Happy trails to iconic NHL broadcaster Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick
Emrick's legendary career spanned 50 years, including 15 calling NHL games for NBC.
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.
Film Review: ‘The Glorias’ performances illustrate how Gloria Steinem’s many seasons fit together into a peripatetic life well lived
Always for this living legend, it is about “We The People”.
Film Review: In ‘Kajillionaire’ director Miranda July creates wacky and wistful moments
Throughout it all, southern Los Angeles trembles in a series of earthquakes, most of which are small ones, all of which are symbolic.
Atelier Stark: Secondary colors, hardly second fiddle
“Color is my daylong obsession, joy, and torment.” – Claude Monet The power of color continues to fascinate me. A love hate relationship really. Everytime…
Atelier Stark: Pinning down the moment, ever fleeting
One of my favorite Olympic sports to watch in childhood was figure skating. The catchy music, whirling dancers in glistening costumes… gliding gracefully across the…
Atelier Stark: Finding One’s Style
“Prisoner? An artist should never be a prisoner of himself, prisoner of style, prisoner of reputation, prisoner of success, …” Henri Matisse. This week, I…
Atelier Stark: Shapes and Planes
This past week, I thought a lot about shapes and planes as means of abstraction.
Atelier Stark: Discovering new possibilities at the New York Studio School virtual painting marathon
Prologue: I had plans in 2020 to spend a summer month in New York immersing myself in the practice of art at the New York…
What’s Happening: Jenkins Johnson Gallery to feature artist Ben Aronson in conversation via Zoom
The Jenkins Johnson Gallery in San Francisco and New York is featuring artist Ben Aronson in conversation with gallerist Karen Jenkins-Johnson via Zoom on Friday, July…
New Plex feature “Watch Together” makes it easy to host virtual movie nights, watch in sync
Movie night during COVID-19.