Community Calendar

Dan Grennes has often been mistaken for the great Tom Petty, since he looks and sings just like the Rock icon. He has been performing and stunning audiences everywhere, criss crossing the nation with his tribute band.

Guest speaker, Jessica Bloom-Welford, MS, LMFT, a licensed marriage and family therapist, will be discussing the different types of grief, including anticipatory, that are common among caregivers, while exploring the stages of grief, understanding the emotional and behavioral impacts, developing coping strategies, and more.

End of life can be a scary and unpredictable time for families and their loved one. This workshop is an opportunity to learn more about what resources are available for families and loved ones during the last part of their journey.

For more than a decade, Theresa Caputo—known worldwide as the Long Island Medium, and star of the new Lifetime Series Raising Spirits—has touched the lives of millions of fans. Through personal life stories, candid humor, and intimate details about her gift to communicate with those who have passed on, the beloved television personality and best-selling author delivers healing messages to her audience.

Award-winning pianist and composer Talon Smith will perform his newly published masterpiece, “Sonata in C minor, Op. 2” for solo piano, on January 24 showcasing his unique voice, mastery of the piano, and ability to evoke emotion through music. He will also perform two of Chopin’s greatest masterworks—Polonaise-Fantaisie and Ballade in F minor. He will then take you on a vivid musical journey through Mussorgsky’s epic magnum opus, Pictures at an Exhibition.

Quincy Johnson II has opened for Joey "Coco" Diaz, Darren Carter, Flip Schultz, Theo Von, Al Jackson, Greg Behrendt, Quincy Jones, and more while on the road doing standup comedy. He's also been seen in motion pictures and featured on several TV shows including Community on NBC, Black-ish on ABC, VH1's Walk of Shame Shuttle, and BET's Real Husbands of Hollywood.

Black Flag is an American band formed in 1976 in Hermosa Beach, California, by guitarist, primary songwriter, and sole continuous member Greg Ginn. Their discography includes seven studio albums and two live albums. Vocalist Mike Vallely, first sang with the band as a guest vocalist in 2003, before becoming the band’s fifth vocalist in 2014.

This workshop is to help caregivers understand common dementia-related behaviors, learn effective communication strategies, learn how to respond positively to troubling dementia-related behaviors, maintain a positive attitude, and an opportunity to offer and receive support from others (held in-person and on Zoom).

Presenting Luciana Abait: Fractured Geographies, Kelly Berg: Illuminated Earth and Modern Moments: Abstract Works from BMoA's Collection.

February at Arts Visalia will showcase the work of Mirabel Wigon and The Visalia Senior Center painters’ group. Wigon invites the viewer to imagine spaces where the perceptual, personal, and the collective meet as a metaphor for hope in our tumultuous world with her paintings. The Visalia Senior Center hosts a painting group where artists can socialize and develop their artistic skillsets. The exhibitions will run February 6 – March 1, 2025. The opening reception will be held Friday, February 7, 5 – 7:30PM.