Pinot on the River: October 25, 2009
Pinot On The River is a full-immersion weekend of Pinot Noir, featuring a full program of in-depth tastings and seminars, vineyard tours and sumptuous food.…
Monica Turner
Contributor to Stark Insider for tech, the arts and All Things West Coast for over 10 years.
African-American Shakespeare Company Announces New Artistic Director
San Francisco’s African-American Shakespeare Company announced today the appointment of L. Peter Callender as Artistic Director. Callender has worked professionally as an actor, writer,…
The Artist Diaries #3: Barns and Wigs
Find out what barns and wigs have to do with painting, as Loni continues to chase her dream…
Gone in 60 Seconds: Machines and Spas
Watch Loni drive a monster wine country transformer! That and a preview of special upcoming Wine Tube TV episodes. Coming soon: inside the luxurious resort…
Afterlife Opens at the ICA in November
Afterlife Resurrects Contemporary Castaways Group Exhibition at the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art Presents Discarded Materials Transformed Into Works of Art. October 2009,…
Gavin Newsom’s first YouTube ad: I’ve seen and heard it all before…
Gavin Newsom is taking it to the web, social media style… “for a better California” of course. Thanks to the low, low cost—that would be…
‘This is It’ Michael Jackson single released: Smash or trash?
Here’s Michael Jackson’s “new”—recorded in 1991—posthumous single “This is It”, co-written by Paul Anka, and just released on Monday. What do you think? (stream is…
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…
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.
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…