Let’s take a Walk!

Written by Bakersfield Magazine

The Arts Council of Kern does so much to foster the arts in our area that we wanted to help them highlight cultural hotspots in downtown Bakersfield with this handy walking map.

A quick jaunt up and down these painted streets will give you a dose of civic pride; ours is truly a city full of artistic beauty! Colorful Arts District banners mark the area where galleries, theaters, and artists of all ages gather to support creativity and expressionism. Let this map be your guide.

1. Rabobank Theater, 1001 Truxtun Ave. Home of the Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra (661) 323-7928. www.bakersfieldsymphony.org

1. Rabobank Arena, 1001 Truxtun Ave., (661) 852-7777. www.rabobankarena.com

2. Younger Gallery and Sculpture Garden, 1430 Truxtun Ave., Suite 105. (661) 324-9000 www.kernarts.org

3. Fox Theater 2001 H St., (661) 324-1639. www.foxtheateronline.com

4. Spotlight Theatre, 1622 19th St., (661) 634-0692. www.thespotlighttheatre.com

5. Bakersfied Art Association, 1817 Eye St. (661) 869-2320. www.bakersfieldartassociation.org

6. Curiosity Shop/Art Express, 1607 19th St. (661) 324-7112.

7. Kuka’s 1609 19th St., (661) 325-0000 www.kukasfolkart.com

8. Metro Gallery, 1604 19th St. (661) 634-9598. www.themetrogalleries.com

9. STARS Dinner Theatre, 1931 Chester Ave. at 20th St., (661) 325-6100 www.bmtstars.com

10. Arts Council of Kern, 2000 K St., Suite 110. (661) 324-9000 www.kernarts.org

11. Art Stop Shop 1221 20th St.

12. Bakersfield Museum of Art, 1930 R St. (661) 323-1791. www.bmoa.org

13. Adobe Krow Archives, 430 18th St. (661) 633-2736. www.aankc.org

14. Juliana’s Gallery, 501 18th St. (661) 327-7507, www.julianasartstudiogallery.com

15. Beale Library Art Collection, 701Truxtun at Q St. (661) 868-0701. www.kerncountylibrary.org/HTML/about/bea/index.html

Article appeared in our 28-4 Issue - October 2011