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Ringo at Ironstone – September 21

Chris Murphy

Ringo at Ironstone Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! A Beatle will be in our area this month. If you have kids or ...

Non Profit View – Ice Cream Company Celebration

Chris Murphy

NonProfitView – Ice Cream Company Ice Cream Company is a Modesto classic that’s been serving up homemade, delicious small batch ...

Remember 9-11

Chris Murphy

Remembrance View We will Never Forget It doesn’t seem that long ago where the world stood still as the shock ...

Spotlight on Local Talent: Modesto’s 48-Hour Film Competition Returns with a Twist

Guest ViewCrew

Spotlight on Local Talent: Modesto’s 48-Hour Film Competition Returns with a TwistBy Tasha Wilson After a brief pause, one of Modesto’s ...

Fall Blues

Eric Benson

Fall BluesBy Eric Benson I turned 68 this month, and it’s a blessing to be still alive and well, although ...

Fall Into Art

Jim Christiansen

Art View Fall into ArtBy Jim Christiansen Back to School and headed to Oktoberfest. Carnegie Arts Center takes down the ...

Oktoberfest: A Drinking Tradition

Middagh Goodwin

Oktoberfest: A Drinking TraditionBy Middagh Goodwin Traditionally, Oktoberfest is the world’s largest Volksfest (German for “folk festival”). It combines a ...

In Memoriam Mary Kate Grimadi

Chris Murphy

We lost one of Modesto’s shining stars. Mary Kate Grimaldi April 23rd, 1959 – August 24th, 2025 Mary Kate Grimaldi ...

In Memoriam – Hal Conkey

Chris Murphy

MoBand lost a Champion. Harold “Hal” Conkey was one of Modesto Band of Stanislaus County’s (aka MoBand) longest serving board ...

Twenty Six Years of Modesto Entertainment

Middagh Goodwin

Twenty-six Years of Modesto EntertainmentBy Middagh Goodwin On October 21st, the Modesto Area Music Awards will celebrate twenty-six years of ...

A Revival at the Queen Bean

Guest ViewCrew

A Revival at the Queen Bean: Modesto’s Music Scene Finds Its Voice By: Joseph Zimmerer The Queen Bean Coffee and ...

Things We Carry: Weston Perry

Mattea Overstreet

Things We Carry: Weston PerryBy Mattea Overstreet An indie-folk artist’s collection of work is likely strewn full of stories, like ...

GreetingsView – Wow, It’s September already.

Chris Murphy

Greetings friends, Wow, we have a kindergartener. It just doesn’t seem that long ago that Becky and I were walking ...

Fall Into September

Monica Barber

Fall Into September By Monica Barber Just as the leaves start falling from the trees, so begins the shift of ...

Vinyl Revival: 4th Annual Record Swap Returns to Graffiti USA!

Carly Russell

Vinyl Revival: 4th Annual Record Swap Returns to Graffiti USA! Calling all vinyl collectors and music lovers! Clear your calendar ...