ModestoView Magazine May 2012

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May 11th & 12th – Mozart Requiem – Modesto Symphony - Gallo Center

May 5 – Hot Latin Nights Street Party – J Street

May 19 – Modesto Jazz Festival – Tribute to Ernie Bucio - Clarion Hotel

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James Harman Bamboo Porch Review – Season’s Event Center w/Big Earl

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May 18,19 & 20 – TOP Opera Carmen – Gallo Center

May 24 – Season Finale - Smokey Robinson – Gallo Center

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World of Laughs Comedy Jam – State Theatre

May 18 – Johnny Winter - State Theatre

May 12 – Ride For Mom – Johansen High School

May 19 & 20 – Oakdale Chocolate Festival – Downtown Oakdale

* May 25 – Ours goes to 11!

Morrisey – Bob Hope Theatre – Stockton

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EDITOR’S VIEW

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PUBLISHER’S INFO

Greetings!

There is an energy when you go downtown

in Modesto USA on a Thursday or Friday night. You hear the music you can smell the amazing food in our local restaurants and you see so many people you know. The Classic cars that drive the street as we get closer to the 50th anniversary of the Class of ’62 have their own special song. This friendliness is really what makes Modesto special and is the key reason we will be an even greater city.

A few people can make a difference here.

Whether you want to organize a city wide clean up program, or create a Historic Cruise Route, begin to build downtown residences or start a mural program or even create a new record label, it cam be done here in Modesto. We have just the right blend of big thingsto make life exciting, but we have a small enough community where ANYONE, even you can make an impact. We the people have the power to make this city what we want it to be.

It is bike month here in Modesto! What?

No Amgen? Yes it is still bike month since we have the amazing Ride For Mom and the 12th, the Family Cycling Festival on the 19th and Bike to Work Day is Thursday the 17th and there is a cool Kid and His Bike movie at the State. So take your one speed, fixie, road bike, cross bike or mtn bike and become a regular rider. Ride to the Farmers Market, to breakfast, to work and to the store or gym.

It is easy and fun and we will be a bike city 365 days a year and become fit and strong and active.

Last month, downtown Modesto was finally taken seriously as a project to make sure that it is a true cultural and economic hub.

I often get asked, “Why do we talk about downtown so much?” The answer is simple.

A strong and vibrant downtown creates a healthy community city-wide. A strong core creates excitement andpride. This reaches everywhere in town. Downtown is a place we can all share, and now we know that there is true economic power in building our downtown strength. Housing? 100% necessary. Nightlife? Yes, it needs to be guided and focused in downtown and most importantly “welcomed and encouraged”.

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CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Chris Murphy chrism@modestoview.com

Jim Christiansen Eric Benson Mike Vanek Kaye Osborn Jennifer Alsup Kate Serpa Efren Martinez Shasta Boss Javier Lopez Abbey Murphy Dana Jonson Jill Ferris Tara Tinsley Debi Campbell Michelle Diemer Matty Comer

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Greg Cobb greg@modestoview.com SENIOR EDITOR

Ruben Porras DESIGN, LAYOUT, & ART

Republic Marketing Content Director

Todd Aaronson Art Director/Designer

Peter Grimaldi Associate Artist

Noel Rocha

Chris and Becky Murphy Dining? Make it easy to open, staff and promote a restaurant and create outside seating so we have a café feeling all over downtown.

Offices? Yes as many as possible all connected with public transportation. Retail?

Shop local, so very simple. Our Cruising American Graffiti history? Whomp bom a lu bop a wop bam boom! This is something that makes the whole world smile when they think of Modesto. All of us benefit when this city is pedaling and revving together.

Getting involved is the key. ModestoView helps you get involved and keep a positive outlook. There are hundreds of positive things to do in every ModestoView magazine and our Facebook is loaded daily with positive and fun things to do in town and our Twitter feed reminds you all day long of good things to do. ModestoView serves civic pride 24/7 and has been doing it since 1997 when we first turned on our PlazaCam. Be part of our team. Send in your events, ideas, thoughts and plans so we can help make our city better. Advertise with us so we can help make the positive Modesto message even louder and reach farther. You will reach the best people that live in our region and your business will benefit.

I thank you all for reading ModestoView and taking the time to comment on what we can do. Have a great Modesto May and see what you can do to make a difference.

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Madison Murphy Ruben Porras

CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS

Nick Giron Efrin Martinez Diane Moody Ruben Porras

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The magazine assumes no responsibility or liability for claims made by the advertisers. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflectthe views of Modesto View Magazine or the owners. Modesto View Magazine is not responsible for typographical errors or omissions.

This Month’s Cover: Modesto Photojournalist Diane Moody has been a ModestoView friend for years and her photo skills are amazing. Our May cover was captured at the Tom Petty Tribute show at the Fat Cat Music house on April 21. Joe Barretta Band delivered a Tom Petty Shredfest and Diane captured the intensity. In the photo are Joe Barretta and bassist John Ady. Thanks Diane for all of the great photo work. www.facebook.com/diane. moody.54.

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A New Subculture

A new subculture seems to have taken

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- Johansen High School

Local attorney Bob Fores lost his mother to cancer. She battled cancer twice and diabetes and this had a huge effect on Bob. He decided that to fight cancer and diabetes, you need to be strong and healthy and become fit. Fitness saves lives, fights obesity, reduces health care costs and creates a more vibrant lifestyle. He founded Ride for Mom to spread the message of using fitness to create awareness about fighting these diseases. The Ride for Mom will begin at Johansen High Sunday morning May 12. 6 am for the 72 mi ride. All rides leave before 10 am. Register at www.rideformom. com

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over the streets of downtown Modesto lately and it is quickly getting attention.

Linda Graham of Sonora noticed all the teens and young adults on colorful bikes during a recent shopping trip and she liked what she saw.

“I love this,” said Graham. “These kids have found a way to express themselves and it keeps them out of trouble. This almost feels like a movement from the 60s or 70s and that it is fun to see again.”

Graham is talking about the groups on fixed-speed (fixie) and single-speed bikes that have been forming outside of local shops such as Serrano Social Club and and Paper Planes Tattoo and Art Gallery on J Street.

There seems to be a couple of key reasons that trend is really taking shape in Modesto.

With Modesto being such a flat area, gears are not always necessary and that makes single-speed and fixie bikes perfect for our streets. Combine that with easy access to parts and a relatively cheap starting price and you have an easy way to get around on a budget.

The ‘re-use and recycle’ mentality is aother factor that keeps the trend moving forward. Many of the riders that you see on the streets are riding on bikes that they handbuilt themselves out of older bikes or older

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parts. They trade parts amongst themselves and have formed local Facebook groups dedicated to helping them find parts and share information.

Izzy De La Rosa of Modesto started riding and racing single-speed and fixie bikes about three years ago when he damaged his ankle in a skateboarding accident and even though the ankle has healed, he still reaches for two wheels and handlebars instead of four wheels and trucks whenever he really needs to get somewhere in hurry.

“I don’t drive,” said De La Rosa. “But I really don’t have to because this saves gas and allows me to get exercise and have some fun at the same time.”

De La Rosa also made it clear that rules need to be followed so that riders and those in cars are safe on the streets.

“Drivers are pretty cool with us as long as we know what we are doing out there,” said De La Rosa. “Everyone that rides should take the time and get to know the rules of the road. That makes life easier for all of us.”

For those looking to start riding, research is the key. Search online and at local shops such as Fun Sport Bikes on McHenry Avenue and start with a base. Bikes can be purchased new and complete or riders can opt to start with a frame and build it to their ideal specifications. If cost is not a major hurdle, some companies such as Low Bicy-

cles in San Francisco will actually measure a rider and design a frame or complete bike around their exact body measurements.

This is a popular service but riders can’t be in a hurry. Custom rides can take up to a year before they roll out of the factory.

The best way to get started is really to talk to the people that you see downtown.

Many of these riders have an understanding of the trend that has taken years to build. They can help you understand DeepV rims, custom powder-coating, bullhorn handle bars and how to put it all together and they are usually pretty happy to dish on the topic because it is one that they live as much as they love.

Woode McCumber - owner of Paper Planes Paper Planes Tattoo and Art Gallery on J Street - explained the trend in a simple way that made clear that a sense of nostalgia also mixes into it“This is like riding the Big Wheel bikes that we rode as kids but for grown-ups.” said McCumber. Anyone can build a bike around their personality, find a few friends to ride with and just have fun with it.”

A sense of peace and a friendly vibe was evident in every rider that was interviewed for this story. I suppose that is just how they ‘roll.’

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May is the Time for Artists

By Jim Christiansen April was a big month for art events, from

the notice Artel closed its doors, to a great weekend for Artists Open Studio Tour, and busiest Third Thursday Art Walk in a while.

On Art Walk, nearly every venue packed as late as 9 o’clock, along with Picasso’s open for a special night of Maggie Camps art featured, with music friends like Not An Airplane, and the busiest night to date for the Thursday Night Ramble. The county Open Studio event had over 650 visitors to the 73 artists on display, and good turnout for the Fiber Show at Mistlin, and Spring Show at Carnegie Center down in Turlock. April is further proof Stanislaus County could well be a destination area in visual arts.

Cinco De Mayo coincides with the Gala opening of the 59th Annual Central California Art Association Spring Show at Mistlin Gallery. The Gala invites the community to meet the artists and see the new juried show and prize awards. This is also a fundraiser for the area’s oldest art association, with silent auction, raffle items, wine tasting, and entertainment by the Gloria Scott Band. Tickets for the event are $20 available at the door, or in advance at Mistlin Gallery. Be aware, Cinco De Mayo parking and travel will be tight downtown with other events going on. The Spring Show runs through June.

David Bienkowski, won the Carnegie Arts Center’s “Best of Show” award for the Spring Show in Turlock. That show continues into mid-June.

Numerous class offerings open for the summer at the Chartreuse Muse and with

Art entries for Home of Amrican Grafitti Contest

Maggie Camps at Picasso Mistlin Gallery/City of Modesto Parks and Recreation. Many of the teachers from Artel have transferred classes to Mistlin Gallery Adult classes available. .

“Home of American Grafitti “ poster contest deadline for students is May 19. This project sets out to challenge kids to draw art that represents the Central Valley and historical events in our community. I got a chance to see the early bird entries at the April 19th display at Springhill Suites, and very impressed with the work students turned in. Quite a number of depictions of landmarks like the McHenry Mansion, Gallo Center, State Theatre and the very popular Modesto Arch, Drop off of art work, at Loard’s Ice Cream shops two locations, with the 1010 Tenth Street spot showcasing the art at various times thru

the summer. Each entrant gets a bowling pass to Modesto Bowl, and winners will be showcased at the 2nd Annual Harvest Festival in October.

May is the time for artists, artisans and crafters to check on entry to the summer festivals. The Patterson Apricot Fiesta and the Livingston based “Pick and Gather” at Riverdance Farms seeking artists. Both open over the June 2 – 3 weekend. Shows to look for in the downtown area: Chella’s large abstracts at Chartreuse Muse, matched by Liz Wilmon’s work, and the new show at DEVA features Mark Holden and Sonora artist Jen Coffee. May 6, rain or shine, Congregation Beth Shalom hosts its 42nd Café Shalom Jewish Food, Cultural Arts and Music Festival.

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By Kate Serpa

Modesto Margarita Marathon

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ue to an unforeseeable unfortunate turn of events, interview plans were changed very-last minute. As a result, Carlos (camera man-extraordinaire) and I were left up to our own devices to find a suitable May bar to bother for a few hours. The end result? The first, and likely last (as I cannot drink that delicious and poisonous tequila): Modesto Margarita Marathon, or the MMM. Say it with me: MMMmmmm… margaritas….

Two people, fighting dinner rush on a Saturday afternoon, venturing out to find the best Modesto bars willing to be photographed, interviewed, and videotaped on a completely spontaneous basis. Not all bars, mind you, were up to par. The three bars that came out as the lead contenders: Tresetti’s, Damian’s, and the Boardroom.

So now, ModestoView Reader, I will do the unthinkable. I have thrown my triedand-true regular bar-review agenda out the window in order to attempt to cover three very excellent and very obliging bars in one solitary article and with a deadline rapidly approaching—and three massive cocktails deep. And now for something completely different:

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Bar Uno: Tresetti’s World Café

Vodka Cucumber Mint Margarita What you need: -Mint -Limes -Cucumber -High Roller Vodka -Simple Syrup What you do: -Slice up them mint leaves, limes, and cucumber.

-Put the above into a glass with some simple syrup and muddle everything.

-Add a healthy dose of High Roller vodka, a bit of fresh limejuice, and a dash of simple syrup.

-Shake it, baby.

- Pour the delicious mixture into a saltrimmed glass. Garnish with alime, and enjoy the hell out of it.

I’ve never had anything but good things to say about Tresetti’s; it’s one of my Modestofavorites as it always has amazing cocktails, excellent bartenders, and consistently nonlame clientele. Ms. Natalie Worden not only whipped up a fantastic original cocktail, she was also a total champ about being the first bartender on our Modesto Margarita Marathon expedition. Her original vodka-based margarita was not only made with local liquor, but was also a refreshing heat-beater. Be sure to stop in to see Tresetti’s renovated interior.

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Watch Kate’s Marathon video on modestoview.com Bar Dos: Damian’s

Damian’s Cadillac Margarita What you need: -Fresh limejuice -Jose Cuervo Tradicional -Simple Syrup -Grand Marnier What you do: -Fill the biggest glass you have in the house with ice.

-Squeeze fresh limejuice over the ice.

-Add in the Jose and a bit of Simple Syrup.

-Float with Grand Mariner.

-Stick a straw on that sucker and a lime wedge.

-Drink the entire thing in one go. No cheating!

Many a time I have driven past Damian’s, but since I am zero fun and am impartial to trying new places, had never ventured in. Thus, I was pleasantly surprised with the festive décor, the delicious margarita, and bartender Alejandra Castillo who was as lovely as she was accommodating. Damian’s Cadillac Margarita is the Mexican restaurant’s most popular, and it’s easy to see why. Even though it is NOT in my best interest to be imbibing in the tequila, I decided against my better judgment, figuring it was well worth such a tasty drink.

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Bar Tres: The Boardroom

What you need: -Avion Anejo (the tequila from Entourage) -Cointrieau -Grand Marnier -Fresh limes for squeezin’ -A bit of margarita mix What you do: -Build the Avion, limejuice, Cointreau, and the mix in a shaker.

-Shhhhake it.

-Pour in salt-rimmed, ice-filled glass.

-Float of Grand Mariner. Garnish with lime wedge.

-It might be hard, but try to pace yourself.

They’re delicious, but they start to go to your head after about nine of these. Not that I would know…geeze.

The Boardroom was another new bar-stop for me, and what a lovely closure they were to the MMM tour. The charismatic Sean Devlin rose above-and-beyond the occasion with his top-shelf Cadillac, thus delivering me the last bit of delicious tequila I could consume before hitting the ‘danger zone.’ The Boardroom’s interior is sleek, the bartenders are all attractive AND nice (they must be up to something), and the cocktails are ideal. It was agood thing I had a one-drink-per-bar limit in place, else I might still be there now.

1528 J St., Modesto, CA 409.8665

FAMOUS VIEW

By ModestoFamous There is a cool breeze blowing through

Yes on T

This is really simple. For fractions of a cent, we can all keep the libraries open. This is the one place that makes education, knowledge and communication available to EVERYONE! A smart educated population is key to the success of our city and country. This is easy. Vote Yes on T

the open door of Serrano Social club this morning and I am really glad to be here.

One of these days the staff here will figure out that I use this place as my office to save myself from renting one. Actually, I’m pretty sure they know that and they just don’t care. That’s what I love about downtown Modesto the most - People stick together and look out for one another.

It is hard to believe that May is already here but it is nice to see the weather warm up and more people take to the streets to support local business efforts. I was downtown last night for the Third Thursday Artwalk and I also took in Nuts game with some friends. We really enjoyed the vibe at the game. It is always nice to see the mascots with kids and listen to the crack of a bat just before the roar of the crowd.

May in Modesto will be busy. Everyone should be able to find something to do to keep them busy. Outdoor events in May are especially fun because the weather tends to

FIT VIEW Eye Of The Tiger

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stay mild before the heat of summer really sets in.

I never seem to really know where I will be every month but I try to get out as much as possible. Local promoters have been kind to me by providing tickets to hot events and that is always a big perk. The diversity of events scheduled in Modesto never fails to impress me.

This month I will break out my sombrero for the Cinco de Mayo parade on Crows Landing Road, eat way too much ice cream every Friday night at Loard’s while listening to music at the Tenth Street Plaza, get lost in a crowd during Hot Latin Nights outside of the Palladium on May 5th, fall in love right along Romeo and Juliet at the Gallo Center for the Arts on May 14th and and enjoy the Family Cycling Festival downtown on May 19th.

I know more events will pop up and I will do what I can to cover them and inform you about them.

If all goes well I will be moving into a funky little apartment at the Heart of downtown

Modesto this month. I tell people daily how much I love this city and I plan on living up to that message. The McHenry Mansion will be the first thing I see every morning as I head out my door and walk over to Serrano Social Club for coffee and that will be the boost I need to make every single day positive and exciting.

Life is good in Modesto. Sure, we go through ups and downs like any other place but I have never seen so many good people rally together for a common goal. I’m proud to call myself a Modestan and I don’t see that pride diminishing.

Have a great May out there! Get in touch with me on Twitter as @ModestoFamous or send me email to r.porras@me.com

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hen you see Bruce Hartley it’s quite noticeable that he has the “eye of the tiger” within him. So, when Shadow Chase’s Running Club named him “Runner Of The Year for 2011” this Shadow Chase member couldn’t have agreed more.

Bruce is an amazing runner at the age of 47 as well as a great guy, Ironman Tri-Athlete, husband, father and Modesto teacher. As you can see, I didn’t have to look far for a “positive role model” to feature in this Fit View. Strangely enough Bruce’s running career has two lives, one before he met his wife and one after. Surprisingly, Bruce

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didn’t care much for running; you might say that back in his younger days he preferred just “walking on sunshine”. His true love was golf and his idea of a long run was walking 18 holes of golf. In fact, he used to be a 15 handicap and a High School golf coach. Running was strictly recreational.

He did run cross-country in elementary school and junior high, but strictly as a supplement to training for other sports that he was more interested in like basketball and primarily baseball his childhood love. In college, he jogged occasionally, but mainly to offset his “Party UP” beer consumption.

His laid back attitude about running sustained itself all through his bachelorhood.

However, this all changed when he met his wife Kelly. Running then took on new meaning, for Bruce it was now much more competitive. But as Bruce told me, saying, “I do” at the altar did not translate into immediate “I will” to running. For Bruce, it was not a competitive conversion overnight. It took about nine years. His wife Kelly had been a competitive runner all

through her youth, high school and college years. She signed up for races quite frequently and always had a PR to beat. After marriage, his wife would sign him up for races without telling him and expect him to compete with her. In fact, to this day his wife still takes glee from beating him soundly in those days.

When Kelly joined The Shadow Chase Running Club, Bruce’s initial impression was that she joined a cult. These people didn’t just run around the block, they ran marathons, ultras and 100 milers. Conversations at these meetings were out of Bruce’s vocabulary. Most of this chitchat about “negative splits”, PR’s, over pronation, fartlek workout, gel capsules and early morning runs at a place called Knights Ferry just reaffirmed his hatred to running and he just yielded to watching Kelly run races.

Then came two major life changes that influenced him into the competitive runner that he is today. To find out more on what those two major influences where and what made Bruce Hartley Shadow Chase’s Run-

Go Modesto Seniors I personally have learned a great deal from seniors ever since I started to take the time to visit with them from my days at the YMCA. How are we supposed to learn from our past if we keep ignoring our history. In life, we all start out as young, fresh & new and that’s life, but as a man over the hill if I live to be 80 I’m not looking forward to society forgetting about me because I’m old and gray. Seniors need love too! This is a photo of Phoebe, who is 99 years old and was dancing with me at April’s The Healthy Aging Association “Young At Heart” fitness event. This September she will be 100 years old & I call both of these photos “an inspiration of life” ning Club “Runner Of The Year” log onto The Modesto View Website here www. modestoview.com for the to be continued.

It surely will take your running to the next level with the knowledge he’s shared with The Modesto View. I’m sure it will help you in your running goals as it has mine. You can meet and greet Bruce Hartley personally on May 25th at The Modesto Memorial Classic Run.

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Food Fiesta!!

By Dana Johnson

Cinco de Mayo, yes, May 5th is observed

in the United States as a celebration of Mexican Heritage and pride. It commemorates the cause of freedom and democracy during the first years of the American Civil War celebrating a military victory over the French. Cinco de Mayo is no exception to the rules of celebration as it revolves around indulging in an abundance of authentic Mexican foods!

It’s was my challenge to choose one Mexican restaurant in all of Modesto to feature this month. Many Modesto View fans shared their pic faves with me, thank you!

Modesto is well covered when it come to choices for great Mexican food and drink!

One of my faves is Damian’s! It has a bit of everything; an authentic Mexican menu, a full bar with several tequilas to choose from, a lively atmosphere, and family friendly service!

Jose Martinez, owner and executive chef has been in the restaurant business for 21 years and has had Damian’s for the past 9 years. Chef Jose is fit at 52, happily married to wife Rebecca since 1982, has children Rebecca Hope, manager and Jose Damian working in the family restaurant. Hope’s boyfriend, Daniel Balison, also works in the restaurant and is the artist for the menus. Chef Jose starts his workday at 4am making carnitas, while he still finds time to go to the gym and plays soccer twice a week! Chef Jose told me he has to stay active as he likes to eat a lot, just like me! Un-

Watch Dana’s Chef View video on modestoview.com like me, he’s a Raider fan, but admits he’s embarrassed to say so!

At Damian’s you will be pleased to find a large variety of selections on the menu including, breakfast all day, separate lunch, kids, and dessert menus, too. Chicken milanesa, posole, tacos, taquitos, and the ever popular burritos are just a plate away. I was thrilled to find a Mexican restaurant that has cabbage and flour chips upon request.

But the most Dana~licious would have to be the green sauce! Nothing quite like a grilled chicken or cheese enchilada smothered in this sassy-smooth green sauce! I actually got a container to go, too! Thanks Chef Jose! I owe you a Corona!

So I directly looked at Chef Jose and asked him to think about music, Beatles or Stones? He wisely said both! He did lean towards the Beatles as he prefers older music.

Then Chef Jose revealed his love of music is found in romantic Mexican classics, aaah!

He is as soft as the flan on his dessert menu!

2075 W. Orangeburg Ave. Modesto, CA 95350 (209) 526-3800 Hrs. M-Thurs. 10am to 9pm Fri./Sat. 10am to 10pm Sun. 10am to 9pm Happy hour: Everyday 3-8pm Margaritas & tall drafts $2.95

Chicken Milanesa

Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts Flour Eggs Dry Bread Crumbs Vegetable Oil Salt Pepper

Butterfly chicken breasts across, but do not cut all the way through.

Open each piece and cover with parchment; pound thin.

Season each cutlet with salt and pepper.

Coat cutlets in flour, egg, and breadcrumbs.

Heat vegetable oil over medium to medium-high heat, for shallow frying.

Add chicken and cook 4 minutes on each side or until golden brown.

Serve with fresh limes, rice, and beans.

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A Time to Perform in May

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Senior Spotlight Sun. May 13

By Kaye Osborn May brings a flurry of performing ac-

tivities such as graduations, dance, choral and orchestra/band recitals. Students and schoolpersonal are counting the days until summer vacation. There are a few theatrical productions available during this busy month. There is really nothing better than a live performance and you should check these out.

THE GRAPES OF WRATHMay 4, 5, 6, 9, 10,11,12,13

Once again the Gallo Center is teaming with Modesto’s Prospect Theater Project to present this classic story. Set during a devastating drought, it follows a family from Oklahoma who home is repossessed and are forced to move to California. The story is very compelling and recounts what happened during the Dust Bowl.

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Doors at 12 noon; show at 1 p.m.

STUART LITTLE- May 6

In E. B. White’s fantasy, Stuart enjoys adventures in New York’s Central Park and then tries to rescue his friend Margalo, a pretty bird, from the pursuit of Snowbell, a house cat. As the quiet mouse tries to adjust in the real world, he learns that size is not important. It’s attitude and ability that are important! For grades K – 5.

MAN WHO PLANTED TREESMay 18

This play is an original blend of comedy and puppetry telling an ecologically focused story about a French shepherd traveling with his dog to plant a forest and transform an empty wasteland. Inspirational and memorable, it reminds us the difference one person can make in the world. For grades 1 - 6.

GALLO CENTER OF THE ARTS Tickets can be purchased on-line or at the box office.

Go Modesto - Special Performance Senior Spotlight at the State Theatre

The much-anticipated Senior Spotlight -- a showcase of local talent featuring adult vocalists, hoofers and strummers of various stripes -- is again being hosted by The State and produced by Ms. Grace Lieberman, a talented performer, executive director of the Stanislaus Arts Council and one of Modesto’s most passionate advocates for the arts.

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Modesto USA is proud to be the home of American Graffiti, George Lucas’ 1973 film about cruising in 1962. ModestoView is proud to feature the legendary people that were there during those days and that George Lucas built his story upon.

As we approach the 50th Anniversary of the Class of ’62, we will introduce you to Graffiti legends and share some fun Graffiti tales. In the April issue, we met the founder of the Faro’s Car Club, Dennis Billington.

This month, we take you on a rare view inside of the legendary Burge’s Drive In. During the late 40’s the contemporary music was on KTRB and then on KBOX. As rock and roll hit the airwaves, KMOD was the hit station that later became KFIV, still on the air today at AM 1360 where you hear the ModestoView morning to do list every day. This was Modesto’s soundtrack and everyone tuned to the same station.

Inside Burges’ there was a remote radio station and a KFIV DJ was there in action.

Not only did he broadcast from inside the drive in, he would work the parking lot taking dedications and talking to the cruisers. Burge’s was the place to be and Dwight Case was there in the middle of it all, and spinning the rock and roll hits across the Modesto airwaves. This was truly a legendary time in Modesto. Dwight Case went on to the Sacramento and San Francisco markets and then to RKO Radio and

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became not only a Modesto radio legend, but a national legend too.

Soon you will see more American Graffiti history on the Modesto Historic Cruise Route coming to 10th and 11th Street beginning June 8. Click on www.modestocruiseroute.com See our exclusive George Lucas welcome video.

Do you have an American Graffiti story to tell? Did you cruise between 1945 and 1965? Do you have any pictures you want to share? Email us or call us so that we can get your story and maybe even a dedication too. 209-534-1704 chrism@modestoview Photo Credit: Dwight Case courtesy of the collection of Steve and Linda Pedego, Burge’s at night from the collection of Bart Bartoni In June- ModestoView will have the best and most exciting Graffiti Summer issue ever. Look for exclusive pictures and interview and the stories behind the story of American Graffiti. Make sure you advertise in this very exciting issue.

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North Modesto Kiwanis

June 9 & 10, 2012 American Graffiti Car Show & Festival MJC West Campus

Special Guests -

Gene Winfield, Candy Clark, Bo Hopkins, Paul Lemat

Saturday, June 9th, 2012 Two Stages!!

(Blue Gum) FORD STAGE 10:30AM to 12PM Blue Gum Ave. Modesto Ca 900 Vintage Cars & 2 Stages & THE SENSATIONS 12:30PM to 3PM over 120 Vendors THRESHOLD Fun for the Whole Family • 3:30PM to 5PM Games & Rides SUPER AVENGER Admission $7 (Quad) CHRYSLER STAGE Friday Night Sanctioned Parade, Downtown Modesto!!

10:30AM to 12PM JOHNNY ROCKET & THRUST 12:30PM to 3PM JIM ANDERSON & REBELS 3:30PM to 5PM JOHNNY PISTOLA BAND

Sunday, June 10th, 2012 (Blue Gum) FORD STAGE 11AM to 2PM THE CALIFORNIA ALL STARS (Quad) CHRYSLER STAGE 11AM to 2PM http://www.americangraffitifestival.com THE ROCKABILLY http://www.northmodestokiwanis.org/ EXPERIENCE

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Lemonade Day provide kids an opportunity to develop a business plan, set budgets, secure investment, open a savings account, and initiate a customer service program.

This program instills business skills in kids that last a lifetime, including the Spend Some, Save Some, & Share Some Principle.

Registration is online NOW at www. modesto.lemonadeday.org Lemonade Day Modesto has reached into neighboring communities and hopes to have over 500 lemonade stands all across the community on May 19th and reach

over 1500 kids this year. Community support from schools, churches, businesses, and youth organizations has been essential to the success of Lemonade Day. You can still get involved by becoming a sponsor, volunteer, mentor, or investor.

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Fuzio's Universal Bistro, 1020 10th Street: Offering 20% of their full menu on May 14th all day Bacchus, 1200 I Street: Offering 10% of their special items Lemonade Shortcake & Lemon Meringue Pie Cocktail on May 15, 16, & 17 The Boardroom, 1528 J Street: Offering 100% of their special items Italian Lemon Cake & 3 Lemon Cocktails on May 15th Surla's, 431 12th Street: Offering 20% of a special lemon item “coming”

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Modesto Irrigation District

By Todd Aaronson

As summer quickly approaches, so will

Highland Games

Since MID is an independent, publicly31st Annual owned utility, they are able to provide the the hot weather! How thankful we must be June 2, 9am-5pm for our air conditioners. Even more so, we benefit of community ownership, control Tuolumne River Park should acknowledge the reliable power that by a locally-elected Board of Directors, and June 23, 2012 June 23, 2012 Bagpipies, Athletics/Athletic a business operation on a not-for-profit bafuels our air conditioners!

Competitions, Food, Family, Fun Authentic Hawaiian Cuisine & Entertainment Authentic Hawaiian Modesto Irrigation District, or MID as sis. They have recently released several vid- Hosted by Dr. and Mrs. Enevoldsen Cuisine & Entertainment we all call it, will celebrate its 125th year of eos that talk about the various aspects and www.stanhealth.org Hostedfor bymore information3 Celtic Bands, 2 Pipe Bands processes of MID on Youtube.com/user/ $13 Adults, Children 12 and providing water and electricity to the greatDr. and Mrs. Enevoldsen Under are Free er Modesto area in July. We are the ben- ModestoIrrigation. www.stanhealth.org for Th e bottom line is we all use and pay for eficiaries of the foresight of a young ModFree Parking more information estan attorney back in 1887 that sought to the services of MID, so we should know create an irrigation solution—little did he a little about them. Call or show up at a know the impact that goal would have on meeting and ask questions… MID wants us a hundred plus years later! For a full his- your feedback! There are many water and tory of how MID became what it is today, power issues to learn more about, as well as take a look at the timeline on their newly ways to save energy. MID has been a great updated website: www.mid.org. You can community partner for years and has kept also register to view your energy usage & our lights on and has provided water to our Saturday May 10th from 9am-3pm area crops for over 100 years. Let’s make pay online.

Traditional Bagel & a Schmear until sure this partnership last for another 100!

2pm with all the trimmings!

Saturday May 12th Entertainment 10a-2p Rally – 9:30am Walk – 10: am Exhibitors 9a-3p “CORRECTIONS” as we made a couple errors last month: iPad 4 raffle tickets $20!

Details and Info at 1) In the Business View last month we referred to Burnside Body Shop as Info at www.cbsmodesto.org crophungerwalks.org/modesto/ Burnside Auto Body, so we really apologize for that.

Congregation Beth Shalom 2) Below the Non-Profit View, the ad for the Celtic Concert had the wrong call with questions 575.1241 1705 Sherwood Ave date, so see this month’s ad for the Highland Games coming up June 2nd.

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Grandaddy is back!

THE SUPERVILLAINS!! - May 14th Fat Cat (930 11th st Modesto) Yes you heard right the Florida based Ska/ Punk/ Reggae band is heading out this way and not only around here they are playing at our very own Fat Cat Music House and Lounge.

They are no amateurs in the music scene they have toured frequently with Pepper, Slightly Stoopid, Fishbone, Streetlight Manifesto, The Expendables, Mad Caddies and more. They are signed to the Hawaiian based record label (owned by Pepper) Law Records. They are one of the nation’s top names in the Ska/ Reggae genre.

You can expect the sweet sounds of Reggae/ Ska mixed with their unique southern harmonies. There is never a dull moment with these guys. Their songs speak of girls, drinking and other types of good times!

My favorite songs: Moving Out (Anthony’s Song) The Pit I HateEverything CrispyWeed Find them here: http://blog.thesupervillains.com/

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Like them here: http://www.facebook.com/TheSupervillains RSVP for May 14th here: ht t p : / / w w w. f a c e b o o k . c om / events/336236609763060/ Those are just a couple of my favorites but let me know what yours are here: http://www.facebook.com/jillferrisbooking Now for some LOCAL talent of the same genre.

Braata

Definitely one of my favorite local bands and so much fun to watch live! The charming front woman, Amanda Grey, is just mesmerizing to watch jump around on stage and sing her heart out to her bands amazing ska, reggae and just a tad bit of funk music. This band may be young but don’t let that fool you, they have won several competitions over the last couple years

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and I would put my money on them having a very bright future.

Songs to check out: Know Gnomes Skag Soup Find them online and take a listen! http://w w w.faceb o ok.com/Braat a6/ app_2405167945

Tim Dreyden gave us a hint of what is to come when he sat in on The Thursday Ramble at Café Deva. Now we know, the globally critically acclaimed band Grandaddy is back with all original members. They will be making the festival circuit around the worldlater this fall, beginning at Outsidelands on Aug 11 - 13.

Hopefully, we will have some local warm up gigs in town this summer. New music? We are keeping our fingers crossed. www.grandaddymusic.com

This show is just one of three big Ska/ Reggae/ Punk shows to be coming up this summer. Stay up to date on these shows and so much more by finding me on Facebook.. http://www.facebook.com/jillferrisbooking Thank you and enjoy the music!!

Jerry Rig Gig is Big!

One of the best treats of the Project Hope battle of the bands was the new high school band Jerry Rig Gig! Amazing picking, vocals and harmonies loaded with fun and excitement. They have a CD that you need to hear and they will deliver more fun music to tap your toes and stand up and cheer about. They are in the studio working on their 2nd CD now. See the interview with Jerry Rig Gig on www.modestoview.com with All Ages Editor Abbey Murphy www.facebook. com/TheJerryRigGig

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called “Barnyard frolics” ? In the 1950’s, out of Little Rock, Arkansas. This radio show is where Elvis Presleymade his debut at the ripe young age of 19. At the time, no one knew that Elvis would become such a “pelvis thrusting” idol that he once was, and for memories of most, still is. Elvis was there along, with A.C. Lynch and the Drifters, Maddux Brothers and Rose, Dick Hart, Maxine Brown just to name a few.

How I came to learn about the “Barnyard Frolics” and all the amazing Country Rockabilly greats, is Joyce Lester Usiak, grandmother of Shaylin Nichole Usiak. Joyce was a back up singer for the Barnyard Frolics Radio Show in the early 1950’s.

Being part of this radio show, Joyce was able to meet and sing with other talented musicians like Bobby Wayne and Glenn Stepp. Joyce truly wanted to become a “pop star”, though her efforts pop music was to hard to get into so Joyce took up country singer for she always loved the gospel music.

Joyce Lest Usiak, was born in Sacramento, Ca and moved to Arkansas in 1937, then back to California 1957 when she decided she was done with the Barnyard Frolics and was ready to raise a family. Sometime later in the 1970’s, The Test Tubes Radio Club inspired Joyce again and even gaveherself a trucker handle “California Dreamer” (lol).

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I was in AWWWEEE!! to say the least. If you want to know more about the Barnyard Frolics check out Maxine Brown’s website. www.maxinebrown.com for more past history or country and rockabilly music.

Leaving you with a fond memory of my encounter Joyce Lester Usiak. The GLEAM in Shaylin’s eyes listening to her grandmothers stories of her musical past is differently …..

Smiles Jennifer Allsup 209-214-0317 facebook.com/jenniferallsup

when I went over Step 1, (www.modestoview.com to read it) “It’s a lot of work to put on a well planned, successful tour, even if it’s a short one.” You really have to be willing to work hard and put in the extra effort to make your touring dreams happen. Step 1 last month involved research and planning. After you’ve figured out the basic outline of your tour including length, destinations, cost, contacts, etc, you’re ready for Step 2: Finding Sponsors.

If you have a band fund or extra money just lying about waiting to be used then you have this step taken care of for the most part but if you’re like most musicians, you don’t. As musicians, most of our extra money goes right back into our music, gear, getting to shows, you name it.

So when it comes to affording a tour, you can forget about it. That’s why approaching people for sponsorships and donations is key. You don’t want to rely solely on what you ‘might’ make on the road when you’re on tour. You want to be prepared and have money in advance and hopefully, if you plan well enough, make more money along the way so you can, at the very least, break even.

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Kickstarter allows you to create incentives for every tier of donation that people may decide to give and it’s a trustworthy secure site. You might even get donations from people you don’t know and who’ve discovered you on Kickstarter and decided to donate cause they dug your video, music, or merely your passion.

Though the internet is a good tool, your efforts shouldn’t stay virtual. Put out a tip jar at shows and mention that you’re trying to raise money to go on the road. Offer free stickers or something small to anyone who donates even $2 (as long as you’re making a profit). Approach local businesses or friends’ that own businesses that might want to support you and get their name out there in the market that you’re touring in.

Trade them money for advertising on your tour.

Don’t be afraid to get creative. Get your girlfriends to do a bikini car wash or get the local pizza shop to do a fundraising night where they donate 15% of their profits to your band’s tour. You’ll be surprised in doing this by how much local support you didn’t realize your band already has and how much local support you will gain just by putting it out there that you are going on tour.

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When you decide to make a life here in Modesto you have to realize that at some point someone will ask you to eat Mexican food from a truck. This might scare you at first but you will be just fine.

We just spent a day sacrificing ourselves to dig into the taco truck culture of the Modesto area for you and we learned about some great places. Have some fun with this. Spend a day getting stuffed and having fun! It won’t cost you much cash and you might be surprised what you find.

Location...Location...Location...

Most newbies to Modesto automatically head over to Taco Truck Row on 8th Street to test out the scene. You will definitely find a great selection of food there but we went beyond that particular street a bit. On the following page are places that we were referred to and places that we simply stumbled upon.

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co T rucks Tacos Vallarta

- Corner of 14th and D Streets This place never seems to close and attracts a vast cross section of Modesto fans.

You will find our local police force in line with the suit and tie crowd and the nightclub crowd. Food is cheap and tasty and you get plenty of it for the price. Ask about the phone number that you can use to call ahead. We hear that only their favorite customers get it.

Adrianna’s - Taco Truck Row - 8th Street

Hit this tasty place up for fifty-cent tacos every tuesday, handmade tortillas and a nice spicy kick. We love their sopas!

Alejandra’s - Food cart behind the courthouse downtown on H St. This is a tamale cart disguised as a hot dog cart. Get their early for tamales that are fresh, hot and thick. The last time that we were there tamales were about $2 each.

That is a bargain!

El Mexicano

- Taco Truck Row - 8th Street We were lured in by signs promising homemade tortillas and we are glad that we stopped in. Count on fresh eats that will fill you up without leaving you poor. Be prepared for a bit of a kick in regard to spiciness. It won’t hurt you but it will burn a bit.

Best tortillas of the day!

F.K. Jessica’s - Taco Truck Row - 8th

Try something called a Morisqueta. You will be served a heaping plate of bone-in pork, rice, beans and cabbage. Be warned - You will feel the burn here!

“Chito” Birria Tatemada

- Crows Landing Road Absolutely the cleanest outdoor dining area that we visited. I never thought I would have the chance to say this - “I ate a goat!”

Their goat meat tacos are tender, delicious and spiced to perfection! My health-conscious girlfriend fell in love with the cup of consume (soup) that was served free with our taco. It featured a ton of cilantro and onions swimming happily in a cup of tasty beef broth. This place is amazing!

Mariscos Sinaloa - Crows Landing Road

We had to think long and hard about buying seafood from a truck but were glad we did! One of the best deals that we found all day was the ceviche de camaron tostada that came piled high with shrimp and fresh salsa for $1.25. They also serve octopus, abalone and oysters on very clean stainless steel tables.

El Rey del Taco - Crows landing Road

This truck came highly recommended and did not disappoint. It is hard to beat fiftycent tacos served all the time. Hot, fresh and packed with flavor!

Pollo - Chicken Asasda/Carna asada - Beef Cabeza - Cow brains Lengua - Cow tongue Birria - Goat Tripas - Tripe Pastor - Meat shaved from the bone. Most typically pork.

Carnitas - Fried shredded pork Mariscos - Seafood Camaron - Shrimp How much does it cost? ¿Cuánto cuesta?

What is on that? ¿Lo que hay en eso?

Is it spicy? ¿Es picante?

Help! My mouth is on fire! Ayuda! Mi boca está en llamas!

Where is the bathroom? ¿Dónde está el baño?

Super Taqueria - Crows Landing Road

Street and Crows Landing Road Jessica’s seems to be the most famous collection of taco trucks in the Central Valley. This is the place to roll in after a long night at your fav club to eat a $4.50 burrito the size of a newborn. We never hear complaints about these trucks.

We were tempted by the sign advertising aguas frescas. Order the red one! For less than $2 you get a sweet juicy bucket-of-abeverage complete with fresh fruit chunks that will quench your thirst on a hot summer day.

Taco’s Apatzingan - Corner of Hatch

Relax outside and watch families eat fat burritos at Tony’s that are priced too low to resist. You can take them to go - if you can carry them! Value and freshness is the focus here..

and Crows Landing Roads Seriously authentic eats designed for folks that either just arrived from Mexico or have the desire to eat like they live there.

Impress your friends with this handy phrase guide-

Tony’s Tacos - Salida Blvd. in Salida

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If you are reading this and have not been to one of our restaurants or nightclubs to hear our local bands play, then you need to make a plan this very second to check out the MdoestoView event calendar and go see local music. You will be amazing and the variety and the incredible talent we have here.

One of the most accomplished musicians around is Joe Barretta. Joe has been on the burning up the blues, playing your favorites and deliveringpowerful acoustic performances. I had the honor of having Joe play in our band for a gig we did in San Diego and it was great to get to share the stage with him and see is talent in action and get to know him better. Let’s meet Joe Barretta.

ModestoView: When did you start playing guitar?

Joe Barretta: I Started playing and singing around 5 years old. I first startedplaying by ear, then taking lessons around 8 years old.

MV: What song inspired you most when you were young?

JB: There were many. The usual of course, House of the Rising Sun, Gloria, Wipe Out. Then on to the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin. The list goes on.

MV:You have recorded in Nashville with some very special people, tell us about that?

JB: I played in a band around here in the 90s with Bassist Mark Polack. We became really good friends over the years. Mark moved out to Nashville and startedplaying around Nashville. Mark is also a great recording engineer. Mark has worked with many well known artists. So he is always inviting me out to Nashville to record. I recorded my last 2 records out in Nashville.

My latest release was recorded at Lamplight studios. The studio is owned and run

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MV: How has your style evolved over the years.

JB: I grew up near Detroit Michigan. When I was young the music there was a biginfluence on me. Detroit had great rock stations to great soul music and jazz. I started out playing in my uncle’s club around age 8 playing CCR, Van Morrison, Johnny Cash.

Until the police would politely tell my dad and uncle I had to go because of my age.

They would take me out the back door and my payment was anything I wanted to eat.

It was great training. I then started playing anywhere I could, weddings parties etc. My dad was really supportive when it came to my music. Around age 11, I got the chance to play on Detroit’s local telethon hosted by Soupy Sales. That was a big deal back then. Then I got an offer to play with Sonny Freeman, BB King’s drummer. That was a great experience. The Pips from Gladys night and the pips would come over and watch us rehearse.

I moved to California when I was 19. I lived in the East Bay for many years playing and recording with a lot of great artists. Such as

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Drummer Chester Thompson for Genesis and Frank Zappa. Sax man Pee Wee Ellis, played with James Brown Various players with Santana and Many others. I have also opened for many great acts. Now I am mainly playing and writing my own music.

I am really into being a published songwriter. I have had 2 of my songs from the last album on the CBS show “The Young and the Restless”. I also have music that gets frequent airplay all over Europe. I am still pursuing more publishing opportunities.

More of a singer songwriter style. Hopefully I can get the local stations here to play my music as well.

MV: You have a big reputation for serious blues, but your new CD has really branched out with really catchy songs. What were you trying to say in your new songs?

JB: I have always been all over the map as far as music goes. I still try to keep a little blues in what ever I do. These songs are basically about the human condition lyrically, like the blues. The music is in more of a rock direction. This gives me a little more freedom to go wherever I want to. Yes I love the challenge of writing a 3 and a half minute song, that has a good chorus and

a strong melody and a heart felt message.

That’s where my head is at now.

MV: Do you like Acoustic or Electric music better?

JB: I love both. The Acoustic is like walking in the country and the Electric is like driving a race car with attitude.

MV: Who would you most want to share the stage with?

JB: Right now it would be with Ben Harper or backing up Brett Dennen, or SherylCrow.

MV: Where can people buy your music this very second when they put down this interview?

JB: My music is available at ITunes or Amazon .com. Please also visit my website for information and Dates. I would personally like to thank everyone who has come out to the shows and supported me as an artist. www.joebarretta.com

TOP PICK:

Joe Barretta has been making amazing music for years around here and he has just released a CD that is very well recorded and produced. He recorded it in Nashville with some of the most experienced people in the business. But best of all, there are some really catchy songs. After all, it is really about the songwriting. Cool verses, and really memorable choruses, Joe has really deliveredsomething that is really artistic, but a the same loaded with songs you want to hear over and over again. I really liked the song Down this Road which is a perfect driving song and Find Your Placewill make you hit replay over and over. Download this album today at joebarretta.com today.

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Jump into May

By Matty Comer

As we jump into May, I cannot help but

to get a bit exited inside! The evenings are warming up, and people are ready to be outside enjoying themselves. The avenues that we are taking this summer reflect the idea that people should be able to bring their entire families out to as many local music events as possible…PERIOD. Starting Friday June 1, and going straight through the end of the summer, The Acoustic Rock Society will have an event three weeks a month in Downtown Modesto. We signed up for two shows a month through the summer with The 10st Plaza Summer Series and Fuzio’s. We also will be hosting three shows at The Queen Bean at 1126 14th St. through the end of August. All are free, all age, early evening shows at amazing spots within our own community.

We are lucky to have so many talented musicians willing to give a little back to our community each month. Its worth is evident as we look out into the crowd and see our children, friends, and families dancing and carrying on. We all love seeing a small child taking ahold of dads leg while he is on

stage performing a little! Simply priceless! I hope you are ready for a summer of music in downtown Modesto.

ARTIST OF THE MONTH: TJ Lake

TJ Lake played his first show in 1993 at The Eagle’s Hall in a rock band called Man of Straw. He moved on to play drums and sing in a few metal bands before switching full time to guitar. While living in NYC in 2001, Lake met up with two friends from the Modesto/Turlock area also living in the city. The band Gravey was formed and they played such clubs as CBGB’s, Siberia, and B3.

When Lake moved back to Stanislaus County in 2004 he created Hickory, which played through the area up through 2011.

Nowadays TJ performs solo and with Dr. Blue as The Dust Bowl Children. Lake also plays guitar and harmonica in Dr. Blue & Bad Medicine. See TJ Lake on June1 at the 10st Plaza Summer Concert Series…

7–9pm Look for our page on facebook/The Acoustic Rock Society for events Email us at acousticrocksociety@yahoo. com

GO MODESTO!

Jazz Festival

The Modesto Jazz Society is planning a huge concert at the Clarion on May 19.

This will be a huge tribute to Ernic Bucio and a tribute to the strong and interesting Jazz scene that we have here in Modesto.

The Barkin’ Dog Grill has become the home of Jazz in Modesto keeping the flame alive all year long. If you haven’t been to one of the many all-ages shows at the Barkin’ Dog, please try one this month.

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FASHION VIEW Mother Knows Best...

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By Shasta Boss Mothers should be celebrated everyday, but Mother’s Day is set aside as the day that we must reward our Mother’s for being such amazing women. It can be difficult to find the perfect present for someone who means so much to you. That is why I came up with some gift ideas to make Mom happier than ever with at least one or maybe even all of these goodies.

Top Mother’s Day Gifts 1. Spa/Beauty Treatments 2. Jewelry 3. Sleeping in and waking up to Breakfast in Bed (Clean up too) 4. Flowers/Plants

Deals Around Town in May Mom’s Day of Pampering European Facial, Scalp Massage, Shampoo and Style, Mani and Pedi all included Good any day in May, $40 Safavi Institute/Paul Mitchell 3100 McHenry Ave. Unique Boutiques and Ritzy Rags Mother’s Day Luncheon Sales and Transportation between both boutiques with lunch included Mother’s Day, May 13, $25 All About You Day Spa/ Facials By Sandra Orangeburg and College Ave. 4- 1-Hour Massages for $100 the fun is all day Saturday and Sunday. This is a fun family event thatruns all weekend long. Don’t miss out on the great local bands playing on the main stage.

2012 Oakdale Chocolate Festival It is chocolate fun time again.

Downtown Oakdale is the place to be May 19 and 20 for music, food, fun, fun runs, car shows and of course a gazillion ways to enjoy chocolate. The run is Saturday morning and

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Saturday - May 19 10am-6pm BoyGirlBoy Walnut Road El Marauder Third Party Sunday - May 20 10am - 6pm Modesto Roy and the Catfish Boys The Refuzniks Texas Funk

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JAZZ & BLUES VIEW Uno, dos, tres, cuatro...

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no, dos, tres, cuatro, Cinco De Mayo is here! Hot Latin Nights Festival & Car Show 2012 is doing it up big time throwing down a street party in the downtown Modesto on J Street between 13th and 15th. The Central Valley Music Group & EHP Latino features legendary Latin, Hispanic and Chicano based bands on 2 stages. Headliner is the Lowrider Band formerly of the band I can’t advertise but is raw spelled backwards. The Lowriders hits defining old-school, Latin R&B include Lowrider, Cisco Kid, World is a Ghetto, Spill the Wine, Slippin into Darkness and more. Also on the bill are Los Diablos, Los Reales Del Norte, Texas Funk, Banda Relago, Bandidos D’Sangre Real, the Pentletons, Rocking Rick, No Way Jose, Latin Essence, Mike TorresBand, Mega Mix Crew, Militza Los Pecadora and more.

Gates open 4:00 p.m., music at 5:00 til media noche. For more info check out Reg Evans on Facebook for Ticket locations, or www.HotLatinNights209.com.

Also May 5th Mistlin Gallery has their kickoff Gala and fundraiser with food, drink and music by one of my favorite singers Gloria Scott of Gloria Scott Band. Gloria formerly of Sly & Family Stone can sing lush Jazz standards to down home R&B and old school hits. $20 tickets include food, wine, and an eyeful of the artful.

After recovering from Cinco De Mayo Festivals get ready for our annual Modesto Jazz Fest on Saturday May 19th with a special tribute to Ernie Bucio, a great musician, music educator and Jazz enthusiast who spearheaded Jazz in the valley for years. The Clarion Inn on Sisk hosts the all day family friendlyevent on five stages. On the bill are great local, regional acts: Shad Harris 7 and the Groovenators, Mario Flores Latin Jazz Ensemble, Natural Gass Jazz Band, Creole Jazz Kings, with some heavy hitters such as Bill Watrous, Josh Pfeiffer, Mike Vax, and Mic Gillette doing performances, music clinics. The festival is organized and supported by Gottschalk’s Music

where Ernie Bucio nurtured quality music for years, sorry kids no tab taught here!

Part of Ernie’s legacy was creating an allage venue for Jazz music at the Barkin’ Dog in downtown Modesto. Ernie is gone but the bands play on at the Barkin’ Dog Grill where the food is good in a casual setting.

Some of the highlights are: May 5th the Queens of Doo-wop, the Sensations, May 11th Dave Souza, May12th elderly statesman of R&B Shad Harris & Groovenators, May 25th High Voltage Band, these teens can rock out! and May 26th Big Earl & the Cryin’ Shame. The Barkin’ Dog also has a Jazz Jam with David Dow on Thursdays where musicians can sit in and network.

On thescene: the State Theatre brings in the one and only Johnny Winter Friday May 18th. Johnny’s out promoting his latest CD “Roots” playing all the Blue and R&B gems he grew up playing with some special guests Vince Gill, Derek Trucks, and Susan Tedeschi. If you live the Blues and have not seen Johnny Winter you need to come out, he’s the real deal. Call the State (209) 5274697, or check out www.thestate.org More music on the local scene: Deva Café Thursday night Ramble features the house band Big Earl & Poorhouse Millionaires with Eli Lester on guitar. If you get out only one Thursday make sure it’s the Third Thursdays Art Walk in the Downtown there is a lot of events happening that night.

The Boardroom continues an ambitious schedule of live music 4 nights a week. Tim Allen does his piano and vocal thing with some Elton and Joel covers as well as the standards on Tuesdays. Thursdays feature Neil Buettner and Matt Harrington,Friday’s dynamic duo Johnny & Kelly, and Saturdays rotate with: MCW Band, Strange Brew, The Nines, & Public Domain.

And the mighty John Griswold of Samba Arts Group has come out of retirement again. Our demographic, the older crowd bemoans there’s nothing for us to do, well

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John is teaming up with SOS club and offering a music series first and third Fridays with social interaction, dancing cocktails, some wine tasting featuring Jazz, Swing, Celtic, Gypsy, Tango, Salsa & of course Smooth Jazz. Buffet by Richard with ticket price of 30 dollars includes food and music. For lowdown: call John 491-7185, 2473288, or Web: www.eArtsNews.com.

And I know I am preaching to the choir but please support our local music stores:

Skip’s Music, Barker’s Music, Ingram & Braun, Gottschalk, and Langlois Music so they stay in business. Think globally but shop locally. Any co-conspirators or partners in crime want to get in touch I am on Facebook. I also encourage all of you to send me your info and I will send it out on weekly emails and in the Modesto View.

Hit me at:mbenson@fire2wire.com, or give me a holler at (209) 918-7033.

All the best, Eric Benson, peace out.

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URBAN VIEW

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“Urbanos 5 De Mayo Weekend” and Top Picks

Cinco De mayo Lands for the first time in

four years on Sat 5-5-2012. Thanks to the leap year. Across the nation a lot of you will be glued to your TV 5-6-2012 for Seventime world champion Floyd “Money” Mayweather which has never tasted defeat vs.

Miguel Cotto, the Pride of Puerto Rico who wears the Super Welterweight crown. In addition, Mexican phenom and champion, Canelo Alvarez battles the legendary “Sugar” Shane Mosley on pay per view.

In Modesto (Savado/Sat) Sat 5/5/2012 Morning the annual Crows Landing parade will be held on Crows Landing Rd from 11am to 1pm.

The Fiesta does not stop there. If you’re looking to go all out and dance the night away, than we recommend the CINCO de MAYO Block Party at PALLADIUM Saturday May 5th 2012. Palladium is located at 950 10th St. Modesto, Ca. Blocking off the street with an outdoor stage for everyone to dance & party from 8pm-2am. Don’t worry about the trouble-makers, there will be plenty of security & MPD on hand.

DJ 9T9from HOT 104.7 FM will be one of the DJ’s on stage. He was the official DJ for Angelina, Dev, & Baby Bash in their previous Modesto appearances. DJ 9T9 will be doing a special “ANGELINA, DEV, BABY BASH” mix on HOT 104.7 FM, Friday May 4th from 5pm-6pm to promote the event.

Performing artists: Angelina (I Don’t Need Your Love, Release Me), Dev (Dancing In The Dark, Naked, G6), Baby Bash (Slide Over, Go Girl, Suga Suga) Banda La Unica

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& special appearance by Brittanya from VH-1’s “ROCK OF LOVE”.

Sunday May 6th If you’re like most. than you will still have energy left for round 3?

The Sunday Flea Market Off Crows Landing offers many Mexican cultural traditions and a good place to enjoy that continue the festivities . The Urbano will be out in full force! Buy local music at Non Stop Beats, or just enjoy Mexican food. Special event planed that Sunday! Floyd “Money” Mayweather vs Coto Check out the Crows Landing every weekend. Music, food, fun.

3113 Crows Landing Rd Modesto, CA 95358 Sunday night at Club Circus Cesar Gutierrez will be Performing live @ the Circus Night club along with other bands. Latin music every weekend and house DJs on Friday nights at Prescott and Briggsmore.

Special Birthday wishes to Geraldine Sanchez. Happy Birthday Prima! Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which one has overcome.

Special Urban View Shout Out: This will be Angelina last Performance in Modesto. According to my sources, she is retiring to work in the Educational System.

The Urban and the Modesto view would like to Give her the Best of Wishes and luck for her and her family.

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METAL VIEW

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An Interview with a Loser

JOJO RUSH OF NOTHING BUT LOSERS

By Mike Vanek This month I submit to my readers an interview with a true Modesto Heavy Metal Icon and one of my best friends. Jojo Rush is the frontman for Modesto’s most hated band NOTHING BUT LOSERS. You may see him down town covered in blood wearing his trademark white scrubs covered and or horror movie T-shirt and think toyourself oh my god who is that and will he kill me?? No he won’t... what people don’t know is he is a quiet and very nice guy and a father of 5 kids that he takes care of every day. Jojo and his fellow Losers have made quite the name for themselves and have played hundreds of shows here in the MO and they have sold thousands of dollars worth of tickets for promoters and clubs all overtown and are most likely the hardest working band in town. Here is a closerlook at the frontman for Modesto’s most hated band!!

MV-Congratulations on celebrating 10 years of Nothing But Losers!! How did you guys come up with the name??

JR-Well we had a list of names like Power Bomb ,All Virgin Tw*t etc, but Nothing But Losers seemed to fit the personalities of the band members.

MV-What has been some highlights for you as front man for Nothing But Losers??

JR- Just getting to share my art with people and have them into it is the best. You can’t beat that. Then playing with bands I grew up on and all the cool people I’ve met. It’s a bit surreal at times.

MV-How would you compare the metal scene now compared to 10 years ago when the band started??

JR-. First of all, it’s gotten a lot more tight knit. Bands actually get along and support each other and you never saw that ten years ago, at least I didn’t.

MV-Who are your top 5 favorite local bands to play shows with??

JR- First off, I think this question sucks, so I’m not going to make a list of top five, but I will name drop bands like Levee, Zombie Death Stench, Calimed, Hang the Code, Stag, This Times Brutal, Better Left Unsaid, Warpath Assasins. Hex Pop, Shay and Nate.

Well if I could, I would say every band in Modesto. This spot is loaded with talent.

MV-What advice would you give to a young band just starting out??

JR-just do it go out play in front of people put yourself out there. You will learn how to play along the way MV- How do you come up with the lyrics and imagery for NBL??

JR-Well as most can tell, I have a huge horror influence and it comes out in the

imagery, You know the whole band helps come up with ideas for costumes and what not and the lyrics can come from any where anything from a real life experiences or maybe a movie I just watched. We keep it dark because its just really in our nature.

I could not see me writing about puppy’s or butterflies.

MV-What do you like doing when not working on NBL??

JR- Honestly for the most part, I take care of my family. I’ve got five kids and a wife and I’m telling you that’s a lot harder job then NBL. Other then that, I have been working on my comic books. Me and my boy Shane should be done real soon. I also do a lot of community service to help out around the town MV-What’s coming up in the near future for Nothing But Losers??

JR- Just doing our thing, working on a record. We’ve got the ten year show planning out going to go big with this one. Lots of special guests coming on stage with us that and we have a Make A Wish deal we are doing today. We have a sixteen year old autistic kid coming to jam with us tonight he wanted to play with a real band and some one thought we are a real band so yeah we have more stuff like that coming up That’s it for me this month!! As always keep one foot in the gutter and onefist in the gold!!

MV-What does being in NBL for 10 years mean to you??

JR-Man it does not even feel like its been ten years. I actually had to be reminded that it had been ten years. but it’s cool to still be around and kicking. There were a lot of great bands that we had out lasted, I mean I never imagined us lasting this long its been a fun ride.

MV-What have been some challenges that NBL have encountered over the last ten years??

JR-Well, line up changes was our biggest issue for a long time. That, and people did not really warm up to us at first, but we got a solid line up and started catching on.

Then the worst happened. Chuck got hit by a car and all most lost his leg it was a huge ordeal as not only was our drummer hurt but our brother was hurt really bad. It was hard to come back from and I think it would have broke most bands.

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ALL AGES VIEW M

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know how crazy this season is. Swim finals, Prom, College tours and all of the other things we do around town. Many of my friends are getting their college acceptance letters and it will be sad to see some of them go so far away but I am happy for all of them. Last month we had a great Project Hope Battle of the Bands at MoHigh to raise money for needs around the globe and for our Haiti project. MMC Swim season has ended and it has been fun to compete with all of the other schools. This month, I asked one very talented girl to do a special All Ages Pages for May. I would like to introduce Leia Johnson, an amazing girl and super Girl Scout, who interviewed the good people at the Chartreuse Muse.

Chartreuse Muse by Leia Johnson 2012 is a year of new things! If you haven’t already, you should check out The Chartreuse Muse, an art gallery/art school. This creative gallery is selling cute items such as

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handmade wood rings, locally made jewelry, pottery, glass items such as vases, plates, bookmarks, and charms.

Chartreuse Muse is a 2-in-1 company. Their first company is selling wonderful handcrafted items at their gallery on 918 Tenth Street between J and I. The other half of the business is the Art School. The Chartreuse Muse has a spacious classroom where students learn to use a variety of art materials in different styles while building their creative artistic skills. There are classes for three years to adult in drawing, painting, and ceramics. Mobile Muse goes to schools and teaches artist techniques and paintings.

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The Chartreuse Muse also does summer camps for children ages 4-18 years. The camps are a week long starting in June.

Some camps involve drawing, painting, sculpting, printmaking and ceramics. The Chartreuse Muse welcomes visitors and shoppers Tuesday-Friday 10:00am-5:00pm and Saturday 10:00am-3:00pm. Another time you can visit is during the Art Walk, every Third Thursday from 5:00pm9:00pm and listen to featured artists talk about their work or demonstrate techniques. The Chartreuse Muse carries oneof-a-kind items. The Chartreuse Muse has rotating shows witch run approximately

two months featuring local artists.

This year marks the 10-year anniversary of The Chartreuse Muse! We’re lucky to have this wonderful addition to Modesto so go check it out! www.thechartreusemuse.com or follow them on Facebook.

Making Memories For Mother’s Day

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celebrating their mother on Mother’s Day. Want to do more than the traditional flowers or a box of chocolate for your mom? Flowers again, and who really needs more calories? Lets really put some thought into a gift this year. Plan a memory. The Gift of time.

Our mothers have such a profound influence on our lives, and Mother’s Day is the perfect time to thank them for all they have done for us. Rather than give a Mother’s Day gift that is an object, why not plan to mark the day by spending time with them.

Make plans for the family to meet for a special event or at a family member’s home for brunch, lunch, or dinner, and make Mom the guest of honor.

Think of the kinds of activities she enjoys and find a gift that complements her interests and something you can do together.

Tuck a pair of tickets into a card and treat her to the experience.

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Our wonderful City of Modesto has so much to offer. Check out the Modesto View for local events and also here are a few things to consider: • Modesto Junior College offers a wonderful variety of classes and trips in t h e i r Spring Community Education Catalog. • Modesto Nuts - Is she a sports enthusiast? • Gallo Center For The Arts - I will not be missing the Grapes of Wrath or An Evening With Smokey Robinson just to name a few of the events in May.

I will be celebrating Mother’s Day with my mom, Shirley Conover, at a family tea.

We started this tradition last year and it was such a success that we are making it a yearly event.

Debra Campbell Care Connections - Caring for our Senior Community An Administrator for 25 years and then started Care Connections a health information company, teach-

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Art Adventures Ballet Pilates Choral Festival Election Figure Drawing Friends of the library meeting Jay Smith’s Spring Party Jiro Dreams of Sushi Karaoke Night Karaoke with Clovis King Mark Holden Art Exhibit Miki Industry Night Nuts vs Visalia Preschool Story Time Preschool StoryTime Rachel Renae Live Salsa Dancing Story Time - Oakdale Libray Sweeney Todd Auditions T’s Night Out Tim Quinn and Travelling Circus Trivia & Irish Pint Night Wiggle Worms 301 Fundamentals of Drawing 5 Points Peace Vigil Board Meeting Book Discussion Choral Festival Creole Jazz Kings DJ Jason Gully Family Art Adventures Food Safety Free Dance Lessons & Karaoke Free Margaritas and Karaoke Jiro Dreams of Sushi Johnny&Kelly Karaoke at Tiki Karaoke Night Karaoke w/ Brad Mark Holden Art Exhibit Mommy & Me Neil Buettner Live Nuts vs Visalia Story Time Studio Art I, II, III Water-Wise Garden Talk Ballet Pilates Choral Festival Computer Basics Dave Dow open jam session Flyboys House Party Free Dance Lessons & Karaoke Jiro Dreams of Sushi Johnny & Kelly Pint Night Karaoke Night Karaoke Skewers Style Karaoke W Seve Karaoke w/ Brad Mark Holden Art Exhibit May Flowers Crafts MJC Nurse Scholarship Fundraiser Modesto Certified Farmers Market Neil and Matt Live Nuts vs Visalia Open Jam Night Rachel Renae Ladies Night Superior Donuts Sweeney Todd Auditions Thursday Night Ramble Avengers Premier Date Night Romeo David Baggett accoustics DJ Big Whyte Downtown Plaza Street Faire

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May 1 The Chartreuse Muse Central West Ballet Modesto High Auditorium State Theatre The Chartreuse Muse Riverbank Library White Elephant Lounge State Theatre Midway Lounge Ridgeway’s Lounge Deva cafe Miki Japanese Restaurant John Thurman Field Waterford Library Modesto Library The Boardroom Clarion Shooters Oakdale Library Turlock Community Theatre T’s Cocktails Speakeasy P Wexford’s Pub Modesto Library May 2 The Chartreuse Muse 5 Points-McHenry and J St Turlock Library Turlock Library Modesto High Auditorium Shooters / Clarion The Boardroom The Chartreuse Muse Modesto Library Nashville West The Other Place State Theatre Speakeasy Tiki Lounge Midway Lounge Ridgeway’s Lounge Deva cafe The Chartreuse Muse P Wexford’s Pub John Thurman Field Modesto Library The Chartreuse Muse Riverbank Library May 3 Central West Ballet Modesto High Auditorium Salida Library Barkin’ Dog Grill Copper Rhino Nashville West State Theatre P Wexford’s Pub Midway Lounge Skewers Clarion Shooters Ridgeway’s Lounge Deva cafe Ceres Library MJC West MSR Center Downtown Modesto 16th St The Boardroom John Thurman Field Nino’s Bar Fuzio Stage 3 Sonora Turlock Community Theatre Deva Cafe May 4 Brenden Cinemas Gallo Center for the Arts Barkin’ Dog Grill Clarion Shooters 10th St Plaza

Full Circle Band Grapes of Wrath Hari Kari Live Helen White Memorial Jiro Dreams of Sushi Johnny & Kelly Karaoke Night Karaoke with Clovis King Live Band w Shot Girls Mark Holden Art Exhibit MCW Band Music in Plaza-Wrong Doers Neil & Matt Live Romeo and Juliet Rotary Iron Chef Turlock Summer Reggae Fridays Superior Donuts The Kid With A Bike Weekend Dance Party 59th Annual Spring Art Show Azukar After Party Saturdays&Bachata Salsa Cinco De Mayo Block Party-DEV Cinco de Mayo in Aqua Cinco De Mayo W Strangebrew Doc Holiday Live Grapes of Wrath Helen White Memorial Hot Latin Nights “Fiesta en la Calle” Karaoke Night Karaoke with Clovis King Latin Live Music Live Band w/ Shot Girls Mark Holden Art Exhibit Modesto Certified Farmers Market Music & Motors Car Show Neil & Matt Live Superior Donuts The Sensations The World of Laughs Comedy Jam Weekend Dance Party Breakfast at Sips Cafe Shalom Carlos Guiterrez + more Live Karaoke Fun Karaoke Night Karaoke w Cecily Karaoke with Clovis King Mark Holden Art Exhibit Music Sundays at the Bakery Off The Air - Open Mic Queen Bean Open Mic Night Romeo and Juliet Stuart Little Sunday Golden Oldie Dance Party Sunday Group Run Superior Donuts The Kid with The Bike Big Deal Comedy Open Mic Jay Smith Boardroom Karaoke w Markie Fundamentals of Drawing II, III Karaoke with Clovis King Mark Holden Art Exhibit Nick Shattell Live at Camp 4 Nihon No Bunka (Japanese Art & Culture) Nuts Vs San Jose Soroptimist of Ripon Golf Tournament The Kid with a Bike Wiggle Worms 2nd Tuesday-Open Mic Poetry 59th Annual Spring Art Show Art Adventures Ballet Pilates Book Club Computer Basics Figure Drawing Glitter Cards Craft Karaoke Night

Nino’s Place Gallo Center for the Arts T’s Cocktails Johansen High - Vikings Den State Theatre The Boardroom Midway Lounge Ridgeway’s Lounge Nashville West Deva cafe The Boardroom 10th St Plaza Speakeasy Gallo Center for the Arts Larsa Hall- Turlock Theatre 417 Stage 3 Sonora State Theatre Crocodile’s Nightclub May 5 Mistlin Gallery Club Azukar 10th St Palladium/Copper Rhino Aqua Bistro Nino’s Place T’s Cocktails Gallo Center for the Arts King Kennedy Memorial Center J St. Downtown Modesto Midway Lounge Ridgeway’s Lounge Circus Nightclub Nashville West Deva cafe Downtown Modesto 16th St Location TBA Speakeasy Stage 3 Sonora Barkin’ Dog Grill State Theatre Crocodile’s Nightclub May 6 Sips Bistro Congregation Beth Shalom Circus Nightclub Nino’s Place Midway Lounge The Boardroom Ridgeway’s Lounge Deva cafe Village Bakery Peer Recovery Project Gallery Queen Bean Gallo Center for the Arts Gallo Center for the Arts Crocodile’s Nightclub Save Mart Scenic & Oakdale Stage 3 Sonora State Theatre May 7 Clarion Shooters The Boardroom The Chartreuse Muse Ridgeway’s Lounge Deva cafe Camp 4 The Chartreuse Muse John Thurman Field Spring Creek Golf and Country Club State Theatre Modesto Library May 8 Barkin’ Dog Grill Mistlin Gallery The Chartreuse Muse Central West Ballet Salida Library Modesto Library The Chartreuse Muse Waterford Library Midway Lounge

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Ridgeway’s Lounge Deva cafe Waterford Library Miki Japanese Restaurant John Thurman Field Waterford Library Modesto Library Clarion Shooters Modesto Library Auditorium Oakdale Library T’s Cocktails State Theatre The Boardroom Speakeasy P Wexford’s Pub Modesto Library May 9 The Chartreuse Muse Mistlin Gallery State Theatre Shooters / Clarion The Boardroom Barkin’ Dog Grill The Chartreuse Muse Nashville West The Other Place Speakeasy Tiki Lounge Midway Lounge Ridgeway’s Lounge Deva cafe The Chartreuse Muse P Wexford’s Pub John Thurman Field Modesto Library Auditorium Gregori High - Multipurpose Room Modesto Library The Chartreuse Muse State Theatre May 10 Mistlin Gallery Central West Ballet Oakdale Library Barkin’ Dog Grill Copper Rhino Nashville West Modesto Library P Wexford’s Pub Midway Lounge Skewers Clarion Shooters Ridgeway’s Lounge Deva cafe Downtown Modesto 16th St The Boardroom Nino’s Bar Fuzio MJC Forum 110 Modesto Library Auditorium Stage 3 Sonora Deva Cafe May 11 Mistlin Gallery Shooters Clarion Barkin’ Dog Grill Clarion Shooters Nino’s Place 10th St Plaza The Boardroom Midway Lounge Ridgeway’s Lounge Nashville West Deva cafe The Boardroom Gallo Center for the Arts P. Wexford’s Pub T’s Cocktails Stage 3 Sonora Crocodile’s Nightclub May 12 Mistlin Gallery

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May 17 Mistlin Gallery Central West Ballet 10th St Place State Theatre Barkin’ Dog Grill Copper Rhino Nashville West P. Wexford’s Pub Midway Lounge Skewers Clarion Shooters Ridgeway’s Lounge Deva cafe Downtown Modesto 16th St Big Deal Comedy Open Mic Jay Smith The Boardroom Boardroom Karaoke w Markie John Thurman Field Bully Nino’s Bar Fundamentals of Drawing II & III Enochs High - Multipurpose Room Karaoke with Clovis King Stage 3 Sonora Mark Holden Art Exhibit Deva Cafe Nick Shattell Live at Camp 4 May 18 Nihon No Bunka (Japanese Art & Culture) Mistlin Gallery Nuts vs Lake Elsinore State Theatre Society for Handicapped Golf Tourney Gallo Center for the Arts Wiggle Worms Enslen Elementry School Clarion Shooters 59th Annual Spring Art Show 10th St Plaza Art Adventures T’s Cocktails Ballet Pilates T’s Cocktails Bully The Boardroom Karaoke Night State Theatre Karaoke with Clovis King Midway Lounge Mark Holden Art Exhibit Ridgeway’s Lounge Miki Industry Night Fat Cat Nuts vs Lake Elsinore Nashville West Preschool Story Time Deva cafe Preschool StoryTime The Boardroom Salsa Dancing 10th St Plaza Story Time - Oakdale Libray John Thurman Field T’s Night Out Barkin’ Dog Grill Tim Allen Live Nino’s Place Tim Quinn and Travelling Circus Fat Cat Music House Trivia & Irish Pint Night Stage 3 Sonora Wiggle Worms CSUS Mainstage Theater Gallo Center for the Arts 301 Fundamentals of Drawing P Wexford’s Pub 59th Annual Spring Art Show Crocodile’s Nightclub Battle of the Boulevard Karaoke Contest May 19 Bully Mistlin Gallery Creole Jazz Kings Fat Cat DJ Jason Gully Downtown Modesto Family Art Adventures Midway Lounge Free Dance Lessons & Karaoke Ridgeway’s Lounge Free Margaritas and Karaoke Circus Nightclub Karaoke at Tiki All over Modesto Karaoke Night Nashville West Karaoke w/ Brad Modesto Christian HS Lone Some Heros from Austin Texas Deva cafe Mark Holden Art Exhibit Downtown Modesto 16th St Mommy & Me Clarion Hotel Neil Buettner Live State Theatre Studio Art I & II John Thurman Field Downtown Oakdale 59th Annual Spring Art Show T’s Cocktails An evening with Smokey Robinson West Side Theatre 1331 Main St Newman Ballet Pilates Johansen High Stadium Bully P. Wexford’s Pub Dave Dow open jam session The Durrer Barn Beckwith & Bacon Rd Flyboys House Party The Boardroom Free Dance Lessons & Karaoke Stage 3 Sonora Johnny & Kelly Pint Night CSUS Mainstage Theater Karaoke Night Nino’s Place Karaoke Skewers Style Crocodile’s Nightclub Karaoke W Seve May 20 Karaoke w/ Brad Yosemite Bowl 300 Lounge/The Other Place Mark Holden Art Exhibit Sips Bistro Modesto Certified Farmers Market Gallo Center for the Arts Neil and Matt Live

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Nino’s Place Midway Lounge The Boardroom Ridgeway’s Lounge Circus Nightclub Deva cafe Village Bakery John Thurman Field Downtown Oakdale Peer Recovery Project Gallery Queen Bean Johansen High Stadium Crocodile’s Nightclub Save Mart Scenic & Oakdale Stage 3 Sonora State Theatre May 21 Clarion Shooters The Boardroom State Theatre The Chartreuse Muse Ridgeway’s Lounge Deva cafe Camp 4 The Chartreuse Muse John Thurman Field Oakdale G & CC Modesto Library May 22 Mistlin Gallery The Chartreuse Muse Central West Ballet State Theatre Midway Lounge Ridgeway’s Lounge Deva cafe Miki Japanese Restaurant John Thurman Field Waterford Library Modesto Library Clarion Shooters Oakdale Library T’s Cocktails The Boardroom Speakeasy P. Wexford’s Pub Modesto Library May 23 The Chartreuse Muse Mistlin Gallery Yosemite Bowl 300 Lounge/The Other Place State Theatre Shooters / Clarion The Boardroom The Chartreuse Muse Nashville West The Other Place Tiki Lounge Midway Lounge Ridgeway’s Lounge Barkin’ Dog Grill Deva cafe The Chartreuse Muse P. Wexford’s Pub The Chartreuse Muse May 24 Mistlin Gallery Gallo Center for the Arts Central West Ballet State Theatre Barkin’ Dog Grill Copper Rhino Nashville West P. Wexford’s Pub Midway Lounge Skewers Clarion Shooters Ridgeway’s Lounge Deva cafe Downtown Modesto 16th St The Boardroom

59th Annual Spring Art Show 5th Annual Memorial Weekend Cruise Night Anthem Band Bully DJ Big Whyte Downtown Plaza Street Faire High Voltage Rock Band Johnny & Kelly Karaoke Night Karaoke with Clovis King Live Band w Shot Girls Mark Holden Art Exhibit Maximizing Veteran’s Affairs MCW Band Music in Plaza-Adam Bishop VTA Research & Development Superior Donuts Weekend Dance Party 59th Annual Spring Art Show Big Earl and The Crying Shame Bully Half After, Machuko + Jeremy Norris Band Karaoke Night Karaoke with Clovis King Latin Live Music Live Band w Shot Girls Magnolia Mark Holden Art Exhibit Modesto Certified Farmers Market Modesto Memorial Classic 1mi/5K Nightveil Band Roller Derby - Sintral Valley Strangebrew Superior Donuts Weekend Dance Party Battle of the Boulevard Karaoke Contest Breakfast at Sips Bully Graffiti- Welcome Home Hero’s Car Show Karaoke Fun Karaoke Night Karaoke w Cecily Karaoke with Clovis King Latin Live Music Mark Holden Art Exhibit Music Sundays at the Bakery Queen Bean Open Mic Night Sunday Golden Oldie Dance Party Sunday Group Run Superior Donuts Tri Tip BBQ Cross The Street Band Big Deal Comedy Open Mic Jay Smith Boardroom Karaoke w Markie Fundamentals of Drawing II & III Karaoke with Clovis King Mark Holden Art Exhibit Nick Shattell Live at Camp 4 Nihon No Bunka (Japanese Art & Culture) Wiggle Worms 59th Annual Spring Art Show Art Adventures Ballet Pilates Karaoke Night Karaoke with Clovis King Mark Holden Art Exhibit Miki Industry Night Preschool Story Time Preschool StoryTime Salsa Dancing Story Time - Oakdale Libray T’s Night Out Tim Allen Live

Nino’s Bar Stage 3 Sonora Deva Cafe May 25 Mistlin Gallery Tim Quinn and Travelling Circus Regal Theater Trivia & Irish Pint Night Nino’s Place Wiggle Worms State Theatre Clarion Shooters 301 Fundamentals of Drawing 10th St Plaza 59th Annual Spring Art Show Barkin’ Dog Grill Battle of the Boulevard Karaoke Contest The Boardroom Creole Jazz Kings Midway Lounge DJ Jason Gully Ridgeway’s Lounge Family Art Adventures Nashville West Free Dance Lessons & Karaoke Deva cafe Free Margaritas and Karaoke Community Hospice Karaoke at Tiki The Boardroom Karaoke Night 10th St Plaza Karaoke w/ Brad P. Wexford’s Pub Mark Holden Art Exhibit Stage 3 Sonora Maximizing Veteran’s Benefits Crocodile’s Nightclub Mommy & Me May 26 Neil Buettner Live Mistlin Gallery Nuts vs. High Desert Mavs Barkin’ Dog Grill Studio Art Il State Theatre Copper Rhino 59th Annual Spring Art Show Nino’s Place Ballet Pilates Midway Lounge Dave Dow open jam session Ridgeway’s Lounge Flyboys House Party Circus Nightclub Free Dance Lessons & Karaoke Nashville West Johnny & Kelly Pint Night West Side Theatre 1331 Main St Newman Karaoke Night Deva cafe Karaoke Skewers Style Downtown Modesto 16th St Karaoke w/ Seve Tuolumne River Park Karaoke w/ Brad T’s Cocktails Los Luceros Folklorico SOS Club Mark Holden Art Exhibit P. Wexford’s Pub Modesto Certified Farmers Market Stage 3 Sonora Neil and Matt Live Crocodile’s Nightclub Nuts vs High Desert Mavs May 27 Open Jam Night Yosemite Bowl 300 Lounge/The Other Place Thursday Night Ramble Sips Bistro State Theatre 59th Annual Spring Art Show Woodward Park Manteca Cirque De La Symphonie Nino’s Place DJ Big Whyte Midway Lounge Downtown Plaza Street Faire The Boardroom Johnny & Kelly Ridgeway’s Lounge Karaoke Night Circus Nightclub Karaoke with Clovis King Deva cafe Live Band w Shot Girls Village Bakery Mark Holden Art Exhibit Queen Bean MCW Band Crocodile’s Nightclub Nuts vs High Desert Mavs Save Mart Scenic & Oakdale Weekend Dance Party Stage 3 Sonora Nino’s Place 59th Annual Spring Art Show May 28 Karaoke Night Clarion Shooters Karaoke with Clovis King The Boardroom Latin Live Music The Chartreuse Muse Live Band w Shot Girls Ridgeway’s Lounge Mark Holden Art Exhibit Deva cafe Modesto Certified Farmers Market Camp 4 Weekend Dance Party The Chartreuse Muse Modesto Library Battle of the Boulevard Karaoke Contest May 29 Karaoke Fun Mistlin Gallery Karaoke Night The Chartreuse Muse Karaoke w Cecily Central West Ballet Karaoke with Clovis King Midway Lounge Latin Live Music Ridgeway’s Lounge Mark Holden Art Exhibit Deva cafe Music Sundays at the Bakery Miki Japanese Restaurant Queen Bean Open Mic Night Waterford Library Sunday Golden Oldie Dance Party Modesto Library Sunday Group Run Clarion Shooters Oakdale Library T’s Cocktails The Boardroom

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Speakeasy P Wexford’s Pub Modesto Library May 30 The Chartreuse Muse Mistlin Gallery Yosemite Bowl 300 Lounge/ Other Place Shooters / Clarion The Boardroom The Chartreuse Muse Nashville West The Other Place Tiki Lounge Midway Lounge Ridgeway’s Lounge Deva cafe Modesto Library The Chartreuse Muse P. Wexford’s Pub John Thurman Field The Chartreuse Muse May 31 Mistlin Gallery Central West Ballet Barkin’ Dog Grill Copper Rhino Nashville West P Wexford’s Pub Midway Lounge Skewers Clarion Shooters Ridgeway’s Lounge Gallo Center for the Arts Deva cafe Downtown Modesto 16th St The Boardroom John Thurman Field Nino’s Bar Deva Cafe June 1 Mistlin Gallery Gallo Center for the Arts Clarion Shooters 10th St Plaza The Boardroom Midway Lounge Ridgeway’s Lounge Nashville West Deva cafe The Boardroom John Thurman Field Crocodile’s Nightclub June 2 Mistlin Gallery Midway Lounge Ridgeway’s Lounge Circus Nightclub Nashville West Deva cafe Downtown Modesto 16th St Crocodile’s Nightclub June 3 Yosemite Bowl 300 Lounge/ Other Place Nino’s Place Midway Lounge The Boardroom Ridgeway’s Lounge Circus Nightclub Deva cafe Village Bakery Queen Bean Crocodile’s Nightclub Save Mart Scenic & Oakdale

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Many restaurants start serving dinner early so that you can get a nice meal in before the shows and movies that begins at 7 or 7:30.

Open Late!

Downtown Modesto is the place to be late Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. There is live music every night of the week in one of our great clubs or restaurants. After the show, stop and enjoy a nightcap.

Parking There are parking garages at 9th and L Street, 11th and K Street, 11th and I Street and 12th and H Street. Parking is close to all restaurants!

Try a Cab It’s getting easier to catch a cab, bothtodowntown and home from downtown. Why deal with driving and parking? Take the easy way...

Affordable Cab 209-753-8005 Touch of Class Cab 209-575-0609 Cash Cab 209-740-1390 Checker Cab: 888-487-5411 City Cab 209-818-4144 DeSoto Cab: 209-577-8888 Edith’s Cab: 402-0377 Lucky 7 Cab: 209-985-8533 209-877-7676 Metro Cab: 209-533-3333 Modesto Cab Company: 209-521-7320 Quality Cab: 209-552-9898 Red Top Taxi Cab: 209-524-4741 Taxi Taxi Cab: 209-756-1035 Town Cab: 209-404-2727 United Cab: 209-888-8888 Urban Taxi Cab: 209-351-0222 Yellow Cab of Modesto: 209-524-8294 Oakdale Taxi: 209-869-5552

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Locally Owned

Most all of the down restaurants are locally owned. They hire local people and the money you spend stays right here in town. Local restaurants purchase from local farmers and feature local ingredients.

Music in the Plaza!

Enjoy your time outside and hear our amazing local bands. Enjoy the Friday Evening Market that also features a local band. Lot’s of places to sit and patios with cocktails nearby. If you are hitting a show, or movie, this is the perfect launching place, or you can sit and enjoy all evening long. Market starts at 4 and music starts at 7.

10th St Plaza 7 – 9 pm May 4 – Wrong Doers May 11 – Cartel Band May 18 - The Fine Line May 25 – Adam Bishop and Valley Transit Authority

Markets in the Plaza Enjoy the new Modesto Friday night market featuring food, produce, local organic treats and family entertainment and information. Spend your Friday evenings in Downtown Modesto and enjoy amazing dining, world class entertainment and a good community of friends.

Modesto Certified Farmers Market Thursdays & Saturdays 7 am to 1 pm From now until December, mark your calendars for Thursday and Saturday mornings in Downtown Modesto on 16th St, where you will find the tastiest and the freshest local good, fruits, vegetables, flowers, cheese, music, chef demos and so much more.

Enjoy the ease and convenience of enjoying food, drink and music in downtown Modesto. New retail boutiques are opening every day and everything is less than a 3 block walk if you find the right spot.

Mi Casa es Su Casa The McHenry Mansion is home for all Modestans. The McHenry Mansion is giving tours again every afternoon (except on Saturdays) from 12:30 – 4PM The lovely docents will walk you over to see the repairs being made and tell you about the first years of the house. The mansion will be back and better than ever soon.

The Mansion still needs your donations. Donations can be sent to the McHenry MansionRestoration Fund, P.O. Box 642, Modesto, CA 95353.

The Foundation has set up a special account specifically for the restoration. Donations can also be dropped off at the Visitors Center/Gift Store at 924 15th Street.

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