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First Friday in Downtown Tehachapi 5-8 p.m., September 7, 2018

Ma Belle Ammie Fisher | Sep 01, 2018
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Pictured is Patricia, winner of the August First Friday grand prize drawing!

Sept. 7 will kick off fall festivities for some family fun! We will have a bounce house for the kiddos, snow cones and tacos will be available for purchase! Very special local artists who craft amazing gift-worthy products will be in a pop up tent setting, which will completely take over the parking lot at 117 S. Mill St. downtown Tehachapi at the corner of S. Mill and F Street.

This month commemorates one year celebrating each First Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. Grand prize drawings will be held with items contributed by neighboring businesses, such as Wood's Pavilion - an award winning venue which features an outdoor garden with optional covered walls permitting events all year round, such as fundraisers, special events, parties and baby and bridal showers. Each month Wood's Pavilion has donated a free three hour event to our grand prize winner valued at $350. Other business contributions have generously been donated by TehachaPie/Mill Street Kitchen, The Coffee Mill, Lisa Marie's Day Spa, Wizard of Happy Paws and Tangled Salon, to name a few. We have also enjoyed the local talent of Judd Fassbender bringing live music to this spectacular event.

It's been a fun year and we have more in store through the end of the year with plans for movie nights. Be on the lookout for details each month and be sure to mark your calendar for Sept. 7, Oct. 5, Nov. 2 and Dec. 1, our only Saturday, which will be the night of the Christmas parade. If you're on Facebook, you can preview upcoming vendors @Alligatorrose Visit http://www.alligatorrose.com for more information!

Asian Collectibles to be featured at the Tehachapi Museum for September First Friday

First Friday

Charles White

On Sept. 7 the Tehachapi Museum will be open from 5 to 8 p.m. for the First Friday Art Walk. The Museum will offer appetizers, desserts, wine and champagne for guests. Lamb sliders will provide a taste of Basque cuisine.

A special exhibit features some of the many small figurines collected by Tehachapi resident Roman Weltin. He always had an interest in Asian history and artifacts. While Roman was serving in the Marines in Japan and Philippines, his interest turned to the people who lived in that area.

Some of the figures depict human figures in interesting poses with native clothing and are glazed. Some are glazed and painted in colors. One part of the collection, with very detailed carving, depicts “mudmen.” These are not glazed, but show the mud colored clay from which they were made.

A part of the collection consists of nine opium bottles – one is cinnabar, reverse painted glass, one carved. There is also a small pair of nesting lacquer boxes. A rickshaw with a human figure pulling it is made of an ivory-colored material with abalone inlay. These and other items on display are a part of the large collection Roman has assembled.

You can also see a continuing exhibit featuring a colorful collection of insulators that were attached to telegraph and electricity poles. Glass, porcelain and other materials are used because they are non-conducting. The collection on exhibit was collected by Natasha and Evan McTyre and contains some unusual examples, from several inches to almost a foot in height, ranging from porcelain to multicolored glass.

In the Family Case, there is the family tree of John Anthony, who emigrated from Greece to Tehachapi in the early 1900s. He and his wife Angie had four children. In addition to family photos, the exhibit includes articles from the Tehachapi Fire Department, of which his son, Tony Anthony, was Fire Chief for 40 years.

Other displays on local history can be viewed, along with the history of the Kawaiisu, the local Native Americans, in the Milano Gallery. In addition to First Friday, the Museum and Errea House Museum are open on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. For more information call (661) 822-8152.


 

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Tehachapi Treasure Trove is located at 116 E. Tehachapi Blvd., right across the street from the water tower in Railroad Park. Featuring Betty Flores and Sherrie Harris.

Come join us to say “Hi” to Betty and Sherrie and have some food and wine while listening to Art Larson on clarinet.

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Mill Town Marketplace

More than eight local vendors will be available from 5 to 8 p.m.

The anchor businesses of Mill Town Marketplace are Alligator Rose, The Coffee Mill and Mill Street Kitchen. Mill Town Marketplace is located at the corner of S. Mill & F St.