“Discover the Dinosaurs” is coming to the Visalia Convention Center, 303 E. Acequia Ave., on July 12-13. This hands-on exhibit showcases museum-quality pieces along with several moving animatronic dinosaurs, all in a fun and educational environment. Kids and families are encouraged to get up close and touch some of the dinosaurs on display, an opportunity […]
Tulare and Kings counties will once again celebrate Independence Day in style. A variety of daytime celebrations, followed by evening fireworks displays, have been scheduled throughout the area. The Woodlake Kiwanis will help start things off with their Woodlake July 3rd Blast on Thursday. The celebration will be held at Miller Brown Park in downtown […]
Mavericks Coffee House will present a 7pm performance by G.T. Hurley on Friday, July 18. Hurley, from Big Timber, Montana has been described as a blend of Waylon Jennings and Billy Joe Shaver on the country side, with a seasoning of Tex Ritter and Wylie Gustafson (Wylie & the Wild West) on the Western music […]
Visalia Music School has over 20 professional musicians who instruct almost every instrument, including voice. VMS chooses teachers who demonstrate a calm, caring and patient attitude with a strong degree of professionalism. “Our goal is for the students to enjoy their learning experience and play their instruments with confidence,” said music director Amber Hilton. This […]
Eagle Mountain Casino continues its 2014 concert series with Bronco, also known as “El Gigante de America,” who will return to perform an 8pm show on July 13. Bronco is from Apodaca in Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Their modern take on the Norteno style in the ‘80s and ‘90s helped earn them a number of international […]
Returning to Arts Visalia this week is the 2014 North American Print and Drawing Exhibition. A competitive exhibition with significant cash prizes, artists from throughout the United States and Canada were invited to submit artworks for consideration for inclusion in the show. In total, 84 artists submitted 235 artworks. Forty pieces by 37 artists were […]
Rocket launches, animals from Chaffee Zoo and panning for gold are some of the activities being offered at the Summer Camp offered by ImagineU Children’s Museum in Visalia from July 22-25. The cost for each class is $3 for members and $8 for non-members. Each class is limited to 20 children. Pre-registration and prepayment are […]
Tiny Ruins, which will headline The Cellar Door in Visalia on Saturday, July 12, is the project of Auckland, New Zealand musician and songwriter Hollie Fullbrook. Many critics liken her fingerstyle guitar approach and songwriting stance to the elegant Nick Drake. Born in Bristol, England, in 1985, Fullbrook learned the cello at an early age […]
Velouria Records will present a concert fundraiser for Adam Furtado on Friday, July 18, at The Cellar Door in Visalia. In early May, Furtado was the victim of an attack while taking out the trash behind Velouria Records on Main Street in Visalia. All money will go towards helping him pay his medical bills while […]
Alabama will headline a 7:30pm concert on Friday, July 11, at Tachi Palace in Lemoore on its All American Tour. It’s been more than 40 years since a trio of young cousins left Fort Payne, Alabama, to spend the summer playing in a Myrtle Beach, South Carolina bar called The Bowery. It took Randy Owen, […]