Jesse Hunt was first drawn to art by his older brother. “He was really good at art and naturally I was like, ‘Yeah, let me try that!’” he said. “I was too young to even realize, but I kept going back to it because it gave me that positive attention that kids want. And I was good at it.” He won an award at school for a picture of…

Things are happening this year in Arbor Gallery, from a 40th Anniversary Gala to Life Drawing classes. Arbor Gallery changes the artwork in the…

The Band Ice Cream, Awahnichi and Talking Ghosts, with opening act A Haunted Stripclub, rocked a packed crowd in downtown Merced at the Partisan…

After being delayed due to January’s devastating rainstorms, the 26th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Unity March & Celebration will be held this Saturday, Feb. 18. The event will begin at 10 a.m., at the Amtrak Station, 324 W 24th St., in downtown Merced, where members of the community will gather and line up for a Unity March. The march…

The Multicultural Arts Center in downtown Merced concluded its insightful and entertaining Black History Month Lecture Series last Saturday with a…

Forever Motown will be at the Merced Theatre this Friday, Feb. 10, at 8 p.m. The show features a fabulous cast of singers and dancers, backed by…

Playhouse Merced finally premiered its anticipated production of “Sondheim On Sondheim” last weekend, and there is only one weekend left, so you should definitely grab tickets while you still can. Shows are scheduled for Feb. 9 to Feb. 11, starting at 7:30 p.m., and tickets can be bought in person at the Box Office, 452 W. Main…

Belle, Beast, Gaston, and the whole castle crew are making their way to the Merced Theatre on March 3 and 4 as Weaver Performing Arts performs the musical…

The Black History Month Lecture Series at the Multicultural Arts Center (MAC) in Merced continued for a second weekend by giving the spotlight to…