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'Valentine's Vignettes' in Kingsburg sees laughter in love

Gallery 25 offers exhibition with heart

Local events for the week of Feb. 10-16

Author Sandra Cisneros to have 'Conversation' with Fresno

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February 9

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You can win a great prize package that includes tickets to NOCO's 3rd season launch party. Read more →

Gallery 25 offers exhibition with heart

Feb 09

Noon-4 p.m. Fridays-Sundays through Feb. 26 / 660 Van Ness Ave. / gallery25.org, (559) 264-4092 / Free

Gallery 25's February fundraising show, "Hearts," is a members' exhibition featuring contemporary paintings, drawings, mixed media, digital imagery and photography. Visitors are encouraged to add to one component, a canned-goods heart-shaped sculpture that will be a work in progress until the end of the exhibit. At the conclusion, the food will be donated to the needy. Read more →

With 'Wicked Divas,' Fresno Phil grabs Broadway magic

Feb 06

Just how popular is the "Wicked" Broadway musical juggernaut? Canny symphony orchestras across the nation are jumping at the chance to go green.

The formula for "Wicked Divas," the latest concert incarnation of which plays Saturday in Fresno, is simple: Read more →

Author Sandra Cisneros to have 'Conversation' with Fresno

Feb 02

Before Sandra Cisneros, the famed Latina writer whose 1984 book "The House on Mango Street" has become a staple in American classrooms, ever came to Fresno, she already knew the city because of one of its best-known poets.

"I remember the first time I came to Fresno I pointed to the sign -- I screamed and said, 'Fresno! The home of Gary Soto!' " she says. "I've always been a big fan of Gary Soto. I know Fresno because of poetry, and I'm so thrilled to come to be able to share." Read more →

'Inspiracion' honors Rivera protege Esperanza Martinez

Feb 02

Esperanza Martinez, a trailblazing Mexican-born artist who was a select private pupil of legendary muralist Diego Rivera, is the subject of a major new exhibition at Arte Americas.

Paintings, drawings and private letters are featured in "Inspiracion: Original Works by Esperanza Martinez." The artist -- working in oils, pencil, charcoal and ceramic paint -- was best known for her portraits and genre paintings of rural Mexican farmers, indigenous Mexicans and Native American subjects. Read more →

'Treading Mud' opens at Broken Leg Stage

Feb 02

8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays through Feb. 19 / Broken Leg Stage, 1470 N. Van Ness Ave. / jumprightin.co / $15

In "Treading Mud," an original play by R.S. Scott, four characters who have been friends since grade school navigate complex adult relationships. Eric Day directs this show from Jump Right In Productions, a recently formed theater company with a focus on original work. Tickets for the opening night festivities, which include food, live music and dancing, are $10. Read more →