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Review: Ballet Boyz Life 2017

Earlier today I watched a facebook video of the London based company warming up slowly doing  modern dance technique bartnieff fundamentals.   I found that interesting because I expected them to be diligently perfecting their turn out at the barre like many other ballet companies. This is not your ordinary dance company.   They have dancers who […]

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It’s not too late! Enter to Win

There’s still time left! Our FREE drawing is held 7-10 days prior to each event. Still available to win are tickets to Circus 1903, Dirty Dancing and Alton Brown Live: Eat your Science. Enter to Win at: http://www.LGBTFresno.com/win

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Trump continues Obama order protecting LGBTQ federal workers

An executive order protecting federal employees from anti-LGBTQ discrimination that was first signed in 2014 by President Barack Obama will continue under President Donald Trump, the White House said Tuesday. “President Donald J. Trump is determined to protect the rights of all Americans, including the LGBTQ community,” the White House said in a statement. “The

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Dirty Dancing – Feb 21 – 22

Tickets start at only $38 DIRTY DANCING comes to the Saroyan Theatre February 21 – 22, 2017. Ticketmaster is the official ticketing source for Broadway In Fresno and the Saroyan Theatre. DIRTY DANCING – THE CLASSIC STORY ON STAGE is an unprecedented live experience, exploding with heart-pounding music, passionate romance and sensational dancing. February 21

Trump presidency’s effect on LGBT community

The Human Rights Campaign has fielded multiple questions from its constituency regarding potential Trump presidency actions which will affect the LGBT community. National Legal Affairs Director Sarah Warbelow and other HRC staff members compiled this Q/A list based on the questions directed to HRC:Will marriage equality be overturned?It’s not impossible, but it’s not likely. It’s

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Clovis Unified cancels play because of gay main character

Thousands have signed a petition demanding that Clovis Unified School District reinstate the production of a play at Buchanan High that students say was abruptly canceled because a main character is gay. The petition on change.org says, “The reason we were given for the cancellation was something along the lines of there’s a lesbian character and some parents may have to

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The White House’s LGBT rights page has disappeared

And so the transition of power begins… First up is the WhiteHouse.gov site where several pages are now changing or altogether disappearing — including a page on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights. It’s just been over an hour since Trump took office and whitehouse.gov/lgbt has now been replaced by a Trump “transitionsplash” page.

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Our Town – Jan 28-29th

Tickets start at only $25.50 Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by American playwright Thornton Wilder, the opera is an intimate and touching look into everyday life in a small town. Saturday, January 28, 2017 * 7:30pm & Sunday Matinee 3:00pm * William Saroyan Theatre     Written in 2006 by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Ned

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Ballet Boyz – Feb 3rd

Tickets start at only $25 This company of 10 male dancers from London, founded by former Royal Ballet principal dancers, Michael Nunn and William Trevitt, has been hailed as “viscerally thrilling” – The Telegraph and “a paradox of muscular impact and weightless flight” – The program Life features 2 new commissions by internationally-acclaimed choreographers Pontus

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SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE – Jan 22nd

Tickets start at only $25 Alexander Mickelthwate conducts music of Mason Bates, Mozart and Berlioz, with guest artist violinist Philippe Quint. Sunday, Jan 22, 2017 * 3:00 PM * William Saroyan Theatre Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor, Philippe Quint, violin MUSIC: Bates Mothership, Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5, Berlioz Symphonie fantastique  Enter to Win a Pair of Tickets – Free!