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Local events for week of Nov. 6-12
Published online on Thursday, Nov. 05, 2009
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'Lord of the Dance'
7:30 p.m. Tuesday / Saroyan Theatre, 700 M St. / (559) 485-8497, ticketmaster.com / $30-$52.50
This spinoff of the popular "Riverdance" features a story line of good vs. evil, with the Lord of the Dance pitted against a dark lord. There's also a "good girl" and a "temptress" to throw in some sex appeal. The show last played in Fresno in 2005.
'The Mikado'
7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday / Fresno City College Theatre / (559) 442-8221 / $10, $7 students and seniors
Don't forget the Lord High Executioner this weekend. The Fresno City College Opera Musical Theatre Workshop presents Gilbert & Sullivan's "The Mikado." And you don't want to disappoint a guy with a blade.
"Lord of the Dance" returns to Fresno for the first time since 2005.
Circus with a twist
7 p.m. Friday and Nov. 13 / Friday: Rivergold School Theater, 31800 Road 400, Coarsegold, 658-7013. Nov. 13: Coarsegold School Theater, 45426 Road 415, Coarsegold / $8, $5 seniors and students / 658-7013
Although this Urban Circus production features clowns, comedy, lions, jugglers and three ring circus acts, this is not your typical kids' circus. The story line follows two sisters who have been banned from Hollywood and lure innocent performers into their circus. The performers eventually find out they cannot escape and are trapped.
Learning through art
Friday-Sunday / Various locations, call for times and details / free / (559) 738-0211, ext. 105, www.sequoiariverlands.org
Learn more about the natural and cultural aspects of the Kaweah watershed at the first Kaweah Land and Arts Festival. There will be a series of storytelling events told through a variety of artistic formats, including visual art, poetry, prose, song, folklore, history and music. Performers include Tim, Z. Hernandez, Paul Buxman and Sylvia Ross.
Laughs with the Ladies
7 p.m. Saturday / Chukchansi Park $17.50-$57.50 / (559) 320-8497, tickets.com
It's ladies' night at Chukchansi Park on Saturday, as the Hot Tamales Live comedy show makes a Fresno stop. It features female comedians such as Kiki Melendez (right), Carla Collins, Monique Marvez, Amy Anderson and Tiffany Haddish. The stand-up show is an extension of the "Hot Tamales Live" comedy special, which was organized by actress Eva Longoria and aired on Showtime.
Fresno gets sweded
5 p.m. Saturday / Starline, 831 E. Fern Ave. / Free / swedefest.com
Looking for a homegrown, community-driven event that's original to Fresno? Then consider Saturday's Swede Fest at Starline. It's an off-kilter event where amateur filmmakers make short parodies (known as "swedes") of popular movies, then get together to show them off.
It's inspired by the Jack Black movie "Be Kind Rewind," in which video store employees have to remake all the movies in the store. Fresno was the first city to hold a Swede Fest, and Saturday's is the fourth installment.
Traditional Armenian tunes
8 p.m. Sunday / Fresno State Concert Hall / kitka.org, (510) 444-0323 / $20, $18 seniors
Armenian folk singer Hasmik Harutyunyan and the Kitka Choral Ensemble will perform an evening of traditional Armenian music. One of Armenia's leading folk singers, Harutyunyan is known for her renditions of Armenian lullabies.
Return of Crossroads
8 p.m. Saturday / Crossroads, 3315 N. Cedar Ave. / $7 / myspace.com/crossroads.bar
Fresno lost a music venue when Crossroads closed in August, but now the club is roaring back under new ownership.
The new Crossroads opens this weekend and has lined up a Saturday night of hard rock with Infinite Aggression, Khyral, Cursed and the reunion of local band Crucial Point.
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