San Francisco: New play revisits early years of Bill Gates
The "fictional retelling" will focus on or about the time when Gates (played by Jeremy Kahn) was twenty years old. When, most we're not taking…
Monica Turner
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Fifty Shades of Grape
Her book transfixed the country, selling over 50 million copies and adding "Mommy Porn" to our lexicon. Now E.L. James is looking to sexualize your…
Silicon Valley Hot List: C2SV tech and music festival featuring Robert Scobble, John McAfee, Brian Solis
C2SV (Create. Converge. Silicon Valley.) kicks off tomorrow (Thursday Sept 25) at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center.
Dakota Fanning coming to San Francisco
With her new film 'Effie Gray', one-time child star Dakota Fanning is out to once again prove that she has what it takes to command…
San Jose Stage Company announces 2013-14 season
The Stage’s 2013-14 Season kicks off with Kristoffer Diaz’ body-slamming 2010 Pulitzer Prize Finalist, 'The Elaborate Entrance Of Chad Deity'.
SF Events: ‘1776’ A.C.T., ‘The Golden Dragon’ Do It Live, ‘Vanya’ Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Shows of note include '1776' at American Conservatory Theater, 'The Golden Dragon' at Do it Live, and 'Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike' at…
Wine Events: Masters of Wine Champagne Tasting, San Francisco
Organizers tell us it's the largest tasting of champagne in North America.
Sonoma Harvest Wine Auction breaks record
Doubling last year's take, annual event raises $1.4 million for charity.
Cirque du Soleil ‘Amaluna’ coming to San Francisco (Preview)
Amaluna is a fusion of the words ama, which refers to “mother” in many languages, and luna, which means “moon”; a symbol of femininity that…
Mill Valley Film Festival Announces Tribute to Academy Award Winning French Filmmaker Costa Gavras
Costa-Gavras is a Greek-born naturalized French filmmaker, who lives and works in France, best known for films with overt political themes.