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San Joaquin Valley Living

September 2018

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San Joaquin Valley Living

MORE THAN JUST A LITTLE RED BOX

Photo courtesy of Sun-Maid Market

CR A F TING 34 DIY: Plywood Floor Mirror

EDITOR S’ PICK S 15 Welcome to Exeter, California

GOOD FIN DS 6 Wicked Harvest, Bourbon with a Twist 12 Sun-Maid Raisins Outside Kingsburg

GOOD TI M ES 28 History of the Tulare County Fair

HOM E & GA R DEN 21 Enhance Your Home with Indoor Plants 26 Fun Additions to Dress Up Your Yard

IN EV ERY ISSU E 30 Enjoy the View— Joshua Cates 32 What’s Cookin’— Donna’s Frozen Strawberry Dessert 36 Calendar of Events 39 Giving Back—Enriching Culture with Music

LOCA L S 9 Joaquin Around with Niccolo Go

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SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY LIVING

YVONNE MAZZOTTA publisher

editor’s note september 2018

IT’S BEEN AN UNUSUAL summer in the San Joaquin Valley, with wildfires burning on all sides of us, scorching some of the places that many of us hold dear. In the wake of disaster, we’ve found ourselves counting our blessings for things that we often take for granted. The Tulare County Fair has offered old-fashioned family fun for nearly a century, and who couldn’t use a healthy dose of nostalgia (and perhaps a giant corn dog)? Speaking of nostalgia, we’ll tell you more about the very local history of Sun-Maid raisins, which played a starring role in many of our childhood lunches. That little red box still makes us smile. If you’re trying to find something to do this weekend and are coming up blank, Niccolo Go has your ticket. His Joaquin Around blog showcases the food, music, art, culture and all things cool about the San Joaquin Valley. We can’t wait to check out some of the hidden treasures he’s uncovered. Meanwhile, our editors ventured out into Exeter for their monthly Editors’ Picks feature, and they collected some fun places to explore. Trains, murals, oranges – there’s something for everyone in this neat little town just east of Visalia. Looking to sip a spirit? Keep it local with Wicked Harvest Spirits. This nutinfused bourbon aged in wine barrels is a great conversation starter. You’ll find their story in this issue. Stay safe, and Enjoy San Joaquin Valley Living!

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GOOD FINDS

BY MELISSA MENDONCA

SOMETHING

WICKED THIS WAY COMES W I C K E D H A R V E S T, BOURBON WITH A TWIST

Photos courtesy of Wicked Harvest

SOMETIMES THE SIDEBAR conversations at a meeting can be as productive as the meeting itself. So it was with Jim Zion, managing partner of Meridian Growers in Fresno, and Steve Thompson, owner of Kentucky Artisan Distillery. The two were meeting on behalf of the Cal Poly Food Science and Nutrition Advisory Council three years ago and began musing about how to blend their products to create something new. The idea: nut-infused bourbon aged in wine barrels. “Before we knew it, we were shipping pistachios and almonds back to Kentucky,” says Zion’s wife and business partner, Gloria. “Within a few months we were on a plane to Kentucky trying our first iterations.” Wicked Harvest Spirits was born. “We’ve developed this whole business just based on my husband and I,” says Gloria, who is as surprised as anyone to have moved from a career in education in the Central Valley to craft spirits. Gloria’s business card reads “Director of First Impression.” Jim’s says, “Director of Everything Gloria Doesn’t Want to Do.” “He has a very smart business mind,” says Gloria with a laugh. Steve Thompson says he’s retired but is happy to lend his expertise as a master distiller to the development of this venture that rolled out its first cases just over a year ago. Wicked Harvest’s first offering, a pistachio-infused bourbon aged in Merlot barrels, is a first to market product, unique in both the nut infusion and selection of wine barrels in which to age it. “For me, it was the wine barrel that got me,” says Gloria, noting that she’s a wine connoisseur who got excited about bringing that element to the bourbon production. The end product, a wild What if?, came about as a result of seemingly endless experimentation. “Our poor friends,” laughs Gloria. “It got to the point where they were asking if they had to try another iteration.” “The very first method we tried were almonds,” she says. “We could not get the flavor profile that we found attractive. We put those to the side and then we found the pistachios. I think it’s the oils in the pistachios that creates an amazing long finish.”

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Hope has not been lost on the almonds, however. A few months ago, the couple opened one of those early bottles of almond-infused bourbon and found that age had been good to it. “It was delicious,” says Gloria. “There’s a chance we may go back and try a different iteration of the almond again.” Of course, it’s not enough to just develop a new product. It has to get to the public. “I just loaded up some cases, got in my car and drove to some cool places,” she says with a laugh. The original goal was to keep the product local. “We became our own self distributor because we wanted to pick and choose the shelves we landed on,” she adds. A few news stories about the new business, however, brought wide awareness to the product, so much so that the couple was approached by Total Wine and More for inclusion in the company’s state-wide inventory. They are now on tour with Wicked Harvest visiting every store in California. The pistachio bourbon has caught the attention of judges as well, garnering a silver medal at this year’s California Craft Spirits Competition in Paso Robles.

“Our poor friends,” laughs Gloria. “It got to the point where they were asking if they had to try another iteration.” The pistachio experiment has the couple now wondering what else can be done with nuts, bourbon and wine barrels. In the works now is an Oregon hazelnut infused bourbon aged in pinot noir barrels from the Willamette Valley. “I grew up in Oregon,” says Gloria, who is happy to feature the products of her home area. They are also working with a pecan infusion, but say that offering will be “down the road.” The road Wicked Harvest is on now has been filled with eye-opening views, unexpected terrain and a few hair-pin turns. “This has not been easy,” says Gloria, noting the deep regulations of the distillery business. “It’s been a huge learning experience. If you give me Ed Code I can read and interpret it. But there isn’t a code book for this.” She laughs that their next venture might be a book about navigating the rules and regulations. “We have had to become extreme experts in what is legal and what is not.” Still, it’s the ride of a lifetime for Jim and Gloria. “This is never anything we envisioned a year ago,” she says. It seems to be so much more. • Wicked Harvest Spirits • www.wickedharvestspirits.com Find them on Facebook and Instagram Melissa Mendonca is a graduate of San Francisco State and Tulane universities. She’s a lover of airports and road trips and believes in mentoring and service to create communities everyone can enjoy. Her favorite words are rebar, wanderlust and change.

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STORIES ON THE GO J OAQ U I N A R O U N D W I T H N I C C O LO G O

THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY is a diverse region rich in culture, food and geography, but also often maligned by an association with statistics that paint a bleaker, smoggier portrait. But one Visalia resident is proving one social media post at a time that the San Joaquin Valley is not just misunderstood but also beautiful, and he’s doing it simply by walking around. Originally from the East Coast, Niccolo Go relocated to Visalia to be closer to family, but driven by his passion for people and their stories, in 2014 he launched Joaquin Around, a personal blog about food, music, art and culture in the San Joaquin Valley. “When I first moved here, I would ask people what there is to do. Often I would hear, ‘We don’t do much,’” Go says. “And for a while, I believed it.” Until Go was invited to a Portuguese Mantança do Porco, a traditional pig slaughter, at a private ranch. “There I learned about this very specific culture that’s been part of the valley for so long,” says Go. “It was an eye opener to realize that when people said this place lacked culture, I think it was perhaps not knowing how to define the word. So after meeting some people and making friends, I realized it wasn’t a true characterization, and in fact there’s a diversity of culture here.” Joaquin Around became Go’s personal journey to capture the stories of the San Joaquin Valley and tell them through writing, photo and video, which he posted on his website and various social media platforms. And while the journey is about discovery, it’s clear that for Go it’s also about appreciation. He’s discovering the overlooked and maybe even avoided hole-inthe-wall taquerias, or the hyper-local festivals celebrated by tight-knit communities, and the back-alley venues frequented by yetundiscovered bands. All the while, Go records and produces stories in one- or two-minute video clips, these intimate and behind-the-scene glimpses into the kind of culture that sometimes slips through the cracks, but is right there if you know where to look. 4 continued on page 10

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Go is doing his part to help continuous thread that creates others discover the wealth and a kind of community, which in hidden beauty of the San itself is a kind of a culture. Joaquin Valley, while challenging Joaquin Around, then, isn’t Apple Hill for California Grown the way we define culture. just discovering culture; it’s “Sometimes people think helping create it, too. And Fil Bake Shop in Delano culture is going to the opera or that’s what motivates Go. going to a stadium show,” says “I continue to do it because Go, “but culture is anything I get that feedback from that we participate in that people who comment on a defines the way we live.” post and say they’ll definitely That could be a Greek or check it out, or I’m going to Armenian festival, a farmers have that ice cream or I’m market or Portuguese Festa, or going to have that sandwich. maybe a bullfight in Laton or Or maybe they’ll DM me even a quinceanera. asking for an address,” he says, “But at the other end of the adding that sometimes they spectrum,” he continues, even suggest a place he needs “there’s the Tulare County to visit. Symphony, and that’s a very Paradoxically, then, by artistic pursuit. In a large city setting out to find culture, that wouldn’t be as accessible, culture has begun to find him, though it might be more and through a multitude of visible, but in a smaller voices on social media community we have a worldresponding to the question he class orchestra, and one that’s first set out to answer for very accessible.” himself. Just what is there to Sadly, culture has become a do around here anyway? commodity, and by a Well, he’s found it by Joaquin psychological trick we expect Around, and he has no more worth the more we pay. intention to stop. And yet, free culture is all “I’m fueled by people’s around us, and just waiting to enthusiasm and their love for be explored and appreciated. their own culture. I love St. Patty’s Day in Visalia “You have to work a bit listening to them, and eating harder for it because it’s not their food, or experiencing promoted like it would be in a large city,” Go says. “But their art,” says Go, adding that the potential for these kind that’s also what makes it more authentic.” of experiences in the San Joaquin Valley, well, it’s limitless. • So Go continues to highlight those stories, whether it’s during a large festival in Fresno, a restaurant in Visalia or www.joaquinaround.com • instagram @joaquin.around a small Filipino bakery. But wherever he goes and YouTube JoaquinAround • Find him on Facebook whatever story he tells, social media seems to be the right medium for Joaquin Around. Jordan Venema is a freelance writer and California Since Go posts edited clips on Instagram and YouTube, native. He’s a fan of wild stories, impetuous traveling, live viewers are able to comment on his stories, sometimes music, and all the food. But mostly, he’s a fan of his nineeven live. Because the response is immediate, whether year-old son, Cassian. He can be contacted by email at jordan.venema@gmail.com. through direct message or a public post, the result is a

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GOOD FINDS

BY JORDAN VENEMA

Little Red Box SUN-MAID RAISINS OUTSIDE KINGSBURG

THERE’S JUST SOMETHING about that little red box and the image of the woman holding a basket of grapes that takes you back to opening the lunch packed by your mother. That box of Sun-Maid raisins, for some, was not just a staple of every schoolyard snack but of their very childhood. “We’ve recently gone through this experience where we were really trying to drill down the essence of our brand,” says Jackie Grazier, the marketing director at Sun-Maid, “and what we discovered is that people really look to us as that timeless and trusted go-to snack that is simple, healthy and versatile. People are very much connected to our brand and attached to it in a way that when they see our brand, they’re taken back to childhood.” You could even say that Sun-Maid belongs to a handful of brands that are synonymous with childhood, brands like Cheerios or JIF, except that Sun-Maid isn’t just iconic, it’s also wholesome. The company’s wholesome reputation might have to do with its roots as much as the raisins themselves. Every year, Sun-Maid sells millions of its raisins around the world, and despite its global reach, the company has much more in common with that little red box. Since its

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founding, Sun-Maid has operated from its headquarters right here in the Central Valley. Though Sun-Maid started in Fresno, it has since moved its headquarters south outside Kingsburg, but the company has always been locally owned by a single family. Founded in 1912 as the California Associative Raisin Company, Sun-Maid is owned collectively by its growers. Not long after the company was founded, an employee discovered the woman who would become synonymous with Sun-Maid. As the story goes, an employee discovered Lorraine Collett Petersen in 1915, drying her black hair in her parents’ backyard in Fresno. Her likeness was later painted in San Francisco, and according to Grazier she first appeared on a Sun-Maid box in 1916. Though the brand’s appearance changed in its early years, the company’s mode of operations did not. To this day, Sun-Maid is owned collectively by about 700 growers, and among them Grazier’s own family. “My family were and continue to this day to be Sun-Maid growers, so I grew up in a household raised on this brand of Sun-Maid. That’s just by design,” she continues, “because to be an owner of Sun-Maid you have to be a grower, and

“When you come to the Sun-Maid all of the growers that own the company Market, you’re going to be able to buy live within about a 60- to 80-mile radius raisins in bulk, and organic raisins, prunes, around the plant, and deliver their raisins apricots, dates, cranberries, mangoes and to the plant upon harvest.” chocolate and vanilla and yogurt-covered Which means that Sun-Maid not raisins, ” continues Grazier. only belongs to its growers, but also “Also, we have a giant Sun-Maid box that virtually all its raisins are California outside the headquarters, and people grown. And while not everything that love to take pictures with that.” is authentic is wholesome, it can be said Ultimately, says Grazier, people are that everything wholesome is authentic, “…PEOPLE LOOK AT SUN-MAID AND THINK visiting from all over the world because and there is nothing quite so authentic as WE’RE THIS GIGANTIC BRAND AND “they want to have that California a brand true to its product. experience.” Sun-Maid gives people a “Sun-Maid has always been a COMPANY, BUT REALLY WE’RE FAMILY tiny slice of that, says Grazier, adding cooperative of growers and family famers,” FARMERS, AND IT’S ALWAYS BEEN THAT WAY.” that California is the breadbasket of the continues Grazier, “and people look at world. Sun-Maid and think we’re this gigantic brand and company, but really, we’re family farmers, and it’s always been Which it is, and easy for locals to forget, though we should add that that way. And for the most part we’re small family farmers with 20-acre the Sun-Maid is more specifically the raisin basket of the world. It’s parcels, 40-acre parcels. It’s really an organization made up of salt-of-the- right there on the little red box. • earth people.” Salt-of-the-earth people whose products can be purchased around Sun-Maid Market • 13525 S. Bethel Ave., Kingsburg the world, or locally at the Sun-Maid Market at the company’s (559) 896-8000 • www.sunmaid.com Monday through Friday, 9am to 5pm headquarters outside Kingsburg. “We have people visiting the market from all over the world,” Find them on Facebook and Instagram looking for a branded experience “along with other farm to table food products,” says Grazier. Jordan Venema is a freelance writer and California native. He’s a fan of wild stories, impetuous traveling, live music, and all the food. But mostly, Beside Sun-Maid raisins, the market sells t-shirts, hats, books, key he’s a fan of his nine-year-old son, Cassian. He can be contacted by email at chains and other branded products, as well as candy-coated, yogurtjordan.venema@gmail.com. covered and chocolate-covered raisins, blueberries and apricots.

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PHOTOS: MONICA FATICA

EXETER, CALIFORNIA FAST FACTS

• Exeter is home to about 10,500 people. • While the town is small, its location at the northern entrance to the Sequoia National Forest means that they get lots of visitors from all over the world. • Orange you glad you visited Exeter? Legend says the world’s sweetest oranges are grown here, and it’s known by some as the “citrus capital of the world.” • The town was named after Exeter, England – the native land of D.W. Parkhurst, who bought the land from an early settler.

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PAINTING THE TOWN Exeter’s rich history is captured in its murals, and thousands of visitors come to admire them each year – it’s one of the reasons Exeter has been designated “One of America’s Prettiest Painted Places.” The chamber of commerce promotes these 31 murals by providing an outdoor gallery that’s outlined in a downloadable mural guide, available at www.exeterchamber.com. The murals are also the focus of the volunteer-driven “Exeter – A Festival of Arts.” One mural of a train even features a working locomotive light. SEPTEMBER FEBRUARY 2018 www.EnjoySouthValley.com

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AU NATURAL The 344-acre Kaweah Oaks Preserve is one of the San Joaquin Valley’s last remaining valley oak riparian forests. It’s home to more than 300 species of plants and animals. Sequoia Riverlands Trust manages the preserve for research, livestock grazing, environmental education and public enjoyment. It’s open to the public year-round, from sunup to sundown, and dogs (on leashes) are welcome. Picnic tables, four maintained trails, restrooms and easy parking make it easy to visit.

FUEL YOUR BODY Need a boost? Just Sprouting Together Juice Bar and Healthy Café offers sandwiches, salads, juice blends, smoothies, coffee and more. If you’re feeling under the weather, a made-to-order, vitaminfilled, fresh-pressed drink may perk you right up.

STEEPED IN HISTORY The Exeter Woman’s Club building was the first-ever library in Tulare County. Today it’s leased out for special events and meetings, and it’s listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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On the map: EXETER 2. Take your fourlegged companion on an outing to the Exeter Bark Park. This caninefriendly recreation area was created by Friends of Residential Exeter Dogs in 2011.

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4. It’s always a good day at Exeter Public Golf Course. This small course features super-friendly staff, and it’s a great place to learn how to golf. 3. Svenhard Swedish Bakery pastries are made in Exeter.

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HOME & GARDEN

BY EMILY MIRANDA

THE TREES, THE FLOWERS, THE PLANTS GROW IN SILENCE. THE STARS, THE SUN, THE MOON MOVE IN SILENCE.

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SILENCE GIVES US A NEW PERSPECTIVE. -Mother Teresa

E N H A N C E YO U R H O M E W I T H INDOOR PLANTS WHY NOT BRING the benefits of the outdoors into your home? In addition to contributing a splash of color, indoor plants add a variety of benefits. Plant life in the home can pull dust and pollutants out of the air, while also keeping air temperatures down. Here are some tips on how to incorporate plants indoors. • WINDOW WORTHY: Create a medley of succulents and cacti in small pots, jars, even tin cans or teacups to place in a kitchen or bathroom windowsill. Succulents store water longer than the average plant, so they do well in sunlit windowpanes and are easy to maintain. Tip: If your vessel doesn’t have a drain hole, add a layer of pebbles at the bottom before planting. 4 continued on page 22

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I MUST HAVE FLOWERS ALWAYS & ALWAYS. -Monet

• BIG AND BOLD: A snake plant, peace lily and cast-iron plant can act as bold statements against barren wall space, atop a vacant side table or nestled in the corner of a den or living room nook. You can also hang your plants – select ones with dangling limbs such as spider plants, ivy or Boston ferns, and hang them in corner spaces that will be easy to reach when watering. Be certain to plant these low-maintenance houseplants in large pots to ensure the roots won’t outgrow the allotted dirt space. • FRESH TAKE: For a more colorful approach to sprucing up your interior, arrange an assortment of fresh-cut flowers from the garden in a vase. Set them in areas that need color, like an entryway table, nightstand, empty shelf or writing desk. •

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HOME & GARDEN

BY EMILY MIRANDA

hanging around F U N A D D I T I O N S TO D R E S S U P YO U R YA R D IT’S ALL IN THE DETAILS. Autumn quickly approaches and with it a cool breeze and the last of summer’s blooms – which means it’s time to spruce up your yard with some last minute details before winter rolls in. Here are a few hanging additions your yard might be lacking.

bulbs along fence posts, tree limbs or outdoor shade structures adds a relaxing, magical aura to those late nights spent outside. Line a garden path or flowerbed with a rope light, or set tealight jars in flat areas around the yard. Since real tealights might be deemed a fire hazard, opt for LED tealights.

• UP HIGH: Hang some of your lengthier plants from trees and overhangs. If you have a barren porch or patio, dress it up with a breathtaking wind chime or a hummingbird feeder. Or for a more unique idea, hang plants growing from birdcages (a spider plant or an assortment of succulents will do quite nicely). Add outdoor shelving under windows, along a sturdy fence or on an outdoor wall as additional space to place potted plants and flowers.

• PLACE OF SOLITUDE: Every yard and garden needs a place to relax, whether you’re reading a book in the shade, gazing out at the sunset or simply taking an undisturbed nap. Install a porch swing, or create a secluded garden space for a charming bench swing. For those with gazebos or mature trees, add a hanging bench or hammock to enjoy the shade on hot summer days. •

• WARM LIGHTING: With outdoor weddings, parties and events to spark the trend, finding fun ways to light a front porch and backyard has become a fad all its own. Hanging tealight jars or strands of white

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GOOD TIMES

BY NATALIE CAUDLE

all is fair H I S TO R Y O F T H E T U L A R E C O U N T Y FA I R

EVERY SEPTEMBER, nostalgia and excitement spring up in downtown Tulare as the Tulare County Fair beckons patrons of all ages to experience the odd-couple marriage of agricultural jubilee and carnival magic. Originally begun in 1919 by Tulare farmers in hopes of improving hog and cattle sales, the fair soon grew into an annual celebration of regional pride featuring grand exhibits and entertainment. Mobs feverishly flocked to the fairgrounds, anxious to experience aerial circuses, dog racing and Portuguese-style rodeo. Prior to World War II, fairgoers were dazzled by fireworks and soon became accustomed to the rhythm of fair traditions. Annual exhibits and contests were established, giving guests the opportunity to earn the coveted blue ribbon for their entry of raisin pie or strawberry jam. Each year brought increased excitement, upping the ante and the expectations of patrons. Entertainment acts enticed local residents to delight in evening dances, musical troupes, magic shows and

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peculiar performances by trick mules and comedy goats. In 1931, guests were provided the opportunity to send a free wire overseas as radio operators, using an amateur set, helped fairgoers connect with loved ones. A year later fair gates opened with a fleet of airplanes flying overhead, welcoming guests to the extravaganza while further within the grounds crowds watched what was once called the “greatest night horse show ever to be held in the county.” Within the exhibit halls, the Women’s Department featured a Fiesta Motif in the early 1930s with displays of Chinese tapestries and Portuguese art. The fair continued to successfully attract a wide variety of patrons and participants, especially those with farming backgrounds.

“People come for fair food, livestock, and carnival. The fair exists to educate the public.”

Originally established with agricultural roots, the Future Farmers division immediately flourished, reaching beyond Tulare County. Students from 10 high schools in three counties began to participate in the showing and auctioning of livestock and poultry. To this day, FFA students still anxiously anticipate fair week and their hard-earned moment in the show ring. Annika Ransberger, a member of the Redwood High School FFA, says, “Showing at the fair has helped me learn how to work with a team and has allowed me to meet other people with similar passions.” For close to a century, students have raised, trained and shown various livestock from hogs to Holsteins, providing a truly educational counterpart to the carnival commotion. Disaster threatened the 1952 fair when a late summer fire destroyed the old pavilion, automobile exhibit hall and various other buildings a month prior to opening day. With hard work and creative planning, the fair committee forged ahead, declaring that the annual event was not to be interrupted. Fair manager Alfred J. Eilliot enticed patrons with the promise of a grand event: “We’ve got everything, including livestock entries that will make Noah’s Ark look like a sideshow.” The following year, attendance decreased but permanent buildings replaced tents and structures that had been destroyed in the fire. As the decade continued, motorcycle races were added to the attractions, drawing in new crowds while established rhythms remained. The annual Pioneer Day continued, a tradition long before instituted by W.B. Cartmill, honoring Tulare County residents who had lived in the region since 1880. In 1958, Fred Fisher, age 104, and Grace Haire, age 91, were given the title of Eldest Pioneers. Attractions and entertainment progressed through the decades, bringing modern sounds and styles to the grounds and successfully drawing multigenerational patronage for nearly a century. As the years have crept by, vendors, rides and acts have been replaced, but the allure remains the same. Pamela Fyock, executive vice president of the Tulare County Fair Foundation, captures the continuing spirit of the fair: “People come for fair food, livestock and carnival. The fair exists to educate the public.” Guests now enjoy monster trucks instead of greyhound races, and headline entertainment features Clay Walker and Smashmouth where square dancing was once center stage. Nevertheless, the fair will never lose the sentiment of yesteryear with butter cow sculptures, award-winning baked goods, cotton candy, rodeo and tractor pulls. Turkey races may be a thing of the past, but the annual frenzy and celebration of local agriculture will never disappear. • Tulare County Fair • 620 South K Street, Tulare (559) 686-4707 • www.Tcfair.org • Fair dates September 12-16 Find them on Facebook and Instagram Homegrown in the Valley, Natalie Caudle finds beauty in the mundane and is ever on the hunt for the perfect salsa recipe. A mother of four, this minivan chauffeur is passionate about adoption and strives to perfect the art of balancing grace and grit.

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ENJOY THE VIEW

PHOTO: JOSHUA CATES

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SIERRA NATIONAL FOREST AT SUNSET, FRESNO COUNTY: Joshua Cates is an avid backpacker and hiker who spends his free time photographing the Central Sierras. He and his wife own and operate the Historic Shaver Lake Village Hotel and he sits on the Shaver Lake Visitor Bureau board as president. His passion for nature and landscape photography are expressed through his work and his goal to bring more attention to the beauty of the Central Sierras. SEPTEMBER 2018 www.EnjoySouthValley.com

WHAT’S COOKIN’

BY LANA GRANFORS

recipe SEPTEMBER 2018

DONNA’S FROZEN STRAWBERRY DESSERT SERVES 8 - 10 Last month, we featured fresh strawberries. This month, it’s frozen. In this recipe, frozen strawberries leave little chunks in the dessert. This is so yummy and tastes really light! Our contributor this month and my dear friend, Donna Sullivan-Patterson, has had this recipe for more than 40 years – she can’t remember where she found it but her family still asks for it when they visit. I’m sure yours will, too. Enjoy!

CRUST INGREDIENTS: 1⁄2 cup butter, melted 1⁄4 cup packed brown sugar 1⁄2 cup chopped walnuts 1 cup flour FILLING INGREDIENTS: 2 egg whites 1 large package (12- to 15-oz.) frozen strawberries, or about 3 cups of fresh frozen whole large berries 1 T lemon juice 2 tsp. vanilla 1 cup white sugar (you can use a little less if you want) 1⁄2 pint of heavy whipping cream, whipped to firm peaks (shortcut – 1 small container of frozen whipped cream)

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CRUST DIRECTIONS: STEP 1: Mix all ingredients together and spread on a cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally until golden brown. Put two-thirds of this mixture in the bottom of a lightly greased 9x12-inch baking dish. Keep the remaining one-third for the top of the dessert.

FILLING DIRECTIONS: STEP 1: Put the egg whites, frozen strawberries, lemon juice, vanilla and sugar in a large mixer bowl and mix at medium speed until the mixture rises to the top of the bowl (almost overflowing) for 15-20 minutes, depending on your mixer. DO NOT cut beating time. Fold in whipped cream and pour over the crust. Sprinkle with the remaining nut mixture and cover with plastic wrap and then foil, and freeze until firm, for at least 6 hours or overnight. Remove when ready to cut and serve.

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PREP TIME: 15 - 20 minutes BAKE TIME: 20 minutes TOTAL TIME: 35 - 40 minutes plus freezing time

Photo by Kara Stewart

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CRAFTING

BY MONICA FATICA

PHOTOS: KELLI AVILA

True Reflections P LY W O O D F L O O R M I R R O R

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SUPPLIES • Unfinished sheet of plywood (ask your hardware store if they’ll cut your 1" sheet down to one 36" x64" piece and three 12"x4" shelves) • Frameless mirror • Screws (we used 1 ½") • Mirror clips • Tape measure • Pencil • Drill and bits • Sanding block • Frog tape • Level

WE LEFT OUR PLYWOOD UNFINISHED BUT YOU CAN PERSONALIZE YOURS WITH STAIN, TINTED WAX OR PAINT. CUT YOUR PLYWOOD TO THE SIZE THAT BEST FITS YOUR MIRROR AND SHELF NEEDS. 1. Smooth out any splinters or rough edges with your sanding block.

2. Lay your mirror on top of the plywood, then mark where you want it positioned using your measuring tape and pencil. We spaced our mirror 2 inches from the side edge and 3 inches from the top and bottom.

3. Use your drill to secure your mirror to the plywood with the clips and screws.

4. Measure then mark where you’d like your first shelf to be positioned on the plywood. We placed our shelf 12 inches from the top and 2inches from the edge.

5. Grab one of your shelves and cut a piece of frog tape that’s the length of the distance between where you’d like the screws to go. We left a 1 inch space between the frog tape and shelf edge.

6. Place your frog tape where your shelf will go, then use the level to make sure it’s horizontal.

7. Predrill a hole at each corner of your frog tape, going completely through your plywood.

8. Place your shelf centered to the predrilled holes and attach it by drilling one screw from the back of your plywood.

9. Use your level to be sure your shelf is horizontal and attach the second screw from the back of the plywood.

10. Measure then mark where you’d like your next two shelves positioned and repeat steps 6-9.

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FROM FOOD TO FUN, SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY

bakersfield

September 2 • Live taping of CT3 stand-up comedy special, Sandrinis, 1918 Eye St., 8-11pm, www.visitbakersfield.com September 6 • A Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd with Simple Man, Bakersfield Music Hall of Fame, 2230 Q St., 7-9pm, www.visitbakersfield.com September 8 • Village Fest 2018, Kern County Museum, 3801 Chester Ave., 6-10pm, www.bakersfieldvillagefest.com September 10 • Swing for the Stars Golf Tournament, Rio Bravo Country Club, 15200 Casa Club Drive, 10:30am-6:30pm, www.visitbakersfield.com

clovis

September 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

• Farmers Market, corner of Pollasky and Bullard Avenues, 8-11:30 am, www.visitclovis.com September 2, 5 • Flashback Cinema: “American Grafitti,” Sierra Vista Cinemas 16, 1300 Shaw Ave., 2pm and 7pm, www.playfresno.org September 7, 14, 21, 28 • Old Town Clovis Farmers Market, Pollasky Avenue between Third Street and Bullard Avenue, 5:30-9pm, www.oldtownclovis.org September 22 • Clovis Night Out, Sierra Meadows Park, Coventry Ave., Corner of Sierra Avenue and Temperance Avenue, 4pm-Dark www.visitclovis.com September 23 • Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish Festival, Notre Dame Hall, 333 8th St., 11am-6pm, www.oldtownclovis.org September 28 • Pistachio Party at the Farmers Market, Pollasky Avenue between Third Street and Bullard Avenue, 5:30-9pm, www.oldtownclovis.org September 30 • Antiques Fair and British Car Roundup, Old Town Clovis, Pollasky Avenue between Bullard Avenue and Third Street, 8am-4pm, www.oldtownclovis.org

dinuba

September 26-30 • Dinuba Raisin Harvest Festival, Rose Ann Vuich Park, 855 East El Monte Way, events and times vary daily; parade downtown at 10am Saturday, www.dinubachamber.com

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exeter

September 7 • Rods on the Bluff, Park Place Shopping Center, 775-7785 North Palm Ave., 5:30-8:30pm, www.hotrodcoalition.com/rods-on-the-bluff • Catppuccino: Pop-Up and Adopt, Bitwise Industries, 700 Van Ness Ave., noon-2pm, (559) 500-3305, www.downtownfresno.org September 1 • Bring on the Night, Tioga Sequoia Brewing Co., • Saturday Morning Half-Day Canoe Tour, San 745 Fulton St., 6pm, (559) 486-2337, Joaquin River Parkway and Conservation Trust, www.downtownfresno.org Owl Hollow to Fort Washington Beach, • Back to the Future, The Crest Theatre, 11605 Old Friant Road, 8:30am-noon, 1170 Broadway St., 8pm, www.playfresno.org www.downtownfresno.org • Fresno Punk Invasion, Full Circle Brewing Co., September 7, 14 620 F St., 5pm, (559) 264-6323, • Friday Sunset Kayak Tour, San Joaquin River www.downtownfresno.org Parkway and Conservation Trust, Owl Hollow to September 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Fort Washington Beach, 11605 Old Friant Road, • Vineyard Farmers Market, 20 West Shaw Ave., 4:30-8pm, www.playfresno.org 7am-noon, www.vineyardfarmersmarket.com September 7, 14, 21, 28 September 2 • Nights in the Plaza Sunset Concert Series, • Rusko and Meaux Green, Azteca Theater, Arte Americas, 1630 Van Ness Ave., 8-10pm, 838 F St., 8pm, (559) 776-9163, (559) 266-2623, www.arteamericas.org www.downtownfresno.org • Wine Tasting Summer, Engelmann Cellars, September 3, 10, 17, 24 3275 North Rolinda Ave., 6pm, (559) 274-9463, • Gibson Farmers Market, Campus Pointe, www.playfresno.org 3090 East Campus Pointe Drive, 5-9pm, September 8 www.playfresno.org • Draggin’ the Main “Cruise Nights,” Fulton St., September 4, 11, 18, 25 5:15-9:15pm, www.downtownfresno.org • River Park Farmers Market, 220 East Paseo Del September 12 Centro, 5-9pm, www.playfresno.org • Respite by the River - Peter Everwine with music, • Toe Tappin’ Tuesdays, California Arts Academy, San Joaquin River Parkway and Conservation Trust, 4750 North Blackstone Ave., 7:15-9:30pm, 11605 Old Friant Road, 6pm, www.riverparkway.org (559) 224-0640, September 15 www.facebook.com/fresnoswingdance • Journey of the Bullies, Inaugural HLH Awareness September 4, 8, 11, 15, 18, 22, 25, 29 Event, Edison Social Club, • Cherry Avenue Auction Swap Meet, 3325 West Clinton Ave., 9am-9pm, 4640 S. Cherry Ave., 6:30am-3:30pm, (559) 906-7321, www.journeyofthebullies.org (559) 266-9856, www.cherryavenueauction.com September 19 September 5, 12, 19, 26 • Little Shop of Horrors Free Screening, • The Market on Kern, Kern Street between M and Bitwise Industries, 700 Van Ness Ave., 7pm, N Streets, 10am-2pm, www.downtownfresno.com (559) 500-3305, www.downtownfresno.org • Vineyard Farmers Market, 20 West Shaw Ave., September 22 3pm-6pm, www.vineyardfarmersmarket.com • Farmers Market, Kaiser Permanente Fresno Medical • Ancient Art of Papermaking, Wosika Residence/ Studio, 9:30am, www.riverparkway.org Center, 7300 North Fresno St., 8-1:30pm, September 21 www.playfresno.org • Dinner on the Trail, San Joaquin River Parkway September 6 and Conservation Trust, 11605 Old Friant Road, • K-Jewel Art Hop, 1415 Fulton St., 5-8pm, 5:30pm www.riverparkway.org (559) 497-5118, www.downtownfresno.org September 29 • The DESIVN Box, The White House, 634 Van • Craftapalooza: Handmade Harvest 2, Ness Ave., 5-8pm, www.downtownfresno.org Tioga Sequoia Brewing Co., 745 Fulton St., 3-8pm, September 6, 20 (559) 486-2337, • Art Hop, Tower District, East Olive Ave. and www.downtownfresno.org North Wishon, 5-8pm, (559) 237- 9734, • Tapas and Sangria, Telles residence, 4pm, www.fresnoartscouncil.org/arthop www.riverparkway.org September 6, 13, 20, 27 • CArtHop, Mariposa Plaza, Southeast Corner of Fulton Street and Mariposa Way, 11am-2pm, www.downtownfresno.org

September 8 • Global Table Monthly Cooking Workshop, 611 2nd St., 3pm, www.exeterchamber.com

fresno

friant

September 22

• Family Fun at FINS, Friant Interpretive Nature Site, 9am, www.riverparkway.org

hanford

September 6, 13, 20, 27 • Thursday Night Market Place, Civic Park Downtown Hanford, 5:30-9pm, www.mainstreethanford.com September 7 • Super Hooligan and Pro/Am Championship Flat Track Race, Keller Auto Speedway, 801 South 10th Ave., 6:30pm, www.purplepass.com/hanford September 11, 26 • KJUG Free Country Concert in the Park, Hanford Civic Park, 5-9pm, www.hanfordchamber.com September 11 • Art in the Heart Art Hop, The Soaking Tub, 227 North Irwin St., 6-8pm, www.facebook.com/heartofhanford

kingsburg

September 24

• Harvest Moon Music Festival, Downtown Kingsburg, Draper St., 5pm, www.kingsburgchamber.com

kings canyon national park

September 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, & 25 • They Fly in the Night, John Muir Lodge, 86728 Hwy. 180, 8-9pm, www.playfresno.org September 22 • National Parks Public Lands Day, fee-free park entrance, Kings Canyon National Park, all day, www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/fee-free-parks

lemoore

lindsay

September 29 • Legends of Lemoore Cemetery Walk, Sarah A. Mooney Museum, 542 West D St., (559) 362-4374, www.sarahamooneymuseum.org September 7, 14, 21, 28 • Friday Night Market, Sweet Briar Plaza, 5-10pm, www.thelindsaychamber.com September 29 • 8th Annual Lindsay Brewfest, Sweet Briar Plaza, 2-6pm, www.thelindsaychamber.com

lost hills

September 8 • Wonderful Pistachios plant tour, meet at the River Center, San Joaquin River Parkway and Conservation Trust, 11605 Old Friant Road, 11am, www.riverparkway.org

madera

September 15 • Great Sierra River Clean-Up, Sycamore Island, 39664 Avenue 7 1/2, 8-11am, www.riverparkway.org

reedley

September 1-29 • The Combined Quilt Works of Wiens and Simmons, Mennonite Quilt Center, 1012 G St., 9-3pm Monday-Saturday, (559) 638-3560, www.mennonitequiltcenter.org

September 27 • Taste of the Town, Downtown Reedley between G St and 11th, 6:30-9pm, (559) 856-1222, www.reedleydowntown.com

sanger

September 8, 15, 22, 29 • Sanger Chamber Farmers Market and Street Faire, Downtown Sanger, 5-9pm, (559) 875-4575, www.sanger.org September 13 • Sanger Rotary Club Barbecue, Sanger Community Center, 730 Recreation Place, 4:30-7:30pm, (559) 875-4575, www.sanger.org September 28 • Califas Fest - Car Cruise, start at Sanger High, 1045 North Bethel Ave., 5:30pm, www.sanger.org September 29 • Califas Fest - Car Show, 7th St., 4-9pm, www.sanger.org

sequoia national park

September 7-9

• Dark Sky Festival, Sequoia National Park, various times, www.sequoiaparkconservancy.org/ darkskyfestival September 22 • National Parks Public Lands Day, fee-free park entrance, Sequoia National Park, all day, www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/fee-free-parks

three rivers

September 1 • First Saturday in Three Rivers, pick up map at Anne Lang’s Emporium, 41651 Sierra Dr.., 11am-5pm, www.1stsaturdaytr.com

tulare

September 8

• Rodeo - Tulare County Fair Kick-Off Week, Tulare County Fairgrounds, 620 South K St.., 6pm, www.tcfair.org September 12-16 • Tulare County Fair - “We’re Nuts About You!,” Tulare County Fairgrounds, 620 South K St.., All Day, www.tcfair.org September 13 • Tractor pulls, Tulare County Fairgrounds, 620 South K St., 6pm, www.tcfair.org September 14 • Toughest Monster Truck Tour, Tulare County Fairgrounds, 620 South K St., 6pm, www.tcfair.org September 15 • Demolition Derby, Tulare County Fairgrounds, 620 South K St., 6pm, www.tcfair.org September 21 • Crush Party 2018, College of the Sequoias Tulare campus, 6-9pm, www.tularechamber.org

visalia

September 4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27 • Robotics, ImagineU Children’s Interactive Museum, 210 N. Tipton St., 2-5pm September 5, 12, 19, 26 • Backpacking in the Sierra Beginners Class, College of the Sequoias Visalia campus, 915 South Mooney Blvd., 7-9pm, www.visaliachamber.org

September 7 • First Friday, Visalia Arts Consortium, 300 East Oak St., 5-8pm, www.artsconsortium.org September 8 • Relay for Life Fundraiser Market, Court and Caldwell Shopping Center, 242 East Caldwell Ave., 9am-3pm September 13-15 • Downtown Visalia Sidewalk Sale, Downtown Visalia, all day, www.visitvisalia.org September 15 • Basket weaving event, Tulare County Museum inside Mooney Grove Park, 27000 South Mooney Blvd., 10am-3pm, www.visitvisalia.org September 28 • Oktoberfest, Vossler Farms Pumpkin Patch, 26773 South Mooney Blvd., 5:30-9:30pm, www.visaliachamber.org September 21-23 • Center, 303 East Acequia Ave., www.visaliahomeshows.com September 23 • Fromage Frolic, Garden Street Plaza, 101 South Garden St., 5-10pm, www.supportvisaliaparks.com/fromage-frolic September 29 • Calvary Visalia Car Show, Calvary Chapel Visalia, 11720 Avenue 264, 8am-2pm, (559) 687-0220, www.calvaryvisalia.org • The Annual Multi-Class Picnic for Visalia Union and Senior High School, Mooney Grove, 27000 South Mooney Blvd., 11am, (559) 627-3996

fresno convention and entertainment center

www.fresnoconventioncenter.com September 7 • Bay Bunny, Selland Arena, 8pm September 11 • Adelante Mujer Conference: From Ignition to Launch, Valdez Hall, 8am-4pm September 12 • Fresno Area College Night, Fresno Convention Center, 6-8:30pm September 15 • Anjelah Johnson, Saroyan Theatre, 7pm September 19 • J Balvin, Selland Arena, 8pm September 25 • Fresno Convention Center, 7:30am-5:30pm

hanford fox theatre www.foxhanford.com

September 8 • Throwback Films: “Stand by Me,” 7pm September 29 • Throwback Films: “The Outsiders,” 7pm

icehouse theatre

www.v isaliaplayers.org

September 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30 • “The Dixie Swim Club,” 7:30pm Friday-Saturday, 2pm Sunday

rabobank arena

www.rabobankarena.com

September 8 • Bad Bunny, Arena, 8pm September 16 • USA vs. Mexico, Arena, 5pm

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September 22 • Los Tigres Del Norte and Alejandro Fernandez, Arena, 8pm

roger rocka’s dinner theater www.rogerrockas.com

September 1-16 • “Into the Woods,” 5:30pm Thursday-Saturday, 11am and 5pm Sunday September 20-30 • “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,” 5:30pm Thursday-Saturday, 11am and 5pm Sunday

save mart center - fresno www.savemartcenter.com

September 2 • Pepe Aguilar Y Familia, 7pm September 9 • Luis Miguel, 8:30pm September 14 • Top Rank Boxing: Jose Ramirez, 4:30pm September 20-22 • Cirque De Soleil, Corteo, 7:30pm ThursdaySaturday, 3:30pm Saturday

stars theatre restaurant www.bmtstars.com

September 1 • The Marvelous Wonderettes, 6pm September 8-9 • The Great Song Series, 6:30pm Saturday, 1pm Sunday September 21-October 13 • Breaking Up is Hard To Do, 6:30pm ThursdaySaturday, 1pm Sunday

tachi palace - lemoore www.tachipalace.com

September 20 • Free concert series, Dueling Pianos, 7:30pm September 6 • Three Doors Down and Collective Soul, 7:30pm September 19 • Dan and Shay, 7:30pm

tower theatre - fresno

www.towertheatrefresno.com

September 1 • Protoje, 8pm September 7 • Zeppelin USA, 8pm September 8 • Steve Trevino, 8pm September • Peppino D’Agostino and Jeff Campitelli, 7:30pm September 13 • Kathleen Madigan, 7:30pm September 14 • Support the Girls, 5:30pm and 8:30pm September 15 • Chuck Negron, 8pm September 25 • Al Dimeola, 8pm September 26 • Benise “Fuego!,” 7:30pm September 29 • Marisela, 8pm

visalia fox theatre www.foxvisalia.org

September 8 • “Show De Comedia De El Kompa Yaso” featuring Richard Villa and Foras, 8pm

September 15 • Kanye Wayne Shepherd Band, 8pm September 29 • Fine Tex-Mex Comedy Tour with William Lee Martin and Alex Reymundo, 8pm

vina robles amphitheatre

www.vinaroblesamphitheatre.com September 13 • Los Lobos and the Mavericks, 7:30pm September 15 • Kansas, 7pm September 16 • Anjelah Johnson, 8pm September 19 • NEEDTOBREATHE, 7pm September 22 • Sebastian Maniscalco, 8pm

warnors theatre www.warnors.org

September 1 • E40, 7pm

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te o s f a T the Town y e l d e e R

(559) 856-1222 ReedleyDowntown.com Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 // 6:30 - 9:00 pm Ticket Price: $30 online, at local merchants or $35 at the event

Location: 11th & G Streets

TASTE ALL THAT REEDLEY HAS TO OFFER 30+ vendors invite you to taste their scrumptious food, wine and desserts

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GIVING BACK | BY EMILY MIRANDA

Musical Masterpiece E N R I C H I N G C U LT U R E W I T H M U S I C

THE SEQUOIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA was founded in 1959. Its mission was to attract more adult participation to the music community, as well as foster an appreciation of symphonic music throughout Tulare County. The nonprofit offers exciting local concerts, supports music education and adds to both the reputation and quality of life in the community. Each season, the orchestra performs six masterpiece concerts at the Visalia Fox Theatre in addition to holding its two Pops concerts. Since many of the musicians are music teachers, the orchestra holds seven additional concerts for youth in the public school system. The orchestra has become a source of support to these music teachers, enriching their capacity to better equip the next generation of musicians. Participants are dedicated to hours of practice and rehearsals so they can perform magnificent symphonic pieces at a refined level. Their hard work is sometimes matched with the support of an “adoptive” parent through the organization’s Adopt-A-Musician program. This program allows anyone to invest in a particular musician as a means to honor and support that musician. The Adopt-A-Musician program not only acknowledges a musician’s time, talent and dedication to the orchestra, but it also funds some of the orchestra’s many musical activities. For more than half a century, Sequoia Symphony has continued to achieve its goal of promoting and sharing music, establishing itself as a symphonic resource to the residents of Tulare County. The nonprofit relies on fundraising and ticket sales to support the orchestra and its music education programs. At best, ticket sales cover 30 percent of production costs. Thus, the symphony strongly relies on its donors’ generosity to ensure its ability to underwrite the costs of concerts and programs. Contributions allow the symphony to make a truly tangible difference in the cultural enrichment of Tulare County. • Learn more about the Sequoia Symphony Orchestra www.sequoiasymphonyorchestra.com or call (559) 732-8600. Symphony office • Montgomery Square, 208 W Main St. Suite D, Visalia Open Monday - Friday, 8am to 4pm

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