Music Professor Dee Spencer has transformed her Vocal Jazz course this semester into a “Bird of Beauty,” forming an ensemble that performs the music of Stevie Wonder. Spencer was featured on the front page of the Datebook section in the San Francisco Chronicle on Nov. 19.

Young string trio’s classical virtuosity is mashed up with bluegrass, jazz, gypsy and country

November 14, 2008 — The California State University Summer Arts program is pleased to announce that San Francisco State University student, Theodore Allen, won recognition at the 2008 Media Arts Festival (MAF) held November 7th and 8th at CSU Channel Islands in Camarillo, CA.

In the SF State-sponsored de Young Museum exhibition "Asian/American/Modern Art," Professor Mark Dean Johnson has unearthed rare and seldom seen works by Asian American artists.

Delroy Lindo, the SF State alumnus known for his roles in "The Cider House Rules," "Malcolm X" and "Get Shorty," has moved behind the scenes in live theatre, directing August Wilson's "Joe Turner's Come and Gone" at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre.

Dance Professor Albirda Rose was immortalized in the Sunday comics Nov. 2, when she was featured in the nationally syndicated Soul Corner.

Eleven theatrical pieces fuse modern, hip-hop, ballet, Middle Eastern, African, inspired by emotions

John Fell, a professor emeritus of Cinema, died Oct. 9 at age 81. The Cinema Department will celebrate Fell with a reception at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3, in the August Coppola Theatre, Fine Arts Building.

Student groups perform Big Band, Afro-Cuban, World, Gospel, Funk — and music of Stevie Wonder

Check out the October 2008 edition of the Creative Arts E-Lert, the official e-mail newsletter of the SF State College of Creative Arts. This issue highlights upcoming events including the Morrison Artists Series concert with American Chamber Players, the World Cultures Dance and Music Celebration and the Theatre Arts main-stage production of "Chess" featuring music by former members of ABBA. The issue also includes news on the SF State-sponsored de Young Museum exhibition on Asian American contemporary art, a lecturer whose documentary was featured on NBC's 'Today' show, an alumnus whose candid interviews with Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin have attracted widespread media attention, and more.