Arts & Culture

Reptiles to roam at the library

Submitted by Sabrina Rodriguez on Thursday, July 15th, 1:33 am

There are all sorts of ways to get kids interested in reading, but this next idea is a little hairy, or should we say "scale-y"?

As part of their summer reading program, the northeast library will host a reptile show on July 23 at 2 p.m.

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CALM, Kern County Museum open for holiday

Submitted by Amber Smith on Wednesday, June 30th, 7:32 pm

California Living Museum and the Kern County Museum announced their upcoming holiday schedules.

CALM will be open on July 4 and 5.

Kern County Museum will be closed on July 4 only.

Admission prices and hours of operation will remain the same for both parks.

Anyone with questions about times and dates of the museums can visit their Web sites at either www.calmzoo.com or www.kcmuseum.org.

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Fireworks display planned for Bakersfield County Club

By Cory

A fireworks show is coming July 4 to Bakersfield County Club, 4200 Country Club Drive.

Click here for a full list of this year's Kern County fireworks displays.

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Enjoy twilight at CALM

Submitted by Sabrina Rodriguez on Monday, June 28th, 7:42 pm

The California Living Museum is helping people enjoy twilight (the time of day, not the hit book/movie series) in a new way.

With the heat of the summer well in action, CALM is offering people a chance to visit the animals between the hours of 5:30-8 p.m. on July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 and Aug. 7, 14 and 28.

Guests will be treated to a wildlife presentation, as well as a scavenger hunt.

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Wine Fest tickets on sale

Submitted by Sabrina Rodriguez on Monday, May 17th, 1:10 pm

Wine lovers rejoice! Tickets for the 2010 Wine Fest are now on sale!

The event will be held on June 12 from 8-11 p.m. at the Kern County Museum, which is located at 3801 Chester Ave.

Wine Fest is hosted by the nonprofit Kern County Museum Foundation.

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Kern County Museum to receive billboard support

By Anthony Bailey

Come out and celebrate with the Kern County Museum, 3801 Chester Ave., on May 3 at 9:30 a.m., as the museum receives a large grant from the Kern County Board of Trade to promote tourism.

Supervisor Mike Maggard will be presenting a check to Museum Director Jeff Nickell in front of the old Chamber of Commerce building that for years has served as the museum's main building and has just been recently renovated.

Funding from the board of trade grant will allow the museum to post a billboard at either the north or south boundaries of the county on Highway 99/I-5, promoting the museum and the California Living Museum (CALM) as destinations to see for visitors traveling through or stopping in Kern County.

Featured prominently on the billboard will be each museum's website address and telephone number, as well as that of the board of trade.

For more information, please contact Nickell at (661) 852-5000.

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Silent movie showing with pipe-organ music

Submitted by Carol Ferguson on Thursday, April 29th, 6:21 pm

It's a trip down memory lane. The historic Granada Theater, 616 Kentucky St., will show the silent movie classic "Two Tars," complete with nostalgic pipe-organ music.

The Laurel and Hardy film will be shown Sunday. The 1928 film will be accompanied by the music sound track performed live on a Wurlitzer Theater Pipe Organ.

The 23-ton pipe organ was built in the 1920s to play background music for silent movies.

Theater owner Jim Spohn calls the special showing, "a step back into history."

The Laurel and Harvey movie is about two sailors on shore leave. They rent a car and go on a drive with their dates but get involved in a huge traffic jam. It all ends up with boiling tempers and eventually most of the cars in pieces.

Spohn says there will be a short pipe organ demonstration and showing of selected historic film clips. The show lasts about an hour.

Doors will open at 1 p.m.

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CALM makes Mother's Day special

Submitted by Melissa Rossiter on Tuesday, April 27th, 11:18 pm

Need something to so for Mother's Day?

Well the California Living Museum has a deal for every mom and grandma.

On May 9, mothers and grandmothers can get in for half price, and will also have a chance to win a free CALM Family Membership.

CALM will be open from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information, call CALM at (661) 872-2256.

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A festive Lopez-Hill House grand opening

By Doug Barden

Come celebrate the Fiesta Grand Opening of one of Kern County’s historic homes, the Lopez-Hill House at the Kern County Museum, 3801 Chester Ave., in Bakersfield on April 24 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Adding to the allure of touring this century old house will be the festive atmosphere which will include guitar soloist Rico Espinoza, Los Amigos guitar trio, world-champion trick roper Felix A. Lopez and son, and Curran Middle School Crusader Mariachi. Admission is $5 for museum members. Regular admission prices apply for all others. Great food will also be available for a nominal fee, plus crafts and games for children. The event is sponsored by American General Media and MAS Magazine.

Lopez-Hill House has been in restoration mode since it was donated to the museum and moved there in 2008. It is rich in tradition, built in 1906 or 1909 by J.J. Lopez who moved to Kern County in 1874 and became a long time Tejon Ranch manager.

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BC performing arts present 'The House of Blue Leaves'

By Doug Barden

Bakersfield College’s performing arts department will present The House of Blue Leaves on April 29 and 30, as well as May 1, 6, 7, and 8 in the College’s Indoor Theater. Show time is 8 p.m. Tickets are $8.50 for general admission and $5.50 for students and seniors. Tickets are available from the Bakersfield College Ticket Office by calling 395-4326 or at the door.

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