Archive for March, 2008|Monthly archive page
Congratulations to Albirda Rose
This just in from our College of Creative Arts: Dance Professor Albirda Rose will receive a Jefferson Award for Public Service. Look for more details in the style section of this Sunday’s San Francisco Chronicle.
Well, isn’t that special?
Alumnus Dana Carvey will be taping his new HBO special tomorrow and Saturday at the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa—and it’s not too late to be in the audience. For more information, visit http://wellsfargocenterarts.org/docs/events/shows/0308_dana-carvey.html
Cachao
The late Israel “Cachao” Lopez is the subject of a new documentary produced by SF State’s International Center for the Arts. Read more in this San Francisco Chronicle article.
Last call for letters to the editor
We’re wrapping up production on the next issue of SF State Magazine but there’s still time to share your thoughts about the fall/winter ‘07 issue (the one with jazz great John Handy on the cover). If you have some thoughts about Handy, our creative writing faculty or anything else you read, please feel to drop us a line at: sfsumag@sfsu.edu
Arthur Dong’s latest doc screens on campus/at a theatre near you…
Arthur Dong , award-winning filmmaker and 2007 SF State Alumnus of the Year, will present an exclusive sneak preview of clips from his latest documentary, “Hollywood Chinese,” prior to its Bay Area theatrical premiere and fresh from its international film festival tour.
Other upcoming screenings:
SAN FRANCISCO
Sundance Kabuki Cinemas, April 11-17, 2008
Filmmaker in person, April 11, 7:30pm & 10pm
www.sundancecinemas.com/kabuki.html 415/929-4650
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OAKLAND
Grand Lake Theater, April 11-17, 2008
Filmmaker in person, April 12, 7:15pm
www.renaissancerialto.com/current/grandlake.htm 510/452-3556
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NEW YORK CITY
Quad Cinema, May 2-8, 2008
www.quadcinema.com 212/255-8800
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LOS ANGELES
The Egyptian Theater, May 15-22, 2008
www.americancinematheque.com 323/466-3456
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PASADENA
Laemmle’s One Colorado Theaters, May 16-22, 2008
www.laemmle.com 626/744-1224
A Fashion Designer with a Powerful Punch
SF State business alumna Nellie Partow is ”the designer of the easiest dresses you’ll wear all season,” say fashion editors at Lucky magazine. Pick up the latest issue, on newstands now, to take a look at Partow’s new line of silk dresses inspired by travels to India. The multitalented grad, who honed her design skills under the likes of Donna Karan and Calvin Klein, is also a recent New York City Daily News Women’s Golden Glove Boxing Champion.
Sing along with Colma the Musical
“Colma the Musical,” the indie hit produced by alumnus Paul Kolsanoff, co-produced by alumnus Angel Vasquez and starring alumna L.A. Renigen, will screen in a new sing-a-long format at San Francisco’s Kabuki Theater on Monday, March 17 at 9:30 p.m.
Lyrics, including such memorable lines as “Everybody has their call/And everyone in Colma ends up at the mall.,” will appear on the screen so movie goers can sing along.
For more details, to purchase tickets, look for “Colma the Musical” on this Web site:
For more on the film, read this recent SF State Magazine article.
Got olive oil?
In case you’re running low on olive oil, there are at least two alumni providing a steady supply of the stuff these days.
Alumna Peggy O’Kelly, founder and CEO of the St. Helena Olive Oil Co., says alumna/Professor Emerita Frances Mayes’ bestselling book “Under the Tuscan Sun” provided inspiration for her line of prodcuts in this recent newspaper article.
Meanwhile, Mayes has also launched a line of olive oil, a passion she discusses in this Toronto Star profile.
No more vampires for Anne Rice
Alumna Anne Rice’s latest book, “Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana,” a follow up to “Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt” picks up at Christ’s last winter before his baptism in the Jordan River and ends with his miracles at the wedding at Cana. Click here for an ABC News story and an excerpt from the book.
Rice spoke to SF State Magazine about her recent switch from the hellish to the holy. Read the article here.
SF State’s Great Debaters
SF State’s Speech & Debate Team won its eighth successive regional championship at the Northern California Forensics Association Championships, besting rivals University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Davis, the University of Southern California, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CSU Chico, CSU Long Beach, CSU Sacramento and the University of the Pacific.
For a recent article on our impressive student speakers, visit SF State Magazine.
