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Modesto, USA A Classic All-American City Something amazing happened on March 1, 2011. The Modesto City Council approved the special designation of 10th and 11th Streets as the Historic Graffiti Cruise Route. This is such a huge milestone in the history of Modesto and for the future of our city. Modesto has a very special brand, one that is all about the small town feel blended with the arts and culture of huge cities, a brand that is fueled by the feeling that is represented in the movie American Graffiti

by Modesto native George Lucas. For the first time, we are going take Graffiti Summer to the next level and promote our connection to American Graffiti in new ways that will attract visitors from around the world and create civic pride and a new awareness of our history.

This is just the start, people travel around the world to see the Field of Dreams, walk the waterfront in Hoboken, propose at the top of the Empire State building and soon they can stroll the historic streets of American Graffiti. Wop bom a loo bop a whop bam boom.

One of the best things

about Modesto is the way our local government encourages people to get involved and speak up. Whether it is acting upon the ideas of a citizen like the cruise route, or engaging in community forums, the city makes it easy to get involved and make a difference. A brilliant example is the partnership of the City of Modesto and the Modesto Garden Club.

The Modesto Garden Club creates so much beauty in our city in so many places and our interview this month will blow your mind with the amount of volunteer effort.

Whether it is a park partners program, Love Modesto, Rotary, or a NEAT team clean up or pulling the community together to attract the Amgen Tour of California, it is rare that a city welcomes so much cooperation.

This is a city that really shines and rallies when there is an exciting innovation, business or opportunity. It just goes to show what happens when we all get involved and share our ideas.

Modesto really can be the All-American city in so many ways. Enjoy April here in Modesto.

Photo: Adrian Mendoza

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

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State Theatre - April 1, 2, 3, 4, 7

Cash Tribute Show

Oakdale Rodeo April 8, 9, 10

CD Release

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All local bands performing Johnny Cash

Lara Price Blues Band

West Side Theatre April 9

George Thorogood Turlock Community Theatre

Gallo Center April 30-May 1

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April 10

Off The Air Presents not an Airplane,

Ash Reither, Daniel Radach

Iration Fat Cat April 6

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Fat Cat April 17 Modesto’s First Celtic Concert Black Irish Band & Friends

Modesto Centre Plaza April 8

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CafĂŠ Deva - April 29 Modesto Centre Plaza - April 23

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editors note

Greetings Modesto Fans: Here we are in April already!

M o d e s t o Vi e w magazine is getting so many nice comments Chris and Abbey and we are Murphy in S. Africa. very happy to be spreading the good word about Modesto. We want to give special thanks to the advertisers that help make it possible to spread the word and keep it going. There is nothing like ModestoView. We are 100% positive, working with partnerships with local radio and TV, promoting on Facebook and Twitter in addition to the time tested print magazine you are holding in your hands today.

Businesses that advertise with ModestoView get two big things. ONE – they are reaching the best consumers in Modesto, those that want to know what is happening and get out and do something. These people that leave the house and get involved are the best people in town! (Yes, we are talking about you, our awesome readers!) This is smart targeted advertising! Never waste your valuable ad dollars on people that don’t care. TWO- Advertisers make it possible to spread the good word and keep our content FREE! Oh there is THREE, our gratitude. Our mission is simple: Deliver positive and exciting all ages friendly information that makes people want to get involved and do things in our community.

So, thank you to all of the good people in our fine city that read ModestoView in any of the ways that you get it and thank to all of our advertisers for believing we are all responsible to create the city that we want to live in.

Enjoy ModestoView and please let me know what you like and what you want us to improve. We love feedback and new ideas.

Have a great April

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Contents diningview............................ 6 localview............................ 22 nightview.............................. 8 agview................................ 23 entertainment..................... 10 quakeview.......................... 24 all ages allowed................. 10 outdoorview....................... 24 quickview............................11 modestofamousview . ...... 25 interview............................. 12 calender.............................. 26 musicview.......................... 14 rearview mirror.................. 31 urbanview........................... 15 metalview........................... 16 On the Cover Acclaimed photographer Adrian jazzbluesview..................... 17 Mendoza has been inspired by the flowers of Modesto and has one performing artsview.......... 19 again delivered amazing images. artview................................ 20 You can see his entire collection at amenfoto.com fashionview........................ 21

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dinning & drinks

diningview

Sweet and Savory at Greens Markets Light..yet dark, bold..yet sublime. Beatles, yet Stones.

By chris murphy

The yin and the yang of the new Greens Market culinary team is nothing short of amazing, exciting and fun. Imagine a giant garden and local suppliers of fresh produce supplying fresh treats and then taking those season offerings and turning them into pastries, entrees, main courses, starters. Radishes show up? Then the menu has radishes. This is as close to culinary improvisation as it gets and the people of the greater Modesto area get to taste the results.

Chef Tobias Diggs and Chef Marvin Boden of Greens Market.

Chef Marvin Boden and Chef Tobias Diggs deliver a daily menu that would impress the whitest of white tablecloth restaurants, but can find its way to your tablecloth and will most definitely find a way into your heart and weekly schedule.

Let’s start with something savory shall we?

Chef Marvin honed his skills at the Culinary Academy in San Francisco.

Growing up in San Diego, he was part

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of a big family and served as sous chef at his home kitchen for years, preparing the salsas, rice and other supporting dishes. His personal tastes lean toward the Spanish and Latin flavors and prefers a tapas kind philosophy. He has opened restaurants in California and in Albuquerque and finally connected with Ann Endsley as she prepared to open her new concept market in Modesto at the corner of Needham and 10th St, that would be utilizing produce from her Four Season Farms and blend it

with the freshest and tastiest food in the region. Chef Marvin was the perfect fit.

Chef Marvin lives in Modesto with this wife and two kids, ages 2 and 10.

Inspired by many chefs, Chef Marvin likes the philosophy of Thomas Keller (French Laundry, Bouchon, etc) where the food needs to speak for itself and who sources the absolute best local products. He has a list of over 30 items like, beets, radishes, baby lettuce in season now and will evolve his menu as the seasons change. Chef Marvin and his team prepare a complete line of entrees daily, some that end of packaged for take away. Most are fresh, warm, and ready to be served on your table. Amazing Salmon entrees, tasty chicken and a fabulous Porcaletta. One of his favorites is Fiddlehead Fern and Morel Salad.

There are vegan and veggie options prepared daily as well as a variety of side dishes and salads. It would take hours and hours to prepare the variety that you can quickly pick up for dinner prepared by Chef Marvin and the Greens team.

The Greens team are his servers and can help you pair your foods and make recommendations for the full meal completion. Needless to say, with all of this activity, his love of mountain biking and gym time are on hold for now as the Greens gets up to full speed.

When posed the traditional

ModestoView question, Beatles or Stones, Chef Marvin was all Stones.

His older brother pounded them into his head growing up and there they sit today. He is getting his Satisfaction by creating wonderful things to eat.

And now for something sweet Growing up in Berkeley, Chef Tobias Diggs had access to the most innovative cuisine in the world. The bakeries like Fat Apples, the produce, the anything goes culture leads to innovative thinking. As a kid, he loved to cook and making biscuits was his early training. Culinary Academy of San Francisco trained, Tobias was creating amazing pastries for the Village Baking Company. A chance connection with Chef Marvin stopped Chef Tobias from taking his family and moving to Boston for a new food venture.

Pastries are a work of art, and the taste is so decadent. I have tasted and photographed pastries around the world and his offering is stellar. I confess I ate 3 of his croissants while I wrote this.

Eating a pastry or a dessert is a reward, even for Chef Tobias, as there is a lot of waiting, baking, rising, so the final taste is a payoff.

Cheese Puffs, this is the treat that Chef Tobias enjoys the most and the one most demanded by his family of his wife (who also cooks) and 4 kids, ages 10, 10, 6 and 5. They also keep a steady

request his cinnamon rolls, that you too can taste at Greens.

One of ModestoView’s favorite treats is the bread pudding. There are large ones, small ones and many flavors and even a French Toast bread pudding. (Yum) Chef Tobias loves to experiment with different fruits, Pink Lady apples and so much more.

Bread pudding is the treat that you can snack on all day. Put it away, take a break and come back later. Chef Tobias wants a variety of different items, that is why you see one or two muffin flavors, but a wide range of different and interesting treats from Vanilla Cupcakes to Twice Baked Breakfast Burritos.

The Strawberry and rhubarb season is almost here and this will be a fantastic season at greens. Psst.

Here is a secret that was leaked out of the kitchen, two words. “Ice cream” Stay Tuned.

So, finally, we asked Chef Tobias “the Question” Beatles or Stones, the answer was Beatles all the way.

"Beatles songs are amazing and every song turns into a family sing-a-long", quipped Chef Tobias.

Greens tasty food is prepared in the exhibition kitchen area at 953 10th St in downtown Modesto.

This serves as their office and features two complete kitchens, one for Chef Marvin and one for pastry Chef Tobias. Our fingers are crossed for a future possible sit down restaurant, but for now, this kitchen is running at full speed serving up the savoriest and the sweetest treats.

Fiddlehead Fern and Morel Salad 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 8 ounces morels, halved lengthwise and rinsed 8 ounces fiddlehead ferns, trimmed (see note) 2 tablespoons walnut oil, more for drizzling 2 tablespoons walnut vinegar (preferably Vilux), or Banyuls, 1 tablespoon premium quality aged balsamic vinegar, more for drizzling Salt and freshly ground black pepper Aged Gouda, or aged Parmesan, pecorino or other dry, sharp cheese.

www.greensmarket.net 1508 10th Street, Modesto M-F: 7am to 7pm; S-S: 8am to 6pm 209.524.7336

Chef Tobias Vanilla Cupcake

1. Melt butter in a medium skillet over low heat and add mushrooms.

Sauté until tender, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool.

2. Fill a pot with lightly salted water and bring to a boil. Set aside a bowl of ice water. Add ferns to boiling water and simmer for 1 minute. Drain and immediately transfer to ice water to chill. Drain again.

3. In a medium mixing bowl, combine mushrooms, ferns, oil, 2 tablespoons walnut vinegar and 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar. Toss well, and season to taste with salt and pepper.

4. Arrange equal portions of salad in center of six plates. Drizzle a little oil and balsamic vinegar in a circle around each salad, and shave a few slices of cheese on top.

Baked Apricots 1 ½ c.

4 oz. pinch pinch pinch

Brown Sugar Butter Salt Nutmeg Cinnamon

½ c.

Granulated Sugar ½ c. Water 18 ea. Apricots cut in half

1. Combine granulated sugar and water in a small sauce pot and bring to a boil to dissolve sugar. Remove from heat.

2. Combine brown sugar, butter, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon in a small mixing bowl and mix together by hand until it comes together and there are pea sized chunks of butter.

3. Place apricots in bottom of a hotel pan and add sugar mixture on the bottom.

4. Pat the brown sugar/butter mixture on top of each apricot and bake at 350° until the apricots just start to soften, about 15 minutes.

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nightview

Shrooming at the Speakeasy "GREAT PEOPLE, GREAT MUSIC AND GREAT DRINKS

By Madison Murphy

I just finished listening to White Rabbit by Grace Potter in the car and then I stepped into the cool and trippy red lights of the Speakeasy Lounge. Bypassed the martini glass shaped tables and cool private booths, I stepped up to the bar and started chatting away with Mary Walton and Gina Rossi.

The hard working ModestoView tasting crew (Kyle Cobb, Greg Cobb, Madison Murphy) hangs with Mary Walton at the Speakeasy Lounge. nice tall cold drink called The Speakeasy has been the Shroom Juice. So a staple of downtown the ModestoView refreshment for crew orders 4 of years now and the them and we get place remains 928 12th Street on with the fun. an easy and fun Modesto Gina and Mary place to hang (209) 238-3907 out. It has been pour a line up of a huge supporter Stoli Blueberry, Mon - Fri: 1pm - 2am of local bands Cranberry, Sat & Sun: 5pm - 2am and showcase Collins and shake for the off beat away until have the entertainment. Gina is perfect blend. Their also involved in Cheroot other special drinks are a very Cigar lounge on 10th and has been very unique Cosmo with secret ingredients active in the downtown scene helping and is extra special because as Gina make Modesto a destination to enjoy explains, “We shake the s*** out of it”. any evening of the week. Listening So there.

There is never a dull moment at to the schedule of weekly music and entertainment, it is like a cocktailing the Speakeasy and there is something trip down the rabbit hole, which leads happening every night of the week.

If you are a local band, contact the me to the Shroom Juice.

Bathed in red light, Gina explains Speakeasy and they are always looking that she is known as “Shroom” and to showcase bands on Saturday nights. people have their secret Shroom names, It is great to see the places downtown but won’t tell. Mary tells us that she that have been there year after year and is “Brainy Shroom” and can give make downtown Modesto a place that us all the history of the shroom and we can enjoy. Next time, I’m come supporting evidence. This leads us to a back for the Cosmo.

Gina Rossi and Mary Walton of the Speakeasy Lounge.

Speakeasy Shroom Juice

SPEAKEASY LOUNGE

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Weekly at the Speakeasy Lounge Thursday Sunday & Mon DJ Chopstiques – 80s / 90s Karaoke Friday Tuesday Neil & Matt Uncle Stinky Saturday Wednesday Live Bands Johnny & Kelly

Pour over ice 2 oz Stoli Blueberry Vodka 1/2 and 1/2 of remaining space 2 oz Collins 2 oz Cranberry Squeeze of Lime (optional) Shake Shake Serve Repeat when necessary

Hours: Mon - Thurs 11am - 9pm Fri 11am - 10pm . Sat 5pm - 10pm Lounge Hours Fri - Sat 10pm - 2am with Music

Welcome to Jax, Welcome Home

Delicious Comfort Food Happy Hour Specials Blue Mondays Open MIC Tuesdays Weekend Lounge Nights

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www.jaxmodesto.com

Parking

There are parking garages at 9th and L, 11th and K, 11th and I, and 12th and H

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

Open Late!

Locally Owned

Open early

Try a cab It is getting easier to catch a cab, both to downtown and home from downtown.

Why deal with driving and parking? Take the easy way.

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.

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209-523-4500

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

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

This is a great time to enjoy all that the downtown has to offer. Fantastic dining experiences, live music in various locations and great shows from the Gallo Center and State Theater. Spring weather is here so take a stroll and discover the magic.

Downtown Modesto is everything you want 5 Star dining, cocktails, music, Entertainment, Gallo Center, and The State Theatre.

Find local restaurants, www.modestoview.com

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arts & entertainment Epic Modesto Music!

Okay local music fans we are going to start some local music history at ModestoView. Over the years we have had so many bands, some make it on to big things, some have folded and some are still punching through. I love local music and there are some serious Hall of Fame songs. Here are some, in our opinion, the most Epic Modesto music. What are your top 5 local songs? What is on your MAMA Radio. What should ModestoView feature on our all-time top Modesto play list?

He’s Simple, He’s Dumb, He’s the Pilot Grandaddy Wow. This song from the CD Sophtware Slump, teases, sucks you in, builds you up, tears you apart and then let’s you go. The fragile Jason Lytle vocals, the Jim Fairchild count in, and then the build. This song, (with the lumberjack video) was the epic moment for me at the sold-out Fillmore show where Super Furry Animals opened.

Behind Closed Eyes Sapo Sueno Jeff Bonilla’s Sapo Sueno delivered this amazing track, open chords, chimes, haunting vocals, a building finish into total cathedral cathartic chanting mayhem. Watching Jeff play this song, reaching over and hammering the base string, only confirms what a talented musician and composer he is.

This is a song that deserves multiple repeats.

Fall Away Fissure This band should NEVER have broken up. They were just getting going, getting radio play and then packed it in. Shame. The soaring vocals, cello searing guitars and a call out to the heavens on the chorus keeps Fall Away as my ending song on a grueling work out. It is so well produced and sounds so good. You must listen again now.

Ok I gave you three hints, email us your fave Modesto tracks so we can make the ultimate Modesto Mix and turn more people on to local music.

To listen to these, click on www.modestoview.

Email your Modesto Playlist now. mama@modestoview.com com for the links. You will be blown away.

ALL AGES ALLOWED

by Abbey Murphy

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This has been a crazy month. We are right in the middle of swim season and I write this as we are freshly frozen from our swim meet in a storm. I love Modesto High School and the things that we do, my history teacher Mr. Chiavetta really makes students take a bigger look at the world.

It is really important to see what is happening in the world around us.

I had a chance to visit South Africa and was really amazed how different our cultures are and how disposable things are in the USA. When you have a culture where so many have so little, it seems like everything gets used and reused. They even have to pay extra for bags at the store, Every time you toss out a plastic bottle, think about how it can get used again. This is why I really want people to know about the Rich Man Poor Man Dinner. Mr. C has made me and the youth of Modesto more aware about what we have and how we can help those that don’t have. I offered my column to him for this important event.

Rich Man/Poor Man Dinner Saturday, April 16th, Modesto Church of the Brethren, $10 donation

By Mike Chiavetta One of the gravest issues confronting this world is the mis-distribution of resources and the huge discrepancy between the haves and have-nots.

As certain developed countries get the lion’s share of food and resources the rest live in want. Even in highly advanced countries there exist large pockets of abject poverty, malnutrition and preventable diseases. These facts are the inspiration behind a joint effort by the Modesto Peace/Life Center and Project Hope at MHS to address this issue.

A group of dedicated students and adults are planning a “Rich Man/Poor Man” Event. The doors will open at 5:30, with a program and dinner at 6:00 PM. The gist of the event is to bring to focus the fact that 10 % of the worlds population eats at a certain privileged level and the “other” 90% subsist at lower level. The event is a dinner in

which 10% of the attendees will be served a gourmet five course dinner which would be reflective of the caloric intake of an individual in the developed world. The rest will receive much less.

Included in this event is a video produced

by Modesto High students on hunger, both regional and nationally. Student prepared biographical representations of fictitious individuals worldwide that will serve as the basis for the “lottery” that is central to the event.

This event is a benefit for several organizations. The Church of the Brethren and their weekly contribution to feeding the homeless, MHS Project Hope and it’s commitment of Haitian relief and the Modesto Peace Life Center youth activities. The price is $10 and it will either be the cheapest gourmet meal that you have ever eaten or a very expensive bowl of beans and rice. What will be priceless is the awareness that participants will receive of the world that is dominated by the Rich Man / Poor Man dichotomy.

For tickets and/ or information contact chiavetta.mi@ monet.k12.ca.us Tickets will also be available at the Modesto Church of the Brethren and other area “peace” churches.

Farmers Market is live!

April 2nd first Saturday Market May 12 first Thursday Market!

The Farmers Market is here! The fresh produce, the warm bakery goods, the amazing flowers, the kettle corn, the artisan cheeses, the olive oil, the local music and so much more. This is one of the best places to hang out with all of your friends, get the latest scoop, and support the amazing and rich locally produced ag products. The Modesto Certified farmers market is open every Saturday from 6:30am to 1pm www.modestocfm.com

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Modesto Music Compilation!

Taylor Vick, Josh Rosenblum, John Bruce, The Panduhs, and Karen Reed.

These amazing local artists were recorded and produced at Modesto Sound, under the guidance of Brenda Ross in their new facility at Gregori High School.

MAMA Lifetime winning producer (Grandaddy, Built Like Alaska) Luck Lew works with the students to create professional recordings.

Weekly Sound Showcase

Material Grill at Sisk and Kiernan each 3rd Friday, you can see the new local bands that will be the stars of the future. The show is free and starts at 8:00. Support the Material Grill by eating and drinking of course.

You can support Modesto Sound through the Stanislaus Art Council – 501c3 #77-0272772 Mail: Modesto Sound c/o Gregori High School 3701 Pirrone Rd. Modesto, 95356 www.modstosound .com

New band Alert

Lovecore has a new and eclectic sound and is really catching on.

Unique sounds, instruments and a mix and match of performers depending on the show, Lovecore shows are a great time. You can check out Lovecore at the Queen Bean on April 23.

quickView Non-Profit Alert!

Hey event planners. Make sure you send us your event and fund raiser schedule for the year. ModestoView wants to help spread the word and help promote you in the community.

Most importantly, we don’t want to stack up fund raisers on the same night as some other big event in town. The

ModestoView calendar has over 1000 things to do, all filtered by category.

So send us your dates and we will get them on our special Fund raiser best Modesto To Do list and we do the rest!

Email us this very second: events@ modestoview.com

Key Non-profit and fundraiser dates on deck April 1 - Century 21 Relay for Life BBQ May 7 – 2nd Annual Bette Belle Smith Service Day April 2 – Love Modesto May 7 – Taste of Turlock April 4 - Society for the Handicapped Golf Tournament May 14/15 - Relay for Life April- 28 - - CHS Put a Cork in It June 25 – Love Modesto 2 April8 - Omega Nu Fashion Benefit July 4 – 4th of July Parade April 9 – Bark for Life Fundraiser Oct 6 – Wine Jazz & Movie Fundraiser April 30 - Modesto Symphony 80th Anniversary Gala Oct 7 – Chamber Oktoberfest May 6 – Make A Wish Golf Tournament Sept 1 - CHS Edible Extravaganza Dec 3 – Festival Of Trees Fundraiser Turlock

Speak your mind!

Want to be an active part in making Modesto the best place it can be? The Modesto City Council and City management team invite you to attend the Community Forums being held throughout Modesto. The Community Forums are an opportunity for you to provide input regarding the current Strategic Plan as well as which City services are most important to you.

What to expect at a Community Forum?

• A brief presentation on the Strategic Plan • Open discussion with the Mayor and Council, department directors and other city staff • You will be asked to complete a survey to be used as a gauge to compare with future survey results.

Take two hours out of your schedule to get involved. Better to say what you want than complain later: April 21 - 6–8 p.m.

Beyer High Cafeteria 1717 Sylvan Ave April 28 - 6-8 p.m.

Enochs High Cafeteria 3201 Sylvan Ave April 28 Center for Human Services- Put a cork in it

Sky West Magazine Loves Modesto We at ModestoView have responded to the Forbes Magazine ranking with our own ranking.

ModestoView has ranked Forbes Magazine as the #1 most miserable magazines, based on our statistical analysis of their lack of proper community in person research about the subjects that they write about.

Forbes clearly has not taken the time to validate their research.

But there are other magazines that do take the time to get to know the communities they serve. Sky West Magazine, the in-flight magazine that is read by over 2.5 million people will be featuring Modesto, USA Home of American Graffiti in their March/April edition. They took the time to check us out, research our history, see what we offer and were so excited about our Graffiti and community heritage that they wanted to tell the world about the city they serve through United Express. It is a great story and will be something that all Modestans and visitors can be proud of. You can find copies in the seat pocket in front of you or at the Modesto Convention and Visitor’s Bureau.

Sky West Magazine is placed on more than 1200 daily departures in 121 cities and 43 states and Canada. Wow. Thanks Sky West for showing the real Modesto, USA. You can read the Skywest Article at www.modestoview.com.

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TICKETS FOR THE TOUR

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McHenry Museum Store 1402 I Street R.C. David 1501 J Street Scenic Nursery 1313 Scenic Drive Westurf Nursery 1612 Claus Road Four Seasons Farms 1660 California Avenue Marcy’s Hallmark Shop 1700 McHenry

Special & Standing Projects through the years

Hanging Baskets

MGC bought 175 self watering hanging baskets. (City of Modesto requested they be self watering. The cost to MGC was over $20,000.00) Last year the MGC planted 40 hanging baskets to be placed on J Street and we paid the City of Modesto $4,000.00 to water the baskets from May – November. That’s $100.00 per pot. If the DID cannot come up with the money to water the downtown pots, the cost then would jump tremendously to water the hanging baskets. Time will tell if the MGC will want to hang the baskets.

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Modesto Junior college-landscaped Arbor Day tree planting began Spring Garden tours began and Graceada Park magnolia trees and benches provided Municipal Golf course—trees provided Community Christmas—first tree planted downtown Annual Camellia Festival began Memorial rose Garden established Great Valley Museum garden planted McHenry Museum front planter landscaped McHenry Mansion orange grove provided Historical Police substation landscaped Stanislaus Wildlife Care Center contribution began McClatchy Square Rose Garden Victorian style drinking fountain purchased/Residential Yard-of-the-Month contest began McClure Country Place Historical Landmark landscaping began Senior citizens Center landscape lights installed and secret garden began Residential Senior Care Facilities chair gardening began Color Modesto project established with the City of Modesto, Graceada Park restoration funding provided Living, working Flower Clock, Office Project began, Victims’ Garden established Club Office Project completed, Demonstration Garden started Virginia Corridor landscaped with Knockout and Iceberg roses; provided benches along the adjacent corridor McHenry Mansion replaced with period flowers and shrubs

Modesto Garden Club Annual Spring Tour

How many volunteer hours are dedicated each year?

Hold on to your hats, this is an amazing list.

Flower Clock ..................................................................29 volunteer hours Downtown Flower Pots.................................................320 volunteer hours Courthouse Victims Garden.............................................88 volunteer hours Senior Citizens Center................................................3,873 volunteer hours Virginia Corridor Rose Garden......................................125 volunteer hours Children’s Education.....................................................660 volunteer hours Therapeutic Gardening..................................................273 volunteer hours Spring Garden Tour.......................................................582 volunteer hours Garden-of-the-Month.....................................................121 volunteer hours The Garden Club Office................................................671 volunteer hours The McHenry Mansion....................................................90 volunteer hours (one time planting 2010)

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The annual Modesto Garden Club Spring Garden Tour will be held Saturday, May 7, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The tour, which benefits local garden club projects, features the theme “Town and Country Gardens. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children (no strollers allowed).

Visitors will tour an eclectic array of eight gardens in urban and country settings. Several homes will provide indoor glimpses as well and the Modesto Garden Club office and garden at 622 14th Street, Modesto, will be open for viewing. Tickets provide all the information you need on the gardens and their locations.

Color for Everyone, Everywhere

By Rebecca Murphy

Penny Binney President Modesto Garden Club Modesto is alive with color. When you drive and walk around our community, you see big, bold splashes of color. There are amazing gardens, lush trees, handling baskets downtown, and then you turn the corner and you see a giant clock made of flowers. It is truly amazing and it is all the work of one of the most amazing Garden Clubs in the USA. Yes, right here in Modesto, the Modesto Garden Club has been raining color on Modesto for over 87 years.

Let’s meet the President of this amazing volunteer organization that is the largest garden club in the nation with over 550 members. Penny Binny grew up in Hayward, and attended Chabot and Modesto Jr Colleges and is an experienced paralegal. She has been the President of the Modesto Garden Club since 2007 and is a very busy volunteer. ModestoView caught up with her before she gets into the very busy spring season as they prepare for their very important fund raising Garden Tour on May 7. Once you read this and see all that the Modesto Garden Club does, you will know why this fund raiser is so very important. This is not a club to join if you want to relax, garden club members deliver serious hours and make a huge contribution to Modesto. Let's get to know Penny.

MV: What is the most beautiful garden you have been in?

PB: For a very-very large garden I would have to say: Butchart Gardens, Claude Monet’s garden at Giverny or Marie Antoinette’s chateau at Versailles. On a local level, attend the MGC Annual Spring Tour and see: whimsical, historical; outdoor kitchens; water features and country gardens.

MV: Are there 3-4 annual flowers that you would recommend?

PB: Start thinking Water-Wise plantings. Modesto Garden Club partnered with the City of Modesto this past year and worked with Juan Tejada, Water Conservation Specialist, along with Anne Schellman, Horticulture Consultant. The City put together a 16page magazine, outlining water-wise plants such as nasturtium, black-eye susan, marigolds, cosmos and grasses.

MV: Do you have a personal favorite

project the MGC is wworking on?

PB: Yes, the annual Modesto Garden Club Spring Garden Tour will be held Saturday, May 7, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The tour benefits our garden club projects. Visitors will tour eight gardens. Some with outdoor art; outdoor kitchens; water features; a water-wise, small space garden; a Mediterranean fantasy, a country garden complete with a barn and flowers.

The proceeds from our garden tour will benefit our community-based garden projects including the Modesto’s Flower Clock, the Courthouse Victims Garden, the Virginia Corridor Rose Garden, and George Lucas Plaza. We also support therapeutic gardening children’s education with garden projects and have 6 horticulture scholarships in the amount of $1,500.00 each.

MV: When MGC volunteers go out

to plant are they given a layout or do they create it themselves?

PB: We have Vice President’s (6), Directors, and Chair persons who work with the volunteers to create a plan for the project they are working on.

MV: How many hours do you spend being MGC President?

PB: At least 25 hours per week, if not more.

MV: Will you recommend a book or magazine for beginning gardeners?

PB: Sunset’s Western Garden Book: has almost every plant, tree, and grasses from A-Z. Garden Gate Magazine: gives you idea for planting groups of flowers.

MV: What is your favorite restaurant or meal?

PB: A good home cooked meal or BBQ always tastes better with friends around the table.

MV: What wonderful nurseries support the MGC? PB: Four Seasons Farms, Frantz Garden Center, Morris Nursery, P&L Concrete & Garden Center, Park Greenhouse, Scenic Nursery, Westurf Nursery and Duarte Nursery.

MV: What is your primary source of funding?

PB: The MGC Annual Spring Tour on Saturday, May 7, 2011 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets are $20.00 and can be purchase at all the nurseries listed on the page 12.

MV: What is your favorite flower?

PB: I love all of them. My favorite tree is the Redbud.

MV: What do you think about the coming Historic CruiseRoute?

PB: This is the first time I’ve been made aware of the project. If it involves flowers and makes the City of Modesto beautiful with color, we are interested.

MV: What is your favorite spot and corner in Modesto?

PB: Would be the McHenry Mansion and McClatchy Park. MGC spent over $6,000.00 for plant material last year that was used around the home. We had 25 volunteers show up for the planting.

City of Modesto asked the MGC if they had some volunteers to prune the roses at McClatchy Park and 8 volunteers showed up to prune over 200 roses.

MV: How long is your term of office at the MGC? How long have you been President?

PB: President’s term is two years and may be elected for an additional term of two years. In June, I will have been President for four years.

MV: How do you join the Garden Club?

PB: We love new members.

Membership dues are $40 per year.

You can join on the tour, or signup at a Garden Club Meeting, second Thursday of the month at the Modesto Senior Citizens Center, 211 Bodem Street (at Scenic Drive). You can visit the club’s web site, www.modestogardenclub.org.

I really enjoyed getting to know Penny and am completely amazed at all that the Modesto Garden Club does for Modesto, from the George Lucas Plaza, Arbor Day, workshops, table settings, out of town tours and the six $1500 annual scholarships. We hope you will get to know the garden club too.

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musicview

Stop Motion Poetry’s focus on songwriting pays off

By Ian Hill

In some ways, indie pop bands have it pretty good in the modern music business. There are now more outlets than ever for catchy music, from podcasts and blogs to car advertisement soundtracks. But all those opportunities also present a new challenge for bands hoping to get attention from fans: when there's so much music playing all the time, how do you ensure that your songs stand out?

For Modesto's Stop Motion Poetry, the answer lies in a dedication to song writing.

"I think the amount of time we spend writing a song shows through and makes the songs have a little bit more longevity," said Clark Beggs, the band's keyboardist and lead singer. "We don't write our songs with an end goal of radio play. We have a really, really, specific vision in our minds of what a good song is and we aim for that. If one of us isn't feeling a tune we either tweak it until we all love it, or we can it."

That vision can be heard on Stop Motion Poetry's latest EP, "Jump Right In," released in February, as well as on the infectious piano-driven single “All My Tomorrows.” The video for the single has garnered more than 11,000 views on You Tube and gushing comments from fans like “I can't stop watching this video. It's epic.”

“Jump Right In” was produced by Mikal Blue, who also has collaborated with Augustana and Colbie Caillat, among others. Beggs recently answered some questions via email about working with Blue as well as the “All My Tomorrows” video and Stop Motion Poetry’s plans for this month.

MV: Stop Motion Poetry's been busy in the last few months. Give me a quick overview of what you've been up to.

Clark Beggs: We've been writing a lot. We've done co-writes with Mikal Blue, Andrew Williams (Five

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For Fighting), Justin Knox (Frank & Derol, Sarah Kelly), and most recently Jeff Cohen (The Spin Doctors, Mat Kearney). We're also playing out a bit more this year and have been playing in the Bay, Sacramento, and LA. Also just released our EP "Jump Right In," it is eight tracks all produced by Mikal Blue and will be available at show and soon iTunes.

MV: Let's talk about the EP. What do you hope your fans hear when they give it a listen?

CB: We hope fans will hear some tunes that offer the polish of radio tunes but a little more on the indie side as far as melodies and chords, etc. Times are tough and there are some encouraging songs on this EP that hopefully will help folks realize there is always a light at the end of the tunnel.

MV: What was it like working with Mikal Blue? How did your band get connected with him?

CB: It has been great working with Mikal for the past few years. He's a wizard at Pro Tools and makes recording feel so organic. We quickly forget that

the technology is even there. He really you got to where you are today. helps the band feel comfortable and at CB: We got started a few years back home in the studio. We sent him some as The Evening News and eventually demos a few years back and he saw after several line-up changes it was just potential and has been developing us me so I eventually added my brothers ever since.

Devin Beggs on bass and Spencer Beggs MV: The video for "All My on drums. The most recent addition is Tomorrows" is great. What was the Cory Thompson on guitar. We're all video shoot like, and where did the idea really excited about the current line-up for the treatment come from? and all have a joint vision. We also write CB: The shoot was great and kind as band now which is really satisfying. of surprising to us. We showed up and MV: What's next for the band? there was a full staff of more than 20 CB: We've have plans to record people handling every little aspect another four or five songs with Mikal from make-up to set dressing, etc. All Blue and then we're going to start were volunteers from Azusa Pacific putting it out to industry people. We'll University. The actual filming was be playing a lot more around the west pretty intense in a good way, we played coast and we have plans to set out and our song over and over for 12 hours two tour by mid- to late-summer. days in a row. It really helped us get MV: Where can fans next see you more comfortable with performance live, and where can they find out and being in front of a more information about Contact camera. The idea for the Stop Motion Poetry? video is 100 percent CB: Right now from the minds of for April we at Cale Erickson and have shows in ianhillmedia@gmail.com Jesse Doland. Our San Diego, philosophy from Santa Cruz and Follow him on the get go was will likely be Facebook at to trust them in adding some Facebook.com/ianhillmedia in the Bay, as their domain (film) and we kind of gave well as LA. We'll and on Twitter them free reign. We be back for a big @ianhillmedia were blown away by the Modesto show in midfinal product! to late-May. Check in on MV: Tell me a little bit about the www.stopmotionpoetry.com for all band's background in Modesto and how the latest.

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Cesar Gutierrez "El Venadito”

by Javier Lopez

Welcome Back to this edition of the Urban View by the Fiesta Boyz! We Interview this month Cesar Gutierrez "El Venadito” Genre “Musica Nortenia”. With his single, El Troquero! Already available on I tunes. We sit down and ask him a few questions about his New Project "El Venadito” and his new music. This Interview is in both English & Spanish.

Fiesta Boyz very own Tony Vibes is celebrating his birthday bash on Friday, April 29 at 9:00pm @ Jax on H 1016 H Street. Performances by Freestyle Legend NV.NV (Noel Valei) will be performing hits "Girl You Hear Me Crying", "Some Kinda Love", "Just Like The Wind" and "You Don't Know". log on to www.fiestaboyzlive.com for more artist info.

FBZ: Who are your influence in your music?

CG: English: When I was a young boy, my father had a Mariachi band and that's when I started to get interested in music. My father was a big influence in my life because he guided me to where I am at now.

Spanish: Cuando era niño, mi padre tocaba en un Mariachi y desde entonces me empece a interesar en la música. Mi padre ha sido una gran influencia en mi vida porque me ha guiado hasta donde estoy ahora.

FBZ: Where did your music carrier start?

CG: English: As a young adult I sang in talent shows and special events in Jalisco, Mexico. In 2005, I successfully recorded my first album. Now, I want to present my new production that will be coming soon.

Spanish: De jóven, yo cantaba en concursos de talento y eventos especiales en Jalisco, México. En el 2005, pude grabar mi primer disco.

Ahora, quiero presentarles mi nueva producción que saldrá a la venta muy pronto.

FBZ: What sets your styleapart from what others in your genre are doing?

CG: English: Most of the songs are classic pieces that have been forgotten throughout the years and I want the public to revive that era.

Spanish: La mayoria de mis canciones son piezas clásicas que en el transcurso de los años han quedado en el olvido y quiero que el público vuelva a recordar esa época.

FBZ: Who was involved in your project?

CG: English: The productions has been created with the help of my family and close friends.

Francisco Martinez: Acordeon , Julio Sandoval: Tuba, Moises Garcia: Guitarra, Juan Martinez: Bajo Sexto, Arreglos Nuevos. Para Las Canciones: Roberto Martinez Arreglos Del Carro Malandrin: Jose Camacho. Mixing & Mastering: Javier Lopez y Jose Camacho Estudio: Mixlab Studios #2 Modesto CA Spanish: La producción hasido posible con la ayuda de mis familiares y amigos cercanos. Francisco Martinez: Acordeon , Julio Sandoval: Tuba, Moises Garcia: Guitarra, Juan Martinez: Bajo Sexto, Arreglos Nuevos. Para Las Canciones: Roberto Martinez.Arreglos Del Carro Malandrin: Jose Camacho.

Mescla y Masterisasion: Javier Lopez y Jose Camacho. Estudio: Mixlab Studios #2 Modesto CA FBZ: What is the meaning behind this album?

CG: English: identify myself with most of my songs because I was raised out in the country and in the farms and that’s what they are mostly about.

Spanish: indentifico con la mayoria de mis canciones porque yo me críe en un rancho y de eso se tratan mis canciones.

FBZ: Where can we find & buy your music?

Spanish: Pueden comprar mis canciones en iTunes.

English: My songs are on iTunes.

Urban View Correction -Last month a YuYoMC CD was reviewed but listed the wrong label info. So sorry.

Give this CD a listen, it is really good. "Buscando La Razon" By Yuyo Mc Featuring Johnny O. Label: Island Def Jam Digital Distribution - UPC: 859705484703

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metalview 11 Years of Being Metal By mike vanek & Isaac Ames w/ Photos By Ida Millsaps Www.Facebook.Com/mike.Vanek

Being a promoter is not easy when you put on Metal shows. This month marks 11 years that 209Productions has been around. What started as promoting bands like Immortality, Infestation, Carcinogen, & Bind in high school evolved into 209 Productions. In 2000 just after the birth of my son & death of my dear friend Kane Marin, I started 209 MetalNews with no money in the Turlock Library covering bands like Thr3efold, Differential, Built & Makeshift Grey. Soon I was promoting these bands along with Rubberfinger, Stigmurder and eventually Better Left Unsaid & Nothing But Losers in any space. I've had one friend that has never ever stopped coming around for the last 11+ years and that is Isaac Ames, a local comic that served our country in Iraq. When he came home, one of best & most trusted friends wrote the following about me and I feel compelled to share it with you my readers.

Why Mike Vanek is the reason there’s Metal in Modesto By: Isaac Ames

I first met Mike Vanek when I was homeless in the spring/summer of 2000. It was a different time back then. In 2000 we didn’t have 2 wars, the TSA, Patriot Act, or a half dozen other problems we have today. We had

freedom. We were free to pursue life and follow wherever the road may take us; it was while the road was leading me that my path crossed Mike’s during that fateful time. Mike was working at Chevron at the time, but I remember a personality that was dedicated to one

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Mike V shows his tattoos while Mike Allsup of DAM peeks through. thing and one thing only: metal.

I’d like to tell you about how much of a fan of metal I am, but that would be a lie. I’ve almost always seen metal and the fans that follow it as those in need; those in need of direction, those in need of humanity, those in need of a shower and deodorant. Yet at the same time as I spent my days working as a sound engineer at The Fat Cat and just going to shows to spend time with people I knew I found one thing about metal that I never noticed before: the community.

Here was a community that existed and thrived on nothing but the stale sweat and dedication of its fans. It harvested and garnered support in unlikely places, often remaining a part of the undercurrent that flows not only through this city and state, but throughout the nation. And at the center of it all I find Mike Vanek.

Very few things are openly known about Mike Vanek, but they’re there if you look. In between band’s sets he’ll grab the mic, announce the artists, and say, “Call your friends, call your neighbor, call the people you owe money and tell them to get to this show!” His signature speech at his shows is distinct and defines his view of what the metal community should be doing when it comes to the scene.

No excuses, no hesitation, no shame: metal.

His upbringing has been plagued with stop-motion scenes of horror. On June 18, 2004 a house fire took his mother from him. This particular aspect of his life has always had a profound resonance within me as my own mother passed away in August a few months later. He endured and continued on his course. In Modesto there’s tribute show after tribute show to icons in music; he’s had a concert on her birthday annually as tribute to his mother.

And it was at this tribute that I first stepped on stage as a comedian. I’d never been to an open mic, never written a joke; it was an idea that I’d voiced to him in passing. But in 2008 as I was standing in the back supporting my friend and remembering my mother as well he came to me and asked, “Do you want to get up and tell some jokes?”

I said, “Sure.” The next thing I knew I was finding that the journey I was beginning was going to be a long one since I bombed horribly that night, luckily there was metal to pick up where I left off. And so it’s been for Mike Vanek; taking it all in one day/ show/band at a time.

I’ve learned a lot about Mike Vanek and in the past 10+ years as his friend, but even more about metal. Metal isn’t just the unwashed masses pointlessly raging against the machine; it’s more than a simple stand against the status quo and everything superficially mainstream.

So what is Metal? Metal is staying true to your roots and defining who you are as a person. Metal is developing your character and committing who you are to yourself. Metal is standing against a rising tide and never giving ground. Metal is knowing that you’re a cog in the machine but you get to pick your place of operation. Metal is love for a good mother. Metal is someone to take home at the end of the night.

Metal is community and camaraderie.

Metal is knowing that you’re always from the street and that if you want anything in this world you’ve got to go get it yourself. Metal is one of the last real things in our society. Metal is Mike Vanek.

But I know, without Mike Vanek, there’d be no Metal in Modesto.

jazz-bluesview What’s New with Jazz and Blues?

By Eric Benson

With the changing of the seasons we are sad to see the change in format of Live 105.5, “The River” radio station which provided the Central Valley with a smooth Jazz format and helped promote a lot of the acts many of us promoters have brought into town over the years.

Well out with the old and in with the new “River” which as stopped the jazz format and has adult hits blending The Hawk and Sunny 102. Cheryl Miller, veteran DJ, will hold down the noon to 6:00 p.m. weekends spinning a mix of 70’s, 80’s, to now with classic rock with vocals and R & B mixed in.

Well I don’t know about the rest of you but I’m ready for some sunshine and to see folks flocking to the downtown for a good time and some music. I encourage all of you to send me your info and I will send it out on weekly email and in the Modesto View.

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

The Clarion Hotel located on 1612

Sisk Road continues with some quality Jazz and R & B showcases. Featured are: the Cartel Band, (seasoned R & B band), rotating with Valley Rhythm Section with dance floor to get your groove on. The event is promoted by Jai of Thin Line Productions and goes from 8:00-12:00 p.m. The Clarion also now has Reg Evans as house promoter for regional and national acts. Reg and Central Valley Music Group are bringing in Slim Man on April 9th at the Clarion and will host “Hot Latin Nights” on May 7th with artists to be announced. He’s also bringing in Latin Essence April 1st at the Whitmore Mansion in Ceres. Reg is also doing an urban Hip Hop show May 20th at the

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Ace Berry getting his All-Around Saddle from Cotton Rosser in 1973.

60 YEARS OF TRADITION AT THE OAKDALE RODEO

By Greg Cobb

For 60 years, the Oakdale Rodeo has been a destination for some of the most famous cowboys in the world. Fans from everywhere have enjoyed some of the greatest exhibitions of athleticism and determination put on by the best of the best in the sport of rodeo. Not only are the cowboys athletic, the livestock is amazingly fit and well prepared for a battle between man and beast. The rodeo experience is a test of both brains and brawn and has brought great pride to the City of Oakdale for 6 decades.

Known as the Cowboy Capitol of the World, Oakdale is home to some of the finest in the sport. Names like Jerold Camarillo, Leo Camarillo, Ace Berry, Jim Charles, Harley May, Ted Nuce and Sonny Tureman have served up spectacular performances over the years and have their share of buckles and championships. These are the

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legends.

This year, another Oakdale star is sure to surface and bring even more recognition to this tradition of Oakdale cowboy stardom. It may be bull rider Bo Bacigalupi. Possibly, team ropers Lance Harvey, Lane Murray, Tyler Quiring or Joe Shawnego could raise a few brows.

Maybe even one of the guys going after the all around like Danny Leslie for steer wrestling and team roping, or Troy Murray competing in calf roping and team roping. It’s a proud tradition and as other things change, one thing stays the same; rodeo is a tradition in the Cowboy Capitol.

The 60th Oakdale Rodeo kicks off on Saturday April 9th with the ever popular Oakdale Rodeo Parade beginning at 9am. Grand entry of the rodeo takes place both Saturday and Sunday at 1:30pm and this year will

Oakdale lights up for the weekend have a special patriotic theme to honor our troops with a fly over of World of April 9th and 10th with plenty of War II aircraft. The American Flag will opportunities for fun. Enjoy the parade, enter the arena through the air with a the rodeo and the dance on Saturday skydiving performance as well. “We’re night or the rodeo on Sunday. Around very patriotic here at the saddle club town, you can always find a pure rodeo and we want to honor our troops in a party at the H bar B Saloon, rated one big way”, says Ed Viohl, President of of the best cowboy bars in the west by American Cowboy Magazine. The Cow the Oakdale Saddle Club.

On the lighter side, but no less Track Lounge or the Battered Beaver dangerous, the Oakdale Rodeo will could be your alternative to the country scene or you might even head north for have Brian Potter, renowned some fun at the Whisky River Saloon. rodeo clown and entertainer.

Whatever it is that you choose to do; “This is a big deal” says Viohl, “Brian is one the greatest rodeo clowns in the country and really entertains the crowd.” Potter sometimes performs with his 9 year old daughter who is a trick rider and performs on her 31 inch horse. Yes, you heard that right, 31 inches. He also pleases the crowd with motorcycle stunts and other amazing feats that help to complete the entire rodeo experience. All of this while doing the main Oakdale’s Bo Bacigalupi Lookin’ For 8 Seconds in Denver. job at hand, protect the cowboys from the bulls there will be plenty of options. So dust when their ride is complete. As much off your hat put on your boots and be a fun as it is to watch the clowns perform, part of a 60 year tradition in the Cowboy the most important thing is take care of Capitol of the World. the cowboy.

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Time to Perform

By Kay Osborne

There area few things more enriching that a live stage performance. It is so real, so live and it shows so much talent and personality. These performers rehearse for months and the presentations are always amazing.

This is the amazing cast of the Lakewood Youth Theatre production of Friday Night Fever, directed by Kaye and Megan Osborn.

There are many April theatrical offerings this month. Central Valley Theater for the Deaf has its debut on Friday, April 29 at 7:00 p.m. on the Lakewood School Stage following the Lakewood Sign Language Club’s show presentation of Peanuts. Heath Conway and Kaitlyn Evans, two Deaf performers and former Lakewood students will sign monologues from You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown. The actors will be professionally voiced to provide access for all. Join us for a memorable evening. Support the performing arts as it makes our community so much richer.

You can take a tour of our history and the arts at our own McHenry Museum.

If you have not been to visit lately, it is time to check out our important past and interesting displays.

A new exhibit of beautiful and unusual teapots are on display at the McHenry Museum. This free venue is open Tuesdays through Sundays from noon to four. Make sure you take time to check it out. The next exhibit coming to the museum in honor of the Amgen bike tour will be bike accessories.

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April art

By Jim Christiansen

April is a busy month in Stanislaus County Art Scene starting with the Stanislaus County Artists Open Studio Tour April 2 and 3,ending with the last day of the Celebration of Fiber Arts Exhibition April 30, at Mistlin Gallery.

We hope you have your map and fundraising art sale April 1-July 30, passport for the Stanislaus County 2011. According to Oakdale film Travel and Tourism Round Table maker Kevin Fox, “It's a wonderful sponsored, Artists Open Studio Tour. collection! That includes Sketches, If you haven’t, they will be available Prints, Bronzes and a history of Jo for $10 at the Mistlin Gallery, the Mora.” The Opening reception is April Chartreuse Muse, and Artel Art Center, 1st, 5:30-8:00pm at 355 East F Street, or by calling 209-554-6924 The event Oakdale. oakdalecowboymuseum.org In Turlock, California State will feature 53 artists in Stanislaus County and Manteca open 10-6. My University Stanislaus gallery, Recent house is number 20 on the Modesto Acquisitions to the University Fine Art Collection will feature Julie listings.

The Western Art Show in Oakdale Heffernan , April 4-29. Reception is at the Bonsack Gallery runs April 1 Thursday April 7 at 5:30pm, artist talk through April 28 at 13480 Orange at 6:00pm.at the College of the Arts, Blossom Road Oakdale, 209-613-7126. University Art Gallery. California State See bonsackgallery.com for more info. University, Stanislaus, One University Over at the Oakdale Cowboy Museum, Circle, Turlock. Exhibit is free and The Cowboy World of Jo Mora art open to the public!

Spring show entries are due exhibit opens April 1. Oakdale Cowboy Museum is holding this exhibit and April 9 for the Central California Art

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Association & Mistlin Gallery 58th Annual Spring Art Show June 11 July 14, 2011. I noticed the deadline had been extended due to conflict with Open Studio Tour dates. Get your entry form at Artel Art Center or The Mistlin Gallery! ccartassn.org Patterson Art and Wine Gala Patterson Art and Wine Gala is April 9.

Come enjoy an evening of art, fine wine, hors d'oeuvers and live is music while

and Art Show! $20 in advance, $25 day of event. All proceeds benefit our Jacob Myer Park project Location: Plaza Del Rio, Third and Santa Fe Streets, Downtown Riverbank Time: 5:30PM. Downtown Modesto Third Thursday Art Walk is April 21. New additions, Paper Airplanes, Tattoo and Art Gallery at 1216 H Street and McHenry Mansion Visitors Center 924 15th Street. Get a new map at any number of downtown

Images from the Green Art Walk 2011. celebrating and supporting Patterson Repertory Theatre! This all happens.

Saturday, April 9 from 6-10 at the Patterson Community Complex, 1033 W. Las Palmas Avenue. pattersonrep. org Modesto Art Museum offers a walking tour touting Modesto’s architectural heritage, including many precedents Modesto historically noted for. Ironic, that MJC cut the architectural program if this is the case.

The museum is offering its popular Modernism in Modesto walking tours this spring. There is room for the tour on Saturday, April 9th; from 11 am to 12:30 pm. Admission is $5 for members and $8 for non-members. Reservations are required. Details on the web site http://modestoartmuseum.org/ This tour event meets at Anderson Gallery on 1323 J Street.

Cross roads country quilters fabric show “ A Celebration of Fiber Arts Exhibit” runs March 22 - April 30, 2011.

Show includes Quilts, needlework, weaving, wearables and more! Mistlin Gallery, 1015 J Street, Modesto. ccartassn.org April 15 , Second Annual Riverbank Downtown “Sips and Stroll’ Wine Tasting, appetizers, live music, Open Houses at over 15 Downtown Businesses, Dessert bar, Raffle prizes

businesses and venues, or see the online map and art walk venue listings at www. modestoartwalk.com “Found Again” is the new show at the Chartreuse Muse, running April 1 through June. Using found objects and repurposed objects to create new works of art will be the focus of this group show. Opening Reception: Saturday, April 9 5:00 – 8:00 PM. thechartreusemuse.com.

Coming up in May at Artel Art Center, “Mini Canvas Art Show and Sale” Receiving Date are May 2 to May 7, 2011. Show Dates are May 9 to June 30, 2011. The Show is open to all customers who purchase any of the following canvas sizes (purchase must be made at Artel) See details for this event at Artel Art Center in McHenry Village. www.artelartcenter.com See the Artists of Modesto Facebook page, where I try and post updates on art events and art news in the area as soon as I get the information.

If you’d like to get some notice on art events, or bring something to my attention for Modesto View, my email is mercenary_graphics@ yahoo.com. For art events, Chris likes to keep ModestoView online calendar up to date, so send your event notice in to events@ ModestoView.com.

fashionView Healthy Beauty

By Shasta Boss

Women's Self Defense bodies are some of Classes are held Monday the most important and Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m.

You can dress for fitness in style too.

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Not only will these tips keep your for combining a fitness, beauty, and inner body healthy they can improve creative outlet for the community, she your outer beauty as well by enhancing is also multi-talented. She has a second the quality of your hair, nails, and skin. degree Black Belt specializing in

There are so many possibilities. Comfort is key so try them on.

Shoshou, she teaches the women's self defense classes, has her Cosmetology License, and has a hair styling station in the studio. Fusion's unique vision of a full service salon includes professional services including hair, nails, massage therapy, makeup artistry, body piercing, and tattoo art by highly skilled professionals.

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A Hidden Jewel within Stanislaus county

By Amy Vickery

By Wyatt Thomas

Miller's Place improves the lives of dependant adults struggling with Alzheimer's or dementia and physical disabilities.

Striving to meet the growing needs of our area, DMC Foundation has evolved over the past 35 years and boasts a variety of services, offering something for everyone young and old.

The mission of the DMC Foundation is "Health through Education." Since 1975 we have been one of Stanislaus County's leading community action charitable agencies, now serving

Out Of The Rough!

roughly 60,000 residents annually.

Our educational initiatives include Childbirth & Family Education, Kids Works Puppet Theater, CPR & Safety Education, and the Fresh Outdoors Project, which deters smokers from lighting up in an area frequented by children.

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It’s been a rough couple of years for the private golf country club industry it seems, except Oakdale Golf and Country Club. In a time when everyone’s hard earned dollars being spent are looked at carefully and the fact that it’s not so chic to belong to a “Country Club” anymore, it’s remarkable that Oakdale Golf and Country Club is busier now than ever. According to Jim Kass, National Golf Foundation’s research director, “NGF tracked 46 18-hole equivalent golf course openings in 2010 vs. 107 closures, for a net negative of 61, the fifth consecutive year that closures have outpaced openings,” with more than 60 percent of the openings being publicfee courses.

In speaking with Rick Schultz, the General Manager of OGCC, he stated that over the past four years revenues for the club are up 27% with most of that coming from an increase in Food and Beverage sales. He also stated that with only 13% of all private country clubs having a full membership, he’s very proud to report that OGCC was part of that 13%. He also said the fact that membership prices were down to $4,000, from a high of $17,500 in the mid 90’s, in his opinion was a huge opportunity for the younger families to be able to join a private country club and if there was ever a time to join a private club, now was that time! If you’re unsure of whether a long term commitment is right for you, you may even try a one year lease to give you a sample of what it’s like to be a member before purchasing.

“Making Oakdale Golf and Country Club into a social club as much as a golf club has been my main goal since I got here four years ago. I tried to bring

the families back to the club by adding social events that included children and to bring back a fine dining experience that was second to none. My goal is to create an event every day that will be attractive to different sectors of the membership and to make OGCC the center of their social calendar. One of the best events we do currently is our monthly free concert series for our members and their guests called, Friday Night Live. During the summer months we have anywhere from 300 to 600 people come out for our FNL’s with the most popular ones being our Car Show, Farmer’s Market and July 4th events.” said Rick Schultz. From all of what I have heard and seen being around the club for a few days, it appears he has accomplished all of those goals!

What really appears to separate Oakdale from the other clubs in the Central Valley is that their dues are so much less than the other private clubs.

For only $334 a month, the entire family, including children 22 and under, can play all the golf they want, hit all the range balls they can and have unlimited use of one golf cart; there just isn’t a better deal around. One day on the course for a family of four would easily be worth the monthly dues. And when you add in their golf clinics, discounted merchandise, member tournaments and their extensive social calendar, it’s no wonder why Oakdale Golf and Country Club is doing so well in these troubled times!

To find out more about memberships and all that happens at Oakdale Golf and Country Club, visit their website, www.oakdalegcc.org, or call their General Manager, Rick Schultz, (209) 847-2984.

Oakdale Golf and Country Club clubhouse seen from from 9th tee.

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What’s Growin’ on!

By Wayne Zipser and Tom Orvis

Stanislaus County agriculture comes alive in April with almost all perennial crops coming out of winter and spring dormancy. Grapes usually are one of the last to emerge with the green tissue you see bust out and grow with vigor.

Soon you will see forage crops being harvested and you can tell by seeing big choppers blowing chopped material into a truck traveling along side. Most of this will be going to dairy animals for feed. This is the first sign of what will be a long harvest season with our 250 different crops grown in Stanislaus County through the end of November.

The almond crop at this point looks very strong. However with late spring rains, you might see growers out spraying their fields with fungicides to protect the almonds and the leaves from disease. A disease at this stage of growth may make the tree weak. A weakened tree may abort the nuts, leading to a much smaller crop set along with leaving the tree open to more problems for the following summer. This then makes the almond tree susceptible to

other pests such as Spider Mites, Navel Orange Worm and Peach Twig Borer.

These trees are made to produce nuts.

A tree without nuts becomes nothing more than a large shade tree that still costs money to protect.

The walnut crop is still too early to see what it might bear at this point. You might see walnut growers doing the same as almond growers at this point fighting disease and pest problems.

Peaches have bloomed with their pink blossoms and cherries will have their white blossoms. Cherries are one of the fastest growing fruit from bloom to harvest. Most of California will be harvesting in May. Cherry growers want a dry time leading up to harvest because rains during the growth stage lead to “split pits.” While the quality is still good, the cosmetic appearance is not how the consumer envisions a cherry. Therefore, buyers and exporters pay far less for a perfectly good piece of fruit.

Now for a little water talk. While many of our dams in the Sierra provide

for irrigation, their greatest purpose is flood control. Imagine Modesto without Don Pedro Dam right now – parts would probably be under water! In late March, the inflow was nearly 28,000 CFS (cubic feet per second) – over four times greater than we currently see in the Tuolumne River under the Highway 99 bridge! All that snow and rain water must go somewhere and that somewhere is DOWN the river and out into the Delta and eventually under the Golden Gate. And that was just one day! Remember 1997 and the results of the “Pineapple Express?” And that was with Don Pedro Dam in place! With storm upon storm lashing the valley and mountains, this could be a continual problem that we don’t have to deal with thanks to the foresight of farmers at the beginning of the 20th Century!

When you think about it dams provide the public with a long list of advantages. During the winter months, Don Pedro provides flood protection to all of the people and homes along the Tuolumne River. Throughout the year, water from Don Pedro is put into the Modesto Reservoir where is it purified and sent to Modesto as drinking water. Tuolumne River water also nurtures and provides habitat for

multiple species of fish, mammals and aquatic life throughout the river basin.

When you turn your lights on, let’s not forget Don Pedro and the cheapest form of renewable energy available to the consumer – falling water – hydropower!

And last but not least, all of the crops we talk about from month to month are irrigated from the canals that crisscross Stanislaus County. So, Don Pedro water also leads to food production that is grown locally and consumed around the world. Water leads to jobs and that multiplier effect that agriculture has on the community. $2.5 Billion in farm gate revenue leads to nearly $11 Billion in our local economy.

Thanks for reading and we look forward to next month! Remember to support your local farmers and the products grown here because farmers feed families! It really does make a difference in your daily life!

Stanislaus County Agriculture! See It! Feel It! Taste It!

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quakeview The Biggest Well known Secret to Losing Weight

outdoorView Caswell Memorial State Park

By Kyle Montero

By Efren Martinez

Sitting in a break room in March, I found myself sitting next to a lady eating her lean microwave meal that guarantees here that she will lose weight if she sticks to these meals by her weight club she joined. After microwaving it, I notice her practically eating the cardboard box that the meal was in. Seems some of her meal microwaved into hard food that stuck to the microwave-able box. I looked at her and she said, “damn it! I’m entitled to every single bite of this food in my weight loss program and I’m not letting any of it go to waste”.

Friends, there is truly a better way.

Let me introduce you to Beth Haley.

Back in April of 2010 she started her quest in a new healthier lifestyle and has

lost over 60lbs. What lead me to Beth is that one day I overheard her say, I feel great and I love my trainer Bridget who is a Pilates fitness instructor at Modesto Racquet Club. I’m so proud of Beth, she has stuck to her plan and has lost the weight in a safe and healthy way.

She started out with a nutrition program and incorporated the benefits of using a personal trainer with various exercises as well as Pilates. Pilates does work friends, I am living proof of that too. As many of you know, I once weighed in at over 300lbs in 12/04 and by 7/05 I got down to 156lbs., although the success wasn’t just in Pilates.

For Beth and me, it was all about counting calories, exercising, and eating smart foods. Smart food would

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Beautiful Willow Beach.

Without Old Man Winter, spring, food locker, and camp stove (fire pit), with her green light, would not seem scattered within a deeply wooded area, as charming. So, in welcoming April Caswell provides a tranquil refuge and reconnecting with the outdoors, from the more crowded (“booklet’s not forget the frost of winter as months-in-advance”) campsites east we embrace spring, for the Old Man into the Sierra Nevadas or west along is bound to return. In the meantime, the coast. As a spring day concludes, however, agreeing with the wise words one should smell of dirt. For those of Robin Williams - “spring is nature’s that disagree, showers are located way of saying ‘Let’s Party’”- it’s time throughout the park. to celebrate. With high temperatures Although camping is the best way hovering near the low 70’s and low to enjoy all of Caswell’s offerings, temperatures rarely dipping below 40, activities such as picnicking, April is the perfect month for extended swimming, hiking, fishing, tubing, periods in the outdoors, for as John and bird watching may be experienced Muir mused, “going out, I in your spare time. With found, was really going in.”

Caswell’s seemingly Fortunate for you, loyal endless nature trails, reader of ModestoView park visitors determine Magazine, we have found the distance, advancing the ideal location, close through one of California’s to home, to lose yourself best examples of a in the outdoors: Caswell rare riparian woodland Memorial State Park. composed of dense willow Fifteen miles from groves, cottonwoods, Modesto Junior College, majestic valley oaks, and situated near the town of The Day Use Area at Sycamores which homes Ripon, this wildlife refuge Caswell Memorial State the threatened Swainson lies along the Stanislaus Park.

Hawk. For those with River and composed of 258 acres dedicated to the protection of a mature oak riparian forest. Riparian refers to living or located on the bank of a natural watercourse and Caswell’s beaches and swimming areas grant its visitors the opportunity to become riparian themselves. The Stanislaus River meanders along the park’s south side adjacent to the day-use and campground areas. With 65 campsites, each equipped with a picnic table,

rod and tackle, large mouth and small mouth bass, as well as bullhead, blue gill, and catfish thrive year round.

Tubing is another popular activity, providing a relaxing float from the camping area to the day use area and a flat, one mile hike back. Whether looking to camp for the weekend with family and friends or just a solitary afternoon escape, Caswell offers the chance for both in an ideal location just outside of town.

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BY Ruben Porras

www.facebook.com/ newparts I can’t count all of the times that someone tried to explain to me that there was nothing fun to do in Modesto.

These conversations usually also include a long speech about admission prices to local events and how they are “outrageous.”

That my friends is not always the case. There is a long growing list of events scheduled in Modesto in April and many are free or low-cost.

If you are a fan of Americana and want to show your children a great example of American pride and community spirit, take them out to the ballpark.

Tickets to see the Modesto Nuts play start at just six bucks. Skip Starbucks for a day, grab a glove and head on out to see a dancing peanut and some killer baseball action. This is less expensive

than a movie. You can’t go wrong.

If you have been watching the news and seeing the destruction caused by events such as the earthquakes in Japan, show a little love for Mother Nature.

Cruise over to the Great Valley Museum on April 9th and enjoy a free open house and native plant sale.

You will be able to purchase plants while supporting a variety of MJC programs. Ask about workshops while you are there. The museum has special programs for folks of all ages. Many are free. Some require a small payment.

If you want to go one step further in showing support for Mother Nature, pack up the VW bus and break out the tie dye for a trip to Graceada Park on April 16th. The annual Earth Day in the Park celebration is a great chance

to check out and support local vendors and learn how to reduce your carbon footprint. Recycling is important. Learn how to do it right.

Art buffs will enjoy the Third Thursday Artwalk that is scheduled for April, 21st. This is a great chance to see what Modesto has to offer in the way of arts and is also a free event.

This is the eighth year that this event has occurred every month and it has really opened up the art community to the public. Stop by the Modesto Convention and Visitors Bureau at 9th and Lst for a map.

This is really a fun adventure. Many businesses offer drinks and snacks along the way and you will have a chance to experience places that you might have never noticed before.

Another popular free event in April every year is the Intertribal Pow-Wow at MJC’s East Campus. This will take place this year on April, 17th.

Take a camera and a sense of adventure to this event. The focus of the event is to showcase Native American art and culture. Dancers, artists and vendors will be on hand for this event that is celebrating its 13th year. If the weather fails to cooperate or if a rain dance works exceptionally well, the event will be moved over to the Mary Stuart Rogers Student Learning Center on MJC’s West Campus.

See our events calendar in this issue for more information on upcoming events or head over to our site at www. modestoview.com.

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Community Friday, April 01, 2011

17th Annual Oakdale Western Art Show Bonsack Gallery Oakdale Cowboy World of Joe Mora Oakdale Cowboy Museum Found Again Show Chartreuse Muse Live Music Weekend Tresetti's World Café Country Karaoke !

Nashville West - Ceres, CA Live Country Bands Nashville West - Ceres, CA Live Country Bands The Other Place MCW Band The Boardroom A Celebration of Fiber Arts Show Mistlin Gallery Rick Barns / The Nines P Wexford's Pub Sweat Ent- All Hip Hop Night Copper Rhino Books N Burgers Modesto Library 4th Annual Century 21 M&M Rib Cook-Off Century 21 Turlock, CA MJC free French Movie Nights MJC Hari Kari Nino's Rocky Horror Picture Show Fat Cat Music House MJC free French Movie Nights MJC East Forum 110 In One Accord - Live Strings Turlock Live-The Magnolia Sisters West Side Theatre - Newman Rocky Horror Show and Burlesque Fat Cat Music House Spike and Mike’s Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation State Theatre The Big Joke Event Almond Pavilion Oakdale

Pirates of Penzance MJC 435 College Ave Revolution Black Live Club Max Doubletree The Full Monty Gallo Center for the Arts Diamond Rio and Restless Heart Gallo Center for the Arts DJ Big Whyte-Old School Shooter's @ the Clarion DJ Skewers Style Skewers Johnny & Kelly Bacchus Food & Spirits Liver - Threshold Barkin' Dog Grill Midway Karaoke Midway Club MJC Astronomy Club night sky viewing MJC 435 College Ave The Rocky Horror April Fool’s Day Show!

Fat Cat Music House Weekend Dance Party Crocodiles Nightclub House Mix DJ Night Battered Beaver Oakdale Neil and Matt Live!

Speakeasy Lounge Friday Night Live w/ ModestoView Club Max - Doubletree Hotel Hooplah - Brian Williams, Nate Reim, Daniel Mendez Jax on H Hooplah! House Party Jax on H

Saturday, April 02, 2011

17th Annual Oakdale Western Art Show Bonsack Gallery Oakdale Big Earl Crying Shame Shooter's @ the Clarion Cowboy World of Joe Mora Oakdale Cowboy Museum Found Again Show Chartreuse Muse

APRIL 2011 Live Music Weekend Tresetti's World Café Modesto Certified Farmers Market Downtown Modesto 16th St DJ Slate Rocket 88 Barkin' Dog Grill Live Country Bands Nashville West - Ceres, CA Live Boardroom Music The Boardroom Live Country Bands The Other Place A Celebration of Fiber Arts Show Mistlin Gallery

To find all the details and the latest updates, check www.modestoview.com LaLoma Neighborhood Clean up Day La Loma Jr High Modesto, Legion Hall Clean Up Day Legion Hall- Santa Cruz Dr Love Modesto-Community Service Day Downtown Modesto-I & 10th St Books N Burgers Modesto Library Railtown Opening Weekend Railtown, Jamestown Ca Tony and the Tufftimes Cycle Specialties, Modesto Lauren's 30th BDAY BASH Fat Cat Music House Laurens' 30th Party-NBL, Wicked Hickie + Fat Cat Music House Rockhaven Nino's 5219 McHenry Wine & Food Tasting MJC 435 College Ave Belly Dancing Skewers 906 J Street Modesto Live Jazz !

Strings, Turlock Live-The Refugees(TomPettyTrib) West Side Theatre - Newman Spike and Mike’s Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation State Theatre Early Light CD Release Party Queen Bean Coffee House Pirates of Penzance MJC 435 College Ave The Full Monty Gallo Center for the Arts David J Slate Rocket 88 Barkin' Dog Grill Live Blues - DJ Slate-Rocket88 Barkin' Dog Grill Live P. Wex Music P Wexford's Pub Manhattan Transfer Gallo Center for the Arts Midway Karaoke Midway Club Weekend Dance Party Crocodiles Nightclub Christina's Aquanett Birthday Bash The Other Place House Mix DJ Night Battered Beaver Oakdale Live Bands Sat Speakeasy Lounge After Dinner DJ Bacchus Food & Spirits Live Music Fat Cat Music Rockhaven Live Nino's 5219 McHenry

Sunday, April 03, 2011

17th Annual Oakdale Western Art Show Bonsack Gallery Oakdale Cowboy World of Joe Mora Oakdale Cowboy Museum Found Again Show Chartreuse Muse Soaked Pool Party Clarion Atrium

Calendar

58th Annual Spring Art Show, 2011 Mistlin Gallery A Celebration of Fiber Arts Show Mistlin Gallery Books N Burgers Modesto Library Railtown Opening Weekend Railtown, Jamestown Ca Pirates of Penzance MJC 435 College Ave The Full Monty Gallo Center for the Arts Beausolieal Avec Michael Douchet Gallo Center for the Arts Spike and Mike’s Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation State Theatre Blue Sunday Series Pinkie/ Ooglie+more Fat Cat Music House DJ/Karaoke Nino's 5219 McHenry The Spring Thing-OgleeMoglee+ Fat Cat Music House Midway Karaoke Midway Club Golden Oldies Dancing Crocodiles Nightclub Karaoke Speakeasy Style Speakeasy Lounge

Monday, April 04, 2011

17th Annual Oakdale Western Art Show Bonsack Gallery Oakdale Cowboy World of Joe Mora Oakdale Cowboy Museum Found Again Show Chartreuse Muse Bingo and Beer P Wexford's Pub Books N Burgers Modesto Library Society for Handicapped Golf Tourney

Oakdale Golf & Country Club Pool Tournament Battered Beaver Oakdale Spike and Mike’s Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation State Theatre Paul Tong & Karl Blake Karaoke The Boardroom Karaoke Speakeasy Style Speakeasy Lounge Blue Monday Jam @ Jax Jax on H

Tuesday, April 05, 2011

17th Annual Oakdale Western Art Show Bonsack Gallery Oakdale Cowboy World of Joe Mora Oakdale Cowboy Museum Found Again Show Chartreuse Muse Open Mic Comedy Jax on H Salsa Lessons Shooter's @ the Clarion Uncle Stinky Speakeasy Lounge Rachel Renae Live The Boardroom A Celebration of Fiber Arts Show Mistlin Gallery Books N Burgers Modesto Library Tax Assistance Oakdale Library Live Music Fat Cat Music House Ophelia Lives Gallo Center for the Arts Pool Tournament Battered Beaver Oakdale The Battle of Algiers State Theatre Midway Karaoke Midway Club

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Thursday, April 07, 2011

17th Annual Oakdale Western Art Show Bonsack Gallery Oakdale Cowboy World of Joe Mora Oakdale Cowboy Museum Found Again Show Chartreuse Muse Non-Profit Thursdays Jax on H Country Karaoke !

Nashville West - Ceres, CA Country DJ The Other Place Neil & Matt Live The Boardroom A Celebration of Fiber Arts Show Mistlin Gallery Books N Burgers Modesto Library Ag Aware Luncheon SOS Club, Sunset Ave Modesto Tax Assistance Oakdale Library Tax Assistance Riverbank Library Youth and Young Adult Service Learning Project

To get your events listed here for free, email us at events@ modestoview.com Maddux Youth Center Country Night with Greg Scudder & the Beer :30 Nino's 5219 McHenry ShadowChase Meeting/Potluck, Run East La Loma Park DJ Mix & Ladies Night!

Battered Beaver Oakdale House of Broken Promises Fat Cat Music House Live Acoustic Music Firkin and Fox Spike and Mike’s Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation State Theatre Ernie & Dave Jazz Jam Barkin' Dog Grill Grown/Sweet/Sexy-The Fine Line Shooter's @ the Clarion Midway Karaoke Midway Club Salsa Dancing Thursdays Crocodiles Nightclub Johnny & Kelly Live P Wexford's Pub FlyBoys House Party Copper Rhino DJ Chopstiques 80s/90+ Speakeasy Lounge

Friday, April 08, 2011

17th Annual Oakdale Western Art Show Bonsack Gallery Oakdale Cowboy World of Joe Mora Oakdale Cowboy Museum Found Again Show Chartreuse Muse Live Music Weekend Tresetti's World Café Public Domain Live The Boardroom Country Karaoke !

Nashville West - Ceres, CA Live Country Bands Nashville West - Ceres, CA Live Country Bands The Other Place A Celebration of Fiber Arts Show Mistlin Gallery Rick Barns / The Nines P Wexford's Pub Books N Burgers Modesto Library Omega Nu Fashion Benefit at the Plaza Modesto Center Plaza Rocklobster Nino's 5219 McHenry “Winter Heat Jazz Series” - Matt

Marshak Barkin' Dog Grill Comedy Night Fat Cat Music House Enslen's Got Talent Mancini Bowl, Graceada Park Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead State Theatre In One Accord - Live Strings Turlock Live- Rick Barnes P Wexford's Pub Modesto's First Celtic Concert Benefit Modesto Center Plaza Rodeo Weekend Kickoff Bonsack Gallery Oakdale DJ Big Whyte-Old School Shooter's @ the Clarion DJ Skewers Style Skewers Fiddler on the Roof Gallo Center for the Arts Johnny & Kelly Bacchus Food & Spirits Keyboard Conversations Gallo Center for the Arts Midway Karaoke Midway Club Weekend Dance Party Crocodiles Nightclub House Mix DJ Night Battered Beaver Oakdale Neil and Matt Live!

Speakeasy Lounge David J Slate Rocket 88 T's Cocktails Friday Night Live w/ ModestoView Club Max - Doubletree Hotel Sweat Entertainment All Hip Hop All Night Copper Rhino Grindtimes, Okwerdz, Dirtbag Fat Cat Music House

Saturday, April 09, 2011

17th Annual Oakdale Western Art Show Bonsack Gallery Oakdale Art and Wine Gala City of Patterson Cowboy World of Joe Mora Oakdale Cowboy Museum DJ Irene Jax on H Found Again Show Chartreuse Muse Live Bands Sat Speakeasy Lounge Live Music Weekend Tresetti's World Café

Modesto Certified Farmers Market Downtown Modesto 16th St Live Country Bands Nashville West - Ceres, CA Live Boardroom Music The Boardroom Live Country Bands The Other Place A Celebration of Fiber Arts Show Mistlin Gallery Beyond Earth Day Riverbank Jacob Myer Park-riverbank California Tropic Pageant Modesto Center Plaza Bark for Life Fundraiser Petsmart 2100 Mc Henry Ave Books N Burgers Modesto Library Intuition and Holistic Expo!

Stanislaus County Fairgrounds Reading Works Tutor Training ReadingWorks Center 1230 13th St. Ste. D in Modesto Beyond Earth Day Fest Jacob Meyers Park, Riverbank Modernism in Modesto Architecture Tour Anderson Gallery MJC Student Achievemnt Honors MJC Auditorium Oakdale Rodeo Oakdale Arena Fiddler on the Roof Gallo Center for the Arts Kids Love Soccer Program Woodrow Park 3101 Sherwood Ave The Last Lions State Theatre 7th Annual Patterson Art & Wine Fest Patterson Community Complex Live Music Fat Cat Music House Rocklobster Nino's 5219 McHenry Belly Dancing Skewers Lara Price Blues Revue-CD Release West Side Theatre - Newman Live Jazz !

Strings Turlock Modesto Maniax Opening Game Modesto Christian High Stadium Slim Man - Smooth Jazz Clarion Inn The Last Lions State Theatre Live Irish Music P Wexford's Pub Bear Crossing - Live Queen Bean Coffee House

Fiddler on the Roof Gallo Center for the Arts Live-Rainey/McPherson Blues Exp Barkin' Dog Grill Midway Karaoke Midway Club Weekend Dance Party Crocodiles Nightclub House Mix DJ Night Battered Beaver Oakdale After Dinner DJ Bacchus Food & Spirits David J Slate Rocket 88 T's Cocktails

Sunday, April 10, 2011

17th Annual Oakdale Western Art Show Bonsack Gallery Oakdale Cowboy World of Joe Mora Oakdale Cowboy Museum Found Again Show Chartreuse Muse Soaked Pool Party Clarion Atrium A Celebration of Fiber Arts Show Mistlin Gallery 3rd Annual Graffiti Festival Judo Invitational Tournament Modesto Junior College Books N Burgers Modesto Library The Last Lions State Theatre Oakdale Rodeo Oakdale Arena Fiddler on the Roof Gallo Center for the Arts Young Artist Concert Gallo Center for the Arts DJ/Karaoke Nino's 5219 McHenry Pro Wrestling Bushido Fat Cat Music House George Thorogood & The Destroyers Turlock Community Theatre Midway Karaoke Midway Club Golden Oldies Dancing Crocodiles Nightclub Karaoke Speakeasy Style Speakeasy Lounge

Monday, April 11, 2011

17th Annual Oakdale Western Art Show Bonsack Gallery Oakdale Cowboy World of Joe Mora

Oakdale Cowboy Museum Found Again Show Chartreuse Muse Bingo and Beer P Wexford's Pub Books N Burgers Modesto Library Auditions for Beauty and the Beast West Side Theatre - Newman Pool Tournament Battered Beaver Oakdale Paul Tong & Karl Blake Karaoke The Boardroom Karaoke Speakeasy Style Speakeasy Lounge Blue Monday Jam @ Jax Jax on H

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

17th Annual Oakdale Western Art Show Bonsack Gallery Oakdale Cowboy World of Joe Mora Oakdale Cowboy Museum Found Again Show Chartreuse Muse Open Mic Comedy Jax on H Salsa Lessons Shooter's @ the Clarion Tues Poetry Reading Barkin' Dog Grill Uncle Stinky Speakeasy Lounge Rachel Renae Live The Boardroom A Celebration of Fiber Arts Show Mistlin Gallery Books N Burgers Modesto Library Tax Assistance Oakdale Library Pool Tournament Battered Beaver Oakdale The Last Lions State Theatre Twisted Metal Tuesday Spinnaker Lounge Midway Karaoke

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Wednesday, April 13, 2011

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Thursday, April 14, 2011 17th Annual Oakdale Western Art Show Bonsack Gallery Oakdale Cowboy World of Joe Mora Oakdale Cowboy Museum Found Again Show Chartreuse Muse Live Acoustic Music Firkin and Fox Non-Profit Thursdays Jax on H Country Karaoke !

Nashville West - Ceres, CA Country DJ The Other Place Neil & Matt Live The Boardroom A Celebration of Fiber Arts Show Mistlin Gallery Books N Burgers Modesto Library Tax Assistance Oakdale Library Youth and Young Adult Service Learning Project Maddux Youth Center Country Night with Greg Scudder & the Beer :30 Nino's 5219 McHenry American Idols Star Live Gallo Center for the Arts DJ Mix & Ladies Night!

Battered Beaver Oakdale Ernie & Dave Jazz Jam Barkin' Dog Grill Grown/Sweet/Sexy-The Fine Line Shooter's @ the Clarion Midway Karaoke Midway Club Salsa DancingThursdays Crocodiles Nightclub Johnny & Kelly Live P Wexford's Pub Flyboys House Party Copper Rhino DJ Chopstiques 80s/90+ Speakeasy Lounge

Friday, April 15, 2011

17th Annual Oakdale Western Art Show Bonsack Gallery Oakdale Cowboy World of Joe Mora Oakdale Cowboy Museum Found Again Show Chartreuse Muse Friday Night Live w/ ModestoView Club Max - Doubletree Hotel Gummi Worms Jax on H Journey Tribute "Arrival" Shooter's @ the Clarion Live Country Bands Nashville West - Ceres, CA Live Music Weekend Tresetti's World Café Sip and Stroll Downtonwn Riverbank Country Karaoke !

Nashville West - Ceres, CA

Live Country Bands The Other Place MCW Band The Boardroom A Celebration of Fiber Arts Show Mistlin Gallery Rick Barns / The Nines P Wexford's Pub Books N Burgers Modesto Library 2nd Annual Riverbank Enter Taxman Metallica Triubute Fat Cat Music House Nick Carassaic Band Nino's 5219 McHenry Tribute to Metallica Fat Cat Music House In One Accord - Live Strings Turlock Support our Troops Music Jam Shooter's @ Clarion Are You Ready Band Tour - Live Queen Bean Coffee House MAPS-Deep Drilling Across the San Andreas Fault MJC East Campus 7:30 pm–Forum 110 DJ Big Whyte-Old School Shooter's @ the Clarion DJ Skewers Style Skewers Johnny & Kelly Bacchus Food & Spirits Midway Karaoke Midway Club Weekend Dance Party Crocodiles Nightclub House Mix DJ Night Battered Beaver Oakdale Neil and Matt Live!

Speakeasy Lounge Sweat Entertainment Copper Rhino Live Music Fat Cat Music House

Saturday, April 16, 2011

17th Annual Oakdale Western Art Show Bonsack Gallery Oakdale Betty Lou and the Coutry Beast West Side Theatre - Newman Cowboy World of Joe Mora Oakdale Cowboy Museum Found Again Show Chartreuse Muse Live Bands Sat Speakeasy Lounge Live Country Bands Nashville West - Ceres, CA Live Music Weekend Tresetti's World Café Modesto Maniax -So Cal Breakers

Modesto Christian High Stadium Modesto Certified Farmers Market Downtown Modesto 16th St Live Boardroom Music The Boardroom Live Country Bands The Other Place A Celebration of Fiber Arts Show Mistlin Gallery Earth Day in the Park Graceada Park Modesto Books N Burgers Modesto Library Shining Star Library Award Luncheon Salida Regional Library Kids Love Soccer Program Woodrow Park 3101 Sherwood Ave MCT Presente Beauty Lou & the Country Beast West Side Theatre - Newman Rich Man / Poor Man Dinner.

Modesto Church of the Brethren Tequila Mockingbird Belly Dancing Skewers Flying Krazmov Brothers Gallo Center for the Arts JFC- An evening of Dance Gallo Center for the Arts Live Jazz !

Strings Turlock Midway Karaoke Midway Club

To find all the details and the latest updates, check www.modestoview.com Weekend Dance Party Crocodiles Nightclub House Mix DJ Night Battered Beaver Oakdale After Dinner DJ Bacchus Food & Spirits Invitation Only Party Copper Rhino Shylin Nicole Fat Cat Music House

Sunday, April 17, 2011

17th Annual Oakdale Western Art Show Bonsack Gallery Oakdale Cowboy World of Joe Mora Oakdale Cowboy Museum DJ Honey B Natural High Shooter's @ the Clarion Found Again Show Chartreuse Muse Soaked Pool Party Clarion Atrium

A Celebration of Fiber Arts Show Mistlin Gallery The 39 Steps State Theatre DJ/Karaoke Nino's 5219 McHenry Natural High Bellydancing Shooter's @ the Clarion Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps Turlock Community Theatre Midway Karaoke Midway Club Golden Oldies Dancing Crocodiles Nightclub Karaoke Speakeasy Style Speakeasy Lounge

Monday, April 18, 2011

17th Annual Oakdale Western Art Show Bonsack Gallery Oakdale Cowboy World of Joe Mora Oakdale Cowboy Museum Found Again Show Chartreuse Muse Bingo and Beer P Wexford's Pub Pool Tournament Battered Beaver Oakdale Paul Tong & Karl Blake Karaoke The Boardroom Karaoke Speakeasy Style Speakeasy Lounge Blue Monday Jam @ Jax Jax on H

Bonsack Gallery Oakdale Cowboy World of Joe Mora Oakdale Cowboy Museum Creole Jazz Kings Shooter's @ the Clarion Found Again Show Chartreuse Muse Scott Bartenhagen Live Camp 4 Wine Taste / Food Paring Bacchus Food & Spirits Country DJ The Other Place Mike Beck Live The Boardroom A Celebration of Fiber Arts Show Mistlin Gallery Neil Buettner Live P Wexford's Pub Stained Glass Collage & Cookies Lessons Mistlin Gallery Karaoke Contest Nino's 5219 McHenry Live Music Fat Cat Music House Slam on Rye - Poetry Slam Prospect Theatre 520 Scenic Impulse: Variations of Dance Gallo Center for the Arts Karaoke Skewers Syle Skewers Midway Karaoke Midway Club Johnny & Kelly Live Speakeasy Lounge

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Thursday, April 21, 2011

17th Annual Oakdale Western Art Show Bonsack Gallery Oakdale Cowboy World of Joe Mora Oakdale Cowboy Museum Found Again Show Chartreuse Muse Open Mic Comedy Jax on H Salsa Lessons Shooter's @ the Clarion Uncle Stinky Speakeasy Lounge Rachel Renae Live The Boardroom A Celebration of Fiber Arts Show Mistlin Gallery Impulse: Variations of Dance Gallo Center for the Arts Pool Tournament Battered Beaver Oakdale Midway Karaoke Midway Club

Wednesday, April 20, 2011 17th Annual Oakdale Western Art Show

17th Annual Oakdale Western Art Show Bonsack Gallery Oakdale Art Walk with Tim Allen Jax on H Cowboy World of Joe Mora Oakdale Cowboy Museum Found Again Show Chartreuse Muse Live Acoustic Music Firkin and Fox Non-Profit Thursdays Jax on H Country Karaoke !

Nashville West - Ceres, CA Country DJ The Other Place Neil & Matt Live The Boardroom A Celebration of Fiber Arts Show Mistlin Gallery Youth and Young Adult Service Learning Project Maddux Youth Center Country Night with Greg Scudder & the Beer :30 Nino's 5219 McHenry

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Johnny Cash Tribute Fat Cat Music House Modesto Community Forum #3 Beyer High Cafeteria DJ Mix & Ladies Night!

Battered Beaver Oakdale Ernie & Dave Jazz Jam Barkin' Dog Grill Grown/Sweet/Sexy-The Fine Line Shooter's @ the Clarion Midway Karaoke Midway Club Salsa DancingThursdays Crocodiles Nightclub Johnny & Kelly Live P Wexford's Pub Flyboys House Party Copper Rhino DJ Chopstiques 80s/90+ Speakeasy Lounge

Friday, April 22, 2011

17th Annual Oakdale Western Art Show Bonsack Gallery Oakdale Cowboy World of Joe Mora Oakdale Cowboy Museum Found Again Show Chartreuse Muse Friday Night Live w/ ModestoView Club Max - Doubletree Hotel Live Country Bands Nashville West - Ceres, CA Live Music Weekend Tresetti's World Café Public Domain Live The Boardroom Tru Spokes Jax on H Country Karaoke !

Nashville West - Ceres, CA Wrong Doers Live Prospect Theatre 520 Scenic Live Country Bands The Other Place A Celebration of Fiber Arts Show Mistlin Gallery Rick Barns / The Nines P Wexford's Pub 420 Fest Mobile Death Camp, BLU Fat Cat Music House Aaron Pierson & the Copy Cat Killers Nino's 5219 McHenry Broken Trojan/Wicked Hickie Fat Cat Music House In One Accord - Live Strings Turlock Live- Rick Barnes P Wexford's Pub DJ Big Whyte-Old School Shooter's @ the Clarion

DJ Skewers Style Skewers Johnny & Kelly Bacchus Food & Spirits Midway Karaoke Midway Club Stephen Curtis Chapman Gallo Center for the Arts The Nines Live The Boardroom Weekend Dance Party Crocodiles Nightclub House Mix DJ Night Battered Beaver Oakdale Neil and Matt Live!

Speakeasy Lounge Sweat Entertainment Copper Rhino

Saturday, April 23, 2011

17th Annual Oakdale Western Art Show Bonsack Gallery Oakdale Cowboy World of Joe Mora Oakdale Cowboy Museum Found Again Show Chartreuse Muse Hinder & Black Stone Cherry Modesto Center Plaza Live Bands Sat Speakeasy Lounge Live Country Bands Nashville West - Ceres, CA Live Music Weekend Tresetti's World Café Marianne Machado Shooter's @ the Clarion Modesto Certified Farmers Market Downtown Modesto 16th St Live Boardroom Music The Boardroom Live Country Bands The Other Place A Celebration of Fiber Arts Show Mistlin Gallery Taste of Turlock 2011: A Cultural Celebration Downtown Turlock Poetry Workshop Modesto Library Kids Love Soccer Program Woodrow Park 3101 Sherwood April Acoustic ShowcaseLovecore Queen Bean Coffee House KCSS - One Night Bandstand Grizzly Rock Cafe - Turlock Comedy Night Fat Cat Music House Rockhaven Nino's 5219 McHenry Belly Dancing Skewers Live Jazz !

Strings Turlock

To get your events listed here for free, email us at events@ modestoview.com Midway Karaoke Midway Club Weekend Dance Party Crocodiles Nightclub House Mix DJ Night Battered Beaver Oakdale After Dinner DJ Bacchus Food & Spirits Coyote Ugly Country/Rock Night Copper Rhino Live Music Fat Cat Music House Rockhaven Live Nino's 5219 McHenry

Sunday, April 24, 2011

17th Annual Oakdale Western Art Show Bonsack Gallery Oakdale Cowboy World of Joe Mora Oakdale Cowboy Museum Found Again Show Chartreuse Muse Soaked Pool Party Clarion Atrium A Celebration of Fiber Arts Show Mistlin Gallery DJ/Karaoke Nino's 5219 McHenry Midway Karaoke Midway Club Golden Oldies Dancing Crocodiles Nightclub Karaoke Speakeasy Style Speakeasy Lounge

Monday, April 25, 2011

17th Annual Oakdale Western Art Show Bonsack Gallery Oakdale Cowboy World of Joe Mora Oakdale Cowboy Museum Found Again Show Chartreuse Muse Bingo and Beer P Wexford's Pub Hollywood Undead, 10 Years, Drive A & New Medicine Modesto Center Plaza Pool Tournament Battered Beaver Oakdale Paul Tong & Karl Blake Karaoke The Boardroom Karaoke Speakeasy Style Speakeasy Lounge Blue Monday Jam @ Jax Jax on H

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

17th Annual Oakdale Western Art Show Bonsack Gallery Oakdale Cowboy World of Joe Mora

Oakdale Cowboy Museum Found Again Show Chartreuse Muse Open Mic Comedy Jax on H Salsa Lessons Shooter's @ the Clarion Uncle Stinky Speakeasy Lounge Rachel Renae Live The Boardroom A Celebration of Fiber Arts Show Mistlin Gallery Pool Tournament Battered Beaver Oakdale Midway Karaoke Midway Club

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

17th Annual Oakdale Western Art Show Bonsack Gallery Oakdale Cowboy World of Joe Mora Oakdale Cowboy Museum Creole Jazz Kings Shooter's @ the Clarion Found Again Show Chartreuse Muse Scott Bartenhagen Live Camp 4 Wine Taste / Food Paring Bacchus Food & Spirits Country DJ The Other Place Mike Beck Live The Boardroom A Celebration of Fiber Arts Show Mistlin Gallery Neil Buettner Live P Wexford's Pub Karaoke Contest Nino's 5219 McHenry Cowboy Poet Waddie Mitchell State Theatre Karaoke Skewers Syle Skewers Midway Karaoke Midway Club Johnny & Kelly Live Speakeasy Lounge

Thursday, April 28, 2011 17th Annual Oakdale Western Art Show Bonsack Gallery Oakdale Cowboy World of Joe Mora Oakdale Cowboy Museum Found Again Show Chartreuse Muse Live Acoustic Music Firkin and Fox Live Music Weekend Tresetti's World Café Non-Profit Thursdays

Jax on H Country Karaoke !

Nashville West - Ceres, CA Country DJ The Other Place Neil & Matt Live The Boardroom

A Celebration of Fiber Arts Show Mistlin Gallery Youth and Young Adult Service Learning Project Maddux Youth Center CHS 'Put a Cork in It' Fundraiser Del Rio Country Club Country Night with Greg Scudder & the Beer :30 Nino's 5219 McHenry Modesto Community Forum #4 Enochs High Cafeteria DJ Mix & Ladies Night!

Battered Beaver Oakdale Ernie & Dave Jazz Jam Barkin' Dog Grill Grown/Sweet/Sexy-The Fine Line Shooter's @ the Clarion Midway Karaoke Midway Club Salsa DancingThursdays Crocodiles Nightclub Johnny & Kelly Live P Wexford's Pub Flyboys House Party Copper Rhino DJ Chopstiques 80s/90+ Speakeasy Lounge

Friday, April 29, 2011

Friday Night Live w/ ModestoView Club Max Doubletree Hotel Live Country Bands Nashville West - Ceres, CA Live Music Weekend Tresetti's World Café Noel Valei Jax on H Live Country Bands The Other Place MCW Band The Boardroom A Celebration of Fiber Arts Show Mistlin Gallery Rick Barns / The Nines P Wexford's Pub Echo Chamber Nino's 5219 McHenry

An Evening of CS Lewis Gallo Center for the Arts Film - Potiche State Theatre In One Accord - Live Strings Turlock Live- Rick Barnes P Wexford's Pub Nell Robinson /John Reischman & Jaybirds West Side Theatre - Newman Madame Butterfly Gallo Center for the Arts Sugar Water People Queen Bean Coffee House DJ Big Whyte-Old School Shooter's @ the Clarion DJ Skewers Style Skewers Johnny & Kelly Bacchus Food & Spirits Midway Karaoke Midway Club Raekwon of Wu Tang Clan Live!

Fat Cat Music House Rick Barnes Live P Wexford's Pub The Nines Live The Boardroom Weekend Dance Party Crocodiles Nightclub House Mix DJ Night Battered Beaver Oakdale Neil and Matt Live!

Speakeasy Lounge Rockhaven Live T's Cocktails Sweat Entertainment Copper Rhino

Saturday, April 30, 2011 Live Bands Sat Speakeasy Lounge Live Country Bands Nashville West - Ceres, CA Tom Rigney & Flambeau West Side Theatre - Newman

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DMC continued from page 22 Other Foundation programs include our Diabetes Community Services program, which recently screened and educated every 5th through 8th grader in the county; Miller's Place, which improves the lives of dependant adults struggling with Alzheimer's or dementia and physical disabilities; Lifeline Personal Response System and the newest program in our line of services, the RSVP program.

The Foundation was recently awarded a three-year grant from the federal Corporation for National Community Service to assist individuals greater than 55 years of age under the RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Program) program. The funding available will be used to create a volunteer pool of seniors who want to make a difference in our community through peer counseling and transportation services. Volunteers providing transportation are eligible for mileage reimbursement through the RSVP program.

We give back to residents of this community in various ways. Each year, we offer health education scholarships to a handful of students interested in pursuing a career in health care.

This funding, administered by DMC

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include good carbs such as fruit and pasta. Yes, pasta! But wait. It needs to be wheat pasta and always go with whole grain whenever possible. Being a triathlete, I need my smart carbs to get me through those 3.5 hour training days. But, if you’re into the caveman diet and it’s working for you, cool. I would prefer not to go back quite as far as the caveman but rather to biblical times with what they where eating back then. After all, you all have read in your history books of the longevity of the average caveman right. Smiles.

Perhaps they would have had a longer life span if they had eaten their carbs for energy food instead of running out of energy from being chased by a T-Rex and becoming their food.

Just remember, if it grew from mother earth, chances are it has a nutritional value or even a medicinal purpose. And NO! Sorry to disappoint our Purple Haze friends out there. Marijuana Brownies are not smart food!

Friends, if this is still very confusing to you. I invite you to do what I did.

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Foundation and provided by local medical professionals, is one of the simple ways in which we demonstrate our support for quality health education.

We also have an ongoing partnership with Golden Valley Health Centers and the Stanislaus Children and Families Commission. Through this partnership, we run the M.O.M.obile, a mobile health clinic, which offers medical exams and treatment to the under served areas of the community. Last year, we had nearly 5,000 visits to our Medical Outreach Mobile (M.O.M.) All of our programs have competent and caring staff, equipped to serve Spanish-speaking clients. We strive to meet the growing needs of many residents in Stanislaus County. With demand for our services increasing coupled with reductions in state funding, DMC Foundation and other non-profit organizations need your support. On April 28, we will host Culinary Clash IV. This special event features a chef competition, delicious food and wine from local restaurants and wineries and prizes. For tickets to this fund raising event or to learn more about the programs we offer, call 209-527-3412 or go to www.dmcf.org.

Pick up a book on nutrition and study it.

You will find the bottom line is simple.

If it’s fattening, don’t consume it and don’t include it on your grocery list.

Instead look for healthy alternatives.

The biggest well-known secret to losing weight is 70 to 80% is smart nutrition and the rest is exercise. But please, always consult your doctor before you start any kind of exercise program.

Walking would be a good start for many of us and on April 30th at Downey Park, the Modesto Walk MS will take place. Contact Katie Walsh 1-800-3444867 for more info. Also, The BAC Health Fair happens on the same day at The Modesto Fitness and Racquet Club with free testing for diabetes, blood pressure and other need to know health issues. More info Contact Lisa Braken at 571-2582 and, A reminder for Beth and others that have walked in our shoes. The next time you hear that song Beautiful by Christina Aguilera, please know that this DJ is sending it out to you.

The West Side Theatre in Newman is bringing in Cajun musicican Tom Rigney & Flambeau on April 30th.

Fat Cat with Rappin Fourtay and Dru Down holdin down the mike. Call for mo info: (209)521-1612 or (877)2378013. Reg@Centralvalleymusicgroup. com The new Jax on H Street, (formerly Clayton’s Restaurant), continues to host the Blue Monday Jam session every Monday night featuring the best in local bands hosting the jam playing Jazz, R & B, Funk, Rock, Reggae in an all-age venue. The lineup for April: Monday 4th Valley Rhythm Section, Monday 11th MALO’s lead guitarist and singer Gabriel Manzo will guest with Johnny Valdez & Straight Ahead Band, Monday the 18th TBA, Thursday 21st Art Walk with the mighty Tim Allen on piano and keys, and Monday 25st MCW Band.

The MOFO Party Band will be back at Jax on Saturday April 16th for a Blues Party show.

The Barkin’ Dog Grill has Threlle Productions & John Black Presents great Blues showings on Fridays.

April 1st Threshold, classic rock, April 2nd DJ Slate & Rocket 88, April 9th Les Rainey & Bill Macpherson. John Griswold is also bringing in a blend of Global music, (we won’t use the term smooth Jazz anymore), and international acts to the venue. On April 8th Matt Marshak guitarist is coming in. Call John at: (209)491-7185, or http://www. eArtsnews.com. The Dog also continues to have quality Jazz on weekends and a Jam session Thursday nights led by Ernie Bucio and Dave Hawks. Call the Dog for more info: (209)572-2341

The West Side Theatre in Newman is bringing in Tom Rigney & Flambeau on April 30th. The group plays a fiery Cajun music and Zydeco with some 2-steps, low down Blues and New Orleans R & B thrown in. Call (209)862-4490 for the low down on the hoedown.

Manhattan Transfer is returning to the Gallo Center April 2nd. Modesto’s own, the late Dave Wallace, used to play with this smoking Jazz vocal harmony group.

One of our local Blues promoter Pinkie Rideau of Blind Resistance is doing a monthly Blues showcase at the Fat Cat. April 3rd bands featured are Laurie Morvan Band, Pinkie & Blind Resistance, and Great Oglee Moglee Blues Band headline.

And don’t forget Nino’s Place, a bastion of live local bar bands that rock the house. The bands rarely disappoint for a dose of live music and dancing your backside off. Call (209)544-2050 for the lineup.

The Board Room located on the corner at J Street and 16th Street is now open for business. The Boardroom is a nice upscale Bar catering to the working professionals with promises of live music for listening upstairs in an intimate showcase. Phone (209)4098665 All the best, Eric Benson, peace out.

Eric Benson is a local promoter of Jazz and Blues events and is a MAMA winning keyboard player currently leading Eric Benson and the Ultra Lounge.

This is just a teaser of some of the fun things that happened in Modesto last month. Do see the biggest and best photo gallery of Modesto pics go to www.modestoview.com If you want your pic here next month, smile when MV takes your picture. You can send us your pics to info@modestoview.com Lorretta Johnson finishes the 5K Modesto Marathon.

The Ukranian Sister City team read up on local Modestocana in ModestoView at the artwalk.

The Oakland Raiderettes love their ModestoViews Photo by Efren Martinez.

Kate joins her mom Gayle Damrell crossing the 1/2 Marathon finish line.

Modesto High celebrates the 55th straight varsity boys meet victory and overall meet victory with the school hymn.

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Full Bagpipe band at LuckyFest.

Fat Tuesday hostess Tammy Maisetti with Jennifer Mullen of the CVB. Jack McBride showed amazing photos at the Third Thursday Artwalk.

Emily Ciccarelli and Brandon Douglas after their excellent performance in Our Town.

Former Davis High runner Christian Izquierdo at left wins at 1:19:10 In second JD 1:21:18.

Mike and Jennifer Allsup always dress the part when they go out.

The wind was crazy in March, maybe April will be more mellow.

The cast of the Modesto High Presentation of Our Town.

The Luckyfest was jumpin with people till the wee hours of the night.

National recording artist Raspin plays at Queen Bean - photo: Efren Martinez.

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