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Wednesday, July 3, 2013 — The Weekender
Celebration continues after holiday With the Fourth of July falling on Thursday this year, many workers will have to drudge back for one more work day before the weekend.
But thanks to First Friday, Tehachapi workers can look forward to yet another community celebration. Downtown Tehachapi will host
First Friday on July 5 from 5 until 8 p.m. Several downtown businesses and organizations will hold special programs.
Patriotism and bugs at Treasure Trove BY SUSANNA MONETTE CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Bryan Easter Band will perform in Centennial Plaza on Friday, July 5.
Free concert at Centennial Plaza Christian Rock artist Bryan Easter is on a Love Water Tour, raising money to drill water wells in Africa. He will perform in a free outdoor concert in Centennial Plaza on Friday, July 5, from 7:30 until 9 p.m. The only fundraising will be the sale of his
CDs and T-shirts. The event is sponsored by the Tehachapi Christian Store, 108 E. Tehachapi Blvd. Centennial Plaza is located in Downtown Tehachapi, just south of the Beekay Theatre on Green Street.
Soar into summer with TCC BY PHYLLIS BELCHER CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Tehachapi Community Church will open Friendship Hall for First Friday on July 5 from 5 until 8 p.m. The theme for the evening will be "Soar into Summer" and focuses on aviation. Reagan Woolf, an aircraft performance engineer, will discuss the aerodynamics of paper airplanes. Visitors will be invited to fold and decorate paper airplanes. Every half hour, contests will be held to see which one will fly the farthest. At 7 p.m. there will be a Lego robotic
demonstration by Reagan and Saida Woolf. Reagan has been a Lego robotics coach for the past five years and will explain the program. Scaled Composites test pilot Mike Alsbury will give a brief talk at 6 p.m. about Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo first rocket-powered flight that took place April 30. Members of the church enjoy participating in First Friday events. Everyone is invited to come by the church, located at the corner of Green and “E” Street in Downtown Tehachapi, to enjoy the activities and the refreshments.
Friday, July 5, 5 until 8 p.m. is First Friday Fun Fest at the Tehachapi Treasure Trove. Come see what's happening at the Trove! Of course there will be the usual champagne, wine and food. There will also be a demonstration by Janet Meabon, one of our store's owner/artists, who creates realistic and whimsical bugs out of polymer clay. In addition, Darrell Williams will discuss the methodology for creating his unique and beautiful metal art creations. And, Rescue Summer in Tehachapi will continue with an essay contest and events to benefit local animal rescue organizations. Janet Meabon has been making unique bugs and animals out of polymer clay for seven years; she's taken classes with local teachers Christi Friesen, Cathy Clark and Teresa Winchester and has evolved into an awardwinning polymer clay artist in her own right. Her work has appeared and been featured in several national and international magazines. She enjoys making her bugs and animals as close to realistic as possible but recently has become interested in steam punk as well. Her unique creations are on sale at the Treasure Trove. Darrell Williams started as a welder early in his career and has dabbled for years in various art venues. He began to do metal art about five years ago, learning the basic techniques from Don Burrous in Oatman, Ariz. He cuts the various metal pieces with a plasma cutter,
PHOTOS BY MEL WHITE
Steampunk bugs - polymer clay creations by Janet Meabon.
Darrell Williams’ latest metal wall hanging is in two pieces, a wolf howling at the moon. His work is admired for its shimmering colors and iridescent finishes. then grinds the surfaces to create simmering effects; torches and metallic paints provide the finishing touches. His finished pieces which come in all sizes and price ranges - glow with moving iridescence. Check out his work at the Treasure Trove where you will find
pieces from butterflies to spaceships. Rescue Summer continues with an essay contest for kids aged 12 and younger. All area youth are invited to participate with a story or essay of their experiences with a rescue animal and/or pet, or with a photograph, drawing or painting. Some of the entries may be on display for First Friday in July. You can get an entry form at the store but don't wait too long as the deadline is July 20. More entries will be on display in August, and a book will be assembled of the best ones to be sold as a fundraiser for Windswept Ranch and Have a Heart Humane Society. Tehachapi Treasure Trove is located at 116 E Tehachapi Boulevard, right across the street from the water tower in Railroad Park. Regular hours are: Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. until 5:30 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. For additional information call 822-6794 or visitfacebook.com/TehachapiTr easureTrove.
Gallery ‘n’ Gifts features stained glass artist BY SHIRLEY GIVEN CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Have you ever felt truly inspired, upon meeting someone for the first time? That feeling of awe upon learning about the chal-
lenges that person faced at the onset of adulthood? On July 5, the opportunity to do so is coming to Gallery ‘n’ Gifts. Stained glass artist Coral Degagne will be featured at the First
Friday reception, 5 until 8 p.m., and she is a remarkable woman. Degagne was born and raised in California and moved to Tehachapi in See CORAL/Page 10