\\\"\\\"

FresYes!

5 questions

Here’s what you should do this weekend

by Leave a Comment

FresYes Writing Team
Latest posts by FresYes Writing Team (see all)

 

Looking for something to do this weekend? Here are some fun suggestions for events happening in Fresno and beyond.

Friday

do this weekend 75

do this weekend 75

do this weekend 75

do this weekend 75

• It’s Latin Music Night at ApCal featuring Chelada playing Old School, R&B, Funk, Tejano, and Cumbias. Music starts at 7 p.m. Expect dancing, food, wine, cigars, and more. Admission is $10 in advance and $15 at the gate.

• See The Aquabats, Kepi Ghoulie, and Dog Party at 6 p.m. at Strummer’s. Tickets for this all-ages show are $23.

• Nights in the Plaza Paz presents August, a blend of Latin, Pop, R&B, and more. Enjoy a beautiful night of music under the stars at Arte Américas. Doors open a 7 p.m., music starts at 8 p.m. Admission is $12 for adults/$5 for kids under age 10.

• At 8 p.m., it’s the monthly Fulton Live party in downtown Fresno. The “End of Summer” party will take place across a number of venues. Click through for a list of performances.

• Enjoy a weekend of LGBTQ films during the Reel Pride Film Festival Friday through Sunday. Click here for festival itinerary.

Saturday

do this weekend 75

do this weekend 75

do this weekend 75

do this weekend 75

• Take a tour of downtown Fresno’s public art with Girl Scout Miranda Deis from 10 a.m. to noon. Meet across the street from the Downtown Fresno Partnership before making your way up Fulton Street through the Mural District. All ages welcome.

• Celebrate Oktoberfest at the Tioga-Sequoia Beer Garden. From noon to 11 p.m., there will be German-inspired beers, food, music (polka), and fun festival games. Admission is free.

• Sudz in the City returns to downtown Fresno Saturday. The event will take place from 2 to 7 p.m. at Cultural Arts District Park.

• The 8th Annual Clovis Night Out will take place at Sierra Meadows Park, on the corner of Sierra/Temperance in Clovis, from 4 to 8:30 p.m. There will be local vendors, emergency and gov’t vehicle displays, free bounce houses, food booths, live music, and fireworks.

• FresYes Realty (yes, THIS FresYes!) will host a free Movie in the Park at 5 p.m. at the park behind GB3 at Palm and Nees. The movie is “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” and there will be food, vendors, entertainment and more.

Sunday

do this weekend 75

• Donna Mott of Ooh De Lolli Kitchen Works and Fine Edibles along with Megan Harris of Nutmeg and Thyme Bakery will host a pop-up bakery at 10 a.m. at The Vintage Market at 601. 

• It’s Sunday Funday at Playland hosted by JDRF Northern California. From noon to 3 p.m., meet, visit, and play games with other Type 1 Diabetes families in the Fresno community. 

…

What else is going on this weekend? Add your event to the comments.

Summer Movie Nights start Friday at Dry Creek Park

by Leave a Comment

JoAnn Hallum
Houseplant killing optimist- freelance writer -kid herder
Latest posts by JoAnn Hallum (see all)

 

Outdoor movie nights are a rite of summer. There’s just something about sitting on a picnic blanket in the twilight while you enjoy a movie in a park.

Starting Friday, June 1, the Clovis Police Department will host a summer movie night series at Dry Creek Park in Clovis. The fun begins at 5:30 p.m. and the event is free and fun for the whole family, so snag some sunblock and grab a lawn chair.

summer movie nights

Arrive early for free burgers & popcorn

This Friday’s feature is Disney Pixar’s Inside Out. Families are welcome to bring lawn chairs and blankets. If you arrive at 5:30, there’s a good chance you can grab a free burger and popcorn.

Although Dry Creek Park is already one of the most exciting parks, with lots of slides and playground equipment, there are also fun activities planned for this event. Carnival games and informational booths will be on hand. Reptile Ron will be there with cold-blooded creatures basking in the sun. Lolo Hawaiian Shaved Ice will be offering cool treats as well.

Of course, you can also bring your own snacks and non-alchoholic beverages.

Free entertainment, free food, and priceless memories. Summer is so close I can feel it (literally—it was so ridiculously hot earlier this week). Here’s a great way to make the most of those long summer nights with your friends and family.

To find out more about Summer Movie Nights, follow the Clovis Police Department on Facebook here. They will be adding more dates for summer movies soon, so stay tuned.

Save the Date: FresYes Movie in the Park is Coming Back

by Leave a Comment

Jason Farris
Head YES man at FresYes.com
I grew up in Fresno. Relaxed in its calm breezes, listened with my dad to the crack of the bat at little league baseball games when I was a kid and now take my son to do the same at minor league games. I broadened my mind at its schools (I went to high school right here at San Joaquin Memorial, and to college at Fresno State!) I love that if I drive for two hours in one direction, I can be in the mountains. For two hours in another, luxuriating on a California beach. I can enjoy the cosmopolitan atmosphere of San Francisco or Los Angeles, but still be able to come home to relaxation, calm, and quiet.

I love where I live, and I also love what I do. I'm lucky to be able to work in a profession in which I get to build relationships; one that has me meeting new people each and every day and helping them to build new lives in my beloved city. I'm lucky enough to work in a profession in which I can marry cutting-edge technologies and marketing techniques to good, old-fashioned, nose-to-the-grindstone work. I am lucky enough to work in a profession that allows me to work as an advocate for my clients; to use every tool at my disposal to get a job done well for them, and with as little stress and expense as possible.

I love my city. I love my job. One inspires my excellence for the other.

Fresno? I say FresYES
Latest posts by Jason Farris (see all)

Guess what? Movie in the Park is coming back!

Last year, I hosted a free movie screening in the park behind the GB3 in the Park Place shopping center at Palm and Nees avenues (which is also home to FresYes Realty and FresYes.com).

I invited thousands of Fresnans to come watch “Zootopia” overlooking the bluff. KJWL was on hand, and there were food trucks, entertainment, and giveaways.

It was so successful, I knew we had to do it again this summer.

In the coming weeks, I’ll reveal what movie we’re going to screen, which food trucks and vendors will be on hand, and how you can get your (free) tickets. In the meantime, mark your calendars:

FresYes Movie in the Park, June 24, 2017

Check out this cool video we made at last year’s screening!