Bidnight Madness

BIDNIGHT MADNESS 2009
Bidnight Madness 2009, a silent/live auction, dinner and dance, takes place Sat., May 2 in the Seawolf Gymnasium. The bidding battles kick off at 5 p.m., but stick around afterward for live music from Wonder Bread 5. Tickets are available at $75 each until Fri., May 1. To RSVP contact Megan Catton by email at megan.catton@sonoma.edu, call 4-2750 or RSVP online at the Bidnight Madness webpage.

PUBLISHING PANEL EVENT
How can I get published? What is the literary landscape like in the twenty-first century, anyway? How can I find work in editing and publishing, and what is it really like to work in this field? What is the role of literary presses in the development of new literary voices?

Join our discussion of these and other questions at our Editors’ and Publishers’ Roundtable, a conversation with:

• Howard Junker writer and founding editor of Zyzzyva, the Journal of West Coast Writers and Artists
• Kathryn Crim writer and Deputy Editor of Three Penny Review
• Lindy Hough writer and founding editor of Io Magazine and North Atlantic Books

The event takes place Tues., May 5 from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. in the University Art Gallery. this event is free and open to the public. Sponsored by Writers on Writing Program funded by Associated Students, Nadenia Newkirk Foundation, and the Department of English.

REMEMBERING OUR MANONGS DOCUMENTARY TO PLAY ON KRCB
On Tues., May 12 at 9 p.m., KRCB, Sonoma County's local PBS station will air a feature length documentary film, "Remembering Our Manongs (Elders): Sonoma County's Filipino American History." The film explores the history of the earliest Filipino immigrants in Sonoma County. Mostly single young men, they began arriving in California in the 1920s. The manongs' story is one of tenacity and endurance coupled with an extraordinary sense of community. In the film, their inspirational story is told by surviving family members, descendants of former employers and other key figures in Sonoma County.
Sponsored in part by the California Council for the Humanities, the film was produced by the Filipino American National Historical Society Sonoma County Chapter. A core project team comprised of mostly Filipina American women (Alicia Viloria Watson, Patricia Viloria Watson, Delia Lanosa Rapolla, Karen Mejia Pennrich, Josie Quimado, and Flori Nowelsky), impassioned with the determination to ensure that the manongs will always be remembered successfully completed the film in 2008. Leny Strobel, Associate Professor, American Multicultural Studies, served as project director. Leilani Nishime, Assistant Professor, University of Washington, Department of Communication, served as humanities expert.

KRCB

KRCB Television 22 can be seen as far north as Hopland in Mendocino County, east to include all of Napa County and parts of Solano and Contra Costa counties, and south to encompass San Francisco, South San Francisco, Daly City, and the East Bay through Oakland. KRCB Television 22 has a potential audience of 2.4 million people. Via two satellite systems, KRCB can be viewed throughout the entire Bay Area and beyond.

If you are receiving KRCB on an antenna via a converter box you can view the program on digital channels 22-1, 22-2 and 22-3. If you are a subscriber to Comcast Cable, view the program on Cable Channel 22 in Sonoma, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, and Contra Costa counties as well as the city of Oakland. If you are a satellite subscriber we are on DISH Satellite on channel 22 or 8233, and DirecTV on Channel 22.

BEYOND OUR DIFFERENCES
Ever wonder about various viewpoints of religions worldwide? Motivated by the unified message of hope, the film "Beyond Our Differences" portrays the multiple dimensions of faith's impact on positive change in the lives of others. Tues., May 5 at 7 p.m. in the Student Union Multipurpose Room. For information call 4-2382 or visit the ASP website.

CARMEN JONES
 (1954) Bizet's opera Carmen was transposed and transported from Spain to Jacksonville, Florida army base in the forties, the libretto rewritten by Oscar Hammerstein II for an all black-American cast. (105 minutes). Sonoma Film Institute. Thurs., May 7, 7 p.m. Darwin 103. Fri., May 8, 7 p.m. Warren Auditorium, Ives 101. For information call 4-4332 or visit the SFI website.

COMING UP: May 1-9

Joe TennLectures

THIRTY-NINE YEARS OF ASTRONOMY AND PHYSICS
Physics Professor Joseph S. Tenn concludes his career with some reflections on his activities and the changes he has seen. Mon., May 4 at 4 p.m. in Darwin 103. For information visit the What Physicists Do website.

HUNGER BANQUET
Join JUMP in the Student Union for dinner and a discussion about world hunger. Mon., May 4 from 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m. in the Student Union MPR. For information call4-4277 or visit the JUMP website.

THEY GOT IT RIGHT... THE GODS ARE CRAZY: A VIEW OF CHANGE FROM THE KALAHARI
Psychology Professor Gisela Wendling explores the changing Kalahari desert, in the playful context of the movie "The Gods Must Be Crazy."Tues., May 5 from noon-1 p.m. in Stevenson 2011. For information call 4-2112 or visit the School of Social Sciences Brown Bag Lecture Series website.

THE ROAD TO RESCUE: THE UNTOLD STORY OF SCHINDLER'S LIST
Viktoria Hertlin, director of the Center for Holocaust, Genocide and Peace Studies at the University of Nevada at Reno, explores the often overlooked players who were integral to Schindler's famous story. 26th Annual Holocaust Lecture Series. Tues., May 5 from 4 p.m.-5:40 p.m. For information visit the Holocaust Lecture Series website.

Shine HoustonTAKING POWER IN CREATING IMAGES: CRASH PAD PORN
Shine Louise Houston, pioneering producer and director of Pink and White Productions, is dedicated to producing sexy and exciting images that reflect today's blurred gender lines and fluid sexualities. Houston will discuss how Pink and White Productions creates porn that exposes the complexities of queer sexual desire, inviting viewers into a world of butches, bois, femmes, transfolk and more, with a focus unlike any other in the adult industry, focusing on the authentic passion between two (or more) bodies. Gender Lecture Series. Tues., May 5 at noon in Carson 68. For information call 4-2574.

BETTER, FASTER CHIP
Joel Nelson demonstrates kinasases at the chromatin and beyond. Biology Colloquium Lectures Series. Tues., May 7 at noon in Darwin 101. For information call 4-2189 or visit the Biology Colloquium website.

USE OF THE GRADIENT VECTOR IN CONSTRUCTING A SOLAR ELECTRIC SYSTEM
Chad Griffith discusses mathematical applications used by a project manager in the solar industry highlighting specific examples of Calculus, algebra, geometry, and financial mathematics in the job place. M*A*T*H* Colloquium Lecture Series. Weds., May 6 at 4 p.m. in Darwin 103. For information call 4-2368 or visit the M*A*T*H Colloquium website.

DANCE AS A MULTIMODAL FORM OF WRITING AND KNOWING: EXPANDING THE REPERTOIRE IN CLASSROOMS AND COMMUNITIES
 English professor Mira Katz explores the value of dancing as a creative tool. Arts & Humanities Research & Creative Forum. Thurs., May 7 at noon in Schulz 3001. For information call 4-2146 or visit the A&H Forum website.

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS SENIOR GRADUATION CELEBRATION
Graduating business and economics majors are invited to join in a graduation celebration. Sat., May 9 from 3 p.m.-5:30 p.m. in the Cooperage. For information call 4-2220 or visit the School of Business and Economics website.

Theater and Music

MIRACLE JUNKIE
 The Miracle Junkie concerns Gus Chitnik, a middle-aged retiree living in Vallejo, California. His core focus in life is centered on a bizarre, underground religion called Crystal Moonrayism, named after a renowned clairvoyant. Gus is so entranced by Moonrayism that he neglects the needs of his rather eccentric, but highly dysfunctional family. His family includes a perpetually depressed wife named Eileen and four children, all of whom are forced to deal with individually troubling crises through the course of the play. Though it is not a musical, music and dance are integrated to offer a deeper immersion into the variety of dramatic storytelling methods of theatre arts which will bring something new to an original, contemporary American story, and give audiences something they have never seen before. This piece was inspired by the works of Bertolt Brecht, Ancient Greek theatre, and German Expressionism. Fri., May 1, 7:30 p.m. Sat., May 2, 7:30 p.m. Sun., May 3, 2 p.m. Ives 76. For information call (707) 228-0766.

Spring DanceSPRING DANCE PERFORMANCE
Spirited dancing by SSU Dance Ensemble and stunning choreography by critically acclaimed guest artists from the San Francisco Bay Area and resident dance faculty Kristen Daley and Nancy Lyons. $15 general, $12 faculty/alumni/staff, $8 seniors/students, free SSU students. Fri., May 1, 7:30 p.m. Sat., May 2, 7:30 p.m. Tues., May 5., 7:30 p.m. Weds., May 6, 7:30 p.m. Thurs., May 7., 7:30 p.m. Fri., May 8, 7:30 p.m. Sat., May 9, 7:30 p.m. Person Theater. For information visit the Center for Performing Arts website.

SSU CHAMBER SINGERS
Music Professor Bob Worth directs the SSU Chamber singers, with organist David Parsons, in a reconstruction of Mass for Corpus Christi, including William Byrd's famous Mass for Four Voices, motets from his Gradualia, works for organ and plainsong. The concert features the music department's new Klop positiv organ. Thurs., May 7, 8 p.m. Fri., May 8, 8 p.m. Sat., May 9, 8 p.m. For information call 4-2353 or visit the Center for Performing Arts website.

O PRIMAVERA
The SSU Chorus celebrates spring time with a variety of choral works, featuring Vaughan Williams' Five Mystical Songs, as well as selections by Monteverdi, Bach and Brahms. Music director is Jenny Brent. $12 general, $10 faculty/alumni/staff, $8 seniors/students, Free to SSU students. Fri., May 1, 8 p.m. Sat., May 2, 8 p.m. For information call 4-2353 or visit the Sonoma Choral website.

Films

RIALTO $1 MOVIE NIGHT: SUGAR
Miguel "Azucar" Santos, a Dominican pitcher from San Pedro de Macoris, struggles to make it to the big leagues and pull himself and his family out of poverty. Playing professionally at the Kansas City Knights baseball academy, Miguel finally gets his break at age 19 when he advances to the United States' minor league system. Miguel travels from his tight knit community in the Dominican Republic to a small town in the Iowa corn country, where he and his few Latin American teammates become the only Spanish-speaking people in the area. As Miguel struggles with the new language and culture, despite the welcoming efforts of his host family, he is faced with an isolation he never before experienced. When his play on the mound falters, he begins to more closely examine the world around him and his place within it, and ultimately questions the single-mindedness of his life's ambition. Sponsored by Associated Student Productions. Tickets available at the front desk the Student Union. Weds., May 6, 7:15 p.m. Rialto Theaters in Santa Rosa. For information call 4-2382 or visit the ASP website.

Galleries

ANNUAL BFA EXHIBITION 2009
BFA Exhibition 2009 features the work of 6 students in the Art Department who are graduating this Spring with their Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), an advanced degree requiring an additional year of focused study in their chosen medium---Lily Cain (painting and printmaking), Abelardo Cruz-Santiago (mixed media printmaking), Itzul Gutierrez (sculpture/print installation), Johnny King (printmaking), Logan Stocksdale (ceramic sculpture), and Emily Wiseman (painting). Open Thurs., April 30 - Sat., May 23. Tues. - Fri., 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sat. & Sun., noon - 4 p.m. For information call 4-2295.

 

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