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ModestoView’s Holiday Preview
ModestoView’s Amazing Rockin’ Holiday Preview There is so much happening here this holiday season. You better check this list out and check it twice. You are going to need to book babysitters or take the whole family because you won’t want to miss out on any of these. Clip and save this list and please […]

Now Playing
CommunityView: Now Playing by Dave Storm Through the view of the silent shutter, in today’s 21st century of photography, we take a selective macro lens glimpse, into a unique area of a dynamic interest, through the filters of digital rendering, in a world of nearly digital everything. And in this unique and unveiled form […]

St. Stan’s New Pub Menu
St. Stan’s New Pub Menu by Christopher Mitchell and Brandilyn Brown We know what it takes to make a memorable water hole: good beer, good service, and good food. That trifecta is complete at the St. Stan’s taproom with their new pub food launch. They’ve had brick oven pizzas since day 1, but along with […]

GEEKView: Central Valley Con
GEEKView: Central Valley Con By Middagh Goodwin There are a ton of Pop Culture Conventions, actually just about every weekend in Northern California. Sometimes it is hard to choose which one to choose. For a one day Convention, you cannot beat Central Valley Con. With so many options for an event to be successful, one […]

Opera Modesto 35th Anniversary Concert Gala
Opera Modesto’s 35th Anniversary Concert on October 28th includes 21 teens from the Summer Opera Institute, a summer program of the new Townsend Opera Program (TOP) for Young Artists. They spent an intensive two weeks this past summer in voice lessons, performing techniques, language lessons and more. The culmination of their efforts was a concert […]

Costume Halloween Events at Public Libraries
Costumed Halloween events to take place at Stanislaus County Libraries Local libraries to give community members fun, free options for celebrating the Halloween season Several Stanislaus County Libraries are giving children and their families an opportunity to dress up as their favorite characters as part of their Halloween celebrations this October, beginning with the Turlock […]

Interview MAMA Lifetime
InterView By Chris Murphy Steve Ashman MAMA Award winner and Community Advocate It is so great when people that excel in one field and then use their talents, fame and skills to do great works in their community. One local organization is so very fortunate to have one such person, Steve Ashman. Steve is the […]

FitView: Inspirational Earl
FitView: Inspirational Earl By Efren Martinez FitView: Inspirational Earl By Efren Martinez I recently had the pleasure to DJ an event with Big Earl. You all might know him from his bands, “Big Earl and the Cryin’ Shame” or maybe “The Poorhouse Millionaires”. I couldn’t help but do a doubletake when I saw him. WOW! […]

BigView – Happy Haunting & Spooktacular Happenings
big-preston-castle-Google-Search.htm The BigView By Chris Murphy & Middagh Goodwin Tis the season of haunts, harvests and hallow. There is something magical about this time of year, when the cool breezes blow through the trees and the leaves begin to fall into Autumn. Tree branches come to lift as skinny arms and fingers as the evenings […]

GreetingsView – It’s Rocktober!
Greetings friends! It’s Rocktober. I remember when I first heard the word Rockober on the old KSAN San Francisco many years ago and I thought it was the coolest! It sums up the month perfectly. October is truly the best blend of fall, music, haunted treats, dark mornings and darker evenings with a nice fall […]

The Sampler is Back
The Downtown Sampler returned last year and was a big hit. A couple of thousand people came to downtown and walked stroll and rode their bikes to over 25 restaurant, cafes and bars to sample what they had to offer. 10 bands several of them are Modesto Area Award Winners, were placed strategically throughout the Sampler footprint with two wandering minstrels […]

Local Racer Wins 2018 NASA Championship
Local Racer Wins 2018 NASA National Championship Modesto’s James Devenport drives to victory in Super Unlimited class Austin, Texas, September 21, 2018 — James Devenport of Modesto, Calif., won the Super Unlimited class championship last weekend at the 2018 National Auto Sport Association National Championships presented by Toyo Tires. More than 450 amateur and professional drivers […]

Brave, Bold & Beautiful
Motivational speaker and author of the Brave, Bold and Beautiful Book Series to speak at MJC (Modesto, CA) – The Human Services Program at Modesto Junior College is sponsoring a presentation by Joslyn Gaines-Vanderpool entitled, “Live Now! The Power of Being You! Brave, Bold, and Beautiful” on Thursday, October 4, at 5:30 p.m. in Forum 102 on […]

Greetings View – Brightest and Best
Greetings friends, Brightest and best; doesn’t it just sound amazing? It does because it describes the people that are making great changes, building new ideas, creating new spaces, and planning better things for our community and our future. We want our brightest and best back here in Modesto so that we continue our path of […]