Out and About is your guide to upcoming events in and around the Riverbank area.
Golden Agers weekly dances are open to those 50 and older at the Riverbank Community Center. Doors open Wednesdays at 9 a.m.; the center is at 3600 Santa Fe St., and first time guests are admitted free. The annual membership fee is $12 and each Wednesday members pay $5 and non-members can enjoy a few hours of music and dancing for $6.
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Riverbank offers T’ai Chi classes on Monday nights at the Teen Center and Wednesday nights at the Community Center, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., for $5 per person each night. Stop by either evening and check out this fun, relaxing way to get fit.
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Don’t forget to take advantage of the free summer meals for kids and teens, 18 years and younger, being served at two locations in Riverbank. At California Avenue School, breakfast is available from 7:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. and lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., Monday through Friday, running through July 14. At Riverbank High School, breakfast runs from 7:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. and lunch from noon to 1:15 p.m., Monday through Thursday through July 13. Both sites will be closed Monday, July 3 and Tuesday, July 4 in observance of the Independence Day holiday. The free summer meals are open to all 18-years-old and younger, with no income eligibility requirements.
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Next up at Hutton’s Hamlet will be a performance of “Night at the Wax Museum” on Friday and Saturday, July 7 and 8. Six students who have flunked history retake the class in summer school, and set up a new wax museum as a class project. A mysterious incantation from the back of Cleopatra’s bracelet by one of the students brings the wax figures to life. King Henry is smitten with Cleopatra, making his queen, Ann Boleyn, furious. If Ann can keep her head, John Adams will serve as her divorce attorney. When Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid, Blackbeard, and a bevy of pirates show up, everybody’s out for a valuable treasure hidden in the museum. It’s a wild and hilarious goose chase to find it. Hutton's Hamlet Performing Arts Center is at 132 W. G St., Oakdale. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for 12 and under. Call for show times, 209-848-1216.
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The Holistic Life Institute, 730 E. F St., Oakdale, is hosting a Back to School Open House on Saturday, July 8, from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. Guests will receive informational packets on fall classes, a discount voucher of 25 percent toward fall classes, a scholarship toward text books and class materials, refreshments, and free mini neck and shoulder massages and/or a therapeutic foot reflexology session. Those interested in attending are asked to call the campus to reserve seating at 209-848-8382.
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The Double Barrel Boys with Special Guests will be performing at the West Side Theater in Newman on Saturday, July 1. Doors open at 6 p.m., showtime is at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for all seats. Double Barrel Boys are a music group hailing from the Central Valley, with the group started in 2012 making Rap/Country/Rock infused music. West Side Theater is at 1331 Main St., Newman. For more information, call 209-862-4490.
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Join in each week with the local REO Speechtrain Toastmasters Club for regular meetings every Wednesday morning, 6:30 a.m. to 7:45 a.m., at Perko’s Cafe, Patterson and Oakdale roads, Riverbank. This is a fun way to learn the self-confidence and skills needed for public speaking. All are invited to come and check out the group. The next meeting will be Wednesday, July 5. For more information, call (209) 869-8200.
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Make plans to join in the Senior Stride Fun Walk event put on by the Modesto Rotary Club. The Friday, Sept. 8 event provides seniors, families and friends the opportunity to enjoy fellowship, a fun walk, entertainment and more while learning about services and resources available to them in the community. This year’s festivities will run from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., staged at East La Loma Park. The park is at 2001 Edgebrook Drive, Modesto. Registration fee to participate is $2 and includes a Senior Stride T-shirt, light breakfast, community vendor fair and more. Pre-registration is encouraged but not required; to register call (209) 578-9999.
