Generosity and grandeur will combine when the Visalia Chamber of Commerce presents “Babes in Toyland” – the 34th Annual Christmas Tree Auction – set to kick off Friday, December 12, at the Visalia Convention Center. The chamber’s Annual Christmas Tree Auction has become a local Holiday tradition. Each year, more than 900 people dress up […]
Every community takes pride in those young people who have roots in that community, attended school there, and then went on to significant achievements in their professional lives. Their stories serve as inspiration to future generations and serve as a reminder that when we talk in general about all of the talented people in our […]
The Tulare County Symphony has titled its November concert “Final Chords” because it features Tchaikovsky’s last symphony and Elgar’s final concerto. The concert will be Saturday, November 22 at 7:30 p.m. at the Visalia Fox Theatre. The first short piece, “March Slave,” begins with a familiar tune. Tchaikovsky was commissioned to write it in 1876 […]
The Oh Hellos are headlining their own tour and selling out shows left and right. This ten-piece touring ensemble, which will perform at Radiant Church in Visalia on November 13, is composed of the sibling duo, Maggie and Tyler Heath — intentionally independent self-produced musicians hailing from Texas. The siblings bend and blend styles and […]
Acclaimed TV late night show host, stand-up comedian, best-selling children’s book author, much-in-demand corporate speaker, TV and movie voice-over artist, pioneering car builder and philanthropist Jay Leno will take the stage at Tachi Palace in Lemoore for a 7:30pm concert on Thursday, November 13. Often characterized as “the hardest working man in show business,” Leno’s […]
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 […]