Community art meetup! Bring your favorite materials or use ours. Start something new or bring a work in progress... Bring a friend and collaborate, or simply hang out! This meetup is free and open to the public, but donations are encouraged!

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Heads up jazz aficionados. The Tower Preservation Fund (Tower Culture and Arts) is working on putting together a free admission monthly live jazz show at Vibez Lounge in the Tower beginning in September. The Tower District Preservation Fund is happy to announce that we have received a 2024 Expanded Access to Arts and Culture Grant, funded by Measure P and administered by the Fresno Arts Council. This grant allows our organization to fund a monthly jazz series in the Tower District hosted by Vibez Lounge. Many thanks to the Fresno Arts Council, the City of Fresno, California, and to all of you, the citizens of Fresno, for your support of Measure P.

https://towercultureandarts.org/events/

Linux is a family of Open Source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel. Everyone is welcome, whether you use Linux as your daily driver on your computer, use it at work to deploy production systems, or are just interested and want to learn a bit more. There's rarely a scheduled talk, but always a good conversation and you're bound to learn something new!

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Band plays 9-11:30, Full bar, dance floor. no cover.

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Originally from Portland, Oregon, Becky Robinson is an LGBTQ+ LA-based comedian, writer, actor and voice-over star . You may also know her as the “Entitled Housewife”, the outspoken viral golf character Becky created to help spread laughter during the pandemic. Her explosively unique character antics and viral videos have racked up millions of views and fans across social media. Becky’s one-woman show, The Heavy Pour Tour sold out in theaters, comedy clubs and country clubs across the country September 2021-2022.

She’s back on the road again with an all-new variety show starring Becky’s wild cast of original characters. Becky Robinson: The She Gone Tour starts in 2023 including international dates. Always committed to connecting with her fans, Becky launched Start at Birth, an original podcast series capturing hilarious memories, behind the scenes stories and moments of vulnerability.

In addition to touring internationally as a stand up comedian, Becky was named a JFL Montreal New Face of Comedy where her standout multi-character performance landed her a sketch show development deal and a number of voice over jobs with Dream Works, Nickelodeon and Netflix. In 2016, Becky was cast on MTV’s Wild’N Out with Nick Cannon where she also put out a Wild’N Out Stand Up Special. Becky was the voice of “Parker J. Cloud,” an exuberant former rain cloud on a mission to brighten up everyone’s day, in Nickelodeon’s all-new animated series Middlemost Post. Click here for more information!

Nate Jackson has exploded as one of the fastest growing comedians through his viral content and remarkable engagement on TikTok, where he has amassed over 3 million followers and more than 500 million views globally. Jackson is a comedian, actor, writer, and digital creator who sells out comedy clubs and theaters across America.

Nate most recently booked a role in the upcoming feature GOOD FORTUNE directed by Aziz Ansari and was recurring on the hit NBC series YOUNG ROCK. Nate has appeared on SPIRITED (Apple) Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO) Nick Cannon Presents Wild’N Out (MTV), All Def Comedy (HBO), Kevin Hart’s Hart of the City (Comedy Central), Off The Chain (Bounce TV), Comic View (BET), and Laff Mobb’s Laff Tracks (TruTV). In 2023 Nate was a part of the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival shooting The Surrounded show for Meta. In 2019 Nate was named to the Time Out LA Top 10 Comedians to Watch List. In 2018 Nate recorded a set for Kevin Hart’s LOL Live in Montreal at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival. Click here for more information!

Heads up jazz aficionados. The Tower Preservation Fund (Tower Culture and Arts) is working on putting together a free admission monthly live jazz show at Vibez Lounge in the Tower beginning in September. The Tower District Preservation Fund is happy to announce that we have received a 2024 Expanded Access to Arts and Culture Grant, funded by Measure P and administered by the Fresno Arts Council. This grant allows our organization to fund a monthly jazz series in the Tower District hosted by Vibez Lounge. Many thanks to the Fresno Arts Council, the City of Fresno, California, and to all of you, the citizens of Fresno, for your support of Measure P.

https://towercultureandarts.org/events/

The universe of guitar knows no boundaries for The California Guitar Trio. Since 1991, the group has enthralled listeners with a singular sound that fearlessly crisscrosses genres. The trio’s questing spirit drives it to explore the intersections between rock, jazz, classical, and world music. It even throws in the occasional surf or spaghetti Western tune for good measure.

Comprised of Bert Lams, Tom Griesgraber and Paul Richards, the group has established a unique, personal connection with audiences. In addition to dazzling musicianship and interplay, The California Guitar Trio’s (CGT) shows are full of captivating stories and humor that enable concertgoers to feel like they’re part of the music, not just spectators. In fact, the group’s CGT’s 21 albums, streamed over 115 million times on Pandora, Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music, offer diverse snapshots of the group’s mercurial muse.

The trio’s latest album “Live In Scottsdale – On Tour With King Crimson” is a recording of the final opening set from the 2021 tour with the legendary King Crimson and features the new CGT 2.0 line up with Tom Griesgraber on Chapman Stick. CGT’s most recent studio release Elegy showcases its acoustic side, with beautiful lush originals and innovative cover arrangements of Beatles, Radiohead and more. Click here for more information!

Comedian, actor, and writer Josh Wolf has become one of the most sought-after personalities in
comedy today. From adding his quick-witted commentary on comedy round tables, to becoming
a New York Times Bestselling Author, writing on hit television shows, and headlining stand-up
comedy tours across the nation, Wolf has proved time and time again he is one of the most
dynamic and multi-faceted comedians in the entertainment business.
Wolf was a regular round table guest and writer on the hit E! series, Chelsea Lately (2007), and
appeared as a performer on the E! series, After Lately (2011). Wolf is also a New York Times
bestselling author, and on March 19, 2013, Wolf debuted his latest book, “It Takes Balls: Dating
Single Moms and Other Confessions from an Unprepared Single Dad” [Grand Central
Publishing]. Funny and brutally honest, the book details Wolf’s adventures as a struggling
stand-up comedian, while juggling being a single parent in Los Angeles.
Josh Wolf’s popularity continues to increase on social media, where he has 2.8 million followers
on Facebook, 1.6 million followers on TikTok, 1.6 million subscribers on YouTube, and 514,000
followers on Instagram. His comedy special “Father Of The Year” has 11.5 million views on his
YouTube channel, which itself has over 250 million views showcasing hilarious clips from his
stand-up shows, other comedy specials, crowd work compilations, along with skits and reality
content such as the series “Family Tussle” which Wolf made with his son Jacob. Click here for more information!

Calling all crafters! Grab your needles (or hooks) and join us for an evening at the Root Access with friends who knit, embroider, crochet, and sew!

This is an open group to all crafty folks, and we put out snacks and wine and other non-alcoholic drinks to keep folks crafting through the evening. There is no formal instruction or structure to this meetup, but there are sure to be people willing to help guide you on your project. Sip some wine, exchange patterns and tips, and make some friends!

This event is free and open to the public of all ages, but you must be 21+ to partake in any alcohol, and cash donations are encouraged!

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Linux is a family of Open Source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel. Everyone is welcome, whether you use Linux as your daily driver on your computer, use it at work to deploy production systems, or are just interested and want to learn a bit more. There's rarely a scheduled talk, but always a good conversation and you're bound to learn something new!

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If you want to experience the best Beatles tribute ever, you won’t want to miss The Fab Four-The Ultimate Tribute.  The 2024 tour brings their all-new show to the stage, celebrating The Beatles’ first visit to the USA, with performances from the Ed Sullivan show and the Meet The Beatles album, as well as the Beatles’ greatest hits of every era.

The Emmy Award Winning Fab Four is elevated far above every other Beatles Tribute due to their precise attention to detail. With uncanny, note- for-note live renditions of Beatles’ classics such as “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “Yesterday,” “A Day In The Life,” “Twist And Shout,” “Here Comes The Sun,” and “Hey Jude”, the Fab Four will make you think you are watching the real thing.

Their incredible stage performances include three costume changes representing every era of the Beatles ever-changing career, and this loving tribute to the Beatles has amazed audiences in countries around the world, including Japan, Australia, France, Hong Kong, The United Kingdom, Germany, Mexico and Brazil. Click here for more information!

A Rock and Roll Showdown with Noise Pollution The AC/DC Experience and Mr Crowley the Ozzy Osbourne Experience. Click here for more information!

Community art meetup! Bring your favorite materials or use ours. Start something new or bring a work in progress... Bring a friend and collaborate, or simply hang out! This meetup is free and open to the public, but donations are encouraged!

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Books, Beers, and Buddies-Where Book and Beer Lovers Unite!

Are you hungry for books AND beer? We see your head nodding. GREAT! Let’s be friends!

Our Mission: This is an SSR (Silent Sustained Reading) group for grown-ups! Remember in elementary school when you got 10 precious minutes each day to read whatever the heck you wanted? For fun?! Don’t you miss those days? Well, we’re here to support your childhood regression to elementary school and do just that! Together. Silently, but together. Kind of. We socialize first. It sounds complicated but it’s actually very simple. Just go grab that book you’ve been meaning to read and join us!

What to Expect: For the first half hour we just get situated and mingle. We talk about the books we brought to read, grab a beer, and just casually chit-chat. A book is a great conversation starter. At 2:30 we go silent to read independently. You get to enjoy some well-deserved quiet time with your book. (Books are great besties). Then at 4 we close our books, close our tabs and do it again the following month. Cheers! Hemingway would tell you to go because, well, there are books and beer. All the cool kids will be there. You should be too!

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Sale Dates and Times:

Public On Sale : Wed, 28 Aug 2024 at 10:00 AM

Artist Presale : Tue, 27 Aug 2024 at 10:00 AM

Live Nation Presale : Tue, 27 Aug 2024 at 12:00 PM

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The Tower District Business Association (TDBA) is thrilled to announce the Tower District Howl-o-Ween Pooch Parade, our annual community event that brings together families, friends, and four-legged companions for a spook-tacular celebration! This fun-filled day will feature pooches dressed in their most festive Howl-o-Ween costumes as they parade through the Tower District, spreading joy with no tricks—just treats!

The highlight of the event will be our Costume Parade and Contest, where local business eek-perts will judge the creativity and cuteness of our furry participants. It’s a day of fun, community connection, and tail-wagging excitement, all set in the heart of Fresno’s iconic Tower District.

11:00 AM: Pooch registration check-in begins!

1295 N. Wishon (the Arthur Dyson & Associates lot across from Alchemist Coffee Lab)

Howl-o-Ween Trick-or-Treating starts at participating businesses. Humans & pooches trick or treat through Tower!

12:30 PM: Costume Contest judging. Fabulous prizes for the winners!

Categories include:

Most Creative

Best Overall

Most Hilarious

Crowd Vote

Best Matching with Their Human

Costume Contest Registration

The Howlin’Wolf welcomes back
GODZILLA RADIO!!!
Playing all your favorite Rock Heavy and Alternative Jams from TOOL, Rage Against the Machine, Bon Jovi, 311, System of a Down and Many Many More!

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Save the date for our Annual Auction Fundraising Event . Held this year at Dulce Upfront.

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It’s a matter of time. 50 years to be exact. And in that time Los Lobos have created an unprecedented body of work, a legacy of greatness. The numbers are staggering: 100+ gigs a year for five decades running, crossing millions of miles to rock millions of fans. And that’s just at the live shows. In between they’ve recorded 17 studio albums, 7 live LPs, 3 compilations, 2 EPs, 2 DVDs, and contributed 40+ guest appearances on their friends’ recordings — all garnering 5 Grammys, an Austin City Limits Hall of Fame induction, the ALMA Richie Valens Pioneer Award, NEA and Hispanic Heritage Foundation Honors, Congressional recognitions, plus countless “Keys to the City” and “Los Lobos Day” celebrations. And those are just a few of the highlights. But beyond all the hoopla and applause (and the source of it all, really) is the tremendous heart. Rather, hearts. Cinco corazones. Five blood brothers who have dedicated their off-stage time to helping others, working for peace and justice, penning some of the most literate and important music of their time, transforming the hard cries from the East L.A. barrio into songs of hope, tales of common folk finding ways to endure. The young wolves were weaned on late-night radio’s soul, R&B, and doo-wop. Were cured through the African-American currents of the blues, jazz, and rock ‘n’ roll. An amalgam. As proud Chicanos, their songs have always glistened with the distillation from their Mexican and Latin American roots — nourished by Norteña and rancheras, buoyed by bolero and cumbias, soaring on the rhythms of son huasteco and son jarocho. Los Lobos have helped spread the rich diversity of cultures across every continent, throughout the global community. Kids in Antwerp now know about Aztlán. Residents of Luxor and Ghana are crooning Lalo Guerrero. People from Laos and Bulgaria are belting “La Bamba” — all thanks to The Wolves as cultural ambassadors. Talk about a living legacy. Talk about a productive half century. And in the true rebel spirit, they did it all on their own terms, against formula. For the ages. To our delight. Quite simply, they are one of the tightest, one of the best, one of the most prolific bands ever. And, amazingly, with the original founding members as the pack the entire time. Unprecedented. As their liner notes put it, quite simply: “Los Lobos still are David Hidalgo, Louie Pérez, Jr., Cesar Rosas, Conrad Lozano, Steve Berlin.”

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Heads up jazz aficionados. The Tower Preservation Fund (Tower Culture and Arts) is working on putting together a free admission monthly live jazz show at Vibez Lounge in the Tower beginning in September. The Tower District Preservation Fund is happy to announce that we have received a 2024 Expanded Access to Arts and Culture Grant, funded by Measure P and administered by the Fresno Arts Council. This grant allows our organization to fund a monthly jazz series in the Tower District hosted by Vibez Lounge. Many thanks to the Fresno Arts Council, the City of Fresno, California, and to all of you, the citizens of Fresno, for your support of Measure P.

https://towercultureandarts.org/events/

David Nail’s candor cuts like a laser through star-making propriety, a ritual of predictable answers to predictable questions, recited by artists averse to the controversy that truth can bring.

True, he is respected up and down and beyond Music Row. He’s written or co-written multiple hits. Critics laud his singing too: The late, revered Chuck Dauphin, for one, marveled at Nail’s ability to turn an “ordinary lyric and arrangement” into a “tour de force,” adding, “simply put… he is not one of us.”

So he’s got rock-solid credentials. And he earned them despite a refusal to present himself in a false light. His songs pull no punches in evoking the demons with which he has wrestled through much of his life. As Nail explains, it’s not so much an act of courage to write about depression and its effects. Rather, it is simply who he is; he says, in conversation and through music, what he must say. Click here for more information!

Save the date! Toasting the Arts for Fall '24 will be Friday, October 18 in the OAB East Courtyard! We hope you'll join us again!

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René Vaca is a 28-year-old stand-up comedian, writer, and actor from the San Fernando Valley in  Southern California. After dropping out of college to pursue his passion for comedy, Vaca has made  significant strides in the industry. His comedic talent and hard work earned him a spot as one of Netflix’s Introducing Comedians for the 2024 Netflix Is A Joke Festival.

With a substantial social media following of over 1,500,000 and millions of views across platforms, Vaca continues to expand his influence and reach. He is currently on tour, performing to sold-out audiences in clubs and theatres across North America and hosts his own monthly show LEG DAY at The Hollywood Laugh Factory. Additionally, he won the 16th annual Stand Up NBC competition! Click here for more information!

Steven Ho, the hilarious mastermind behind the “Tips from the ER” series, isn’t just confined to the hospital corridors anymore. He’s taking his comedic genius on the road, touring his “Is It Emergency” comedy show with sold-out shows across the US, Canada and the UK. With over a decade of experience in the ER and a knack for storytelling, Steven’s comedy tours offer audiences an unforgettable blend of laughter and insight into the absurdities of healthcare. And with a dedicated fan base of over 14 million, plus partnerships with top brands like GoodRx and Amazon Prime, Steven Ho’s comedy reigns supreme both on and off the stage. Click here for more information!

Rudy de anda and the Jack moves first ever performance in Fresno and tickets are ONLY available in store at tower district records. Tickets are extremely limited so hurry to get yours now .

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Calling all crafters! Grab your needles (or hooks) and join us for an evening at the Root Access with friends who knit, embroider, crochet, and sew!

This is an open group to all crafty folks, and we put out snacks and wine and other non-alcoholic drinks to keep folks crafting through the evening. There is no formal instruction or structure to this meetup, but there are sure to be people willing to help guide you on your project. Sip some wine, exchange patterns and tips, and make some friends!

This event is free and open to the public of all ages, but you must be 21+ to partake in any alcohol, and cash donations are encouraged!

Click here for more information!

Carlos Ballarta is a stand-up comedian and actor born in Mexico City in 1990. He was raised in Chicoloapan, a borough in the Metropolitan area, and studied acting. His artistic career started as a voice actor, and the first time he went on an Open mic was in 2012. He then started to wear glasses due to his fear of looking audiences in the eye, and this has become his signature look.

In 2014 he became a fan favorite with his debut Comedy Central Latam. Since then, he has taped three Netflix specials, and he has been touring around Mexico, Latin America, USA, Canada and Europe. He has also appeared on many films and TV shows, as an actor, comedian and voice actor, and this has positioned Carlos Ballarta as one of the most recognizable faces in the growing Spanish speaking Stand Up scene.

As father of two, Carlos is an advocate of diversity in the Mexican entertainment industry. His three stand up Netflix specials, El Amor es de Putos, Furia Ñera and Falso Profeta are a testimony of his beliefs. He likes to describe himself as not the best, but an intuitive artist, which is a nicer way to say he’s one lucky bastard.

This is a Spanish Language show.

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