road show : writers share stories about place

Wed, Jan 25
7 -9PM
$5 suggested donation

road show : writers share stories about place
from linda watanabe mcferrin's writing workshop
featuring Han Pham, Jenny Eng, Mary Gow, Erin Reese, Sana Makhoul,
Shannon Baker, & Susanna Kwan

with Linda Watanabe McFerrin

Join Kearny Street Workshop and be transported to new landscapes with
Linda Watanabe McFerrin. Hear travel essays from McFerrin and other
Bay Area voices and stick around for a reception with the writers.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Poet, travel writer, novelist and teacher Linda Watanabe McFerrin,
M.A., has been traveling since she was two and writing about it since
she was six. She is a contributor to numerous journals, newspapers,
magazines, anthologies and online publications including "The New
York Times," the "Washington Post," the "San Francisco Chronicle
Magazine," "Modern Bride," Travelers' Tales anthologies and
Salon.com. Linda is the author of two poetry collections and the
editor of the 4th edition of "Best Places Northern California," "Wild
Writing Women: Stories of World Travel" and "Hot Flashes: Sexy Little
Stories & Poems." A winner of the Katherine Anne Porter Prize for
Fiction, her work has also appeared in Wild Places and American
Fiction. Her novel, "Namako: Sea Cucumber" was published by Coffee
House Press and named Best Book for the Teen-Age by the New York
Public Library. Her collection of award-winning short stories, "The
Hand of Buddha," was published in 2000. A popular teacher and
lecturer, Linda has served as a judge for the San Francisco Literary
Awards, the Josephine Miles Award for Literary Excellence and the
Kiriyama Prize. For more information about Linda Watanabe McFerrin,
please visit her website at www.lwmcferrin.com Above photo courtesy
of the artist.

Jenny Eng's many career incarnations found her in the fields of
retail, education, and environmental design. Despite heavy partying
in college, she snagged an architecture degree from Cal and worked
briefly at an architecture firm. Then she discovered the magic of the
Internet and Photoshop. The seven years since have seen her busily
and happily designing both print and digital media. With each new
experience she's honed her design chops, and has slowly developed a
preference for working with non-profits and clients who try to better
the world. She's worked with a range of clients from Schwab to
UNICEF, and has left her mark on everything from infographics and
game boards to websites. In addition to her design work, Jenny also
occasionally teaches design for new media at CCSF. A fervent
journalist since she first scrawled her name in crayon, she's
passionate about recording her thoughts and observations. Someday she
hopes to further pursue her love of writing in conjunction with her
newfound wanderlust; but for now design, fashion, technology, local
politics and human folly (especially her own) reign amongst her
favorite topics on her blog at mosspink.com. image courtesy of the
artist.

A native of Louisiana, Mary Gow currently writes and lives in
Mountain View, California. She received her B.S. in communications/
advertising from The University of Texas at Austin and her M.A. in
Education/Instructional Technology at San Jose State University. Her
articles have appeared in publications including the Austin American-
Statesman, New Texas Magazine, and the International Examiner.

Susanna Kwan would rather be wandering the planet and crossing
borders, but for now, the San Francisco native spends her free hours
drawing, writing, racking up overdue fines at the library, knitting,
waiting for MUNI, sitting in coffeeshops, willing the sky to rain,
exchanging stories, and travel-dreaming. So far, her favorite places
include the Pacific Northwest, Suva, and Bolivia.
Han Pham is an artist who enjoys obsessing over the little shit. Her
work elevates the humor and beauty of the mundane moments normal
people would rather forget - port-a-potty romance, bedroom snafus,
and foul-mouthed mothers. She has written, choreographed, and
performed in original productions with the Vietnamese theatre
ensemble, Club O'Noodles, on stage and film. Her written stories
have been featured on the radio, in the Vietnamese newspaper Nguoi
Viet, the non-fiction webzine Ostrich Ink and in print for various
publications. She was recently showcased in the 24Hour Show, a site-
specific art installation featuring six Asian-American artists
spanning dance, performance, spoken word, photography and visual art
(24hourshow.com) and is currently co-curating Fling!, a multi-
disciplinary art show uniting artists, writers and performers to
explore the art of relationships in March 2006 (www.myartfling.com).
Image courtesy of the artist.

Erin Reese is the author of the short story, "Miracle on the Mangala
Express," published in the anthology Angel Over My Shoulder, and the
blog, "Travels With Bindi Girl." By day, Erin is a content manager
and editor for a major astrology website. In her other life, she
lives out her childhood fantasies by trying anything she may have
remote talent at - or not - whether it be singing, acting, guitar
strumming, or making people smile. Her first solo performance piece,
"Over the Top," debuted through the Kearny Street Workshop in April
2005, and again in Black Rock City, Nevada in August 2005. Erin is
proud to be a Transpersonal Psychology grad school dropout as well as
a Life Coach training dropout, both of which she found to be
incredibly stifling to her creative expression. She wishes to thank
the dear friends that support and encourage her various endeavors to
bring a little more light to people's lives.

Venue:

Kearny Street Workshop @ space180
180 Capp Street, 3rd Floor
San Francisco
415.503.0520
http://www.kearnystreet.org

By Public Transit
BART
From 16th Street BART Station, walk down Mission Street to 17th Street.
Take a left onto 17th Street.
Take your next left at Capp Street.
Find Space180 on the left side, 180 Capp Street. KSW is located on
the 3rd Floor.
Bus
KSW is located on Capp Street at 17th Street. We are near all Mission
Street bus lines.

To plan your trip, we suggest visiting transit.511.org.

By Car
From East Bay
I-80 W/BAY BRIDGE.
I-80 W/BAY BRIDGE becomes I-80 W.
Take the exit towards 9TH STREET/CIVIC CENTER.
Go straight onto Harrison Street.
Turn right on 17th Street.
Turn right on Capp Street.
Space180 is on the left at 180 Capp Street. KSW is located on the 3rd
floor.
From the North
101 South to GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE
Take Lombard Street Exit..
Go straight on Lombard Street.
Take a right on Van Ness Avenue.
Take a right onto Market Street.
Take a left onto Valencia Street.
Take a left onto 17th Street.
Take a left onto Capp Street.
Space180 is on the left at 180 Capp Street. KSW is located on the 3rd
floor.
From the South Bay/ Peninsula
US-101 N.
Take the Vermont Street Exit.
Turn left onto 16th street.
Turn left onto Capp Street.
Space180 is on the right at 180 Capp Street, right before you hit
17th street. KSW is located on the 3rd floor

Additional Info:

415.503.0520
http://www.kearnystreet.org