By Heather Hoelscher
Family Fun:
Camelot’s Park located at 1251 Oak St. is a great place for the family to go and enjoy the night. It is kid friendly and has arcade games and rides for all. Camelot’s Park has Bumper Boats, Go Kart, Batting Cage and Miniature Golf.
John’s Incredible Pizza Company located at3709 Rosedale Highway has games and a pizza and pasta buffet. Although some of the games are a bit out dated, John’s is a great place to take friends and family for bumper cars and arcade games.
Trivia Nights:
Sandrini’s Italian and Basque Restaurant and Bar has trivia nights every Tuesday at 10 p.m. It is located at 1918 Eye St in downtown Bakersfield. Sandrini’s has food, drinks and live music. This is a great place to spend a night out in Bakersfield.
Chuy’s Mesquite Broiler has their trivia night every Tuesday at 7 p.m. Chuy’s New Stine Road location (Two Chuy’s located in Bakersfield) also has live music, food and their own unique drinks. Those drinks include a light and dark rum drink called Baja on the Rocks and an orange Vodka drink called Cactus Cooler. Two of which are my favorites. Their menu has a variety of items including seafood tacos, burritos, chicken and steak.
Film/Theatre:
Fox Theatre: Bakersfield has a great theatre history with the historic Fox Theatre. Opened on Christmas Day in 1930. The Fox Theatre has many events held at it including film festivals and theatre events. They show movies and have a full calendar of events in the upcoming year. Found on the Fox Theatre’s website. Great place to see a show at the theatre and after walk down to the great bars downtown for a night out. Located at 2001 H St.
Stars Theatre Restaurant has food and theatre entertainment. In 1999 an old bank building was turned into the Star Theatre Restaurant, a dinner theatre venue. Known for their quality musicals and “award winning dining combined with outstanding Broadway Musicals and Comedies make Stars an unforgettable group experiences,” according to bmtstars.com. Stars Theatre Restaurant is located at 1931 Chester Ave.
The Empty Space is coming into their 13 season of theatre in Bakersfield. Great place to spend an evening. They are current showing “I walk like Jayne Mansfield” on January 30 and 31 at 8 p.m. The show will include Singing, dancing and comedy. The Empty Space theatre is located at 706 Oak St.
Bars/Night Clubs/ Live Music
Sandrini’s and Chuy’s are both bars and have live music events. Sandrini’s has live music Fridays and Saturday’s. And Chuy’s has live music often on Saturday nights.
