Tag archive for ‘entertainment’

  • Marley’s Ghost flies into town for acoustic set

    2/10/10 • (0)

    This traveling quintet from Northern California and the Pacific Northwest performs in Bakersfield Thursday, Feb. 11, as part of a SoCal tour. After 20 years together, the band remains just under the radar – too eclectic for a mainstream label and too committed to compromise for commercial success.

  • 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.

  • Orchestral premiere is personal journey for Doug Davis

    2/04/10 • (0)

    CSUB music professor and Bakersfield Jazz Festival organizer Doug Davis will take the podium Saturday night for the premiere of his newest orchestral composition for the Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra. “Eleanor and Estalee” honors the two “mothers” who raised him.

  • ‘Super Villain’ returns for encore weekend

    2/03/10 • (0)

    After receiving a record eight “Empties” awards for his production at The Empty Space Theatre, playwright James Kopp brings his dark, comic book comedy back for one weekend only.

  • The Scene: First Friday features six art openings

    2/03/10 • (2)

    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.

  • 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.

  • ‘Idol’ hopeful drives it home at Bakersfield Jazz Workshop

    1/28/10 • (0)

    Members of the band Soulajar talk about teaching young musicians, taking open doors, and sticking to album plans while cheering on their lead singer, worship pastor and “American Idol” contender, Jim Ranger.

  • The Scene: Haiti benefit concert, ‘Alice’ inspired art

    1/27/10 • (1)

    Arts columnist Terry Telford highlights two not-to-miss events this Friday: the “Hope for Haiti Benefit Concert” at Valley Bible Fellowship and the opening reception for “Down the Rabbit Hole,” the Arts Council of Kern’s latest show inspired by “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.” Plus, a sneak preview of next week’s First Friday happenings.

  • ‘Nearly Neil’ stages a memorable Diamond tribute

    1/17/10 • (0)

    He wasn’t quite Neil Diamond, but Bobby Bruce’s “Nearly Neil and the Solitary Band” certainly presented an entertaining tribute to the artist’s 40-plus years of songwriting and performing at the Rabobank Theater.

  • “Thrill Me” puts chilling true-crime story to music

    1/14/10 • (1)

    The Empty Space Theatre’s production of “Thrill Me” reveals the series of events in 1924 Chicago that led about-to-be law students Leopold and Loeb to be forever remembered as “the thrill killers.”