Theater Review: ‘In the Heights’ an inspired celebration
The Curran Theatre in San Francisco was one heck of a fun place to be last night. Touring Broadway show (by SHN) In the Heights opened…
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Things To Do: Sonia Flew (SJ Rep), Giant Bones (Exit Theatre), Meals on Wheels Gala (San Francisco)
It’s another busy weekend in the San Francisco Bay Area for theater and live events. It’s somewhat surprising to see so many events crowded into…
Special Napa Film Screening: The Most Dangerous Man in America
ZinHaze Productions and the Napa Film Festival announced a special screening of the 2010 Academy Award-nominated Best Documentary The Most Dangerous Man in America. The screening will…
San Francisco Bay Area new media: Theater panel discussion
Earlier this week I was invited to speak on a panel at the annual Theatre Bay Area conference. Entitled “Situation Critical: Theater Coverage in the…
Pink Martini and the San Francisco Symphony to perform at Davies Symphony Hall
Pink Martini returns to Davies Symphony Hall to perform two special concerts with the San Francisco Symphony led by Assistant Conductor Donato Cabrera at 8:00…
Theater Review: ‘Peter Pan’ gets the Avatar treatment in San Francisco
Everything but the kitchen sink gets tossed into the high-tech version of Peter Pan that opened yesterday at Ferry Park in San Francisco. With a 360-degree jumbo…
The Steve Silver Foundation and Beach Blanket Babylon select 9 students to compete for scholarships
Jo Schuman Silver, producer of Steve Silver’s Beach Blanket Babylon, announced today the selection of nine Bay Area finalists for the Steve Silver Foundation and…
Theater Review: ‘Gypsy’ at Hillbarn
Throughout the first act of the Hillbarn’s Gypsy, I wondered why it seemed so lackluster. Annmarie Martin (Rose) is a commanding vocalist. Dan Kapler (Herbie)…
Left Coast Live music festival coming to downtown San Jose
Organizers have announced that the second annual Left Coast Live Festival and Conference will return to downtown San Jose this summer. Left Coast Live 2010…
Artist Diaries: How do you know when an oil painting is complete?
Part of being a good artist, according to my oil painting teacher, is to know when to stop. Stop painting. In the last episode of…