Car crashes on the set of TheatreWorks’ ‘Sunsets and Margaritas’
This past week, I was fortunate enough to be invited on stage to explore the incredible set that has been constructed for TheatreWorks’ latest production…
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Theater Review: ‘Legally Blonde’ at Broadway San Jose
Legally Blonde is a light-hearted, breezy musical that perfectly caps the Broadway San Jose inaugural season. It’s pure pink bubble gum, and even the most curmudgeon-ed theater-goer…
Loni crashes cadillac into Lucie Stern Theatre
Have you heard the news? A red Cadillac has crashed through the wall of a Mexican Cantina at Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto. The…
Artist Diaries: Create dimension and stucco, but avoid mustaches
This art class, I was able to add more detail to the three arched windows at the center of the painting. Although overall I am…
Theater Review: ‘Den of Thieves’ a sure thing, donuts to dollars
Unorganized crime has never been funnier than in Den of Thieves at SF Playhouse. But first, some advice: any time a gun-toting slickster with “Flaco”…
Hanging ‘By A Thread’ at ICA: Constructing unexpected visions with thread…and sometimes needle
One piece of work by Allison Watkins entitled Closet (2009) retraces the lines and silhouettes of pieces of clothing.
City Lights Theater presents Frank Langella’s ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’
City Lights Theater Company of San Jose announced it will be presenting Frank Langella’s Cyrano–an adaptation of Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac. “A thrilling romance,…
Aspiring filmmakers on location, post-production – Week 3 Adobe Youth Voices
The young filmmakers at Adobe Youth Voices (affectionately AYV) and Cinequest Film Camp recently wrapped week 3 on their film projects. Loni was there to…
Theater Review: ‘Sunsets and Margaritas’ at TheatreWorks
In Sunsets and Margaritas by playwright José Cruz González, a Latino family faces just about every challenge life can throw their way: aging, regret, birth, despair.…
Theater Review: ‘Burn This’ premieres at Dragon Theatre, Palo Alto
Director Dale Albright brings us back to ourselves in this well-crafted production about how characters come together after the death of a gay dancer.