Tag archive for ‘downtown Bakersfield’

  • Welcome back, First Friday

    8/04/10 • (0)

    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.

  • Reid’s ‘Seasons’ is both intense and vulnerable

    6/03/10 • (3)

    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.

  • Surface Gallery’s final show opens for First Friday

    5/06/10 • (0)

    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.

  • Join the BE team as we walk to support the arts

    5/05/10 • (1)

    The Walk for the Arts on Saturday, May 15, is a 5K ramble around Bakersfield’s Downtown Arts District. Organized by the Arts Council of Kern, it is a fundraiser for organizations to raise money for their arts programs. Join the Bakersfield Express team to support the arts and our mission for “Expressing community through arts, culture and civic involvement.”

  • Newest downtown gallery takes art underground

    4/29/10 • (0)

    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.

  • Two new art galleries open in time for First Friday

    3/31/10 • (0)

    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.

  • The Scene: Artists open new doors this First Friday

    3/03/10 • (0)

    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.

  • Belly dancers go tribal at the Nile this weekend

    2/17/10 • (3)

    With swirling hips and twirling fingers, an assembly of dancers will converge at The Nile Theater this weekend, Feb. 19 through 21, for “Primal Infusion” — a weekend-long event celebrating the art of belly dance. SEE OUR VIDEO

  • A cowgirl’s review of the Padre Hotel

    2/05/10 • (1)

    This jeans-clad 30-something will stick to the first floor for beer, pool and coffee – and leave the “pole” on the eighth floor to the partiers at the Padre Hotel. See our video for a peak inside the hotel rooms.

  • Padre Hotel opens, but not quite for business

    2/01/10 • (0)

    Malfunctioning elevators put a glitch in the historic hotel’s opening Monday morning, but management left the doors unlocked for curious visitors to get a cup of complimentary coffee and marvel at the décor inside.