5 Things To Do Today, Wednesday, Oct. 18 | Former Mexican president speaks
Wednesday, Oct. 18
Event: Vicente Fox
The former president of Mexico will speak on building bridges to advance immigration reform as part of the San Joaquin Valley Town Hall lecture series. Saroyan Theatre, 730 M St., Fresno, 559-444-2180, valleytownhall.com/speakers/vicente-fox-profile, $40.
7:30 p.m.
Sven-Erik Rose will speak on “In Adorno’s Blind Spot: Yiddish Poetry from the Warsaw Ghetto,” poems that are not well-known but deserve to be. Fresno State, Henry Madden Library, 5200 N. Barton Ave., Fresno, 559-278-2153, www.fresnostate.edu/socialsciences/historydept/degrees/jewish-studies/index.html.
6 p.m.
Music: Screaming Females
The indie rock band from New Jersey will release “All at Once,” their seventh full-length album, in February. Strummer’s, 833 E. Fern Ave., Fresno, 559-485-5356, www.strummersclub.com, $12.
8 p.m.
Event: Author talk with Tim Savage
The local author will discuss his book, “Davey’s Savior,” about 4-year-old Davey and his fugitive father living in Avila Beach. Gillis Branch Library, 629 W. Dakota Ave., Fresno, 559-225-0140, www.fresnolibrary.org.
1-2:30 p.m.
Event: Fresno Drink & Draw
Perfect your art skills with a live model drawing event featuring a 1950s zombie housewife. Fulton 55, 875 Divisadero St., Fresno, 559-412-7400, www.fulton55.com, free.
7-10 p.m.
Find more things to do at calendar.fresnobee.com.
This story was originally published October 18, 2017 at 1:17 AM with the headline "5 Things To Do Today, Wednesday, Oct. 18 | Former Mexican president speaks."