The Willie Nelson concert Friday night at Ironstone Amphitheatre is SOLD OUT. But perhaps you can get tickets for DIERKS BENTLEY, COLE SWINDELL and JON PARDI Saturday night at The Toyota Amphitheatre in Wheatland or Sunday night at Shoreline.

Other Friday night fun includes the always fun MODESTO NUTS/STOCKTON PORTS get-together. This series will be at John Thurman Field in Modesto Friday thru Sunday. Friday night is Hometown Heroes Night with FIREWORKS after the game. Saturday is Military Appreciation Night with the first 1,000 fans to enter the gates getting a Modesto Nuts replica jersey. And Sunday, kids ages 4-13 have an opportunity to run the bases like the pros immediately following the game.

The LINCOLN CENTER CLASSIC CAR SHOW is Friday evening at Lincoln Center in Stockton with over 220 classic cars, live music, beer garden and a fireworks show. And admission is FREE.

Check out the RED DIRT AND GOLD DUST MUSIC FESTIVAL Saturday in Angels Camp. Artists performing include one of my favorites COTTONWOOD CREEK, as well as Jason Eady, Courtney Patton, Porter Union and Jamie Lin Wilson. Gates open at 2 and music begins at 3 at the Calaveras County Fairgrounds. Tickets are $30 at the gate.  www.reddirtandgolddust.com

The Modesto Film Society presents the classic FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at the State Theatre Sunday at 2pm. Tickets $8. www.thestate.org

The GOLD AND OUTDOOR FESTIVAL is Saturday and Sunday at the Motherlode Fairgrounds in Sonora. Learn about the mining life with gold panning, prospect seminars, equipment demonstrations, and detecting hunts. Tickets $7, 12 and under free. www.deltagolddiggers.com