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The Source Halloween Gala

2021 Articles, Arts & Entertainment, Community, Lorie Lewis Ham

by Lorie Lewis Ham

The Source LGBT+ Center's 2nd Annual Halloween Gala, presented by Tucoemas Federal Credit Union, will be taking place on October 23. It is their fresh and inclusive update of the traditional nonprofit fundraising gala. The purpose of the gala is to raise funds to sustain operations of The Source LGBT+ Center in Visalia, which is one of the nation’s fastest growing LGBTQ+ centers. Recently we chatted with their director of Development and Strategy, Nick Vargas, to learn more.

Love is a Mixtape: The Art of Zachary Bland

2019 Articles, Arts & Entertainment, Sarah Peterson-Camacho

by Sarah Peterson-Camacho

By definition, a mixtape is “a compilation of music, typically from multiple sources, recorded onto a medium,” and acts as a fitting metaphor for the work of Visalia artist Zachary Bland, both literally and figuratively. His work often involves a marriage of multiple mediums, much like a mixtape, and traces its origins from the object itself. Kings River Life spoke with Bland about mixed media, the vibrant Visalia art scene, and how art is a love letter.