Holiday Benefit: It’s A Wonderful Life at the Julia Morgan Dec 22
Berkeley Playhouse will present It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play on December 22 at the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. The play…
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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.
On Location: San Francisco for A Christmas Carol at A.C.T.
It’s opening night at American Conservatory Theater for A Christmas Carol!
Theater review: ‘A Christmas Carol’ at ACT is a smash hit!
Christmas in the Bay Area officially began last night with the opening of a spectacular staging of A Christmas Carol at A.C.T. in San Francisco.…
On Location: A snowstorm in Palo Alto at TheatreWorks?
Find out what a snowstorm looks like in Palo Alto…
James Carpenter as Scrooge in ‘A Christmas Carol’ tonight at A.C.T. in San Francisco
I would not be surprised if James Carpenter is a method actor; or at the very least the kind of guy who needs to go…
Theater review: ‘A Civil War Christmas’ a classy, historic celebration
Set in 1864, A Civil War Christmas is filled with so many luminous scenes and touching moments you almost forget the yuletide history lesson also…
Dr. No and Three Blind Mice
It’s hard to fathom that the most storied of franchises, Ian Flemming’s James Bond, is almost half a century old. Test of time? How about…
From red barns to the fountains of Rome
After travels to Loreto Baja and Australia, I am happy to be back to my regularly scheduled oil painting classes with Lee Hartman on Saturdays…
Bad Mother: A discussion with NY Times best-selling author Ayelet Waldman
New York-times best selling author Ayelet Waldman sits down with Loni to talk about being a “bad mother,” men, her career as a former public defender…