By Abby Janzen Entertaining friends and family this holiday season? Mine can expect to participate in making handmade gifts with me—you’ve been warned! I usually have some type of project laying out [...] Continue Reading
Arts & Crafts
WILPF – December 2014
WILPF BUSINESS MEETING WILPF will meet Thursday, Jan. 8, 7 p.m., at the Fresno Center for Nonviolence, 1584 N. Van Ness. This meeting is open to all members. There is no meeting in December. WOMEN [...] Continue Reading
About the Cover: The Art of Giving Back
By Ernesto Saavedra The meaning of life and our place in it; two great mountains we climb endlessly as we evolve into our being because we never seem to reach the top. The galaxy gives us direction, [...] Continue Reading
Building Community, One Mural at a Time
Interview by the Community Alliance For another year, the Fresno Fair made its way to town. Amid all the usual rides, petting zoos and fried greasy food, there was another thing bringing people [...] Continue Reading
Poetry Corner
Edited by Richard Stone We have two poems this month, both from previously printed writers, both in still-pained response to our country’s racist legacy. The first is by Alfonso Hernandez of Three [...] Continue Reading
Laurie Lewis Coming to Fresno
By Rick Flores One of the first times Laurie Lewis ever played in public was at the studios of KPFA in Berkeley. It happened late at night on Gert Chiarito’s folk music show. She was 14. Her dad [...] Continue Reading
Youth Homelessness: The Homestretch
The Homestretch, a powerful documentary about youth homelessness, will be screened in Fresno at the Sierra Vista Cinemas on Nov. 19–20. The film provides unprecedented access into public schools and [...] Continue Reading
Day-of-the-Dead Sugar Skull Recipe
By Abigail Janzen Sugar skulls are traditionally used on Nov. 1 and 2 for the Day-of-the-Dead in Mexico. This tradition is widely practiced in other countries as well. Sugar skulls, along with [...] Continue Reading
Bhangra Bboys Breakbeats: Exploring Identities through the Arts
By Ernesto Saavedra On Oct. 4, beats and cultural barriers will be broken. Bhangra Bboys Breakbeats (BBB) will make its way to Fresno to showcase the unique and powerful blend of traditional [...] Continue Reading
Poetry Corner – October 2014
Edited by Richard Stone This month’s selections are by Wayne Warkentin, longtime peace activist, a board member of Peace Fresno for five years, an environmentalist (Sierra Club, Earth First! [...] Continue Reading
Latin American Film Festival
By the Department of Chicano and Latin American Studies The Department of Chicano and Latin American Studies (CLAS) has announced the second annual Latin American Film Festival. The mission of the [...] Continue Reading
Indigenous Migrants Celebrate Their Guelaguetza in Fresno
By Erika C. Encinas As summer is ending and the color of trees is changing, indigenous communities are getting ready for their annual festival in Fresno. Every September, the Binational Center for [...] Continue Reading