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More on my New York experience

In Sunday's Spotlight section, my column is about my recent trip to New York City to attend the National Endowment for the Arts classical music/opera institute. We covered lots of issues during the 10 days, and I wanted to at...Read more →

Hop, skip and jump over to the latest Fresno ArtHop

Looking for somewhere new and different to visit for tonight's monthly Art- Hop event covering downtown and the Tower District?

For this open house of galleries, studios and museums, consider these two out of-the-ordinary options: Read more →

A John Rutter afternoon

To choral groups these days, John Rutter is like butter. How can you resist slathering it on? The contemporary English composer's music is so tuneful, accessible and moving that it's easy to conceive of an entire concert devoted to his works.

You could say, then, that Dave Hensley, artistic director of the Fresno Choral Artists, definitely succumbed to Rutter fever when planning the group's fall concert. The Sunday event will be all Rutter, all the time. Read more →

Theater groups stage a slew of new shows

Here's a roundup of new shows by local performing arts groups that open this weekend:

*"Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter" opens at 8 p.m. tonight in the Dennis & Cheryl Woods Arena Theatre in the California State University, Fresno, Speech Arts Building. Performances, scheduled to run through Nov. 7, are at 8 p.m. except Sundays, when they are at 2 p.m. Read more →

Disputed Tower mural gets reprieve

A controversial mural on the wall of a Tower District thrift store is getting at least a temporary reprieve.

Officials at The Well Community Church, which sponsors the Neighborhood Thrift store at Olive and Wilson avenues, planned to have the mural painted over Saturday after neighbors objected to some of the imagery portrayed. Read more →

Polish dance celebration is Sunday

The Pulaski Polish Dancers of Fresno are hosting folk ensembles from Toronto and San Francisco at "Dance Poland!" -- a celebration of dance, music and song, at 2 p.m. Sunday at Veterans Memorial Auditorium, 2425 Fresno St. in Fresno.

The event features the Bialy Orzel/White Eagle Polish Song and Dance Ensemble from Toronto and the Lowiczanie Polish Folk Ensemble from San Francisco. Read more →