The 2018 Tulare County Fair is destined to be one of the best. The five-day extravaganza opens on Sept. 12 and runs through Sept. 16. Pamela Fyock, CEO of the Tulare County Fair, said, “We have a fantastic fair planned for 2018. We have new family entertainment included with admission, an impressive free headliner concert […]
The newest coffee shop in Tulare County is really big on supporting their community with great food, coffee, and fun events. Munchies, in Woodlake, opened the later part of April and has gotten huge support from the community. They offer a large variety of coffee drinks along with a wide range of pastries, sandwiches, salads […]
Did you know that the original title for Shakespeare’s most famous love story was “Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate’s Daughter”? It does not have quite the same ring does it? It might even bring a smile to your face or a chuckle to your soul. “Shakespeare in Love”, the Visalia Players opening show of their […]
Visalia City Hall wants the Main Street Theater returned to private ownership, and a pair of bidders are vying for possession of the one-time movie house at Main and Garden streets. The sale could mean a local theater group will find itself homeless. The Show Must Go On In an effort to preserve the character […]
Timely given the recent release of Christopher Nolan’s epic film “Dunkirk” is Alone: Britain, Churchill, and Dunkirk: Defeat Into Victory by prolific author and long-time book editor, Michael Korda. His gripping account is both a history of the early months of World War II and personal memoir wherein Korda tells the story of his Hungarian […]
In the past four years, Visalia-based Rainmaker Productions have brought 20 internationally touring musical artists and comedians to downtown Visalia. In just four years, their shows have sold more than 15,000 tickets for acts like Morrissey, Foreigner, Audra McDonald and more. And one more thing, the majority of their shows are fundraisers for local non-profit […]
The Visalia Fox Theatre will be hosting a special double feature and Q&A event with writers / directors Eshom Nelms and Ian Nelms, Tulare County natives, on April 19th at 6pm. The event will showcase the award-winning movie Lost on Purpose, which was filmed in Tulare County, and Small Town Crime, which received critical acclaim upon its release earlier this […]
The Visalia Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the four individuals/organizations that will be presenting their ideas at Visalia SOUP on April 11th at ImagineU Interactive Children’s Museum. Presenters were selected from nine proposals that were submitted. The following proposals will be pitched to SOUP attendees in hopes of gaining community support, resources and […]
Looking for a night of laughs and fast paced antics? Then the Visalia Players’ production of Nana’s Naughty Knickers which opens at the Ice House on Friday, April 13 is just the ticket! Imagine you are an aspiring law student planning to spend the summer in New York with your favorite grandmother. You are excited […]
Essential reading for those interested in the role of religion in American life is Religious Literacy: What Every American Need to Know—And Doesn’t by Stephen Prothero. Through the pages of his evocative study, Prothero, a professor of religion at Boston University, laments over the paradoxical fact that “Americans are both deeply religious and profoundly ignorant […]