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Falling Into Stanislaus Arts
Falling into Stanislaus ArtsBy Jim Christiansen It is October, and as usual, it is my birthday month. A lot is ...

Music in Downtown
Jazz-BluesView: Music in DowntownBy Eric Benson On we fall, we go, singing the last refrain from September’s Song. We look ...

Golden October
Golden OctoberBy Monica Barber October is a golden time in Modesto, not just for fall foliage and spooky decorations. It ...

MAMA 25th Celebration & Lifetime Award
MAMA 25th By Chris MurphyIt is a mind blower that it has been 25 years since the 1st MAMA Awards ...

Storytelling, Poetry, Spoken Word
Storytelling, Poetry, Spoken Word By Tasha Wilson Having witnessed Angela Drew’s captivating spoken word performances multiple times, it is ...

A Quarter Century and Beyond
MAMAView: A Quarter Century and BeyondBy Middagh Goodwin Chris Murphy and Ricci created the Modesto Area Music Awards, first at ...

End of Summer and Autumn Art
End of Summer and Autumn Art By Jim Christiansen August arrives with about the same hot temperatures as July, and ...

Journalism & Television Classes Are Back at MJC
Journalism & Television Classes Are Back at MJC By Jay Freeda, MJC, Instructor Exciting news emanates from Modesto Junior College ...

Off the Shelf: What’s Happening at Bookish
Off the Shelf: What’s Happening at BookishBy Summer Krafft It seems everyone has heard of Bookish, the passion project of ...

Somebody Scream!
Somebody Scream!By Middagh Goodwin Modesto’s premier summer festival, ModStock, is returning, bigger and better than ever. On August 11th, 90 ...

Bluesy Kind of Summer
Bluesy Kind of SummerBy Eric Benson Ritual brings us comfort and meaningful patterns that fulfill our lives. One for me ...

Unplugged View: Fate SOI Étoiles
Unplugged View: Fate SOI Étoilesby Aaron Rowan I recently spent some weeks with a pub trivia team of Stanford students. ...