Arts Wrap for Dec. 18, 2015
MC concert band
The Merced College Concert Band, with conductor Ken Taylor, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18, at Merced College Theater, 3600 M St. Tickets are $10 general, $8 for students, senior citizens, military personnel and college employees. For more, go to www.mccd.edu/thearts.
Hmong artwork
The UC Merced Art Gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday and is showing the “Hmongstory 40” exhibit, a showcase of the Hmong experience in the United States. The exhibit is expected to be up until at least mid-February. For more, go to gasp.ucmerced.edu/
art-gallery or www.hmongstory40.org.
Mini piñatas
Mariposa Art Company offers an “Art of Giving” class on making miniature piñatas from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18, at the gallery, 1637 M St. All classes are free. To register, call 209-354-6067. For more, go to www.facebook.com/
Club Mercedes
Club Mercedes plans a New Year’s Eve party at 9 p.m. on Dec. 31 at the 569 W. Ninth St. club in Merced. The doors open at 7 p.m. and music is provided by Fresno’s Force ’Em band featuring Margo Montoya. Price is $20 for single entry and $35 for a couple. Must be 21 or older. For more call 209-383-9906 after 4 p.m. or 209-777-6750.
Vault Works
Vault Works, in downtown Merced, hosts “Popurri del Mundo,” a photography exhibition from Tom Frazier. It runs through Dec. 31 at the 1666 N St. building, which is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. For more, email Cyndi.vaultworks@gmail.com.
‘Peanuts’ play
Playhouse Merced’s “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” gets the live action-treatment for the first show of 2016 on Jan. 8 at the playhouse, 452 W. Main St. Tickets are $10 to $22. Go to playhousemerced.com/ or call 209-725-8587.
Second Saturdays
The program, at the Merced County Arts Council’s Black Box Theatre, 645 W. Main St., is open to children ages 3 to 8. Admission is $3 per child, with no charge for adults. The next show is Jan. 9. Call the council at 209-388-1090.
This story was originally published December 17, 2015 at 2:22 PM with the headline "Arts Wrap for Dec. 18, 2015."