San Francisco Opera banks on ‘The Girl of the Golden West’
When audiences hear one of the characters in Puccini’s 1910 opera La Fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West) hailed as a “Wells…
Monica Turner
Contributor to Stark Insider for tech, the arts and All Things West Coast for over 10 years.
San Jose Photo of the Day: Larkspur
The downtown San Jose skyline may be low-lying, but that doesn’t prevent it from having a unique personality. Unlike San Francisco, its more famous and…
Theater News: Cal Performances in Berkeley Announces 2010/11 Season
Director Matias Tarnopolsky announced Cal Performances’ 2010/11 Season, his first season of programming as head of the internationally recognized 105-year-old institution based on the campus…
Opera San Jose Back Stage: Costume design and conducting
Opera San Jose is a colorful and majestic place to be, thanks to the California Theater, and some wonderful costume design. Most importantly, though, are…
TheatreWorks celebrates as Broadway hit ‘Memphis’ receives 8 Tony nominations
The announcement of eight 2010 Tony Award nominations for the Broadway hit Memphis was cause for celebration at TheatreWorks, the Silicon Valley theatre company that…
San Jose Rep receives 5 San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics’ Circle Awards
The San Jose Rep Theater received 5 awards last night at the Bay Area Theater Critics’ Circle Awards ceremony at the Palace of Fine Arts…
New media: San Francisco Bay Area Theater, Arts, Food, Wine, Travel
For the latest and greatest in the SF Bay area and west coast living, with a little blooper here and there for good measure, be…
Intersection for the Arts celebrates 45 years with Anniversary Gala
Intersection for the Arts proudly announced its 45th anniversary gala. The evening’s highlights include Intersection’s highly anticipated art auction featuring over 70 one-of-a-kind pieces by…
Tonight: Aurora Theatre Company holds annual “Aurora Borealis” fundraising gala
Berkeley’s acclaimed Aurora Theatre Company, now celebrating its 18th season, lights up the night with an evening of heavenly wining and dining at Aurora Borealis,…
13th Annual Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival, May 14-16
Love Pinot? Then mark your calendars. The 13th Annual Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival is coming. According to their web site, it is the only…