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Culture
Explore San Francisco and Bay Area culture through theater reviews, film, contemporary art, and creative events. Featuring original artwork by Loni Stark, film reviews by Jeanne Powell, and insights by ATCA member Clinton Stark.
Broadway musical ‘Cats’ coming to San Jose
The only production in North America will play 8 performances at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts.
‘The Butcher’s Wife’ a gritty masterpiece (film review)
The acting is gritty and raw, none of the surreal gloss that covers big budget Hollywood numbers.
Review: ‘Cabaret’ a triumph of the will of a small theater company
It’s immediately evident from the grim set that one is about to witness a decidedly bleak version of the Kander and Ebb classic.
Autumnal evening with the Ives Quartet
The enormous contrast in timbre, volume and intensity that the Ives brought to this piece would sound altogether schizophrenic if performed by a lesser group.
Stan Lee documentary highlights 10th annual DocFest
Stan Lee needs no introduction, having co-created over 500 legendary pop culture characters, including Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, X-Men, Iron Man, Thor, and The Hulk.
Next up at SF Opera, Mozart’s ‘Don Giovanni’
Director Gabriele Lavia is best known in the United States for his appearances in a number of horror films, including Beyond the Door (1974); Dario…
Review: ‘August: Osage County’ a stunning debut in San Jose
It was clearly a special and memorable occasion for all concerned. This is the very definition of a must-see event and worth a trip to…
Being Elmo: A puppeteer’s journey (film review)
I exclaimed, "Jim Henson's the James Cameron of puppets!" Then paused, "Oh- perhaps, James Cameron is the Jim Henson of film making..."
Friends of Palo Alto Children’s Theatre to hold costume sale (Bonus: Count Floyd video)
Speaking of T-H-E-A-T-R-E, from the Great White North archives I give you: SCTV’s Monster Chiller Horror Theatre, in 3-D no less.