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Tamejavi Event To Celebrate Valley's Diverse Cultures

Rebecca Plevin — Tue, 14 May 2013 18:34:22 +0000

The first Tamejavi Fellowship Cultural Organizing Program will present ‘No Longer Strangers,’ the grand finale of the Tamejavi Culture and Arts Series, at the Tower Theater in Fresno on Saturday (May 18) at 6 p.m. Myrna Martinez, with the American Friends Service Committee, and fellow Pov Xyooj, join Valley Edition to discuss the event.

On Valley Edition: Valley Fever 'Epidemic'; Inner City Unemployment; Sierra Art Trails

Juanita Stevenson — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 02:09:45 +0000

On this Valley Edition, host Juanita Stevenson examines the recent surge in the number of cases of valley fever in the Central Valley, talks about solutions to the problem of inner city unemployment, and looks ahead to the upcoming events of the Sierra Art Trails program in the foothills of central California.

On Valley Edition: Seth's Law; Water Meters; Renzi Exhibit

Juanita Stevenson — Tue, 29 May 2012 20:32:12 +0000

This week on Valley Edition we talk with the mother of Seth Walsh, the Tehachapi teen who took his life after being bullied at school about his sexual orientation. We'll learn more about a new state law that aims to prevent such tragedies, and a new film about bullying. We'll also learn more about the City of Fresno's ongoing operation to install water meters at every home in the city, and about a new exhibit at the Fresno Art Museum that celebrates the legacy of one of Fresno's greatest artists, sculptor Clement Renzi.

Valley Edition for May 29, 2012:

Christo's Umbrellas still fresh in memory, 20 years later

Joe Moore — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 02:36:33 +0000

Twenty years ago this month, the hills of Kern County became the focus of the international art community, with the temporary installation of over a thousand giant yellow umbrellas along The Grapevine. Now, two decades later, while the umbrellas are long gone, the event remains fresh in the minds of many. FM89’s Joe Moore has this report.