Around Town (08/18/16)
Swing music
The Merced Theatre Foundation presents Big Bad Voodoo Daddy at 8 p.m. Thursday at Merced Theatre, 301 W. Main St. Tickets are $35 to $49. For more information, go to www.mercedtheatre.org or call 209-381-0500.
Outdoor concerts
The Jespersons, a folk-rock trio, and Regina Droll, an acoustic indie rocker, perform from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday at Vista Cellars Ranch, 7326 E. Highway 140, Merced. The Summer Nights series of concerts are free. For more information, call 209-722-8200 or go to http://vistacellars.com.
Network mixer
A networking mixer is set from 8 to 10 a.m. Aug. 25 at Pacifica Senior Living, 3420 R St., Merced. No membership required. For more information, call 209-384-9700.
Gospel concert
Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church has set its 14th annual gospel concert from 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 27 at the 559 Broadway Ave. church in Atwater. Admission is free, and organizers plan to take an offering. For more information, call Lula Powell at 209-358-9507 or Gwen Wall at 209-358-0107.
Fitness lab
Merced College Community Services offers a Fitness Lab class from 5:30 to 7:30 a.m. Sept. 1-30. Cost is $25. For more information, call 209-384-6224 or email communitysvc@mccd.edu.
Transfer Day
Merced College plans Transfer Day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and College Night from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Sept. 1 at the college, 3600 M St. State four-year colleges and universities will be on site. Transfer Day is in the campus quad, and College Night is in the gym. A special session on financial aid is at 6 p.m. For more information, call the Merced College Transfer Center at 209-384-6239.
Atwater reunion
The Atwater High School Class of 1996 reunion is from 5:30 p.m. to midnight Sept. 3 at the Atwater Community Center, 760 E. Bellevue Road, Atwater. Tickets are $50 per person or $60 at the door. A cocktail hour, dinner and dancing are set. For more information, call 209-631-1419 or email missyfrazier0703@gmail.com.
Street sale
The city of Chowchilla presents Treasure Hunters Market from 8 a.m. to noon Sept. 24 on Trinity Avenue between Second and Third streets in Chowchilla. This is a marketplace that may appeal to both sellers and buyers. Applications are available at a cost of $25 for an 18-by-15 booth space. Questions can be emailed to Info@CityOfChowchilla.org or call 559-665-8615, ext. 110. More information is at www.CityOfChowchilla.org.
Cupcake class
Merced College Community Services has set a “Crazy for Cupcakes” class from 9:30 a.m. to noon Sept. 24. Cost is $40 plus a $15 material fee. For more information, call 209-384-6224 or email communitysvc@mccd.edu.
Dinner theater
The AARP’s Merced chapter is opening to all seniors its Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater trip for “Camelot” in Fresno on Sept. 25. No membership required. The trip includes brunch and a show, and special entertainment just for the group. Bus leaves from Merced at 9 a.m. and arrives back about 5 p.m. Reservations and a deposit of $50 must be made by Aug. 24. The remaining $50 fee is due the day of the trip. Call Bob Langston at 209-357-8101.
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This story was originally published August 17, 2016 at 3:45 PM with the headline "Around Town (08/18/16)."