Kaweah Kalendar
There's
something for everyone in Kaweah Country!
activities… classes… meetings…
events…
and various other amusements…
No
matter what the season, the following events
are just some of the reasons that Kaweah Country
is the last best place. High Sierra music and
arts, the great outdoors, ranch roping, and
projects that make a difference. You want it…
it's all right here:
•
JANUARY 2012 •
Events
listed in date order
HERO APPRECIATION MONTHS
January-March 2012, sponsored by Sequoia Foothills Chamber of Commerce. Current and former firefighters/EMS, law enforcement/peace officers, and Armed Forces/veterans enjoy thank-you discounts from more than three dozen participating member businesses for three months. The honoree must obtain a “thank-you card” from a card issuer to be eligible for discounts. To receive a list of participating businesses and card issuers: 561-4270 or www.threerivers.com/body-hero.html.
NATIONAL PARKS
FEE-FREE WEEKEND
Saturday-Monday, Jan. 14-16. Entrance fees to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks and all other national parks that normally charge an admission fee will be waived in honor of the Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday holiday weekend.
CANCELLED:
SNOWMAN-BUILDING CONTEST
Saturday, Jan. 14. This event, organized by the Sequoia Foothills Chamber of Commerce, has been cancelled due to the lack of an important ingredient necessary in the building of snowmen.
RIVER VIEW LOUNGE:
LIVE MUSIC
Saturday, Jan. 14, 9:30 pm-1:30 am. Rhino Circus. 42323 Sierra Dr.; 561-2211.
COMMUNITY EMERGENCY
RESPONSE TRAINING
Sunday, Jan. 15, 12:30-4 pm, Fellowship Hall, Church at Kaweah, 44069 North Fork Dr., Kaweah. Instruction will cover disaster preparedness, disaster medical response, search and rescue, fire suppression, evacuation and shelter operations, and more. Class is hands-on; dress appropriately. Those completing the entire course will be issued a backpack, vest, and helmet. Members of the community welcome to participate or simply observe. Training will be held the third Sunday of each month. RSVP: 346-8362.
COMFORT FOR KIDS:
QUILTING PROJECT
Tuesday, Jan. 17, 9 am-noon, Three Rivers Memorial Building. Volunteers are welcome to assist in this annual session to assemble comforters that will be provided to patients at Children’s Hospital Central California. No experience necessary. Weekly through April. 561-3577.
STORY TIME
Wednesday, Jan. 18, 10:30 am, Three Rivers Library. Weekly event for preschool children.M is for ME! Free; all children welcome (must be accompanied by an adult). 561-4564.
OUR PLACE: PLAYSCHOOL
Friday, Jan. 20, 10:30 am. Call for scheduled activity update. Free; open to the public; children must be accompanied by an adult. 561-3345.
IN CONCERT:
DAVID OLNEY WITH SERGIO WEBB
Friday, Jan. 20, 7:30 pm (doors open at 7 pm), Three Rivers Memorial Building. Folk singer/songwriter David Olney is described as “a showman, a spoken-word artist, a walking songbook full of characters he inhabits with zeal...” Patti Torrey of Springville will open the show. Admission at the door: $15. An additional area concert will be held Saturday, Jan. 21, at the Porterville Barn Theatre. Information/ticket reservations: 789-5317.
TULARE COUNTY AUDUBON
SOCIETY: FIELD TRIP
Saturday, Jan. 21, 8 am, meet at Kaweah Recreation Area, Lake Kaweah. Bring lunch and binoculars to view the plethora of winter birds. Minimal walking. Free; open to the public. 732-5459.
ARTS ALLIANCE OF
THREE RIVERS: WORKSHOP
Saturday-Sunday, Jan. 21-22, 10 am-4 pm, St. Anthony Retreat, Three Rivers. Andrea Adler, consultant and founder of Holistic PR, will present “Holistic Marketing for the Cultural Creative,” an interactive course designed for artists, authors, healing practitioners, and small to mid-size business owners, and anyone else who wishes to learn the principles of holistic marketing and change the way they do business. Cost: $240, includes lunch ($190 for Arts Alliance members). 561-4671.
GEMBOREE GEM AND
MINERAL SHOW
Saturday, Jan. 21, 10 am-5 pm; Sunday, Jan. 22, 10 am-4 pm; Exeter Memorial Building, 324 N. Kaweah Ave. (Hwy. 65). The 56th event, presented by the Tule Gem & Mineral Society, will include gems, jewelry, minerals, books, and lapidary supplies; Treasure Hunt; Wheel of Fortune; day-long drawings; displays; demonstrations; grab bags; silent auction. Free admission; open to the public. Information: www.tulegem.org.
TULARE KINGS WRITERS
Saturday, Jan. 21, 10 am-noon, Classroom 1, Brandman University (east of Kmart in the County Center Shopping Center, Noble and Demaree), Visalia. A new networking organization is starting up to link writers in the area with each other and with editors, publishers, and agencies. Bring your ideas and opinions. 280-9774.
GARDENING FESTIVAL
AND ROSE-PRUNING
DEMONSTRATION
Saturday, Jan. 21, 10 am-2 pm, Tulare County Courthouse rose gardens, Mooney Blvd. at Main Street, Visalia. Join the U.C. Master Gardeners for a day of learning how to garden. They will be conducting hands-on rose-pruning demonstrations. Booths will be staffed by trained volunteers who will have information on a wide variety of plants including fruits, vegetables, herbs, ornamentals, natives, and landscape trees. Displays will show how to create sustainable landscapes, manage insects, diseases, and weeds, and more. BYOP (bring your own pruners!). Children welcome. Free; open to the public. 684-3300.
HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE
PROGRAM: ‘THE COURAGE
TO REMEMBER’
Saturday, Jan. 21, 6 pm, Congregation Beit Shalom, 115 E. Paseo Ave., Visalia. Rabbi Lawrence Friedman will provide perspective on the Holocaust. Two Holocaust survivors will also give a presentation and answer questions. Free; open to the public (buttons may be donated for the “6 Million Buttons Project”). Information: 308-1333.
HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE :
PHOTO EXHIBIT
Saturday, Jan. 21-Tuesday, Jan. 31, noon-4 pm daily, Congregation Beit Shalom, 115 E. Paseo Ave., Visalia. A 24-panel photographic display. Free; open to the public (buttons may be donated for the “6 Million Buttons Project”). Information/scheduling: 308-1333.
FIREFIGHTER/EMS CELEBRATION
Friday, Jan. 27, 7 pm, Three Rivers Historical Museum, 42268 Sierra Dr. Sponsored by Sequoia Foothills Chamber of Commerce. Free; open to the public.
DRIVER’S SAFETY CLASS
Saturday, Jan. 28, 8 am-4 pm, Quail Park Retirement Village, 4520 W. Cypress Ave., Visalia. This AARP-sponsored program is designed for seniors and will teach age-related driving techniques. Many auto insurance companies will provide discounts to “Driver’s Safety Class” graduates. Cost: $14 ($12 for AARP members). Registration: 624-3500, ext. 13.
Additional
events added weekly.
ONGOING...
PRESCHOOL STORYTIME
Wednesdays, 10:30 am. Three Rivers Library,
42052 Eggers Dr.
SEQUOIA
FOOTHILLS
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE /
THREE RIVERS HISTORICAL MUSEUM
Friday-Monday, 9 am-3 pm, 42268 Sierra Dr. Free
wireless Internet. 561-2707.
THREE
RIVERS BREAD BASKET
(FOOD PANTRY)— Second and fourth Wednesdays,
8-10 am, Three Rivers Arts Center. Providing
to those who are raising and nurturing children.
Wintertime needs are many. Food and monetary
donations always welcome. Information: 280-3604.
CREEKSIDE
YARNS: KNITTING PROJECT
Wednesdays, 11 am-1 pm, 41721 Sierra Dr. Assist
with knitting for the Comfort for Kids project.
Supplies provided. 561-4518.
EXERCISE FOR SENIORS
Each Monday and Friday, 9:30 am, Three Rivers
Memorial Building. Sponsored by the Three
Rivers Senior League. Resistance training
and balance and weight work. Free; open to
seniors age 55 and older.
ADULT VOLLEYBALL
Mondays, 7:30-9:30 pm, Three Rivers School
gym. Sponsored by TRUS Recreation Committee.
Pay by the session or season. 561-4654.
Annual
Events 2012:
JANUARY
•Polar Bear Dip (January 1, 2012)
•1st Saturday (January 7, 2012)
•LIVE! In the Mountains Concert Series
Three Rivers Performing Arts Institute (January 7, 2012)
•Snowman Building Contest
Sequoia Foothills Chamber of Commerce (January 14, 2012)
•National Parks Fee-Free Days (January 14-16, 2012)
•Gemboree Gem and Mineral Show (January 21-22, 2012)
•Hero Appreciation Month
Sequoia Foothills Chamber of Commerce
•Comfort for Kids quilt project
(Tuesdays through April)
•Monday Night Jam (Weekly, River View Restaurant and Lounge)
FEBRUARY
•Community Blood Drive (February 2, 2012)
•1st Saturday (February 4, 2012)
•Three Rivers Town Hall Meeting (February 6, 2012)
•LIVE! In the Mountains Concert Series (February 11, 2012)
•World Ag Expo (February 14-16, 2012)
•Square Dance Party Sequoia Foothills Chamber of Commerce (February 18, 2012)
•Comfort for Kids quilt project
•Hero Appreciation Month
MARCH
•1st Saturday (March 3, 2012)
•Woodlake Man/Woman of the Year Banquet (March 3, 2012)
•Three Rivers Town Hall Meeting (March 5, 2012)
•LIVE! In the Mountains Concert Series (March 17, 2012)
•Three Rivers Artists’ Studio Tour 10 (March 23-25, 2012)
•Picnic and Bathtub Race Sequoia Foothills Chamber of Commerce (March 31, 2012)
•Pancake Breakfast Three Rivers Volunteer Firefighters
•Comfort for Kids quilt project
•Hero Appreciation Month
APRIL
•Three Rivers Town Hall Meeting (April 2, 2012)
•Community Blood Drive (April 5, 2012)
•1st Saturday (April 7, 2012)
•All-Church Easter Sunrise Service (April 8, 2012)
•Community Recognition Night (April 12, 2012)
•39th annual Jazzaffair (April 13-15, 2012)
•California Antique Farm Equipment Show (April 20-22, 2012)
•National Parks Fee-Free Days (April 21-29)
•Hidden Gardens of Three Rivers Tour (April 21, 2012)
•LIVE! In the Mountains Concert Series (April 21, 2012)
•Junior Ranger Family Day Sequoia National Park (April 21, 2012)
•Team Roping (April 26-29, 2012)
•Comfort for Kids quilt project
MAY
•Spring Fundraiser Dinner Woodlake High School Foundation (May 4, 2012)
•1st Saturday (May 5, 2012)
•Community Yard Sale (May 5, 2012)
•Friends of the Library Book Sale (May 5, 2012)
•Roundup for Hunger 5K Run, Bravo Lake (May 5, 2012)
•Woodlake Western Week (May 5-13, 2012)
•Three Rivers Town Hall Meeting (May 7, 2012)
•Redbud Festival (May 12-13, 2012)
•Woodlake Rodeo (May 12-13, 2012)
JUNE
•Wolverton Barbecue and Living History Dinner (Daily through Labor Day weekend)
•1st Saturday (June 2, 2012)
•Sequoia Foodie Fest (June 2-3, 2012)
•Community Blood Drive (June 7, 2012)
•Graduations: Three Rivers School (June 7, 2012)
Woodlake High (June 8, 2012)
•National Parks Fee-Free Day (June 9)
•Center Stage Strings Music Camp and Concerts (June 17-July 1, 2012)
•Lavender Harvest Livingston Lavender Gardens
•Vacation Bible School First Baptist Church
•Concert and Barbecue Sierra Traditional Jazz Club
•Poison Oak Men’s Summer Softball League (weekly games June-August)
•Women’s Summer Softball League (weekly games June-August)
JULY
•Independence Day Blast -Woodlake (July 3, 2012)
•Fourth of July Talent Show -Silver City (July 4, 2012)
•Buck Rock Fire Lookout: Annual Open House(July 4, 2012)
•1st Saturday (July 7, 2012)
•Free Fishing Day (July 7, 2012)
•Picnic in the Park Mineral King Preservation Society (July 14, 2012)
•Hot Dog Festival (July 14, 2012)
•Woodlake Custom Car and Bike Show (July 14-15, 2012)
•Vacation Bible School Community Presbyterian Church
AUGUST
•Community Blood Drive (August 2, 2012)
•1st Saturday (August 4, 2012)
•Family Hoedown and Picnic Mineral King Preservation Society (August 11, 2012)
SEPTEMBER
•1st Saturday (September 1, 2012)
•Free Fishing Day (September 8, 2012)
•Tulare County Fair (September 12-16, 2012)
•Fall Dinner and Auction Three Rivers Union School Foundation (September 23, 2012)
•Concert on the Grass (September 29, 2012)
•Public Lands Day - Lake Kaweah (September 29, 2012)
•National Parks Fee-Free Days (September 29, 2012)
OCTOBER
•Three Rivers Town Hall Meeting (October 1, 2012)
•Community Blood Drive (October 4, 2012)
•1st Saturday (October 6, 2012)
•Native Plant Sale (October 6, 2012)
•Three Rivers School All-Alumni Reunion (October 6, 2012)
•Three Rivers Environmental Weekend (October 6-7, 2012)
•Harvest of Handwovens Show and Sale (October 27, 2012)
•Halloween Carnival Three Rivers School (October 27, 2012)
•Living History Day Three Rivers Historical Society
•Community Wellness Day Sequoia Mountain Healers
•Golf Tournament Woodlake High School Foundation
NOVEMBER
•1st Saturday (November 3, 2012)
•Three Rivers Town Hall Meeting (November 5, 2012)
•National Parks Fee-Free Days (November 10-12)
•Holiday Bazaar Three Rivers Senior League (November 17, 2012)
•The Perfect Gift Boutique Kaweah Artisans (November 23-24, 2012)
•Kaweah Country 10K Run (November 24, 2012)
•Harvest Festival First Baptist Church
•Kaweah Land and Arts Festival Sequoia Riverlands Trust
DECEMBER
•1st Saturday (December 1, 2012)
•Lemon Cove Holiday Bazaars (December 1 and 8, 2012)
•Three Rivers Town Hall Meeting (December 3, 2012)
•Community Blood Drive (December 6, 2012)
•High Sierra Jazz Band Community Christmas Party (December 8, 2012)
•National’s Christmas Tree Ceremony (December 9, 2012)
•Sequoia Christmas Bird Count (December 15, 2012)
•Community Christmas Caroling (December 15, 2012)
•Holiday Program / Band Performance Three Rivers School
ALSO
LOOK FORWARD TO:
Monthly
jazz concerts, Town Hall meetings, Sequoia Natural
History Association field seminars, Woodlake High Theatre
Arts Department productions, Kaweah Artisans
boutiques, Our Place playschool events, Three
Rivers School Recreation Committee sports opportunities,
Tulare County Audubon Society programs, Native
Plant Society-Alta Peak Chapter events, Sequoia
National Park ranger-naturalist programs, Woodlake High School and Three
Rivers School athletic events, and the monthly
meetings of Three Rivers Lions Club, Three Rivers
and Lemon Cove woman’s clubs, Redbud Garden
Club, Three Rivers Senior League, Sequoia Foothills
Chamber of Commerce, Community Services District,
and Three Rivers School and Woodlake High School
board of trustees.
Meeting
Schedules of
LOCAL CLUBS AND SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS
Please contact The Kaweah Commonwealth
with additions, deletions, and corrections.
Alcoholics Anonymous—
Mondays, 7:30 pm, Community Presbyterian Church. 561-3385.
Lemon Cove Woman’s Club—
First Thursday, September-May, Lemon Cove Woman’s Clubhouse. 597-2555.
Men’s Breakfast—
First and third Thursday, 8 am, We Three Bakery. Sponsored by Three Rivers Senior League. 561-4606.
Redbud Garden Club—
First Monday. Information: 561-3204.
St. Clair Altar Society—
Fourth Tuesday, September through May. 561-4920.
Senior League Potluck—
Fourth Monday, 6:30, Three Rivers Memorial Building. 561-3577.
Sequoia Foothills Chamber of Commerce—
Sierra Traditional Jazz Club Concerts—
Second Saturday, Three Rivers Memorial Building, 7 pm. 561-4030.
Three Rivers Bread Basket (food pantry)—
Second and fourth Wednesdays, 8:30-10:30 am, Three Rivers Arts Center. Food, clothes, and blankets available. 561-4663.
Three Rivers Community Services District—
First Wednesday, CSD office, 7 pm. www.3riverscsd.com. 561-3480.
Three Rivers Lions Club—
First and third Thursday, Lions Arena (summer) and Three Rivers Memorial Building (winter), 6:30 pm. 561-0306.
Three Rivers Union School Board of Trustees—
Second Wednesday, TRUS, 6 pm. Meeting agendas posted at Three Rivers Post Office and outside the TRUS staff room. 561-4466.
Three Rivers Union School Community Recreation Program—
First Wednesday, TRUS, 5 pm. 561-4466.
Three Rivers Union School Foundation—
Second Tuesday, TRUS Library, 7 pm. Open to the public. 561-4466.
Three Rivers Union School Site Council—
Third Monday (Sept.-May), TRUS Library, 3:30 pm. Open to the public. 561-4466.
Three Rivers Village Foundation: Town Hall Meeting—
First Monday (except summer), 7 pm, Three Rivers Memorial Building. 561-0123.
Three Rivers Woman’s Club—
First Wednesday (Oct.-June), Three Rivers Memorial Building, 1 pm (12 pm luncheon held June and October). 561-2003.
Tulare County Board of Supervisors—
Tuesdays, 9 am, Administration Building, 2800 W. Burrel, Visalia. (See agenda at www.co.tulare.ca.us/) 733-6271.
Veterans of Foreign Wars-Post 3939—
First Tuesday, 6 pm, Three Rivers Memorial Building. 561-4713.
Woodlake City Council—
Second and fourth Tuesdays, 6:30 pm, City Hall, 350 N. Valencia Blvd., Woodlake. 564-8055.
Woodlake High School Board of Trustees—
First Wednesday, 7 pm, district office boardroom. 564-3307.
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