Arts Wrap for Sept. 11, 2015

Opera remixed

A fusion of classic rock songs and opera arias is planned during “Opera Remix” at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Merced Theatre, 301 W. Main St.

Tickets are $10 to $25. Tickets are available at the theater box office or online at www.mercedtheatre.org.

Free theater

Merced ShakespeareFest presents William Shakespeare’s “Henry V,” a drama about a king and the battle of Agincourt, at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday and Sept. 19, and 5 p.m. Sunday and Sept. 20 at Applegate Park. Showings of the play are also planned at 7 p.m. Sept. 16 and 17 at UC Merced Amphitheater. All shows are free. For more, call 209-723-3265 or go to www.mercedshakespearefest.org.

Symphony season set

The Merced Symphony is set to open its season with the concert “Auspicious Beginnings” at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 19 at the Merced Theatre, 301 W. Main St. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Tickets are $39 general and $14 for full-time students with proper ID. Season tickets are $125 for four concerts. Tickets are available at the theater box office or online at mercedtheatre.org.

For more information: mercedsymphony.org.

Swing quartet

The Martinez Quartet is set to play its big band-era music from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Merced Multicultural Arts Center, 645 W. Main St. Advance tickets are $12 or $15 at the door.

For tickets, visit the arts center during its regular hours, call 209-388-1090 or send an email to mcarts@artsmerced.org.

‘Evita’ ongoing

Playhouse Merced features “Evita,” the Andrew Lloyd Webber-composed musical set to the background of Argentine politics, at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday, at the playhouse, 452 W. Main St. Tickets are $10 to $22, and the show runs through Sept. 20.

For more information: playhousemerced.org or 209-725-8587.

LB concert series

The first show from the 2015-16 Los Banos Arts Council Concert Series features Hookslide, a four-part a capella group from San Francisco, at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 19 at the Ted Falasco Arts Center, 1105 Fifth St. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 at the door or $5 for students with ID.

The quartet has been together for more than a dozen years and has worked with disco-era mainstays Kool and the Gang and Tower of Power.

For tickets or more information, call 209-826-6022 or go to losbanosarts.org.

Art selection continues

An exhibit of selections from the Merced County Fair is on display at the Merced Multicultural Arts Center, 645 W. Main St. in Merced. The exhibit runs until Sept. 22, and entrance is free.

For more information, call 209-388-1090.

This story was originally published September 10, 2015 at 3:39 PM with the headline "Arts Wrap for Sept. 11, 2015."