Events Calendar
Yoshi NOW! Fall Flea Market..Fashion Show...& Music Fest
The weather is perfect...the music is fine...the
junk is abundant...
It's time for the Yoshi NOW! Fall Flea Market
On the parking lot...for your pleasure:
lots of folks selling their stuff
4 LIVE Bands
The Overdubs
Villiano Cotti
Peni James
Fallen Pilot
And a High-Noon Fashion Show with 6 SHADES of
GRAPHICS TEES
Plus...a SOLID Good Vibe.
Booth space is FREE and it's never too late
to get one! Call 485-8142 today!!
junk is abundant...
It's time for the Yoshi NOW! Fall Flea Market
On the parking lot...for your pleasure:
lots of folks selling their stuff
4 LIVE Bands
The Overdubs
Villiano Cotti
Peni James
Fallen Pilot
And a High-Noon Fashion Show with 6 SHADES of
GRAPHICS TEES
Plus...a SOLID Good Vibe.
Booth space is FREE and it's never too late
to get one! Call 485-8142 today!!
Obama Rocks Fresno
1pm-7pm At Eaton Plaza
featuring musical performances by:
40 Watt Hype
Three Bags Full
Rademacher
Roger Perry
Lonesome Jem
Terril Cross
Suggested donation: $5 students $10 adults
Children 12 and under free
Fresno’s Music scene is revved up and ready to throw a fundraising party in support of Barack Obama: Obama Rocks Fresno!
This is the final push before this very important election to register new voters, raise funds for the campaign and get as many volunteers as possible involved to get out the vote in support of Barack Obama.
Celebrate a full day of music outdoors with your family and friends along with some of Fresno’s finest musicians.
Visit: www.FresnoForObama.com for more details
Lloyd & The Dream Official Concert After Party
Official Concert After Party
10/11/08 - 2039 Ultra Lounge, 21+
Jazz Masters - SMF 2008
The African American Museum presents its SUMMER MUSIC FEST 2008 concert
series at its park on the corner of Broadway and Sacramento, behind the
museum. All concerts are on Sundays from 6 to 9 pm. and they are FREE. The
concerts are funded by a grant from the Fresno Regional Foundation. Food
and beverages will be available for purchase. Chairs provided, but bring
your own if your would like.
Schedule
August 24: The Ed Burke All Star Blues Band
August 31: Deep Cover Band
September 14: Trey Tosh Band
September 28: Patrick Contreras Band
October 12: Jazz Masters
African American Museum
1857 Fulton
Fresno, CA 93721
268-7102
series at its park on the corner of Broadway and Sacramento, behind the
museum. All concerts are on Sundays from 6 to 9 pm. and they are FREE. The
concerts are funded by a grant from the Fresno Regional Foundation. Food
and beverages will be available for purchase. Chairs provided, but bring
your own if your would like.
Schedule
August 24: The Ed Burke All Star Blues Band
August 31: Deep Cover Band
September 14: Trey Tosh Band
September 28: Patrick Contreras Band
October 12: Jazz Masters
African American Museum
1857 Fulton
Fresno, CA 93721
268-7102
The SoulTree Lounge (Open Mic Poetry)
(Open Mic Poetry Night)
Every Wednesday from 6:30pm-10pm @ the Smokehouse
SoulTree Lounge MySpace Page
The INNER EAR Poetry Jam
Here it is already October, and more than three quarters of the year has passed by. Don't you think it's time you and your friends come out and see Fresno's premier live open mic show, the one and only INNER EAR Poetry Jam? You bet! Where else can you see Art, Music, Performance, and Spoken Word all in one place? The show that's the valley's longest running open mic that not only support local artists but brings in nationally known word-smiths to town on a regular basis! Tired of the same 'ol thing on a third Thursday night?
We got something for ya!
Join our hosts S. Bryan Medina, the poet ?ue (pronounced Q) and DJ Smack Jilly for a fun time like no other in Fresno or the central valley!
Where: Full Circle Brewing Co. 620 F St.
on the corner of F & Ventura downtown
When: Oct. 16 (the 3rd Thursday of each month)
Time: 7:30-11pm
Cost: $5 to watch - $3 for the open mic
21 and over
The INNER EAR Poetry Jam
medina / ?ue / DJ Smack Jilly
myspace.com/the_innerear
We got something for ya!
Join our hosts S. Bryan Medina, the poet ?ue (pronounced Q) and DJ Smack Jilly for a fun time like no other in Fresno or the central valley!
Where: Full Circle Brewing Co. 620 F St.
on the corner of F & Ventura downtown
When: Oct. 16 (the 3rd Thursday of each month)
Time: 7:30-11pm
Cost: $5 to watch - $3 for the open mic
21 and over
The INNER EAR Poetry Jam
medina / ?ue / DJ Smack Jilly
myspace.com/the_innerear
10th Annual Downtown Art Gala
Tickets are $55 each; $100 per couple, or $500 for a table of ten. Please RSVP by October 10th.
5:30 PM - No host cocktails; complimentary hour d'oeuvres, live entertainment
7:00 PM - Dinner; live entertainment; silent auction
For more information call the Downtown Association office at (559) 490-9966.
10th Annual Downtown Art Gala
Tickets are $55 each; $100 per couple, or $500 for a table of ten. Please RSVP by October 10th.
5:30 PM - No host cocktails; complimentary hour d'oeuvres, live entertainment
7:00 PM - Dinner; live entertainment; silent auction
For more information call the Downtown Association office at (559) 490-9966.
FUSE Festival
21 bands...
in three venues...
for one night of authentic Fresno fun!
Detroit and Motown.
Chicago's got the blues,
and Seattle rocked the grunge thing.
What about Fresno?
Here in Fresno, we have something else altogether -- our own unique Fresno sound. With that in mind, Creative Fresno presents the first Fresno Urban Sound Experience or FUSE Festival, a one-day celebration and exploration of the city's musical landscape, featuring more than 20 musical acts reaching across musical genres -- from rock to rap, alternative to jazz, and other styles thrown in for that truly authentic Fresno mix. Bands include Rademacher, Fashawn, Patrick Contreras, Flight 409, Blake Jones and the Trike Shop and more.
Come support downtown.
Come support your local creative professionals.
Come and have a fantastic time at the FUSE Festival!
FUSE Festival
Saturday, October 18th
4pm - 11pm
Three venues on the Fulton Mall: Milano, Cafe Corazon, and SmokeHouse
Plus, an after-party at Tokyo Garden
$10 gets you into everything
Abigail Nolte
Blake Jones & the Trike Shop
Bobby Joe Neely
Brian Kenney Fresno
David Aus with Andre Bush
Fashawn
Fay Wrays
Flywright
It'll Grow Back
Kevin Hill
Patrick Contreras
The Neptunes
Rademacher
Roger Perry
Scats on the Sly
The Suppressors
Tokyo Death March
Wheels of Fortune
Plus more TBA
Web site: http://www.fusefest.com
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/fresnofusefestival
in three venues...
for one night of authentic Fresno fun!
Detroit and Motown.
Chicago's got the blues,
and Seattle rocked the grunge thing.
What about Fresno?
Here in Fresno, we have something else altogether -- our own unique Fresno sound. With that in mind, Creative Fresno presents the first Fresno Urban Sound Experience or FUSE Festival, a one-day celebration and exploration of the city's musical landscape, featuring more than 20 musical acts reaching across musical genres -- from rock to rap, alternative to jazz, and other styles thrown in for that truly authentic Fresno mix. Bands include Rademacher, Fashawn, Patrick Contreras, Flight 409, Blake Jones and the Trike Shop and more.
Come support downtown.
Come support your local creative professionals.
Come and have a fantastic time at the FUSE Festival!
FUSE Festival
Saturday, October 18th
4pm - 11pm
Three venues on the Fulton Mall: Milano, Cafe Corazon, and SmokeHouse
Plus, an after-party at Tokyo Garden
$10 gets you into everything
Abigail Nolte
Blake Jones & the Trike Shop
Bobby Joe Neely
Brian Kenney Fresno
David Aus with Andre Bush
Fashawn
Fay Wrays
Flywright
It'll Grow Back
Kevin Hill
Patrick Contreras
The Neptunes
Rademacher
Roger Perry
Scats on the Sly
The Suppressors
Tokyo Death March
Wheels of Fortune
Plus more TBA
Web site: http://www.fusefest.com
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/fresnofusefestival
The SoulTree Lounge (Open Mic Poetry)
(Open Mic Poetry Night)
Every Wednesday from 6:30pm-10pm @ the Smokehouse
SoulTree Lounge MySpace Page
Fresno Falcons vs. Bakersfield Condors - opening night back @ Selland Arena
The Fresno Falcons are back where they belong in 2008 as the ECHL ice hockey club returns to the home ice of Downtown Fresno's newly renovated Selland Arena. Opening night is scheduled for Friday October 24th versus the Falcon's arch-rivals the Bakersfield Condors, at 7:00 PM. Selland Arena has been refurbished with entirely new seating, as well as a new ice surface and more. This will be the Falcon's first game downtown since 2003, when they moved to the Save Mart Center. Come welcome the Falcons back to Downtown Fresno!
Fresno Falcons vs. Bakersfield Condors - opening night downtown
Friday October 24th - 7:00 PM
Selland Arena - Fresno Convention & Entertainment Center
Phone: 485.PUCK
fresnofalcons.com
Fresno Filmmakers Forum conference
California’s sixth largest and fastest growing city, Fresno, is hosting a conference in October to continue to establish itself as a resource for film and television production. The Fresno Filmmakers Forum on Saturday, October 25 at the city’s famous and refurbished Tower Theatre will address the issues of how to pitch a script, shoot a film, and finance a movie. The all-day event is open to the public and tickets are available online at www.FresnoFilmmakersForum.com
Ray Arthur, Fresno’s Film and Entertainment Commissioner, announced the slate of prominent speakers for the event.
“We’ve just confirmed that the Miller Brothers will be there,” said Arthur. “They successfully completed their film ‘Touching Home’ which stars Ed Harris, and will tell us how they did it.”
Arthur announced the entire line-up of speakers for the event. In addition to Logan and Noah Miller, they are Dean Shull, who produced the feature film “Waiting…” distributed by Lions Gate; Marty Shindler, whose entertainment business expertise includes years of management positions at major studios and accounting firms; Peter Maris, who has produced and directed over thirty movies and interactive computer games; Alexis Fish of SAG Indie with information about how to get actors for projects; and documentarian Kevin White, founder of Filmmakers Collaborative.
A meet-and-greet party will follow the Fresno Filmmakers Forum conference that evening at Fresno’s popular Palomino’s restaurant adjacent to the theater. Conference attendees will be able to meet the speakers and network with others in the entertainment business.
“This is our second conference,” noted Christine Autrand Mitchell of Entandem Productions, one of the founders of Fresno Filmmakers Forum. “About one hundred people attended last year, and the enthusiasm was so high, we expect two to three times as many people will attend this year.”
Regional areas vie for film and television production because the entertainment business is a low-impact industry that creates jobs, helps invigorate an area’s economy (productions require food, transportation, laundry, props, and other local services), and boosts civic morale and pride.
“This is a growing and important segment of our City’s economic development that continues to move forward with new projects, job opportunities, and new revenue that circulates throughout Fresno,” added Arthur.
Collaboration between the City of Fresno, local non-profit organization Creative Fresno, and Fresno-based production company Entandem Productions created Fresno Filmmakers Forum in 2006.
“We saw the obvious short-term and long-term economic benefits of bringing out-of-town productions to Fresno,” notes Creative Fresno’s Suzanne Bertz-Rosa. “However, the benefits I’m most excited about are the opportunities for local creative professionals to make a living while growing our own indie film discipline.”
Ray Arthur, Fresno’s Film and Entertainment Commissioner, announced the slate of prominent speakers for the event.
“We’ve just confirmed that the Miller Brothers will be there,” said Arthur. “They successfully completed their film ‘Touching Home’ which stars Ed Harris, and will tell us how they did it.”
Arthur announced the entire line-up of speakers for the event. In addition to Logan and Noah Miller, they are Dean Shull, who produced the feature film “Waiting…” distributed by Lions Gate; Marty Shindler, whose entertainment business expertise includes years of management positions at major studios and accounting firms; Peter Maris, who has produced and directed over thirty movies and interactive computer games; Alexis Fish of SAG Indie with information about how to get actors for projects; and documentarian Kevin White, founder of Filmmakers Collaborative.
A meet-and-greet party will follow the Fresno Filmmakers Forum conference that evening at Fresno’s popular Palomino’s restaurant adjacent to the theater. Conference attendees will be able to meet the speakers and network with others in the entertainment business.
“This is our second conference,” noted Christine Autrand Mitchell of Entandem Productions, one of the founders of Fresno Filmmakers Forum. “About one hundred people attended last year, and the enthusiasm was so high, we expect two to three times as many people will attend this year.”
Regional areas vie for film and television production because the entertainment business is a low-impact industry that creates jobs, helps invigorate an area’s economy (productions require food, transportation, laundry, props, and other local services), and boosts civic morale and pride.
“This is a growing and important segment of our City’s economic development that continues to move forward with new projects, job opportunities, and new revenue that circulates throughout Fresno,” added Arthur.
Collaboration between the City of Fresno, local non-profit organization Creative Fresno, and Fresno-based production company Entandem Productions created Fresno Filmmakers Forum in 2006.
“We saw the obvious short-term and long-term economic benefits of bringing out-of-town productions to Fresno,” notes Creative Fresno’s Suzanne Bertz-Rosa. “However, the benefits I’m most excited about are the opportunities for local creative professionals to make a living while growing our own indie film discipline.”
The SoulTree Lounge (Open Mic Poetry)
(Open Mic Poetry Night)
Every Wednesday from 6:30pm-10pm @ the Smokehouse
SoulTree Lounge MySpace Page
The SoulTree Lounge (Open Mic Poetry)
(Open Mic Poetry Night)
Every Wednesday from 6:30pm-10pm @ the Smokehouse
SoulTree Lounge MySpace Page
The Patrick Contreras Band - reinventions -
- reinventions -
w/ special guest Charee Cavazos and her band
Starline - Sat, Nov. 8,
9pm, $7, All Ages
The SoulTree Lounge (Open Mic Poetry)
(Open Mic Poetry Night)
Every Wednesday from 6:30pm-10pm @ the Smokehouse
SoulTree Lounge MySpace Page
Fresno Metropolitan Museum Grand Reopening
Three years of jackhammers, bulldozers and excavators will come to a close, as the Fresno Metropolitan Museum reopens to the public in its newly renovated building on November 13, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. with a grand reopening ceremony and a full weekend of events and activities.
The historic structure at 1555 Van Ness Avenue in downtown Fresno was the focus of an extensive renovation and reshaping of the entire Museum complex, as two additions constructed in 1936 and 1951 as well as the Museum’s longtime administrative office building were razed. In addition, the Museum’s picturesque courtyard was the subject of a complete makeover, with the result a green space approaching the size of a football field.
The renovation affords the Museum the opportunity to open the building’s fourth and fifth floors for the first time ever. The fourth floor will serve as a multipurpose space supporting special programs, educational activities and will serve as gallery space on occasion. The fifth floor will house the Met’s administrative offices, marking the first time in the Museum’s history that its offices will be housed in the same location as its exhibition space.
You can learn more about the grand opening festivities on November 13th by visiting the Museum's website.
The SoulTree Lounge (Open Mic Poetry)
(Open Mic Poetry Night)
Every Wednesday from 6:30pm-10pm @ the Smokehouse
SoulTree Lounge MySpace Page
The SoulTree Lounge (Open Mic Poetry)
(Open Mic Poetry Night)
Every Wednesday from 6:30pm-10pm @ the Smokehouse
SoulTree Lounge MySpace Page
Stomp
STOMP is explosive, provocative, sophisticated, sexy, utterly unique and appeals to audiences of all ages. The international percussion sensation has garnered an armful of awards and rave reviews, and has appeared on numerous national television shows. The eight-member troupe uses everything but conventional percussion instruments matchboxes, wooden poles, brooms, garbage cans, Zippo lighters, hubcaps to fill the stage with magnificent rhythms. As USA Today says, "STOMP finds beautiful noises in the strangest places." STOMP. See what all the noise is about.
Tickets $42.50 - $25.00
Tickets $42.50 - $25.00