Wednesday, November 28, 2012

wednesday, november 28 - thursday, december 6

Vol. 1, Issue 13


PUBLICATIONS

Caroline Goodwin (MFAW faculty) has a poem cycle entitled Text Me, Ishmael, published in Wales, UK as Microbook #2 of the Literary Pocketbook Series. For more information visit HERE.


NEWS

A blog curated by Janey Smith (MFAW), "Janey Smith's Art History 101: A Primer for a Career in The Corporate Arts" is featured on bright stupid confetti.


ON-CAMPUS

WED 28: Wattis Small Talk: Leigh Markopoulos (CURP Chair), 7 - 8pm in the Wattis (SF)

WED 28: Notes from the Studio: Terri Friedman, 4pm in The Drawing Room (SF)

FRI 30: Writing for Image (Grad Fine Arts) Reading with work by Anne Lesley Selcer (MFAW '13), Fatema Abdoolcarim, Seth Gutierrez, Ilyse Iris Magy, Byron Peters, (all MFA '13), Jordan Reznick and Diana Stapleton (both MFA/MA '13), 7:00pm in the Writers Studio (SF)

WED 5: Notes from the Studio: Danielle Lawrence, 4pm in The Drawing Room (SF)


OFF-SITE

WED 28: Fourteen Hills: The SFSU Review Release Party for the 2012 MRBA Fiction winner Stoyan Vassilev, at The Booksmith (1644 Haight, SF)

THU 29: Peter Orner in Conversation with Michelle Richmond (former MFAW faculty), 7:30pm at the Booksmith (1644 Haight, SF)

THU 29: InsideStorytime FUGITIVES with readings by Aimee Phan (MFAW Chair), Joe Clifford, Albert Flynn DeSilve, Nora Boxer, and Shideh Etaat with MC James Warner, 7 - 9pm at The Space Between Gallery (1 Columbus, SF)

THU 29:  Book launch and opening reception for Somewhere in the Fold with work by Linus Bill, Glass, House, Little Big Man, Publication Studio, Ooga Booga , B-B-B-Books, Anzfer Farms, split/fountain, Christopher Baird, Luke Fischbeck, Sarah Rara, Facundo Arganaraz, Sarah Hotchkiss, Kate Bonner (MFA alums), Nicolas G Miller, Hailey Loman, Aaron Finnis, Little Paper Planes, Peradam, 6 - 10pm at The Popular Workshop (1173 Sutter Street, SF)

FRI 30: Reading: Zarina Zabrisky, William Taylor Jr, Donald Budge and Colleen McKeeand, 7:30 - 9:30pm at a.Muse Gallery (614 Alabama Street, SF)

FRI 30: Reading: Hot & Heavy with editor Virgie Tovar and contributors Deah Schwartz, Abby Weintraub, Jessica Judd, and more, 7pm at Modern Times Bookstore Collective (2919 24th Street, SF)

SAT 1: Reading: Alice Notley, 7:30pm at the Unitarian Center (1187 Franklin Street at Geary, SF) (Tickets $10)

SUN 2: Poetry Flash: Ben Bloch, Kirsten Casey at Diesel Bookstore (5433 College Ave, OAK)

SUN 2: Small Press Distribution presents: Holiday Open House featuring readings by Brandon Brown, Ming Di, kathryn l. pringle, giovanni singleton, Sara Wintz, and Michael Zapruder, musical performance by Michael Zapruder, 1 - 4pm at SPD (1341 Seventh Street @Gilman, Berkeley)

SUN 2: Reading: Tim Trace Peterson, J/J Hastain, Monica Peck, 5pm at ATA (992 Valencia Street, SF)  

SUN 2: The Portuguese Artists Colony: "People are good" with Alix Lambert, Joe Loya, and musical guest Jeremy Hatch, 5pm at Hotel Rex (562 Sutter Street, SF) (Tickets sliding scale $5-10)

SUN 2: Reading: Deconstructed Artichoke Press: with Cody Gates, Robin Ekiss, and Tracey Knapp, 6pm at Works on Paper, (3108 24th Street, SF)

WED 5: Word Performances Reading Series with readings by Doug Cordell, Joshua Mohr, Jonathan Hirsch, Casey Childers, Valerie Chavez, Nate Waggoner, Nick Johnson (MFAW alum), Crystal Reiss, Todd Siegel and Cybele Zufolo, 8pm at Viracocha (998 Valencia, SF)

WED 5: Bootleg: CLEVER is a new queer think tank started by media artist Cheryl Dunye (MFAW faculty) that is engaged in media based activities committed to social transformation. Panelists include Alex Austin, Cheryl Dunye (MFAW faculty), Jiz Lee, Shine Louise Houston and Annie Sprinkle, 7-9pm at Intersection for the Arts (925 Mission St. #109, SF) TICKETS.

WED 5: Meet-and-Greet/Booksigning: Lemony Snicket, 5 - 8pm at the Booksmith (1644 Haight, SF)

ON GOING

November is National Novel Writing Month! Register and challenge yourself Nov. 1-30th.

Somewhere in the Fold, featuring work by Linus Bill, Glass, House, Little Big Man, Publication Studio, Ooga Booga , B-B-B-Books, Anzfer Farms, split/fountain, Christopher Baird, Luke Fischbeck, Sarah Rara, Facundo Arganaraz, Sarah Hotchkiss, Kate Bonner (MFA alums), Nicolas G Miller, Hailey Loman, Aaron Finnis, Little Paper Planes, Peradam, 6-10pm at The Popular Workshop (1173 Sutter Street, SF) (through December 29)


COMING UP

12/7: Sam Sax, 5:30 at BAM/PFA Reading Room

12/8: East Bay Alternative Book and Zine Fest, with a table by Ben Costa (MFAW alum), 10am - 5pm at Berkeley City College (2050 Center Street, Berkeley)

12/11: Aron Aji at City Lights, 7pm at City Lights Booksellers & Publishers (261 Columbus Avenue, SF)

12/14: LAST DAY OF THE FALL SEMESTER

12/14: MFAW STUDENT READING

12/15: Native American Poetry Series: L. Frank, Sherry Wilson, Nazbah Tom, and Indira Allegra at the  de Young Museum

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

1/5: Bernal Yoga Literary Series: Les Gottesman, Martha Grover, Nick Johnson (all MFAW alums), and more.

3/2: Bernal Yoga Literary Series: Aimee Phan (MFAW Chair), Kristen Kadner, Phil Lumsden (both MFAW alums) and more

4/13: Bernal Yoga Literary Series


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