Don`t Miss It

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The Bee’s “Don’t Miss It” entertainment guide
EVENTS:
A It’s ArtHop night. Highlights include
Faces of The Drought at The Fresno Bee,
Gallery 25’s joint exhibition by Cynthia
Carter Cameron, (left) Carol Tikijian and
Michele Sani, and CMAC Fest at CMAC.
A Oktoberfest in Visalia with Patrick
Contreras Band, Ryan Dean & The
Bricktops, Richfield and Das Polka Dots.
EVENTS:
A Stroll, sip and nibble at the Old
Town Clovis Wine Walk.
A The Fresno Puzzle Hunt, a
combination scavenger hunt and
brainteaser challenge, on Fulton Mall.
A Native Plant Landscape Design
Clinic at Three Rivers Union School in
Three Rivers.
A Long Island Medium Theresa
Caputo comes to the Save Mart
Center.
CONCERTS:
A Indie rap star Murs performs at
Strummer’s.
A Newsboys perform at Warnors
Theatre.
A Tulare County Symphony performs
“Celebración” at Visalia Fox Theatre.
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THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
MOVIES:
A “Aram, Aram” (above) debuts at Maya Fresno Cinemas.
A “Spirit of The Marathon II” screens at Tower Theatre.
THEATER:
A Fresno State opens “Yellowman.” It runs through Oct. 10.
A “Detroit” opens at the Fresno City College Theatre. It runs through Oct. 10.
CONCERT: Coldharbour Recordings Night brings EDM to Fulton 55.
DVD: “Avengers: Age of Ultron” hits stores.
EVENT: Hobbs Grove opens. It runs through Oct. 31.
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
TV: Park yourself in front of
“Jay Leno’s Garage” (above) on CNBC.
EVENT: The Big Fresno Fair opens. It
runs through Oct. 18.
COMEDY: Jeff Foxworthy brings
smarter-than-a-fifth-grade humor
to The Big Fresno Fair.
WEDNESDAY
EVENT: The Simonian Farms Pumpkin
Patch opens, offering hayrides, corn
maze and carnival. It runs through
Oct. 31.
LECTURE: Yosemite National Park
ranger John Dill shares stories about
emergency response missions
in the park.
BALLET:
Russian Grand Ballet performs
Swan Lake at Tower Theatre.
Also Oct. 7 at Visalia Fox.
CONCERTS:
A The Band Perry (left) plays The Big Fresno Fair.
A San Joaquin Valley Town Hall features an
evening with Steve Wozniak.
THEATER: Live Theatre Co. opens “Venus in Fur” at
the Cal Arts Severance Theatre. It runs through Oct. 17.
EVENT: International Cello Festival opens at Fresno
State. It runs through Oct. 11.
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
CONCERTS:
A Country-rockers Turnpike Troubadours play at
Strummer’s.
A Rapper Nelly comes to The Big Fresno Fair.
MOVIES:
A “Pan” flies into local theaters.
A Fresno Filmworks presents “The Great Man” at
Tower Theatre.
EVENT: Author Kate Schatz and illustrator Klein Stahl
talk about their new book, “Rad American Women,”
at Fresno State’s Henry Madden Library.
CONCERTS:
A Roberto Tapia
performs at The Big
Fresno Fair.
A Bachtober at First
Congregational
Church of Fresno.
A The Walking Dead
Season 6 premieres
on AMC.
LECTURE: “Discover Your True North” author Bill George
speaks at Fresno Pacific University.
VIDEO GAMES: “Minecraft: Story Mode” hits major consoles and computers.
CONCERT: Christian rapper Lecrae is at The Big Fresno Fair.
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
CONCERTS:
A Zac Brown Band (above) stops at
Save Mart Center.
A Fresno Community Concert Band
performs at the Fresno City College
Theatre.
A Singer Gloria Trevi plays the final
night of The Big Fresno Fair.
EVENT: Shop for treasures at
Glorious Junk Days.
EVENT: African Adventure
grand opening at Fresno
Chaffee Zoo. (above)
CONCERT: The Big Fresno Fair
gets rock reggae from 311.
DVD: Summer’s biggest hit,
“Jurassic World,” becomes available.
EVENT: Tina Marie Master
Hypnotist comes to Tower Theatre.
EVENT: San Joaquin Valley Town Hall presents a Day with Jack Hanna.
THEATER: Curtain 5 TheatreGroup opens “ART” at
the Fresno Art Museum. It runs through Oct. 24.
EVENT: The Friends of Woodward Park Library
Book Sale. It runs through Oct. 25.
CONCERTS:
A Sir Mix-A-Lot hits the stage at Fulton 55.
A Punky upstart band Joyce Manor at Strummer’s.
A English metal icons Judas Priest storm
the Saroyan Theatre.
A Harpsichordist Ruta Bloomfield performs at
Fresno Pacific’s McDonald Hall Atrium.
VIDEO GAMES: “Assassin’s Creed Syndicate”
releases for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC.
MOVIE: “Steve Jobs” wants box office
totals to compute.
CONCERT: Fresno
Pacific University Jazz
Band performs at
McDonald Hall
Ashley Auditorium.
CONCERT:
Clovis Community
Band performs at
Shaghoian Hall.
EVENT: Ginza Food
Bazaar at Fresno
Buddhist Temple
Home.
TV: Look there
on the TV.
It’s a bird. it’s a
plane. It’s
“Supergirl”
(left) on CBS.
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
TV: Starz launches “Ash vs.
Evil Dead.” (left)
CONCERT: Misfits tribute Children
in Heat plays Visalia’s Cellar Door.
CONCERT: Jack and Jack at The Big Fresno Fair. Laura Marano opens.
COMEDY: Fluffy himself, Gabriel Iglesias, returns to The Big Fresno Fair.
FILM: The Phantom of the Opera screens at Warnors Theatre.
CONCERTS:
A The St. Olaf
Orchestra, with Steven
Amundson as
conductor, plays Paul
Shaghoian Concert Hall.
A Oldies icon Paul
Anka comes to The Big
Fresno Fair.
CONCERT:
Country singer
Randy Houser
performs at The
Big Fresno
Fair.
MOVIE: Tom Hanks stars in “Bridge of Spies.” (above)
CONCERTS:
A Fresno Grand Opera offers the second in its
“Opera Remix” series at the Tower Theatre, this one
dedicated to “Music and Verse.”
A The inaugural event in the “Music and Paint” series
kicks off at the Falls Event Center.
A The iconic Diana Ross plays at The Big Fresno Fair.
DANCE: Ballet Folklorico de Mexico de Amalia
Hernandez performs at Saroyan Theatre.
CONCERTS:
A Pianist Pascal Rogé (right) joins the Fresno
Philharmonic at Shaghoian Hall. Also on Oct. 18.
A Visalia’s Tastemakers Festival brings seven bands
to Rawhide Park.
A Dozens of bands perform in downtown Fresno for
the third Summer Sweat event.
A Sabrina Carpenter plays an afternoon show, while
Rapper 2 Chainz plays the evening show at The Big
Fresno Fair.
EVENTS:
A Zappcon takes over Valdez Hall at Fresno’s
Convention Center. It runs through Oct. 18.
A Fresno Zombie Crawl hits the Tower District.
CONCERT: Spanspek Music and Arts Festival
celebrates 10 years in Orosi.
THEATER: Direct from New York, Janice Noga brings “Janka”
to the 2nd Space Theatre. Runs through Oct. 25.
EVENTS:
A Sample beer from 30-plus breweries at Sudz in the City.
A Saint Agnes Fashion Show at Valdez Hall.
A Central California Area Derby vs. Derby Revolution of
Bakersfield at Full Circle Brewing.
A Fall Wine Cornucopia at RiverView Shopping Center.
A Big Fresno Coin Show at Las Palmas Masonic Hall. Also on
Oct. 25.
A Whitie’s Pets Pooch Parade Canine Carnival and Costume
Contest in Tower District.
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
MOVIE: Psycho screens
at Warnors Theatre.
CONCERT: Organist Isabelle
Demers (above) performs with
Keyboard Concerts at Fresno State.
EVENT: Sample 60-plus beers
at Tower Brewfest.
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
VIDEO GAMES:
A “WWE 2K16” slams major consoles.
A “Halo 5: Guardians” lands on the Xbox One.
EVENT: Selland Arena hosts Disney on Ice: Dare to
Dream. (right) Shows run through Nov. 1.
CONCERT: Punk legends Subhumans play
Strummer’s.
COMEDY: Kevin Hart performs at
Save Mart Center.
OPERA: Fresno City College Opera Workshop presents
“The Pirates of Penzance.” Runs through Nov. 1.
THEATER: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” opens at Fresno State.
CONCERT: HeavyFoot hosts a CD release show at Fresno’s
Tower Theatre.
Look for event details in 7 every Friday or online at fresnobee.eventsabout.com
View an interactive version of this calendar at www.fresnobee.com/entertainment