Monica Turner
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Tickets Go on Sale for Green Day’s American Idiot at Berkeley Rep
Seats available to the general public this Friday 8/7 at 10:00 AM PDT
AUGUST 5, 2009 – Due to the demand for seats, Berkeley Repertory Theatre announced today that it will put tickets for Green Day’s American Idiot on sale earlier than previously announced.
American Idiot will run from September 4 through October...
MacMurray Ranch to Host 30th Annual Showcase: Taste of Sonoma, Saturday, September 5, 2009
Sonoma’s Largest Wine and Food Event
– Part of the 2nd Annual Sonoma Wine Country Weekend, Presented by Visa Signature –
Features Tastings, Demonstrations, Tours and Seminars Showcasing More than 200
Artisan Wineries, Growers, Chefs and Food Purveyors
Sonoma, Calif. (July 15, 2009) -- Sonoma Wine Country Weekend Executive Producer Maureen
Cottingham has released...
SJSU’s Bye-Bye Bin Laden Comes to DVD
The feature-length animated musical satire, Bye-Bye Bin Laden, which pokes fun at war, TV and religious fanaticism in the U.S. and Middle East, will debut on DVD September 22 thanks to Cinequest Distribution and will be available on Netflix.
Read the full story at Animation Magazine.
San Jose Repertory Theatre Kicks Off Season with New Program: Pay What You Will Tuesday
The Rep partners with Second Harvest Food Bank
SAN JOSE, CA (August 27, 2009) — Pay What You Will Tuesday is a new addition to San Jose Rep’s extensive community outreach programs with the goal of supporting the company’s mission of accessibility and affordability for every member of the community. Pay What...
Announcing the Bottle Shock Getaway Contest
Bottle Shock is based on the real events surrounding the 1976 blind tasting in Paris pitting California wines against the French.
Are Hollywood stars in danger of extinction?
According to a New York Times article, "the spring and summer box office has murdered megawatt stars."
The story surprised me as I always pictured big A-listers of the past like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis and Will Smith lighting up the charts, especially over the so-called blockbuster summer months.
But times,...
TheatreWorks’ Biting Backstage Comedy “YELLOW FACE” opens Aug 29
HEATREWORKS PRESENTS REGIONAL PREMIERE
OF BITING BACKSTAGE COMEDY
“YELLOW FACE”
August 26-September 20, 2009
By David Henry Hwang
PALO ALTO (July 6, 2009) – TheatreWorks, the nationally acclaimed theatre of Silicon Valley, presents the ferociously funny, utterly unreliable memoir, YELLOW FACE, from the Tony Award-winning author of M. Butterfly,David Henry Hwang. Part fact, part fiction,...
Pure Chardonnay Pleasure 2008 Valley of the Moon Unoaked Chardonnay
SONOMA VALLEY, CA, August 21, 2009 – Chardonnay is the favorite white wine among consumers for good reason – bold, deeply fruited, complex and dry, its extroverted personality has undeniable appeal. Winemakers typically use various techniques to impart even more richness and complexity to Chardonnay, but Valley of the...
Shake it like a polaroid
Can Loni dance with the stars? In this 1 minute clip, watch her learn from professional dance choreographer Amanda Folena how to shake it, shimmy, and take a curtain call! All on location @ the San Jose Repertory Theatre. Have a great weekend everyone.
Warning: do not try this at home,...
