Considered one of the fastest growing sports in the United States, pickleball now has an outdoor facility in Porterville. One of the two tennis courts at Zalud Park was converted to accommodate pickleball, with open play taking place on Saturdays or by appointment. Haven’t played the sport yet? No problem! A local pickleball enthusiast has […]
This year’s Exeter Fall Festival will continue many fun traditions from the past 104 years – games, contests, arts & craft, food and entertainment that is guaranteed to be fun for the whole family. October 1 – 31st Exeter Scarecrow Contest. The Exeter Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce that Scarecrows are Returning to Exeter […]
The Tulare City Historical Society and Tulare Historical Museum will present its latest ‘Sundays @ 2’ program on October 15. Tulare’s own Pat Hillman will offer a fascinating presentation close to her heart, The Donner Party: A Family Legacy. Hillman is the great, great granddaughter of George Donner, the party Captain. Hillman loves the community […]
The Kings Art Center is celebrating its 25 year anniversary this month with a “Past to Present” exhibit open from September 23 to November 11 in the center’s Marcellus Gallery. In the Members Gallery, the center will exhibit “Internment 1942,” the 75th anniversary of the Japanese-American Internment with the work of Henry Sugimoto, a Hanford […]
The newly named Sequoia Symphony Orchestra (formerly the Tulare County Symphony) will kick off its 2017-18 season with its traditional “Pops in the Park” in Zumwalt Park in Tulare on Saturday, September 9. Begun in Tulare in 1960, the symphony changed its name this summer to better reflect its artistic growth and regional appeal. The […]
Night Ranger will bring its 35th anniversary concert tour to the Tulare County Fair on opening night, Wednesday, Sept. 13. Budweiser Stage concerts begin at 8 p.m. and are free with gate admission. Additionally, the Ohio Players will be featured on Friday, Sept. 15; Queen Nation on Saturday, Sept. 16; and Tower of Power on […]
Volunteers have been working with fervor to complete as much as possible of the Children’s Storybook Garden and Farm History Museum Phase 1, prior to its soft opening on September 23. Located at the corner of Harris and Tenth in downtown Hanford, Storybook was the brainstorm of Judy Wait, a retired Hanford teacher. She combined […]
The opening reception of “Ginny Wilson…A Blue Ridge Photography Retrospective” will take place on Thursday, September 14 at the Tulare Historical Museum’s Heritage Art Gallery from 5-7pm. Coming off the heels of her farewell photography show, Lindsay/Visalia artist Ginny Wilson returns one final time with this very special career retrospective. Born and raised in Michigan, […]
College of the Sequoias’ Cultural Historical Awareness Program (CHAP) is proud to host a Mariachi-Pop-Opera night, Tuesday, August 29, 7pm. in the Visalia campus Theater. Admission and parking are free; donations to CHAP are welcome. Headliners are Jenny Ponce and Rosalinda Verde with the Crawdads and Mariachi Jalisciense. Also performing will be guest performer Jacob […]
Yee Haw! Enjoy a fun evening of Western Round Up entertainment and dining at the popular Ritchie Barn near Ivanhoe on Saturday, August 26. The evening will get underway with a full barbeque tri-tip steak dinner including special A&W Root Beer floats for dessert. Throughout the evening, One Nation will perform country music songs in the […]