Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Tehachapi Westside and Eastside Cemeteries, official Wreaths Across America (WAA) locations, will host a wreath-laying ceremony joining more than 4,600 other locations across the country for National Wreaths Across America Day. Coordinated and led by 5150 Dieselz, local volunteers and fundraising groups have raised funds throughout the year to sponsor the placement of 782 veterans' wreaths on the headstones of our fallen service members laid to rest there. This annual event seeks to further the...
The Jewish celebration of Chanukah is often associated with the Christian holiday of Christmas, but that association has little to do with the significance of each holiday and more to do with the timing. Each is celebrated at the end of the year when the holiday season has hit full swing. But much like the story of Christmas, the story of Chanukah is a rich one. The celebration of Chanukah has a deep history that can be traced back to a successor of Alexander the Great. Upon conquering Syria,...
TPOPS Orchestra was pleased with the community's positive response to their recent Halloween Concert and is now in rehearsal for a Christmas Sing-Along. This Tehachapi group has a long tradition of performing during holidays. This year the concert will be Dec. 15, 4 p.m. at the ADHC Building, 123 W. F St. Suggested donation is adults $10, teens $5 and young children are free. TPOPS is a community orchestra that plays pop tunes as well as light classical music. It is a teaching and learning...
Mojave Cemetery, an official Wreaths Across America (WAA) location, will host a wreath-laying ceremony joining more than 4,700 other locations across the country for National Wreaths Across America Day. Coordinated and led by local volunteers, sponsorship groups have raised funds throughout the year to sponsor the placement of 526 veterans' wreaths on the headstones of our fallen service members laid to rest there. This annual event seeks to further the yearlong mission to Remember, Honor,...
Tehachapi Hometown Christmas Tehachapi Arts Center is excited to participate in the Hometown Christmas event again this year. This year is the Reindeer Rush Scavenger hunt. Come on in and find the reindeer and we'll stamp your Reindeer Rush Passport. This event runs until Dec. 23. The more stamps you have the more chances you get for the big drawing on Dec. 26. We have passports if you haven't received yours yet. Don't forget to turn them in at City Hall by Dec 23. Good luck. Runamuk Ceramics...
Tehachapi Valley United Methodist Church will present its annual Carols & Candlelight Christmas Eve service starting at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 24, at the Methodist Church, 20920 Schout Rd. (across from Country Oaks Baptist). Come and sing along to carols! The evening begins with a half hour of singing carols followed by the service. Enjoy the music and rediscover the true meaning of Christmas. The service tells the story with alternating scripture readings and carols, concluding with the last...
Friday, Dec. 6 The Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce is excited about their 3rd annual Holiday Window Decorating Contest which is now under way! Businesses across Tehachapi decorate their windows and store fronts to spread holiday cheer and compete to win first place! It is free to enter and decorating will need to be completed by Dec. 6. The contestants will be judged by a panel of judges and a popular vote, and winners will be announced Dec. 9. Awards will be distributed shortly afterward....
The California Living Museum (CALM) announced today that tickets for the award- winning HolidayLights, now featuring a refreshed logo, are now on sale at www.calmholidaylights.org/. HolidayLights runs nightly through Jan. 4, except on Christmas Day. Guests can enjoy the lights from 5:30 to 9 p.m., Sundays through Thursdays, and enjoy new extended hours on Fridays and Saturdays from 5:30 to 10 p.m. This year, timed ticketing during Fridays and Saturdays will offer guests the choice of 5:30 p.m....
In a blink of an eye, Thanksgiving has arrived and the holiday season is in full swing. Christmas trees are sights to behold; the city is lit on every corner; hot cocoa and mulled wine are being enjoyed in coffee shops and wine tasting rooms; and children are scrutinizing their wish lists. In Tehachapi, a long-running tradition to kick off the holiday season has been the Christmas Parade. As the sun sets on the first Saturday of December, crowds huddle under warm blankets and sip hot cocoa as...
A Tehachapi Christmas tradition is returning to Fiddlers Crossing. Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," read by Tehachapi's own Alex Zonn, will be presented on Sunday, Dec. 8 at 3 p.m. Zonn will be coming into town from his new home in Georgia! First published in 1843, "A Christmas Carol" is the story of a bitter old miser named Ebeneezer Scrooge and his transformation resulting from a supernatural visit from the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley, and the Ghosts of Christmases...
Just in time for Christmas, Gallery 'N' Gifts First Friday event features our own jewelry, ceramic and glass artists. Friday, Dec. 6, 4 to 7 p.m. at Gallery 'N' Gifts, 100 W. Tehachapi Blvd. Beverages and refreshments will be served. This month we will be celebrating our jewelry, pottery and glass member artists as they display new work. Gallery 'N' Gifts is open every day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This special show spans a variety of medium and price points that will appeal to all tastes and...
The Rotary Club of Tehachapi is excited to announce its annual Rotary Wine Pairing Dinner, to be held on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, at 6 p.m. The event will take place at the recently renovated Old Moose Lodge, located at 123 W. F St. (corner of F and Curry Streets). This is an incredible evening of celebration, community, friendship and giving while enjoying wine and food. The cost for tickets is $125. A celebration of fine wines and culinary artistry This year's featured winery is Tlo Winery, a...
To celebrate the Tehachapi Hometown Christmas, the Tehachapi Friends of the Library will be holding their Christmas Book Market and Craft Event. Books make great gifts for Christmas (or any other end of year holiday). To help you find these gifts, the Friends of the Library will be having a Christmas Book Market on Saturday, Dec. 7 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Book Market will be inside the library with a selection of holiday, gift and children's books. In addition there will be some...
When you come to the BeeKay Theatre, home of Tehachapi Community Theatre Association, you'll be coming to see family. And, just like in any family, we each have something different we bring to the table. Remember the grandma in "Addams Family," played by Chris Morales? The one with the rats scurrying around in her hair? Well, she's back, and eccentric as ever! Did you happen to see "Murder on the Orient Express?" You'll get to see the director of that show, David Stenstrom, this time in the...
Hometown Christmas has become an anticipated event in Tehachapi, and the Errea House has become an important part of that holiday celebration. Tehachapi Heritage League (THL) operates the 125-year-old house at 311 S. Green St. It will be open on Dec. 7 from noon until 5 p.m. to welcome visitors with a warm place to enjoy spiced cider and gingerbread cookies. It will be a time to also gather around the player piano and sing holiday songs. The Museum, at 310 S. Green St., will be open from noon...
Enjoy a celebration of the season with piano duos and a piano trio offering a program of classic and contemporary holiday pieces performed by internationally acclaimed pianists. Musicians pianists Eva Schaumkell and Vijay Venkatesh, virtuoso violinist Niv Ashkenazi and celloist Zach will offer an entertaining evening of holiday music on Sunday, Dec. 8 at 4 p.m at the Ridgecrest Methodist Church, 639 N. Norma St. The Vieness Piano Duo, Eva Schaumkell and Vijay Venkatesh, has toured North America...
The City of Tehachapi is excited to announce the events and activities planned for the 2024 Tehachapi Hometown Christmas celebration, taking place on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 1 to 5 p.m. on Green Street and at Centennial Plaza. Hometown Christmas is the perfect way to kick off the holiday season, offering fun activities for visitors alongside other Christmas-related events happening around town that day. The event will feature vendors selling holiday-themed items, free crafts/activities for kids a...
Fifteen theatre students stood in the Tehachapi High drama room and expressed what they were feeling at that exact moment. Some said they felt nervous, others excited. It was a bittersweet time for the seniors graduating at the end of the school year. This shared moment of vulnerability was part of the rehearsal process for their production of "Emily Brontë, Teenage Necromancer." Written by Don Zolidis, it is based off the work of English novelist and poet Emily Brontë. The play follows s...
The Tehachapi Police Department is excited to host the 2024 Special Olympics Torch Run on Thursday, Nov. 14 at 10 a.m. All donations from the Torch Run help to fund Special Olympics programs locally and enrich the lives of athletes with intellectual disabilities. The Torch Run will kick off at Centennial Plaza where participants will go on a half-mile run/walk through downtown Tehachapi. All community members are welcome to sign up to run, walk, or cheer on participants. It is free to register...
Trains have been traditional gifts for young and old alike. The Tehachapi Loop Railroad Club would like to share their toys with all of you at their Fall Model Train Show to be held on Saturday, Nov. 9 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 10 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Listen to the whistles, bells, huffing and chuffing as you watch the operating layouts in Large Scale, Lionel, On30, HO, N and Z Modules. There will be guest exhibitors. It's a fun time for the public as well as the modelers. There...
On Monday, Nov. 11, a Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony will be held in Downtown Tehachapi. The parade will begin at 10 a.m. at the corner of F and Green streets and will conclude at Philip Marx Central Park. The Veterans Day Ceremony will begin at Central Park at 11:11 a.m. paying tribute to our local veterans. Retired Master Chief David Gladden will be the keynote speaker for the ceremony. He served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam era in 1972, was a combat veteran during Desert...
This Thanksgiving we come together not only to celebrate the season of gratitude, but also to honor the legacy of those who paved the way for us – our ancestors. In Native American culture, elders are the keepers of knowledge and traditions, providing valuable guidance to younger generations. Elders are revered and treated with the upmost respect, and their needs remain priority. When honoring our ancestors, the connection with history, identity and spirit remain strong. As we reflect on the s...
California State Park's Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic Park (SHP), 15701 E. Ave. M, Lancaster, will celebrate Native American Heritage Month with exhibitions showcasing the compelling work of Indigenous artists as they display their art and share insights into their rich cultural heritage. Visitors can also purchase their artwork. On Saturday, Nov. 9, and Sunday, Nov. 10, artist Peggy Fontenot will visit and showcase her work. Fontenot is an award-winning Native American...
The first offering for the Ridgecrest Chamber Music Society 2024-25 Concert Season is from the award winning Akropolis Reed Quintet. RCMS is pleased to be able to bring this exciting and dynamic group to the Ridgecrest music loving community for the first time at 4 p.m. on Nov. 3 at the Ridgecrest Methodist Church, 639 N. Norma St. Founded in 2009, Akropolis will perform both traditional as well as some new and exciting pieces. Akropolis in its collaboration with poets, a metal fabricator,...
The City of Tehachapi and Houchin Community Blood Bank (HCBB) are hosting a Blood Drive on Wednesday, Oct. 30, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. All successful donors will receive a special Halloween-themed glow-in-the-dark t-shirt from Houchin. HCBB is partnering with Tehachapi Vineyard Church, Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District and the City of Tehachapi to offer the community a chance to give back by donating blood. The drive will be held at Tehachapi Vineyard Church, located at 502 E. Pinon St. To...
