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BY JENNIFER SELFCalifornian lifestyles editor

[email protected]

In his six years as a nanny,Shaun Sturz has come to theconclusion that kids are pret-

ty much the same no matterwhere they live: They’reeating/sleeping/laughing/cry-ing/diaper-filling imps brimmingwith pure, unfiltered id.

But an 18-month-old with aniPad? That’s definitely more Bev-erly Hills than Bakersfield.

And, as it happens, Sturz is anexpert on both places, havinggrown up here, two hours northof the exclusive 90210 ZIP codewhere most of the familieswhose children he superviseslive.

But caring for the offspring ofthe rich and famous just maymake Sturz himself a star: TheHighland High graduate hasbeen cast in “Beverly Hills Nan-nies,” a reality show that pre-mieres at 9 p.m. Wednesday onABC Family.

“I’m being a hustler, trying towork and this is a new experi-ence,” said Sturz, 30, during aphone interview Tuesday.

“People all through the yearshave asked me what I do, andhopefully this will give theminsight.”

Sturz got his start as a nannywhen he was helping a friend dosome work at the home ofsmooth-jazz musician Kenny G.The sax player noticed how wellSturz interacted with his childrenand offered him a job as the fam-ily nanny, or “manny,” as Sturzrefers to himself. Sturz still workswith the musician’s kids occa-sionally, but a different family isthe focus for his segments of thereality show.

“This is the best couple I couldhave been paired up with,” hesaid. “And the toddler, a girl, is sofreaking cute. Today we’re goingto do a little dance and songrecital for her parents. We have tomake everything over andbeyond.”

Sturz, whose parents andbrother still live in Bakersfield,took a few more of our questionsbefore running off to do a seriesof pickup shots.

How did you get this gig?I hunted them down. I’ve had

two other manny shows createdaround me before within threeor four years and those never gotpicked up. I was referred to thisproduction company from amanny.

I became best friends with themain girl on the show, Kristin. Iwas the very first person yearsago to get hooked up with them.I’m so excited for it to finally beon the air. There are going to besome shockers on the show,some drama.

What kind of shockers? Areyou a cross-dressing pup-peteer or something?

Well I’m not a puppeteer. Peo-ple who knew me in Bakersfieldwill be shocked.

What’s your real ambitionin life?

I had an “aha” moment when Iwas a manny for Kenny G. Idecided I wanted to write a chil-dren’s book. I’ve been on a four-to five-year quest to get my bookpublished. On the show I talkabout being rejected and want-ing to get a book deal.

I want to be an author/illustra-tor because I want to live in atreehouse in Costa Rica orNicaragua. I’m obsessed with themovie “Swiss Family Robinson.”I’m Swiss, so I was supposed tohave a treehouse as a kid but mydad never built it, and I never lethim live it down. So once I getthe money, I will build it.

Did you get paid for yourappearance on the show?

Yes. But I can’t say how much.Was it enough to build a

treehouse in Costa Rica?No, I still dabble in the nanny

’hood, but I’m hoping once myfirst book sells it will be different.In the next couple of months,hopefully you’ll hear about abook deal.

Beyond the obvious differ-ences — wealth, power andthe general fabulousness oftheir lives — are parents inBeverly Hills much differentthan parents in Bakersfield?

I think they’re more the samethan you would think. Peoplestill have to eat, sleep, go toschool. The only difference is

money, and money allows you tohave choices and have a manny.But more money, more prob-lems.

When people in the realworld are out of work and los-ing their homes, how can peo-ple in Beverly Hills possiblyhave more problems becausethey’re too rich?

Everyone wants somethingfrom them. Everybody wants tobe their best friend, have themdonate to their charity. You haveto keep your close friends closein Beverly Hills because you havelots of friends if you have money.

Are the kids spoiled beyondbelief?

I think for me, yes, because Iknow my parents worked and Iwould be rewarded for some-thing and not just get a new bikebecause I wanted one. But withthese parents, if the kid wants anew bike for the new bike color,they get it. But the kids are thenicest, sweetest kids and they’rereally well-rounded.

Do most Beverly Hills nan-nies use the job as a way toget access to powerful peopleso that they can further their

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

ALEX HORVATH / THE CALIFORNIAN

Shaun Sturz is featured on “Beverly Hills Nanny” on ABC Family.

Just the manny for the jobBakersfield nativegets big breakwith reality show

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IndexFirst Friday ................................................ 16Kern County library used book sale ........ 17Sarah Fanucchi.......................................... 18Celebrities of Magic ................................ 18The Lowdown with Matt Munoz ............ 20Roller Derby for Heroes .......................... 21‘Katy Perry’ movie review ...................... 24Calendar .............................................. 25-27

Please see STURZ / 23

PHOTO COURTESY OF SHAUN STURZ

Sturz got his start as a male nanny when he was helping a friend dosome work at the home of smooth-jazz musician Kenny G.

‘Beverly Hills Nannies’9 p.m. Wednesday on ABC

Family

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The Pink Ladies and theBurger Palace Boys of thefictional Rydell High will be

strutting their stuff at Stars onFriday with the opening of“Grease.”

Sheryl Cleveland, the director,says the show will be much morelike the original 1971 musicalthan the 1978 film version, whichstarred John Travolta as Dannyand Olivia Newton-John as Sandy.

“The movie really focused onDanny and Sandy,” Clevelandsaid. “What we’re doing is verymuch of an ensemble show withgolden opportunities for every-one to have their moments ofshining.”

Lead roles in the Stars produc-tion are played by Cody Garciaand Bethany Rowlee, with ShayBurke as the tough-talkingKenickie Murdock. Rosie Ayalahas the part of Betty Rizzo, leaderof the Pink Ladies.

“We have quite a few newcom-ers and a lot of veterans,” Cleve-land said. “There are 18 in thecast and their ages range from 15to 40.”

Char Gaines is vocal directorand Kelci Lowry did the choreog-raphy. Kathi Lowry, NicholeHeasley, Jodi Mitchell and SarahTorrente are in charge of cos-tumes. The music will be playedby a live band.

“Grease,” by Jim Jacobs andWarren Casey, is filled with songsand lively dance routines. Thestory is set in 1959 and involvesteenage rebellion of that era, gangviolence and pregnancy. It alsoincludes onstage smoking but,said the director, cigarettes arefake so the audience doesn’t needto worry about inhaling tobaccosmoke.

Cleveland, who directed“Urinetown” last summer atStars, teaches math at GoldenValley High School. She onceaspired to be an actress, however,and took drama classes duringher student years at Indiana Uni-versity and at Ball State.

“I realizedthat it wasa greathobby butyou can’tmake

muchmoney

unless

you’re really famous,” she said.“So I started taking math classes.”

She doesn’t regret her dramaticstudies and still finds them use-ful.

“Those acting classes are a bighelp in teaching math students,”she said.

Ceramics showA learning experience awaits

visitors at Friday evening’s open-ing of “Playful Minds” at theYounger Gallery, the secondannual Ceramic Artists of KernCounty exhibition.

Nicole Saint-John of the ArtsCouncil said there will be a func-tioning potter’s wheel providedby Dan Slayton of Cal State Bak-ersfield. Several Bakersfield HighSchool students will demonstrateits use during the reception.

“We also will display ceramic inits different stages from green-ware to glaze-fired,” she added,“and we show the different tech-niques on wall posters.”

One of the 15 artists exhibitingis Yvonne Cavanagh, who teachesceramics at BHS. She’s also thewinner of this year’s BeautifulBakersfield award in the individ-ual art category.

“I was actually really surprisedand humbled by winning the(award) since I was nominated

among a very talented group ofpeople, Danny Lipco, Peggy Dar-ling and Shari Fortino,” Cavanaghsaid in an email. “It is veryrewarding to be recognized formaking your hometown a betterplace.”

In addition to being a ceramicsteacher at BHS and her individualcreativity, Cavanagh was salutedfor bringing the state CaliforniaArts Educators Association annu-al meeting to Bakersfield lastNovember. This is the secondyear the Arts Council has held anexhibit devoted to ceramics, andCavanagh is pleased that it bringsmore awareness to this particularkind of art.

“It is such an incredible medi-um with such versatility,” shesaid. “You can sculpt, paint, draw,throw on the wheel, create tilesand so much more with clay.”

A graduate of BHS herself,Cavanagh said her initial enthusi-asm about becoming a ceramicistbegan when she was a studentthere.

“It was the class I took in highschool from Kathy Kalson that ledme to making ceramics mycareer,” she said. “And I am sograteful to my principal DavidReese for keeping it alive andflourishing at Bakersfield HighSchool.”

By the way, Kalson is one of theartists exhibiting in “PlayfulMinds.”

Cavanagh has a series of fivevases in the show, which she cre-

ated on the wheel and then deco-rated with carving, lines and anaddition of grog, a sand-likematerial to give added texture tothe starbursts on the vases.

“I let myself play with decora-tion while thinking about cele-brations,” she said. “I gave themall a blue hue to create that senseof magic that comes with night-time festivities.”

Latino Book AwardDelano native Yolanda

Espinosa Espinoza has been hon-ored with a first place in YoungAdult Nonfiction for her book, “ElCaracol,” by the InternationalLatino Book Awards. Espinoza,who taught social studies at Wal-ter Stiern Middle School until herretirement in 2008, now lives inBakersfield and spends part ofthe year in Rosarito, Mexico.Shetold me in a phone conversationthat the book is based on the lifeof her father, the son of immi-grant Mexican field workers whogrew up working along with hisfamily and living in labor campsin the San Joaquin Valley.

At a young age he contractedtuberculosis and spent two yearsin a sanitarium in Springvillebefore recovering from the dis-ease.

Espinoza explained the title ofher book by saying “snail” is theEnglish meaning of the Spanishword caracol. But for Spanish-speaking people, it is a metaphorfor the twists and turns of life.

Incidentally, I learned fromchecking the Latino Book Awardswebsite that Pam Munoz Ryan,another author with local roots,was honored in two categories atthe June 5 ceremony in New YorkCity. Ryan won the Best Educa-tional Children’s Book awardwritten in English for “TheDreamer,” and Best Young Adultfiction in English or bilingual, for“El Sonador.”

Yes, ‘Grease’ is still the word‘Grease’When: 8 p.m. Friday and Sat-

urday; 2 p.m. Sunday

Where: Stars Restaurant

Theatre, 1931 Chester Ave.

Admission: $50-$54; $30

students

Information: 325-6100

‘Playful Minds’Opening reception: 5:30 to

7:30 p.m. Friday

Where: Younger Gallery,

1340 Truxtun Ave.

Admission: Free


Camille Gavin CONTRIBUTING COLUMNIST

GO & DO

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

her via e-mail at [email protected]

Stars Theatre stagesthe popular musical

PHOTO COURTESY OF PETER BECKMAN

Shay Burke, Frank Sierra, Bethany Rowlee, Rudy Hernandez, Cody Garcia appear in “Grease.”

PHOTO COURTESY OF ARTS COUNCIL OF KERN COUNTY

Yvonne Cavanagh submitted this work for “Playful Minds.”


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BY STEFANI DIASCalifornian assistant lifestyles editor

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On the heels of the nation’sbirthday, downtown will stillbe abuzz with all things Amer-

ican for its First Friday festivities.From patriotic landscapes and horsesto Chicano pride, celebrate our coun-try with artistic flair.

There are few things more Ameri-can than a family success story, andsuch is the case with Jorge Guillen,who opens his first solo show, “Chi-cano — In the Last Days of the 5thSun,” at The Foundry Friday.

The show is “completely personal.I’m attempting something that hasn’tbeen done in the family. It’s all havingto do with my parents or things Iexperienced growing up.”

Guillen’s 10 portraits serve as awho’s who of Latino figures.

“I picked particular images of Chi-cano pop culture, and I consider it’s acollection of social consciousness forthe masses.”

Subjects include United FarmWorkers leaders Dolores Huerta andRichard Chavez, and his centerpiece,Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa,which was a result of his work in lastyear’s “Latination” at Metro Galleries.

“I picked that one to be the particu-lar image, as I was sponsored by(Metro’s) Don Martin last year. I ranout of red (paint), ran out of bullets. Iran out of everything I needed. Pan-cho Villa was the fourth painting offour that I wasn’t able to do last year(for ‘Latination’).”

The image is striking in its use ofcolor. That boldness reflects Guillen’sefforts to focus on his art, both paint-ing and poetry, which he had present-ed at Fishlips’ open mic events andnow at Random Writers Workshopgatherings.

“In ’05, I decided to completelyfocus on my art. I was painting eversince I was a kid, but (in 2005) itchanged into a way of life.”

That focus has paid off for the 30-year-old artist, with a second placewin for “Latination” in 2010 and abest in show for The Foundry’s “Trashto Treasure” exhibit earlier this year.

“I used to beg people to hang mypaintings in their house. Now I havemy first solo show — hopefully notmy last.”

The Lamont artist said he hopesthis show has special meaning for thenext generation, whom he wants toinspire to express themselves.

“It (the show) specifically refer-ences many things, but I want littlekids to be proud that they’re from

McFarland, from Arvin, from Lamont.“You have to use your voice

because if you don’t use your voiceno one will listen to you.”

Bakersfield Art AssociationOver at the BAA Art Center, a group

of artists united in one voice toexpress their patriotism for “From Seato Shining Sea.”

The works “reflect America from

coast to coast,” said Karen King,whose painting is included in theshow.

Other works include a small sculp-ture by Betty Younger; a red, whiteand blue horsehair basket by CarolLair; and paintings by CharlotteWhite, Patti Doolittle, Jeanie Truitt,Floyd Dillon, Norma Eaton, NormaSavage, Margaret Stevens, Toni Lott,Coral Poole-Clark, Cindy Stiles, IvaCross Fendrick, Kay Hall, Fred Jacoberand Mary McWaters.

Head from the Art Center toDagny’s for a display of another all-American passion — horses — withworks by Marilyn Cameron. Thepainter, whose grandfather was ahorse trainer, started riding at the ageof 3. Although she is retired and nolonger rides, the 76-year-old artistsaid horses still inspire her.

“I’m not unique in any way except Ihave a passion for horses. I alwayssaid when I’m retired and old, I’llpaint them. I love cats, too. I thinkthey’re the next thing I’ll paint.

“You like to paint things you love,that you care about. That’s why youpaint, that’s why a musician plays —

First Fridays bringart out into the nightExhibits open downtownand up in Tehachapi

First Friday“Chicano — In the Last Days ofthe 5th Sun,” work by Jorge

Guillen, 5 to 9 p.m., The Foundry,

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“From Sea to Shining Sea,” 6 to

8 p.m. BAA Art Center, 1817 Eye

St.

Works by Marilyn Cameron, 6

to 8 p.m., Dagny’s Coffee Co.,

1600 20th St.

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BY CAMILLE GAVINContributing writer

[email protected]

Three times a year — March, July andOctober — the Friends of the KernCounty Library puts on what may be

the biggest used book sale in town.At one time it took place only in the

Beale Library auditorium but it has grownconsiderably in recent years and now spillsover into the entrance area. The July eventgets under way on Wednesday and contin-ues through July 14.

By the way, the sale is not limited tobooks. It includes videos and DVDs, as wellas audio books recorded on CD or tape. Asin the past, everything sold at the UsedBook Sale has been donated and all work isdone by volunteers. I know this is truebecause I’m one of the many who’vehelped out over the past 10 years.

The emphasis for the current sale is oncowboys and American Indians, and localand California history, although the selec-tion as a whole covers a range of publisheditems.

A word of caution for newcomers: thefirst day, Wednesday, is open only to mem-bers of the Friends. But if you haven’t yetjoined the organization, you can buy aone-year membership for $10. The follow-ing three days are open to the public atlarge. Best of all, on the final day every-thing is half price.

Darleen Jehnsen, one of the coordina-tors for the sale, said the books are “veryreasonably priced.” And that’s an under-statement. I’ve seen customers pay any-where from $3 to $10 for a handsome cof-fee-table volume filled with photographsthat may have cost as much as $50 origi-nally.

On the whole, though, the prices aremuch less than that. Most of the adultpaperbacks go for 50 cents and many ofthe books for teens and children go for as

little of 10 cents.“All the monies made by the Friends go

directly to the library for materials andsummer programs at all the branches,”Jehnsen said.

And it’s a significant amount. In thegroup’s March newsletter, Sherry Kelley,president, listed the items and projects forwhich the Friends plan to provide fundingin the current fiscal year, 2012-13.

“There will be $28,000 for circulatingmaterials, which will include paperbackbooks, audio books, and eBooks,” she said.“We will also fund $12,000 for two summerreading programs to be held at each of theKern County Library branches; about$3,000 in programs for the Beale MemorialLibrary and money for other projects thatwill benefit all the branches.”

Kelley noted that seven branches haveno Friends groups and the Kern CountyFriends, which is based at Beale, allocatesmoney to some of those to use as needed.

Recently the Friends of the Kern CountyLibrary received a grant from the Bakers-field Californian Foundation, Kelley said.The grant is for $1,700 and will be used topurchase books on the library’sAmazon.com wish list.

The public may also go to theAmazon.com website and purchase booksfor the library.

You won’t find a betterdeal on a book than here

Friends of the Kern CountyLibrary Used Book SaleWhen: 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday—mem-

bers only;) 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. July 12; 10

a.m. to 5:30 p.m. July 13; 10 a.m. to

5:30 p.m. July 14

Where: Beale Library Auditorium, 701

Truxtun Ave.

Admission: Free


CASEY CHRISTIE / THE CALIFORNIAN

The Friends of the Kern County Libraries Used Book Sale at the Beale MemorialLibrary also offers videos and DVDs, as well as audio books recorded on CD or tape.


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BY ASHLEY FISCHERContributing writer

Outside of the occasionalfantasy novel or ChanningTatum movie, “magic”

doesn’t really enter into theentertainment lives of most peo-ple. But Bakersfield magician RonSaylor is out to change all of that.

In 2009, Saylor teamed up withGaslight Melodrama to host hismonthly “Celebrities of Magic”

series, in hopes of allowing audi-ences to see some of the top per-formers the magical world has to

offer.“When I started this, I wasn’t

even sure I could get anyone tocome on a regular basis,” Saylorsaid. “I’m a regular performer atthe Magic Castle in Hollywood,and it has magic shows 365 daysa year. But to try and bring thatsort of a venue to Bakersfield —that’s a whole different ballgame.Now I’m to the point where Ihave magicians from all over theplace calling me and asking to bea part of the show. At thismoment, I’m booked solid withperformers through July of 2013.”

Each “Celebrities of Magic”performance takes place on thesecond Monday of the month, or“Magic Mondays” as they’vecome to be known around theMelodrama. Typically, Mondaynights aren’t exactly the mostenchanting evenings in showbusiness, but for Saylor and hisperformers, many of whom travelto Bakersfield from Los Angelesor Nevada, the combination hasproved to be pretty … well, magi-cal.

“These acts that I’m bringing to

Monday nights purely magicalOff-night means cheapershows, better talents

Ron Saylor’s Celebritiesof Magic Presents: RobZabreckyWhen: Monday, 7:30 p.m.

Where: The Gaslight Melo-

drama

Cost: $20 per person

Info: 587-3377

BY CAMILLE GAVINContributing writer

[email protected]

Sarah Fanucchi didn’t have to searchfar for inspiration when she receivedan assignment called “Faces of War”

for her South High art class: She justlooked into the face of her mother, whowas about the same age as Sarah when sheenlisted in the Air Force 30 years ago.

The acrylic painting now hangs in theCapitol building in Washington, D.C.,where it will be on display for one year.

The 18-by-18-inch canvas — as patrioticas it is personal — is done in pop-art styleand depicts her then-18-year-old mother,Carrie, proudly wearing her U.S. Air Forceuniform.

To create the picture, Sarah, now 19,used as a model a photograph taken whenCarrie graduated from basic training atLackland Air Force Base in Texas.

Sarah’s teacher, Hank Washington, sug-gested she enter the painting in an art con-test.

“I really didn’t know what it was for andI’d forgotten all about it,” Sarah said dur-ing a recent phone conversation. “Then allof a sudden, Mr. Washington called andsaid I won.”

What she had won was first place in theCongressional Art Competition for the 20thCongressional District, according to a pressrelease from Rep. Jim Costa, whose districtincludes part of Kern County. Her awardincluded a trip to Washington, D.C., and atour of the Capitol.

Since 1982, the competition has honoredthe creative talents of thousands of highschool students across the nation, therelease said. Local competitions are volun-tarily hosted by members of Congress intheir home districts. In June, the winningartwork is sent to Washington, and winners

are invited to the Capitol for a ribbon-cut-ting ceremony and Congressional recep-tion. The competition receives more than500 entries every year.

On June 20, the day of her tour, Costaalso honored Sarah in a statement hemade on the floor of the House of Repre-sentatives.

“It is just over a minute long and it wascompletely unexpected,” said CarrieFanucchi, who, along with Sarah’s father,David Fanucchi, and brother AnthonyFanucchi, accompanied her to Washing-ton. The Fanucchis were not present tohear the congressman make the statementbut were able to see a video of it onYouTube.

Here’s a portion of Costa’s tribute toSarah.

“As I welcome her and her family toWashington this week, I applaud Sarah’s

artistic feat, but her perseverance throughher challenges is what I find most impres-sive about this young lady. The art and lifeshe has created is something any parent orteacher can and should be proud of.

“From a young age,” he continued,“Sarah struggled with reading and math. Itwas only when a high school teacher atBakersfield’s South High School recog-nized her artistic talent that she becameexcited about school. After this, Sarah’sgrades improved and she began to excel inthe classroom.”

During our conversation, Sarahexpressed her gratitude for all of the teach-ers who supported her during her fouryears at South High.

“Especially Mr. Washington, who taughtme about art and Mr. (David) Bayne, thespecial ed counselor — he helped me getstarted in my freshman year,” she said. “Ihave dyslexia and I can do things, but it’sjust a little harder.”

This was Sarah’s first time in ournation’s capital and she obviously enjoyedit.

“It was cool seeing all the things I’velearned about in school,” she said, “likegoing to the National Gallery and seeing

the painting of George Washington thatDolley Madison saved when the WhiteHouse burned.”

Sarah plans to attend Bakersfield Collegein the fall but won’t be able to take any artclasses because they are impacted.

Asked if she might eventually follow inher mother’s footsteps and join the mili-tary, Sarah laughed and said, “I don’t thinkI’m brave enough.”

Love of country— and momStudent wins congressional artcontest and trip to Washington

Honoring the artsCongressman Kevin McCarthy also

selected a winner from among the stu-

dents who submitted artwork in the

22nd District, which he represents.

Yasmine Suleiman, who will be a sen-

ior at Stockdale High School, under the

direction of her art teacher, Linda

Hyatt, created her piece, titled “Plight

of Man,” using charcoal as her medi-

um. Suleiman’s piece also will hang in

the corridor leading to the U.S. Capitol

for one year. The student and other

winners in the district were honored at

a reception at Metro Galleries in Bak-

ersfield in May.

CASEY CHRISTIE / THE CALIFORNIAN

South High art teacher Hank Washington helps student Sarah Fanucchi with a pop-art picture of her mother in her Air Force uniform.

PHOTO COURTESY OF REP. JIM COSTA

Sarah Fanucchi’s award-winning paint-ing of her mother wearing her U.S. AirForce uniform now hangs in the U.S.Capitol building.

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Using funds from the state’sDepartment of Education,the Boys and Girls Club of

Kern County has been able tohelp five times as many school-aged children in the Frazier Parkarea than ever before. That’ssomething the club wants to cele-brate.

A little over six years ago, themountain communities didn’teven have a Boys and Girls Club,something former town councilpresident Linda MacKay wasuncomfortable with.

“I grew up in a rural communi-ty in Tulare County, and I’d seen alot of kids fall through thecracks,” MacKay said. “In therural communities, there isn’t alot to do.”

MacKay said she received a callfrom Bakersfield City Council-man David Couch, who was atthe time a Boys and Girls Clubboard member.

MacKay said she was told theclub was trying to expand intoother parts of the county and wasasked if the mountain communi-ties would be interested in havingone.

“I said ‘absolutely,’” MacKaysaid.

The club was up and runningby June 2006, offering after-school programs in facilities rent-ed from local churches. But that’snot where the program was goingto stay.

“It was our original intent toget (the after-school programs)on campus,” MacKay said. “It wasmore user-friendly, more com-fortable for the parents becausethe kids didn’t have to be bused.”

“In the past in the Frazier Parkarea we would serve less than 40kids, less than 20 at one point,”said Maggie Cushine, resourcedevelopment director for the club.

“I know for a while it was astruggle to provide services to thekids because transportation wasan issue,” said Cushine, whoadded the club applied for fundsfrom the state DOE’s After School

Education and Safety program(ASES) to begin the campus-based program in Frazier Park.That strategy had been successfulin school districts like BakersfieldCity, Lamont, Arvin, Standard andVineland. For Frazier Park, thatmoney allowed 96 children toparticipate in club after-schoolprograms during this past year,and approximately 40 are cur-rently participating in the club’ssummer program.

“The kids get to go year-round,” Cushine said.

During the school year, stu-dents received homework assis-tance and also participated inphysical fitness and recreationalactivities that reinforced whatthey were learning in school.

“It’s ‘disguised learning,’”Cushine said. “We work with theschool district to keep track ofwhat they’re learning in schooland we coordinate with that.”

“They’re learning stuff butthey’re having fun doing it,”Cushine said.

Even the summer program isschool-focused.

“We try to mitigate that sum-mer learning loss by having activ-ities that give that disguisedlearning,” Cushine said.

The growth of the entire club in

the last decade has been remark-able, from one club in east Bak-ersfield to three clubhouses (twoin Bakersfield and one in Lam-ont) and 48 campus-based pro-grams, including the most recentone at Frazier Park Elementary.

According to the state Depart-ment of Education, the ASES pro-gram was created in 2002 withthe voter-approved Proposition49, which replaced the earlierBefore and After School Learningand Safe Neighborhoods Partner-ship program. ASES funds part-nerships between schools and

community resources to provideeducational and enrichment pro-grams to students. Boys and GirlsClubs offer programs in five coreareas, including character andleadership development, educa-tion and career development,health and life skills, the arts, andsports, fitness and recreation.

Donors and clients for the Boysand Girls Club will celebrate (anddonate to) the club’s accomplish-ments at the annual Heart of theMountain fundraiser dinner onJuly 14 at the Tejon RanchHacienda in Lebec.

Youth club gainingin mountain towns

Heart of the Mountain,fundraiser for Boys andGirls Club Frazier ParkWhere: Tejon Ranch Hacien-

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watching movies, and taking adent out of the ever-growingmountain of laundry building upin my closet.

However, last week I decidedrather than sleep all day and stinkup my apartment, I should actu-ally try and get some exercise in.The weather’s been fairly niceand with the bike trail so close, Ithrew on my most comfortableexercise wear, grabbed my oldschool, 160 Gb iPod, and hit theroad for a few hours of clarity.

I’m not one of those types ofpeople who listen to techno whileI work out, nor do I have carefullythought-out playlists with titleslike, “Matt’s Jams,” “Clobberin’Time” or “Namaste.” I’ve foundthere is no good way to tailormusic playlists. Even the thoughtof it makes me exhausted.

I’m not into criticizing localradio. They get enough of that,plus they’re powerless to changeanything you hear on the dialanyway. So what do I do? I hit theroad with archived radio podcastsdownloaded free off the web.

Among my favorite blasts fromthe not-so-recent past: thearchived 2006–2009 “Jonesy’sJukebox” shows hosted by SexPistols guitarist Steve Jones. Orig-inally broadcast afternoons onIndie 103.1 FM in Los Angeles,before the station headed to web-

only streamingthree years ago,it’s one of thebest shows of itskind, especially

for music geekslike myself.

Joneshas

been an Angeleno for years andcan strike up a conversation withjust about anyone he comes incontact with: Cheech & Chong,Duran Duran vocalist Simon LeBon, Oasis, Eddie Money, RageAgainst the Machine guitaristTom Morello, and many otherswho have been guests. One of thebest interviews features comedi-an Jim Norton, who shares indetail his many uses for Craigslistpersonal ads. It’s blue, off-the-cuff entertainment from Jones,who besides being a member ofone of music’s most iconic punkbands, is quite the music histori-an. The only parts of the showmissing are the musical seg-ments. Jones has some eclectictastes and always handpicked hisfavorites, which never follows anyparticular genre. If you’re aKROQ.com listener, you can stillcatch the new Jonesy’s JukeboxSunday evenings at 7 p.m. Thoseshows aren’t available to add toyour iPod, but you can stream hismusic picks via their website.

Another interesting podcast is“Lyrics Undercover,” also avail-able for free at iTunes. In a lengthyseries of 10-minute episodes, youcan find out the song meaningsbehind everything from OingoBoingo’s “Dead Man’s Party” toThey Might be Giants’ “Birdhouse

in Your Soul,” and Death Cab ForCuties’ “I Will Possess Your Heart.”Narrator Brian Ibbot of the Den-ver Post has an easygoing voiceand shares a brief bio on the artistbefore chiming in bits of infoabout various lyrical passages.You can download episodes freeon iTunes or subscribe at lyric-sundercover.com.

These are just two examples ofwhat’s out there; there’s also theKevin Smith Smodcast, the AdamCarolla podcast, etc. All free andlegal to download for hours of lis-tening. Not to sound like an Applesalesman, but if you don’t haveiTunes yet, go download it — free.

Peter Murphy in BakoTickets are currently on sale for

an Aug. 19 concert featuring for-mer Bauhaus lead vocalist and“Godfather of Goth,” Peter Mur-phy at On the Rocks.

In the late ’70s through the’80s, Bauhaus helped popularizethe goth music and fashionmovement in England, withgloomy lyrics and a dark, theatri-cal stage show. Their influenceeventually made it to the U.S. andstill resonates today whereBauhaus “vampire bat” T-shirtshave become an essential part ofteen wardrobes, and Murphy’s

baritone voice style has becomethe standard for legions of imita-tors. Bauhaus released fivealbums over the course of itscareer in between breakups, andat one point even morphed intothe group Love & Rockets. Sincegoing solo, Murphy has neverstopped performing and collabo-rating with artists such as TrentReznor and even made a briefappearance in “Twilight: Eclipse”as, you guessed it, a vampire.Today at age 54 he sounds andlooks even more authenticallygoth — if there is such thing. Byfar one of the more interestingBakersfield concert bookings,let’s hope he can stand theAugust Bako heat. Also appearingare the Ours and DJ Josex.Advance tickets are $30 and canbe purchased at the club oronline at tgptix.com. On theRocks, 1517 18th St. For moreinformation call 327-7625.

Matt’s PicksMetalachi at B Ryder’s Bar,

7401 White Lane, 9 p.m., Friday,$10, 397-7304.

These loco bandidos continuebuilding a massive fan base as theonly group of its kind, even gar-nering a blessing from their idolsAnthrax, Motorhead and Slayer.Meshing Mexican mariachi musicwith the headbanging sound ofheavy metal, the result is nothingshort of bizarre. Onstage they

rock traditional mariachi outfitswith wild makeup, covering clas-sics by Metallica, Ozzy, Led Zep-pelin, plus lots of extra cheesycovers from Europe, Poison andother hairy-fying acts from the‘80s. According to the band, theywere originally scorned by manyof the longtime Los Angeles mari-achi groups, who accused themof messing with tradition afterforming last year. Don’t expectthis loco train to stop anytimesoon; they pack out every show.Opening is local country metalhybrid Black Water Soul.

Reverend Horton Heat at Onthe Rocks, 1517 18th St., 7 p.m.,Tuesday, $23, 327-7625.

Wild Texan Reverend HortonHeat to me is and will always bethe king of modern-day rockabil-ly and its deranged cousin, psy-chobilly. I’ve seen the Rev at theVans Warped Tour, The Hooten-anny, and every dive bar up anddown the West Coast. Every showhas kicked, and he never disap-points. His 1994 CD “Liquor inthe Front,” produced by Min-istry’s Al Jourgenson, is still asfresh as it was the day I bought it.This year the Rev celebrates 25years of music and is about torelease an anniversary box settitled “25 to Life” that features alive concert CD and DVD, plus adocumentary on the band. Alsoappearing are Supersuckers andGoddamn Gallows.


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“We worked with Wounded Heroes last year aswell. We always do a bout in July with a patriotic

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a military background.”— Christy Miller, Bakersfield teacher and Diamond Diva

BY GENE GARAYGORDOBILContributing writer

With names like Twisted Hippie andDevious Darling, you might thinkthe brawling broads of Bakers-

field roller derby are more about inflictingpain than easing it.

But the ladies of Bakersfield DiamondDivas have a softer side, and the proof is inthe many people they’ve helped throughthe years by donating all gate proceeds toworthy local causes. On Saturday they’reputting it all on the line for wounded veter-ans with a triple-header so fierce thatthey’re moving the whole shebang toRabobank Arena, temporarily rolling out ofSkateland, the usual venue for their bouts.

Christy Miller, a Bakersfield teacher andDiamond Diva, is helping to organize whatshe said is the first-ever roller derby eventat Rabobank Arena, a benefit for theWounded Heroes Foundation.

“We worked with Wounded Heroes lastyear as well,” Miller said. “We always do about in July with a patriotic theme. Some-thing to do with servicemen and women.We have several players and coaches with amilitary background.”

The Divas are an all-girl, flat-track rollerderby team, with 30 to 40 members. Theyare in their fourth season and are hopingto take roller derby in a whole new direc-tion.

The group’s inspiration comes from1940s pin-up girls, along with the idea thatbeauty is only skin deep. Sometimes,beneath all that glamour, a girl can have adangerous undercurrent. The womencome from many different career pathsand walks of life, and are grateful for theoutlet that helps them release their pent-up aggression.

Miller has been a Diva for about threeyears and carries the moniker the NiceOne, and says — with a little sarcasm —the reason why, “is self-explanatory.”

“Every time we have a bout, we play fora charity,” she said. “We get our name outthere, and we also bring awareness to theworthy charities we work with.”

The Wounded Heroes Foundation sup-ports injured U.S. Armed Forces men andwomen serving in Iraq, Afghanistan andaround the world. Unfortunately, traumat-ic injuries, including amputations, gunshotwounds, burns and blasts, force many ofthem into retirement.

The foundation offers physical, emo-tional and financial help for these wound-ed heroes and their families. Its mission issimple: Pay tribute to these wounded

heroes’ service by enhancing recoverywherever possible.

Once extremely popular in the 1970sand ’80s, roller derby has made a come-back in recent years, Miller said, mostly asa women’s sport.

“I think many people don’t know itexists in town, but we are getting the wordout, slowly but surely,” she said.

The Divas will take on Atomic Assault,while its sister team, the Rough Cuts, willplay Rockin Rolla. The new men’s team,Slick City Rollerz, which Miller coaches,will take on NorCal.

“We normally play at Skateland in Bak-ersfield, and we get up to 800 peopleattending our bouts,” she said.

Having a bout at Rabobank Arena couldtop that, Miller said. “We are hoping to getbetween the 800 and 1,000 range.”

Saturday’s bout will also mark the pre-miere of the Divas junior team, the Dia-mond City Minors, whose players arebetween the ages of 8 to 18-ish.

“It’s cool, their growing up and feedinginto the Diamond Divas,” said the Comp-ton Junior High math teacher. “It alsobreeds the culture here.”

Miller’s own path to roller derby startedwhen she was young, though she wasmore interested in landing jumps thanpunches.

“I’ve been skating artistically since I was6, and my home rink was Skateland,” shesaid. “Growing up, I played a lot of basket-ball, some softball too.”

Roller derby allows Miller to use her ath-letic side.

“I’m able to mix it up and it can get pret-ty aggressive,” she said. “It’s fun.”

She’s also gotten into coaching with theDivas’ new men’s team.

“Here’s the thing, historically speaking:Men have always been part of roller derbywhen it started,” Miller said. “But when itcame back, it was just a women’s sport,and men were pushed off to the side.

“It really hasn’t taken hold for them yet,”she said. “Men get the feeling of not beingembraced by those watching the sport, notbeing placed in the forefront.”

People are slowing starting to come backto them.

“It’s going to take time to win peopleover,” she said. “And I took over the men’steam as my own little project.”


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BY DAVID PATRICK STEARNSThe Philadelphia Inquirer

Journalists are supposed to be the ulti-mate Zeligs: We pop up at the rightplaces with faces hidden by the shoul-

ders and hairdos of the famous and power-ful. We observe and report, always in thethick of things but never part of them.Journalists aren’t usually role models orpublic figures, aren’t elected officials, anddon’t receive taxpayer money. Who careswhich ones are gay?

But Anderson Cooper, 45, the CNN starjournalist who Monday came out as a gayman (to nobody’s surprise), is as much aTV personality and celebrity (the son ofsocialite Gloria Vanderbilt) as he is a jour-nalist. Besides having his own nighttimebroadcast and daytime talk show, his pre-recorded voice narrated “How to Succeedin Business Without Really Trying” onBroadway.

But after the “coming-outs” of RickyMartin, former New Jersey Gov. JimMcGreevey, and, last year, another CNNanchor, Don Lemon, is this news?

It is. Even in New York City. Even thoughthe landscape changed dramatically sincePresident Obama endorsed gay marriage.

Last weekend, when I bumped into an oldManhattan friend and told him how wellhe and his boyfriend looked these days, thereply was, “He’s not my boyfriend!” — andheld up a wedding ring.

Even before the advent of same-sexunions, Philadelphia was pretty relaxed onsuch matters. Two of the city’s culturemoguls, Opera Company of Philadelphia’sgeneral director David Devan and thePhiladelphia Orchestra’s incoming musicdirector Yannick Nézet-Séguin, never cameout because they were never “in.”

From Day One, Devan introduced hismale partner as quickly as he introducedhimself. And even before Mayor MichaelNutter introduced Nézet-Séguin “and hispartner Pierre” Tourville in front of CityHall, you knew what the story was: Afterall, the guy wasn’t legally married and hasthree cats. Now that it’s all out in the open,nobody talks about a gay takeover of thearts, but have seized upon somethingmore novel by referring to “the Canadianmafia” (since both men are from there).

Previously, celebrity outings were thesolution to the lying and hiding that’s sounseemly and complicated. The publicwants details on who is occupying brainspace in its heads and resents informationbeing withheld. Maybe they don’t have the

right to such information, but they’re notwrong in wanting it. Even in scholarly cir-cles.

At the New York University musicologydepartment (from which I graduated),obviously straight professors led entire

classes on whether Franz Schubert wasgay. It’s a significant piece of the puzzle.But TV star T.R. Knight could have spokenfor Schubert (who died in 1828) when hehoped that being gay “isn’t the most inter-esting part of me.”

The new reason for coming out is lessabout personal convenience: With bully-ing, bashing, and gay-related teenage sui-cide statistics very much in the news, theAnderson Coopers of the world need topresent themselves as people who foundthe light at the end of the tunnel that manymen and women still go through as part ofdiscovering that they’re minorities in thesexuality department.

As in race issues, it’s a challenge thatdoesn’t go away.

In the extended email Cooper wrote togay commentator Andrew Sullivan — andpublished Monday in the Daily Beast —the most important words were “I love andam loved. In my opinion, the ability to loveanother person is one of God’s greatestgifts, and I thank God every day forenabling me to give and share love withthe people in my life.”

Maybe those words wouldn’t havestopped 18-year-old Tyler Clementi fromjumping off a bridge in 2010 after his Rut-gers University roommate spied on hissame-sex intimacies with a webcam. Butthey certainly couldn’t hurt.

Coopers of the world should uniteIf only as role model for gayyouth, they are definitely needed

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town, I couldn’t afford to bring them on aFriday or Saturday night because then theticket prices would be four times theamount,” Saylor explained. “I’m bringingthe performers on an off night to a theateron an off night, and it’s the perfect combi-nation.”

Tickets for each Celebrities of Magic per-formance are $20, which Saylor empha-sized is far less than the $60 or $80 onemight pay to see the magicians he recruitsperform at another venue.

In addition to keeping his prices low,Saylor prides himself on bringing to Bak-ersfield magicians who practice what hedescribed as “high-caliber, kid-friendly,adult magic” — meaning you probablywon’t see many tired old rabbits beingpulled from hats.

“There’s nothing cliché about theseshows; none of these shows will you walkaway from going, ‘I’ve seen that donesomewhere before.’ These magicians areall the best of their breed.”

All but one of the acts Saylor has line upare recognized as being full-time magicalperformers by the revered Magic Castle in

Hollywood. Many magicians, includingSaylor himself, begin their magical careersperforming there, and this month’s fea-tured act, Rob Zabrecky, is no exception.

Zabrecky, described on his website as a“magical humorist,” is a relative newcomerto the magic world, meaning he’s onlybeen doing it for the last decade or so.

Zabrecky is a relative late-comer to theworld of magic, having switched from hisoriginal career in music (he fronted a bandin the ’90s called Possum Dixon). But lastmonth, the Academy of Magical Arts gaveZabrecky its seal of approval, bestowing onhim the title of “Stage Performer of theYear.” It’s sort of considered the Oscars ofthe magic world.

Saylor, ever the secretive magician, hint-ed about what audiences can expect to seefrom Zabrecky, but wasn’t about to giveaway all of his colleague’s tricks:

“When you think of Rob Zabrecky, kindof picture the Addams Family meets DavidCopperfield. In his show, there are surpris-es around every corner, but there’s alsosort of a dark humor to it as well. It’s defi-nitely more theatrical than your standardmagic show.”

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the satisfaction.”Cameron, who also volunteers with

Mastering Abilities Riding Equines(M.A.R.E.), said she’ll have 10 watercolorson display at the coffee shop.

First Friday TehachapiIt’s too far on horseback, but you can

hop in the car and head to Tehachapi forits First Friday. With its own bustling down-town arts scene, the city offers art, enter-tainment and food once a month.

Highlighting the July event is a screeningof “The First 70,” a documentary of the 70California state parks marked for closurethis month. Presented by the Save Saddle-back Committee (focused on preservingSaddleback Butte State Park east of Lan-caster), the event will also include volun-teers from Tomo-Kahni State Historic Parkdiscussing the current status and plans forlocal sites slated for closure.

State park interpreter Jean Rhyne, whohelped create the Saddleback committee,said she was impressed by how the filmturned out.

“I have seen some of it, and I was reallyamazed by the dramatic scenery they cap-tured, and the sincerity of their personalinterviews with park staff,” she wrote in anemail.

“We remembered when they visited ourpark — it was a very small, casual filmingoperation that didn’t really draw our atten-tion — so we were blown away when wesaw the magnificent, professional productthey made it into.”

Rhyne said the screening is vital “tobring attention to the reality of what is onthe line. The closure status of our localparks is changing day to day, but overallwe’re on a very slippery slope and we needthe public’s support more than ever.”

Some nearby parks in the film includeFort Tejon, whose student living historyprogram was recently preserved throughdonations; Tule Elk State Reserve, in nego-tiations to stay open; and Red RockCanyon and Tomo-Kahni, both stayingopen.

Tehachapi galleries and museums alsotake part in First Friday. This month,CrossRoads Gallery (101 E. TehachapiBlvd.) will showcase “Liquid Life,” withworks from Helen McAllister, Suzan Chris-tenson, Flo Sussell and NASA pilot MarkPestana. Other featured artists include Alli-son Gray at Fiddlers Crossing (206 E. F St.),Geraldine Veatch and Tina Dille at Gallery‘N’ Gifts (100 W. Tehachapi Blvd.), and Jes-sica Grant at The Back Street Gallery (106W. Tehachapi Blvd.).

The Tehachapi Museum (310 S. GreenSt.) will display a collection of Santa ClaraPueblo pottery that belonged to the lateBetty Mead, a former publisher of theTehachapi News. And the Tehachapi DepotRailroad Museum (101 W. Tehachapi Blvd.)is currently exhibiting vintage train timeta-bles, Lionel’s Spirit of ’76 commemorativetoy train set and pictures celebrating thedepot’s second anniversary as a railroadmuseum.— Tehachapi News community reporter ShirleyGiven contributed to this report

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I never thought about that. All the nan-nies on the show do it because they hon-estly like kids. It shows that nannies can befun and interesting and hot too, and notjust old-school and boring. You do get con-tacts. They get to know you and they canhelp you.

Kenny G said, “I’d never let my son playin my band just because he’s my son.” Buthe wrote the foreword for my book. I askpeople for stuff. I’m not afraid.

Are you afraid of how you might beportrayed on the show? Some realitystars complain of being the victims ofunfair editing.

I’m in charge of everything I do. I’mpretty confident that I’ll be a likable char-acter.

Hey, if I make Snooki’s paycheck, I’ll beOK. Say whatever you want!

Do you want kids of your own?I want a few kids. But I want to stop nan-

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I’m not sure what I was expecting from“Katy Perry: Part of Me,” but I know itwasn’t this: a pleasant surprise.

The documentary, directed by Dan Cut-forth and Jane Lipsitz, follows the massive-ly popular pop star on her 2011 tour, andalso uses old footage, some of it homemovies, to chronicle her rise to stardom. Insome respects it’s one big Katy Perry com-mercial, sure.

But she is so engaging and accessible —her breakup with husband Russell Brandand her reaction to it is included here, cer-tainly something she didn’t have to agreeto include — and just so decent that it’shard not to get caught up in the fuss.

It doesn’t make her music any better,but it will give you a different perspectivewhile you’re listening to it. And yes, youcan just feel the last remaining bit of streetcred seeping from your body as youacknowledge this — I saw the Clash live! —but who cares? Of course it’s not an unbi-ased perspective, but above all “Katy Perry:Part of Me” makes its star out to be some-one deserving of the fame and fortunethat’s come her way.

The film begins with Perry’s massiveTeenage Dreams tour, which would go onfor nearly a year. It’s an impressive produc-

tion, as we see the now-standard time-lapse montage of the crew building thestage at whatever arena she and the bandare playing that night. Of course, withPerry, her look is as important as hermusic, so there are costume folks, make-up artists and more in tow.

What’s impressive here is that most ofthem were with Perry before she gotfamous. Her loyalty to the people she’sknown for a long time is a recurring themein the film, and one of her more attractivequalities.

We see old footage of her father, a Pente-costal minister, preaching, and learn fromPerry and her sister that their upbringingwas strictly religious — her sister neverheard of Michael Jackson until she was 14— and somewhat stifling. Perry beganwriting and singing Christian songs andmade an album. But she also heard an Ala-nis Morissette album and realized that thiswas more in line with what she wanted todo. She left home for Los Angeles when shewas 17.

The typical music-business struggles fol-lowed, though in Perry’s case it seemsmore cruel than most, with labels signingher and trying to shape her into the latest

pop tart sensation. Perry writes songs soshe resisted, getting dropped and resigned.We get a good sense of how hard sheworked before anyone knew who she was.

Her first big hit was “I Kissed a Girl,” andone of the movie’s highlights is watchingthe filmmakers discuss the song with herparents. (Perry’s father, by the way, seemsby the looks of it to have changed his affili-ation to the Church of the Aging Hipsters.)Her mother doesn’t much approve of thesong, but she clearly is proud of herdaughter and her success.

We see Brand from time to time backstage, and throughout the grueling tour,whenever she has a few days off Perry fliesto wherever he is to be with him. The dis-integration of their relationship appears tohappen somewhat suddenly, though her

manager says it was a shock to everyone,that Perry hid it. This is when we see Perryat her most vulnerable, barely able to goonstage at one point before rallying to theoccasion. Again, in a film like this, we seewhat the artist wants us to see (or willallow us to), but she shows a lot ofresilience.

None of this — including the elaborate3D concert footage — is going to make youlike songs such as “California Gurls,””Teenage Dream” and “Firework” anymore or any less.

Perry is an unapologetic pop star, andher music reflects that — it’s not for every-one. “Katy Perry: Part of Me” probablyisn’t, either. But it presents Perry as a lik-able, hardworking artist, someone you rootfor, even if she’s not on your iPod.

Portrait of a popstar and her artKaty Perry surprisingly openabout divorce in winning movie

‘Katy Perry: Part of Me’★★1⁄2

Running time: 97 minutes

Rated: PG-13

PARAMOUNT PICTURES

Katy Perry appears in a scene from “Katy Perry: Part of Me.”


Eye Street

TodayMaggie Rose, 7 p.m., Buck Owens’ Crystal

Palace, 2800 Buck Owens Blvd. Free. 328-

7560.

Concerts by the Fountain, oldies, funk,

latin, and country with Thee Majestics, 7 to

9 p.m., The Marketplace, 9000 Ming Ave.

Recently Undisturbed Concert, 6:15 to

8:30 p.m., Covenant Coffee, 1700 N.

Chester Ave. Free. 829-6737.

Balloon Party with IncrediBear, part of

the children’s Summer Reading Program, 4

to 5 p.m., Beale Memorial Library, 701 Trux-

tun Ave. 868-0750.

Farmer’s Market, 4 to 7 p.m., Tehachapi

Blvd. and Robinson St., in downtown

Tehachapi. 822-6519.

Grand Opening, with ribbon-cutting with

NOR Chamber of Commerce, 11:30 a.m. to

12:15 p.m., Covenant Coffee, 1700 N.


Guitar Class, taught by Mark Albert, for

individuals or a group, Juliana’s Art Studio &

Gallery, 501 18th St. $25. call 578-4570 or

327-7507 for class details.

Taft Certified Farmers Market, 5 to 8

p.m., 5th St. Plaza, Taft. 765-2165.

Bingo, warm ups 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.

Bookseller’s Book Group, 7 p.m., Barnes

and Noble, in the cafe, 4001 California Ave.

631-2575.

FridayFloat-In Movie, watch “Dolphin Tale” on

your raft, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., McMurtrey

Aquatic Center, 1325 Q St. $3 person; $10

per group (up to 6 members). 852-7430.

Chaparral in Concert, 1 to 3 p.m.,

Covenant Coffee House, 1700 N. Chester

Ave. Free. 829-6737.

Along the Beach: Family Story Time &Crafts, part of the children’s Summer

Reading Program, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Beale

Memorial Library, 701 Truxtun Ave. Free.

868-0750.

First Friday Downtown, featuring live

music, art openings, specialty shops, gal-

leries and boutiques, artists will set up their

artwork, 5 to 9 p.m., Downtown Arts Dis-

trict. Email [email protected] or

[email protected].

Wine & Beer Tasting, enjoy wine and beer

tasting along with appetizers, 5 to 7 p.m.,

Steak and Grape Restaurant, 4420 Coffee

Rd., $20. 588-9463.

Saturday“Midnight in Paris” Cinema Saturday,begins at sundown, Valentien Restaurant &

Wine Bar, 1310 Truxtun Ave., Suite 160. 864-

0397.

Bakersfield Blaze vs. Lake ElsinoreStorm, 7:45 p.m. Saturday through Mon-

day, Sam Lynn Ball Park, 4009 Chester Ave.

$8-$12. bakersfieldblaze.com or 716-HITS.

Roller Derby for Heroes, 5 p.m.,

Rabobank Arena, 1001 Truxtun Ave. $18.45

to $27.60 (fees included). ticketmaster.com

or 800-745-3000.

Book Signing, with author Susan K. Boyd

of “The Book of Bullies: How to Handle

them Without Becoming One,” 1 to 3 p.m.,

Russo’s, 9000 Ming Ave. 665-4686.

Garden Project Community Meeting,learn how to plant your own vegetable gar-

den, 10 to noon a.m., St. Luke Anglican

Church, 2730 Mall View Road. 332-3204.

Just for Kids, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Buena

Vista Museum of Natural History, 2018

Chester Ave. $7 adults; $5 students w/ID,

seniors; $4 for children under 18; 5 and

under are free. Members are free. 324-

6350.

Sierra Club-Buena Vista Group Program& Brunch, with hydrologist Robert Crewd-

son, Ph.D., discussing “Corruption, Abuse of

Power, and How to Make Money in the

Water Business,” 10 a.m., Camino Real

Restaurant, 3500 Truxtun Ave. 833-1187 or

203-2619.

Cat Adoptions, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., or by

appointments, Petco, 8220 Rosedale High-

way. $65 includes spay/neuter, vaccines

and leukemia testing. 327-4706.

Farmers Market, 8 a.m. to noon, next to

Golden State Mall, 3201 F St., and 9 a.m. to

1 p.m., Brimhall Square, 9500 Brimhall

Road.

Kern Humane Society’s Spay/NeuterAssistance, offers discount coupons to

the public on the first Saturday of every

month, 325-2589.

SundayLatino Bridal & Quinceanera Expo, noon

to 5 p.m., Kern County Fairgrounds, Building

#2, 1142 S. P St. Free admission and park-

ing. 637-2323.

Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Kaiser

Permanente, 8800 Ming Ave. 877-524-7373.

THEATER“The Wizard of Oz,” performed by BMT’s

School of Performing Arts; 7 p.m. Friday; 2

p.m. Saturday, Bakersfield High School, in

Harvey Auditorium, 1241 G St. $10. 716-

0316.

Improv Comedy Show, with Center For

Improv Advancement, 8 to 9:30 p.m. Fri-

days and Saturdays, Ice House, 3401

Chester Ave., Suite M. Adults: $5, children

under 12 are $1. ciacomedy.com.

Go & Do

Maggie Rose, 7 p.m. today, Buck

Owens’ Crystal Palace, 2800 Buck

Owens Blvd. Free. 328-7560.

GO & DO

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Eye Street

ART“From Sea To Shining Sea”Artist Reception, 6 to 8 p.m. Fri-

day, Bakersfield Art Association

Art Center, 1817 Eye St. Free. 869-

2320.

Exhibits on Display, Visual Arts

Small Works Festival,” “Paintings

by Dennis Ziemienski,” “L.A. te:

Photographs of Los Angeles after

Dark,” “Eye Gallery: A Day in the

Life,” now through Aug. 26, Bak-

ersfield Museum of Art, 1930 R St.

$5 adults; $4 seniors (65+); $2

students; children under 6 are

free. 323-7219.

Opening Reception, for artist

Jim Bates, 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Capi-

tal Real Estate Group, 1700


Opening Reception, for artist

Marilyn Cameron, 6 to 8 pm. Fri-

day, Dagny’s Coffee Co., 1600

20th St. 634-0806.

Opening Reception of “PlayfulMinds,” featuring ceramic artists

of Kern County; no host bar, hors

d’oeuvres, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Fri-

day, Younger Gallery (located in

the Bank of America tower), 1430

Truxtun Ave., Suite 105. 324-

9000.

Stained Glass Classes, six-week

class, 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays,

Juliana’s Art Studio & Gallery, 501

18th St. $150. 327-7507.

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.

Art Classes, in drawing, water-

color, oils, color theory, for begin-

ners 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 St. Visit mercybaakersfield.org/

art or to register, 632-5357.

Family Day, 10 a.m. Saturday,

Buena Vista Museum of Natural

History, 2018 Chester Ave. two

adults and up to six children,

admission only $20. 324-6350.

MUSIC

AcousticKing Tut, 10606 Hageman Road;

Ernie Lewis, 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday.

Free.

BluesKRBS Open Blues Jam, The Kern

River Saloon, 20 Tobias St.,

Kernville, 760-376-4786; Kern

River Blues Society Open Blues

Jam, 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday.

Classic RockT-Bones Steakhouse, 8020 Dis-

trict Blvd., 398-1300; Elevation

406, 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Friday;

Luckystiffs, 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Sat-

urday.

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

No Limit, 9 p.m. Friday and Satur-

day.

ComedyElevation Lounge, 818 Real

Road, 325-6864; Improv Tuesday

— Live comedy with DJ after

party, 9 p.m. Tuesdays.

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

7560; Monty Byrom Band and the

Buckeroos, 7:30 p.m. Friday and

Saturday. $5.

Ethel’s Old Corral Cafe, 4310

Alfred Harrell Highway, 873-7613;

Road Dawgs, 7 p.m. Saturday.

Sandrini’s, 1918 Eye St., 322-

8900; Vince Galindo, 9 p.m.

Wednesdays.

DancingFolklorico 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.

Joaquin Squares, 7:30 to 9:30

p.m. Thursday, Rasmussen Center,

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

325-3086 or 399-3658.

Beginner Belly Dance Lessons,5:45 to 6:45 p.m. Mondays, Cen-

tre Stage Studio, 1710 Chester

Ave. 323-5215. $45 regular ses-

sion; $65 combo session. bakers-

fieldbellydance.biz.

Greenacres Community Cen-ter, 2014 Calloway Dr., offers

ballroom dance, East Coast

swing (jitterbug) and Argentine

Tango dance classes; $35, $45

for non-members. 322-5765 or

201-2105.

DJBanacek’s Lounge, 4601 State

Road, 387-9224; with DJ Casey

Overstreet, 9 p.m. Fridays.

DoubleTree Hotel, Club

Odyssey, 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.

Pairs and Spares Dance, with

Jerri Arnold, Country George and

Ed Shelton, 7 p.m. Friday, Ras-

mussen Senior Center, 115 E.

Roberts Lane. $7; $9 nonmem-

bers. 399-3575.

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 Satur-

days.

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

DJ Brian, 7 to 11 p.m. Tuesday.

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

148 fight, Meditated Assault, 6

p.m. Saturday. $10 includes dinner.

Heavy metal B. Ryder’s Sports Bar & Grill, 7401

White Lane, 397-7304; Metalachi,

Black Water Soul, 9 p.m. Friday.

$10.

Jazz Cafe Med, 4809 Stockdale High-

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

to 11 p.m. Thursdays.

Golden West Casino, 1001 S.

Union Ave., 324-6936; Richie

Perez, 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday. Free.

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

WINE; live music & wine bar with

featuring local artist and Jazz Con-

nection, along with 24 wines, 6 to

8:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday;

6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday and Sat-

urday.

King Tut, 10606 Hageman Road;

live instrumental and vocal jazz,

6:30 to 7:30 p.m. each Friday and

Saturday. Free.

Que Pasa Mexican Cafe, 2701

Ming Ave., 832-5011; Jazz Inva-

sion, 9 to 10 p.m. every Saturday.

Steak and Grape, 4420 Coffee

Road, 588-9463; 7 to 10 p.m.

Thursday through Saturday. Free.

The Nile, Jazz Music, 6 p.m.

every Sunday. Cost $10 at 1721

19th St. 364-2620.


Lane, 834-1611; Bakersfield Jazz

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

every Wednesday.

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

p.m. Thursdays and Tuesdays.

Banacek’s Lounge, 9 p.m. every

Friday and Saturday at 4601 State

Road. 387-9224.

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

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

days.

Cataldo’s Pizzeria, 4200 New

Stine Road, 397-5000; 6:30 to

9:30 p.m. Thursday.

Chateau Lounge, 2100 S.

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

every Saturday.

Corona’s Cantina, 9817 S. Union

Ave., 345-8463; 7 to 10 p.m. Fri-

days.

Don Perico Restaurant, 2660

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

to 11 p.m. Thursdays.

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

to 10 p.m. every Friday.

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

day and Thursday at 10612

Rosedale Hwy. 589-0412.

Maria Bonita Mexican Restau-rant, 10701 Highway 178, 366-

3261, 7 to 11 p.m. Fridays. All ages.

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 Sat-

urdays.

Rocket Shop Cafe, 2000 S.

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

to midnight Saturday.

Round Table Pizza, 2060 White

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

day.

Sports & Spirits, 6633 Ming

Ave., 398-7077; 9 p.m. Thursdays

and Saturdays.

T-Bones Steakhouse, 8020 Dis-

trict Blvd., 398-1300; 7:30 to 11

p.m. Thursdays.

Tejon Club, 6 to 10 p.m. every

Saturday at 117 El Tejon Ave. 392-

1747.

The Old River Monte Carlo,9750 Taft Highway, 837-0250;

8:30 p.m. every Thursday.

The Playhouse, 2915 Taft High-

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

days.

The Prime Cut, 9500 Brimhall

Road, 831-1413; hosted by Ed

Loverr, 9 p.m. to midnight Friday.

The Regent, 2814 Niles St., 871-

4140; 8:30 p.m. every other Fri-

day.

The Wright Place, 2695-G

Mount Vernon Ave., 872-8831, 8

p.m. every Thursday.

Tomi’s Cowgirl Cafe, 7 to 10 p.m.

every Tuesday and Thursday at

1440 Weedpatch Hwy. 363-5102.

Vinny’s Bar & Grill, 2700 S.

Union Ave., 496-2502, 7 p.m.

Thursdays. 21 and over.

Big Daddy Pizza, 6417 Ming Ave.,

396-7499; 7 to 10 p.m. every Tues-

day; 8 to 11 p.m. every Friday.

Cataldo’s Pizzeria, 6111 Niles St.,

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

days.

City Slickers, 1001 W. Tehachapi

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

and Thursdays.

DoubleTree Hotel, ClubOdyssey, 3100 Camino Del Rio

Court; 8 p.m. to midnight Tues-

days.

Elevation Lounge, 818 Real

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

day.

Ethel’s Old Corral, 4310 Alfred

Harrell Highway, 873-7613; 6 to 9

p.m. every Wednesday.


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

p.m. to midnight Tuesdays.

Le Corusse Rouge, 8 p.m. every

Tuesday at 4647 White Lane. 346-

5771.

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

day and Thursday at 10612

Rosedale Hwy. 589-0412.

Magoo’s Pizza, 1129 Olive Drive,

399-7800; 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tues-

day.

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

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

Pizzeria, 4200 Gosford Road,

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

Replay Sports Lounge & Grill,4500 Buck Owens Blvd., 324-

3300; 8 p.m. every Wednesday.


Meany Ave., Suite B5, 589-6749; 8

p.m. Mondays through Wednes-

days.

Rocky’s Pizza & Arcade, 2858

Niles St., 873-1900; 5:30 to 9:30

p.m. Wednesday.

Float-In Movie, watch “Dolphin Tale” on your raft, 7:30 to 9:30

p.m. Friday, McMurtrey Aquatic Center, 1325 Q St. $3 person; $10

per group (up to 6 members). 852-7430.

GO & DO

JOHN FARMER / WARNER BROS

Nathan Gamble and Harry Connick Jr. appear in a scene from“Dolphin Tale.”

Join the Eye Street crew of

Jennifer Self, Stefani Dias and

Matt Munoz this morning on

“Californian Radio,” where

we’ll be talking entertainment

and giving away cool stuff,

like:

Four tickets to the Pat

Benatar/Neil Giraldo concert

July 17, four tickets to Kellie

Pickler on July 15 (both shows

at Eagle Mountain Casino)

and four tickets to the Rev-

erend Horton Heat show at

On the Rocks on Tuesday.

“Californian Radio” airs from

9 to 10 a.m. on KERN-AM,

1180. Call 842-KERN.

‘CALIFORNIANRADIO’

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Eye Street

Round Table Pizza, 2620 Buck

Owens Blvd., 327-9651; The Junc-

tion with host Mac Clanahan, 8:30

p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays.

Round Table Pizza, 4200 Gos-

ford Road, 397-1111; 6:30 p.m.

Wednesdays.

Rusty’s Pizza, 5430 Olive Drive,

392-1482; 6:30 to 9 p.m. every

Wednesday.

Syndicate Lounge, 1818 Eye St.,

327-0070; with Alisa Spencer, 9

p.m. every Wednesday.

The Bull Shed Bar & Grill, atHotel Rosedale, 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 Wrecking Yard, 9817 S.

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

Mondays, Tuesdays and Thurs-

days.

Tomi’s Cowgirl Cafe, 7 to 10

p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday

at 1440 Weedpatch Hwy. 363-

5102.

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

6700; 7 p.m. Mondays and Thurs-

days, 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays,

Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays

and Sundays.

Latin/SalsaDoubleTree Hotel, ClubOdyssey, Club Odyssey, 3100

Camino Del Rio Court, 633-1949;

various levels, 3 to 9 p.m. every

Sunday. $5 per person, per lesson.

Mariachi Camino Real Restaurant, 6 to 9

p.m. every Sunday at 3500 Trux-

tun Ave. 852-0493.

Music showcaseThe Prime Cut, 9500 Brimhall

Road, 831-1413; featuring local

artists, 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesdays.

Oldies KC Steakhouse, 2515 F St., 322-

9910; Jimmy Gaines, Bobby O

and Mike Halls, 6:30 p.m. Thurs-

day through Saturday.

Old schoolTam O’Shanter, 2345 Alta Vista,

324-6774; Los Moonlighterz, 8:30

p.m. Friday and Saturday. $5 per

night.

Que Pasa Mexican Cafe, 2701

Ming Ave., 832-5011; Al Garcia &

the Rhythm Kings, 8 to 11 p.m.

every Thursday.

Open MicFiddlers Crossing, 206 East F

St., Tehachapi, 823-9994; 7 p.m.

Wednesdays. $5.

Reggae/skaSandrini’s, 1918 Eye St., 322-

8900; Mento Buru, DJ Mikey,

9:30 p.m. Friday. $5.

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

7685; Adema, 7 p.m. Saturday,

$10; Double Vision, Foreigner trib-

ute band, 7 p.m. Saturday, $5.

Tickets, 742-6306.


Meany Ave., Suite B5, 589-6749;

live bands, 9 p.m. every Thursday.

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

7685; Reverend Horton Heat,

Supersuckers, The Goddamn Gal-

lows, 7 p.m. Tuesday. $23. Tickets,

742-6306.

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

Travis Bylar, 9 p.m. Thursday.

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.

Sandrini’s, 1918 Eye St., 322-

8900; Trivia Night with Dave

Rezac, 10 p.m. Tuesdays.

UPCOMING EVENTSMonday 7/09Horse Happy Horse Camp, for

ages 8 to 17, learn about horses,

grooming, horse care, riding les-

sons, begins every Monday, now

to Aug. 24. $200 per child, per

week, at Sioux City Ranch, 15101

Sunnybank Ave. 900-4880.

Information Session, for Central

California Connections Academy,

a virtual public school, 6:30 to 8

p.m., Hilton Garden Inn, 3625 Mar-

riott Drive. Free. connectionsacad-

emy.com or 800-382-6010.

Kern County Rose SocietyMeeting, 7 p.m., Calvary Bible

Church, 48 Manor St. 327-3228.

Quaking Aspen Art Retreat,three days with artist and teacher

Art Sherwyn and photographer

Greg Iger, located in the southern

Sequoias. $320. Email

[email protected] or 834-

4396.

Rob Zabrecky in “CelebritiesOf Magic,” part of Ron Saylor’s

show, 7:30 p.m., Gaslight Melodra-

ma Theatre & Music Hall, 12748

Jomani Drive. $20. 587-3377.

See Me Learn Drawing Camp,

students will complete a drawing

of Mario, Princess Peach, Shadow,

Toad and Yoshi., 12:15 to 1:15 p.m.

Monday through Friday, St. John’s

Lutheran School, 4500 Buena

Vista Road. $55. 949-923-5646.

The Salvation Army SummerDay Camp, activities include field

trips, arts & crafts, games, recre-

ation, snacks, group learning, life

lessons, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every

Monday through Friday, now

through July 27, The Salvation

Army Corps Community Center,

4417 Wilson Road. $25 per

child/per week. Visit online at sal-

vationarmybakersfield.org.

Tuesday 7/10Let’s Talk! Book DiscussionGroup, on “Act Like a Lady, Think

Like a Man: What Men Really

Think About Love, Relationships,

Intimacy, and Commitment” by

Steve Harvey, 2 to 3:30 p.m., Bak-

ersfield Senior Center, 530 4th St.

747-1465. Free.

Luncheon for Retired StateEmployees, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.,

2815 La Cresta Drive. Free. Reser-

vations by Thursday, 695-4435 or

323-5569.

Music Fest 2012, with Thee

Majestics (old school), 7 to 8:30

p.m., Silver Creek Park, 7011 Harris

Road. Free. 326-FUNN.

Oildale Farmers Market, 3 to 6

p.m., now through August, north-

east corner of N. Chester Ave. and

Norris Road, Oildale. 868-3670.

Sierra Club Conditioning Hikes,three to five miles, 7 p.m., meet at

corner of Highways 178 and 184.

872-2432 or 873-8107.

Summer Movie Express, see

“Kung Fu Panda 2” Tuesday; and

“Rango” Wednesday, starts at 10

a.m. both days, Edwards Cinema,

9000 Ming Ave. $1. 663-3042.

Toddler Summer Music Class-es, 11 a.m. Tuesdays and Thurs-

days, now through July 26, Har-

mony Road Music School, 5381

Truxtun Ave. $80. Visit harmony-

roadbakersfield.com or 665-8828.

Wednesday 7/11Film Club, with Cody Meek, dis-

cussing “Prometheus” and “Alien

Quadrilogy,” 7 p.m., Barnes and

Noble, 4001 California Ave. 631-

2575.

Friends of the Kern CountyLibrary Used Book Sale, mem-

bers only, 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday;

public sale, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thurs-

day, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday

and Saturday (half-price day Satur-

day), Beale Memorial Library, 701

Truxtun Ave. kerncountylibrary.org

or call 868-0796.

K.C. Sheriff Search & Rescue,part of the children’s Summer

Reading Program, 2 to 3 p.m.,

Beale Memorial Library, 701 Trux-

tun Ave. 868-0750.

Thursday 7/12Bakersfield Deaf Senior Citi-zens Social Club, noon to 2 p.m.,

Don Perico Mexican Grill & Bar,

2660 Oswell St., Suite 133. Email

[email protected]

Concerts by the Fountain, soul-

ful funk and groove with Soulajar,

7 to 9 p.m., The Marketplace,

9000 Ming Ave.

Farmer’s Market, 4 to 7 p.m.,

Tehachapi Blvd. and Robinson St.,

in downtown Tehachapi. 822-6519.

Poetry Open Mic, featuring “A

Sharp Piece of Awesome” poets

and fiction writers; 7 to 8:30 p.m.,

Russo’s, 9000 Ming Ave. 665-

4686.

Taft Certified Farmers Market,5 to 8 p.m., 5th St. Plaza, Taft. 765-

2165.

Teens Create Block Prints, part

of the children’s Summer Reading

Program, 4 to 5 p.m., Beale Library,

Tejon Room. Free. 868-7770.

Friday 7/13“8” The Play, presented by Bak-

ersfield LGBTQ; 8 p.m. Friday and

Saturday, The Empty Space, 706

Oak St. $25. 327-PLAY.

Dream Big: Dream of D — StoryTime & Crafts, part of the chil-

dren’s Summer Reading Program,

10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Beale Memori-

al Library, 701 Truxtun Ave. Free.

868-0750.

Friday Night Street Legals, test

and tune, gates 7 p.m., run 8 p.m.

to midnight, Famoso Raceway,

33559 Famoso Road, McFarland.

$15; kids 12 and under are free.

399-5351 or 399-2210.

Kellie Pickler, 9 p.m., Eagle

Mountain Casino, 681 South Tule

Reservation Road, Porterville. $20

general admission; $35 reserve.

Tickets online at

eaglemtncasino.com or 888-695-

0888.

Movies in the Park, presents

“Hop,” begins at dusk, Wilson

Park, 2400 Wilson Road. Free. 326-

3866.

Saturday 07/14“Amelie” Cinema Saturday,begins at sundown, Valentien

Restaurant & Wine Bar, 1310 Trux-

tun Ave., Suite 160. 864-0397.

“The Heart of the Mountain”Fundraiser, with gourmet dinner,

music and silent auction, 5 to 8

p.m., Tejon Ranch Hacienda, 491

Rochford Road, Lebec. $125. 331-

4741.

Bakersfield Blaze vs. RanchoCucamonga Quakes, 7:45 p.m.

Saturday through Monday, Sam

Lynn Ballpark, 4009 Chester Ave.

$8-$12. bakersfieldblaze.com or

716-HITS.

Democratic Women of Kern,breakfast meeting, 9 a.m., Garden

Spot, 3320 Truxtun Ave. $5 (661)

322-7411.

Downtown Summer Wine &Beer Walk, enjoy tastings of

wines & beers paired with appetiz-

ers, 5:30 to 9 p.m., downtown

Tehachapi. $30 advance; $35 day

of event. $5 for each ticket sold

will be donated to Relay for Life.

822-6519.

Kern Audubon Field Trip, to see

summer birds such as Summer

Tanager, at Kern River Preserve,

with birder Bob Barnes, meet 6:30

a.m., at Mt. Vernon Albertson’s

parking lot to carpool. Bring water,

snacks, $10. Visit online ker-

naudubonsociety.org or 322-470.

Movies in the Park, “Dolphin

Tale,” begins at dusk, Emerald

Cove Park, 4303 Patton Way. Free.

392-2000.

Relay For Life Summer Bazaar,hosted Team G.E.E.K., many ven-

dors, raffles, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,

Kern County Fairgrounds, 1142 S. P

St. Free.

Spine & Neck Educational Con-ference, presented by Cedars-

Sinai’s Department of Neuro-

surgery and Department of Neurol-

ogy; disorders and minimally inva-

sive treatment options, featured

speakers, sessions, check-in 7:30

a.m., conference 10:30 a.m. to 3

p.m. Saturday, Marriott Hotel, 801

Truxtun Ave. Free but reservations

required. Visit online cedars-

sinai.edu/neuroptconf or 800-233-

2771.

Summer Bazaar, craft show and

sale, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Kern Coun-

ty Fairgrounds, 1142 S. P St. 346-

5870.

“Midnight in Paris” Cinema Saturday, begins at sundown, Valen-

tien Restaurant & Wine Bar, 1310 Truxtun Ave., Suite 160. 864-0397.

GO & DO

SONY PICTURES CLASSICS

Owen Wilson stars in Woody Allen’s “Midnight in Paris.”

What’s your gotta-have-it

food craving at a local restau-

rant that you just can’t resist

ordering? For Californian crit-

ic Pete Tittl, who has a

favorite at nearly every

restaurant he’s reviewed,

some can’t-miss items

include the burger at Benji’s,

the chile verde at Red Pepper

and the walnut shrimp at

Great Castle.

The Eye Street staff is work-

ing on a list of favorite menu

items at local restaurants,

and we need your help. Email

us the name of the restau-

rant, the menu item and why

it’s so good in 100 words,

max. We need your phone

number (which won’t be pub-

lished) and full name. Email

us at

[email protected] by

July 23.

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