Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Tehachapi Natural Market hosted their first film screening on July 27, the nutritional documentary "Secret Ingredients," which exposes potential disease-causing GMOs and pesticides in our foods. They are located at 20221 Valley Blvd....
Tehachapi Valley Arts Association, Gallery 'N' Gifts and Tehachapi Arts Foundation work together to produce, promote and appreciate the arts. Pictured are about two thirds of this amazing group of artists who work together to help award scholarships to graduating seniors and sponsor art projects for the youth in the area. Stay tuned to future issues for spotlights on the artists. Gallery 'N' Gifts is located at 100 West Tehachapi Blvd....
Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting of Tehachapi's Walmart will be on Wednesday, Aug. 7 at 8 a.m. The Walmart Supercenter, located at 400 Tucker Rd., will be open seven days a week, from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m....
Ivey Rezayat is the winner of an all-expenses-paid vacation that was raffled at the Sip Sip Hooray Wine Walk, donated by Jenni Richard of Travel by Jenni. The resort stay is at the Ocean Maya Royale, a short distance from Cancun, Mexico in a quiet, secluded area with its own private beach. Ivey, from Springville, Calif. was visiting family members in Bear Valley Springs and decided at the last minute to attend the Main Street Tehachapi Wine Walk with her cousin. She is very excited and looks...
From left to right: Chad Marshall, Paul R. Marshall and Pete Marshall hold flags representing their service to this country. Each flag is embroidered with their names....
On July 29, volunteers assisted Tehachapi Valley Recreation & Park District with much needed repairs at Ollie Mountain Skate Park, located at 490 West D St. When TVRPD met with the volunteers, they told them they didn't have the manpower to keep up with the demanding summer duties and also repair the skate park. The volunteers eagerly stepped in to help and the skate park should reopen soon....
John, a docent at the Tehachapi Depot Railroad Museum, takes a family on a tour. John worked for many railroad companies over the years, including Union Pacific, Southern Pacific and Santa Fe. The Depot is open Thursday through Monday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is located at 101 West Tehachapi Blvd....
Vet Friends Foundation operates Camp Golden Years, "Ole Dog Bootcamp," which was established at the Marley's Mutts Ranch in Tehachapi in 2018. It serves as a temporary base for senior shelter dog recruits to thrive and receive any necessary medical care until they meet their forever families. So far the foundation has rescued and placed more than 130 senior dogs and has roughly 30 seniors living out their last days with loving veteran families all across the United States. Enjoy this letter from...
On Wednesday, July 31 the long anticipated new Verizon Wireless cell tower located on the "rock pile" at Tehachapi Airport went live. It has been suggested that Verizon customers should "power off" their phones and then turn them back on in order to reset the new technology and signal....
Save the date. Tehachapi Rotary Club announced that Thursday, Sept. 26 at 5 p.m. is the date for the 2019 Rotary Fashion Show, to be held this year at Slice of Life Enrichment School located at 48771 W. Valley Blvd., Tehachapi. This is a new and exciting venue for this very popular event, so be sure it is on your calendar....
It's August, which means school will be starting soon, football games will be held . . . and Tehachapi will celebrate its 56th annual Tehachapi Mountain Festival! August is a time for coming home – home for Tehachapi High School reunions of times past, home for the annual Old Timers Picnic in Central Park, and of course the Mountain Festival, which is always held the third weekend of August – this year August 16-18. The Mountain Festival draws up to 40,000 residents and guests to our won...
provided by Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce Five seasoned musicians have come together to do what they love best – play rock 'n' roll and old-school R&B. The New Vinyl really knows how to show people a good time. The band members are Josh Rich (vocals, guitar, trumpet), Pat Shoptaw (vocals, drums), Phil Serpico (vocals, bass), Danny Melendrez (guitar), and Manny Mendez (vocals, tenor and alto sax). This is a group of friends who have played music together off and on for over 30 years. T...
provided by Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce The excitement of the Carnival will again be part of Mountain Festival. The rides, the lights, the fun! There will be rides and fun for all ages. The Carnival will be located at the corner of Robinson and D Streets south of the school district offices. Carnival hours are Friday, August 16 from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday, August 17 from noon to 11 p.m. and Sunday, August 18 from noon to 9 p.m. Presale tickets at a reduced price are available at...
provided by Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce Bring the whole family to Philip Marx Central Park, there's something for everyone!! There will be over 60 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. In addition there is a great Commercial Booth area. A large variety of local non-profit organization and commercial food booths with everything from Tri-Tip and...
provided by Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce The Black Gold Cloggers demonstration team, led by Loni O'Donley, is from Bakersfield. The club was established 36 years ago. The members of BGC come from the clogging class which is offered by Bakersfield Recreation and Parks. We meet at Silver Creek Recreation Center, 7011 Harris Rd., Bakersfield, each Thursday evening from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. The next beginner class will begin on Thursday, Oct. 3 at 6:30 p.m. All ages from 7 years on up...
A few short blocks away from the Mountain Festival site is the Tehachapi Museum and Errea House Museum. Visiting the museums, along with the Tehachapi Railroad Museum at the Tehachapi Depot, you can get a complete picture of Tehachapi's past. The history museum and house museum are located across the street from each other at 310 and 311 South Green Street. The history museum is housed in a 1931 Art Deco building that was originally the Tehachapi Branch of the Kern County Library. It now houses...
provided by Greater Tehachapi Chamber of CommerceFrom all the members of the Parade Committee, we wish everyone the best during the Tehachapi Mountain Festival®. To put on the parade, it takes many hours of planning and preparation. It is through the hard work of the committee members that enables us to put on such an event. This year we expect about 5000 people to attend and about 100 entries to participate. The entries range from equestrians to commercial floats and color guards. The...
provided by Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce The Tehachapi Valley Recreation & Park District will present the Mountain Gallop 5K/10K on Saturday, August 17. Entrants will meet at Aspen Builders Activity Center/West Park. Registration begins at 6 a.m. and the race will start at 7 a.m. You can register online at www.tvrpd.org. Early Registration: $35 for 5K / $45 for 10K. Day of Race Registration $40 for 5K / $50 for 10K. Includes championship timing, refreshments, technical race shirt,...
The 2019 Thunder on the Mountain Car Show Committee, with major support from Youngblood Customs, proudly presents the 22nd annual Thunder on the Mountain Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show on Sunday, August 18 in historic downtown Tehachapi. It is free to the public. New TOTM Chairman Mike McHenry says an important goal of the show is to give back to the community while hosting a fun car show. To date, past shows have raised almost $500,000 that benefit local schools, charities, veterans support...
provided by Greater Tehachapi Chamber of CommerceYou’re invited to join Christian Life Assembly for Worship In The Park on Sunday, August 18 from 9 to 10 a.m. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets and celebrate Jesus Christ with worship led by the CLA Band as well as a message from Pastor Kevin Caudle. Free donuts and coffee will be served as well. CLA is a “come as you are” church, so everyone is accepted and welcome. For more information about the event or CLA please visit their website at www.clatehachapi.com or call the church office at (6...
provided by Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce Mauro Vizcarra has been an in-demand performer for many years. His unique appeal to all people is easily identified, as he presents a mix of both originals and select covers with an interpretation all his own. His ballads are presented with a high level of vocal artistry and emotion. A composer of the highest caliber, many of his songs have been recorded by others, and called upon for special events....
provided by Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce For over 20 years, Jason and Christal have been entertaining audiences both large and small. 18 years ago, Christal and Jason first met while being a part of a musical stage production. During this time Jason also performed as a musician on a semi-professional circuit in the Reno area. Ten years ago, Jason and Christal came together again at yet another stage production. This time they stayed together and became husband and wife. For the both of...
provided by Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce Gary Jones, was born in 1955 in Duncan Oklahoma and is proud to be an Okie. Gary has been a professional musician and songwriter most of his life. Gary attended sound masters recording engineering schools in North Hollywood where he received a degree in live sound and recording engineering way back in 1983. His teacher was Brian Inglesby who has taught the business of recording engineer from the beginning of electrical recording. After graduating...
The Mountain Festival is definitely one of the highlights in Tehachapi every year. It offers local fun and entertainment for the entire family, residents and non-residents alike. But after the final band has performed and artists begin to pack up their one-of-a-kind merchandise, there is plenty more to experience here in Tehachapi. Year-Round Fun: Museums – The Tehachapi Museum, Errea House and the Tehachapi Depot Railroad Museum will all be open during Mountain Festival. They are easily w...
How did we get here you ask? In the early 1960s the Business Men’s Association, along with other interested Service Clubs, jointly sponsored a three-day celebration spotlighting local agriculture and recreation opportunities found within the Tehachapi Valley. Thus the “Mountain Fruit Festival” was born along with the Kiwanis Club inaugural “Little Britches Rodeo.” Those first years, the Kiwanis held the rodeo on property in Golden Hills, which later became Austin Acres/Old Town Stables. In 1967, the name of the festival was changed to, “The...
