Two new exhibits will be on display at the Kings Art Center’s Marcellus and Members Galleries, located at 605 N. Douty Street in Hanford. Beginning on January 31, paintings by Dale Laitinen and drawings by Bridgette Cervantes, which can be viewed until March 21. Featured in the Marcellus Gallery will be “WATER”–The Watermedia of Dale […]
The Exeter Lions Club put on another successful citywide New Year’s Eve party with the help of Ben Weldon Insurance. The Doo Dah Parade started at 6pm and, as always, lived up to its name in creativity and entertainment. Parade entrants braved a remarkably chilly evening and, with more entries and attendees than last year, […]
Works by three prolific painters were highlighted during the January 9 opening exhibition of 2015 at Arts Visalia. Titled Expressions/Impressions, the exhibition featuring paintings by Abby Rubinstein, Betty Berk and Mona Fox Selph will be on display through January 30. Brilliant colors and expressive brushwork form the basis of the majority of the works of […]
Hanford’s 9th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration, hosted by the NAACP Hanford Unit 1039, will feature United States Congressman David G. Valadao, 21st Congressional District, as the keynote speaker. The January 19 event, kicking off at 10am, will include music and entertainment provided by students from local schools and many other groups. Admission […]
Parlez-vous Exeter? If you don’t, you better start, if you like Haute Cuisine. With the Grand opening of Café Lafayette, the choices for “fine dining” just doubled in Exeter. Café Lafayette, at 151 South E Street, had its grand opening on January 3. Not a table was available and the bar was overflowing with patrons. […]
A parade will travel down Exeter’s Pine Street just before the end of the year. And, while it may not as glorious as the Rose Parade in Pasadena the following day, the Exeter Lions Club’s 3rd Annual Doo-Dah Parade on New Year’s Eve offers a unique way to say goodbye to 2014. “It’s just a […]
Pickleball has officially come to Visalia. On December 13, a grand opening ceremony was held at Recreation Park, 345 N. Jacob St. in Visalia, to cut the ribbon on Visalia Parks and Recreation Department’s new pickleball courts. “I think it’s a good sport for the community,” said Visalia Vice Mayor Warren Gubler, one of the […]
Richard Arenas, one of the Valley’s most well-known and prolific sculptors, will show his series of “Maneras de Cosechar Uva” (Steps to Picking Grapes) along with his “Day and Month Symbols” and other works in the Brandon-Mitchell Gallery during January and February. There will be an artist’s reception Friday, January 2, from 5:30-8pm. Arenas will […]
They come from all walks of life – teachers and nurses, military and stay-at-home moms, accountants and beauticians. They range in age from their late teens to mid-forties. They all have one thing in common – their physical and mental dedication to the sport of roller derby. “My family and friends (who are not in […]
As the bus drew up to the Visalia Fox Theatre on symphony night, excited students from Pixley School looked up at the lighted marquee and couldn’t repress their excitement about the upcoming concert. Most had never been to a big theater or attended a concert before. The students had been invited to the concert as […]