Friday Night Jazz: The San Joaquin Valley Jazz Festival Showcase will be at the Carnegie Arts Center from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $5 for CAC members and students. The Carnegie is located at 250 N. Broadway, Turlock. For more information, visit carnegieartsturlock.org.

Purlie Victorious: The Sankofa Theatre Company will present “Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through The Cotton Patch” at the Gallo Center for the Arts with shows Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Dynamic traveling preacher Purlie Victorious Judson returns to his small Georgia town hoping to save Big Bethel, the community's church, and emancipate the cotton pickers who work on oppressive Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee's plantation. For tickets, visit galloarts.org.

MSO: The Modesto Symphony Orchestra and violinist Anne Akiko Meyers will ignite the stage with shows at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Meyers will perform Marquez’s “Fandango.” Then, MSO will perform Rimsky-Korsakov’s mesmerizing “Scheherazade.” For tickets, visit galloarts.org.

Billy Nation: A show that will thrill audiences with a high energy authentic concert experience of three decades of Billy Joel’s hits will be  held at 6 p.m. Saturday at The State Theatre in downtown Modesto. For tickets, visit thestate.org.

Lodi Wine & Chocolate: Celebrate 29 years of wine and chocolate indulgence during Lodi Wine & Chocolate Weekend, happening Saturday and Sunday. This two-day celebration invites wine lovers to explore the Lodi Appellation, home to more than 85 wineries and over 135 grape varietals. For tickets, visit: https://bit.ly/3LivTEV