Local Entertainment
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Some suggestions for Sunday having nothing to do with the game
Super Bowl Sunday. An event where everyone gathers in front of the largest television they can find, snacks and beverages on hand, to watch with bated breath as one team is crowned NFL champion.
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Civil rights activists share stories at Beale
One of the most terrifying acts of violence during the civil rights era -- the firebombing of a bus full of activists in Anniston, Ala. -- would have a deep, lifelong impact on two people who, on the surface, couldn't have been more different: a 12-year-old white girl, who lived nearby, and a young black Los Angeles college student witnessing the horrifying events 2,000 miles away.
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It's not whodunit, but howdunit for Kern's 'CSI' guy
Greg Laskowski picked up his smartphone a few days ago and read an interesting -- if slightly macabre -- question that had popped up on its screen.
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PETE TITTL: Give BAM Deli a test drive for some Greek flair
Contributing columnist
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TV vs. reality: Learn the difference at 'CSI' class
Today's popular science-based television shows may depict real crime-fighting situations, but they are still just fiction.
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RICHARD SHIELL: City could use some more color
Bakersfield could certainly use more beautiful residential landscapes. Some local housing tracts, built cookie-cutter style with only five floor plans offered (so every fifth house is identical), have even less diversity to their grounds. Every front yard has the same number of trees, the same square footage of lawn. The reason is simple expediency; it's easy and cost-effective to not get creative.
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Legendary Bakersfield concert promoter Danny Lipco dies
Entertainment impresario Danny Lipco, who dedicated his entire career to bringing legendary entertainers like B.B. King, Merle Haggard and the Pixies to Bakersfield stages, died Saturday night at San Joaquin Community Hospital after a brief illness. He was 59.
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PETE TITTL: Leave Sugar Twist unsatisfied? Fat chance
Today's column comes at a most inopportune time. I know it's January. I know that the No. 1 New Year's resolution made by most Americans is to lose weight. But when a place like Sugar Twist opens, well, to heck with the calendar.
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Comedy, songs and a little faith for Mark Lowry concert
Performer Mark Lowry is one of the superstars of the contemporary Christian music world, but he is much more than that. Lowry is also a storyteller, a songwriter and -- a comedian. He's bringing his unique show to Valley Baptist Church on Friday.
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Local actor makes splash on 'Wipeout'
An obstacle course of trap doors, unstable platforms and devices designed to send contestants plummeting into a chilly pool below may not appeal to most people, but it's right up Matthew Borton's alley.
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Guest to help CIA make it up as they go along
The nature of improvisational comedy requires performers to keep things interesting and engage their audience. The Center for Improv Advancement is doing just that this Saturday with a new format special show featuring guest monologist Mark Price.
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On with the shows: Meet arena's new GM
The sparsely decorated office that belongs to new SMG General Manager Scott Neal is slowly coming to life.
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On the Town with Stefani Dias: The Bull Shed
I'm gonna ride that bull."
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MATT MUNOZ: Funeral Club dead ahead
Monday's full moon fit the mood perfectly for my meeting with Bakersfield duo Funeral Club.
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CSUB puts out call for golden voices
Cal State Bakersfield's music department has hung out the "singers wanted" sign as it resumes rehearsals for an upcoming performance with the Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra.
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Art therapy: 'Healing from inside out'
On some days when she was very young, Bakersfield native Lia Mendez's panic attacks kept her from attending school. Despite having supportive parents who took her to counselors and other therapists, she often was too scared to leave the safety of her home.
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Fundraiser dinner will help dreams come true
The League of Dreams Gala Dinner and Auction, taking place Jan. 20 at Garces Memorial High, gives hope to children with disabilities who often find themselves sitting on the bench instead of out in the field participating in sports.
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CAMILLE GAVIN: 'Boy Gets Girl' is no love story
The title of the play by Rebecca Gilman opening Friday at The Empty Space, is deceiving. It's called "Boy Gets Girl" and on the surface it sounds like a cutesy romantic story about a couple who fall in love and live happily ever after.
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Empty Space salutes best of 2011
The Stockdale Country Club got a dose of theater Sunday evening when The Empty Space hosted its ninth annual Empty Space Awards. More than 100 people, including nominees, friends and family gathered for cocktails, dinner and a bit of recognition.
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Bare-root season
It's bare-root season. Deciduous plants (those that sleep nude in winter) are particularly agreeable to cold-season planting. They arrive at local nurseries starting in December and continue into early January. It's one of the best times to acquire rose bushes, fruit trees, and a wide variety of flowering plants.
