Yesterday was National Nachos Day, and I totally missed it. I missed it.
Here is my promise to you, the American people: I will make up for this oversight in a big way in the upcoming days and weeks until National Nachos Day comes back around.
7-Eleven nachos, ballpark nachos, Nacho Bellgrande, Nachos Supreme, Fully Loaded Nachos, Irish Nachos, steak nachos, chicken nachos, Nacho Libre -- no nacho will go unturned or undigested until this mistake has been rectified.
Count on it.
Try as you might to avoid it, I'm sure you've heard at least part of that Miley Cyrus song where she's caterwauling about listening to Jay-Z. It's unavoidable.
You know what's totally avoidable, though? Jay-Z songs, at least for Miss Miley. Check out her answer when she's asked in an interview which of Jay-Z's songs she's singing about (skip to 2:55 for the response):
Holy crap. Did anyone else know this girl sounds like a 50-year old truck stop waitress with a two-pack-a-day habit? How did that little blond girl not run from the room crying when Miley barked at her with that paint-peeling voice that she was wearing her Halloween costume ("I don't dress like this every day. I'm not crazy. Now, you want those eggs scrambled or sunny side up? *coughhackcough*").
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As you know by now, Jay-Z is in Fresno tonight, but it's only the latest stopper for the superstar rapper, who this week is earning his jet-setting reputation.
Here's a video of him performing with U2 on Thursday night in Berlin at the MTV European Music Awards.
Less than 24 hours later, here's Jigga celebrating the Yankees World Series win at home in NYC. He performed "Empire State of Mind" on Friday in front of city hall.
UPDATE: We have our winners: Robert Boro and Lauren Bagato. Thanks for playing!
ORIGINAL ENTRY: This is absolutely last-minute, folks, and a golden opportunity for those of you hanging out here on a late Friday afternoon. I have FOUR tickets to give away to the Artists' Repertory Theatre production of "All in the Timing," which continues this weekend at the Severance Building. (This is a combination of the two wildly popular Rogue Festival presentations.) Tickets are good for the 8 p.m. Friday, 8 p.m. Saturday or 2 p.m. Sunday performances. I'll give two tickets to the FIRST commenter to this post and two tickets to the THIRD commenter. The tickets will be available at the door. Winner will be notified in an e-mail, so leave a real one. No repeat comments. You're ineligible if you've won something in the past 30 days. We won't post any comments until we have a winner. Complete rules after the jump.
UPDATE: Congrats to Gracie, who is our winner. Thanks for playing everyone. Have a good weekend.
ORIGINAL POST: Unlike the fun we were having this morning, this is a real contest. We have a four-pack of tickets for The Fresno Met during the run of its The Art of Dr. Seuss exhibit. As you can see, they're good-looking tickets too. They're also good until Jan. 17.
The FIFTH commenter on this post will win the tickets. Tickets can be picked up at The Fresno Bee, starting on Monday. A few notes: Winner will be notified in an e-mail, so leave a real one. No repeat comments. You're ineligible if you've won something in the past 30 days. We won't post any comments until we have a winner. Complete rules after the jump.
Come one, come all. Post No Bills has something for you to do this weekend, next weekend and beyond.
Below you'll find the biggest collection of Fresno event fliers and posters anywhere on the whole entire Internets. Concerts, clubs, community events -- it's all here. So give your browser a second to load, grab your calendar and start planning.
As always, we welcome contributions from bands, artists, venues, promoters and regular joes. Send links to mosegueda@fresnobee.com.
Don't forget the Lord High Executioner this weekend. The Fresno City College Opera Musical Theatre Workshop presents Gilbert & Sullivan's "The Mikado." And you don't want to disappoint a guy with a blade.
Details: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday / Fresno City College Theatre / (559) 442-8221 / $10, $7 students and seniors
Another photo and the flier on the jump.
Besides checking out the Swede Fest, the Creative Blender and Exene Cervenka, all of which we also recommend:
1. THROW UP THE ROC: You should already know by now -- Jay-Z is in town on Saturday night, his first ever Fresno concert, and one of only two Cali concerts he's doing this year. It oughta be fresh. You can read more about Jay-Z, and why he matters beyond just rap, in this story from today's paper. I also did an interview with his young protégé J. Cole, who is one of the show's openers along with Wale and N.E.R.D.
Afterward, don't forget that the afterparty at Aqua Shi should be hopping too -- with Jay-Z's DJ Neil Armstrong spinning.
I saw some interesting shows last night. Feel free to add your own observations about these and other venues in the comments section.
GALLERY 25
Robert Weibel is known for his "gunpowder art," and his full show at Gallery 25 -- he was scheduled to display with Karen LeCocq but she had to drop out -- is, dare we say, explosive. He has a couple of works titled "Delta Smelt," which I'm assuming is a reference to a political powder keg of a Valley water issue (sorry, I have to ease up on the munitions puns), which are stunning visually, with the mixture of gunpowder and metallic leaf making a shimmering impact on the paper. I love how Weibel organized his show, too -- to the extent that representations of birds actually seem to "flock" up a corner wall, as if they're ready to take flight. There will be a reception 1-4 p.m. Sunday at Gallery 25. The show continues through Nov. 29.
DeROUCHEY CREATIVE DESIGN STUDIO
A fun, different ArtHop stop -- definitely with a youthful vibe. Most, if not all, of the artists appeared to be recent Fresno State graduates, and the crowd in this warehouse district -- just down the street from the Chris Sorensen Studio -- brought the average ArtHop age WAY down. I ran into Fresno State art prof Doug Hansen, who was proud as a papa of his former students. One of my favorites of the bunch: Uriel Tekunoff's surrealist-style painting of a bearded man. This was a one-night-only show.
I told you last month that Brad Paisley was coming back to Save Mart Center on Feb. 18. Today, I have all the details. Tickets cost $26.75, $47.75 and $57.75. They'll go on sale at 10 a.m. Nov. 14. Miranda Lambert and Justin Moore are confirmed as openers. You can buy tickets through Live Nation, Ticketmaster or at the Save Mart Center.
Well, I guess this is one way to get people to pay attention to college soccer.
The list of people waiting to high-five that faulty appendix is growing.
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I'm pretty psyched about Saturday's Swede Fest. I've heard a couple secrets about swedes that will be screened. I'm not going to leak those, because it's all meant to be a surprise -- but let me just say, this sounds like the most awesome Swede Fest yet.
You might have even seen Fresno's Swede heroes, Brodiemash and Bryan, on KMPH's "Great Day" this morning. Hopefully there's a big turnout for this Fresno original.
The Beehive, of course, wants you to be at the Swede Fest on Saturday, so we're trying to hook you up with a chance to get in for free. Details and official rules after the jump ...
UPDATE 5:30 p.m.: The winner is Cheri Beasley. Congratulations!
ORIGINAL POST: As promised, we've got a pair of tickets for one lucky Beehive reader to attend the Fresno Fall Home Improvement Show this weekend.
The SIXTH commenter on this post will win the tickets. Tickets will have to be picked up at The Fresno Bee. A few notes: No repeat comments. You're ineligible if you've won something in the past 30 days. We won't post any comments until we have a winner. Complete rules after the jump. Winner will be notified in an e-mail.
UPCOMING BEEHIVE GIVEAWAYS
Friday: The Fresno Met's Dr. Seuss exhibit.
UPDATE 4:30 p.m. 11/5: I added a couple of other ArtHop venues in response to reader feedback today, including this image from Joan Sharma's show at the K-Jewel Art Gallery. (The artist included info about the show in the comments section.)
ORIGINAL ENTRY 6:30 a.m. 11/5: In Thursday's Life section I have a story about the November ArtHop, including a couple of picks for new and different venues to check out:
On the jump: more info and images from these and some of the other ArtHop venues I mention.
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