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Mostly British Film Festival: ‘Top End Wedding’ and ‘Jill Billcock: Dancing the Invisible’

BY JEANNE POWELL — 02.22.2020

A few Stark Insider capsule film reviews from the Mostly British Film Festival (Vogue Theatre) in San Francisco. TOP END WEDDING (2019) Director: Wayne Blair Writers: Miranda…

Alternative Renderings, a duo exhibition featuring new work by San Francisco based artists, Tom Colcord and Tim Irani

Culture

San Francisco Arts: ‘Alternative Renderings’ at Glass Rice Art Gallery

BY JEANNE POWELL — 02.20.2020

A duo exhibition featuring new work by San Francisco based artists Tom Colcord and Tim Irani.

News

Theater Review: ‘Gatz’ at Berkeley Rep is the most (and best) non-Instagrammable thing you’ll ever see

BY CLINTON STARK — 02.14.2020

The Great Gatsby. Word for word. Page by page. An extraordinary piece of experimental theater immerses the audience for 6 hours in F. Scott Fitzgerald's…

The Presidio Things to Do, San Francisco, Tour and events

Culture

In San Francisco: What’s new at the Presidio

BY JEANNE POWELL — 02.12.2020

The Presidio of San Francisco (originally, El Presidio Real de San Francisco or The Royal Fortress of Saint Francis) is a park and former U.S. Army military fort on the northern tip of…

Theater and Stage

In San Francisco: Paula West at the Nikko (Review)

BY JEANNE POWELL — 02.10.2020

Paula West has opened a two-week engagement at Feinstein’s at the Nikko in San Francisco. This popular cabaret performer has captured the hearts of jazz…

Kristin Scott Thomas in 'Military Wives'

Independent Film

Indie Film: Mostly British Film Festival opens Feb. 13 in San Francisco

BY JEANNE POWELL — 02.07.2020

The British are coming this month, for the annual Mostly British Film Festival in San Francisco. From February 13th to February 20th, the historic Vogue…

Sting brings 'The Last Ship' musical to San Francisco

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Theater News: Sting coming to San Francisco with ‘The Last Ship’ at Golden Gate Theatre

BY MONICA TURNER — 01.23.2020

Former Police front-man Sting is bringing his acclaimed musical to San Francisco. The Last Ship opens February 20, 2020 and runs for a month. About…

News

Theater News: Berkeley Rep ‘Gatz’ is a 6 hour marathon production

BY CLINTON STARK — 01.03.2020

And you thought The Godfather was long? Berkeley Rep has announced that its production of Obie-winning Gatz will run 6 hours long when it hits…

Joy Harjo at JCCSF - Review - Stark Insider

Culture

Artists Always Are Looking a Little Ahead: Joy Harjo at JCCSF (Review)

BY JEANNE POWELL — 12.26.2019

As we enter the winter season, what better way to honor all that we have and all that we need to remember, than to listen…

Theater and Stage

In Review: Kitka Women’s Vocal Ensemble in San Francisco

BY JEANNE POWELL — 12.23.2019

With this year’s annual December concert series, Kitka celebrates 40 years of fearless sonic exploring of haunting music from eastern Europe and Eurasia, along with…