ModestoView August 2011

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Modesto, USA Is all about You!

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Modesto USA is A Classic American City. No other city has a brand that fits so all-around perfectly. Why? Because we are that small town feeling of community, friends and neighbors wrapped with the amazing American Graffiti history and legends blended with the arts, entertainment, dining and culture of great American cities.

The reason we are so special is our people. Anyone that has called Modesto home has created our legends. Some have gone off and become massively famous, some stay here in Modesto and make a huge public difference and most work hard day after day to make contributions that go unnoticed, but are as equally important as all of the well-

known things. It all goes hand in hand and every person in our amazing city makes a difference. This month we turn the pages of ModestoView over to you, the people of Modesto. What do we like? What do we want to do differently? The people that create our music, roads, restaurants, schools, families, businesses and events are the stars of Modesto.

Modesto USA is lucky to have so many stars that shine so bright and in so many ways and it all connects together in what we call Modesto Ana. Thanks to each and every one of you and enjoy Modesto, USA- A Classic American City.

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the Modesto Area delivers a huge line up of fun things to do this month. so here's the ModestoView top 10 list of things to do in August. to get more info about going to these events and to post your own events, log on to www.modestoview.com.

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Greetings Modesto Fans:What a fun, fast and furious summer

we have had. It seems like our kids just got out of school and now it is time to go back. Summer sports camps, summer water polo and a couple of weekend va-cations and it is all over. It hardly seems that this is our 7th issue since we re-start-ed ModestoView Magazine. I hope ev-ery single person that has advertised and picked up and read ModestoView has been excited to see what our community has to offer. You see the most interesting and 100% positive info in ModestoView. Thanks to all of you and the people that dedicated their time creating the articles and information that fills our pages each month. It is working.

There are some important things happening in Modesto as we work hard everyday to revitalize, and energize our community with awareness and positive information. We need people to redis-cover Downtown Modesto. There are so many changes from the Historic Graf-fiti Cruise Route that's in development, the new Downtown Restaurant Week, Aug 11-18 and the new GoDowntown-Modesto.com program in conjunction with the City of Modesto, Chamber, DID, CVB and the Brenden Cinemas to encourage families, teens, businesses people rediscover the excitement and convenience of shopping, entertainment and the dining in downtown. There are new friendly bicycle police patrols, the weekend barricades are down on J St and there is a great connection with the city and the businesses to keep downtown vibrant. We like this because a healthy downtown makes the entire city healthi-er- N, S, E & W. Do explore today.

Of course, ModestoView is made possible thanks to our advertisers. Our advertisers are changing Modesto for the better and created more business for themselves with every issue. Contact Greg and Kyle today at advertising or call this very second 209-380-0310

Thank you for reading and enjoying ModestoView.

As always, your comments and ideas are always welcome so we can make it better.Have a great Modesto USA August.

Chris [email protected]

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on The CoverWe celebrate the amazing talent of Modesto with our tribute to the one of the greatest album covers of all time celebrating the people of Modesto, whether they are living far way and do-ing amazing things and those that are living here and making a difference in so many ways. Thanks to Noel Rocha for helping us realize our crazy cocktail napkin sketches.

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MV CorrectionIn our June issue, Legend of the Cruise, Paul Corgiat was listed incorrectly. He was Modesto High Class of 58 not Downey 60. Are you a Legend of the Cruise? Were you there from 1955 to 1965? Do you know someone who was? Email us today [email protected]

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Welcome to Jax, Welcome Home

Hours: Mon - Thurs 11am - 9pmFri 11am - 10pm . Sat 5pm - 10pm

Lounge Hours Fri - Sat 10pm - 2am with Music

Delicious Comfort FoodHappy Hour Specials

Blue MondaysOpen MIC Tuesdays

Weekend Lounge Nights

1016 H St. . Downtown Modesto . (209) 522-4529

www.jaxmodesto.com

Find local restaurants, www.modestoview.com . stay tuned for: godowntownmodesto.com

A Touch of Class 575-0690Checker Cab 1-888-487-5441City Cab 818-4144County Cab Company 442-0392

Metro Cab 523-3333

Modesto Cab Company 521-7320

red Top Taxi 524-4741Quality Cab 552-9898

Taxi Taxi Cab Co. 756-1035Yellow Cab of Modesto

544-8294United Cab 888-8888

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Try a cabit is getting easier to catch a cab, both to downtown and home from downtown. why deal with driving and parking? take the easy way.

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The Night in the Bowl fund raiser was an amazing success. 14 local restaurants were on hand to sample their amazing tasty treats and 4 wineries were on hand to tease guest with a variety of local flavors, all to benefit the Modesto Band of Stan-islaus County ( MoBand) and the Modesto Parks and Rec Department that helps present MoBand each year. This 1st annual event was fun for every one as they were amazing by local tastes and entertained by Ernie Bucio, The Gottschalks House Band and Third Party playing in the night. We are already looking forward to next years’ MoBand season and the 2nd Annual Night at the Bowl.

thanks for the Moband suPPort

This event brings together the boun-ty of the Central Valley and the wisdom of Author David Mas Masumoto. $150 per person. Cocktails at 6 Dinner at 7 featuring products prepared by Greens Market and gourmet dessert auction. RSVP by Aug 12. Garden Party attire. All proceeds benefit the libraries of Stanislaus County.

library Garden Party

The people of Modesto are amazing in how they volunteer and give back to our community. Here are some ways you can get involved too.

Sat Aug 20 9:00am – 3:00pmGo MODO Go Dog Park "Fun" Raiser - Elk Dog Park 601 W Morris

Sat Aug 20 6:00pm – 9:00pmLibrary Author's Garden Gala - Home of Steve& Ann Endsley

Sat Aug 20 6:00pm – 9:00pmCWB West Side Story Fundraiser Central Valley VW, 4620 McHenry Avenue, Modesto.

Aug 20 6:00pm – 9:00pm11th East Rotary Annual Wine Soiree - McHenry Mansion

Thu Sep 1 5:30pm – 9:30pm CHS Edible Extravaganza Fund-raiser - Modesto Center Plaza

Okay, this was the shortest sum-mer ever. It seems like we just got out of school. With all of the sum-mer reading and the water polo and a few weekends in the mountains and a quick trip to Disneyland, we are back in school. August 10th! Really? Oh well, one thing I can tell you is that there is no reason to be bored here in Modesto. We have been really enjoy-ing the movies at Brenden and had a blast at the Harry Potter premier. MoBand Thursdays are such a high-light. I had the amazing opportunity to attend Peace Camp and that has open up so many opportunities with the Modesto Peace Life Center. They are having a very important 10 Days in September event that you will real-ly find interesting for the 10 days fol-lowing the 10th Anniversary of 9-11.

It is fun to have the Queen Bean and the yogurt and ice cream places to hang out at. I really like places that do live music that are all ages. I haven’t been to the metal shows at Melody Ballroom, but they are an option and the food is good at King Kabob. Jax on H is all ages for the Blue Monday and the Open Mic events that are crazy. The Off the Air shows at Deva are something ev-eryone can enjoy and there are two in August on the 13th and the 26th. Queen Bean has a great patio and coffee drinks and light food. Always a winner.

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All ages & always free with any purchaseAugust 4thColour wed show on tour 7PMAugust 6thSeph Hamilton and band 7PMAugust 19thJosh rosenblum 7PMAugust 20thStephanie Shea and Meylnda rodriguez 7PMAugust 26thrubber Lizard 7PMAugust 27thTurlock Acoustic rock Matty Comer show 7PMopen mic every Sunday with Solo Bass Jake Sign ups 6pm show starts 6:30

Queen Bean

Alejandra Mojica had the greatest MoBand sign of the season.

fundraiserview tv viewModesto Peace/Life Center's Television Comcast Channel 26

"An Evening with Dalit Baum". Dalit is a Jewish Israeli professor who teaches in Israel. Her talk is titled "Who Profits from the Occupation". The program runs Sunday from 10pm to 12am.

On Wednesday and Saturday nights from 9pm to10pm a program featuring workers from our local area being interviewed and demonstrating for collective bargaining and workers rights.

habitat youth day August 5 9:00am - 3:00pm

There is a great local organization that helps people that help themselves. Hab-itat for Humanity is having a special Youth Day where you can help on construc-tion projects that really benefit our community. These are open for kids 10-18. Call 575-4585 to get involved.

bookviewIf you love read-

ing then and now books as much as I do, then you will love the new Modesto book by Wayne Mathes of the McHenry Museum. It is a fascinating look at key locations in Modesto with a be-fore and after point of view. As we work with the City of Modesto to cre-ate the Modesto USA Historic Cruise Route, we have been working with the McHenry Museum to find vintage pic-tures of 10th and 11th Street . You can spend hours looking through the files of history at the McHenry Museum, but this book makes it easy to get ex-cited about Modesto history. It really makes you think about how we have to preserve and celebrate any vintage history and architecture we can here in Modesto. You can buy this at most na-tional retailers, but go to the McHenry Museum and buy your 96 page copy there. Released July 2011 on Arcadia Publishing.

eventPlannersPlease send your fundraiser and event

dates to [email protected] and we will make sure you are listed in our ModestoView calendar. We can help you spread the word and also make sure that you can check the amazing action packed ModestoView calendar to see if your dates are clear of conflicts too.

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The Ashak’s moved here from Chi-cago where other culinary wonders are abundant and very welcome here. The Ashak’s bring with them their Mediter-ranean, traditional Italian, and Chicago style experience. The Ashak’s have May’s close family ties here and a 5 year old son, reason enough to relocate their lives to Modesto. Ray has plenty of restaurant history from working with his father, uncle, and brother through-out Chicago’s restaurants and night-clubs, including Lil’ Italy.

Vito’s lead chef, Ricardo Alvarado, at the exciting age of 22, has worked at Vito’s for the past 2 1/2 years. He attended the CA Culinary Academy in San Francisco. Chef Ricardo received his inspiration from his Great Aunt Aleja from Mexico as a young boy. She made a memorable dish with beef and a dried chili sauce that he still tries to recreate as she sadly passed away without knowing her recipe. His first hands-on kitchen experience happened when Chef Ricardo wanted to get out of helping his Dad working on a car, he asked his Mom to tell him he was busy helping her in the kitchen. So his hon-est Mom put him to work in the kitchen and he ended up really getting into it!

Chef Ricardo was born in Mexico, lived in LA until he was 7, in Modesto for the past 15 years, and graduated from Davis High. He likes to go to punk and ska concerts (he wants to go check-out The Fat Cat), shopping in the mall, and reading chef biographies. He loves his Mom’s boiled bean recipe, black cherry soda, and Sierra Nevada beer. Ray, owner/general manager told me he is very impressed not only with Chef Ricardo’s culinary talents, but with his loyalty to Vito’s.

Vito’s has an upscale flare with a presence of family fare. Vito’s has a full bar, features a lunch, dinner, wine, and dessert menu with numerous selections to choose from. I dined on asparagus stuffed chicken breast with a rich and creamy basil sauce, brown rice, and sautéed veggies, it was fabulous! The

chocolate fondant cake was nothing short of Dana-licious!!! Please know Vito’s also has gluten free entrees upon request. I’m thrilled to report Vito’s will be participating on August 11-17th for the downtown dining event featuring signature specials, bigger portions, and lower prices! Vito’s is another generous supporter of local charities and fund raisers in our Modesto community as well. Vito’s is a must on Dana’s Des-tination list!

Chef Ricardo, Beatles or Stones… Stones cause they are “grimy!” Really? Excellent answer, but for all the wrong reasons! I screamed in my head! To be 22 again!

See vitosmodesto.com for live band entertainment, special wine dinners, and future scheduled events.

Wednesdays get all you can eat pas-ta and addicting bread for just $9.95. Tues- Wed- Thurs 1/2 off selected wines (Rombauer Cab for only $27!) Happy Hour: 4-7pm with select $5 ap-petizers $3 drafts, $5 Martinis, & $5 well drinks Now that’s something to get happy about!!! 10% discounts with same day Gallo Center or State Theater ticket stubs 10% for Stanislaus County employees with ID card.

Modesto’s Hidden dining Gem!

Right there on 13th Street in downtown Modesto between I & J Streets you will find Vito’s, a hidden dining gem! for the past 14 months it has been under new ownership under the guidance of May and ray ashak. the couple is very grateful to the previous owner Mr. lazar Piro for the incredible opportunity to continue the success he built with Vito’s.!

by dana Johnson

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vito's

Vito’s918 13th Street, Modesto

209.576.1851Hours: Mon. - Thurs. 11am to 9pm

Fri 11am to 9:30pm Bar open til 11pm-ishSat 5pm to 9:30pm

Asparagus Stuffed Chicken Breast3 button mushrooms sliced thin3 leaves of basil sliced thin1/2 Roma tomato dicedTablespoon of goat cheese3 asparagus spears

SaltPepper1 chicken breast1/2 cup flour1/2 cup olive oil

Sauté mushroom basil tomato with salt and pepper until soft then add goat cheese and put in the fridge to cool. While it's cooling blanch asparagus in salted water until bright green then shock in ice water and cut the top of the spears so they are 3 inches long save the rest of the body for sauce butterfly the breast for the stuffing process stuff and roll chicken add skewer to hold the chicken after you place the

asparagus inside dredge in flour and place hit sauté pan with olive oil sear both sides and place in 5oo degree oven fir 7-10 minutes for completion

"Recipe Genie Dana Johnson with KR Rombauer at the winery, KR has appeared on her Fox40 show and they share recipe ideas"

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August 11 – August 18, 2011

ENJOY A MOVIE OR sHOW BEFORE OF AFtER YOuR DINNER

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the most delicious week of summer is here! Downtown Modesto Restaurant Week brings together the coolest lo-cal spots and the hottest culinary creations August 11-18, 2011. Participating restaurants will offer special prix-fixe dinner menus for $20 and $30 and some will have lunch menus for $10. Don't miss your chance to experience the best cuisine Modesto has to offer as you dine your way through Downtown this summer!

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. Bowling Specials all week. Check out our web site for details.. Glow extreme Bowling Friday and Sat night at 9pm. Play your own music. Laser lights and awesome sound.. National Bowling week. Sat July 30th - Sun Aug. 7th. $I.00 games, shoe rental, hots dogs, sodas all day Sat Aug. 5th.

. Help break the record most games bowled in a 24hr period Starting Friday Aug. 5th at 11:59pm to Sat Aug. 6th 11:59 p.m. . It's our birthday. 50yrs in business. Anniversary week Aug. 29th to Sept. 7th$1.00 games, shoe rental, hot dogs, sodas all week every hour.. Car show west lot. on sun Sept. 4th 10am to 3pm.Live sounds of Audio Aces from 12pm to 3pm.

oPeN 24HoUrS

Congratulations to Kim evans from Arnold Ca. winner of our 7th Annual International Karaoke Contest!

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on the wayinto downtownGiacomo525 Scenic Drive

Freeway accessBottoms Up1800 Prescott Road

Movin’ Mocha615 Kansas Avenue

Around TownGiacomo-4120 Dale Road

Plantation Coffee3020 Floyd Avenue

Café Amore3025 Mchenry Ave

Village Baking Company 1700 McHenry Village

Bottoms Up901 Yosemite Blvd

PattersonBlues Café34 S del Puerto

oakdaleCafé Bravo 1275 E F St.

Café Bliss 152 N Yosemite Ave

Roasters Cofee & Tea334 S Yosemite Ave

HughsonHughson Coffee House6724 Whitmore

downtown MotownDeva1202 J Street

Greens Central953 10th St

Picasso963 10th St

Queen Bean1126 14th St

Serrano Social Club1030 J St

Greens Market1508 10th St

Mocha Magic920 16th Street

Morning Grind1010 10th St.

Lollipop Café330 Needham St.

Modestoview loves loCal lattelatteview

If a high quality latte is on your mind, then do not delay to get those sav-age urges fulfilled with hand pulled and thoughtfully prepared espresso drinks, lattes and more. There is no more tell-ing mark of quality when your drink is served with the lid off. Why? Amazing,

finely steamed milk foam is a badge of honor. Sloppy foam and steamed milk is a tell tale sign that your barista might not love coffee as much you do. Here are some locally owned places that will satisfy your cravings and tease your taste buds.

Left:Barista's from Bottom's Up. Right: Amazing Amanda Wood.

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Sitting on the back patio, reminisc-ing times with friends and family rarely turns into a major event. For Jim Brunk, that’s exactly what happened. Jim’s wife Heidi tragically passed away dur-ing a summer gathering of friends and family at their ranch in Oakdale. Every-one that knew her loved her and those that would gather after her passing would discuss different ways of honor-ing and celebrating a life well lived that certainly touched all that knew her.

Heidi’s love of music was apparent. She was a member of the local band Remedy, as well as a trio called the Songbirds. Her voice was angelic and her personality was equal to her voice. What better way to honor her memory than to create a music festival and use the proceeds for music and arts scholar-ships for local youths.

The Heidi Brunk Foundation was created and from that came the Sierra View Music Festival. Thousands have attended the event over the past few years and each year the event grows. The entire event is produced by volun-teers in the community and the com-mittee of the Heidi Brunk Foundation. A major effort from local people that have a love of their community and a strong bond amongst friends.

This year, Sierra View Music Festi-val features Eddie Money with special guests Montrose and Pat Travers. Also, local favorites Remedy, The Moon-shine Bandits and Soul Heart. The mu-sic starts at 1:30 pm. Tickets are $25 in advance and $35 at the gate. Tickets are available locally in Oakdale at Oakie’s Board Shop, Most Wanted Winery and RT Power equipment. You can also purchase tickets in Modesto at Skip’s Music or you can buy them online at TicketWeb.com.

If you are unable to attend the Sierra View Music Festival, but you would like to donate to the Heidi Brunk Foun-dation and support local music and arts students, you may contact them at (209) 681-7530.

sierra view MusiC festival enhanCinG the arts

Heidi Brunk

Eddie Money

Remedy

Montrose

Moonshine BanditsPat Travers

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As I am a creature of habit, I never saw any reason to venture in. Wrong, wrong, wrong. Fuzio, which is Italian for ‘fusion’, is locally owned and oper-ated, manager Thomas Lopes informed me, and is not simply an Italian restau-rant, but a fusion restaurant with a wide array of dishes which are prepared in their open red-tiled kitchen. And my ridiculous concern about the preten-tiousness? That flew out the door when I finally went inside.

Please meet Miss Jessica Hailey, bartender extraordinary who is cute as hell and overflowing with compliments about Fuzio. Jessica has been with Fuz-iosince they opened in December of ’01 starting off as a server and then got be-hind Fuzio’s painting-decked bar where she belongs. “My kids and Fuzio are my important things.” A fellow employee told me that she is making up drinks all the time, to which Jessica added, “I love making drinks, inventing them and

watching people enjoy them. People ask what my special is, but I can’t just make you any drink! I have to get to know you so I can make you something perfect.” Example? The Fuzio Cucum-ber Martini. “One of our regulars, Joe, really loved cucumbers but doesn’t like too-sweet of a drink. It’s perfect for this time of year; it’s summer refreshing.” It should be also noted that Jessica, a fel-low gin lover like myself, pours a really lovely gin martini.

Two martinis in, I informed Jes-sica about my previous misconception about Fuzio. She added: “So many people walk by here and think it might be too fancy. You can dress up or down here, from a prom dress to a sundress. When people do come here, we always see them come back again. We take the ordinary and make it dynamic.”

Sometimes its good to be wrongOh right. Nearly forgot to tell you

Fuzio does this really fun deal where

you can electronically check in on their Facebook page for monthly check-in-specials. This month is currently rock-ing a free pair of X-Fest tickets with a $50 dollar order! Be sure to visit their page to see what is going to be featured next month (it’s sure to be fantastic). And if you present a movie/theatre ticket at Fuzio (from that day natural-ly), you can receive a discount on your overall bill. “We are trying to encourage dinner and movie pairings and support the local scene,” says Thomas Lopes.

i have walked past fuzio universal bistro a number of times, however i have never, until today, been inside. why? i had always assumed it was a) a chain, b) an italian restaurant, and C) probably pretentious.

by kate serPa

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fuzio universal bistro

FuzioHappy Hour!weekdays 4-6.30

weekends (for the hung-over crowd) 12-3$3 draft beers

1/2 off appetizers1/2 off signature dish

(which is really, really fantastic)

FuzioCucumber Martini

-First step, muddle cucumber-1/2 oz triple sec-2 ozGrey Goose-whole squeezed lemon-Mix that baby up and pour it into…-1/2 sugar or salt rimmed martini glass(maybe get fancy and do half salt and half sugar!)-And garnish that beauty with:-I slice of skinned cucumber

1020 10th StreetModesto, CA209.557.9711

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The number of people that have cel-lars or wine refrigerators in their house is steadily increasing and I get asked quite frequently about proper wine stor-age and the ageability of wine. The age ability of wine distinguishes it from most other consumable goods. While it is perishable, wine has the ability to change and potentially improve in quality. The ability of a wine to age is influenced by many factors including storage conditions, grape variety, vin-tage, winemaking style and even bottle size. The larger format bottles age more slowly.

The storage conditions of the bottled wine will effect how the wine ages. Heat, widely fluctuating temperatures, direct sunlight and vibrations are wine’s top four enemies. The lower the tem-perature, the more slowly the wine will develop or age. Most experts recom-mend a constant temperature between 55-69 degrees Fahrenheit with 55 being ideal. Additionally, wine bottles should

be stored on their sides so that wine is in contact with the cork. This prevents the cork from drying out or cracking which could allow air in to the bottle.

Scientifically, the ratio of sugars, ac-ids and phenolics (tannins) to water is a key determination of how well a wine can age. Grape varieties with thicker skins, from a dry growing season or where techniques were used to keep yields low will have less water and a higher ratio of sugars, acid and pheno-lics. Additionally, every wine has a de-velopment profile; each varietal is dis-tinct. Most whites are better consumed in their first few years but many Old World whites like German Rieslings and French Sauternes will show better decades later. Most reds will be fine 4-6 years from bottling but they will differ in their ageability. Zinfandels, for ex-ample, do not develop in the way that Cabernet Sauvignons do and are best enjoyed within the first 2-6 years while many Cabernets will show well 15-20

years from vintage. Young cabernets exhibit deep, rich fruit flavors and of-ten hard tannins. The aging process can be compared to fresh versus cooked sauces. In the case of fresh sauces, the components retain their separate identi-ties. Cooking blends the distinct flavors together and after time, typically around ten years in the case of top grade Caber-nets, the fresh aspects begin to develop or meld into one. Most Merlots and New World Pinot Noirs should probably be consumed in the first 4-6 years. Many

Syrah will last 8-10 years. However, it should be noted that these are general-izations. You might open a fifteen year old Merlot and be amazed. Which brings us to probably the most important fac-tor; individual taste. As each varietal is distinct and different, so are individual tastes, the key is to learn what you like; young or old, and to drink your wines when you will enjoy them most. It is al-ways better to drink a wine a little too early than too late. The Vintage Cellar, [email protected].

wine storaGe and aGinGI’ve read that most wine purchased in the United States is consumed weeks or days, if not hours, from the time of purchase. while i believe this, i know that it holds less true today than it did years ago.

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Mandy walshI grew up in a similar size town in Tx - Beaumont - which is on the humid,

hurricane-struck coast of East Texas so what I LOVE IS THE WEATHER! Modesto actually has seasons and wonderful temperatures. I love the friendly people and family values of Modesto. I rarely go anywhere inModesto where I don't see someone I know and all the regular stores and restaurants that I visit know me and provide great customer service. Modesto is "All American", because we have awesome outdoor events like concert in the park, downtown art walks and festivals and parades but the Gallo Center for the Arts has really provided a venue and gatheringplace to celebrate the arts and inspire our kids - I'm so grateful!

We need jobs and education! This city cannot reach its full potential until we can provide opportunities for young people to return here and find a careerlo-cally. Additionally, we have to offer jobs that provide security and chances for advancement for all young people - college bound or not! We need industry and business to want to locate here and hire our citizens. We have amazing farmland in the valley that needs to be protected, but we also have many hard working people who just need a chance to have a good job and provide for their families!

I think it would also be wonderful if Modesto could overhaul the parks and bike trails. There is so many beautiful spots in this town that need attention and care. I want our city to be attractive, landscaped, pedestrian and bike friendly! We should feel safe and proud in our parks and in downtown. Modestans need to take pride in their city.

interview Modesto is YouThere is no more important voice in Modesto than that people that live here and make things happen. our people make Modesto, USA a Classic American City. our people deliver the way of life we call ModestoCana. our people own our local restaurants, create our local music, start our businesses, create our art and culture and give back in ways that very few communities can boast. Part of celebrating is growing and evolving. we can do better and there are a million awesome ideas out there to make Modesto even better. So we asked a wide range of people two questions and asked them for a Twitter length response. 1) what do you love about Modesto and what makes us “A Classic American City” and 2) what can we do to make Modesto even better. do you have a story to tell? email us at [email protected] and we will post your story on www.modestoview.com

Jeremiah williamsThe one thing about I love about

Modesto is that history still can be made here andthere are still unwritten chap-ters that will be written by our children & grandchildren. Modesto has a bright future. Modesto's like Coca-Cola "the real American classic"

The way we make Modesto better is do what we've done best, see a problem fix it. Believe the unbelievable and nev-er say it can't be done, created, changed or done better.

dave LopezIt is the people that I love. From

the man who offered me mustard for my hot dog at concert in the park, to Mitch, at Tresetti's, who remembers everybody's name, to the woman at the supermarket who patiently waits while my wife processes her coupons. This community has been celebrating fourth of July for 137 years together. We stick together and we stick to it. And let's not forget American graffiti the only place in the world that truly knows how to show off car history. Let'sjust call that "Modestocana". For me and my family we will always call Modesto home.

Blake StewardGreat weather, farming, a vibrant

downtown, The State Theater, base-ball, awesome people, and all the cool cars…it reminds me of my Midwest roots.

Incentives to develop business, re-duce government regulation and taxes, and get peopleback to work; double-digit unemployment is not acceptable.

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All American City

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Kim CallizoI love Modesto for the very small town feel of it yet with all the culture! A

great summer night is hitting an early dinner on an outside patio at one of the downtown restaurants and then off to CIP where you can run into so many people you know and that you don't always see. I always think of the Cheers song, Some-time you want to go where everybody knows your name and they're always glad you came. The older you get there's something to be said about that and to me that is a Classic American City!

The most important thing that needs to be done for Modesto is for our teenage population! Everyone talks about what a great place it is to come back to raise a family, but we need more activities and places for ourteens to go! We have got the 21 and over scene covered. No cruising for them like we did, which are some of my favorite teen memories in Modesto as I am sure for others, or heading to ski beach at Turlock Lake on the weekends

Mike MoradianWhy are we a Classic American City? I love the friendliness of Modestan’s,

MoBand at Graceada Park, 4 of July Parade…What is the most important thing we need to do to make Modesto even better?

Coordinate efforts between groups that help Modesto become better, like Love Modesto and "Taking it to the Streets" has done with beautifying Modesto.

roman wagner The vibrant local music scene!

Modesto is home to many great lo-cal bands and artists that are available to enjoy on a nightly basis. Modesto is also a fun-loving town, filled with people who are genuinely friendly, and happy to toast one another on every occasion! We have a vibrant night-life that has something to offer for everyone!

I believe Modesto has many great traditions that are already an intrinsic part of thecommunity. Expanding on these, and helping to create others, can bring the community rewards both ec-onomically and culturally. Civic and City Pride needs to be fostered and nurtured, so people's from all around will understand what a great city Modesto is!

Todd Aaronson I love the attitude of Modestans! Look at all we physically (not just finan-

cially) support - Airport Collaborative, Virginia Corridor, Love Modesto, Habitat for Humanity, Salvation Army Breakfast, Amgen Tour and much more. We thrive on volunteerism!

Stop worrying about what others think of us or lists we are not at the top of and concentrate on all that makes us good… then make those things GREAT! Then we'll tell the world!

Jessica SmartRaise a family, play/recreate year-

round, beautiful trees everywhere, unique dining downtown, yummy lo-cal and fresh produce and travel any-where you want.

Get involved. If you have an is-sue with something, then take action. Modesto is only as great as its resi-dents make it – own it, make it better, no excuses.

Mike & Kim

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Lloyd GomezTweet #1: Modesto's community

continues to embrace a well known heritage; American Graffiti, which brings a positive perception to our city.

Tweet #2: I'm being biased here but I'd love to see a platform that high-lights Modesto's 'creative culture' An institute for architects, designers etc

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"Modestans know that they do not Make the sun rise. when a late sPrinG rain knoCks the alMond blossoMs off the tree, they do not look for soMeone to blaMe. they Persevere".

debra Brady

Kate TrompetterThe art. The culture. The community. There is so much to celebrate about our

history and what we have made if it and amazing people to share it with.We need to treat Modesto better. Treat it like a friend, family member or part-

ner. Don’t say negative things about it and take pride in your relationship with it.

deborah SteinbergI love Modesto, because there is a

strong sense of community spirit here. In the Bay Area your friends are spread out over many towns, and it is likely you live in one town but commute to another, so you never have time to en-joy where you live. In Modesto people know their neighbors, and you can hard-ly go to a community event like "Con-certs in the Park" without running into everyone you know.

To make our community even better we need to focus on education and en-couraging others into making better life-style choices. More exercise opportuni-ties, and less fast food! Stay in school and learn a skill or go to college.

debra BradyDiverse, excellent music is heard

everywhere. Two degrees of separa-tion: generations of families have planted and invested themselves here. Community!

How could Modesto even be bet-ter?

The true measure of a city is how the most vulnerable citizens fair: Com-passionate healing for mental illness. Unemployed find productive, sustain-ing work.

Victoria KripnerI'm a Modesto native and have al-

ways loved this city. A city of amaz-ing people and contrasts... where small town village charm meets city chic hipster. Where agriculture, phil-anthropic hearts and youth sports harmonize with arts, entertainment and tattoos! You will always discover something new going on!

What can we do to make it bet-ter? Come together and work with our elected leaders, volunteer to help your neighbor, buy local and promote, promote, promote this great classic American city!

Chris ricciModesto has the best people on

earth, it’s the community itself that makes it special.

Improve public education. Re-duce drop out rate to 15% by 2016. Increasecollege grad rate to 20% by 2020.

ross & deborah

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Since 2000, XFest has been the huge summer party for Modesto. Our downtown streets have been home to over 100 stages, over 600 bands and nearly 200,000 party goers. August 6, at 5:00 pm, the gates will open on the 2012 XFest, featuring huge perfor-mances by Panic at the Disco, Moon-shine Bandits, DAM, Y&T, Jerimiah and so many more. 10 Stages, 50 bands and 15,000 of your closest friends will celebrate music and fun.

Lots of exciting new news as we roll up to show time Aug 6. There are new stages loaded with local bands like Lovecore, Hickory, Dandelion Mas-sacre and more and by Aug 6, there will be a comedy stage as well. XFest

will truly have something for everyone whether you want to eat, drink, dance or just listen and soak up the scene.

Key things to plan: Car pool, drink lots of water, park a few blocks away from XFest and walk. Bring your cam-era, your party attitude, and make sure XFest is a fun and safe night. Make it easy and get there early when the lines are short and just find a good place to hang. You will not regret it. Send us your fave XFest pics after the show and we will post them in ModestoView.com and use the best ones in our spe-cial XFest Rear View Mirror. Most importantly, stay safe and have a blast at XFest.

Budweiser / KHoP StageBraata 6:00 - 6:30Suburban Legends 6:45 - 7:30Lyrics Born 7:45 - 8:30Moonshine Bandits 8:45 - 9:30Panic at the Disco 10:00 - 10:45Dead Kennedys 11:00 - 11:45The Hold Up 12:00 - 1:00

dos equis / KHoP StageAbby James 6:15 - 6:30Matty Comer 6:45 - 7:15Ultraviolet Sound 7:15 - 7:30Dev 7:45 - 8:15Fiesta Boyz 8:30 - 9:45Jeremih 9:00 - 9:30Hollopoynt 9:45 - 10:30Nytruss 10:45 - 11:00Frankie J 11:00 - 11:45Los Punks 12:00 - 1:00

Modesto Toyota / The Hawk StageTragic Culture 6:00 - 6:45Princess Die 7:15 - 8:00Mr. Big 8:30 - 9:30DAM 9:45 - 10:30Y&T 11:00 - 12:00Ambush 12:15 - 1:00

American outlaws/Talk of the Town StagePanduh/Problem 6:00 - 8:00Daniel Mendez/Phlim 8:00 - 9:00Nick G / DJ Topek One 9:00 - 10:00DJ Splyce 10:00 - 11:30DJ Vice 11:30 - 1:00Fuzio StageKnuckle Headz 6:00 - 7:00Hari Cary 7:15 - 8:30Wicked Hickie 8:45 - 9:45All American Brothers & Sisters 10:00 - 10:45El Marauder 11:00 - 11:45Sinister Suite 12:00 -1:00

Fat Cat StageSix-47 6:00 - 7:00California Medication 7:15 - 8:00Dubious Groove 8:15 - 9:00Weaksas 9:15 - 10:00DJ ZYA/ DJ Dade 10:00 - 11:00True Spokes 10:30 -11:30Eric G 11:30 - 12:30David Q 12:30 - 2:00TBA 1:00 - 2:30

Sin Cal Industries StageWarpath Assassins 6:00 - 6:45Nothing But Losers 7:00 - 7:45Better Left Unsaid 8:00 - 8:45Third World Empire 9:00 - 9:45Broken Trojan 10:00 - 10:45Through the Ashes 11:00 - 11:45Through the Threshold 12:00 -12:45

Sweet Pea Knickers/Serrano rockabilly StageRockin Rick & Rhythm Wrangler 6:00 - 6:45 Infamous Swanks 7:00 - 7:45Refuzniks 8:00 - 8:45The Pendletons 9:00 - 9:45The Ghost Town Hangmen 10:00 - 10:45Avenue Saints 11:00 - 11:45

Sweat entertainment StageLouie C 7:00 - 8:00DJ River 8:00 0- 9:00DJ Shortie 9:00 - 10:00Marv J and Krayzie 10:00 - 1:00DJ Recess / Weaksas 11:00 - 12:00DVS / DJ Ogre 12:00 - 12:45

Hippie Commune StageDandelion Massacre 6:00 - 6:45Soul Simple 7:00 - 7:45Walnut Road 8:00 - 8:45Lovecore 9:00 - 9:45Hickory 10:00 - 10:45Bad Medicine 11:00 - 11:45Jam Session 12:00 - 12:45

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by Chris MurPhy

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The Fans have spoken. 2-Time MAMA winner, formerly Tracy based, now residing in San Francisco Megan Slankard is among the established and rising stars named as winners in The 10th Independent Music Awards Vox Pop poll, the fan-determined portion of the influential international awards pro-gram for independent bands and fans

More than 57,000 music fans from around the world voted online for their favorite self-released and independent label artists. More than 75 percent of these “people’s voice” selections dif-fered from those named in February by The 10th IMAs’ artist and industry judging panel that included Tom Waits, Suzanne Vega, Ozzy Osbourne, Aimee Mann, Seal, Anthony DeCurtis (Rolling Stone), Kevin Lyman (Warped Tour), and Bill Bragin (Lincoln Center) among many other music industry profession-als. Hear Megan Slankard's winning song "The Happy Birthday" at www.meganslankard.com

The talent that originates and is de-veloped here in Modesto is truly amaz-ing.

MaMa winner MeGan slankard wins aGain!

better left unsaidBrent Terry from Better Left Unsaid

has just returned from a 2 month, 50 date National Tour with Mushroom-head. This was a huge tour and they have new fans all over the USA. With all of this road training and fine tuning, they are having a "homecoming" show of sorts on August 26th at The Fat Cat. Rock 96.7 will be promoting the show and hopefully we can get some BLU music on the air for this “national tour-

ing band”. Brent Terry reported in, “We are waving the Modesto, Ca flag very proud with every US tour we do and would love to let the folks at home what we are doing. Having 2 videos on MTV, single at 35+ radio stations, and con-tinuous touring, etc, etc! Ok Modesto music fans, you know what to do, be there on Aug 26 at the Fat Cat and wel-come BLU home! www.facebook.com/blumusic Friend them today!

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Speaking of an amazing time, John Griswold’s Global Music Series delivered success with recent sold out show with Bra-zilian vocalist Fabiana Passoni. The events continue and take place at a private inti-mate house in Modesto, no long lines, body scans, excess baggage fees, or Elvis impres-sions, or DJ’s. The food that is catered is so good someone stole quite a few dishes last show. Beverages are BYOB. Next up is ev-ery lady’s and some of the guy’s out there heartthrob, Slim Man coming August 28th. So give John a holler at: (209) 491-7185, or http://www.eArtsnews.com.

Another hot summer night spot to cool down in with some great music is Vito's Italian Ristorante at 918 13th Street in the location formerly of Oceana Bar & Grill. Saturday nights the music continues with Jazz, Rhythm & Blues, and Latin music with a showcase for vocalists from 8:30 to 11:30 with great food and full bar. There will also be an invitational late night jam for musicians getting off the gig. The line up for August is: 6th Gloria Scott Band, 13th TBA, 20th Gloria Scott Band, 27th Big Earl & the Cryin’ Shame. If you have not heard of Gloria Scott, she is one of our best sing-ers in the valley that used to sing with Sly & The Family Stone, and produced by Barry White back in the day. Call (209) 576-1851 for more info and happy hour specials avail-able.

And on the B-side the Jams continue: Jax on H Street continues to host the Blue Monday Jam session every Monday night featuring the best in local bands hosting the jam playing Jazz, R & B, Funk, Rock, Reggae in an all-age venue. The lineup for August is: 1st Valley Rhythm Section with Tanya Sweet on vocals, 8th special guest the monster John Stowell on guitar with Johnny Valdez & Straight Ahead, 15th Gloria Scott Band, 22nd Big Earl & the Cryin’ Shame, and 29th Eric Benson & Ultra Lounge with special guest Derik Rolando on timbales and percussion. The Third Thursday Art Walk on the 18th is held down with the mighty Tim Allen on piano and keys doing some Elton and Billy Joel, and standards. Jax is located at 1016 H Street behind the Gallo Center. Music starts at 7:00, with dance mu-sic by 8:30 with food and full bar available in an all-age venue. Call (209) 522-4259 for questions.

Another Blues Jam is happening at The Copper Rhino with Rhythm Deluxe with vocalist Cheryl Miller. They host a jam third Thursdays to coincide with the downtown farmers market on 10th Street from7:00 to 9:30 and the third Thursday Art Walk, how’s that for cross promotion. Gil Sabatini man-ager of Skip’s Music is now slinging guitar & singing with the group.

On August 13th an amazing Jazz mae-stro pianist Keiko Matsui comes to the State. Call the State (209) 527-4697 for the lowdown.

Sips Bistro and Wine shop also features music in a casual setting Sunday afternoons from 6:00 to 9:00 with food and wine tast-ing. Come by for a sip or just a little nip, call Diana for more details at (209) 527-7477.

The Boardroom located on the corner at J Street and 16th Street continues with an ambitious schedule of live music 5 nights a week. They are featuring Blues on Tues-day nights from 9:00 on with local acts on Tuesdays. Our own Johnny & Kelly holdin’ down Friday nights there. There is a dress code weekends so call (209) 409-8665 for details.

On the concert in the park thing Oakdale August 5th has Dale Hines and friends, and August 12th the Fabulous Blue Notes. And the Sierra View Music Fest August 27th fea-tures Eddie Money, Montrose, Pat Travers, and others to benefit the Heidi Brunk Mu-sic Scholarship Fund, call681-7530 for the scoop.

And if you love Jazz like I love Jazz there are two cats to listen at, Jim Denon and Johnny Valdez. They both teach and are nice people and the real deal. Jim is at phone (209) 576-1330, or email him at [email protected]. Johnny can be reached at (209) 968-1245, and can be seen at Blue Monday Jam at Jax on H Street.

I encourage all of you to send me your info and I will send it out on weekly email and in the Modesto View. Hit me at: [email protected], or give me a holler at (209) 918-7033.

All the best, Eric Benson,peace out.

What’S NeW WIth Jazz and blues?by eriC benson

i want to encourage you all to come out and enjoy our music and arts culture right here in the Valley, right here in the Downtown. You don’t have to drive to San Francisco to see a great production of drama or music.

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I recently received an email from Linda Balmer of Modesto and she ex-plained that she liked to “know some-one in the know in the Mo.” That was a nice thing for her to write. I’m glad to help.

So, August is August in Modesto. You know what I mean. We have a concert festival downtown on August 6th that you have probably read a thing or two about. It involves about 20,000 crazy music fans, about 100 porta-pot-ties and about 32,654 of Modesto’s fin-est police officers. And their guns. And their mace. Act appropriately. Be good humans.

The lineup this year is as hot as ever and there is something for everyone to enjoy. Check it out. Support Chris Ricci and his team of beer vendors and

bikini models. Good times!If you need a good laugh before X-

Fest, cruise by The Fat Cat the night before the big throw-down. Local pro-moter and awesome community ad-vocate, Issac Ames has put together a wild night of comedy featuring local comedians such as El Roberto and a whole posse of cow pokes and hustlers from outside of the area.

I will be performing. I will be funny. My set will be short. Come see me. If you don’t, I don’t get paid and I will have to be homeless. That is not funny at all. That is sad.

The show will be headlined by Dan R. Wilson of San Francisco and ac-cording to Ames, he is a very cool cat with some serious skill.

“Dan R. Wilson is a San Francisco

Bay Area comedian with a knack for relating to and engaging audiences,” said Ames. “Dan has been a finalist in the Improv Comedy Competition, the Killer Laughs Comedy Competition, and is a regular performer in comedy clubs and college campuses from Los Angeles to Alaska.”

Music fans can rejoice and celebrate throughout the month at The Copper Rhino. Their promoter, Jill Ferris is firing up an intense new local music series with a variety of acts from in-side and outside of The Valley. Count on local favorites such as Peaceable Jones and Nidiet and a whole slew of others. Everything including pop, alter-native, reggae and punk will be mixed in over the course of the series. There will be something new and special ev-ery week.

what's uP Modesto?by ruben Porras

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i am sitting here thinking about what on earth to write this month and i am pretty excited. it has been a while since someone told me that they were bored in town. that is good to hear. that is what our goal is with the Modestoview. we want you to be happy and have some fun!

If you’re anyone in the entertainment business in central valley, this name may sound familiar “Chris Ricci”. Chris is the General Manager of one of the original night clubs in Modesto Fat Cat Music House and Lounge. He is a member of the Entertainment Commission in Modesto and this man brings you X Fest every year, he is a partner in the MAMA awards, and VP of Big Time records and President of Chris Ricci presents and a parter in the Producing Group. This man has his hands in just about anything to do with music & entertainment. Fiesta Boyz had the opportunity to meet up with one busy man and here’s what he had to say.

FiestaBoyz: Thank you very much for taking time off your busy schedule

to allow us to Interview you. I un-derstand this is one of your biggest months when you bring X-Fest to town. Tell the readers the story how X-Fest came about and how many years it has been run-ning?Chris Ricci: This is our 12th year of X Fest. We started it in 2000 right after City Hall was rebuilt and Brenden Theater was finished. We thought the redevelopment was a green light for a new kind of entertainment downtown, so we rolled the dice. Aces!

FBZ: Who are the selected head lin-ers for X Fest?

CR: I think that really depends who you are. Many think that Panic! At the Disco is the headliner, others would pick Jeremih, and some might say Mr. Big, Dead Ken-

nedys, Frankie J or DJ Vice.

Chris riCCi

when you talk entertainment in the central valley, the average person begins by naming clubs, dJs, bands & artists. allow us to make you think bigger. who brings the biggest fest to the central valley California?

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More Metal news MakinG an iMPaCtby Mike vanekwww.faCebook.CoM/Mike.vanek

Ok…first of all this month I must touch on the biggest topic going around town thesedays. Metal bands at X-Fest!! For years metal bands were a no no when it came to X-Fest. Due to a certain incident at the State Theater that I’m not really allowed to speak of, metal bands have been exiled from Modesto’s biggest yearly music festival but those days have hopefully faded away. This year there is the Sin-Cal Industries “Rock” stage that is mostly populated my local Modesto Area Heavy Metal bands!! This is a major victory for all of us in the local metal scene and people that normally pass on X-Fest due to the bands that are booked are now finding themselves seeking tickets to this mas-sive event. We applaud Chris Ricci for recognizing metal as a valuable part of the local music scene.

Sin-Cal Industries rock Stage At X-Fest 2011

warpath Assassins 6:006:45Nothing But Losers 7:007:45Better Left Unsaid 8:008:45Thirdworld empire 9:009:45Broken Trojan 10:0010:45Through The Ashes 11:0011:45Beneath The embers 12:0012:45

In other news this month I must address an Issue…All Ages Venues for Metal bands. Well it has happened again. Shows at The Melody Ballroom at King Kabob are in danger of being shut down. The Clarion Inn refused to host Thrashocalypse in their venue room in August due to “The type of music and the type of people it will bring” unless you rent the parking lot, which includes massive fees and pay for several MPD officers and their vehicles. Listen, I am using this forum to speak to the public. Teenage Kids in Modesto that love Met-al need a place to go and support their bands and friends that are in local bands. I get emails from kids every day beg-ging for a place they can hang out that isn’t strictly 21+. Every time we get a venue it is shutdown within six months. If you know of a place that would al-low kids that wanna buy your pizza or whatever you have to offer to hang out please let me know. Metal kids are not a bad element. For the most part they

are a very respectful group of kids that are very passionate about what they love and that is metal. We applaud places like The Maddux Youth Center and the

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I got to be Ophelia and scream! It was wonderful. Michael Ingram and his uncle Ray Crane worked hard to bring Modesto a new venue. St Claire offers a plethora of arts: Blues, Jazz, Rhythm and Blues, Soul, Poetry, Comedy, Reggae and theatrical per-formances plus food and spirits. Check it out!

Megan Lynch and Traci Sprague have arranged with St. Clair to present their 2011-2012 theatrical season. In November they will present the late Lanford Wilson electrifying play Burn This, in February see the magic and seduction of Jose Rivera’s References to Salvador Dali Makes Me hot, in May Harold Pinter’s Betrayal. Traci and Megan intensive theatre training for youths ages 10-20 through their Center State Youth Summer Conservatory. They aim to inspire a life long involvement in the arts. They are

in needs of donations and sponsors. It is al-ways great to welcome and support a new theater group in our community. They are looking to meet new people to work with. If interested please call 238-0942.

You still can catch Prospect Theater Project’s Lee Marvin Be Thine Name will be presented from July 15- August 7. A third World Premier by Prospect’s favorite playwright, Nick Zagone (Congresswomen, 2001; Our LA Man from Vegas, 2002) St. Augustine once said, “Many who are not pure know many truths.” Follow a priest struggling with a crisis of faith as he is pushed to the limits of his beliefs by a dying man who claims to be the 60’s movie icon Lee Marvin. Lee Marvin Be Thine Name is a strange journey in the search for truth…and underground Malibu.

tiMe to PerforMby kaye osborn

in June, my husband and i attended Center Stage Conservatory’s show the Complete works of williams shakespeare (abridged and revised) at the newly renovated st. Claire theater on 7th street, directed by Megan lynch, Colton dennis, spencer James and traci sprague were very entertaining and enthusiastically interacted with the audience.

performanceview Lee Marvin Be Thine NameThrough August 7Prospect Theater8:00 p.m. Sundays at 2:00 p.m. 549-9341 Tickets $15

The King and IAugust 20, 27 at 7:30 p.m., August 21, 27-28 at 2:00 p.m.: Gallo Center for the Arts Tickets $25-$35

Italian Comedia dell ArteAugust 5 &6 8:00 p.m. Center State Youth Summer Conservatory Griswold’s outdoor Stage1525 Ford Avenue, Modesto $8 General Admission, $5 students call 238-0924

Local information is more important all the time. ModestoView works hard to make sure that we find the positive, exciting and interesting things around town. News is equally impor-tant and there and Carlos Rodri-guez has been out there working the streets to make sure that we all get the rest of the story for the last 10 years. Carlos trained and studied with George and Ellen Stallings (KCRA-3 and Central Valley Reports), and has developed a keen eye for news and top quality video production. His video has been used by the major news outlets for years in-cluding Fox40. Carlos will now be provid-ing you with ModestoView News so you can get more local information to be an informed and up to date citizen. If you are currently following Central Valley TV on twitter, this is now ModestoViewNews. We are excited to have Carlos on the ModestoView team. Professional video production services are also available.

Set ModestoView.com as your home page for the most recent news feed and info.

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For a bit more urbanized or figura-tive people centric, “Meet Your Neigh-bors,” a photo installation billed to show night and day, all over as Jessica Gomula transforms downtown window space with Modesto’s largest photo in-stallation of 150 large format photos of Modesto residents, popping up August 3 to September 18. Nice to see some-thing different show up in our public spaces.

Chella Gonsalves is offering a class in Plein Air Painting, August 4,5,6 or August 9,10 and 11. Mistlin Gallery is also offering Chella’s “Critique your own work” sessions, a CCAA student drawing class and Memory and Art class in August. Call 209-529 3369 for details. Artel is offering several classes in August, including a couple in Vin-tage Altered art, a watercolor paint out with Claudette Garcia, and Glass Plate painting with Nicole Slater. Artel will also be hosting another Mini Painting show in September. Stop in the store at McHenry Village for more details.

Try one of the best values in art adult art classes. Oil Painting Class, via City of Modesto and CCAA. Cre-ate lasting works of art as you learn the skills and techniques of color and com-position through oil painting. All skill levels welcome. Supplies needed prior to the start of class. Call 209.577.5344 for supply list. Supply costs average: $100- $150. Course held at the Senior Center at 211 Bodem Street, Modesto. August 4 –August 25. Thursday, 1 – 4 PM. Adults - 4 sessions/$30.

Breakfast With Bukowski, an ani-mated short film produced by The Run-nels Brothers, will have its Modesto premiere August 13 at Prospect Theater Project, celebrating writer and poet Charles Bukowski, aka "The Poet Lau-reate of Skid Row". Mark and Greg Run-nels have been making the film festival circuit with some success Last month their film short opened in LA, with a companion Modesto Art Raffle give away fundraiser to support their film efforts. Tickets for the local event are

$10. Also playing in August at Prospect, “Lee Marvin be thy Name” an original and world premiere run of a play by Nick Lagone. Last dates, August 4,5,6 and 7. Jim Chris-tiansen paintings are up in the lobby. 520 Scenic Drive. 209) 549-9341 or [email protected]

Art Walk this month is August 18, and will include the usual suspects of the current map list of venues. Don’t be alarmed that the map will change next month. This is the usual six month revision for accurate list of Art Walk stops. Over the summer the 10th Street Farmer’s Market has been open Third Thursdays, down on Tenth Street, and July Art walk featured Linda Knoll and Jordi Camps as featured Artists. Other off the map venues exist, so keep an eye out for art in the windows, on the walls. For the official map online, see www.modestoartwalk.com

Coming up in September is the Modesto International Architectural Festival, the Mistlin Gallery Photogra-phers show, the Modesto Art Museum Mini Print Show, Artel’s mini painting Show, and Remember 9-11 & Remem-

ber Poster Contest. The theme is "Proud to be an American" due Sept. 1st. Con-tact on that one is Carman King, email: [email protected].

Save the date September 24, for “Art in the Garden” a $20/ ticket fundraiser tour of seven home gardens, with addi-tional art at The Queen Bean and Mis-tlin Gallery. Proceeds will go toward the Gallery’s continued operation. Check out Facebook on the Artists of Modesto page. Tickets for “Art in the Garden” will be available at the gallery, 1015 J Street, Modesto. Call the gallery at 209-529-3369 for more information, mem-bership renewal, new membership, or enter the August Member’s Show that follows “En Plein Air.

If you have an event in visual arts Modesto View should add to the col-umn, contact me at [email protected]

august is a time for “en Plein air” with valley sun Catchers at their annual show at Mistlin Gallery. this show features the outdoor painting group members through august 23..

by JiM Christiansen

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Flight Shadows dance,prompted by silent moonlight.Howling wind against the night sky.A chirp.A flutter.A lone bird.Tediously gripping a branch.Inexperienced body. Lame wings.Firstflight a necessity.Feathers ruffled.Beating heart.Silence.wingsout.Head high.eyes set.Flight.

-Pauline Cepeda

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Barbara is no stranger to running, in fact she has been running for 33 years and has been a proud member of The Shadow Chase Running Club since 1996. So perhaps you’re think-ing, OK two runs in one day, placing 2nd Cool! But not far out of the norm for a true runner. But what makes Barbara a Dynamo in my book is that when most folks her age think of run-ning, it’s generally about running to the nearest drug store for their medica-tions in their car. Modesto View Read-ers, Barbara will be 67 years old this year, Like I said, Dynamo! Perhaps, you might have seen Barbara running around Modesto because she runs daily and prefers to run outside all year long no matter what season. Barbara runs about 80 miles a week with a minimum of 10 miles a day to get herself ready for her weekend runs/races ranging 16-20 miles with a grand total of about 400 miles per month, every month, 12 months a year. Dynamo! Or, as Jay-Jay from the 1970’s Good Times TV Show would say, “Dy-No-Mite!” So, perhaps you’re thinking about mobility and how can she be 66 years old and run-ning for 33 years. She must wake up as stiff as a board and tired.

Modesto View readers; a body in motion stays in motion. Barbara started running in her 30’s and has kept with it. It’s helped her keep her mobility and a healthy weight. Barbara pretty much eats whatever she wants and her pre-ferred types of food are carbohydrates such as pasta, breads, and pizza. Her all time favorite dish at any meal is desert. As a runner, Barbara is able to enjoy so much good food without gaining any weight and she’s healthier than the av-erage women in her age group. Heck, in her age decade! I asked Barbara what she enjoys most about running? Her answer, “The Endorphin Release! When I’m done, I have more energy to teach my class and work out afterwards at the MJC gym.”

Barbara is a long distance racer/run-ner, in fact she tells me that it takes her a least 5 miles just to warm up. This would explain why she loved running The Western States 100 Mile Endur-ance Run in 2005 at the age of 60. Fin-ishing in 29 hours 36 minutes and how she recently qualified for The Boston

Marathon as a Super in the 2010 Sur-gical Artistry Modesto Marathon with a time of 4 hours 45 minutes. I asked Barbara, what advice would you give our young readers out there on fitness and how to adopt a healthy lifestyle? “Make time! Don’t try to do so much too soon; give yourself 3 months to es-tablish an exercise routine, your body will let you know what’s good for you as far as exercising as well as eating a healthy diet”

In conclusion, I asked Barbara to share a few words in fitness with our masters 50 plus age division. “Being Active is Normal! Just do it whatever it is and get moving! I recommend walk-ing as a good start to keep your bones dense and strong. Also weight-bearing activity prevents problems down the line and will help prevent osteoporosis. Being active is normal; Get Yourself Moving!”

Quake Note:The Shadow Chase Club Running

Club now has a walking group all levels welcomed and I invite you all to come out to the August 13, 2011 - V.I.P.S. Keep Moving Forward 10k Run & 5k Run/Walk, in Riverbank. Last year I place 1st in my age division and 2nd over all. This year I will take no pris-oners to claim 1st over all. Come out and show me how it’s done and try to de-throne me at the winner’s circle. For more information on this run as well as the shadow chase walking group please contact the nice folks at the shadow chase running club at there website www.shadowchase.org/

dy-no-Mite at 66 by efren Martinez

quakeview

I’ve often said, a body in motion stays in motion. that’s a huge understatement for Barbara elia. the woman is a Dynamo! I was first impressed with Barbara about a year ago when I saw her trail running in Modesto after racing a 5k race! in fact, at our last race together, she raced the Park fete 10k in the morning fallowed by a jog afterwards only to keep herself loose for the davis half Marathon she had planned to race later that night. she placed 2nd in both races in her age division.

Barbara Elia and Efren Martinez.

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Hi my name is Jill Ferris. I guess I am a promoter but lets just say I orga-nize shows so you can hear great local music like songs listed below. There is so much local music talent and I get asked frequently about what songs are the best to listen to. So I have compiled some of my favorites. There’s no hid-den tracks or only live songs or unre-leased, so you can easily find them and hear for yourself. Buy local music and support our local bands.

NideitStay Home

Nideit is a long time favorite of mine. If you are into melodic punk at all this is definitely the band for you. I also hear they have some new material so my suggestion would be to find a live show. They never disappoint. http://www.myspace.com/nideit.

We The SameLeading the Heart Attack

Only a year old and these guys are rocking the scene! I really think that Modesto has needed a band like this for quite a while. They got that "IT" factor that every great pop/ rock band should have. Girls can't help but sway their hips and guys rock out. Definitely a must see band!! http://www.reverbna-tion.com/wethesame OPPORTUNITY ALERT: Aug 26th at Copper Rhino.

IrieTide Reef

I got such a soft spot for reggae and wow to have these guys apart of the Modesto scene, right here in our backyard! This is one of those songs you can't help but smile while you are listening. http://www.facebook.com/irietide?sk=app178091127385 OPPORTUNITY ALERT: Sept 9 at Copper Rhino.

Roy DeanSweet Something

Great Folk artist! Roy is not only a great listen but very entertaining to watch. On top of all that he is a very talented tattoo artist who owns his own shop right here in Modesto called Bound For Glory.http://www.reverbna-tion.com/roydeanOPPORTUNITY ALERT: Oct 7th at Copper Rhino

City PsychologyPast Due

Indie/ pop band with a very energet-ic live show! One of my favorite bands to watch do their thing. Never disap-pointed! http://www.myspace.com/cit-ypsychology OPPORTUNITY ALERT: Sept 9 at The Copper Rhino.

French CassettesMouth Drum

This was such a hard song to choose, they have so many good ones! This one is off their new album called Summer Darling. I finally settled on this song because it reminds me of one of those perfect summer jams. If you have not seen this band you are seriously miss-ing out, these guys know how to put on a show! I am mesmerized every time! http://www.myspace.com/frenchcas-settes.

American Made OutlawDrunk Bastards

This is the punk band you need to know about! I love them, very enter-taining and great guys! http://www.myspace.com/americanmadeoutlaw

Tragic CultureCreatures

Wow talk about a power house rock band! If you have not seen them you are missing out! They got the look, the sound and the energy. I really do not know what else to say other than check them out! http://www.myspace.com/tragicculturemusic.

I really hope you enjoy what you hear. Modesto is so full of talent I am so happy to be apart of it. The show series that I am booking called The Weekly Is-sue (every Friday night at the Copper Rhino on 10th st) will proudly give the stage to everyone of these bands in the weeks to come so like us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/theweek-lyissue for more information and if you bring a copy of this issue to the door any Friday in the month of August you will get in 1/2 off! Don't be a stranger, hope to see you soon!

Jill is a local music and event promoter and does a great job keeping the local bands front and center, matching them up with national touring acts and networking them in to local clubs. Jill has worked with b92.9 and the MaMa awards to make sure local bands get star treatment. this month, she highlights music that you need to hear.

by Jill ferris

playlistview

auGust Playlist

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Dressing up should not be limited to fancy parties or special events. Life should be celebrated everyday; and what better way to celebrate then dress-ing up and making yourself feel like a million bucks? It is obvious that our emotions and feelings radiate to our outer selves, but sometimes we need an extra boost on the outside to maximize our confidence on the inside. Jewelry is one thing that makes me feel special the instant I put it on and I add it into my daily ensemble to get that extra special addition for an overall complete look.

I was fortunate enough to meet local Jewelry Designer, Kim Klingborg, on a jewelry shoot for her business Spell-bound Fashions. Before the shoot I was able to speak to Kim regarding some details of her jewelry business. Kim has been interested in how jewelry was made since she was a little girl. She majored in Fashion Design in college and has always loved being able to find vintage jewelry pieces, experimenting with their settings, and interchanging precious stones to create a one of a kind piece of jewelry. By adding layers of crystals, pearls, and/or chains to some of her pieces, she is able to transform an original piece into a masterpiece. These elegant, semi formal, and casual pieces can be easily added to an everyday out-fit for a perfect special addition.

Although, you can find some Spell-bound Fashions jewelry pieces at some local vintage art festivals and boutiques in the Stanislaus and Merced counties, she recommends having an in home jewelry party. Kim will travel all over

Northern California for in home jew-elry parties and she prefers the in home parties because she is able to connect more with her clients and personalize the pieces specifically for them. She loves being challenged and is able to create custom made pieces, add or change pieces depending on her cli-ent's needs and tastes. With in home jewelry parties clients are able to see and hold the high end quality jewelry pieces and make their purchases right-there. However, some of us like to shop with the extreme convenience of on-line shopping. Spellbound Fashions is now offering purchases right through Facebook. If you are a facebook user go check out their fan page Spellbound Fashions and if you click the “like” but-ton you will receive 10% off your order online on facebook. Yes, facebook is now offering a “shop now” link on the right side of business fan pages so you can shop directly from their facebook page. Don'thave a facebook account? That's fine, because purchases can also be made through their website www.spellboundfashions.com (it will bring you to the facebook page, but you don't need a facebook account to order this way). I am ready to start my next girl's night out with a Spellbound Fashions Jewelry Party and what I don't end up getting that day I will make sure my husband knows exactly what I'm wish-ing for from Spellbound Fashions.

liGhts, CaMera, fashion!! by shasta boss

fashionview

as august rolls around and all the young people start getting excited and ready to start school again, us parents need to celebrate too. with summer ending and school beginning consider having an end of summer gathering, fun date night, or girl's night out with your closest friends. dress up and go enjoy the warm and beautiful weather while the hot august nights surround us.

DeAndra Brown is presenting Queen Ann and Princess Ann, by Spellbound Fashions.

Macie Gilstrap is wearing Impress, with maroon colored glass faceted beads and a pendant on a gold chain.

Photography by NCIStudios.com, Makeup done by Shasta Boss, Styling by Kim Klingborg, Spellbound Fashions.

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MONDAY, AUgUST 01, 2011

Blue Monday Jam

Compose and Create

Film-The Tree of Life

Free Pool

Karaoke

Monday Night Karaoke

En Plein Air

Modesto 7th St Flea Market

Out of Focus Exhibit


Modesto Nuts vs Stockton

The Tree of Life

Open Mic

TUESDAY, AUgUST 02, 2011

Compose and Create

Downtown Restaurant Week

Ernie & Dave Jam

Film-The Trip

Karaoke

Poker League

T's Night Out

Tim Quinn Live

Tues Pint & Trivia

Tuesday Bluesday

En Plein Air



My First Drawing Class

28th Annual National Night Out

National Night Out 2011

Bowling Leagues for 2011

Beer Pong Tourney

Modesto Nuts vs Stockton

Open Mic Tuesdays w Jay Smith

Salsa Lessons

Stanislaus Civil War Association Meeting

Sushi Industry Night

WEDNESDAY, AUgUST 03, 2011

80s Night

Compose and Create

Film-The Trip

Karaoke

Neil Beuttner Live

Wine Tasting

Wine Tasting

Wine Tasting

En Plein Air



Mommy and me Art

My 2nd Art Class

Creole jazz kings

Karaoke

Meet your Neigbor Photo Expo

DJ Heather Debut gig!

THURSDAY, AUgUST 04, 2011

80s DJ

College House Party

Compose and Create

Johnny&Kelly

Karaoke

Live Music in the Plaza

Neil & Matt

Salsa Night

Thursday at the Alley

Thursday Blues

Thursday Jam

Modesto Certified Farmers Market

Throwback Thursdays

En Plein Air



Beginning Drawing and Painting

Modesto 10th Street Farmers Market

Oakdale Certified Farmers' Market

Live Music


Mommy/Daddy & Me Art

Peacable Jones-Spooky Moon

Poker Tourney

Lee Marvin Be Thy Name

Throwback Thursday's

Karaoke Time

Alley Bar Party

FRIDAY, AUgUST 05, 2011

Compose and Create

DJ Tav

Film- Buck

House DJ party

Karaoke

Live Local Music

Live Local Music

Live Music

Live Music

Neil & Matt

Turlock Certified Farmers' Market

En Plein Air



Plein Art Painting

Catfish Boys

Graffiti Friday & Saturday Summer Nights

Comedy Night

greg Scudder Live

Karaoke

Cursed-Forever Obscured


Live Local Music

Live Music

Jacked up Fridays

Open House Party - Nate Reim

Camp Jack Hazard Family

SATURDAY, AUgUST 06, 2011

DJ Kevin

Film- Buck

Karaoke

Live Local Bands

Live Local Music

Live Local Music

Live Music

Live Music

Saturday Jazz Live

X Fest



En Plein Air


Plein Art Painting

Rockbilly Stage - X Fest!

X Fest 2011

EXP Band



Old Friends Reunion

X Fest

Bellydancing Happy Hour

Oakdale Concerts In the Park

Karaoke


Live Local Music

Noches de Aventura!


Moonshine X Fest After Party

Sunday, August 07, 2011

Film- Buck

Open Mic W/ Solo Bass Jake

Red Hot Musical Summer End

Sunday Champagne & Jazz

Modesto Vintage Faire Farmer's Market

Jax on H

Modesto Sound

State Theatre

Nino's Place

Midway Lounge

The Boardroom

Mistlin Gallery

7th St Auction Yard

Chartreuse Muse

Chartreuse Muse

John Thurman Field

State Theatre 1307 J St

Clarion 1612 Sisk Road

Modesto Sound

Downtown Restaurants

Barkin Dog

State Theatre

Midway Lounge

Nino's Place

T's on 9th

Speakeasy

P Wexford's Pub

The Boardroom

Mistlin Gallery

Chartreuse Muse

Chartreuse Muse

Mistlin Gallery

Chavez, Marshall Parks & Neighborhoods

Neighborhoods Throughout Modesto

Yosemeti Lanes

The Other Place

John Thurman Field

Jax on H


St. Pauls Episcopal Church

Miki Japanese Restaurant

The Boardroom

Modesto Sound

State Theatre

Midway Lounge

P Wexford's Pub

Bacchus

Sips Bistro

Tresetti's Café

Mistlin Gallery

Chartreuse Muse

Chartreuse Muse

Mistlin Gallery

Mistlin Gallery


Nino's Place

Downtown Modesto

Jax on H

Speakeasy

Copper Rhino

Modesto Sound

P Wexford's Pub

Midway Lounge

Fuzio Bistro

The Boardroom

Bacchus

The Alley Bar

Copper Rhino

T's on 9th

Downtown Modesto 16th St

Shooters Pub- Clarion

Mistlin Gallery

Chartreuse Muse

Chartreuse Muse

Mistlin Gallery


Downtown Oakdale 3rd Ave

Nino's Place

Downtown Modesto

Mistlin Gallery

Copper Rhino

The Other Place

Prospect Theatre Project


Skewers Kabob House

Alley Bar at the Palladium

Modesto Sound

Bacchus

State Theatre

Copper Rhino

Midway Lounge

The Boardroom

Tresetti's Café

P Wexford's Pub

T's on 9th

Speakeasy

Main St & Broadway, Turlock, CA

Mistlin Gallery

Chartreuse Muse

Chartreuse Muse

Mistlin Gallery

Nino's Place

A & W Drive In

Fat Cat 930 11th St

The Other Place

Yosemite Lanes

Spinnakers


The Boardroom


Skewers Kabob House

Jax on H

www.cjh2011.com

Bacchus

State Theatre

Midway Lounge

Speakeasy

The Boardroom

Tresetti's Café

P Wexford's Pub

T's on 9th

Vito's Ristorante

Downtown Modesto



Mistlin Gallery

Chartreuse Muse

Mistlin Gallery

Downtown Modesto

Downtown Modesto

Nino's Place

A & W Drive In

Downtown Modesto

Minnie's Restaurant

Fat Cat 930 11th St Modesto

Skewers Kabob House

Dorada Park Oakdale

Yosemite Lanes


The Boardroom

Azucar Restaurant and Lounge

www.cjh2011.com

Copper Rhino

State Theatre

Queen Bean

Johnny's House

Sips Bistro

Vintage Faire Village

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Mistlin Gallery

Mancino Bowl Graceada Park

Chartreuse Muse

Mistlin Gallery

Double Tree Hotel Pool

Nino's Place

Downtown Modesto

John Thurman Field

Yosemite Lanes


www.cjh2011.com

Jax on H

State Theatre

Nino's Place

Midway Lounge

Downtown Modesto

The Boardroom

Mistlin Gallery

Chartreuse Muse

John Thurman Field



State Theatre

Midway Lounge

Downtown Modesto

Nino's Place

T's on 9th

Speakeasy

P Wexford's Pub

The Boardroom

Mistlin Gallery

Chartreuse Muse

Mistlin Gallery

Yosemeti Lanes

Barkin Dog

The Other Place

John Thurman Field

Jax on H



The Boardroom

State Theatre

Midway Lounge

P Wexford's Pub

Bacchus

Sips Bistro

Tresetti's Café

Barkin Dog

Mistlin Gallery

Chartreuse Muse

Mistlin Gallery


Nino's Place

Downtown Modesto

Speakeasy

Copper Rhino


State Theatre

P Wexford's Pub

Midway Lounge

Fuzio Bistro

The Boardroom

Bacchus

The Alley Bar

Copper Rhino

T's on 9th


Mistlin Gallery

Chartreuse Muse

Mistlin Gallery

Mistlin Gallery



The Other Place


Skewers Kabob House

Fat Cat Music House

Fat Cat Music House

Bacchus


State Theatre

Copper Rhino

Midway Lounge

The Boardroom

Tresetti's Café

P Wexford's Pub

T's on 9th

Speakeasy

O'Malley's Bar


Brenda Athletic Club

Mistlin Gallery

Chartreuse Muse

Nino's Place

A & W Drive In

Jax on H

The Other Place

Yosemite Lanes

Copper Rhino


Skewers Kabob House

Jax on H

Fat Cat Music House

Bacchus


Seranno's Social Club

Midway Lounge

Speakeasy

The Boardroom

Tresetti's Café

P Wexford's Pub

T's on 9th

Calaveras County FairGrounds

Azukar

Vito's Ristorante

Fat Cat Music House


Galaxy Theatre - Riverbank

Galaxy 12 Theatres



Mistlin Gallery

Chartreuse Muse

Sierra Railroad Oakdale

Spring Creek G&CC

Jax on H

A & W Drive In

Downtown Modesto

Nino's Place

Skewers Kabob House

Dorada Park Oakdale


Serrano Social Club

Yosemite Lanes

P. Wexford Pub

State Theatre


State Theatre

Queen Bean

Sips Bistro



Chartreuse Muse

Nino's Place

Downtown Modesto

Yosemite Lanes

Jax on H


State Theatre

Nino's Place

Midway Lounge

Downtown Modesto

The Boardroom

Chartreuse Muse




Barkin Dog

State Theatre

Midway Lounge

Downtown Modesto

Nino's Place

T's on 9th

Speakeasy

P Wexford's Pub

The Boardroom

Chartreuse Muse

The Other Place

Jax on H


The Boardroom


State Theatre

Midway Lounge

P Wexford's Pub

Bacchus

Sips Bistro

Tresetti's Café

Chartreuse Muse


Nino's Place

Downtown Modesto

Downtown Modesto

Speakeasy

Modesto

Copper Rhino

En Plein Air

Modstock 2011


Plein Art Painting

Rock-It Scientist Pool Party

Karaoke


Modesto Nuts vs High Desert Mavericks

Karaoke



MONDAY, AUgUST 08, 2011Blue Monday Jam

Film- Buck

Free Pool

Karaoke



En Plein Air



Open Mic

TUESDAY, AUgUST 09, 2011Downtown Restaurant Week

Film- Buck

Karaoke


Poker League

T's Night Out

Tim Quinn Live

Tues Pint & Trivia

Tuesday Bluesday

En Plein Air


Plein Air Painting

Bowling Leagues for 2011

2nd Tuesday-Open Mic Poetry

Beer Pong Tourney



Salsa Lessons

Sushi Industry Night

WEDNESDAY, AUgUST 10, 201180s Night

Film- Buck

Karaoke

Neil Beuttner Live

Wine Tasting

Wine Tasting

Wine Tasting

Raylene's Singer Songwriter Showcase

En Plein Air


Plein Air Painting

Creole jazz kings

Karaoke


THURSDAY, AUgUST 11, 201180s DJ

College House Party


Film- Buck

Johnny&Kelly

Karaoke


Neil & Matt

Salsa Night


Thursday Blues

Thursday Jam


En Plein Air


Plein Air Painting

Intermediate Drawing and Painting Class



Poker Tourney


Karaoke Time


Beer Pong Tourney

Comedy Night

DJ Tav


Film-The Beginners

House DJ party

Karaoke

Live Local Music

Live Local Music

Live Music

Live Music

Neil & Matt

Z Strain Live


50th Annual Modesto Open Tennis Tournament

En Plein Air


Autumn garden


Nick Rockwell, Chad Dillion, & TBD

greg Scudder Live

Karaoke

Bully the Kid, Dandelion Massecre +

Live Music

Jacked up Fridays

Open House Party - glen, Dade, & SJ


Disturbing the Peace

DJ Kevin


John Rosenblum Band

Karaoke

Live Local Bands

Live Local Music

Live Local Music

Live Music

Live Music

Mountain Aire Freedom Fest

Noches de Aventura!

Saturday Jazz Live

Talk of the Town Presents


Shadow Chase - VIPS Keep Movign

Moving Walk Run



En Plein Air


Scenic Lunch Train

Liquid Blue Live

DJ Heather, Scott Ducey, & Kayleigh Nicole



Rock Lobster



Breakfast With Bukowski Film Premier

Josh Rosenblum Live

Karaoke

Live Irish Music

Keiko Matsui

SUNDAY, AUgUST 14, 2011


Film-The Beginners






Karaoke


Karaoke


Blue Monday Jam


Film-The Beginners

Free Pool

Karaoke




Open Mic

TUESDAY, AUgUST 16, 2011Downtown Restaurant Week


Ernie & Dave Jam

Film-The Beginners

Karaoke


Poker League

T's Night Out

Tim Quinn Live

Tues Pint & Trivia

Tuesday Bluesday


Beer Pong Tourney


Salsa Lessons


80s Night


Film-The Beginners

Karaoke

Neil Beuttner Live

Wine Tasting

Wine Tasting

Wine Tasting


Creole jazz kings

Karaoke



3rd Thursday Art Walk

80s DJ

Becky's Birthday

College House Party

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Film-The Beginners

Johnny&Kelly

Karaoke


Neil & Matt

Salsa Night


Thursday Blues

Thursday Jam






MJC Vocational Nurse Pinning Ceremony

Third Thursday Art Walk

Modesto Nuts vs Visalia

Poker Tourney


Karaoke Time


DJ Tav

House DJ party

Karaoke

Live Local Music

Live Local Music

Live Music

Live Music

Modesto Blues After Party

Neil & Matt

R&R Promotions Present





Tequila Mockingbird

Tyler Jones' Birthday w/Recess & Chad Dillion

greg Scudder Live


Karaoke

Live Music

Simple Creations/Clear Conscience

Jacked up Fridays

Open House Party - Scotty Deucy +


DAM Live

DJ Kevin

Karaoke

King & I

Live Local Bands

Live Local Music

Live Local Music

Live Music

Live Music

Modesto Elks Soccer Shoot

Noches de Aventura!

Saturday Jazz Live

Star Wars Return of the Jedi

Sweat Party



go MODO go Dog Park "Fun" Raiser


2011 Central Valley Classic – Bodybuilding Championship

11th East Rotary Annual Wine Soiree

CWB West Side Story Fundraiser

Emerson Biggins


Library Author's garden gala


Tony Vibes



Josh Rosenblum


Karaoke

Revalation/Mnnemonik


King & I


Saatinder Sartaj




Karaoke



Karaoke


Blue Monday Jam

Free Pool

Karaoke





Open Mic



Ernie & Dave Jam

Karaoke


Poker League

T's Night Out

Tim Quinn Live

Tues Pint & Trivia

Tuesday Bluesday

Rail & Raft Trip


Scenic Lunch Train

Beer Pong Tourney



Salsa Lessons


80s Night

Karaoke

Neil Beuttner Live

Wine Tasting

Wine Tasting

Wine Tasting


Art Critique Session

Creole jazz kings

Karaoke




80s DJ

College House Party

Johnny&Kelly

Karaoke


Neil & Matt

Salsa Night


Thursday Blues

Thursday Jam



State Of Education Luncheon




MJC Pirate Football holds Kick-off Pasta Dinner

Poker Tourney


Karaoke Time


Better Left Unsaid Homecoming

DJ Tav

House DJ party

Karaoke

Krazie Bone

Live Local Music

Live Local Music

Live Music

Live Music

Modesto Blues Shad & groovenators

Neil & Matt

Valley's got Talent



Alan Jackson/Shooter Jennings



Temphard Steel

Exhibition - Turlock Farmers Market

greg Scudder Live

Ian Axel/ Bess Rogers/Reggie ginn

Karaoke

Live Music

Strong Ent Presents Metal

Jacked up Fridays

Open House Party- Pete, Jessie, VanDizzle


DJ Kevin

Karaoke

King & I

Live Local Bands

Live Local Music

Live Local Music

Live Music

State Theatre

P Wexford's Pub

Midway Lounge

Fuzio Bistro

The Boardroom

Bacchus

The Alley Bar

Copper Rhino

T's on 9th


Chartreuse Muse

Mistlin Gallery



MJC Auditorium

Downtown Modesto

John Thurman Field

The Other Place


Skewers Kabob House

Bacchus

Copper Rhino

Midway Lounge

The Boardroom

Tresetti's Café

P Wexford's Pub

T's on 9th

Barkin Dog

Speakeasy

Fat Cat Music House


Chartreuse Muse

A & W Drive In

Downtown Modesto

Nino's Place

Jax on H

The Other Place

John Thurman Field

Yosemite Lanes


Copper Rhino

Skewers Kabob House

Jax On H

Fat Cat Music House

Bacchus

Midway Lounge

Gallo Center

Speakeasy

The Boardroom

Tresetti's Café

P Wexford's Pub

T's on 9th

Muncy Elementary School

Azukar

Vito's Ristorante

State Theatre

Fat Cat Music House



Elk Dog Park 601 W Morris Modesto

Chartreuse Muse

Modesto Center Plaza

McHenry Mansion

Central Valley VW

Nino's Place

A & W Drive In

Home of Steve& Ann Endsley

Downtown Modesto

Jax on H

Skewers Kabob House

Dorada Park Oakdale


John Thurman Field

Yosemite Lanes

Melody Ballroom

Gallo Center

Queen Bean

Gallo Center

Sips Bistro


Chartreuse Muse

Nino's Place

Downtown Modesto

John Thurman Field

Yosemite Lanes

Jax on H

Nino's Place

Midway Lounge

Downtown Modesto

The Boardroom

Chartreuse Muse

John Thurman Field



Barkin Dog

Midway Lounge

Downtown Modesto

Nino's Place

T's on 9th

Speakeasy

P Wexford's Pub

The Boardroom


Chartreuse Muse


The Other Place

John Thurman Field

Jax on H


The Boardroom

Midway Lounge

P Wexford's Pub

Bacchus

Tresetti's Café

Chartreuse Muse

Mistlin Gallery


Midway Lounge

Nino's Place

Downtown Modestdo

John Thurman Field

Speakeasy

Copper Rhino

P Wexford's Pub

Midway Lounge

Fuzio Bistro

The Boardroom

Bacchus

The Alley Bar

Copper Rhino

T's on 9th


Chartreuse Muse


Mistlin Gallery



MJC 435 College Avenue

The Other Place


Skewers Kabob House

Fat Cat Music House

Bacchus

Copper Rhino

Midway Lounge

Fat Cat Music House

The Boardroom

Tresetti's Café

P Wexford's Pub

T's on 9th

Barkin Dog

Speakeasy

Gallo Center


Chartreuse Muse

Ironstone Winery, Murphys

A & W Drive In

Downtown Modesto

Nino's Place

Broadway and W Main - Turlock, CA

The Other Place

Copper Rhino

Yosemite Lanes


Spinnakers

Skewers Kabob House

Jax on H

Bacchus

Midway Lounge

Gallo Center

Speakeasy

The Boardroom

Tresetti's Café

P Wexford's Pub










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Live Music

Noches de Aventura!

Saturday Jazz Live

Talk of the Town Presents

Wicked Hickie/Sonic Shift




3rd Annual Sierra View Music Festival


InDepth 3 Year Anniversary w/DJ Mes, gle


Rockhaven



Maryann Machado

Karaoke


Rockhaven Live


King & I







global Music- Slim Man

Karaoke

Karaoke


Karaoke


Abigail Williams

Blue Monday Jam

Free Pool

Free Pool

Karaoke






Open Mic



Ernie & Dave Jam

Karaoke



Poker League

Tim Quinn Live

Tues Pint & Trivia

Tuesday Bluesday

Rail & Raft Trip

Rail & Raft Trip



Scenic Lunch Train

Scenic Lunch Train

Annual Taste of Oakdale

Annual Taste of Oakdale

Beer Pong Tourney

Beer Pong Tourney



Salsa Lessons

Salsa Lessons


80s Night

Karaoke

Neil Beuttner Live

Wine Tasting

Wine Tasting

Wine Tasting


Creole jazz kings

Karaoke


THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 01, 2011




CHS Edible Extravaganza Fundaiser

Poker Tourney


Karaoke Time

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 02, 2011



greg Scudder Live


Karaoke

Live Music

Jacked up Fridays

T's on 9th

Azukar

Vito's Ristorante

Fat Cat Music House

Fat Cat Music House



Chartreuse Muse

JH Ranch Oakdale

A & W Drive In

Jax on H

Downtown Modesto

Nino's Place

Skewers Kabob House

Dorada Park Oakdale


Yosemite Lanes

Downtown Modesto

Nino's Place

Gallo Center

Queen Bean

Sips Bistro



Chartreuse Muse

Chartreuse Muse

Johnny's House

Nino's Place

Nino's Place

Downtown Modesto

Downtown Modesto

Fat Cat Music House

Jax on H

Nino's Place

Nino's Place

Midway Lounge

Downtown Modesto

Downtown Modesto

The Boardroom

Chartreuse Muse

Chartreuse Muse



Barkin Dog

Midway Lounge

Downtown Modesto

Downtown Modesto

Nino's Place

Speakeasy

P Wexford's Pub

The Boardroom



Chartreuse Muse

Chartreuse Muse



FES Hall, 190 N. Lee Ave., Oakdale

FES Hall, 190 N. Lee Ave., Oakdale

The Other Place

The Other Place

Jax on H

Jax on H



The Boardroom

Midway Lounge

P Wexford's Pub

Bacchus

Sips Bistro

Tresetti's Café

Chartreuse Muse


Nino's Place

Downtown Modesto


Mistlin Gallery




Skewers Kabob House


A & W Drive In

The Other Place

John Thurman Field

Yosemite Lanes


Skewers Kabob House

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Needless to say we have plenty. You can see a full list of the bands at xfest-modesto.com (and on Page 17)

FBZ: Now let’s talk more about you. Currently you are VP of Big Time Re-cords, tell us about your position on the label?CR: I mainly work with the label on the strategic and creative sides. We have several acts currently signed including Seven Day Sonnet from Chicago, Princess Die, and Dazeafter. Seven Day Sonnet is being actively promoted on Active rock with a current chart position of #42 and touring with Sick Puppies, Seven dust and Pop Evil.

FBZ: Has being a major part of Modesto History driven you to continue your work? Who are your inspirations?CR: I think that the thing that drives me the most is a fear of failure. I re-ally hate to lose. Ask my wife when we play Gin Rummy. I will continue working until things work. If I work hard and fail I know I gave it all I had and then I can relax easier. Probably my biggest inspiration in the music business is Ken Phebus. He was my boss when I worked my first real music

business job at the Coach House down in San Juan Capistrano. I remember waiting the whole day just to try to get a few minutes with him to talk about booking bands. It seemed like he had booked everyone, Bob Dylan, Dave Matthews, Johnny Cash, Tina Turner, nearly every icon I could think of had played for Ken one time or another. I really wanted to do that. Today I work with Ken on my other company The Producing Group, LLC. We are cur-rently producing some festival events at the Queen Mary in Long Beach. You can check it out at http://www.shore-linejamqm.com.

FBZ: Do you see our city growing or going backward in 2011 when it comes to entertainment & music?CR: I think it is hard to give it a direction. The good news is that the Modesto music scene is truly estab-lished. You have different genres and support systems for the bands that have formed over the past 15 years. You have promoters that have special-ized like Mike Vanek and his hard rock shows at Spinnakers and Greg Edward’s Off the Air Shows at Deva. The Gallo Center is really embracing

the community with events like Val-ley’s Got Talent. The Mama Awards have never been stronger. We also can’t forget that Chris Murphy brought ModestoView back.The challenge that faces the music community is no different than the challenge facing the public schools and local government. Our community needs to put people back to work and focus on educating the people that live here. When that happens there will be the opportunity for more people to explore their passions like music. If you are a musician that is trying to live your dream, it’s easier to do when you can afford guitar strings and gas.

FBZ: Do you have any advice for the readers and up and coming acts in the music business?CR: If your dream is to be in the music business then get in the music business. Pick a job you like and start doing it. Manage a band, book bands at a coffee house or bar, write about bands, make music videos, or if you play an instru-ment, take a run at starting a group. Once you have taken that first step keep at it. It takes years to develop the skills that it takes to really get into the

business. If you take the first 3 years of my career my total income was less than $10K a year and I worked 60-80 hours a week. I wanted experience. Once I had it I was able to spin it into jobs that generated a more reasonable income. If you have a job or go to school, do it in your spare time until you can make the jump. If you really want to be in the business, the key is to invest time, effort, and passion. When you start seeing achievement, it begins to get easier to take the next step. No band or music executive gains success in 18 months, it’s a many year invest-ment. However, once you get there you’ll never have to sit in a cubicle again.

Work Shop in Ceres for embracing our metal kids in Modesto. If you can help us at all please drop a line on my face-book www.facebook.com/mike.vanek or on our 209Productions fan page.

That’s it for me this month. Keep one Foot In The Gutter.and

One Fist in the GOLD!!!

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ModestoCana is served daily in Modesto USA. our own brand of small town community blended with the vibrant arts and culture make us special. Here is just a teaser of things that happened last month. See our monster Modesto USA gallery at ModestoView.com. If you want your picture here, send it to us at [email protected] we love our readers and want to showcase you when you are out and about.

Jan Leer, Ernie Bucio & Jennifer Elson ready to play in MoBand Season finale.

MoBand President Kay Elson all dressed up for the final night of MoBand for 2011.

Efren and Matt ready to run!

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Blake Steward, Mike Callizo and French exchange student David Chaudet at MoBand

The International Festival took 2nd place at the parade.

Thom Cardoza, Kristen Olsen, Lorraine Cardoza, Rod Olsen and Susie Fagundes party at the MoBand Night at the Bowl.

YES Company's Hairspray float was fun and exciting.

Members of the armed forces at 4th of July parade.

he Stanislaus County Bike Club reads ModestoView before the 4th of July Parade.

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The racers at the 2011 Park Fete catch up on ModestoView for the race.

The Sheriff is in town – Adam Christiansen all decked in vintage duds.

Al and Loretta Menshew are celebrated as 4th of July Parade Champions for service since 1970..

Ernie Bucio & the Gottschalks house band play the MoBand Night in the Bowl Fundraiser.

MPD goes Historic Graffiti Route with the vintage 57 Chevy squad car.

And they're off! Runners, lead by ModestoView editor Efren Martinez at the Park Fete.

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Paradegoers salute the flag on 4th of July.

Queen Bean customers getting info from MV!

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