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		<title>Traditional Celtic musicians invade Kern</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:14:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill Egland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kern County has multiple chances to hear traditional Celtic music this month as one of Scotland's most renowned bands, the Tannahill Weavers, visit July 19, as well as U.S.-based musicians Jamie Laval and Zac Leger on July 23-24.]]></description>
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		<title>Valentien hosts week-long French affair to honor Bastille Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:32:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Blaze of Colors&#8217; coaxes beauty from binary code</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 22:18:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“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.]]></description>
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		<title>Youth encouraged to audition for Singing Camp</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[American Idol]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former American Idol contestant Amy Adams is partnering with Garden Pathways to offer two sessions of "Singing Camp" this summer. Auditions will be held at 7 p.m. July 6 for youth ages 9 to 18. The camp is part of an initiative to mentor youth through the arts.]]></description>
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		<title>Solstice ceremony somber as Chumash pray for Gulf victims</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:35:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mount Pinos, considered the "Center of the World" for native Chumash, is home to an annual summer solstice ceremony in celebration of Mother Earth. This year's event was made solemn by tears and prayers for the healing of the Gulf of Mexico region, where oil gushing from BP's failed well is affecting fish, birds and other sea creatures.]]></description>
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		<title>Fashionable art exhibit opens at Micro Gallery</title>
		<link>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2010/06/18/fashionable-art-exhibit-opens-at-micro-gallery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:33:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BACpage</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Micro Gallery examines the world of fashion through the eyes of artists in "Fashion Forward," an exhibit opening Saturday, June 19.]]></description>
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		<title>Calling all artists: Three exhibit opportunities</title>
		<link>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2010/06/16/calling-all-artists-three-exhibit-opportunities/</link>
		<comments>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2010/06/16/calling-all-artists-three-exhibit-opportunities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 04:45:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Arts Council of Kern is holding an informational meeting Tuesday, June 22, for artists to learn about three opportunities for juried art exhibits: A tactile exhibit at the Center for the Blind, a bicycle-themed show for KernCOG's 40th anniversary, and a display of art inspired by oil or West Kern for Taft's "Oildorado Days."]]></description>
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		<title>Community speaks out for arts, libraries, 4-H and more</title>
		<link>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2010/06/09/community-speaks-out-for-arts-libraries-4-h-and-more/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BACpage</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>BMOA goes wild with western-themed exhibits</title>
		<link>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2010/06/08/bmoa-goes-wild-with-western-themed-exhibits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:03:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's the "Best of the West" at the Bakersfield Museum of Art, as it opens three new exhibits Thursday, June 10, including collections from 17 local lenders. Also, the "Masterworks of Western Paintings" features works by some of the biggest names in Western art. And, watch a video by museum marketing director Beth Pandol about one local man's cowboy collection.]]></description>
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		<title>Local arts programs for disabled draw Korean visitors</title>
		<link>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2010/06/07/local-arts-programs-for-disabled-draw-korean-visitors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 20:06:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill Egland</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Inclusion Films]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[independent living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joey Travolta]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Meet Your Neighbors]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a Bakersfield group visited Korea representing arts programs for the developmentally disabled, a Korean contingent is in Bakersfield for the next two weeks. They are here to learn how to set up a filmmaking workshop as part a new program for independent living in Korea.]]></description>
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