Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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"It is simple, really. With James Lee you get great songs, great guitar playing, great voice and a gifted comedian as well. You are in for a very entertaining evening." – Village Voice Fiddlers Crossing is bringing James Lee Stanley back to the stage of the BeeKay Theatre on Saturday, Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. Over the last decade, he has given concerts at Fiddlers Crossing, Mama Hillybean's and the BeeKay Theatre. James has become a favorite in Tehachapi because of his remarkable ability as a v...
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...
From a comedic look at biblical times to a 1940s detective story to an era when time travel is possible, the eight playwrights' whose 10-minute plays are being produced in Tehachapi Community Theatre's 9th Playwrights' Festival have embraced this year's theme of "Past, Present, Future." Who will be the winning playwright of this year's festival? That's where you, the audience, come in. After each performance, the audience votes for their three favorite plays in the festival. It's always...
Picture a grandmother who could cure thrush in babies by breathing into their mouths, a cousin who was struck twice by lightning and survived, a grandfather who was shot down on the road to his home, an aunt who left the life of a miner's wife to become a movie star and a grandmother who spoke to a mysterious man named Charlie through a plastic banana. These are the ancestors of Appalachian singer Jeni (Smith) Hankins, who will be sharing her rich, poetic background at Fiddlers Crossing for the...
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...
Time to share another one of those little stories that shows up every now and then on my computer screen (by that prolific writer known as "Author Unknown"). I especially loved this one the minute I read it and knew I had to pass it on. It's sort of a fable, about carrots, eggs and coffee ... and, well, you'll see. Read on: A young woman went to her father and shared with him her life and heart, how things had been so difficult for her lately and how she found herself tempted to give up. She was...
I was stressed and tired one night. Things were crazy at the store, my car was acting funny and I'd had a fight with a friend the night before. My dogs seemed particularly demanding that evening, and the cat seemed particularly whiney and needy. I had a headache. I wanted to hide and mope and feel sorry for myself. But a friend called and said she had an extra ticket to a play I'd never heard of, and would I like to go with her? My brain quickly came up with a list of excuses, and then for some...
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...
The "adult in the room" is defined as the person in the group who makes level-headed decisions. The adult is the one we look to for wise, measured thinking. The adult is the emotionally, mentally mature person who may serve as a guide and mentor to the younger ones. The adult archetype holds true in many cases, however, at "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" playing at the BeeKay Theatre, the adults in charge are equally as kooky and off-the-wall as the kids. Rona Lisa Perretti (played...
Listening to the old-school country songs and honest back porch voice of Amber Cross has been likened to putting an archival Smithsonian recording on the turntable. Hers is an authentic voice, both in sound and feeling. She writes from her own life's struggles and experiences, with great power and emotion and a sense of place. She will be bringing her raw, old-school country sound back to Fiddlers Crossing for the third time on Saturday, Aug. 25, accompanied by her husband, James Moore on...
For a moment, bring to mind your adolescent self. Your fifth/sixth grade self. Your 11/12-year-old self. Do you recall the confidence and self-assurance that you radiated to the world? Remember feeling so comfortable in your own skin? Recollect how socially adept and uber cool you were? Yeah, me neither. For most of us, the adolescent years were a perfect storm of raging hormones, awkward bodies and emotional angst. For six of the actors in TCT's next musical production, "The 25th Annual Putnam...
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...
Fiddlers Crossing prides itself in bringing performers from every corner of America and beyond to play in Tehachapi. In addition to the United States, musicians and singers from Canada, Ireland, Scotland, England, The Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, The Shetland Islands, Germany, Switzerland and South Africa have performed at the downtown venue's concert series over the eight years that it has been in existence. One part of the world that has not been represented thus far is Australia or New...
This story I'm offering up today – actually a story and a little story within the story – is one of the favorite ones I've received lately. I don't know who wrote it (that "Author Unknown" is quite prolific!), but I think it is a wonderful idea, a wonderful message, and a wonderful way to think of things. Here you go: A young woman was diagnosed with a terminal illness and given three months to live. As she was getting her affairs in order, she contacted her pastor to discuss her final wis...
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...
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...
