Bakersfield's Metro Galleries re-opens!
Bakersfield's Metro Galleries re-opens!
Topics: Metro Galleries, Don Martin, Belardes, Noveltown, Gaylen Young, Bakersfield, Bakotopia, art
Posted by thenovelist Tue Apr 17, 2007 11:57:50 PDT
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0 responses 0 comments Location: 1920 Eye Street, Bakersfield, CA 93301
On April 12th, the same day as the Noveltown mixer, I met legendary Bakersfield newscaster Gaylen Young from KGET channel 17 outside of the original location of Metro Galleries. It was a strange windy day to be near Eye and 20th Street. Freeways were closed and there were a lot of accident reports coming in from news sources. Gaylen himself had to wait for his cameraman.
When he showed up, we greeted each other and walked inside. Right away we all realized we were in the wrong place, because even though the sign outside still read “Metro Galleries”, inside was an empty husk of an art gallery.
Gaylen apologized to a man sweeping the floor and soon enough we walked to a much better gallery location on nearby 1604 19th street.
As soon as we walked in, I was amazed at the ambiance of the new Metro Galleries. Don Martin greeted Gaylen, the cameraman and I, and right away we talked about the modern art of Mike Barker and Veronika Constantine. Their works adorned both walls in a lengthy room that is soon to host events in its gallery, wine and coffee bar. It’s a perfect venue for upscale events. As Gaylen Young put it, “Bakersfield is getting highbrow.”
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