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…

A new mural celebrating Dr. Martin King, Jr. was unveiled on Sunday, Feb. 21, at the Merced Food Center. The portrait of King, which is part of a greater mural featuring farm labor union leader, Cesar Chavez, was celebrated with free food and beverages from Sam's Cafe and the Merced Food Center. At 1 p.m., a car show was parked…

Residents in south Merced are celebrating the completion of a beautiful community mural of Martin Luther King Jr. painted by Joel Aguilar on a wall of the…

Levitt AMP Merced will present a Black History Month Concert (Virtual) on Saturday, Feb. 27, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. This special event featuring the Willie…

Modesto Junior College’s 27th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration will be presented virtually on Saturday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. Judge Ruben Villalobos will return as the host and will help look back on some of the inspirational speakers that Modesto has had the privilege of hosting. Some of them, sadly, are no longer with us. There will be…

In this new year of 2021 the local Shakespeare Festival will be celebrating its 20th season. This season will look different, but local thespians have…

A mural honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Cesar Chavez, and the powerful message of peaceful protest they shared is currently in the works on…