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Welcome to August in Modesto! By ModestoFamous / Lauren Porras I’m co-writing this again with my daugh-
ter this month because of my broken arm. It has been very nice to work with her. We managed to have a great time in July and we are looking forward to an exciting August. The elephant in the room this month is obviously X-Fest. In just a few days, the streets of Modesto will be populated by a massive raucous crowd on a mission to keep the party going well into the night. Personally, I have never really been a big fan of X-Fest but I am really excited about this year. I think that Chris Ricci and his army of promoters and planners have their finger on the right trigger this time around. It seems like they are trying to give X-Fest a bit of an overhaul and the highlights that we have heard about seem like they will be a lot of fun. No matter what you are into, there should be something for you to enjoy X-Fest this year. Make sure to pack your bikini for the wild foam party, plan for a possible alien abduction when the Dancetronauts land their spaceships downtown, watch out for flying chairs as pro wrestlers take over and be prepared to wear all your favorite ling and get loose with Paul Wall and Twista. I’m really excited about seeing the Moonshine Bandits bring their crew back to downtown Modesto. These guys have had an amazing
year full of success and accolades and it will be nice to celebrate with them in person. What we really need to do as a community this month is support all the venues and small businesses that rely on us. Rock fans will appreciate the return of Theory of a Deadpan to Modesto Centre Plaza on August 7th, art fans will have another opportunity to converge on the streets during the Third Thursday Art Walk on August 16th, movie fans will see plenty of indie films during the course of the month at the State Theatre and Brenden Theatre will serve up the debuts of Total Recall, The Expendables 2, Paranorman and Jeremy Renner’s The Bourne Legacy. Hollywood is really keeping an eye on this film to see if Renner can hold his own as a marquee name. Most of his other films have seen him surrounded by some of the
biggest stars in the industry. I hope he does well. It has been exciting to watch his rise to fame. Challenge yourself to give downtown Modesto at least one night or day of your time this month. Take your whole family to a Farmer’s market, a museum, outdoor concert or allow them to explore McHenry Mansion. Take someone special and enjoy dinner on an outdoor patio and a long walk. Do what you can to get to know the place that you call home. You know how I feel about Modesto. I would love for others to enjoy it as much as I do. Follow me on Twitter as @modestofamous and check in once in a while at www.facebook.com/rporraswriter to see my latest work. E-mail: r.porras@ me.com. Have a great month out there. Do good things. Be good Humans.
RESPECT ON THE RIVER 2012 On Friday the 10th of August, a mass of respected, talented and fun individuals from Modesto’s music and arts community will share river respect on the banks of the Stanislaus River near Oakdale, CA for a weekend celebration and sleeping under the stars. Admission is only $80 per person and kids 12 and under are FREE! For the price of a nice dinner out, participants enjoy 2 nightscamping, 3 days of music, performance arts, Saturday pancake breakfast and tri-tip dinner, interesting workshops and tons of river fun. Don't miss our Saturday, 11am river tour and clean-up! If you would like to find out more about our 2012 event, call Jennifer Allsup @ (209)214-0137 or Nannette Hawxhurst @ (209)595-6532. Read all of our info at RespectOnTheRiver.weebly.com or visit our Facebook page. Pre-event ticket purchases are highly recommended.
Beach Party Kick Ball!! Help stop the bad Graffiti, a.k.a. “Tagging” by playing Kickball! The only good Graffiti in Modesto is American Graffiti. Get together with your friends and play Beach Party Kickball, a Fundraiser for Modesto’s Partner In Paint. We can take our city back from the taggers and make sure we are Modesto USA- A Classic American City. This will be a team event so get your group together and sign up ASAP.
Modesto’s Summer of Love!
Where: Enslen Park, Modesto, CA When: Sunday, August 19th, 2012 What: An Adult (21 and over) Kickball tournament to raise awareness of the need for graffiti abatement through Modesto’s Partners In Paint and the City of Modesto. RSVP: Darin Wissner (It’s) Just A Game Events (209) 996-1881 www.lovemodestokickball.com
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