Monica Turner
Contributor to Stark Insider for tech, the arts and All Things West Coast for over 10 years.
Berkeley’s Impact Theatre turns to Kickstarter to help raise funds for next production
Continuing its tradition of breaking new ground, Impact is one of the first Bay Area theatre companies that we know of to turn to Kickstarter to help raise money to mount a production.
San Francisco Symphony 2011 ‘Summer & the Symphony’ concert line-up
Highlights include orchestra performances with Johnny Mathis, Pink Martini, Chris Botti, and Arrival: the music of ABBA, and a screening of Casablanca with live orchestral accompaniment, as well as two evenings devoted to some of the best-loved Disney and Hollywood film music of all time.
ArtPadSF announces galleries and programs
ArtPadSF provides a broad cross-section of galleries, arts organizations and artists with a platform to present and accentuate the emerging disciplines and independent elements active in the contemporary art world and prominent in the Bay Area arts community.
Bay Area Stage: The Three Sisters, No Exit, Enchanted April, Collected Stories, Stomp
"I'm living my life, what are you doing?"
So You Think You Can Rhône?
The mission of the organization is to continually find the new and old of the Rhône world and share those stories with the inspiring and spirited Rhône community.
Stark Insider TV: Inside ‘STOMP’ at Broadway San Jose
Stiffle-bristle brooms become a sweeping orchestra; Zippo lighters flip open and closed to create a fiery fugue; wooden poles thump and clack in a rhythmic explosion.
Wine News: Francis Ford Coppola acquires historic Inglenook name, appoints new winemaker
The 1941 Inglenook Cabernet, which is considered one of the greatest wines ever made, was produced from vineyards that are still part of Coppola’s estate in Rutherford.
San Francisco Fleet Week 2011 kicks off with benefit cabaret
SFFWA's annual mission is to improve disaster preparedness in the Bay Area.
San Francisco: David Templeton brings solo show ‘Wretch Like Me’ to the Roxie
Award-winning show tells outrageous true story of a former teenage fundamentalist—and how he was saved from being saved.
Three more shows announced for A.C.T.’s 2011-12 season
'Twelfth Night', 'Scorched', and 'Maple and Vine' join a season that includes the Bay Area premiere of Lorenzo Pisoni’s one-man show, 'Humor Abuse', David Mamet’s Broadway hit 'Race', and Mark Rucker’s innovative take on Kaufman and Hart’s dazzling classic comedy 'Once in a Lifetime'.
