The Rocky Horror Show aficionados are in for a great treat at the Ice House Theatre in Visalia beginning Friday, October 16. Rocky Horror opened to great acclaim more than 40 years ago in London and still enjoys fan following around the world. Co-director Elicia Russel exclaims excitedly, “I started seeing Rocky Horror when I […]
The 36th Annual Harvest of Handwovens, presented by Handweavers of the Valley, comes to the Exeter Memorial Building on Saturday, October 24. “This show and sale has become increasingly popular in recent years and rivals shows you might expect to find in the San Francisco or Los Angeles areas,” said Nikki Crain, show publicity chair. […]
Scarecrows will fill the neighborhoods of Exeter with the commencement of the Fourth Annual Exeter Scarecrow Contest, Thursday, October 1. The contest, running throughout the month and put on by the Exeter Chamber of Commerce, is being expanded from local chamber-member businesses and organizations, to city-residents, who will now get a chance to show off […]
Music fans can expect a heavier rock-n-roll groove at the second annual Tastemaker Festival on Saturday, October 17 says Aaron Gomes, head of the Sound N Vision Foundation, the organization behind the event. “We built a show that was more of a vibe,” Gomes said of the event at Visalia Rawhide Stadium. “There’s a connective […]
The public is invited to view the exhibition “Dancing Threads” featuring contemporary quilts by local artists from now through October 23 at the Porterville College Art Gallery. The public is also invited to the reception from 5-7pm on Thursday, October 1. These artists will be showing, through often non-traditional materials and methods, quilts that express […]
The Russian Grand Ballet and Artbeat, Inc. are pleased to announce the performance of Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake” in Visalia, on Wednesday, October 7, 7:30 pm at the Fox Theatre. The Kiev-based Russian Grand Ballet brings the classic ballet to life with Russia’s brightest ballet stars. The Russian Grand Ballet was founded by and incorporated graduates […]
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 […]