Apr 19 Friday
Jersey Boys is the fascinating true story of four blue-collar kids who became one of the greatest successes in pop-music history: Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, featuring their chart-topping hits like “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Walk Like A Man,” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” “Dawn,” and “My Eyes Adored You”.
The Hispanic Business Student Association (H.B.S.A.) at Fresno State presents the 45th Annual Scholarships and Awards Banquet honoring 19 graduating senior members, awarding scholarships to 10 members for the 2024-2025 academic year, and recognizing the contributions of community businesses and non-profit organizations that have generously supported the association.
Apr 20 Saturday
This event is a guided birding tour with Rachel Clark of Central California Birding Tours, along the gorgeous Manzanita Lake Trail in North Fork. Many colorful birds have just arrived from their wintering grounds, and there is no better time to see them.
Join the Central Labor Council and the Central Valley Partnership in a habitat restoration project at the River West future access site of the San Joaquin River. This service project is for all ages and will feature educational talks about the river wildlife and ecology. Bring your family and help give new life to this amazing local resource.
Fresno County Master Gardener's Annual Spring Garden Tour: A self-guided tour of five beautiful private home gardens, plus the Garden of the Sun, and the MG demonstration garden. Get ideas for your own garden or just enjoy what others have done with theirs. Tickets provide your map and highlights for each garden.
Enjoy a morning of guided canoeing and Bald Eagle observations at Sycamore Island, perfect for first-time paddlers and novice birders. Before going out on the water, you'll practice paddling skills and be introduced to Bald Eagle behaviors, migration, and habitat along the San Joaquin. Binoculars are recommended.
Spend the morning with Executive Director, Sharon Weaver as she shows you multiple properties on the San Joaquin River Parkway. Be the first to hear about new updates along the river.
Apr 21 Sunday
Apr 22 Monday
Peter Balakian will read and discuss his poetry and prose with a focus on Armenian historical and cultural memory and disaporan imagination. In his many books of poems and his memoir Black Dog of Fate, Balakian has explored-in his distinct poetic form and elliptical language-traumatic intergenerational memory of the Armenian Genocide, as well as the power and beauty of Armenian culture.