Harleys, Hondas and heroes. All were gathered Sept. 11 for the second annual Support Our Troops ride from Bikersfield Leather and Accessories on Fairhaven Drive to Chuy's on Rosedale Highway. The reason? To support troops. "I want the same freedoms for my children and grandchildren that I had," said Sgt.
The Bakersfield Museum of Art may be difficult to find considering the renovation of Central Park taking place around it. However, once inside, one is immediately welcomed by the sophisticated atmosphere and soft glow of lights reflected against several eye-catching works of art on display.
Images from Kern County's past are haunting the Wylie and May Louise Jones Gallery in Bakersfield College's Grace Van Dyke Bird Library. The gallery is haunted by images of high-waisted, handlebar moustache-wearing Kern County baseball players from the late 1800s as well as the late Bakersfield Californian owner Alfred Harrell and Gen.
A girl goes flying to the ground, and the crowd cheers. On Sept. 20 the Bakersfield Rollergirls played the Silicon Valley Roller Girls at the Rollerama on 34th Street. The Bakersfield Rollergirls may not have won that night, but the game was definitely not boring.
Paul Perez fired the national anthem from his saxophone at the fourth annual B-Town Blues Fest on Sept. 13. Held at the CSUB Amphitheater, this year's Blues Fest was an excellent combination of fresh talent and classic favorites. Local talents, The Flying Arvizu Brothers and Perez, came together to open for the festival at 3 p.
Local artist and former art student of Bakersfield College, Pattie Doolittle, now devotes her time to what she loves doing. Doolittle spent the last 30 years as a professional hairdresser, and it has only been within the last five years she was able to resume her passion for creating art.
Bakersfield College alumna Louie Cruz Beltran will be appearing at the Nile Bar and Grill at 8 p.m. Oct. 8. The Latin jazz musician, who graduated from BC in the 1970s, has performed for audiences all around the world. Beltran, who was born and raised in Bakersfield, was inspired by his mother to pursue an education and career in music and art.