U.S. Poet Laureate Emeritus Juan Felipe Herrera says that Fresno is the "Capital of Poetry in the World." The Fresno State Master of Fine Arts Program in Creative Writing takes that literary legacy seriously. Hear the latest poetry and prose from emerging #FresnoWriters in this storytelling and spoken word show, including voices from the Chicanx… Read More »Fresno Writers Live
From Bentley's hyped up Spotify Artist Page: Scott Bentley is a singer-songwriter based in California's Central San Joaquin Valley. Crafting songs of expressive lyricism and beguiling soundscapes, Bentley blends retro Americana with his modern take on a songwriter’s proposition. His vocal tones and phrasing deliver immense tenderness and vulnerability and has garnered much attention and… Read More »What You Lifted
Get ready for a night of non-stop laughter with co-headiners Jesse Feng (Amazon Prime) and Deric Brown (UCBxSNL Scholarship Recipient)! Come join us for a....Rushed Hour of comedy with two of the best up-and-coming acts from the Los Angeles region. Look at the poster, look at us, you get the reference. Artist Bios': Hailing originally… Read More »Rushed Hour Comedy
The Fresno Belly Dance Collective proudly presents “Cabaret of Classics", a Belly Dance showcase, as part of the 2025 Rogue Festival. This is a great opportunity for audiences to see diverse styles of Belly Dance from performers who have spent years honing their art. Join us for a dazzling showcase celebrating the deep connection between… Read More »Cabaret of Classics
The Fools are back with their lovingly mangled take on 'A Midsummer Night’s Dream', this time rooted in the present-day Central Valley for a take that’s more queer-powered, pro-immigrant, anti-fascist, and irreverent than ever. If you’ve never been, the S’Will series is what happens when you smash together Shakespeare, booze, improv, pop culture, and an… Read More »S’will
Geoffrey and Laura Rohlfing (nee' Manier) met at The San Francisco Conservatory of Music in 2004 where Geoffrey was studying classical guitar and Laura, cello. They married in 2008 (the same year the Fresno State Bulldogs won the CWS) prior to Geoffrey starting medical school. They formed a trio with talented singer, songwriter, guitarist, Danny… Read More »The Osteotones
A Hot Flash Gospel is a bold, intimate one-woman spoken word experience that feels like revival, confession, and revolution all at once. Through poetry, storytelling, and sharp wit, LadyK navigates menopause, faith, grief, desire, Black womanhood, and spiritual reclamation...challenging who gets to preach, who gets believed, and whose bodies are deemed sacred. This is not… Read More »A Hot Flash Gospel
Nadia Lotte and her talented ensemble make their full fledged RogueFest debut this year with Champagne Cabaret, a vintage inspired cabaret show including music, comedy, and striptease. Each show will be different, with new acts and guest performers! Champagne Cabaret began as a one-off show at The LAByrinth, and now brings both local and international… Read More »Champagne Cabaret
From Fresno’s streets, Eve Reiland — a neurodivergent voice — turns lived survival into fearless, uncontainable poetic revolution. Fifteen years labeled “severely disabled” taught her what it means to be unseen, misunderstood, and underestimated. Yet here she exists still unbroken, carrying every tremor, bruise, and heartbeat into words that resist erasure. This is not performance.… Read More »Electric Confessions: I Am Revolution
COME ON GET HAPPY! Jaguar Bennett, Fresno's most reassuring comedian, is ready to make you laugh and bring joy to your heart! In a world that's full of suffering, pain, injustice, a MOTHERFUCKING FASCIST MURDERING GOVERNMENT AND COMPLACENT COWARDLY POLITICIANS (sorry, please ignore that, I lost my self-control for a second) isn't it better to… Read More »Jaguar Bennett: Sweetness and Light
IT’S ABOUT TEA! IT’S ABOUT TIME! F**K OFF, I’M STEEPING. “Definitely a must-see! Comforting and bold… A tea party for your soul.” -LCT Review At Tea TIME, you’ll be chanting one minute and closing your eyes the next. You’ll cry some, but laugh more. Whistle when the time comes. Don’t worry, you’ll know. The newest… Read More »Erika MacDonald: TeaTIME
Bloody Fairytales is a performance of gorgeous, gruesome old stories told new… dark fairytales re-upholstered for adult ears and late-night imaginations. Told live by International Storytelling Center Teller-in-Residence and National Storytelling Festival Featured Teller Paul Strickland, these are the stories that are strange, darkly funny, unsettling, and occasionally feral. Chock full of bad decisions, sharp… Read More »Bloody Fairytales: Paul Strickland
Janice Noga sings for love of country while sharing her family's immigration story, singing in the Oval Office, singing in the State Capitol, and asking her audience to sing those patriotic songs along with her. Buy Tickets
KatWoodRooney is a Fresno based group focusing on Original, Americana, and other Roots music. Collectively and individually we have decades of experience playing for curious, committed, and compassionate music lovers. Our music is born in the intimacy of living rooms, backyard jam sessions, and with loved ones around the campfire. We want to share our… Read More »An Infinite Garden and Bountiful Harvest
The corporate arena’s Battle Royale: The annual performance review. Sparks fly as two men clash in this fast-paced, comedic drama about insecurity, status, & masculinity. A brand new world premiere play from Martin Dockery, winner of 70 worldwide awards over 18 years of touring. Directed by Vanessa Quesnelle, and starring Andrew Broaddus & Martin Dockery.… Read More »The Review by Martin Dockery
Charming Disaster’s Musical Oracle is an interactive concert where songs are selected by chance when audience members draw cards from the Charming Disaster Oracle Deck. This Tarot-style card divination not only determines the set list, but also provides insight into the mysterious workings of destiny (and makes each performance completely unique). NYC goth-folk duo Charming… Read More »Charming Disaster’s Musical Oracle
A magical performance that has traveled the world, the Magic of Eric has entertained audiences for the past decade with his unique and engaging approach to magic. Buy Tickets
This show conjures feelings coming from memories walking down Blackstone Avenue in the bloom of first love in the early 70s with pockets full of paper boy money and a mind filled with fm radio and the echoes of tribal gatherings at Selland Arena, later fed by wage slave routines and spiritual bike rides through… Read More »Life Reflection Songs
A music-led exploration of listening and embodiment, using piano, play, and chance to navigate innocence, danger, and voice. Inner Child Museum is a music-led, embodied performance by Kadie Kelly, guided by piano works from her album Journey to Innocence. You may learn to finger crochet a chain with hot pink yarn, an innocent gesture with… Read More »The Inner Child Museum
Martin Dockery’s hit Off-Broadway play about two FBI agents on a stakeout of two agents on a stakeout of them. Funny. Heartbreaking. A unique theatrical experience about fathers & sons. Most recent Rogue shows: 1 Small Lie, TRUTH, Every Good Story Ends With One. Current Rogue shows: The Review, Wanderlust “5 STARS: A contender for… Read More »The Stakeout
DYSFUNCTION is a healing journey put on stage. The show is about love, pain, trauma, and how - with community - we can move forward from things that happen to us. The show teaches us that no one is above dysfunction and no one is below healing. This is not one story. It is a… Read More »DYSFUNCTION: A New Musical – In Concert!
Winner Best International Show - Colchester Fringe , Audience pick of The Fringe Prague Fringe , Patrons Pick - Orlando Fringe . Fringe Encore - Cincy Fringe This i award winning show the tells the true story of William Dorsey Swann former slave who became the Queen of Drag in Washington DC in the late… Read More »The Real Black Swann
The KLH Scrapbook: A One-Man Journey Through Fresno and Beyond” Kevin Lee Harris is back, and he’s bringing a treasure trove of new stories to the stage. The KLH Scrapbook is the long-awaited sequel to his 2008 one-man show, Kevin Harris Explains Himself. In this brand-new chapter, Kevin dives even deeper into the people, places,… Read More »The KLH Scrapbook
The Madeline Minx Cabaret: Still Not Domesticated is a sexy, funny, music-driven evening of storytelling, stand-up comedy, ambition, and unapologetic 90s pop nostalgia. Madeline Minx sings, rants, jokes, and whines her way through a lifelong obsession with pop stardom. Raised on music videos, power ballads, and the belief that girls were allowed to take up… Read More »The Madeline Minx Cabaret: Still Not Domesticated
Bloody Fairytales is a performance of gorgeous, gruesome old stories told new… dark fairytales re-upholstered for adult ears and late-night imaginations. Told live by International Storytelling Center Teller-in-Residence and National Storytelling Festival Featured Teller Paul Strickland, these are the stories that are strange, darkly funny, unsettling, and occasionally feral. Chock full of bad decisions, sharp… Read More »Bloody Fairytales: Paul Strickland
