Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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At Curry & F St. On Friday, Aug. 15 the Tehachapi Moose Lodge, located on the corner of Curry and F streets, will be holding a dinner and a dance for the 2014 Mountain Festival starting at 6 p.m with a Country Rib dinner. Dancing with MudFish beginning at 7 p.m. Saturday starting at 10 a.m. will be a BBQ including Hot Dogs, Brats, Burgers, etc. in the parking lot. Saturday night LOOM sponsored Steak Dinner dinner for $10 starting at 6 p.m. followed with music by Denim which is very danceable. Sunday – Breakfast and $2.50 Bloody Marys s...
A beautiful basket with a bold geometric design is the first purchase of an artifact by the Tehachapi Heritage League. The basket was destined to leave the area, probably to never return, and was purchased for the Tehachapi Museum through donations to a special Basket Acquisition Fund. Photo courtesy of the Tehachapi Heritage League....
In Central Park The 3rd annual Handcraft Festival is gearing up for another spectacular show on August 16-17, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Railroad Park. Not only is it the coolest, breeziest place in town during the summer months, this event will feature over 40 booths of the coolest most unique handcrafted gifts and fine arts anywhere. Embellished clothing for children and adults, jewelry, hair accessories, bath and body supplies, candles, metal art, wood carving, ceramics and home accessories are just a handful of things you'll find. Stop by...
Book Signing at 108 E. Tehachapi Blvd. Popular family counselors Dr. David and Lisa Frisbie are the authors of 25 books (none self-published) on topics of relationships, parenting and family life. They have appeared on “Good Morning, America” and on many other national and local broadcasts, often discussing the post-divorce family. The husband-and-wife duo will be featured at the Tehachapi Christian Store downtown at 108 E. Tehachapi Boulevard. Dr. and Mrs. Frisbie will meet guests and sign many of their recent books from Noon to 3 p.m. on Sat...
In Central Park Speakeasy is a smooth jazz quartet from Bakersfield, Calif. that believes in the art of music. The band consists of four friends who have a love of all genres of music but share a desire to express their talents through the smooth jazz forum. The members of Speakeasy, who met at church playing Worship music together include Don Jacobsen who plays the tenor and alto saxaphone, Daniel Saldania plays electric guitar, Joe Verdugo plays Keyboards and Daniel Lopez plays drums and percu...
There will be train rides for the little people on the lawn in front at the Depot during the Mt. Festival weekend. The BackYard Railroad Company will be there both days. The measurement of the little train 25' x 35' and is owned by the Backyard Railroad Company - it is what they call a 7 1/2" train. The owner's name is John Hoefler. For details see ad below or the Map on pages 12 & 13....
In Central Park Question: What do the names "800-Pound Gorilla", "Will James Trio", and "Paint A Rose" have in common? Answer: They are all Kern County bands that have contributed a member or two to Tehachapi's own straight-ahead bluegrass band, Bear Mountain Boys. Devoted to upbeat tempos and rich gospel-style vocal harmonies, the Boys perform original songs, traditional hymns, and cover a range of traditional favorites from the likes of Flatt & Scruggs, Bill Monroe, The Dillards, Bob Wills,...
Local artifacts collected over the past 38 years, such as the four-foot long Mammoth thighbone, a full-sized horse drawn buggy and the recreated blacksmith shop help tell Tehachapi’s story at the Tehachapi Museum. Across the street, the Errea House Museum shows rural life in a 1900 to 1930 setting, in a house moved from Old Town on log rollers in 1900. Both are operated by the Tehachapi Heritage League, with each museum telling a part of the history of Tehachapi. A Kawaiisu exhibit in the Mark and Jessie Milano Gallery of the museum tells t...
In Central Park The Black Gold Cloggers demonstration team is located in Bakersfield CA. Our instructor is Loni O'Donley and the class is offered by the Bakersfield Recreation and Parks. We meet at Silver Creek Recreation Center, 7011 Harris Road, Bakersfield, CA each Thursday evening from 6 until 8:45 p.m.Our next beginner class starts on Thursday, October 2, 2014 at 6 p.m. All ages are welcomed. You can come any Thursday evening to see what we do. Then, if you think you would like to learn...
In Central Park Bring the whole family, there's something for everyone! There will be over 50 vendors of beautiful handmade arts & crafts including Jewelry, Clothing, Leather Purses and Wallets, Photography, Quilts, Wooden Children's Toys, Metal Yard Art, and so much more.... A large variety of commercial booths, local non-profit organizations and commercial food booths with everything from Tri-Tip and Hotlink Sandwiches, Thai Food, Funnel cakes, Hand Scooped Ice Cream, Fresh Squeezed Lemonade,...
At Central Park Movin' On members include vocalist Kat Gair, guitarists Gary Levin and Paul Hughes, bassist David Crowe, and behind the drum kit you never know if it is going to be Nick Benedict, John Wayne or Burt Lancaster at the gig. This year the band added keyboards to the mix which has enabled them to expand their playlist with Soul music and Americana. What makes the sound of Movin' On distinctive is their ability to weave intricate vocal harmonies together with tight instrumental...
In Central Park The Honky Tonk Truckers have been playing their rocking country music in Tehachapi and the surrounding areas for the last eight years. Although the group was officially founded in July of 2006 the band can trace its country rock roots and life-long friendships back to the late 1970s, when the members of the group were playing the club and concert circuit in Tehachapi and the Antelope Valley. The current lineup includes Monroe Conner (bass and vocals), Rich Valpey (guitar and...
Mountain Bible Church is honored to have Tommy Hays and Jimmy Phillips perform at their Sunday morning service, August 17th at 10 a.m. Tommy Hays (born Thomas Avery Hays in Hartshorne, Oklahoma, in 1929) is a guitarist, band leader and vocalist. He started playing the guitar in church when he was 10 years old. Tommy arrived on the Bakersfield music scene in 1947 where he formed the band "The Western Swingsters." He performed on the Billy Mize TV Show, Cousin Herb Show, was a member of the house...
At 125 E. F St Before heading to any of the Festival events on Saturday, Aug. 16, come and enjoy breakfast sponsored by The America Legion Post 221 and prepared by the Royal Rangers of Tehachapi in the Veterans Hall at 125 East. “F” St. Breakfast will be available from 7 – 9:30 a.m. The Royal Rangers will be serving their traditional “all you can eat” Mountain Festival Pancake Breakfast. Pancakes, sausage, coffee and juice will be available within steps of the festival parade. Tickets are on sale now and advance ticket prices are $5 for adult...
The beautiful posters that announce the 51st PRCA Rodeo of the Tehachapi Mountain Rodeo Association this August 15th and 16th are the result of the talent of a local artist, Mrs. Betty Finch. The inspiration for Betty's design for this year's poster resides in her own corral as the bucking horse on the poster is Betty's own Appaloosa. Betty was the talented artist behind our 50-year rodeo poster, which on its release became an immediate collectors item. Betty Finch was born in Indiana, raised...
Amazing the crowds and gracing the Grand Opening of the Tehachapi Mountain Rodeo Associations upcoming PRCA Rodeo on August 15th and 16th at the Tehachapi Event Center and Rodeo Grounds will be the Dust N' Diamonds Equestrian Drill Team. The "Diamonds" are both a competitive and exhibition equestrian drill team. This award winning group of all women ride in unison to create formations and patterns while riding their horses at speeds that would scare the average equestrian. The Dust N' Diamonds...
In Central Park Tehachapi Martial Arts Center, owned and operated by the Jadric family, has been part of the Tehachapi community for over 22 years. Offering instruction in a variety of martial arts including; Tae Kwon Do, Combat Hapkido, Kung Fu and Tai Chi. TMAC has participated in the Tehachapi Mountain Festival for 20 years and this year is no exception. On Saturday, August 16th at 12:50, at Philip Marx Central Park, the students and instructors of TMAC will demonstrate their skills and...
Claudia White, Loop Publisher, asked me to update my column from last year about the Mountain Festival. I wrote a column taken from the 1968 Lilac Festival brochure that I had found in my mother Marion Deaver’s files last year – it was the only one she had saved. So, having discovered the library at Tehachapi Museum, thanks to Del Troy, I once again imposed upon her to let me see some of the other old brochures. I chose several, including the 1958 brochure proclaiming that year as the first ann...
