Bella Luna is normally closed on Sunday — the one day of the week when the popular Italian restaurant on Main Street is not bustling with hungry customers, fast-moving servers, and a highly focused kitchen crew. But last Sunday, Aug. 27, was different. It was even busier than usual. There were people all over the place, inside and…

The Outside Lands festival at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco came to an exciting close on Sunday with unforgettable performances by Odesza, The…

Members and supporters of Merced County Arts Council (MCAC) gathered at the Multicultural Arts Center (MAC) recently to review what’s been done…

Following a talk by author Mark Arax at the Multicultural Arts Center, the local organization, Friends of the Library, hosted a fundraising dinner at the banquet room in the El Capitan Hotel. Friends of the Library is a community non-profit which protects and promotes libraries throughout Merced County. The fundraiser gave supporters…

Very few artists across history have done such an incredible job capturing the essence of California as renowned author Mark Arax has in his…

Karen McComb, an Arbor Gallery artist, painted the spectacular mural under Highway 99 at V Street. Governor Newsom’s Clean California…

The Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) is pleased to announce the winner of the 2023 Rural County Photo Contest, with this year's first place prize going to Arlene Winfrey for her spectacular photo of a flowing river among green hills and a snow-peaked mountain range in Tulare County. Photographers, amateur and…

Making its annual visit to Turlock, the Yosemite Renaissance 38 exhibition will be on view in the Lobby Galleries of the Carnegie Arts Center from…

Merced teens brought Sondheim’s legendary work to life last weekend for the final installation of Playhouse Merced’s Summer Stage Camp series, with the…