Monica Turner
Contributor to Stark Insider for tech, the arts and All Things West Coast for over 10 years.
Silicon Valley to get “Make-Ogre” (Video)
For a behind-the-scenes look at the musical, check out the video below as Loni visit Shrek himself at The Orpheum in San Francisco!
African-American Shakespeare Company announces 2011-12 season
San Francisco’s African-American Shakespeare Company announced the lineup for its 17th season. The season marks African-American Shakespeare Company’s second season under the artistic leadership of acclaimed actor and director L. Peter Callender.
The season opens in December with a holiday production of Cinderella (review) directed by Executive Director Sherri Young; this...
SF Symphony: James Lipton of Bravo’s ‘Inside the Actor’s Studio’ to Host Music from the Movies
The Orchestra will perform selections from John Williams’ music from Jurassic Park, Jaws, Catch Me If You Can, Schindler’s List, Harry Potter, and E.T., Danny Elfman’s music from Spiderman, Bernard Herrmann’s music from Hitchcock’s North by Northwest, Nino Rota’s music from The Godfather, and others.
Watch ‘When Harry Met Sally’ outdoors at Union Square
Organizers say, "Bring your own best friend/lover/life partner, your appetite for witty banter, and remember to pack a sweater or you’ll catch a chill."
Magic Theatre 2011-12 season marks return of Luis Alfaro, Lloyd Suh, Claire Chafee
The World Premieres include Annapurna by Sharr White, Jesus In India by Lloyd Suh (American Hwangap), and Bruja by Luis Alfaro (Oedipus el Rey). Also, Scotland’s leading playwright, Linda McLean, will hold her American Premiere of Any Given Day.
Ives Quartet announces 13th season of peninsula concerts and Sunday salons
Three afternoon salon events will be presented at an historical home in Palo Alto.
7-Eleven targets millennials with proprietary Italian wine
Sorry Utah, the new wine is only available in California, Oregon, Washington and Florida.
San Francisco: ARRIVAL to perform the music of ABBA with SF Symphony
"Though ABBA tribute bands are many, ARRIVAL’s production is the closest you will ever get to seeing ABBA, touring with many of the original band’s musicians and using the same one-and-only costume and stage designs."
The “World Famous” Lipizzaner Stallions coming to HP Pavilion at San Jose
The Walt Disney movie The Miracle of the White Stallions, depicting General George S. Patton saving them at the end of World War II from certain extinction, created an even greater world-wide interest in the Lipizzaner breed. Had it not been for Patton, there would be no Lipizzans today.
In Photos: San Francisco Opera’s Ring cycle
Note that Tolkien himself denied that he had been inspired by Wagner's work, "Both rings were round, and there the resemblance ceases."
