TURLOCK - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts will bring their "Bad Reputation" to the stage at this year’s Stanislaus County Fair. The punk-rock group will perform on Friday, July 22 on the Budweiser Variety Free Stage at 8:30 p.m. The concert will be hosted by 104.1 THE HAWK and is free with the price of fair admission.

"Veteran punk-rock lovers won’t want to miss this amazing show," said Adrenna Alkhas, spokesperson for the Stanislaus County Fair. "Joan Jett and the Blackhearts are sure to bring some great energy the Fair’s Budweiser Variety Free Stage."

As the leader of the hard-rocking Blackhearts, Jett has had eight platinum and gold albums and nine Top 40 singles, including the classics "I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll," "I Hate Myself For Loving You" and "Crimson and Clover." Jett was one of only two women named to Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 100 greatest guitar players of all time.

TURLOCK - Middle school students from Northern California schools will compete in the National Engineers Week Future City Competition regional finals on Saturday, Jan. 22 from 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. at CSU Stanislaus, One University Circle in Turlock.

Students in the 6th, 7th and 8th grades have created future cities in large tabletop models as part of the non-profit educational program's competition. Students have worked with a teacher and volunteer engineer mentor since September to present and defend their cities to judges at the regional finals.

This year's theme is "Providing a Reliable and Effective Health Care Product or System that Improves a Sick, Injured, or Disabled Patient's Quality of Life and Comfort."A

The winning team will go to Washington, D.C. to compete against 34 other regions at Future City National Finals from Feb.