CREATIVE THOUGHT Words and music T
he “33 1/3” series of books, more than 100 short publications each examining a differ-
ent music album, rocks a pretty strong connec- tion to Skidmore. Chris Ott ’97 wrote about Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures (2004) and Marc Woodworth ’84, associate editor of Salmagundi at Skidmore, released his take on Bee Thousand by Guided By Voices (2006). The entire series is edited and curated by Ally-Jane Grossan ’10 for Bloomsbury Publishing, where she and Woodworth have just co-edited How to Write About Music. Equal parts instruction manual and music jour- nalism, the anthology and textbook are an impor- tant step for the 33 1/3 books.
“Inception
to publication took about a
year,” Grossan says. “I was tasked with getting the 33 1/3 series into the classroom, and rather than just compiling all of the existing books into one, this seemed the better way.” The pitch for the book was based on Woodworth’s “Writing Rock” course syllabus, so getting him on board to co-edit was the easiest part of the project. The only major editorial battles had to do with what writings they would include in the book. Grossan recalls, “I thought Marc had too much Beatles and Dylan, and he was doubtful about a chapter on Taylor Swift. In the end, I got my Taylor and he got his Beatles.” Woodworth com- ments, “I learned a lot from Ally-Jane’s keen focus on what makes a book worthwhile not just in and of itself but also for its intended audi- ence.” Grossan has been promoting the book at uni-
versities and bookstores around the country. Noting that the readership ranges from the pro- fessoriate to music fans, she says the 33 1/3 name really brings people out. During an open call for submissions in 2014, Grossan received over 400 pitches, and as the series expands she expects that number to grow significantly. —Robin Adams ’00
ment worker, he has a master’s in public policy from Georgetown. Maggie Doherty has been at Antioch University New England, finishing a mas- ter’s in clinical mental-health counseling. She plans to pursue licensing in both Maine and New Hampshire. Sarah Russell-Smith completed a PhD
in engineering at Stanford, where her research focused on life-cycle assessment and sustainable building design. She’s starting her career at the Boston Consulting Group’s Sydney, Australia, office. Inga Shalmiyeva graduated from the University of Miami’s accelerated nursing program with a BSN and returned to NYC to seek a registered nurse position in a metropolitan hospital. Rebecca Perry is completing a PhD at
the Bard Graduate Center for Decorative Arts, Design History, and Material Culture in NYC. Her dissertation project examines the definition of pre-adoles- cent female beauty and propriety in mid-20th-century America. She became interested in the history of dress while at Skidmore and interned at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Antonio Ratti Textile Center. Rebecca is now a senior research assistant at the Met’s Costume Institute, where she worked on an exhibition about Alexander McQueen. KELLY GENOIS
KGENOIS@GMAIL.COM
’09
Alicia Brown married Brian Reaser on July 15. Corinne
Coonan ’08 and Katie Cospito helped celebrate the nuptials. Alicia, who gradu- ated from Cornell’s veterinary school in 2013, has been a veterinarian in a small- animal practice near Syracuse, N.Y. Mallory Wetstone married Jeffrey Brown ’10 at Longfellows Restaurant and Inn in Saratoga Springs. The newlyweds reside in Norwalk, Conn. Martha Valentine married David Johnson on October 4. Megan Weagley was a member of the wedding party, and Alicea Cock-Esteb, Kappes Emmons, Carol Simonson, Leila Wendler, and Dave Mauer ’08 were also on hand. Alicea Cock-Esteb graduated from Stanford with a master’s in environmental chemistry and moved to Kenya a month later. She works for an NGO doing water and sanitation research across Africa. Alicea enjoyed seeing Skidmore friends at Martha Valentine’s wedding. Erin Kenison received her master’s from Montana State University last August and
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is pursuing a PhD at Purdue, studying eastern hellbenders, giant aquatic sala- manders that are critically endangered in the state of Indiana. Her research aims to improve captive rearing methods for lar- val salamanders and better prepare the juveniles for reintroduction into the wild. Elizabeth DeBold, who earned a mas-
ter’s in library science from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2013, recently started a new posi- tion at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. She had a great time seeing Skidmore friends at last August’s wedding of Maxwell Stevens ’11 and Emily Harvey-Lacroix ’10. Nick Misani was recently honored as a
Young Gun by the Art Directors Club for his work as a graphic designer and letter- er. In June 2014, he left his job as a book- cover designer at Penguin Random House and started working at Louise Fili, a bou- tique studio in NYC that specializes in luxury packaging, restaurant identities, logos, and book design. Jake Nota has a new puppy, Riley, whom he shares with Janet Barbieri ’11. Pursuing a PhD in clinical psychology at Binghamton University, Jake has been studying the relationship between sleep and anxiety. An article he authored about this research was covered by the Huffington Post, Yahoo Health, the New York Daily News, and other outlets. Heather Gilchrist (hmgilchrist @
gmail.com) taught art, English, and social studies with Teach for America and completed a master’s in education from Columbia University Teachers College. She is now principal of Dolores T. Aaron Academy, a charter middle school in New Orleans. SHANNON HASSETT
SHANNON.HASSETT@GMAIL.COM
’10
Theo Gordon is an MBA candi-
date at the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University. He is excit- ed to be spending this summer in Atlanta with Nik Seely ’11, while interning in AT&T’s Leadership Development Program. Alysia Hildebrandt married Christopher
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Tsuyuki in a beautiful, artsy greenhouse in Sandy, Utah, on January 1. Christopher is a Utah native and a University of Utah alum. Mai Carr ’11 was in attendance as videographer. The newlyweds honey- mooned in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico. They live near Christopher’s family in Midvale,
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