What's On Tap

 Thursday

Senior Dance, doors open at  6 p.m., every Thursday at the Veterans Hall, 1900 W. Olive Ave. Dancing starts at 7 p.m., with music by Jerry Hall and Trick Shot.  Pot luck refreshments will be served at 9 p.m.  Admission $5, includes  entry into a drawing. For more information, call 791-7695.Iris Festival Kick-Off Mixer will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Galaxy 9 Theatre on 631 N. Indiana St.
For more information, call the chamber at 784-0770.

USDA Food giveaway for low income will be from 8 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. at Jamison Stadium at the Porterville College. Bring identification. Food Giveaways are held every other month on the third Thursday.
For more information, call Lydia Brumley at 784-6235,

Friday

Planetarium Show — The Explorers — will be at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 18. The planetarium dome is used to identify constellations, to observe what daily motion can tell us about way-finding. The Planetarium is located in the Educational Enrichment Center on the southwest corner of West Main Street and Woodland Drive in Visalia.
For more information, call 737-6334 or visit www.tcoe.org/ImpactCenter. For more information about the Peña Planetarium, visit www.tcoe.org/Planetarium.

MHS Choral Department will be presenting its Annual Spring Concert — In tribute to the British invasion at 7 p.m., doors will open at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, May 18 at the Frank “Buck” Shaffer Theatre inside the Porterville Memorial Auditorium. Tickets on sale at the door for $5, no pre-sale. The Choral department will perform songs from song writers and artists from Great Britain. This is one of MHS Choral Department’s biggest performances of the year, with several solos and group performances. For more information, visit the MHS Choral Department website at www.monachechoir.org.

Cancer Survivor’s Day Celebration from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, May 18 at Grand Avenue United Methodist Church. The Porterville Breakfast Rotary Club, Sierra View District Hospital and the Roger S. Good Cancer Treatment Center celebrate National Cancer Survivor’s Day. Cancer survivors and a guest are invited to attend this educational celebration featuring dinner and raffle prizes. This event is free of charge and funded primarily by the Porterville Breakfast Rotary Club. Seating is limited, so RSVP today. For more information Call 791-3754

Saturday

The St. Anne’s School Auxiliary will sponsor a Yard and Bake Sale with some high quality clothing from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday May 19, at St. Anne’s School, 385 N. F St.
 All proceeds will benefit St. Anne’s School. For more information or to donate any items for sale, call Lupe Garcia at 784-4594, Nancy Lewis at 784-9062 or Pat Hovden at 784-3636.

Porterville Youth Football will be having a rummage sale from 7 a.m. through 1 p.m. on Saturday, May, 19 in the parking lot of Strata located at 1432 W. Olive Ave.

The Porterville Friends of the Library book sale is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the first and third Saturdays of the month at the FOL Bookstore, Spencer House, 301 N. Hockett St., located behind the Gas Company.  Sales are held the first and third Saturdays of the month.

Tulare Kings Writers will meet at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 19 at Cafe 210, 210 W. Center Ave., Visalia. Author Marilyn Meredith will present “E-Publishing from the beginning, and what you have to do to market any kind of book.”
For more information, call 280-9774.

The American Association of University Women will meet at 10 a.m. The guest speaker will be Marleah Boesch, speaking on the history of the club’s antique silver service. The installation of officers for the new program year will also take place at this final meeting of the year.

Sunday

The Strathmore High School class of 1992 will be celebrating its 20-year class reunion and invites the classes of 1990, 1991, 1993 and 1994 to join them. The Dinner and Dance will be held at Loya Ranch in Lindsay on May 20 starting at 6 p.m. Ticket cost is $25 if purchased before May 1. There are only 300 tickets available so tickets need to be purchased to reserve a spot. For more information contact Kaycie Swenson at 359-7580 or e-mail at swenson_paints@yahoo.com.

Upcoming

Concerts in the Park series in Springville featuring Beach Band will be from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, May 25 in downtown Springville at the Veterans Memorial Park. Bring a chair or a blanket, but please leave the dog at home. Concerts are scheduled every two weeks on Friday evenings.

The Women’s Ministry of the First Southern Baptist Church (FSBC) will hold its Daughter’s of the King luncheon at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday May 26 at 1461 W. Henderson Ave., Porterville.  
Admission is free, but a ticket is required for entry. Tickets must be picked up by Tuesday May 22.  All women are welcome. Free tickets can be picked up from the church office at 1641 W. Henderson Ave. or call Glenda Powell at 781-3607.

Tickets are now available for the Porterville Historical Museum’s Annual Wine and Hors d’oeuvres Party at 6 p.m. on June 2.
Attendees will be entertained by The Monache Jazz Band; silent auction items will be available as will wine, soft drinks and hors d’oeuvres.
Tickets are $25 and can be picked up at Dr. Don Stover, 526 W. Putman Ave. or at the Porterville Historical Museum, 257 N. D St.  For more information call  784-2053.

The Manor House Ladies Auxillary will be having its annual Flea Market from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 2 at 320 E. Figherbaugh Ave., Exeter. To reserve a space for $10, call the Manor house at 592-2132.

The 2012 Egyptian Festival Central Valley will be from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday June 8, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, June 9, and from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday, June 10 at 1320 S. Church St., Visalia.
For more information, visit the festival’s Facebook page, search: EgyptianFestival.