Five Things To Do Today, Friday, Jan. 26 | Tommy Castro, FAM exhibits & early Armenia
Friday, Jan. 26
Event: Winter and Spring exhibitions open
Opening receptions are scheduled for “Rockfowl and Other Wonders” by David Tomb, “Immigrant Me” by Marcos Dorado, “California Nature” by Hanna S. Barsam and “Indwelling Nature” by Holly Lane. Fresno Art Museum, 2233 N. First St., Fresno, 559-441-4221, www.facebook.com/events/208605236368796, www.fresnoartmuseum.org.
6 p.m.
Tommy Castro’s music is described as a combination of soul-infused rock with blues thrown into the mix. His 1997 solo release “Exception to the Rule” won him an award for Outstanding Blues Musician. Fulton 55, 875 Divisadero St., Fresno, 559-412-7400, www.fulton55.com, $22-$25.
8:30 p.m.
Fresno State faculty members Sergio La Porta and Alison Vacca speak on the period of early Islam and Armenia in the seventh century. Fresno State, Alice Peters Auditorium, 2545 N. Backer Ave., Fresno, 559-278-2669, www.fresnostate.edu/artshum/armenianstudies/news-events/index.html, free.
7:30 p.m.
Event: ‘Superheroes Unite’
A parody of all the superhero movies and television shows about a small town with a crime problem. The mayor decides to hold auditions for a superhero and the laughs begin. Lindsay Community Theater, 190 N. Elmwood Ave., Lindsay, 559-284-2223, lindsaycommunitytheater.com, $10, $5 students.
7:30 p.m.
Event: Screening of ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’
Harrison Ford stars as archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones on his quest to find the Ark of the Covenant in this 1981 film. Crest Theatre, 1170 Broadway Plaza, Fresno, www.facebook.com/events/249162668953747, $5.
8 p.m.
Find more things to do at calendar.fresnobee.com.
This story was originally published January 26, 2018 at 1:05 AM with the headline "Five Things To Do Today, Friday, Jan. 26 | Tommy Castro, FAM exhibits & early Armenia."