 The Kings Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1963 and draws musicians from throughout the central and southern San Joaquin Valley.The orchestra generally performs four times a year with a variety of classical and "pops" repertoire.William Saroyan's short story, "The Journey to Hanford" that appeared in "My Name Is Aram" is a comic account of two characters from Fresno – a boy and his wastrel uncle – who share a single bicycle as they travel the approximately thirty-mile route between Fresno and Hanford, taking along a sack of rice to feed them through what turns out to be a largely pointless summer.