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| Wednesday, Jul 2 2008 5:25 PM
Last Updated: Thursday, Jul 3 2008 7:34 AM
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Bull riding at the Tehachapi Rodeo Grounds on Dennison Road starts at 6 p.m., gates open at 4 p.m. Presale is $8 for children 8 to 14 and $10 for adults; at the gate, $10 for children and $12 for adults. Children 7 and under free. Available at tehachapiprorodeo.com.
Fourth of July Music and Fireworks, music by Tehachapi Community Orchestra, featuring show tunes, marches, light classical pieces and more; preshow entertainment by Will James and Maria, gates open at 4 p.m.; begins at 5 p.m.; fireworks going off at 9 p.m., Coy Burnett Stadium, Tehachapi Boulevard (east of Snider Avenue), Tehachapi. 821-7511.
Taste of Tehachapi Food and Wine Festival, 4 to 8 p.m. on South Green Street from Tehachapi Boulevard to F Street. Features 12 restaurants, a beer garden and five local wineries. Tickets $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Purchase tickets at Mama Hillybeans, 426 E. Tehachapi Blvd., or e-mail info@TasteofTehachapi.com . 816-0529.
54th annual “Red, White and Boom” Fireworks Show presented by the Bakersfield Firefighters Relief Association, with performances by Sanctus Real and 800lb Gorilla, gates open 6 p.m., concert at 6:30, fireworks at 9. Bakersfield College Memorial Stadium, 1801 Panorama Drive. $10 to $15. $2 parking donation. Tickets available at any city fire station or jesusshack.com. 324-0638.
“The History of Rock & Roll: Born in the U.S.A.,” a musical, at 4 p.m., with a barbecue at noon; Spotlight Theatre, 1622 19th St. Presale tickets are $15 adults, $12 students with ID, seniors 50 and up and military, $7 children under 12. Barbecue purchased separately. 634-0692.
Fireworks show in Taft at 8:30 p.m., Franklin Field, Highway 119 and Cedar Street. Free. 765-2165.
Fireworks show in Wasco at dusk in Babe Ruth Ball Park, Poplar Avenue and 11th Street. Free. 758-3081.
Independence Day Celebration in Ridgecrest starting 5 p.m. with motorcycle racing at Desert Empire Fairgrounds, 520 S. Richmond Road. Features live music, barbecue and fireworks at 9 p.m. Free, $10 to watch racing. 760-375-2715.
Monty Byrom's birthday bash at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace, 2800 Buck Owens Blvd. $5 cover. Details: 328-7560.
SATURDAY
Fireworks show at Isabella Lake at 9:15 p.m., shot over Engineers Point. Free, but donations welcomed. 760-379-5236.
Star Spangled Spectacular, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Delano, with music by Prisoners of Love, festivities, barbecue, fireworks will begin after dusk, 5 to 8 p.m., Delano Memorial Park, South Lexington, Delano. Free, but barbecue is $8. 725-1286.