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Respite by the River

Thursday, August 7 2025
The Evening Schedule:
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Live dinner music, bring your dinner, lawn chair, or blanket.
Reading by acclaimed author

Joseph Rios

Joseph Rios is the former poet laureate of Fresno (2023-25) and a Wallace Stegner Fellow at Stanford University. He is the author of Shadowboxing: Poems & Impersonations, winner of the American Book Award. He has been a fellow with Macondo, Canto Mundo, and the Academy of American Poets. He has been featured in Poets and Writers magazine, KVPR, Forum @ KQED, and the San Francisco Chronicle. He lives in Calwa.

Tip Jar

Tip Jar is a local band just having fun while entertaining you with a mixture of blues, pop, rock, and original tunes.
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