Tag archive for ‘things to do’
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Pagan Pride is back – Meet real-life witches this Saturday
Back for the second go-around after a haitus last year, the all-day Pagan Pride Festival features entertainment, workshops and presentations this Saturday, Sept. 18, in Bakersfield. And it’s free.
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Traditional Celtic musicians invade Kern
Kern County has multiple chances to hear traditional Celtic music this month as one of Scotland’s most renowned bands, the Tannahill Weavers, visit July 19, as well as U.S.-based musicians Jamie Laval and Zac Leger on July 23-24.
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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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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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Garden Fest is ‘Green and Clean’ at Bakersfield College
BC’s horticulture department hosts the day-long Garden Fest on April 24 with gardening workshops, a plant sale, cooking demonstrations, floral design, pet care, outdoor leisure, a hybrid car show, and arts and crafts.
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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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Go retro! Used art sale benefits Bakersfield Museum of Art
Art-A-Go-Go is a two-part party tonight and Saturday featuring used, donated works of art for sale. The fundraiser benefits the Bakersfield Museum of Art’s future education programs.
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Spring exhibits celebrate flora and fauna at BMOA
Four new exhibitions celebrating nature and the garden open Thursday, March 11 at the Bakersfield Museum of Art, including an elegant exhibit on the special meaning of animals in Japanese culture.
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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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‘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.
