SFSU Public Affairs Press Release Published by the Public Affairs Office at San Francisco State University, Lakeview Center

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SAN FRANCISCO, February 14, 2001--The following is a list of upcoming events for March sponsored by the San Francisco State University College of Creative Arts. For more information on all events, visit: www.sfsu.edu/~allarts.

Art Exhibition: "Storytellers: The Figure in Time and Place": Through March 22, open Mondays - Saturdays, noon - 4 p.m. Fine Arts Gallery, Fine Arts Building, Room 238, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Ave. (at 19th Avenue), San Francisco. Free.

"Storytellers: The Figure in Time and Place" is curated and organized by SFSU art professors Barbara Foster, Candace Crockett and Sylvia S. Walters. The exhibition includes work by Wes Christensen, Timothy Cummings, F. Scott Hess, Margo Humphrey, Stephen Namara, Paul Pratchenko, Greta Snider, M. Louise Stanley, Marta Thoma, Ruprecht Von Kaufmann, Ruth Weisberg and Joseph Wolek.

Morrison Artists Series presents Grieg Piano Trio: March 4, 3 p.m. McKenna Theatre, Creative Arts Building, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Ave. (at 19th Avenue), San Francisco. Free.

Since the Grieg Piano Trio formed in 1987, it has emerged as one of Norway's most highly praised musical treasures. The award-winning group regularly tours throughout Europe, performing in major music centers and festivals. Acclaimed as "indispensable" by San Francisco Chronicle music critic Joshua Kosman, the Morrison Artists Series was created in 1952 and presents an annual program of free recitals by prominent chamber music ensembles.

One-Act Festival: March 8-9, 8 p.m.; March 10-11, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; March 15-16, 8 p.m.; March 17-18, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Studio Theatre, Creative Arts Building, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Ave. (at 19th Avenue), San Francisco. $10 general. $8 students, seniors. All tickets for the preview performance on March 8 are $8. Tickets may be purchased at the Creative Arts Box Office (on the SFSU campus, Creative Arts Building, Room 129) or by calling (415) 338-2467.

The annual One-Act Festival, presented by the SFSU Theatre Arts Department, features three plays directed by students. "Varicella Zoster," written by Virstyne Henry and directed by Marc Adelman, explores the life of a painter tormented by an abusive past and in search of a love she may never find. "Late: Bus Stop Monologues," written by Melissa Klein and directed by Jennifer Brooks, features the voices of four disparate urban characters who moralize, justify, contemplate and struggle with their lives while waiting for the bus. "About Something," written by Marty Brown and directed by Angel Lopez, explores the chaotic memories and dreams of a man as he contemplates his bed and the three women who may or may not have been there.
Left Coast Ensemble: March 9, 8 p.m. Knuth Hall, Creative Arts Building, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Ave. (at 19th Avenue), San Francisco. Free.

A varying ensemble of strings, winds and piano, the Left Coast Ensemble will premiere works by five student composers and perform the winning work from its annual composition contest.

SFSU Symphony Orchestra Concert: March 16, 8 p.m. McKenna Theatre, Creative Arts Building, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Ave. (at 19th Avenue), San Francisco. $5 general, $3 students, seniors. Tickets may be purchased at the Creative Arts Box Office (on the SFSU campus, Creative Arts Building, Room 129) or by calling (415) 338-2467.

Conducted by renowned classical composer and SFSU music Professor Ronald Caltabiano, the SFSU Symphony Orchestra will perform Beethoven's Symphony No. 1; Borodin's Polovetsian Dances; Barber's First Essay for Orchestra; Caltabiano's Concertini, Mvt. 9, in Memoriam Wayne Redus; Elgar's Serenade for Strings; and Wagner's Overture to Rienzi. The SFSU Symphony Orchestra - made up of SFSU music majors, other students and area residents - provides practical experience in orchestral playing and sectional leadership.