Bernstein and Barber

In recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we welcome back the phenomenal soprano Karen Slack to perform Barber’s lyrical and nostalgic Knoxville: Summer of 1915.  The concert opens with Adolphus Hailstork’s Fanfare on Amazing Grace, and continues with Walker’s Lyric for Strings. A lifelong advocate for civil rights, Leonard Bernstein’s jazzy ballet score Fancy Free brings this celebratory concert…

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The Cat House on the Kings

The Cat House on the Kings is California’s largest no-cage, no-kill, lifetime cat sanctuary and adoption center. Our mission is to place rescued cats and kittens into loving, permanent homes; to provide a safe, happy and healthy home for unwanted cats and kittens in a unique, no-cage facility; to prevent pet overpopulation through spaying and…

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Yard House Review

Yard House is a chain of restaurants that was born in California in 1996, with a Yard House appearing in Fresno at River Park in 2012 (according to old news reports). However, I personally think Yard House is over priced, and in my experience, you cannot reserve a table for several people in advance (they…

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