BC hosts youth leadership conference Feb. 28
More than 150 Kern County high school students will take part in the 16th Annual Youth Leadership Conference at Bakersfield College Feb. 28.
The conference offers a variety of workshops where students learn about leadership, personal finance, goal setting and strategic planning.
The conference begins at 8:30 a.m. and ends at noon.
For more information about the conference or Black History Month, contact the Martin Luther King Jr. Center at 395-4570.
Mutlicultural performance set for today
Music of African and African-American traditions will be performed today at St Peter’s Restoration Community Christian Church on 510 E.Brundage Lane from 3 to 9 p.m as part of the Multicutural Choral Music Festival.
Admission is free.
Concert will feature three jazz combos
Three jazz combos consisting of BC students, faculty and alumni will perform at the March 6 Small Groups Concert.
The BC Faculty Jazz Combo, featuring John Gerhold, Jim Scully, James Dethlefson, Dan Murillo, John Martin and Cam Weckerley, will perform many selections including “Over the Rainbow,” “Summertime” and “The Best is Yet to Come.”
The student groups will be the Alva/Wood Project, featuring Apollo Alva on trumpet and Jeff Wood on tenor sax and the Martini Frim-Frammers featuring Brandon Russie and Jesse Brunner on reeds and John Martin on trumpet.
The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. in BC’s Fine Arts 30. Tickets are $5 general admission, $3 for students. For more information, call the Ticket Office at 395-4326.
Art gallery centers on California flowers
The flora of California will be displayed through the imagery and interpretation of artist Gary Bukovnik as the Wylie and May Louise Jones Gallery presents “Gary Bukovnik California-life.”
The exhibit opened with a reception Feb.13 and runs through April 18. Admission is free.
Gallery hours are Monday through Thursday from noon to 8 p.m. and Saturday from noon to 4 p.m.
— Compiled by Campus Editor Coumba Tamboura