Upcoming & Ongoing

Ongoing through November

  • Submit your business for a free listing in the December ‘Shop the Mountain’ issue of The New Mountain Pioneer through November 19. Use the online form at www.MountainEnterprise.com
  • Work of HeART Gallery features Peter Gullerud as Artist of the Month in November.
  • Sign up for Focus Central’s fall classes. Classes in art, computers and music for schoolaged children and adults. See www.focuscentral.org, 661-204-6569, 245-2111
  • Toys for Tots enrollment is open through Nov. 10. Sign up at the Family Resource Center (3015 Mt. Pinos Way, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.)
  • Bandit plays live at La Sierra 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays Nov. 2-30 (3500 Mt. Pinos Way).
  • Sign up for FMHS Ski Club Feb. 2011 trip through Nov. 30 (FMHSSkiClub@aol.com, 242-3340)
  • Keys to a Successful Marriage class Tuesdays 10 a.m. through January at Lebec Community Church, free ($2 for nursery care, 2350 Lebec Road, call 248-2004 for information).

Thursday, October 28

  • 2010 Holiday Faire Fantasy of Lights planning meeting at 6:30 p.m. followed by the monthly Chamber of Commerce meeting at 7 p.m. Cuddy Hall (335 Lakewood Place, LOW)

Friday, October 29

  • AARP Trip to the Ronald Reagan Museum in Simi Valley. Call Jessie at 245-1995.
  • Grapevine Glitter Elite Athletic Center’s Haunted House opens at 5 p.m. $5 includes entry to Saturday’s dance (3524-A Mt. Pinos Way)
  • Adult Halloween party at All Seasons Real Estate at 6:30 p.m. (620 Monterey Tr. FP)
  • Melissa Greener and Adam Levy perform live at the Work of HeArt Gallery at 7 p.m. (behind the Coffee Cantina, 3011 Mt. Pinos Way, 245-3611)

Saturday, October 30

  • Michelle Sathe, author of Pit Stops: Crossing the Country with Loren the Rescue Bully, will hold a book signing 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Madd Bailey’s garden patio to benefit Mountain Communities SPCA (16200 Mil Potrero Hwy, Pine Mtn., see pg. 4 in The New Mountain Pioneer)
  • Fall Festival at the Pony Club is from 12-4 p.m. at Bonfield Farm. Everyone is invited for pony rides, stories and crafts with Michi’s Magic Bookshelf, a pumpkin carving contest, bake sale and a Trot-A-Thon to raise funds for the Cuddy Valley Pony Club (10326 Caretta, off Darling Ave. 661-972-0373)
  • Grapevine Glitter Elite Athletic Center’s Haunted House opens at 1 p.m. $5 for both haunted house and youth dance/festival and games at 6 p.m. (3524-A Mt. Pinos Way)
  • Ghost Stories at the Ridge Route Communities Museum will be told at 3 p.m. Come in costume and listen to local ghost stories and legends. Refreshments provided. Special exhibit of old fashioned Halloween decorations also on display (3515 Park Drive, 245-7747, free)
  • Cyberbullying public workshop, sponsored by California Family Counseling Network and Let’s Live Local, will be 4-6 p.m. in Cuddy Hall (335 Lakewood Pl., RSVP 242-1583).
  • *Halloween Party hosted by the Pine Mtn. Club Recreation Committee 7-9 p.m. in the Condor Room; ages 21 and over; Costume contest 9 p.m. Live music by Boyz Nite Out (242-3788).
  • Halloween Party at Sue’s Tavern begins at 9 p.m. Live music by Tres Aliens. Special drinks, tasty treats and costume contest with cash prizes at 3440 Mt. Pinos Way (245-1100).
  • The “Ultimate Adult Halloween Party” at Madd Bailey’s Pub starts with a two-for-one cocktails drink special from 8-9 p.m. for those in costume. Wildside plays live all night. Costume contest with prizes (16200 Mil Potrero Highway, Pine Mtn. Village, 242-8439).

Sunday, October 31 — Happy Halloween!

  • “Boo 4” is the fourth year of fun at Alice’s Attic where children in costume get a free wrapped candy and a treasure from Alice’s Famous Treasure Chest from 12-4 p.m. (601-B Lebec Road).
  • Mountain Shakespeare Festival’s Haunted Gazebo is 4-7 p.m. in the Pine Mountain Village. Guided maze benefits FMHS junior class ($2); co-host is PMCCPOA. Scary and lights-only tours available (242-1289). Trunk or Treat is 4-9,with store-to-store scavenger hunt by Pine Mountain Village Merchants Assn. (242-1214).
  • A Mini Haunted House in the Pine Mountain Village parking lot at Mil Potrero/Freeman presented by Granite Precision for Trunk or Treat at 4 p.m. (weather permitting). Free entry and candy for kids Tame, creepy and scary modes available, ask the host for details.

Tuesday, November 2 — Remember to vote!

  • California General Election. Call 661-868-3590 to find your polling place.

Thursday, November 4

  • AARP Thanksgiving potluck/meeting begins at 12 p.m. in the Frazier Mountain Park Community Center. A speaker from the California Telephone Access Program will be presenting, and new officers will be elected. Bring side dish to share, table service.
  • Opening reception for ‘Heroes’ art exhibition benefitting the Kern County Chapter of the Wounded Heroes Fund is from 5-7 p.m. at The Foundry (1700 Chester Ave, Bakersfield). Refreshments and treats will be available. $5 entry, veterans with ID free (661-301-3283)

Friday, November 5

Saturday, November 6

  • Ridge Route Communities Museum & Historical Society 2010 Arts & Crafts Show continues 9 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Frazier Park Community Building (300 Park Dr.). Free parking, bake sale (245-3324 or 245-2339, www.rrchs.org, rrchs@frazmtn.com)
  • *Pine Mountain Club Property Owner’s Association ‘New Member Meet and Greet’ will be from 3-6 p.m. in the Clubhouse Condor Room.
  • Naturalist for You will lead a Chumash Black Oak Acorn Harvest Exploration up McGill Trail on Mt. Pinos 4-7 p.m. Call 714-649-9084 to RSVP (difficulty=moderate)
  • Open forum on school safety and bullying for families, professionals and students to propose solutions is 7-9 p.m. at Cuddy Hall (335 Lakewood Place, LOW, 242-1214)

Sunday, November 7 — Daylight Saving Time Ends

  • Daylight Saving Time ends, remember to turn clocks back one hour at 2 a.m.
  • FMHS Ski Club 11th Annual trip sign ups will be from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Work of HeArt Gallery (behind the Coffee Cantina, 3011 Mt. Pinos Way).
  • Open Door Progressive Christian Community presents an ‘All Saints Event’ to celebrate the lives of loved ones who have passed. Starts at 4 p.m. in the Work of HeArt Gallery (behind Coffee Cantina, 3011 Mt. Pinos Way). All are welcome and may bring photos to share. Remembrance candles, refreshments provided. Childcare avail. OpenDoorAPCC@gmail.com

Monday, November 8

  • Applications for Kern County Board of Trade Tourism Grants due by 5 p.m.; Call 800-500-KERN for more info.

This is part of the October 29, 2010 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.

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