Winery Profile: Searching for Bacchus at Clos Pegase Napa (video)
Shrem's wife and partner of fifty years, Mitsuko, had passed away just a few months before our visit. I was not sure he'd accept our…
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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.
San Francisco: 35th Annual Bay Area Critics Circle Awards
In addition to the 74 outstanding performance/design award categories, the Critics Circle will also present three special awards.
Cinequest Film Festival Guide: Best bets
People are connecting like they never have before. And we are all having a blast together." - Halfdan Hussey, co-founder Cinequest.
Zheng Cao wins audience with PBO
Central to the piece were the hints of Carabino (a piece sung by both Flicka and Cao – who both donned buckles worn by Maria…
African-American Shakespeare Company closes its 16th season with ‘Twelfth Night’
This film noir-inspired production of Twelfth Night, The Bard’s most popular comedy, gets a provocative re-setting in the mid-1940s.
Theater Review: Powerful ‘Ruined’ at Berkeley Rep
This is the kind of play where you just know it's not going to turn out well... that there will be bloodshed, tears, and certainly…
What’s Happening: Ehler’s Wine, Berkeley Ruined, Cinequest, CFO Roundtable (Plus: Call for writers)
"A very quiet and tasteful way to be famous is to have a famous relative. Then you can not only be nothing, you can do…
Stark Insider TV: Cinequest Film Festival opening night
Mayor Chuck Reed had one of my favorite lines of the night when he implored the standing only room crowd at the California Theatre to…
John Turturro receives ‘Maverick’ award at Cinequest Film Festival
His fourth directorial outing, Passione, kicked off the festival and screened before a sold-out audience at the majestic California Theatre.
Stark Insider TV: Disney on Ice – Let’s Celebrate!
The show was in town at the HP Pavilion in San Jose over the weekend and is now headed up to Oakland arena before continuing…