Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Fiddlers Crossing will welcome back singer-songwriter Jann Klose on Friday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. This will be his third time in the downtown venue. Klose is a singer-songwriter and guitarist who epitomizes the "Crossing" part of Fiddlers Crossing. Klose is truly an international musician, having lived in Germany, Kenya, South Africa and the United States. His music is a genre becoming known as "Chamber Pop," a form of pop-rock performed in an intimate style more like folk music. His lush, beautiful...
The Tehachapi Treasure Trove is open Monday - Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit us online at www.tehachapitreasuretrove.com and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TehachapiTreasureTrove or call us at (661) 822-6794. We are located at 116 East Tehachapi Blvd., across the street from the Water Tower. Stop by and see our collection of uncommonly eclectic and unusually unique stuff. Remember we carry an extensive line of art, craft and scrapbooking supplies, and provide artist...
For First Friday on Feb. 1, Tehachapi Treasure Trove will feature Ruthie Stockdale maker of Ruthie's Little Pretties. Ruthie specializes in working with Swarovski crystals. Her jewelry sparkles whether under the sun or in lamp light. Her line includes earrings, bracelets, necklaces, anklets and charms. Playing with jewelry since her teen years, Ruthie has been seriously making and selling jewelry since 2000 when she discovered Swarvoski crystals. She is self-taught and has learned by trial and...
Photographers gather your favorite photos and get ready for the 14th annual winter photo contest at Gallery 'N' Gifts. Be sure to enter early as photos will be hung in the order they are received until each category is full. Submissions will be accepted from Jan. 21-29 at Gallery 'N' Gifts, located at 100 W. Tehachapi Blvd. A special First Friday reception will be held to show off the photos and announce the winners on Feb. 1 from 5 to 8 p.m. Categories for this year's event include...
Join us on Feb. 1 from 5 to 8 p.m. for First Friday at the Tehachapi Museum and start your Valentine celebration early. Vintage Valentine cards will be featured, along with candy boxes, tins and special Valentine-themed appetizers will be served. Continuing exhibits include a display of the pottery of Mata Ortiz, a region of NW Chihuahua, Mexico featuring a portion of the collection of sisters Mary Cunningham of Tehachapi and Gianna Ranuzzi of Berkeley. Many of the items were purchased in Mata...
The Tehachapi Treasure Trove is open Monday - Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit us online at www.tehachapitreasuretrove.com and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TehachapiTreasureTrove or call us at (661) 822-6794. We are located at 116 East Tehachapi Blvd., across the street from the Water Tower. Stop by and see our collection of uncommonly eclectic and unusually unique stuff. Remember we carry an extensive line of art, craft and scrapbooking supplies, and provide artist...
First Friday Fun Fest will be celebrated at Tehachapi Treasure Trove on Friday, Jan. 4, from 5 to 8 p.m. January's First Friday will be a celebration of the Treasure Trove's creative teachers and students. Students from our Paint Pour, Mixed Media and Painting classes will be displaying their work along with our talented teachers, Lucinda Thomas, Judith Campanaro and Juanita Niemeyer. Additional classes include fiber arts, jewelry making, metal working, fused glass and more. Many of our teachers...
On First Friday in January the Tehachapi Museum will feature several continuing exhibits from 5 to 8 p.m. Refreshments will be served. The Community Case features a display of the pottery of Mata Ortiz. The Mata Ortiz region of NW Chihuahua, Mexico has a pre- Columbian history as a trade and cultural crossroads between its site of Paquime and the cultures of central Mexico and the Hohokam, Anasazi and Mogolion people of what is now the American Southwest. The dream of one man started an...
Gallery 'N' Gifts is featuring Larry McClain, the Gallery's resident wood carver, and some of his amazing, fanciful carvings. Larry's carvings are often based on his love of books with themes set in science fiction and adventures of the mind or his long career in the Air Force, including a tour in Vietnam as a fighter pilot and test pilot at Edwards AFB, retiring as a colonel. Larry and his wife Theresa have lived in Tehachapi on their 93-acre ranch for many years, Larry spends time in his well...
As December 7 approaches, I am reminded of how some people think we should push the memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor out of our minds and just get on with our lives. I totally disagree. We should never forget! Tell the families of the 1,177 men who lost their lives aboard the USS Arizona on December 7, 1941 to forget the past. Tell my friend, Mary Hockensmith, to forget the bullets hitting the ground next to her and her 6-year-old sister, as they ran to their mother in Honolulu...
In December, the Tehachapi Heritage League's Errea House Museum will continue its "Christmas Around the World" celebration. Each year the museum features Christmas customs and traditional foods from around the globe. This year the Christmas customs, foods and culture of the Basque regions of France and Spain will be celebrated. Christmas Around the World will begin on Friday, December 7th at the First Friday Art Walk. On First Friday refreshments with a Basque flavor will be served at the Errea...
Tina Dille, best known for her contemporary watercolor animal portraits has found a new medium. Spray Paint! Something she has been working with for the last six months to prepare for a 16 by 25-foot mural in Lancaster, Calif. that was completed in October. Tina Dille, in the spirit of outdoor art, used spray paint and acrylic paint to create "BearGlorious," a stylized bear with attitude. Marti Howell, an artist from Bear Valley, paints in oils and also makes sculpture and vessels from...
For First Friday in December, Tehachapi Treasure Trove will be collecting toys for Toys for Tots. Bring a new, unwrapped toy (ages 6-12) then get a wood ornament to decorate for our unique gridwall Holiday Tree. The Treasure Trove will supply the ornaments and colored markers. The ornaments will be displayed in the store throughout December. All folks donating toys will also receive a raffle ticket for a 45" flat screen TV and other great prizes. All toys go to local children. Toys for Tots is...
The Tehachapi Treasure Trove is open Monday - Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit us online at www.tehachapitreasuretrove.com and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TehachapiTreasureTrove or call us at (661) 822-6794. We are located at 116 East Tehachapi Blvd., across the street from the Water Tower. Stop by and see our collection of uncommonly eclectic and unusually unique stuff. Remember we carry an extensive line of art, craft and scrapbooking supplies, and provide artist...
The newest exhibit at the Tehachapi Museum features the unique handmade pottery of Jim Yurk. Since his death in 2012, Jim's wife has searched for a home for the hundreds of objects he had completed before his passing. A variety of Yurk's work in stoneware, including bowls, mugs, plates, sea urchins, fish, acorn squash and large flowers are on display at the Museum. All of Yurk's pottery will be available for purchase with savings of up to 50 percent. After he retired from a 33 year career as an...
The Treasure Trove is having a mini Renaissance Celebration on November's First Friday. Renaissance clothing is encouraged, but definitely not required. Enjoy period arts and crafts including brooms, wands, woodwork, jewelry, pottery and more. Get a Henna tattoo by Catherine. Listen to Music by the Celtic Band, "Mayde in Ireland" and also music by Art Larson on clarinet. Taste a bite of food along with a nip of cider, mead or wine. Enjoy the company of friends and artists. Say "Hello" to Karen...
Gallery 'N' Gifts is featuring our jewelers and potters at our Nov. 2 First Friday. Four of our fabulous Jewelers will be displaying their beautiful items that will make holiday giving very special. Kelly Horton has been a member of our Gallery for 12 years and has been making jewelry for 22 years. She loves to come up with new designs to delight and surprise her customers. She is constantly taking classes infusing her jewelry with new and exciting looks. Amanda Tomlinson has been making her...
Do you know you are loved? Engrained in our culture is the belief that you must follow the rules, be exceptionally good, be in control, please people. Wrong! Author Nichole wants to tell us why. Nichole was taken out of the game and put on the bench. Upon sitting she felt for the first time an aching void, deep in her soul. Her easily relatable and humbling narrative of this journey discusses: • Being vs Doing. • The one thing we were created for. • Living a life in peace and balance. Wife...
Gallery 'N' Gifts Featured Artist for October is Linda McDermott a world traveler, hiker and eclectic artist. Linda grew up in a rural area near Cincinnati, Ohio, developing a deep love and curiosity about the world and travel. Linda moved to the Los Angeles area in 1971 and began mountain climbing and hiking in the mountains and deserts of the southwest. At the same time, she developed a love for the arts going to UCLA and majoring in Fine Arts graduating with a B.A. After raising children and...
Join us for First Friday Fun Fest at Tehachapi Treasure Trove on Oct. 5 from 5 to 8 p.m. and meet Nancy Waldron, watercolor artist extraordinaire. Nancy is constantly working with new techniques and a variety of subject matter. She will be demonstrating some of her techniques at First Friday. Come support Nancy, listen to music by Art Larsen on clarinet, enjoy some food and wine. Born and raised in San Jose, Nancy moved to Tehachapi when she was transferred to Bakersfield with State Farm...
The Tehachapi Heritage League presents Kids Day "History is Fun" on Saturday, Sept. 22. There will be many hands-on activities and demonstrations. Kids can try making a quilt square, an origami object, a pipet rocket or learn to carve a soap figure. There will be a professional face painter. All ages will enjoy feeding the camel. Local organizations, including Have a Heart, will provide information about their activities. The Kawaiisu Cultural and Language Center will provide information about...
The Tehachapi Treasure Trove is open Monday - Saturday 10 to 5 p.m., Sunday 11 to 4 p.m. Visit us online at www.tehachapitreasuretrove.com and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TehachapiTreasureTrove or call us at (661) 822-6794. We are located at 116 East Tehachapi Blvd., across the street from the water tower. Stop by and see our collection of uncommonly eclectic and unusually unique stuff. Remember we carry an extensive line of art, craft and scrapbooking supplies and provide artist services...
Diana Pittenger is Gallery 'N' Gifts featured artist for September who describes her work as being a painter in the most unusual sense of the word. Instead of using acrylics or oils, she uses bits of colored glass to illuminate her works using God's most wonderful gift – sunlight. After a lifetime of admiring this art form, she got her first exposure in its creative process in 1989 and has been creating her portraits of people, places and things ever since. After developing her skills for a coup...
September First Friday at Tehachapi Treasure Trove will feature Betty Flores and Sherrie Harris. Betty has been dabbling in art since she was able to draw in the dirt. Her sister, Sherrie, has been painting with watercolors for about 10 years. They are currently addicted to paint pour and have found innovative ways to combine pouring with traditional painting techniques. In addition, Betty is an accomplished potter. Betty and Sherrie were born in Texas four years and three months apart. They...
Sept. 7 will kick off fall festivities for some family fun! We will have a bounce house for the kiddos, snow cones and tacos will be available for purchase! Very special local artists who craft amazing gift-worthy products will be in a pop up tent setting, which will completely take over the parking lot at 117 S. Mill St. downtown Tehachapi at the corner of S. Mill and F Street. This month commemorates one year celebrating each First Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. Grand prize drawings will be held...
