Physics Professor Gabriela González is one of the world’s leading researchers in gravitational wave research and the global spokesperson for the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) Scientific Collaboration which proved one of Albert Einstein’s predictions about the universe. She is also this year’s guest…

Residents and revelers alike made their way to the Merced Multicultural Arts Center last Friday night to dance the night away and support arts…

Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, Olaf, and Sven are making their way to the Merced Theatre on Feb. 28 and Feb. 29 where Weaver Performing Arts will be…

On Monday, Feb. 24, at 7 p.m., the New Legacy Project, a group based in Nashville, will perform a free concert at Grace Community Church, located at 290 E. Main Street in Merced. It promises to be a fun-filled evening. Rick Price, the group’s founder, told the Times, “I was born in Michigan back in the 1950s. My dad was a coal…

The blistering rock musical “Lizzie” — presented by the local Phoenix Creative Collective — will be at The MAC on Main Street next weekend, Feb. 27-29. All…

Every year, the Merced Dance Teachers Cooperative and the Merced College Theatre teams up to present Dance Kaleidoscope — a collection of dance…

In its 19th season Merced Shakespeare Fest announces auditions for their first bilingual production — the political tragedy “Ricardo / Richard II” on Saturday, March 14, at 11 am, at the MAC, 645 W. Main Street in downtown Merced. The script has been adapted by William Wolfgang, Maria Nguyen-Cruz, Kathryn Flores, translations by Angel Nunez.…

UC Merced began its 14th annual Human Rights Film Festival last Friday, Feb. 7, with Ai Weiwei's 2017 documentary, The Human Flow. Organizers will be…

Antonio Sanchez broke new ground for musical storytelling with his award-winning soundtrack for “Birdman.” He’s earned multiple Grammys for his…