Merced County Courthouse Museum will open “A Decade of Art Hopping” exhibit on Thursday, October 4 at 5:00 p.m. In 2008, co-founders, Kevin Hammon and Kimberly Zamora, started the Merced Art Hop (MAH) with the support of downtown businesses. Now, the event attracts 50-300 artists as well as 12,000 art enthusiasts annually. To celebrate a decade of public art on Main Street, the exhibit will explore art in different themes and forms and showcase how this quarterly downtown Merced event enhances the cultural and commercial life of our growing town. The exhibit opening program, starting at 5:30 p.m. at the museum, will feature a performance by Dance Saute, live music by Mariposa Cox and Azriel Montalvo, and an art demonstration by Jennifer Dudley. There is also an activity for kids where they can design and create their own Art Hop Rabbit prints. For more information about the exhibit, please contact the Courthouse Museum at 723-2401. The exhibit and opening program is free to the public.