Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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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...
Cowboy entertainer Dave Stamey is returning to Tehachapi to play a pair of outdoor concerts on Saturday, Sept. 25, at noon and again at 4 p.m. The shows are sponsored by Fiddlers Crossing and will be presented in the courtyard of Mountain Bible Church, located at 630 Maple St. in Tehachapi (corner of Maple St. and Mountain View Ave.). Stamey is one of the most popular singer-songwriters on the cowboy circuit today. Before becoming a full-time musician, he has been a cowboy, a mule packer and a d...
Below are a couple of stories I've received from friends via email that I'd like to pass on and share with everyone. I don't know who wrote either of them (i.e. that prolific Author Unknown), but the two pieces are good examples of (1) how a simple story can exemplify a fact of life, and (2) how imaginative thinking can solve a problem. Nails in the fence There once was a little girl who had a bad temper. Her mother gave her a bag of nails and told her that every time she lost her temper, she...
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...
Fifteen years ago I wrote a column about "slowing down but not stopping." In it I discussed the realization that while I couldn't do some of the things I could do when I was younger – like playing basketball all day or being able to read the directions on a pill bottle without glasses – I was still able to do a lot and I was not planning on stopping any time soon. I acknowledged then that a little creativity and desire goes a long way in figuring out how to keep on doing the things we love to...
Tehachapi Treasure Trove is pleased to be able to open again for First Fridays and we look forward to seeing our regulars and newcomers for more laughter and camaraderie every month. As usual, on September 3 from 5 to 8 p.m., we'll be offering beverages and snacks and a place and a time to reconnect with old friends or meet new ones, plus we'll be featuring the wonderful music of Art Larson. We're also excited that classes have started back up at the Treasure Trove and are continuing through...
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...
First and foremost I want to offer a big thank you to ... well, I don't really actually know whom to thank. Last week I had a late lunch at Village Grill before going back to my store to get ready for First Friday – a little break in a very full and long day. I was alone with a good book and I took my time, enjoying reading and eating a delicious hot beef sandwich. When it came time to go I waited for the waitress to bring me my bill. When she did come by my table she just told me to have a n...
The return to normalcy is a relative term. For the cast and crew of "Nunsense," it simply means being able to step back onto the BeeKay Theatre stage for rehearsals with actual cast members and stagehands nearby. "You don't realize how much you needed it until you get back into it," said Leslie Reynolds, who joins with a very talented cast in Tehachapi Community Theatre's performance of "Nunsense," which runs Sept. 10-Oct. 3. "I'm so happy to sing and dance with someone who is actually in the...
I made my semi-annual trip to Tehachapi this July and couldn't have been happier with the results! I really love towns like this, they had 45-50 people at the Christmas in July event at Marty Pay Farmers Insurance and they collected between 325-350 toys, all of which will stay locally in your wonderful community. The heart of this town was on display in the weeks leading up to the event. Drop off stations where all throughout the city. Tehachapi Martial Arts has always been great gathering of...
After the eternity of 17 months without a show on stage, due to the Pandemic, TCT will turn on the marquee and open the doors of its BeeKay Theatre again on Sept. 10! The season opener is the much-awarded musical comedy, “Nunsense!” Nunsense is a hilarious spoof about the misadventures of five nuns trying to manage a fundraiser. It begins when the Little Sisters of Hoboken discover that their cook, Sister Julia, Child of God, has accidentally poisoned 52 of the sisters, and they are in dire need...
My dad always loved the idea of flying, of being up in the air. As a kid he made paper and wood airplanes, and learned as much as he could about flying. And when the time came he joined the Navy and learned to fly for himself. He was a Navy pilot for 10 years. One thing led to another and he left the Navy, went back to school and became a doctor, and eventually bought his own airplane, a Beechcraft Debonair which we named Tocamasa (letters from the names of our little family of four). As a...
Tehachapi Treasure Trove is happy to announce that First Fridays are back and growing! Downtown has reopened and we are once again able to offer our First Friday event to celebrate local art and artists. We'll be open from 5 to 8 p.m. on Aug. 6 for your shopping pleasure. We are so pleased to be able to open again for First Fridays and look forward to seeing our regulars for more laughter and camaraderie. As usual we'll be offering beverages and snacks, and a place and time to reconnect with...
My friend Arlene called one day to let me know that her 18-year-old daughter was moving out of the house and into her own apartment. Arlene was understandably a little sad, but she was also a little ecstatic. This daughter was the last of four kids to move out, and that meant that my friend would finally have the house to herself. In fact, she was pretty excited to think that now she won't have to wonder what's left in the fridge, or where the scissors are, or even where a pen is. She'll know...
Ever since I grew up enough to be aware that the American ideal and the American reality are two distinctly different things, I've had a variety of mixed feelings about the Fourth of July. On the one hand I am full of wonder and awe and gratitude at the story of our hard-won and hard-kept freedoms; on the other, I am filled with sadness and fear and sometimes disbelief about the freedoms some of us seem willing to deny certain other groups of American citizens on a daily basis. On July 4, 1776,...
First Fridays are back! Now that downtown has reopened we are once again able to offer our First Friday event to celebrate local art and artists. We’ll be open 5 to 8 p.m. on July 2 for your shopping pleasure. We are so pleased to be able to open again for First Fridays and look forward to seeing our regulars for more laughter and camaraderie. As usual we’ll be offering beverages and snacks and a place and a time to reconnect with old friends. We’re also excited that classes have started back...
For some reason, mothers and Mother's Day seems to be a much bigger deal than fathers and Father's Day. Dads tend to get taken for granted sometimes, and perhaps not thanked or acknowledged as often as they should be. Nevertheless, Father's Day is coming up and this is as good a time as any to recognize that special dad in your life (or anyone who has taken on that role for you). Some of my favorite quotes on fathers and Fatherhood: "Fathers, like mothers, are not born. Men grow into fathers...
One of the traditions jolly Old St. Nick has in July is to visit our great community for the Christmas in July Toys for Tots event at Marty Pay Insurance Agency. This year's event will be on Wednesday, July 14 and Santa has a lot of surprises and prizes in his bag! He's suspended his naughty and nice list for the evening, anyone who brings an unwrapped toy will have a chance at a drawing for prizes including a 55-inch TV. There will be other prizes provided by local businesses and Santa is...
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...
Memorial Day is coming up and for many of us, the three-day Memorial Day weekend signals the beginning of summer activities like picnics, swimming, vacations and summer softball. It may be the weekend you start on your yard work or plant the flower boxes; it may be a good time for a long motorcycle ride or a long session on the chaise lounge with a good book. It can still be pretty cool in the mountains but it's still a weekend that many like to go camping for the first time in the year. This...
We are pleased to announce that we will once again be able to offer classes and community events at Tehachapi Treasure Trove. Because of the pandemic, we have had to put all of our classes, open studios and First Friday celebrations on hold but now that things are opening up, we are filling our schedule with fun and creative things for people to do and learn. First Fridays are back! Starting June 4, we will be open on the first Friday of each month, from 5 to 8 p.m., to celebrate local art and...
Mother's Day last year was difficult for many because of the pandemic and not being able to be with mothers and grandmothers and aunts and sisters. This year, while we are so close to being free of those restrictions, we still are not quite there yet. Zoom meetings and video calls are still not the same as face-to-face visits. Nevertheless, we'll celebrate the day and the women (and some very special men) who love us unconditionally and care for us to the best of their abilities. I'm...
Back in the day, my folks loved to take us kids for a drive on Sunday afternoons, after church, and a nice Sunday dinner. I guess I inherited that tendency for I love to take drives, Sundays or otherwise, any time I can, anywhere I am. I did such a thing on Easter Sunday this year, after treating myself to a nice breakfast out. Taking a drive seemed a no-brainer. The day was beautifully sunny and warm, and as it turned out, my timing was great in a way I wasn't expecting. I was hoping I might se...
The Coronavirus stole my January as I was home sick for a couple of weeks, then in Tehachapi Hospital for eight days. Then home again to recover. And, actually, the recovery part took an additional couple of months, which is largely why I haven't been around much lately, and why I have this one more column to write about it. I'm feeling pretty much back to normal these days – whatever "normal" is – and grateful to be alive. I'm a former smoker. I haven't had so much as a puff since 1993, but...
In early January I was fighting what I thought was a head cold. Sniffles and stuffiness. Then it went into my chest, making me cough up all kinds of gunk, and breathing became a little difficult. I was exhausted; I was sleeping all day in my recliner and sleeping all night in my bed. I wasn't eating anything because my sense of taste was gone and I couldn't smell anything either. Being in a state of denial, I insisted it was just a really bad cold and I stayed home from work. I ached all over...
