Vol. 1, Issue 4
NEWS
There's a doctor in the house! Graham Guest (MFAW '09) received his PhD in English from Glasgow Univeristy (UK) in June of this year.
Stills from Gayle Romasanta's (MFAW alum) play love in the time of breast cancer were chosen in summer 2012 as part of the SF ARTS COMMISSION theater ad campaign representing the South of Market district. Market street Kiosks currently have posters of her play throughout market street as part of the SF Arts commission new ad campaign.
PUBLICATIONS
Suzanne Barnecut (MFAW '07) has a story in the current issue of Fourteen Hills, vol. 18.2
Graham Guest (MFAW '09) has a review of Miranda Mellis' (former MFAW faculty) None of This Is Real (Sidebrow Press, 2012) in this fall's print edition of Rain Taxi
There is a review in the summer 2012 edition of the Colorado Review of Joseph Lease's (MFAW faculty) book "Testify".
Gayle Romasanta (MFAW alum) has published an English Tagalog children's book Beautiful Eyes which was also adopted by the curriculum of the San Francisco Unified School District
ON-CAMPUS
WED 26: Opening: "Italy: Arts & Contemporary Culture" with work by Kristin Adochio and Jill Tydor (both MFAW '13) and others, 5:30 - 7:30pm at College Avenue Galleries (OAK)
THU 27: GRADUATE LECTURE SERIES: Cheryl Strayed, 7pm in Timken (SF)
THU 27: "We're All Here Because We're Not All There" celebrating 25 years of the Barclay Simpson Award exhibition, 5:30 - 7:30pm in Oliver Art Center (OAK)
FRI 28: MFAW STUDENT READING with readings thus far by Kristin Adochio, Chloe Veylit, Susan Lin, Jayo Macasaquit (all MFAW '13) and Phil Lumsden (MFAW future) and Stephen Leeper, Patrick Vannevel, Natalie Catasús, and Colin Partch (all MFAW '14), 5:30 - 7pm in the Writers Studio (SF)
MON 1: Interior Design Lecture Series: Erik Flatmo, 7pm in Timken (SF)
TUE 2: Larry Sultan Visiting Artist Program: Charlotte Cotton, 7pm, Timken (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)
OFF-SITE
THU 27: Amber DiPietra (MFAW alum), 4:30pm at the Poetry Center (1600 Holloway Ave, HUM 512, SF)
FRI 28: Reading: Kevin Killian (MFA faculty) and Andrew Kenower, 5:30pm at the BAM/PFA Reading Room (2626 Bancroft Way, Berkeley)
SAT 29: BAY AREA POETRY MARATHON: 100,000 Poets For Change with readings by Dodie Bellamy, Gloria Frym, and Joseph Lease (all MFAW faculty) and others at The Lab (2848 16th Street, SF)
SUN 30: ZYZZYVA Fall Release Celebration: featuring Judy Halebsky, Jesse Nathan, Joel Streicker, 5pm at City Lights Bookstore (261 Columbus, SF)
TUE 2: Reading: Robert Massie, 7pm at the Jewish Community Center (3200 California Street, San Francisco) [see CLASSIFIEDS for discount] TICKETS
THU 4: Reading: Murat Nemet-Nejat, 4:30pm at the Poetry Center (1600 Halloway Ave. HUM 512, San Francisco
COMING UP
10/5 – 10/13: Litquake 2012
10/6: Murat Nemet-Nejat and Hoa Nguyen, 7:30pm, at the Green Arcade
10/6: 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 Ave. SF).
10/6: LITQUAKE EVENT: Aimee Phan (MFAW Faculty) is reading at the event "Around the World, On the Page." Take a quick trip around the world and visit Afghanistan, Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, and Hawai'i, 2pm at the Variety Preview Room (582 Market St. SF).
10/7: Meg Day, Michelle Naka Pierce, Jai Arun Ravine at ATA
10/8: Architecture Lecture Series: Hunter Tura, Bruce Mau Design, 7pm, Timken (SF)
10/9: "IMPACT Social Entrepreneurship Awards Team Presentations, 7pm in Timken (SF)
10/10: Chris Cleave at the JCCSF (San Francisco)
10/11: David Abel and Chris Daniels, 4:30pm, at the Poetry Center (San Francisco)
10/11: LITERARY DEATH MATCH: Simon Ritch, Amelia Gray, Rakesh Satyal, Tim "Toaster" Henderson, judged by Adam Mansbach, D.A. Powell, Caitlin Gill
10/11: GRADUATE LECTURE SERIES: Leila Chirayath Janah, 7pm in Timken (SF)
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: "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)
10/18: 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
10/26: "Fright Night" at the Writers Studio, (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
11/9: Tisa Bryant, 5:30pm, at the BAM/PFA Reading Room
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)
11/15: 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)
12/1: Alice Notley at the Unitarian Center
12/2: Tim Trace Peterson, J/J Hastain, Monica Peck at ATA
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)
NEWS
There's a doctor in the house! Graham Guest (MFAW '09) received his PhD in English from Glasgow Univeristy (UK) in June of this year.
Stills from Gayle Romasanta's (MFAW alum) play love in the time of breast cancer were chosen in summer 2012 as part of the SF ARTS COMMISSION theater ad campaign representing the South of Market district. Market street Kiosks currently have posters of her play throughout market street as part of the SF Arts commission new ad campaign.
PUBLICATIONS
Suzanne Barnecut (MFAW '07) has a story in the current issue of Fourteen Hills, vol. 18.2
Graham Guest (MFAW '09) has a review of Miranda Mellis' (former MFAW faculty) None of This Is Real (Sidebrow Press, 2012) in this fall's print edition of Rain Taxi
There is a review in the summer 2012 edition of the Colorado Review of Joseph Lease's (MFAW faculty) book "Testify".
Gayle Romasanta (MFAW alum) has published an English Tagalog children's book Beautiful Eyes which was also adopted by the curriculum of the San Francisco Unified School District
ON-CAMPUS
WED 26: Opening: "Italy: Arts & Contemporary Culture" with work by Kristin Adochio and Jill Tydor (both MFAW '13) and others, 5:30 - 7:30pm at College Avenue Galleries (OAK)
THU 27: GRADUATE LECTURE SERIES: Cheryl Strayed, 7pm in Timken (SF)
THU 27: "We're All Here Because We're Not All There" celebrating 25 years of the Barclay Simpson Award exhibition, 5:30 - 7:30pm in Oliver Art Center (OAK)
FRI 28: MFAW STUDENT READING with readings thus far by Kristin Adochio, Chloe Veylit, Susan Lin, Jayo Macasaquit (all MFAW '13) and Phil Lumsden (MFAW future) and Stephen Leeper, Patrick Vannevel, Natalie Catasús, and Colin Partch (all MFAW '14), 5:30 - 7pm in the Writers Studio (SF)
MON 1: Interior Design Lecture Series: Erik Flatmo, 7pm in Timken (SF)
TUE 2: Larry Sultan Visiting Artist Program: Charlotte Cotton, 7pm, Timken (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)
OFF-SITE
THU 27: Amber DiPietra (MFAW alum), 4:30pm at the Poetry Center (1600 Holloway Ave, HUM 512, SF)
FRI 28: Reading: Kevin Killian (MFA faculty) and Andrew Kenower, 5:30pm at the BAM/PFA Reading Room (2626 Bancroft Way, Berkeley)
SAT 29: BAY AREA POETRY MARATHON: 100,000 Poets For Change with readings by Dodie Bellamy, Gloria Frym, and Joseph Lease (all MFAW faculty) and others at The Lab (2848 16th Street, SF)
SUN 30: ZYZZYVA Fall Release Celebration: featuring Judy Halebsky, Jesse Nathan, Joel Streicker, 5pm at City Lights Bookstore (261 Columbus, SF)
TUE 2: Reading: Robert Massie, 7pm at the Jewish Community Center (3200 California Street, San Francisco) [see CLASSIFIEDS for discount] TICKETS
THU 4: Reading: Murat Nemet-Nejat, 4:30pm at the Poetry Center (1600 Halloway Ave. HUM 512, San Francisco
COMING UP
10/5 – 10/13: Litquake 2012
10/6: Murat Nemet-Nejat and Hoa Nguyen, 7:30pm, at the Green Arcade
10/6: 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 Ave. SF).
10/6: LITQUAKE EVENT: Aimee Phan (MFAW Faculty) is reading at the event "Around the World, On the Page." Take a quick trip around the world and visit Afghanistan, Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, and Hawai'i, 2pm at the Variety Preview Room (582 Market St. SF).
10/7: Meg Day, Michelle Naka Pierce, Jai Arun Ravine at ATA
10/8: Architecture Lecture Series: Hunter Tura, Bruce Mau Design, 7pm, Timken (SF)
10/9: "IMPACT Social Entrepreneurship Awards Team Presentations, 7pm in Timken (SF)
10/10: Chris Cleave at the JCCSF (San Francisco)
10/11: David Abel and Chris Daniels, 4:30pm, at the Poetry Center (San Francisco)
10/11: LITERARY DEATH MATCH: Simon Ritch, Amelia Gray, Rakesh Satyal, Tim "Toaster" Henderson, judged by Adam Mansbach, D.A. Powell, Caitlin Gill
10/11: GRADUATE LECTURE SERIES: Leila Chirayath Janah, 7pm in Timken (SF)
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: "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)
10/18: 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
10/26: "Fright Night" at the Writers Studio, (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
11/9: Tisa Bryant, 5:30pm, at the BAM/PFA Reading Room
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)
11/15: 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)
12/1: Alice Notley at the Unitarian Center
12/2: Tim Trace Peterson, J/J Hastain, Monica Peck at ATA
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)
