Merced’s Multicultural Arts Center (MAC) and UC Merced teamed up this year for the MAC’s 20th annual Day of the Dead celebration, held last Saturday, Nov. 2. Día de los Muertos is celebrated from Oct. 31 through November 2. The time is reserved for praying and celebrating, gathering and uniting communities in one big cultural…

Eeeek! Those of you who are fearful of spiders — BEWARE! Or if you happen to be an enthusiast, gather in closer for a peek, because the tale of…

By ELIZABETH ARAKELIAN UC Merced Communications Death is a part of life, a loss surrounded typically by mourning and grief. But what if…

Just in time for Halloween, the cult classic musical “The Rocky Horror Show” will be live on stage starting this week at The Merced Theatre. A sweet young couple gets a flat tire in the rain, and the only place to get help is an eerie mansion.  Without knowing it, they have stumbled upon the home of the transvestite scientist…

The Carnegie Arts Center is opening two new exhibitions in the Lobby Galleries this week that amplify and explore the idea of heroism. The exhibitions will…

Playhouse Merced’s production of “Heathers:  The Musical”, directed and choreographed by Artistic Director Alyse Neubert, presents the out of control aspect…

Marking the 11th year of bringing artwork and performances to Main Street, the quarterly Merced Art Hop is poised for yet another Fall edition this Saturday, Oct. 19, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wear your costume because this is Halloween time, and that’s the overall theme of this event which will be held all along Main Street and inside…

An array of colorful quilts decorated Forist Lane in Merced as the Gateway Quilters’ Guild celebrated its biennial quilt show “Quilts Along Forist…

Merced ShakespeareFest has brought a truly unique production to its annual series at the Merced Open Air Theater in Applegate Park. This year a…