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The Bakersfield Californian | Wednesday, May 7 2008 12:03 PM

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 7 2008 12:00 PM

FRIDAY

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Roy Hargrove will perform at 7 on Friday night. (Photo courtesy of Bakersfield Jazz Festival)

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22nd annual Bakersfield Jazz Festival, festival begins 7 p.m. Friday with Roy Hargrove, Roberta Gambarini, Yellowjackets; 2 p.m. Saturday with Kern County Honor Jazz Band, The Jazz Messiahs, Los Cuatro with Dennis Hamm, Kristen Korb, Tom Harrell, CSUB, Amphitheater, 9001 Stockdale Highway. Two-day combo $55; students $35; children under 12 free. Web site www.vallitix.com or call 322-5200.

12th annual Party in the Park, featuring wine tasting, hors d'oeuvres and silent auction, 5:30 p.m. Friday, 5:30 p.m., CSUB, Alumni Park, 9001 Stockdale Highway. $50 day of. Proceeds benefit the Alumni Scholarship Fund. 654-3211.

SATURDAY

10th annual Crawfish Festival, crawfish, jambalaya, ribs and other New Orleans favorites; face painting, games, Zydeco & Blues music, noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Stramler Park, 3805 Chester Ave. $50; $15 children 12 and under. The Prime Cut, 831-1413.

10th annual Mother's Day Weekend Craft Show, benefiting Children's Miracle Network, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Wal-Mart, 8400 Rosedale Highway. 387-1747.

Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra, presents “Times and Places,” 8 p.m.; concert preview with Jerome Kleinsasser, CSUB Music Professor, 7 p.m. in the Potato Room, the theater at Rabobank Convention Center, 1001 Truxtun Ave. $28-$44. Web site www.bakersfieldsymphony.org or call 323-7928.

Gospel Musical Stageplay, Pimp: Even Players Must Praise Him, doors open at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Saturday; 4 p.m. Sunday, Fox Theater, 2001 H St. $36. Tickets at www.vallitix.com or call 322-5200.

CALM's Mother's Day Special, mothers and grandmothers will be admitted for Mother's Day at half price, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., CALM, 10500 Alfred Harrell Highway. You'll have a chance to win a free CALM Family Membership. Web site www.calmzoo.org or 872-2256.