The sounds of Latin folk music, rhythms and dance will keep the Visalia Fox Theatre hopping when the Tulare County Symphony performs “Celebración” at 7:30pm on Saturday, October 3. The most well-known piece is Manuel de Falla’s “Three-Cornered Hat,” a ballet featuring a variety of Spanish dance music. De Falla is considered to be among […]
The first results from the newly-adopted state proficiency tests are in, and there’s plenty of room for improvement locally and across the state. Results for the entire area of Tulare County were less than encouraging, with 67% of the 60,596 students tested not meeting the English language arts and literature standard. A whopping 78% tested […]
The Temple Theatre will be transformed into an arena of intrigue and suspense with the opening of “Wait Until Dark” on Friday, September 4. The play, written by Frederick Knott, is probably best known by the movie production starring Audrey Hepburn. A sinister conman, Harry Roat, and two ex-convicts, Mike and Carlino, are about to […]
The 2015 Tulare County Fair is right around the corner. Opening day is Wednesday, September 16 and the fair will run through Sunday, September 20. This year’s fair has some new features while keeping some of the old favorites. Tulare County Fair Director Pamela Fyock shared some of the new items planned for the fair […]
The Creative Center’s Jon Ginsburg Gallery is honored to be the host venue for Visalia’s September First Friday Downtown Art Walk on Friday, September 4, at 410 Race Avenue from 6-8pm. “Under the Harvest Moon” is an invitational show featuring the works of area artists as well as The Creative Center’s talented artists. The artists […]
The Tulare County Symphony always kicks off its season with a fun Pops in the Park concert, but this year you have a choice between a concert at Oval Park in Visalia on Friday, September 11 and one at Zumwalt Park in Tulare on Saturday, September 12. The extra Visalia concert came about because Ryan […]
The Tulare County Fair, September 16-20, will unveil the Olympic Bobsled roller coaster for the first time – along with the chance to go to the front of the line with a FASTPass wristband. The new roller coaster and the returning “Big Splash” ride, introduced at the 2014 fair, are worth $3.5 million and require […]
“Catching the Light in Charcoal and Pastel” has opened at the Tulare Historical Museum Gallery. This latest exhibit shows 50 works by Visalia’s LaVone Sterling and Ellen Milinich. “They are both accomplished artists,” said museum curator Chris Harrell. “They have shown together before and each has had pieces in the gallery before.” Sterling, a signature […]
The Sequoia Union Elementary School Parent Teacher Club (PTC) invites the community to attend its Annual Fall Carnival, set for 5:30-9pm on Saturday, September 26. This year’s event, dubbed “Small Town Hoedown,” promises traditional family fun, including bingo, a delicious deep-pit beef dinner, carnival games, a photo booth and much more. A vast silent auction, […]
The Visalia Rawhide offense has been trying to keep a consistent approach this season and this has been a big reason for their success up to the All-Star break. Jon Matthews, Rawhide hitting coach, attributes the offensive success to the work that’s being done before the games. “I try to tell the guys to have […]