Woodward Reservoir near Oakdale will be the site of this weekend’s Serenity Festival, an art and music showcase.
Modesto Bee file, 2016
Serenity Gathering
Billed as "a conscious gathering focused on creating an environment of positive collaboration among like-minded individuals specifically geared towards art and music," this three-day festival features camping at Woodward Reservoir along with live music, art, craft vendors, dance and performance art.
The Turlock Garden Tour returns this weekend. Turlock Garden Club
Turlock Garden Tour
The Turlock Garden Club invites the community to view the landscapes featured in its sixth annual Turlock Garden Tour. Five homes as well as a school garden are trimmed and ready for the April 28 event. Gardens offer visitors a variety of sizes and styles to see and glean ideas from for their own yards.
From left, Linda Baird, Ashley Bell and Christopher Bengahea are in Townsend Opera’s “Madame Butterfly.”
"Madame Butterfly"
Boasting an age-old tale, Modesto’s opera company closes its current season with a classic. Townsend Opera brings Puccini’s “Madame Butterfly” back to the Gallo Center for the Arts stage, promising a production that both aficionados of and newcomers to opera can adore. One of its stars is a Stanislaus County native. Adding to the local flavor, Modesto’s Central West Ballet will perform a pas de deux to accompany the opera’s “Humming Chorus.”
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 27; 2 p.m. Sunday, April 29
WHERE: Gallo Center for the Arts, 1000 I St., Modesto
This annual family event in the Mother Lode community of Sonora features craft vendors, tours at the Historic Red Church and Volunteer Fire Museum, a bug zoo, petting zoo, plants and garden starters for sale, fashion shows, music and more.
The Hughson Fruit & Nut Festival returns on Saturday. Modesto Bee file, 2008
Hughson Fruit & Nut Festival
More than 100 vendors will be peddling wares in this open air market with crafts, live entertainment, car show, pancake breakfast, a Kidz Zone and more. There also will be a Farmers Market, food, drinks and snacks — with the Barrel Room featuring cold beer and hard cider.
Each year crafters, artists and others gather in Historic Knights Ferry for the Gold Country Peddler’s Faire. More than 100 dealers will be on had with antiques, collectibles, crafts and more.
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