In honor of this weekend’s Bakersfield Built: Architecture of the 1950s Symposium, Exhibit, and Home Tour, RAM will be open this Friday evening with extended hours through 7:30 and a reception starting at 5:30. This event is free to the public; no RSVP necessary. 

Weekend Highlights: 

FRIDAY: Reception at RAM: 5:30-7:30 Hosted by Jeff and Jenny Vaughan 

SATURDAY: Symposium and Home Tour: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, Bakersfield Museum of Art, Symposium and Home Tour ticket. 

SUNDAY: Brunch at the Ablin House, 11:00 am, Benefiting Bakersfield Built Foundation, Fundraiser Brunch Tickets. 

Photo Credit: Whitney Biggar, Cal Cotton Plant (Bakersfield, Calif.), 1959, Photograph by Julius Shulman, 1959, Digital print, 10" x 8" © J. Paul Getty Trust. Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles (2004.R.10). 2742-3 and Bakersfield Museum of Art