Camille Gavin
-
CAMILLE GAVIN: Southside serves up musical selection
Mellow music, the kind that was popular in the big band era of the 1930s and '40s, will make up most of the program when the Southside Chicago Seven presents a free concert on Sunday afternoon at the First Congregational Church.
-
CAMILLE GAVIN: Webb back in director's chair
After a long hiatus, Hank Webb has jumped back into the local theater scene in a big way. In January, the retired Bakersfield College drama professor did a fine job of portraying a World War I veteran in "Heroes" at Stars. This month he's directing "On Golden Pond," which opens this evening for a two-weekend run at the same theater.
-
CAMILLE GAVIN: Dress up Halloween with arts events
Several arts organizations are pulling out all the stops with plenty of opportunities for partying while dressed as an eerie creature or as your favorite fantasy figure.
-
CAMILLE GAVIN: Take a chance with improv
When I first heard about "Improv for the Curious," I figured it was designed for wannabe comics. Not so, says Julia Heatherwick, who's conducting the workshop this weekend at Surface Gallery.
-
Camille Gavin: Artists unleash 'Monsters'
As a way of celebrating the Halloween season, the subject matter for an exhibit by young artists from the Kern Regional Center at The Empty Space was supposed to be monsters. But after viewing their work at the opening Saturday, I can see that a few chose to step outside the mold. And good for them I say. Doing your own thing is what creativity is all about.
-
Camille Gavin: There's something for every fright level this Halloween
This Halloween, no matter your age or your appetite for fright, you're sure to find a local event that suits your taste for scariness.
-
Camille Gavin: Artists make their chalk talk at Via Arte
Artists of all ages and levels of experience will pick up their chalk and get down on their knees this weekend for Via Arte at The Marketplace.
-
Camille Gavin: High steppin' with 'Seven Brides'
When I watch well-trained dancers sweep gracefully across a stage, I often think of the discipline required to do those movements. I speak from experience, although I never danced professionally.
-
Camille Gavin: A string and a prayer for guitarist
Normally during off-hours when he's not performing, Billy Russell strums his guitar whenever the mood strikes him.
-
Camille Gavin: Beautiful dance moves; daring play at Empty
Two local groups with similar goals have linked hands to present "Noche de Gala," a one-night dance performance on Saturday at Cal State Bakersfield's Dore Theatre.
-
Expression of China, in art
An exhibit of Chinese art that spans generations opens with a reception Thursday evening at Bakersfield Museum of Art.
-
Camille Gavin: 'Grapes' director, cast live up to classic novel
Frank Galati's adaptation of John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath," now playing at the Spotlight Theatre, is a powerful drama that celebrates the strength of the human spirit.
-
Setting his part on fire
To get the feel of portraying a firefighter on stage, East Bakersfield High English teacher David Lollar decided to get some insight from men who fight fires in real life.
-
Camille Gavin: Stunning Latination exhibit highlight of First Friday
"Latination." It's a rhythmic four-syllable word that dances easily off the tongue. Try saying it out loud; I think you'll agree.
-
Camille Gavin: A new era for Guild House
have a strong feeling, wacky though it may sound, that guests who enter the newly refurbished Guild House at Tuesday's grand opening will quickly find themselves looking upward.
-
Music organization struggling to survive
Trombonist Randy Fendrick tells me a local organization that benefits student musicians is about to fold.
-
Oildale goes contemporary at art exhibit
An art exhibit titled “Oildale?” Being shown in a contemporary art gallery in Los Angeles? My initial response was: You’ve got to be kidding.
-
Camp Kiya lets you be part of the band
Have you ever had a yen to see what it's like to slide a bow across a fiddle? How about plucking the strings of a mandolin, a guitar, or a ukulele? Or maybe puckering up on a penny whistle. Is a set of bagpipes more your style?
-
Scottish music in the hills
Musician and educator Joe Craven, who wowed audiences at the Jazz Festival in May at Cal State Bakersfield, is back in town. Well, not in town exactly but he will be in Kern County.
-
Piecing together a life story
Usually when we hear the word memoir, we think of a written document. Linda Brown has chosen a different route to tell important episodes and influences in her life by doing a series of highly detailed collages.
