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BY MATT MUNOZCalifornian staff writer

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Red, white, and blue waseverywhere in 1976, theyear of our nation’s bicen-

tennial. So it was a little odd thatthe guy who provided the sound-track to that long, hot summer —and whose posters graced thebedroom walls of girls coast tocoast — was actually British.

Call it payback for how thatwhole Revolution thing turnedout.

But there was no denying thatPeter Frampton, like the Beatlesbefore him, conquered America.His weapons were the potentcombo of movie-star looks, guitarvirtuosity and the feel-good rockfeatured on his double-livealbum, “Frampton Comes Alive.”The album, a breakthrough forthe musician, was so huge itbecame a cultural touchstone, afeat that probably will never beduplicated considering the frag-mentation of today’s music audi-ence.

But 35 years later, fans whoremember will get a chance torelive the experience captured onthe landmark recording whenFrampton returns to the stage foran anniversary tour, which makesa stop at the Fox Monday night.

Bassist Stan Sheldon, featuredon the 1975 tour recorded on“Comes Alive,” has rejoinedFrampton for the anniversaryouting and talked to The Cali-fornian about recapturing themagic during a phone interview.

“I can recall a lot of young girlsliked that record, as well as a lotof young guys. That was Peter’sstrong suit. He wasn’t a threat tomen, because their girlfriendsloved him. The men seemed tolove him just as much, becausehe was so likeable. First and fore-most, Peter’s a virtuoso on guitar.He was playing with Humble Pie,George Harrison and Ringo.Some people back then forgot ornever knew.”

The album was not an immedi-ate success when it was releasedjust days after the new year.Debuting at 191 on the Billboardcharts, it simmered for fourmonths before shooting to thetop, where it stayed for 10 weeks— a record for a double live LP atthe time, eclipsing KISS’ “Alive”

from the previous year. “Let’s get something straight:

Live albums weren’t all that pop-ular back then. Ours was a real,live album. ‘KISS Alive’ was com-pletely doctored by who knowswho. We’ve been accused of it,too, but the truth is our albumwas not touched. That’s a liveperformance you heard frombasically one show.”

Recorded over two separatenights at Winterland in San Fran-cisco and at the Long IslandArena the previous summer, thealbum was an attempt to try

something different with hopes ofpushing Frampton into the spot-light after three mediocre-sellingalbums.

“Originally it was supposed tobe a single disc. Then the presi-dent of A&M, Jerry Moss, heardthat first set of recordings andsaid, ‘Where’s the rest?’ So, theymade it the double record. That’swhy the whole performance,even the acoustic numbers, gotincluded. There were one or twosongs that couldn’t fit, but we’reperforming it exactly like it was.Peter did all of that. I was pleasedwith it.”

Powered by the singles “ShowMe the Way,” “Baby, I Love YourWay” and “Do You Feel Like WeDo,” the album was rewarding forthe hard-working guitarist, butwith it came the excesses of sex,drugs and rock ’n’ roll.

“To be put in such a hard spot-light is not easy to deal with. It

was much easier for us bandmembers. We had the best ofboth worlds. We could step intothe light and enjoy the adulationor step into the shadows and beanonymous. Peter couldn’t dothat. It’s very difficult.”

Sheldon continued workingwith Frampton for another sixyears before leaving to tour withWarren Zevon and contribute tosoundtracks for movies, includingCheech & Chong’s “Up inSmoke.”

But for all of his post-Framptonendeavors, he’ll always have thedistinction of performing on oneof popular music’s biggestrecords. And now he’s having ago at it again. Sadly the group’soriginal rhythm guitarist JohnSiomos and drummer Bob Mayoboth died in 2005.

Also gone are most of Framp-ton’s trademark golden locks.Still, what hasn’t disappeared is

the duo’s eagerness to rocktogether again.

“I was just biding my time, andhe called me about a year andhalf ago and asked me if I wantedto do this and play with him.Then when he called me to dothis tour, it felt incredible. I waskinda taken aback and said, ‘I’vebeen waiting a long time.’ Peterand I are 61 years old now. We’vereally had to hunker down, getour chops up and get our arthriticarms in shape, because we’redoing three hours, all summerlong.”

For Monday’s show, fans willget “Frampton Comes Alive” in itsentirety with extras, plus selec-tions from Frampton’s vast cata-log and more recent Grammy-winning instrumental material,including some from 2010’s“Thank You Mr. Churchill.”

“Fans are gonna get a realtreat,” said Sheldon.

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IndexGeorge Lopez ............................................ 18Cruisin’ for a Wish Car Show .................. 19Arts Alive.................................................. 20The Lowdown with Matt Munoz.............. 22“Mamma Mia!” ........................................24Collectors Showcase antiques show ...... 25Healthy Bakersfield Expo........................ 25Calendar .............................................. 28-29

Peter FramptonWhen: 7:30 p.m. Monday

Where: Fox Theater, 2001 HSt.

Admission: $35-$80

Information: 324-1369

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Peter Frampton takes the stage at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Ct., in July 2011.

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Curtain falls for time beingBY JENNIFER SELFCalifornian lifestyles editor

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Ayear of upheaval and change hasprompted an indefinite intermissionfor the Spotlight Theatre, whose

management and board of directors havehalted all productions scheduled for themain stage, after nearly 14 years and 150shows.

The board hopes the shutdown will betemporary, a time to reassess and securefinancial backing for upcoming produc-tions at the Arts District anchor.

“The future is in doubt in that sense, andI’m speaking as a landlord,” said PeggyDarling, who co-owns the building thathouses the 19th Street theater and has longbeen one of the Spotlight’s most devotedand generous patrons.

“If it’s an unsuccessful business, they’llhave to dissolve because they’re a non-profit corporation. But we expect it to dowell. We have great support from peoplewho are appearing in the shows, who liketo act in this theater. I think there havebeen some mistakes made in manage-ment, but they can be corrected.”

Many season ticketholders have beennotified of the disruption, though Darlingsaid most have not asked for refunds.They’re willing to wait it out, she said,hopeful that previously announced showslike “Ragtime” and “9 to 5” will be per-formed at a later date.

Meanwhile, the show will go on for theSpotlight Series, whose edgier, less expen-sive productions take place in the moreintimate “black box” theater in the base-ment. And the Spotlight Family Academyof Arts education program, funded by a$12,000 grant from The Bakersfield Cali-fornian Foundation, is still on track toopen this year.

However, the status of the cafe in thetheater’s lobby has not been decided, saidSpotlight Artistic Director Jarred Clowes,because renovations planned for the build-ing during the down time could be disrup-tive.

Aside from overseeing physical improve-ments to the theater, Clowes and Directorof Operations Alex Neal — who are nolonger being paid — will take time to “stepback and address everything,” Clowes saidin an email.

“We intend to use the time wisely, pri-marily on education. Starting with thestaff, we plan on attending several confer-ences and have scheduled meetings withother theatre employees in Los Angeles,Fresno and San Francisco. We are begin-ning a more intensive intern and volunteerprogram to make better use of the incredi-ble talent surrounding us. And our board is

scheduling a retreat as well as organizingseveral meetings with non-profit businessstrategists.”

Clowes inherited day-to-day operationsof the theater from Hal Friedman, who leftthe Spotlight in early September after anine-year tenure, in part because thedemands of the job were placing too greata burden on his family. But he also conced-ed there was tension with then-board pres-ident Lynn Gillette, who resigned himselfin late November, frustrated, he said, overhow the board did business. In particular,he said he was troubled by plans to expandthe school while ceasing theatrical produc-tions in the summer.

“They wanted to bring on more curricu-lum for the school, but they couldn’t figureout what it would cost or how it wouldaffect the theater,” Gillette said. “It wasn’tadding anything to the bottom line to addthe expense.

“I just don’t believe they had the fore-sight or understanding in a businessmodel to make something work. You can’tearn $100 but spend $500 to get there.”

But Friedman and Darling called Gillettea poor communicator, saying he was nei-ther attentive to the needs of the theaternor responsive.

“The theater was kind of at its strongestit’s ever been when I left,” Friedman said.“There were a lot of people who left duringthe time period when Lynn was president,and a lot of things changed over a short

period of time. Were there problems? Sure.There are problems in every business youwork in. There were decisions made duringmy last year that had really made thefuture of the theater look bright.”

For her part, Darling said it’s sometimesdifficult running a business with artisticpeople at the helm. It frustrated her that somany decisions were left to the lastminute, from securing rights to plays tolining up underwriters — even creatingmarketing brochures.

“Things were not working because of thefailure to plan ahead and a very weakboard, and I thought, aw, let’s give up. Iwas ready.”

But the return to leadership of boardpresident Joanne Brinkley (who is Clowes’mother-in-law) persuaded Darling to stickit out.

“If we can carry out the plan we havenow, there won’t be any question about(coming back),” Darling said. “The thingthat was really wrong with the Spotlightwas they didn’t plan ahead. We’re going touse this period to make sure that doesn’thappen again.”

Bob Kempf, artistic director of TheEmpty Space theater, who has performed

and directed at the Spotlight, was shockedby news of the shutdown.

“All the rumors were confusing to me,just because I know the Spotlight doesquality work,” Kempf said.

“I hope they come back. I’d hate forthem to close down because I enjoyed mytime there. But I don’t know enough aboutthe situation to even want to predict.”

Though the theater had announced itsintention to go dark this summer, Gillettequestions the wisdom of closing the mainstage early.

“If you get a momentum with a place,and then go dark for a period of time, howhard is it going to be to get that momen-tum again?”

Friedman, in rehearsals as director of“Evita,” his first production at Stars DinnerTheatre, said it’s easy enough to rebuild anaudience.

“If it were me, we’d have a grandreopening. You make a big deal, and I’msure that’s what they’ll do.

“This isn’t necessarily a death knell. I’veheard of theaters doing this all the time.This is the Spotlight saying, ‘Let’s stop for aminute and figure out what it takes to bestrong.’”

BCT considering moveSheila McClure, the artistic director ofBakersfield Community Theatre, con-firmed that BCT is considering movingfrom its present location on SouthChester Avenue. But the discussion isin the early stages, and no decisionshave been made.

“We prefer to be downtown — wewant to move where our customerbase wants us to be,” she said. “Wehaven’t talked to anybody (at Spot-light), but we are looking at proper-ties.”

McClure also expressed the hope thatSpotlight would be able to continueoperating.

“I don’t want to see anybody close,”she said. “Especially now when theaterhere is getting better and better all thetime.”

She also laid to rest any rumors aboutBCT being in financial trouble. “We dohave property insurance and every-thing is current,” she said. “We’re notrich, but we can still pay our bills.”

BCT's next mainstage show is “TheRocky Horror Picture Show,” which willopen the first week in May.

— Camille Gavin, contributing columnist

Spotlight Theatre closesmain stage to reassess

“If we can carry out the plan we have now, there won’t be any question about (coming back). Thething that was really wrong with the Spotlight was they didn’t plan ahead. We’re going to use

this period to make sure that doesn’t happen again.”— Peggy Darling, co-owner of the building that houses Spotlight Theater and a devoted and generous patron of the facility

PHOTO COURTESY OF JARRED CLOWES

Cinderella (Carolyn Fox) and her prince (Bryce Rankins) contemplate the future in“Into the Woods,” the most recent main-stage production at Spotlight Theatre.


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Never tell George Lopez hecan’t do something. After the cancellation of his

popular TV sitcom and late-night talkshow, the comedian and actor hasalways made it clear he’s here to stayregardless of ratings or decisions fromindustry suits.

Ready to prove his critics wrongagain, the Renaissance man of come-dy returns to the bright lights of thestage for a new stand-up comedytour, titled “I Can Never Do Nothing,”a childhood reference to be explainedin detail when he appears atRabobank Arena on Saturday night.

“I’ve seen time go by really fast,”said Lopez during a phone interviewwith The Californian.

“I’m 50, although I don’t act or look50. I should look 70. I think there’s asaying, ‘Things get better. Live in thetime now and ultimately enjoy your-self.’ I come from a culture wherepeople worry. In down times like this,you just carve out time and findthings to have fun.”

That time is now for Lopez, whodespite losing both shows can still beseen nightly in syndication on “TheGeorge Lopez Show” airing on Nick atNite. And when he really feels theneed to be himself: you can find himon the road.

“I love it. The one thing that’s beenconsistent between both shows I hadwas that you get noted to death:‘Don’t to this,’ ‘don’t do that,’ ‘that’sinappropriate,’ ‘not friendly to this,’and it wears on you. Stand-up is thefreest form of expression that some-one can have. You know, you don’tgratuitously upset people, becauseI’ve never really been that person, butyou speak your mind without havingsomeone tell you what you can orcannot do. You never tell an artist thathe’s using too much red.”

Not that he’s become a curmudg-eon, but Lopez says rolling with thepunches of the entertainment busi-ness has toughened him up.

“There’s a lot of stuff on Twittersaying a lot of negativity. Instead of‘Congratulations,’ they always say,‘Hey, what happened to ‘LopezTonight?’ That’s part of the game. Twoseasons is not a failure, that’s prettysuccessful. I know it’s there, but I lovethat I don’t get upset about it. When Iwas growing up, I used to get upsetabout everything. I’m in a great placein my life right now, where it doesn’tbother me. It makes me miss mygrandma because only my grandmawas that negative to me on a dailybasis.”

Unlike Bill Cosby, a TV dad towhom the comedian is often com-pared, Lopez does not refrain fromperforming blue material during hislive show. He leaves it to parents to

explain to kids why the kind Mr.Lopez from TV may dropping the F-bomb in concert.

“It’s not as blue as some othercomedians, but the fact that there areshades to my color — when they’reage appropriate, they should be ableto look at it. I don’t think any 10-year-old should be watching ‘Tall, Darkand Chicano.’ But you know, RichardPryor did that and George Carlin didas well — he portrayed a conductoron a kids show, and both managed tostill have an audience from 2 to 80.”

Lopez’s CD and DVD releases:“Right Now, Right Now,” “TeamLeader” and “Why You Crying?” areamong the most quoted comedyalbums since Eddie Murphy’s “Come-dian.” Looking back, he’s humbled bythe lasting impression he’s made,much like his idol, the late FreddiePrinze.

“I remember Freddie had ‘Lookinggood,’ and ‘It’s not my job,’ and I waslike, ‘Wow, it’s kinda cool having yourown catchphrases and you know, they

all come very naturally. They’re allkind of photographs or mile markersin your life. I remember that when Iwas in my house. You cry out, ‘I cannever do nothing in this house,’ yousee little kids come up and say that toyou. The fact that they hear “Lowrid-er” and associate me with that — Iforget sometimes what impact orwhat influence I may have on culture,but it’s great. “

During the interview, Lopez wasstill basking in the news that he hasjust signed on to develop anotherfamily sitcom. Excited about throwinghimself into TV again, he said what-ever he has his hands on developingwill be timely and socially relevant.

“You know, there’s a sense of enti-tlement in kids now and in relation-ships that everyone has to have every-thing that’s great and new. Kids get aniPad 3 and are satisfied for thatinstant and then they move on toother things. I don’t want it to looklike it’s written. I’d like it to be almostlike a docu-com of what a relation-ship is like now, with kids that are onmedication and in private schoolsand relationships where the wife isthe dominant one in the relationship,and how a guy’s still trying to holdonto his manhood in a world wherethere are not a lot of men left. I mean,I see guys dressing like their kids orhaving babies at 60. It’s tough to see,but hilarious.”

Lopez keeps movin’ onComedian, talk-show hostready for new career phase

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BY ASHLEY FISCHERContributing writer

For terminally ill children in KernCounty, the Stockdale Moose Lodgeis offering up a different form of

medicine: hope.With the ninth annual Cruisin’ for a

Wish Car Show, the group will once againraise money on behalf of the Make-a-WishFoundation and help make some chil-dren’s dreams come true.

“I just have such a burden in my heartand a desire to help these kids,” said LynnHubbard, a lifelong car enthusiast and oneof the Moose Lodge members in charge oforganizing the event. “In fact, I joined theMoose Lodge after helping them with thefirst car show eight years ago, because Iwas so impressed with the work that theydo to help children who are terminally illin our community.”

Hubbard has good reason to beimpressed: Over the past eight years, thegroup has raised more than $160,000 forthe Make a Wish Foundation, which trans-lates into fulfilling the wishes of 43 chil-dren. When the money is raised, the MooseLodge handpicks which of the kids willreceive help — and all of the children arelocal. This, according to Hubbard, was alarge part of the appeal for Don Perry, theevent’s creator.

“He really liked that we weren’t just giv-ing money to an organization, but that wecould meet the children and their families;and it’s something that we can do hands-on, locally.”

The wishes these hardworking MooseLodge members make come true varygreatly in scale. Some children requestexotic vacations for themselves and therest of their family, and some make slightlymore modest requests for birthday partiesand new bedroom furnishings.

“One year, we even helped one childwho wanted to fly over an active volcano inan airplane, Hubbard added.

Regardless of how mundane or unusualan individual wish may be, the MooseLodge will fund it. All of the wish recipients

and their families are also invited to attendthe car show the year their request is hon-ored, as well as every year after that.

“I usually work the gate most of the day,but then I like to go and find the familiesand sit with them and talk with them, andmake them feel at home,” Hubbard said.“It’s exciting to meet these kids and be apart of their lives for the day.”

The car show itself is completely free toattend, outside of the minimal $3 parkingfee charged by the fairgrounds. The bulk ofthe money raised is either donated by localsponsors or through sales of the $12 NewYork steak dinner, and raffle tickets.

Hubbard promised the raffle will be“tremendous,” as collecting the manyprizes to be given away — which include atelevision, tools, car care products, as wellas some “gifts for the ladies” — is one ofher primary responsibilities.

As for the car show itself, it will featureapproximately 270 cars, separated into 50different vehicle classes, which run thegamut from classic Thunderbirds andmuscle cars to “super modified” lawnmowers and golf carts.

Throughout the day, attendees will votefor their favorite vehicles, and three tro-phies in each class will be awarded, total-ing 150 opportunities for proud car ownersto take top prizes.

But more than any car, truck or trophy,helping children live out their dreams isthe true driving force behind this charita-ble event.

“The more raffle tickets and dinners thatare sold, and the more registrations wereceive,” Hubbard said, “the more we havein that fund to support these children andtheir wish, and to make sure they and theirfamily have those happy days.”

Car show returns withMake-a-Wish in gearEvent raises money to makekids’ dreams come true

Ninth annual Cruisin’ for a Wish Car ShowWhen: 9 a.m. Saturday

Where: Kern County Fairgrounds, 1142S. P St.

Admission: Free to attend; $40 to reg-ister a vehicle

Information: 399-8406 or stockdalecarshow.org

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Close to 300 cars were on hand during the 2011 Cruisin’ for a Wish Car Show.


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Acast of professionals with impressivecredits will present “The Matchmak-er” in a one-night-only performance

at the Fox Theater on Saturday.Billed as a romantic comedy, the story is

told with a mixture of humor, music and atouch of spirituality.

Actor and R&B singer Tony Grant stars inthe show produced by Predestined Enter-tainment, a San Diego-based company.

Grant played the role of an accountantnamed Roger Jackson in Tyler Perry’s stageplay, “The Marriage Counselor.” The NorthCarolina native lives in Los Angeles andhas appeared in off-Broadway plays andnumerous regional productions, includingTyler Perry’s “Why Did I Get Married,” “TellHell I Ain’t Comin’” and “ Love Ain’t Sup-posed to Hurt.” He also was lead vocalist inthe Grammy-nominated group, Az Yet.

Also featured in the Fox show are gospelrecording artist Yvette Williams; comedianLester Barrie who has appeared as a hoston the BET cable channel’s “Comic View”;and Brian Hurst, who played the part ofJeremy in the original stage play, “MadeaGoes to Jail.”

“The Matchmaker” company began itscurrent tour in January and has performedin various Southern California venuesbefore coming here.

Although the title brings to mind a 1955play by Thornton Wilder — the plot wasthe basis for the hit musical “Hello Dolly”— the show at the Fox is an original workwritten by Tamera Hill. According to Hill’swebsite, her first play, “Color Blind,”debuted in 2008 at the Lyceum Theater inSan Diego.

She also is the author of “My Sister’sKeeper,” a play centered on the lives ofthree women.

Poetry reading This evening’s monthly open mic poetry

reading at Russo’s Books will feature, Geof-frey Dyer, author of “The Dirty Halo ofEverything.”

Dyer teaches creative writing, literature,and composition at Taft College where heis faculty adviser to the student literarypublication “A Sharp Piece of Awesome.”

His poems and prose have been pub-lished in numerous literary journals. Agraduate of UC Santa Cruz, he earned hismaster of fine arts degree in creative writ-ing from Mills College in 2003.

In keeping with the usualformat, Dyer will read

for about the first 15minutes.

Others who wishto read their ownpoetry or that of

another can do sofollowing his presen-

tation. Surprising though it

may seem to some, the monthly readingsat Russo’s are gaining popularity, saysKevin Shah, a teacher who coordinates theevents.

“We packed it out and had to keep get-ting more chairs,” Shah said in describingthe crowd at the February gathering.

In my experience the usual attendanceis a dozen or more, which is fine with mebecause it provides more intimacy andallows for conversations between the poetand audience members. Also the venue issmall, tucked as it is into a space betweenthe store’s sales counter and the children’sbooks. Each session lasts about 90 min-utes.

Shah says he’s looking into getting alarge venue — possibly The Empty Space

or Bakersfield Community Theatre — forthe SLAM/Spoken Word event in April, anobservation of National Poetry Month.

Proposal writing workshopThe ability to get money from a founda-

tion is often the difference between lifeand death for many nonprofit organiza-tions. And it all begins with a finely tunedrequest commonly known as a grant pro-posal.

If you are a member of an organizationthat’s thinking about asking for a grant butare unsure about how to do it, help is avail-able at the Beale Memorial Library. Thelibrary will hold a two-hour workshop onTuesday presented by the Foundation Cen-ter, publisher of the “Foundation DirectoryOnline” data base.

Maria Rutledge, Beale’s head librarian,said the workshop will cover various facetsof the grant-seeking process.

Among the items to be covered: Whatneeds to be included in the proposal; tipsfor strengthening each section of the docu-ment you submit; what funders expect tosee in a proposal, and suggestions forcommunicating with the foundation dur-ing the grant process.

Workshop participants also will be givena list of additional resources on proposalwriting as well as sample proposals.

The library subscribes to the FoundationCenter’s database, which lists and updatesinformation about hundreds of local,regional and national foundations. It isavailable for use only in the library — thatis, library cardholders cannot access itfrom their home computers as they cansome databases. However a subscriptionfrom the publisher is available to individu-als at the rate of $19.95 per month or $195per year.

There is no cost for attending the pro-gram, but pre-registration is required. Formore information or to sign up, call 868-0770.

Call for artists“People I Have Known” is the wide-rang-

ing theme for the Bakersfield Art Associa-tion’s upcoming juried show. Although it issponsored by the BAA, it is open to allartists.

Entry fee for members is $15 per piece,$20 for others. All work entered must be forsale; the BAA will retain 30 percent of eachpiece sold.

Each work must be an original done bythe exhibiting artist within the past threeyears. Acceptable entries include portraitand figure paintings, ceramics, sculpture,and photographs

Artists interested in participating areasked to contact Norma Eaton for detailsbefore March 26. She can be reached viaemail at [email protected].

Work selected for the exhibit will beshown at a reception at the Art Center onApril 6 as part of the downtown arts dis-trict’s First Friday events.

A whistle stop for ‘Matchmaker’‘The Matchmaker’When: 8 p.m. Saturday

Where: Fox Theater, 2001 H St.

Admission: $23 to $43


Geoffrey Dyer, poetWhen: 7 p.m. today

Where: Russo’s Books, 9000 MingAve.

Admission: Free


Grant Proposal Writing WorkshopWhen: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday

Where: Beale Memorial Library, 701Truxtun Ave.

Cost: Free


Camille Gavin CONTRIBUTING COLUMNIST

GO & DO

Camille Gavin’s “Arts Alive” column appears on Thursday.Write to her via e-mail at [email protected]

Touring romantic comedy is atthe Fox for only one show

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Tony Grant, stars in “The Matchmaker," which is coming Saturday to the Fox Theater.


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BY SUSAN SCAFFIDIContributing writer

Within 10 years of its premiere,Johannes Brahms’ “A GermanRequiem” was deemed a classic

of the choral/orchestral repertoire. TheBakersfield Symphony Orchestra, alongwith the Bakersfield Masterworks Choraleand CSUB Singers, will devote this week-end’s entire concert to the performance ofthis masterwork.

The first performance of the Requiem in1867 Vienna accomplished two thingsimmediately: It established Brahms as amajor compositional force in the German-speaking world, and it touched off adecades-long debate about the work’smusical value and its religious significance.

Even Brahms’ reasons for composing theRequiem have been subject to debate andspeculation, but most music historiansagree that the 1855 death of Brahms’ friendand mentor, Robert Schumann, and thedeath of his own mother in 1865, at leastmotivated Brahms to complete theRequiem.

Eventually consisting of seven move-ments, Brahms’ Requiem is anything butin the traditional sense — unlike a RomanCatholic Requiem, “A German Requiem”does not focus on the dead, but on the liv-ing. Brahms, an agnostic, set to music bib-

lical texts that attempt to comfort thosewho are left behind, rather than on thosetexts that anticipate an afterlife.

Using German language text from theMartin Luther translation of the Bible, andhis title for the piece, were part of Brahms’attempt to create a human work ratherthan a religious work.

Two active Los Angeles-area singers willperform the solo parts of the Requiem.Soprano Susan Kane, who last performedwith the BSO for the concert version ofFelix Mendelssohn’s “Midsummer Night’sDream,” is well-known for both her large-scale choral solo performances and herperformance of art song and chambermusic. In addition to singing, Kane is aninternationally recognized voice teacher,and is a tenured faculty member atCSULA.

Baritone James Martin Schaefer, analumnus of Cal State Fullerton, has alsoperformed with the Bakersfield Symphony,and has been a soloist with the Los AngelesPhilharmonic, the Hollywood BowlOrchestra, and for the Distinguished Con-

cert Singers series at Lincoln Center,among other performances. He is indemand both as a choral soloist and as anopera singer.

The Bakersfield Masterworks Chorale,under the direction of Phil Witmer, andthe CSUB Singers, under the direction ofRobert Provencio, have been preparingthe choral parts for the last severalmonths. This performance will be sung inEnglish, something Brahms would haveapproved of, with the Protestant traditionof reading or singing the Bible texts in thevernacular.

Although Brahms’ work has a religioustitle and religious text, the work is non-liturgical, meaning that it isn’t meant as achurch service.

And although it has the title of“Requiem,” it has more in common with acantata than a Mass for the Dead, as inRoman Catholic practice.

Brahms’ work has been both praisedand condemned by critics for its debt tothe past — Johann Sebastian Bach’s com-positional techniques, particularly the useof overlapping musical lines that make upthe fugue — and also for the challenging,and for its time, forward-looking har-monies.

Regardless of professional critics’ opin-ions, Brahms’ Requiem was instantly suc-cessful among concert-goers, and is afavorite among choral singers and conduc-tors, who generally regard the work as oneof the jewels of the choral repertoire.

Bringing Brahms’‘Requiem’ to lifeOrchestra, singers combineefforts on classic masterpiece

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W hat do you get whenyou mix puppets,creepy monsters, kid-

napping and revenge?You have yourself a pair of real-

ly inventive music videos fromlocal amateur filmmaker Alejan-dro Tuesta.

Created as shorts for the song“Sangre de Pulpo” (“OctopusBlood”) by Bakersfield progres-sive indie rock quartet HolyBeast, the two-part video is onein a string of independentlyreleased web videos from Tuesta,29, who also produces under thename Red Water Media.

“I’ve always liked video andphotography,” said Tuesta, whowas born in the metropolitan cityof Trujillo, Peru, and grew up mar-veling at U.S. films like “Rocky”and works from his favorite direc-tors: Kubrick, Tarantino, AlejandroInarritu and Spike Lee. Not tomention action B-movies (“Amer-ican Ninja”) that ignited the sparkin his young mind.

“We always saw movies likethat when we could. I loved them.I used to surf and skate a lot too,always imagining different anglesand what it would be like tothrow myself into a shot I had inmy mind for a video,” said Tuesta.“My body just told me to ‘do it.’”

After breaking three of his fam-ily’s cameras experimenting withhis new hobby, Tuesta said hisparents, Enrique and Olinda,encouraged him and his older

brother, Enrique Jr.,to keep findingways to be cre-ative, as theywere skilled

musicians them-selves. And

whiletheir

home was short on money, it wasrich with love for the arts.

“My mother is a great pianist,and my grandparents were musi-cians. They just always encour-aged us to exercise our mindsand pushed education. When mybrother and I were 7 and 8 yearsold, we made our first camera outof paper and built our own toys,”he said. “Our clothes werereversible, so it looked like we

had more clothes than we reallydid.”

After relocating with his familyto Miami when he was 17, Tues-ta’s adventurous side drew himall the way to Los Angeles, wherehe enrolled himself in the ArtInstitute of California to studyfilm. Although he only stayed forthree months, he absorbednumerous techniques, includingscriptwriting. While there, he alsojumped into the area rock scene,playing drums and touring withvarious indie and heavy rock acts.It was a move that ultimately ledhim to Bakersfield to reunite withhis family. Tuesta now attendsCSUB, majoring in businessadministration. Never giving upon his passion for film, heupgraded his gear from a Hi8, 8-millimeter film camera with fish-eye lens to his present HD Canonmodel.

“I’ve been filming ever since,”he said. “A lot of local skate-boarders, family events, I justkept going.”

The subsequent formation ofHoly Beast evolved after Tuestaplaced an ad looking for localmusicians to jam with in 2010.

“I never really claimed to makevideos; we just started jamming.”

Since his arrival, Tuesta hasalready produced more than 90videos for his own musical proj-ects, plus various bands, skate-boarders, and a promotionalvideo for Dagny’s Coffee, amongother projects. His work can beseen online at YouTube.com/Pak-Machino, as well as on his officialVimeo page ( search ‘Redwater-media’).

The two videos for “Sangre dePulpo” stand out from his othershorts in that they are more con-ceptual with little human ele-ment and a loose storyline wovenin. The videos were recorded fol-lowing the band’s formation as atrio with bassist Carlos Contrerasand guitarist Edy Hernandez.After choosing “Pulpo,” Tuestawent in with only a few videoideas except that the themewould revolve around two of thesombrero-wearing marionetteshe had hanging on his wall.

“When I was a kid, we alwayshad these puppet shows atschool,” he said. “They were a giftfrom a friend that reminded meof those days. I’ve had themhanging on my wall.”

He began collecting items forthe shoot: toy car, bed sheets, pil-low cases, paint, markers, fishingline. Next up, he scouted variousset areas in Bakersfield andShafter to fit his bizarre vision ofpuppet passion.

The storyline for “Sangre dePulpo: Pt. 1” goes something likethis:

A sleeping couple named“Regis” and “Gregoria” are visitedby a mysterious creature whosnatches Gregoria away. Regiswakes to find she’s missing andproceeds to search for her. Afterfinding her bound and surround-ed by three monstrous beings(played by members of HolyBeast) in an abandoned ware-house, Regis plots a daring res-cue.

“Part 2” continues the couple’sescape with a final face-offbetween Regis and another gob-let-drinking monster played byHoly Beast lead vocalist ChanellHall. The finale ends with Regis

walking into a room where HolyBeast can be found performing,fully costumed. For an avant-garde spin, Tuesta even addedPortuguese subtitles to a fewscenes. It’s almost too hard todescribe what it all means, butwho cares; it’s just too cool not tolike. There’s action, a speedingcar escape, slo-mo suspense,romance, and puppets — allobvious odes to Tuesta’s child-hood film fandom. Following thecompletion of “Sangre de Pulpo:Pt. 2,” Tuesta did his own editingwith help from fellow Bakersfieldfilmmaker Joseph Michael Ruiz,who offered EFX programs duringthe process. Each video clocks inat under four minutes a piece.

“It’s tough to say how muchtime I dedicated to them,because I have so many projectsgoing on at once. I’m easily dis-tracted.”

Tuesta said he plans to contin-ue making more music andskateboard videos even after hefinishes school.

“I don’t really want to aspire tobe anyone in particular withfilms. I just want to be able tobring my visions today and 50years from now.”

Holy Beast will be performingat Riley’s Backstage on St.Patrick’s Day, March 17, and San-drini’s Bar on March 18. For moreinformation, visit holybeastmu-sic.com.

Matt’s pickVelorio at Sandrini’s Bar,

1918 Eye St., Saturday, 9 p.m.,$5, 322-8900.

It’s been five rollercoaster yearsfor Velorio, the Bakersfield Latincumbia rocker quintet. They’vesurvived member, sound andimage changes, not to mentiontwo tours, a nationally televisedband battle, and even thedestruction of their eco-friendlyvan named “Greaselda” on theGrapevine. If those aren’t reasonsto have some celebratory shots oftequila in their honor, I don’tknow what else to say. Happyanniversary, hermanos. Highlyrecommended.

Videos mix monsters, puppetsThe Lowdown with Matt Munoz

Matt Munoz is editor of Bakotopia.com, a sister website of The Californian that devotes itself to promoting Bakersfield’s art

scene. Matt’s column appears every Thursday in Eye Street.

Local filmmaker addsto his portfolio

PHOTO COURTESY OF ALEJANDRO TUESTA

A scene from Alejandro Tuesta’s music videos for “Sangre dePulpo” by Holy Beast.

PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHAEL CHADBURN

Bakersfield filmmaker andmusician Alejandro Tuesta.


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BY STEFANI DIASCalifornian assistant lifestyles editor

[email protected]

First the good news: Author JenniferOuellette has the answer for surviv-ing a zombie apocalypse.

Bad news: We’ll only last three days. “The best bet is to be a hermit and have

no contact with humanbeings,” said Ouellette,who will speak at Bakers-field College on Tuesday.

For those who don’t fearhuman contact — and areinterested in math and sci-ence — the author will setout to debunk some mis-conceptions at the event,

sponsored by a Science Technology Engi-neering Mathematics collaborative grantbetween Cal State Bakersfield and Bakers-field College.

Rageshwar Goldberg, STEM programdirector at BC, said that Ouellette is the lat-est speaker invited to address the KernCounty Science Fair and give a public pres-entation as well.

Along with the author of “The CalculusDiaries: How Math Can Help You LoseWeight, Win in Vegas, and Survive a Zom-bie Apocalypse,” other speakers haveincluded engineer Deanne Bell from theDiscovery Channel’s “Smash Lab” andactors/researchers David Berman and JonWellner from “CSI: Crime Scene Investiga-tion.”

“We’re glad she’s coming out to speak tous,” Goldberg said of Ouellette. “My goal ininviting these speakers is to demystifymath and science, to make it interestingand accessible.”

Ouellette said educators face a strugglewhen it comes to the fields.

“People on one level love science. The‘gee whiz’ aspect of science.

“(But) when we’re given the chance toopt out, we do.”

Ouellette said that school-level decisionis often fueled by an all-too-common mathphobia, rather than ineptitude.

“It wasn’t that I was bad at math and sci-ence. Once I got my chance to do what Iloved (studying literature and writing), Igave up on math and science.”

Ouellette, who described herself as aperfectionist in high school and college,said that returning to the topics as an sci-ence writer taught her a valuable lesson.

“The importance of failure. The mostimportant thing I learned was to fail the

right way. It didn’t lower my self-esteem ormake me feel bad.”

The writer worries that students todaywon’t be prepared to lead us into thefuture.

“(Having a math phobia), that snow-balls. You become afraid to take risks. Weneed kids who are wiling to innovate, whoaren’t afraid to take risks. We have somebig problems and we need them in thepipeline (looking for answers).

“If you give up on math and science byage 15, you are limiting yourself as anadult. You want to keep your options openuntil 20.”

Cultivating a general interest in mathand science through popular culture haslong been her aim, formerly as director ofthe Los Angeles-based Science and Enter-tainment Exchange and author of “TheCalculus Diaries” and “Physics of theBuffyverse,” explaining the science behindTV hit “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”

Ouellette praised shows like Fox’s“Fringe” and CBS’ now-canceled“Numb3rs” for maintaining websites thatdiscussed the math and science behind thestory.

“Thank God for the Internet. Hits kidswhere they live. Augment what they love,use that to explore the underlying mathand science to them. That’s a really goodway to reach out to them.”

Along with popular culture, Ouellettesaid community events like Tuesday’s helpaddress concerns.

“The grass-roots stuff is the most impor-tant. I’m taking two days out to come toBakersfield. Places like the Inland Empireand some of the smaller towns, there aren’tas many special events. I think those thingsare very important.

“It’s how well you present it and howyou engage the students. That factorymodel does not engage students at a pas-sionate level. The world we live in we needa populace that is engaged.”

Best way to fightzombies? MathAuthor uses humor toaddress painful subject

Jennifer OuelletteWho: Author of “The Calculus Diaries:How Math Can Help You Lose Weight,Win in Vegas, andSurvive a ZombieApocalypse”

When: 12:15 p.m.Tuesday

Where: Firesideroom, John CollinsCampus Center,Bakersfield College,1801 PanoramaDrive

Admission: Free

“People on one level love science. The ‘geewhiz’ aspect of science. (But) when we’re given

the chance to opt out, we do.”— Jennifer Ouellette, author of “The Calculus Diaries: How Math Can Help

You Lose Weight, Win in Vegas, and Survive a Zombie Apocalypse”

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Agnetha. Benny. Bjorn.Anni-Frid. Mix those fourtogether and you get an

unstoppable force: ABBA. TakeABBA to Broadway and you getanother unstoppable force:“Mamma Mia!” which comes tothe Rabobank Theater thisevening.

It was producer Judy Cramerwho had to persuade ABBA song-writers Benny Andersson andBjorn Ulvaeus that their chart-topping tunes would make agood musical, and, while skepti-cal, the two songwriters wentalong. “Mamma Mia!” openedon April 6, 1999, at the PrinceEdward Theater in London’sfamed West End theater district,and it is still playing in the WestEnd. The Broadway production,which opened Oct. 1, 2001, is alsostill running. More than 42 mil-lion people worldwide have seen“Mamma Mia!” on the stage.

The plot of “Mamma Mia!”isn’t an original story — 20-year-old Sophie, who lives with hermother, Donna, on a Greekisland, is about to marry herfiance, Sky, and wants her fatherto walk her down the aisle. Theonly trouble is, she doesn’t know

who her father is. Sophie readsher mother’s diary, sees a refer-ence to relationships with threemen, and deduces that one ofthem must be her father. Sophie,writing as Donna, invites all threemen to the island, and the situa-tion gets complicated as Donnafaces her past, her past loves, andthe three men each deal with thepossibility he is a father.

“Sky doesn’t really find outwhat’s going on until act two,”said Happy Mahaney, who por-trays fiance Sky in the touringproduction heading to Bakers-field.

“He’s trying to hold Sophietogether and get through thisweekend; that’s what he’s therefor,” Mahaney said.

Mahaney said the tour hasbeen criss-crossing the United

States since Sept. 10 of last year.Mahaney, who lives in Los Ange-les, was speaking from San Fran-cisco, the 105th city the show’scompany has visited so far.

“It’s not the show, it’s the trav-eling, the lifestyle that’s the hardpart,” said Mahaney, who noted“Mamma Mia!” has great appealto audiences of all ages, largelybecause of the irresistible musicof ABBA.

“I didn’t really know ABBA’smusic,” he said. “For me, (theshow) is a lot of fun to do, but Ididn’t really become an ABBA fanuntil doing the show.”

Like many people, Mahaneyadmitted that there are just someABBA songs that stay with you,and for a very long time. Formany people, it’s “DancingQueen.” For Mahaney, it’s “TheWinner Takes it All” and “Money,Money” — two of the “big songs”in the show.

“(‘Money, Money’) is almostalways in the back of my head,”Mahaney said.

ABBA record sales are secondonly to The Beatles, with morethan 370 million records soldworld-wide during the quartet’smost active years, and the groupcontinues to sell millions ofrecords each year. The group

stopped performing at the end of1982, and Andersson and Ulvaeusventured out with lyricist TimRice to produce the conceptalbum musical “Chess,” whicheventually became a successfulstage production. The pair con-tinued to write songs togetherduring the succeeding decades,while the female members of thegroup, Agnetha Faltskog and

Anni-Frid Lyngstad, pursued solocareers.

The quartet did reunite for thepremiere of the film version of“Mamma Mia!” but have made itclear they will not re-create thegroup. Meanwhile, their musiclives on, not only through recordsales, but from the hit show thatseems as unstoppable as thegroup’s hit songs.

A little dab o’ ABBAjust the thing tonight

‘Mamma Mia!’When: 7:30 p.m. today

Where: Rabobank Theater,1001 Truxtun Ave.

Admission: $41.50 to $61

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The North American tour of “Mamma Mia!” will appear tonight atRabobank Theater.

BY GENE GARAYGORDOBILSpecial to The Californian

Learning to live health-ier lives will be thefirst order of business

Sunday for thousandsexpected to attend thethird annual Healthy Bak-ersfield Expo at the Dou-bleTree Hotel.

The free event, broughtto you by Mercy andMemorial Hospitals of Bak-ersfield, and The Californ-ian, features Olympic gym-nast and actress CathyRigby as a guest speaker.

Rigby captured thehearts of her countrymenin 1968 with Olympicmedal-winning perform-ances at age 15. During herathletic career, she earneda dozen internationalmedals, including eightgolds — helping popular-ize gymnastics in the Unit-ed States for future genera-tions. Along with Rigby, theexpo will provide morethan 60 vendors offeringhospital screenings, healthcare advice and healthy liv-ing options, among otherservices.

Mira Patel, marketingmanager for The Californ-ian, said about 2,000 peo-ple attended last year’sevent, and organizers areexpecting 2,500 to 3,000people this year, though it’sdifficult to track attendeesat a free event.

“Health screenings havebecome so popular with allsorts of families and agegroups,” Patel said. “Peoplecome out to the health fairbecause you have nursesand doctors from the hos-pitals come out and edu-cate the public with theirneeds.

“We get children andtheir parents, senior citi-zens,” she said. “Somebring their families, somecome alone.

“It’s a great publicawareness campaign —especially since it is free.On a Sunday afternoon,instead of roaming themall, you can get yourhealth checked.”

Other sponsors for the

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The 41st annual Col-lectors ShowcaseAntique Show and

Sale this weekend willhonor the past while pro-viding a great opportunityfor shoppers to add to theircollections. The two-dayevent is sponsored by theGlass & China Collectors ofBakersfield, said clubmember and organizer Bar-bara Fields.

“That’s a long time tohave an event like this, andI have to say it’s a real goodone, too,” Fields said.

Despite glass and chinagetting props, Fields saidthere is a little bit of every-thing for collectors and thewhole family.

“The theme is ‘TheUnforgettable ’40s,’” Fieldssaid.

“We will have the foyerdecorated with World WarII memorabilia, as wellitems from the 1940s,including furniture, toys,vintage clothing, jewelryand china.”

The show will also haveother items spanning sev-eral decades that includeglass, silver and primitives,which Fields described astins, kitchenware and otheritems.

Nearly 40 collectors fromacross California will offertheir wares from 10 a.m. to6 p.m. Saturday, and 10a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday atHodel’s.

For those collectors whomay need some repairs oftheir treasures, Fields saidthe show offers an expertglass repairman who fixesbroken and chipped glass.

“He’s been on-site anddoing repairs there for thepast 30 years,” said Fields,who expects about 2,000people to attend the showboth days.

The cost of the $4 affordsreturn privileges, so visitorson Saturday may return onSunday. Plus, parking isfree.

“People can go eat lunch,then return back. It makesit a nice community show.”

The show has been anannual staple nearly aslong as the Glass & ChinaCollectors of Bakersfielditself, Fields said.

“It’s been around since

the beginning, put on byour club, which is 43 yearsold,” said Fields, herself anoriginal member.

The club has about 35active members, who alsoorganize bus trips for othershows and events.

“Every year, we take abus trip down to the RoseBowl’s big flea market,” shesaid. “Sometimes, we loada bus to the Long Beachflea market, too.”

The bad economy hasworked in the show’s favor,she said.

“We had a nice increaselast year,” Fields said. “Weexpect this year people outbuying more.”

She said collectors like toreuse older things becausethe quality surpasses thatof items made today.

“It’s also about memo-ries, because maybe they’llsee furniture that theirgrandparents had,” Fieldssaid. “Those are goodmemories, and people liketo preserve things.

“Antiquers are called thefirst recyclers, you know,”she said.

A lot of young peopleattend the show, and theytarget items that their rela-tives had, including partialsets of dishes, silverware,jewelry, she said. They alsolike to buy the vintageclothing.

“We have a woman fromPalm Desert who comesevery year, and she buysgifts for her daughter wholives in New York,” Fieldssaid. “She likes the olderhats and purses.”

Fields said she plans tobring original Shirley Tem-ple paper dolls from the’40s to go with the show’stheme.

“We will be decoratingeverything in red, whiteand blue,” she said. “We’llbe playing ’40s music, anddress very patriotic as atribute for our service peo-ple to bring back thosememories.

“Collectors are interest-ing people. Collecting goodmemories is whatantiquing is all about.”

Everythingold is newfor antiquecollectors

41st annual Collectors Showcase AntiqueShow & SaleWhen: 10 a.m. to 6p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.to 5 p.m. March 11

Where: Hodel’s, KernRooms, 5917 KnudsenDrive

Admission: $4, goodfor both days

Information: 399-1140or 399-7074

Get screened, get healthy at expoIn addition to being anOlympic gymnast, CathyRigby has followed in theelfin footsteps of actress-es Mary Martin and SandyDuncan as the stage’sfavorite airborne trouper,Peter Pan. She won a bestactress Tony nomination.Last September, Rigbyrevived her role in “PeterPan,” which she hasplayed more than 3,000times.

Born premature and sickly,Rigby turned to gymnas-tics to escape severe shy-ness and an alcoholicfather. She knew shewould shine. And in 1968,

the pig-tailed blond 15-year-old performed in theSummer Olympics at Mex-ico City, earning the high-est U.S. gymnastic scores.

When she grew up, herbody matured, and hernimble movementsslowed. Her coach told herto lose weight, and Rigbyturned to bingeing andpurging, becoming bothanorexic and bulimic. Shewas hospitalized twice,and nearly died. Eventually,she retired from gymnas-tics, married, gave birth totwo sons, and became anABC Sports commentator.But her eating habits

forced her to seek medicalhelp and she conqueredher disease. With her med-ical problems behind her,she turned to the stage,earning positive reviewsfor her work. She debutedin the role of Dorothy in“The Wizard of Oz” andhas appeared on televisionand starred in such playsas “Meet Me in St. Louis,”“South Pacific,” and, ofcourse, “Peter Pan.”

Now married to TomMcCoy, a former co-starand producer of “PeterPan,” Rigby is the mother offour, an acclaimed actress,and a motivational speaker.

Healthy Bakersfield ExpoWhen: Noon to 4 p.m.Sunday Where: DoubleTreeHotel, 3100 Camino DelRio Court. Admission: FreeInformation: healthy-bakersfield.com

ABOUT KEYNOTE SPEAKER CATHY RIGBY


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[email protected]

He’s felt pain in the house of hip-hopand rock, but now singer-song-writer Everlast says he’s just grateful

to have lived to tell the story.Appearing at the Golden State Mall with

reggae rockers Sublime with Rome onWednesday, the guitarist/singer-songwritersays his swagger hasn’t lost its edge afterhis introduction as a rough-housing hooli-gan in ’90s rap trio House of Pain.

“I’m not comin’ out there trying to beJason Mraz. What I mean by that is I’mnot on some ‘happy-go-lucky, let’s befriends’ stuff. My songs, love songs too,are both generally and genuinely dark. Ilike how they morph into one anotherand hopefully they have a little hope inthem, but I’m just me. I still write withhip-hop in mind.”

Born Erik Francis Schrody, the singerwas only 22 when House of Pain rode awave of success. The group is mostlyremembered for the single “Jump Around,”a playful ode to their Irish heritage. Follow-ing their breakup, each member continuedfollowing their own pursuits: DJ Lethal

joined nu-metal band Limp Bizkit, DannyBoy became a music producer, and Ever-last went on to a successful solo career,reintroducing himself as the guitar-sling-ing poet, Whitey Ford.

“When I was young, we were just igno-rant drinkin’ and partying. When you’re 22and they’re paying you to show up and dowhat you love to do, your mentality isgonna be like, ‘OK, this can’t keep going onforever.’ We just ran through it like mani-acs. When I realized I might be able to turnthis into a viable, legitimate, career form,that’s when I started messing around withother forms of music.”

His first post-rap record, “Whitey FordSings the Blues,” was a surprise hit, pro-pelled by the single “What It’s Like,”which put him back on radio and in thesight of guitar legend Carlos Santana, alsostaging a comeback with “Supernatural.”But not before a shocking knock atdeath’s door.

“It was all kind of weird. I quit House ofPain. I found out I got ripped off blind byan accountant and was in the hole with thegovernment. And because I was trying toget all this stuff paid off, I canceled mymedical insurance. Within a week of that Iwas in the hospital for heart surgery on thelast day of recording ‘Whitey Ford.’

“Afterwards, I finish the record, mix itand release it. It turns out to be my biggestrecord. That translates into Santana hol-lerin’ at me and writing ‘Put Your LightsOn,’ which Carlos said was the centerpieceof ‘Supernatural.’”

He describes his latest CD, “Songs of theUngrateful Living,” as a reflective bookendto the life-changing Whitey Ford era withreferences to the decade that almostwasn’t.

“It’s about coming out humbled andgrateful from the experience, 10 to 12 yearslater. I felt the title described everybody onthe planet, ’cuz I’m grateful to be alive butyet I’m not as grateful as I should be. Andmost cats aren’t as much as me, because Iunderstand, ‘Oh man, we’re only here for abrief moment of time in the scheme ofthings.’ It’s all about being thankful forbeing alive.”

Headliners Sublime with Rome will beappearing with acclaimed substitutedrummer Josh Freese, following thedeparture of original Sublime drummer,Bud Gaugh, who quit in December. The

group also features Sublime bassist EricWilson and vocalist Rome Ramirez. Theiralbum, “Yours Truly,” was released lastyear.

After some bumps, career is Everlast-ingBeing a chameleon provessmart for singer-songwriter

Sublime with Rome and EverlastWhen: 7 p.m. Wednesday

Where: Golden State Mall Grand Ball-room, 3201 F St.

Admission: $37

Information: 742-6306 or tim-gardeapresents.com

BY NATALIE KENNEDYContributing writer

“The 25th Annual Putnam CountySpelling Bee”: Definition please?The Tony Award-winning come-

dy, one of Broadway’s most buzzed abouthits!

When I first discovered that East Bakers-field High was staging this production, Iwas E-C-S-T-A-T-I-C! “The 25th AnnualPutnam County Spelling Bee” is a musicalthat centers on that most competitive of allintellectual pursuits: the National SpellingBee finals in Washington, D.C. The quirkycast of over- (and under-) achievers facetheir fears, dreams and hopes as they spelltheir way to glorious success, or failure.

But the musical is not only fun to watch,the show gives the audience a chance toparticipate. Four audience members willbe selected each night to get up on stageand test their own spelling ability.

Out of all the chaos this play exudes, onequality stood out to me most: This musicalis an honest portrayal of real-life charac-ters and situations. As soon as I discoveredthat the performing arts program wasdoing the show, I knew I had to be a part ofit.

During my research of the play, my castmate Jonathan Canez sent me a YouTubelink of another theater’s production. Forthe next month, I was watching thesevideos at least three times a day and wascompletely hooked. As soon as you hear

one song or watch one bit of this show, youwill want to experience the P-A-N-D-E-M-O-N-I-U-M over and over.

The character Logainne Schwartzand-grubenierre automatically caught myattention because of her rigid braids, patri-otic attire, lisp, and knowledge of politicsand the world. From that moment on, Iknew this was the part for me. So I prac-ticed and practiced in order to nail the roleof my high school career.

From day one, our cast has been a team,a unit, an ensemble. We are all so proud ofthis production and our dedication to ourfavorite pastime.

As a senior, I’m so thrilled that this is mylast main-stage production at East High. Itis one of laughter, spectacle, and overall E-N-T-E-R-T-A-I-N-M-E-N-T.

— East High senior Natalie Kennedy is a castmember in the show

‘Bee’ musical promises aspell-binding production

“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”When: 7 p.m. tonight, Friday and Sat-urday

Where: East Bakersfield High School,2200 Quincy St.

Admission: $10; $8 for students withID card; $7 for EBHS students with anASB sticker; presale tickets at theEBHS finance office for $7

Join the Tree Foundation of Kern in Celebration of California’s Arbor Week

“Trees in Art” for the

fundraiser at Metro Gallery

Email Melissa Iger at [email protected] or call 325-6650 for tickets or information. Tickets also available at http://www.urbanforest.org/

Donation: $50 per person • $85 per couple

Metro Gallery • 1604 19th Street, Bakersfield

Hors-d’oeuvres will be provided by the Bakersfield College Culinary Arts Program. Proceeds will benefit the Tree Foundation of Kern and their continued mission of beautifying Kern county.

Enjoy an evening of the Central Coast’s Finest Wines from Croad Vineyards, a locally owned Paso Robles winery, who will be pouring their award winning

estate wines. The evening will include a silent auction full of wonderful surprises. Local artists will be showing their interpretations of “Trees in Art”

We wish to thank Chevron, Croad Vineyards and White Wolf land Service

for their support of this event.

PHOTO COURTESY OF EVERLAST

Singer-songwriter/guitarist Everlastappears with Sublime with Rome onWednesday night at Golden State Mall.


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Today“The Courage to Remember”Exhibit, narrating the Holocaust;created and sponsored by theMuseum of Tolerance thatincludes nearly 200 original andmany unseen photographs, 9 a.m.to 9 p.m. daily, until March 23, atCSUB, Walter Stiern Library, 9001Stockdale Highway. Free. 654-3172.

Kern Leadership AllianceMarch Breakfast, Kern Leader-ship Alliance Breakfast, featuringPastors Praying for the County, 7to 8 a.m., The Petroleum Club,5060 California Ave. $15 advance;$20 at the door. 323-8002.Mamma Mia!-Broadway inBakersfield, (more on Page 24)Organ Recital, with Sue Wagner,Elizabeth Kinney, Roxanne Star-buck, Suzanne Wagner, MichaelRaney, Michael Haynes, FredChynoweth and Dennis Herbst,12:15 to 12:45 p.m., St. Paul’sAnglican Church, 2216 17th St.861-6020.Poetry Open Mic, featuringauthor Geoffrey Dyer of “The DirtyHalo of Everything,”(More on Page20).Bingo, warm ups start at 5 p.m.,with early birds at 6 p.m., regulargames at 6:30 p.m., VolunteerCenter of Kern County, 2801 F St.From $20 buy-in to “the works.”395-9787.

FridayAlasdair Fraser & Natalie HaasConcert, doors open at 6:30 p.m.,begins at 7 to 10 p.m., AnglicanChurch of St. Jude, 1200 S. CurrySt., Tehachapi. $15 students; $25adults. 823-9994.An Evening of Wine & Trees,featuring Central Coast wines,silent auction, hors d’oeuvres,local artists showing their inter-pretations of “Trees in Art,” 6p.m., Metro Galleries, 1604 19thSt. $50; $85/couple. 325-6650.Jazz Jam, featuring Andy Martin,8 p.m., CSUB, Doré Theatre, 9001Stockdale Highway. $15; $5 sen-iors/students; CSUB studentsw/ID are free. 654-6142.Pretty in Pink Dance Party,fundraiser for the Gay & LesbianCenter of Bakersfield, 6:30 to10:30 p.m., Junior League of Bak-ersfield Community Center, 192819th St. $25 advanced; $30 at thedoor. 201-5252.

Saturday41st annual Collectors Show-case Antique Show (More onPage 24).

9th annual Cruisin’ For A Wish,(More on Page 19).

Bakersfield Symphony Orches-tra, (More on Page 21).

CASA Volunteer Orientation,learn how to make a difference inthe life of an abused, abandonedor neglected child, noon to 1 p.m.,Fresno Pacific University, secondfloor, 11000 River Run Blvd. kern-casa.org or 631-2272.

Cat Adoptions, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,Petco, 8220 Rosedale Highway.$65 includes spay/neuter, vac-cines and leukemia testing. 327-4706.Democratic Women of Kern,breakfast meeting, 9 a.m., GardenSpot, 3320 Truxtun Ave. $5 mem-bers; $7 nonmembers. 322-7411.Design Workshop, new recipesusing Bella Cucina new honey’s,gourmet salts, pestos, and jam, 10a.m. to noon, Beladagio, 9500Brimhall Road, Ste. 705. Free. 829-2288.Fifth annual Walk for Thought,walk to help raise awareness ofbrain injury; registration 10 a.m.,walk at 11 a.m., Kern CountyMuseum, Pioneer Village, 3801Chester Ave. $25; $15 children 5-18. Lunch and T-shirt provided.872-4903.Free Electronic Waste Recy-cling, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at severalMcDonald’s locations throughoutKern County; 1000 Real Road,5410 Stockdale Hwy., 3037 NilesSt., 3360 Panama Lane, 6300Lake Isabella Blvd., Lake Isabella,795 Tucker Road, Tehachapi. 873-4011.George Lopez, (More on Page18).Model Train Show and Sale,hosted by the Golden Empire His-torical and Modeling Society, 10a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m. to4 p.m. Sunday, Kern County Fair-grounds, 1142 S. P St. $7; under 12free when accompanied by payingadult; $3 parking. gehams.net or331-6695.National Wild Turkey Federa-tion Fundraiser, 5 to 11 p.m.,Kern County Fairgrounds, 1142 PSt. $75 single; $100 couple;$1,250 for a table of 8. 333-3395.Star Party with Kern Astro-nomical Society, 8 to 10 p.m.,The Marketplace, 9000 Ming Ave.487-2519.Tamera Hills “The Matchmak-er” (More on Page 20)Veterans of Foreign Wars Post10859, Rosedale & Ladies Auxil-iary, 9:30 a.m., Greenacres Com-munity Center, 2014 CallowayDrive. 588-5865.Yokuts Park Fun Run, practiceracing and earn points, 7 a.m.,Yokuts Park, Empire Drive off Trux-tun Avenue. Free. bakersfieldtrack-club.com or 203-4196 or 391-7080.

SundayCSUB Chamber Music, 4 p.m.,CSUB, Dore Theatre, 9001 Stock-dale Hwy. $10; $5students/seniors; CSUB studentwith ID are free. 654-2156.

Healthy Bakersfield Expo,(More on Page 25).

Italian Catholic Federation’sBreakfast and Lunch, Branch281, will serve breakfast from 8 tonoon and lunch from 11 a.m. to1:30 p.m., Our Lady of PerpetualHelp, Parish Hall, 124 ColumbusSt. $5; $3 under 12. 549-2014 or

email [email protected].

THEATER“Dangerous Liaisons,” 7 p.m.Friday and Saturday, SpotlightTheatre, 1622 19th St. $15. 634-0692.

“Once Upon A Mattress,” pre-sented by the Stockdale HighSchool’s Performing Arts Depart-ment; curtain at 7 p.m. todaythrough Saturday, Stockdale HighSchool Theater, 2800 Buena VistaRoad. $10; $8 students; $6 stu-dents with ASB sticker and chil-dren under 12. 665-2800.

“Showdown in Shafter,” 7 p.m.Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sun-day, Gaslight Melodrama Theatre& Music Hall, 12748 Jomani Drive.$12 to $23. 587-3377.

Improv Comedy Show, withCenter For Improv Advancement,8 to 9:30 p.m. Fridays and Satur-days, Ice House, 3401 ChesterAve., Suite M. Adults: $5, childrenunder 12 are $1. ciacomedy.com.

Major League Improv, improvi-sational comedy show, appropri-ate for families, 6 p.m. Saturdays,The Empty Space, 706 Oak St.Free but donations are accepted.327-PLAY.

‘The Odd Couple: Female Ver-sion’, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday;2 p.m. Sunday, Stars Dinner The-atre, 1931 Chester Ave. $50 to$54; $30, students. 325-6100.

“The Miracle Worker,” 8 p.m.Friday and Saturday, The EmptySpace, 706 Oak St. Suggesteddonation $15 for adults or $10 forstudents and seniors. 327-PLAY.

ART“American Junkyard: Cele-phonotypes” Exhibit, by CoyTownson; special guest QuintinGrant showcasing his phonographcreations, 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, TheFoundry, 1700 Chester Ave.

Art Exhibit by Mary Weather-ford, on display through Friday,CSUB, Todd Madigan Gallery, 9001Stockdale Highway. 1 to 6 p.m.Tuesdays through Thursdays and 1to 5 p.m. Saturdays. 654-2238.

Art for Healing program, class-es that alleviate stress, resultingfrom illness, or grief. All classesare free but some suggest a dona-tion and are held at Mercy Hospi-tal, Truxtun Campus, Truxtun andA St. Visitmercybaakersfield.org/art or toregister, 632-5357.

Bakersfield Art AssociationMeeting, 9 a.m. to noon Satur-day, Bakersfield Art AssociationArt Center, 1817 Eye St. 869-2320.Color Art Class, with artist Phyl-lis Oliver, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Thursdays, Bakersfield Art Associ-ation Art Center, 1817 Eye St. $100or $25 per class. 869-2320.Juliana’s Art Studio & Gallery,offers stained glass classes,Juliana’s Art Studio & Gallery, 50118th St. For times and dates call327-7507.The Art Shop Club, 9 a.m. tonoon each Thursday, Friday andSaturday, The Art Shop, 1221 20thSt. All mediums. 322-0544, 589-7463 or 496-5153.

MUSICAcousticGuthrie’s Alley Cat, 1525 WallSt., 324-6328; Slideways, 2 to 5p.m. Saturday.Kern River Brewing Company,13415 Sierra Highway, Kernville,760-376-2337; Slideways withTom Corbett and Joan Fraley, 7:30p.m. Friday.

Alternative rockGolden State Mall, 3201 F St., ALot Like Like Birds, I The Mightyand From Indian Lakes, 5 p.m.Saturday. $10. All ages.

BluesKern River Blues Society Jam,2 to 8 p.m. every second Saturday,Trout’s, 805 N. Chester Ave. 872-7517. Pyrenees Café, 601 Sumner, 323-0053; The 44's, 7 p.m. Thursday;Deedra Patrick and the SwampKatz, 1 p.m. Saturday.

CelticLengthwise Brewery, 6720Schirra Court, 836-2537; WhiskeyGalore, 8 p.m. Saturday. $5.

Classic RockBellvedere Cocktail Lounge,3090 Brundage Lane, 325-2139;Mike Montano, 9 p.m. Friday andSaturday. T-Bones Steakhouse, 8020 Dis-trict Blvd., 398-1300; Elevation406, 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Friday. Ethel’s Old Corral Cafe,, 4310Alfred Harrell Highway, 873-7613;Open Range Band, 3 to 7 p.m.Sunday. Jacalito Grill, 900 Truxtun Ave.,Ste. 110, 325-2535; Prisoners ofLove, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday.

The Old River Monte Carlo,9750 Taft Highway, 837-0250; NoLimit, 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

ComedyElevation Lounge, 818 RealRoad, 325-6864; Improv Tuesday -Live comedy with DJ after party, 9p.m. Tuesdays.

CountryEthel’s Old Corral, 4310 AlfredHarrell Highway, 873-7613; Lil Grit-ty, 7 to 11 p.m. Friday.

T-Bones Steakhouse, 8020 Dis-trict Blvd., 398-1300; Big Dawgs,7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Saturday.

Sandrini’s, 1918 Eye St., 322-8900; Vince Galindo, 9 p.m.Wednesdays.

DancingBakersfield Rounders, ballroom(cued) transition class levels twoand three, 7 p.m. Tuesdays, SouthBakersfield Veteran’s Hall, 1905Wilson Road. $10 per couple. 747-7921.

Joaquin Squares, 7:30 to 9:30p.m. Thursday, Rasmussen Center,115 E. Roberts Lane. $5. 324-1390,325-3086 or 399-3658.

Mavericks Singles, dancing withmusic by Bluetooth Cowboy, 7 to10 p.m. Friday, Kern City TownHall, 1003 Pebble Beach Drive. $7member; $9 guest. 831-9241.

Pairs and Spares, with CRS Rid-ers, 7 p.m. Friday, Rasmussen Sen-ior Center, 115 E. Roberts Lane. $7;$9 nonmembers. 399-3575.

DJBanacek’s Lounge, 4601 StateRoad, 387-9224; with DJ CaseyOverstreet, 9 p.m. Fridays.

Bellvedere Cocktail Lounge,3090 Brundage Lane, 325-2139;DJ Brian, 7 to 11 p.m. Tuesday.

Iron Horse Saloon, 1821 S.Chester Ave., 831-1315; DJJerome, 9 p.m. Friday.

DoubleTree Hotel, ClubOdyssey, 3100 Camino Del RioCourt. 323-7111; live in the mix: oldschool, ’80s, & ’90s music, 9 p.m.to 1:30 a.m. every Saturday.

Le Corusse Rouge, 4647 WhiteLane, 834-1611; with DJ Chill inthe Mixx, 5 p.m. every Fridayuntil 2 a.m. Saturday.

Rockstarz Party Bar, 7737Meany Ave., Suite B5, 589-6749;DJ James, 9 p.m. Thursdaysthrough Saturdays. Free.

The Bull Shed Bar & Grill, atHotel Rosedale, 2400 CaminoDel Rio Court, 327-0681; withMeg, 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Satur-days.

Heavy metalB. Ryder’s Sports Bar & Grill,7401 White Lane, 397-7304; Meta-lachi, 8 p.m. Thursday. $10. 21 &over only.

Jazz Cafe Med, 4809 Stockdale High-way., 834-4433; Richie Perez,7:30 to 11 p.m. Thursdays. J

Go & Do

Join editor Jennifer Self andmusic writer Matt Munoz onCalifornian Radio this morningfrom 9 to 10 a.m.We’ll be discussing the bigentertainment stories of theweek and offering our picks forhow to spend your leisure dol-lar. Plus, listen for the cue to call

and you could win tickets totwo upcoming events: Comedi-an George Lopez’s concert atRabobank Arena on Saturdayand the Sublime with Romeand Everlast show Wednesdayat the Golden State Mall GrandBallroom.

Call 842-KERN. The show airson KERN, 1180-AM.

CALIFORNIAN RADIO


Eye StreetImbibe Wine & Spirits Mer-chant, 4140 Truxtun Ave., 633-WINE; music & wine bar with localartist and Jazz Connection, alongwith 24 wines, 6 to 8:30 p.m.Tuesday and Thursday; 6:30 to9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

King Tut, 10606 Hageman Road;live Instrumental and vocal Jazz,6:30 to 7:30 p.m. each Friday andSaturday. Free.

Le Corusse Rouge, 4647 WhiteLane, 834-1611; Bakersfield JazzWorkshop, 6:30 to 10:30 p.m.every Wednesday.

Que Pasa Mexican Cafe, 2701Ming Ave., 832-5011; Jazz Inva-sion, 9 to 10 p.m. every Saturday.

The Nile, Jazz Music, 6 p.m. everySunday. Cost $10 at 1721 19th St.364-2620.

Karaoke B. Ryder’s Sports Bar & Grill,7401 White Lane, 397-7304; 8p.m. Thursdays and Tuesdays.

Banacek’s Lounge, 9 p.m. everyFriday and Saturday at 4601 StateRoad. 387-9224.

Bellvedere Cocktail Lounge,3090 Brundage Lane, 325-2139; 9p.m. to 1 a.m. Thursdays and Sun-days.

Big Daddy Pizza, 6417 Ming Ave.,396-7499; 7 to 10 p.m. every Tues-day; 8 to 11 p.m. every Friday.

Cactus Valley, 6 to 10 p.m. everyThursday at 4215 Rosedale High-

way. 633-1948.Cactus Valley Mexican Restau-rant, 4215 Rosedale Highway,633-1948; 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.Thursday; beer pong and happyhour all day Sunday. Cataldo’s Pizzeria, 4200 NewStine Road, 397-5000; 6:30 to9:30 p.m. Thursday. Cataldo’s Pizzeria, 6111 Niles St.,363-7200; 6:15 to 10:15 p.m. Tues-days.Chateau Lounge, 2100 S.Chester Ave., 835-1550; 9 p.m.every Saturday. City Slickers, 1001 W. TehachapiBlvd., 822-4939; 7 p.m. Tuesdaysand Thursdays. Corona’s Cantina, 9817 S. UnionAve., 345-8463; 7 to 10 p.m. Fri-days. Del Rio Cocktail Lounge, 5840State Road, 393-0262; 8 p.m.every Saturday. Don Perico Restaurant, 2660Oswell St., Suite 133, 871-2001; 7to 11 p.m. Thursdays. DoubleTree Hotel, ClubOdyssey, 3100 Camino Del RioCourt; 8 p.m. to midnight Tues-days.Elevation Lounge, 818 RealRoad, 325-6864; 9 p.m. Wednes-day.Ethel’s Old Corral, 4310 AlfredHarrell Highway, 873-7613; 6 to 9p.m. every Wednesday.Iron Horse Saloon, 1821 S.

Chester Ave., 831-1315; 7 to 11p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Julie’s The Branding IronSaloon, 1807 N. Chester Ave., 6 to10 p.m. every Friday. Le Corusse Rouge, 4647 WhiteLane, 834-1611; A to Z Karaoke, 8p.m. to midnight Tuesdays. Lone Oak Inn, 8 p.m. every Tues-day and Thursday at 10612Rosedale Hwy. 589-0412. Magoo’s Pizza, 1129 Olive Drive,399-7800; 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tues-day.Maria Bonita Mexican Restau-rant, 10701 Highway 178, 366-3261, 7 to 11 p.m. Fridays. All ages. McMurphy’s Irish Pub &Sports Bar, 14 Monterey St., 869-1451; 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tuesdays. Pizzeria, 4200 Gosford Road,397-1111; 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays. Pour House, 9 p.m. Fridays andSaturdays at 4041 Fruitvale Ave.589-9300. Pyrenees Cafe, 601 Sumner,323-0053; 8 p.m. to midnightSaturdays. Replay Sports Lounge & Grill,4500 Buck Owens Blvd., 324-3300; 8 p.m. every Wednesday. Rocket Shop Cafe, 2000 S.Union Ave., 832-4800; 8:30 p.m.to midnight Saturday. Rockstarz Party Bar, 7737Meany Ave., Suite B5, 589-6749; 8p.m. Mondays through Wednes-days.

Rocky’s Pizza & Arcade, 2858Niles St., 873-1900; 5:30 to 9:30p.m. Wednesday.

Round Table Pizza, 2060 WhiteLane, 836-2700; 6 to 9 p.m. Tues-day.

Round Table Pizza, 2620 BuckOwens Blvd., 327-9651; The Junc-tion with host Mac Clanahan, 8:30p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays.

Round Table Pizza, 4200 Gos-ford Road, 397-1111; 6:30 p.m.Wednesdays.

Rusty’s Pizza, 5430 Olive Drive,392-1482; 6:30 to 9 p.m. everyWednesday.

Sports & Spirits, 6633 MingAve., 398-7077; 9 p.m. Thursdaysand Saturdays.

Syndicate Lounge, 1818 Eye St.,327-0070; with Alisa Spencer, 9p.m. every Wednesday.

T-Bones Steakhouse, 8020 Dis-trict Blvd., 398-1300; 7:30 to 11p.m. Thursdays.

Tejon Club, 6 to 10 p.m. everySaturday at 117 El Tejon Ave. 392-1747.

The Bull Shed Bar & Grill, atHotel Rosedale, 2400 CaminoDel Rio Court, 327-0681; 7 p.m.Tuesdays and Thursdays.

The Junction Lounge, 2620Buck Owens Blvd., 327-9651; 8:30p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.

The Old River Monte Carlo,9750 Taft Highway, 837-0250;

8:30 p.m. every Thursday.

The Playhouse, 2915 Taft High-way; 397-3599; 7 to 10 p.m. Sun-days. The Prime Cut, 9500 BrimhallRoad, 831-1413; hosted by EdLoverr, 9 p.m. to midnight Friday. The Regent, 2814 Niles St., 871-4140; 8:30 p.m. every other Fri-day. The Wrecking Yard, 9817 S.Union Ave., 827-9192; 7 to 10 p.m.Mondays, Tuesdays and Thurs-days. Tomi’s Cowgirl Cafe, 7 to 10p.m. every Tuesday and Thursdayat 1440 Weedpatch Hwy. 363-5102. Trouts & The BlackboardStages, 805 N. Chester Ave., 399-6700; 7 p.m. Mondays and Thurs-days, 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays,Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdaysand Sundays. Vinny’s Bar & Grill, 2700 S.Union Ave., 496-2502, 7 p.m.Thursdays. 21 and over.

Latin/SalsaDoubleTree Hotel, ClubOdyssey, Club Odyssey, 3100Camino Del Rio Court, 633-1949;various levels, 3 to 9 p.m. everySunday. $5 per person, per lesson.

Tam O’Shanter, 2345 Alta Vista,324-6774; Los Moonlighterz, 8:30p.m. Friday and Saturday. $5 eachnight.

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