School aged children in San Joaquin County are about to benefit from a backpack giveaway at the 4th Annual Christmas in July Nutrition and Resource Fair & Mayor Tubbs Backpack Giveaway. Last year, over 700 backpacks were donated.

VFW Post 52 in Stockton, Calif., celebrates 100 years of serving the needs of local veterans and their families on August 11, 1917. The Century Award Citation is presented to the Post in recognition of 100 years of outstanding service to the community.

The Angelou Library presents LEGO and Duplo Builders. Come to the library and use your creativity to build whatever you can imagine with our Lego collection. Lego Duplos are available for younger children. We will showcase all the creations at the library. This program is for ages 4 and up.

Beginning in July, Women’s Center-Youth & Family Services will host its fifth annual Christmas in July. Women’s Center-Youth and Family Services is San Joaquin County’s sole provider of free, confidential shelter and services specifically designed to meet the needs of homeless and runaway youth and victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking.

Bring the entire family and celebrate July 4, 2017 – Independence Day – in downtown Stockton.  Weber Point Events Center will open to the public the evening of July 4th, inviting the community to gather and view a waterfront fireworks show on the downtown Stockton Channel. 

Art Expressions of San Joaquin is proud to feature member artist Nancy Brooks at the AESJ gallery for a book signing and presentation. Legends, Folktales, Myth and Fables have been an integral part of life for Stockton author Nancy Brooks. From an early age, her interest in tales from around the world helped shape her imagination, leading to the creation of several book series based on a Mayan/Celtic fusion of ‘Mash-up Genre’ stories. Archaeology, history, and spine-tingling legends combine with adventurous heroes, sympathetic ‘monsters’, and courageous heroines in a desperate battle between humans and non-humans. Her goal is to awaken interest in cultural roots by merging Ancestral Legends with Modern Day Action Adventure.

The Superior Court of San Joaquin County is pleased to announce that it will celebrate Juror Appreciation Week, May 8 – 12, to recognize the service and participation of jurors from the local community. On May 9, 2017, the Board of Supervisors will present a proclamation to the court to honor the citizens of this county who have served as jurors. During Juror Appreciation Week, jurors will be greeted each morning by judges or the Court Executive Officer who will recognize the jurors for their vital role in the justice system.

Haggin Museum is pleased to present Picasso’s La Tauromaquia: Works from the Bank of America Collection. This collection of aquatint etchings featuring the allure of bullfighting in Spain will be on view to the public from May 18, 2017 through December 2017.