wednesday, january 15 - thursday, january 23, 2014

Vol. 2, Issue 18

PUBLICATION

Latasha N. Nevada Diggs (MFAW '08) has a new blog post, "LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs on Building Your Lineage," on  Poets & Writers.

Janey Smith (MFAW) has a new blog post, "2013: The Year of the Plagiarist," on HTMLGIANT.

Alex Vikmanis (MFAW '10) has a new piece,"Foreign Film," on Litro.

KQED Pop bloggers Laura Schadler (MFAW '07) on Her, David Aloi (MFAW '09) with his Golden Globe winner predictions and Emmanuel Hapsis (MFAW' 09) on your inner Downton Abbey Character.

MEDIA

Marissa Bell Toffoli (MFAW '06) posted Q&A's with writer Grant Flint on her W³ Sidecar blog.

ON-CAMPUS

TUE 21: Spring Courses Begin

TUE 21: Lecture: Graduate Studies Lecture Series presents Peter Fischli 7pm at Timken (SF)

THU 23: Exhibition: Opening Reception for Codex and Hiller/ Martin: Provisional Realities, 6:30-8:30pm at Wattis (SF)

OFF-SITE

WED 15: Reading: Kick Off 2014: January 15 Lyrics & Dirges featuring Brian Ang, Carmella Fleming, Judy Juanita, Hugh Behm-Steinberg (MFAW faculty) and Harold Terezon, 7:30-9pm at Pegasus Books Downtown (2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley)

THU 16: Reading: MFA Mixer featuring Charlotte Bhaskar, Joseph Sean Burgess, Amy Burkhardt, Tony DeGenaro, Alex Gilliam (MFAW '15), Zane Hawley (MFAW '14), Ian Jacoby, JC Johnson, Tasha Keeble and Sean Patrick Negus, 6:30pm at The Cat Club (1190 Folsom St, SF)

SAT 18: Reading: BANG OUT Reading Series Vol. XXIII: "Private Eyes" featuring Jim Nelson, Alistare Wild, Lisa Miller Julie Mitchell, Mike Murray, Tomas Moniz and Emil DeAndreis, 7:30-9pm at the Make Out Room (3225 22nd Street, SF)

WED 22: Reading/Performance: Word Performances featuring Nato Green, Zahra Noorbakhsh, Todd Siegel, Tim Toaster Henderson, Sylvie Simmons, Simon Rogghe, Claire Zager, Erma Kyriakos, Doug Cordell, Cybele Zufolo Siegel and Zarina Zabrisky (Eleven Eleven #13 contributor), 8pm at The Lost Church (65 Capp St at 16th and Mission, SF)

THU 23: Reading: Writing Without Walls: BEGIN AGAIN featuring Marcus Lund, Jane McDermott, Melusina Gomez, Jon Sindell, Rosemary Griggs, Tomas Moniz and music by Steven Gray, 7pm at Cafe du Soleil (200 Fillmore St, SF)

FRI 24: Reading: Peninsula Literary Series featuring Caroline Goodwin (MFAW faculty) and Harriet Chessman, Lucy Alford, Bob Dickerson, Carolyn Dille, Neetal Parekh and guest artist Debbie Bakker, 7pm at Gallery House (320 South California Ave, Palo Alto)

COMING UP  

1/31: MFAW Writers Series presents Danzy Senna, 4:30pm in the MFA Writing Writers' Studio, 195 De Haro (SF) MORE INFO / FB Event

1/31: Reading: Impromptu Crow, Spontaneous Storks featuring Nora Toomey (MFAW '14), Kimberly Kim (MFAW '11), Jessamyn Lyn Pattison, Mg Roberts, Paul Corman-Roberts, open mic to follow, 5:30pm at the Stork Club (2330 Telegraph Ave, Oakland)

2/1: Reading: Bernal Yoga Literary Series featuring Hugh Behm-Steinberg (MFAW faculty), Caroline Goodwin (MFAW faculty), Kimberly Grey, Scott Lambridis, Eric Raymond, Kai Carlson-Wee and musician Jade Way, 7:30pm at Bernal Yoga (908 Cortland Ave, SF)

2/8: Reading: Live at 851 featuring Rauan Klassnik, Alana Siegel, Steven Seidenberg and TJ Lyons, 8pm at The Squat (849 Haight Street, SF)

2/7: MFAW Writers Series presents Natalie Baszile, 4:30pm in the MFA Writing Writers' Studio, 195 De Haro (SF) MORE INFO / FB Event

2/21: MFAW Writers Series presents Max Posner, 4:30pm in the MFA Writing Writers' Studio, 195 De Haro (SF) MORE INFO / FB Event