Tag archive for ‘show’
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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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Bakersfield College faculty take art to LA
LA Artcore presents the “Bakersfield College Faculty Exhibit” during September in Los Angeles. The show is a reciprocal exchange after BC showed works by five LA artists here last fall.
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Fashionable art exhibit opens at Micro Gallery
The Micro Gallery examines the world of fashion through the eyes of artists in “Fashion Forward,” an exhibit opening Saturday, June 19.
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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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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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Artist Claudia True takes friends under the influence
The current exhibit at the Younger Gallery shows the power of positive encouragement. Art instructor Claudia True has helped many timid Bakersfield artists believe in themselves. The result is seen in the show “Claudia True and Friends: Under the Influence” through May 24.
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‘Mr. Marmalade’ is a creepy, late-night comedy
Four-year-old Lucy’s imaginary friend, Mr. Marmalade, is abusive, snorts cocaine and is into pornography. Hence the late-night billing at The Empty Space Theatre. Read the director and lead actors’ take on the dark comedy.
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Marley’s Ghost flies into town for acoustic set
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.
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‘Nearly Neil’ stages a memorable Diamond tribute
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.
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‘True West’ is an intense tale of sibling rivalry
Spotlight Theatre’s production of “True West” is about more than a brotherly battle. It’s a look at the dual nature of identity that resides in all of us, writes director Jennifer Sampson.
