News/Announcements

The Tulare City Historical Society and the Tulare Historical Museum are pleased to announce an exhibition of artwork by Tulare Students 4th through 12th grade from our Tulare Schools.  The exhibit will be on display Thurs, March 4 – Sat., March 27, 2010, in the Tulare Historical Museum’s Heritage Room.  Dozens of beautiful pieces of artwork are being displayed by the talented young people of Tulare.   Reception for the artists (our students), will be Thursday, March 4th, 2010, from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. The public is invited and the reception is free of charge.   The museum is located at 444 W. Tulare Ave., Tulare.  Hours of operation are 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Thursday – Saturday.  In addition to our regular hours, we will be open the third Sunday of the month for free, during the months of September – May to correlate with our Sunday @ 2:00 program   Admission is $5.00 for adults, $3.00 for seniors 55+ and Southern California Automobile Club members, $2.00 for students, and free for Tulare City Historical Society members and children under 5 years old.   If you have any questions, please call:  (559) 686-2074.

March 6, Barnyard Sale, Rummage Sale. Quaker Oaks Farm, 12718 Avenue 296, Visalia, 7 am to 2 pm. For more information, call 723-0714.  

Classes/Workshops
                                                                                                            
FINALLY!TRADITIONAL AFRICAN DANCE CLASS! In Visalia...Thursdays for 4 weeks in March. Starting March 4, 2010, 7:30-8:30pm. $12 per class Location: Sierra Performing Arts Center (114 E. Oak St.), Visalia CA 93291. For more info call: 559-561-6556. Taught by world percussionist and traditional dancer Keio Ogawa!  Keio has been to Africa more than 7 times, for months at a time.  We will learn Traditional African dance, as done in the villages of upper Guinea.  If you have seen WADABA, the Great Panther of Guinea, perform, you may have seen some of the dances at his shows! These dances are for everyone and all ages!  They are simple enough for all to enjoy, and not too athletic.  Most African dance classes teach "African ballet style" and are choreographed combinations of several traditional dances linked together. They are super exciting, high-powered classes.  For many folks, those classes are the best for them!  But for some, African ballet style dance can be a bit overwhelming and progress faster than is comfortable.  Traditional dances in the African villages are simpler, so that most of the community can enjoy dancing.  Emphasis in Keio's Traditional African Dance Class is on the African "feel" and "soul" of the dance.  The goal is for you to feel the joy, and that it "feels right" when you dance. Treat yourself! Free yourself! LETS DANCE!
Photography & Spanish Classes are offered at ImagineU Children's Museum. Photography classes begin for children ages 8 and older on Saturday, February 27 and Spanish classes will be held on Wednesday 3:30 to 4:30, beginning February 17. For more information contact ImagineU at 733-5975. 

 Baskets and Gourds - Containers of our Culture III: Opening Event will be held at Arts Visalia on April 16, 2010 and classes will be held April 17 and 18. The event sponsored by Tulare-Sequoia Gourd Patch and the California Gourd Society will be held at the Elks Lodge. For registration information, visit www.calgourd.com. Hurry, registration is already filling up!

Arts Visalia: Adult and children classes are held each month. After school classes are held Tuesday or Thursday and Art Studio for Youth is held every other Saturday. Adult classes are held Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. For more information about classes at Arts Visalia, see their website at http://artsvisalia.org/childrens.php.