The latest collection of art on display at Kreepy Kawaii Designs features the artwork of local artist Eddie Rodriguez. The exhibition titled “Beautiful Pain,” takes you on an intimate journey inside the heart, mind and soul of Rodriguez’s deepest emotions. The gallery is currently open to the public for free viewing from 1 p.m to 6…

Merced has a diverse, bustling and rich arts scene. And not only downtown on Main Street, but also at Merced College, the UC Campus, high school auditoriums and…

Community members have the opportunity to appear in a small or large way inMerced Shakespearefest’s upcoming work, “Don Quixote de la Merced”, by auditioning on…

Theatre lovers have less than a month to wait until they find out what Playhouse Merced, located at 452 W. Main Street in Merced, has in store for its audiences this season! Ever since the 2020 - 2021 season had to be cancelled due to the pandemic, community members have been missing the good times they had as audience members in the main…

The West Coast premiere of the new Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit from creators of the blockbuster show in Paris (seen by more than 2 million visitors…

The Mainzer restaurant and entertainment center, located downtown at 655 W Main St, is gearing up to open a new game room. Huge wooden and…

Merced Shakespearefest will hold auditions for its new webseries in mid-March. Following up on the success of last year’s bilingual “Ricardo II” webseries (which can be found on YouTube), Merced Shakespearefest will present an eight-part bilingual screen adaptation of Cervantes' Don Quixote written by Ángel Núñez and William Wolfgang. This…

The Merced Symphony Association will host the Merced Symphony’s annual Pops Concert on March 5, at 7 p.m., by way of a live broadcast from the Merced Theatre.…

This year UC Merced is bringing the Children’s Opera to students and families across the Central Valley. Through a virtual format, children ages 3 and…