Around Town (9/4/2015)

Merced Senior Club barbecue

Merced Senior Social Club will host an old fashion barbecue with a raffle at 11 a.m. Friday at 755 W.15th St. in Merced. Admission is $5 and includes a raffle ticket. Tickets sold only from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Friday. For more information, call 209-383-6057.

Storytime at Barnes & Noble Merced

Barnes & Noble will host a Storytime for Kids event at 11 a.m. Saturday at its Merced location, 1720 W. Olive Ave. Children can hear the story, “The Full Moon at the Napping House,” by Audrey and Don Wood. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 209-386-0571.

UC Merced 5K to support scholarships

The UC Merced Alumni Association and Athletics and Recreation will host the inaugural UC Merced Journey 5K Fund Run on Saturday to celebrate the campus’s 10th anniversary. The event begins at 9 a.m., and parking is free. Students, staff and faculty members, alumni and community members are invited to participate. All proceeds from the run will support student scholarships. The goal is to raise $2,500, which will be matched 3-to-1. Registration for the 5K is $10; children age 10 and under are free. Register online at giving.ucmerced.edu/5k. For more information, contact Chris Abrescy at 209-228-2586 or email alumni@ucmerced.edu.

Stephan Gray Memorial Golf Tournament

The 10th annual Stephan Gray Memorial Fund/Merced Police Officers Association Golf Tournament tees off at 8 a.m. Sept. 26 at the Rancho Del Rey Golf Club, 5250 Green Sands Ave. in Atwater. The cost is $100 per person. Sponsorships are available for $100 and $250. For more information, call 209-756-2422.

Become an adult literacy tutor

You can make a difference by volunteering as a literacy tutor in the Merced Library’s Read and Succeed-Merced adult literacy program. An informational orientation will be held 6 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 22 at the Merced Library, 2100 O St., Merced. A tutor training session follows from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sept. 26. Orientation is prerequisite to training. Sessions are free. Participants must be 18 or older. Reservation required. Call the Literacy Room at 209-385-7391.

‘An Evening with Degas’ at Merced College

Merced College Community Services will be offering “An Evening with Degas” from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Wednesdays through Sept. 16. During this class, students will explore the life and work of Degas and will re-create one of his master works using pastels. The cost is $45 per participant plus $15 materials fee. For more information, call 209-384-6224 or email communitysvc@mccd.edu.

World Dance classes

Merced College Community Services will be offering World Dance classes beginning Sept. 23 from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Wednesdays through Oct. 28. The cost is $40 per participant. For more information, call 209-384-6224 or email communitysvc@mccd.edu.

Delta Blues Festival bus trip

Merced College Community Services will be offering a bus trip to the Delta Blues Festival in Antioch on Sept. 15, leaving at 9 a.m. from Merced and returning by 6 p.m. The cost is $89 per participant. For more information, call 209-384-6224 or email communitysvc@mccd.edu.

This story was originally published September 3, 2015 at 4:43 PM with the headline "Around Town (9/4/2015)."