10 Great Dates

complied by MARCELINA BLEA

Open-Air Asian and Farmers Market

Saturdays, Stockton

Rain or shine, no need to search far and wide to make a treasured find at the Stockton Open-Air Market. The family-fun market features fresh flavors, produce, herbs, fish, and sweets alongside exclusive delicacies from Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Korea, China, and India. Free. Saturdays year-round, 6:30-10 a.m. Under the Crosstown Freeway, El Dorado and San Joaquin Sts., Stockton, (209) 943-1830, www.stocktonfarmersmarket.org

Heritage Oak Anniversary Celebration

January 10-11, Acampo

Join friends at Heritage Oak Winery for this second anniversary milestone. The celebration will include food, music, and wine. Selected vintages will be on sale, and guests will be able to taste 2008 wines from the barrel, as well as some of the first sips of newly-released wines offered by the winemaker. Free. 12-5 p.m.  Heritage Oak Winery, 10112 E. Woodbridge Rd., Acampo, (209) 986-2763, www.heritageoakwinery.com

Are You Being Served?

January 13-February 7, Stockton

The Stockton Civic Theatre’s rendition of British comedy Are You Being Served? follows the offbeat and sometimes clumsy staff working at a major department store through random acts of bad luck—and the antics that ensue as they attempt to turn their luck around to run the store smoothly. $15-$25. Various showtimes. Stockton Civic Theatre, 2312 Rose Marie Ln., Stockton, (209) 473-2424, www.sctlivetheatre.org

Harlem Globetrotters

January 14, Stockton

Iconic family-favorite the Harlem Globetrotters will make a stop in Stockton on their 2010 World Tour to show their tricks and skills in an all new show. This high-flying performance from the “world’s most famous team” features some of the most extraordinary athletes and entertainers in basketball showcasing dribbling magic and ball handling, all while clowning around. $21-$81. 7 p.m. Stockton Arena, 248 W. Fremont St., Stockton, (209) 373-1700, www.stocktonarena.com

African Dance

January 14, Tracy

Check out the Fenix Drum and Dance Company’s presentation of “From Africa to the Americas,” an interactive dance presentation for all ages hosted by the Tracy Friends of the Library and GWF Tracy Community Charitable Foundation, which helps provide multicultural materials and programs to the library. Free. 5 p.m. Tracy Branch Library, 20 E. Eaton Ave., Tracy, (866) 805-READ, www.myspace.com/fenixdrumanddance

Friday Night Live!

January 15, Lodi

Oak Ridge Winery along with Lodi’s “delicately aged” classic rock band, the Vine Dawgz, will host “Friday Night Live!” Come kick up your heels as the weekend kicks off with music, dancing, and, of course, wine. Free. 7-11 p.m. Oak Ridge Winery, 6100 E. Hwy 12, Lodi, www.vinedawgz.com, www.oakridgewinery.com

Don Giovanni

January 15 and 17, Stockton

In celebration of their fortieth season, the Stockton Opera Association presents Mozart’s Don Giovanni. The dramatic and classic tale of unquenchable thirst for love is full of wit and enchanting music. Music director is Peter Jaffe, with James Haffner as stage director. Friday 7:30 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m. $10-$35. Faye Spanos Concert Hall, University of the Pacific, 3601 Pacific Ave., Stockton, (209) 946-2474, www.stocktonopera.org

Gabriel Iglesias

January 16, Stockton

Known to fans as the “fluffy” comic in a Hawaiian shirt, Gabriel Iglesias will set up a one night stay at the Bob Hope Theatre as part of his 2010 Comedy Central Live tour­, “Gabriel Iglesias: The Fluffy Shop.” $35. 7 p.m. Bob Hope Theatre, 242 E. Main St., Stockton, (209) 337-HOPE, www.bobhopetheatre.com

 

 

 

 

Community Center for the Blind Crab Feed

January 23, Stockton

Benefiting the Community Center for the Blind, this third annual, get-your-hands-dirty crab feed will feature a silent auction and door prizes. Providing an array of activities from dances to beep baseball, the center has assisted thousands of blind and visually-impaired persons of San Joaquin since 1949. $45. 6 p.m. Waterloo Gun and Bocci Club, 4343 N. Ashley Ln., Stockton, (209) 466-3836, www.communitycenterfortheblind.org

Souper Supper Fundraiser

February 5, Stockton

Artists from around the Valley will be setting aside paint brushes for ladles as they pull out their best homemade soup recipes to be served up at the popular Souper Supper and Auction Fundraiser, all to benefit Stockton’s Tidewater Art Gallery. The dinner will also feature the work of local artists on decorative soup bowls that dinner guests will be able to keep. $40. 5:30 p.m. Scottish Rite Center, 33 W. Alpine Ave., Stockton, (209) 463-4033, www.tidewaterartgallery.org