Author Archive: Guest ViewCrew
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UrbanView
EYE ON MODESTO HIP HOP CULTURE By Joseph “PSUNO” Zimmerer The Wicked Twitch In The West, MF MAMA! With over 2000 Twitch followers and counting, this MAMA ain’t taking no mess, but wait a second, I thought Twitch was for gamers?! Let’s see if MY FRIEND, MUCHO FUEGO, MUTHA FUNKIN, MF MAMA can break it […]

StanRTA Named 2023’s Outstanding Transportation Agency
StanRTA Named 2023’s Outstanding Transportation Agency Modesto, CA — The Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority (StanRTA) announced that it was awarded the California Association for Coordinated Transportation’s (CalACT) Outstanding Transportation Agency Award for 2023. The award was presented to StanRTA Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Adam Barth and his team at a CalACT awards luncheon on Tuesday, April […]

Time to “Rock On” with MoBand
Time to “Rock On” with MoBand The summer 2023 season has been announced; concerts start June 8 in Modesto. Time to dust off the lawn chairs and prep those picnic baskets as the 2023 summer concert season of the Modesto Band of Stanislaus County (MoBand) is ready to start June 8. The Mancini Bowl in […]

Dia De Los Ninos
Día de los niños/ Día de los libros celebrations at Stanislaus County LibrariesDía emphasizes literacy for all children Community members are invited to celebrate Día de los niños/Día de los Libros, or Day of the Child/Day of the Book, at Stanislaus County Libraries between April 15 and 29. Now commonly known as Día, the national […]

Parent Resource Center Celebrates 30 Years
Parent Resource Center celebrates 30 years of service to Stanislaus’s children and families Two events continue the celebration The Parent Resource Center (PRC) will continue celebrating 30 years of service in Stanislaus County with two upcoming events. An open house and brief program will be held on April 27 from 5 to 7 p.m. Tours, activities, and appetizers […]

Stanislaus County Libraries celebrate National Library Week April 23-29
Stanislaus County Libraries celebrate National Library Week April 23-29There’s More to the Story April 23-29 is National Library Week, a time to recognize libraries’ critical role in our communities. There’s More to the Story, the 2023 theme for National Library Week, illustrates that in addition to books and information available in various formats, today’s libraries […]

PerformingView 2- It Was 50 Years Ago Today
It was 50 Summers Ago Today! By Patrick Durr Prior to Home Grown, Michael Lingg and I knew each other from high school days. He played guitar with Eisage, and I was a member of the Ratz. After the demise of those groups, Michael and I worked together in a couple of other bands. Bruce […]

HipHopView – EYE ON MODESTO HIP HOP CULTURE
By Joseph “PSUNO” Zimmerer “ Modesto Rapper or Ruler From Deep Beneath The Surface? ” When I opened up my instagram the other day I was overjoyed to find a new project from one of my favorite local rap gawds, but is he just a local rapper ( Insert thinking emoji )? I caught up […]

AllAges – Happy April Modesto!
By Grace McNamara I’m very excited the weather is starting to clear up, and the sunny sky’s are upon us once again. The first thing I always think about when I hear the word spring is spring cleaning! I recommend looking through your clothes, and donating some to a local thrift store, the Modesto Gospel […]

To Play A Little Music For The Summer
To Play A Little Music For The Summer By Patrick Durr Before Home Grown, Michael Lingg and I knew each other from high school days. He played guitar with Eisage, and I was a member of the Ratz. After the demise of those groups, Michael and I worked together in a couple of other bands. […]

The Latinx Comic Arts Festival Returns
The Latinx Comic Arts Festival By Dr. Theresa Rojas The FREE, ALL-AGES, FAMILY-FRIENDLY 2023 Latinx Comic Arts Festival (LCAF) returns Friday and Saturday, March 17-18 (11am-6pm) for a 2-day comics convention and lowrider exhibit (Saturday only) on Modesto Junior College’s West campus. LCAF is Central Valley’s ONLY celebration of Latino comic art creators and […]

Modesto’s Oldest Church
HISTORYVIEW FEBRUARY 2023CLINTON CHAPEL – A.M.E. ZION CHURCH MODESTO’S OLDEST CHURCHBY Harrison Power Tucked among the residential streets of West Modesto stands the Clinton Chapel A.M.EZion Church. From the exterior, the modest wooden church seems unchanged from whenit was originally built. Located at 1024 4th Street for over 120 years, the Clinton Chapel haswithstood the […]

Celebrating 50 Years of Hip Hop
Celebrating 50 Years of Hip HopBy Savannah M. Williams I said a hip-hop, the hippie, the hippieTo the hip, hip-hop, and you don’t stop the rockin’To the bang-bang boogie, say up jump the boogieTo the rhythm of the boogie, the beat If you’re like me, your head started moving, and you read those lines like […]

Community Leader, Michael Baldwin, to speak at MLK Commemoration
Community Leader, Michael Baldwin, to speak at MLK CommemorationBy James Costello The Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration invites you to attend the 29th Annual Martin Luther.King, Jr. Commemoration on Saturday, February 25, 2023. Community leader and activistMichael Baldwin will speak at Modesto Junior College’s Performing Arts & Media Center, 435College Ave. at 7:00 p.m. Doors […]

Creative Synergy
Creative Synergy February 11, 6-8 pm “Synergy: the interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations, substances, or other agents to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects.” Are you ready to showcase your talent and take your art to the next level through collaboration with other artists? Join us […]