Hot Latin Nights concert taking place on May 4 at Orchard Valley

Malo - the legendary American Latin-tinged rock and roll group founded in part by Carlos Santana's brother Jose - is headlining the sixth annual Hot Latin Nights Music Festival being staged this year at Manteca's Promenade Shops at Orchard Valley on Saturday, May 4, starting at 4 p.m. <p class="MsoNormal" ...

MJC Choral & Vocal Extravaganza on Friday

MODESTO &ndash;Modesto Junior College will present a Choral and Vocal Extravaganza on Friday, April 26, in the Performing and Media Arts Center Main Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Tickets will be sold at the door only for $5 general admission and $4 for students and senior citizens. <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in ...

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WHAT: Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band WHERE: Twisted Oak Winery, 4280 Red Hill Rd at Highway 4, Vallecito WHEN: Saturday, May 4, at 7:30 p.m. Gates open at 6:30 p.m. TICKETS: $25 advance ($22 club members), or $30 at the gate, if available; Children ...

Big Draw features street chalk artists, other art offerings

31 years of helping build self-esteem

Bulletin staff reports Robin Taberna made a vow in Vietnam that he's still keeping today some 48 years later - volunteering to make a difference in kids' lives. The promise has been kept in the form of free martial arts lessons at the Manteca/Lathrop Boys & Girls Club clubhouse at 545 W. Alameda St. for the past 31 years. "When I went to Vietnam at age 19, I told myself I would do whatever I ...

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Dire Straits co-founder Knopfler performing May 15 at Black Oak

TUOLUMNE &ndash; Dire Straits co-founder David Knopfler, who was a vocalist and rhythm guitar player for the band, will be performing on May 15.. Other highlights for May include Rick Estrin, one of the best harp players in the Blues world today and his band the Nightcats on May 18 and world-class Cajun fiddle star Tom Rigney and ...

SPANK! comic parody of Fifty Shades on stage in Stockton

Orientation Friday for Miss Ropin’ on the River Rodeo queen hopefuls

Give Every Child a Chance is staging Miss Ropin' on the River Rodeo Queen Competition. This competition is for young women between the ages of 17-26. There is an entry fee of $50 per contestant. Each contestant will ...

Swiss Echoes spring concert set for Saturday

Arthur Brogli is the special guest performer for the annual San Joaquin Valley Swiss Echoes annual spring concert and dance on Saturday, April 20, at 7:30 p.m. at the Swiss Hall, East Main Street and Manley Road. Brogli is the eldest son of Swiss immigrants. As a young boy he and ...

Stockton Chorale celebrating American music during upcoming May concerts

STOCKTON - The Stockton Chorale May 10-11 concert, celebrating American music, will feature the premier performance of a work commissioned by the Stockton Chorale: "I Heard You Singing", by the internationally renowned David Conte. The concert performance will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 10, at the Quail Lakes Baptist ...

State hosts Ozomatli concert tonight

MODESTO - Celebrated L.A. culture-mashers Ozomatli - a notorious urban-Latino-and-beyond collision of hip hop and salsa, dance hall and cumbia, samba and funk, merengue and comparsa, East LA R&B and New Orleans second line, Jamaican ragga and Indian raga - performs at the State Theatre tonight. <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin: ...

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WHAT: Twisted Folk 2013 Summer Concert Series WHERE: Twisted Oak Winery, 4280 Red Hill Rd at Highway 4, Vallecito, (in Calaveras County between Angels Camp and Murphys) WHEN: May to August TIKCETS & INFO: Go ...

MJC presents ‘Discovery of the Higgs Boson Particle’

MJC plans reading of ‘A Letter from Birmingham Jail’

MODESTO - Recognizing the 50th anniversary, Modesto Junior College will have a free public reading of "A Letter from Birmingham Jail" written by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Tuesday, April 16, from noon ...

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

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Modesto Symphony staging ‘Let’s Go to Movies’ concert

Beach Boys tribute concert at Modesto State