Dixon News Briefs 8-2-24
Aug 05, 2024 10:38AM ● By By MPG Staff
Dixon Community Theater will host the Broadway Musical Revue. Courtesy photo
Showstoppers – A Broadway Musical Revue – One Night Only!
Join hosts Cheryl Sommers and John MacKenzie at this Benefit Concert for the Dixon Community Theater. Featured performers include Ramana Vieira, Erika Harrison, Linda Sikes, Angi Wolf, Pam MacKenzie, Sofia Jackson, Bentley Abrew, John MacKenzie and many more. Thursday, Aug. 8, doors open at 7 p.m. Show time: 7:30 to 9 p.m. Veterans Memorial Hall, 1305 N. First Street. Tickets are $20 and are on sale now. For more information, please visit www.dixoncommunitytheater.com.

The weekly Dixon Farmer’s Market is every Thursday. Courtesy photo
Your Dixon Farmer’s Market Awaits
Every Thursday, the Downtown Dixon Farmer’s Market takes place. You can indulge in organic fruits and vegetables, fresh baked bread, nuts, homemade salsa, tamales, hummus, olive oil, sweets, and more. The market runs from 5 to 7:30 p.m. until Sept. 26 at Women’s Improvement Club Park, 230 North First Street.
Veterans Dinner
Spaghetti & Meatballs with French Bread will be featured on the menu for Friday, Aug. 2, around 5:30 p.m. The cost is $12 per person. The hall is located at 1305 North First Street and helps support veterans.
Dixon Lions Club 16th Annual Texas Hold ‘em Poker Fundraiser
Join us on Saturday, Aug. 17. Cocktails begin at 5 p.m., poker starts at 7 p.m. No host Bar. Must be 21 or older to attend. Fundraiser proceeds benefit youth sports and activities, Dixon High School Scholarships, Lions Club Vision Program, Elementary and Middle School Programs. Downtown Olde Vets Hall 231 North First Street. For more information, please call Chris Ford @ (916) 713-9654.
Grand Reopening of Cornerstone Baptist Church
Join us as we thank our first responders and everyone who helped us out after the devastating fire. Waterslides, bounce houses, generous raffle prizes, cotton candy, popcorn, snow cones, police and fire, free lunch for all and fun for kids of all ages. Aug. 4, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Cornerstone Baptist Church, 185 West Cherry Street. Must be present to win raffle.
It's All About the Art Journal/It’s All About the Scrapbook
Friday night, Aug. 23, 6 to 9 p.m. This workshop is designed to have NO RULES, share fresh ideas, demonstrate techniques, and then set you free to play with assorted mediums on the journal, canvas, or surface of your choice. Everything you learn will be useful from card making to art journaling, mixed media canvases and all kinds of other paper crafts.
Different products will be used at each class, and no two will be the same! Join in for any that fit your schedule and come enjoy a relaxed art journaling workshop full of fun and inspiration with no rules! Limited to 12 spots.
For the Aug. 23 class, see more details and register at
https://www.itsallaboutthescrapbook.com/module/class/362101/its-all-about-the-art-journal.
1670 North Lincoln Street, Suite B (707)-676-5252

Wine and art lovers unite. Photo provided by Jill Orr
Wine & Art Stroll
Come downtown and enjoy some amazing wine, food, and music Saturday, Aug. 17, 4 to 8 p.m. Tickets purchased before Aug. 8 are $30. After, they become $35. Each comes with a commemorative wine glass! This event will happen rain or shine! Visit www.downtowndixonca.com for more information. Must be 21 years old or over to attend.
National Night Out
Join your neighbors and make your community a safer, more caring place to live on the 41st annual National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 6. This special event brings the community together in a nationwide effort to promote crime and drug prevention. For more information, please visit www.natw.org.