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Elle Fanning - Mill Valley Film Festival

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‘A Light Beneath Their Feet’ and ‘Angelica’ to premiere at Mill Valley Film Festival

BY CLINTON STARK — 09.01.2015

Two new films will enjoy premieres at the upcoming Mill Valley Film Festival. Organizers have announced that A Light Beneath Their Feet and Angelica will…

The Country House - TheatreWorks Silicon Valley

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The Country House: Donald Margulies’ new play at TheatreWorks (Review)

BY CY ASHLEY WEBB — 09.01.2015

Anna may not look or sound anything like the Dowager Lady Grantham, but both are animated by the same indomitable self-respect.

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BTS Preview: ‘The Lion King’ with Rafiki (Video)

BY MONICA TURNER — 08.31.2015

Can you feel the love tonight? For Broadway fans in Silicon Valley, the answer would be a resounding Y-E-S. Ever popular Phantom of the Opera…

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Adam Lambert, Leona Lewis, James Bay among stars added to Live in the Vineyard

BY MONICA TURNER — 08.27.2015

Above video: Watch as Priory perform an amazing set at the Live in the Vineyard music festival in Napa, and talk with Loni Stark about…

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Cavalia bringing new show ‘Odysseo’ to San Francisco (Video)

BY MONICA TURNER — 08.27.2015

Acrobats. Horses. Aerialists. State-of-the-art video screens. And a three-story mountain with… a real lake. Odysseo. That’s the name of the new, $30 million mega-show made…

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Sarah Silverman to receive ‘Spotlight’ at Mill Valley Film Festival

BY MONICA TURNER — 08.24.2015

Today the California Film Institute revealed that comedian and actress Sarah Silverman is scheduled to receive a special “Spotlight” award at the 2015 edition of…

Sausalito Art Festival - San Francisco Events

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Stark Insider Recommends: Sausalito Art Festival

BY MONICA TURNER — 08.19.2015

The Sausalito Art Festival, one of the oldest and most prestigious art events in the country, once again gets ready to mount another edition of…

Pear Theatre Ribbon Cutting Ceremony 2015

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The stage is almost set… at the new Pear Theatre

BY CY ASHLEY WEBB — 08.17.2015

Above: Mountain View Mayor John Mcallister and Pear Theatre Artistic Director and Founder Diane Tasca prepare to cut the ribbon to the Pear’s new space…

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Mill Valley Film Festival returns for 38th year, runs Oct. 8 – 18, 2015 (Best of Video)

BY CLINTON STARK — 08.17.2015

Mill Valley Film Festival returns this fall for its 38th year. The increasingly influential indie film festival (non-competitive) is set to descend just North of…

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San Francisco Theater: Custom Made opens season with ‘This is Our Youth’

BY MONICA TURNER — 08.14.2015

Fresh off Broadway, Kenneth Lonergan’s This is Our Youth will open Custom Made Theatre’s 2015-16 season in San Francisco. Organizers today revealed the entire line-up,…