Tag archive for ‘culture’

  • ‘Third Thursday’ offers another side of downtown Bakersfield

    4/05/11 • (0)

    You’ve heard of ‘First Friday,’ the monthly downtown event showcasing galleries, shops and street artists. Now get ready for ‘Third Thursdays,’ which will be held on the east side of downtown in Mill Creek Park next to the Bakersfield Museum of Art.

  • English teacher brings home lessons from Korea

    3/27/11 • (12)

    What is life without communication? Columnist Emily Shapiro reflects on her year-long adventure in Seoul, South Korea, where she learned to overcome doubt and embrace a foreign culture.

  • Korean Folk Village is a slice of paradise for tourists

    1/17/11 • (0)

    For Emily Shapiro, who is teaching English in Seoul, South Korea, a day trip to the Korean Folk Village in neighboring Incheon offers a glimps into another world of sights, sounds and smells.

  • Premier fiddler brings a bit of Appalachia to Tehachapi

    1/08/11 • (0)

    Fiddlers Crossing brings fiddle virtuoso Bruce Molsky to Tehachapi for a workshop and concert Jan. 13 and 14. The former mechanical engineer once moved from New York to Virginia to learn from the old master fiddlers.

  • Sequins, feathers and rhinestones: Liberace was one glitzy guy

    10/06/10 • (0)

    Even eternal divas are not immune to the effects of the prolonged recession. The Liberace Museum in Las Vegas is closing Oct. 17. Writer Louis Medina describes his recent trip to see the collection of this king of camp and capes.

  • Valley Public Television changes brand to ValleyPBS

    10/05/10 • (0)

    Branding change for KVPT “enables the station to leverage the strength of the national PBS brand and be clearly identified as the primary local purveyor of PBS programming from Merced to Bakersfield,” says President and CEO Paula Castadio.

  • Folk medicine can be a spiritual benefit for patients

    10/04/10 • (1)

    While assimilated members of the Valley’s Hmong population embrace Western medicine, many who fled Laos during the communist take-over of their government in the 1970s brought their traditional beliefs with them. At least one Fresno hospital is working with Hmong shamans to make room for folk medicine.

  • FLICS season opens with community outreach events

    9/15/10 • (0)

    The first two foreign films of the FLICS season contain themes of sexual assault and Mexican immigration, prompting local organizations to partner with the film society for outreach. The 2010-11 FLICS season begins Sept. 17.

  • Eco-dramas take stage at Center of the World Festival

    8/17/10 • (0)

    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.”

  • Downtown Buzz: Faire in the Park, Buck’s star, and Ashburn’s woman of the year

    8/16/10 • (0)

    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.