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Maya Cinemas files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, but will remain open for business

Although they say they are amid a "financial restructuring," Maya Cinemas said they are open for business.

Bakersfield, CA · 18d

KGET

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Dan O’Neil’s ‘Tiger Island’ full of surprises

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Documentary filmmakers depend a lot on educated guesses, intricate planning and a lot of luck. Dan O’Neil had all those on his side when he and his crew rolled into the forests of western Nepal to witness tiger behavior. The fruits of those labors can be seen in the two-part miniseries […]

Bakersfield, CA · 19d

Bakersfield Now

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Kern County Library invites community to honor veterans through Thank-A-Vet program

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Library is inviting community members to show their appreciation for local veterans through its annual Thank-A-Vet Art Card Project. The program runs from October 19 through October 30 at all Kern County Library branches and the Bookmobile. Community members of all ages...

Kern County, CA · 19d
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KERO 23 Bakersfield

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Via Arté’s 28th Annual Chalk Festival

Via Arté transforms a Bakersfield parking lot into a chalk art gallery Oct. 17–18, with 100+ artists raising funds for local art education.

Bakersfield, CA · 22d

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'Dramatic scenery so close to Bakersfield': Renowned artist creates work to support improved hiking in Kern Canyon

Can art be used to help advance a community project to improve hiking opportunities in the Kern Canyon, just outside of Bakersfield?. Organizers who have been working to raise awareness and dollars for years to move the proposed project forward sure hope so. That's why they asked Matthew Rangel, an...

Bakersfield, CA · 23d

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Leo Gonzalez performing at Eagle Mountain Casino this weekend

Leo Gonzalez will take the stage this Saturday at Eagle Mountain Casino in Porterville at 8 pm.

Porterville, CA · 22d

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Bakersfield College Women’s Golf Finishes 6th at Buenaventura Golf Course

VENTURA, CA - The Bakersfield College women's golf team finished in 6th place at yesterday's Western State Conference (WSC) tournament at Buenaventura Golf Course. Sophomore captain Izzy Brandon led the way for the Renegades, posting a team-low round of 90. Fellow sophomores Riley Bloxom and Kyralisa Riel also turned in solid performances, each carding a 93.

Ventura, CA · 24d

Porterville Recorder

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What's Happening: Springville Apple Festival Saturday

NUCKOLS PUMPKIN JUNCTION - Nuckols Pumpkin Junction pumpkin patch is open at 13144 Road 216, Porterville from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. CHANGALA'S PUMPKIN PATCH - Located at Redwood and Olive, Changala's Pumpkin Patch is open from 1 p.m....

Porterville, CA · 23d

Bakersfield Now

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Eyewitness News previews Coptic Orthodox festival set for Oct. 17-18

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) The Coptic Orthodox festival is set to return Oct. 17-18. The church offered Eyewitness News a preview of what to expect during the two-day event.

Bakersfield, CA · 23d

KGET

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Zoe Kazan continues family tradition with ‘East of Eden’

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Zoe Kazan spent the last decade working as an actress on such projects as “Ruby Sparks,” “The Big Stick” and “The Walker.” Her passion for being in front of the camera came after she fell in love with the novel that is considered to be John Steinbeck’s masterpiece – East of […]

Bakersfield, CA · 23d

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Zach Braff comes ‘Clean’ on having ‘Hands’ in drama, comedy

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Zach Braff has become so closely associated with the slightly silly, big-hearted Dr. Dorian on “Scrubs,” it is easy to forget he has tackled dramatic roles over the years. He will even remind you that his early roles tended to be more serious than funny. The dramas featuring Braff include “Garden […]

Bakersfield, CA · 24d

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“Romeo & Juliet” with a modern, Mojave twist

After a successful opening, Romeo & Juliet returns to Theatre 29 for its final weekend. Here is reporter Adeline J. Wells with a review of the desert-inspired adaptation. I had the pleasure of attending the opening night performance of “Romeo & Juliet: A Mojave Reimagining.” Directed by Liz Wessel and presented collaboratively by Theatre 29 and the Joshua Tree Shakespeare Company, the production tells the story of the famed, tragic lovers through a local lense.

Mojave, CA · 23d

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Ryan McPartlin faces fear for ‘Silver Bells’

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Laura Osnes’s answer to why all entrepreneurs who roll into small towns looking to do business as part of the storyline for a holiday movie are handsome is that they aren’t all good looking, but they are “VERY good looking.” She’s speaking from experience as Ryan McPartlin – whose character of […]

Bakersfield, CA · 24d

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Where The Pavement Was Dust

Think you know Porterville? Rewind the clock 50 years, as everything changes. Picture way fewer buildings, massive empty fields and a completely different vibe. You wouldn’t even recognize it at first, as a different world appears! Porterville, California, was founded in 1860 and officially incorporated in 1902. Porterville is best known as the gateway to the Sequoia National Forest and Giant Sequoia National Monument.

Porterville, CA · 27d

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Trip to ‘Crystal Lake’ ends up being killing experience

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The summer of 1982 changed Brad Caleb Kane forever. That’s when he saw “Friday the 13th, Part III” and it became what he describes as “the gateway drug to the wider world of film genre.” He would eventually become a TV and film producer/writer with projects ranging from “Fringe” to “Black […]

Bakersfield, CA · 26d

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Greek Food Festival in Bakersfield draws crowds, sells out pastries

Bakersfield's Greek Food Festival drew fans of Greek cuisine and culture, with organizers hoping to surpass last year's 8,000 attendees.

Bakersfield, CA · 27d

Porterville Recorder

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Here's To You, 'Miss, Virginia:' This library is dedicated to you

SPRINGVILLE — After years of planning, community input and construction challenges, Springville celebrated the grand opening of its new library Friday, Oct. 9, welcoming residents into a larger, modern facility built to serve the mountain community for generations to come. The 3,200-square-foot Tulare County Library branch, which began a...

Springville, CA · 25d

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Kern County In Depth: Oct. 11, 2026

In this week’s episode of Kern County In Depth, KGET’s Vincent Demonte breaks down the CA-22 debate. Watch the full episode in the video player above.

Kern County, CA · 26d

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7 Basque Dishes from the Boarding Hotel Tradition of Nevada, Idaho and California

I use AI to help draft these articles. Every recipe and every fact in them is checked before publishing. The Basque boarding hotels that opened in Elko, Winnemucca, Boise, and Bakersfield starting in the late 1800s were not restaurants in any conventional sense. Historian Jeronima Echeverria, in Home Away From Home, her 1999 history of Basque boardinghouses from the University of Nevada Press, describes them as the center of Basque immigrant life across the West. Sheepherders came off the range after months alone in the high desert and needed a place to sleep, eat, and speak their own language again, and the hotels gave them a bed, a bath, and a seat at a long pine table with whoever else showed up.

Bakersfield, CA · 10-08