All Entries Tagged With: "culture"
Modesto, USA – A Classic All-American City
Something amazing happened on March 1, 2011. The Modesto City Council approved the special designation of 10th and 11th Streets as the Historic Graffiti Cruise Route. This is such a huge milestone in the history of Modesto and for the future of our city. Modesto has a very special brand, one that is all about [...]
Free to Love Modesto
I can’t count all of the times that someone tried to explain to me that there was nothing fun to do in Modesto. These conversations usually also include a long speech about admission prices to local events and how they are “outrageous.” That my friends is not always the case. There is a long growing [...]
UrbanView – April 2011
Welcome Back to this edition of the Urban View by the Fiesta Boyz! We Interview this month – Cesar Gutierrez “El Venadito” Genre “Musica Nortenia”. With his single, -El Troquero! Already available on I tunes. We sit down and ask him a few questions about his New Project “El Venadito” and his new music. This [...]
Time to Perform
There area few things more enriching that a live stage performance. It is so real, so live and it shows so much talent and personality. These performers rehearse for months and the presentations are always amazing. There are many April theatrical offerings this month. Central Valley Theater for the Deaf has its debut on Friday, [...]
Not Just an Irish Band
We should probably start with what The Black Irish Band is not. It is not just an Irish band. Sure, Irish is in the name of the Sonora quintet, which is set to perform March 11-13 at the 25th Sonora Celtic Faire and on March 17, St. Patrick’s Day, in Carmel. And yes, the band [...]
Spring Art Shines
For those who attend Downtown Modesto Third Thursday Art Walk, this month marks State Theatre’s return to film nights Thursdays, as it ended its art walk entry after a successful 3.5 year run. Many of the usual suspects, Mistlin Gallery, Anderson Gallery and Frame Shop, the Chartreuse Muse, Crow Trading, Barkin’ Dog Grill continue on. In [...]
