With close to forty events scheduled in May between the Stockton Arena, Bob Hope Theatre, and Stockton Ballpark, the opening weekend of May saw a diverse lineup of events.

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform highway construction on State Route 99 (SR-99) from Arch Road to Charter Way.

Andrew Clark buried a wrist shot during a goal mouth scramble with 8:21 left in sudden death overtime to lift the Stockton Thunder to a 4-3 overtime victory over the Idaho Steelheads in Game 2 of the Western Conference Final before 2,769 fans at Century Link Arena on Sunday.

To accommodate night work required for reconstruction of the Interstate 5/ French Camp Road Interchange, the following lane and ramp closures will occur:

The Stockton Thunder has advanced to the Conference Finals of the Kelly Cup Playoffs for the second time in four seasons and will face the #3 seed Idaho Steelheads in a best of seven series for the right to play in the Kelly Cup Finals, beginning with Game 1 on Friday, May 3 at 6:10 p.m. from Century Link Arena in Boise.

Entering a new existence in a new conference, the Pacific women's volleyball team has set its lineup of games for 2013 as the Tigers have released their 2013 schedule. For the first time in nearly 30 years, the Pacific women's volleyball team will call a conference other than the Big West home as the Tigers join the West Coast Conference (WCC) to face a whole new set of opponents and challenges.

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a one-act musical comedy conceived by Rebecca Feldman with music and lyrics by William Finn, a book by Rachel Sheinkin and additional material by Jay Reiss. The show centers on a fictional spelling bee set in a geographically ambiguous Putnam Valley Middle School. Six quirky adolescents compete in the Bee, run by three equally-quirky grown-ups.

You don't want to miss this uproarious comedy. Terrence McNally is a great writer and he has hit the ball out of the park with this one! Rated R for adult situations and language, but don't let that keep you away.

San Joaquin LaborFest 2013 and the SJDC Cultural Awareness Program proudly announces a special screening of "Fighting for Our Lives", the 1975 documentary about Cesar Chavez, the farm worker movement, and the formation of UFW. Please join us after the film for a panel discussion about the past, present, and future of agriculture and organized labor in the Central Valley. Panelists include UFW Vice President Armando Elenes; Pedro Ramirez, SJDC English Professor; and Maria Elena Serna and Mercedes Silveira-Gouveia, former UFW organizers. Contact Dalyn Adorno at: (347) 334-2935 for more information.