First Friday

Tehachapi Treasure Trove invites you to join us in celebrating the New Year with a “Come as You Were Party”. Pick your favorite year and come as you were on New Years Eve or New Years Day that year. Anything goes from tux to PJs. Join us for a fun time. Enjoy a little wine, champaign, food and fun. Listen to great old time music by Art Larson on clarinet. Enjoy viewing paintings and photos from earlier times.

When: Friday evening January 2, 2015 from 5 to 8 p.m. RSVP Not required, just come as you were.

Tehachapi Treasure Trove is located at 116 E Tehachapi Boulevard, right across the street from the water tower in Railroad Park. Winter hours are daily 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Sundays 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.). Be sure to stop by and see our collection of uncommonly eclectic and unusually unique stuff. We also carry an extensive line of art and craft supplies, and artist services. For additional information on any of our activities, classes and events, please call (661) 822-6794 or visit http://www.facebook.com/TehachapiTreasureTrove .

The Tehachapi Christian Store will host singer/musicians Jeff Cooper and Caleb Hairston on January 2 for First Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. Jeff and Caleb are locals who will be singing and playing guitar and doing praise and worship songs. The concert is free and refreshments will be served during intermission. 108 East Tehachapi Boulevard in Downtown Tehachapi.

TVAA’s Gallery ‘n Gifts welcomes rine art photographer, Jim Tucker, as Featured Guest Artist for the leadoff First Friday of 2015. Friday, January 2, 5-8 p.m., Gallery ‘N Gifts, at 100 W. Tehachapi Blvd, will hold a reception spotlighting Tucker’s intriguing black and white photographs.

Inspired by his oldest brother who had a degree in photography, Tucker was introduced to classic black and white photography and still works in a traditional darkroom to produce his “intimate landscapes”. This photographer is passionate about using traditional techniques, developing, enlarging and printing all his work in the wet darkroom. Attracted to black and white photography, “because it strips away all the distraction of color”, Tucker “forces us to see and feel in a way that is very raw, instinctive, clean and pure.”

Everyone is welcome to help get the New Year off to an excellent start with an opportunity to meet Tucker and enjoy his fascinating photography along with complimentary food and drinks. As always, the gallery offers work by several local artists many of whom will be part of the evening’s festivities. Guests are invited to meet the artists, ask questions, and browse the variety of styles and mediums offered. Join us for a relaxing evening of art, conversation, and delicious treats.