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BakoArtistConnect is an arts & culture blog which highlights events & artists in Bakersfield, CA. Its writer, Terry Telford, is also an arts column contributor to BakersfieldExpress.org. Access BACpage at www.BACpage.blogspot.com. E-mail story ideas to Terry at BakoArtistConnect@gmail.com.
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Valentien hosts week-long French affair to honor Bastille Day
Patriotism runs high in July for both the United States and France. In Bakersfield, Valentien Restaurant and Wine Bar will mark its fourth annual Bastille Day celebration with a week of events July 11-18 including an all-French menu, Masquerade-themed art show, costumed staff, live music and more.
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‘Blaze of Colors’ coaxes beauty from binary code
“A Computer Blaze of Colors,” a new exhibit of computer-generated art, opens Thursday evening at the Center for the Arts at J.P. Jennings. Artist Bill Tomlinson manipulates pixels through computer programming to create beauty.
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Fashionable art exhibit opens at Micro Gallery
The Micro Gallery examines the world of fashion through the eyes of artists in “Fashion Forward,” an exhibit opening Saturday, June 19.
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Community speaks out for arts, libraries, 4-H and more
As the Kern County Board of Supervisors enters its final round of budget hearings Wednesday, it will take into consideration all of the public comment it has received – both at the public hearing Monday night and through letters and phone calls. At stake are local arts programs, libraries, youth agriculture, anti-graffiti, and other quality of life programs.
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Reid’s ‘Seasons’ is both intense and vulnerable
Opening this First Friday, Metro Galleries’ new exhibit, “Seasons of Her Life” featuring artist Barbara Reid, looks at life as a cyclical adventure akin to nature’s timetable.
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Oh snap! The Shutter Clique shoots for fun
The Shutter Clique is a club for both established photographers and up-and-comers who want to take their photography to the next level. Learn more about their monthly meet-ups and creative concepts in this column by Terry Telford.
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Surface Gallery’s final show opens for First Friday
After bringing young, professional, urban art to downtown Bakersfield’s gallery scene since 2008, Surface Gallery has announced it will close at the end of May. Its final show, inspired by bicycles, is a nod to Bike Month and Bakersfield’s growing cycling culture. The show opens Friday, May 7, along with a host of other downtown gallery activities planned for First Friday.
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Artist Claudia True takes friends under the influence
The current exhibit at the Younger Gallery shows the power of positive encouragement. Art instructor Claudia True has helped many timid Bakersfield artists believe in themselves. The result is seen in the show “Claudia True and Friends: Under the Influence” through May 24.
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Newest downtown gallery takes art underground
Artists and business partners Deon Bell and John Moore have teamed up to open The Bellmoore, a gallery in a downtown basement. The gallery is for both emerging and established artists to show their work. Video by Gabriel Briano; story and photos by Terry Telford.
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Bottles come dressed to impress at wine tasting event
Local artists transform six-liter wine bottles into works of art for auction and wine tasting event, Winescapes 2010, at the Bakersfield Museum of Art. View our audio slideshow featuring many of the artists’ designs.
