The Visalia Fox Theatre will present “An Evening with Chris Botti and His Band,” featuring jazz, pop and classical music, at 7:30 p.m. on August 21. The Grammy Award-winning trumpeter will bring with him R&B, soul and jazz singer Sy Smith and renowned violinist Serena McKinney. “I’ve had the pleasure of seeing Chris Botti perform […]
Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed are a relatively new trilogy written by author E.L. James. These novels have risen to the tops of best-seller lists, have lined supermarket bookshelves and are a series that many have read and many will not admit to having read. The books are supposed […]
The Buck Rock Foundation will be hosting its annual open house and barbeque Sunday, September 1, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Buck Rock Lookout in the Sequoia National Forest. The event, held annually the first Sunday in September since 2000, is free to the public and will feature the annual Blessing of […]
When the League of Christian Actors presents “Les Miserables” in Visalia this month, the internationally acclaimed musical set in pre-revolutionary Paris will be performed by a cast of more than 150, backed by a full orchestra and surrounded by epic sets. International opera star Edna Garabedian, artistic director of the California Opera Association, is stage […]
Local artist David Castro is showing his artwork in an exhibition at the Cellar Door in downtown Visalia this month. “Bringing ’em All Home” attempts to capture the moments of spontaneity and joy that occur in life. Included are pieces that have been shown at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Visalia’s Taste the […]
ARIES (March 21-April 19) In spite of your usual initiative, by afternoon you will find time to relax with friends. This will backfire. While you are busy seeking connections, you can’t always anticipate what others want. Someone in your circle is tired of you. This is a good day not to answer your phone. TAURUS […]
“The word Jazz in its progress toward respectability has first meant sex, then dancing, then music. It is associated with a state of nervous stimulation, not unlike that of big cities behind the lines of a war.” F. Scott Fitzgerald F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of The Great Gatsby and coiner of the term “The Jazz […]