Fresno Filmworks and the Fresno Art Museum have a lot in common this September. The museum will debut its first-ever "crowd-sourced" exhibit, #DowntownVisions, on Sept. 27. The exhibit's goal of [...] Continue Reading
Volunteers of the Month: Joan and Brijesh Sharma
August 2013 Volunteers of the Month: Joan and Brijesh Sharma Occupations: Joan is a professor in the Department of Art and Design at Fresno State. Brijesh is a tour operator specializing in private [...] Continue Reading
On classics, swedes, and the independent theater experience
In the Central Valley, the independent movie screen is still rolling. But all of these establishments, including the historic Tower Theatre, face the harsh realities of the times: more dependence on [...] Continue Reading
Gibney whistles cold realities and human stories
"The transparency radical became a secret keeper instead of a secret leaker," says Alex Gibney to Collider.com, describing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. "And that, I think, is a big [...] Continue Reading
Documenting the Data Wars
This article originally appeared in the August 2013 issue of the Community Alliance newspaper. In a digital world where exposing sensitive details is often commonplace and instant, what happens when [...] Continue Reading
Volunteer of the Month: Jon Veinberg
July 2013 Volunteer of the Month: Jon Veinberg Occupation: Jon is a retired mental health therapist at Families First, a poet, and an occasional teacher. What are your hobbies? "I love the Tower [...] Continue Reading
Chasing dreams in black and white
Here's actress Greta Gerwig, talking in a recent interview about Frances, the protagonist she plays in the new Noah Baumbach film, Frances Ha: "Someone described her to me as being like a tumbleweed. [...] Continue Reading
Volunteer of the Month: Richard Stone
June 2013 Volunteer of the Month: Richard Stone Occupation: Richard is a retired independent studies instructor at Reedley College. He currently teaches yoga at the Yoga Center of Fresno, he [...] Continue Reading