Tag archive for ‘performance’
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Sequins, feathers and rhinestones: Liberace was one glitzy guy
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.
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Lowe Family entertains Bakersfield with musical smorgasbord
Seven members of The Lowe Family kicked off the 2010-11 Bakersfield Community Concert Association season with a musical range from contemporary to bluegrass to musicals to classical, and dancing from jiving to salsa to ballroom to Irish clogging. Oh, and don’t forget the patriotic numbers.
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Audience picks the music in ‘Jukebox Legends’
The Empty Space presents “Jukebox Legends,” an original musical revue that turns the audience into the DJ. The show will take you on a musical journey from the ‘40s to the ‘90s, writes director Thomas G. Robinson.
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Chorus performance will be a gay old time
About 100 of the more than 250 members of the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus are performing Sunday at the Fox Theater – with a little accompaniment by Bakersfield’s own Rainbow Voices Choir. The S.F. director predicts laughter, tears and goosebumps in the audience.
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ABBA Mania how you thrill me, ah-hah
ABBA Mania, a tribute to the popular ’70s band, thrilled the audience as the finale to the Bakersfield Community Concert Association’s 2009-2010 season. Read the review and find out how to be a part of the upcoming season.
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Comedic concert pianist draws awe and a few ‘yee-has’
Accomplished pianist Rudolf Budginas treated Bakersfield to an entertaining lesson in the history of musical composition, and even formed an impromptu “Bakers Band” with audience members. Read the review by Beverley Park.
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Grant program spotlights Kern’s vast musical talent
The Best of Kern Concert Tour kicks off with a private showcase and public concert for local musicians to introduce their sounds to new audiences, and – the bigger goal – get paying gigs.
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Documentary play examines 1992 L.A. riots
Bakersfield College performing arts students presents “Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992,” March 4 to 13. The play documents real people affected by the L.A. riots resulting from the Rodney King verdict.
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Olympic Ceremonies performer steps into town
After wowing us last month in the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, champion Ottawa Valley fiddler and stepdancer, April Verch, performs Saturday, March 6, in Bakersfield.
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Champion guitarist Chris Proctor comes to Bakersfield
Chris Proctor plays a spectrum of sounds: jazz, Celtic, Americana/old-timey, and the blues. He’ll be at River Valley Community Church on Monday, Feb. 22.
