mostly nonfiction and bakersfield news | September 30th, 2009
Metro Galleries Photography Exhibit Opens First Friday
It’s no longer just paintings, sculptures and sketches going on at Metro Galleries in downtown Bakersfield as two photographers have filled the studio with images from their lenses.
Metro Galleries latest exhibit showcases Susan Reep’s “Altered Landscapes” and Michael Fagan’s “Unguarded Moments” is a photography show that are best described as Realism and Surrealism.
Susan Reep has [...]
Art Explosion: Bakersfield First Friday Blossoms With Art
A saxophone lit 19th Street with echoes in downtown sidewalk riffs. Melodies smashed between bricks, swirled around chatter, and wove around the hooves clip-clopping in front of a carriage.
It was a night of art. Sure, there were shops of all kinds open on a hot Bakersfield Friday night. And yes, the air conditioning malfunction at [...]
First Friday Bakersfield: Coffee, Art, Fun!
First Friday in downtown Bakersfield featured “Latination” at Metro Galleries as well as a one-year anniversary art show at Surface Gallery. And don’t forget your coffee at Caffeine Supreme, all in a September, 2009 First Friday.
Latination Art Exhibit Expected To Be A Celebration Of Culture
There’s a celebration of Latino culture and art coming to Metro Galleries in downtown Bakersfield on Sept. 4 that will even be attended by cultural leaders and Latino community big wigs.
“Dolores Huerta will be there,” said a supporter of the art exhibit, excited about all the media and fanfare regarding the art event.
“Latination,” presented by [...]
Metro Galleries Concert Series Presents Jeff Kaiser/Steuart Liebig Duo
Time to get your jazz on. The Metro Galleries Concert Series continues on Saturday, July 11 with an evening of Jazz and Improvised Music featuring a pair of boundary-pushing duos from Southern California.
The Jeff Kaiser/Steuart Liebig Duo improvises music that incorporates standard and extended instrumental techniques, analog and digital processing, and a wealth of cross-disciplinary [...]
Jazz Quartet, Saxophonist To Make Appearance At Metro Galleries
On May 22 at 8 p.m., a jazz and improvised music event will be held at Metro Galleries in downtown Bakersfield (located at 1604 19th St.). Saxophonist/sound artist Santiago Latorre, of Barcelona will be performing, as will the Empty Cage Quartet whose trumpeter hails from Bakersfield.
Since forming in 2002 the quartet has toured extensively in [...]
Metro Galleries To Host Art Reception For High School Congressional Art Competition
Metro Galleries is hosting a high school congressional art competition and the winners will be announced on Saturday, May 16. U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy will be on hand to meet the public at a reception.
A press release from McCarthy’s office said the congressman will honor participants and winners of the 28th Annual “An Artistic Discovery” [...]
Metro Galleries To Host Painting Workshop
Metro Galleries in downtown Bakersfield will be hosting a landscape painting workshop on Saturday, May 30 by Gallery owner Don Martin and artist David Gordon.
The all-day class takes place from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and features using a photo learn how to block in a composition, learning how to edit and change a photo [...]
An Evening With The Modern Jazz Trio At Metro Galleries
By Aaron Mauldin
Last night the wife and I took in some cool sounds in downtown Bakersfield by listening to the Modern Jazz Trio at Metro Galleries. Actually, it made me feel very cool. Their musical style is very cultured and classical. I have no problem bragging to the neighbors that “we took in some jazz [...]
Modern Jazz Trio Talks Must-See Metro Galleries Concert Series
Jazz has had its seeds planted in Bakersfield for decades. But those seeds aren’t enough for Jay Smith of Bakersfield band, The Modern Jazz Trio. He wants a flourishing scene of local and faraway talent, and hopes that a new jazz series will help spark growth.
Smith spoke with Face News about the upcoming Metro Concert [...]
