Around Town (02/23/16)

Karaoke in Awater

Karaoke at the Hall will be from 7-10 p.m. March 4 at the Veterans Hall, 1390 Broadway Ave. The event is free and open to the public. The lounge will serve pork sliders for $2 to $2.50 each, and coleslaw is 50 cents. Singers can choose from a wide selection of music. Non-singers are welcome. For more, call Chris Martin at 209-658-6436 or email sewchris52@gmail.com.

Dancing and lessons

Dancing is planned from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Merced Senior Community Center, 755 W. 15th St. Dancers of any ability older than 18 are welcome. Dance lessons, including tango, from Frank and Maria Rivera begin at 1:15 p.m. and cost $8. For more, call 209-723-0849 or 209-628-8734.

Kewl Cats trivia

Kewl Cats offers a Trivia Night 6-9 p.m. every Tuesday at the nightclub, 1111 Motel Drive. The game is free to play and aimed at small teams. DJ Stevie C will spin on Friday night, and Saturday offers Rock Haven, a local band. For more information, call 209-383-5395.

College lecture series

Merced College’s 2015-2016 Performance and Lecture Series features the story of one man’s mission in Africa during “Going Home: One Man’s Journey to Save Lives” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Lesher Room 111 of the 3600 M St. campus. It is free and open to the public. For more information, call John Albano at 209-386-6777.

LB chamber mixer

The Los Banos Chamber of Commerce’s February mixer is with Habitat for Humanity Westside Merced County from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at its new ReStore, 1209 Sixth St. in Los Banos. The meeting also will serve as the grand opening for the new location. For more information, call 209-827-0473 or go to www.habitatwestside.org.

Mobile office

Merced County District 3 Supervisor Daron McDaniel has scheduled monthly mobile office hours from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of every month at Atwater City Hall, 750 Bellevue Road. The next mobile hours are on Thursday. For more, call McDaniel at 209-385-7366 or email him at Dist3@co.merced.ca.us.

Breakfast for VFW

The Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Atwater offers Breakfast at the Hall from 8 to 11 a.m. on the first Sunday of each month at the Veterans Hall, 1390 Broadway Ave. The meal offers omelets and eggs cooked to order with hash browns, bacon or sausage, biscuits or biscuit and gravy for $7. Waffle with strawberries and cream served with bacon or sausage is $4, and two biscuits with sausage gravy for $3. The meal is open to the public, and proceeds go to programs for veterans. For more, call Chris Martin at 209-658-6436 or email sewchris52@gmail.com.

Homeless Summit

The Merced County Continuum of Care Homeless Summit is 8:30 a.m. to noon Friday at the Christian Life Center, 650 E. Olive Ave., in Merced. It’s free, but registration is required at http://mercedhomelesssummit2016.eventbrite.com/. For more, call Phil Schmauss at 209-58-9558.

This story was originally published February 22, 2016 at 5:44 PM with the headline "Around Town (02/23/16)."