Merced Arts Wrap for 05/15/15

Merced youth talent show

Save Our Youth Merced Talent Showcase, a language and performing arts event, is planned for noon to 4 p.m. May 30 in the theater at El Capitan High School, 100 Farmland Ave. The show will feature storytelling, song, dance, rap and spoken word. The event is free. For more info, call the organizers at (209) 489-7516.

Team Mega Force to perform

Team Mega Force, a group of athletes who perform amazing feats of strength, and share incredible testimonies and the Gospel message, is scheduled to appear Sunday at 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. at Merced First Assembly of God church, 1350 Yosemite Parkway, in Merced. They have been featured on ESPN, “Ripley’s Believe It or Not,” “America’s Got Talent,” and “Steve Harvey’s Big Time.” The family-friendly event is free and open to the public. For more info, call (209) 383-6130 or go to mercedfirst@att.net.

Mini children’s opera

The Merced County Office of Education, Arts UC Merced Presents and the Betty Scalice Foundation will present “Who Stole B-flat?,” a children’s mini-opera, on May 23, at 2 p.m. in Lakireddy Auditorium at UC Merced. “Who Stole B-flat?” is full of mystery, beauty and hilarious, interactive fun. Suggested donations are $5 for adults and $3 for children. Tickets will be available at the door beginning at 1:30 p.m.

Christian singer

St. Patrick’s Faith Event Ministry presents Matt Maher, a five-time Grammy-nominated artist, in concert at the Art Kamangar Center at the Merced Theatre on June 18. Tickets are $15 to $29. Visit www.mercedtheatre.org to purchase tickets or contact the box office, 301 W. Main St., at (209) 381-0500.

Merced Camera Club

The Merced Camera Club welcomes all who are interested in photography to its meetings at 6:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month at the Merced County Farm Bureau, 646 S. Highway 59. Call (209) 382-0222 or (209) 761-0260.

World Dance course

A World Dance course is being offered through Merced College Community Services on Wednesday evenings from 7 to 8:30 at Merced College in Gym-4. The cost is $40 per person per six-week session. The next session begins Wednesday. Register for free online at www.mercedcommunityservices.com.

South Pacific dance lessons

The South Pacific Dance Company is enrolling for the spring semester, ages 4 and older, beginners to advanced. Classes are held at Creation Station, 2408 Martin Luther King Jr. Way. In addition, the Soul Power Dance Crew is enrolling students for an eight-week session in hip-hop dance for ages 7 through teens. Email kikiraina@hotmail.com or leave a message at (209) 383-1435.

This story was originally published May 14, 2015 at 4:55 PM with the headline "Merced Arts Wrap for 05/15/15."