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Jennings & Keller come to Hillybeans
Friday July 3rd at 7pm
Tickets are $8 in advance $10 at the door
Jennings & Keller is *Laurie Jennings Oudin and Dana Keller*, an acoustic duo based out of Miami, Florida. They bring a wealth of experience to their collaboration, from the Broadway musicals of New York to the honky tonks of West Texas.
Their music is called "Fusion Folk Americana' - a blend of many different elements that comes from their vast and wide-ranging musical backgrounds. With the release of their debut CD, 'Susan's House', Jennings & Keller are quickly gaining recognition throughout the country. In 2007 alone, they were finalists in five songwriting contests across the nation: South Florida Folk Fest, Suwanee SpringFest, Susquehanna, SolarFest, and Falcon Ridge Folk.
Laurie Jennings Oudin is well-known as the former proprietress of The Main Street Cafe, which was viewed across the country as the premier acoustic music venue in Florida. A former Shakespearean actress, Laurie has been a singer and songwriter for many years. Since the cafe's close in June 2006, she has been devoting her time to her musical career with Dana.
Dana Keller is a veteran pedal steel, dobro, and guitar player who has spent years performing on stage or in the studio with such luminaries as Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, Stevie Wonder, Larry Graham, Marvin Gaye, Dave Mason, Johnny Rodriguez and The Allen Brothers, to name a few. He has opened for, among others, Spirit, Pure Prairie League, Gordon Lightfoot, Waylon Jennings, and Buck Owens. Dana has been an endorsee of the Gretsch Guitar and Drum Company since 1980.
The synergy created from these two diverse talents is apparent in the responses they are getting from festival directors, club owners, and audience members. Laurie's and Dana's music is not easy to define, but will leave a lasting impression on all who listen. http://www.jenningsandkeller.com/
http://www.myspace.com/jenningsandkeller

July 4th The third annual Taste of Tehachapi Food & Wine Festival returns
featuring another year of the finest in food and wine that the Greater Tehachapi Area has to offer.
and Mama Hillybeans will be there!
Featuring a varied and eclectic offering of Tehachapi Valley's local cuisine and wine, this year's Taste of Tehachapi Food and Wine Festival presents food, drink and music in a diverse and unique style in downtown Tehachapi. The festival, scheduled for Saturday, July 4th and running from 5:00 pm until 8:30 pm, offers a wonderful and distinctive way to celebrate our country's Independence Day. More than fifteen local restaurants will be serving up delicacies from their one-of-a-kind menus treating participating guests to a diverse variety of cuisine. Notable establishments such as the Wine & Cheese Cellar, Petra Mediterranean Deli, King of Siam, The Apple Shed, Old Towne Pizza, Mama HillyBean's Cafe, Don Perico's, Primo Burger, Pacino's, Sunshine Buffet, Kohnen's, Don Juan's Latin Grill and La Bella Amore, and others will all be tempting guests with the unique fare that makes them all stand out in any crowd. The festival also includes sampling from local wineries including our own Souza Family Vineyards, Leona Valley Winery, Antelope Valley Winery and Cameo Vineyards as well as other unique wine varieties and the ever popular Beer Garden. This year's music is an outstanding selection of jazz stylings featuring the opening act "Eastern Wartime" followed by the headliner, "Out of the Blue" who will be playing time-honored American country music. The evening will be capped off by the traditional 4th of July display of always incredible pyrotechnics viewable from the event itself. The first five hundred guests will receive a commemorative wine glass.
Celebrate America's birthday with a magical evening of food, drink, music and fun at the third annual Taste of Tehachapi Food and Wine Festival. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 the day of the event. Children are welcome with paying adult. Festival proceeds benefit Main Street Tehachapi and tickets are available at the downtown Farmer's Market on Thursdays from 4:pm until closing, Mama HillyBean's, and at a variety of other locations around town. For complete information call 661.822.6519 or go online to:
http://www.tasteoftehachapi.com/