The 63rd annual Central California Band Review (CCBR) will take place on Saturday, Nov. 11, — Veterans Day — at Golden Valley High School in Merced. The event will feature junior high and high school bands from around the state, competing in multiple categories including parade, drum-line, color guard, jazz performance and field show.…

Karen Janes is one of the newest members of Arbor Art Gallery and is Artist of the Month for November. Janes describes herself as a…

Thanks to a partnership between UC Merced’s School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts (SSHA) and the Multicultural Arts Center (MAC), the esteemed wind…

No amount of overcast skies could stop garden lovers from enjoying the Atwater Garden Club’s tour last Saturday. Fans of foliage bounced from house to house, crossing Atwater to share in a variety of plant-based visions. The garden tour is an annual staple of the Atwater Garden Club, but this year’s “September Splendor” event was a…

Don’t miss the City Wide 16th Gospel Sing reunion at the Central Presbyterian Church Sanctuary on Sunday, Oct. 15, starting at 6 p.m. Come enjoy the…

Watch out downtown Merced. Aby55 skate shop and its crew are closing off Main Street from MLK Ave. to K St. for the first ever “Main Street Takeover.”…

With charm, humor, facts, and an undeniable attention to detail, Dr. Alex Saragoza returned to the Multicultural Arts Center (MAC) in downtown Merced last weekend for a second discussion about the ongoing “Caminos” exhibit. Caminos is a historical look at the origins and movements of Latino people in California. The exhibit follows the…

First billed as the grand finale of the Merced Symphony’s historic 65th anniversary season, the much-anticipated opera concert “Die Meistersingers” was…

The Coats Speaker Series for Careers in the Arts and Media at UC Merced is a new way to offer invaluable firsthand advice to aspiring artists, as…