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18 The Bakersfield Californian Thursday, May 27, 2010

Eye StreetEditor Jennifer Self | Phone 395-7434 | e-mail [email protected]

BY MIRANDA WHITWORTHContributing writer

You know a Pink Lady whenyou see one. The vintage hairand makeup, ’50s-style

clothing and pink jackets set themapart from the pack. But behindthe lipstick and cuffed jeans is agroup of women with a sense ofsisterhood and responsibility totheir community.

The club began on Valentine’sDay 2008 when a group of friendsdecided to transform their weeklyladies night out into somethingmore, said Paulette Engle, PinkLadies president.

“We would go out to put schooland kids behind us. We wanted torelax and have fun but eventuallywe realized that a lot of us werereally into charity work and weloved to help people. So wethought, let’s do this.”

With help from mainstays ofBakersfield’s downtown scene, likeGuthrie’s Alley Cat and Fishlips, thePink Ladies have managed to raisehundreds of dollars and collecttoys and coats for the Jamison Cen-ter and Bakersfield Homeless Cen-ter.

If you think it sounds like a lot ofwork, Engle said you’re right. Butbeing a Pink Lady is a lot of fun aswell.

“There are several bands that welike to see. We usually like to meetfor brunch to talk about our charityevents and we love to barbecue.”

The Ladies also share a commontaste in fashion, which tends to fol-low the rockabilly scene andlifestyle. High heels, tattoos andcharity work? A perfect mix, Englesaid.

“We all have very old-fashionedvalues. We also love the style of the’50s. We love the fashion, the musicand the cars. It’s not dress up forus.”

The Pink Ladies teamed up withlocal band 800 lb Gorilla for a char-ity event to benefit the JamisonCenter in December.

“We really like what the girls do,”said lead singer Steve Faughn.“They are a social club that helpslocal organizations. They have alsocome out to support our musicand we love to do the same.”

The are 29 members of the PinkLadies, and the women havebecome a very tight-knit group,especially considering that newmembers are accepted only twice a

year. Engle said the club is looking for

girls with good hearts who can getalong with one another and careabout their community.

“I have said this a million times! Ibelieve in quality over quantity,”Engle said. “I would rather have 20dedicated girls than 50 who justwant the jacket.”

Christina Sweet is one of ninenew inductees. She joined duringthe Pink Ladies’ latest initiationceremony and said she first heardabout the group over a Facebookpost and got to know the membersonline.

“I am an old soul and I love theretro style, so that’s what initiallyattracted me to the group. But aftermeeting them and talking to

Paulette I realized it was a sister-hood. That’s what I was lookingfor.”

The Pink Ladies invite anywomen interested in joining tocome out to events and see whatthe group is like in the flesh, butEngle said one rule is firm.

“You have to be 21. With theamount of children’s charity workwe do, I never want to see anyonein a jacket under the age of 21 withalcohol in their hand.”

IndexDesert Rose Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Arts Alive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20The Lowdown with Matt Munoz . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21Sonny Langley obituary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22Kyle Gass and Trainwreck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24Battle of the Salons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Bakersfield Masterworks Chorale . . . . . . . . . . . .26Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28-29

Fun do-gooders? Think pinkGroup gives to charity,has good time doing it

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE PINK LADIES

The Pink Ladies, a local club that blends socializing, a love of 1950s culture and charity work.

The Women’s Active 20/30Club Golden Empire #1038Formed in 2006, this

philanthropic organization is

composed of female

professionals in their 20s and

30s. Events organized by the

group benefit several local

children’s charities, including

the Boys & Girls Clubs of Kern

County and M.A.R.E. The

group meets twice a month

for dinner and welcomes

anyone interested in joining to

attend a meeting. For more

information on the group and

meeting dates, go to

2030girls.com.

The Kern County Roller GirlsThis skater-owned-and-

operated amateur roller derby

league looks for members

who are vibrant, motivated,

willing to train hard and

respect their teammates. KCR

hosts bouts at Rollerama on

34th Street and travels to

compete against other roller

derby teams in Southern and

Central California. They’re

looking for members who

want to make friends and a

difference in the community.

Women ages 18 and older

interested in joining are

encouraged to attend practice.

For more information, go to

myspace.com/kerncountyrolle

rgirls or e-mail

[email protected]

om.

The Cherry BombsCreated in 2008, this group

bills itself as women who

aren’t afraid to live outside

the box. They represent

everything from punk to pin-

up, goth to glam. The group

has teamed up with the

Bakersfield Burrito Project to

help feed the homeless once a

month in Central Park. There

is an application process for

becoming a member of The

Cherry Bombs. Applications

are reviewed once a month

and can be found online at

myspace.com/unvcherries.

Pink Ladies Summer Shoe Drive What: Accepting donations of

men’s, women’s and children’s

shoes to benefit the

Bakersfield Homeless Center.

When: 8 p.m. Friday

Where: Guthrie’s Alley Cat,

1525 Wall St. Alley

A sampling of other local women’s groups

Pink Ladies co-president JoanneMcCain and president PauletteEngle.

Thursday, May 27, 2010 The Bakersfield Californian 19

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BY SUSAN SCAFFIDIContributing writer

After topping the charts and winningawards for six years, the Desert RoseBand broke up. But after almost 20

years, the original members — Chris Hill-man, John Jorgenson, Herb Pedersen, SteveDuncan, Bill Bryson and Jay Dee Maness —have started touring again, and Bakersfieldis one of eight cities that will see them thisyear.

From 1985 to 1991, the Desert Rose Bandperformed to commercial and critical suc-cess, earning Grammy and Country MusicAssociation nominations and Academy ofCountry Music awards in the process. In1991, players started splitting off into solocareers, and by 1994, the band was done.

But in 2008, the band reunited for a fewconcerts, a project that proved successfulenough to continue and even start work ona live album.

The DRB will perform at Buck Owens’Crystal Palace this evening at 7.

Guitarist John Jorgenson said all of theband members were either born or grewup in California, and cited several sourcesof the band’s sound, including BuckOwens, Merle Haggard, The MaddoxBrothers and Rose, as well as Norteno andTex-Mex music.

“We really considered ourselves as in thelineage of the California country sound,and were influenced by it,” Jorgenson said.

The Desert Rose Band, in turn, has beencredited with helping create the countryrock sound, influencing the many per-formers who have continued in that genre.

“We were very proud of that band,” Jor-genson said. “I know we had a lot of impacton young musicians.”

All of the band members have enjoyedsuccessful solo careers — Hillman, whowas the original bassist for The Byrdsbefore starting the DRB, was also a co-founder of The Flying Burrito Brothers withthe late Gram Parsons, hailed by many asthe father of country rock. All of the musi-cians are top studio players and have col-laborated on several projects over theyears.

Jorgenson has probably traveled farthestmusically. Recognized three times by theAcademy of Country Music as Guitarist ofthe Year, Jorgenson went on from The Hel-lecasters to Elton John’s guitarist for sixyears, and also became a top session playerfor dozens of recording artists.

He is also a pioneer of the American“gypsy jazz” revival, so recognized for hisplaying in the style of legendary guitaristDjango Reinhardt that he actually por-trayed Reinhardt in two films. Jorgensonhas just returned from a European tourwith his jazz quintet, getting ready for theupcoming Desert Rose Band tour.

“This show that I’m doing in Bakersfieldis kind of an alter-ego,” Jorgenson said.

“The Desert Rose Band, that’s almostanother part of my life.”

The current part of Jorgenson’s life isdealing with Mother Nature. Jorgenson wasdelayed in Europe because of the upheavalcaused by the Eyjafjallajokul volcano.When he returned to his home inNashville, he found that many of his prizedguitars had been destroyed in the recentTennessee floods.

“I actually lost probably a lot of myfavorite stuff,” Jorgenson said. “It was allinstruments including some historic stuffand things built especially for me.”

Still, Jorgenson said he is “much luckier”than many people caught in the flooding.

Jorgenson said despite their separatepaths, the musicians were also longtermfriends who still wanted to perform togeth-er.

“That’s unusual for any group of people,”Jorgenson said. “Once you get over 50,things start happening. Or they don’t wantto play.”

“We said, ‘We can all still do this, so whynot?’” Jorgenson said.

Band reunites for touralmost 20 years later

Desert Rose blooms again

Desert Rose BandWhere: Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace

When: 7 tonight

Admission: $49.50 to $59.50.

Available at www.vallitix.com or

Crystal Palace box office 328-7560

PHOTO COURTESY OF SARAH PRICE

The Desert Rose Band posed for this photo in 1987.

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For novices like me, the idea ofholding auditions for five differ-ent shows during one four-hour

session seems like a super-sized chal-lenge for both the actors and the direc-tors. Yet that’s what Spotlight Theatreintends to do on Saturday.

And Brian Sivesind, the downtowntheater’s associate artistic director, saysit makes perfect sense to do this inpreparation for the new season, whichstarts in August.

“Sometimes all we need to see is thatfirst audition,” he explained. “Othertimes we will have callbacks for indi-vidual shows or roles.”

Here’s how it works: Five or six peo-ple are scheduled for each half-hourtime slot, he said. Each comes in indi-vidually and presents a 90-secondmonologue and, if appropriate, 16 barsof a song.

Several minutes are devoted to ask-ing the participant a few questions sothe directors can get to know thembetter. Some casting may be done atthat time.

One thing he’d like to emphasize isthat brevity is vital. Sivesind, who hashad plenty of experience in both actingand directing, says anyone who’s everbeen on the other side of the auditiontable knows this is true.

“It takes about 10 seconds for us toassess talent; the rest of the time we arejust seeing the range the actor mightpossess, both with acting and singing,”he said. “For that reason, there isabsolutely nothing to be gained fromdoing a long monologue.”

Although he recognizes that an actormay feel he must “tell the whole story”in his monologue, that’s not what’simportant.

“A great monologue or song helps,”he said, “but more importantly wewant to see something the actor orsinger can do well that shows off his orher talents.”

Even though a few roles havealready been cast, Sivesind has a noteof encouragement for anyone who hasan interest in acting but is fearful abouttrying out.

“We are always looking for excitingnew talent, and that’s what these audi-tions are all about,” he said. “While not

everyone can act, despitewhat somepeople mighttell you, thereare a plethoraof people whocan act butdon’t. Thoseare the people

we’re hoping to

see at auditions.”Fall season shows being auditioned

for on Saturday and the month inwhich each opens are: “HarvestMoon,” August; “The Drowsy Chaper-one,” September; “The Great AmericanTrailer Park Musical,” October; and“Maggie,” November. Tryouts also arebeing held for “Dreamgirls,” set toopen in July of 2011.

Late night at The Empty Space The folks at The Empty Space pride

themselves on being a bit outside thenorm compared to other theaters intown. Theirs is a bare-bones operationand that’s the way they like it, or so itseems. Admission is supposed to befree but sometimes it’s not and an easi-ly spotted industrial-sized glass jar fordonations sits on a table near theentrance. Depending on the occasionat hand, the lobby serves as a gatheringplace, an art gallery and the backstagearea. Also lacking is a curtain in front ofthe stage, so you’ll have to use yourimagination when I say the curtain isrising once again on the Empty’s reju-venated series of late-night shows.

Michael Pawloski is the newlyappointed artistic director of the after-prime-time productions. He’s alreadyannounced his schedule for the nextsix months which includes “Preg-nantville,” David Hare’s “Blue Room,”and “Late Night with ChristopherDurang.”

“I want to give people a different

taste of theater — things they haven’tseen before,” he said, adding that hischoices range from controversy tosketch comedy, and from the absurd toexperimental.

Opening Friday is “Dear Harvey,” aplay about Harvey Milk, the San Fran-cisco gay activist murdered in 1978.Pawloski is the director. The play firstwas produced in 2009 in San Diego.The writer, Patricia Loughrey, basedher script on interviews with peoplewhose lives were influenced by Milk.The show includes music by ThomasHodges and photos by Daniel Nicolet-ta, who worked in Milk’s camera shop.

Half of the proceeds from the finalperformances on June 11 and 12 willbe donated to the Bakersfield LGBTQ,a gay advocacy group.

Festival in Kernville If you’d like to get out of town this

weekend — but not too far out — Isuggest you head up the scenic KernRiver Canyon for the Sierra Arts andCrafts Festival. More than 50 artists willshow their work at the event, whichbegins with a reception Friday eveningat the Odd Fellows Hall in Kernvilleand continues through Memorial Day.

A number of workshops will beoffered, including one that gives chil-dren an opportunity to create theirown piece of art. Live music will beperformed by Lester the Prodigy andother musicians throughout the week-end.

Tehachapi one-act submissionsKarl Schuck of Tehachapi Commu-

nity Theater asked me to remind writ-ers that the deadline for submissionsin the organization’s 2010 PlaywrightsFestival must be received by June 15.

The festival features 10-minuteplays. Those that win will be producedthis fall at the BeeKay Theatre inTehachapi. Residents of Kern and LosAngeles counties are eligible. For entryforms and guidelines, visittctonstage.com or send an e-mail [email protected].

Got talent? Prove it

Camille Gavin’s “Arts Alive!” column appears on

Thursday. Write to her via e-mail at

[email protected]

Camille Gavin CONTRIBUTING COLUMNIST

Auditions for SpotlightshowsWhere: Spotlight Theatre, 1622

19th St.

When: Noon to 4 p.m. Saturday

Information: 634-0692 or

[email protected]

‘Dear Harvey’When: 11 p.m. Friday and

Saturday

Where: The Empty Space, 706

Oak St.

Admission: $5

Information: 327-PLAY

Sierra Arts & Crafts FestivalReception: 6 to 9 p.m. Friday;

festival: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday

and Sunday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Monday

Where: Odd Fellows Hall, 51

Tobias St., and Circle Park in

Kernville

Admission: Free

Information: 760-379-2844

GO & DOSpotlight sets auditionsfor its new season

COURTESY OF MICHELLE A. GUERRERO

Michael Pawloski, director of “DearHarvey,” poses with a photo of Har-vey Milk.


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KRAB’s Free 4 All III concert atBright House Amphitheatre lastSaturday was a literal party out

of bounds, especially if you were look-ing for a place to park.

Thousands of kids and cool parentswilling to brave the teenage socialscene packed out the lawn and rockedout until curfew. The scene was wildbut peaceful in a way our local youthshould be applauded for. In talkingwith some KRAB radio staffersthroughout the evening, it was agreedthey might need a bigger place to holdall the fans next year. BC’s MemorialStadium, and CSUB’s outdooramphitheater always comes up inconversation as possibilities, but eventhe latter might not be big enough.

Promoter Tim Gardea gave me thelatest news regarding this year’sRockin’ Roots festival happening onJune 4 and 5 at Stramler Park. Thank-fully, there are no cancellations toreport this week. Just added to Satur-day’s lineup are All Time Low, BoysLike Girls, and pop punkers GoodCharlotte featuring the Maddenbrothers, Joel and Benji. Known morerecently for their tabloid trials viacelebrity starlet flings and weightlift-ing photos, the Maddens have decid-ed to get “back to their roots.”According to online sources, the bandwill have a new album out in the mid-dle of summer. Ticket info at: tim-gardeapresents.com.

This past Sunday afternoon, theWall Street Alley and surroundingdowntown areas were the scene of a“secret” movie filming. Local musicianChris Taylor of the band Dub Seedswho was on his way to morning break-fast decided to do a little drive-byreporting for us.

“They were doing most of the film-ing on 19th and Eye,” said Taylor.“They decorated the Syndicate andRiley’s storefronts with graffiti-paintedplywood to make it look really rough,plus newspaper all over the place.There were about 100 people in theproduction crew walking around, andit looked like they had two differentscenes going on including a bus stop

scene with a guy and acane, and at one of

the doorwayswhere it wasset up like ahomeless per-son’s den.”

Sounds like across between“Ghost World”

and some ’80s music video if you askme, but who knows? We’ll keep youposted. Thanks, Chris!

Local band Cidona needs your helpgetting signed to MySpace Recordsthrough Toyota’s “Rock The Space II”online competition. Just visit theirMySpace music page at:myspace.com/cidonamusic andcheck out drummer Josiah’s videoposted on the right-side panel. He’llgive you instructions on how you canhelp their cause. Semi-finalists will beannounced on June 17, so after youread my column — go directly to yourcomputer and help spread the word.

Matt’s picks“Jukebox Legends” at The Empty

Space, 706 Oak St., 8 p.m. Thursday to

Saturday, $10 to $15, 327-PLAY.At first I thought this was a rehash-

ing of the Spotlight’s “History of Rock’n’ Roll” series, but I was wrong. Aninteractive musical theater experi-ence, audience members get tochoose the songs performed like a liv-ing jukebox. Show director Thomas G.Robinson who can belt out a mean“Me and Mrs. Jones” on commandknows his stuff, so you can bet thingswill be rockin’.

OC Supertones at Jesus Shack,1326 30th St., 6:30 p.m. Friday, $15 to$35, 324-0638.

This cool all-ages show features thereunion of legendary Christian skaband the OC Supertones. Taking abreak in 2005, the band has re-formedfor 12 shows spreading the good wordthrough the sounds of punk-infusedJamaican rhythms. Yes, there will behorns — just not the devilish kind.

Silent Treatment at Fishlips, 151718th St., 9 p.m., Saturday, $5, 324-2557.

Regular visitors from LA, SilentTreatment are true believers of thealmighty rock riff. Road dogs who losetheir shirts if the ladies get wild, theseguys are a blast onstage and well-deserved of more local attention.

Packing the ’HouseThe Lowdown with Matt Munoz

Concert a hit; festivaladds Good Charlotte

Bakotopia Radio9 to 10 p.m. Sundays on 106.1 FM.

KRAB Radio

Hosts: Matt Munoz and Miranda

Whitworth

This Sunday:

Music preview of 2010 Rockin’

Roots Fest and interview with

headliner Hollywood Undead.

In-studio performance by local

rising stars Cidona.

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.

COURTESY OF JEREMY GONZALEZ

Concert-goers packed the Bright House Amphitheatre for the KRAB 4 All III.

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BY JENNIFER SELFCalifornian lifestyles editor

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He didn’t invent the Bakers-field Sound, but SonnyLangley sure loved it — and

lived it — as an entertainer spread-ing the traditions of pure countrymusic and as one of the bestfriends Merle Haggard ever had.Langley, with his family at his sideand his own gospel recordingsplaying softly, died May 20 ofstomach cancer at his central Bak-ersfield home. He was 75.

“I had a lot of respect for Sonnyas an entertainer but as a personalso,” said singer and BakersfieldSound performer BobbyDurham. “He worked many yearsago with (country singer) HankSnow. He was from the old schooland was very close to myself, mywife — and Merle Haggard wasvery close to Sonny.”

In fact, Langley’s last publicperformances were as the open-ing act for Haggard and theStrangers at a pair of shows atBuck Owens’ Crystal Palace inJanuary.

“He was sick and didn’t know ifhe was going to be able to makeit, but he did and done a goodjob,” said Mildred Langley, whowas married to the countrysinger for 19 “very happy years.”

Haggard talked to Langley everyday the past few weeks and saw hisfriend for the last time in April,when he swung by in his tour buswith his wife, son, several friends,his Bakersfield doctor — evenKern County Sheriff Donny Young-blood tagged along.

“We were all sitting in this tinylittle shack with cats jumping allover the place, but he was enter-taining everybody,” said RayMcDonald, Haggard’s longtimefriend and driver. “We hadstopped on the way to a show inWinterhaven. He (Haggard)knew that would be the last time.Sonny didn’t complain, not onetime. He was just entertainingthe crowd, and we were all reallyimmersed in Sonny.”

Born in New Jersey, Langleyshowed early on that the 9-to-5grind would never be his thing.He was an accomplished ama-teur boxer, a cowboy in Okla-homa and served in the Navy. Hepicked up his guitar when he gotout of the service and never put itdown. Future country hall-of-famer Hank Snow saw Langleyon stage at the Grand Ole Opry inthe 1950s and offered him a jobon the spot. After spending sixyears as a sideman for Snow,Langley played with Westernmusic superstar Marty Robbinsfor a while before lighting out onhis own.

“He would be a bartender and

then get up and be the entertain-ment,” Mrs. Langley said. “Aboutthat time, he decided to give updrinking and never had a drinkafter that. He was drunk for 30years because he thought enter-tainers had to be drunk. Then hethought, what am I doing here? Idon’t even like that stuff.”

He moved to Bakersfield in1990 to be near his daughter andgot a steady gig at the EconoLodge on White Lane, where hemet both his future wife andHaggard. The late Bill Woods, alegendary bandleader regarded

as the father of the BakersfieldSound, had recommended thatHaggard stop by the lounge andgive Langley a listen.

“Something just clickedbetween them and they becamevery good friends,” Mrs. Langleysaid.

In addition to Langley’s pas-sion for performing, he lovedstray cats (“they would knock atthe door when they wanted tocome in,” Mrs. Langley joked)and boasted an estimable troveof classic country albums — asmany as 8,000 — which his fami-

ly is trying to sell as a collection,said Pat Townsend, Langley’sstepdaughter.

“He didn’t like the new country(music),” said Mrs. Langley. “Hesaid it wasn’t country, it was badrock ’n’ roll.”

Friends and well-wishers,some from as far away asNashville, have been calling non-stop to offer support and remi-nisce, Townsend said.

“Merle said I should look in the

icebox and see if I needed anyfood, and he’d fill it up,” said Mrs.Langley.

Speaking of Haggard, McDon-ald choked up a bit over thephone recalling how he broke thenews of Langley’s passing to themusic legend.

“We told Merle and he pausedfor a while and he said, ‘I wonderwhere he’s at.’ Merle said he’s allright, he felt it.”

Haggard then told McDonaldand the singer’s son, Binion,about a dream Langley had justdays before his death.

“Sonny told him a manappeared at the foot of his bed.Merle said, ‘Did he speak to you?’He said no, the man just stoodthere. Merle said, ‘What did helook like?’ He had a quilted coatwith a hood on it — like in theDolly Parton song ‘Coat of ManyColors.’ Merle asked him howlong was he there, and Sonny saidtwo minutes and then he wasgone. It took a 17-year-old kid(Binion) to interpret it and hesaid, ‘Wasn’t Sonny a boxer?’ Mer-le said maybe it was his soul.”

Langley’s memorial service isscheduled for 11 a.m. Friday atMission Family Mortuary, 531California Ave. The public is wel-come.

Country performer, Haggard confidant dies

Langley on televisionMany of Langley’s friends and

fans turned up for a benefit

concert for the performer

earlier this month at Trout’s,

where about $800 was raised

to help his family with medical

bills.

“He left about an hour before

the end of it,” said Tom

Rockwell, interim president of

Trout’s. “He was so sweet. The

guy went around and shook

hands and said, ‘Thank you,

this means the world to me.’”

Rockwell captured highlights

of the event, which will be

broadcast at 6 p.m. Sunday on

his show “The Rockwell Opry,”

on Bright House, Channel 21.

Sonny Langley | 1934-2010

PHOTO COURTESY OF TOM ROCKWELL

Sonny Langley worked with many country luminaries including Merle Haggard, Hank Snow and Marty Robbins.

Merle Haggard, with his back to the camera, and Sonny Langley.


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Some of Bakersfield’s best 13- and14-year-old musicians will be on dis-play this evening at the seventhannual Actis Jazz Festival.

When the five junior-high jazzbands from the Panama-Buena VistaUnion School District get together atO.J. Actis Junior High School, howev-er, the music won’t all be jazz. Sever-al genres of music are on tap,including pop, rock, blues, be-bop,funk, swing, Latin and traditionaljazz. Admission is free.

The festival started in 2003, whenSteve Miniard started teaching atActis. It is traditionally held duringthe last few weeks of school so thatthe students can continue playing

music, with a performance goal inmind, right up until June.

“The festival is not a competition,nor is it graded,” Miniard said. “Thefestival is in existence because thestudents love to play and this eventprovides a venue.”

The participating schools, in orderof performance, are Stonecreek (6p.m.), Warren (6:30 p.m.), Tevis (7p.m.), Thompson (7:30 p.m.) andActis (8 p.m.). The evening will con-clude with a performance by mem-bers of the Bakersfield JazzWorkshop, under the direction ofSteve Eisen. (Visit bakersfieldjazzworkshop.com for more about thatorganization.)

Several students in this event haveparticipated in the Kern CountyHonor Band and Kern County HonorOrchestra as well as the PBVUSDStrolling Strings. PBVUSD instru-mental programs frequently receivesuperior ratings at California MusicEducators Association-sponsoredevents.

Actis is at 2400 Westholme Blvd.,just off Ming Avenue, east of AsheRoad. All performances will be heldin the Actis courtyard, with lawnseating, but in case of rain the festi-val will move indoors to the multi-purpose room. Outside food is OK(no alcohol) and concession-standfood is available.

Actis Jazz Festival gears up tonight

BY MATT MUNOZBakotopia.com editor

[email protected]

Hold onto your mullets, your day of“wreckoning” is nigh!

Musician/comedian Kyle Gass andhis band Trainwreck are coming backto Bakersfield Sunday for a specialMemorial Day weekend party at Fish-lips.

“We have a love affair with Bakers-field,” said Gass via telephone from hishome in Southern California. “Ormaybe it’s just near L.A.”

Formed in 2003 as a side-project toTenacious D, an acoustic duo he per-forms alongside with friend andcomedian/actor Jack Black, Gassdescribes this group as a tribute to hisheroes.

“Trainwreck is Molly Hatchettmeets Jethro Tull meets The Run-aways,” he said of the band’s assortedinfluences and live show — which alsofeatures Gass on the flute. “I can’tescape the Tull comparison, but I hap-pen to be a virtuoso recorder playertoo.”

Performing onstage as hisguitar/flute-slinging alter-ego “KlipCalhoun,” the rest of the current Train-wreck lineup includes — “Daryl LeeDonald” (Jason Reed), vocals andcowbell; “John Bartholomew Shred-man” (John Konesky), electric guitar;“Boy Johnny” (John Spiker), bass; and“Dallas St. Bernard” (Nate Rothacker)on drums.

“Klip Calhoun is the gentle matri-arch,” he said of his vested, wig-wear-ing character. “I provide the love andsupport for the younger members. Iserve as a mentor, but mainly a mas-cot … I’m just there to be seen.”

Their latest CD “The Wreckoning” isa fair representation of the live Train-wreck experience. Songs like “Both-ered & Hot,” “El Mustachio” and

“Brodeo” preach the band’s motto of“Wreck and Roll” till dawn.

“Everyone should get it and preparetheir minds,” he said. “For faces will bemelted.”

Opening the show will be local ’80stribute band, Members Only, andL.A.’s Band of Bigfoot, who collectivelyperform in costume as the elusivemountain beasts.

“They just kind of appeared,” saidGass of his first meeting with the furry

foursome, who also tour with theband. “I told them they should lose theoutfits, because they gotta be hot andstinking up the bus.”

Often asked whether Black will everjoin the band onstage in Bakersfield,Gass is optimistic it may happensomeday, but asks locals not to holdtheir breath.

“He has appeared under the guise of“Tuffy Mc(expletive),” the meanestman in showbiz,” he said. “But it’shard to be near him onstage, becausehe will rip you apart.”

The upcoming Fishlips show marksTrainwreck’s sixth appearance in Bak-ersfield, and to show their apprecia-tion, Gass and company have plentyof musical surprises in store.

“We’ve been hard at work on somenew tunes,” he said. “And we’re hopingto give fans a really rockin’ set.”

Trainwreck brings own‘wreck and roll’ style

Trainwreck with Band ofBigfoot, and Members OnlyWhen: 9 p.m. Sunday

Where: Fishlips, 1517 18th St.

Admission: $10

Information: 324-2557

PHOTO COURTESY OF TRAINWRECK

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As you may have realized from lastweek’s review of the first bout in Bat-tle of the Salons, I am no hair expert.

But I’m certified in sweets and gravitatetoward gifts, so I thought I’d have somestrong opinions on the second week of bat-tles, centered on sweet treats and gift wrap.

This week was a lot about the “extremestyling,” on which the most points depend.The battle kicked off with Atomic Kitten’stake on chocolate and strawberries: a tallmodel with larger-than-life strawberries,which may have been made of extensions,cascading down her long hair, carrying aplate of chocolate-covered strawberriesthat she shared with the judges.

(This was not the only “giveaway” of thenight. The show kicked off with a high-energy dance routine by girls from All StarDance Academy, who, fitting with thetheme, danced with oversized lollipopprops and handed out suckers to the audi-ence — thanks for the watermelon one!The Le Chic Spa models had gift boxes,some of which were given to the audience.)

I think a lot of people were impressed bythe strawberry gal, but I have to admit Iwas equally amazed by the next model,who represented a sweet treat gonewrong: the melting ice cream cone. Nowthe traditional, high-fashion models areusually all about the pout or the look thatcould be called “hot girl’s sense of entitle-ment,” but the past two weeks of this showhave been refreshing because thesewomen actually smile and look happy tolook so good. This melted cone, though,sold me because she had a “reason” tolook sort of put out, with her hair designedlike an inverted cone, with a riot of curlsstanding in for chocolate ice cream, andstreaks down her face and chest as if thatice cream had gotten the better of her.

Maybe with ice cream on the brain, I alsoliked the cone look from Salon Salon. Insteadof a dairy disaster, she had swirls of curls andactual waffle cones set in her ’do. The lookextended to her makeup, which replicatedanother waffle cone across her face.

Although one of the judges said he “likedthe Kiss,” which was modeled after a Her-shey’s Kiss with hanging zigzags of foils, Iagree with one of the other judges in mysupport of the licorice look. If someonecould fully represent a candy, she was it —with a head of braids, topped with RedVines and tied off with Twizzlers.

Next up was “le battle” between Le MirageHair & Nail and Le Chic Spa, dueling overgift wrap. Le Mirage offered themed gifts —wedding, Valentine’s Day, Christmas, partyballoons — and then went a bit rogue withan impressive look called “Avatar.” This wasno Tree of Life, but the model certainly hadto stay lively to keep her hair from swattingsomeone who got too close (I also think shehad to dip down at the start of the runway inorder to protect the top of her beehive).Most of her hair was piled up high and thenextensions wrapped in a bounty of whiteflowers flowed out like branches. Thatlooked to be a cumbersome coif, but themodel carried it off well.

Le Chic started off its show by setting up

its giant gift doors, which inspired showco-host Sean Faries to say he wanted hisown set. This team had a cohesive lookwith models in black with pops of colorintroduced in strategically placed rhine-stones. (Some may wear their hearts ontheir sleeve, but one model had hers resid-ing in a lower position.) Colorful exten-sions and spray color also made the hairstand out.

Another thing that played up the giftwrap theme was the curling ribbon effecton some of the styles. There wasn’t a hairout of place in the looks that featured well-defined loops. How did they do it? “It’s asecret,” one of the stylists told the judges.

This bout got me thinking about theadvantages of theme. I think it may beeasier to style a look after a characterrather than a concept. I applaud Le Chicand Le Mirage for presenting “gift wrap,”which may have taken more creativestretches than the previous week. Consid-ering theme, I will be interested to seewhat the four competing salons come upwith tonight with “industrial” and“mechanical.” Thinking a hard hat mightbe in order for this one.

Salon show providesteams a sweet escape

Battle of the SalonsBattle of the Salons is a six-week

competition in which 12 local salons

face off in battles based on a different

theme. Each week, two winners

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of competition until there are two vying

for top salon. The top salon wins a

$2,000 cash prize and a trophy.

This week’s battles:

La Dolce Vita vs. Curl Up & Dye

(Theme: Industrial)

Federico vs. Rendezvous (Theme:

Mechanical)

• Doors open at 7 p.m. for a one-hour

social with no-host bar. Competition

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• Metro Gallery, 1604 19th St.

Last week’s winners: Atomic Kitten

and Le Chic Spa

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The Bakersfield MasterworksChorale will present Prelude to Sum-mer, an evening of fine dining, auc-tions, raffles and musical selections onSaturday, June 5. Reservations are dueFriday.

This event is the only fundraiser forthe Chorale, since ticket sales alone donot cover the cost of three concertseach year. The auction offers morethan 70 items, including a Picnic forTwo, which features an insulated den-im wine caddy with an $80 bottle of2005 Cakebread Cabernet Sauvignon,a $100 gift certificate to Sugar Daddy’s,and a $100 gift certificate to Cafe Med.Also, there are two season tickets tothe Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra,with a value of $520. The biggest-ticketitem is 25 tons of landscape bouldersdonated by Granite Construction for avalue of $850. Donations by the choirmembers include a beautiful quiltcrafted by soprano Sally Earls, a hand-beaded necklace by soprano BrendaRussell and Dessert of the Month for ayear from alto M. Annette Bridgman.There will also be several raffle basketsdonated by each section: Date Nightby the sopranos, Pool Party by thealtos and Gardener's Delight by thetenors and basses.

The Chorale has been preparing forthis concert since March, rehearsingfor two hours every Tuesday in thechoir room at Laurelglen BibleChurch. The sopranos have had twoadditional rehearsals to fine-tune (nopun intended) the songs that requireharmony within our section. TheChorale is under the direction ofPhillip E. Witmer, with Sharon Sim-mons as the accompanist. Auditionsare held twice a year.

The music selected for the concertis very diverse, ranging from “Sum-mertime” by George Gershwin to aRobert Shaw favorite, “Johnny I HardlyKnew Ye.” Also included is the beauti-ful song from “Riverdance” by BillWhelan called “Heart's Cry,” featuringa soprano solo by Prisca Torres.Another selection, “Choose Some-thing like a Star,” is one of seven pieceswritten to a Robert Frost poem. Thesong has a recurring octave interval inthe soprano part sustained over theaccompaniment of the other choral

parts. “Think On Me” arranged by James

Mulholland, from Butler University, isnot for the novice singer. The melodicstructure tends to be haunting and

simple in the solo version. Mulhollandexpands this quite a bit in using har-monies and lengthening phrases andoffering different kinds of accompani-ment. It is one of those songs youleave the concert humming. Thewords are attributed to Mary Queen ofScots. In preparing for this number,there is a challenge in expanding theword “think.” We usually say “theenk”but that would not be a pleasantsound if held for four or five beats. Assingers, we need to modify what wesing so that it is acceptable to the lis-tener. I believe you will find it interest-ing to hear what we have done toaccomplish that, without telling youthe tricks of the trade. It is not an easytask.— Susan Guerard has been singing withthe Chorale for 15 years. She is thechairwoman for this dinner concert.

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Information:bakersfieldmasterworks.org

Why did your family come to the West?Perhaps your grandmother rode to Wyoming on a covered wagon in the 1800s or your parents moved to Arizona via

a Greyhound bus in 1975; or maybe you just arrived in Bakersfield after growing up in Vietnam. The Bakersfield Muse-um of Art, The Bakersfield Californian and KERO-TV, Channel 23, are looking for stories from local residents about howtheir family came to live in the West as part of an upcoming exhibit at the museum. Please submit stories and pictures,if possible. We’d like to hear why your family came to the West, how they came, who came and why they decided to livein the Western U.S. Stories may be no more than 500 words. Photos will not be returned. Include your name, addressand phone number. Submit stories online at [email protected] or mail to the Bakersfield Museum of Art, 1930 R St.,Bakersfield, CA 93301. Your story may be published in The Californian or appear on KERO TV.

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A handmade quilt by Sally Earls, along with this red rocker, will be amongthe items auctioned to benefit the Bakersfield Masters Chorale.


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TodayDesert Rose Band, 7 p.m., Buck

Owens Crystal Palace, 2800 Buck

Owens Blvd. $49.50 to $59.50 plus

fee. vallitix.com or 322-5200.

2010 Battle of the Salons, a

competition between local salons

who will be judged in a few

categories, 7 p.m., Metro Galleries,

1604 19th St., with an after party

to follow at the Padre Hotel, 1702

18th St. $10 general entry; $15

runway seating and can be

purchased at

battleofthesalons.com.

Seventh annual Actis JazzFestival, 6 p.m., Actis Jr. High,

Multipurpose Room, 2400

Westholme Blvd. Free. 833-1250.

FridayGoldenaires Spring Concert, 7

p.m., Bethany Lutheran Church,

900 Day Ave. Free; refreshments

following concert. 397-7562.

Monty Byrom & the Buckaroos,

7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday,

Buck Owens Crystal Palace, 2800

Buck Owens Blvd. $5.

buckowens.com or call 328-7560.

Orange County SupertonesReunion Tour, 6:30 p.m., Jesus

Shack, 1326 30th St. $12 to $35.

jesusshack.com or call 324-0638.

Mile 124 Club, a catalyst for

expression and reflection pointing

to God, will have a freedom-

themed photography night, music

by Bryan Easter, Deedra Patrick

and Right Hand Side, 7 to 10 p.m.,

Life Journey Christian Church,

4100 Easton Drive, Suite 6. 321-

3130.

Wine Tasting, includes more than

20 different wines and appetizers,

5:30 to 8 p.m., Cafe Med, 4809

Stockdale Highway. $25 per

person. 834-4433.

SaturdayBakersfield Music Now,featuring Deep Treble, Shontice,

Aspen Dawn Skye and more, doors

open at 7 p.m., Jerry’s Pizza, 1817

Chester Ave. $3 advance; $5 at the

door. Proceeds Bakersfield

Homeless Center. 326-1604.

Pepe Aguilar, Latin music

superstar, 8 p.m., theater at

Rabobank Convention Center, 1001

Truxtun Ave. $40 to $125.

ticketmaster.com or call 800-745-

3000.

Bakersfield Speedway, West

Coast Sprints, American Stocks,

Mini Stocks, Mini Dwarfs, gates

open at 4:30 p.m.; races begin at 6

p.m., Bakersfield Speedway, 5001

N. Chester Ave. $15; $5 ages 6-12;

under 5 free. bakersfieldspeedway.

com or call 393-3373.

Bike Ride, for ladies, all levels, go

at your own pace, 8 a.m., Finish

Line Bicycles, 8850 Stockdale

Highway. finishlinebikes.com or

833-6268.

Blueberry Pancakes, also take a

wagon ride, visit the petting zoo, 8

to 11 a.m., at two locations: Murray

Family Farms, 6700 General Beale

Road and Highway 58; and 9557

Copus Road and Interstate 5.

murrayfamilyfarms.com or 330-

0100.

Certified Farmers Market, 8

a.m. to noon Saturdays, next to

Golden State Mall, 3201 F St.

Certified Organic FarmersMarket, Artisan and MerchantFair, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays,

runs through December, Caffeine

Supreme lawn area, corner of F

and 20th streets. 805-0430.

Cinema Saturday, showing “Big

Night” on the patio and featuring

some of the Italian dishes

highlighted in the film, starts 8

p.m., Valentien Restaurant & Wine

Bar, 1310 Truxtun Ave., Suite 160.

864-0397.

Family Skate Night, 7 to 10 p.m.

every Saturday, Rollerama West,

7850 Brimhall Road. $30 includes

admission for four (two adults/two

children), skate rental, one pizza

and pitcher of soda. 589-7555.

Pirate Treasure Hunt, hosted by

The Society for Disabled Children,

includes a treasure hunt for all

ages; noon to 3 p.m., with dinner,

live band, dancing, entertainment,

silent auction for adults, from 6 to

9 p.m., CSUB, Alumni Park, 9001

Stockdale Highway. $7; children

under 5 are free for the Treasure

Hunt; $50 for adult festivities.

Proceeds benefit programs and

services by the Society. 322-5595.

Frazier Mountain RenaissanceFaire, with food, games, music

and revelry, Saturday through

Monday, Tait Ranch, 3344 Frazier

Mountain Park Road, 31⁄2 west on

Interstate 5, Frazier Park. Adults

tickets online are $12.50, $15 at

the door; children 10-17 online are

$7.50, $10 at the door; adult all

faire pass online is $50, children all

faire pass online is $30. Children

under 9 are free.

frazmtnrenfaires.com or 444-8744.

Free Clinic Workshops, Saturday

classes: 10 to 11 a.m. “Interior

Paint”; 11 a.m. to noon “Spring

Planting: Veggie Garden”; 1 to 2

p.m. “Concrete Patch & Repair”;

and Sunday class: 1 to 2 p.m.

“Deck Installation & Repair”; Home

Depot. homedepot.com or call

800-430-3376.

Kern County European TravelClub will have a presentation and

discussion on their first trip

planned for late October for

Greece/Turkey, call Jim Engel at

399-6507.

Kern River Valley Hiking Club,Upper Kern River and optional

Rincon Trail Loop Hike, leave at

7:30 a.m., from Chevron station

and junction of highways 178 and

184 (Weedpatch Highway). Bring

lunch and 2 quarts of water. Dress

appropriately. For directions, visit

lakeisabella.net/ hiking or 747-

5065 or 778-3453.

Memorial Run/Walk, 5K event,

registration 6:15 to 7:15 a.m., race

at 7:30 a.m., Yokuts Park, Empire

Drive off Truxtun Avenue. Before

May 26: $20, adults; $15, runners

17 and under. $25 day of race. 322-

0931 or bakersfieldtrackclub.com.

Ridge Route Run Car Show, with

food, music, arts and crafts, poker

walk, 50/50 drawing and more, 10

a.m. to 3:30 p.m., in downtown

Frazier Park. $25 entry fee. 245-

0150.

St. Jude Dream Home, open to

the public 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturdays; noon to 5 p.m. Sundays,

now through June 20, in the

Sydney Harbour community in

southeast Bakersfield, 600 Bora

Bora Lane. stjudedreamhome.org

or 1-800-385-9134.

SundaySpring Concert with CSUBWomen’s Choir, 4:30 to 5:30

p.m., Metro Galleries, 1604 19th St.

$10; $6 students/seniors/ children,

free for CSUB students w/ID. 654-

2279.

Trainwreck, with Members Only,

8 p.m., Fishlips Bar & Grill, 1517

18th St. $10 plus fee. vallitix.com

or 322-5200.

Bakersfield Auto Swap Meet,with automotive parts and

accessories, gates open at 7 a.m.

to 4 p.m., Kern County

Fairgrounds, 1142 P St. Free.

bakersfieldswapmeet.com or 399-

7088.

THEATER“Jukebox Legends,” 8 p.m.

Thursday through Saturday, The

Empty Space, 706 Oak St. $15

adults; $10 seniors/students. 327-

PLAY.

Superhero Girls Like Me!, 10-

week theater arts workshop for

girls and boys ages 6 to 14, 3 to 5

p.m. Thursdays through May 27,

Stars School of Performing Arts,

1927 Eye St. $10 per week (or

$100 for 10 sessions), plus one-

time fee of $25 for costume and

materials. 324-9000.

“Dear Harvey,” 11 p.m. Friday

and Saturday, The Empty Space,

706 Oak St. $5. 327-PLAY.

“The Full Monty,” doors open at

6:30 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Friday

and Saturday; doors open at 12:30

p.m. Sunday, Stars Dinner Theatre,

1931 Chester Ave. $45 to $55;

show-only tickets $30. 325-6100.

Major League Improv,improvisational comedy show,

appropriate for families, 6 p.m.

Saturdays, The Empty Space, 706

Oak St. Free but donations are

accepted. 327-PLAY.

ARTAll Media Class, by instructor

Phyllis Oliver, all media welcome,

with color theory stressed. For

more information or to register, e-

mail [email protected] or

call 348-4717.

Art classes, beginning

watercolor, beginning drawing,

advanced drawing and watercolor

painters’ group, taught by Carol

Bradshaw. Call or e-mail for

details and enrollment.

[email protected] or

760-376-6604.

Arvin High School studentartwork on display, through

May, The Dream Center & Coffee

House, 1212 18th St. 6 a.m. to 6

p.m. Monday through Friday. 324-

2402.

Bakersfield Art Association,Gallery of Art, 1817 Eye St., 872-

2806; offers a variety of painting

and drawing classes. Call for

details.

Basic Beading & WireWrapping Workshop, with Susi

Klassen, private instruction or by

appointment, The Bead Hut, 610

18th St. To schedule an

appointment, call 324-0975 or

706-6490.

Beginning Oil Painting, with

instructor Glen Jelletich, classes

held 1 to 3 p.m. Mondays. Call

399-3707 for more information or

to register.

Beginning, Intermediate andAdvanced Drawing, by

instructor Nina Landgraff, series of

five two-hour classes. Call for

more information or to register.

304-7002.

Clay Sculpture Class, starts

Thursday, 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays,

Juliana’s Art Studio & Gallery, 501

18th St. Six-week class. Space

limited, enroll now, 327-7507.

Eleanor Clark, featured artist for

the month of May, Bakersfield Art

Association Art Center, 1817 Eye

St. 869-2320.

Framing Clinic, with Toni Lott,

for artists who want to frame

their work, starts April 7, running

noon to 4 p.m. Wednesdays. Call

205-3488 for more information or

to register.

Jim Bates, featured artist for

May, Bakersfield Mazda, 3201

Cattle Drive. 328-8000.

Native American ArtsAssociation, meets to learn

basketry, beadwork and more, 9

a.m. to noon each Thursday, Kern

County Museum, 3801 Chester

Ave. 852-5050.

Patti Doolittle, featured artist for

May, Russo’s, 9000 Ming Ave.

russosbooks.com or 665-4686.

Shirley Rowles, featured artist

for the month of May, Dagny’s

Coffee Co., 1600 20th St. 634-

0806.

The Art Shop Club, 9 a.m. to

noon each Thursday, Friday and

Saturday, The Art Shop, 1221 20th

St. All mediums. 322-0544, 589-

7463 or 496-5153.

“Two Knights” Exhibit, on

display until May 29, Juliana’s Art

Studio & Gallery, 501 18th St. 327-

7507.

“A Time to Write,” an Art for

Healing program of Mercy

Hospitals of Bakersfield; 9 a.m. to

noon Saturday, Mercy Art and

Spirituality Center, next to the

Mercy MRI building, Truxtun and A

streets. Free.

mercybakersfield.org/arts or to

register, 324-7070.

Bookmaking with MichelleMoode, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday, Surface Gallery, 1703

20th St. $40, materials included.

323-4090.

Free art classes, for home-

school parents, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturdays. Call to reserve your

spot. Moore’s Art Studio, 10205

Hurlingham Drive. 588-7769.

Stained Glass Lamps (Tiffanystyle), six-week class, noon to 2

p.m. Saturday, Juliana’s Art Studio

& Gallery, 501 18th St. Space

limited, enroll now, 327-7507.

Youth Clay Sculpture Class, 10

a.m. to noon Saturday, Juliana’s

Art Studio & Gallery, 501 18th St.

Six-week class. Space limited,

enroll now, 327-7507.

MUSIC

AcousticKern River Brewing Company,13415 Sierra Highway, Kernville,

760-376-2337; Mike Fleming, 7:30

to 10 p.m. Saturday.

AlternativeFishlips Bar & Grill, 1517 18th

St., 324-2557; Joey Romley &

Friends, 9 p.m. Tuesdays.

BluesVinny’s Bar & Grill, 2700 S.

Union Ave., jam session, 2 p.m.

Sundays. 21 and over.

myspace.com/vinnys_bar.

Classic Rock The Tilted Kilt, 2900 Calloway

Drive, 587-6563; No Limit, 7 to 9

p.m. Thursday.

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

Mike Montano, 9 p.m. Friday and

Saturday.

Lone Oak Lounge, 10612

Rosedale Highway, 589-0412; The

Rockaholics, 9 p.m. Friday and

Saturday.

T-Bones Steakhouse, 8020

District Blvd., 398-1300;

Clockwork, 7:30 to 11:30 p.m.

Friday; The Tony Ernst Band, 7:30

to 11:30 p.m. Saturday.

CountryTrouts & the BlackboardStages, 805 N. Chester Ave.,399-6700, offers karaoke, line

dancing, West Coast Swing

among other various activities.

Call for times and days.

Ethel’s Old Corral, 4310 Alfred

Harrell Highway, 873-7613; Angels

& Outlaws, 7 to 11 p.m. Friday;

Nightlife, 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday; Still

Kickin’, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Monday.

Tejon Club, 117 El Tejon Ave., 392-

1747; Crossroads, 6 to 10 p.m.

Sunday.

CoverSandrini’s, 1918 Eye St., 322-

8900; Chrisanova, 9 p.m.

Thursday.

Movie nightCinema Saturday, showing

“Big Night” on the patio and

featuring some of the Italian

dishes highlighted in the film,

starts 8 p.m. Saturday,

Valentien Restaurant & Wine

Bar, 1310 Truxtun Ave., Suite

160. 864-0397.


Eye StreetDancingJoaquin Squares, 7:30 to 9:30

p.m. Thursday, Rasmussen Center,

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

325-3086 or 399-3658.

Mavericks Squares, with caller

Jay Henderson, 7 to 9 p.m.

Thursdays, Wilson Road Veterans

Hall, 1905 Wilson Road. 831-4651

or 589-0106.

Folklorico Classes, advance

dancers/performing group 6 to 8

p.m. Fridays; and beginners, all

ages, 10:30 a.m. to noon

Saturdays, Fruitvale-Norris Park,

6221 Norris Road. $22 per month

for beginners; $25 per month for

advance dancers. 833-8790.

Mavericks Singles, ballroom and

country dancing with music by

Country George, 6 to 9:15 p.m.

Friday, Veteran’s Hall, 1905 Wilson

Road. $6 member; $8 guest. 831-

9241.

Pairs and Spares Dance, 7:30

p.m. each Friday, Rasmussen

Senior Center, 115 E. Roberts Lane.

$5; $7 nonmembers. 399-3575 or

332-1537.

Country Dance, with music

provided Jerri Arnold & Stars &

Guitars, jam session, all artists

welcome, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Le

Corusse Rouge, 4647 White Lane.

Scottish Country Dancing, with

the Kern County Scottish Society,

beginners welcome, 7 to 9 p.m.

Mondays, Norris Road Veterans

Hall, upstairs, 400 W. Norris Road.

822-3998.

Whirlaways Square DanceClub, with caller Rick Hampton, 7

to 9:30 p.m. every Monday, Norris

Road Veteran’s Hall, 400 Norris

Road. whirlaways.org or 398-3394.

DJElevation Lounge, 818 Real

Road, 325-6864; DJ, 9 p.m.

Thursday.

Sandrini’s, 1918 Eye St., 322-

8900; 9:30 p.m. Saturday.

Tailgaters, 900 Truxtun Ave.,

Suite 110, 322-9800; 5 to 11 p.m.

Tuesday.

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

Mike, 8 p.m. Wednesday.

FunkPyrenees Cafe, 601 Sumner, 323-

0053; Dub Seeds, 8 p.m. to

midnight Friday.

Jazz Cafe Med, 4809 Stockdale

Highway, 834-4433; Richie Perez,

7:30 to 11 p.m. Thursdays.

Le Corusse Rouge, 4647 White

Lane, 834-1611; Paul Perez (sax)

and Groove Factor, 8 to 11 p.m.

Thursdays; Bakersfield Jazz

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

Wednesday.

Imbibe Wine & SpiritsMerchant, 4140 Truxtun Ave.,

633-WINE; Jazz Connection with

Steve Eisen and Mark Meyer, 6 to

8 p.m. every Saturday.

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

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

Sundays.

Cactus Valley MexicanRestaurant, 4215 Rosedale

Highway, 633-1948; 6 to 10 p.m.

Thursday; beer pong and happy

hour all day with karaoke 3 to 6

p.m. Sunday.

Don Perico Restaurant, 2660

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

to 11 p.m. Thursdays.

Pour House, 4041 Fruitvale Ave.,

589-9300; 9 p.m. Thursday

through Saturday.

Que Pasa Mexican Cafe, 9000

Ming Ave., 664-1400; 9:30 p.m. to

1 a.m. Thursdays.

T-Bones Steakhouse, 8020

District Blvd., 398-1300; 7 to 11

p.m. Thursday.

The Wright Place, 2695-G Mount

Vernon Ave., 872-8831, 8 p.m.

every Thursday.

Tomi’s Cowgirl Cafe, 1440

Weedpatch Highway, 633-1949;

Karaoke King Show, all ages, 7 to

10 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays.

Vinny’s Bar & Grill, 2700 S.

Union Ave., 7 p.m. Thursdays. 21

and over. myspace.com/

vinnys_bar.

Banacek’s Lounge, 4601 State

Road, 387-9224; 9 p.m. Fridays and

Saturdays.

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

10 p.m. every Friday.

Maria Bonita MexicanRestaurant, 10701 Highway 178,

366-3261, 7 to 11 p.m. Fridays. All

ages.

Muggs Pub and Eatery, 1306

Airport Drive, 393-2035; 8 p.m. to

midnight Fridays.

Del Rio Cocktail Lounge, 5840

State Road, 393-0262; 8 p.m. to

midnight Saturday.

Pyrenees Cafe, 601 Sumner, 323-

0053; 8 p.m. to midnight

Saturdays.

Rocket Shop Cafe, 2000 S. Union

Ave., 832-4800; 8:30 p.m. to

midnight Saturday.

Sports & Spirits, 6633 Ming Ave.,

398-7077; 9 p.m. Thursdays and

Saturdays.

Tejon Club, 117 El Tejon Ave., 392-

1747; 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday.

Camino Real Restaurant, 3500

Truxtun Ave., 852-0493; 9:30 p.m.

Sundays.

The Playhouse, 2915 Taft

Highway; 397-3599; 7 to 10 p.m.

Sundays.

Schweitzer’s Pit Stop, 10807

Rosedale Highway, 587-8888; 8

p.m. Mondays and Thursdays.

The Tilted Kilt, 2900 Calloway

Drive, 587-6563; 7:30 to 11 p.m.

Mondays; and 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Fridays.

The Wrecking Yard, 9817 S.

Union Ave., 827-9192; 7 to 10 p.m.

Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.

B. Ryder’s Sports Bar & Grill,7401 White Lane, 397-7304; 8 p.m.

Tuesday.

Buck Owens Crystal Palace,2800 Buck Owens Blvd., 328-

7560; 7:30 to 10 p.m. Tuesdays.

Caltado’s Pizzeria, 6111 Niles St.,

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

Tuesdays.


Lane, 834-1611; Wild West

Entertainment, 8 p.m. to midnight

Tuesdays.

Lone Oak Inn, 10612 Rosedale

Highway, 589-0412; 8 p.m.

Tuesday and Thursday.

McMurphy’s Irish Pub & SportsBar, 14 Monterey St., 869-1451; 7

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

Round Table Pizza, 2060 White

Lane, 836-2700; 6 to 9 p.m.

Tuesday.

The Prime Cut, 9500 Brimhall

Road, 831-1413; karaoke with host

Ben Lara, 8 p.m. Tuesdays.

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

6700; 7 p.m. Mondays and

Thursdays, 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays,

Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays

and Sundays.

Ethel’s Old Corral, 4310 Alfred

Harrell Highway, 873-7613; 6 to 9

p.m. every Wednesday.

Latin/SalsaLatin Salsa Dancing, 8 p.m.

Thursdays, DoubleTree Hotel, Club

Odyssey, 3100 Camino Del Rio

Court. 323-7111.

Camino Real Restaurant, 3500

Truxtun Ave., 852-0493; Son

Tropical, 7 to 10 p.m. Fridays.

Tam O’Shanter, 2345 Alta Vista,

324-6774, Salsa dancing, 7:30 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays.

Chencho’s Bar & Grill, 2201 V

St., 327-0190; Salsa Sundays, with

a DJ, 3 to 10 p.m., salsa lessons are

offered at 6 p.m. Sundays. $5 after

6 p.m.

Mariachi Camino Real Restaurant, 3500

Truxtun Ave., 852-0493; Mariachi

Imperial, 6 to 9 p.m. Sundays.

Oldies KC Steakhouse, 2515 F St., 322-

9910; Jimmy Gaines, Bobby O and

Mike Halls, 6:30 p.m. Thursday

through Saturday.

Old School Tam O’Shanter, 2345 Alta Vista,

324-6774: The Press featuring

Dymond, 9 p.m. Friday and

Saturday.

The Bistro After Dark, 5105

California Ave., 323-3905; Old

School Saturdays with Noe G, 10

p.m. every Saturday. Ladies

free/$10 cover.

Open Mic Vinny’s Bar & Grill, 2700 S. Union

Ave., hosted by Robert Spalding, 7

to 11 p.m. every Thursday.

myspace.com/ vinnys_bar.


Lane, 834-1611; DJ Ripee, 9 p.m. to

1 a.m. every Friday.

Reggae/skaB. Ryder’s Sports Bar & Grill,7401 White Lane, 397-7304;

Vanity Avenue, 9 p.m. Friday.

RockElevation Lounge, 818 Real

Road, 325-6864; Elevation 406, 9

p.m. Friday.

Rockstarz Party Bar, 7737

Meany Ave., Suite B5, 589-6749;

rock DJ, 9 p.m. Fridays and

Saturdays. Free.

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

Wayne & the 357 String Band, 9

p.m. Saturday.

Pyrenees Cafe, 601 Sumner, 323-

0053; Big Dawg, 2 to 6 p.m.

Saturday.

Sandrini’s, 1918 Eye St., 322-

8900; Society’s Child, The

Aviators, 9:30 p.m. Friday; Joey

Romley, 9 p.m. Wednesday.

Elevation Lounge, 818 Real

Road, 325-6864; Elevation 406, 9

p.m. Saturday.

Rockstarz Party Bar, 7737

Meany Ave., Suite B5, 589-6749;

Missing Autumn, 9 p.m. Tuesdays.

Free.

Rock remixes“Rock It Fridays,” 9 p.m. to 1:30

a.m. every Friday, DoubleTree

Hotel, Club Odyssey, 3100 Camino

Del Rio Court. 323-7111.

Trivia nightSandrini’s, 1918 Eye St., 322-

8900; Trivia Night with Dave

Rezac, 10 p.m. Tuesdays.

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

Roman and the Robbery, 9 p.m.

Friday.

Cafe Med, 4809 Stockdale

Highway, 834-4433; Shades of

Grey, 8 p.m. Friday and

Saturday.

Marriott Hotel at theConvention Center, 801 Truxtun

Ave., 323-1900: In the Mixx with

DJ Noe G., mixing all your feel-

good music every Friday. 21 and

over only.

Tam O’Shanter, 2345 Alta Vista,

324-6774: DJ Dymond, 9 p.m.

Friday and Saturday.

Golden State Mall, 3201 F St.,

Dance to Joe Loco, duet every

Sunday, 2 to 5 p.m.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Monday 5/31Recreational Swim Team, year-

round swim team, learn to

develop swimming skills, strokes,

techniques, abilities, 4 to 5:30

p.m. Monday through Thursday,

McMurtrey Aquatic Center, 1325 Q

St. $60 per month.

www.bakersfieldswim.us or 852-

7430.

Senior Discovery Days, each

Monday 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 6/1Dog Obedience Class, 7 to 8:30

p.m. Tuesdays, through June 8,

Windsor Park, Howell and Windsor

Park drives. $65 per eight-week

session. Dogs must be at least 6

months old and have current

vaccinations; handlers must be at

least 16 years of age. 322-9874.

Farmers market, 4 to 7 p.m.

Tuesdays, now through November,

Central Park at Mill Creek, 21st

and R streets.

Summer Reading Kickoff Party,taking place in the children’s

section for first through sixth

graders, with a scavenger hunt,

treasure map making, 7 p.m.,

Barnes & Noble, 4001 California

Ave. 631-2575.

Free Thinking Society, will have

author and founding publisher Dr.

Michael Shermer discussing his

book, “Why People Believe Weird

Things,” from 7 to 9 p.m., CSUB,

Student Union, Multipurpose

Room, 9001 Stockdale Highway.

Free. E-mail csubfreethinking

[email protected].

Check out Friday’s Eye Street for movie reviewsYou know our girls like to get the party started early: Carrie,

Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda are already up on movie screensin “Sex and the City 2,” so check local listings and get your Manolosmoving if you can’t wait. Or you could get the lowdown with thereview in Friday’s Eye Street, along with articles on “Prince of Persia,”starring a buff and tough Jake Gyllenhaal and “La Mission,” with thealways-fun-to-behold Benjamin Bratt.

Ladies, start your engines.

CRAIG BLANKENHORN / WARNER BROS.

From left, Kristin Davis, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall andCynthia Nixon are shown in a scene from “Sex and the City 2.”

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