Around the Region (10/29/16)
MODESTO
What: Trunk or Treat
When: Monday, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Where: Emanuel Lutheran Church, 324 College Ave.
Info: Emanuel Lutheran Church will welcome children and their families for a Trunk or Treat. There will be family-friendly events including volunteer vehicles with trunkloads of Halloween candy. For more information, call 209-523-4531 or go to www.emanuellutheran.org.
What: Puptoberfest!
When: Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Where: Modesto Petco, 2021 Evergreen Ave.
Info: Dog, cat and puppy adoptions; balloon twister; and more family-friendly activities. For more information, call 209-480-8662 or go to http://stores.petco.com.
What: Exhibit: “Arches, Pillars, Patterns and Portals”
When: Tuesday through Dec. 1
Where: Modesto Junior College Art Gallery, 435 College Ave.
Info: The exhibition will feature paintings, collages, drawings, prints and sculptures created by Alex Walker over the last decade. Admission is free. The MJC Art Gallery is open Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. A public reception with the artist is Thursday, Nov. 10, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 209-575-6819 or go to www.mjc.edu.
RIPON
What: Ripon Oratorio Society
When: Nov. 6-27, 3 p.m.
Where: Immanuel Christian Reformed Church, 517 Orange Ave.
Info: The Ripon Oratorio Society will be celebrating the 71st presentation of Handel’s “Messiah” on Sunday, Dec. 4. Rehearsals will be held on four Sundays – Nov. 6, 13, 20 and 27 – at 3 p.m. at the church. Singers are needed, and are asked to contribute a membership fee of $10. Bob De Ruiter will be the director, and an orchestra will accompany. For more information, call 209-599-6163 or go to www.immanuelcrc.org.
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This story was originally published October 28, 2016 at 3:01 PM with the headline "Around the Region (10/29/16)."