The newly named Sequoia Symphony Orchestra (formerly the Tulare County Symphony) will kick off its 2017-18 season with its traditional “Pops in the Park” in Zumwalt Park in Tulare on Saturday, September 9. Begun in Tulare in 1960, the symphony changed its name this summer to better reflect its artistic growth and regional appeal. The […]
Night Ranger will bring its 35th anniversary concert tour to the Tulare County Fair on opening night, Wednesday, Sept. 13. Budweiser Stage concerts begin at 8 p.m. and are free with gate admission. Additionally, the Ohio Players will be featured on Friday, Sept. 15; Queen Nation on Saturday, Sept. 16; and Tower of Power on […]
Volunteers have been working with fervor to complete as much as possible of the Children’s Storybook Garden and Farm History Museum Phase 1, prior to its soft opening on September 23. Located at the corner of Harris and Tenth in downtown Hanford, Storybook was the brainstorm of Judy Wait, a retired Hanford teacher. She combined […]
The opening reception of “Ginny Wilson…A Blue Ridge Photography Retrospective” will take place on Thursday, September 14 at the Tulare Historical Museum’s Heritage Art Gallery from 5-7pm. Coming off the heels of her farewell photography show, Lindsay/Visalia artist Ginny Wilson returns one final time with this very special career retrospective. Born and raised in Michigan, […]
College of the Sequoias’ Cultural Historical Awareness Program (CHAP) is proud to host a Mariachi-Pop-Opera night, Tuesday, August 29, 7pm. in the Visalia campus Theater. Admission and parking are free; donations to CHAP are welcome. Headliners are Jenny Ponce and Rosalinda Verde with the Crawdads and Mariachi Jalisciense. Also performing will be guest performer Jacob […]
Yee Haw! Enjoy a fun evening of Western Round Up entertainment and dining at the popular Ritchie Barn near Ivanhoe on Saturday, August 26. The evening will get underway with a full barbeque tri-tip steak dinner including special A&W Root Beer floats for dessert. Throughout the evening, One Nation will perform country music songs in the […]
Visalia Animal Services is celebrating Clear the Shelters with a week-long event of adopting out spayed and neutered dogs, for free. Clear the Shelters is a now larger than nationwide day, presented by VIP Pet Care, PetCo and NBC Universal. Now extending outside of the US, NBC and Telemundo owned stations are team up with […]
From September 11- 21 businesses within or close to Porterville will again participate in corporate games organized by the City’s Department of Parks and Recreation. This business-to-business team competition is said to be the ultimate team-building experience. Games include: cornhole, volleyball, spelling bee, archery, home run derby, bowling, footgolf, basketball challenge and an Obstacle Course. […]
Summer Jubilee, a fundraiser for Tulare Hospital Foundation is Saturday, August 26, 2017 at Zumwalt Park in the heart of downtown Tulare. The volunteer planning committee; co-chaired by Trish Hitlin and Marmie Fidler, are creating a one of a kind celebration. The 25th Silver Anniversary of the event is our last party of the summer […]
A lifelong artist, Jeanette Brewer’s work features snapshots of life, as well as multi-piece journeys. Her acrylics are currently being featured in her one-woman show, Moments in Time, at the Porterville Art Association Gallery, with an artist’s reception on Friday, August 4. The exhibit will run through September 8. Brewer grew up in Porterville and […]