STOCKTON – The Seaport Woodwind Quintet is slated to perform holiday music from around the world during the Haggin Museum’s ongoing Thursday concert series.

TRACY – The annual Tracy Dry Bean Festival is marking “26 years of beans” with its latest installment of the popular celebration.

STOCKTON – A gathering to recognize area artists, celebrate all things pop culture, and raise money and awareness for area social services agencies is set for early August.

LODI – Toby Clark of Lodi is 20 years old and an entrepreneur making tie dyed T-shirts he sells throughout Northern California.

TRACY – There is only one municipal interdisciplinary arts center in California that offers professional and community-based fine arts programming through arts education, exhibitions and performances.

MODESTO – A vacant downtown Modesto storefront is the home of a future video arts center that will be used to create documentary films about the area and draw crowds to the downtown area.

STOCKTON – The San Joaquin Regional Transit District is asking businesses and organizations for help in its mural contest for the Downtown Transit Center.

STOCKTON – The Haggin Museum is offering free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day to Labor Day 2012 as part of Blue Star Museums programs.

TURLOCK – The Great Valley Writing Project at California State University, Stanislaus is sponsoring a two-week youth writing program for students entering grades 5 through 8.

STOCKTON – The Miracle Mile’s Whirlow’s Tossed and Grilled restaurant is hosting monthly art shows so artists can showcase their work.