Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Time to get decked out, Tehachapi! Don your finest attire and be ready to party as you are invited to join your local theatre community for a special fundraising bash in commemoration of Tehachapi Community Theatre’s 50 year Golden Anniversary. This special event, dubbed Night of 100 Stars, takes place Saturday, Oct. 19 at 6 p.m. at the Slice of Life Enrichment Center. Your reservation to our glamorous gala includes a catered gourmet dinner, no-host bar (featuring our specialty cocktail in h...
Tehachapi has one of the prettiest downtown areas in Kern County, and it keeps getting more attractive, thanks to ongoing efforts by the City of Tehachapi and local business owners. There are pocket parks, landscaping, benches, vintage-style street lights, brickwork, top quality signage, tastefully painted buildings and more. There is an overall forward momentum, and a feeling that higher standards have been established. Both residents and visitors alike appreciate the welcoming and picturesque...
When I was no more than 12, in 1940, I used to spend some time in the afternoons sitting on the front steps of our home on Curry and F Streets. I would either have a book or perhaps just sit there petting the dog. Of course, my ulterior motive was to see if the 13-year-old boy I liked would be riding by on his bike. His happening by at that particular time was not accidental, for he would always "happen by" and we'd talk for an hour. Things were so simple in those days. He would park his bike...
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...
Join Robin Hood, Maid Marion, Marion’s Maid, the Sheriff of Nottingham and a host of others in a musical wonderland when up to 30 local kids present an original musical adaptation of “Robin Hood,” brought to you by the Missoula Children’s Theatre and Tehachapi Community Theatre. This production is available through participation in TVRPD’s Adventure Camp program “Spirit Week.” Local students ages 5 through 12 will play Robin Hood, Maid Marion, the Sheriff of Nottingham and Prince John. They will be supported by the Merry Band, Guards, Arist...
To begin, for the sake of full transparency, I confess I am the proud director of this TCT production. Citizens of Tehachapi (and surrounding areas)! Listen up! There's a super fun comedy coming your way this June that you don't want to miss. The stage of the beautiful BeeKay Theatre will be transformed into a Georgia fishing lodge where TCT's "The Foreigner" will entertain you for an evening of giggles - while also serving up some tasty food for thought. What happens when a desperately shy and...
While the City of Tehachapi was watching the country attempting to pull itself from the Great Depression, which had begun with the 1930s, there was a new look appearing in the downtown section. Green Street was paved for the first time in 1936 and two former Tehachapi mayors, Louis Kanstein and Frank Baumgart, built a movie theater which they named after themselves! Bee for Baumgart and Kay for Kanstein. Local contractor Vince Ninteman, was the construction superintendent. The theater closed in...
Ever wonder if the faces on area murals are actually those of real Tehachapi residents? This week I divert from my normal column, taken from my mother Marion Deaver's files, to highlight one of those faces. I met with a much taller Tanner Garrett, son of Greg and Chrissie Garrett, who had his profile added to the BeeKay Theatre mural, which depicts present and past residents of this wonderful mountain city of Tehachapi. The mural was nearing completion when Tanner, a graduate of Tehachapi High...
I love writing columns that showcase people within the community that give back in some way. It could be an artist who makes sentimental pieces for their clients, a volunteer who devotes love to the people they serve or a business that keeps its clients' growth and happiness as their mission. This column is about Dawnnie Mercado-Genochio, her newly formed Tehachapi Academy of Dramatic Arts and the light she brings to Tehachapi students. Now, I have to admit – I am a bit biased here. My d...
Don't miss this rare opportunity to hear Luther Girado and his sister Lucille Girado Hicks, the last fluent-speaking Kawaiisu Indians, tell stories and engage in discussion in Nuwä, the language of the Tehachapi Indian people. A similar event sold out last year, so make your reservation early. The event, co-sponsored by the Tehachapi Heritage League and the Kawaiisu Language and Cultural Center, will feature Lucille and Luther telling traditional Kawaiisu stories, with English interpretation...
Tehachapi Community Theatre will present an adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s famous novel, “Little Women” in September. Director Monica Nadon is seeking men and women ranging in age from 13 – 70 years old to fill the following roles of this classic play: Female roles include: Jo, Meg, Amy, Beth, Marmee (Mrs. March), Hannah and Aunt March. Male roles include Father (Mr. March), Laurie, John Brooke and Professor Bhaer. The play spans four years’ time. Jo, Meg and Amy must be able to play mature young ladies in the final scene. The part of H...
Spring will be “TPopping” Sunday, April 28, when The Tehachapi Pops Orchestra opens its 12th season with a concert in Grace Fellowship Church. TPOPS is comprised of musicians of all ages from Tehachapi and around Kern County. It includes seasoned professionals as well as students who are playing in their first orchestra. As the name implies, TPOPS plays a mixture of showtunes, light classical, jazz, rock, standards and other popular music. For this concert, the orchestra will be conducted by...
Way back in 2011, the latest news was the BeeKay Theatre mural taking place in the form of a line of Tehachapi citizens, in an earlier day, waiting to buy a ticket to the show. In the 1930s and '40s we received in the mail what was termed "The Show Bill" which gave one coming movies to be shown. One could plan their entertainment ahead. On Sunday, Monday and Tuesday we saw first run features. On Wednesday and Thursday we viewed what was termed "B" movies. Then on Friday and Saturday the kids...
Cowboy entertainer Dave Stamey has made several trips to Tehachapi. He played to a sold-out crowd in Fiddlers Crossing in 2013 and The Beekay Theatre in 2015 and 2017. With ticket sales again brisk this year, he will play another concert at the BeeKay on Saturday, March 30 at 2 and 7 p.m. Stamey is one of the most popular singer-songwriters on the cowboy circuit today. Before becoming a full-time musician, he has been a cowboy, a mule packer and a dude wrangler. As a singer, he has been voted...
Sometimes when writing about people I find myself including little vignettes from their past; interesting little pieces that give a glimpse into a person's life as they lived it. Beth and Tony Anthony were childhood acquaintances. They dated all through high school and also after graduation. He graduated in 1946 and she, in 1947. Both were honor students. They were to marry in 1952 and Tony, a member of the U.S. Army at that time, would be shipped to Germany just one week after their wedding....
Calling all angry mobs, "Young Frankenstein," presented by Tehachapi Apple Festival, will begin showing on Feb. 22. An entertaining ensemble of actors will perform the Broadway version of Mel Brook's creation. Featuring a new 10- by 20-foot movie screen you will be transported into medical labs, Dr. Frankenstein's laboratory and the Transylvanian countryside. Tickets are $20. To buy tickets or for more information about production times, visit www.tctonstage.com. TCT reminds the community that...
I used to see Sally Lange in her father's shop on Green Street. It was called Lange's Radio and Electric where he stocked electrical supplies and sold and repaired televisions, stoves and refrigerators. Her mother, Zella Moore Lange, also ran a small gift shop within the store. When one speaks to a "dyed-in-the-wool" Tehachapi-ite, thoughts come to mind that the older resident has seen a lot of changes. Better than that, it's good to have someone around who can straighten people out when they qu...
Join us on March 1 from 5 to 8 p.m. for First Friday at the Tehachapi Museum. A new exhibit opening in March highlights the 50th Anniversary of the Tehachapi Community Theater. Programs, posters and costumes from the past 50 years will be featured. TCT now performs in the BeeKay Theatre, a beautifully restored venue that allows for professional quality plays and musicals. The year-long celebration culminates in a Gala to be held in October. Several continuing exhibits will be ending this month,...
... and Tehachapi Community Theatre actors are going to make sure you leave the BeeKay knowing the right pronunciation. Tehachapi Apple Festival presents a Tehachapi Community Theatre production of "Young Frankenstein," beginning Feb. 22. An entertaining ensemble of actors are rehearsing multiple times a week to prepare for the Broadway version of Mel Brook's creation. "It has been a blast and really fascinating to see how everything is coming together. From costumes and props and acting ......
When your family attends the holiday production of Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol at the beautiful BeeKay Theatre, be ready for an awe-inspiring visual feast! In addition to the stunning sets that you've come to expect from a TCT show, the company has acquired a production altering new technology, the Hitachi Laser Projector. With this amazing new system, designers now have the ability to project crystal clear images from 11' diagonal to a full sized wall. This shiny new...
Did you know, the original BeeKay marquee was the first neon sign in Tehachapi when the theater opened in 1936? The City of Tehachapi had an exact (although more proportional) reproduction made for the BeeKay reconstruction in 2008. In honor of Tehachapi Community Theatre's 50th anniversary, here are five trivia questions about theater life in Tehachapi. (Scroll down below this article for answers.) Question 1: What does the BEE and the KAY stand for in BeeKay Theatre? A. Bell & Kalyan B. Beech...
When your family attends the holiday production of Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol at the beautiful BeeKay Theatre, be ready for an awe-inspiring visual feast! In addition to the stunning sets that you've come to expect from a TCT show, the company has acquired a production altering new technology, the Hitachi Laser Projector. With this amazing new system, designers now have the ability to project crystal clear images from 11' diagonal to a full sized wall. This shiny new...
"Winterdance," a Celtic Christmas celebration, will return to Tehachapi for two performances in the BeeKay Theatre on Sunday, Dec.+ 23. The concert, put on by Fiddlers Crossing, has been a sell-out the last four years. As in the past years, two performances will be presented, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for students. The core of the concert is the traditional Celtic trio, Molly's Revenge. This year they will be joined by vocalist Amelia Hogan, along with dancers from...
A group on the BeeKay Theatre mural shows us three generations looking quite happy as they stand in line waiting to see the movie. The painting portrays Lena Hayes and her two daughters, Sody and GayLee as children standing with their mother. Two other children are in the picture. They are Sody's two children, Tim and Cindy, also pictured as kids. Sody's memories of her home town seem to fit in with that line of town folk waiting to buy a ticket. Here are a few of her memories. Lena Hayes, the m...
In September, Tehachapi Community Theatre (TCT) held its popular 10-minute Playwrights' Festival at the beautiful BeeKay Theatre. Playwrights from Kern County, Los Angeles County and the Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights were asked to submit plays based on the theme "Past, Present, Future." The top eight plays that were chosen to be produced were directed and acted by TCT members. At the end of each performance, the audience voted for their three favorite plays. Winning the Gold Quill, first...
