This week in Famous: Get to know Famous user Jefferson Beavers. Henry Rollins punches girls. Or so says Burning Bob. There's also ArtHop happening all over town (and in Clovis). Friday brings a Blender, Filmworks and jazz. Saturday is for beer drinking (in Shaver or Visalia). Get to it.

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America's role in the local Hmong attempt to overthrow the Laotian government.

College night in the Tower.

What "meat" does Luby's use?

The Third California ~ photographs by Terrance L. Reimer
Club Jinnaka
1707 Fulton St.
5 p.m. - 12 a.m.
FREE!

This central interior region, defined as "The Third California," by Brookings Institution fellows Joel Kotkin and William H. Frey in their March 2007 research brief "The Third California: The Golden State's New Frontier", extends from the outer suburbs of greater Los Angeles to the Sierra foothills in Northern California. This area of California is growing four times faster than the rest of the state and presently represents about 30% of the state's population, or about 9 million people, according to 2000 census data.
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Paintings by Stephanie Markley
Teazers World Tea Market
645 E. Olive Ave.
4 p.m. - 10 p.m.
FREE!

"The Grass is Always Greener": Over 40 acrylic paintings on canvas and wood in all shapes and sizes. Several come with hand-painted frames. Come out for a fun night of art & delicious tea. The artist will be present at reception.
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Art Hop Southeast Style
Palomino Studio / Love Song Art Shows
9th St. and Grant Ave. / 263 N. Cedar Ave.
5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
FREE!

Art Hop continues to branch out into different areas of the city. Check out Southeast Fresno's offerings at Palomino Studio and Love Song Art Shows.
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New art in the Fresno High Neighborhood!
Javawava Cafe
1940 N. Echo
5 p.m. - 11 p.m.
FREE!

Javawava is proud to contribute a new piece of art to the Fresno High neighborhood by local artist Amy Kohl. Please join them for the grand unveiling of Kohl's newest work.
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"Artists at Work"
Park Avenue West Interiors
1149 E. Champlain Dr.
5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
FREE!

Join Park Avenue West Interiors tonight to enjoy Vernon Nye and other local artists as they create their works of art right before your eyes.
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Trompe l'Oeil Artist Phyllis McAdams
Mullins Studio Gallery
525 4th St.
Clovis
5 p.m. - 12 a.m.
FREE!

Phyllis McAdams is known for her use of the Trompe l'Oeil technique, a French term meaning 'to fool the eye.' You will be tempted to touch the canvas to see if the objects are real. Phyllis enjoys the challenge of entertaining the viewer with this dimensional illusion and hopes that, for just a brief moment, she can literally 'fool your eye.'
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Creative Fresno's Creative Blender
Club Fred
1461 Van Ness Ave
5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
FREE!

For June the Blender is back in the Tower District at neighborhood favorite Club Fred! We'll have complimentary appetizers and our incredibly famous raffle with awesome prizes! So Friday after work grab EVERYBODY and head for the Blender! The Blenders, which take place the Fridays after Art Hop, are Creative Fresno's social mixers of professionals, artists and entrepreneurs whose exchange of ideas are an effort to revitalize the urban life and landscape of Fresno.
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Fresno Filmworks presents "The TV Set"
The Tower Theatre
815 E Olive Ave.
5 and 8 p.m.
$10, $8 for students, seniors

"The TV Set" is Jake Kasdan's wickedly funny comedy about network television stars David Duchovny and Sigourney Weaver.
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Shaver Lake Chamber of Commerce 3rd Annual Brewfest
Shaver Lake Community Ball Park
41344 Tollhouse Rd.
Shaver Lake
12 p.m. - 5 p.m.
$20 for 21+, $5 for 6-20, designated drivers

The Shaver Lake Chamber of Commerce invites everyone to the 3rd Annual Shaver Lake Brewfest; Saturday June 9 in beautiful Shaver Lake! Taste a variety of great microbrews from Donaghy Sales Promotions and Valleywide Beverage Company. Taste delicious foods from the best of Shaver Lake restaurants. Live music of rock, blues and country from the Trey Tosh Band. For more infromation call 559-841-3350 or 866-500-3350.
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Visalia Brewfest
Visalia Convention Center
303 E. Acequia
Visalia
6 p.m. - 11 p.m.
$30 for all you can drink
21+

The Visalia Brewfest has traditionally had good blues music. We thought it'd be cool to bring some modern pop-rock to the concert to mix-it-up a bit. The headliner, Eenie Meenie recording artists Division Day, is all the buzz in Los Angeles with multiple articles written about them in L.A. Times and venue residencies.
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Menomena with All Smile
The Cellar Door
101 W. Main St.
Visalia
$5
21+

Portland's Menomena is one of the coolest indie bands playing right now. Label mates Death Cab for Cutie and Viva Voce have been singing their praises for quite some time. They are so cool, The Cellar Door agreed to open Sunday just for the show. Menomena just went on tour with The Decemberists, and the fanbase has exploded. All Smiles, fronted by Jim Fairchild of Granddady fame, opens the show.
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