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Five Things To Do Today, Friday, Aug. 25 | Greek Festival, Los Lobos and Cabaret

Food is a highlight of the 57th annual Fresno Greek Festival that kicks off today and continues through Sunday.
Food is a highlight of the 57th annual Fresno Greek Festival that kicks off today and continues through Sunday. Fresno Bee file

Friday, Aug. 25

Event: Fresno Greek Festival

Enjoy homemade Greek food and pastries, music, art and entertainment at the 57th annual cultural event that runs through Sunday. St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 2219 N. Orchard St., Fresno, fresnogreekfest.com, $5-$6, children and seniors free.

4 p.m.-midnight

Concert: Los Lobos

The Chicano rock back band from East Los Angeles formed in 1973 and released its latest studio album in 2015 titled “Gates of Gold.” The band describes its sound as a mix of rock, Tex-Mex, country, folk, R&B, blues and traditional Mexican music. Fulton 55, 875 Divisadero St., Fresno, 559-412-7400, www.fulton55.com, $26-$30.

9 p.m.

Theater: ‘Cabaret’

Visalia Players presents the musical set in Germany post-World War I in the seedy Kit Kat Klub, where an American author falls in love with one of the singers. Their lives change drastically as the Nazis begin taking control of the government. Ice House Theatre, 410 E. Race Ave., Visalia, 559-734-3900, visaliaplayers.org, $16-$22.

7:30 p.m.

Music: Nef the Pharoah

The rapper is on the Sick Wid It New Generation Tour presented by E-40. Strummer’s, 833 E. Fern Ave., Fresno, 559-485-5356, www.strummersclub.com, $16.

8 p.m.

Event: Helipad’s 1,000th landing

Kaweah Delta Health Care District will celebrate the hospital helipad’s 1,000th landing with a short program and tours of the helipad. Kaweah Delta Medical Center parking lot, Mineral King Avenue and Locust Street, Visalia, www.kaweahdelta.org/Latest-News/2017/August/Kaweah-Delta-set-to-host-1-000th-helipad-landing.aspx.

10 a.m.

Find more things to do at calendar.fresnobee.com.

This story was originally published August 25, 2017 at 1:38 AM with the headline "Five Things To Do Today, Friday, Aug. 25 | Greek Festival, Los Lobos and Cabaret."

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