Friends of the Tulare County Fair will host a fundraiser featuring the James Garner Tribute to Johnny Cash on Friday, March 6 at the Tulare County Fairgrounds. The evening begins with a social hour at 6 pm, followed by dinner at 7 and a live auction with auctioneer David Macedo. The revived nonprofit foundation held […]
The public is invited to see the exhibition, “Family Secrets: The Paintings of Marilyn Prescott McGrady” through March 19 at the Porterville College Art Gallery. Marilyn Prescott McGrady is an artist and designer living and working in Fresno. McGrady has titled this series of 17 paintings “Family Secrets.” She described that each of the paintings […]
Directed by Tom Fritz, the 2015 Kings Symphony Orchestra Spring Concert featuring Young artists will be held on Sunday, March 1 at 4pm at Hanford High School. This year’s concert will feature Beatrice Choi, winner of the 2015 Young Artist Competition, playing “Zigeunerweisen” (“Gypsy Airs”) by Pablo de Sarasate. The concert will include young players […]
Dressed in a small, tight white cap and a flowing white thawb, the traditional garb of devout Muslims of Northern Africa, it was clear Khider Abdelkader had traveled a very long way to participate in the 2015 World Ag Expo at the International Agri-Center in Tulare last week. Abdelkader, general director of Av Khider, a […]
Baby with the Bathwater is Christopher Durang at his best. His witty satirical dialogue will have you laughing and gasping at the same time. Director Elicia Russell loves the play. “Christopher Durang can take normal things, even horrific things,” she said, “and make them funny.” Baby with the Bathwater run begins February 27 at the […]
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 […]
Guest artists from all over are flocking to the Jon Ginsburg Gallery at The Creative Center, offering their best work featuring birds. This is an invitational show with participating artists donating 25 percent of their sales to The Creative Center. Visitors are encouraged to buy their favorite piece of art and help support The Creative […]
In order to be eligible for benefits from the VA, a veteran must meet minimum active duty service requirements. For most veterans this means 24 months of continuous active duty. Non-duty periods that are considered excludable are not considered as a break in service for continuity purposes but are to be subtracted from total time […]
This letter is a request that your editorial board review this House Resolution and consider supporting it. Here is the resolution: H.Res. 14 Urging the president to release information regarding the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks upon the United States. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRSENTATIVES January 6, 2015 Mr. JONES (for himself, Mr. LYNCH, and Mr. MASSIE) […]
RadioShack, known by many baby-boomers as the go-to place for electronics in the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on February 5, following 11 consistent quarterly losses. The well-known chain will be closing at least 1,784 of its 4,297 stores throughout the nation and Mexico. Included on the list for closing […]