
Upcoming Community Events.
Get involved within the Merced, Stanislaus, & Tuolumne communities and enjoy these artistic events coming soon!

Tribute to the Legends Concert
A celebration of Merced Area Musicians featuring Mike Hammar & the Nails, Steve Johnson & Those BOBtones, John Albano Band, & The Cheryl Lockett Project
Doors open at 5pm, show starts at 6pm at The MAC | Black Box Theater
$25 - Tickets available at the MAC & Gottschalks Music

ART & SPIRITS
Family-friendly paint-along events at the Merced Multicultural Art Center
COST: $35 per person
All supplies furnished. Complimentary refreshments. Reservations required.

Poetry Reading for Collision VII
Working Artist by Kathleen Ennis & Jeremy Center, 2015

Reception for Circus Vargas: Behind the Curtain
Circus Vargas: Behind the Curtain
Photographs by William Harris

Mardi Gras at the MAC
Join us for a rousing Mardi Gras party at the Merced Multicultural Arts Center with live music on all three floors! And featuring a Mardi Gras-style menu, Hurricane drinks, fresh Beignets at “Café du MAC” and more!
COST: $45 per ticket, $40 for MCAC members.
Tickets Available:
The MAC on the 2nd floor (645 W. Main St.)
Second Time Around Used Books (524 W. Main St.)
or online at bit.ly/MACmardigras2023
All proceeds to benefit arts programming at Merced County Arts Council and the MAC.
For more info: call 209.388.1090 or email mcac@artsmerced.org

Black History Month Presentation Series at the MAC: Kim McMillon
Black History Month Presentation Series at the MAC
Feb 4 with Kim McMillon
A Musical Production Of Excerpts from "Voyages". This production created and directed by Kim McMillon, PhD is about traveling through space and time, finding ourselves. Cast members are Dennis Brown, Michelle Allison, Nicola Adams, Cheryl Lockett and Kim McMillon.
All presentations are free to the public (donations are gladly accepted). Presentations are on Saturdays at 1:00 at the MAC, 645 W. Main Street in downtown Merced. For more information, please email director@artsmerced.org or call 209.388.1090 or visit www.artsmerced.org.


Great Photos of a Time Past
Circus Vargas: Behind the Curtain
Photographs by William Harris

Black History Month Presentation Series at the MAC: Mother Patricia Morgan
Black History Month Presentation Series at the MAC
Jan 28 with Mother Patricia Morgan
Storytelling is a product of culture and a creator of culture. Stories opens the door for both connection and to a place of understanding. In essence, stories keep cultures alive. Stories provide a timeless link to ancient traditions, myths, legends, and archetypes. But they also connect to universal truths about ourselves and our world.
All presentations are free to the public (donations are gladly accepted). Presentations are on Saturdays at 1:00 at the MAC, 645 W. Main Street in downtown Merced. For more information, please email director@artsmerced.org or call 209.388.1090 or visit www.artsmerced.org.

Two day Mosaic Class with Karen Kingsbury
Instructor Karen Kingsbury, Workshop: Making Wind Chimes

Black History Month Presentation Series at the MAC: Cheryl Lockett
Black History Month Presentation Series at the MAC
Jan 21 with Cheryl Lockett
In this lecture, Ms Lockett will explore "Song" as an organic exhibition of vocal expression from the human spirit.
All presentations are free to the public (donations are gladly accepted). Presentations are on Saturdays at 1:00 at the MAC, 645 W. Main Street in downtown Merced. For more information, please email director@artsmerced.org or call 209.388.1090 or visit www.artsmerced.org.

ART & SPIRITS
Family-friendly paint-along events at the Merced Multicultural Art Center
COST: $35 per person
All supplies furnished. Complimentary refreshments. Reservations required.


"Making Wind Chimes" with Karen Kingsbury
Instructor Karen Kingsbury, Workshop: Making Wind Chimes