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Cesar Chavez Lowrider & Classic Car Show

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Join us for a FREE family event at the National Chavez Center on Saturday, August 12, from 12 – 8 pm, “Cesar Chavez Lowrider & Car Show,” hosted by Classic Dreams Car Club.

Don’t miss a special performance by Bakersfield-native group Mento Buru at 5 pm. For car registration, please complete the registration form here: https://bit.ly/ChavezCarShow23

All proceeds benefit the Cesar Chavez Foundation and National Chavez Center.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

 6:00 am – 10:30 am                     Car Show Registration and Roll-In

12:00 pm                                        Doors open

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm                       DJ Amar1e

1:00 pm – 1:30 pm                         Aztec Dancers

1:30 pm – 3:00 PM                         DJ Amar1e

3:00 pm – 3:30 PM                         DJ Mikey (until 8 pm)

3:30 pm – 4:00 pm                        Performance by Chuck and Aranza Alexandria

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm                        Presentation of Car Show Awards

5:00 pm – 8:00 pm                        Performance by Mento Buru

8:00 pm                                         Doors close

CAR SHOW REGISTRATION 

Roll in is from 6:00 am – 10:30 am. Strict 10:30 am deadline.

Day of registration is $30 on a first-come, first-serve basis. *CASH PAYMENT ONLY*

For additional information, contact Jose Fernandez at 661-840-2953 or Lulu Salas at 661.201.2774.

TRAILER TOWING

If you are trailer towing your car, designated parking will be available.

EVENT INFORMATION

  • The gates open at 12 PM
  • General Admission Parking is FREE
  • General Admission is FREE
  • Classic Car and Lowrider roll in from 6:00 am – 10:30 am
  • In-door cooling stations available
  • Indoor and outdoor seating will be available
  • Closed-toe shoes are recommended
  • Outside alcohol is strictly prohibited
  • Smoking is not allowed (location is a high-risk fire zone)
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Invitation to help mark the 10th anniversary of the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument in Keene

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Invitation to help mark the 10th anniversary of the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument in Keene

Community members are invited to help the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument celebrate 10 years to the day since President Obama journeyed to Keene, Calif. for dedication of the 398th unit of the National Park Service before 7,000 people on the historic grounds where the farm labor and civil rights leader lived and labored his last quarter century. A commemorative ceremony is set in the monument’s Memorial Garden located at 29700 Woodford-Tehachapi Road in Keene starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022.

The event is free to the public and hosted by the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument and National Parks Service in partnership with the National Chavez Center, the Cesar Chavez Foundation, and National Park Foundation. Speakers include Chavez foundation President Paul F. Chavez; Frank Lands, regional director of the National Park Service; and Anne Stephan, superintendent of Chavez national monument. Visitors are invited to view new exhibits in the monument’s Visitor Center, get a special National Parks Passport commemorative cancellation stamp, and see the newly restored exterior of the modest nearby Chavez family home, where Cesar and Helen Chavez and their children resided.

The Chavez national monument was established on Oct. 8, 2012, by President Obama through Presidential Proclamation under the Antiquities Act of 1906 to honor the life and work of Cesar Chavez, particularly his role as a 20th Century Latino civil rights leader and his passionate dedication to the American farm worker movement. The monument is open year-round from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., except on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day.

For more information, check out César E. Chávez National Monument on Facebook.

Who: National Chavez Center, Cesar Chavez Foundation, National Park Foundation

What: 10th anniversary of the dedication by President Obama of the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument

Where: Cesar E. Chavez National Monument, 29700 Woodford-Tehachapi Road, Keene, Calif. 93531

When: 10 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022