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IN MAMA - CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO MAMA RADIO NOW
Lot's of changes in our local music scene. Cruise and Good are back at B93 and local artist Jiggy has moved on to a Redding radio station. Music in Modesto has never been better and the talent keeps growing all the time. MAMA 2007 was a blast and there were some excting winners. Check the MAMA site and see the Hall of Fame. If you want to hear local bands 24 hours a day, check out the public channels on Comcast 7, 19, 26, 96. During non-programming hours, local music plays and of course our own local MAMA Radio internet station on the link above. How cool is this? We have so much talent. Browse the MAMA section and see what is happening and check out the bands. Watch Comcast Channel 7 for the 2007 MAMA Awards. Click here to see highlights and learn more about the Modesto Music Scene. Check out the bands and music>>

IN FOOD and DRINK
Taste the Best of Modesto - Cool Mapping Feature! Get directions
Modesto has the best dining in Central California. Local dining is the best and we have so many options. Our local independently owned restaurants rival the quality in any city. Try a new place to eat and drink tonight and experience the great food Modesto has to offer. Try our cool restaurant locator and select by type of food or by region. You can even post your own restaurant review and see what others have to say. Give it a spin and eat out tonight. Make sure you try our new dining selector and post your reviews.
  

IN TO DO
We are in the fall season of fundraisers and concerts and the opening of the new Gallo Center. Graffiti Summer 07 was a blast, X Fest was awesome and we have so many great events like Graffiti Summer, X-Fest, Modesto Blues Festival, Modesto Art and Wine, Fruit and Nut, Chocolate Festival, PT Cruisers, Kiwanis Car Shows, Picnic at the Pops and many more. The Christmas concerts from the radio stations are a blast featuring artists like Smashmouth, Augustana and many more. Modesto has had some great concerts by Hootie and the Blowfish, Vanilla Ice, Chris Isaak, Doobie's, Sugar Ray, Uncle Kracker, Jem, Low Millions, George Thorogood, Collective Soul, Blue Oyster Cult, Tyler Hilton and many more have become honorary Modestans. Click here to go see the exclusive ModestoView back stage peeks. If you have an event you want us to list, just email it to us and we will get you some lovin’. It is free so Email us.

IN PHOTO GALLERY
Modesto is a city of excitment and fun for the entire family. To prove it we've put together a collection of photos of all of the happenings in and around the Modesto area. We'd love to see your photos as well. If you have photos that you'd like to see on Modestoview.com, email them to gallery@modestoview.com and we will put them up. Please make sure that the photos are no larger than 1MB in size and that you do not attach more than 2-3 photos per email. If you got more that you'd like to send us, just email us and we'll arrange to pickup or get a CD from you.

!Modesto XFest!
Check out the 2007 X Fest. X Fest was a total blast. Over 16,000 had a great time in downtown Modesto. There was something fun for everyone. Blue October, Digital Underground, Y&T and Pat Travers headlined. Check out the pics from the recent X fest and there is lots ot see. From 2000 to 2007, X-fest has been aswesome. Lots of people, music, food, drink and lots of fun. Downtown Modesto is the place to be. We will be posting behind the scenes pics and video this week, so come back again. You can relive previous X Fest celebrations. See our huge picture gallery and even post your own pictures. Click here to Visit Modesto X Fest and Watch a video from previous events. Produced by Chris Ricci Presents and in previous years by JCDAtmospheric

IN OPINION
Do you have an opinion about the future of Modesto? What do we need to do to make our city better? Read the draft of the Downtown Modesto Blueprint for the future. You can post your comments and ideas for this here in ModestoView.com. Can we be smart, can our leaders handle it? Are we attracting new business or are we scaring them away? How are things like technology, homelessness, litter, privacy, regulations and do not call lists affecting you. Post your comments and ideas and see what others have to say too. Read our Blog now! More >>
  

IN VIEW - See our exclusive Luke Skywalker and MAMA highlights reel!
You can see some of the great moments of the last 6 years of MAMA Awards. In 2005 B93.1 Summerfest rocked Modesto and hopefully it will be back in 2008. B93 has returned with Liquid Summer and Acoustic Christmas shows happen every December. If you were there to see it live or got totally gypped and missed and of these, you can see the behind the scenes interviews and some live clips. You can even watch Summerfest 2001, 2002 or 2003. This is the #1 spot for local video and music. Have you ever watched the Modesto City Council meetings on your computer? You Can! You can have exclusive viewing of local music videos, B93.1 SummerFest and X-Fest videos and a whole lot more Take a little tour of Modesto right this very minute. Get going!
  

IN COMMUNITY
Want to help plan the future of our city? Want to help a local organization? Our local charities need our help. You can volunteer your time, effort and support. We have organizations for the elderly that need yoru help, you can adopt a part of town to clean litter and be a NEAT team or you can help build a house for Habitat. Check out our community section and see what you can do locally to get involved, lend a hand or support. Click here to learn more. Read the newly published Downtown Blueprint.

Email us your event so we can post it. Modesto is happening ... so let us know what is up so we can pass it on. Everything in ModestoView is free and informative so settle in and have fun exporing the many facets of our city.