wednesday, july 10 - thursday, july 18, 2013

Vol. 1, Issue 41

wednesday, july 10- thursday, july 18

NEWS

Congratulations to Craig Phillips (MFAW '05) for his new position as interactive editor and writer for ITVS, producer of PBS' Independent Lens documentary series! Also, look out for his feature written on Alfred Hitchcock for an upcoming publication World Film Locations: San Francisco, part of a popular series from Intellect Books.

PUBLICATION

The bloggers at KQED Pop bring you the best of the best: Laura Schadler (MFAW '07)

on how we spend our lives.

MEDIA

Check out a review of Hugh Behm-Steinberg (MFAW Faculty)'s book, The Opposite of Work, on The Rumpus.

Ishmael Reed (MFAW Faculty) has written the lyrics for several songs on David Murray's new album Be My Monster Love: "Be My Monster Love," "Army of the Faithful (Joyful Noise)," and "Hope Is a Thing with Feathers".  

ON-CAMPUS

FRI 12: Lecture/Reading: MFA Comics in the City: James Robinson, 6pm at Timken (SF)

OFF-SITE

SUN 14: Reading: Poetry Flash with works by Caroline Goodwin (MFAW Faculty) and Brynn Saito, 3pm at Diesel Bookstore (5433 College Avenue, Oakland)

TUE 16: Reading: "What Is It Really Like to Be Alive?" celebrating Inquiring Mind's latest issue with works by Denise Newman (MFAW Faculty) and Anne Barrows, Andrew Chaikin, Barbara Gates, Mushim Ikeda, Susan Moon, Scoop Nisker, Gary Turchin, Marty Williams, 6:30 - 8:30pm at Diesel Bookstore (5433 College Avenue, Oakland)

WED 17: Reading: Word Performances Reading Series featuring Joshua Mohr, Sylvie Simmons, Chris Cole, SB Stokes (Eleven Eleven #14 Contributor), Paul Corman-Roberts, Juli C. Lasselle, Alvin Orloff, Cybele Zufolo Siegel and Todd Siegel, 7:30pm at Viracocha (998 Valencia Street, SF)

THU 18: Reading: MFA Mixer 2.0: Cali4nication with works by Tanika Thacker and Natalie Catasus (both MFAW '14), Joel Bahr, Justin ETC, Ivy Johnson, Missy Roback, Matthew Sherling and Krista Varela, 6:30 - 9pm at The Cat Club (1190 Folsom, SF)

THU 18: Multi-Media Concert: "Amplified" curated/directed by LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs (MFAW '08) with works by HPrizm, Tamar-kali, Douglas Kearney, Patrick Rosal, Kamala Sankaram, Jasiri, Val Jeanty, Kassa Overall, Juliette Jones and Lisette Santiago with video by Chinisha Scott, 7:30pm at The Atrium @ Lincoln Center (NYC)

COMING UP  

7/19: Lecture/Reading: MFA Comics in the City: Jason Shiga, 6pm at CCA Writers Studio (195 De Haro)

7/19:  Screening/DVD Release Party: "The Space Invaders: In Search of Lost Time" release party, directed by Jeff Von Ward (MFAW alum), 7-10pm at ATA (992 Valencia Street, SF)

7/26: Lecture/Reading: MFA Comics in the City: Dash Shaw, 6pm at Timken Hall (SF)

7/27: Reading: Bay Area Poetry Marathon: curated by Tom Comitta (MFAW '11), 6pm at The Public School (Oakland)

7/27: Performance: Berkeley Art Center's Members' Family Picnic with live performance by Alex Nichols (MFAW '11), 12 - 3pm at Berkeley Art Center (1275 Walnut, Berkeley)

7/28: Reading: Live at 851, curated by Janey Smith (MFAW) featuring Kevin Killian (MFAW Faculty), Adam Fitzgerald, Dorothea Lasky and Matthew Sherling  8pm at 851 The Squat.

8/1: Reading: Poetry Flash with work by Hugh Behm-Steinberg (MFAW Faculty) and Larry O. Dean, 7:30pm at Moe's Berkeley (2476 Telegraph, Berkeley)

8/1: Submission: Octopus Magazine opens their submissions period (through August 31)

10/12 - 13: APE - Alternative Press Expo, Concourse, San Francisco

wednesday, july 3 - thursday, july 11, 2013

Vol. 1, Issue 40

NEWS

Hugh Behm-Steinberg (MFAW Faculty)'s recent book of poems The Opposite of Work was recently included on SFWeekly's Summer Guide 2013: New Books for Summer.

Jennifer Roberts (MFAW '09) has a play coming up this weekend, The Killing Jar, at Butterfield 8 in Concord.

PUBLICATION

Liz Mayorga (MFAW '13) recently co-wrote this article about zines in the classroom for the POC Zine Project.

Samizdat Literary Journal recently published a story by Jill Tydor (MFAW '13), To Whom It May Concern.

MEDIA

Geekadelphia gave a shout-out to Jim Kettner (MFAW '13) for the graphic novel he illustrated for RPG rockers, Chronicles of Sound.

ON-CAMPUS

JUL 5: Lecture/Reading: MFA Comics in the City: Cathy Malkasian, 6pm in the CCA Writers Studio (195 De Haro)

OFF-SITE

THUR 4: Happy Independence Day!

FRI 5: Reading: Live at 851, curated by Janey Smith (MFAW) featuring Marisa Crawford, Rob Halpern, Monica Mody, and Matt L. Rohrer, 8pm at 851 The Squat. FBEP

FRI 5: Criminal Class Press will do an hour-long segment for UK radio

FRI 5 - 7: Play: "The Killing Jar" by Jennifer Roberts (MFAW '09), Friday and Saturday at 8pm; Sunday at 3pm, Cue Productions Live (1835 Colfax St, Concord, CA) TICKETS

SAT 6: Pub Crawl: "Beast Crawl: Uptown Oakland's Annual Literary Event" with 125 poets, writers, and performance artists, 5 - 9pm MORE INFO

SAT 6: Reading: "Beast Crawl: Punk Hostage Press UNRESTRAINED" curated by Iris Berry and A. Razor with work by Kimberly Kim (MFAW '11) and Carlye Archibeque, Dennis Cruz, Kate Menzies, Bucky Sinister, between 6:30 - 7:30pm at Loring Cafe (37 Grand Ave, Oakland) Facebook Event Page.

SAT 6: Reading: "Beast Crawl: Four out of Fifteen: A Sneak Preview of Eleven Eleven's 15th Issue" curated by Hugh Behm-Steinberg (MFAW Faculty) with Edward Gauvin, Monica Mody, Caitlin Myer,  and Ted Rees, 6:30 - 7:30pm at SomaR bar (1727 Telegraph, Oakland)

SAT 6: Reading: "Beast Crawl: Naked Bulb - Backyard Beast" curated by Missy Church with works by Autumn Darbrow (MFAW '13) and William Taylor Jr., Colleen McKee, Andrew J. Thomas, Crowheart Boy, 6:30 - 7:30pm at the Stork Club

SAT 6: Reading: "Beast Crawl: SPD Wild Things" with works by Janey Smith (MFAW) and Brent Cunningham, Farnoosh Fathi, Teresa K. Miller, Arisa White, 8 - 9pm at Rande Vu (2430 Broadway, Oakland)

TUES 9: Reading: Quiet Lightning + The Rumpus with works by Janey Smith (MFAW), Hugh Behm-Steinberg (MFAW Faculty) and Ingrid Keir, Sarah Kobrinsky, Rick D'Elia, and Anhvu Buchanan, 7:30pm at Balancoire (2565 Mission, SF)

TUES 9: Reading: RADAR Reading Series: Underground + Independent + Artists with works by Cathy Delacruz, Matt L. Rohrer, Marisa Crawford, and Juliana Delgado Lopera, 6pm at the Latino Reading Room, San Francisco Public Library (100 Larkin, SF)

COMING UP  

7/12: Lecture/Reading: MFA Comics in the City: James Robinson, 6pm at TBD (SF)

7/14: Reading: Poetry Flash with works by Caroline Goodwin (MFAW Faculty) and Brynn Saito, 3pm at Diesel Bookstore (5433 College Avenue, Oakland)

7/16: Reading: "What Is It Really Like to Be Alive?" celebrating Inquiring Mind's latest issue with works by Denise Newman (MFAW Faculty) and Anne Barrows, Andrew Chaikin, Barbara Gates, Mushim Ikeda, Susan Moon, Scoop Nisker, Gary Turchin, Marty Williams, 6:30 - 8:30pm at Diesel Bookstore (5433 College Avenue, Oakland)

7/18: Multi-Media Concert: "Amplified" curated/directed by LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs (MFAW '08) with works by HPrizm, Tamar-kali, Douglas Kearney, Patrick Rosal, Kamala Sankaram, Jasiri, Val Jeanty, Kassa Overall, Juliette Jones and Lisette Santiago with video by Chinisha Scott, 7:30pm at The Atrium @ Lincoln Center (NYC)

7/19: Lecture/Reading: MFA Comics in the City: Jason Shiga, 6pm at CCA Writers Studio (195 De Haro)

7/26: Lecture/Reading: MFA Comics in the City: Dash Shaw, 6pm at Timken Hall (SF)

7/27: Reading: Bay Area Poetry Marathon: curated by Tom Comitta (MFAW '11), 6pm at The Public School (Oakland)

7/27: Performance: Berkeley Art Center's Members' Family Picnic with live performance by Alex Nichols (MFAW '11), 12 - 3pm at Berkeley Art Center (1275 Walnut, Berkeley)

8/1: Reading: Poetry Flash with work by Hugh Behm-Steinberg (MFAW Faculty) and Larry O. Dean, 7:30pm at Moe's Berkeley (2476 Telegraph, Berkeley)

8/1: Submission: Octopus Magazine opens their submissions period (through August 31)

10/12 - 13: APE - Alternative Press Expo, Concourse, San Francisco

wednesday, june 26 - thursday, july 4, 2013

Vol. 1, Issue 39

PUBLICATION

Kevin Killian (MFAW Faculty) has posted a review of James Lough's This Ain't No Holiday Inn: Down and Out at the Chelsea Hotel 1980-1995 on Amazon.

The bloggers at KQED Pop bring you the best of the best: Laura Schadler (MFAW '07) reflects on the coldest winter she had, summer in San Francisco; Emmanuel Hapsis (MFAW '09) sheds light on SCOTUS; David Aloi (MFAW '09) says it OK to not be as gay as society wants you to be.

MEDIA

Check out this review of Featherboard Writing Series' (curated by Steffi Drewes [MFAW 2006]) May 4th reading involving Gloria Frym (MFAW Faculty), Evan Karp, and erica lewis.

ON-CAMPUS

-summer, summer, summer time-

OFF-SITE

6/26 - 28: Walk: Elastic City presents Spread with Todd Shalom (MFAW '04), Juan Betancurth, Niegel Smith, 7pm at 33rd Street and Broadway, NYC RSVP

6/27: Reading: One Lone Pear Tree: with works by Mequila Alehandre and Juliana Paslay (both MFAW '12), Melissa Kuhn (MFAW '13),  Phil Lumsden (MFAW '15), 6pm at 1953 & 1955 McAllister (SF) FBEvent Page

6/28: Reading: Bay Area Poetry Marathon: curated by Ryan Funk (MFAW '12) with works by Jordan Rice Sarantis (MFAW '13) and Brittany Billmeyer-Finn, Robert Gluck, Robert Andrew Andres Perez Jr., Cedar Sigo, Eric Sneathan, Ronaldo Wilson, 6pm in the CCA Writers Studio (195 De Haro)

6/29: Conference: Litquake: digi.lit, 9am - 5pm at SPUR Urban Center (654 Mission) STUDENT DISCOUNT IN CLASSIFIED BELOW

6/29: Opening: RISK: Annual Juried Exhibition with work by Alex Nichols (MFAW '11), Rebekah Goldstein (MFA '12) and  Leigh Barbier, Michael Berens, Paper Buck, Natalya Burd, Nuala Creed, Arthur Comings, Diane Ding, Jessica Eastburn, Joel Frudden, Danielle Gherardi, Adrienne Heloise, Dana Hemenway, Joshua Highter, Edith Hillinger, Kelly Inouye, Becky Johnson, Carter Johnston, Jennifer Kaufman, Jeff Kramm, Cathy Lu, Michael Martin, Nadja Miller, Benjamin Moss, Eva Nicolait, Johanna Poethig, Amanda Quiroz, Zachary Roberts, Stephanie Robison, Blayre Stiller, Sam Vaughan, and Leah Virsik, 6 - 8pm at Berkeley Art Center (1275 Walnut, Berkeley)

6/29 - 30: Small Press Traffic: Endless Summer - A Two Day Marathon Reading Party, 12pm - 12am at the Public School (2141 Broadway in Oakland). Details and Readers.

7/1: First Day of the MFA in Comics Residency!

7/4: Happy Independence Day!

COMING UP  

7/5: Lecture/Reading: MFA Comics in the City: Cathy Malkasian, 6pm in the CCA Writers Studio (195 De Haro)

7/5: Reading: Live at 851, curated by Janey Smith (MFAW) featuring Marisa Crawford, Rob Halpern, Monica Mody, and Matt L. Rohrer, 8pm at 851 The Squat. FBEP

7/5: Criminal Class Press will do an hour-long segment for UK radio

7/6: Pub Crawl: "Beast Crawl: Uptown Oakland's Annual Literary Event" with 125 poets, writers, and performance artists, 5 - 9pm MORE INFO

7/6: Reading: "Beast Crawl: Punk Hostage Press UNRESTRAINED" curated by Iris Berry and A. Razor with work by Kimberly Kim (MFAW '11) and Carlye Archibeque, Dennis Cruz, Kate Menzies, Bucky Sinister, between 6:30 - 7:30pm at Loring Cafe (37 Grand Ave, Oakland) Facebook Event Page.

7/6: Reading: "Beast Crawl: Four out of Fifteen: A Sneak Preview of Eleven Eleven's 15th Issue" curated by Hugh Behm-Steinberg (MFAW Faculty) with Edward Gauvin, Monica Mody, Caitlin Myer,  and Ted Rees, 6:30 - 7:30pm at SomaR bar (1727 Telegraph, Oakland)

7/6: Reading: "Beast Crawl: Naked Bulb - Backyard Beast" curated by Missy Church with works by Autumn Darbrow (MFAW '13) and William Taylor Jr., Colleen McKee, Andrew J. Thomas, Crowheart Boy, 6:30 - 7:30pm at the Stork Club

7/6: Reading: "Beast Crawl: SPD Wild Things" with works by Janey Smith (MFAW) and Brent Cunningham, Farnoosh Fathi, Teresa K. Miller, Arisa White, 8 - 9pm at Rande Vu (2430 Broadway, Oakland)

7/12: Lecture/Reading: MFA Comics in the City: James Robinson, 6pm at Timken Hall (SF)

7/14: Reading: Poetry Flash with works by Caroline Goodwin (MFAW Faculty) and Brynn Saito, 3pm at Diesel Bookstore (5433 College Avenue, Oakland)

7/16: Reading: "What Is It Really Like to Be Alive?" celebrating Inquiring Mind's latest issue with works by Denise Newman (MFAW Faculty) and Anne Barrows, Andrew Chaikin, Barbara Gates, Mushim Ikeda, Susan Moon, Scoop Nisker, Gary Turchin, Marty Williams, 6:30 - 8:30pm at Diesel Bookstore (5433 College Avenue, Oakland)

7/18: Multi-Media Concert: "Amplified" curated/directed by LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs (MFAW '08) with works by HPrizm, Tamar-kali, Douglas Kearney, Patrick Rosal, Kamala Sankaram, Jasiri, Val Jeanty, Kassa Overall, Juliette Jones and Lisette Santiago with video by Chinisha Scott, 7:30pm at The Atrium @ Lincoln Center (NYC)

7/19: Lecture/Reading: MFA Comics in the City: Jason Shiga, 6pm at CCA Writers Studio (195 De Haro)

7/26: Lecture/Reading: MFA Comics in the City: Dash Shaw, 6pm at Timken Hall (SF)

7/27: Reading: Bay Area Poetry Marathon: curated by Tom Comitta (MFAW '11), 6pm at The Public School (Oakland)

7/27: Performance: Berkeley Art Center's Members' Family Picnic with live performance by Alex Nichols (MFAW '11), 12 - 3pm at Berkeley Art Center (1275 Walnut, Berkeley)

8/1: Reading: Poetry Flash with work by Hugh Behm-Steinberg (MFAW Faculty) and Larry O. Dean, 7:30pm at Moe's Berkeley (2476 Telegraph, Berkeley)

8/1: Submission: Octopus Magazine opens their submissions period (through August 31)

10/12 - 13: APE - Alternative Press Expo, Concourse, San Francisco