Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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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...
It will be 16 years this December since my daughter and I walked into the BeeKay Theatre to see the very first Tehachapi Community Theatre production put on there, "Oliver!" I remember being impressed by the historic art deco style of the interior, the welcoming spirit of the ushers and by golly just how close that stage was to every single seat in the audience! If you've never been to a small theater before, it's an experience like no other. Every seat in the house feels like one you'd pay the...
The California Living Museum (CALM) will host its 16th annual Ice Cream Zoofari on Saturday, Sept. 7. To prepare for this sweet celebration, the zoo will close early at 1:30 p.m. and reopen from 2 to 5 p.m., inviting guests to indulge in a frozen extravaganza. Attendees can build their own ice cream sundaes, enjoy root beer floats and savor a variety of other frozen treats. Admission for CALM members is $10 for adults and $8 for children (3-12 years). For non- members, admission is $15 for...
The Antelope Valley Fair & Event Center is excited to announce the dates and theme for the 2024 Antelope Valley Fair, which will take place from Sept. 25-29. This year's theme, "Hay It's A Moosical Fair," was developed in collaboration with Lancaster High School's Audio Visual & Engineering students. The top three projects were submitted by Isabel Grider, Lars Smith and Alyus Albright. Albright's theme, "Hay It's A Moosical Fair" was selected as the winner by the Board of Directors. "I would...
What do you get when you combine fame, ego, ambition, jealousy, intrigue, deception and just plain malice with a touch of the psychic? You get "Deathtrap, a thriller in two acts," which is the opening line spoken by actor, Ed Kramer who plays playwright, Sidney Bruhl in the Tehachapi Community Theatre Association's (TCTA) summer offering. "Deathtrap" playwright, Ira Levin was just 23 when he wrote his first novel, the award-winning masterpiece of crime fiction, "A Kiss Before Dying," then turned...
One of the best challenges theatre demands of an actor is to create a compelling character. Kenny Chugg, Director of "Deathtrap" by Ira Levin, lets the Tehachapi Community Theatre Association (TCTA) cast have their say. Sidney Bruhl, the famous playwright, was delighted to be interviewed. "It's always a pleasure to talk to the media. Although I haven't had a hit in 18 years, I'm in negotiations with producers like David Merrick. This play will be my crowning achievement: a stunning murder...
The acclaimed classic murder mystery "Deathtrap," written by Ira Levin, opens at the BeeKay Theatre on Aug. 16. With four weeks 'til opening, Producer David Stenstrum and Director Kenny Chugg are working 24/7 to mold the cast and crew into creating a perfect, well-crafted summer blockbuster. The Tehachapi Community Theatre Association, known to locals as TCT, is at the top of their game, having come a long way from the challenges of the pandemic. Each production seems even better than the last...
As July 4th approaches, it's time again for Benz Bad Bulls, presented by Bill Wright Toyota and North Bakersfield Toyota. This year marks the 24th year that TMRA has brought Benz Bad Bulls to the area. This year, mutton busting busters will compete for a new pair of boots and a very special trick riding act, Spencer Rose and her daughter Lotti, to complement the bull riding. Bull riders from all over the west and other countries will compete for the purse of $10,000, making it one of the...
Django Stauffer is a singer/songwriter from Tehachapi. He specializes in American folk music, playing both traditional and original tunes. His repertoire is well-rounded, also including country and jazz influences. Django Stauffer will be performing in Central Park on the 4th of July from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m....
Comprised of musicians and pickers from both Kern and Los Angeles Counties, Lazy Dog Mountain Band is the culmination of many years of hard work and dedication to the traditions of several American Folk music styles. Using those traditional genres as jumping off points, Lazy Dog pushes those sounds forward while also crafting their own unique approach to making music. They will be performing in Central Park on the 4th of July from 2 to 4 p.m....
The Tehachapi Community Theatre Association (TCTA) brings their exuberant summer production: "The Best of Broadway" to the BeeKay Theatre. You'll hear lyrics (sung by some of Tehachapi's finest voices) packed with life lessons and emotion-driven melodies woven into classic tales. You'll hear Simba tell how he is "gonna be a noble king and scrupulously fair, but only needs a little time and perhaps a little hair." Norma Desmond shares the mystique of "the whispered conversations in overcrowded ha...
California native Spencer Rose first stepped into the Rodeo arena at the age of 12. Spencer quickly became one of the world's best female trick ropers and has entertained crowds at the California Rodeo Salinas, Pendleton Round-up, California Circuit Finals, the World Equestrian Games in 2010 and the Qasr Al Hasn festival in Abu Dhabi. At 19, she embarked on a tour with Cavalia that lasted five years and crossed four continents. She is the only rider to have performed in both Cavalia and Odysseo...
The Rotary Club of Tehachapi is gearing up for an evening of music and philanthropy as they host a fundraiser concert featuring James Lee Stanley, a renowned Beachwood Recording artist, alongside other talented performers at the historic BeeKay Theatre, 110 S. Green Street, Tehachapi, on May 18 at 7 p.m. With tickets priced at $25 each, attendees will not only enjoy a night of entertainment, but will also be contributing to a crucial cause. Every nickel raised from the event will directly...
The final fundraiser of the season will prove to be exciting and fun. If you follow the BeeKay Theatre, you know this community is loaded with talent. That talent is expressed in our community theater and “Murder on the Orient Express” is a great showcase for it. The Scholarship Fund For Women has purchased “the house” on Sunday, April 28 for the 2 p.m. show (doors open at 1:30 p.m.) We will be selling tickets at membership meetings in March and April. We will be asking members to sell tickets as you are willing and able. Other arrange...
Yachtley Crew, the nation's most popular yacht rock tribute band, is set to make waves in Bakersfield as they bring their high-energy performance back to the California Living Museum (CALM) for the 3rd annual KEEP CALM Jamboree, Friday, April 19, presented by Valley Strong Credit Union. The event is a fundraiser for the Kern County Superintendent of School's two outdoor education programs, Camp KEEP and CALM. "We are thrilled to be able to bring the band back to Bakersfield," said Amanda Frank,...
The Tehachapi Strings Orchestra, under the direction of Gayel Pitchford, will perform its winter concert on Friday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. at Tehachapi Valley United Methodist Church on Schout Road (across the street from Country Oaks Baptist Church) in Tehachapi. Strings Orchestra will perform "Helter-Skelter" by Robert D. McCashin, "Hoe Down" from Rodeo by Aaron Copland, and "Rio de Fuego" by Frank J. Halferty. Junior Orchestra will perform "March Royal" by Elliot Del Borgo, "Rondo-Valse" by Muzio...
Imagine a place where everything is the way it was. The color of faded pictures and old streetcars. Tehachapi Community Theatre Association is proud to present "Coney Island Christmas," directed by Lisa Meridth, based on Grace Paley's memoir "The Loudest Voice" and stage adapted by Daniel Margulies. "Coney Island Christmas" will transport you back to a joyous holiday season in 1935 Brooklyn. Follow an enduring immigrant family as they find their way in their new home and face the timeless...
Radio is back! Not the screaming meemies of commercial broadcasting, but the Theatre of Imagination that millions of Americans experienced as they gathered around radios every night to hear Charlie McCarthy, Gang Busters and Orson Welles' famous "War of the Worlds." Tehachapi actors are bringing back vintage entertainment with in person performances of original radio dramas. Recently, the T-Pops orchestra presented "A Bull in Chinatown," a Halloween special by local writer Deborah Hand-Cutler....
The Tehachapi High School Drama Club presents "Radium Girls" by D.W. Gregory and directed by guest director, Liz Tiede. This play takes place in 1920s New Jersey. Radium Girls is a historical play about a young Grace Fryer who is just trying to get justice for her fellow dial painters in a world where women's voices don't get heard, their sickness doesn't get seen and their impact on the world would have never been felt if not for her. "Through this play I have discovered the unique and...
There's a new tradition in the making. Three years ago, in the midst of the COVID-19 shutdown, Chris Morales found a way to bring the essence of live theater via video streaming to Tehachapi. Working with members of the Tehachapi Community Theater Association (TCTA), the ensemble produced a marathon telethon. Chris Morales presents The Late-Night Talk Show Telethon. Because of Covid restrictions, they performed to an empty house and even with no one in attendance, every performer was masked....
Based out of Yucaipa, California, the Star Spangled Cowgirls drill team is a diverse group of ladies joined together by a love for horses and community. We are a team of dedicated women that love what we do. The foundation of our team is built on teamwork and passion for rodeo. The team dedicates many hours in the saddle working hard to perfect their routines. Our goal is to entertain the crowd with our fast-paced drill maneuvers and upbeat music, while having fun doing it. We are so excited to...
"The Addams Family, a New Musical" by Marshal Brickman and Rick Elise, is currently astonishing sell-out crowds at the BeeKay Theatre on Green Street. It's the singing, the sets, the actors, the costumes. No question about it, the play is not only a family affair, it's a community event. The Tehachapi Community Theatre Association's current production is living proof that TCTA lives up to its mission of providing excellence in entertainment by and for members of the Tehachapi community. The...
Cowboy Mounted Shooting is a speed and precision based equine sport. The California Desperados began in 1994 and held their first competition (Shoot) in 1995. At the time, the ammunition and everything else about the sport was being developed. Rules were changing regularly and competitors were inventing the techniques. Early "Shoots" we often held in open fields or desert meadows. Today, rules of the sport and the courses engaged in competition are defined in rule books. The championship level...
Ever wondered about line dancing in Tehachapi? As it turns out, there's a very healthy community led by talented and experienced performer Gloria Yeager. For the past 14 years, each Tuesday and Thursday night Yeager has led both beginner and intermediate line-dancing classes. Yeager's career is both well-established and long-lasting. At 9 years old, her mother put Yeager in dance classes and she's been dancing ever since. It was discovered soon after starting dance that her talents extended to...
"The Addams Family, a New Musical" by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, lays in wait for you at the historic BeeKay Theatre on Green Street in Downtown Tehachapi. Director, Christal Wheeler, invites you and your friends to join that famously eccentric family as they deal with the "stirring of true love." "It's been an exciting and challenging rehearsal process. My production team had to find a way to bring a cast of 21 together and make them comfortable on the BeeKay Theatre's small stage. I...
