Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Western singer and horseman Mike Beck will be returning to Tehachapi for an August 27 concert at Fiddlers Crossing. The critically acclaimed singer/songwriter, guitarist and horseman is a veteran performer who has toured with Western folk legends Ramblin' Jack Elliott and Ian Tyson. He has become well known on the Western music circuit for his soulful portrayal of the American West and unique guitar style. He first performed at Fiddlers Crossing back in 2010 , making a return visit in 2011,...
First Fridays have become a popular event of fun, refreshments, hospitality and shopping at all the participating venues. Gallery ‘N’ Gifts will be celebrating its 37th year in business. Gallery ‘N’ Gifts is located at 100 W. Tehachapi Blvd. Tehachapi Treasure Trove is located at 116 East Tehachapi Boulevard, right across the street from the water tower in Railroad Park. We will be featuring Alari Design’s expanded studio and showcasing Alari’s new products. Come see what is happening and join the fun, food, wine and conversation. Oak Tree Ar...
Do a Google search for The Better Halves and the first thing one will come across is the phrase, "Music handcrafted to make you smile". Considering all the stresses and strains in our daily lives these days, a smile, no matter how small or fleeting, is a thing of great value. Suddenly, our concerns are put into proper perspective and we find ourselves truly appreciating our lives the way they are given to us. Anything that elicits that kind of response should be considered great therapy,...
Kerry Patrick Clark has been called "A Musical Norman Rockwell" because of the portraits he paints with his music of everyday life. Rockwell gave us an affectionate and humorous look at small town and family life in America in his famous paintings and Saturday Evening Post Magazine covers. Like Rockwell with his art, Clark, in his music, shows us what we as a people have in common. A native of Ohio, Clark's music centers around stories of love, faith, family, friends and the dreams to which we...
Camp Kiya is gearing up for its eighth year of music instruction in Tehachapi Mountain Park, July 24-28. The popular music camp includes local musicians as instructors along with other professionals. This year’s camp will include four new instructors, in songwriting, mountain dulcimer, vocal technique and fiddle improvisation. Two of the new teachers are local musicians, Jaress and Lauren Loo. Jaress is the concert master of TPOPS. He also plays in the Tehachapi Symphony, and the band, Grit 50. He was heard on the musical track for the r...
Fearless. Dazzling. Compelling. Eclectic. Graceful. Magical. Legendary. These are all words that have been used to describe singer-songwriter, Jack Williams who will make his debut appearance at Fiddlers Crossing on Sunday, June 12, at 3 p.m. In a career that has spanned 50 years, Jack Williams has become one of the most sought-after artists on the contemporary acoustic music circuit. From music halls and festivals to coffee houses and house concerts, he is a very busy performer. He especially...
At this point in this "forever" presidential campaign, Fiddlers Crossing decided a little levity would be in order, in the form of political satirist Roy Zimmerman. Saturday, June 4, will mark his second appearance at Fiddlers Crossing. He played to a sold-out crowd in 2014. While Zimmerman may not change any minds a few days before our primary, he should at least give us an evening of hilarity. He is, after all, "an equal opportunity offender." He finds just about everything and everyone funny...
Three lovely, brilliant young women, singing folk, gospel and bluegrass songs through a jazz-infused filter, with stunning harmonies and body percussion – this is Honey Whiskey Trio. These three graduates of the esteemed Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at Cal State Long Beach have been enchanting audiences wherever they have performed. They will bring their honey harmonies to Fiddlers Crossing on Saturday, May 21, at 7 p.m., and fans of vocal music will want to be there. The Honey Whiskey Trio e...
Jan. 25, 1759, is the birthday of the famed Scottish poet, Robert Burns. Scottish Societies here and abroad will celebrate the anniversary month with special dinners and events, as they do every year. This year, Fiddlers Crossing will also celebrate by presenting one of Scotland's best contemporary bards, Alan Reid, a founder of the famed Battlefield Band, on Friday, Jan. 29, at 7 pm. This will be Reid's second time in Fiddlers Crossing, and he will again be joined by Dutch-born Rob van Sante,...
Over the last few months, TCT has been on a path of reorganization and renewal. The spring schedule of plays has been totally revised, and new plays and ideas are in the works. Fiddlers Crossing has brought one-person concert-theatre pieces to Tehachapi, with performances by blues master Guy Davis and Celtic harpist Patrick Ball. With the success of those shows, the venue has been considering bringing in a series of one-person concert-theatre pieces. It's natural, then, that the community...
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 royal visit by this Nashville-based band on Sunday, January 17, at 3 pm in Fiddlers Crossing. The award-winning, GRAMMY-nominated group was formed in the Chicago area in 1975, and features a repertoire of traditional bluegrass standards, as well as original...
First Fridays have become a popular event of fun, refreshments, hospitality and shopping at all the participating venues. Gallery 'N' Gifts and the TVAA 100 W. Tehachapi Blvd Gallery 'n' Gifts is a delightful shop to peruse, enjoy and yes shop, and pleased to announce a very special First Friday, Dec 4. As many of you know each month Gallery 'n' Gifts highlights a special guest artist. This month is guest artist Michelle Miller. (See article on this page.) Tehachapi Treasure Trove is located at...
Nov. 20 to Dec. 7 • “Christmas Belles” presented by Tehachapi Community Theatre. Friday, December 4 and 11 at 7:30 pm. Saturday, November 28, December 5 and 12 at 7:30 p.m. Sunday Matinees, November 29, December 6 and 13 at 2:00 p.m. at the Beekay Theatre, 110 S. Green St. Tickets can be bought online: http://tctonstage.com/ NOV. 27 TO JAN. 2 •Holiday Lights at CALM 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. (closed Christmas day) Friday evenings “Wine Down Fridays” Souza Winery Presents every Friday from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Dinner, Musical Guests, Friends & Wine “Food...
First Fridays have become a fun evening for us to open our doors, get out some arts and crafts, a little music, some yummy food, light a sanctuary full of candles and engage in fun, creativity, or prayerful meditation. Come and join us on Friday, Dec.4, from 5 - 8 p.m. Refreshments and hospitality and shopping will be served at all the venues participating. Gallery ‘N’ Gifts and the TVAA will be open for First Friday. Located on the corner of Tehachapi Blvd. and Green St. come by to see what they are up to. Sheridan’s Boutique Home Consi...
The Celtic musical duo, Men of Worth, will offer an evening of authentic traditional Irish and Scottish music Saturday, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m. in Fiddlers Crossing. Their tunes and songs are so closely connected to their heritage, that Scotsman Donnie Macdonald sings some in his native Gaelic and Irishman James Keigher performs songs saved from the centuries-old oral traditions of his native County Mayo. "Our music has its history in the crofting life of my Hebridean homeland and James' western...
Fiddlers Crossing’s next concert will be in keeping with the season when award-winning singer-songwriter Brad Cole performs Oct. 23, at 7p.m. The songs of Brad Cole address the ups and downs of the human condition with both wit and raw insight. His passionate and distinctive delivery of roots-based folk music, woven with the grit and groove of old school r&b, moves audiences in a way that is unexpected, yet at the same time familiar. Cole has released a music video called, “I Got a Job at the Church,” that paints a compelling portrait of a man...
Storytelling in music is as old as melody. Although today's pop music tends to focus more on "beats" than ballads, musical storytelling is still alive and well in acoustic music. Over the last five years, Fiddlers Crossing has been bringing some of the best musical storytellers to Tehachapi. Berkley Hart, returning for their second appearance in the venue Sept. 12, is certainly in the top tier of musical storytellers. The combination of Kerrville New Folk Songwriter Award winner, Jeff Berkley,...
First Fridays have become a fun evening of refreshments and hospitality and shopping at all the venues participating. Gallery ‘N’ Gifts and the TVAA 100 W. Tehachapi Blvd. First Friday Photo Contest. $100 best of show prize, $25 1st place in each category and ribbons for all other awards. Proceeds from this event fund art scholarships for high school seniors. Tehachapi Treasure Trove is located at 116 E Tehachapi Blvd., right across the street from the water tower in Railroad Park. (see article below) The Tehachapi Christian Store Located at...
Juni Fisher is no stranger to these parts. She has already given three sold-out concerts in Fiddlers Crossing and will ride into town July 10 for her fourth appearance. Fisher is the real deal – a Western singer who actually IS a cowgirl. Many of her songs are about women rodeo riders of bygone days, and she can be funny and poignant at the same time. Fisher grew up horse crazy on a San Joaquin Valley citrus farm, achieving 4-H and FFA honors, listening to the music of Marty Robbins, Joan Baez and Burl Ives, and learning Western songs from h...
Norman Rockwell painted everyday American scenes of small town life with affection, charm and humor. What Rockwell did with paint, Kerry Patrick Clark does with music. The award-winning singer-songwriter gives us musical portraits of everyday life that show us what we as a people have in common. His ability to do this with affection, charm and humor has earned him the title of "The Musical Norman Rockwell." A native of Ohio, Clark's music, which centers around stories of love, faith, family, fri...
First Fridays have become a fun evening of refreshments and hospitality and shopping at all the venues participating. Gallery ‘N’ Gifts and the TVAA 100 W. Tehachapi Blvd. (see this page for more details). Tehachapi Treasure Trove is located at 116 E Tehachapi Boulevard, right across the street from the water tower in Railroad Park. (see this page for more details). Tehachapi Museum Erra House on S. Green St. (see this page for more details). The Tehachapi Christian Store Located at 108 East Tehachapi Blvd. in Downtown Tehachapi. (see this pag...
Get out your dancing shoes and get ready to tango – Café Musique is coming back to town! The Quintet received such an enthusiastic reception when they performed in Fiddlers Crossing last year that they are giving an encore concert Friday, June 12, at 7 pm. Instead of the usual downtown venue, Fiddlers Crossing is holding the concert in the larger St. Jude's in the Mountains Anglican Church, 1200 South Curry St. The five members of Café Musique may hail from the California's central coast, but...
The Main Street Farmers Market at Railroad Park, on Tehachapi Blvd, runs from 4 to 7 pm on Thursdays throughout the summer, ending August 13. Farmers and local growers will again be the focus, with additional vendors who sell handmade, local, and other items. Food vendors will provide tasty treats and local musicians will provide entertainment. Many participants from the previous years have returned. This years' Famers Market is made possible by the sponsorship of Benz Sanitation, the Tehachapi...
First Friday Fun Fest will be celebrated at Tehachapi Treasure Trove, on Friday evening, June 5, from 5 to 8 p.m. The featured artist for June will be Flo Sussell. Flo works with paints, inks, and colored pencils to create a variety of vivid images. Join us to greet Flo, enjoy food and wine, and listen to music by Art Larson on clarinet. Flo was born in Stockton, Calif. and was raised in Pittsburg, Calif. She met her husband Jay while working at Space Technology Laboratory living in the Los...
As a descendant of Cornish miners who had a tradition of singing while they worked in the mines, singer-songwriter Rita Hosking grew up with a deep regard for the power of the human voice. In her songs, she draws on her own childhood growing up outside of Mount Shasta, as well as her family's roots in the gold mines of Grass Valley. She sings of forest fires, demolition derbies and the hopes and dreams of the working class in the small town of her youth. While rooted in Northern California,...
