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The Bakersfield Californian Thursday, June 10, 2010

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Index Glennville Rodeo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Best of the West show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Arts Alive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 The Lowdown with Matt Munoz . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Battle of the Salons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Thunder Run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24-26

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Remembering who they are Country

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Korn looks back for inspiration, says leader Davis in exclusive chat

Throwdown suffers some setbacks, but show still on

BY MATT MUNOZ Bakotopia.com editor mmunoz@bakersfield.com

Home is where the art is for Korn. Appearing Friday at Rabobank Convention Center, the local band gone big time is ready to enter the next phase of its longstanding career with a new record label (Roadrunner) and CD —“Korn III: Remember Who You Are,” out July 13. “It’s gonna be a stripped down, raw show,” said Korn lead vocalist Jonathan Davis via telephone of the band’s “back to basics” approach to recapturing the spirit of their early live performances. “It’s all part of the ‘Remember Who You Are’ concept, what we’re all about and who we are.” Formed in Bakersfield in 1993, Davis and longtime bandmates James “Munky” Shaffer, guitar; and Reggie “Fieldy” Arvizu, bass; along with former members guitarist Brian “Head” Welch and drummer David Silveria were instrumental in creating what is now known as “nu metal,” a mix of heavy metal and alternative music styles. Popularized during the mid-’90s, Korn’s worldwide success helped heavy rock cross over into other genres, including hip-hop. Earning critical praise, Grammys and MTV video awards, plus numerous gold and multiplatinum records, the band also experienced its share of pain along the way with notorious tales of drugs and alcohol abuse — all now in the past. Performing and releasing new material in subsequent years with core members Shaffer and Arvizu, plus new permanent drummer Ray Luzier, Davis points to their fiercely loyal fan base and hometown for motivation. “We have such amazing fans that have been sticking with us over the years,” said Davis. “We’re having a great time out on this tour, and things haven’t been better.” Like their newest CD, “remembering” also meant reuniting with the craftsmen of their career, namely producer Ross Robinson. Holding court during the recording of their first two releases — ’94’s “Korn” and ’96’s “Life is Peachy,” Robinson once again spared no mercy in bringing out the band’s best. “For this new record, we went into a tiny room and just wrote and recorded the album the way we used to do it,” said Davis. “It was really hard for me — using 2-inch tape, no click track for tempos. It gives the music kind of a soul.” Opening with “Uber-Time,” an eerie spoken-word intro, the album soon segues into “Oildale (Leave Me Alone”), named after one of their childhood play-

BY MATT MUNOZ Bakotopia.com editor mmunoz@bakersfield.com

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Korn, from left: James “Munky” Shaffer, Jonathan Davis, Ray Luzier, Reggie “Fieldy” Arvizu.

grounds. Subject to interpretation, the accompanying music video was filmed on location and in true Korn fashion, there’s plenty of twisted imagery. “It was really cool,” said Davis of the video’s filming experience that lyrically makes no reference to the city. “Being in the oil fields around the pumping units, going to places we used to hang out, ride bikes and stuff.” Throughout the rest of the album, listeners will be treated to the band’s strongest material since 1999’s “Issues.” As he is with their current tour, Davis is confident fans will also be pleased upon “Korn III’s” release on July 13. “It wasn’t like we were trying to copy those first two records, just capture the

GO & DO Korn with 2 Cents, and Big Jay Oakerson When: 7 p.m. Friday Where: Rabobank Convention Center, 1001 Truxtun Ave. Admission: $23.25 to $35 Information: 852-7777

early vibe,” said Davis. “It really translated well on this one and we’re all really excited about it.” Hitting smaller venues this time around, Davis says that the band looks forward to playing another familiar locale of their youth when they return to Bakersfield on Friday. In other news, Korn is taking a stand on the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico by launching a boycott against using the company’s gasoline while on tour this summer. The band has formally announced that it will not be fueling any of its touring vehicles with BP products and is strongly encouraging other touring artists to do the same. “The daily images are hard to watch,” says KORN frontman Davis. “We need to do our part to let BP know there are consequences for causing something like this. We want to send a message to corporations like BP so that they will take more preventative measures in the future. The more costly their punishment, the more money they will spend to make sure disasters like this don’t happen again. It’s plain and simple capitalism.”

First came the announcement that Bakersfield’s stop on the Country Throwdown tour had been pushed back two days, followed by word that weak tickets sales had scratched some shows from the tour altogether. And now featured performer Ryan Bingham, fresh off an Oscar for his songwriting, has announced he won’t be coming back to Bakersfield, a town where he spent a good chunk of his youth. But tour producer Kevin Lyman said local ticketholders are guaranteed a show. “We are 100 percent committed to making the rest of these shows happen,” said Lyman via telephone Tuesday morning, despite reporting cancellations in Houston, Dallas, San Diego and Phoenix. Tuesday morning the tour was dealt another blow with the announcement that Bingham was dropping off the remainder of the tour. Stating “scheduling conflicts,” Lyman is hoping to have him back. “I was not happy with that,” said Lyman of Bingham’s announcement. Bingham has local ties, having spent his early years in Bakersfield before moving to New Mexico. Earlier this year he was awarded an Oscar for Best Original Song for “The Weary Kind,” from the movie “Crazy Heart.” “I’ve had so many moving pieces on this thing, that we’re hoping to have an announcement that Ryan’s back on.” According to talent handlers SMG, Rabobank ticketholders unable to make the rescheduled date may return them to the box office for a refund. Tickets bought through Ticketmaster must be refunded through Ticketmaster. A mix of new and established country acts, the Country Throwdown tour is modeled after Lyman’s annual VANS Warped Tour, which experienced similar setbacks during its inaugural year. The first part of the festival, at the Convention Center, starts at 1 p.m. and features the smaller-named acts. Seating is general admission. The last half of the festival, which starts at the arena at 6 p.m., features the main acts. Seating will be reserved.

GO & DO The Country Throwdown Tour, featuring Montgomery Gentry, Eric Church and more. 1 p.m. Friday, June 18, Rabobank Convention Center, 1001 Truxtun Ave. $30-$33.50 plus fee. ticketmaster.com or call 800-745-3000.

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same standards that are set for the Miss Rodeo California Pageant. We want the very best girls that we can put out into our community to represent our organization.” When talking about the best, Rogers is referring to Tyana Hawker, Miss Glennville Rodeo Queen 2009. The 19-year-old Palmdale resident will be the first Miss Glennville to take part in the Miss Rodeo California Pageant Oct. 5-7 in Paso Robles. Each year the GMVA selects a charity that will benefit from proceeds from the rodeo. This year’s beneficiary is the Small Miracles Foundation, which helps local families of children with cancer pay for everyday and medical expenses not covered by insurance companies. Seventeen vendors are also on board to show their western wares at the event.

oping, racing, riding and rodeo queens — that’s what you’ll find this weekend at the 62nd annual Glennville Rodeo. Presented by the Greenhorn Mountain Veteran’s Association, the Glennville Rodeo kicks off today with the Miss Glennville Rodeo Queen Horsemanship competition and ends Sunday with what the GMVA touts as “the biggest one-day rodeo in the nation.” Rodeo Quartermaster Erin Rogers says what was once a small rodeo for local cowboys and livestock has now become a major event featuring the best of the best. “We are now part of the Professional Cowboy Rodeo Association and bring in livestock from the Flying U, one of the top stock contractors for the PRCA,” Rogers said. “This is a professional production. From start to finish it’s top of the line.” Sunday’s events feature Bareback Riding, Steer Wrestling, Team Roping, Saddle Bronc Riding, Tie Down Roping, Barrel Racing and Bull Riding, open only to PRCA members. Invitational Roping, Jackpot Roping and Barrel Racing take place Friday and Saturday and competition in the Jackpot Roping and Barrel Racing is open to all. The Miss Glennville Rodeo Queen Competition also takes place in the days before the official events with horsemanship, speech and modeling, interviews and tests about equine knowledge and rodeo. Rogers says the queen competition is very important as it helps provide a large portion of funding for the Glennville Rodeo itself. “We have worked really hard in the last few years to bring this up to the

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Go west — to the Bakersfield Museum of Art BY CAMILLE GAVIN Contributing columnist

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Best of the West and ee-haw! With the Buffalo Bill stagecoach near the entrance and a smallother new exhibits er surrey in the foyer, the Bakersfield What: Opening reception at 6 p.m. Museum of Art is heading west in a big way today this evening. Where: Bakersfield Museum of Art, “The stagecoach is from Wells Fargo Bank 1930 R St. and it’s so big we can’t get it through the Admission: $10, $5 for museum door,” said Emily members Falke, curator of the museum’s new Information: 323-7219 exhibition. “That’s why it’s out front.” ern Paintings.” It contains pieces by Albert Today, however, Bierstadt, Maynard Dixon, Walter Ufer, is the only opporEdgar Payne, George Catlin and others, that tunity we’ll get to are on loan from the Autry Museum, as well see the 19th centuas galleries in Irvine and Laguna. ry coach that once “These are paintings by the very biggest rumbled across the names in Western art,” the curator said. Plains loaded with bags of gold. Friday “This is a significant show and we are privileged to have these paintings in our it goes back to its gallery.” owners. An item from Ed COURTESY BAKERSFIELD MUSEUM OF ART Also opening today is “Aron Wiesenfeld: On the other Pogue’s collection. Ed Pogue owns four horses near his home in the Rio Bravo area. Paintings and Drawings.” This is work the hand, the surrey, artist has done in the past five years. His which is owned by subjects confront perilous circumstances Beth and John Hustead, will remain for the incidents, details and historical informapilgrims, refugees, or nomads, traveling on quixotic paths, Falke said. They are often through the silent, “non” places of the run of the show, which ends on Aug. 22. tion that tell the story of moving west. Both vehicles are part of world, between the cultivated and large exhibit titled “Best of the wild. SHARE YOUR STORY the West: Bakersfield ColAs part of the “Best of the West” If you would like to share the lects,” which includes more theme, the art museum along with tale of how you or your family than 140 items borrowed The Californian and KERO-TV, came to the West, send in your from local collectors of westChannel 23, is collecting stories ern artifacts. Interspersed from local residents about how stories (no more than 500 among such things as spurs, their families came to live in the words) and photos, if you have bits, saddles, ropes, bridles, West. them. Photos will not be guns, hats and chaps are “Going West — The Story of How returned. Include your name, paintings, bronze and wood Our Family Came to the Western address and phone number. sculptures, etchings, ceramU.S.” is a project to chronicle the ics and buffalo heads. stories of the journeys families Submit stories online at “We’ve tried to make sense took, either in the distant past or bpandol@bmoa.org or mail to of the artifacts by putting recently, to live in the Western the Bakersfield Museum of Art, related drawings and other states. 1930 R St., Bakersfield, CA things around them,” Falke Residents are asked to submit 93301. Your story may be said. “They sort of talk to stories of no more than 500 words each other.” of how their families moved to the published in The Californian or Another new exhibit is Ed Pogue considered life as a cowboy but feared he couldn’t hack West, whether by wagon train or by appear on KERO TV. called “Masterworks of West- it. But he reveres the cowboy way, as his boot collection shows. an airplane from Asia, along with

ED POGUE — WESTERN COLLECTION ‘BEST IN COUNTY’ As a lad growing up in Bakersfield, Ed Pogue loved watching the exploits of stars like John Wayne and Gene Autry as they rode the Western range on the silver screen. Later, as an adult, he became acquainted with honest-to-goodness cowboys. That has filled him with respect for anyone who chooses that life. “Cowboys are real hard-working people,” Pogue said. “They don’t make much money but they absolutely love it — wouldn’t have it any other way. I appreciate their work ethic.” Pogue, a retired sheriff’s deputy and labor leader, learned to ride in his youth and now owns four horses that are stabled near his home in the Rio Bravo area. He and his wife, Kellie Pogue, a Bakersfield Police Department retiree, frequently ride their horses on fishing trips. Ed Pogue “I’ll go anywhere there’s golden trout,” he said. up the cowboy’s life. He’s candid about At one time Pogue thought about taking why he failed to do so. “To tell the truth, I

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wasn’t good enough.” Nonetheless, his fascination with cow-

boys and all things western has led him to gather an impressive collection of bridles, bits, hats, spurs, boots, chaps and saddles. He started collecting in 1982 — the first was a pair of spurs. He now has more than 80 sets; some were made in the 1860s by Mexican silversmiths living in California. “I’ve collected ’em from all over,” Pogue said. “I’ve beat on ranchers’ doors and talked to cowboys in bars. This area is rich in cowboy culture. His collection, part of which will be shown at the Bakersfield Museum of Art’s “Best of the West” exhibit, includes artifacts from Arizona and Nevada as well as many local ranches. Among them are the San Emidio, Tejon, Olcese, Rudnick and Miller and Lux. “I’ve kind of whittled it down to the ones with the most quality,” Pogue said. “My collection is probably the best in the county for its kind.”

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wirling figures performing romantic waltzes on stage is one of the expected highlights of “A Little Night Music,” which opens Friday at Spotlight Theatre. Marvin Ramey, a talented local choreographer, designed the intricate routines the actors — clad in Victorian-era costumes — will carry out in certain scenes as they dance to the music of Stephen Sondheim. First produced in 1973, the musical has a unique quality that seems to assure its lasting popularity. For the past six months, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angela Lansbury have starred in a Broadway revival of the show. I asked Hal Friedman, director of the Spotlight production, if he could explain why “Night Music” has had such staying power over the course of nearly 40 years. “Its themes are timeless,” Friedman said. “Love, life, youth and growing up, are issues we all face. Songs like ‘Send in the Clowns’ speak to us all — we have all been the ‘clown’ and learned to go forward anyway.” Serious as that may sound, the musical, set in the Victorian era, has its lighter moments as well. “It’s an utterly gorgeous and sumptuous score,” the director said. “And (it has) a laugh-a-minute script that will leave people happy long after they have left the theater for the night.” Set in the late 19th century at a country house in Sweden, the story concerns a middle-aged man, his young bride and his former mistress. Leading roles are played by Jason Monroe, Sheila McClure, Joe Cannon, Anne Marie O'Reilly, Ellie Garber, Barbara Gagnon and Tessa Ogles. Vocal director is Forrest Madewell, who teaches at Frontier High School, costumes are from Fantasy Frocks.

GO & DO ‘A Little Night Music’ When: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday Where: Spotlight Theatre, 1622 19th St. Admission: $20, $17 in advance; students and seniors, $18, $15 in advance Information: 634-0692

23rd annual One-Act Festival When: 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday Where: Bakersfield Community Theatre, 2400 S. Chester Ave. Admission: $15, $10 students Information: 831-8114

“The Frog, the Dragon, and the Dark Wizard” When: 2 p.m. Saturday Where: Spotlight Theatre, 1622 19th St. Admission: $12, includes light refreshments for kids Information: 634-0692

Five short plays at BCT Now in its 23rd year, Bakersfield Community Theatre’s annual evening of original one-act plays opens Friday for five performances, ending on June 19. Most are short, usually 30 minutes or less. I’m grateful to BCT’s Ed French, who’s also a director, for providing a summary of the five plays being presented and the names of those involved in each one. “The Play,” written by Ed Hughes, directed by French. What is actually involved in writing a play? Find out when Mille challenges her husband, Dan, to write a perfect play. Cast members: Kristen Zeigler, Arin Bab-

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s there a market for local musicians? Arts Council of Kern director Jeanette Richardson is beginning to wonder. Richardson has used the Arts Council to champion local visual and literary artists and art events, with a good deal of success. Because she wanted to provide the same level of advocacy for music, Richardson applied for, and got, a $75,000 grant from the James Irvine Foundation to build a local audience — or market — for local performers. She and ACK staffers have been working since November on a number of fronts: finding and developing the performers, working with venue owners and managers to hire them, even creating events to showcase performers, plus advertising the events. Musicians performed at the Kern River Festival in Hart Park, at the AMGEN Tour finale at Bakersfield College, at the Kaiser Permanente art exhibit opening, the annual Walk for the Arts and many other events around the county. How are they doing? Not as well as Richardson hoped. A benchmark event was a showcase concert in April at the Fox Theater that featured three acts: Soulajar, Near Miss Mallet and singer Ron McOwen. Richardson had expected the extensive publicity for the show and $5 ticket price would fill the 1,500-seat theater. But only 300 to 400 people attended. “We just didn’t have the response and turnout we thought we should have,” Richardson said. “(Area residents) just don’t respect local musicians. “The people who came said

One thing is certain: Public funding for art of all types is on the wane. Community demand — paying customers — is what will preserve a local artistic community versus one that must be imported. this was a great show,” Richardson said. The turnout has had other consequences besides disappointment. Richardson said the council lost a lot of money on the event. While she wouldn’t state on the record how much the show lost, she did say the loss will probably force the council to cancel what was supposed to be grand finale, a “Best of Kern County” concert at the Fox Theater this November, because the grant money is just about gone. “We’re very close, we’re down to the last match,” Richardson said. “I don’t think we’ll be able to do a wrap-up concert.” Where did the $75,000 go? Richardson insisted that musicians be paid for their performances, with fees ranging from $150 for a solo performer to $1,000 for a large group. While some of that cost was shared with sponsors, Richardson also cited other costs, such as advertising and venue rental. Richardson said production services, such as lighting and sound, usually cost much more than the performers. There’s a hard truth about grantfunded projects. Grantors, those lovely people who give away money, usually measure success by what is known in the nonprofit world as “inputs” — how many hours were devoted to a given activity, how many items were distributed, how many contacts were made, how was the money spent, etc. These are things that are easy to measure because

they’re easy to predict and control. People in business measure success by “results”—how much money was made from those inputs, how many paying customers were attracted, how many returned. Although Richardson comes from the nonprofit world, she approached this in a results-oriented way: She wanted the grant activity to result in a growing, paying audience for local musicians. Now, it can be reasonably asserted that customers will feel happier about the club or restaurant they’ve chosen to attend because particular local musicians happen to be performing there. But it’s quite another thing for customers to choose to go to a venue because a particular local group is performing there. People’s taste is the most unpredictable, uncontrollable thing of all. Maybe there hasn’t been enough time for all of this activity to make an impact. Maybe there are some lessons to learn about what works and what doesn’t. One thing is certain: Public funding for art of all types is on the wane. Community demand — paying customers — is what will preserve a local artistic community versus one that must be imported. Although the grant money is spent or at least committed, Richardson said there are still a few more events: a concert at Fruitvale-Norris Park planned for July 2; a September concert planned for Stars Theater; and a show at the Oildorado Days in Taft in October.

Music a business as much as an art, professionals tell performers places original music in movies and on television shows. “If you want to make a living you almost have to go down that While trying to build an audience for local musicians, the road.” Arts Council of Kern has also been working on the other Benghiat, who presented an ACK-sponsored workshop side of the equation — encouraging local musicians to on songwriting, says the music industry has changed drasthink of themselves as professionals, as self-employed busi- tically, not just from generations ago when live music was ness owners. Part of the Arts Council’s Irvine Foundation performed everywhere, but in the last decade or so, with grant project has been devoted to training local performers, the explosion of media outlets and programming, all of especially the rookies, to understand this if they want to be which use music. successful. “You hear music everywhere, but you really don’t think Songwriting ability seems to be a key to success. While about it very much,” Benghiat said. musicians working in some genres, such as Celtic music Benghiat said there is a demand for original vocal and and jazz, must include established songs in their repertoire, instrumental music not only for the obvious outlets, such most of the finalists in the ACK’s talent search were chosen as movie and TV soundtracks, but also for movie trailers, for the project in large part because of their ability to write direct-to-video projects, exercise videos, infomercials, weband perform original music. Not only does that ability sites, webisodes, even music in stores and telephone make a performer unique, but may actually guarantee a answering systems. viable career. But can a musician living in Bakersfield do that? “It’s almost like you have no choice,” said composer “For everyone who thinks because they live in Bakersfield Michael Benghiat, who owns The Music Kitchen, which BY SUSAN SCAFFIDI Contributing writer

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Gentlemen, cut your engines: Saturday’s 2010 Bakersfield Thunder Run has been postponed, according to the event’s website. A new date for the annual event has not been released and no reason was given for the delay. The Kern County Fairgrounds is not commenting on the cancelation and calls to event organizer Carissa Freeny have gone unreturned. The decision may have come down to an issue of safety. “We suggested to the promoters to increase security at the event because of recent violence between motorcycle clubs, especially with the stabbing a few weeks back,” said Senior Deputy Michael Whorf with the Kern County Sheriff's Department. Whorf was referring to the May 30 incident outside of Pirate Tattoo

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on North Chester Avenue in Oildale that resulted in the death of 18-yearold Roger Violano. The Sheriff's Department reported the fight took place between two opposing motorcycle clubs but would not name which clubs were involved. The annual motorcycle event is traditionally held at the Kern County Fairgrounds on Father’s Day weekend and features a custom bike show, vendors, entertainment, live music and top bike builders. The Bakersfield Thunder Run began in 2004 and runs in conjunction with Santa Maria Motorcycle Madness.

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MUSICIANS: Playing just for tips devalues the performer, musician says “I’m always looking at what sort of crowd they attract,” Hall said. “They can be the best musicians in the world, but if they’re not promoting themselves and bringing people in, they’re not bringing in revenue.” Womack, who prefers bands that perform

original music, said he tends not to hire the same band twice. “I like to spread the wealth, and keep presenting new things” Womack said. “It’s amazing how many bands are out there once you start looking around.”

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November. Now what? Graham said the plan was for venue owners to see the performers as adding value to their business and would therefore continue to hire (pay) musicians on their own. “This is a ‘teach people to fish’ program, not ‘give people a fish’ program,” Graham said. But just as musicians have to make decisions based on business considerations, so do club owners. Padre Hotel general manager Drew Hall, who is already using local musicians in the hotel’s Prospect Lounge, thinks the Arts Council’s project is “a great idea,” but he still has his own ideas about what fits in his hotel, which uses a variety of musical themes to cater to different audiences. “For me, it’s finding something that fits each genre, each night, and then promote that night,” Hall said. Hall said many musicians have dropped off CDs and he’s listening. “If I like them and think they’re a good fit, I’ll bring them in and try them out,” Hall said. Rabobank Arena general manager Steve Womack estimates he’s hired 21 local bands over the last three years, primarily for community-based events at the Rabobank Theater and the Bright House Networks amphitheater. Womack said the subsidies are a great incentive. “You can never have enough money,” Womack said. “It’s always a struggle.” Womack said he usually teams up with radio stations, hospitals, banks and other organizations to share the cost for events such as the Gospel Fest, end-of-the-schoolyear concerts, so to him, sharing the cost of musicians with the Arts Council is a “winwin” situation. “It’s ever-shifting sands,” Womack said. “Sponsors go out of business, and you hope when one sponsor goes away, another comes up.” But cost-sharing alone isn’t going to convince a business owner to keep a performer. For Hall, the ultimate test is the audience.

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there’s no opportunity — that’s not true anymore,” Benghiat said. “It helps to live in L.A., but you don’t have to be there anymore.” Benghiat said that attending networking events is crucial, but even more important is having a studio or access to one. Consumer versions of audio production equipment have made that possible for anyone with a spare bedroom and a few thousand dollars to invest. Just as important is understanding the business of music: licensing, union contracts, copyright law and the payoff — royalties, or what Benghiat calls “mailbox money.” “Songwriters and publishers make money every time their music is played,” Benghiat said. “Performers only get paid when they perform.” As an example of the type of money royalties can bring, he mentioned a project that used one minute of his music. He earned $722 for that one minute, and will every time that minute of music is played. “I know people who aren’t very talented who are doing really well,” Benghiat said. “If you can produce good-sounding music inexpensively, you can make money.” So while you’re trying to get paid for that next soundtrack, how about getting paid to perform? Many local performers, especially newcomers, will play in a club for free, even participate in a “pay-to-play,” just for the exposure, a chance to build a following. That makes it tough to go back and ask the owner of that same club to start paying. Project coordinator Josh Graham said part of the ACK project has been to train musicians to think of themselves as business owners. “You really should ask people to pay something when you’re going to perform,” Graham said. “Not just play for tips.” Graham said some of the grant funds were used to subsidize musicians’ fees to get performers’ into more venues by reducing the risk to venue owners and managers. But the grant money has either been spent or is

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are always made. “You always end up meeting people who become lifetime friends,” he said. “You can go to a town 10 years ago, then return and they remember you.” This fall The Mentors hit the road again, with plans for a European stint in the making — a musical trip DeLeon looks forward to. “There’s nothing like a paid vacation to Europe, playing every night,” he laughed. Kicking off their latest road campaign with a show Friday at Fishlips in downtown before heading to Eugene, Ore., Latin rockers Velorio have learned to respect the road over the years. “There’s always a different situation,” explained Velorio lead vocalist Alvaro Caceres, 27, of the unavoidable problematic nature of touring. “We’ve gone to a five-star venue, and our set-

time goes from a 30-minute set to 10 minutes. Once we chased a promoter from L.A. out to her car to get our money. When we confronted her she said, ‘Sorry, there’s no money.’” Regardless of the circumstances, Caceres, relishes the moments with his band — especially when there’s a breakthrough. “In Chicago, we walked around the city with our iPods, cell phones, and some headphones,” he remembered. “We invited people to listen to our music, and sometimes they would buy a CD or just follow us to the gig.” Taylor reminds others in town that while touring can help a career, always be prepared for what might happen next. “Our old bassist fell in love with some girl during a show in Vegas, and never made it back home,” he laughed. “We’ve since replaced him.”

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‘Young Victoria’ at FLICS Friday night FLICS International Cinema Society presents “The Young Victoria,” 7:30 p.m. Friday, Bakersfield Fox Theater, 2001 H St. Free. flics.org or call 4280354. $5 per day. 265-6000 or 948-5959. Beginning Pottery Wheel, 9 a.m. Saturday, The Ceramic Shop, 2550 E. Belle Terrace, Ste. 300. $28 includes clay. 8341000. Certified Farmers Market, 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays, next to Golden State Mall, 3201 F St. Certified Organic Farmers Market, Artisan and Merchant Fair, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays, runs through December, Caffeine Supreme lawn area, corner of F and 20th streets. 805-0430. “Day of Fun in the County” Fundraiser, with country and western stars memorabilia auction, barn dance, children's activities, deep pit barbecue, 50/50 raffle, door prizes, candlelight closing, begins at 3 p.m. Saturday, E-Z Horse Ranch, 11690 Casey Ave, McFarland. $15 single; $25 couple; $3 for ages 3-13. Proceeds go to Bakersfield Recovery Services. 836-1670 or 832-8504. Farmer Boys “Car Club Night,” with DJ, drawings and more, 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, 5544 California Ave. 322-3600. Ice Skating Institute Open Skating Competition, for all ages, 3 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Bakersfield Ice Sports Center, 1325 Q St. #100. Deadline has already passed for skaters to participate, but spectators are welcome. 301-1424 or 7471350. Kern County Museum Foundation's Wine Fest 2010, premier winemakers from around California, live music, silent auction, food, 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Kern County Museum, 3801 Chester Ave. $60. 21 & over only. vallitix.com, bakersfieldwinefest.com or 852-5020. Kern River Valley Hiking Club, two day hike for a Kern Flat back pack trip, Saturday and Sunday. Bring lunch and 2 quarts of water. Dress appropriately. For directions, visit lakeisabella.net/hiking or 760-608-0442. Introduction to Therapeutic Lifestyle, with a class being offered and low impact exercise program, on Saturdays, now through September, Natural Options, 2020 20th St. 327-4220. Meet Your Neighbors Scrapbooking Day, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Expanding Horizons, 3101 N. Sillect Ave., Suite 101. $25, includes supplies & lunch. 865-8245. Pee Wee Sports, includes soccer, track and field, t-ball, basketball, kickball, for ages 3-5 years, 9 to 10 a.m. Saturdays, June 12-26, Jastro Park, 2900 Truxtun Ave. $35. 326-3866. Second annual Rails to Trails Classic Car, Truck & Bike Show, with food, beer

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Eye Street garden, games, raffle, 50/50 drawing, vendors, entertainment, registration from 7 to 9 a.m., judging begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, at 6th St. between Main and Supply Row. $25 advance entry fee; $30 day of event. 201-6820. Spanish Storytime, with Clara Castillo, 3 p.m. Saturday, Barnes and Noble, 4001 California Ave. 631-2575. St. Jude Dream Home, open to the public 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays; noon to 5 p.m. Sundays, now through June 20, in the Sydney Harbour community in southeast Bakersfield, 600 Bora Bora Lane. stjudedreamhome.org or 1-800-385-9134. Street Teams, opportunity to reach the hurting and needy parts of our community with food, love and prayer, 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jesus Shack, 1326 30th St. jesusshack.com or call 324-0638. Summer Entertaining, tablescaper Leigh Anne and chef Beth Ramone offer quick and easy summer entertaining ideas in time for Father's Day and Fourth of July, 10 a.m. Saturday, Beladagio, 9500 Brimhall Road, Suite 705. 829-2288. Tree Trimming Class, hosted by The Tree Foundation of Kern, 9 a.m. Saturday, Bakersfield College, Horticulture Lab, 1801 Panorama Drive. Free. To sign up, 325-6650. Wine in the Pines 2010, 40 wineries complimented by food prepared by over seven restaurants, wine auction, live music, art show, noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Pine Mountain Club Village Center, follow the purple signs down Frazier Mountain Park Road, Pine Mountain Club. $45 advance; $60 at the door. 21 & over only. wineinthepines.com or 877-219-1500. Work Like A Dog Day, with ALPHA Canine Sanctuary, visitors can work, tour, and visit or adopt a dog, free pizza lunch served at noon, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. alphacanine.org or leave a message at 3918212. Yokuts Park Fun Run, practice racing and earn points, 7 a.m. Saturday, Yokuts Park, Empire Drive off Truxtun Avenue. No fee. bakersfieldtrackclub.com or

Sunday Anne Weiss House Concert, 4 p.m. Sunday. $22 general; $20 for Arts Council of Kern members; $10 students. Call 3249000 for location. Joel Jacob & Alibi, part of Best of Kern Concert Tour, 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Village Green, Stockdale Highway and Renfro Road. Kern River Valley Hiking Club, Peppermint Falls and Forks of the Kern, meet by 6:30 a.m. Sunday at the 178-184 Chevron station. Bring lunch and 2 quarts of water. Dress appropriately. For directions, visit lakeisabella.net/hiking or 747-5065 or 778-3453. Music in the Park, with Southside Chigaco Seven, 8 p.m. Sunday, Beale Park, Oleander Avenue between Dracena and Palm streets. Free. 323-7928.

THEATER “The Full Monty,” doors open at 6:30 p.m., show at 8 p.m. today through Saturday, Stars Dinner Theatre, 1931 Chester Ave. $50 to $55; show-only tickets $30. 325-6100. “23rd Annual Original One Act Play Festival,” 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday, Bakersfield Community Theatre, 2400 S. Chester Ave. $12, $15. 8318114.

SONY PICTURES

Meryl Streep as Julia Child in “Julie & Julia.”

‘Julie and Julia’ on group discussion list Adult Book Discussion & Movie Night, on “Julie and Julia,” 11:15 a.m., and the movie “Julie and Julia” will be shown from 6 to 8 p.m. today, Beale Memorial Library, 701 Truxtun Ave. 8680745. “Dear Harvey,” 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, The Empty Space, 706 Oak St. $10. 327-PLAY. Auditions, for “Late Night with Christopher Durang,” two one-acts consisting of “For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls” and “The Actor's Nightmare,” noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, The Empty Space, 706 Oak St. 327-7529. Major League Improv, improvisational comedy show, appropriate for families, 6 p.m. Saturdays, The Empty Space, 706 Oak St. Free but donations are accepted. 327PLAY. Seussical Jr., for ages 6 to 18, afternoon session from 1 to 4 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, now until July 8, Bakersfield Music Theatre School of Performing Arts, 1927 Eye St. 716-0316 or 325-6100.

ART All Media Class, by instructor Phyllis Oliver, all media welcome, with color theory stressed. For more information or to register, e-mail pegolivert@ix.netcom.com or call 348-4717. Art classes, beginning watercolor, beginning drawing, advanced drawing and watercolor painters' group, taught by Carol Bradshaw. Call or e-mail for details and enrollment. bradshawartist@earthlink.net or 760-376-6604. “Art Inspired by the Padre Hotel, Inside & Outside,” now on display until June 26, Bakersfield Art Association Art Center, 1817 Eye St. Open Tuesday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. . 869-2320. Bakersfield Art Association, Gallery of Art, 1817 Eye St., 872-2806; offers a variety of painting and drawing classes. Call for details. Basic Beading & Wire Wrapping Workshop, with Susi Klassen, private instruction or by appointment, The Bead Hut, 610 18th St. To schedule an appt., call 324-0975 or 706-6490. Beginning Oil Painting, with instructor Glen Jelletich, classes held 1 to 3 p.m. Mondays. Call 399-3707 for more information or to register. Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced Drawing, by instructor Nina Landgraff, series of five two-hour classes. Call for more information or to register. 304-7002. Berta Blackburn, featured artist for the

month of June, Dagny's Coffee Co., 1600 20th St. 634-0806. Framing Clinic, with Toni Lott, for artists who want to frame their work, began April 7, running noon to 4 p.m. Wednesdays. Call 205-3488 for more information or to register. Leslie Vo Villa, is the artist for the month of June, The Curiosity Shop, at the Art Express, 1607 19th St. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. 324-7112. Mary Lou Slinkard, featured artist for June, Russo's, 9000 Ming Ave. russosbooks.com or 665-4686. Native American Arts Association, meets to learn basketry, beadwork and more, 9 a.m. to noon each Thursday, Kern County Museum, 3801 Chester Ave. 8525050. Oil Painting Class, 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Juliana's Art Studio & Gallery, 501 18th St. Space limited, enroll now, 327-7507. “On the Road Again,” group art show on display through August, Bakersfield Mazda, 3201 Cattle Drive. 328-8000. Opening reception, “The Masterworks of Western Paintings,” “Best of the West: Bakersfield Collects,” and paintings by Aron Wiesenfeld, 6 p.m. Thursday, Bakersfield Museum of Art, 1930 R St. $5 members; $10 nonmembers. bmoa.org or 323-7219. The Art Shop Club, 9 a.m. to noon each Thursday, Friday and Saturday, The Art Shop, 1221 20th St. All mediums. 322-0544, 589-7463 or 496-5153. West High School student artwork on display, through August, The Dream Center & Coffee House, 1212 18th St. 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. 324-2402. Beginning Pottery Wheel, 9 a.m. Saturday, The Ceramic Shop, 2550 E. Belle Terrace, Ste. 300. $28 includes clay. 8341000. Free art classes, for home-school parents, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays. Call to reserve your spot. Moore's Art Studio, 10205 Hurlingham Drive. 588-7769. Silver Jewelry Art Clay Workshop, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Juliana's Art Studio & Gallery, 501 18th St. Space limited, enroll now, 327-7507.

Country Trouts & the Blackboard Stages, 805 N. Chester Ave., 399-6700:, offers karaoke, line dancing, West Coast Swing among other various activities. Call for times and days. Banacek's Lounge, 4601 State Road, 3879224; Noah Claunch & the Mainstream Band, 9 p.m. Saturday. Tejon Club, 117 El Tejon Ave., 392-1747; Crossroads, 6 to 10 p.m. Sunday.

Dancing

Kern River Blues Society Jam, 2 to 8 p.m. every second Saturday, Trout's, 805 N. Chester Ave. 872-7517. Vinny's Bar & Grill, 2700 S. Union Ave., jam session, 2 p.m. Sundays. 21 and over. myspace.com/vinnys_bar.

Joaquin Squares, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Rasmussen Center, 115 E. Roberts Lane. $5. 324-1390, 325-3086 or 399-3658. Mavericks Squares, with caller Jay Henderson, 7 to 9 p.m. Thursdays, Wilson Road Veterans Hall, 1905 Wilson Road. 8314651 or 589-0106. Ballroom Dance Party with The Dancesteppers, will hold their “The Dancesteppers Aloha Dance,” with music by Ted E Bear, 7:30 to 10:15 p.m. Saturday, Rasmussen Senior Center, 115 E. Roberts Lane. $10 guests; free for members. 8339568 or 322-5765. Folklorico Classes, advance dancers/performing group 6 to 8 p.m. Fridays; and beginners, all ages, 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturdays, Fruitvale-Norris Park, 6221 Norris Road. $22 per month for beginners; $25 per month for advance dancers. 833-8790. Mavericks Singles, ballroom and country dancing with music by Jerry Hobbs, 6 to 9:15 p.m. Friday, Veterans Hall, 1905 Wilson Road. $6 member; $8 guest. 831-9241. Pairs and Spares Dance, 7:30 p.m. each Friday, Rasmussen Senior Center, 115 E. Roberts Lane. $5; $7 nonmembers. 3993575 or 332-1537. Ballroom Dance Party with The Dancesteppers, will hold their “The Dancesteppers Aloha Dance,” with music by Ted E Bear, 7:30 to 10:15 p.m. Saturday, Rasmussen Senior Center, 115 E. Roberts Lane. $10 guests; free for members. 8339568 or 322-5765. Country Dance, with music provided Jerri Arnold & Stars & Guitars, jam session, all artists welcome, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Le Corusse Rouge, 4647 White Lane. Dance classes, beginning west coast swing, intermediate/advanced west coast swing with instructor Mimi Johanson, at 8214 Mossrock Drive. Call 330-9616 for details. Scottish Country Dancing, with the Kern County Scottish Society, beginners welcome, 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays, Norris Road Veterans Hall, upstairs, 400 W. Norris Road. 822-3998. Whirlaways Square Dance Club, with caller Rick Hampton, 7 to 9:30 p.m. every Monday, Norris Road Veteran's Hall, 400 Norris Road. whirlaways.org or 398-3394.

Classic Rock

Bellvedere Cocktail Lounge, 3090 Brundage Lane, 325-2139; Really Big Midgets, 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Lone Oak Lounge, 10612 Rosedale Highway, 589-0412; Left Coast Groovies, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday. The Old River Monte Carlo, 9750 Taft Highway, 837-0250; Sunday Snake Oil, 9 p.m. Friday; Catch 22, 9 p.m. Saturday. Crest Bar & Grill, inside Bakersfield RV Resort, 5025 Wible Road, 833-9998; Mike Montano, 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday.

B. Ryder's Sports Bar & Grill, 7401 White Lane, 397-7304; 8 p.m. Thursday. Finish Line Sports Bar & Grill, inside the Red Lion Hotel, 2400 Camino Del Rio Court, 327-0681; 9 p.m. every Thursday. Elevation Lounge, 818 Real Road, 3256864; DJ Wyld One, 9 p.m. Thursday and Saturday. Tam O'Shanter, 2345 Alta Vista, 324-6774: with DJ Escandalosa in the Mixx, 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

MUSIC Alternative Fishlips Bar & Grill, 1517 18th St., 3242557; Joey Romley & Friends, 9 p.m. Tuesdays.

Blues

The Bakersfield Californian Thursday, June 10, 2010

Eye Street Tailgaters, 900 Truxtun Ave., Suite 110, 322-9800; 5 to 11 p.m. Tuesday. B. Ryder's Sports Bar & Grill, 7401 White Lane, 397-7304; DJ, 8 p.m. Wednesday.

Camino Real Restaurant, 3500 Truxtun Ave., 852-0493; Mariachi Imperial, 6 to 9 p.m. Sundays.

Jazz

Oldies

Cafe Med, 4809 Stockdale Highway., 8344433; Richie Perez, 7:30 to 11 p.m. Thursdays. Le Corusse Rouge, 4647 White Lane, 8341611; Paul Perez (sax) and Groove Factor, 8 to 11 p.m. Thursdays; Bakersfield Jazz Workshop, 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Wednesday. Imbibe Wine & Spirits Merchant, 4140 Truxtun Ave., 633-WINE; Jazz Connection with Steve Eisen and Mark Meyer, 6 to 8 p.m. every Saturday.

KC Steakhouse, 2515 F St., 322-9910; Jimmy Gaines, Bobby O and Mike Halls, 6:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday.

Karaoke Bellvedere Cocktail Lounge, 3090 Brundage Lane, 325-2139; 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Thursdays and Sundays. Cactus Valley Mexican Restaurant, 4215 Rosedale Highway, 633-1948; 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday; beer pong and happy hour all day with karaoke 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday. Don Perico Restaurant, 2660 Oswell St., Ste. 133, 871-2001; 7 to 11 p.m. Thursdays. Pour House, 4041 Fruitvale Ave., 5899300; 9 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Que Pasa Mexican Cafe, 9000 Ming Ave., 664-1400; 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Thursdays. The Old River Monte Carlo, 9750 Taft Highway, 837-0250; 8 p.m. every Thursday. The Wright Place, 2695-G Mount Vernon Ave., 872-8831, 8 p.m. every Thursday. Tomi's Cowgirl Cafe, 1440 Weedpatch Highway, 633-1949; Karaoke King Show, all ages, 7 to 10 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays. Vinny's Bar & Grill, 2700 S. Union Ave., 7 p.m. Thursdays. 21 and over. myspace.com/vinnys_bar. Banacek's Lounge, 4601 State Road, 3879224; 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Del Rio Cocktail Lounge, 5840 State Road, 393-0262; 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday. Julie's The Branding Iron Saloon, 1807 N. Chester Ave., 6 to 10 p.m. every Friday. Maria Bonita Mexican Restaurant, 10701 Highway 178, 366-3261, 7 to 11 p.m. Fridays. All ages. Muggs Pub and Eatery, 1306 Airport Drive, 393-2035; 8 p.m. to midnight Fridays. Pyrenees Cafe, 601 Sumner, 323-0053; 8 p.m. to midnight Saturdays. Rocket Shop Cafe, 2000 S. Union Ave., 832-4800; 8:30 p.m. to midnight Saturday. Sports & Spirits, 6633 Ming Ave., 3987077; 9 p.m. Thursdays and Saturdays. . Tejon Club, 117 El Tejon Ave., 392-1747; 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday. Camino Real Restaurant, 3500 Truxtun Ave., 852-0493; 9:30 p.m. Sundays. The Playhouse, 2915 Taft Highway; 3973599; 7 to 10 p.m. Sundays. Schweitzer's Pit Stop, 10807 Rosedale Highway, 587-8888; 8 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays. The Tilted Kilt, 2900 Calloway Drive, 5876563; 7:30 to 11 p.m. Mondays; and 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Fridays. The Wrecking Yard, 9817 S. Union Ave., 827-9192; 7 to 10 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. B. Ryder's Sports Bar & Grill, 7401 White Lane, 397-7304; 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Mariachi

Old School

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Becky Hutchison has a glass of white wine poured for her at a tasting booth during Wine Fest 2009.

Wine Fest set for Saturday at museum Kern County Museum Foundation’s Wine Fest 2010, premier winemakers from around California, live music, silent auction, food, 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Kern County Museum, 3801 Chester Ave. $60. 21 & over only. vallitix.com, bakersfieldwinefest.com or 852-5020.

Buck Owens Crystal Palace, 2800 Buck Owens Blvd., 328-7560; 7:30 to 10 p.m. Tuesdays. Caltado's Pizzeria, 6111 Niles St., 3637200; 6:15 to 10:15 p.m. Tuesdays. Le Corusse Rouge, 4647 White Lane, 8341611; Wild West Entertainment, 8 p.m. to midnight Tuesdays. Lone Oak Inn, 10612 Rosedale Highway, 589-0412; 8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. McMurphy's Irish Pub & Sports Bar, 14 Monterey St., 869-1451; 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tuesdays. Round Table Pizza, 2060 White Lane, 836-2700; 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. The Prime Cut, 9500 Brimhall Road, 8311413; karaoke with host Ben Lara, 8 p.m. Tuesdays. Trouts & The Blackboard Stages, 805 N. Chester Ave., 399-6700; 7 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays, 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Ethel's Old Corral, 4310 Alfred Harrell Highway, 873-7613; 6 to 9 p.m. every Wednesday.

Latin/Salsa Latin Salsa Dancing, 8 p.m. Thursdays, DoubleTree Hotel, Club Odyssey, 3100 Camino Del Rio Court. 323-7111. Que Pasa Mexican Cafe, 2701 Ming Ave., 832-5011; Al Garcia & the Rhythm Kings, 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. every Thursday. Camino Real Restaurant, 3500 Truxtun Ave., 852-0493; Son Tropical, 7 to 10 p.m. Fridays. Tam O'Shanter, 2345 Alta Vista, 324-6774: Salsa dancing, 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Chencho's Bar & Grill, 2201 V St., 3270190; Salsa Sundays, with a DJ, 3 to 10 p.m., salsa lessons are offered at 6 p.m. Sundays. $5 after 6 p.m.

Tam O'Shanter, 2345 Alta Vista, 324-6774: The Still Waters featuring Linda Guttierez, The Escandalosa, 9 p.m. Saturday. The Bistro After Dark, 5105 California Ave., 323-3905; Old School Saturdays with Noe G, 10 p.m. every Saturday. Ladies free/$10 cover.

Open Mic Vinny's Bar & Grill, 2700 S. Union Ave., hosted by Robert Spalding, 7 to 11 p.m. every Thursday. myspace.com/vinnys_bar. Le Corusse Rouge, 4647 White Lane, 8341611; DJ Ripee, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. every Friday.

Rock Rockstarz Party Bar, 7737 Meany Ave., Suite B5, 589-6749; live bands, 9 p.m. every Thursday. B. Ryder's Sports Bar & Grill, 7701 White Lane, Ste. A, 397-7304; Back Up Johnny, 9 p.m. Friday. Elevation Lounge, 818 Real Road, 3256864; Elevation 406, 9 p.m. Friday. Pyrenees Cafe, 601 Sumner, 323-0053; Big Dawg, 8 p.m. to midnight Friday and 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday. Rockstarz Party Bar, 7737 Meany Ave., Suite B5, 589-6749; Missing Autumn, 9 p.m. Tuesdays. Free.

Rock remixes “Rock It Fridays,” 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. every Friday, DoubleTree Hotel, Club Odyssey, 3100 Camino Del Rio Court. 3237111. Rockstarz Party Bar, 7737 Meany Ave., Suite B5, 589-6749; rock DJ, 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Free.

Trivia night Sandrini's, 1918 Eye St., 322-8900; Trivia Night with Dave Rezac, 10 p.m. Tuesdays.

Variety Marriott Hotel at the Convention Center, 801 Truxtun Ave., 323-1900: In the Mixx with DJ Noe G., mixing all your feelgood music every Friday. 21 & over only. Golden State Mall, 3201 F St., Dance to Joe Loco, duet every Sunday, 2 to 5 p.m. 80s B. Ryder's Sports Bar & Grill, 7401 White Lane, 397-7304; Members Only, 9 p.m. Saturday.

UPCOMING EVENTS Monday 6/14 Bakersfield Blaze vs. Stockton Ports, 7:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, Sam Lynn Ballpark, 4009 Chester Ave. $5$9. bakersfieldblaze.com or 716-HITS. Flag Day, with a ceremony, lunch, live music, presentation to honor local heroes, noon Monday, Columbus Estates, 3201 Columbus St. 872-5855.

Flag Day Celebration, with a breakfast, seminar, guest speaker, lunch, tours and more, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Carriage House Estates, 8200 Westwold Drive. 6638393. Kids Culinary Summer Camps with Chef Linda, for ages 7 to 9, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and ages 10 to 13, 2 to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 0 to , Urner's Appliance Center, 4110 Wible Road. 396-8400. Pee Wee Sports, includes soccer, track and field, t-ball, basketball, kickball, for ages 3-5 years, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday through Friday, Silver Creek Park, 7011 Harris Rd. $45 for five classes. 326-3866. Recreational Swim Team, year round swim team, learn to develop swimming skills, strokes, techniques, abilities, 4 to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, McMurtrey Aquatic Center, 1325 Q St. $60 per month. www.bakersfieldswim.us or 852-7430. Recreational Swim Team, for ages 5 to 18, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. or 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, Bakersfield College, 1801 Panorama Drive. Open enrollment. 395-4663. Senior Discovery Days, each Monday for seniors 60 and older receive 50 percent off admission, 10 percent discount in the gift store, CALM, 10500 Alfred Harrell Highway. 872-2256. Soccer Camp, for ages 5 to 14, 9 a.m. to noon, Monday through Friday, Beach Park, 3400 21st St. $100. 326-3866. Summer Camp, “Crime Scene Investigation,” 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. or 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday, Kern County Museum, 3801 Chester Ave. Half day: $115; $90, members. Full day: $200; $160 members. kcmuseum.org or 8525050.

Tuesday 6/15 Beginning Pottery Wheel, 6 p.m. Tuesday, The Ceramic Shop, 2550 E. Belle Terrace, Ste. 300. $28 includes clay. 8341000. Farmers market, 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays, now through November, Central Park at Mill Creek, 21st and R streets. Fish & Friends Summer Day Camp, for 6 to 12, includes swim lessons, water safety instruction, nutrition education, arts and crafts, 3 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays for eight weeks, Adaptive Aquatics Center, 1800 Westwind Dr., Building 500. $100 per child with discounts for siblings. 322-9411. Kern City annual Health Fair, with free screenings, chair massages, vendors, giveaways, 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Kern City Town Hall, 1003 Pebble Beach Drive. 831-7613. “Reflections of Healing” & “Spontaneous Expression with Paint,” an Art for Healing program of Mercy Hospitals of Bakersfield; “Reflections” is from 10 a.m. to noon, and “Spontaneous” is from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., both on Tuesday, Mercy Art and Spirituality Center, next to the Mercy MRI building, Truxtun and A streets. Free. mercybakersfield.org/arts or to register, 324-7070. Sewing Class, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Bakersfield Senior Center, 540 Fourth St. 834-7677. Sierra Club Conditioning Hikes, three to five miles, 7 p.m. Tuesdays, meet at corner of Highways 178 and 184. 872-2432 or 8738107.