Hands in the Community announces their upcoming night of laughter — Comedy Blast — on January 25, 2019, 8:00pm, featuring the off-the wall duo of comedian Ken Davis and ventriloquist David Pendleton. This will be a night of side-splitting hilarity for the whole family presented at Visalia First Assembly’s newly opened, 2600-seat state-of-the art auditorium, […]

Local fans of musical theater in for a rare treat. A Night with Janis Joplin–the full Tony Award-nominated Broadway production–launches a 14-city tour of California with an opening night at the Fox Theater Visalia next month. “It’s mind-blowing,” said David Shaw, president of Turnaround Productions, which is presenting the tour. The single-night production is at […]

Susan Mathews, well known in the local theater world for her acting, directing and philanthropy, will be presented with the Marjorie Brandon Award Friday, Sept. 29 at the Marriott Hotel, hosted by the Brandon-Mitchell Gallery. Marjorie Brandon, who turns 106 this month, is one of the namesakes of the gallery. She is a long-time artist […]

The Sequoia Union Elementary School Parent Guild invites the community to attend its annual fall carnival, set for 5:30-9pm Saturday, Oct. 6. This year’s “Barnyard Bash”-themed event will deliver traditional family fun, including bingo, a delicious deep-pit beef dinner, mechanical bull, blow-up obstacle course, cake walk, carnival games a photo booth and more. A vast […]

West Coast Academics, Music and Performing Arts (West CAMPA) non-profit foundation was created to help Tulare County youth. Students from 3-25 years-old will be supported to succeed and achieve their dreams in both school and career. The office for this 501(c3) is housed at Success Learning Center and Visalia Music School. Imagine a 7-year-old sitting […]

Do you have friends from high school or college whom you see infrequently, but when you do, you can still complete each others’ sentences? Then, you will identify with the characters in “Dixie Swim Club”, which opens at the Ice House Theatre in Visalia on September 21. Enjoy a rollicking comedy as the college swim […]

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 […]