Glover needs a better chance to dance

As I write this column on Thursday afternoon, I don't know the fate of Fresno's Jason Glover on "So You Think You Can Dance." But I would be surprised if Glover didn't wind up in the Bottom 3, as he has for the last two weeks.

Don't miss artistic gems at Yosemite's door

OAKHURST -- Summer means Yosemite for most of us at one point or another -- whether it's taking a day hike, ferrying out-of-town visitors to the park for a glimpse of Half Dome or just hanging out for a real outdoor vacation. Here's my arts tip

Art touches something personal in all of us

Arts notes from fresnobeehive.com and elsewhere:

Disposable tech feels heat from Fresno artist

OK, assistant chef, fire up the oven, would you? Pre-heat it to 500 degrees. Place a 17-inch cathode ray tube monitor in the middle of a cookie sheet. Slide in the oven and bake three to five minutes.

His Broadway tour debut spells out lots of fun

A is for “accommodate.”

CHARM TO CAST ITS SPELL

I've always been a very good speller and a very bad spelling-bee contestant. Call it performance anxiety. Sixth-grade memory: We're qualifying for the schoolwide spelling bee, and my teacher has each student sitting on top of our desks.

Vatican splendor overwhelms in 'Angels'

On a lazy Memorial Day weekend, tidbits from my blog and a few plugs for upcoming events:

African folk tales inspire non-African painter

'In the beginning, in the dark, there was nothing but water. And Bumba was alone. One day Bumba had a terrible pain, and he retched and vomited up the sun."

Art that clicks

Chemistry is an ephemeral and mysterious thing. Movie-star couples can have it in romantic spades on screen -- or wind up hobbling along like brother and sister. A chef might combine two wildly different menu items and score a hit -- or cause indigestion.

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