Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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After graduating from Marine Corps boot camp in 1943, prior to being shipped to the Pacific Theater of War, the Corps sent me to the Marine Corps Air Station in Mojave, California. Being from the Midwest, I had never before seen the desert, and I liked the wide open spaces. It was winter and the blistering summer heat had been replaced by nice sunny weather most of the time, if you don't count an occasional wind of gale force. Anyway, I liked it. From the base one could see the snow on the...
The Tehachapi Community Theatre Association (TCTA) is thrilled to offer a final weekend package of performances, featuring two evening shows and two matinees of the much loved "A Christmas Story" by Jean Shepherd. The large cast remains super-excited to be performing in such a nostalgic and warmhearted family Christmas story, set in 1950s middle-America. The kids love experiencing the joy that comes from playing to nearly sell-out crowds. "Live theater is a gift of give-and-take shared on both...
Tehachapi Community Theater is presenting their last show of the season at the BeeKay premiering June 10. Here's what Chris Morales, the director of the show, had to say. "We have a great cast, a lot of talent in this show which made directing this show easy, challenging and very exciting. I've been a member of TCT for several years and have acted in many shows, and now directing 'On Golden Pond' has really allowed me to always appreciate what directors need to do, what they go through and how...
Season 3, Episode 9 – Bob "the Wine Guy" Souza comes into the TehachaPod studio and shares his memories on how the Tehachapi wine industry got its start. He and wife Patty had the idea to plant grapes in 2001 and five years later they were bottling award winning wines. Bob tells a few stories about challenges they faced, the constant "no you can't do that" and how they succeeded and laid the groundwork for six more Tehachapi wineries. Season 3, Episode 8 – Discover Tehachapi Wine Tours own...
At their Feb. 17 meeting, Tehachapi Rotarians were treated to a talk by KGET Morning News Anchor Maddie Janssen. Janssen has been with KGET for 13 years and has been the morning anchor for 11 of those years. Janssen, who lives in Tehachapi, said that it is still dark when she gets to the studio. She has 20 minutes to do her hair before broadcast time and completes her make-up between segments. She said you can see the progression if you watch the broadcast. Janssen said she started college as a...
Bear Valley Springs Cultural Arts Association President Sonja Bronson giving a $1,000 donation to Tehachapi Community Theater President Dave Faber....
'Buy 1' initiative for the holidays returns The City of Tehachapi is once again encouraging residents to make the effort to buy at least one gift at a local independent retailer this holiday season. The annual "Buy 1" campaign aims to not only ask residents to shop local for their gift needs, but also to pay special attention to the independent retailers that grace our community. With the success of the "Small Business Loyalty Program" back in March, the hope is that residents are more familiar...
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." –Maya Angelou When I first met Lewis Brown I felt uplifted and inspired. It was fascinating to feel so impacted by someone I met for the first time. I remember thinking, "This is a man who truly makes a difference in the lives of others. What an honor it is to meet him." I shouldn't have been surprised because so many people had told me that Lewis was "...
Dorothy Esther McReynolds was born in Los Angeles, California on Dec. 4, 1942, to John and Josephine Bacarella. Dorothy was a culinary school graduate and an accomplished artist, excelling in painting, ceramics, marquetry, jewelry making, sewing and design. Dorothy's writing had been published nationally by the time she was in high school. In adulthood, she produced a line of Christian greeting cards and was later commissioned by the City of La Quinta for her tile painting. Dorothy worked for Ro...
It's a hoot! The answer to your prayers! Five nuns on stage, four in the freezer! Raising hell since its Off-Broadway debut in 1985, Nunsense brings "the humor of the nun" to Tehachapi Community Theatre's BeeKay Theatre. With dynamite singing, a pinch of puppetry, the tip-tap of time steps, and a hefty dose of soul, it's no wonder this musical comedy is the second-longest-running Off-Broadway show. This one's good, old-fashioned fun! The loose storyline is that five nuns from the Little Sisters...
The hit musical "Nunsense" may be a smaller show in the number of actors on stage, but there are certainly no small parts in this musical comedy. "It's a small cast show, but a very demanding show. They have to sing, dance, act, work props and costumes and play characters all at the same time. They do it all," said veteran Tehachapi Community Theatre (TCT) Director Doug Jockinsen. Jockinsen has been participating in theater for 54 years, but the pandemic has mostly kept him and his children at...
At their August 16 meeting, the Tehachapi City Council gave their approval to the Final Master Development Plan for the Sage Ranch Community to be built on 138 acres between Valley Blvd. and Pinon St. next to Tehachapi High School. The approval included the CEQA EIR, the Planned Development Zoning and the Tentative Tract Map. As Christina Scrivner recused herself, the final vote was 4-0. The community will consist of 995 single-family and multi-family residential units and include recreational...
Tehachapi Community Theatre (TCT) was looking for a musical that was fun and played to its strengths, hadn't ever been done locally, and would give director Doug Jockinsen – who is also the Executive Producer for TCT – a big project to produce. "Nunsense" fit the bill perfectly. The musical about the lovable nuns has been a crowd-pleaser since it opened in 1985. It ran for 10 years and 3,672 performances, becoming the second-longest-running Off-Broadway show in history and an international phe...
After almost 17 months of silence due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Tehachapi's intimate acoustic music venue, Fiddlers Crossing, will finally be alive with music for the monthly "First Friday" festivities on Aug. 6. This re-opening concert, will feature Los Angeles-based father and daughter singer-songwriter duo, Kevin and Kathleen Kelso. The show will begin at 7 p.m., with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free, but tips for the performers are strongly encouraged. The Kelsos are among a loya...
The Rotary Club of Tehachapi recently welcomed Lewis Brown as their guest speaker when they met for their weekly gathering of food and fellowship. Brown, now retired, has had a rich and varied professional life, which included serving in the Air Force as a firefighter stationed in Roswell, New Mexico. In 1971, he bought land in Stallion Springs and moved there in 2009. He currently sits on the board of the Tehachapi Community Theater and has been the board president of the Tehachapi Senior...
At the first of two meetings held on June 21 at the BeeKay Theatre, the Tehachapi City Council approved the nearly 80-page, $27.4 million balanced budget for the year 2021-22. The approved budget also addressed projected fiscal years through 2025-26. Included in the budget were all operating funds within the City including the General Fund, enterprise funds such as Water, Sewer, Airport, Transit and Refuse and Capital Project funds. Particular challenges to the budget were created for the City b...
Ron and Glenda Rich moved to Tehachapi about a year ago from Ridgecrest where they had lived since they married five years ago. Both had previously lived in Bakersfield and loved the clean air, natural beauty and seasonal weather of Tehachapi. Ron's health issues were the final motivating factors in their move to the mountains. Ron was born in Kansas and spent his early years working on the family farm. The family moved to Bakersfield in the late 1950s and Ron finished high school there. He join...
The Tehachapi Municipal Code has always prohibited the firing, discharge, exploding, selling or giving away of fireworks within the City limits of Tehachapi. This includes any bomb, firecrackers, Roman candle, pinwheel, skyrocket or any combustible or other fireworks of that nature within the City limits without a special permit. To do so is considered a misdemeanor criminal offense. However, due to the extreme drought conditions and high winds that the Tehachapi area is experiencing, as well as...
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...
I know that the official start of summer isn't for a couple of weeks yet (that is, June 21), but thanks to the weather and the Memorial Day weekend, I feel like summer has finally arrived. And I'm loving it! I hardly remember last summer at all. I know my store was closed for a couple of months while we were trying to figure out this new pandemic thing, and when we reopened, everything was different. And we were not alone. Many other businesses shut down for a few weeks, some never reopened. My...
This is the ninth article in a continuing series about local military veterans and their service to our great country. Lew was born in the little town of Crosbyton, Texas, on August 3, 1935. He was the oldest of three boys, the youngest brother dying in a tragic accident in 1939. As Lew recalled: "This was during the Great Depression and nobody really had anything. My father took any job that he could-he shoveled coal out of a coal car at a railroad station; he drove a truck; he picked grapes...
I'm happy to tell you I'm all moved into my new place (although I'm far from being all unpacked), and I'm ready for the new year. So very ready. The year 2020 has universally been regarded as a tough year in many different ways and for many different reasons. I can personally vouch for that perspective as I've had my own set of challenges as well as dealing with national ones like the vicious virus. But as bad as the year has been, there have been some bright spots and some good things...
TCT is bringing you "The Drowsy Chaperone" and "Tenants," two very funny and family-friendly productions that you can experience once again on your personal video devices. TCT now has a fabulous platform for easy, low-cost streaming of shows that you've enjoyed in the past. These shows will be available until January 1, 2021. We have teamed up with www.ShowTix4U.com – a secure content and secure payment platform that provides TCT Shows as Video on Demand at the least expensive fee structure. S...
Panda Express hiring for Tehachapi Location Panda Express, a subsidiary of Panda Restaurant Group will held a hiring event on Friday, October 30 for their Tehachapi location set to open within the next few months. Construction on the project started mid-summer and the new location on Tucker Road is moving briskly through the construction process and now staffing the new restaurant is becoming a priority. Panda Restaurant Group hosted a "Virtual Interview Day" for their nearly 40 positions that...
The Bear Valley Springs Cultural Arts Association is a tax-exempt organization dedicated to enriching the cultural life of Bear Valley Springs and the greater Tehachapi area. All of our funding comes from our membership dues, event fees for those events that require reservations and the generous donations made by our members. For years we have sponsored concerts, art shows, a holiday bazaar, a holiday concert, scholarships and other cultural events to enrich the life of our community. In additio...
