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The Cellar Door celebrates its grand reopening weekend with a show from 190s cover band The Box.

about 1 day ago The Cellar Door in Visalia, CA, celebrates its reopening with live music from The Box. It’s one of seven entertainment options in the central San Joaquin Valley for Nov. 23-29.

Ty Segall lighing up Cellar Door in Visalia, CA. The indie guitarist is one of many who passed through the venue over the years. The venue could reopen as soon as Nov. 21, 2018.

about 6 days ago The Cellar Door existed for 15 years and was a pillar of the music scene in Visalia, CA, before shutting down in August 2018. The nightclub and music venue will be reopened under new ownership, possibly in time for the Thanksgiving weekend.

Tachi Palace unveils new Coyote Entertainment Center

about 1 week ago A 90,000-square-foot entertainment complex opens Nov. 30, 2018 in Lemoore, CA. The Coyote Entertainment Center is located next to Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino and includes a movie theater, bowling alley, billiard tables and arcade and restaurant.

Jenny Toste is the new CEO for Valley PBS. Her first day in Dec. 3, 2018.

about 5 days ago Jenny Toste was named CEO of ValleyPBS Nov. 8. 2018. Toste was a reporter and an anchor at both KSEE24 and CBS47 before working as a social media specialist at Fresno State. She also hosted the local reality show “Realty Rescue.”

Fatty Cakes and the Puff Pastries includes Victoria Crow, Audrey Johnson, Amber Fargano, Staci McDowell and Vishinna Turner.

about 1 week ago Fatty Cakes and the Puff Pasties is a queer-centric body-positive grrl-gang punk band from Fresno, CA. The band hosts an LP release show Nov. 18, 2018 at Strummer’s. It is one of 7 top entertainment choices in Central Valley, CA, this week.

Five Finger Death Punch singer Ivan Moody on stage at Rupp Aren earlier this year. The band plays Nov. 12, 2018 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, CA.

about 2 weeks ago Five Finger Death Punch perform Nov. 12 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, CA. It’s one of several concert options for the second week of November 2018.

A crew from Full Circle Brewing Company outside of what used to be Audie’s Olympic Tavern in Fresno’s Tower District. The craft brewery will open a tap room in the location.

about 2 weeks ago Full Circle Brewing Company, which operated in downtown Fresno, CA, will expand in 2019. The craft brewery is opening a tap room in the Tower District in the spot that once housed Audie’s Olympic Tavern. The spot was empty for two years.

Rock band Cake performs at Andrew Janz benefit concert in Fresno

about 2 weeks ago Rock band Cake played a benefit concert for Democrat Andrew Janz at Crest Theater in Fresno, CA, Friday night, and encouraged the audience to embrace its political frustrations by voting out Devin Nunes.

Bob Seger comes to Fresno on his final tour with the Silver Buillet Band.

about 2 weeks ago Detroit, MI, rock and roll legend Bob Seger added seven shows to his final tour with the Silver Bullet Band. That includes a stop, Feb. 12, 2019, at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, CA. Tickets are on sale Nov. 9. 2018.

John McCrea, lead vocals for the band Cake, performing in 2011 at the Buzz Under the Stars concert series in Kansas City’s City Market.

about 3 weeks ago Sacramento, CA, rock band Cake is back with new music and playing political events in advance of the mid-term elections. Singer John McCrea is interviewed in advance of the band’s Nov. 2 performance at the Crest Theatre in Fresno, CA.

Paul Stanley, center, is framed by monitors projecting KISS bass player Gene Simmons during the KISS concert at the Save Mart Center on Dec. 20, 2003 in Fresno.

about 3 weeks ago Kiss, the over-the-top rock band from Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, is heading out on its End of the Road tour. It includes a stop Feb. 8 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, CA. Tickets are on sale Nov. 2.

Ghosts ghouls and scares featured at new family indoor miniature golf course in Fresno

about 4 weeks ago After losing the lease on a building in Concord, CA, the owner of Ghost Golf decided to move the business to Fresno, CA. The 18-hole miniature golf course, designed as a graveyard, complete with animatronic skeletons, opened Oct. 22, 2018.

Danielle Bregoli aka, Bhad Bhabie, turned an appearance on Dr. Phil into a lucrative music career. The rapper will be in Fresno, Nov. 30 at the Azteca Theater.

about 1 month ago Fifteen year-old Danielle Bregoli became an internet sensation after an episode of “Dr. Phil” in 2016 and launched a career as singer rapper known as Bhad Bhabie. She performs Nov. 20, in Fresno, CA. Tickets are on sale now.

Fans of Neil Young and Crazy Horse excited in Fresno

about 3 weeks ago The Warnors Theatre opened as the Pantages in October of 1928 in Fresno, CA. The venue has served as a vaudeville stage, movie house and concert venue, drawing a variety of performances during the 1980s and ’90s. Here are five worth noting.

Sacramento rock band Cake looks to get people to “Vote Like Hell” this campaign cycle.

about 1 month ago Sacramento, CA, rock band Cake will perform at the Crest Theatre in Fresno, CA, on Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. The “Vote Like Hell” concert is a fundraiser for Andrew Janz, the Democratic congressional candidate challenging Devin Nunes in California’s 22nd District.

Gabriel Iglesias returns to The Big Fresno Fair, Oct. 12, 2018.

about 1 month ago Gabriel Iglesias returns to The Big Fresno Fair on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018. The stand-up comedian, known as Fluffy to fans, has sold out the Paul Paul Theater the past five years. He is working on a new series and comedy special to be released on Netflix in 2019.

Gary Baxter, as Mr. Holly Woods plays with his band The Dead Enders, Oct. 6, 2018 at Full Circle Brewing Company.

about 1 month ago Back from the Dead is a live music tribute to fallen rock stars. The event happens Oct. 6, 2018 at Full Circle Brewing Company in downtown Fresno, CA.

The touring company of “The Book of Mormon,” stops in Fresno for seven shows starting Wednesday, Oct. 3.

about 1 month ago “Book of Mormon” starts a run of seven performances Oct. 3, 2018 at the Saroyan Theatre in Fresno, CA. This is the touring version of the satirical profanity-laden take on Mormon missionaries that was a Broadway hit.

Common attends a screening of “All About Nina” at the LA Film Festival on Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

about 1 month ago Common, the popular rapper-turned-actor and activist, is coming to Fresno City College Oct. 11, 2018. The stop is part of the college’s Speakers Forum series and done in conjunction with Common’s Hope and Redemption tour. Tickets for the event sold out in one day.