Almond Blossom Entertainment
Almond Blossom Entertainment
Enjoy the Arts During Blossom Season!
The lure of Modesto goes far beyond the orchards. The wide variety of live entertainment options earned the #1 ranking in βAmericaβs Hidden Gems Live Music Sceneβ β truth be told, we werenβt surprised β we know live entertainment! International muralists are invited annually to add to the larger-than-life art collection downtown. Mix that with classic films, theatre productions, local festivals, and thereβs not a chance of being bored in Modesto.
Plein Air in the Orchard
Art Classes with Edem Elesh
Edem will take aspiring and cultured artists on a journey of painting Plein Air on small canvases while βin the air of the orchards surrounded by blooms.β With classes for youth in the morning and adult classes in the afternoon, participants will have an option of oil pastels or acrylic paints with canvas supplied, or may bring their preferred medium. βMy goal is to create a visceral response from the viewer – using visual triggers, representing queues that act as metaphors for the piece’s concepts.β says Edem.
Looking for some painting inspiration before you hit the orchard? Check out this painting by an artist from Australia who reached out to us for photo use – that’s right, this was painted based on photography from Modesto. Andrea Polmear was kind enough to send us a photo of her finished product and it’s AMAZING! Check out more of her artwork and her blog HERE.
Entertainment
Modesto Symphony Orchestra
Gershwin’s
An American in Paris
Led by conductor Nicholas Hersh, the symphony will perform Gershwinβs American in Paris followed by Dβun Matin de Printemps (Of a Spring Morning) accompanied by an Almond Blossom video presentation celebrating Modestoβs favorite spring blossoms. While youβre planning your own Almond Blossom Cruise, check out the Symphonic ABC playlistΒ fromΒ Modesto Symphony OrchestraβsΒ Music DirectorΒ Nicholas HershΒ β meant to evoke feelings of spring and be experienced in the exact order itβs laid out in, so please donβt shuffle!
Gallo Center for the Arts
This Land is Our Land
with Martha Redbone & American Patchwork Quartet
Martha Redbone , known for a βgumbo of folk, blues, and gospelβ, and the American Patchwork Quartet perform in the first Modesto Goes Global performance. The music will draw on Redboneβs American Roots musical selections and old American folk songs made anew by APQ.
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Marta Pereira da Costa & Special Guest Duarte
Lisbon-native Marta Pereira da Costa is an award-winning and distinguished Portuguese guitarist, as well as the first and currently only professional female fado guitarist in the world. Performed in a quartet format, delving deep into the past, present, and future.
The State Theatre
Monet to Matisse EOS
This film covers Claude Monet, arguably the most important painter of gardens in history, and other great artists like Van Gogh (who painted almond blossoms for two years), Bonnard, Sorolla, Sargent, Pissarro and Matisse, who all saw the garden as a powerful subject for their art.
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BUNCO
American Laughiti: Modestoβs Annual Comedy Competition
Music in the Plaza
Night at the McHenry Museum
TIME FOR THREE
Do Mo First Fridays
Music in the Plaza
Lady and the Tramp
Featured Events
Mark your calendar for these upcoming events.
BUNCO
Fraternal Order of Eagles
126 Camellia Way, Modesto, CA 95354
American Laughiti: Modestoβs Annual Comedy Competition
The State Theatre
1307 J Street
Music in the Plaza
10th Street Plaza
1010 10th Street
Night at the McHenry Museum
McHenry Museum
1402 I Street
TIME FOR THREE
Gallo Center for the Arts
1000 I Street, Modesto, CA 95354
Do Mo First Fridays
Downtown Modesto
Music in the Plaza
10th Street Plaza
1010 10th Street
Lady and the Tramp
The State Theatre
1307 J Street
Rockfest
Twin Rivers Saloon
7000 Maze Boulevard, Modesto, CA 95358
BUNCO
Fraternal Order of Eagles
126 Camellia Way, Modesto, CA 95354
Music in the Plaza
10th Street Plaza
1010 10th Street
Modstock Music Festival
Graceada Park
401 Needham
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