Around Town (08/27/16)

Gospel concert

Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church has set its 14th annual gospel concert for 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday 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.

Menudo sale

Club Mercedes will serve menudo from 8 a.m. to noon, or until supplies last, on Sunday at the club, 569 W. Ninth St. A baby bowl is $4, medium is $8 and large is $9. Quesadillas are $1.50. Price includes condiments, coffee, tortillas and a pastry. Bloody mary special is $5. Full service bar is available. For more information, call 209-383-9906.

NAMI class

National Alliance on Mental Illness’ free Family-to-Family Education weekly class will be offered from 5:30 to 8 p.m. beginning Thursday at the Merced County Mental Health building, 480 E. 13th St. The 12-week course discusses illnesses and clinical treatments, and teaches the knowledge and skills family members need to cope more effectively. Classes are pending sufficient enrollment of 15 families. For more information, call 209-381-6844 or email namimerced@aol.com.

Focus groups

Merced College is launching an initiative to develop a new brand identity for the 54-year old institution. Leaders want to build focus groups made up of community members including alumni, business leaders, parents of students, and others to participate in one of the hourlong focus group sessions. The focus groups will meet from noon to 1 p.m., 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. and 3 to 4 p.m. Sept. 7 in the Margaret M. Randolph Board Room of the Barker Administration Building on campus, 3600 M St. To participate or for more information, call the Merced College Office of Public Affairs at 209-381-6470.

Color run

A color run is planned from 8 a.m. to noon Sept. 10 at Pacheco High School in front of Brett L. Lee Gym, 200 Ward Road. It’s a 5K run or walk with dye stations and water stations. Sign up early for $25 (includes T-shirt and a dye pack); late registration is $30 with no shirt or pack. Additional packs are $5. For more information, call 209-827-4506.

Free Shakespeare

Merced Shakes presents its free Summer Shakespeare in the Park, the comedy “Love’s Labour’s Lost,” on Sept. 10, 11, 17 and 18. The Saturday shows are at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.; Sundays at 5 p.m. at the Merced Open Air Theater in Applegate Park, near 26th and O streets. The 90-minute play, appropriate for all ages, is set in the 1920s. For more information, call 209-723-3265 or go to www.mercedshakespearefest.org.

ServSafe class

Merced College Community Services offers a ServSafe Workshop from 8 a.m. to noon, followed by exams from noon to 2 p.m., on Sept. 15 and Sept. 22. The cost is $179 per participant. For more information, call 209-384-6224 or email communitysvc@mccd.edu.

Job fair

The Veterans Job and Information Fair is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 29 at the American Legion Hall, 939 W. Main St. Organized by the Merced Veteran Employee Committee, the veterans job fair is free and open to the public. For more information, email Henry.timothy@edd.ca.gov or call 209-576-6118.

This story was originally published August 26, 2016 at 4:37 PM with the headline "Around Town (08/27/16)."