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Members and supporters of Merced County Arts Council (MCAC) gathered at the Multicultural Arts Center (MAC) recently to review what’s been done over the past year, as well as welcome a new lineup of board leadership. The meeting also featured a few performances from shows that have been featured at the MAC. The first item on the…

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

As a way to help Merced families prepare for the upcoming school year, and combat the ever-increasing cost of living, Dignity Health partnered the…

While it may be the complete opposite time of the year, the Christmas spirit was channeled this summer thanks to Leroy and Patricia Morgan’s event, Christmas in July, held at Joystiq this past Saturday. There, special guests were treated to refreshments, live music by Cheryl Lockett, as well as a pile of gifts. The philanthropic duo…

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…

Copper Wings Café has opened at the Castle Air Museum visitors center, offering delicious coffee and treats to the guests of the historic valley…

High-flying, hard-hitting pro wrestling returned to town this past Saturday with the “No Mercy For Merced” tournament at the American Legion Hall on Main Street Organized by the Best of the West Wrestling tour, the event featured intense one-on-one bouts, epic tag team battles, surprise upsets, and a brand new champion. Local fans…

While artist Tonia Hemme has not held a youth painting event since the pandemic, the children were more than ready to get back to it with her…

For this summer’s College for Kids community program at Merced College, local children worked incredibly hard on a production of Seussical Jr.,…

Rather than the usual downtown locations, the Super Mrkt Vendor fair made its return to Applegate Park this past Sunday, and for the first time, they featured a number of local musical guests. The acts performing throughout the day were Mox, Corset Adagio, Ted Barber, and Avenue One. As usual, swarms of locals flooded the event to…