Around the Region (11/14/16)
MODESTO
What: “Bit Crush” – Electronic Music Concert
When: Wednesday, 7 p.m.
Where: Modesto JC-East Campus Music Recital Hall, 435 College Ave.
Info: The Modesto Junior College Department of Music presents “Bit Crush” – Electronic Music Concert. The concert is open to the public and admission is free. Campus parking is available in student lots for $2. The concert features original electronic music compositions created by student composers from the MJC electronic music classes and the MJC Electronic Music Club. The music is created using synthesizers, computer-controlled synthesizers, samplers and digital effects. Some of the compositions are performed live, while others are pre-recorded. Special lighting effects, video displays and slides accompany the compositions. For more information, contact professor David Dow at dowd@mjc.edu or 209-575-6078.
What: Modesto Parkinson’s Support Group
When: Wednesday, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Where: Trinity United Presbyterian Church, Telle Center, 1600 Carver Road
Info: The mission of the Modesto Parkinson’s Support Group is to provide education and emotional support for all who live with Parkinson’s disease and their caregivers. All are welcome. A donation of $1 per person is requested. For more info, call Debra Watson at 209-552-9043 or email modestoparkinson@outlook.com.
What: Veterans Day Ceremony
When: Wednesday, noon
Where: Modesto JC-East Campus Quad, 435 College Ave.
Info: The Modesto Junior College Veterans Services will host its 2016 Veterans Day Ceremony. The annual event is an opportunity to honor the sacrifices and service to the country by military-affiliated students, including active duty, reservists, National Guard and veterans. This year the program will include two guest speakers from the Modesto Veterans Center: retired Gunnery Sgt. Randall Reyes and U.S. Army veteran and MJC alumna Monica Shoneff. The national anthem will be sung a cappella by MJC student Julia Marsen. Food and refreshments will be provided after the ceremony in the Veterans Resource Center. For more information, contact MJC Veterans Services, Alberto Aranda, Veteran Services coordinator, email arandaa@yosemite.edu or 209-575-6017 or 575-6670.
OAKDALE
What: Nature lovers hands-on workshop
When: Tuesday, 10 a.m.
Where: Bianchi Community Center, 280 North Third Ave.
Info: Bianchi Community Center presents nature lovers hand’s-on workshop with Ruth Hawkins: “Creating outdoor decorations using sugar pine cones.” Cost is $5 and includes large sugar pine cones, fresh greenery and florist wire needed to assemble the swags. Participants are asked to supply their own gloves as the cones are sticky with sap, and a large garbage sack in order to transport their creations home, plus any other supplies they wish to use on their creations. For more information, contact Ruth Hawkins at 209-770-6029; visit www.oakdalegardenclub.org.
SONORA
What: Central Sierra Audubon Society
When: Wednesday, 7 p.m.
Where: Tuolumne County Library, 480 Greenley Road
Info: The Central Sierra Audubon Society invites the public to its monthly meeting. Topic of the meeting will be “Bird habitat restoration in the Central Valley.” Speaker Clancy McConnell will examine how Central Valley restoration projects benefit native birds, how the projects are designed and implemented, and how bird species are used as ecological indicators in conservation science. Refreshments will be served after the meeting, and products and publications on a wide range of birding topics will be available for sale. For more information, contact Jan Jorn-Baird 209-532-1106.
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25 YEARS AGO: It was announced that legislation written by Rep. Gary Condit, D-Ceres, to protect eight miles of the lower Merced River was modified by a House panel and then approved. The legislation, “Wild-and-Scenic Rivers,” was meant to protect the eight miles of the lower Merced between Lake McClure Reservoir and Briceburg. The legislation had already been approved four years earlier and protected 71 miles of the main stem from possible future land development.
This story was originally published November 14, 2016 at 7:35 PM with the headline "Around the Region (11/14/16)."