Around Town (09/22/2017)
Sweet Potato Festival
Livingston will host its annual Sweet Potato Festival Sept. 22 – 24 at the Max Foster Sports Complex, 2600 Walnut Ave., Livingston. The Recreation Department is looking for vendors and volunteers. Visit www.livingstoncity.com for a schedule of events. Call 209-394-8830 for more information.
World Guitar Night
Buzzurro and Smith will perform the music of Italy, the Mediterranean, and America for one night only on Sept. 22, as part of their Heart of the Immigrant Tour. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. and will be held at the Merced Multicultural Art Center, 645 W. Main St., Merced. Tickets will be available for purchase at the Merced Multicultural Art Center, the Merced College Bookstore, and at Gottschalk’s Music. General admission is $20, while tickets for students, seniors and military are $15. For more information, call the Merced College Arts Division at 209-386-6644 or send an email to director@artsmerced.org.
Stephan Gray Memorial Golf Tournament
The annual Stephan Gray Memorial Fund/Merced Police Officers Association Golf Tournament tees off at 8 a.m. Sept. 23 at the Rancho Del Rey Golf Club, 5250 Green Sands Ave. in Atwater. The cost is $100 per person. For more information, call 209-358-7131.
Scholarship Benefit in Atwater
The Atwater Merced Alumnae Chapter will host a music event to benefit scholarships from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at 2410 Cedar Crest Drive, Atwater. For more information, call 209-723-0820.
Animal Fun Day
The Applegate Park Zoo will host its Animal Fun Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 23. The fun day includes a petting zoo, duck feeding, face painting, and goat feeding.
Merced Symphony’s 21 Tables
Merced Symphony presents its “The 21 Tables” event from 6 to 9 p.m. Sept. 23 at 645 W. Main St., Merced. For More Information, call 209-383-3277 or visit www.mercedsymphony.org.
Women’s Interfaith Dialogue Event
Women’s Interfaith Dialogue Event will be held noon to 4 p.m. Sept. 23 at United Methodist Church. RSVP at amanda.fong.2014@gmail.com or 209-761-2487.
Pancake Breakfast Buffet
The Atwater-Winton Lions Club will be holding its annual pancake breakfast buffet from 7 a.m. to noon Sept. 23 at the Atwater Women’s Club House at Third and Grove streets. The cost is $8 per person. Children 6 and under are free. Proceeds benefit local Lions projects. For tickets, call 209-358-0044 or 209-358-1668.
Free Family Concert is Los Banos
Walmart, the Los Banos arts council and the City of Los Banos will host a free family concert at 7 p.m. Sept. 23 at the Henry Miller Plaza, Sixth and H streets in Los Banos. For more information call 209-826-6132.
Raising Zoey Film Screening
Building Healthy Communities Merced in collaboration with the Merced County LGBTQ+ Alliance will present a special screening of “Raising Zoey” Saturday, Sept. 23 at Golden Valley High School, 2121 E Childs Ave.. Doors open at 2 p.m. For more information about the screening, contact Building Healthy Communities Merced at 209-383-4242 or info@bhcmerced.org.
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This story was originally published September 22, 2017 at 3:36 AM with the headline "Around Town (09/22/2017)."