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DesignView – MADWEEK
DesignView By Lee Davis Modesto is MAD about design. Our city will be spinning with all things design, September 16-22, with the new Modesto Architecture & Design Week (MADWEEK). Cities across the globe – from Barcelona to Buenos Aires, Vancouver to Vienna, Copenhagen to Cape Town, Shanghai to San Francisco – all host design weeks […]
ZenView – Identity
ZenView By Mary Layton Identity Who am I? This is the time old question we all wonder about without necessarily being completely sure how to answer it. A while ago I came across an interesting article written by German woman director and producer Doris Doerrie which I’d like to share with you. She gave some […]
BigView – Making and Dreaming
The BigView By Chris Murphy There is something special about this time of year. We are experiencing a wonderful harvest, pumpkin patches, corn mazes and the tastiest treats at our local farmer’s markets. But as we go into the fall, we are thinking about the people that create, make and invent. The holidays are not […]
Design View – Modestan Pioneers Mechanical Voting
DesignView Modesto designer pioneered early mechanical voting by Lee Davis, Founder, Modesto Design Collective (MO.DE) As we head to the polls this month, it seems only appropriate to feature a pioneering Modesto designer who invented an early 19th century voting machine. I ventured out on a chilly autumn morning to the Modesto Pioneer Cemetery to […]
ArtView – Labor Day and Back to School
Art View By Jim Christiansen Labor Day and back to school. Time to consider some classes. Mistlin Gallery, Chartreuse Muse, Carnegie Arts Center all field art classes. So do other groups like The Shire, The Black Sheep’s ink, Black Hearts and the Tri-Chromatic Gallery. Commercial party art places, Art Time and Sip Wine, and Pinot’s […]
DesignView – Raising the Bar for Young Design Talent in Modesto
DesignView by Lee Davis, Founder, Modesto Design School Raising the Bar for Young Design Talent in Modesto Born in Ecuador and raised in Modesto, Jordi Camps, Jr. is an exceptionally talented young designer and illustrator. Camps attended Beyer High School and Modesto Junior College (MJC) where he discovered his passion for design. He went on […]
DesignView – Garbage Design: Modesto Invented Curbside Recycling
DesignView by Lee Davis, Founder, Modesto Design School Garbage Design: Modesto Invented Curbside Recycling The first Earth Day on April 22,1970, launched the modern environmental movement. It’s also a seminal day in Modesto’s design history. The first “Survival Walk” began that day with activists walking down the Central Valley, through Modesto. The six-week walk from […]
MetalView
MetalView By Eve Oberlander Metal heads and music lovers alike, check out the first ever MUSICMANIA an event for music lovers in Central California. This record fair event will take place at The Portal (1324 Coldwell Ave.) in Modesto on Sunday May 7th from 10am to 6pm. Attendees will be able to browse and purchase […]
WeddingView: The Century, Modesto’s Newest Downtown Venue
by Brandilyn Brown of BrewView It’s spring, and you know what that means! Oh, yes, warm weather and hummingbirds and new wildflowers but also wedding season is approaching! Did you know June is the busiest time for weddings in the Central Valley? If your wedding is this June you are quickly running out of time! […]
LeadershipView – Intersection of Art
LeadershipView By Dezaree Seeds, MBA INTERSECTION OF ART Every year the Modesto Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Modesto Program not only identifies, educates and motivates potential community leaders; but also requires its participants to volunteer their time to identify and complete a service project that will have a positive impact in the Community. The Leadership Modesto […]
Cosplay Award Show to Make a Splash at StocktonCon
StocktonCon and the NorCal Cosies are teaming up to bring you The Cosies at StocktonCon. California’s only Red Carpet Cosplay Awards show is expanding its reach by joining forces with StocktonCon to bring San Joaquin County/East Bay their very own Cosplay Awards Show. Over the last five years, StocktonCon has grown not just in attendance […]
Design View – MidCentury Design Treasure
DesignView Rediscovering a Modesto Mid-Century Modern Design Treasure by Lee Davis, Founder, Modesto Design School On a picturesque point overlooking Oakland’s beautiful Lake Merritt, an effort is underway between the city and citizen volunteers to preserve an iconic 40-foot play sculpture from 1954 that has appeared on album covers and in countless family photos of […]
BigView Fashion Week Modesto
The BigView Fashion and Architecture Collide in Modesto By Chris Murphy This is ModestoView’s first venture into the fashionista-modernism-architecture collision that will happen in Modesto USA this month. From our absolutely faaaabulous Vogue-style cover to the day by day activities that well tease us into diving in to a new awareness of architecture and fashion, […]