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Theodora Varnay Jones Retrospective Exhibition Coming to the San Jose ICA

BY MONICA TURNER — 11.01.2009

The San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) presents Manifold, a solo exhibition by postminimalist sculptor and installation artist Theodora Varnay Jones. Manifold will be on…

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On Location: Halloween at Union Square, San Francisco

BY MONICA TURNER — 11.01.2009

Before and after November at ACT, Clint and Loni walked the streets among the crazies, fitting right in.

The Artist Diaries

My completed pear oil paintings…reunited and signed

BY LONI STARK — 11.01.2009

Lee Hartman this week noted she couldn’t find my completed paintings on StarkSilverCreek and that I should post my finished works more prominently. I think…

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Photos: Spring Awakening Opening Night at Broadway San Jose

BY LONI STARK — 11.01.2009

Fun evening of Spring Awakening, the rock musical, followed by a cast party at Scott’s Seafood in Downtown San Jose. Here are the photos. For…

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Theater review: ‘November’ a turkey

BY CLINTON STARK — 11.01.2009

Talk about a disappointment, and then some. Based on expectations and early hype, we had high hope for the political satire November now playing at…

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On Location: The Tenderloin Experiment

BY MONICA TURNER — 10.30.2009

An edgy evening in San Francisco, heading to The Bald Soprano at Cutting Box Theater. BONUS: Spot the Dario Argento homage!

Theater and Stage

Theater review: ‘The Bald Soprano’ an acid trip in the Tenderloin, how curious!

BY CLINTON STARK — 10.30.2009

It was just another absurdist, edgy, Devo-like evening for us last night at the opening of The Bald Soprano at The Cutting Ball Theater in…

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On Location: ‘Spring Awakening’ opening and cast after-party in San Jose

BY MONICA TURNER — 10.29.2009

It’s a Broadway San Jose opening night! Loni was there to catch the excitement. Plus cast after-party interviews! More: Christy Altomare, Andy Mientus, “the Guilty…

Theater and Stage

Theater review: ‘Spring Awakening’ delivers Broadway hit to San Jose in style

BY CLINTON STARK — 10.29.2009

The new, provocative, and highly successful (8 Tony Awards) Broadway hit, Spring Awakening, opened last night downtown San Jose and proved why it has garnered so much…

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Stark Insider Presents: Liliane Klein talks about ‘FAT PIG’ at Aurora Theatre Company in Berkeley

BY MONICA TURNER — 10.29.2009

Bad-boy playwright Neil LaBute’s FAT PIG opens next week at Aurora. Find out why Ashton Kutcher’s name comes up! Tony-nominated director Barbara Damashek returns to…