wednesday, may 21 - thursday, may 29, 2014

Vol. 2, Issue 36

NEWS

Congratulations to Jenny Goldsmith (MFAW '14) for being elected the Graduate Speaker for the 107th Commencement ceremony!

Congratulations to Jennifer Lynne Roberts (MFAW '09) whose play, The Killing Jar made it to the Finalist round for the Dayton Playhouse's FutureFest!

PUBLICATION

Anne Lesley Selcer (MFAW '13) has a new post on Open Space, art and culture blog from the SFMOMA.

KQED Pop's Laura Schadler (MFAW '07) with three bands you'll be listening to all summer.

Max Cherney (MFAW '11) has an article on Vice regarding "The Wolf of Weed Street".

Some summer reading with Janey Smith (MFAW) on HTML Giant.

MEDIA

Follow this link to a recording of Emily Raabe (MFAW  '03) describing how she came to write Lost Children of the Far Islands as well as an excerpt of the book on TeachingBooks.net.

ON-CAMPUS

5/26: MEMORIAL DAY, campus is closed.

OFF-SITE

THUR 22: Reading: Writing Without Walls: INTERVENTION, Miquila Alejandre (MFAW '12), Chris Carosi, Tim Kahl, SB Stokes (Eleven Eleven #14 contributor), Gaia Patience Veenis, and Sandra Wassilie, 7pm at Cafe du Soleil (200 Fillmore St, SF)

ON GOING

5/1 - 30: Exhibition: Eating Cultures: a deliciously provocative art exhibition featuring works inspired by Asian American food and foodways, Tuesday through Friday from 12-7pm, and Saturdays from 12-5pm at SOMArts Cultural Center (934 Brannan St, SF)

5/8-6/8: The Doll's House Project: Ibsen Is Dead, by Henrik Ibsen and Calamity West (MFW '07)  More info

COMING UP  

5/24: Exhibition: "Stage and Screen," part of the MFA and Grad Design Thesis Exhibition, 5-7pm (SF)

5/30: Reception: Eating Cultures Closing Reception, Community Potluck and "Sausage Homage," performance by Genevieve Erin O'Brien, 6-9pm at SOMArts Cultural Center (934 Brannan St, SF) More info

6/5: Reading: One Lone Pear Tree Reading Series with Alex Gilliam (MFAW '15), David M. Morini (MFAW '08/PM), Sarah Carpenter, and Sarah Kobrinsky, 6 - 11pm at 1953 McAllister, SF) FB Event

6/6: Opening night: "Photo Dynamic Therapy" by Jennifer Lynne Roberts (MFAW '09) at The Exit as part of Wily West Productions' and PCSF's Sheherezade 14 (SF)

6/6: Opening night: "Reframing Rockwell" by Jim Norrena (MFAW '13) at The Exit as part of Wily West Productions' and PCSF's Sheherezade 14 (SF)

6/7: Reading: Bernal Yoga Literary Series, featuring Michele Bigley, CassandraDallett, John W. Evans, Sean Labrador Y Manzano, SB Stokes (Eleven Eleven #14 contributor), William Taylor Jr., and musical guest Jessamyn Lynn, 7:30pm at Bernal Yoga (908 Cortland, SF)

6/12 - 22: Play: "Photo Dynamic Therapy" by Jennifer Lynne Roberts (MFAW '09), part of The Women's Project with Theatre Arts West

6/21: Reading: Bay Area Poetry Marathon curated by Tiff Dressen with Christopher Daniels, Susanne Dyckman, Denise Leto, Claiborne McDonald, Anna Soteria Morrison, John Sakkis, Alana Siegel, Eleni Stecopoulos, 7pm at the Emerald Tablet (80 Fresno, SF)

6/21: Book Release/Reading: Get Wet Reckless, a celebration for the release of Cassandra Dallett's book Wet Reckless, with readings by Sonya Renee Taylor, Tim Toaster, Nic Alea, SB Stokes (Eleven Eleven #14 contributor), and Paul Corman-Roberts, 7pm at the Make-Out Room (3225 22nd St, SF)

7/24 - 8/23: Play: "Meet Claudia" and "Mars One Project" both by Jennifer Lynne Roberts (MFAW '09), part of Superheroes, a Wiley West Production at The Exit Theatre. (SF)

7/25 - 27: Play: The Killing Jar by Jennifer Lynne Roberts (MFAW '09) as part of Dayton Playhouse FutureFest.

7/26: Reading: Bay Area Poetry Marathon curated by Erica Lewis with Michelle Detorie, Carrie Hunter, Lauren Levin, Alexandra Naughton, Ted Rees, Dan Thomas-Glass, Jessica Wickens (MFAW '07) & Della Watson, Valerie Witte, 7pm at The Emerald Tablet (80 Fresno, SF)

8/30: Reading: Bay Area Poetry Marathon curated Donna de la Perrière (MFAW faculty) with Megan Breiseth, Trevor Calvert, Norma Cole, Gillian Conoley, Edward Foster, Andrew Joron, Ben Mirov, Colin Partch (MFAW '14/MA '15), Nora Toomey (MFAW '14), 7pm at The Emerald Tablet (80 Fresno, SF)

9/27: Reading: Bay Area Poetry Marathon presents 100 Thousand Poets For Change curated by Donna de la Perrière (MFAW faculty) with Dodie Bellamy (MFAW faculty), Natalie Catasús (MFAW '14/MA '15), Maxine Chernoff, Johnny Hernandez, Kevin Killian (MFAW faculty), Monica Storss, Sunnylyn Thibodeaux, 7pm at The Emerald Tablet (80 Fresno, SF)