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‘Empires of Commerce’ comes to Merced College

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…

Splendid, Musical Gem Shines At Playhouse

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 Joseph and the coat of many colors found in the Book of Genesis, is a lot of fun. The musical’s rousing score, which includes country western, calypso, bubblegum pop, and rock ’n’ roll, the…

Mouth watering events at Erna’s Elderberry House

Madera County has hundreds of mouthwatering restaurants. Among them are steakhouses, the award-winning South Gate Brewing Co., Italian, Mexican, pizza  and vegan. But it takes something special to make a restaurant stand out. Erna’s Elderberry House, in Château du Sureau, the only five-star, five-diamond restaurant to the neighboring…

Families flock to Air Museum for Open Cockpit Day

Castle Air Museum, located at 5050 Santa Fe Drive in Atwater, hosted its Fall Open Cockpit Day on Monday, Sept. 2. One of the highlights for the guests was the opportunity to view 40 open military aircraft, which is more than half the collection. Visitors also had fun talking to the knowledgeable and friendly docents to learn interesting…