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Bakersfield Museum of Art unveiling winter exhibits virtually Thursday
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and last updated 2021-02-09 12:38:15-05
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) â The Bakersfield Museum of Art is preparing to hold a special online presentation to showcase three new art exhibits virtually.
Starting at 7 p.m. Thursday, the community will be able to take a free virtual, 3-D tour of each of the three new exhibits from their computer or smart phone.
In-person viewing will begin when state and local officials allow indoor museums to reopen to the public.
One of the exhibits is The Bakersfield Sound: Roll out the red carpet. This exhibit celebrates The Bakersfield Sound history and will feature more than 150 costumes, guitars, photographs, album covers and other artifacts.
Merle Haggard Played a Musician in a 1976 Episode of The Waltons
Acting gigs for
Merle Haggard, a country music legend and key cog in the Bakersfield Sound, range from an appearance alongside then-wife
Killers Three (1968) to a role in
Wag the Dog (1997). Yet those big screen appearances probably impress country folks less than Haggard s trip to
Haggard plays country singer Red Turner in
The Waltons season five episode The Comeback, which debuted on October 7, 1976. The Turner character first appeared in season two s The Gift and was originally portrayed by Ken Swofford. In The Comeback, Turner s still reeling from the death of his son, who d been played in The Gift by another favorite of classic country fans,
Bakersfield and Kern County will ultimately be judged for the character, determination and rich diversity of its residents. As the year comes to a close, we look back at notable figures from Bakersfield and Kern County whose loss we have mourned in 2020. They were business people, entertainers, builders, police officers and public servants. The list includes a priest, an architect, a basketball coach, a talk radio personality, a journalist and a designer of community gardens. One of those who passed this year was only 11. Another had just turned 17. All were extraordinary in some way. All are worth remembering.
CHARLES FUZZY OWEN