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Cutting Ball Theater Hidden Classics Reading Series “Medea VS. Medea” January 31

BY MONICA TURNER — 01.12.2010

Co-founded in 1999 by theater artists Rob Melrose and Paige Rogers, Cutting Ball Theater presents avant-garde works of the past, present, and future by re-envisioning…

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Gone in 60 Seconds: Speed-the-Plow at Pear, Auto Show, Painting, The Fillmore

BY CLINTON STARK — 01.11.2010

It was another great weekend in the San Francisco Bay Area to get out there and take in some theater, arts, and entertainment. From San…

Cake in concert at the Fillmore San Francisco

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Bill Graham Memorial Foundation’s ‘Bill’s Birthday Bash’ at The Fillmore: CAKE, anyone?

BY LONI STARK — 01.10.2010

To kick off the New Year, the Bill Graham Memorial Foundation, put on a high-energy, sold out concert headlining multi-platinum iconoclasts CAKE.

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ACT raises $31M, establishes first endowment

BY CLINTON STARK — 01.04.2010

According to the Los Angeles Times, American Conservatory Theatre (ACT) in San Francisco—one of our favorite theaters in the Bay Area—has raised close to $31M…

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The Bill Graham Memorial Foundation Presents ‘Bill’s Birthday Bash’ – Featuring Cake, Dan Hicks, and Fishbear

BY MONICA TURNER — 01.03.2010

The Bill Graham Memorial Foundation will blast into the new year with an exciting concert event to celebrateBill’s Birthday Bash, an evening of great music,…

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An evening of ‘Yes Sweet Can’ at Sweet Can Productions Circus

BY LONI STARK — 12.29.2009

Yes Sweet Can explores the theme of resourcefulness in an intimate setting where the first row of the audience is on the actual stage of…

Sushi Rock San Francisco - Restaurant Review

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Sushi Rock, San Francisco: Sushi and bento boxes served at a fast and friendly tempo

BY LONI STARK — 12.28.2009

Surprisingly, one of my favorite dishes from what we selected from the menu was the sea bass teriyaki.

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‘Welcome to the NeighborHOOD Project’ at Sargent Johnson Gallery in San Francisco

BY LONI STARK — 12.28.2009

After a tour of the exhibit, I entered the theater for some fairy godmother magic with the production of 'Cinderella'.

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Theater review: ‘Cinderella’ enchants, casts magical spell of non-stop laugher for entire family

BY CLINTON STARK — 12.21.2009

You’ve seen Cinderella before, but not like this laugh-out-loud, delightful family rendition by the African-American Shakespeare Company. The famous rag-to-riches story gets a soulful makeover,…

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Cirque du Soleil’s OVO: An evening at the big top with insects and an egg

BY LONI STARK — 12.21.2009

I stepped into the magical world of acrobatic insects under Cirque du Soleil's blue and yellow big top.