Tag archive for ‘culture’
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Eco-dramas take stage at Center of the World Festival
The second year of Pine Mountain Club’s storytelling and amateur playwriting contest explores the relationship between humans and the environment. The festival, Aug. 20-22, is held at the foot of Mount Pinos, which the local Chumash consider the “Center of the World.”
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Downtown Buzz: Faire in the Park, Buck’s star, and Ashburn’s woman of the year
Bakersfield Express is excited to announce “Downtown Buzz,” a new column by writer Cheryl Huff who will keep us up on the latest news of downtown Bakersfield.
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Welcome back, First Friday
After taking a hiatus in July, Bakersfield’s premier arts and culture event is back this Friday, Aug. 6, with new and familiar works of art – as well as a fifth birthday celebration for Kuka’s Folk Art.
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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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A taste of Korea – kimchi, soju, and … what? No rice with that?
CSUB graduate Emily Shapiro is adventuring in South Korea as an English teacher. In this dispatch home, she enlightens us on the etiquette of eating in Korea. And, if you’re curious, we have one Korean restaurant in Bakersfield for you to try.
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BMOA goes wild with western-themed exhibits
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.
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Arts supporters rally in face of county budget cuts
In the face of severe budget cuts to arts programs by the Kern County Board of Supervisors, a “Save the Arts” rally and meeting will be held for arts supporters to plan their response at an upcoming public hearing.
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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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Chorus performance will be a gay old time
About 100 of the more than 250 members of the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus are performing Sunday at the Fox Theater – with a little accompaniment by Bakersfield’s own Rainbow Voices Choir. The S.F. director predicts laughter, tears and goosebumps in the audience.
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ABBA Mania how you thrill me, ah-hah
ABBA Mania, a tribute to the popular ’70s band, thrilled the audience as the finale to the Bakersfield Community Concert Association’s 2009-2010 season. Read the review and find out how to be a part of the upcoming season.
