Tuesday, September 11, 2012

wednesday, september 12 - thursday, september 20

Vol. 1, Issue 2

NEWS
Joseph Lease (MFAW faculty) has poems "Broken World" and "Send My Roots Rain" selected for Postmodern American Poetry: A Norton Anthology (Second Edition)


MEDIA
Work by Joseph Lease (MFAW faculty) and Donna de la Perriére (MFAW faculty) can be found in the 17th of VOLT including cover art by Robert Duncan courtesy of Dodie Bellamy (MFAW faculty) and Kevin Killian (MFAW faculty)

In the current issue of the Denver Quarterly (vol 46, no 3) there's an interview of Elizabeth Hall with Dodie Bellamy (MFAW faculty) and a review of Joseph Lease's (MFAW faculty) "Testify"


ON-CAMPUS

WED 12: Meet-n-Greet with David, the new program manager, 3 - 4pm, in the Writers Studio (SF)

THU 13: Thesis Meeting for the Second Years, 11 - 12pm in the Writers Studio (SF)

THU 13: Queer/Straight Alliance Mixer, 12 - 1pm in the Writers Studio Garden (SF)

FRI 14: Student Reading Committee meeting, 3 - 4pm in the Writers Studio (SF)

FRI 14: FRIDAY SEMINAR: W.S. Di Piero, author of Skirts and Slacks and Nitro Nights: 5:30 - 7:30 at the Writers' Studio (SF)

FRI 14: SMALL PRESS TRAFFIC, 8 - 10pm in the Writers Studio (SF)

MON 17: Interior Design Lecture Series: Primo Orpilla & Verds Alexander, O+A, 7pm in Timken (SF)

WED 19: Painting/Drawing Lecture Series: Andrew Masullo, 6pm in Timken (SF)

WED 19: Design and Craft Lecture Series: Maria Elena Buszek, 7pm in Nahl Hall (OAK)

THU 20: GRADUATE LECTURE SERIES: Matthew E. May, 7pm in Timken (SF)


OFF-SITE

WED 12: Book Release: "ZYZZYVA Fall 2012 issue Celebration" with reading by Edie Meidav, 7pm at ZYZZYVA's offices (466 Geary, Suite 401, SF)

WED 12: Celebration: "Brokeland Bash for Telegraph Avenue with Michael Chabon", 7pm at Diesel Books (5433 College Ave, OAK)

THU 13: Reading: Jeff Von Ward (MFAW alum), Maisha Z. Johnson, and Tomas Moniz, 6:30pm, at the Grinder (2318 Telegraph, OAK)

THU 13: Screening/Reading: "Projector Magazine Screening" with work by Hugh Behm-Steinberg (MFAW faculty), Larry Rinder, and Nina Lindsay, 8pm at the Roxie TICKETS

FRI 14: Reading: Norma Cole and Sara WIntz, 5:30pm, at the BAM/PFA Reading Room (2626 Bancroft Way, Berkeley)

SUN 16: Event: "I'll Drown My Book: Live!" featuring Christine Wertheim, Dodie Bellamy (MFAW faculty), Frances Richard (MFA faculty), Yedda Morrison, Giovanni Singleton, Jen Hofer, Jen Karmin, Juliana Spahr, Kathryn Pringle, Kristin Prevallet, Laura Moriarty, and Norma Cole, 5pm at Artist Television Access (992 Valencia, SF)

SUN 16: Reading: "An Association of Iranian American Writers" Anita Amirrezvani (MFAW faculty), Zohreh Ghahremani, Mojdeh Marashi, 2pm at San Mateo Public Library (1st Floor Laurel Room, San Mateo, CA)

WED 19: Reading: Martin Amis, 7pm at the Jewish Community Center (3200 California, San Francisco) [see CLASSIFIEDS for discount] TICKETS

THU 20: Reading: Toni Mirosevich and Mary Winegarden, 4:30pm at The Poetry Center
(1600 Holloway Ave, HUM 512, SF)

THU 20: Reading: Naomi Wolf, 7pm at the Jewish Community Center (3200 California, San Francisco) [see CLASSIFIEDS for discount]  TICKETS


COMING UP

9/22: Anita Amirrezvani (MFAW faculty) at Sonoma County Book Festival, La Rosa Tequileria and Grille (Santa Rosa, CA)

9/24: Architecture Lecture Series / Latin American Women in Architecture Panel: Catalina Patiño, Ctrl-G, 7pm in Timken (SF)

9/25: HEARSAY READING SERIES: Gloria Frym (MFAW faculty) and Writing & Literature students, 7:30pm in Nahl Hall (OAK)

9/27: GRADUATE LECTURE SERIES: Cheryl Strayed, 7pm in Timken (SF)

9/27: Amber DiPietra (MFAW alum) at the Poetry Center (San Francisco)

9/27: "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)

9/28: Reading: Kevin Killian (MFA faculty) and Andrew Kenower, 5:30pm at the BAM/PFA Reading Room (2626 Bancroft Way)

9/30: ZYZZYVA Fall Release Celebration: featuring Judy Halebsky, Jesse Nathan, Joel Streicker, 5pm, City Lights Bookstore (261 Columbus, SF)

10/1: Interior Design Lecture Series: Erik Flatmo, 7pm in Timken (SF)

10/2: Larry Sultan Visiting Artist Program: Charlotte Cotton, 7pm, Timken (SF)

10/2: Robert Massie at the JCCSF (San Francisco)

10/4: Ceramics Lecture Series: Brad Miller, 7:15pm in Treadwell Ceramics Arts Center (OAK)

10/4: Murat Nemet-Nejat, 4:30pm, the Poetry Center

10/5 – 10/13: Litquake 2012

10/6: Murat Nemet-Nejat and Hoa Nguyen, 7:30pm, at the Green Arcade

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

10/15: 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: 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)

10/21: 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: "Something Very Special" 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)

11/16: 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

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

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