Arts News Roundup: March 9, 2011
From The Bay Citizen:
Same Playwright, Two Very Different Plays
Both Berkeley Rep and the Lorraine Hansberry Theatre are taking on the work of Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage.
From the Guardian:
Trent Reznor to 'Focus on Nine Inch Nails'
After a lackluster acceptance speech at the Oscars, Reznor plans to bring his band out of retirement.
From the Los Angeles Times:
400-year old King Philip IV of Spain Gives Autographs at the Met
Can Congress take works out of the public domain and grant them copyright status?
From SFGate:
Lady Gaga Threatens Legal Action Over Breast Milk Ice Cream
It's shocking that the meat-dress wearing pop-star finds anything "nausea-inducing."
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From SFGate:
Jazzy Yoshi's Makes Room for Hip-Hop
From one of the original beat-boxers, Doug E. Fresh to De La Soul, Yoshi's is serving it up old skool.
From SFGate:
Clay Aiken Back on the Road
Aiken doesn't have plans to make another album. If you can't catch him live, watch Clay Aiken -- Tried and True: Live! airing on KTEH in April.
From SFGate:
Rajiv Joseph's 'North Pool' Coming to Palo Alto
The world premiere of Pulitzer Prize finalist Joseph is coming to Silicon Valley.
From SFGate:
Philip Kan Gotanda's 'I Dream of Chang and Eng'
Bay Area playwright Gotanda releases a play about famous twins -- after working on it for almost 30 years. (Also, watch a video on Gotanda on Spark.)
From SFGate:
Ryan Reynolds Reportedly Dating German Model
Ignore the headline, the real dirt is who local Sean Penn is rumored to be dating.
From The Bay Citizen:
Multimedia Madness at San Francisco Symphony
MTT leads the San Francisco Symphony to this century.
From The Bay Citizen:
Confusion Reigns in Search for Historic Ralph Fasanella Painting in Oakland
An art mystery solved!
From The New York Times:
Is Phil Collins Calling It a Day?
Is the multiple Grammy award winner going to give us one more night? If not, watch Going Back: Live at Roseland Ballroom airing on KQED Life in April.
From The New York Times:
Mog, the Digital Music Service, Takes Aim at the TV and the Car
Watch out Pandora, the Berkeley-based music company, Mog, is aiming high.
From The New York Times:
Elton John Documentary, Directed by Cameron Crowe, Will Open Tribeca Film Festival
No word yet if this film will hit the Bay Area film festival circuit yet...
From The New York Times:
With Billie Joe Gone, 'American Idiot' Ticket Sales Plunge
The Broadway musical loses Green Day singer and other actors, whose contracts have ended.
From The Washington Post via Associated Press :
Rubenstein Gives 2nd $10M to Kennedy Center
Billionaire philanthropist Rubenstein is supporting the Kennedy Center's effort to reach younger and more economically diverse audiences.
From Wired:
Supreme Court Deciding Whether Congress May Copyright Public Domain Works
Who doesn't love art pranks?
Miscellaneous News You Can Use
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Last week, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan sent a letter to the Governorsabout budget cuts on arts education. Read it at ed.gov.
And in case you didn't get memo (since their ads are hard to read), the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival starts this week. Get info at caamedia.org.