What’s going on in the Modesto region? A lot, here’s a look

Classically influenced instrumental music. Sold out.

Dancing dogs, tricks, stunts, athletics and comedy antics. 7 p.m. $15-$25.

Central West Ballet presentation. 7 p.m. March 23, 2 p.m. March 24. $25-$35.

Modesto Community Concert Association presentation. 3 p.m. $15-$30.

Australian foursome of singers. 7 p.m. $19-$69.

Classic hits honoring the world’s most beloved country greats. 7 p.m. $39-$49.

Latin singer. 7:30 p.m. $39-$79.

Afro-Cuban jazz. 7:30 p.m. $15-$25.

Funstrummers. 10:45 a.m.-noon Mondays. Modesto Senior Center, Bodem and Scenic. Free for seniors. 209-505-3216. www.Funstrummers.com.

Funstrummers. Songbooks provided. 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays. Trinity Telle Classrooms, 1600 Carver Road, Modesto. Donation. 209-505-3216. www.Funstrummers.com.

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

April 15, Rent Party/Founders Day. 1 p.m., featured band. Clarion Hotel & Conference Center, 1612 Sisk Road, Modesto. $8-$12. modestojazz.com.

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.

9:15 a.m.-noon Fridays at College Avenue Church 1341 College Ave,m Modesto. Donation. 209-505-3216; www.Funstrummers.com

Blues/root band. 8 p.m. West Side Theater, 1331 Main St., Newman. $20-$23. www.westsidetheatre.org.

Quintet in concert. 3 p.m. Gottschalk Music Center’s recital hall , 1502 E St., Modesto. $5-$8.

Andrew Durr, Willie Tea Taylor and Home Grown featuring songs from “Migrant Mother.” CD release party. 7 p.m. Prospect Theater Project, 1214 K St., Modesto. $15.

Cross-section of genres incorporating all the good and sweet aspects of folk, old-time, country, bluegrass, blues, and original songs. 7:30 p.m. Moon & Sixpence Music And Art House, 500 9th St., Modesto. $15. 209-543-5306.

Part of the Congregation Beth Shalom Sunday Afternoons at CBS series. 3 p.m. Congregation Beth Shalom, 1705 Sherwood Ave., Modesto. $10-$25. http://sundaysatcbs.com.

Rock band. 7 p.m. Modesto Centre Plaza, 10th and K streets. $40. jmaxproductions.net

Latin Jazz Big Band season finale. Concerts at Columbia College Dogwood Theater, 11600 Columbia College Drive, Sonora except Jan. 26 at Sonora High School. Season tickets $100. 209-559-0565.

The 2018 Oscar winner for Best Foreign Language Film, this unconventional Chilean drama follows a young trans woman named Marina and her much older lover Orlando. $8-$10.

This documentary follows environmental artist Andy Goldsworthy. $8-$10.

Two childhood friends deal with an oppressive stepfather. $8-$10.

Broadway hit musical the uses ABBA hits to tell the comedic story of a teen’s search for her birth father on a Greek island paradise. 2 p.m. Wednesdays-Thursdays, Saturdays-Sundays; 7 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays. Sierra Repertory Theatre’s East Sonora Theatre, 13891 Mono Way. $25-$37. sierrarep.org.

The Modesto Junior College theater, music and dance departments present the musical. March 16-17, 22-24 at 7 p.m. and March 25 at 2 p.m. Auditorium of the Performing and Media Arts Center, 435 College Ave. $15 general, $12 students, seniors and children. 209-676-6776 or www.mjc.tix.com.

LightBox Theatre Company. 7 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays. The Loft at Carnegie Arts Center, Turlock.

Sierra Repertory Theatre production of the Broadway musical inspired by the famed recording session that brought together rock ’n’ roll legends Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins. Fallon House Theatre, 11175 Washington St, Columbia. $32-$47. www.sierrarep.org.

Comedy. 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays. West Side Theatre, 1331 West Main St., Newman. $15 general, $20 reserved. www.westsidetheatre.org

Through April 1, “Journey Profoundly, Art in the Window,” by photographer Laurie Lehmann. Wednesdays-Sundays 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 167 S. Washington St. Sonora. www.aloftartgallery.com.

April 19, Third Thursday Art Walk, 5-9 p.m. 920 16th St., Modesto.

April 19, Third Thursday Art Walk, 5-9 p.m. 940 11th St., Modesto.

Through March 27, “Pen Women Presents!” April 19, Third Thursday Art Walk, 5-9 p.m. Gallery hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday. 1224 K St., Modesto.

Through April 13, Koichi Yamamoto, with artist reception 5:30 p.m. March 22. Gallery hours: Noon-4 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, 4-9 p.m. Thursdays. 1 University Circle, Turlock.

Through March 24, Young@Art; March 27-April 27, “Spring Awakening” and “Rhythm of the Arts.” April 19, 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

April 19, 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.

Through Dec. 15, Sherman Hay: A Retrospective Art Exhibition. 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Mondays-Fridays. 11600 Columbia College Drive, Sonora

April 19, Third Thursday Art Walk, 5-9 p.m. 1150 9th St., Modesto. modestoartwalk.com.

April 19, Third Thursday Art Walk, 5-9 p.m. modestoartwalk.com.

Gustine Museum Historical Society presents “All that Glitters! Glasses, Bottles, Jars and Collectables.” 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.

April 9-19, Celebration of the Humanities, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. with reception April 12, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Gallery hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays. MJC Art Gallery on the East Campus, 435 College Ave., Modesto. Free.

April 19, Third Thursday Art Walk, 5-9 p.m. Gallery hours: 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. 1222 J St., Modesto. www.peerrecoveryartproject.org.

April 19, Third Thursday Art Walk, 5-9 p.m. 1030 J. St., Modesto. www.preservationcoffee.com.

April 19, Third Thursday Art Walk, 5-9 p.m. 1001 10th St., Modesteo. modestoartwalk.com.

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

April 19, Third Thursday Art Walk, 5-9 p.m. 1418 J St., Modesto.

April 19, Third Thursday Art Walk, 5-9 p.m. 1313 J St., Modesto.

April 19, Third Thursday Art Walk, 5-9 p.m. 927 11th St., Modesto.

April 21, Under the Oaks Art Show, 10 a.m. -4 p.m. Tuolumne River Lodge, 2429 River Road, Modesto.

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

Folk dancing lessons, beginners welcome. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Fridays. $5. 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 Penny Otwell & Monique Wales, in the Lobby Galleries.

LightBox Theatre Company presents the classic tale. $8-$12.

Joe Mazzaferro leads a quintet celebrating the music of legendary alto saxophonist Cannonball Adderley. 7:30-9 p.m. $5-$10.

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.

March 23, Lacy J. Dalton; March 24, Abbey Road; March 29, Loose Cannonz; March 30, Night Moves; March 31, Rebel Heart. 19400 Tuolumne Road N., Tuolumne.

711 Lucky Lane, Coarsegold.

Christian comedian. 7 p.m. Richland Faith Assembly Of God, 1201 Richland Ave., Modesto. Free. 209-756-6837

Special performance by Central West Ballet for the West Modesto Boys & Girls Club’s “Dreams Come True” event. Cocktails, 6 p.m., followed by dinner, ballet and auction. Greens on Tenth, 953 10th St. $100. 209-531-4500, 209-602-4119 or cwithrow6@yahoo.com. Tickets available on Eventbrite: cinderellaforbgc.eventbrite.com.

Kite fest and Community Health Fair features demonstrations, candy drop, contests, live entertainment vendors, children’s activities and more. Merced County Sheriff’s Huey Helicopter will land to kick of the event; free kites to first 500 kids. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Livingston Middel School. Free. www.livingstonkitefestival.com.

Film series with interactive activities. April 13, “Men in Black” and May 18, “Paint Your Wagon.” Sonora Opera Hall, 250 S Washington St. 6 p.m. $5. www.2ndsaturdayartnight.org.

More that 60 vendors. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursdays and Saturdays. 16th Street between H and I streets. modestocfm.com.

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

Atwater Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary. 8-11 a.m. first Sunday of each month. Menu includes biscuits and gravy, waffles with strawberries and cream, omelets and eggs cooked to order. Juice and coffee included. $3-$7 donation. 1390 Broadway Ave.

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.

11 a.m. first Tuesdays through May. My Garden Cafe, Whitmore Avenue, Ceres. $12.

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.

Carnival treats. Proceeds benefit Stanislaus County veterans. 5-8 p.m. Fourth Fridays. Stanislaus Veterans Center, 3500 Coffee Road, Modesto. 209-343-6292.

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.

Veterans and their guests are invited to join the Veterans Foundation of Stanislaus County for Happy Hour Fridays. 4:30 p.m. Fridays. Stanislaus Veterans Center Lounge at Coffee & Sylvan. 209-484-7166.

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. Perkos,Coffee Road and Standiford Avenue, Modesto. 209-576-0279.

Fraternal Oder of Eagles event with salad, pasta, bread and crab, raffle, prizes. Social hour 6 p.m., dinner 7 p.m. 126 Camelia Way, Modesto. $45 advance only, 602-2875 or 605-6386.

Keynote speaker Don Bilotti will perform a dramatic reading from Mulford’s “The Jimtown of 1860.” 5:30 p.m. Sonora Elks Lodge, $35, by March 30. www.tchistory.org.

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.

Open for tours Sunday through Friday, 12:30-3:30 p.m. 15th and I Streets, Modesto. Free. 209-549-0428

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. 209-342-0281.

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.

For speakers of all levels. 7 p.m. Tuesdays. Denny’s, 1525 McHenry Ave. Modesto.

First Sundays. 1:30 p.m. Mobile Home Park, 1400 N. Tully Road, Turlock. 209 883 1663

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.

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.

Third Sunday. 1 p.m. Stanislaus County Agricultural Center, 3800 Cornucopia Suite B, Modesto.

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.

First Sundays. 1:30 p.m. Mobile Home Park clubhouse, 1400 N. Tully Road Turlock. 209 883 1663

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.

Exercise to a Latin beat. Mondays and Thursdays, 9-10 a.m. Riverbank Community Center. For 18 and older $2 each session, payable to the instructor. 209-863-7150.

71st annual event. 8 a.m.-3 p.m. La Grange Rodeo Arena, 30433 Yosemite Blvd in La Grange. $15, $10 age 6-12. 209-417-0592.

Modesto Area Partners in Science program. Dr. Puragra (Raja) GuhaThakurta, UCSC and Lick Observatory, will use the latest astronomical images, animations, videos to illustrate how the very material that human beings and other life forms are made of was once synthesized inside the Sun's ancestral stars. 7:30 p.m. MJC East Campus Auditorium, 435 College Ave. Free. https://modestoscience.wordpress.com/schedule.

Tropical Plant Society of Modesto’s 38th annual event. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Stanislaus Union Elementary School, 1931 Kiernan Ave., Modesto. Free

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.

Dances on Tuesdays. Live band, Rock’n Country, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Tuesdays; doors open at 9. May 11, ’50s Dance, 6:30-10 p.m. $10. Modesto Senior Center, 211 Bodem St. Day: $5 members, $7 nonmembers. 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.

Dance to Bonnie and the Boys Out Back Band. 10 a.m-1:30 p.m. Stanislaus Veterans Center Hall, Coffee Road and Sylvan Avenue. $5, supports the Veterans Foundation of Stanislaus County. 209-343-6292.

Square dance club workshop nights. 7-9 p.m. Wednesdays. American Legion Hall, 75 Bothun Road, Turlock. 209-402-4822. 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.

Carnegie Arts Center seeks entries for “Farm & Fields” exhibit, a juried, all media exhibition celebrating the variety and importance of agriculture in the Central Valley. By 5 p.m. April 1. http://www.carnegieartsturlock.org/call-for-entries.

Artists can pre-register to show works in the “En Plein Aire/Tridimensionnel (3-D) Open Exposition” to be held later this year at Mistlin Gallery. Prospectus available at www.ccaagallery.org or at Mistlin Gallery, 1015 J St., Modesto, 209-529-3369.

This story was originally published March 21, 2018 at 12:00 PM with the headline "What’s going on in the Modesto region? A lot, here’s a look."