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Here's your guide to Kern summer camps

Fri, 15 May 2009 16:23:24 PDT

With the rich offerings of local summer day and overnight camps and other activities available, Kern parents can relax knowing there's plenty to keep their kids' minds and bodies active throughout the summer.

Check out Eye Cook finalist at Sequoia

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:53:25 PDT

Cheesecake in high demand at downtown restaurant

Floozy makes return to home ground

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:52:36 PDT

It started in the dark, dingy basement of Jerry's Pizza. Floozy bandmates Herbie Benham and Chad Richardson were in different punk rock bands then. It took 10 years, two cities and one broken heart to bring them together.

On Friday, the Bakersfield boys come home after a six-year absence to headline at Jerry's with their band, Floozy.

Drum and bugle show to raise funds for Ridgeview

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:50:50 PDT

Drum Corps International marches through Bakersfield, and Ridgeview High, today for the fourth time since 2003.

The drum and bugle corps show is impressive for its precision and artistry; average age is 19, and many band members are college music majors.

Savoring victory

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:41:42 PDT

Gnocchi take top spot in showdown

Eye Cook appetizer finalists

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:26:58 PDT

Asian Nachos

Debra Elliott

Judges: Bring it on, Eye cooks!

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:07:35 PDT

Monty Byrom, one of four judges for The Californian's 2009 Eye Cook amateur cooking finals, is diabetic -- but that won't stop him from plowing through 10 competing dishes, including three desserts, at the cookoff at Urner's June 27.

"Right before the first taste, everyone's going to have to watch me take a shot of insulin," said the local country-blues performer. Byrom learned a lesson last year -- his first as an Eye Cook judge -- when he had to take "a big ol' shot" of insulin halfway through the competition after his blood sugar spiked to more than three times the normal level.

Best of the best in the kitchen

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:13:05 PDT

Eye Cook finalists have differing ideas on cuisine, all share love of great cooking

Herb Benham: Attack of the killer zucchini

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:17:23 PDT

A couple days ago, I fixed a squash medley. Medley sounded festive -- like a party with a family of colorfully dressed squashes as the honored guests.

Response to the squash medley was subdued. I fished for compliments, but the fish weren't biting. In order to hear a compliment, I would have to deliver one myself.

Event not just about the music

Tue, 05 May 2009 15:21:25 PDT

Discussions about the economy's affects on the arts are becoming almost commonplace, but it's worth stating that assembling the stellar lineup for this year's jazz festival under current circumstances is quite a coup for festival director Doug Davis, who, along with his wife, Adele, has survived growing pains, storms, logistical disasters of various proportions and financial crises over the last two decades.

"Generally, the organization of the festival allows things to move as smooth as possible because of our experience," Davis said. "It's not any less of a task, but you say, 'Hey, I climbed Mount Everest last year, so everybody's ready.'"

Greatest heroes are often the ones who raise us, teach us about life

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 21:21:05 PDT

Father's Day is normally second fiddle to Mother's Day because women are clever, have better press agents and have no problem being pampered, even if it's only for one day.

On the other hand men, suspicious of mud baths and pedicures, see Father's Day as a free pass, an opportunity to be even more male than they usually are.

Best Bets for Father's Day weekend

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:29:37 PDT

Friday

Big House, 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Buck Owens Crystal Palace, 2800 Buck Owens Blvd. $22-$32 plus fee. vallitix.com or call 328-7560.

Details add to standard smokiness

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:45:59 PDT

Fred's a better value than nearby spots

Back in the Big House

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:38:26 PDT

The boys of hometown country-blues act Big House want your cheap shots.

The plan for their Friday and Saturday concerts at Buck Owens' Crystal Palace includes filming good-natured-but-snarky interviews with fans before showtime, which will be included in an upcoming making-of documentary about their latest album, "Never Ending Train."

A sacrifice for beloved museum

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:24:58 PDT

Carola Enriquez, director of the Kern County Museum since 1981, has volunteered to take an early retirement to help the institution weather deep budget cuts. Her last day will be July 2.

"Carola clearly did a very unselfish thing in terms of what she thought was best for the museum," said her supervisor, John Lindsay, assistant superintendent for education services within the Kern County Superintendent of Schools office. "Carola saw that, by retiring, she could save numerous jobs that were essential to the museum."