Calendar: Events across the Modesto region

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.

Modesto Symphony Orchestra program. 8 p.m. Mary Stuart Rogers Theater. $19-$92.

Modesto Youth Symphony Orchestra program. 2 p.m. Gallo Center Rogers Theater. $5-$10.

Local dance company. 7 p.m. Foster Family Theater. $15-$30.

California Theatre Center children’s program. 2 p.m. Foster Family Theater. $8-$15.

Representing over a thousand years of Chinese martial arts culture. 3 p.m. Mary Stuart Rogers Theater. $20-$50.

Kids adventure. 6:30 p.m. Mary Stuart Rogers Theater. $15-$50.

7:30 p.m. Mary Stuart Rogers Theater. $49-$99.

Celebrate Black History Month with this presentation of Leslie Lee’s full-length play by Modesto’s Sankofa Theatre Company. 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 2 p.m Sunday. Foster Family Theater. $10-$25.

7:30 p.m. Mary Stuart Rogers Theater. Sold out.

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.

Friday-Saturday, Feb. 3-4, Big Band Jazz Festival Weekend; March 3-4, “Legends of Jazz” Festival Weekend; 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.

Pianist John Hillebrandt. 7:30 p.m. First United Methodist Church, chapel, 850 16th St., Modesto. $15 general; $10 students with ID and under 18.

KQBM community radio third annual fundraiser. Beer, local wine, silent auction. 6:30-10 p.m. Murphys Creek Theater, 580 S. Algiers St., Murphys. $10. 209-293-7705.

Risky Biscuits and Painted Mandolin in fundraising dance. 6 p.m. doors; 7 p.m. show. Sonora Opera Hall, 250 S. Washington St. $30 advance; $35 door. www.tuolumnecountyarts.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.

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.

Involves a chance meeting in which middle-aged Julieta (Emma Suarez) learns that her long-lost daughter has resurfaced in Madrid. $8-$10.

Oscar nominees Viola Davis and Denzel Washington star in this story about a man bitter about the end of baseball’s color barrier, following his own heyday in the Negro Leagues. $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.” 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.

It’s been 25 years since Wayne and Garth took the world by storm from the couch in Wayne’s basement. 7 p.m. $8.

Healthy Aging Association and Casa de Modesto present wine tasting, live entertainment, craft beer, photos, appetizers and screening of “Grease.” Fundraiser for Healthy Aging Association programs. $25. 209-523-2800. www.healthyagingassociation.org.

Classic musical. 7:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Playhouse Merced, 452 W. Main St., Merced. $10-$22. playhousemerced.com.

Center Stage Conservatory kicks off their 2017 season with Tony Award-nominated play. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. $10-$15. CSC Lower Level Studio, 948 11th St., Modesto. centerstagemodesto.com.

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. 25, “Instinct/Extinct: The Great Pacific Flyway” with Valerie Constantino, Glenda Drew and Ann Savageau. 135 W. Main St., Turlock. www.csustan.edu/soa.

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

Through Saturday, Feb. 25, “Instinct/Extinct: The Great Pacific Flyway” with Valerie Constantino, Glenda Drew and Ann Savageau. 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 Tuesday, Feb. 28, “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.

Feb. 16, Third Thursday Art Walk, 5-9 p.m. 1313 J St., Modesto. stillsmokingstore.tripod.com.

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.

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

6 p.m. 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.

2 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.

Join us as we learn about and explore art using our five senses. 7-8:30 p.m. Free.

Four regional poets present readings of original work, followed by an open-mike session. Hosted by the Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center. 2-3 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, Feb. 3, One More From the Road; Saturday, Feb. 4, Andy Avery and the Decades; Thursday, Feb. 9, Stomp Box; Friday, Feb. 10, Shane Dwight; Saturday, Feb. 11, Clean Slate; Thursday, Feb. 16, Pam Tillis; Saturday, Feb. 18, Smash City; Thursday, Feb. 23, Harvest Gold; Friday, Feb. 24, Chains Required; Saturday, Feb. 25, Spazmatics. 19400 Tuolumne Road N., Tuolumne.

711 Lucky Lane, Coarsegold.

A.J. DeMello hosts, with musician Johnny B. Comedians are Marcus Peverill, Joey Stults, Tom Bomb, Andre Morton and Stephen Ferris with headliner Jason Bargeret. 7 p.m. Queen Bean Coffeehouse, 1126 14th St., Modesto. Free; donations go to Habitat for Humanity of Stanislaus.

Maureen Langan with Ellis Rodriguez. Recommended for age 18 and over. 8 p.m. Federated Church Fellowship Hall, 45 S. El Circulo, Patterson. $15 advance; $20 door. HostHouseComedyNight.com.

Guest artist Susan Wooldridge. Held by the Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center with workshops, a luncheon and poetry contest. 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. $30 for MoSt members; $35 general; $10 high school students. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1528 Oakdale Road, Modesto. mostpoetry.org.

Featured speaker will be civil rights activist Andrew Young. 7-9 p.m. Modesto Junior College East Campus, 435 College Ave. 209-575-6866.

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.

The Calaveras Winegrape Alliance presents its 21st annual event, a mass Calaveras County tasting with 23 alliance wineries participating. 11 a.m.-5p.m. Limited tasting flights are available all weekend with the purchase of a $20 commemorative wine glass. For locations and more, see calaveraswines.org. 209-728-9467.

The 55th annual fest heralds the spring blossoms with food, a carnival, parade, art exhibits and more. The parade will be at 1 p.m. Feb. 25 in downtown Ripon. The festival is noon to 9 p.m. Feb. 24; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m Feb. 25; and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 26 at Mistlin Sports Park, 1201 River Road. Free. riponchamber.org.

Family event with break dance competitions, Urban Art Show, B-Boy guest dancers performance with professional dancer Ivan “Urban Action Figure” Manriquez and D.J. Hocus Manriquez. Noon-6 p.m. Maddux Youth Center, 615 Sierra Drive, Modesto. $5; free age 5 and under. 209-341-2951.

The annual street party outside Tresetti’s World Caffe returns, celebrating with old-school New Orleans style, plenty of Bourbon Street flavor, live entertainment and, of course, plenty of beads. Doors open 6 p.m. 11th Street, between I and J streets., Modesto. $25 includes Cajun buffet dinner; tickets presale only at the restaurant.

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.

Dinner and dance to music by Remedy. 5:30 p.m.-midnight. Howard Training Center, 1424 Stonum Road, Modesto. $50. 209-593-5618.

Benefits Hospice of Amador & Calaveras and The Resource Connection Food Bank. 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; cooking starts 10 a.m., tasting at 2 p.m. Murphys Hotel, 457 Main St., Murphys. To enter, call 209-728-3444.

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.

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.

Lunch and speaker, open to women and men. Second Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. The Seasons, 945 McHenry Ave., Modesto. Lunch $16. 209-567-3399.

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.

Vendor booths, celebrity guests, Deathworkz Haunt. NorCal Cosies host cosplay contest. Stanislaus County Fairgrounds, building E1, 900 N. Broadway, Turlock. $5. 209-648-2297.

Spinning, weaving, knitting, crocheting. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuolumne County Library, 480 Greenley Road, Sonora. 209-533-0593.

Civil marriage ceremonies on Valentine’s Day at the historic McHenry Mansion. All ceremonies are individualized. Couples must sign up in advance. Marriage licenses must be purchased and appointments made in advance at the Clerk-Recorder’s Office, 1021 I St., Modesto. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 906 15th St., Modesto. Cost of the license and ceremony is $121 or $126 for confidential marriage licenses. 209-525-5250.

Jette Vandermeiden from Ontario, Canada, will explain the serious historical significance of a table napkin’s folds and then engage attendees in the art of folding napkins. 10 a.m. Church of the 49ers, 11155 Jackson St., Columbia. ww.mlwsguild.org.

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.

Music by Just Friends and a free samba slide dance lesson. Refreshments available. 1 p.m. fourth Sundays. Merced Community Center Ballroom, 755 W. 15th St. $8. 209-723-0839.

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.

Gallo Center Repertory Company auditions for “Blood of an Angel/Sangre de un Angel,” which will be presented April 6-8. 10 a.m. Foster Family Theatre, Gallo Center for the Arts, 1000 I St., Modesto.

This story was originally published January 31, 2017 at 5:38 PM with the headline "Calendar: Events across the Modesto region."