When watching the previews for Sucker Punch I kept the steady idea that it could be either brilliant or terrible. ...

As an avid fan all things silly, and all things British for that matter, I have been aching to see the popular Broadway hit and lsquo;Spamalot' since it first hit the stage in 2005. Finally I received my chance this month when the musical claimed to be 'l...

I am a music lover, simply put. However over time I have been losing my faith in those providing the music, believing that perhaps these new bands really are just in it for the money, and maybe they don't care about discipline ...

For the past 33 years, the Art, Humanities, and ' Communication department has lead and organized the Celebration of the Humanities Competition. This year is the 34th Annual ceremony, honoring student achievement in Fi...

Artist James McNeill Whistler said, An artist's career always begins tomorrow. However, with Modesto Junior College in the middle of budget cuts and the administration threatening to eliminate programs, the art students and teachers alike are having a ...

Fans old and new packed the State Theatre on Saturday, 19, to get their fill of one of rock and lsquo;n' roll's greatest legacies, Led Zeppelin. Well, a tribute band to that legacy called Heartbreaker, the self-acclaimed...

On February 16, classical guitarist, and member of Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble, Jon Mendle visited MJC's East campus to perform on his 11-string Archguitar for students in the Music Recital Hall. Mendle made his Car...

A Chinese proverb says, 'A picture is worth a thousand words.' Wait a second, there is no such proverb? Not according to Modesto Junior College Art professor Robert Stevenson. That renowned saying is apparently from a 1920s American advertising c...

'I Love you Philip Morris' is not a film for the morally competent, nor is it a film for close minded people or those who prefer a less than alternative lifestyle. So if you match any of these specifications I urge you to not lay eyes on this film. How...

Days after the January 8 Tucson shooting, people began arguing about who was to blame. The press began pointing fingers at Sarah Palin's slogan 'Don't Retreat, Reload' and the map of the United States with Democratic House Rep. Gabby Giffords of Tucson...

'If you're gonna spend your time doing the best you can doing shit, then why do it?' This statement by Hollywood director, writer and cinematographer Haskell Wexler opens a new documentary screened at the State Theatre Feb. 1...

Inspiration. Every artist must find it; it's what gives life to their creation. Artists cannot exist without a muse, and for 19 year old aspiring musician Erica Kirkland, that muse is life itself. ...

Amy Tan is an exceptional story-teller; she enticed readers with characters any mother and daughter can relate to in 'The Joy Luck Club' and kept you guessing in 'The Hundred Secret Senses.' With her vivid imagery and descriptive writing, Tan takes us ...

Back in 2008, video game studio Bethesda released Fallout 3, which won numerous awards including Game of the Year. Now, two years later we have Fallout: New Vegas, developed by Obsidian and published by Bethesda. It seems that the developers decided no...

On Halloween Sunday, the Modesto Junior College theater troupe offered its final performance of Macbeth, Shakespeare's gruesome tragedy. The eerie, smoke-filled theater lent an aura of mystery and the medieval backdr...

Modesto Junior College will be hosting their annual High School Orchestra Day Thursday, November 18. The event will be held in the Main Auditorium of the Performing and Media Arts Center on MJC's East Campus from 9:30 a.m...

Modesto Junior College's Friends of Music is proud to present Soprano Marnie Beckenridge in Concert on Monday, November 15, at 1p.m. Beckenride currently performed at the San Francisco Civic Center as a part of David Conte's wo...

If you're looking for a chance to be in a musical, the time has come. On November 9 and 10 from 5-9 p.m, Modesto Junior College is holding open auditions for Pirates of Penzance, a comedic opera by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. Both students and co...

The Gallo Center of the Arts is presenting 'F.D.R' on Sunday, October 10. ...

I recently added a new book to my collection. It's a small tome, but filled with enough wit, humor and emotion to keep any avid poetry lover entertained for years. Professor Sam Pierstorff's first published book of poetry, 'Growing Up in Someone Els...