By Jefferson Beavers An underappreciated Chilean folklorist saves the disappearing songs and stories of Latin America. Snow White gets a makeover as a Spanish bullfighter. Beekeepers from Switzerland [...] Continue Reading
Arts & Crafts
See The Bus in Fresno
By Kaylia Metcalfe The New Conservatory Theatre Center (NCTC) and Gay Central Valley are proud to present the West Coast Tour of The Bus by James Lantz. The show will be performed at the Unitarian [...] Continue Reading
Hindemith, Verdi and Edward Albee
By Alfonso C. Hernandez The Winter Concert Series in Three Rivers in February presented the Calidore Quartet formed by four young musicians from the best of the Colburn School of Music: Estelle Choi, [...] Continue Reading
The Return of the Rogue
By Richard Stone Spring is in the air, and Fresno has a Rogue-ish look in its eye. Yes, another Rogue Festival is upon us, that wonderful panoply of performance that jes’ keeps growing—and is getting [...] Continue Reading
¡Que Vivan Los San Patricios! St. Patrick’s Day Concert
Click to hear the promo Saint Patrick’s Day Concert and Dance ¡Que Vivan Los San Patricios! Sunday, March 17 • 3 p.m. Fresno City College Old Administration Auditorium Tickets: Concert and Dance $20, [...] Continue Reading
Murder Park: It’s a Real Place
By Simone Whalen-Rhodes The sun blinds me as I jump on the 180 West heading to Murder Park’s evening practice. The freeway slowly melts away into Whites Bridge Road, passing orchards and small plots [...] Continue Reading
Women, Power, Love, Death and Psycho
By Alfonso C. Hernandez Why do you live in the South San Joaquin Valley? Friends ask me intermittently over the years because they know that all forms of art are essential for me. One or two of the [...] Continue Reading
Friendcore: A Vibrant Music Scene in Fresno
By Simone Whalen-Rhodes Having lived in Santa Cruz and the Bay Area I am well aware, as many are, of the bad rap that Fresno gets. On top of the many social and economic problems that our city [...] Continue Reading
Fear, Art, Poetry and Strauss
By Alfonso C. Hernandez A colleague asked me if I was going to Mexico for Christmas vacation, and when I answered him affirmatively he said that he would never go back to visit the city he was born [...] Continue Reading
What Cupid Means
By Leonard Adame One of the main characters in Les Miserables, though not listed in the credits, is Cupid. That little love god, who somewhat looks like the Michelin Man, enters about halfway through [...] Continue Reading
Food Not Bombs!
By Kelly Borkert People from all points will be converging on Jan. 20 at the Full Circle Brewery (620 F St.) for another great experience at the hands of Blake Jones and the Trike Shop and another [...] Continue Reading
The Flawed, the Anomalous and the Unbelievable
By Alfonso C. Hernandez The Metropolitan Opera House of New York City is broadcasting its Live on Screen productions to be seen in local theaters such as the Galaxy Theater in Porterville. These [...] Continue Reading