Foodies and film buffs alike, be sure and save the date – Sunday, Oct. 3 – for the Fourth Annual Reel Food Film Festival, the oldest and largest festival of its kind in all of California. We not only screen the best short movies about food, cooking, and eating submitted by filmmakers from all over the world, we provide a sumptuous array of foods before the program begins, along with live music in one of Modesto’s most anticipated social events of the year! This year’s event will feature appetizers courtesy of our primary sponsors, the California Poultry Federation, and select cheeses from California’s finest cheese makers. During the intermission, guests will have an opportunity to win fabulous prizes in a random drawing. For updates on film titles, which will be posted once they are selected, please check our site often. There will also be surprises in store for this year’s event, in addition to a parting gift for attendees. With last year’s write-ups in Food, Inc. and Via magazines, and the attention the event is drawing this year, we’re expecting a bigger crowd than ever so we recommend purchasing tickets in advance.

This year's films are:

In Search of The Heart of Chocolate - http://www.chocumentary.com/

La Saint Festin (Saint Feast Day)

Oakdale Testicle Festival

What a Freegan Waste!

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Doors at 1 p.m.; program and films at 2 p.m.

Tickets are $12

The mission of the Modesto International Architecture Festival, a three-day event held at The State Theatre, is to celebrate architecture and the architectural profession as both an art and a science, and to heighten public awareness of architecture and the value of architects. The festival is hosted by the Sierra Valley Chapter of the American Institute of Architects along with partners the Modesto Art Museum,  The State Theatre and the Modesto Film Society. The 2010 festival not only includes juried films submitted by filmmakers from around the world, there will be tours, a gala reception with Champagne and appetizers, and opportunities for learning about historically significant local architecture. For a complete look at the festival, including a “schedule at a glance,” visit http://modestoarchfest.com/about.html.  Visit the same site for film titles, as they are selected and posted.

The festival kicks off Thursday, Oct. 21 with an Architectural Art and Sculpture exhibit from 5:30 to 8 p.m. in the lobby of The State, followed from 8 to 9 p.m. by a Multi-media Architectural Graphics presentation in the auditorium of The State.  

This is a free event.

The mission of the Modesto International Architecture Festival, a three-day event held at The State Theatre, is to celebrate architecture and the architectural profession as both an art and a science, and to heighten public awareness of architecture and the value of architects. The festival is hosted by the Sierra Valley Chapter of the American Institute of Architects along with partners the Modesto Art Museum,  The State Theatre and the Modesto Film Society. The 2010 festival not only includes juried films submitted by filmmakers from around the world, there will be tours, a gala reception with Champagne and appetizers, and opportunities for learning about historically significant local architecture. For a complete look at the festival, including a “schedule at a glance,” visit http://modestoarchfest.com/about.html. Visit the same site for film titles, as they are selected and posted.

The festival continues at 1 p.m. with Sacred Architecture Tours, a guided tour of area churches and religious architecture, followed at 6 p.m. by a reception in the lobby of The State. At 7:15, a feature film will be presented in the auditorium of The State.

Reception/Short Film Program: Adult admission is $10 in advance and $12 at the door; students $8 in advance and $10 at the door.

A pass for all events, including maps for self-guided walking tours, may be purchased in advance for $25. Tickets for each event may be purchased individually at The State Theatre box office, online or by phone at 209-527-4697.

The mission of the Modesto International Architecture Festival, a three-day event held at The State Theatre, is to celebrate architecture and the architectural profession as both an art and a science, and to heighten public awareness of architecture and the value of architects. The festival is hosted by the Sierra Valley Chapter of the American Institute of Architects along with partners the Modesto Art Museum, The State Theatre and the Modesto Film Society. The 2010 festival not only includes juried films submitted by filmmakers from around the world, there will be tours, a gala reception with Champagne and appetizers, and opportunities for learning about historically significant local architecture. For a complete look at the festival, including a “schedule at a glance,” visit http://modestoarchfest.com/about.html.  Visit the same site for film titles, as they are selected and posted.

Festival-goers have a full day of events on Saturday, starting at 9 a.m. with a Downtown Modesto Architecture Walking Tour. An Architecture Short Film Program begins at 12:30 p.m., followed at 6 p.m. by a Champagne Gala and Architecture Photo Exhibit in the lobby of The State, followed at 7:15 by a full-length film presentation and at 9 p.m., the announcement of the Audience Favorite (Film) Award, the culmination of the three days of films and festivities.

A pass for all events may be purchased in advance for $25. Tickets for each event may be purchased individually at The State Theatre box office, online or by phone at 209-527-4697.

The State is pleased to announce the second speaker in our series of notable people and personalities who come to share their wit and wisdom, enlighten and entertain. Narsai David, restaurateur, entrepreneur and wine maker, will join us Thursday, Oct. 28 for a joyous evening of anecdotes and discussions about food, wine and the pleasures of the table. Known for his regular appearances as the food and wine editor on San Francisco’s KCBS radio, David now makes his home in Turlock following a long and star-studded career in the hospitality industry. In 1970, he began a catering business and counted among his clients Bill Graham, the legendary rock impresario, and the British Royal Family on their visits to San Francisco. In 1972, he opened his restaurant, Narsai's, in the upscale community of Kensington, on the northern tip of Berkeley. Narsai's wine list was described by The New York Times as one of the 10 finest in the world.  Mr. David now owns two vineyards in the Napa Valley and produces his own wines.  He also sells a line of gourmet products, several of which are still made exclusively for him using his own recipes and bearing his distinctive label.  We hope you’ll join us and our guest speaker Narsai David for spirited stories about some of the Bay Area’s most fascinating foodies and a young Assyrian man’s rise to fame in their very competitive world. 

Doors at 6; presentation at 7 p.m.

General admission tickets are $20.