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January 2006
BATS GOES HOLLYWOOD AND MORE…Two from BATS Improv
went from stage to celluloid – temporarily. Corey
Rosen is featured in the recently released film, Rent.
BATS executive director John Kovacevich is featured
in Pursuit of Happyness, due out next year with Will
Smith. Lots of stuff going on at improv headquarters.
BATS unveils a brand new curriculum upgrade this month and
celebrates 20 years of improvisational theatre training. And
Sara Butz is the group’s new marketing and PR
person.
SPEAKING OF ACTORS…Ed Harris was here 20 years
ago this month. He appeared in Scar – along with
his wife, actress Amy Madigan – at the Magic
Theatre. The play was a premiere by the Obie Award-winning
playwright Murray Mednick. In January a quarter of
a century ago, Magic presented The Man Who Killed the Buddha
by Martin Epstein.
CAMPUS NOTES…Construction begins on Fort Mason
Center’s Firehouse, Gatehouse, and Guard
Station to restore, improve, and seismically retrofit
these historic landmark buildings as part of a larger preservation
undertaking. Preparations are also being made for the implementation
of "Park for Preservation" that will use net proceeds
from paid parking to fund similar additional preservation
work in the future. Paid parking, with modest rates, is expected
to start in May.
MUSIC FOR YOUTH…Mentioned in an earlier Rumblings,
Ramblings column, there is now more information on the
Blue Bear School of Music’s First Annual Music for
Youth Benefit. We’re glad to publicize the big event
to be held at San Francisco’s Independent on Divisadero
in February. Bonnie Hayes, Robben Ford, and
Vicki Randle (Tonight Show Band) will perform
as will Blue Bear youth bands Hella Kitty and the Nash
Brothers. Dance music is provided by Pride and Joy.
Go to www .bluebearmusic.org for more information.
MORE BLUE BEAR…Kevin Marlatt, former head of
the San Francisco Unified School District’s Arts Education
Master Plan, joins Blue Bear School of Music as executive
director. He also drums, we are told. Welcome.
MORE CONSTRUCTION…Greens is expanding. Work
is under way on a new private dining room – another room
with a view. For the observant, all those workers on Greens’
roof weren’t praying to the sun gods. They were replacing
all of the beautiful clay tiles with new clay tiles.
COMING SOON…While you are checking our calendar
section for all the great things happening in January, here
is a sampling of Fort Mason Center events in the coming months
– San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, San Francisco
Arts of Pacific Asia Show, the San Francisco Tribal
& Textile Arts Show, and the Rhone Rangers Annual
Tasting.
– Staff
Image: "Fort Mason Center" by Michael Schwab
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