Country Music Hall of Famer Merle Haggard, who will take the stage at the Hanford Fox Theatre on March 6, is apparently not a fan of today’s country music. “Everything sounds like the same damn song,” he said. “It’s true. Nobody’s got anything to say anymore.” Haggard, however, is known for having a great deal […]
The Visalia Rescue Mission will host its annual Empty Bowls event on Tuesday, February 25, from 5:30-7:30pm at its Community Center location, 741 N. Santa Fe. The event is sponsored by nutrient companies: Nutrius, Diamond V, Elanco, Adisseo and Zinpro, on behalf of the international organization Empty Bowls. All soups will be catered by the […]
San Fermin will perform at The Cellar Door in downtown Visalia on Wednesday, March 5. Son Lux will open the show. After making National Public Radio’s “Best Albums of 2013” list, a rave review in Pitchfork Media, a feature in Rolling Stone, and heavy radio play, San Fermin is red hot. Their live show is […]
Central Valley’s Leaving Austin is a modern-country group that is consistently drawing crowds and building a huge fanbase. The band’s March 7th Visalia Cellar Door performance is expected to be packed-house, especially with the addition of opening Bakersfield band Truxton Mile. We had the opportunity to ask Leaving Austin guitar player Davis Forney a few […]
Gateway Church of Visalia will present its 2014 Gateway Women’s Spring Fling featuring guest speaker Cindy Janecka, author of the new book This Can’t Be Happening, her story of hope and inspiration through her journey of breast cancer and recovery. Janecka’s passion as a speaker has inspired women to find peace and hope through God […]
The Lindsay Art Association will present an exhibit of photographs by Blue Ridge Photography’s Virginia (Ginny) Wilson at the Lindsay Gallery, starting with a reception from 2-4pm on Sunday, February 23, and running through March 23. The exhibit showcases Wilson’s newest work, including images from her visit to Prague, and a riverboat trip down the […]
The Sequoia Chapter of the American Theatre Organ Society will present a silent movie night at the Hanford Fox Theatre on Saturday, March 1. The show will feature comedies by Laurel & Hardy and Buster Keaton, accompanied by Southern California organist Dean Mora at the chapter’s Mighty Wurlitzer theater pipe organ. When these movies were […]
The Tulare City Historical Society and the Tulare Historical Museum are currently presenting a new mini-exhibit in the museum’s Audio-Visual Room entitled “Tulare Business Pride.” The exhibit showcases a selection of business memorabilia from some of Tulare’s most respected businesses over the years. The exhibit will be on display through April 26. The museum is […]
To celebrate Read Across America and Dr. Seuss’ birthday, ImagineU Children’s Museum will present a special reading of “The Cat in the Hat,” along with birthday cake and the making of Dr. Seuss hats at 1pm on Saturday, March 1. The National Education Association sponsors Read Across America, an annual reading motivation and awareness program […]
Brenda Proudfoot will display her drawings at the Brandon-Mitchell Gallery at the Spiritual Awareness Center from March 7 through the month of April. There will be an artist’s reception during the First Friday Art Walk on Friday, March 7, from 5:30-8pm. The drawings, titled “Broken Open,” are the images she created after two traumatic events […]