Monica Turner

2009 San José Mariachi and Mexican Heritage Festival Posts Net Gain in Revenue, Increased Attendance San Jose, CA  - October 1, 2009  - Organizers of the 18th Annual San José Mariachi and Mexican Heritage Festival announced today gains in net revenue over 2008 income and increased attendance for the Bay Area’s...

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The wait is almost over... The 29th Annual Fall Art Auction Exhibition opens Friday, October 2nd! This year's auction gallery is filled with more than 150 exceptional works including sculpture, photography, paintings, drawings, prints, and mixed media from Bay Area contemporary artists. Friday, October 2 5pm - 6pm: Special ICA Members-only Preview* > Be...

Deserts and orchestra have never gone together better. Actors have never looked so stylish. And epic movies like Lawrence of Arabia are just not made anymore. Ahh, the glory days of cinema: Ben-Hur, Spartacus, Lawrence of Arabia, and later, Godfather. Where have the epics gone? Thankfully, the world has movies like Lawrence...

Come late October Sonoma County will not only welcome a new crop of world class wines, but the award winning photography of some of Action Sports best lensmen. “ Mavericks – Everest of the Seas” comes alive again just in time to set the stage for another epic Big Wave Season. Sept 14th...

Apparently the new trailer for the remake of the 1984 horror classic, Nightmare on Elm Street, has gone "viral" on MySpace, at least according to Mashable.com. With 1 million downloads in just under one day, I'd have to agree. This is consistent with MySpace's new strategy to become more...

To Honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Winery Supports Breast and Ovarian Cancer Charities & Honors 2009 Goddess of the Year Hopland, Calif. (September 28, 2009) — Over the past five years, Five Rivers® Winery has helped raise more than $250,000 to support women’s cancer organizations. While Five Rivers recently expanded its...

Talk about aging gracefully. The Wizard of Oz, one of the most famous and beloved movies of all times, turns 70 this year. After touching so many generations of movie goers, and especially television viewers in the late 1950s, it seems like a rainbow has indeed bestowed eternal magic...

Fans. Winesap. Johnny Favorite. Fans. Chickens. Lisa Bonet. Fans. Harold Angel. Louis... Cyphre. Symbolism reigns supreme in Alan Parker's vastly under-appreciated 1987 film Angel Heart. The soundtrack pulsates. Mickey Rourke, at the absolute top of his game, turns the star power to 11 in a stunning performance. It's a movie worth...