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May the Fourth Star Wars Day in Modesto.

The original Star Wars movie was released on May 25, 1977, a day that changed modern film forever. From the opening theme and the rolling script, the world had a new lexicon of interstellar, starships, and even speed measurements. In as little as a few parsecs, this film propelled Modesto native George Lucas into the Hyperspace of film fame. Rogue One and the original Star Wars Trilogy are being screened at the State Theatre April 28-30. Get your tickets now and watch or re-live these epic movies as they were meant to be seen on the big screen. www.thestate.org

Star Wars food and drink specials will be served at Fuzio, Ralston’s Goat, and T-Cups. Ensure you like the May the Fourth, Facebook page to stay up to speed.

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By Carly Russell

With the almonds in full bloom and the rain subsiding, we’ve seen an uptick in Classic Cars out, cruising our city streets, enjoying the sunshine on the outskirts of a very wet winter.

During March, our volunteers were out at the Modesto Certified Farmers Market in the Graffiti USA Classic Car Museum community outreach booth. After many months of construction efforts at the Museum, it was wonderful to reconnect with everyone, share our progress, and hand out coloring and activity pages.

Throughout the winter months, Graffiti USA has hosted many events, including fund-raisers for MoBand, Rotary, Kiwanis, and most recently, the Packet Pick-Up Expo for the Modesto Marathon.

The opportunities for Graffiti USA to collaborate or help promote efforts within our community are endless, whether for a private event, a community organization, or a car show - even while we remain a work in progress.

With Graffiti Summer just around the corner, we look forward to publishing the go-to calendar of events via our Newsletter, Socials, and Information Booths.

Did you know Graffiti USA Classic Car Museum operates an information booth at most car shows, park n’ shines, and the annual Graffiti Legends of the Cruise event?

If you’re planning an event centered around Classic Cars this summer, we would like to encourage you to share your event information with us. Along with details about the Graffiti USA Museum, we distribute a Graffiti Summer Calendar of Events, area car show flyers, registration forms, and much more through our community outreach booths. Graffiti USA Museum also prominently displays area events on our information board, located in the front window of the Museum. Visitors to our Museum can pick up flyers for your event from our information table.

When Graffiti USA Classic Car Museum collaborated with the Modesto Marathon in March 2023, we opened our Classic Car Registration. After successfully registering over 60 cars to participate in decorating the Modesto Marathon Racecourse with their classic cars, we look forward to continuing to build our Classic Car Registry so we can match local area classic car owners to new and unique events around the central valley.

Graffiti USA also receives frequent requests to help organize Classic Car owners for various events, like our area’s US Postal Service’s Pony Car Event, television, media tours, and more. When joining our registry, car owners provide us with the make, model, year, color, and picture of their vehicle, allowing us to match them to a variety of opportunities, including local events and display opportunities in our Museum.

Guarantee you are the most up-to-date on what’s happening at our Museum, Graffiti Summer events, upcoming American Graffiti 50th Anniversary Celebrations, classic car events, and more. Subscribe to our Newsletter or join our Classic Car Registry using the QR code below.