Monica Turner

Will Parrinello and John Antonelli. Photo credit Kat Wade

Independent Film

Making Films That Matter with Will Parrinello and John Antonelli at 142 Throckmorton Theatre

BY MONICA TURNER — 05.25.2010

142 Throckmorton Theatre will host Making Films That Matter, a conversation with Will Parrinello and John Antonelli, and interviewed by Jane Ganahl. Filmmakers John Antonelli…

What's Happening

6th annual Lift Off exhibition at the ICA

BY MONICA TURNER — 05.24.2010

The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) in San Jose is holding its 6th Annual Lift Off exhibition this weekend. The show marks the culmination of two…

What's Happening

Marin’s Porchlight Theatre to present Christopher Hampton’s Les Liaisons Dangereuses

BY MONICA TURNER — 05.24.2010

Porchlight Theatre Company announced they will stage a classic dramatization of wanton intrigue and aristocratic power plays in a new production of Christopher Hampton’s Les…

Pariya Acrylic and ink on digital pigment prints

Culture

Art News: Iranian-American artist Ala Ebtekar at Gallery Paule Anglim in June

BY MONICA TURNER — 05.21.2010

Gallery Paule Anglim is presenting an exhibition of new work by Iranian-American artist, Ala Ebtekar. From a broad practice rich with symbolism (embracing drawing, painting,…

Culture

Marin Theatre Company 2010-11 season

BY MONICA TURNER — 05.21.2010

Artistic Director Jasson Minadakis and Producing Director Ryan Rilette announced the Marin Theatre Company’s 2010–11 season. The season opens September 14, 2010 with the first…

Star Chefs and Vintners Gala Meals on Wheels

Stark Insider Videos

San Francisco: Star Chefs & Vintners Gala

BY MONICA TURNER — 05.21.2010

According to organizers the Star Chefs and Vintners Gala at the Fort Mason center was a resounding success, raising over $1.2M for home bound seniors across…

Photo by Glenn Asakawa Megan Smith, Daver Morrison, Sam Misner as Woody Guthrie, Matthew Mueller and Lisa Asher in Woody Guthrie's American Song. Photo by courtesy of the Colorado Shakespeare Festival.

Theater and Stage

Marin Theatre Company presents ‘Woody Guthrie’s American Song’

BY MONICA TURNER — 05.20.2010

Marin Theatre Company announced it will present a revival of Woody Guthrie’s American Song in its Boyer Theatre May 27 through June 20, 2010. Conceived,…

Culture

Behind-the-scenes at Giant Bones and EXIT Theatre

BY MONICA TURNER — 05.19.2010

Director and playwright Stuart Bousel combined four stories by Peter S. Beagle to create the mesmerizing and memorable production, Giant Bones. Since 2003 the artistic…

News

Annual Star Chefs & Vintners Gala in San Francisco raises record-breaking $1.2 million

BY MONICA TURNER — 05.19.2010

Meals on Wheels of San Francisco today announced that with the help of Northern California’s illustrious superstars of food and wine, they raised a record-breaking…

Tony Bennett and kd lang, 2010 Black & White Ball

Culture

SF Bay Area: In the Wake (Berkeley), Genghis Kan (Tech Museum), Black & White Ball, Little Shop (Los Altos)

BY MONICA TURNER — 05.19.2010

Once again, the shows and events are-a-happening across the San Francisco Bay Area. There is plenty of choice, and something for all ages too. Remember…