wednesday, january 9 - thursday, january 17

Vol. 1, Issue 17


NEWS

Cheryl Dunye (MFAW faculty) was recently announced as a FilmHouse resident by the San Francisco Film Society for 2013!


PUBLICATION

Here are some of Max A. Cherney's (MFAW alum) recent published articles: SF Appeal #1, SF Appeal #2, Byte #1, Byte #2.


MEDIA

There's an interview with Donna de la Perrière (MFAW faculty) in the Talisman: A Journal of Contemporary Poetry and Poetics.


OFF-SITE

WED 9: Sacred Grounds Open Mic, 7 - 9:50pm at Sacred Grounds Cafe (2095 Hayes, SF)

FRI 11: Literary Clown Foolery: New Year's Resolutions Edition, 8 - 9:30pm at The Booksmith (1644 Haight, SF) $10

SAT 12: Friends of the San Francisco Public Library: $1 Book Sale, 10am - 2pm at the Donation Center (438 Treat, SF)

SAT 12: Book Release: Tagged: Variations on a Theme by Kevin Killian (MFAW faculty) with readings by Tom Comitta (MFAW alum) and others, 6 - 9pm at Needles and Pens (3253 16th Street, SF)

SAT 12: Film Screening: Shoplifting From American Apparel with pre-show performance by Janey Smith (MFAW), Lauren Marie Grant, and Matthew Sherling, 4pm at 4-Star Theatre (2200 Clement, SF)

WED 16: Sacred Grounds Open Mic, 7 - 9:50pm at Sacred Grounds Cafe (2095 Hayes, SF)


COMING UP

1/18 - 19: Small Press Traffic: The 12th Annual Poets Theater with work by Ish Klein directed by Kevin Killian (MFAW faculty), Avra Spector (MFAW alum) and Julie Lythcott-Haims (MFAW '14) and others including Dorothy Trujillo Lusk, Mary Burger, Yedda Morrison, Will Alexander, Stan Apps, Amy Berkowitz, Zoe Tuck, Lindsey Boldt, Steve Orth, Jen Currin, and Kate Robinson at CounterPULSE (1310 Mission, SF) TICKETS

1/22: Word/Play at The Booksmith: Faith Adiele (MFAW faculty), 7 - 9:15pm at The Booksmith (1644 Haight, SF) $15 [gets pizza, open bar, and entertainments]

1/22: Opening: CCA Wattis Institute: The Way Beyond Art 4: Infinite Screens, 7 - 9pm at the Wattis (NEW LOCATION: 360 Kansas, SF)

1/22 Opening: CCA Wattis Institute: Claire Fontaine: Redemptions, 7 - 9pm at the Wattis (NEW LOCATION: 360 Kansas, SF)

1/24: GRAD SPRING SYMPOSIUM: Narrative (Inter)Actions: Faculty roundtable, 7pm in Timken (SF)

1/25: IMPACT Info Session, 3:30 - 4pm in the Writers Studio (195 De Haro, SF)

1/25: WRITERS SERIES: giovanni singleton, 4 - 5:30pm in the Writers Studio (195 De Haro, SF)

2/1: WRITERS SERIES: John Searles, 3:30 - 5:00pm in the Writers Studio (195 De Haro, SF)

2/21: GRAD SPRING SYMPOSIUM: Narrative (Inter)Actions: Paul Miller (DJ Spooky), 7pm at 350 Kansas (SF)

2/28: GRAD SPRING SYMPOSIUM: Narrative (Inter)Actions: Juvenal Acosta, 7pm at Timken (SF)

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

3/7: GRAD SPRING SYMPOSIUM: Narrative (Inter)Actions: Sister Spit, 7pm at Timken (SF)

3/14: GRAD SPRING SYMPOSIUM: Narrative (Inter)Actions: Scott Snibbe, 7pm at Timken (SF)

3/20: GRAD SPRING SYMPOSIUM: Narrative (Inter)Actions: Opening: Ray'n-Gah--Linked Elegance, 5:30 - 7:30pm at Oliver Art Center (OAK)

4/5: Word.World, Timken (SF)

4/11: Opening: Tear It Out in the Writers Studio

4/13: Bernal Yoga Literary Series

4/19: Word.World, Timken (SF)

4/26: Word.World, Timken (SF)

5/3: Word.World, Timken (SF)