2005-2006 News and Announcements from Alums Archive
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Blythe Wilson Fuge ’96 presents at CSUSB College of Education Research and Scholarship Symposium
The 5th Annual CSUSB College of Education Research and Scholarship Symposium allows graduate students to present their research and studies. Blythe Wilson Fuge was able to present her research on the integration of the confluent education philosophy with an interdisciplinary curriculum approach.
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Lisa Schwarzbaum ’73 interviewed by Entertainment Weekly
Aaron Aradillas interviews Entertainment Weekly movie critic Lisa Schwarzbaum for Rock Critics.com: " From her early years as a critic of classical music, to her fondness for the craftsmanship of magazines, to the pros and cons of TV, Ms. Schwarzbaum allows us to understand what makes her one of the most intelligent critics working today," he says. http://rockcritics.com/interview/lisaschwarzbaum1.html
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SLC Alums Present Fe-Mail at La Mama
Fe-Mail, written by N.C. Heikin '70 and featuring Tovah Feldshuh '70 and Paula Hyun Batson '70 and based on the cyber-circle created by Lisa Kimball '70 for the Class of 1970 will be performed at La Mama this month.
Date: Monday, May 22, 2006
Time: 8:00pm
Place: La Mama, 74A East 4th Street between 2nd and 3rd Aves.
Tickets: $15.00/pp
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Yasin Tauheeda ’04 to study in Turkey on Fulbright
Yasin Tauheeda '04 has received a Fulbright Grant to study in Turkey under the Islamic CIvilization Initiative. She will be looking at Muslim women's fashion in Turkey through research and with photographs/interviews. When she returns, she would like to share her photography work with the community. For more information, e-mail Yasin at Tatatahsmiles@aol.com.
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Jill Clayburgh ’66 to Star in New Production at Playwrite's Horizons
Jill Clayburgh '66 will soon perform on the New York stage in her third play this season in Keith Bunin's The Busy World is Hushed. A recent playbill.com article tells the story.
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Deborah Bernhardt ’92 to Read from First Book of Poetry
Deborah Bernhardt will appear at two poetry readings in New York City, reading from her first book, Echolalia, published in April 2006.
Sunday, May 14th, 2 p.m.
Readings on the Bowery
Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery 1st St., b/t Houston & Bleecker
Deborah Bernhardt, Sima Rabinowitz, Sydney Lea & Catherine Bowman
$8.00 admission includes $2.00 at the snack/drink bar
Monday, May 15th, 7:30 p.m.
Reading Between A & B
510 E. 11th St., b/t Avenues A & B
Deborah Bernhardt, Martha Rhodes & Jon Thirkield
Free
For more information, visit fourwaybooks.com or readab.com/calendar.html.
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Ethelyn Blinder Honig ’55 Contributes Piece to Whitney Museum Exhibit
Ethelyn Blinder Honig '55 was invited to submit an art piece for Peace Tower desined by Mark Di Suvero as part of the Whitney Museum Biennial 2006. There are 200 images on the Tower, and eight of the images were reproduced in the March issue of ARTFORUM magazine. Ethelyn's red splash of blood with bullet holes, made of steel, was reproduced. The Tower can be seen outside the Whitney Museum. For more information, visit whitney.org/biennial2006/projects/tower/.
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J.J. Abrams ’88 Makes "Time 100: The People Who Shape Our World"
J.J. Abrams '88 is one of 100 individuals named to Time magazine's list of 100 artists, entertainers, scientists, thinkers, leaders and others who "define our times." See the profile, written by actor Tom Cruise, on Time's Web site. Abrams has been in the news in recent weeks for his latest project, Mission: Impossible 3 (M:i:III), which opened at number one at the box office. He directed the feature film staring Cruise and served as a co-writer of the screenplay. To read an interview with J.J. Abrams from Time Out New York, visit the publication's Web site.
Abrams is also featured in CNN.com, Sports Illustrated, The San Francisco Chronicle, and The Houston Chronicle, among many other news outlets.
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Randa Jarrar ’98 Novel Publication
Randa Jarrar's first novel A Map of Home has been accepted for publication by Other Press (NY) for early 2008. She will be a guest resident at Hedgebrook this summer, and will attend the South Bank in London in September to promote an anthology of Palestinian Women Writing (Saqi Books), with a presentation by Ahdaf Soueif. For more information, e-mail randajarrar@yahoo.com.
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Joanna Frueh ’70 Publishes New Book, Swooning Beauty
Joanna Frueh is recognized as a trailblazer, and Swooning Beauty is a trailblazing book. It answers Freud's question, "What do women want?" with "Women want pleasure, and it is theirs for the having." Swooning Beauty is a psychological memoir that inspires women to swoon over themselves, to celebrate the pleasures of beauty, which is available in women's own bodies and sexuality, in their surroundings-home and garden-and in their relationships with family, friends, lovers, and partners.
"I wrote Swooning Beauty after major events in my personal life spurred self-transformation. Dad died in 1999 and Mom in 2000. My husband Russell and I divorced in 2001. As I explore the pleasures of my personal beauty and everyday life, from childhood through now in my mid-fifties, I offer myself as a model. Not because I'm perfect--which, of course, I'm not--but because I'm real. Which means that doubt, frustration, disappointment, grief, and conflict have, at times, occupied if not obsessed me. Importantly, joy and beauty have occupied me more, especially since the deaths of my parents and my divorce from my husband."
For more information, please visit the University of Nevada Press website.
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Stacey Kent ’88 and Jim Tomlinson Nominated for BBC Jazz Award
Jim Tomlinson's album, The Lyric featuring Stacey Kent, has been nominated for the Best Album of the Year BBC Award. For more information on the album, visit www.staceykent.com.
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Jill Clayburgh ’66 returns to Broadway
Jill Clayburgh '66 is currently appearing in the Broadway revival of Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park.
To read an article on Jill Clayburgh and her most recent projects, visit the Toronto Star online.
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Heather Winters ’84 produces new documentary
Heather Winters ‘84 recently produced the new documentary film Class Act about the decline of arts education in America’s public schools. Class Act stars Winters' eccentric former high school drama teacher as well as Andy Garcia, Brett Ratner, Roy Firestone, and Debra Zane '83. The film premiered at the Miami International Film Festival, and the Miami Herald called it “a passionate and eloquent argument for the importance of arts education in the public school system”. The movie will be playing across the country. Winters is the co-executive producer of the Academy Award® nominated film, Super Size Me, and re-teams with Morgan Spurlock and producing partner Joe Morley for this documentary. Upcoming screenings and more information can be found at www.classsactthemovie.com.
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Sarah Singleton ’71 Appointed to Legal Services Corporation Board of Directors
Santa Fe attorney Sarah M. Singleton '71 has been appointed to the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Board of Directors by President Bush. Her appointment was confirmed by the Senate on March 13 and she will serve on the LSC Board until July 2008.
LSC funds 138 civil legal aid programs, serving every county in the nation and all U.S. territories, and is the largest funder for legal aid in New Mexico, providing funding to New Mexico Legal Aid and DNA-People’s Legal Services.
Singleton will be sworn in for this position by New Mexico Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard C. Bosson on Wednesday, April 5 at 4:30 p.m. at the State Bar Center in Albuquerque. Phil Bluehouse, a Navajo medicine man, will offer a blessing. A reception will follow the swearing in ceremony, also at the Bar Center. All members of the bar and public are invited and encouraged to attend.
“I am proud to accept this appointment. There are many challenges facing the legal aid providers in New Mexico and the nation. I look forward to serving on the LSC board to try to address these issues,” Ms. Singleton commented.
In New Mexico more than 25 percent of the people are eligible for legal aid. “Only a small fraction of these people who have legal problems are currently being helped,” Ms. Singleton noted. When asked why so few people are being helped, Singleton responded, “Unquestionably, a lack of resources. I think the federal and state governments need to realize that we must devote more money to meeting the legal needs of low-income people.”
Singleton has long been active in the State Bar’s Legal Services and Programs Committee and currently co-chairs the New Mexico Supreme Court’s Access to Justice Commission. She also chairs the New Mexico Civil Legal Services Commission. She is a past president of the State Bar of New Mexico.
LSC, a private, non-profit corporation established by Congress in 1974, seeks to ensure equal access to justice under the law for all Americans by funding programs to provide civil legal assistance to those who are unable to afford it. LSC is funded through an annual congressional appropriation and today enjoys broad bipartisan support. LSC is headed by an 11-member, bipartisan Board of Directors appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
LSC grantee NM Legal Aid provides legal services via 11 offices to all New Mexico counties except San Juan, last year helping households with about 20,900 poor people. It also operates four issue based programs: the Native American Program, serving the 19 Indian Pueblos and the Mescalero Nation; the Community Land and Water Program, that represents the NM Acequia Association and some land grants; the Centro Legal Campesino, which works with migrant farm workers, chiefly in the southern part of the state; and the Community Economic Development Program, that has been instrumental in creating farmers’ markets across the state.
LSC grantee DNA is a multi-state organization based in Window Rock, AZ, that provides basic services in San Juan County, and a full range of services to on-reservation members of the Jicarilla and Navajo Nations. (NMLA serves off-reservation Navajos from its Gallup Office.) DNA handled about 418 basic service cases, helping about 1,270 people in San Juan County, and helped about 2,700 people living on reservations in New Mexico.
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Ellen Perecman ’75 Presents New Play
New Worlds Theatre Project Executive Director, Ellen Perecman '75 presents The Amulet, by Peretz Hirshbein. Directed by Isaac Butler in an original translation by Mark Altman & Ellen Perecman.
April 13 – May 6
Wed-Sat at 8pmTICKETS $18 ($12 with student ID)
Adapted for the first time from the original Yiddish, this 100-year old play takes place in a world of seers and miracle-workers, where people are expected to suffer in silence. They wear amulets to protect them, waiting passively for the promise of future happiness. The Amulet is the story of a girl who refuses to wait.
The play combines elements of Greek Tragedy, Russian Avant Garde, and the Old Testament. With Hanna Cheek, Anita Keal, Daryl Lathon and David Little.78th Street Theatre Lab
236 West 78th Street
(bet. Broadway & Amsterdam)
Purchase tickets today at www.newworldstheatre.org or call SmartTix at (212) 868-4444.
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Ellen Perecman ’75 Publishes New Book
A Handbook for Social Science Field Research: Essays and Bibliographic Sources on Research Design and Methods, edited by Ellen Perecman '75 and Sara R. Curran, was recently published by Sage Publications: Thousand Oaks, CA. For more information, e-mail order@sagepub.com.
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Lynne Golob Gelfman ’66 to Exhibit in New York City
Lynne Golob Gelfman '66 will exhibit Resist/React: New Paintings from April 1-May 6, 2006 in New York City.
Newman Popiashvili Gallery
504 West 22nd Street
New York, NY 10011
212-274-9166
contact@npgallery.com
www.npgallery.com
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Benjamin Blackburn ’86 Exhibits in San Francisco
Benjamin Blackburn '86 will present his "Top of the Ninth: The Art of Baseball" in San Francisco, California, from March 30th through April 30th.
George Krevsky Gallery
77 Geary Street
San Francisco, CA
415-397-9748
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Color and Culture in Dharma
Reflection, conversation and practice about "otherness" in Dharma communities. Teachings of the Buddha, a person of color are now reaching diverse cultures in North America. Accessibility and comfort within retreat centers and sanghas which can resemble middle-class business entites can trigger discomfort. How do the divides of race, class ect. contribute to spiritual isolation in Buddhist communities? How can this suffering be healed?
Presented by Pamela Williams 80', a licensed social worker and educator who has resided in a meditation community in Vermont and practiced in Zen, Theravaden and Tibetan traditions.
Blue Marble Bookstore 551 Carpenter Lane Philadelpia, PA 19119 215.844.1870
Date: February 10, 2006
Cost: NoneThis event will be held on an ongoing, monthly basis.
Open To Public
For more information, please e-mail: pamelise@hotmail.com
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The Young And the Stressless, to be published by Random House/Potter Style October 2006
A series of witty note cards and journals written and illustrated by Imani Powell '98 are to be published by Random House/ Potter Style in October 2006.
You may pre-order the notecards and journals online at RandomHouse.com or on Amazon.com
Just type Imani Powell into the search engine or try these direct links to Random House and to Amazon.
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Music of Mira Spektor ’50 to be in Summer Concerts in the Hamptons
Music of Mira Spektor '50 will be in 3 concerts this summer in the Hamptons:
June 25, 7:30PM
Guild Hall, 158 Main Street in East Hampton
A new semi-staged version of Mary's chamber opera "Mary Shelley - Scenes From a Life".
Admission $20July 29 and August 12
The Aviva Players are co-presenting two concerts with the Montauk Library at the Montauk Library Auditorium, 871 Montauk Highway, Montauk, NY.
1. A joint concert with LICA (Long Island Composers Alliance), and
2. A revival of Mary's "Housewives' Cantata" - lyrics by June Siegel.
All concerts begin at 7:30 PM.
Library concerts are Free.
For more information please email: mirajspektor@earthlink.net
and visit websites: www.miraspektor.com and www.theavivaplayers.com
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Word Project's 6th Annual Benefit "Writing Our Future"
Performances and Silent Art Auction
Monday, March 27, 2006 ~ 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
National Arts Club ~ 15 Gramercy Park South ~ New York City
READING by award winning poet Quincy Troupe
PERFORMANCE by Community~Word Project students
SPECIAL GUEST READING of Community~Poems
SILENT ART AUCTION of artwork by emerging and established artists including Christo and Jeanne-Claude
MURALS created by Community~Word Project students
Tickets: $125 Individual, $350 Friends Package
(Event tickets are fully tax-deductible and all proceeds benefit the Community~Word Project.)
Wine and light hors d'oeuvres will be served.
For tickets, please call (212) 962-3820 or to purchase tickets online click here.
(Be sure to type "Benefit Tickets" or "Benefit Donation" in the designated box, and be sure to print out your receipt and please bring it to the benefit)
For more information about the benefit and event updates please go to:
http://www.communitywordproject.org
This event is run by Michele Kotler '90.
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Syracuse Chancellor and President Nancy Cantor ’74 named chair of the American Council on Education
Syracuse University Chancellor and President Nancy Cantor has been elected chair of the Board of Directors of the American Council on Education (ACE)—the major coordinating body for higher education in the United States, with more than 1,800 member institutions.
Cantor assumed the role of chair from M. Lee Pelton, president of Willamette University, at the 88th annual meeting of ACE, held Feb. 12-14 in Los Angeles. The ACE board chair serves a one-year term, followed by one more year in the role of immediate past chair. Cantor just completed one year as vice chair and chair-elect.
“Nancy Cantor brings a wealth of experience to her role as chair of the ACE Board of Directors,” says David Ward, president of ACE. “She has served both public and private universities as a faculty member, administrator and president. She knows firsthand the challenges facing America’s colleges and universities—whether it be issues related to scientific research, federal funding and regulation or racial equity and access to higher education. I look forward to working closely with her on a proactive agenda for higher education over the next year.”
In her capacity as chair, Cantor will work closely with ACE staff and educational colleagues across the country on the ACE-organized Solutions For Our Future multi-year, national public information campaign debuting in March.
“I am especially pleased to be chairing the board during the inaugural year of the Solutions For Our Future campaign, as we celebrate the critical contributions across all sectors of higher education to the public good,” Cantor says.
Solutions For Our Future will demonstrate the value of higher education as one of America’s greatest resources, higher education’s role in shaping innovators and leaders and its importance to shaping the country’s future prosperity, well-being and competitive edge. The campaign will take the form of television and newspaper advertising; interactive Internet offerings; extensive media outreach; and the grassroots efforts of participating colleges and universities reaching out to local civic and business leaders, students, faculty, staff and alumni.
Joining ACE as partners in the Solutions campaign are several other higher education associations, as well as the Educational Testing Service, the College Board, the NCAA, TIAA-CREF, Campus Compact and hundreds of colleges and universities across the country.
Cantor became the 11th chancellor and president of Syracuse University in August 2004. She is also distinguished professor of psychology and women’s studies in SU’s College of Arts and Sciences. Previously, she was the chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the University of Michigan.
She is recognized for her scholarly contributions to the understanding of how individuals perceive and think about their social worlds and pursue personal goals and how they regulate their behavior to adapt to life's most challenging social environments. She has been an advocate for racial justice and for diversity in higher education and has also lectured and written extensively on liberal education and the creative campus as well as racial justice and diversity in higher education.
Cantor is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. She received an A.B. in 1974 from Sarah Lawrence College and a Ph.D. in psychology in 1978 from Stanford University.
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Robin Givens ’84 Breaks Ground in Chicago
Robin Givens '84 is currently playing the role of Roxie Hart in the musical "Chicago." Givens has been in the role on Broadway since January 16th, and will head to Detroit's Fisher Theater on Februrary 14th for a run through March 5th. Landing the part is quite a feat for Givens, as the role of Roxie Hart traditionally has gone to a white actress. "And now here it is, Black History Month," Givens says. "It is a joy to be in this role because as a people we are still a work in progress and still paving the way, and everybody still has a role to play in that. We are still trying to get across we have the same issues, desires, sexiness, wishes [as white people], you know what I mean? Roxie can help do that, in her own way." Following the Detroit run ending on March 5th, she will return to Broadway for another six weeks.
To read more about Givens and her groundbreaking role:An article from The Detroit Free Press
An article from The Saginaw News
(c) 2006 The Saginaw News. All rights reserved. Used with permission of The Saginaw News.
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Adrienne Dawes ’04 Jumping Off Bridges Premieres in SXSW Film Festival
JUMPING OFF BRIDGES, an independent feature film, has been selected to premiere at the 2006 SXSW Film Festival.
Set in a tranquil, suburban neighborhood, jumping off bridges follows seventeen year old, Zak Nelson and his three best friends. Carefree and adventurous, together, they escape their everyday lives, until a tragic event divides their friendships and brings childhood secrets to light.
This is alum Adrienne Dawes' '04 first feature film to work on as Costumer/Key Wardrobe Supervisor. She also is featured in a funeral scene with Rhett Wilkins (star of Sundance hit 'The Puffy Chair) and Michael Emerson (Saw, guest star on Lost).
Event Details:
March 11th, Saturday, 2:30pm
March 16th, Thursday, 11:30
For More Information:
www.jumpingoffbridges.com
www.storieproductions.com
adriennedawes.blogspot.com
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Clay McLeod Chapman ’00 to read new work
LIMB CACTUS
Written work by Clay McLeod Chapman '00 & Greg Pierce
Plus the alternately exultant and icky music of Randal Pierce and special guests.This will be an intimate salon-style "house party" with readings of new work by Greg and myself, plus some special guests. It will be done at Greg's very own East Village apartment, so please be considerate of the neighbors.
Friday February 24th -- 9 PM sharp
@ Greg's
166 Avenue A, Apt. 2 - buzzer #2
(between E. 10th and 11th St.)bring booze. bring peeps. feel it, feel it.
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WTC Memorial Foundation Names Alice M. Greenwald ’73 as Memorial Museum Director
The World Trade Center Memorial Foundation, in cooperation with the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC), announced that Alice M. Greenwald '73 will become the Director of the WTC Memorial Museum. In this position, Ms. Greenwald will create, program and direct the Museum, which will be adjacent to the Memorial. She currently serves as Associate Museum Director for Museum Programs for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC.
Read an article on this from The Washington Post >>
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Sanaa Hamri ’96 Makes Feature-Film Directorial Debut
Sanaa Hamri '96 marks her feature-film directorial debut with the upcoming movie Something New, a comedy that asks some provocative questions about stereotypes and romance. The movie, currently playing in theatres nationwide, stars Sanaa Lathan, Simon Baker, Blair Underwood and fellow SLC alum Golden Brooks. Prior to Something New, Hamri directed music videos for Prince, Mary J. Blige, Destiny's Child, Jay-Z and other artists.
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Nancy Kelly MFA ’05 to Star in "The Liberation of Little Lulu"
Produced by Theater for the New City, "The Liberation of Little Lulu" is the New York premiere of this expressionist satire written by E. Macer-Story and directed by Michael-David Gordon. It has a crack cast of 12 including alum Nancy Kelly MFA '05 in a leading role.
Date: February 16-March 5
Time: Thursday-Saturday, 8 p.m.
Tickets are $10.00
For more information, please visit www.theaterforthenewcity.net or call (212) 254-1109.
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Play by Nana Dakin ’04 to Open in NYC
Conceived and directed by Nana Dakin '04, PASSING is an investigative dance-theatre work that examines how people of mixed race or ethnicity form their identities. Using masks and a movement-based narrative, an ensemble cast of ten women questions the way skin color, hair, eyes, noses, and our need to belong determine our identities. Journeying from the particular to the universal, the scientific to the historical, PASSING tells the provocative, funny, and heartbreaking story of the fears, judgements, and desires that drive racial and ethnic tensions.
Opening Night: Thursday, February 16th @ 8 p.m.
Runs: February 16-18 and 23-25 @ 8 p.m., February 19 and 25th @ 3 p.m.
WOW Cafe Theater
59-61 East 4th Street 4th floor
Btw 2nd Ave. & Bowery
Reservations: (212) 777-4280
Tickets: $10-$15 sliding scale (If you want to give more we won't stop you and if funds are tight we won't turn you away, either).
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Joanne Woodward ’90 to Read at Friends of the Library Event
The Friends of the Sarah Lawrence College Library invite you to a 20/30 Celebration on Friday, April 7, 2006. This event will commemorate the Friends’ 30th Anniversary and Professor Hyman Kleinman’s 20th season as the College’s literary ambassador, for which he will be awarded an honorary doctorate degree. Eleanor Edelman will be honored as the founding president of the Friends.
Following the academic conferral, there will be a program of readings led by noted Sarah Lawrence alumna Joanne Woodward '90. The gala event will conclude with a reception for the honorees and all guests.
We also hope that you will participate in our 20/30 Celebration by supporting the renovation of the Sarah Lawrence College Library Reading Room. All contributions are welcome and appreciated, and will be acknowledged in the evening’s program. Contributors at the Sponsor level and above are invited to attend a pre-celebration dinner hosted by President Michele Myers in honor of Mrs. Edelman, Professor Kleinman and the panelists. Please join our 20/30 Celebration and consider making a generous donation.
Event Details:
Friday, April 7, 2006
8:00 p.m.
Heimbold Visual Arts Center
915 Kimball Avenue
Bronxville, New York
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An Evening with Lesley Gore ’68
An Evening with Lesley Gore '68 and Anthony DeCurtis
Tuesday, February 28th
8:15 p.m.
$25
The 92nd Street YLesley Gore '68 offers both talk and song in an evening moderated by Anthony DeCurtis. The New York Times says Gore's new CD, Ever Since, "is as mature and wistful as her early records were brash and bright."
For more information, visit www.92y.org or call (212) 415-5500.
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Book by Elizabeth Alsop Winthrop ’70 on American Library Association Notable List
Squashed in the Middle, a book for young readers by Elizabeth Alsop Winthrop '70, has been named to the American Library Association's Notable Children's Books List. To read the list, visit the ALA Web site.
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Martha Woods ’81 organizes all-Mozart concert
Please join the DC-Area Sarah Lawrence College community at an afternoon of art and music on Sunday, January 29th at the National Academy of Sciences. Piano-Four Hand team Jean & Kenneth Wentworth (current and former faculty) will perform an all-Mozart program at 3:00 p.m. in honor of Mozart’s 250th birthday. Come early for a 1:00 p.m. reception with artist Cheryl Goldsleger for her exhibition “utopia”—mixed-media paintings based on blueprints and renderings by female architects.
What: All-Mozart concert by pianists Jean & Kenneth Wentworth; reception for utopia with painter Cheryl Goldsleger
When: Sunday, January 29, 2006 concert at 3PM (gallery reception at 1PM)
Where: National Academy of Sciences, 2100 C St NW, Washington, DC 20418 (nearest metro Foggy Bottom/GWU)
Cost: free
More Info/Website: www.NationalAcademies.org/arts
Notes: Please be prepared to present a photo ID to gain entrance to the building.
For more information: (202) 334-2436, arts@nas.edu
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Jenna Espositio ’00 to perform the songs of Rosemary Clooney
Jenna Esposito '00 will stage "A Hint of Rosemary: The Songs of Rosemary Clooney" at The Duplex Cabaret Theatre in New York City.
Show Dates: Friday, January 27th; Thursday February 2nd; Thursday, February 9th
Show Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: The Duplex Cabaret Theatre, 61 Christopher Street, NYCFor ticket prices and reservations, call (212) 255-5438.
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Robert Greenberg ’83 wins 2005 Award for Best Book in Slavic Linguistics
Robert Greenberg '83, associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of New Haven, has received the 2005 award for “Best Book in Slavic Linguistics” for Language and Identity in the Balkans: Serbo-Croat and its Disintegration, a narrative look at the unique peculiarities of Serbo-Croatian language planning from the nineteenth century to the present. The award is from the American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages.
Greenberg has a BA in Russian language and literature from Sarah Lawrence College; and an MA in Russian literature, a master’s of philosophy and PhD in Slavic languages and literature from Yale University. Greenberg has written several books and a number of articles on the subjects of the languages of the Balkans, Slavic languages, ethno-linguistic politics, and nationalism and ethnic conflict.
The American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages (AATSEEL) was founded in 1941 and serves the purpose of advancing the study and promotion of the teachings of Slavic and East European languages, literatures, and cultures on all educational levels. The association awards prizes to outstanding publications in the fields of language pedagogy, linguistics, literary, and translations.
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Janet Reibstein ’69 publishes new book
Janet Reibstein '69 will have her sixth book, The Best Kept Secret: Men's and Women's Stories of Lasting Love, published by Bloomsbury, USA and UK, on February 14, 2006. The book is the result of an interview study of over two hundred couples in great relationships, and it takes the form of an oral history, with accounts from long-enduring, happy partnerships in both the UK and the US of married, cohabiting, heterosexual and homosexual couples. For more information, visit www.bloomsbury.com. The book is also available for purchase from amazon.com.
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Estha Weiner ’72 to participate in reading
Estha Weiner '72 will participate in a night of readings by Chapbook Competition Winners and Advisory Board Poets from The Slapering Hol Press, Hudson Valley Writers Center. Other participants include Suzanne Cleary, Cindy Beer-Fouhy, Susan Case, Sean Nevin and David Tucker.
Sunday, January 29, 2006
6:00-8:00PM
Cornelia St. Café
29 Cornelia St. NYC
212-989-9319
www.corneliastreetcafe.com
Open to the public
Cost: $6.00 (includes free drink)
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J.J. Abrams ’88 wins Golden Globe Award for Lost
Congratulations to J.J. Abrams ’88 on his recent Golden Globe Award for Lost. The show, which Abrams co-created and co-executive produces, was named Best Television Series—Drama. This success comes on the heels of two recent Emmy Awards—in September Abrams was named Outstanding Director for a Drama Series and Lost was crowned Outstanding Drama Series at the 57th Annual Emmy Awards.
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Miles Coon MFA ’01 directing Palm Beach Poetry Festival
Miles Coon MFA '01 is directing the Palm Beach Poetry Festival, to be held from January 20-22. Tickets are currently on sale for readings, craft classes and open microphone events. For ticket information, call the Crest Theatre Box Office at (561) 23-7922 extension 1. To learn more about the Palm Beach Poetry Festival, visit www.palmbeachpoetryfestival.com.
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Linda Earley Chastang ’74 named NAFEO Executive Vice President and General Counsel
The National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) has named Linda Earley Chastang '74 as Executive Vice President and General Counsel. NAFEO represents all of the nation’s 120 historically and predominantly black colleges and universities and is one of the three organizations that comprise the Alliance of minority-serving institutions (MSIs). In this new position, Chastang manages the Association’s day-to-day operations and serves as chief counsel, strategist and advisor to the President and CEO of NAFEO.
“I am delighted to have this opportunity to work with the dynamic leaders of our nation’s historically and predominantly black colleges and universities,” said Chastang. “HBCUs play a critical role and I am honored to be in a position to support their initiatives and promote their goals in educating the young minds of the future.”
Chastang’s responsibilities will also include all contract negotiations, trademark issues and other legal matters. She will work closely with key partners to advance the mission and goals of NAFEO.
Prior to joining NAFEO, Chastang held several positions including Chief of Staff and Counsel to Congressman John Lewis. She was also a law professor at Georgia State University College of Law.
Chastang has served on many boards, including the City of Atlanta Board of Ethics, the Fulton County Board of Ethics, the Planning & Zoning Commission for the Town of Highland Beach, the Board of Directors for the South Orange Performing Arts Center and the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys Scholarship Foundation Board of Directors. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and the Links Incorporated.
She received her bachelor’s degree from Sarah Lawrence College, her juris doctorate from Howard University College of Law and her master of laws degree from Emory University School of Law.
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Jeffrey Paul Bobrick ’98 to perform in NYC
When: Saturday, January 7, 2006, 8:30pm
Where: Spark Cafe
Address: 161 West 22nd Street between 6th & 7th Avenues
Who: Jeffrey Paul Bobrick + Avi Pavlovich + Markeisha Ensley + friends
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SLC Alums Among Golden Globe Nominees
JJ Abrams '88 and Joanne Woodward '90 have both been nominated for Golden Globe awards. Lost, Abrams' hit ABC television drama, has been nominated for best television drama series. Woodward is nominated for best supporting actress for her role in the HBO movie Empire Falls. The Golden Globes will be broadcast live on NBC on Monday, January 16th.
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Alec Soth ’92 Debuts New Series of Photographs
Alec Soth '92 will debut his new series of photographs, NIAGARA, at Gagosian Gallery in Chelsea. The opening reception is on January 21, 2006. The book NIAGARA (with essays by Richard Ford and Philip Brookman) will be published by Steidl in Spring 2006. For more information, please visit: http://www.alecsoth.com
To receive updates about Alec Soth’s books, lectures and exhibitions, please send an email to newsletter@alecsoth.com with the word ‘SUBSCRIBE’ in the subject line.
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Steven Schnur ’74 Turns Children's Book into PBS Special
PBS stations around the country will air an animated holiday special based on Steven Schnur '74's children's book, "The Tie Man's Miracle: A Chanukah Tale" during the 2005 Chanukah season.
Check your local PBS listings for air dates and times.
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Janice L. Moore ’86 to Exhibit Recent Paintings
Janice L. Moore '86 will be showing recent paintings in an exhibit called One Maine/Two Views, to be held at Chashama in New York City from January 2-29, 2006. An artist reception will be held on January 12th from 6-9 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Chashama is located at 112 West 44th Street. For more information, visit www.janicelmoore.com or www.chashama.org.
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Sylvia March ’65 to Hold Poettery Show and Sale
Sylvia March '65 will host a pottery show and sale in Palisades, New York on December 3, 4, 10 and 11 from 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. The show and sale will be held at 224 Route 9W. For more information, visit www.sylviamarch.com, or call 845.359.3767 for an appointment.
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Movie Written by Rachel Feldman ’76 to Premiere on Lifetime TV
Recipe for a Perfect Christmas, a Lifetime Original Movie written by Rachel Feldman '76 and Susan Nanus, will premiere on the network on Monday, December 5th at 9 p.m. ET. Sarah Lawrence College is mentioned early on in the movie, as a character recites a brief bio, which includes graduating from the College.
Feldman has been involved in numerous film and television projects as a director and writer. As a student, Feldman worked on Home Movies, the independent film Brian DePalma, M.A. '64, made on campus while teaching a filmmaking course here in 1977-78.
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Alice Walker ’65's book, The Color Purple, premieres on Broadway
The Color Purple, the Pulitzer Prize and American Book Award-winning novel by Alice Walker '65, has been brought to the Broadway stage as a new musical produced by Oprah Winfrey. For full information on the musical, visit www.colorpurple.com.
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Robert Boles MFA ’05 Named Director of UNH Theatre
Robert Boles, who received his MFA in Theatre in 2005, is enjoying great success in his new position as Director of the University of New Haven Theatre. Read an article on Boles from CTCentral.com to learn more about his activities at the UNH Theatre
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Estha Weiner ’72 to perform in The Way We Word-The Best of Verse Circus
Estha Weiner ’72 will be one of many poets performing their original work at The Way We Word—The Best of Verse Circus. The event takes place on Wednesday, December 14 at 7 pm at the Center Stage Theatre, 48 West 21st Street, 4th Floor, New York City. Tickets are $10 ($8 if you reserve before December 1st). Only 80 seats are available, so it is advisable to reserve a seat early. For reservations, email cmcnelis@inversetheater.org.
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Cary Elwes ’84 to portray Pope John Paul II
Cary Elwes '84 will portray Pope John Paul II in a miniseries scheduled to air on CBS December 4 and 7. The four-hour Pope John Paul II features two actors portraying the pope: Elwes portrays Karol Wojtyla's spiritual journey in his young adult years in Poland, while Jon Voight takes over the role after Wojtyla becomes pope.
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Barbara T. Bowman ’50 Receives McGraw Prize
Barbara T. Bowman '50 was a recipient of the 2005 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education, an award that recognizes work in early childhood education and teacher professional development. Bowman has been a powerful advocate for children for more than 50 years and is a lifelong proponent of higher education for those who teach and care for young children. Bowman is a pioneer in building knowledge and understanding of the issues of access and equity for minority children.
The Erikson Institute she founded was established in 1966 to educate preschool teachers to work with at-risk children from low-income families in the Head Start program. Today, largely because of Bowman’s leadership, Erikson’s educational programs reach more than 2,500 students and, through them, hundreds of thousands of children. Erikson alumni include teachers, social workers, human service providers, and health practitioners in the United States and throughout the world.
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Sarah Lawrence Congratulates Alumnae/i on Bessie Award Wins
The 21st New York Dance and Performance Awards, also known as the Bessies after renowned composition teacher and former Sarah Lawrence dance program director Bessie Schönberg, were presented recently at the Joyce Theater. Sarah Lawrence College is pleased to announce that two alumnae/i were honored at this year’s Awards. Alumna Meredith Monk ‘64 received a choreographer/creator award for 40 years of dedication to dance. Alumnus Christopher Williams ’99 received a choreographer/creator award and a performer award for "Ursula and the 11,000 Virgins". The awards honor outstanding achievement in dance and related performance, and the ceremonies typically reflect upon the issues of the day facing artistic communities. As always, the works honored with this year’s Bessies are reflective of the challenges and triumphs of today’s artists.
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Book signing in NYC by Elena Dorfman ’88
Join acclaimed photographer Elena Dorfman ’88 for a book signing at the Edwynn Houk Gallery on Saturday, October 1 from 2-4pm to celebrate the release of Still Lovers, her latest monograph, published by Channel Photographics. Still Lovers explores the complex relationships between life-sized, synthetic sex dolls and their owners. The Edwynn Houk Gallery is located at 745 Fifth Avenue in New York City, and can be contacted at 212-750-7070 or visited online at www.houkgallery.com. Signed books are also available for $39.95 plus $10 shipping and handling. Residents of New York State please add $3.35 sales tax. To place an order, please contact Jack Early at 212.750.7070 or jack@houkgallery.com.
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Andrew Lawton MFA ’03 to Appear in a New Play Entitled "The Roof"
Andrew Lawton MFA '03 is appearing in "The Roof", a play that opened on September 15th at the Sanford Meisner Theatre in New York City. The play runs through October 1st with performances at 8pm from Wednesday through Sunday, at 2pm on Saturday and at 3pm on Sunday. Tickets are $15 and can be reserved by calling 212-592-3855. The Sanford Meisner Theatre is located at 164 11th Avenue at 22nd Street.
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Sarah Lawrence Congratulates Alumnae/i on Emmys
Sarah Lawrence was well-represented at the 57th Annual Emmy Awards. Alumnus JJ Abrams '88 won the Outstanding Director for a Drama Series Emmy and his show Lost was crowned Outstanding Drama Series. Alumna Jane Alexander '61 took home the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Mini-Series or Movie for her performance in HBO's Warm Springs. She was joined in that category by fellow alumna Joanne Woodward '90, who was nominated for her role in HBO's Empire Falls (in related news, Paul Newman, husband of Joanne Woodward and a past SLC parent, received an Emmy for his work in Empire Falls). Jill Clayburgh '66 was nominated for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her appearance on Nip/Tuck.
