Entertainment calendar: What to do, where to do it in the Modesto, Mother Lode regions
ART
CARNEGIE ARTS CENTER ▪ 209-632-5761
Through Jan. 2, “Making Your Mark: Prints and Drawings from the Hechinger Collection.” Through Jan. 23, “Elements of Renewal.” Oct. 16-24, Artober Auction fundraiser. Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sundays. 250 N. Broadway, Turlock. www.carnegieartsturlock.org.
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA ART ASSOCIATION AND MISTLIN GALLERY ▪ 209-529-3369
Through Nov. 13, “Memorial Medical Center’s Healing Arts.” Gallery hours: 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, noon-4 p.m. Saturdays. 1015 J St. Modesto. ccaagallery.org.
DOWNTOWN MODESTO ▪ 209-529-3369
Oct. 21, Third Thursday Art Walk. Mistlin Gallery, Chartreuse Muse, Preservation Coffee, Dragonfly Art for Life. 5-8 p.m.
KRUSE LUCAS ART GALLERY ▪ 209-529-9111
Through November, “The Art of Mary Scheinuck.” 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays. 525 Tully Road, Modesto.
MCHENRY MUSEUM ▪ 209-618-5387
Ongoing exhibits including works by the late Dorothy Cover, “For the Beauty of the Earth.” Noon-4 p.m. Friday-Sunday. 1402 I St., Modesto.
VARIOUS ARTIST STUDIOS ▪ www.Stanislausaos.com
Oct. 16-17, Stanislaus Artist Open Studio Tour, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Free tour booklet available at www.Stanislausaos.com with directions to 37 artists at 24 studios in Modesto, Ceres, Turlock and Oakdale. Free. Masks are required.
FOOD & FUN
AMERICAN LEGION BREAKFAST ▪ Oct. 16
Modesto American Legion Post 74 breakfast with omelets or breakfast burritos. 7-11 a.m. Veterans Service Center, 3500 Coffee Road, Modesto.
GALLO CENTER FOR THE ARTS
“THE MAGIC FLUTE” ▪ Oct. 15-17
Opera Modesto presents. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 15, 2 p.m. Oct. 17. $39-$79.
CROCE PLAYS CROCE ▪ Oct. 16
A.J. Croce performs music of his father Jim Croce. 8 p.m. $29-$59.
RIDERS IN THE SKY ▪ Oct. 17
Country music. 2 p.m. $19-$49.
SHEN YUN PERFORMING ARTS ▪ Oct. 19-27
Classical Chinese dance and music. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 19 and Oct. 26-27, 2 p.m. Oct. 20. $80-$150.
THE DOO WOP PROJECT ▪ Oct. 21
Musical group. 7:30 p.m. $29-$59.
PIRATES, COWBOYS & DAMSELS ▪ Oct. 22-23
Central West Ballet performance. 7:30 p.m. $30-$39.
The Gallo Center for the Arts is at 1000 I St., Modesto. Call 209-338-2100. www.galloarts.org.
MUSIC
HEARTLESS ▪ Oct. 16
Tribute to Heart. 8 p.m. West Side Theatre, 1331 Main St., Newman. $20-$25. www.westsidetheatre.org.
JOE KAPLOW ▪ Oct. 17
Indie folk singer. 7 p.m. Dying Breed Brewing Company, 963 Shepard Court, Oakdale. Free. www.dyingbreedbrewing.com.
TRIBUTE TO JONI MITCHELL ▪ Oct. 20-24
Featuring Maggie Hollinbeck with Hannah Jane Kile, Corey Morgan Strange, Natalie Hagwood and Graham Sobelman. 7 p.m. Oct. 22-24, 2 p.m. Oct. 23-24. Fallon House Theatre, 11175 Washington St, Columbia. $40. www.sierrarep.org.
DUSTIN LYNCH ▪ Oct. 22
Country singer. 8 p.m. Fruit Yard Amphitheater, 7948 Yosemite Blvd., Modesto. $48-$98. www.thefruityardevents.com.
ODDS & ENDS
MURPHYS WITCH WALK ▪ Oct. 16
Costume festival on Main Street. Leilani and the Distractions perform 5-8 p.m. Artisan vendor bazaar noon-6 p.m. at the Northeast corner of Main Street and Big Trees Road. Free. www.murphyswitchwalk.com.
TWAIN HARTE OUTDOOR CHRISTMAS MARKET ▪ Oct. 16-17
Over 65 vendors offering photography, metal sculpture, jewelry and more. Food and entertainment. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Twain Harte town center. brotherspromotions.com.
MAPS PROGRAM <bullet> Oct. 22
How Artificial Intelligence Can Design Better Batteries with Evan Reed. 7:30 p.m. Via Zoom. Go to www.mjc.edu/instruction/sme/maps.php to sign up.
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THE STATE THEATRE
FILM: “A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET” ▪ Oct. 15
Horror film. 7 p.m. $11.
FILM: “BERGMAN ISLAND” ▪ Oct. 15-21
A filmmaking couple retreat to write screenplays.
QUEEN NATION ▪ Oct. 16
Queen tribute band. 8 p.m. $28-$35.
FILM: “THE CABIN IN THE WOODS” ▪ Oct. 16
Horror. 4:30 p.m. $9.
FILM: “THE WAR OF THE WORLDS” ▪ Oct. 17
Modesto Film Society presents classic. 2 p.m. $9.
FILM: “ARMY OF DARKNESS” ▪ Oct. 17
Ash is transported back to medieval days. 5 p.m. $9
FILM: “DEAR EVAN HANSEN” ▪ Oct. 22-Nov. 4
Isolated teen aches for understanding and belonging.
FILM: “BEETLEJUICE” ▪ Oct. 22-24
Classic film.
The State Theatre is at 1307 J St., Modesto. Call 209-527-4697. www.thestate.org.
THEATER
CATAPULT ▪ Oct. 17
Dancers behind a screen create shadow silhouettes of shapes from the world around us. 7:30 p.m. Turlock Community Theatre, 1574 E. Canal Drive. $19-$35. www.turlocktheatre.org.