Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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On Friday night, Aug. 3 a reception was held at Gallery 'N' Gifts for award winners in their bi-annual photo contests. Since 2005, the group has held amateur photo contests each February and August. With $100 Best of Show Grand Prize and $25 cash prizes for each first-place award, the contest always has a good showing of contestants. Proceeds from the event go toward funding art scholarships for high school seniors as well as art supply donations for local classrooms. The winners for this...
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...
Community Notification Stallion Springs Road Construction Project Road construction throughout the Stallion Springs community. On Monday, July 30, Griffith & Company began oiling several roads throughout the District. One or more of the efforts may impact you. Please review the details, on each stage that are available at the CSD, and plan accordingly. The District's goal is to maintain and improve street surfaces and correct flaws. The project is scheduled to be in effect for approximately 45...
Community Notification: Stallion Springs Road Construction Project Road construction throughout the Stallion Springs community began Wednesday, July 18. The project is scheduled to be in effect for approximately 45 days. Flaggers will be controlling the effected roadways during working hours. Drivers should expect delays. We remind all drivers to be cautious and courteous to road crews during this time. Please allow for plenty of time to travel to your destination. Please contact the Stallion...
August First Friday at Tehachapi Treasure Trove will feature bead loom weaving with Susanna Monette. Susanna creates her own designs and uses a variety of loom types to create the desired effects. Susanna will have on display several major projects using bead loom pieces, hand beaded pieces and dream catcher weaving as well as beaded accessories and dream catchers. An appreciation of geometric design has enabled Susanna to create unique designs using themes such as desert life, native animals an...
Tehachapi Valley Arts Association and Gallery 'N' Gifts are excited to announce their biannual photo contest. Submissions will be accepted at Gallery 'N' Gifts between July 23-30 with a First Friday Awards reception to be held on Aug. 3 from 5 to 8 p.m. This year's six categories include Landscape/Nature, Travel, Altered Images, Animals, Elements of Design and Flowers ... and of course our separate category for Youth Photographers. Please see the website for full rules and information at...
On Aug. 3 the Tehachapi Museum will be open from 5 to 8 p.m. for the First Friday Art Walk. Along with other downtown venues, the Museum will be offering appetizers, desserts and champagne for guests. This month's food and beverage is being provided by Heritage League members Dixie Coutant and Sheryl Bovi. The new exhibit for August features some of the many figurines collected by Tehachapi resident Roman Weltin. He always had an interest in Asian history and artifacts and while Roman was...
Enjoy a family friendly First Friday Night Market on Aug. 3. This month there will be a bounce house, live music, lounge seating, BBQ tri-tip, sno cones and local handcrafted vendors in a pop-up setting. It is located in downtown Tehachapi at the corner of South Mill and F Street from 5 to 8 p.m. in the parking lot of Alligator Rose, a local soap and gift boutique. Local businesses are sponsoring hospitality for residents to enjoy live local entertainment. Look forward to dancing and movie...
The eighth annual Mule, Donkey, and Horse Show is coming to Bear Valley Springs Equestrian Center on Aug. 3, 4 and 5. It's the second largest mule and donkey show in the state. Being sanctioned by the American Mule Association, competitors from California, Nevada and Arizona will attend. The BVS Pony Club is sponsoring and hosting the show this year, allowing for an expanded class list. Many of the new classes are "fun and user friendly" and designed for average riders. The Pony Club invites...
The POA held its annual meeting on Saturday, June 23 at the Stallion Springs Community Center. David Aranda was the guest speaker. He brought the members up to date on community issues including roads, water, parks and recreation. The Board held its annual meeting and new officers were elected by the membership. The officers for the 2018-19 term are, President Debbie Rodriguez, Vice President Jennifer Liles, Treasurer Donald Williams, Secretary Lori Rodgers, with Linda Gordon, Lewis Brown and...
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...
Donald Towns is a fine arts painter with background as an animation illustrator for Disney Studios working on award-winning films such as "Beauty and the Beast", "Aladdin", "The Little Mermaid" and the original "TRON". Donald has been featured in the TV movie documentaries "Making of the Little Mermaid" and "The Art of Disney Animation". Looking over his life, Donald says "it has been a phenomenal ride." Today he is launching his collection of personal fine art paintings on his website,...
Over 100 people attended a retirement party from the Sheriff's Department for Sergeant Fred Wheeler on Saturday, June 9 at his home in Stallion Springs. Wheeler retired after 25 years in Law enforcement, 15 years with the Kern County Sheriff's Department and 11 years in Long Beach. Six of those years at the LBPD were as a motorcycle officer. He also worked in the training department and internal affairs. He moved to Tehachapi in 2003 and became a Sheriff in 2004. He loves to train people and...
July First Friday at Tehachapi Treasure Trove will feature J Daniela Peregrina, mixed media artist. Daniela is currently displaying a variety of mixed media pieces at the Treasure Trove including candles, treasure boxes, journals and unique wall art. Daniela's recent entry into the mixed media field follows a long history of art appreciation and graphic arts. She studied art history in college, enjoys visiting art museums and has been a lifetime (since age 13 anyway) fan of Mexican artist Frida...
On July 6, the Tehachapi Museum will be open from 5 to 8 p.m. for the First Friday Art Walk. Along with other downtown venues, the Museum will be offering appetizers, desserts and champagne for guests. The small exhibit of Victorian cabinet cards featured last month are still on display. The collection was assembled by Bill Reed and all feature men in their finery. The photographs were produced in studios and showcase formal poses of the time. Bill has concentrated on male portraits because of...
The POA annual Dinner Dance on June 2 was a great success. Over 110 people attended for an evening of food and dancing. Gifts were provided for door prizes and a silent auction was held. The group made over $4,000 to go toward the annual scholarships given each year to Stallion high school seniors. POA The Annual Meeting will be held on Saturday, June 23 at the Stallion Spring's Community Center, Corral room. At this event, we will host a free dinner for paying members and will hold the annual b...
Slice of life is offering a variety of fun and exciting Summer Camp Programs, all designed to help keep your child engaged and learning throughout the summer! Several sessions are available for each of the programs and will focus on a variety of ages and interests: Fine Arts Beginning Drawing Crash Course: This course, taught by well-known artist and instructor, Alicia Garver is the same course she offers as an 8-week session during the school-year condensed into one intensive and exciting...
Local BMX riders recently competed at Bakersfield Metro BMX race track May 11 and 13. On Friday night, racers were the Howard family of Dad, Nate and kids, Alex and Sydney and two newer riders from Tehachapi, Caleb and Cade Peterson, who are also part of Tehachapi wrestling. Caleb rides in the 13 Novice while Cade competes in 9 Novice. Caleb came home with a first-place trophy and Cade got second. Nate Howard competes in the 40 Novice and got 2nd. Alex has moved up to 9 Expert and Sidney rides...
Dennis Cowden, AKA The Cookie Expert, is also a wonderful photographer. Starting at age 12 with his Kodak Brownie Hawkeye he won his first photo award. Dennis and his wife Peggy came to Tehachapi in the early 80s to work in the wind industry. Dennis says on a weekly basis he was exposed to incredible vistas in the southern Sierra that had not been available to the public before. About this time the first digital cameras came out allowing him to really pursue his interest in landscape...
First Friday at Tehachapi Treasure Trove will feature Lucinda Thomas, artist and teacher. Lucinda is currently teaching a Fluid Paint class and a clay class at the Treasure Trove. She also teaches our monthly paint night. Lucinda has taught classes in calligraphy, children's art, drawing, wheel work ceramics and abstract painting. Lucinda has taught art in various forms for over 30 years. She majored in art and studied in Spain. She began her career painting giant billboards while teaching ceram...
On June 1, the Tehachapi Museum will be open from 5 to 8 p.m. for the First Friday Art Walk. Along with other downtown venues, the Museum and will be offering appetizers, desserts, and champagne for guests. This month's food and beverage is being provided by the Kiwanis Club and their members will be on hand to assist for the evening. A small exhibit of Victorian cabinet cards will be on display through June. The collection was assembled by Bill Reed and all feature men in their finery, the phot...
Slice of life is happy to announce open registration for our fun and exciting 2018 Summer Camp Programs, all designed to help keep your child engaged and learning throughout the summer! We will be offering various camps for a variety of ages and interests: Fine Arts Beginning Drawing Crash Course: This course, taught by well-known artist and instructor, Alicia Garver is the same course she offers as an 8-week session during the school-year condensed into one intensive and exciting week....
The Tehachapi Treasure Trove is open Monday - Saturday 10 to 5 p.m., Sunday 11 to 4 p.m. Visit us online at 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 and craft and scrapbooking supplies, and provide artist services...
Gene Stirm's wonderful mixed media art will be featured at Gallery 'N' Gifts for the month of May. The First Friday artist reception will be from 5 to 8 p.m. May 4, 2018 at the Gallery, 100 W. Tehachapi Blvd. "The Mixed Media Art of Gene Stirm" he explains, "is visual art which is made up of more than one medium. In an art gallery show, it is when art of different mediums is shown together. This show is both." "After a career in art, the mixing of different media became natural and at times...
May First Friday at Tehachapi Treasure Trove will feature Judith Campanaro, artist, teacher, and writer. Judith teaches several classes at the Treasure Trove including Youth Painting and Drawing, Mixed Media, Art Journaling and Adult Painting. She also does face painting on special occasions. Join us to meet with Judith, listen to music by Art Larsen on clarinet, enjoy some food and wine. Judith's statement from the heart regarding her work: "My mission is to facilitate empowerment through...
