Monica Turner

2,717 feet. That's the number to beat to earn the title of world's tallest building. Perhaps a signal of where this century's power and wealth will emerge, United Arab Emirates seems like an appropriate location for the modern, multi-tiered tower. It cost $1.5B to build and includes luxury amenities throughout,...

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, rare musical collaborations, a killer silent auction upstairs in the Poster Room with signed posters, rare collectibles, baseball tickets, concert tickets, dinners, memorabilia, and...

Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas conducts the San Francisco Symphony and performs with the Orchestra in Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 at Davies Symphony Hall January 27-30 at 8 p.m. Mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke, tenor Bruce Sledge, and bass-baritone Eric Owens join the Orchestra for performances of Stravinsky’s complete score for Pulcinella. The SFS opens...

Dragon Productions Theatre Company is about to start their 10th Anniversary Season! HISTORY Born out of actors’ frustrations for opportunities to perform and built on the dream to provide those opportunities, Dragon Productions Theatre Company was born in Los Angeles in 1998.  Soon after in 1999, the founder, Meredith Hagedorn moved to...

It must take one crazy guy to try to replicate the taste of Smarties. M&Ms? What?! Come on, eh, are you kiddin' me? First, they melt in your hands. Smarties don't melt in your hands (and no jokes please about the impact of cold weather on this finding okay). I...

Dose of reality naive staff of starkinsider. You know, life sometimes is tough south of the border I'm guessing. Here's why: your 3 year-olds like to eat small plastic parts found in chocolate eggs when parents aren't watching. Our 3 year olds don't like to eat small plastic parts found in...

City Lights Theater Company of San Jose proudly presents in partnership with Notre Dame High School and courtesy of the Dead Man Walking School Theatre Project, DEAD MAN WALKING – by Tim Robbins (Based on the book Dead Man Walking by Sister Helen Prejean). The production previews on Thursday,...

FAREWELL ENGAGEMENT! RIVERDANCE, the thunderous celebration of Irish music, song and dance that has tapped its way onto the world stage thrilling millions of people around the globe; will play eight Farewell Performances in San Jose. “A Phenomenon of Historic Proportions!” raves The Washington Post. “An explosion of sight...

It's a year-end barn burner with theater, symphony, and live performances across the San Francisco Bay Area! Starting tonight, 5 shows in 4 nights for the SSC crew... here's the lineup: WED The Coverlettes Cover Christmas Aurora Theatre Company, Berkeley THU Cirque du Soleil OVO Under the Grand Chapiteau, at AT&T Park, SF FRI Choral Christmas...