'Macbeth'
Patterson Repertory Theatre presents Shakespeare's bloody tragedy "Macbeth." The play is about greed, power and lust and is filled with witches, incantations and mysticism. Director Joshua Morriston's production will feature elaborate makeup effects and costumes.
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday; through Nov. 3
WHERE: Patterson High School, 200 N. Seventh St.
TICKETS: $10 general, $8 students and seniors
CALL: (209) 499-9363
'Cinderella'
Sierra Repertory Theatre is bringing back the glass slipper, pumpkin coach and fairy godmother. The company is presenting its perennial favorite "Cinderella" in time for the holidays. This version is Rodgers and Hammerstein's comic musical, which premièred in 1957 as a CBS television special starring Julie Andrews. Songs include "Impossible; It's Possible," "In My Own Little Corner" and "Do I Love You Because You're Beautiful?"
WHEN: 7 p.m. today, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday; through Dec. 22
WHERE: Fallon House Theatre, Columbia State Historic Park, off Parrotts Ferry Road, Columbia
TICKETS: $18-$32
CALL: (209) 532-3120
ONLINE: www.sierrarep.org
Carnival and haunts
The Associated Students of Modesto Junior College are sponsoring their eighth annual Halloween Carnival and Haunted House. The family-friendly event features music, games, pumpkin decorating, food, trick-or-treating, juggling, face painting and a family-appropriate costume contest.
WHEN: 2-9 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: Modesto Junior College West Campus, 2201 Blue Gum Ave.
ADMISSION: Free. Tickets required for games, food and entrance to haunted house. Tickets are $1 each or 25 for $20.
CALL: (209) 602-1599
Haunted House
The Boys and Girls Club of Stanislaus County is sponsoring a family-friendly haunted house. Think Scooby Doo, not "Friday the 13th." There will be a haunted maze with witches, vampires and ghosts, plus a pumpkin- and cookie-decorating area.
WHEN: 5-10 p.m. daily, tonight through Wednesday. Last visitors let in at 9:30 p.m.
WHERE: 1137 Graphics Drive, Modesto
TICKETS: $10 adults, $5 kids age 5-12, free for kids age 5 and under
CALL: (209) 312-3463
Arch Celebration
The Modesto Chamber of Commerce is celebrating the 100th anniversary and restoration of the city's iconic arch, which bears the slogan "Water Wealth Contentment Health." Attend the lighting ceremony and watch a parade of 100 cars — one from each year since the arch was built in 1912.
WHEN: 5 p.m. today
WHERE: Ninth and I streets, Modesto
ADMISSION: Free
CALL: (209) 577-5757
'Sleeping Beauty'
California Theatre Centre presents "The Sleeping Beauty" in a production recommended for grades K-5. The timeless fairy tale, set in the Renaissance, pits evil against the power of knowledge and courage. When the most unpleasant fairy in the kingdom is mistakenly excluded from the christening of a newborn princess, she casts a spell that makes the kingdom sleep for 100 years.
WHEN: 2 and 4 p.m. Sunday
WHERE: Foster Theater, Gallo Center for the Arts, 1000 I St., Modesto
TICKETS: $8-$15
CALL: (209) 338-2100
ONLINE: www.galloarts.org
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