Tag Archives: Weekend

The Sequoia Parks Conservancy invites you to shift your gaze upwards this weekend as part of its annual Dark Sky Festival, which this year you can participate in from home. Valley Edition Host Kathleen Schock talked with Katie Wightman, one of the event’s organizers, about what to expect during this …

As COVID-19 infections continue to rise throughout the San Joaquin Valley, they’re also ravaging the Valley’s prisons. That’s why two advocacy groups have planned protests this weekend outside prisons in Kings, Fresno and Kern Counties . At Pleasant Valley State Prison in Coalinga, where more than 1,600 incarcerated men have …

In two separate incidents this weekend, cars intentionally drove into pedestrians at rallies protesting the death of George Floyd, a black man murdered by Minneapolis police. In Bakersfield Friday night, around 300 people gathered in front of the city’s police department, holding signs and rallying peacefully. Ana Cornejo, a grade …

Fresno , Kings and Tulare counties have closed their parks to keep people home during the coronavirus pandemic. But Kern County parks are still technically open and with Easter coming up, some residents are worried. A release from the Kern County Public Health Department states that park facilities and amenities, …

On Saturday, February 8, Fresno Rainbow Pride will crown the new Mr., Miss and Mizz Fresno Rainbow Pride 2020 and celebrate the current title holders. The event is a fundraiser for the 30th Annual Fresno Rainbow Pride Parade and Festival. FM89’s Kathleen Schock spoke with Fresno Rainbow Pride volunteer coordinator …

For many families that celebrate Christmas, picking out a tree is tradition. This year, families in the San Joaquin Valley can head into the Sierra Nevada mountains to pick the perfect pine, spruce or fir. For our Weekend Segment, we spoke to Denise Alonzo about how to get a permit …

For the Weekend, we’re bringing you poetry from writer, poet, and Fresno State professor Brynn Saito. She’ll be reading next Thursday at the San Joaquin River Parkway as part of its summer series, Respite by the River . We know Thursday’s not quite the weekend, but it’s close enough. The …

And now for The Weekend — the Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation is having its annual Big Time Gathering in Yosemite National Park on Saturday and Sunday. FM89’s News Director Alice Daniel spoke about it with Bill Leonard, chairman of the tribe. He starts by saying a lot of other tribes …

And now it’s time for the weekend. We’re taking you on an armchair listening tour of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Scientists, park rangers and others have recorded 265 sounds in the park that are now accessible to the public on the national parks website. It’s called the Soundscape …

For the weekend, there are numerous historic sites in the Valley worthy of an afternoon visit including China Alley in Hanford. I spoke with Arianne Wing, whose family roots go all the way back to China Alley’s beginnings. Wing runs the LT Sue Co. Tea Room with her partner Steve …

And now for the Weekend: Some people take road trips on their days off — and some people take to the air — pilots flying their private planes from one city airport to another — maybe to log some hours or just get a great view of the Sierra Nevada. …

Now, it’s time for the Weekend. We’re going to introduce you to an annual festival, the Organic Stone Fruit Jubilee , that’s equal parts a harvest celebration and a nod to the farmers who tend the trees. It takes place tomorrow, June 29, at the Mokichi Okada Association’s Oasis Garden …

I t’s time for the Weekend, where we find out what people in the San Joaquin Valley do for fun when they have a little time off. This Saturday evening, the Kings Lions Club is hosting the Kings Brewfest . The annual 21-and-over event brings together commercial and craft breweries …