Andrew Burkum, a local artist, acting teacher and one of the founders of the  Merced-based Phoenix Creative Collective, and Christopher Velazquez, a local filmmaker who heads Violette Films in Merced, shared with the Times how Chronofilm the Web Series was created from a short film which won awards at festivals and is now available…

The latest collection of art on display at Kreepy Kawaii Designs features the artwork of local artist Eddie Rodriguez. The exhibition titled…

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 March 13 or 15. Because of the success of the bilingual film of Shakespeare’s “Richard II” created last year, Merced Shakespearefest has started working on an eight-part bilingual screen…

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…

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 magnetic wall games, skee ball machines, and a newly completed mural commissioned by local artist Patricia Pratt will be at the center of the new room that is set to enhance the dining…

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…

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.…