikes, three to

five miles, 7 p.m., meet at corner of high-

ways 178 and 184. 872-2432 or 873-8107.

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Inside this issue:

PETS!In this issue, meet a diversegroup of pets and their owners.Hear what owners have to sayabout their mini horses, macaw,mule, horses and more! Inaddition, discover which localbusinesses welcome your furryfriends and witness a petgrooming makeover in action.

CSUB ‘RUNNERSBASEBALLSpring means it’s time forbaseball. And the Cal StateBakersfield baseball team

knows how to truly enjoy theseason. Learn some new dancemoves from the players, andabout their superstitions.

LOCAL FAMILY OFEDUCATORSMeet a family that has givenmore than 200 years ofteaching to the children ofBakersfield.

KIDS CAMPS, ACTIVITIESKeep your children busy withany of these featured campsand activities in town.

Do you offer activities for childrenover the summer? Send us your infor-mation and we will run a free listing inThe Californian. Information is due byApril 22. Email your event to [email protected] and includethe following: Name of camp; addressof camp; contact information (phonenumber, email and website of organi-zation); dates of all sessions beingoffered (beginning date through enddate); registration deadline; theme; agerange of participants; activities; andcost. Flyers will not be accepted.

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