Despite the labor undertaken by Tom Marshall to make the Three Rivers Historical Museum a roadside attraction worth seeing, to craft a stop satisfying enough visitors don’t feel cheated for whiling away part of their too-short vacation wandering among its crowded collection of Wild West antiquities, he really isn’t all that interested in history. A […]
The Kings County Fair opens Thursday, June 9 with the special ticket price of $1/adult; free for seniors, students and children. Carnivals rides that day are also $1/ride. This year’s theme is Flowers, Feathers and Fun and the carnival area includes most of the same great rides as last year and more, along with games […]
One of the questions often asked of performers in interviews is, “Why do you involve yourself in community theatre?” “A recurring response from the cast of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” the upcoming production from the Visalia Community Players, was surprising. While responses such as, creative expression, artistic exploration, invention, or fantasy are […]
The heavenly sounds of the University Preparatory Handbell Choir will perform, along with the UPHS choir, dance and guitar classes, at the COS Theater Thursday, May 19 at 6pm. Some 27 members of the choir will fill the theater with the uplifting sounds of their bells during the performance. Handbell choir and music instructor Patty […]
The Visalia Chamber of Commerce put on its second candidates’ forum of this election season between Visalia Councilmember Amy Shuklian and incumbent Tulare County Supervisor Phil Cox. The two candidates are running for Tulare County Supervisor District 3, which encompasses most of Visalia. Gail Zurek, president of the Visalia Chamber of Commerce, started the forum […]
Labor Day is just around the corner and with it, the summer season is almost over. It is time to start thinking about the fall, and there is no better way to welcome the new season than celebrating at Oktoberfest 2015 hosted by the Visalia Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by Budweiser. Building on the […]
If you thought the Republicans had learned anything from their debacle of 2012 you are currently being shown otherwise. In that year’s presidential primary, the Republican party fielded a surfeit of candidates, each more cartoonish than the last, and all striving to outdo the others in terms of idiocy. Three years ago–finally reconciled to the […]
The Tulare County Symphony finishes its 2014-15 season by performing three powerhouse pieces at 7:30pm on Saturday, April 18 at the Visalia Fox Theatre. Two years ago guest violinist Lindsay Deutsch wowed audiences with her performance of “Rhapsody in Blue.” For this concert, she performs music from the 1998 film “The Red Violin,” which tells […]
Tulare County students in grades K-12 submitted their entries for Tulare County Farm Bureau’s 18th annual calendar art contest. The goal of the contest is to promote awareness about agriculture in Tulare County and the importance of an abundant and healthy food supply. From 750 entries, 14 students were chosen based on the agricultural content, […]
P. Kay Woods will exhibit some of her own images of “edges” as seen through her camera lens in the Brandon-Mitchell Gallery at the Spiritual Awareness Center in March and April. Artist receptions will be held on First Fridays, March 6 and April 3, from 5:30-8pm. Woods, who has lived and traveled all around the […]