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Monterey County Vintners & Growers Association’s Winemakers’ Celebration

BY MONICA TURNER — 07.26.2010

Enjoy Monterey wine by Taste Monterey Wine Country at the Monterey County Vintners & Growers Association’s (MCVGA) 18th Annual Winemakers Celebration on August 7, 2010,…

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Sunday Espresso: Alan Frew, Twitter No-stars, Loni vs. Mantis

BY CLINTON STARK — 07.25.2010

Cupcake has been the central personality on so many of our SSC videos, yet the whole ordeal has tested my Canadian-born patience. Time for change.

Director Meredith McDonough, Auctioning the Ainsleys, TheatreWorks

Culture

TheatreWorks: Going once…going twice…

BY MONICA TURNER — 07.22.2010

Much like the innovation that fuels start-ups across Silicon Valley, TheatreWorks actively nurtures and grooms promising playwrights.

Culture

Bay Area Stage: Weekend shows

BY MONICA TURNER — 07.22.2010

"The theater is so endlessly fascinating because it's so accidental. It's so much like life."

Mantis, San Jose - Mantodea or mantises is an order of insects

Cameras & Filmmaking

Shot Canon T2i DSLR: Mantis (Video)

BY CLINTON STARK — 07.21.2010

He definitely kept a compound eye on me, while I maneuvered, awkwardly by comparison, to get these shots with the Canon T2i.

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Flipboard social magazine for iPad

BY CLINTON STARK — 07.21.2010

The new iPad app marries social networking technology—Twitter and Facebook—with traditional magazine-style layout.

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Actor Ed Asner joins “My Gulf Action” oil spill relief campaign

BY MONICA TURNER — 07.20.2010

Today, renowned actor Ed Asner announced that he has joined My Gulf Action, an innovative online environmental campaign that gives Americans tools to take lasting,…

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Apple Q3 Earnings: Through the roof

BY CLINTON STARK — 07.20.2010

Any concern that the new iPad would cannibalize Mac sales or distract the company were virtually eliminated.

Opera at the Ballpark Simulcast photo by Edgar Lee

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San Francisco Opera opens 88th season with Verdi’s ‘Aida’

BY MONICA TURNER — 07.19.2010

San Francisco Opera partners with the San Francisco Giants and Webcor Builders once again to bring grand opera to AT&T Park, home of the San…

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Livermore Valley’s Taste of Terroir set for July 22

BY MONICA TURNER — 07.19.2010

Top wine critics Leslie Sbrocco, Jessica Yadegaran and W. Blake Gray will judge food and wine pairings at “Taste of Terroir,” Livermore Valley’s Wine &…