Monica Turner
Contributor to Stark Insider for tech, the arts and All Things West Coast for over 10 years.
The 29th Annual Fall Art Auction at the ICA
What's it all about?
Our Fall Art Exhibition and Auction features the work of over 150 Bay Area artists including sculpture, photography, drawings, prints, mixed media, and paintings. This not-to-be-missed annual event celebrates artists and art supporters who believe in the mission of the ICAWho benefits?
We all do! The auction...
In search of Goldfish and Blue Angels
Clint and Loni fight 101 traffic on way to San Francisco in search of Goldfish and Blue Angels, run into 49ers.
https://vimeo.com/7037909
Tropical storm Patricia forms in Pacific off Mexico’s Baja
Heads up again. Those in Baja California Sur should be aware the second hurricane alert of the season has been issued. Let's hope it eases up before hitting the peninsula and small towns dotting the coasts.
From the AP:
MIAMI — The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Tropical storm Patricia has...
Washington Winemakers ROCK Palace Ballroom
Featuring Chris Ballew (Of the Presidents of the
United States of America and Casper Babypants)
SEATTLE – Oct. 12, 2009 – There’s an inner musician in many people and it’s no different for winemakers. For the second annual Wine Rocks Seattle, some of Washington’s best winemakers along with one wine writer and...
Painting with Light in and Around Loreto
The storms from last week presented some unique lighting in and around Loreto. It's really a visual delight to experience sunrise, sunset, and storms in Loreto.
October is such a transitionary time of year. Too early and it's baking and humid. The summer storms may have populated the town with...
Interview with Groundswell cast and director at SJ Rep rehearsal hall
Diamond divers. A foggy evening. Jagged coast of South Africa. Greed. Desperation. Entitlement.
https://vimeo.com/6974623
Groundswell is a play by South African playwright Ian Bruce opening next week at the San Jose Repertory Theatre (@sjrep, Facebook fan page). It's told in real-time over two scenes with a cast of only three. This...
San Jose Museum of Art Unveils New Works by Tam Van Tran, Bari Kumar
Commissions Celebrate SJMA’s 40th Anniversary
SAN JOSE, California (October 9, 2009)—In honor of its 40th Anniversary, the San Jose Museum of Art yesterday unveiled new commissions by two nationally known California artists. Most Secret Butterfly by Tam Van Tran, whose work was featured in the 2004 Whitney Biennial, marks the first...
Ehlers Estate Harvest Party 2009
Come out to the Old Olive Grove and celebrate another successful harvest with us. Now that the clatter of harvest is fading into Autumn, and the 2009 vintage is safe in the confines of oak barrels, it's time to pay homage to the wine god, Bauccus, Mother Nature, Dr....
Michael Jackson’s This Is It opens Wed, Oct. 28th at Camera 12 and Camera 7 Pruneyard
October's hottest tickets now on sale!
Michael Jackson's This Is It opens Wed, Oct. 28th at Camera 12 and Camera 7 Pruneyard (with special pre-opening shows on Tue, Oct. 27th)
Kenwood Vineyards debuts new Yulupa series label
www.kenwoodvineyards.com
Kenwood (Sonoma Valley), CA, October 2, 2009 – Kenwood Vineyards debuts a handsome new label for its restaurant-only Yulupa Series with the release this month of the 2008 Kenwood Yulupa Chardonnay and 2007 Kenwood Yulupa Cabernet Sauvignon. The roll out of the new label on all the wines in...
