wednesday, may 7 - thursday, may 15, 2014

Vol. 2, Issue 34

FUNDRAISING

2 Days Left! Jenny Goldsmith (MFAW '14) has launched her Kickstarter to fund the writing of her book/memoir that takes a stand against the school shooting epidemic. Please help Jenny STAND UP against this! (deadline, May 9)

PUBLICATION

Ishmael Reed (MFAW visiting faculty) has a new blog post, "Being A Man Is Easy?" on PLAYBOY.

Kevin Killian (MFAW faculty) has new blog posts, "The Future of Tomorrow?" and "Jack Spicer's Grave," on The Poetry Foundation's blog, Harriet.

Caroline Goodwin (MFAW faculty)'s newest blog about the beloved Anne Marino (MFAW faculty) is on the San Mateo County Poet Laureate website.

Katie Wudel (MFAW '06), Managing Editor for Our Minutes has a new blog post about how grey is the new black.  

KQED Pop's Emmanuel Hapsis (MFAW '09) on the 10 year anniversary of Mean Girls.

MEDIA

You can read all about Janey Smith's (MFAW) dreams and aspirations of a writing revolution on the CCA website, and about the upcoming anthology in which he is included, 40 Likely to Die Before 40, on the Beach Sloth blog.

LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs (MFAW '08) has her book, TwERK, reviewed on Cleaver Magazine.

Marissa Bell Toffoli (MFAW '06) has gathered together an archive of interviews with poets, including Hugh Behm-Steinberg (MFAW faculty), Steffi Drewes (MFAW '06) and Hazel White (MFAW '05), on her Words With Writers blog.

ON-CAMPUS

5/5-9: Final Thesis Review Meetings

WED 7: Release Party: Humble Pie vol. 10 Release Party and Open Mic, 7:30-8:45pm at A2 Cafe (OAK)

THU 8: Screening: Double Exposure: Year-End Screening, undergrad Film senior show plus screenings of work by MFA in Film students, reception at 5:30pm, show 7-10pm

FRI 9: Reading: ENGAGE: Teaching Creative Creative Writing with Matt Iribarne (MFAW faculty) presents Oakland School for the Arts students, 2p in the Writers Studio (195 De Haro St)

FRI 9: Last Day of the Spring Term!

THU 15: Exhibition: 2014 MFA and Grad Design Thesis Exhibition Open Reception, 6-10pm (SF) more info

OFF-SITE

FRI 9: Reading: The Poetry Center presents "Philadelphia to San Francisco," featuring Emily Abendroth, Sueyeun, Juliette Lee, Jenn McCreary and Frank Sherlock, 7:30-9:30pm at Ruth's Table (580 Capp St, SF)

FRI 9: Reading: Crows in the Stork's Nest, featuring Arusa White, Zack Haber, Karen Penley, and Lauren Traetto, 6:30pm at the Stork Club, (2330 Telegraph Ave, Oakland)

SAT 10: Reading/Festival: The 12th Annual Berkeley Poetry Festival, featuring Nanette Deetz, Time Donnelly, Rosa Lane, Baruch Porras-Hernandez, Maisha Johnson (Eleven Eleven #15 contributor), Grace Marie Grafton, Arisa White, Harold Terezon, Denise Jolly, Jezebel Delilah X, Rafael Jesus Gonzalez and Aya de Leon, Wilfred Galila, Nusaibah Coleman, Michael Hartman and Fred Dodsworth, 1pm-4:30pm at Berkeley City College Auditorium (2050 Center St, Berkeley)

SAT 10: Panel: Eating Asian America Panel Discussion, 2-4pm at SOMArts Cultural Center (934 Brannan St, SF) More info

WED 14 - 15: Performance: RAW presents a dance/text trio, "The No-Shows," featuring Patrick Newson (MFAW '15), 8pm at The Garage (715 Bryant St, SF) Tickets

THU 15: Reading: MFA Mixer, featuring Max Shanley, Zane Hawley (MFAW '14), Liz Creger, Dahlia Baeshen (MFAW '14), Ari Moskowitz, Catherine T. Kidd, Fred Dodsworth, Emma Winsor Wood, 7pm at the Cat Club (1190 Folsom St, SF) FB Event

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  

5/16 - 18: Performance: IGNITE: A Choreography Showcase, featuring Patrick Newson (MFAW '15), 7pm at The Vine Theater (13330 Paseo Del Verano, San Diego) Tickets

5/17: Reading: Literary Sriracha: A Spicy Mix of Poetry, Mini-Memoirs, and Flash Fiction, 2-4pm at SOMArts Cultural Center (934 Brannan St, SF) More info

5/22: 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)

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

6/6: 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: 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)