Every Thursday evening at Central Park, the Tehachapi Valley Recreation & Parks District will show a movie on the “Big Screen” at no cost to the Tehachapi Community.

All movies will be rated G, PG, or PG-13 and will be posted each week in the Tehachapi News during the summer. Food venders will be there to help you with dinner. Snacks along with raffle tickets will be sold for fun prizes. Grab you chairs and blankets and join us under the stars.

• Location: Central Park (directions)
• Cost: Free
• Dates: Every Thursday through August 6, 2009
• Time: 8:15 pm

Contact Info: Sandy Chavez, Recreation Specialist – 822-3228 ext. 13 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Tehachapi Mountain Park
July 26 (4pm) – July 28 (noon), 2009

“Kiya” (Kee-ya) means fun and laughter in the local Tehachapi native language, Nuwa (or Kawaiisu). There will be plenty of both this summer at the first Tehachapi music camp held among the pines of Kern County’s Tehachapi Mountain Park. The camp is rustic, with a mess hall for meals and dancing, a campfire circle for gathering and singing, and cabins, campsites and shower facilities. Bring the whole family, or come and make new friends while you explore different aspects of traditional music as well as the Nuwa language and culture, and the natural world of the mountains. Sleep in a cabin, your own tent or RV, or go home every night if you are local. Working spouses are welcome to join us for dinner and evening activities for a small fee.

Music will be taught mostly by ear, and based on fiddle as the most popular lead instrument in traditional music. Fiddle and guitar classes will include all levels, entirely from scratch to advanced. Workshops will also be available for other instruments, as well as Irish step-dancing, contra-dancing, singing and improvisation.

The cost includes camping/cabins, all activities and food. (No discounts for sleeping at home). Fiddles, guitars, ukuleles and cellos are available for rental for a contribution of $25 to the scholarship fund. Rentals must be arranged for in advance.

Bring your family and join us for two days and nights of music in the beautiful, clean, cool air of the lower Sierras. There is something for everyone – from beginners to advanced.

The picnic will be held on Saturday, August 1, 2009 by invitation only. Celebration will be held at the West Park Activity Center.

If you have lived in the Tehachapi for 40 years and want to be added to the mailing list, please contact Recreation District Office at 822-3228 Ext 13.

• Location: West Park Activity Center (directions)
• Date: August 1, 2009
• Registration: 10:00 am
• Lunch served: 12:00 pm

Contact Info: Sandy Chavez, Recreation Specialist – 822-3228 ext. 13 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Tehachapi Valley Recreation & Parks District will once again sponsor the Mountain Festival Summer Fun Run on Saturday, August 15, 2009. All runners, walkers, Moms and Dads with babies in carriages, and senior citizens are welcomed to compete in the 1 mile walk, 5K and 10K event. We have categories for all runners ages 8 to 70.

Participants will receive refreshments to round out a morning of exercise and good fellowship in the cool, clear air of Tehachapi.

Registration forms will soon be available onlilne or may be picked up at the Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce, the Tehachapi Library, Tehachapi City Hall and Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Parks District office. Information and map of route for 5k and 10k will also be available online soon.

• Cost: Pre-registration cost $25.00 includes T-shirt (July 1  - August 1)
  Day of Event $25.00 (No T-shirt)
• T-Shirts will be on sale day of event $10.00
• Registrations begin at 6:30 a.m. and end at 7:45 a.m.

Contact Info: Sandy Chavez, Recreation Specialist – 822-3228 ext. 13 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it