Special events
graffiti Summer
2018 Calendar of Events
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| All Summer | Friday Nights - A&W Drive-in |
| 1404 G Street. Classic Cars, Elvis, Hula Hoop contest, Karaoke & Root Beer Floats served by Car Hops on Roller Skates. |
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| All Summer | Wednesday Nights - Velvet Creamery |
| 2204 McHenry Ave. Classic Car Show, Activities, Raffles & more! |
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| June 1-2 | Modesto Symphony Orchestra:” Beethoven Meets Graffiti” |
| What better way to wrap up the MSO season than with a program inspired by Modesto, its people and our wonderful community. The first half of the program will feature three original works from three local composers commissioned to create musical expressions of Modesto’s annual ode to cars, Graffiti Festival. Complete with images and video of the 2017 classic car Festival, the pieces will also feature original choreography from Central West Ballet. The Classics Season concludes with Gustav Holst’s enormously influential and enduring masterpiece The Planets. 8:00pm both nights. Gallo Center, 1000 I Street. 209-338-2100 or www.galloarts.org. |
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| June 2 | American Graffiti (1973) |
| Ready for root beer floats & dancing in the aisles to one of the best film soundtracks in history? Don your best duds from the late ‘50s and early ‘60s, or dress as your favorite character from American Graffiti, George Lucas’ consummate coming-of-age film, and join in the fun! Doors open at 2 p.m.; movie starts at 3 p.m. $5. State Theatre, 1307 J Street. For tickets call (209) 527-4697 or visit www.thestate.org. |
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| June 3 | 13th Annual Graffiti Classic Car Show |
| Modesto Area Street Rod Association’s 13th annual classic car show at the McHenry Village Shopping Center. Show time 9:00am to 3:00pm, DJ playing rockin’ oldies. Raffle drawings all day long, with special dignitary awards and over 50 trophy sponsor awards. Car entry fee $25.00 till May 30th, $30.00 after, includes lunch for two, free admission for spectators. A portion of all proceeds go to local charities. Early registration packet pick up on Saturday, June 2nd from 4:00pm to 6:00pm at the McHenry Village back parking lot. Free ice cream cones to all cars that attend Packet pick up.For more information call (209) 529-0366 or (209) 988-6052 or visit www.modestoareastreetrod.com. |
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| June 4-7 | Mid-Valley Chevy Club |
| Car shows are free & at a different location each night from 5-8pm. - Mon. American Chevrolet 4742 McHenry Ave. - Tues. Vintage Faire Mall, 3401 Dale Road - Wed. Downtown Modesto, 10th Street Plaza* - Thur. Cool Hand Luke’s, 2505 Patterson Rd, Riverbank *Cars will be staged in the 11th & K Streets parking lot. Contact Mid Valley Chevy Club at 209-531-3495. www.midvalleychevy.com |
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| June 6 | Historic Graffiti Cruise Route Presentation |
| Starting at 6:30pm in the 10th Street Plaza, local celebrities will be inducted into the Historic Graffiti Walk of Fame. Followed with live music from the Third Party Band. |
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| June 7 | MoBand Concert in the Park: “Graffiti Night” |
| The annual summer concerts in the park series. Spread out your blankets, bring a picnic and enjoy the sounds of MoBand. Admission is free and the concert begins at 8:00pm at Graceada Park, get there early and enjoy. Graceada Park, 401 Needham Ave. For more information visit www.moband.org. |
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| June 8 | Official North Modesto Kiwanis Classic Car Parade |
| The parade will cruise through Downtown Modesto and go down McHenry Ave. to Briggsmore & back to downtown. The parade will feature thousands of classic cars, hot rods & street rods. 6:30pm in Downtown Modesto. You do not want to miss this amazing event! Registration includes parade & both days of the festival. Registration is $50 before May 28th & after is $60. To enter your classic car visit www.americangraffitifestival.com. |
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| June 8 | Downtown Cruise-In |
| Immediately following the Classic Car parade June 8th, we invite you to join us in Downtown Modesto, 1010 10th Street to stay & ‘hang out’ on the Historic Graffiti Cruise Route! Musical entertainment includes a Buddy Holly tribute with live bands from 9:00pm - 11:00pm. Special parking for classic cars. For more information call 209-529-9303. |
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| June 9-10 | The American Graffiti™ Car Show & Festival |
| This 20th Annual event is presented by the North Modesto Kiwanis. The car show & festival is Saturday June 9 from 9am to 5pm & Sunday June 10 from 9am to 3pm. Check out the classic cars, stroll through hundreds of specially selected food & vendor booths. Live music throughout the festival each day. Live entertainment schedule: June 9th - 10:30am - ZZ Ray Vaughn Tribute Band - 12:30pm - Tribute to Women of Rock with Dave Sousa Group - 2:30pm - Journey Revisited *DJ Nick Lemmo all day on the field Live radio remote by the vine 920 AM & 92.3 FM All day. June 10th - 10:30am - Threshold: Tribute to Chicago, BST&T, Tower of Power & more! - 2:00pm - Awards! *DJ Nick Lemmo all day on the field Live radio remote by the vine 920 AM & 92.3 FM All day. Municipal Golf Course, 400 Tuolumne Blvd. 1-888-746-9763 or www.americangraffitifestival.com. Tickets are only available at the gate. Look for admission coupons in the official Graffiti Summer tabloid. Adults $10 and Children 12 and under are free. All proceeds go to local charities. |
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| June 10 | Graffiti Summer Concert: Frankie Avalon |
| For members of a certain generation, there probably isn’t a time that Frankie Avalon was not a part of their lives. The former teen heartthrob’s career has spanned three generations in music, television and movies, including a string of gold record hits such as “Venus,” “Why” and “De De Dinah.” Those years have been succeeded by another career as one of the busiest theater and casino performers in the country. He tours six months out of every year, and how perfect that this year’s tour brings him to the Gallo Center for the annual Graffiti Summer concert! 3:00pm. Gallo Center, 1000 I Street. 209-338-2100. |
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| June 16 | Sing-a-Long Grease (1978) |
| Dress up as your favorite character from the film & join Rydell High’s most famous graduating class for two hours of sing-a-long fun! There will be giveaways including combs, toothbrushes and more. Spend your “Summer Night” with the T-Birds and the Pink Ladies when they return to The State. Showtime 4 p.m.; doors at 3 p.m. Tickets $5. State Theatre, 1307 J Street. For tickets call 209-527-4697 or visit www.thestate.org. |
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| June 16 | Modesto Nuts Graffiti Night |
| Take me out to the ballgame to enjoy action packed baseball, classic cars, 50’s and 60’s music, root beer floats and fun contests. Modesto Nuts take on the Stockton Ports, Game time 7:05pm. Fireworks after the game. John Thurman Field, 601 Neece Drive. Phone: 209-572-4487 or visit www.modestonuts.com. |
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| June 16 | 25th Annual Back to Graffiti at the Fruit Yard |
| Join us for the longest running classic car show in Modesto commemorating George Lucas’ American Graffiti Movie. The 25th
Annual Back to Graffiti Classic Car Show featuring raffle prizes, music, vendors and more! Free to spectators. 9:00am. The Fruit Yard, 7948 Yosemite Blvd. 209-577-3093. |
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| June 16-24 | Modesto Performing Arts: Grease |
| At the heart of the story is the romance between hot-rodding gangster Danny Zuko and the sweet new girl in town, Sandy Dumbrowski. The whole gang sings and dances around Danny and Sandy’s romance, through such hit songs as "Greased Lightnin'", "We Go Together”, and “Mooning”, recalling the music of Buddy Holly, Little Richard and Elvis Presley that became the soundtrack of a generation. Showtimes: 6/16 – 7:30pm, 6/17 – 2:00pm, 6/22 – 7:30pm, 6/23 – 7:30pm & 6/24 – 2:00pm. Gallo Center, 1000 I Street. 209-338-2100 |
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| June 22-24 | Jersey Boys, the Musical |
| This is the true story of how four blue-collar kids became one of the greatest successes in pop music history. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide – all before they were 30! “Jersey Boys” features their hit songs “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Rag Doll,” “Oh What a Night” and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You.” Showtimes: 6/22 – 8:00pm, 6/23 – 2:00pm & 7:30pm, 6/24 – 2:00pm. Gallo Center, 1000 I Street. 209-338-2100. |
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| June 23 | Modesto Blues Festival |
| Music 4:00pm -10:00pm, Outside and inside stages: Blues Box Bayou Band,
Bill Clifton's Chicken Whiskey Band, Deja Blues (central blues society) & Voodoo Killer. Admission $5.00, must be 21 & over. Car & Bike show registration begins at 4:00pm, $5.00 donation per car or bike entree fee includes entrance to music venue. Trophies awarded, Pin Up contest & Cash awards. McHenry Event Center, 945 McHenry Ave. 209-985-0467. |
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| June 24 | The 11th Annual Rod & Custom Car Show |
| Classic cars & custom hot rods! Music, food & beverages available for purchase. Breakfast 7:00am-10:00am. Proceeds to benefit Modesto Elks. Free admission for spectators. Car show starts at 9:00am. Car participants parking is from 7:00-8:30am. Car registration $25 in advance and $30 the day of the show and includes lunch. Awards presented at 3:00pm. Elks Lodge, 645 Charity Way. 209-529-0366. |
