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SAN FRANCISCO, April 13, 2001 -- The following is a list of upcoming events for May sponsored by the San Francisco State University College of Creative Arts. For a complete listing of all events, visit: www.sfsu.edu/~allarts.
Art Department MFA Thesis Exhibition: Through May 18. Open Mondays through 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. (415) 338-6535.
The MFA Thesis Exhibition includes work by Daniel P. Doherty, Debra J. Gardner, Lara King, Reuben Lorch-Miller, Constance Maher, Micah Messenheimer, Patricia Rodriguez and Fay Zhang. In addition, graduating seniors in the SFSU undergraduate art program will display their work in various rooms and cases throughout the Art Department.
"A Flea in Her Ear": May 3-4, 8 p.m.; May 5-6, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; May 10-11, 8 p.m.; May 12-13, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Little Theatre, Creative Arts Building, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Ave. (at 19th Avenue), San Francisco. $10 general. $8 students and seniors. All tickets for the preview performance on May 3 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. For details, call (415) 338-134 1.
"A Flea in Her Ear," written by Georges Feydeau and directed by SFSU theatre arts Professor Bill Peters, is a fast and furious comedy that pushes its characters to the edge of madness. People trying to have affairs, people trying to avoid affairs, husbands trying to trap wives, and wives trying to escape husbands are among those who race for their lives through the corridors of a hotel that seems to have a mind of its own.
University Dance Theatre: May 4-5, 8 p.m. McKenna Theatre, Creative Arts Building, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Ave. (at 19th Avenue), San Francisco. $12 general. $6 students and 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. For details, call (415) 338-2062.
Join the University Dance Theatre and special guest artists for their vivid main stage production. This company of 14 dancers presents original contemporary works by Bay Area choreographers Cathleen McCarthy and Arturo Fernandez and features original music by Jeffrey Hewitt and Hadley Louden. Also included are works by SFSU dance professors Susan Whipp and Albirda Rose and by student choreographers.
William Corbett Jones, piano: May 6, 3 p.m. Knuth Hall, Creative Arts Building, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Ave. (at 19th Avenue), San Francisco. Free. (415) 338-1431.
This piano recital by SFSU music Professor William Corbett-Jones will feature 10 new preludes dedicated to the pianist by composer Roger Nixon. Works by Schubert, Chopin and Scarlatti will also be featured. A reception will follow the recital.
Design and Industry Student Exhibition: May 9-11. Reception on May 10, 6 p.m. Jack Adams Hall, Cesar Chavez Student Center, San Francisco State University, 1650 Holloway Ave. (at 19th Avenue), San Francisco. Free. (415) 338-2211.
The best work of SFSU Design and Industry students is showcased in a three-day exhibition featuring product design, digital media, print media and inventions.
Vocal Jazz Ensemble: May 10, 7:30 p.m. Knuth Hall, Creative Arts Building, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Ave. (at 19th Avenue), San Francisco. Free. (415) 338-1431.
The Vocal Jazz Ensemble is directed by SFSU music instructor Greg Murai and made up of SFSU music students.
University Chorus and SFSU Symphony Orchestra: May 11, 8 p.m. McKenna Theatre, Creative Arts Building, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Ave. (at 19th Avenue), San Francisco. $5 general. $3 students and 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.
The SFSU Symphony Orchestra, conducted by SFSU music Associate Professor Ronald Caltabiano, and the University Chorus, conducted by SFSU music Assistant Professor Joshua Habermann, join forces to present an evening of choral/orchestral masterworks. Featured pieces are: G. F. Handel's "Sing Unto God" and Franz Josef Haydn's "Lord Nelson Mass."
Tucker Dulin - New Music for Solo Trombone: May 14, 8 p.m. Creative Arts Building Room 146, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Ave. (at 19th Avenue), San Francisco. Free. (415) 338-1431.
Tucker Dulin, a virtuoso interpreter of new music for trombone, presents an engaging and varied program of solo works, including a rare performance of Xenakis' "Keren" and the world premiere of "Utopian" by SFSU faculty composer Josh Levine.
"Messiah in America": May 17, 8 p.m.; May 19, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; May 20, 2 p.m. Studio Theatre, Creative Arts Building, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Ave. (at 19th Avenue), San Francisco. Free. (415) 338-1341.
Messiah in America, a comedy directed by SFSU theatre arts Professor Joel Schechter, portrays the arrival of the Messiah in New York early in the 20th century. The play, originally written in Yiddish in 1919, is performed in English and features music, songs and a Coney Island sideshow. This workshop production is co-sponsored by the SFSU Theatre Arts Department and Jewish Studies Program.
Spring Choral Showcase: May 18, 8 p.m. Free. St. Anne of the Sunset Church, 850 Judah St. (at 14th Avenue). (415) 338-1431.
The SFSU Women's Chorus, conducted by Bob Crocker, joins the SFSU Symphony Orchestra, conducted by SFSU music Associate Professor Ronald Caltabiano, and the SFSU University Chorus, conducted by SFSU music Assistant Professor Joshua Habermann, in a varied program of choral music.
The 41st Annual Film Finals Show: May 18, 7 p.m. McKenna Theatre, Creative Arts Building, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Ave. (at 19th Avenue), San Francisco. $7 general. $5 students and 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. For details, call (415) 338-6507.
The 41st Annual Film Finals Show features a wide variety of student films and videos, including animation, experimental films, documentaries, narratives and creative combinations of those genres.
First Annual Funky Float Race: May 19, noon - 5 p.m. Lake Merced (North Lake), Harding Park Road (at Skyline Boulevard), San Francisco. Free. (415) 338-2430. http:dai.sfsu.edu/funkyfloat.
Sponsored by the SFSU Department of Design and Industry, the public is invited to compete in and watch this fun community event. Contestants will design and build human-powered watercraft carrying two people without the use of internal combustion engines, electrical motors or conventional sails. Watercraft will be judged on speed, aesthetics and ingenuity.
Inter-Arts Center Master's Degree Culminating Creative Projects: May 25-26, 7:30 p.m. Zeum Auditorium, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 221 Fourth St. (at Howard St.), San Francisco. $5 general. Free for SFSU students, faculty and staff. 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. For details, call (415) 338-1478.
SFSU Inter-Arts graduate students will present major interdisciplinary creative works that are the culmination of their studies. The works are experimental and combine elements from visual, textual, movement, sound and media expression in original form in a professional context.
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