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5 THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND, Aug. 14-16, 2026
Dark Comedy Queen Bean
Northern California’s funniest comics will tell jokes they wouldn’t dare tell anywhere else during the Dark & Darker Comedy Show at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Queen Bean Coffee House, 1126 14th St., Modesto.

Dark & Darker Comedy Show: Northern California’s funniest comics will tell jokes they wouldn’t dare tell anywhere else during the Dark & Darker Comedy Show at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Queen Bean Coffee House, 1126 14th St., Modesto. This is show is for 18 years and older only.

What The Constitution Means to Me: The Murphys Creek Theatre will present “What the Constitution Means to Me” with shows at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Fifteen-year-old Heidi once paid for college by winning Constitutional debate competitions. As an adult, she revisits that teenage self to explore how this founding document has shaped four generations of women in her family. For tickets, visit: https://bit.ly/4wVS6uY

Summerween: The Queen Bean Coffee House will show the “Killer Clowns from Outer Space” (1988) on the big screen at 6 p.m. Saturday. There will be trivia and a costume contest. The coffee house is located at 1126 14th St., Modesto.

Mary Poppins: Modesto Performing Arts will bring Disney classic “Mary Poppins” to the Gallo Center for the Arts stage with shows at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. The show will follow the Broadway adaptation, which ran from 2006-2013 and featured more than 2,500 performances. For tickets, visit galloarts.org.

Stockton Speedway: Enjoy high-octane fun at Stockton’s very own Stockton 99 Speedway. Saturday races will feature Stockton Late Models, Legends of 99, Fast Kar Solution Mini Modifieds and Grand American Modifieds. Buy tickets online or at the door. The Stockton 99 Speedway is located at 4105 N. Wilson Way, Stockton. For more information, visit: https://stockton99.com/