



The beginning of Stone Fruit Season is here…and you really don’t want to miss the next four months of the sweetest, juiciest fruit you may ever have! Cherries, apricots and peaches are showing up at the Modesto Certified Farmers Market and that means it’s our favorite fruit time of year and it will last until August at fruit stands around town! Over the next few months you’ll enjoy nectarines, white peaches, pluots and every variety of stone fruit imaginable while visiting farm stands and picking up the regions fresh produce, locally made cheeses, almonds (plus all sorts of seasoned nuts!) and even enjoy a tasting of oils and vinegars at the nation’s oldest operating olive oil company, Sciabica Family Olive Oil.
In case you were wondering what a ‘stone fruit’ is there are a few explanations but it all boils down to the pit (the stone). Any fruit that has pulp around a stone is considered a stone fruit. The stone is NOT the seed…the seed is inside the stone. Most commonly, stone fruits are considered peaches, apricots, plums, nectarines and cherries. Where it gets kind of odd is with the stone fruits often considered berries; cherries, raspberries and blackberries. That ‘odd list’ goes on with mangoes, coconuts and even olives being stone fruit. But we digress.
Let’s talk stone fruit right here in the heart of California’s Central Valley; Modesto. Many food and travel authors have listed the peaches from here as being the best you may ever find. There’s white, there’s yellow, there’s Fay Alberta and more. But those are not all on farm stands yet…you need to wait until the summer to really have peaches you’ll remember for years! Then there’s the pluot; these incredible fruits are a hybrid between the Japanese plum and an apricot. And they were created right here in Modesto by the late Floyd Zalger founder of Zalger’s Genetics and a legend in the business as a stone fruit breeder.
But don’t wait for summer to grab peaches and pluots by the flat…start getting your fresh stone fruit right now. Whether it’s at the Farmers Market or one of the many farm and ag stands in the area you’ll be finding lots of fresh fruits and vegetables to take home. Right now you can find apricots and cherries plus locally grown beets, beans and cauliflower along with many other fresh veggies from the region.
So don’t hesitate, jump in the car and come over to Modesto and fill a bag or two (or your trunk!) with what’s grown right here! Don’t forget to grab a great meal at any one of our great restaurants, pubs or food trucks where you can bring the whole family, including the dog, as we celebrate Modesto Loves Dogs.
Looking forward to seeing you at a farm stand soon!
Events for March
27th

MODESTO MARATHON

DANCING WITH THE STARS: LIVE!

Aristocrats by Brian Friel
Events for March
30th
Art Quilts 2 at the Mistlin Gallery

Central Valley Facilities Expo
Events for March
31st

Central Valley Facilities Expo
Art Quilts 2 at the Mistlin Gallery
Events for April
2nd
Art Quilts 2 at the Mistlin Gallery

Play with Clay

THAT GOLDEN GIRLS SHOW

Take a Spin
Graffiti USA Museum “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”

THAT GOLDEN GIRLS SHOW
Events for April
3rd
Art Quilts 2 at the Mistlin Gallery
Drive-thru Breakfast Burrito Fundraiser
Events for April
5th
Art Quilts 2 at the Mistlin Gallery

Pottery Date Night

BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL
Events for April
6th
Art Quilts 2 at the Mistlin Gallery

BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL
Events for April
7th
Art Quilts 2 at the Mistlin Gallery

Join us on the terrace

MICHAEL BOLTON
Events for April
8th
Art Quilts 2 at the Mistlin Gallery

Midland Plays The Fruit Yard Amphitheatre April 8

STYX
Events for April
9th
Art Quilts 2 at the Mistlin Gallery

Play with Clay

Take a Spin

Shadow of a Doubt By Thornton Wilder, Sally Benson, & Alma Reville

Fleetwood Mask
Events for April
16th
Art Quilts 2 at the Mistlin Gallery

Robert Cray

Play with Clay

Take a Spin
Events for April
17th
Art Quilts 2 at the Mistlin Gallery

Easter Sunday Bunch
Events for April
20th
Art Quilts 2 at the Mistlin Gallery

Fast Times at Ridgemont High Special 4/20 Showing
Events for April
21st
Art Quilts 2 at the Mistlin Gallery

Art Walk- Downtown Modesto Every 3rd Thursday
Events for April
22nd
Art Quilts 2 at the Mistlin Gallery

Music in the Plaza – The Vibes (Rock)
Events for April
23rd
Art Quilts 2 at the Mistlin Gallery
Rock ‘N’ Pop-Up Glenwood Senior Community

Mariposa Butterfly Festival

Play with Clay

Take a Spin
Events for April
24th
Art Quilts 2 at the Mistlin Gallery

Mariposa Butterfly Festival

Modesto Skates

I AM THEY
Events for April
25th
Art Quilts 2 at the Mistlin Gallery

Modesto Tourism Marketing District (MTMD) Management Committee
Events for April
28th
Art Quilts 2 at the Mistlin Gallery
A NIGHT OF COMEDY WITH CARLOS OSCAR

A Night of Comedy with Carlos Oscar
Events for April
29th
Art Quilts 2 at the Mistlin Gallery

Star Wars Weekend at The State Theatre

Star Wars Weekend at The State Theatre

Star Wars Weekend at The State Theatre
La Boheme

Star Wars Weekend
MUSIC IN THE PLAZA – WESTERN BOUND (COUNTRY)
Events for April
30th

Star Wars Weekend

Star Wars Weekend at The State Theatre

Star Wars Weekend at The State Theatre

Star Wars Weekend at The State Theatre
Art Quilts 2 at the Mistlin Gallery
La Boheme

Spring Market

Modesto Taco Fest

Play with Clay

Take a Spin

ONE MAN STAR WARS TRILOGY
