Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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May the force be with you This month’s guest artist is Amanda Abernathy. Most of us in town know her as Mo, proprietor of Mo’s Barbershop. She’s bringing Sci-Fi to the Center including some “Star Wars”-themed art. Although having an interest in art since she was young, Mo found being a mom and running a business left her little time to devote to her artistic talents. All that changed after she was injured in an automobile accident. While recovering, Mo found the time to renew her passion for art. Which she will share with us for the month of...
The Playwright's Festival is coming up at the BeeKay. A Giggle in Time, hosted by Tehachapi Community Theatre (TCT) and executively produced by Chris Morales and Kenny Chugg, features eight comedic scenes. With 30 different submissions, these scenes were handpicked by eight judges, each choosing their top pick. The show premiered on Friday, March 18. Here's a synopsis of each play: Together, the opening show, features stepsisters who, in the midst of the pandemic, cannot get off each other's...
Tehachapi Community Theatre is excited to announce our next main stage production, Ken Ludwig's "Moon Over Buffalo!" This fast-paced comedy set in 1950s Buffalo is about George and Charlotte Hay, two washed up Broadway actors who get the chance to revive their careers as well as their marriage. A farcical sequence of absurd events leads us through this rapid-fire, door slamming comedy filled with humor, innuendo and case after case of mistaken identity. It will have you on the edge of your...
February's First Friday celebrated our local area photographers' creativity with a photo contest at Gallery 'N' Gifts. This year's contest is the 18th annual event sponsored by Tehachapi Valley Arts Association. 20 awards were given out in seven different categories. The next contest will be in August with submissions due the last week of July. Winners for February 2022 are: Best of Show: Nelson Amado Animals: 1st place: Cassie Sarkisian 2nd place: Nelson Amado 3rd place: Christine Odom HM:...
We are privileged to present Clarence J. Pointer as our March Guest Artist at Gallery 'N' Gifts, located at 100 W. Tehachapi Blvd. Clarence was born in Hillsboro, a small town in Alabama, where he developed his God-given talent. Although he had no formal training, he had the support of family and friends. Over time he had formed his own unique style of drawing. He always believed that creating realistic, detailed masterpieces would showcase his utmost abilities. Pointer welcomes challenging and...
Mark your calendars folks! Tehachapi Community Theatre has lots of exciting new events coming up! February 19 is your last chance to see our comedy show starring The Unknown Comic along with Murray Langston and the musical talents of Bobby Mayo Jr. The show will start at 7:30 p.m. You can purchase your tickets online at www.tctonstage.com or at the door. In March, our annual Playwrights’ Festival returns with the theme “A Giggle in Time!” Come see a selection of ten-minute plays written by lo...
From January 1 to 16, 2022. we will be closed for remodeling. On January 17 we will reopen as the Tehachapi Arts Center. We are now a cooperative of more than 24 local artists and craftsmen. The new partnership will bring several positive changes for our customers and community. We will be open more days, offer more classes, more events and opportunities for new artists, as well as new events for the young artists, an Open Mic night for our performing artists and opening up our facility for clas...
There are 11 Tehachapi downtown businesses that deserve to be recognized: TehachaPIE at Mill Street Kitchen, Four Seasons Cafe, Kohnen's Country Bakery, Tehachapi Flower Shop, Thai-hachapi, The Loop newspaper, Nannette Keller Boutique, Tehachapi Christian Store, Alligator Rose, Tehachapi Treasure Trove and On The Blvd Antiques. Together, with local artist Judith Campanaro, they are helping create a 2022 calendar. The intent is to raise money for the Tehachapi Senior Center. Campanaro learned a...
The Tehachapi Arts Commission has announced that Eleinne Basa will be the featured artist for the Art 2022 Tehachapi Art Show. Basa was a participant in Art 2021 Tehachapi where she won the award for Best Landscape Painting with her work "Tehachapi Evening." Classically trained as a child, Basa immigrated to the United States in 1994 while still in her 20s. She currently makes her home on the East Coast. After graduating from college, she began taking workshops to further her art career and...
Tehachapi Valley Arts Association and Gallery 'N' Gifts' annual "Art in the Classroom" campaign was a huge success. After hosting several local community fundraising events such as handcraft vendor fairs, photo contests and Chalk on the Walk, TVAA got the word out to local teachers that art supplies would be available to them. It took a week of collecting wish lists from over 55 local teachers, organizing requests and ordering supplies to pull the campaign together. UPS arrived at Gallery 'N'...
Calling Tehachapi crafters! In support of the Childhood Cancer Foundation of Southern California this Halloween we are creating a yarn bomb to cover a retro van. It will be displayed to bring awareness in support of a local teen diagnosed with cancer. We need granny squares that are crocheted or knit in any size or color to be donated. Turn them into the Coffee Mill, 120 S. Mill St., Tehachapi, by Oct. 28. Questions or contributions, call (661) 428-9419. It’s a great way to use up some of your yarn stash....
If you frequent Farmers Market here in Tehachapi you've probably seen long lines of children waiting to get their face painted. For the last several years, artist Judith Campanaro has been providing this popular entertainment at local events. Along with Farmers Market she has been a regular at the Apple Festival and many other venues, including birthday parties and company picnics. Campanaro said many of the children are regulars. They come back every year and some have even gifted her with...
Calling Tehachapi crafters! In support of the Childhood Cancer Foundation of Southern California this Halloween we are creating a yarn bomb to cover a retro van. It will be displayed to bring awareness in support of a local teen diagnosed with cancer. We need granny squares that are crocheted or knit in any size or color to be donated. Turn them into the Coffee Mill, 120 S. Mill St., Tehachapi, by Oct. 28. Questions or contributions, call (661) 428-9419. It’s a great way to support our community and use up some of your yarn s...
Jeff Peal has been doing art his entire life. He enjoys working with all types of mediums from pastels and pencils to metal and wood. Currently he enjoys carving more than anything. It is a real challenge and his style develops more with every pile of sawdust. He picked up the art of carving from his friend and well known local artist Kent Holmgren. He was fascinated by what Kent could create and had to give it a shot. His pieces often depict wildlife and old west themes, which have always been...
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. This month's celebration will be on October 1, from 5 to 8 p.m. and, as usual, we'll be offering beverages and snacks along with a place 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 are back at the Treasure Trove:...
The upcoming Bear Valley Cultural Arts Association Art Show is again fortunate to have talented donors for this year's raffle. The show runs from Saturday, September 18 through Sunday, September 26 at the Oak Tree Country Club, 29500 N. Lower Valley Road in Bear Valley Springs. It features an opening reception Saturday, September 18, from 4 to 7 p.m. with artists in attendance. The works of the donors will be awarded to the lucky prize winners on September 18 at the reception and, if you get...
Born and raised in Bakersfield, California, I moved to the Lake Isabella area after a five year enlistment in the US Navy. I attended Cerro Coso Community College and CSUB, and earned a bachelor's degree in English. I work almost entirely on Ampersand Scratchboard and Clayboard for finished work. I draw, sculpt and paint, as well. My style is loose but detailed, and I work mostly from my imagination or from photographs I have taken. I have shown my work in galleries from here to Terre Haute,...
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...
Charisse Rudolph first showed us her art at Cross Roads Gallery in 2010, and was the March guest artist in 2021 at Gallery N' Gifts. Charisse just got back from her most prestigious show in L.A. At the L.A. Art Show, Charisse displayed 18 paintings, sold two and donated another to Saint Jude's Children's Hospital. Charisse changed her medium in 2018, from realism to contemporary art and she hasn't looked back. She specializes in donkey, mules and horses which are painted in bright colors with a...
After two years of preparation, Art 2021 held their opening gala on July 23. Nearly 270 artists and guests mingled and helped themselves to hors d'oeuvres provided by Bord A Petite of Bakersfield and wine provided by Dorner Family Vineyard as they strolled the aisles of paintings. For many it was a chance to talk to the artists and, in some cases, purchase a painting. Most of the art was the result of the paint-out held in May when the artists visited Tehachapi to paint the local landscape. For...
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...
Dennis Gierman is an artist, musician and woodworker. Although born in Ohio, he spent most of his life living in Southern California, growing up in Orange County and moving to the Inland Empire as a young adult. Gierman runs his own musical instrument business, building custom musical instruments under his own brand name Yukie Ukulele. He builds custom ukuleles, wash tub basses and ukulele cases. He also repairs, restores and sells vintage musical instruments. He uses the custom built ukuleles a...
Tehachapi Community Theatre (TCT) suspended productions in March of 2020 as the State ordered all live and movie theaters "closed" due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That order has not changed since then. And because of that, TCT has been unable to "do what we do" and produce high quality live theatre for the benefit of our community. During a year of waiting for permission to reopen to live audiences, we've explored many ways to try and serve our patrons. We revamped our website and we held our...
Shutdown since March 15, the Tehachapi Community Theatre (TCT) players have been unable to perform at the BeeKay Theatre due to COVID-19 restrictions. This has been especially painful for Doug Jockinsen and the cast of "Nunsense" as the play was completely rehearsed and ready to go on April 19. Doug says, "The set is up, the costumes are in the green room, the props are on the tables, the lighting is hung and focused. All we really need is that last month of rehearsal time back, and the...
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...
