For the second consecutive week, Disney/Pixar’s “Up” is the No. 1 movie in America. Cinema alumnus Jonas Rivera is the critically acclaimed film’s producer, the latest SF State alum to achieve success in animation.

Check out the June 2009 edition of the Creative Arts E-Lert, the official e-mail newsletter of the SF State College of Creative Arts. This issue highlights the 24th annual Irving M. Klein International String Competition and InterHarmony International Music Festival. The newsletter also includes news on the winner of SF State’s Generations Jazz International Competition for Emerging Combos, Creative Arts’ top graduate in the class of 2009, and more.

Check out the April 2009 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 Cuarteto Latinoamericano and Manuel Barrueco, the madcap opera ”The Bartered Bride,” and the annal Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition. The newsletter also includes news on a BECA alum hired as an NBC News correspondent, the independent film “Fruit Fly” starring two alumni and more.

At this year’s Northern California Broadcasters Association job fair, Wanetta Doty realized that her career had come full circle. The graduate of the Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts Department was no longer the aspiring student seeking an entry-level job. She now sat behind the table at the KGO-AM 810 booth, talking to today’s students.

Please pardon our dust. You may have noticed that creativearts.sfsu.edu recently crashed, and we are still picking up the pieces. Thank you for your patience.