Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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The Tehachapi Community Theatre returns to live-audience theatrical presentations at the famed BeeKay Theater. "Thanks to the hard work of our loyal membership, and some generous contributions, TCT will again stage live theatre for our Tehachapi audience," said TCT President Leslie Reynolds. We're extremely grateful for the dedicated patrons who kept us afloat during hard times. At the May membership meeting, Jeanette Roye and Jan Alford donated $500 from the Bear Valley Springs Cultural Arts...
Tehachapi Community Theatre (TCT) suspended productions in March of 2020 as the State ordered all live and movie theaters "closed" due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That order has not changed since then. And because of that, TCT has been unable to "do what we do" and produce high quality live theatre for the benefit of our community. During a year of waiting for permission to reopen to live audiences, we've explored many ways to try and serve our patrons. We revamped our website and we held our...
I was reading a portion of an old news article the other day that sounded like an advertisement for a great place to go, a good vacation spot or perhaps a girls' college with great dorms. "Each cottage had a large living room with a fireplace and comfortable chairs where occupants could visit, read, play games and listen to the radio." A room called The Globe was for movies, parties and dancing. Further on it spoke of tennis and volleyball courts and a baseball diamond. Finally there was a...
Gary Michael Mazzola is well known in this town. And if you know him, have heard his incredible music or been lucky enough to score a ticket to one of his concerts at the BeeKay Theatre, you will not want to miss this special presentation of Gary’s remarkably imaginative music videos. This first installment, which opens February 6 at 7 p.m., will be one in a series of specials. In 1967, Gary wrote his first song in high school and has been turning out some of the best tunes you’ll ever hear eve...
Shutdown since March 15, the Tehachapi Community Theatre (TCT) players have been unable to perform at the BeeKay Theatre due to COVID-19 restrictions. This has been especially painful for Doug Jockinsen and the cast of "Nunsense" as the play was completely rehearsed and ready to go on April 19. Doug says, "The set is up, the costumes are in the green room, the props are on the tables, the lighting is hung and focused. All we really need is that last month of rehearsal time back, and the...
I get along very well with the English language as it's the only language I learned to speak. A smattering of Spanish words have crept into my vocabulary my having grown up with the Spanish speaking population here in Tehachapi and elsewhere. I paid attention during English classes in school; really, I did. How I missed the part about split infinitives, I'll never know. Also, how I never missed the "missing of them" I certainly do not know. It all started in the BeeKay Theatre during a movie wit...
Come join us for a Halloween makeup class at the BeeKay! Presented by Doug Jockinsen, this one-time class is available three Fridays this month with only nine slots available per class. Please contact [email protected] to sign up and reserve your spot! Dates: October 16, 23 and 30. Times: 6 to 8 p.m. at the BeeKay Theatre Class has a fee of $15, which is a donation to TCT. As classes fill up, new dates will be added! Course Description 1. Basic Course on the Design and Application of...
I read an article a while back that described a study (a study?) about why children didn't care for the school lunches. We're talking about a carefully planned, nutritionally balanced lunch. That last sentence says it all. What kid likes a carefully planned, nutritious lunch? I remember my youngest child (now past 50) used to tell me that he always put his peas in the empty milk carton. Good place to hide peas! Of course, some kids eat the lunches and think nothing much about it. The general pop...
I seem to be stuck in the past. Some, the long past and some just my past. It's so interesting to me, anyway. Besides some good things happened that will be lost if they're not told. Actually, the world would not stop turning if all was forgotten, but I recall reading some U.S. History books in high school that would have been more interesting had they brought in a few side details instead of "just the facts." Later on, I was really rankled when one of my children's high school history books...
In March, TCT’s 51st Season came to an abrupt halt when we hit the brakes on our big musical “Nunsense,” which was getting set to open. And plans for “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” were derailed, too. We’re idling – waiting for the green light to proceed with our next season and planning the 2020/21 season on a TBA basis. When we get rolling, the new season will start with “Nunsense” and include fun shows like “A Double-Wide Christmas,” “Deathtrap,” “Moon Over Buffalo” and our ever-popular Pl...
For over 50 years, Tehachapi Community Theatre has been here to provide our community with quality live theater and to contribute to the health and vibrancy of Downtown Tehachapi through the operation of the historic BeeKay Theatre. As we are all aware, the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is changing how we live, work and serve each other. In these last weeks, we have made decisions which we will use as a roadmap to life after these unprecedented times. We would like to share these with you....
The show must go on ... and it will with your help. Until recently, I did not know how many people (and hours) it took to put on a LIVE community play. When I discovered the amount, my overwhelming response was "WOW." This is where you come in. Even though we have a number of dedicated volunteers, we need more! We, the two community theater volunteer coordinators, are extending you an invitation to join us in growing our volunteer pool on Saturday, March 14, at 10 a.m. at the BeeKay Theatre loca...
TCT kicks off 2020 with Horton Foote's moving play, "The Trip to Bountiful." Directed by TCT veteran David SteeleReed, this heartfelt 1950s drama tells the story of Carrie Watts, an elderly woman, who longs to escape the cramped Houston apartment where she lives with her protective son, Ludie, and her authoritarian daughter-in-law, Jessie Mae. In an act of defiance, Carrie makes her getaway to return to her beloved hometown of Bountiful, Texas. Along her daring journey, she makes a young...
Among the blueblood bands of bluegrass music, Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys, of course, will always be the king but the four-piece band, The Special Consensus, is certainly one of the crown princes. Tehachapi will be treated to a third royal visit by this Nashville-based band on Sunday, Jan. 26 at 3 p.m. at the BeeKay Theatre in Downtown Tehachapi. The award-winning, GRAMMY-nominated group was formed in the Chicago area in 1975, and features a repertoire of traditional bluegrass standards,...
Tehachapi Community Theater and Mazzola Media present Gary Michael Mazzola and Friends with Special Guest Jerry Mulkins. Suzaan Botha - Violin Amy Rodriguiz – Stand Up Bass Bob Schetter - Guitar Maria Weir – Bass Guitar Doug Jockinsen - Cajon Bob Buelin - Guitar Dave Seymour - Drums ONE SHOW ONLY! Jan. 18 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 online at www.tctonstage.com. Gary and Friends have played five concerts since 2013: "Night of the Crescent Moon," "Get Back to Eden," "Night to Remember," "Mr...
I remember December 31, 2016, New Year's Eve. Father Time, old 2016 made an effort to throw the weather book at us and surely did. Starting with sunshine, then dense fog, then rain and finally snow, he went out in a fit of madness. Guess he didn't want to leave. It gets one to thinking about days gone by sometimes decades. Our brain is a wonderful filing cabinet for episodes from our lives that can be called up at will. We see kids today completely engrossed in their smartphones that can take...
Tehachapi Community Theatre is showcasing eight 10-minute world premier plays at the BeeKay Theatre in Downtown Tehachapi. Tickets are available for the remaining shows on Dec. 7, 8, 13, 14 and 15. Come and vote for your favorite play. Tickets are available at Tehachapi Treasure Trove, Tehachapi Furniture and online at www.TCTonStage.com....
Layla & Milo's Soup Kitchen hosted a Thanksgiving dinner at The Shed on Sunday, Nov. 24 for those in need. Volunteers from the community helped serve a full Thanksgiving meal. The dinner was primarily funded by a comedy benefit show hosted by Alex Valencia at the BeeKay Theatre on Nov. 9....
"Winterdance," a Celtic Christmas celebration, will return to Tehachapi for two performances in the BeeKay Theatre on Sunday, Dec. 22. The concert, put on by Fiddlers Crossing, is now in its sixth year. As in past years, two performances will be presented, at 2 and 7 p.m. 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 the Lyons Academy of Irish Dance, in an evening of music, song and dance...
On Nov. 9, Mountain High Comedy's Alex Valencia hosted a comedy benefit show at the historic BeeKay Theatre to benefit the less fortunate in Tehachapi. One hundred percent of the proceeds will fund a Thanksgiving meal at Layla and Milo's Soup Kitchen, located inside The Shed restaurant, 333 E. Tehachapi Blvd. The headliner, Tommy Ryman, was a semifinalist on NBC's Last Comic Standing. The hilarious music of Geoffrey Eggleston was also featured the same night....
Halloween in Tehachapi is a wonderful time of year for all the ghost and goblins leading up to and on the day of Halloween. BooKay, Oct. 26 The Tehachapi Pops Orchestra (TPOPS) will offer musical tricks and treats in two hour-long performances at 4 and 7 p.m. on Oct. 26. The BooKay is a fundraiser for both TPOPS and TCT. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and are available from Mountain Music, Fiddlers Crossing, Tehachapi Treasure Trove, Tehachapi Furniture, members of the orchestra...
Fiddlers Crossing is proud to present Irish master fiddler Kevin Burke on Friday, Nov. 8, in Mountain Bible Church. When the concert's engineer, Peter Cutler, asked Burke's agent what kind of back-up musicians would be playing with him, he was told: "When you're Kevin Burke, you don't need any back-up!" The concert will be comprised of one man with a fiddle, alone on the stage, completely filling the air with some of the best Irish fiddle playing you're likely to hear in your lifetime. Kevin...
Mountain High Comedy's Alex Valencia will host a comedy benefit show at the historic BeeKay Theatre to benefit the less fortunate in Tehachapi. One hundred percent of the proceeds will fund a Thanksgiving meal at Layla and Milo's Soup Kitchen, located inside The Shed restaurant on Tehachapi Blvd. The headliner, Tommy Ryman, was a semifinalist on NBC's Last Comic Standing. Ryman is regularly heard on SirusXM and iHeartRadio. Tommy's act can be described as absurdist and cleverly masked behind an...
Holy broomsticks, Batman – it’s almost Halloween! On Saturday, Oct. 26, the BeeKay Theatre will again be transformed into the BooKay! The Tehachapi Pops Orchestra (TPOPS) will offer musical tricks and treats in two hour-long performances, at 4 and 7 p.m. As in prior years, the concert will be presented in partnership with the Tehachapi Community Theatre (TCT). This year, young actors and dancers from TADA! (The Tehachapi Academy of Dramatic Arts) will join in as ghosts, ghouls, monsters and...
Have you had the opportunity to see some of the recent productions over the last couple of years at the beautiful BeeKay Theatre in downtown Tehachapi? If you didn't know, the BeeKay reopened its doors in 2008 in partnership with the City to provide a place for Tehachapi Community Theatre (TCT) to continue bringing quality live theatre to our citizens. It is now beaming with fresh paint, inside and out, and new carpeting, too. Our 51st season is already underway with the production of Little...
