ARTS WRAP for June 12, 2015

‘Greater Tuna’ plus

Two Playhouse Merced actors will attempt to portray more than 30 characters as they put on “The Greater Tuna Quadrilogy: Greater Tuna; Tuna Christmas; Red, White and Tuna; and Tuna Does Vegas,” all written by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard. The show continues through June 14. Tickets are on sale for the Friday and Saturday shows at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. People may purchase tickets by going online to www.facebook.com/PlayhouseMerced, calling (209) 725-8587 or visiting the box office at 452 W. Main St., Merced. The box office is open from 1 to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

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 Thursday. 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.

Rock guitarist

The Merced Theatre plans An Evening with Robin Trower at 8 p.m. June 19 at the Art Kamangar Center. The guitarist is set to perform with special guests Strange Vine. Tickets are $34 to $49. Visit www.mercedtheatre.org to purchase tickets or contact the box office, 301 W. Main St., at (209) 381-0500.

AARP Merced bus trip for play

AARP of Merced is organizing a bus trip to Fresno to see a musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ novel “Oliver Twist.” The trip to Fresno is set for June 28, but the deadline to make a reservation is June 12. . The cost is $90 and includes a buffet lunch. For more information or to make a reservation, contact Linda Young at (209) 489-4819, Dorothy Souza at (209) 826-4149 or Glenda Policastro at (209) 723-6254.

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.

Summer arts

The Los Banos Unified School District, in partnership with the Merced County Office of Education and the Merced County Education Foundation, is hosting the Summer Performing Arts Program on the West Side that will culminate in several performances of the musical “Once on This Island!” The summer program will be held at Pacheco High School in Los Banos; registration is open to all Merced County students entering fourth through eighth grades and is first come, first served. There is a $60 registration fee per student with lunch provided each day. To download the registration packet, go to http://mcoe.org/foundation/Pages/Summer-Performing-Arts-Program.aspx. For more information, call theater director G.B. Blackmon III at (209) 827-4506.

South Pacific dance lessons

The South Pacific Dance Company is teaching traditional dance and music from the cultures of Hawaii and Tahiti. The school enrolls ages 4 and older, beginners to advanced. Men and women are both welcome. Classes are held at Creation Station, 2408 Martin Luther King Jr. Way. Email kikiraina@hotmail.com or leave a message at (209) 383-1435.

This story was originally published June 11, 2015 at 3:45 PM with the headline "ARTS WRAP for June 12, 2015."