Local Entertainment
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SCOTT COX: Quality is best avenger against hype
It's a pretty rare event when things that are heavily advertised live up to the hype. Rarer still is the product that exceeds the hype. "The Avengers" is a perfect example of how it can be done.
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Just call Bakersfield the Small Easy
Fans of the Louisiana cuisine have the chance to eat their fill Saturday without having to travel to the Deep South. Cajun cooking has found a home in Kern County with the annual Crawfish Festival at Prime Cut in northwest Bakersfield.
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What's next in the Fox's restoration?
He was only 7 years old, but Rick Davis still remembers how proud he felt sitting next to his father, Luther, in the VIP section reserved for World War II veterans when Audie Murphy's 1955 movie, "To Hell and Back," opened at the Fox Theater in Bakersfield.
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No myth: Greek food is back
It was a day that would have rattled Odysseus. But when torrential rain and wind assaulted the Greek Food Festival in September, the brave board at St. George Greek Orthodox Church plotted its counterattack.
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Round, round, get around ...
The cars coming for the 36th annual Western Street Rod Nationals this weekend at the fairgrounds are racking up the miles to get here.
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Is it art? Usually, not here
Even Michael Corleone started out as an Average Joe before fate and ambition, pride and gunfire compelled him to don the Don's ring and rise to become the most powerful mobster in movie history.
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Isaak lets Sun shine in at Fox
There have been many pivotal moments in Chris Isaak's career, but none as rewarding as those spent with the artists who've helped mold him.
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MATT MUNOZ: Merle -- I now know what I've been missing
Until last Friday, I've never seen Merle Haggard in concert.
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Haggard in fine form at Palace
So full of fire and fun, Merle Haggard is performing like a guy who's been given a second chance at life. And to hear him tell it -- as he did from the stage of Buck Owens' Crystal Palace Friday night -- that's precisely what he is.
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Anglers hooked on thrills
There's something lurking deep beneath the otherwise placid waters of Lake Isabella. It's been hunted by thousands, yet it continually evades capture.
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Let weekend go to the dogs
It's Vegas or bust for some show dogs this weekend. That's a doggone shame for the Kern County Kennel Club's Back to Back All Breed Dog Shows, which take place this weekend at the fairgrounds.
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CAMILLE GAVIN: Artist's creation is a real hoot
In a true tale of how the right kind of trash can become a treasure, Betty Younger has turned several abandoned pieces of metal into a 5-by-5-foot sculpture of a great horned owl.
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Rhyme and reason to celebrate poetry
As its name implies, National Poetry Month is meant to be observed across the country. But here in Bakersfield, it's strictly local.
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MATT MUNOZ: A real-life 'School of Rock'
Bakersfield guitarist Ray Vargas believes in the power of rock 'n' roll.
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ROBERT PRICE: Like a country song, Nashville and Bakersfield kiss, make up
NASHVILLE, Tenn. --
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A living history icon
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Bakersfield meets Nashville
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville is unveiling a new exhibit honoring the Bakersfield Sound on March 23, and the Nashville Visitors and Convention Bureau is trying to ensure Kern residents get in on the fun.
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Need an infusion of the blues? Get Shorty
Those who maintain that "real" blues is never fancy or pretty, never meant to accompany a latte, should use "Watch Your Back" by veteran bluesman Guitar Shorty to emphasize their point. After four decades of constant recording and touring, undeterred by elusive stardom, Guitar Shorty is a blue-collar musician, writing, playing and singing the thoughts and emotions of those who either work for a living or wish they could.
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MATT MUNOZ: Where's the country? Good Question
The members of Bakersfield/Taft country rock sensation Good Question aren't your average good ol' boys.
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Big loss for Fox Theater a topic on Californian Radio
Jim Darling of the Fox Theater Foundation joins Editorial Page Editor Robert Price on Californian Radio Tuesday to talk about the late Danny Lipco and how the Fox will manage to stage shows without the well-connected concert promoter.
