Calendar: Events across the Modesto region

Modesto Christian Performing Arts presentation of popular musical. 7 p.m. Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays; 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. $12-$20.

Popular comedian. 8 p.m. $20-$40.

Superstar performs rancheras and other Mexican musical styles. 8 p.m. $59-$119.

Daley toured the world with Bob Hope and brings her “Where There’s Hope” program of humor and music to this Modesto Community Concert Association show. 3 p.m. $15-$30; $10 military.

The tale of Buddy, a young orphan child who mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. 6:30 p.m. $59-$99.

Fictionalized account of the 1925 Scopes “monkey” trial, which resulted in John T. Scopes’ conviction for teaching Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution to a high school science class, contrary to Tennessee state law. 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 3 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. $12-$25.

Popular group in a celebration of Mexico’s rich vocal traditions. 8 p.m. $19-$59.

American pop singer. 8 p.m. $69-$109.

Comedian, speaker offers family friendly, humorous observations about life around her. 2 p.m. $20-$40.

Modesto Performing Arts presents a traditional period staging of this holiday classic. 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m Sunday. $20-$25.

The Gallo Center for the Arts is at 1000 I St., Modesto. Call 209-338-2100.

www.galloarts.org.

Funstrummers ukulele play and singalong. Songbooks provided. 6 p.m. Tuesdays. Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1600 Carver Road, Modesto. Donation. 209-505-3216.

Beginning group ukulele lessons. 6-8 p.m. Mondays. First United Methodist Church, Modesto, 850 16th St. Donations. 209-505-3216.

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

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.

Songwriters Alex Kash and Bethany Dalton-Kash. 1 p.m. Sundays through March 13 and one Saturday show March 19. Columbia Nursery, 22004 Parrots Ferry Road, Sonora. $15.

Concert. 7:30 p.m. Stanislaus State Bernell & Flora Snider Recital Hall, 1 University Circle, Turlock. $12. 209-668-3958. www.csustan.edu/soa/events.

Funstrummers Ukulele Band presents its eighth anniversary concert. 7 p.m. Church of the Brethren, 2301 Woodland Ave., Modesto. Free. 209-505-3216.

James Garner tribute to Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Three. $22 general; $25 reserved. 7 p.m. doors; 8 p.m. show. West Side Theatre, 1331 Main St., Newman. 209-862-4490. www.westsidetheatre.org.

Modesto Junior College recital featuring students of Anne Martin, director of orchestra and strings, performing solo works by Bartok, Bohm, Corelli, Dancla, Hoffmeister, Mozart and Saint-Saenwill. 7:30 p.m. MJC Recital Hall, Music 108, East Campus. 435 College Ave. Free.

Live performance to celebrate release of 26th CD by local group, “Give Us All Yer Whiskey.” City Hotel Restaurant, Columbia State Park, 22768 Main St. $10. 209-532-5964.

Elaine Gibbs, “X Factor” finalist, and sax and flute recording artist Paul Contos, backed by the 20-piece Columbia Big Band. 7 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Columbia College Dogwood Theater, 1600 Columbia College Way, Sonora. $20. 209-588-5126.

Knight Sounds Big Band. 12:30 p.m. jam sets; 1 p.m. featured band. Clarion Hotel & Conference Center 1612 Sisk Road, Modesto. $8-$12. 209-620-0285.

Bay Area quintet. Manteca Kindred Arts Association. 3 p.m. St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 910 North St., Manteca. $5-$15.

www.mantecakindredarts.com.

Broadway songs by Youth Entertainment Stage Company with desserts, hot cocoa, cider and coffee. 6:30 p.m. Mildred Perkins School, multipurpose room, 3920 Blue Bird Drive, Modesto. $7-$10. 209-238-6850.

Concert pianist. 7:30 p.m. California State University, Stanislaus, Bernell & Flora Snider Recital Hall, 1 University Circle, Turlock.

Greg Pyatt, tenor, and Alison Collins, soprano, sing jazz standards, Broadway favorites and classical songs. 7:30 p.m. Deva Cafe, 1202 J St., Modesto. $10-$25. 209-523-6426.

7 p.m. Merced Multicultural Arts Center, 645 W. Main St., Merced. $15. 209-388-1090

7:30 p.m. Stanislaus State Bernell & Flora Snider Recital Hall, 1 University Circle, Turlock. $12. 209-668-3958.

www.csustan.edu/soa/events.

Tribute to Fleetwood Mac. 7 p.m. doors; 8 p.m. show. West Side Theatre, 1331 Main St., Newman. $20 general; $23 reserved. 209-862-4490. www.westsidetheatre.org.

An unemployed actor with a reputation for being difficult disguises himself as a woman to get a role in a soap opera. A Modesto Film Society presentation. 2 p.m. $8.

New York Film Critics Series. Christopher Abbott stars as a troubled 20-something trying to stay afloat in a frenzied New York City. He retreats into a self-destructive, hedonistic lifestyle, but as his mother battles a serious illness, James is forced to take control of his life. 7:30 p.m. $12.

Established in 1960, Tower Records was once a retail powerhouse with 200 stores in 30 countries on five continents. What went wrong? Everyone thinks they know what killed Tower Records: the Internet. But that’s not the story. Call for times. $8.

Drama about the women who were willing to lose everything in their fight for equality in early 20th-century Britain. $8.

A single mother/waitress, a misanthropic author and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship. Part of the CareMore Senior Film Series. 10:30 a.m. $4.

The State Theatre is at 1307 J St., Modesto. Call 209-527-4697. www.thestate.org.

Musical comedy as the audience is invited to share a celebrity bride’s uproarious wedding day. 7 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays, Wednesdays. Sierra Repertory East Sonora Theatre, 13891 Mono Way. $18-$32. 209-532-3120.

Directed by Jere O’Donnell. 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Stanislaus State Studio Theatre, 1 University Circle, Turlock. 209-668-3959. www.csustan.edu/soa.

Cornerstone Community Theater production. 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 4 p.m Sunday. 17900 Comconex Road, Manteca. 209-825-1220.

New adaption of the story of Ebenezer Scrooge from Sierra Repertory Theatre. Call for times and prices. Fallon House Theatre, 11175 Washington St., Columbia. 209-532-3120.

On a cold, clear, moonless night in the middle of winter, all is not quite what it seems in the remote, mythical town of Almost, Maine. 7 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays; 2 p.m Saturdays-Sundays. Stage 3 Theatre, 208 S. Green St., Sonora. $17-$25. www.stage3.org.

Starmites and the Denair Gaslight Conservatory presents short play with Christmas songs that follows a little mouse named Rosie as she travels through Clement C. Moore’s Christmas tale. By students from Modesto, Ceres, Denair, Hughson, Turlock and Hilmar. 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. $5.

The story of three men in Richmond, Va., at the end of the Civil War. Two are former slaves waiting in an empty house for the former owners to return, the third a wounded confederate soldier. 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays; 2 p.m Sundays. $20. Prospect Theater Project, 1214 K St., Modesto. 209-549-934.

Musical based on the books by P.L. Travers and the classic Walt Disney film, presented for the holidays. 7:30 p.m Fridays-Saturdays; 2 p.m Sundays. Playhouse Merced, 452 W. Main St. $10-$22.

www.playhousemerced.com.

Saturday, Nov. 14, Second Saturday Art Night, 5-8 p.m. Gallery hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. 167 S. Washington St., Sonora.

Through Saturday, Nov. 21, Carla Bengtson. Gallery hours: noon-5 p.m. Monday-Wednesday; noon-9 p.m. Thursday-Saturday. 139 W. Main St., Turlock. Free.

Ongoing, work by Brad and Nancy Hawn. Gallery hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Friday. 920 13th St., Modesto.

Through Wednesday, Dec. 23, “Painting the Unconscious.” Gallery hours: noon-4 p.m. Monday-Friday; 6-9 p.m. Thursday; noon-4 p.m. Saturday. 1 University Center, Turlock. Free. www.csustan.edu.

Thursday, Nov. 19, Third Thursday Art Walk, 5-9 p.m. Gallery hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Wednesday; 1-6 p.m. Thursday, with 1-9 p.m. third Thursday; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday. 1224 K St., Modesto.

Through Friday, Nov. 13, “Survivor”; Thursday, Nov. 19, Third Thursday Art Walk. Gallery hours: 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday-Friday; noon-4 p.m. Saturday. 1015 J St., Modesto. Free. www.ccartassn.org.

Thursday, Nov. 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.

Thursday, Nov. 19, Third Thursday Art Walk. 5-9 p.m.

Gustine Museum Historical Society quilt exhibit including archives of the historical society and old sewing machines. Gallery hours: 1-4 p.m. Thursday and Sunday. 397 Fourth St., Gustine. 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.

Through Thursday, Dec. 3, “Found” with reception 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19. Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays. 435 College Ave., Modesto. Free.

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

Thursday, Nov. 19, 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. 3012 McHenry Ave., Modesto.

Saturday, Nov. 14, Second Saturday Art Walk, 5-8 p.m. 140 S. Washington St., Sonora. www.sonorajoes.com.

Thursday, Nov. 19, Third Thursday Art Walk, 5-9 p.m. 1313 J St., Modesto. www.stillsmokingstore.tripod.com.

Thursday, Nov. 19, Third Thursday Art Walk, 5-9 p.m. 909 10th St., Modesto. www.trevinosbarbershop.com.

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

Yosemite Renaissance celebrates its 30th year with exhibit of 49 paintings, photographs, prints and sculptures by 47 artists. Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. daily. 9037 Village Drive, Yosemite Valley.

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.

Selections from the Dhawan Collection.

Themed, juried art show.

The Write Stuff. Watch a demonstration and learn some fancy calligraphy techniques. Create artwork based on the letters in your name. 7 p.m.

Sunday Arts Lecture series. Turlock tattoo artist Eric de Oliveira will discuss the influence of historical styles on contemporary tattooing. Coincides with Alphonse Mucha exhibit. 2-3:30 p.m. Free.

Four regional poets present readings of original work, followed by an open mike session. Hosted by the Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center. 2-3:30 p.m. Free.

California State University, Stanislaus, jazz combos and ensembles. 7:30-9 p.m. $8 general; $5 Carnegie members; free students.

Join lovers of international folk dance every week for fun and exercise, dancing to music from around the world. 7:30-9 p.m. $5. 209-480-0387.

The Carnegie Arts Center is at 250 N. Broadway, Turlock. Call 209-632-5761. www.carnegieartsturlock.org.

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

12222 New York Ranch Road, Jackson.

www.jacksoncasino.com.

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

Friday-Saturday, Nov. 13-14, Busta Groove; Thursday, Nov. 19, Darryl Worley; Friday, Nov. 20, Hot For Teacher; Saturday, Nov. 21, Clean Slate; Friday, Nov. 27, Joni Morris. 19400 Tuolumne Road N., Tuolumne.

A.J. DeMello hosting; Johnny Creal headlining. 8:20 p.m. Queen Bean, 1126 14th St., Modesto. Free; donations benefit Modesto’s Haven Women’s Center.

The Modesto Junior College Civic Engagement Project invites the community to a screening of the documentary film. Facilitated discussion will follow. 7 p.m. Forum 110, East Campus, 435 College Ave. Free.

Local produce, market vendors. 7:30-11 a.m. Wednesdays. The Promenade, Yosemite Avenue and Paulson Road, Merced. Free. 209-389-4175.

Dinner-dance fundraiser for Ballet Folclorico Anahuac, a nonprofit Aztec dance performance organization in Modesto sponsored by the California Arts Council. 5-11:30 p.m. St. Stanislaus Community Center, 1200 Maze Blvd., Modesto. $10-$20. 209-605-5668.

Fundraiser with The Most Reverend Bishop Stephen E. Blaire and current seminarians. Dinner, silent auction, dinner, entertainment and dancing. 5 p.m. $50. Our Lady of Fatima Church, 505 W. Granger Ave., Modesto. www.FVHM.org.

Modesto Junior College Foundation and Agriculture and Environmental Science Division event with dinner, live auction, music and dancing. 5:30 p.m. $40. Agriculture Center for Education Pavilion on the MJC West Campus, 2201 Blue Gum Ave. 209-575-6068.

American Legion Post 74 breakfast to help finance Boys State program. 7-11:30 a.m. American Legion Hall, 1001 S. Santa Cruz Ave., Modesto. Adults $8; children 7 under free. 209-522-7474.

Mokelumne Hill Community Historical Trust. 6 p.m. social hour; 7 p.m. dinner. Mokelumne Hill Town Hall, 8283 Main St. $20; seniors $12; ages 5-12 $7; under 5 free.

Handcrafted, holiday items, jams, jellies, pastries, more. Proceeds go to local charities and missions. Lunch available for purchase. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 640 Minaret Ave., Turlock. 209-667-7712.

Crafts and goods, confections, children’s toys and more. Benefiting young adults traveling to World Youth Day 2016 in Poland. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Fr. O’Hare Hall, St. Joseph’s Church, 1813 Oakdale Road, Modesto. 209-551-4973.

www.stjmod.com/craftfaire.

Oakdale Junior High hosts second annual boutique. Proceeds benefit Parent Teacher Club. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Oakdale Junior High School gym, 400 S. Maag Ave.

Handcrafted and other items for sale; light lunch available for purchase. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Prescott Church, 3000 Prescott Road, Modesto.

Baked goods, crafts, quilts, more. 9 a.m. -3 p.m. with lunch 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Mitchell Community Church, 1507 Mitchell Road, Turlock.

Crafts including crochet and knitting items, paintings, plastic canvas, jewelry and quilting. Hot dog and soda for $1.50 and baked goods for sale. Coralwood Senior Mobile Home Park Clubhouse, 331 Coralwood Road, Modesto. 209-300-7974.

Holiday gifts from more than 20 vendors with jewelry, ceramics, wood, ornaments, baked goods, more. Breakfast and lunch for purchase. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Connecting Point Nazarene Church, 3200 E. Monte Vista Ave., Denair.

20th Century Club’s annual event with handcrafted arts and crafts. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Hughson High School, 7419 Whitmore Ave. 209-874-5012.

25th annual boutique and apple orchard brunch. 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. with brunch from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. First United Methodist Church, 850 16th St., Modesto. Free for boutique; brunch $15 adults; $10 age 5-10; free 5 and under. 209-522-9046 or 209-522-8270.

St. Patrick’s Crafters Guild event. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 19399 E. Highway 120, Ripon.

Singers of all ages and abilities are invited to participate in the eighth annual singalong performance. 4 p.m. Trinity United Presbyterian Church, 1600 Carver Road, Modesto. Free. 209-765-6388.

Local crafters. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday. Sonora Opera Hall, 250 S. Washington St., Sonora. 209-532-8375.

Oakdale Cowboy Museum holiday event with western arts and crafts. Cowboy Santa arrives on horseback at 10 a.m. Saturday and will be available for photos. Event runs 5-8 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Gene Bianchi Community Center, 110 S. Second Ave., Oakdale. 209-847-5163.

The 41st annual festival features over 150 craft artists, music, street performers, costumed elves and twinkle trees, carolers, festival kitchens and bake shops. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Adults $7; ages 13-18 $5; 6-12 $2; under age 6 free. Mother Lode County Fairgrounds, 220 Southgate Drive, Sonora. fireonthemountain.com.

Downtown Sonora. 5:30 p.m.

Third annual event with more than 70 vendors. Businesses hosting vendors include Peer Recovery Art Project, Mod Spot, Concetta, Mira’s Bridal, Deva Cafe, Galletto, Mistlin Gallery and Preservation Coffee & Tea. Live street entertainment. 5- 9 p.m. J Street, between 10th and I streets, Modesto.

Craft fair with handmade items from noon-8 p.m.; parade 5:30 p.m. with tree-lighting ceremony and Santa Claus. Downtown Riverbank, 6707 Third St. 209-863-7122.

4-8 p.m. open house and wine stroll; 4:30 p.m. lighting of the Christmas tree, downtown. 5 p.m. Christmas parade beginning at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Main Street.

Artists and crafters, lunch, bake sale, raffles, more. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Mountain Ranch Community Hall, 8049 Washington St., Mountain Ranch.

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

www.cafvalleysquadron.org.

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

9 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.

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. Donation. 209-988-5655.

www.centenarychurch.net.

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

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.

Support group for those either writing for themselves or for publication. 5:30-7 p.m. second Tuesdays. Merced Multicultural Arts Center, 645 W. Main St. Free.

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.

Tuolumne River Trust fall canoe trips to watch Chinook salmon return to the river to spawn. 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Meet at Basso Bridge parking lot near the intersection of Highway 132 and Lake Road, La Grange. Register at

tuolumne.org.

Presentation by Kathi Joye, author of “Day Hikes Along the Highway 108 Corridor.” Nonmembers welcome. 7 p.m. Fellowship Hall, College Avenue Congregational Church, 1341 College Ave., Modesto. Free. 209-863-9137.

Former Vietnam War POW Capt. Charlie Plumb’s motivational presentation about survival and dealing with life’s challenges and opportunities. 1 p.m. Covenant Village, 2125 N. Olive Ave., Turlock. Free. 877-834-1238. www.covenantvillageofturlock.org.

McHenry Museum events for children. This month, Stage Coach Robbers of Stanislaus County. 2 p.m. McHenry Museum, 1402 14th St, Modesto. Free 209-577-5366.

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

Book reading by Dimitri Keriotis from his short stories, “The Quiet Time.” 7:30 p.m. Forum 110 on Modesto Junior College East Campus, 435 College Ave. Free. 209-575-6164.

Jody Strait on “Conservatives and Fighting Global Warming: An Either/OR?” Part of the MJC weekly Science Colloquium series. 3-4 p.m. Modesto Junior College, West Campus, Science Community Center, Room 115, 2201 Blue Gum Ave. Free. 209-529-5182.

Salvatore Salerno will offer a presentation on ornithologist and bird artist Andrew Jackson Grayson, also the founder of the Stanislaus County town of Grayson. Public welcome. 7 p.m. Tuolumne County Library, 480 Greenley Road, Sonora.

“Grapes in our Lives: Cultural Connections between Grapes and People”. 7:30 p.m. Sierra Hall 132, Modesto Junior College’s West Campus, 2201 Blue Gum Avenue, Modesto. Free.

Turlock Hoof N Horns 4-H event. Food available for purchase. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Gratton Elementary School, 4500 S. Gratton Road, Denair.

This story was originally published November 10, 2015 at 2:22 PM with the headline "Calendar: Events across the Modesto region."