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		<title>Welcome back, First Friday</title>
		<link>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2010/08/04/welcome-back-first-friday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 05:16:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Baldwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Surface Gallery&#8217;s final show opens for First Friday</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 15:34:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Newest downtown gallery takes art underground</title>
		<link>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2010/04/29/newest-downtown-gallery-takes-art-underground/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:43:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Two new art galleries open in time for First Friday</title>
		<link>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2010/03/31/two-new-art-galleries-open-in-time-for-first-friday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 05:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This First Friday will see two new galleries downtown: The Bakersfield Art Association's new Arts Center, plus a reincarnation of Deon Bell's basement gallery in the form of The Bellmoore, in partnership with artist John Moore. Plus, new exhibits at Metro Galleries, Juliana's Art Studio and Gallery, and more.]]></description>
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		<title>The Scene: Artists open new doors this First Friday</title>
		<link>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2010/03/03/the-scene-artists-open-new-doors-this-first-friday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:41:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Vikki Cruz]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Local artists turn salvaged doors into works of creativity in "Opening Doors to the Arts," a collaboration between BECA and Metro Galleries. VIEW OUR SLIDESHOW. Also opening this First Friday is an exhibit of pigment-and-wax encaustic art at Surface Gallery.]]></description>
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		<title>The Scene: First Friday features six art openings</title>
		<link>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2010/02/03/the-scene-first-friday-features-five-art-openings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:59:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Juliana Bernier Dooley]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is it a record for First Friday? New exhibits include historic photos of the Padre Hotel by Felix Adamo at Surface Gallery, contemporary California landscapes at Metro Galleries and still lifes by Cindy Stiles at Dagny's.]]></description>
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		<title>Public art galleries respond to tough economy</title>
		<link>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2010/01/22/public-art-galleries-respond-to-tough-economy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:19:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Baldwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite decreased revenues of up to 25 percent, and one landlord's bankruptcy, Bakersfield's public art galleries are holding strong to provide art and arts education to the community.]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrate the holidays this First Friday</title>
		<link>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2009/11/30/celebrate-the-holidays-this-first-friday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:24:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Baldwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Carolers, carriage rides, Christmas shopping and photos with Santa turn this month’s First Friday arts stroll into a holiday celebration. Friday evening, Dec. 4, the Downtown Arts District will feature a variety of events for adults, children and even pooches.]]></description>
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