The annual Porterville Veterans Day Parade will be held on Tuesday, November 11, in Downtown Porterville, beginning at 10am. The event, cosponsored by American Legion Post 20 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2001, will travel along Main Street, from Morton Avenue to Walnut Avenue. The parade will feature floats, 14 bands and various community […]
There are few small towns with their own opera companies. There are even fewer small towns with an opera company that is brave enough to join traditional Mexican music together with opera to create a new artform, a mariachi opera. The Visalia Opera Company has been in existence for over four years and has two […]
New York singer-songwriter troubadour Jeffrey Lewis, who will perform a free all-ages show at 6pm on Saturday, November 8, at Velouria Records, 109 E. Main St., Visalia, is an artist in every sense of the word – from his comic books that depict his life experiences to his personal songs; both of which will be […]
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), the largest writing event in the world, challenges people to write 50,000 words of a novel in the 30 days of November. More than half a million people on all seven continents (including Antarctica) are expected to participate. The Visalia Branch of the Tulare County Library is serving as a […]
“Passion Produces Excellence: Commemorating Italian Experiences in Tulare County” is now on display at in the History of Tulare County Farm Labor and Agriculture Museum in Mooney Grove Park in Visalia. The museum collaborated with members of the local Italian community to create this display that tells the story of the influence that this community […]
The Visalia Players’ production of “Side By Side By Sondheim” offers zany and fast-paced entertainment for the entire family. Produced in the Lobby of the Ice House Theatre, the musical comedy is an intimate look at Sondheim’s work during the first half of his illustrious 50-year career as a lyricist and composer. Director Sharon DeCoux, […]
Southern gospel music is coming to the South Valley on November 15 when the California Melody Boys headline a 7:30pm show at the Lindsay Community Theater, 190 N. Elmwood, in Downtown Lindsay. The California Melody Boys started in February of 2003 and soon became dedicated members of the Central California Southern Gospel Music Association and […]
Porterville College’s Cultural Historical Awareness Program (C.H.A.P.) fall schedule continues on Friday, November 7 when famed author, TV personality (Discovery Channel’s “Out of Egypt”), Egyptologist and associate professor of Near Eastern languages and cultures at UCLA, Dr. Kara Cooney, will present a talk on “Hatshepsut: How a Woman Ascended the Throne of Ancient Egypt.” While […]
It’s all about South Valley children and their families when Kids’ Festival 2014 returns to the Visalia Convention Center from 9am to 4pm on Saturday, November 22nd. This year’s theme is “Science and Technology,” and the exhibitors of Kids’ Festival plan to uphold the tradition of engaging the children with things to do and see […]
A brisk morning, colorful leaves, a whiff of the first warming fire in the hearth and the hope of winter storms moves artists toward paint brushes, cameras, clay and more. The Arts Alliance of Three Rivers shares this bounty of artistry at its autumn 2014 exhibition, “Hidden in the Leaves.” Visitors will experience a diverse […]