Author, Nick Flynn & Clay Artists, Jason Briggs and Holly Hanessian

CSU Summer Arts invites you to attend two events this afternoon and evening. Tickets are available by calling the Summer Arts Box Office, 559-278-5109, or going online to www.csusummerarts.org

Nick Flynn Reading

Nick Flynn is a guest artist in residence with the CSU Summer Arts "Writing the Memoir" course.

Mr. Flynn's recent memoir published in January 2010, The Ticking is the Bomb, came out to critical acclaim. His first memoir, Another Bullshit Night in Suck City, won the PEN/Martha Albrand Award, was shortlisted for France's Prix Femina, and has been translated into thirteen languages. In addition, the book is being develped into a film starring Robert De Niro and Casey Affleck scheduled for release in 2011.

Date: Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Time: 6:30 pm
Place: Fresno State, Wahlberg Recital Hall

$7 students/seniors/staff; $10 general

Jason Briggs and Holly Hanessian, Clay Sculpture Lecture/Presentation

Jason Briggs and Holly Hanessian are guest artists with the "Clay as Medium for Sculpture" course being offered by CSU Summer Arts. Each artist will give a lecture and present examples of their clay sculpture work and installations.

Date: Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Time: 8 pm
Place: Fresno State Conley Lecture Hall

$7 students/seniors/staff; $10 general

Jacqueline Doumanian
Community Relations Specialist
Fresno, CA 93710
559-241-6090
559-241-6094 fax
www.csusummerarts.org

CSU Summer Arts - Week 2

The second week of CSU Summer Arts features incredible events by award winning animators, authors, and clay artists plus the ever popular student culminations. All events are reasonably priced and student culminations are free. Events are held on the California State University, Fresno, campus.

For expanded information, check out our full calendar at http://www.csusummerarts.org/public_events_calendar/index.shtml or call the Box Office at 559-278-5109.

Here's the second week line-up:

Leslie Heywood, Reading
Monday, July 5, 2010
6:30 pm - Conley Lecture Hall
$7 students/seniors; $10 general

Andrew Gordon, Animation Lecture/Slide Presentation
Monday, July 5, 2010
8 pm - Wahlberg Recital Hall
$10 students/seniors; $15 general

Nick Flynn, Reading
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
6:30 pm - Wahlberg Recital Hall
$7 students/seniors; $10 general

Jason Briggs & Holly Hanessian, Clay Lecture/Slide Presentation
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
8 pm - Conley Lecture Hall
$7 students/seniors; $10 general

Susan Hayre Thelwell, Photography Lecture
Thursday, July 8, 2010
7 pm - Conley Lecture Hall
$7 students/seniors; $10 general

STUDENT CULMINATIONS:

Date: Thursday, July 8
Time: 4 pm
Writing the Memoir, Part 1 - Conley Lecture Hall

Date: Friday, July 9
Time: 10 am Multimedia/Photo Book - Conley Art Gallery & Conley Lecture Hall

Date: Friday, July 9
Time: 10 am Clay Sculpture - Conley Art Gallery

Date: Friday, July 9
Time: 11 am Urban Bush Women - John Wright Theatre

Date: Friday, July 9
Time: 1:30 pm Animation - Wahlberg Recital Hall

Date: Friday, July 9
Time: 3 pm Writing the Memoir, Part 2 - Wahlberg Recital Hall

Date: Friday, July 9
Time: 4:45 pm Sword & Forcery - John Wright Theatre

Date: Friday, July 9
Time: 7:30 pm Auditioning for the Broadway Musical - Wahlberg Recital Hall


Jacqueline Doumanian
Community Relations Specialist
CSU Summer Arts
1530 E. Shaw Avenue, Ste. 119
Fresno, CA 93710
559-241-6090
559-241-6094 fax
www.csusummerarts.org