Tag archive for ‘events’
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Top 10 stories of 2009
After being online for just four months, Bakersfield Express is taking a look back on the top 10, most-read stories of the year. It gives us a chance to see what you, our readers, care about most.
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‘Nutcracker’ to enchant Bakersfield for 32nd year
Civic Dance Center and the Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra are partnering up for their traditional holiday performance Dec. 11, 12 and 13.
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Celebrate the holidays this First Friday
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.
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Dia de los Muertos celebrations are to die for
The Bakersfield Museum of Art hosts art and family altar exhibits, while Cruz Ramos brings Day of the Dead back to Golden State Mall “with a vengeance.” You don’t want to miss her six-foot-tall paper maché of Michael Jackson.
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Russian dancers take audience around the world
The latest performance in the Bakersfield Community Concert Association’s season included such dance styles as flamenco, tango, modern jazz, and Irish and Russian folk dancing.
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What to do this week: Halloween edition!
Haunted houses, theatrical performances, and children’s events — there is something for everyone this week and weekend as Bakersfield celebrates Halloween.
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Women’s art show goes on despite vandalism, theft
Burn The Witch IV features more than 300 works of art – including live performances – by women of all ages and backgrounds in Bakersfield.
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Neighboring Los Angeles artists bring show to Bakersfield
LA Artcore, a nonprofit community art gallery, is exhibiting at Bakersfield College as part of an exchange program. Featured artists include Ramone Muñoz, who is inspired by death and the decay of man-made structures over time.
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Via Arte: It’s OK to look down on this art
For a few fleeting days every year, artists turn a portion of the parking lot at The Marketplace into a patchwork of chalk drawings in the style of Italian street painting. But you better visit quickly, because the day after the Via Arte festival ends, the artwork is hosed down and the canvas is returned to its duty as a parking lot.
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Introducing the Arts & Culture section
Welcome to the Arts & Culture section of Bakersfield Express.
