If you love science fiction — perhaps the original Star Ttrek series with characters larger than life boldly going where no one had gone before — or the fabulous promise of technology, or if you just love adventure and exploring the unknown, an upcoming interpretation of Shakespeare might be the right thing for you! Merced Shakespearefest…

On the evening of September 7, just before the season’s first show — “Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” — Playhouse Merced…

The Merced Arts Center drew hundreds of residents to the shores of Lake Yosemite on Friday night for one last Luau at the Lake fundraiser. With beautiful…

The Merced College Art Gallery will present an exhibition of Fine Art Prints by Fresno artist Matthew Hopson-Walker. This exhibition will open Sept. 16 and continue to Oct. 10. The public is invited to a reception with the artist. This event will be held Sept. 18, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The event is free to the public. Matthew…

Opening Sept. 20 at the East Sonora Theatre, we are thrilled to bring you the Sierra Rep premiere of Cabaret, book by Joe Masteroff, music by John Kander…

Playhouse Merced’s first production of the new season, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, based on the Biblical story of…

How bout a pizza? How bout a pizza from the place that was rated No. 1 in Merced by me just a few months ago, but then closed? It’s been closed for a couple months. But, wow — it has just re-opened! Yes, Pizza Villa, a Merced icon for more than 60 years took the shutters off last weekend. Under new ownership, it’s been busy, they are…

Merced Shakespearefest continues its 18th season this summer at Applegate Park with a unique version of “The Comedy of Errors." The raucous, farcical…

The touring “My Hero: Contemporary Art and Superhero Action” will open at the Carnegie Arts Center in Turlock on Sept. 14 and run through Jan. 12. A art…