There are many events this weekend first, the Oakdale Rodeo Queen Coronation is tonight, Thursday, April 9th at 6pm at the Oakdale Cowboy Museum, at 355 East F Street. The event is free, open to the public, and held along with an Oakdale Chamber of Commerce mixer. The young women will have competed in several events including speech, horsemanship, and ticket sales. Friday, is the Oakdale Rodeo’s Timed Event Slack with events including team roping, tie down-roping and steer wrestling and women’s breakaway roping. The timed events start at 8 AM following by Barrel Racing Slack both groups of events are held at the Oakdale Saddle Club Rodeo Grounds. Organizers share, “If speed is what you like, don’t miss the ladies of rodeo in their featured event.” Vendors and concessionaires will be setting up during Slack from 8am – 5pm and will be open for business.
Murphys Creek Theater is performing Eureka Day, a comedy for anyone who has ever sat through a meeting that went spectacularly off the rails. Set at a progressive private school in Berkeley, the performance follows the school’s executive committee, a group devoted to consensus, compassion, and making sure every voice is heard. Details are in the blog MCT opens season with Tony Winner. Ticket details and performance dates through May 3 are here.
Friday at the Aronos Club, join an evening of Bingo with Women Helping Other Women (WHOW), for $20. Additional BINGO cards may be purchased at the event for $2 each or 3 for $5. All proceeds will go toward 2026 WHOW Grants. RSVP with the link in our event listing here…