Entries by Natalie Nigg

Fresno State’s International Culture Night

International Culture Night is back! The 38th annual International Culture Night is a Fresno State showcase of diversity and culture through performing arts and fashion from around the world. This student-run event is put on every year to celebrate cultural diversity at Fresno State and the greater Fresno area. The show will include a wide […]

Freedom Fund 2021 Telethon

A live telethon benefiting the Central Valley Justice Coalition’s Freedom Fund, whose mission is to prevent human trafficking through partnership, education and outreach. Watch it on the CMAC 2 Education channel this Thursday starting at 6pm.

The Big Tell Showcase 2021

The Big Tell Showcase is Saturday, November 27! The Big Tell is a grant program for local filmmakers organized by the Central Valley Community Foundation. For the last several months, 9 filmmakers have been working on documentaries that highlight the voices and experiences of the Central Valley. Now, we get to hear from them and […]

Celebrating Native American Heritage Month

In honor of National Native American Heritage Month, we want to highlight stories from our fellow Native community! See below for the variety of programs, discussions, and documentaries in honor of this month: Sharing Cultures: Big Read Documentary Screening – Short student documentary films – part of the Big Read program at Fresno City College celebrating the first Native […]

New CMAC Board Members & Year Highlights

Thank you to all the members who voted in our 2021 Board of Directors Election. Thanks also to our member nominees who ran for election – we very much appreciate your willingness to serve and help strengthen our organization! The winners of the election were Diane Flowers and Alisia Sanchez. Congratulations! We would also like […]

It’s National Community Media Day!

What is Community Media Day? “Community Media Day is an annual celebration of voices that bring awareness to the importance of free speech and accessible media for all individuals to have their voices heard.” – @Celebrate1020 Why is community media important? We all have stories to tell and we deserve to tell them. Community media provides the […]

Swede Fest – Call for Entries!

Swede Fest is a film festival for “sweded films” – short, homemade re-creations of your favorite Hollywood movies, and we want you to participate! It’s easy to create your own sweded film. Just pick your favorite movie and remake it in a fun, creative, low-budget fashion using your friends or family, and whatever you have […]

New Episode: San Joaquin Valley Spotlight

Sevag Tateosian is no stranger when it comes to providing insightful interviews with guests on his show San Joaquin Spotlight. The longtime running weekly talk show features interviews with various individuals in the community; ranging from business owners, local educators, musicians, celebrities and many others. Watch his latest episode with Victor Miller (creator of the famous […]