“Prison is quite literally a ghetto in the most classic sense of the word, a place where the U.S. government now puts not only the dangerous but the inconvenient—people who are mentally ill, people who are addicts, people who are poor and uneducated and unskilled.” Thus Piper Kerman, author of her memoir, Orange is the […]
The Orosi Memorial Hall will again be transformed into a smorgasbord of sights and sounds for the Spanspek Music and Arts Festival on Friday, October 4. The eighth annual homegrown festival is unlike any other event in Tulare County, and it brings locally produced music and art to the Cutler-Orosi community. The Spanspek fest features […]
“Taking Art to the Streets” is a major new exhibition and series of community events organized by Arts Visalia Visual Art Center as a part of the 2013 Taste the Arts Festival. The exhibition will feature works of urban art, block printing and screen printing by the artists of the Urbanist Collective, as well as […]
The Cowboy Cultural Committee will present the Visalia Roundup, the 23rd Annual Cowboy Poetry & Music Gathering, featuring cowboy poetry and music by Nancy Lee, Gary Robertson and The Saddle Cats. The Cowboy Cultural Committee was the brainchild of Lani Hernandez of Visalia and each year, the event seems to grow a bit larger. From […]
Penny*, just in her early twenties, is already a survivor of sexual abuse by a family member. “I was angry and bewildered about life and why I had to live these experiences…I just didn’t know how to deal with it,” she says. Penny became suicidal and was treated for post-traumatic stress disorder stemming from the […]
On September 24, the Tulare County Agricultural Commissioner’s office announced that one additional Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) had been detected on a trap south of the city of Exeter. Six days later, two additional ACP were detected on traps north of Eckert Field near Strathmore and northeast of Ducor. These detections were confirmed by the […]
Production Company Blare Media will hold a casting call on Friday, October 4, seeking actors and extras to play roles in a baseball-themed film set to begin production on Sunday, October 13, at Visalia Rawhide Baseball Stadium. Officials say the film, titled “FAN27,” will shoot for two days in Visalia and one day in the […]
As Dorothy said, “Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.” I might have the same reaction as I enter Visalia Unified’s new elective course at the middle school level, Exploring Technology. The new course provides students the opportunity to explore technology in fun, innovative ways, beginning with a semester-long experience with the Lego […]
Now in its fourth year, the Festival of Hope is one of the most unique experiences available in our community. (See more about the festival on page 19.) This free two-day event (happening Sept. 28-29) showcases a broad collection of artists, musicians, dancers and presenters, and includes a plethora of activities open for public participation. […]
Dion Dorado dedicated 18 years of his life to his country as a U.S. Marine and U.S. Army soldier. On July 2, he was working as an advisor and mentor under a Department of Defense contract for DynCorp International. While stationed in Afghanistan, the company’s barracks were destroyed during an attack by a suicide truck […]