The mission of the Central California Women’s Conference is to empower women in all stages of their lives. CCWC is a one-day conference serving women of all generations, ethnicities and backgrounds. The forum educates and facilitates idea-sharing about how to succeed personally and professionally in life while juggling the increasingly complex and diverse demands of family and community. CCWC also serves women who are struggling, as it has donated more than $1,000,000 to women’s and children’s community benefit organizations. For…
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LFA brings Women’s Flyweight Title Fight to California’s Central Valley LFA 51 – MAZO vs. NIEVERA MAIN EVENT: LFA Women’s Flyweight Champion SABINA “COLOMBIAN QUEEN” MAZO vs. LFA Women’s Flyweight Top Contender JAIMEE “QUEENIE” NIEVERA WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT WORLD TITLE FIGHT FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28th LIVE on AXS TV LIVE at the SELLAND ARENA in FRESNO, CALIFORNIA Tickets are on sale NOW through Ticketmaster.com
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The Book of Mormon returns to the Saroyan Theatre October 3-7, 2018. Ticketmaster is the official ticketing source for Broadway In Fresno and the Saroyan Theatre. The New York Times calls it “the best musical of this century.” The Washington Post says, “It is the kind of evening that restores your faith in musicals.” And Entertainment Weekly says, “Grade A: the funniest musical of all time.” Jon Stewart of The Daily Show calls it “a crowning achievement. So good it makes me angry.” It’s THE BOOK OF MORMON,…
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An NBA legend on the court, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is also a “Renaissance Man” for our time. His most widely admired accomplishments are his six NBA championships and his still unmatched record as the all-time leading NBA scorer. However, since retiring in 1989, Abdul-Jabbar has moved off the court to become a cultural icon in many fields. He has acted in movies and television shows. As a television commentator and as a columnist for The Washington Post and Time Magazine, he has spoken out…
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The Far Western District will celebrate its 71st Annual Convention in Fresno, California on October 11 through 14. Hosted by the Fresno Chapter, the quartet and chorus contests will be held at the beautiful William Saroyan Theater – often referred to as the “Jewel of Central California” – that is located in the Fresno Convention & Entertainment Center, while meetings and other events will take place at the headquarters DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel across the street.
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This prestigious awards ceremony honoring local professionals, will bring almost 1,000 attendees together with the goal of honoring these outstanding individuals in our community while also raising awareness for domestic violence. This event pays tribute to ten women who have served as role models and given back to their communities, all while making strides in their professions. One business is also honored as the Leading Business of the Year for its support of women and women's issues. For Ticket Information…
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Grammy® Award-Winning Platinum Recording Artist Tamela Mann and NAACP Image® Award-Winning Comedian David Mann announce their Us Against the World Mann Family Tour fall dates featuring David, Tamela, son David Mann Jr, and daughter Tia Mann, sharing an evening of music, comedy and family entertainment. The tour includes David and Tamela performing new tracks from their upcoming, first-ever joint album, Us Against the World: The Love Project. “We’re excited to get back out on tour with our kids this fall,”…
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GRAMMY® nominee, Dove Award winner, and Capitol recording artist, Danny Gokey is gearing up for his first-ever headline tour with this fall’s Hope Encounter. Also featuring GRAMMY® nominee Tauren Wells and breakout artist Riley Clemmons, the tour will hit 29 markets across the country, including Los Angeles, Atlanta, Seattle, Phoenix, Oklahoma City, and more. Produced by general market powerhouse Outback Concerts, the tour will play mostly theaters and performing arts centers. “It’s been a dream of mine since American Idol…
Find out more »@indyfromspace is the twitter handle Dr. Sarah Parcak uses to communicate her Indiana Jones inspired passion for archaeology. An Egyptologist, she has pioneered the use of remote sensing from space to expose many previously unknown archeological sites. Her (paradoxically) groundbreaking work has revealed seventeen potentially unknown pyramids as well as more than one thousand tombs and three thousand settlements in Egypt. Winner of the 2016 one million dollar TED Prize, Parcak’s expressed goal is to find every archeological site…
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