Around Town (9/9/15)

Clogging classes in Merced

Carousel Cloggers hosts clogging classes at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays at 851 23rd St. in Merced. The cost is $6 per person. For more information, call 209-384-2469 or email altheaclogger@gmail.com.

Cotton Festival in Dos Palos

Dos Palos Lions Club’s Cotton Festival will run from 5 p.m. to midnight Thursday and Friday and from noon to midnight Saturday and Sunday at O’Banion Park, 931 Center Ave. in Dos Palos. For more information, call 209-761-5422 or 209-704-2410.

Classes of ’60s reunion

A big reunion for Atwater High students who graduated from Classes of 1960-69 is set for 6 p.m. Friday at Atwater APC Hall, 1420 Third St. in Atwater. The Class of 1965 is hosting the event. The cost is $50 per person. Checks can be sent to Pam Duarte, 7189 Atwater-Jordan Road, Atwater, CA 95301. For more information, call 209-358-2505 or 209-358-5121.

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 “Llama Llama Gram and Grandpa,” by Anna Dewdney. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 209-386-0571.

Cancer treatment workshop in Merced

A free two-hour workshop for female cancer patients experiencing appearance-related side effects from their treatment will be offered from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at the UC Davis Mercy Cancer Center, 3850 G St. in Merced. Registration required. For more information, call 800-227-2345.

Bloss Home barbecue celebration

Bloss Home in Atwater is celebrating its 101st year and the Atwater Historical Society is putting on a “down-home” barbecue of ribs, chicken and all the fixin’s catered by Uncle Bucks Blazin B-B-Q on Sept. 19. Entertainment provided by the Home Stilled String Band and the Atwater & Buhach Colony High School Drama Club. The no-host bar opens at 6 p.m. and dinner will be served at 7 p.m. The event will be held at 1020 Cedar Ave. in Atwater. Tickets are $30 per person and available by calling 209-394-7223 or 209-394-4975.

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.

Youth behavior issues class

NAMI Basics is a six-week class for parents and caregivers of children whose behavior problems have become alarming. Basics is for families looking for help, education and support coping with a child’s problems. Basics begins at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 1 at 480 E. 13th St. in Merced. Space is limited and registration is required. For more information, call 209-381-6844 and a volunteer will call back within 24 hours, or email namimerced@aol.com.

Livingston Sweet Potato Festival

Livingston will host its annual Sweet Potato Festival from Oct. 2 through Oct. 4 at the Max Foster Sports Complex, 2600 Walnut Ave. in Livingston. The Recreation Department is looking for vendors and volunteers to help make this year’s event. Discount carnival tickets are on sale at City Hall. Contact the Recreation Department at 209-394-8830 for more information. Check out the Sweet Potato Festival at www.livingstoncity.com for the schedule of events.

Merced Elks golf tournament

The Merced Elks Lodge will hold a charity golf tournament on Oct. 17 at Rancho Del Rey Golf Course, 5250 Green Sands Ave. in Atwater. Check-in time is at 8 a.m. and a shotgun start is at 9 a.m. Lunch will be available at the end of the tournament. There will be raffle prizes, team prizes and closest-to-the-hole prizes. Cost is $75 and includes green fees, cart and lunch. Proceeds will benefit the Children’s Tumor Foundation. Call 209-704-2049 or 209-742-7346 for more information.

This story was originally published September 8, 2015 at 1:52 PM with the headline "Around Town (9/9/15)."