Calendar: Events across the Modesto region

Townsend Opera stages Pulitzer Prize-winning play about everyday life in a small town. 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Foster Family Theater. $24.50-$69.50.

Spectacular showcases seven incredible illusionists. 7 p.m. Mary Stuart Rogers Theater. $19-$79.

Stage production of film. 7 p.m. Jan. 31, 2 p.m. Feb. 1. Mary Stuart Rogers Theater. $39-$89.

7:30 p.m. Mary Stuart Rogers Theater. $25-$55.

8 p.m. Mary Stuart Rogers Theater. $20-$40.

7:30 p.m. Foster Family Theater. $25-$45.

8 p.m. Mary Stuart Rogers Theater. $29-$79.

7:30 p.m. Mary Stuart Rogers Theater. $29-$79.

Funstrummers. Songbooks provided. 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1600 Carver Road, Modesto. Donation. 209-505-3216.

6 p.m. Wednesdays. First United Methodist Church, 850 16th St. at I Street. 209-505-3216.

Men’s barbershop-style a cappella chorus rehearsals. 7-9:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Mancini Hall, 718 Tuolumne Blvd., Modesto. 209-524-6139.

Sundays: Feb. 19, Parker & the Weis Guys; March 19, Natural Gas Jazz Band. 1 p.m. featured band. Clarion Hotel & Conference Center, 1612 Sisk Road, Modesto. $8-$12.

Brief ukulele lessons and tips. Other acoustic instruments welcome. 10 a.m.-noon Thursdays. Carnegie Arts Center, 250 N. Broadway, Turlock. Free. 209-634-3311 or 209-667-2272.

Sunday, Jan. 22, Big Band and Bongo; Feb. 3-4, Big Band Jazz Festival Weekend; March 3-4, “Legends of Jazz”; April 16, Latin Jazz with Mario Flores Band and Johnny Valdes. Columbia Columbia College Dogwood Theater, 11600 Columbia College Drive, Sonora. $100 full season; $15-$25 individual. 209-559-0565.

Tribute to Elvis, Garth Brooks, Tim McGraw, Luke Bryan and more. 8 p.m. Elks Lodge, 645 Charity Way, Modesto. $20. 800-838-3006.

Outrageous humor and song. 8 p.m. West Side Theatre, 1331 Main St., Newman. $20-$24. 209-862-4490.

www.westsidetheatre.org.

Patty Castillo Davis and group of women singers to celebrate women at Sunday Afternoons at CBS. 3 p.m. Congregation Beth Shalom, 1705 Sherwood Ave., Modesto. $10-$25. 209-571-6060.

Santana tribute band. 8 p.m. West Side Theatre, 1331 Main St., Newman. $20-$24. 209-862-4490. www.westsidetheatre.org.

Mamadou and Vanessa Sidibe perform music from the Wassoulou region of Mali in West Africa. 7:30 p.m. Gottschalk Music Center, recital hall, 1502 E St., Modesto. $15; free age 12 and under. 209-543-5306.

www.modestounplugged.com.

Cello and piano duet charged with a digital edge. 7:30 p.m. Gottschalk Music Center, recital hall, 1502 E St., Modesto. $15; free age 12 and under. 209-543-5306.

www.modestounplugged.com.

Samantha Archer and Jaron Tripp integrate unique instruments in “Acoustic Trance.” 7:30 p.m. Gottschalk Music Center, recital hall, 1502 E St., Modesto. $15; free age 12 and under. 209-543-5306.

www.modestounplugged.com.

Celtic folk contemporary style. 7:30 p.m. Gottschalk Music Center, recital hall, 1502 E St., Modesto. $15; free age 12 and under. 209-543-5306. www.modestounplugged.com.

Music that incorporates storytelling, opera, classic Israeli songwriting, and lyrics in English and Hebrew. 7:30 p.m. Gottschalk Music Center, recital hall, 1502 E St., Modesto. $15; free age 12 and under. 209-543-5306.

www.modestounplugged.com.

Vocal harmonies and rhythms from Eastern Europe, America and beyond. 7:30 p.m. Gottschalk Music Center, recital hall, 1502 E St., Modesto. $15; free age 12 and under. 209-543-5306. www.modestounplugged.com.

Michèle seems indestructible. Head of a successful video game company, she brings the same ruthless attitude to her love life as to business. Being attacked in her home by an unknown assailant changes Michèle’s life forever. $8-$10.

During the summer of 1979, a Santa Barbara single mom and boardinghouse landlord (Annette Bening) decides the best way she can parent her teenage son (Lucas Jade Zumann) is to enlist her young tenants to serve as role models in a changing world

Searing and intimate portrait of one of the most important and tragic moments in American history, as seen through the eyes of the iconic first lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy (Natalie Portman). $8-$10.

Alpha Epsilon Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma International and Modesto Teachers’ Association present an evening of food, wine, live Latin music and a screening of the documentary “The Landfill Harmonic.” The film follows the Recycled Orchestra of Cateura, Paraguay, a musical group of kids who play instruments made entirely out of garbage. All proceeds will go to purchase and/or repair instruments band and orchestra programs in Modesto City Schools. Food and wine 6 p.m.; film 7 p.m. $25; free with donation of band or orchestra instrument.

Live stage adaptation of Stephen King’s classic novel follows the story of Jack Torrance and his family as they move into the Overlook Hotel after Jack is hired as winter caretaker. Playhouse Merced, 452 W. Main St., Merced. $10-$20.

Modesto playwright Ken White’s extensive research on Florence Owens Thompson and Dorothea Lange has resulted in a theatrical work that calls these two iconic women out of time and space so that you may hear their memories, their journeys, and their stories. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Prospect Theater Project, 1214 K St., Modesto. $20. 209-549-9341.

Hickman Honor Choir performances. 6 and 7:30 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m. Saturday. Hughson High School, auditorium, 7419 E. Whitmore Ave. $5. 209-322-9719.

American storyteller. 7:30 p.m. Turlock Community Theatre, 1574 E. Canal Drive. $39-$69. www.turlocktheatre.org.

World-renowned impresario Danny Chang and choreographer Angela Chang combine award-winning acrobatics, traditional dance, costumes, ancient and contemporary music, and theatrical techniques. 7:30 p.m. Turlock Community Theatre, 1574 E. Canal Drive. $22-$34.

www.turlocktheatre.org.

Through Saturday, Feb. 14, Carolyn Ahlem. 135 W. Main St., Turlock. $50 each.

www.csustan.edu/soa.

Feb. 16, Third Thursday Art Walk, 5-9 p.m. 940 11th St., Modesto.

Through Saturday, Feb. 14, Paul Taylor. 135 W. Main St., Turlock.

www.csustan.edu/soa.

Through February, Amie Postma; artist reception during the Feb. 16 Third Thursday Art Walk, 5-9 p.m. Thursday. Gallery hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday. 1224 K St., Modesto.

Through February, “Foto Modesto.” Feb. 16, Third Thursday Art Walk, 5-9 p.m. Gallery hours: 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday-Friday; noon-4 p.m. Saturday. 1015 J St., Modesto. Free. ccaagallery.org.

Feb. 16, Third Thursday Art Walk, 5-9 p.m. Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. 918 10th St., Modesto.

www.thechartreusemuse.com.

Feb. 16, Third Thursday Art Walk, 5-9 p.m. 915 10th St., Modesto.

Through Saturday, Feb. 4, fine art show and sale. Numerous mediums submitted by artists and locally judged. 12001 S. Highway 99, Manteca. 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

www.dfvtastingroom.com.

Feb. 16, Third Thursday Art Walk, 5-9 p.m.

modestoartwalk.com.

Feb. 16, Third Thursday Art Walk, 5-9 p.m. 1003 12th St., Modesto.

Gustine Museum Historical Society presents “From Head to Toe” featuring vintage hats and shoes. Gallery hours: 1-4 p.m. Thursday and Sunday. 397 Fourth St. www.gustinehistoricalsociety.org.

Ongoing, Mary A. Scheinuck, Waldemar “Walt” Scheinuck and other California artists. Gallery hours: Open by appointment. 18091 Hart Lane, Manteca.

Exhibits of a county recorder’s office, a general store and a re-created blacksmith shop. Gallery hours: noon-4 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. 1402 I St., Modesto. Free.

Feb. 16, Third Thursday Art Walk, 5-9 p.m. Gallery hours: 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. 1222 J St., Modesto. www.peerrecoveryartproject.org.

Feb. 16, Third Thursday Art Walk, 5-9 p.m. 1030 J. St., Modesto.

www.preservationcoffee.com.

Ongoing artists exhibit. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. 1031 W. Orangeburg Ave., Modesto.

Ongoing, “Rhett Regina Owings: Monterey Coast.” Gallery hours: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays; 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Fridays. 132 S. Center St., Turlock.

Ongoing, 10 local artists. Exhibit hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday. 4459 Spyres Way, Suite A, Modesto.

Folk dancing lessons. No partner or experience necessary. Open to teens and older. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Fridays. $5. 209-634-8843 or 209-480-0387.

Community-based ukulele strum and singalong. Open to all ages and skill levels, as well as other acoustic instruments. 10:30 a.m. Free.

www.turlockukejamz.org.

Works by members of the Contemporary Humanitarian Artists Association in the lobby galleries. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday.

Snack on some popcorn and enjoy the heroic story of the Disney classic “Hercules.” 7 p.m. Free.

Music from two local groups that both incorporate elements of jazz into their song writing. 7:30 p.m. $10.

Turlock’s Downtown art galleries and businesses are open for arts enjoyment. Stroll the neighborhoods around Main Street and see what local artists have to share. 6 p.m.

Listen and learn as artists Jody Sears Barbuta, Alexander Cheves and John Karl Claes discuss their work and the legacy of their studies at Stan State. 2 p.m.

16929 Chicken Ranch Road, Jamestown. 209-984-4806. www.chickenranchcasino.com.

1200 Athens Ave., Lincoln. www.thundervalleycasino.com.

12222 New York Ranch Road, Jackson.

www.jacksoncasino.com.

1 Red Hawk Parkway, Placerville. www.redhawkcasino.com.

14455 Highway 16, Brooks. www.cachecreek.com.

Friday-Saturday, Jan. 20-21, Foreverland; Thursday, Jan. 26, Nevermindies; Friday, Jan. 27, Flo; Saturday, Jan. 28, East Wind Band; Thursday, Feb. 2, Andy Avery. 19400 Tuolumne Road N., Tuolumne.

711 Lucky Lane, Coarsegold.

45th annual celebration by the Stanislaus Chinese Association. Year of the rooster feted with cultural show, food, entertainment. 5-9 p.m. Modesto Centre Plaza 1000 L St. $20; $12 age 6-12.

Sunset dinner and Wild West trains, Sunday brunch trains. Sierra Railroad Golden Sunset and Daylight Trains, 330 S. Sierra Ave., Oakdale. Call or check website for times and prices. 800-866-1690.

www.sierrarailroad.com.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3199. 7-11 a.m. first and third Sundays of month. Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall, 2801 W. Hatch Road, Modesto. $8. 209-537-3360.

Friday night dinner by VFW Post 3199. 4-7 p.m. Fridays. Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall-Modesto, 2801 W. Hatch Road. $6-$10. 209-537-3360.

Presented by Northern Mariposa County History Center. 8-11 a.m. second Sundays. Coulterville School House, Broadway and Cemetery. $5 adults; $3 children.

Hosted by Ripon VFW Post 1051. 5:30-7 p.m. Fridays. Veterans of Foreign Wars, 12455 W. Ripon Road, Ripon. Small donation required. 209-599-6815.

Hosted by VFW 1051 of Ripon. Chicken strips, burgers, fish or shrimp with fries. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Wednesdays. 12455 W. Ripon Road, Ripon. Small donation required. 209-599-6815.

VFW Auxiliary weekly hamburger nights. 5-8 p.m. Fridays. Veterans of Foreign Wars, 1405 E. Linwood Ave., Turlock. $2-$6.50. 209-668-9710.

Livingston VFW monthly hamburger night. 5-7 p.m. last Thursdays. Livingston Veterans Memorial Hall, 1605 Seventh St. $2-$4.50. 209-394-2059. www.vfwlivingston.com.

Year-round. 8 a.m.-noon. Saturdays. 16th Street and Canal, Merced. 209-389-4175.

Hosted by Fraternal Order of Eagles. 8-11 a.m. first Sundays. Eagles Hall, 126 Camellia Way, Modesto. $6. 209-577-2298.

Salad bar, no-host bar. Hosted by the Fraternal Order of Eagles. 5 p.m. social; 7 p.m. dinner first Fridays. Eagles Hall, 126 Camellia Way, Modesto. $12. 209-577-2298.

8 a.m.-noon first Sundays. IOOF Hall, Main Street, Knights Ferry. $5.

Monthly luncheon. 11:15 a.m. third Wednesdays. Denair Community Center, 3850 N. Gratton Road. 209-632-0011.

www.sirinc.org.

8-11 a.m. second Sundays. Odd Fellows Hall, 30018 Yosemite Blvd., La Grange. $6. 209-853-2128

Social club for seniors age 65-plus. 8-8:30 a.m. Sundays. Perko’s, 3848 McHenry Ave., Modesto. 209-576-0279.

7 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursdays and Saturdays. 16th Street, between H and I streets. Free. 209-605-8536.

5 p.m. Thursdays. Main Street, Columbia State Historic Park. Free 209-499-8273.

Modesto Portuguese Pentecost Association dinner includes all-you-can-eat marinated crab, pasta, salad, bread, wine and soda. Dinner 5-9 p.m.; dance 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. California Ballroom, 432 Sixth St., Modesto. $50. 209-505-3624.

Dinner includes pasta with homemade Sicilian sauce, garlic bread and salad. 6 p.m. cocktails; 7 p.m. dinner. Tuolumne River Lodge, 2429 River Road, Modesto. $50, in advance only. 209-537-6651.

All-you-can-eat spaghetti with meat sauce, salad with Italian dressing, garlic French bread, ice cream cup dessert and punch or coffee. Take-out dinners available. 4:30-7 p.m. Escalon United Methodist Church, Highway 120 at Brayton Avenue. $8; $4 age 5-12; free age 4 and under. 209-838-2020.

Modesto Portuguese Pentecost Association dinner includes all-you-can-eat crab cioppino, salad, bread, wine and soda. Dinner 4-9 p.m.; dance 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. California Ballroom, 432 Sixth St., Modesto. $50. 209-505-3624.

All the crab you can eat, steaks available on preorder basis. No-host bar, silent and oral auctions. CAF/Central California Valley Squadron event. 5-10 p.m. Hangar 1-S, 700 Tioga Drive, Modesto. $45, advance purchase only. 209-605-4313.

Crab, tri-tip, potatoes, salad, garlic bread. No-host cocktails 5 p.m.; dinner 6 p.m. $50 tickets must be purchased by Feb. 10. 209-574-1660.

Excursion rides on Saturdays and Sundays. South Fifth Avenue at Reservoir Road, Jamestown. $15 adults; $10 6-17; free under 6 and members. 209-984-3953. www.railtown1897.org.

Sponsored by the Commemorative Air Force. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. second Saturdays. Modesto Airport, 700 Tioga Drive, Hangar 1, Modesto. 209-526-5868.

www.cafvalleysquadron.org.

9 a.m.-2 p.m. fourth Saturdays. Turlock Municipal Airport, 13602 Newport Road, Turlock. 209-620-6312.

10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. Castle Air Museum, 5050 Santa Fe Drive, Atwater. $12 adults; $8 seniors; $5 youths 6-17; free age 5 and under. 209-723-2178.

6:30 a.m. Wednesdays. Perko’s Cafe, 2120 Patterson Road, Riverbank. 209-342-7358.

Successful Thinkers Network-Modesto Learning Zone programs. Tuesdays. 11:30 a.m. Round Table Pizza, 3848 McHenry Ave., Modesto. 209-712-8997.

Meeting and lunch open to all women in the valley. First Tuesdays, noon-2:30 p.m. Oakdale Country Club, North Stearns Road, Oakdale. $16. 209-606-7727.

Variety of fitness classes including senior classes and beginning line dancing. No registration or membership required. Monday-Friday; call for times. Centenary Methodist Church, 1911 Toyon Ave., Modesto. Donation. 209-988-5655.

www.centenarychurch.net.

7 p.m. fourth Tuesdays. Denny’s, 1525 McHenry Ave., Modesto.

7 p.m. third Fridays. Denny’s, 1525 McHenry Ave., Modesto.

Toastmasters club Daybreakers 1388. 6:15-7:20 a.m. second, third and fourth Wednesdays. Denny’s, 1525 McHenry Ave., Modesto. www.toastmasters.org.

Modesto Sound offers audio technician training classes for those 13 and older. Work with musicians; hands-on learning live sound, recording bands, producing, mastering, electronics. Call or email for times. Modesto Sound, 110 Santa Barbara Ave., Modesto. $200 (scholarships available). 209-573-0533.

studio@modestosound.org,

www.modestosound.org.

7 p.m. second and fourth Thursdays. Samaritan Village, 7700 Fox Road, Hughson. 209-384-7128 or 209-631-9458.

The Healthy Aging Association offers group exercise classes for those 60 and older. Classes range from strength training, aerobics or tai chi. Call for information on class location and times. Healthy Aging Association, 121 Downey Ave., Suite 102, Modesto. Free. 209-523-2800.

Noon-1 p.m. second and fourth Mondays. Fuddruckers, 3848 McHenry Ave., Modesto. 209-390-6607.

Valley Super Singles weekly social time for singles age 50 and older. 5:30 p.m. first and third Fridays. Bel Piatto Restaurant, 1000 Kansas Ave., Modesto. 209-883-2685.

Presented by Oakdale Grange No. 435. Food and drink free. 7-9:30 p.m. second Fridays. Oakdale Grange Hall, Lambuth and F streets. $10. 209-556-8524 or 209-838-7421.

Sonora Writers Group. 10:30 a.m. second Saturdays. Call for location. 209-734-8097.

Society meets to instruct, inform and educate members in the techniques of research. 7 p.m. third Tuesdays. Trinity Presbyterian Church, Telle Center, 1600 Carver Road, Modesto. 209-526-5009.

Monthly meeting. 1:30 p.m. second Sundays. Seventh-day Adventist Church, Fellowship Hall, 16th and G streets, Modesto. Free. 209-522-0147.

Yokuts and Audubon members are invited to bring their memory sticks with the pictures or videos of their favorite hiking spots, vacation, birding results or whatever they wish to share. 6:45 p.m. College Avenue Congregational Church, fellowship hall, 1341 College Ave., Modesto.

Quilts, wearables, vendor displays and merchandise, demonstrations and more. Featured artists are Kathryn Sandner and Penni Barger; special exhibits include artist interpretations, autumn quilts, and visual coloring; drawings. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m.-4 Sunday. Modesto Centre Plaza, 10th and K streets, Modesto. $8; free under age 12.

Howard and Sally Peters, known as “Mr. and Mrs. Chocolate,” explain the wonders, health effects, chemistry and history of chocolate. 7:30 p.m. Modesto Junior College, West Campus, Sierra Hall 132, 2201 Blue Gum Ave. Free.

Annual meet features Model A Fords, antique classic cars and automotive vintage items. 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Jan. 28; 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Jan. 29. Stanislaus County Fairgrounds, 900 N. Broadway, Turlock. $10 Saturday; $5 Sunday. www.turlockswapmeet.com.

Spinning, weaving, knitting, crocheting. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuolumne County Library, Sonora. 209-533-0593.

Valley Art Association, the city of Oakdale and Oakdale Tourism show with proceeds going to the Art Scholarship Fund. Paintings, photography, sculpture and western art will be displayed. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Gene Bianchi Community Center, 110 S. Second Ave., Oakdale. Free. 209-840-8058.

Dancing and socializing. Different themes monthly. 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Riverbank Community Center, 3600 Santa Fe St. $4 members; $6 nonmembers; $12 annual membership. 209-521-7194.

7:30-10 p.m. Wednesdays. Turlock Senior Center, 1191 Cahill St.

Social time for singles age 50 and older. 5:30 p.m. first and third Fridays. Bel Piatto Restaurant, 1000 Kansas Ave., Modesto. 209-883-2685.

Dance on Tuesdays, second Fridays. First-time guests are free. 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Tuesdays; 7-10 p.m. second Fridays. Modesto Senior Center, 211 Bodem St. Day: $4 members, $6 nonmembers; night: $5 and $7. 209-534-7663.

Rock and country band. 1-4 p.m. second and fourth Sundays. Manteca Senior Center, 295 Cherry Lane. $4. 209-825-0116.

Monthly dances. 7-10 p.m. second Saturdays. Odd Fellows Hall, 6941 Hughson Ave., Hughson. $5 members; $7 nonmembers. 209-614-8048.

7-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Oakdale Grange Hall, Lambuth and F streets. $4. 209-526-4452.

Square dance club workshop nights. 7-9 p.m. Wednesdays. American Legion Hall, 75 Bothun Road, Turlock. 209-996-0844. www.facebook.com/turlock.steppinpards.

Potluck meal with prizes. 6 p.m. second Fridays; 1 p.m. fourth Sundays. Hughson Senior Center, 2307 Fourth St. $2 door; $8 membership. 209-538-0362.

Workshop Wednesdays 6:30 p.m. Dances 7 p.m. Saturdays. Open to singles, couples and children ages 8 and up. 7 p.m. Oakdale Grange Hall, Lambuth and F streets. 209-556-8524 or 209-681-2699.

Argentine tango practice. Socialize and practice your tango. 8-10 p.m. Tuesdays. Urbano California Grill, 1016 H St., Modesto. Free. 209-522-1571. www.modestotango.com.

This story was originally published January 18, 2017 at 10:05 AM with the headline "Calendar: Events across the Modesto region."