28,000 attend San Francisco Opera ‘Carmen’ performance at AT&T Park
28,000 people. In a beautiful ball park overlooking the Bay. Enjoying the classic Carmen. By all accounts the annual “Free Opera at the Ballpark” was a…
Monica Turner
Contributor to Stark Insider for tech, the arts and All Things West Coast for over 10 years.
Heritage Fire returns to Charles Krug Winery in Napa
It’s summer and Stark Insider is scouting some of San Francisco, Napa, and Sonoma’s best food and wine events. Embrace your wanderlust and follow Loni…
San Francisco Opera to honor general director David Gockley with gala
His remarkable 45-year career comes to an end next month. But not without an operatic bang. For David Gockley it seems like a most fitting…
BottleRock 2016: Ramsay, Morimoto, Florence to headline culinary stage
Napa is set to once again become the epicenter of all things music, food, and wine. BottleRock returns this month, and as we saw last year,…
Theater Picks: Cyrano, Tales of Our City, Triplets of Belleville, Colette Uncensored, Boeing Boeing, The Lion
“I think there is no world without theatre.” – Edward Bond Looking for a show to see? Stark Insider is here to help. This edition…
Live in the Vineyard: Pentatonix, Daughtry, Ingrid Michaelson, Audiodamn! (Videos)
Stark Insider’s coverage of the Live in the Vineyard music festival continues as Loni Stark heads backstage to meet some of today’s top acts. Night 2…
Daughtry Delivers – new single “Torches” a special highlight at Live in the Vineyard performance (Video)
It’s day 2 at the Live in the Vineyard music festival. Stark Insider is on location catching up with some of today’s most interesting, most…
San Francisco To Do: Off the Grid, An Act of God, Dirty Dancing, Flavor Napa Valley
“The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.” What’s happening Bay Area? Turns out, a lot.…
Can’t Miss Wine Events: CabFest, Flavor!, Festival Napa Valley, Bottega Gran Fondo (Videos)
Spring is almost here, and with summer just around the corner it can only mean one thing: the Stark Insider calendar is filling up with…
James Beard Awards: Chefs Nancy Oakes, Michael Tusk, Michael Mina among San Francisco semi-finalists
James Beard Award semi-finalists were announced this morning, and, once again, San Francisco is well represented. Usual suspects include Nancy Oakes (Boulevard) and Michael Tusk (Quince)…