Merced Arts Center

Merced’s Multicultural Arts Center (MAC) and UC Merced teamed up this year for the MAC’s 20th annual Day of the Dead celebration, held last Saturday, Nov. 2. Día de los Muertos is celebrated from Oct. 31 through November 2. The time is reserved for praying and celebrating, gathering and uniting communities in one big cultural…

By ELIZABETH ARAKELIAN UC Merced Communications Death is a part of life, a loss surrounded typically by mourning and grief. But what if…

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…

Performed at the Merced Multicultural Arts Center (“MAC”) over the weekend was “Tuesdays with Morrie”, a moving and thought-provoking play created by Mitch Albom and Jeffrey Hatcher based on an autobiographical story written by Albom about his reunion with his old professor at Brandeis University, Morrie Schwartz. It starred Colton Dennis,…

Organizers and supporters of the Multicultural Arts Center (MAC) in downtown Merced came together on Thursday inside of the Black Box Theatre as part of…

Community members enjoyed an artists’ reception for three shows at the Merced Multicultural Arts Center at 645 W. Main Street in Merced on Aug. 24.…

The original musical, “Truly Unforgettable, the Untold Story of Natalie Cole” by Michelle W. Allison, a local singer and actress, was presented Aug. 16 through 18 at the Merced Multicultural Arts Center in Merced. Saturday’s show was an evening filled with top-notch entertainment in which the ups and downs of the life of Natalie Cole were…

As summer temperatures throughout the Central Valley continue to rise, the Merced Arts Center is offering a reprieve from the heat, and a taste of island…

Don’t forget the After School Kids’ Art Classes at the Multicultural Arts Center in Merced this fall. Cost for each class: $60. Classes meet once a week for…

Youths aged 9 to 18 will shine in “Disney’s High School Musical Jr.”, to be performed on Aug. 9, 10 and 11 at the Merced Multicultural Arts Center in Merced. The Aug. 9 and 10 performances of “High School Musical” will start at 7:30 p.m., and the Aug. 11 performance will start at 2:00 p.m. The cost of tickets for adults is $10 and for…