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Available now: Sign up here<\/a> for the best food, drink and entertainment coverage in Stanislaus County. <\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Fruit Yard begins its 2026 concert season with Warren Zeiders in its amphitheater. Opera Modesto will present a Czech production at the Gallo Center for the Arts, where you also can catch a view of dinosaurs. And the Eli Young Band will pull into Turlock Community Theatre. These shows make up some of the top entertainment set in the Modesto region April 18-24.<\/p>\n Country music artist Warren Zeiders will bring his world tour to The Fruit Yard Amphitheater in Modesto, the first show for the venue\u2019s 2026 concert season. Zeiders, 26, won a 2024 CMT Award for breakthrough male music video, according to his website<\/a>, and his first No. 1 single was \u201cPretty Little Poison.\u201d He released the album \u201cRelapse, Lies, & Betrayal\u201d this year. He\u2019ll be joined at his Modesto show by country rock duo Lakeview.<\/p>\n WHEN:<\/b> 7:30 p.m. April 22<\/p>\n WHERE:<\/b> Fruit Yard Amphitheater, 7948 Yosemite Blvd., Modesto<\/p>\n TICKETS:<\/b> $68.35-$236<\/p>\n ONLINE:<\/b> www.thefruityardevents.com<\/a><\/p>\n Opera Modesto presents \u201cRusalka\u201d at the Gallo Center. The Czech opera by Anton\u00edn Dvo\u0159\u00e1k is based in part on Hans Christian Andersen\u2019s \u201cThe Little Mermaid.\u201d According to the center\u2019s website, the opera \u201chas many similarities with the Disney variation on the story, paired with a tragic ending.\u201d The production includes the aria \u201cSong to the Moon.\u201d It will be presented in Czech with English supertitles.<\/p>\n WHEN:<\/b> 7:30 p.m. April 24, 2 p.m. April 26<\/p>\n WHERE:<\/b> Gallo Center for the Arts, 1000 I St., Modesto<\/p>\n TICKETS:<\/b> $45-$95<\/p>\n ONLINE:<\/b> www.galloarts.org<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cDinosaur World Live!\u201d is an interactive show coming to the Gallo Center. \u201cGrab your compass and join our intrepid explorers across uncharted territories to discover a prehistoric world of astonishing (and remarkably lifelike) dinosaurs,\u201d the center\u2019s website says.<\/p>\n WHEN:<\/b> 6:30 p.m. April 21<\/p>\n WHERE:<\/b> Gallo Center for the Arts, 1000 I St., Modesto<\/p>\n TICKETS:<\/b> $35-$55<\/p>\n ONLINE:<\/b> www.galloarts.org<\/a><\/p>\n The Gallo Center will present comedian Alfred Robles and his show \u201cVatos with Gatos.\u201d Robles has been featured in shows such as \u201cLoco Comedy Jam,\u201d the \u201cLatino Laugh Festival\u201d and on all three seasons of Comedy Central\u2019s \u201cStand Up Revolution.\u201d Limited tickets remained available for his performance.<\/p>\n WHEN:<\/b> 7:30 p.m. April 24<\/p>\n WHERE:<\/b> Gallo Center for the Arts, 1000 I St., Modesto<\/p>\n TICKETS:<\/b> $46-$56<\/p>\n ONLINE:<\/b> www.galloarts.org<\/a><\/p>\n The Eli Young Band will perform its Texas-rock edge to modern country at Turlock Community Theatre. Mike Eli, James Young, Jon Jones and Chris Thompson have spent decades on the road. The group had three Billboard Top 5 albums including the No. 1 \u201c10,000 Towns\u201d and \u201cLife At Best.\u201d No. 1 singles include \u201cCrazy Girl,\u201d \u201cEven If It Breaks Your Heart,\u201d \u201cDrunk Last Night\u201d and \u201cLove Ain\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n WHEN:<\/b> 7:30 p.m. April 23<\/p>\n WHERE:<\/b> Turlock Community Theatre, 1574 E. Canal Drive<\/p>\n TICKETS:<\/b> $39-$53<\/p>\n ONLINE:<\/b> www.turlocktheatre.org<\/a><\/p>\n The State Theatre will bring in a Tribute to Eric Clapton: Featuring The Vibes & Special Guests. \u201cExperience the timeless sounds of classic rock brought to life on stage in a night filled with soulful guitar, powerful vocals and legendary hits,\u201d the theater\u2019s website says.<\/p>\n WHEN:<\/b> 7 p.m. April 24<\/p>\n WHERE:<\/b> State Theatre, 1307 J St., Modesto<\/p>\n TICKETS:<\/b> $23-$34<\/p>\n ONLINE:<\/b> www.thestate.org<\/a><\/p>\n The 1942 classic \u201cCasablanca\u201d is the next presentation at the State Theatre by the Modesto Film Society. In the film, Humphrey Bogart plays Rick, who owns a nightclub in Casablanca and discovers his old flame Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman) is in town with her rebel husband. Ilsa needs Rick\u2019s help to get them get out of the country.<\/p>\n WHEN:<\/b> 2 p.m. April 19<\/p>\n WHERE:<\/b> State Theatre, 1307 J St., Modesto<\/p>\n TICKETS:<\/b> $10<\/p>\n ONLINE:<\/b> www.thestate.org<\/a><\/p>\n The Modesto Garden Club Spring Tour returns with five gardens open for self-viewing, including the club\u2019s demonstration garden. Garden highlights range from a variety of avocado trees, plants, a rock stream, succulents planted in cameras and typewriters, a classic English cottage garden and more.<\/p>\n WHEN:<\/b> 10 a.m.-4 p.m. April 18<\/p>\n WHERE:<\/b> See website below for locations<\/p>\n TICKETS:<\/b> $25<\/p>\n ONLINE:<\/b> www.modestogardenclub.org<\/a><\/p>\n The city of Modesto\u2019s annual Earth Day in the Park returns to celebrate sustainability and environmentalism. The community event will feature music, games, local mascots, recycling trivia and more at Graceada Park.<\/p>\n WHEN:<\/b> 10 a.m.-2 p.m. April 18<\/p>\n WHERE:<\/b> Graceada Park, Sycamore and Needham streets, Modesto<\/p>\n ADMISSION:<\/b> Free<\/p>\n ONLINE:<\/b> www.modestogov.com\/415\/Earth-Day<\/a><\/p>\n Modesto\u2019s Queen Bean will host Central Valley Ska Fest III. The all-day festival features ska music by artists from Modesto, Sonora and elsewhere. There also will be DJs opening the all-ages event and a dance floor.<\/p>\n WHEN:<\/b> 3-10 p.m. April 18<\/p>\n WHERE:<\/b> The Queen Bean Coffee House, 1126 14th St., Modesto.<\/p>\n TICKETS:<\/b> $20 in advance, $30 at the door<\/p>\n ONLINE:<\/b> www.facebook.com\/events\/1065409512137926<\/a><\/p>\n Put on by Visit Modesto, Garage Fest will feature garage sales across the city, all at the same time. A live map will be published the morning of the event with participating homes and highlighting what they\u2019ll sell.<\/p>\n WHEN:<\/b> 8 a.m.-4 p.m. April 18<\/p>\n WHERE:<\/b> See website below for the map<\/p>\n ADMISSION:<\/b> Free<\/p>\nWarren Zeiders<\/h2>\n
Opera Modesto<\/h2>\n
Dinosaurs<\/h2>\n
Alfred Robles<\/h2>\n
Eli Young Band<\/h2>\n
Eric Clapton tribute<\/h2>\n
Modesto Film Society<\/h2>\n
Spring garden tour<\/h2>\n
Earth Day<\/h2>\n
Ska fest<\/h2>\n
Garage Fest<\/h2>\n