Author, ex-con plans luncheon appearance, book signing May 9

La Grange author and ex-con Casey Odland is the featured speaker at the Women's Success Network of Manteca luncheon set for Wednesday, May 9, at 11:30 a.m. at the Rendezvous Banquet Room, 1357 N. Main St.

Passion play bus trip taking place May 20

St. Paul's Methodist Church is sponsoring a trip on Sunday, May 20, to the Lake County Passion Play.

Sesame Street Live staging three shows in June at Stockton Arena

STOCKTON – Monsters are making music at the Stockton Arena June 19-20. Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Big Bird and all their Sesame Street friends are taking to the stage to share their love of music in Sesame Street Live "Elmo Makes Music", now featuring the all-new Play Zone. Jenny, an enthusiastic new music teacher, arrives on Sesame Street only to discover that her instruments are missing. Jenny's new Muppet friends quickly come to the rescue and ...

Stockton Asparagus Festival opens Friday

STOCKTON - The 2012 Stockton Asparagus Festival is this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 27, 28 & 29.

Micke Grove celebrating arrival of 50 Lorikeets; Cinco de Mayo

LODI - Micke Grove Zoo is celebrating colors, culture, and community this Cinco de Mayo.

“The Crucible” opens Friday at Delta College

STOCKTON - San Joaquin Delta College's Center for the Arts presents Arthur Miller's dramatization of the Salem Witch Trials in "The Crucible" at Delta's Tillie Lewis Theater, April 27 & 28, May 4 & 5 at 8 p.m., as well as April 29 and May 6 at 2 p.m.

Martina McBride performing Aug. 8 at Bob Hope Theater

STOCKTON - Country music superstar Martina McBride is performing Wednesday, Aug. 8, at the Bob Hope Theater.

Doctor, patient successfully tag team rare cancer

Dan Edward can hear the words like it was yesterday.

Dream machines in Half Moon Bay

HALF MOON BAY - For a remarkable and singular experience, there's nothing that matches up to the Pacific Coast Dream Machines Show - Half Moon Bay's massive celebration of mechanical ingenuity, power and style on April 28-29.

All-Star Comedy Jam in Stockton May 27

STOKCTON - Shaquille O'Neal, through his company Shaq Entertainment, is presenting Shaq's All-Star Comedy Jam Tour on Sunday, May 27, at the Bob Hope Theater.

Photo sessions at state railroad museum

SACRAMENTO - The California State Railroad Museum is hosting the first "Trains & Tripods Photo Workshop & Lighting Seminar" for 2012.

Joey Chestnut seeking 7th straight asparagus eating title in Stockton

STOCKTON - Northern California's own and No. 1-ranked competitive eater Joey Chestnut will return to the 27th Annual Stockton Asparagus Festival in search of the seventh asparagus-eating title of his career at the World Fried Asparagus Eating Championship.

‘The Grapes of Wrath’ on stage at Gallo

MODESTO - Prospect Theater Project and The Gallo Center for the Arts are joining again to bring John Steinbeck's Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning novel, The Grapes of Wrath, to the Gallo Center stage May 4-5 and 9-13.

Spring carnival starts four-day run on Thursday

The Manteca Spring Family Carnival is Thursday, April 19, through Sunday, April 22, adjacent to McDonalds, 1311 East Yosemite.

Kristofferson concert celebrating 50th anniversary of UFW June 18

STOCKTON – In celebration of its 50th Anniversary, the United Farm Workers (UFW) announce the Kris Kristofferson & Friends Concert Series beginning June 15 thru June 22 in cities across California.

Bill & Lucille Harris gain Hall of Fame nod

Bill and Lucille Harris - champions in the tort reform movement, astute business people, and supporters of education - are being inducted into the Manteca Hall of Fame. Other members of the Class of 2013 are Jack Miller, athletics; Mike Henry, education; George Abdullah, Government; Greg Leland, education; Karl Konrad Wolf, health care; Randy Ernest Albertsen, athletics; and David Bricker, community service. Bill (who has passed away) and Lucille Harris were nominated for induction in ...

Elvin Bishop playing Isleton Cajun & Blues Festival in June