Modesto gears up for the 26th Annual American Graffiti Festival & Car Show from June 6–8, 2025, celebrating classic cars and ...

American Graffiti Festival in Modesto has kicked off. Thousands are gathering downtown this weekend to watch classic cars ...

Despite the fact that the 1973 classic “American Graffiti” — written and directed by Modesto native George Lucas — is more ...

“American Graffiti.” To accommodate the event, Modesto police will close McHenry Avenue to vehicle traffic between Briggsmore Avenue down to I and J streets between 10th and 17th streets ...

Modesto, prepare to get your motor running. June will mark the return of Graffiti Summer. It’s the region’s annual celebration of “American Graffiti” and that groovy weekend ritual that ...

THE MOVIE AMERICAN GRAFFITI WAS BASED ON ALL THE CHARACTERS THAT LIVED HERE. PEOPLE LIKE SAMMY AUTRY. THIS IS ME. WHEN I WAS A JUNIOR IN DOWNEY HIGH SCHOOL, AUTRY KNOWS MODESTO, AND HE KNOWS CARS.

MODESTO — The city of Modesto may be best known as the home of the movie "American Graffiti." In fact, there's a museum there dedicated to preserving that history. "American Graffiti" is the ...

Held every year on the first Saturday night after high school graduation, it’s the ultimate cruising celebration, a time when all of Modesto ... his 1973 film “American Graffiti,” the ...

Although “American Graffiti” is set in Modesto, in California’s Central Valley, the film was shot in Petaluma, north of San Francisco, more than 100 miles from its place of origin.

“Tight Heads” is the title of actress Candy Clark’s new book. It’s a nod to the term used by fashion photographers during her modeling days and the act of putting heads together to watch a Polaroid ...