Mill Valley Film Festival opens tomorrow with ‘Conviction’ and ‘The King’s Speech’
“For the last 33 years, the California Film Institute’s Mill Valley Film Festival has made San Francisco and the Bay Area a destination for tourists,…
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Cheryl Burke to star in internationally acclaimed dance spectacular ‘Forever Tango’
The original production took San Francisco by storm in 1994 where it played an unprecedented 92 weeks.
Broadway San Jose presents ‘The Color Purple’
THE COLOR PURPLE is based on the classic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker and the moving film by Steven Spielberg.
SF Symphony announces Holiday Season concerts
In addition to the Deck the Hall concerts December 5, the Symphony’s holiday lineup includes several concerts particularly suited for children and families to attend…
Sumo Wrestling and ‘A Matter of Size’ to open Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival
A Matter of Size, a poignant comedy film, depicts overweight Israelis who quit dieting and decide that their best option is to become sumo wrestlers
San Jose Rep presents biomedical thriller, Secret Order
"I am so pleased to be presenting the Bay Area premiere of Robert Clyman's smart and provocative play," states Artistic Director Rick Lombardo.
Cirque du Soleil cancels San Francisco engagement of Banana Shpeel
SHN was informed today by Cirque du Soleil that the San Francisco engagement of Banana Shpeel has been cancelled. Banana Shpeel, currently running in Toronto…
Marin merchants offer deals for Mill Valley Film Festival movie goers
The 33rd Mill Valley Film Festival, a celebration of the best in world and independent cinema, kicks-off this week (THU, Oct. 7).
San Francisco is getting a make-ogre
The role of everyone's favorite swamp-dwelling ogre, Shrek will be played by Eric Petersen, who joins the tour from the Broadway production.
If These Walls Could Talk
This iconoclastic modernist woman discovered what is now the Amargosa Opera House and Hotel in 1967 while traveling across the desert.