Arts Wrap for Oct. 9, 2015

Second Saturdays

Second Saturdays, a cooperative effort between the Merced County Arts Council and the county Office of Education, starts in October. It continues in November, and then January through May at the council’s Black Box Theatre, 645 W. Main St. The program is open to children ages 3 to 8. Admission is $3 per child, with no charge for adults. First show is this Saturday, when Merced College music professor Allan Spencer and the NLD Acoustic Band will perform children’s pop songs. Call the council at 209-388-1090.

‘La Loteria’

Mariposa Art Company plans “La Loteria,” a group art exhibition featuring 42 different Central Valley artists at 8 p.m. Oct. 17 at the gallery at 1637 M St. in Merced. Artists have created original works based on cards from Loteria, a popular game played throughout Mexico. The event is for all ages and is free. For more, visit www.mariposaartcompany.com.

LB concert series

The 2015-16 Los Banos Arts Council Concert Series features Adrian, a.k.a. “The Buckaroogirl,” a singer-songwriter who writes about growing up on ranches in the American West. Show is at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Ted Falasco Arts Center, 1105 Fifth St. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets: $20 general, $5 for students with ID. Call 209-826-6022 or go to losbanosarts.org.

Fundraiser luau

A fundraiser for the Merced County Arts Council and the Multicultural Arts Center called “Luau at the Lake” begins at 5:30 p.m. Friday at Lake Yosemite’s Rotary Cove. Tickets are $35 each, and reserved tables are available. Call 209-388-1090 or email director@artsmerced.org.

Oscar Wilde on tap

Playhouse Merced features “The Importance of Being Earnest,” Oscar Wilde’s farce, 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. For more, go to www.playhousemerced.com/or call 209-725-8587.

Mexican folk art

Mariposa Art Company is set to host a free workshop from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Oct. 15 at the gallery at 1637 M St. in Merced. The workshop is on Mexican folk art styles called papel picado and cempazuchitl flowers, which are commonly used to decorate for Day of the Dead festivities. It is for all ages. For more or to register, call 209-354-6067.

Beatles tribute

“Come Together: The Beatles Concert Experience” is at 3 p.m. Sunday at Merced Theatre, 301 W. Main St. Tickets are $29-$49. Visit mercedtheatre.org or call 209-381-0500.

‘Selfish Giant’

Building Young Leaders, an education enrichment center in Merced, plans a performance with a cast of about 100 children, including actors, dancers and a chorus, of “The Selfish Giant,” a musical adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s classic tale. A free school performance is scheduled at 9 a.m. Nov. 6, at the Merced Theatre, 301 W. Main St. There is another the same day. Tickets are $12. For more information, call the Merced Theatre box office at 209-381-0100, ext. 102.

Petty Fever band

Petty Fever, a cover band that pays tribute to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, will perform at 8 p.m. Oct. 17 at Merced Theatre, 301 W. Main St. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets start at $25 at www.mercedtheatre.org or by calling 209-381-0500.

This story was originally published October 8, 2015 at 2:33 PM with the headline "Arts Wrap for Oct. 9, 2015."