Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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The community had a great time shopping at the vendors’ booths in Central Park. Tehachapi TPops conducted by James Peck and Amy R. Rodriguez played a 40-minute music set, which included patriotic standards, Americana melodies, and fun pop-rock tunes. We all had a blast, but it took a lot of practicing and work to get it done....
There was a great showing at the Walmart Car & Motorcycle Show on June 30 in Tehachapi. Local Bakersfield Hard Tops, who race at Bakersfield Speedway dirt track, were in attendance. All proceeds went towards the Children's Miracle Network....
Huge thank you to Golden Meadow Goat Farm for visiting us at the Tehachapi Library on June 21! We absolutely loved spending time with the adorable goats and the amazing Officer Hops, our new favorite security bunny! Can't wait to see you all again!...
The City of Tehachapi held the grand opening of Valley Park, 704 W. Valley Blvd., on Monday, June 10. The community attended the ceremony, which included a ribbon cutting, the opportunity for children to put their handprints in a strip of concrete, a giveaway of 200 soccer balls and free soccer clinics from THS Boys and Girls Varsity Soccer teams. The park includes a 5-A-Side soccer field, landscaping, shade trees, benches, bicycle racks, picnic tables and parking. The park is located at the...
A great crowd showed up for the 2024 Bear Valley Springs Renaissance Faire, put on by the Bear Valley Springs Cultural Arts Association. There was lots to see, including period-style live music, fencing, jousting, sword/shield competitions and more. I enjoyed the music group "The Nightingales," especially their cover version of "Da Full Rigged Ship." Terri and Kathleen from the "The Nightingales" will perform with the TPOPs Orchestra for the 4th of July celebration at 11 a.m. in Central Park....
The Tehachapi Valley Recreation & Park District honored our fallen military personnel on May 27 at Philip Marx Central Park. A large crowd gathered to remember those who have given their lives for our freedoms. Photos were displayed of fallen service members. Police Chief Richard Standridge, who had served in the United States Navy, was the guest speaker....
If you're a rocker of music, then Tehachapi Winery Music Festival was the place to be! The seats were empty because the dance floor was full. People jumped up when they heard their favorite song playing, letting the vibrations move them in such liberating ways, and making connections to each band member. Tehachapi Winery kept the libations flowing with choices of beer and wine, and the bartenders were absolutely attentive to their guests. They were all smiles, and rockin' out to the music, as...
Pancho Colon and Danny Romero from Golden Hills VFW Post 12114 "Jason E. George" replace a worn American flag at the National Chavez Center in Keene on May 14. Post 12114 has taken on the project of replacing worn flags around Tehachapi. The veterans were assisted by Park Superintendent Erin Gates (left) and Ranger Miranda Hernandez (far right)...
The National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) held the 2024 SoCal League Championship Race on May 12 in Tehachapi. The race was held on the trails owned and maintained by the Tehachapi Mountain Trails Association (TMTA). Tehachapi's Mountain Bike Team participated in the event. Shown in the photo are, from left: Dylan Villapondo, Natalia Semerenko, Rachel DeVey and Rebecca Catalde....
On May 18, TVRPD hosted the annual Fishing Derby at Brite Lake....
Artist were seen painting en plein air around Tehachapi on May 18. Many of the nearly 50 artists who visited Tehachapi from May 16-19 were out and about on Demo Day, giving the public a chance to watch them begin their work for the July 19-21 Art 2024 Tehachapi show. Among them were Tehachapi muralist Lyn Bennett painting en plein air at the Depot and 2024 Featured Artist Laura Wambsgans spent the day painting the vineyard at Tehachapi Wine and Cattle Company....
As always, the 3rd annual TNAZ Cruizin Car Show was a big hit on May 18. The show brought in more than 60 hot rods and custom cars. A fantastic mix of historical American cars from Ford to Chevy to Oldsmobile. My favorite was a local Tehachapi car. A 1937 Oldsmobile restored by Tom from Tehachapi. Originally Tom was trying to sell the Oldsmobile for a friend as a favor and he just could not find a buyer. So, Tom got the Oldsmobile for himself to work on. It turned out to be a labor of love...
On April 5, Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District's Tots Program hosted their annual Tots Art Gala at the ABIAC gym. This year's theme was Tots Glows Wild. When entering the exhibition visitors were greeted by a darkened room that was lined with glowing artwork, lit up by black lights. It was quite a site! The main gym showcased the artwork, featuring "wild" things, including "Where The Wild Things Are," Wild West, jungle and safari. There was an entry fee and artwork was available for...
Markos D1 Salon celebrated their grand opening on Feb. 22 at 113 S. Green St., located inside an historic building in Downtown Tehachapi. Markos, CEO, recording artist and model, joined the Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce. Dignitaries from the city and county were on hand to present Certificates of Recognition for Markos D1 Salon's contributions to the community. Tehachapi's young queens were also in attendance, and fans, customers and friends came out to walk on the Markos D1 red carpet....
Tehachapi Sign Co. was awarded the contract by the City of Tehachapi to refurbish the signs that were on Downtown Tehachapi's iconic water tower. JR Long of Tehachapi Sign Co. says, "We're working hard and as fast as the weather will allow." As part of the water tower's facelift, it has already been pressure washed and repainted....
On Feb. 10 the Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce hosted the first Valentine's Wine Walk since February 2019. The event was sold out....
On Tuesday, Dec. 12, a new shop celebrated a much-anticipated grand opening. Nearly 50 residents, including members of the Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce board members, City Council and City Hall came to support the ribbon cutting of TehachaSleep, located at 112 E. Tehachapi Blvd. Adriana and Peter Garthwaite, owners of the Christian Store, realized their dream of opening a mattress store that offers Tempur-Pedic mattresses and accompanying products, including beautiful fabrics for...
On Tuesday, Dec. 19, a new early child care and education facility celebrated a much-anticipated grand opening and ribbon cutting. Families and individuals from across Tehachapi, including members of the Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce, Stallion Springs CSD and representatives from Assemblyman Vince Fong's Office, came to support the ribbon cutting of Imagination Springs, located at 27719 Stallion Springs Dr. Michelle and Austin Story began their journey to open this child care and school...
The Tehachapi Symphony Holiday Concert at Country Oaks Baptist Church was fantastic, as always. It was a very chilly night on Dec. 8, but the cool weather put us all in the Christmas spirit. The highlight for me was "A Cello Christmas," with music arranged by Helen Newby, a world class cello player based in Brooklyn, New York and the daughter of the David Newby the Music director of the Tehachapi Symphony Orchestra. The Christmas music arranged by Helen Newby was all the favorites for kids of...
At 5 p.m. on Dec. 16, local veterans groups gathered at Freedom Plaza to place wreaths before the monuments representing the U.S. Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Space Force and Merchant Marines. This year a seventh wreath was placed in honor of the 93,129 U.S. servicemen listed as MIA/POW. Following the National Anthem, sung by Marcus Coats, Mistress of Ceremonies Lynn Eckert of American Legion Post 221 introduced guest speaker, Sam McEwen. Local groups involved in the ceremonies were 5150...
The Tehachapi Amateur Radio Association (TARA) met at Don Perico's on Dec. 14 to hold their annual Christmas Party. They enjoyed good food, sharing year end news about ham radio and the company of their fellow "hams."...
Thank you to everyone who voted for our window! We won the popular vote this year and couldn't have done it without you guys and your support! A massive thank you to everyone that participated including our employees who put in over 20 hours of work, All That's Painted Tehachapi for helping out with the window painting, the Tehachapi High School arts department for creating these amazing trophies and to the Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce for hosting this fun event! We loved seeing...
The Dec. 2, Tehachapi Christmas Parade was the longest in years. List of 2023 Christmas Parade winners: Overall Favorite(s) Two entries earned top scores this year, earning them equal recognition: Terra-Gen Wind Operating Company, and Elite Construction Marching Band: THS Warrior Band Marching Unit: J&M Dance Center Organization Float: Tehachapi Youth Football & Cheer Commercial Float: Coldwell Banker Frontier Miscellaneous Float: The Minghelli Family Miscellaneous Vehicle: The Mixed Nuts...
On Dec. 2, the City of Tehachapi hosted its 2nd annual Tehachapi Hometown Christmas in downtown. There were free crafts and games for the kids, an area to write letters to Santa along with a mailbox to get them straight to the North Pole, live music, live nativity scene, an ugly sweater contest, vendors, pictures with Mr. and Mrs. Claus, and Alex Zonn read "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"....
On the morning of Dec. 5, the Tehachapi Police Department sponsored a Torch Run to benefit the Special Olympics Southern California. Runners began and ended the run at Centennial Plaza in downtown Tehachapi....
