Monica Turner
Contributor to Stark Insider for tech, the arts and All Things West Coast for over 10 years.
Theater News: ‘Wicked’ returns to San Francisco (Video)
Good news for fans of the untold story of the witches of Oz. Wicked (review from the Orpheum) is returning to San Francisco.
Organizers today at...
Eco-Theater: ‘Flying Ace and the Storm of the Century’ coming to San Francisco
UPDATED 9.19.15: High resolution photos added.
Flying Ace and the Storm of the Century, created in collaboration with scientists from Columbia University’s Earth Institute, is...
Stark Insider Recommends: Marc Benioff’s ‘Concert for Kids’ with Foo Fighters
Marc Benioff's much lauded annual Concert for Kids benefit takes place on September 17, 2015 at Pier 70 in San Francisco.
As in past years,...
Actress Brie Larson to attend MVFF for premiere of ‘Room’
Actress Brie Larson will take time out of her incredibly busy schedule (Free Fire, Kong: Skull Island, Trainwreck) to attend the upcoming 38th edition...
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The Phantom of the Opera: BTS with Chris Mann (Video)
Chris Mann is The Phantom, and Stark Insider has an inside look at the epic Broadway show making its way across the country.
Perhaps no...
BTS Preview: ‘The Lion King’ with Rafiki (Video)
Can you feel the love tonight?
For Broadway fans in Silicon Valley, the answer would be a resounding Y-E-S.
Ever popular Phantom of the Opera is...
Adam Lambert, Leona Lewis, James Bay among stars added to Live in the Vineyard
Above video: Watch as Priory perform an amazing set at the Live in the Vineyard music festival in Napa, and talk with Loni Stark...
Cavalia bringing new show ‘Odysseo’ to San Francisco (Video)
Acrobats. Horses. Aerialists. State-of-the-art video screens. And a three-story mountain with... a real lake.
Odysseo.
That's the name of the new, $30 million mega-show made by...
Stark Insider Recommends: Sonoma Wine Country Weekend (Video)
Food. Wine. Sun.
With the Labor Day weekend right around the corner, we have the event worthy of your consideration.
Sonoma Wine Country Weekend is a three-day...
Sarah Silverman to receive ‘Spotlight’ at Mill Valley Film Festival
Today the California Film Institute revealed that comedian and actress Sarah Silverman is scheduled to receive a special "Spotlight" award at the 2015 edition...