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Lorie Lewis Ham

by Lorie Lewis Ham


As a proud Trekkie, with each new Star Trek movie I am filled with excitement and yet concern. Will they do this cult favorite that has literally been a part of my life since birth, justice? (Star Trek and I were born in the same year). Well JJ Abrams has done it again! Into Darkness continues to breathe new life into this reboot of the Star Trek stories. It not only remains true to the original characters and world, but adds to it.

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by Lorie Lewis Ham


You may or may not know about Basically Brandon–the Valley’s first late night talk show. Up until recently it could be found on CentralValleyTalk online. However, recently the show moved to TV and KRL had the chance to talk with host Brandon Delsid about this exciting move. Hopefully after this interview, if you have never watched Basically Brandon before, you will check out this fun local talk show for yourself! And if you are already a fan–be sure and catch their new episodes!

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One of the biggest events of the year in Kingsburg, The Swedish Festival, begins tomorrow. It runs May 16, 17 and 18.
The Festival began in 1924 when a group of women from the Concordia Lutheran Church presented a mid-summer festival for residents of the Concordia Home, a retirement home located near the present Kingsburg Hospital.

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This May we will be celebrating our third anniversary here at KRL and we’d like to spread that celebration around with our readers. We would also like to get more of you following us on Twitter, “liking,” and interacting, with our Facebook pages, and subscribing to our YouTube channel.

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Homicide detective Samantha Ryan has just started a new life in San Francisco. Her hope is to forget the horrors of her past. As a child, she was part of a coven that was destroyed because of their lust for power. She also wants to leave magic behind completely, but she soon realizes that isn’t so easy.

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Once again, we are pointing the spotlight on one of the Valley’s many talented actors. This time we are profiling Fresno actor Brian Pucheu, whom we recently had the pleasure of seeing on stage at COS as Jekyll & Hyde.

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Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde, presented by The New Ensemble, opened this past weekend at the Broken Leg Stage in the Tower. I never know what I’m going to get when I see a TNE show as they tend to do more out of the box kind of shows that I’ve never seen before. What I always know is that it will be interesting, thought provoking, and well done.

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We were able to catch Kate Noble after her talk for the Yosemite Romance Writers in Fresno and do a video interview. She chats with us about her latest book, here work on The Lizzie Bennet Diaries and future book and web series projects. Check out a more in depth print interview with her and a review of The Lizzie Bennet Diaries here in KRL.

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I am very excited to present to you our faithful readers our first ever Earth Day issue! While not every article in this issue is related to Earth Day, a large portion of them are. From the very beginning, KRL has felt that Going Green and all it entails was very important. When we first started putting together the categories for the magazine Going Green was right there from the very beginning, and while some categories have fallen by the wayside and new ones have developed, Going Green has remained.

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This year Reedley’s River City Theatre Company is celebrating their 10th anniversary and bringing back some of their earlier shows. One of those shows is a play entitled The Valentine, which opens this week at the Reedley Opera House.

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There is a lot of talent in Fresno–theatre, art, music. KRL likes to spotlight as much of that talent as we can. This week we are profiling local band Sea of Sound, an alternative rock band who came together just a little over a year ago and is already being considered by many as one of the top bands in Fresno.

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I have had the pleasure of knowing Sunny Frazier for many years and watching her grow not only as a writer but now an acquisitions editor for Oak Tree Press. After a recent Sisters In Crime meeting in Fresno I sat down to chat with Sunny about her books, and about the new one coming out this summer. Watch for a review of the new book when it comes out & for more guest posts by Sunny about writing and the publishing world.

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This weekend I had the great pleasure of seeing I Am My Own Wife in Fresno. I honestly had no idea what the play was about–I just knew I was seeing a one-man show produced by StageWorks Fresno and starring Terry Lewis. That was all I needed to know to be assured it would be a great show. Well, I wasn’t disappointed!

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This February something new and exciting moved into the spot on 10th Street in downtown Reedley that used to be the home of Domino’s Pizza. Something not only healthier, but unique! Before you even walk through the door at Mooner’s you are greeted with bright colors and a feeling of fun. This feeling continues once you step inside–combined with great fruit treats and drinks!

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