Tag archive for ‘The Marketplace’

  • Try movies and game shops for low-cost summer fun

    7/20/11 • (1)

    Are your kids going stir-crazy during summer vacation? Here are some low-cost, family-friendly activities to get them out of the house.

  • Russo’s celebrates award-winning children’s author

    9/15/10 • (0)

    This weekend, Russo’s Books at The Marketplace will celebrate two “hometown hero” authors. Congressman Kevin McCarthy will sign his new book on Sunday; the day before will be proclaimed “Pam Muñoz Ryan Day” in honor of the award-winning children’s author and Bakersfield native.

  • Via Arte: It’s OK to look down on this art

    10/11/09 • (2)

    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.