The Reynolds Gallery at the University of the Pacific is proud to announce the opening of its next exhibition: Words, Tones, Notions: 40 Years of Print, Illustration and Design of Czech artist Alena Nievaldová. The show will open on Monday October 21, with a public reception on Thursday, October 24 from 6 – 8pm.

The Stockton City Council has begun an executive recruitment for the next City Manager. Community members are encouraged to submit suggestions and ideas for qualities they would like to see in potential candidates for this important position. Send an email with comments directly to the consulting firm conducting the search at StocktonCM@averyassoc.net.

Children’s Home of Stockton (CHS) has elected two new board members, Diane Feneck, a Counselor/Professor at San Joaquin Delta College and Joseph Fagundes, a Partner at Malm Fagundes LLP.

Due to a shortage of attorneys available for The San Joaquin County Bar Association’s Lawyers in the Library free public legal clinics, the remaining scheduled 2019 clinics will not take place. The clinics are generally held monthly and rotate among libraries in Stockton, Lodi, and Tracy. The San Joaquin County Bar Association remains committed to providing access to legal services, and will communicate information about new programs coming in 2020. 

Please join us for a boot-kicking evening to help raise dollars for San Joaquin County non-profit agencies. You'll enjoy delicious BBQ grub, beans, slaw, pie, and a no-host watering hole bar.

The San Joaquin County Public Health Services CalFresh Healthy Living Program has released its first list of healthy local food retail stores that have been identified through the Refresh San Joaquin Healthy Retail Recognition Program (HRRP). This designation acknowledges that over the last twelve (12) months, these stores have made specific changes geared to improve availability and promotion of healthy food products and to decrease the marketing of unhealthy items. 

Join Vice Mayor Dan Wright for his monthly office hour on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, from 5:15 - 6:15 p.m. Vice Mayor Wright invites community members to talk about topics of interest or concern in one-on-one discussions at Starbucks, 7810 Thornton Road at Thornton and Lower Sacramento roads.

Community Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired will host the third annual Dining In The Dark—an absolutely SENSE-ATIONAL experience—on Saturday, October 19, 2019, beginning at 5:30 p.m. An event unique to San Joaquin County, guests have the opportunity to wear sleep shades—removal of vision gives greater awareness of other senses. This experience gives a glimpse into an unfamiliar world. 

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and Women’s Center-Youth & Family Services will remember the victims who have died as a result of domestic violence during its annual Night of Remembrance. The candlelight vigil will be held on Thursday, October 24^th from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM at 620 N. San Joaquin Street in Stockton, California. It is free to the public, and the community is invited to show its support and join us.

The City of Stockton will host a big finale to Stockton Arts week on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, with the Collide Festival at Weber Point Events Center, 221 N. Center Street, from 4 – 9 p.m. The event is free and open to the public and will offer live music, entertainment, cultural performances, free makerspace workshops, life-size sculptures, exhibitors, art market, food trucks, a community live art competition and more!