Listen to the Art Department’s Mark Johnson and Irene Poon Andersen on the KQED 88.5 FM program “Forum” from 10 to 11 a.m. Dec. 4.

Mary Ford — responsible for designing the College of Creative Arts’ posters, fliers and other promotional materials — is also an active painter. Twenty of her recent oil paintings will be on display at Jungle Digital Printing in downtown Palo Alto from Dec. 5 to 31. Ford’s opening reception will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 5 during the monthly Palo Alto Art Walk.

Check out the November 2008 edition of the Creative Arts E-Lert, the official e-mail newsletter of the SF State College of Creative Arts. This issue highlights upcoming events including the Morrison Artists Series concert with Time for Three and the annual New Moves Dance Showcase and Candlelight Concert. The issue also includes news on Dance Professor Albirda Rose being featured in a national comic strip, a Design and Industry student who designed the logo for the official San Francisco ID card, a BECA alum who inspired the main character in the movie “The Sixth Sense” and much more.

Dame Edna brings her latest show to San Francisco, where her daughter Valmai attended college. OK, the alum is actually the actress who plays the daughter of the international housewife, megastar, fashion icon and swami.

Earlier this fall, alum Justin Allen helped baseball fans in the Tampa Bay/St. Petersburg area follow the World Series run of their hometown Rays.

James Van Praagh studied media at SF State but has always been a medium unto himself. The best-selling author began to discover his psychic abilities at age 8, serving as the inspiration for the main character in the movie “The Sixth Sense.”

Brian Chiu, a senior in Design and Industry, was selected as the winner of the San Francisco City Identification Card youth logo contest.

On Nov. 18 at the Board of Supervisors meeting, Sup. Tom Ammiano commended Chiu for his talents. Chiu’s winning design will appear on all SF City ID Cards, program materials and business window signs. The City ID Card will serve as photo identification for San Francisco residents, streamlining city programs, connecting residents to local businesses and offering multiple functions.

In the SF State-sponsored de Young Museum exhibition "Asian/American/Modern Art," Professor Mark Dean Johnson has unearthed rare and seldom seen works by Asian American artists.

Delroy Lindo, the SF State alumnus known for his roles in "The Cider House Rules," "Malcolm X" and "Get Shorty," has moved behind the scenes in live theatre, directing August Wilson's "Joe Turner's Come and Gone" at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre.

Dance Professor Albirda Rose was immortalized in the Sunday comics Nov. 2, when she was featured in the nationally syndicated Soul Corner.