FresnoBee.com: Donald Munro

When it comes to music, just remember the passion

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:04:04 PST

NEW YORK — When the London Symphony Orchestra finished playing Mahler’s 4th Symphony, I felt the tears well up. Live performance can do that to me. Read comments

Arts draw audiences despite economy

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

The economy might be in the toilet, but as the fall performing arts season gets under way, at least a few local arts organizations are drawing impressive audiences: Read comments

'Yonkers' brings us a glimpse of greatness

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

In Neil Simon's "Lost in Yonkers," we hear about Aunt Bella before we meet her. Onstage, her nephews watch her through the window of her upstairs apartment as she approaches her building. Read comments

Photographer stirs an awed audience

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:17:43 PDT

Longtime readers of this column know that I'm big on experiencing art, not just observing it. Yes, it can be exquisite to bask in the presence of a world-class artist. Read comments

Film fest wraps up with the tender 'Edie & Thea'

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PDT

No question about it: If you're looking for the most emotional crowd at a movie screening today in Fresno, it will be the one turning out for "Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement." Read comments

Symposium reunites Judy Chicago students

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PDT

September has been a big-deal month in Fresno when it comes to the history of the feminist art movement. I've already written about two major shows that explore aspects of that movement: "A Studio Of Their Own: The Legacy of the Fresno Feminist Experiment 1970," at the Conley Gallery at California State University, Fresno, through Oct. 9; and "Celebrating Women Artists," through Sept. 27, the 35th anniversary show at Gallery 25, which was a direct offshoot of the Fresno State experience. Read comments

'Locker' brings you into war's addiction

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

This and that from the culture beat: Read comments

His Broadway tour debut spells out lots of fun

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

A is for “accommodate.” Read comments