Apr 12 Sunday
This festival is a massive collaboration of 15 dance studios and local musicians joining forces for suicide awareness. From performers as young as five to those with a lifetime of experience, the stage will be filled with people of all physical and mental abilities. This event highlights 24 performances that prove all are capable of being heard, helped, and loved.
Apr 14 Tuesday
In this free workshop, you’ll learn how to create your own short film for the Fresno Sweded Film Festival (Swede Fest), including picking a movie, creating a production plan, gathering props and cast with what you have, and filming and editing using accessible tools.
Valley Strong Stadium will feature local vendors, food, and baseball on this special night. Anyone with a disability and their family gets in free.
After the end of World War I, numerous Armenian and international relief organizations, as well as individuals, sought to locate survivors of the Armenian Genocide. Danish missionary Karen Jeppe, renowned among many Armenians, arrived in Aleppo in 1921 and initiated efforts to identify and rescue women and children, placing them in special shelters. She assisted them in reconnecting with surviving relatives or securing support to rebuild their lives as Armenians.
Apr 15 Wednesday
Discover the unexpected joys of birdwatching with Amy Tan, beloved author of The Joy Luck Club, as she shares insights from her beautifully illustrated memoir, The Backyard Bird Chronicles. With warmth and wit, Tan reveals how observing nature became a source of creativity, mindfulness, and wonder.
The Tehipite Chapter of the Sierra Club presents Dr. Angel S. Fernandez-Bou from the Union of Concerned Scientists. He will discuss how the scarcity of water in California has triggered the need to transition part of irrigated agriculture into other uses that generate multiple benefits for people, the environment, and the economy.
Apr 16 Thursday
Danger Aware is celebrating their 5 year anniversary with an evening full of laughs with the whole crew! This in-person event is perfect for all ages to enjoy some hilarious moments together. Come for a fun-packed night where the jokes are plenty and the good vibes never stop. There will be a live auction. All proceeds benefit Danger Aware.
Apr 17 Friday
This energetic party in the BMoA galleries and garden will feature the delights of spring through light, sound, and art.
Apr 18 Saturday
Join the annual 5k/2 mile race to support the pets at Miss Winkles Pet Adoption Center. All festivities will take place on the Clovis Trail starting at the CHSU parking lot and the race will primarily be on paved asphalt. Dogs are permitted provided they are on a leash or strapped into a stroller or backpack.
Visit Sumner Peck Ranch for the final season of U-Pick. Come get your fill of citrus before it's gone. Enjoy picking navel oranges, blood oranges, pomelos, Minneola tangelos, mandarins, and lemons all at $1.50 per pound.