Lorie Lewis Ham

Feb 2024 17

Rogue Festival 2024

2024 Articles, Arts & Entertainment, Lorie Lewis Ham, Rogue Festival

by Lorie Lewis Ham

The wonderful arts festival known as the Rogue Festival, which takes place in the Tower District of Fresno, is nearly upon us again! This year it will be running from March 1-9. While the general idea of the Festival remains the same each year, there are always subtle differences, so we took a moment to chat with the always witty Jaguar Bennett to find out what this year’s Rogue has in store for us! Hopefully, we will get him to tell us about his show this year as well!

Feb 2024 17

Dream Town By Lee Goldberg: Review/Giveaway

2024 Articles, Lorie Lewis Ham, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Lorie Lewis Ham

Dream Town is book 5 in Lee Goldberg’s Eve Ronin series. I am a big fan of Lee’s writing and this is definitely my favorite series of his (to be fair I haven’t tried Malibu Burning and Calico yet—they are on my tbr).

Feb 2024 3

A Look Back at Valley Theatre in 2023

2024 Articles, Lorie Lewis Ham, Rogue Festival, Terrance V. Mc Arthur, Theatre

by Terrance McArthur
& Lorie Lewis Ham

Terrance saw way more shows than I did in 2023 so he takes the lead on this one. I will share a few of my thoughts at the end, and there were many more shows in this Valley that we weren't able to make it to. When it comes to theatre, this Valley is blessed!

Feb 2024 3

The Twilight Queen By Jeri Westerson: Review/Giveaway/Guest Post

2024 Articles, Lorie Lewis Ham, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Lorie Lewis Ham
& Jeri Westerson

I have been a big fan of Jeri Westerson’s writing ever since I picked up my first Crispin Guest book many years ago, and she has never disappointed me. She always tells a great story with complex and interesting characters and goes all out with her research for her historical mysteries.

Feb 2024 3

Q & A With River City Theatre Company Board Member Jacob Alvarado

2024 Articles, Lorie Lewis Ham, Reedley News, Theatre

by Lorie Lewis Ham

This week we continue our series of interviews with the current board members of Reedley’s very own theatre company, River City Theatre Co.(RCTC)--many of whom are also local actors themselves who have been on the RCTC stage many times over the years. This time we are chatting with Co-Treasurer Jacob Alvarado.

Jan 2024 31

Murder At the Breakers By Alyssa Maxwell Becomes Hallmark Movie

2024 Articles, Lorie Lewis Ham, Mysteryrat's Maze, Sandra Murphy, TV

by Lorie Lewis Ham
& Sandra Murphy

On Friday, February 2 at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT, Alyssa Maxwell’s first Gilded Newport Mystery, Murder at the Breakers, will be premiering on the Hallmark Movies & Mystery Channel. The movie stars Ali Skovbye (Firefly Lane) as series sleuth Emma Cross and Danny Griffin (Get Even) as Police Detective Jesse Whyte. We had the chance recently to interview Alyssa about the movie. We are also reposting here our review of the latest book in the series, Murder at the Elms.

Jan 2024 13

Q & A With River City Theatre Company Board Member Chrystal Laita

2024 Articles, Lorie Lewis Ham, Theatre

by Lorie Lewis Ham

Reedley’s very own theatre company, River City Theatre Co.(RCTC), has seen a lot of changes over the last few years. We thought it would be fun to get to know some of their current board members—many of whom are also local actors themselves who have been on the RCTC stage many times over the years. This time we are chatting with Co-Treasurer Chrystal Laita.

Jan 2024 6

More Mystery Manga Reviews: Glitch Vol 1 By Shima Shinya/Hard-Boiled Stories From the Cat Bar By Yourei Ono

2024 Articles, Lorie Lewis Ham, Manga, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Lorie Lewis Ham

This week I am reviewing two more mystery manga from Yen Press. There couldn’t be two more different manga mysteries to review at the same time—one is very dark and hard-boiled involving hit men, detectives, and cats; the other, while also dark, involves young adults moving to a new town, attending a new school, and discovering what might be a monster, or perhaps a ghost.

Jan 2024 3

Q&A With Alex Stone From Jesus Christ Superstar Coming to the Saroyan in Fresno

2024 Articles, Lorie Lewis Ham, Theatre

by Lorie Lewis Ham

Fresno Lexus Broadway in Fresno is presenting Jesus Christ Superstar at the Saroyan on January 15 and 16. Recently, KRL had the opportunity to interview cast member Alex Stone who plays Pilate in this production.

Dec 2023 23

More Supernatural Mystery Manga Reviews: Oshi No Ko Vol 1 & 2/ Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple Vol. 1

2023 Articles, Lorie Lewis Ham, Manga, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Lorie Lewis Ham

Earlier this year, I watched season one of the anime Oshi No Ko, so I was excited to start reading the manga, hoping to go beyond that first season. However, Volumes 1 and 2 haven’t taken me there yet. But it was still interesting to revisit the story and get some bits that weren’t in the anime. The manga is published by YenPress. This is definitely one of my favorite anime/manga series!