If it’s August in Bakersfield, then you know two things – it’s hot and it’s only going to get hotter.  We all complain about it, but it really is one of the defining aspects of our fair city. It is the yang to the yin of all that we love about Bakersfield – the friendliness and small town feel, the ability to get to mountains, beach or LA in two hours and the weather we enjoy the other eight months of the year.  You can’t have one without the other.

Rather than embrace that which defines us, we find every reason to run from it. Taking off to the beach, enjoying the brisk air at the movie theatre, floating in your pool – these are all great ways to beat the heat.  Eventually though, we exhaust our list of fun, cool things to do.  Then what?  What’s a person to do when the dog days of summer set in and boredom starts to creep into your weekends?

You go to the coolest party in town, of course.  BARC and the Jasmine Nyree Day Center are proud to present HOT AUGUST NIGHTS, a backyard party to sweep away your boredom and celebrate summer.  Arizona Cardinal linebacker Joey Porter and his lovely wife, Christy, have graciously opened their home to serve as hosts of this inaugural event. 

On Friday, August 13, 2010, the Porter home will be transformed into a tropical oasis filled with frosty cocktails, a delicious Caribbean themed meal and a multitude of incredible silent and live auction items.  The fun starts at 5:30 p.m. with a hosted cocktail hour, appetizers provided by California Pizza Kitchen and the opening of the silent auction sections.  Dinner will be served at 7:00 p.m., followed by an exciting live auction, with an amazing trip to Las Vegas and an Arizona Cardinals game package just a couple of the highlights of the evening. 

Tickets for HOT AUGUST NIGHTS are $125 per person (tables of 8 are $1000 and sponsor packages are available).  Seating is limited so get your reservations in today!  Proceeds will benefit the programs of BARC and the Jasmine Nyree Day Center.  For more information or to make your reservation, please contact Linda Hartman at 661-834-2272, ext 268 or lhartman@barc-inc.org.

Don’t let summer boredom get you down.  Celebrate summer in Bakersfield!

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