By Francine Soliz — O’NEALS — Originally a musical but taken into the hands of directors, “Mamma Mia” has been entertaining romantics around the world. Being the media-driven school we are, of course we invested time in producing “Mamma Mia” in all its glory. Kayla West, the director for our high school drama club, is jumping with joy. “It is a fun ...

FRESNO — For my neighbor and me, October would not be complete without a trip to Arte Américas Casa de Cultura in the mural district to see the annual Dia de Muertos exhibit. Gracie and I get together on the weekend and have lunch a block away at Toleditos on Van Ness before feasting in the richness of treasures that ...

OAKHURST — The elegantly undead Madam Gadzinka and her traveling sideshow family are making an appearance in town to perform a special pre-Halloween revue at the Golden Chain Theater, where they’ll reveal themselves for one weekend only. They have traveled all across America performing in small towns as they go — leaving each place forever changed, or so we have heard. ...

MARIPOSA — The Mariposa Symphony Orchestra, a program of the Mariposa County Arts Council, is excited to announce a series of very special chamber music concerts to be held at the Mariposa United Methodist Church on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 26 and 27 at 7 p.m., and the Greeley Hill Methodist Church on Sunday, Oct. 28 at 2 p.m. These ...

NORTH FORK – The Squirrel Cage Theatre Co.’s annual Fall Follies returns to the North Fork Town Hall the last two weekends of October. In addition to live music, the Fall Follies will feature the melodrama “Alaska” (Or The Secret of Yonder Mountain) written by Robert Fulton Kennedy. The setting is Alaska Al’s Saloon in the Yukon River Valley in ...

OAKHURST — Stop by Gallery 5 on Gallery Row in Oakhurst on Saturday evening for a reception welcoming the Yosemite Renaissance 33 traveling exhibit to the area for another year. Yosemite Renaissance 33 features works inspired by Yosemite and the California Sierra. The show opened on Oct. 13 and will run through Nov. 18. The exhibit opens annually at the historic ...

NORTH FORK – The Whiskey Creek Band will be entertaining audiences during two fall events this week. On Saturday, Oct. 6, the band will be performing at the North Fork Town Hall from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. as part of the North Fork Fall Festival and the Grizzly Bike Run. Lunch and dinner will be served at the Town ...

OAKHURST — Get ready for the sheer beauty and excitement that is Sierra Art Trails. The Preview Exhibit is open to the public, featuring a representative piece by each artist in Sierra Art Trails. Viewing the Preview Exhibit is a great way to plan your Art Trails weekend, discover the work that you most want to see, and plan your route to ...

OAKHURST — Let us take you back to the cosmopolitan port city of Messina, Italy. The year is 1602 and you will spend your evening at the fashionable home of Leonato (James Mierkey) and his wife Antonia (Jennifer Olsen) as they welcome Prince Don Pedro (Andy Graham), recently returned from war. Beautiful period dress and set will immerse you in ...

MARIPOSA, CA –– The Mariposa Theatre Alliance, a program of the Mariposa County Arts Council, present an open air performance of Shakespeare’s Merry Wives of Windsor by Merced Shakespearefest on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 22 and 23, at 7 p.m. at the Mariposa County Park Amphitheatre. In this raucous, farcical comedy directed by Colton Dennis, the roguish Falstaff sets his ...