5 p.m. - Doors Open & Reception

• Check-in & Photo Opportunities
  April & Co Photography
  Round and Round 360 Photobooth
• Red Carpet (Nominees only)  
  NaTesha “T” Johnson, 2024 Beautiful Bakersfield Awards Committee Chair
• Reception (Downstairs)
  Bob Meadows, Director of Training and Community Relations, Valley Strong Credit Union

6:15  p.m. - Formal Dining Room Opens

• Guests are welcome to find their seats

6:30 p.m. - Introduction

• NaTesha “T” Johnson, 2024 Beautiful Bakersfield Awards Committee Chair
• Invocation
  Michael Bowers, Director Of Public Affairs & Government Relations, Centric Health California 

6:45  p.m. - Dinner 

• Prepared and plated by Mossman’s Catering

7  p.m. - Welcome 

• Alex Fisher & Maddie Janssen, Masters of Ceremony, KGET-TV 17
• Karen Goh, Bakersfield Mayor
• Rob Duchow, Greater Bakersfield Chamber Chairman of the Board
• Deanna Blaise, Presenting Sponsor - Valley Strong Credit Union
• Community Impact Sponsor - Adventist Health
• Kiyoshi Tomono, Red Carpet Sponsor - Blue Zones Project Bakersfield
• Janelle Capra, Greater Bakersfield Chamber President and CEO

7:30 p.m. - Awards Presentation 

Tickets and check-in will be handled digitally.

• Guests who secure seats should enter each guest's name upon purchase to ensure a smooth check-in process at the door. 
• Guests who secure tables must enter their guests' names when their tables are secured. The Chamber will follow up before the event to remind those who have not completed this important step. It is essential that guest names are provided to the Chamber before the event for a smooth check-in experience for all.

Staff and volunteers will be available to help guests at check-in. If you are seated at a sponsored table, your reservation may be under the company/organization name. If you are a presenter, please let the staff at the check-in line know that you have arrived. Seating is assigned for this event, so please pay attention to your table assignment.

Following the event guests will be able to view, purchase and download photos from the gala at April McGill Photography.

View the full list of the 2024 award nominees.

Directions for Award Winners
Should you win, please move as quickly as possible to the stage. Every winner will have the opportunity to make some remarks from the stage, but like the Oscars, we have limited time. When you hear the music, please wrap up your comments. Following our winners’ exit off stage, staff will escort you to our photo/video area where we will film a quick interview with the category sponsors and winners’ reactions.