Foreign exchange students from former USSR countries will dance and sing in their cultural costumes and present storyboards about their countries during Downtown Visalia’s First Friday art walk from 5-8pm on April 1. They will perform at the Center for Spiritual Awareness, 117 S. Locust (one block south of Main). The Center will also feature […]
Many may not have realized that there are a number of gaps in Tulare County’s regional media landscape. There has been no public access television outlet or community radio station located inside Tulare County. Fortunately, a non-profit corporation, South Valley Community Media (SVCM), has been newly formed to fill that void. SVCM is nearly able […]
The Tulare County Library and the University of California Tulare/Kings Master Gardeners will welcome spring at the Visalia Garden Festival on March 19, from 9am to 1pm on the south lawn of the Visalia Branch Library at 200 W. Oak Avenue. March 18 will be a “Preview Day” from 12 noon to 2pm, featuring the […]
At its March 7 Visalia City Council meeting, members voted 5-0 in favor of a project to beautify the city. The project was the brain child of Elaine Martell, executive director of Downtown Visalians, and Mary Jo Eastes, of Arts Visalia, who had both seen, while traveling out of state, large electrical boxes turned into […]
The public is invited to see the exhibition of book art by artists Kim Elia, Diane Gomez, Justine Light, Mona Selph and Martha Widmann. Art of the Book runs through March 31 in the Porterville College Art Gallery. This show is of artists’ approaches to making books, which are handmade, one of a kind pieces […]
Francesca dePasquale is one of those rare musicians for whom the term ‘artist’ really means something. There is something poetic in her gift of expression with bow and string that brings you to an elevated place in yourself, a place that is strangely thrilling yet tranquil, a place where you want to linger, to surrender […]
The cost of raising children continues to go up, yet many Central Valley families have not seen a similar increase in their income. Any mom can tell you one of their biggest expenses is buying clothes for their kids, who often outgrow shoes every four months and clothes every year. But help is on the […]
College of the Sequoias Theatre Arts students recently brought home top honors from the Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival. From February 9-16 of this year, 32 COS Theatre Arts students attended the 48th Annual Regional Festival in Honolulu, where they enjoyed a variety of activities, including workshops, symposia and regional-level award programs, hosted by the […]
Visalia Breakfast Lions Club invites you to join them for the fun and festivities of this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade.The parade will stroll down Main Street on Saturday, March 12 at 10am. Downtown will be filled with folks taking in the Irish Cheer, so arrive early to stake out your spot along the parade […]
Having entered the public in Dresden, Germany, in 2011, The Roaring 420s have arrived on the international psychedelic and garage rock scene. The Roaring 420s are an incarnation of a young Lou Reed, backed up by the Charles Manson-era Beach Boys–with occasional sitar added. Playing a wild melange of surf rock, psych pop and proto-punk […]