Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Artist of the Month Genevieve Funes is an 18-year-old senior at La Mirada High School. In her spare time, she is a freelance artist and animator. She is the designer of the Tehachapi Arts Center Logo. She plans to continue her education with a degree in Art. Genevieve is following in the footsteps of her father Ralph Funes, an entrepreneur and Graphic Artist. Paint Night This month our Paint Night is on Saturday, Feb. 18 with Edward Vasqkedi. We will have Wine, soda and snacks. This month is spe...
February First Friday at Gallery 'N' Gifts debuted the 18th annual Photo Contest. The entries this year showcased incredible talent of dozens of local photographers. The bi-annual event offers local photographers a chance to display their work and perhaps capture one of the winning ribbons or a first place cash prize. The next contest will be held in August with submissions being accepted July 21-31. Submission fees are $5 each and proceeds go toward art scholarships through Tehachapi Valley...
In the book of "Genesis," the biblical characters of Adam and Eve named animals in the Garden of Eden. Man has been naming not only animals since the beginning of time, but plants, minerals, microbes and stars across the universe. Did you know that the word dinosaur wasn't coined until 1842? Before that, this species was generally referred to as terrible lizards. But the more man discovered about these mighty beasts, it became important to choose a more definitive name. Names clarify, giving a...
Since its inception, the Tehachapi Arts Commission has had the mission, "to establish Tehachapi as a destination for representational fine artists and collectors," and with their third nationally recognized art show and sale happening in July, they are realizing their goal. On May 11-14, 48 plein air artists from all over the country will come to Tehachapi to spend several days exploring the town and countryside and begin the paintings that will be submitted for acceptance to Art 2023, the...
What could be better than a cheery red holiday to brighten the bleak days of winter? Valentine's Day, celebrated on the 14th of February, began as a Christian feast day honoring Christian martyrs. It has morphed into a cultural and commercial celebration of romance and love, whether one is religious or not. For some, this is a day for pretty cards, flowers, candy and perhaps a nice dinner out with a sweetheart. Others use the day to express more platonic love, doing something nice for a friend o...
Each year TVAA challenges local photographers to show off their best photos. The contests, held every February and August, provide local photographers with a chance to display their favorite photos, earn a ribbon or two and even the possibility of going home with a cash prize for their efforts. The first contest in 2005 featured photos by over two dozen photographers. Over the years the contest has gone through some amazing transformations, growth, and in the aftermath of COVID, some struggles...
To all our friends, customers and members, we hope your holiday season was pleasant and memorable. This month we're excited to celebrate our First Year Anniversary. Its hard to believe it's been a year since we transformed our beloved Treasure Trove into a co-op of 24 members/owners, (with additional vending associates.) There have been new events like our Improv Class and Jam Night, while maintaining old favorites like Paint Night and the various classes taught by our experienced artists. We...
Archaeology is the study of human history. Excavating ancient sites where civilizations used to live unearths artifacts and other physical clues to be studied and analyzed. Is anyone ready to participate in an archeological dig? Books and movies provide us with a rich and entertaining experience of humanity's exciting past. The movie "King Solomon Mines," first introduced as a book by Sir H. Rider Haggard, brought us the story of Alan Quartermain searching an unexplored region of Africa for gold...
The Tehachapi Mountain Quilters are pleased to announce that we will be having beginning quilt workshops open to the public. If you are interested in learning how to quilt, now is the perfect opportunity. The first meeting will be Feb. 20 at 11 a.m. at Stallion Springs Community Church, 18151 St Andrews Dr. At that time, you will be given information on the workshops, a supply list, etc. The workshops will start with the very beginning of the process and the end result will be a finished quilt. The cost is $25 for members, $50 for non-members....
Do you dream? Do you have a dream? These are actually two separate things. Some nights we have dreams and wake to remember them. They can be happy, sad, scary and dark or full of light and love. Consciously, awake, we can also dream. We can dream of a better life, dream of finding love and happiness, dream of winning the lottery or an Olympic gold medal. Those dreams are purposeful hopes, building our desires like Lego bricks with layers of possibilities. The more plausible the hope, the more...
Letter writing, once the optimal form of communication across the miles, from street to street, city to city, state to state, and country to country around the world, has been diminished to short texts, quick emails and TikTok antics. Such a shame really, as letter writing was quite the accomplished art in its time. When I was a child, I faithfully wrote letters and thank yous to my grandparents who sent birthday cards with a dollar bill slipped inside. When I turned 8 or so, my letters changed...
You are probably too busy to sit down and read at the moment, but I like to call the days between Christmas and New Years "the lull," where one can take a breath, slow down and enjoy some goodies with a good book or two. Maybe not too serious a book, full of dark motives and deep contemplation. But rather books with a lighter mood and happy endings. I found a few mushy romances and mysteries for your reading pleasure. To qualify, the cover needs to have snow, perhaps with a sprig of holly or...
Happy Holidays from the Tehachapi Arts Center To all our friends, customers and members, we hope your holiday season is pleasant and memorable. We're excited to join with the city and our neighboring businesses this season to celebrate the holidays, starting with the Tehachapi Hometown Christmas celebration. Aside from the Homemade Christmas gifts, ornaments, cards and decorations, we will be offering a warm place and hot chocolate for event attendees, as well an ornament decorating class for...
Are you in the mood for another festive holiday season? Trees and stars, candles lit, presents and tasty goodies? Some people easily embrace the holiday and all its trimmings. Others would rather retreat into a Scrooge stupor and plod along until well into the new year. Most of those people can be given a jump start by thoughts of Christmas Past (memories), Christmas Future (hopes) or Christmas Present (loved ones around them), and music, movies and books can add inspiration. Like charging dead...
On Nov. 12 we have our long-awaited Watercolor Workshop with our own Nancy Waldron. Working in watercolor is a little different then oil and acrylic mediums. Brushes are important. Nancy asks that you bring your own brushes if you have them. She will have some on hand for those who don't. You will be using #8 and #4 round brushes. If you need more information, give us a call. Also on Nov. 12 is the return of our Improv Workshop with Susan and Johnathon Hall. From my own experience I can tell...
Have you ever read a story and when it ended, you wanted more? And then imagined more yourself? Some people do that and then they actually write it down. It's called fan fiction. Fans of certain genres, authors and adventures go on to write the characters past the last chapter of their favorite book. Then they find outlets to publish them. Some publish in blogs or on various websites. Some publish in print. James Lovegrove is a British writer of what is termed, speculative fiction. Speculative f...
A November to remember Lots of fun and excitement coming this month. We start the month with First Friday on Nov 4. Come one out for Marta's wonderful hors d'oeuvres, wine and punch. Enjoy the company of other art aficionados, all for free. Don't forget to stop off and visit our friends at Gallery 'N' Gifts at 100 W. Tehachapi Blvd., they participate, too. Nov. 8 is Jam Night at the Art Center. Grab your favorite instrument and come on out and have some fun. If you don't have one, we have a few...
Tehachapi artist Chris Paschke announced that she has been selected as one of 248 artists to be featured in the "SSA 59th Annual Juried Exhibition." The online exhibition of the Sumi-e Society of America, Inc. will be available for viewing now through June 30, 2023 at www.sumieshow.org. In her piece, Paschke uses ink and gold leaf in the traditional sumi-e style and materials. The Sumi-e Society of America, Inc. sent out a call to artists to submit their work early in 2022. From those submission...
For this review I have chosen two books that revolve around water, one a lake and one a river. In some respects they are very alike. Both contain mysteries. Both reflect life and death. In both the water holds secrets. The secrets draw groups of people into working together. The stories are both terrifying and tender. That is what they share on the surface. Yet, there are also so many differences. The first book, “The Big Dark Sky,” written by Dean Koontz takes the reader on a ride where adv...
The sunflower, a native of North America, immigrated to Europe in 1510 in the cloth bags of Spaniards. Over 300 years later, sunflowers were immortalized in the paintings of Vincent Van Gogh. Van Gogh saw the brilliant yellow flower as a beacon of hope and gratitude. In the late 1800s a group of unknown artists painted and sculpted with passion, while living very frugal and sometimes meager lives to fund their muse. They were passionate men, Matisse, Monet, Goupil, Seurat, Degas, Gauguin and...
Is it a myth or true that bears walk through the town of Tehachapi to get to the juniper berries in Sand Canyon? Black bears do live in our mountains. Bears do love juniper berries. And it is true that juniper berries ripen in Sand Canyon where bears have been seen eating them. They travel down from our mountains into our valley, but do they walk through town to get there? Stories from people who drive home from work late, people who are night owls or suffer insomnia and people who hear animals...
The 2022 Chalk on the Walk Festival was one for the record books. With over 80 entries and 30 sponsors, Tehachapi Arts Foundation and Tehachapi Valley Arts Association raised record funds for a favorite community cause: Art supply donations for local area schools. "TVAA's mission with Chalk on the Walk is to keep art in the classrooms. That we get to do this with such a fun community activity is an all-around win! Now that the event has happened, we'll collect art supply wish lists from...
Do they sing “Hello mother, hello father” in summer camp anymore? The song made popular by Allan Sherman the summer of 1963 highlighted a list of terrible circumstances one camper was having at summer camp. In the end the rain stopped, the sun came out and the fun began. Never mind, said the kid in the song to his parents. He decided to stay. Summer camp usually involves some adjustments. In the graphic novel “Camp” by Kayla Miller, you get a pretty typical idea about camp life and the trials...
Did you know Helen Keller dedicated her book, “The Story of my Life,” to the inventor of the telephone? She wrote: “To Alexander Graham Bell who taught the deaf to speak and enabled the listening ear to hear speech from the Atlantic to the Rockies.” She was remarkable and she herself had remarkable and memorable friends. Born with sight and hearing, she lost both to illness during a high fever at the age of two. Many deemed her journey would end there, but instead, Helen reached out to life wi...
TVAA Gallery 'N' Gifts June guest artist presents Anya Lathrop. Decades after first learning to embroider, Anya Lathrop is still learning how to make curves out of straight lines. For her upcoming show, "Horcruxes," Anya has various embroideries done on raw canvas, but she has also experimented with different mediums such as epoxy and gold leaf on prepared canvases. Anya has devoted her life to the arts, as a musician/vocalist, actor, writer, painter and textile artist. Her husband accurately...
