Tuesday, October 2, 2012

wednesday, october 3 - thursday, october 11

Vol. 1, Issue 5

NEWS

Julie Bruck (ElevenEleven #12 contributor) has been shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for her book Monkey House, excerpted in ElevenEleven.


PUBLICATIONS

Jessica Wickens (MFAW alum) and Della Watson have coauthored a book, everything reused in the sea which was published by Elliot Harmon's (MFAW alum) Mission Cleaners Books. Check out this wicked promo site and order yourself a copy!


ON-CAMPUS

WED 3: NOTES FROM THE STUDIO: Keith Boadwee, 4pm in The Drawing Room (SF)

THU 4: Ceramics Lecture Series: Brad Miller, 7:15pm in Treadwell Ceramics Arts Center (OAK)

THU 4: MFA Comics Presents: Phil Jimenez in Conversation with Justin Hall (MFAC faculty), 7 - 9pm in Timken (SF)

FRI 5: FRIDAY SEMINAR: Amiee Phan (MFAW Faculty) and Anita Amirrezvani (MFAW Faculty), 3:30-5pm at the Writers' Studio (SF)

FRI 5: GSA Micro-Grant Deadline

MON 8: Architecture Lecture Series: Hunter Tura, Bruce Mau Design, 7pm in Timken (SF)

TUE 9: "IMPACT Social Entrepreneurship Awards Team Presentations", 7pm in Timken (SF)

WED 10: NOTES FROM THE STUDIO: Matt Borruso, 4pm in The Drawing Room (SF)

THU 11: GRADUATE LECTURE SERIES: Leila Chirayath Janah, 7pm in Timken (SF)

THU 11: PLAySPACE: Committee Meeting, 7:15 - 8pm in the Curatorial Practice room (Hooper 1). email playspace@cca.edu


OFF-SITE


THU 4: Reading: Murat Nemet-Nejat, 4:30pm at the Poetry Center (1600 Halloway Ave. HUM 512, SF)

FRI 5 – SAT 13: Litquake 2012

SAT 6: Reading: Murat Nemet-Nejat and Hoa Nguyen, 7:30pm, at the Green Arcade (1680 Market Street, SF)

SAT 6:  LITQUAKE EVENT: "Joie de Livre" event with Anita Amirrezvani (MFAW Faculty), C.W. Gortner and Amanda Coplin, 2pm at Books Inc., Opera Plaza (601 Van Ness Avenue, SF)

SAT 6: LITQUAKE EVENT: Aimee Phan (MFAW Faculty) is reading at the event "Around the World, On the Page," 2pm at the Variety Preview Room (582 Market Street, SF)

SUN 7: Reading: Meg Day, Michelle Naka Pierce, Jai Arun Ravine at A.T.A. Gallery (922 Valencia Street, SF)

TUE 9: Reading: Gloria Frym (MFAW faculty) and Hoa Nguyen, 7:30pm at Moe's Books (2476 Telegraph, Berkeley)

WED 10: Reading: Chris Cleave, 7pm at the JCCSF (3200 California Street, SF) TICKETS

THU 11: David Abel and Chris Daniels, 4:30pm at the Poetry Center (1600 Holloway Ave. HUM 512, SF)

THU 11: LITQUAKE EVENT: LITERARY DEATH MATCH: Simon Ritch, Amelia Gray, Rakesh Satyal, Tim "Toaster" Henderson, judged by Adam Mansbach, D.A. Powell, Caitlin Gil



COMING UP


10/12: "Making the Skeleton Dance: Family in All its Forms," Anita Amirrezvani (MFAW faculty), Adrienne Arieff, Tiffany Baker, Caroline de Robertis, Bronwen Hruska, Meredith Maran, Joyce Maynard, Deborah Michel, Holly Payne, Elizabeth Weil at Verdi Club, San Francisco

10/13: Conference: "Iranian Alliances Across Borders" panel with Anita Amirrezvani (MFAW faculty), Jasmin Darznik, Persis Karim, Sholeh Wolpe, Roger Sedarat at UC Los Angeles

10/13:  LITQUAKE EVENT: "The Art of the Novel" moderated by Shanthi Sekaran (MFAW faculty), 4pm at Z Space (450 Florida St. SF). TICKETS.

10/13: LITQUAKE EVENT: "A Murmuration of Starlings" with readings by Caroline Goodwin (MFAW faculty) and others, 8:30 - 9:30pm, Gypsy Moon (1266 Valencia, SF)

10/13: LITQUAKE EVENT: "Six and a Slice: Fiction and Poetry" with readers by ElevenEleven contributors and others, 8:30 - 9:30pm at Mission Pie (2901 Mission, SF)

10/13: "Tzara's Hat" with readings by Janey Smith (MFAW alum) and Daniel Levin Becker, Olga Zilberbourg, Ethel Rohan, Peg Alford Pursell, 6 - 7pm at Four Barrel Coffee (375 Valencia, SF)

10/15: Architecture Lecture Series: Jeffrey Inaba, INABA, 7pm in Timken (SF)

10/15: Reading: Anita Amirrezvani (MFAW faculty) at The Sitting Room, Penngrove, CA

10/16: GRADUATE LECTURE SERIES: Matei Bejenaru, 7pm in Timken (SF)

10/17: Design and Craft Lecture Series: David Colwell, 7pm in Timken (SF)

10/17: NOTES FROM THE STUDIO: Mel Davis, 4pm in The Drawing Room (SF)

10/18: Maxine Hong Kingston and Sean McIain Brown, 4:30pm at the Poetry Center

10/18: Louise Erdrich at the JCCSF (San Franisco)

10/19: MFAW STUDENT READING

10/19: David Meltzer and Julie Rogers, 5:30pm at the BAM/PFA Reading Room

10/20: WRITERS WITH DRINKS: Ruben B. Martinez, Carol Quinn, Deb Campo, 7 - 9:30pm at the Make-Out Room

10/20: Toronto International Festival of Authors with reading by Anita Amirrezvani (MFAW faculty)

10/20: "Gathering the Embers: A Dia de los Muertos Tribute Show 2012," Faith Adiele (MFAW faculty), sisters Natalia and Amanda Vigil, and other writers, interdisciplinary performing artists, media makers and musicians, $8 in advance (eventbrite.com), $10 at the door, 7–9:30pm, SOMArts, 934 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA 94103.

10/21: Toronto International Festival of Authors, round table with Anita Amirrezvani (MFAW faculty)

10/21: Paolo Javier, Cathy Park Hong, Cheena Marie Lo at ATA

10/24: NOTES FROM THE STUDIO: Bryan Keith Thomas, 4pm in The Drawing Room (SF)

10/26: "Fright Night" at the Writers Studio, (SF)

10/31: NOTES FROM THE STUDIO: Serena Cole Halloween Special, 4pm in The Drawing Room (SF)

11/1: NaNoWriMo

11/2: Franck André Jamme, 5:30pm, at the BAM/PFA Reading Room

11/4: kathryn l. pringle, Erin Moure, Andrea Rexilius at ATA

11/4: Anita Amirrezvani (MFAW faculty) at Solano County Library Foundation, Fairfield

11/7: NOTES FROM THE STUDIO: Christopher Brown, 4pm in The Drawing Room (SF)

11/9: Tisa Bryant, 5:30pm, at the BAM/PFA Reading Room

11/9: Della Watson and Jessica Wickens (MFAW alum), 7:30pm, Lone Glen Reading Series (293 Cotter Street, SF)

11/10: WRITERS WITH DRINKS: Shawna Yang Ryan, Francesca Lia Block, Randy Alfred, 7 - 9:30pm at the Make-Out Room

11/11: Anita Amirrezvani (MFAW faculty) at Bluestockings (NYC)

11:14: NOTES FROM THE STUDIO: Sally Elesby, 4pm in The Drawing Room (SF)

11/15: Anita Amirrezvani (MFAW faculty) at Lafayette Library and Community Center (Lafayette, CA)

11/15: "Listen for Peace," a visual art, literary, and music benefit for Emergency USA, Faith Adiele (MFAW faculty), and others TBA, 7–10pm, SF Main Library, San Francisco

11/16: FRIDAY WRITERS SEMINAR: Faith Adiele, 3:30pm – 5:00pm, The Writers' Studio, CCA

11/16: MFAW STUDENT READING

11/16: Lorenzo Herrera y Lozano, 5:30pm at BAM/PFA Reading Room

11/19: Anita Amirrezvani (MFAW faculty) at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Main Library (San Jose)

11/28: NOTES FROM THE STUDIO: Terri Friedmam, 4pm in The Drawing Room (SF)

12/1: Alice Notley at the Unitarian Center

12/2: Tim Trace Peterson, J/J Hastain, Monica Peck at ATA

12/5: NOTES FROM THE STUDIO: Danielle Lawrence, 4pm in The Drawing Room (SF)

12/7: Sam Sax, 5:30 at BAM/PFA Reading Room

12/14: LAST DAY OF THE FALL SEMESTER

12/14: MFAW STUDENT READING

12/16: "iduna: an opera in one act" libretto by kari edwards, arranged and conducted by Tom Comitta (MFAW alum)

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