What We Do

The Modesto Peace/Life Center’s projects include:

•  KCBP community radio station
• Each year, the Modesto Peace/Life Center organizes a Peace Camp held in June at Camp Peaceful Pines in the Sierras. The weekend offers workshops, hiking, campfires, singing, a talent show, children’s activities, and thought-provoking speakers. Join us for great discussions, stimulating community, and fun for people of all ages. Click here for more information
• The Annual Peace Essay Contest for which essays are written and submitted by Stanislaus County school children
• The Homeless ID Project
• A Media committee which produces videos on important local issues.
• A monthly Peace & Justice Vigil on the first Wednesday from 4:30 to 5:30 PM at McHenry & J Sts., Modesto
• The yearly Harvest Gathering dinner to benefit the Peace Essay Contest
• The peace and justice newspaper, Stanislaus Connections
• The Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration co-sponsored by the City of Modesto Neighborhoods and Recreation Department, Modesto Junior College, Associated Students of Modesto Junior College, CSU Stanislaus, and others
• An Annual Pancake Breakfast held in June
• The Annual John McCutcheon Concert in January
• A monthly movie night
• Various lectures, marches, vigils

For further information about our projects and activities, call the Center (209-529-5750), or email James Costello at

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John McCutcheon Concert

John McCutcheon Returns to Modesto
By KEN SCHROEDER

Six-time Grammy-nominated folk musician John McCutcheon performs in his twenty-first benefit concert for the Modesto Peace/Life Center at the Modesto Church of the Brethren, 2301 Woodland Ave., Modesto on Tuesday, January 9, 2024.

Johnny Cash called him “the most impressive instrumentalist I’ve ever heard.” John will perform
John is a master of the guitar, banjo, hammer dulcimer, piano, autoharp, and fiddle. His socially and politically conscious songs inspire us, his songs about family and everyday life move us, and his wicked sense of humor entertains us. John’s latest and 43rd album is Together, which was written and performed together with another folk legend, Tom Paxton.

In-person tickets are available at Intrinsic Elements (1214 J St., Modesto 209-409-8510) by cash or check for $25, or at the door for $28. New price for 30 years old and younger is $10.
Online tickets are available at https://mccutcheonmodesto2024.eventbrite.com

Please consider becoming a sponsor. You will receive tickets to the concert, your name in the program, and reserved seating. Five levels of sponsorship are available:

• Autoharp $50 One ticket,
• Guitar $100 Two tickets,
• Banjo $175 Four tickets,
• Piano $300 Eight tickets,
• Hammer Dulcimer $500 Sixteen tickets.
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You may send your sponsorship donation check to the Modesto Peace/Life Center, PO Box 134, Modesto CA 95354. Please write “concert sponsor” in the memo on the check. You may also buy your sponsorship at Eventbrite.

For more info, contact Ken Schroeder at or 209-480-4576. Let Ken know if you would like a dedication to appear in the program (such as “In Honor of” or “In Memory of”).