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ROCK FU is back at The Empty Space!

ROCK FU
Two-Day Music Festival

August 1st and 2nd at The Empty Space
All Ages Show!
$5 Admission/Day
$1 Beers

TENTATIVE LINEUPS:

Friday, August 1st: Doors at 6:30PM, Show starts at 7PM
Chris DeBondt
Low Flying Jet
Trading Company
Jimmy Holliday
Vince Gallindo
Near Miss Mallet
Vecar
The Silence Club

Saturday, August 2nd: Doors at 12:30PM, Show starts at 1PM
Matthew Anspach
The Death of Me
In Line With You
MTD
The Dewskies
The Councilmen
Mobius Dick
Hayesfield
Legs On Sale
Norfolk
Codiene Cowboy
Back Off War Child
Get Up Get Down
The Indians
(lineups are subject to change)

This rockin' music festival has been such a success in the past that The Empty Space has decided to bring it back! We've got great lineups both days, with awesome bands representing a variety of genres. Show some support to your local musicians! Stop by to listen to some great music, check out the new gallery exhibit, and get your fill of pizza, $1 beers, and more. The Empty Space is located at 706 Oak Street (behind Pizzaville). Call 327-PLAY for more info.

Summer Picnic & Basket Auction!

THE EMPTY SPACE’S SUMMER PICNIC & BASKET AUCTION!
“A picnic for all ages to benefit The Empty Space!”
Saturday, June 21st
1-4pm at Jastro Park

In an effort to bring back the annual “theatre picnics” of the past, The Empty Space would like to extend an invitation to all the theatres around town as well as ALL Bakersfield artists and their families! There will be lunch, games, prizes, raffles, face painting, and a preview performance of Reefer Madness: The Musical (family-friendly scenes only, of course!) To top it off, we’ll be auctioning off some delicious picnic baskets filled with homemade desserts and baked goods. Come hang out, eat, support the arts, catch up with old friends, and make some new ones! Bring water balloons and squirt guns to cool off afterwards!

Picnic Lunch:
$6 adults
$4 kids
(includes hot dogs, chips, fruit, and lemonade. A la carte items available as well).

Please RSVP at 327-PLAY to help us get an idea of how many people to expect. We’d love to see as many local artists in attendance as possible, so spread the word to your friends and family!

Two-Day Music Festival at The Empty Space!

ROCK FU

Two-Day Music Festival

April 4th and 5th at The Empty Space

All Ages Show!

$5 Admission/Day

$1 Beers

TENTATIVE LINEUPS:

Friday, April 4th: Doors at 7PM, Show starts at 8PM
Handsome Dog
Echo Hawk
Velorio
Codeine Cowboy

...and special guests!

Saturday, April 5th: Doors at 1PM, Show starts at 2PM
Krotch
The Dewskies
The Sunken Eumedies
Nekrocosm
Three Chord Whore
Norfolk
Vecar
Drag the Lake
Get Up Get Down
The Binges

(lineups are subject to change)

This rockin' music festival has been such a hit in the past that The Empty Space has decided to bring it back! We've got great lineups both days, with awesome bands representing a variety of genres. Show some support to your local musicians! Stop by to listen to some great music, check out the new gallery exhibit, and get your fill of $1 beers and delicious snacks. Be sure to check back for updates to the blog, more details coming soon! The Empty Space is located at 706 Oak Street (behind Pizzaville). Call 327-PLAY for more info.

AUDITION NOTICE: Reefer Madness the Musical!

Auditions for The Empty Space’s June production of Reefer Madness: The Musical are coming up! Please come prepared with a song to sing a cappella. Sides from the script will be provided for cold readings. The production runs June 6 - 28 and rehearsals will begin mid-April. Please email any questions you might have to the director, Jeremiah Heitman, at preacherlad@yahoo.com, or leave a comment on this blog.

Audition Times:

Saturday, April 12th from 3:30PM to 6:30PM, and

Sunday, April 13th from Noon to 3:00 PM

Synopsis:

Inspired by the original 1936 film of the same name, this raucous musical comedy takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the hysteria caused when clean-cut kids fall prey to marijuana, leading them on a hysterical downward spiral filled with evil jazz music, sex and violence. Both the original 1936 film and the 2005 movie adaptation of the hit musical are available in full on YouTube.com, and you can sample the soundtrack on iTunes and MySpace Music.

CAST OF CHARACTERS

Jimmy Harper - A wholesome, innocent, high school teenager who runs into trouble after he is lured into the dangerous world of reefer

Lecturer - a severe authority figure who warns the audience of the perils of Reefer Madness. (Doubles as Goat-Man, Mr. Poppy, Irish Priest, Old Man, Radio Announcer, Ticket-Taker, Policeman, FDR)

Mary Lane - Jimmy's sweetheart, a naïve, virginal teenage girl.

Jack Stone - The handsome and ruthless proprietor of the Reefer Den, a 30's gangster movie-type. (Doubles as Jesus, George Washington)

Mae - An attractive, yet slightly haggard dame in her mid-30s, the hostess of the Reefer Den.

Ralph Wiley - a denizen of the Reefer Den, formally a fraternity man, his college days ended long ago due to his reefer habit. (Doubles as Sally's Baby, Switch-Puller, Uncle Sam)

Sally - a sexy and seductive resident of the Reefer Den, she possesses the libidinous soul of Mae West combined with the rat-a-tat moxie of vintage Barbara Stanwyck. (Doubles as Lady Liberty)

Placard Girl - throughout the play she reinforces the warnings of the Lecturer by holding large signs that clearly state the moral of what we've just seen. (Doubles as Five-and-Dime Kid, Police Officer)

Ensemble - Mixed gender group to represent Reefer Zombies, Kids at the Five-and-Dime, Jungle Orgy dancers, Angels, and patriotic background chorus in the Star-Spangled finale.