COMING UP: October 2-11
Homecoming 2009 Aims to Bring Back "Blue Tradition"
Sonoma State University may no longer have a football team, but that isn't going to stop the University from a grand, week long celebration of school spirit to bring back Homecoming celebrations to the campus from Sun., Oct. 11 to Thurs., Oct. 15.
The men's and women's soccer teams literally kick off this brand new "Blue Tradition" with weekend games on Sun., Oct 11. Game day festivities include bands, food, and a club fair for the over 100 clubs and organizations on-campus. A morning “Fun Run” led by the SSU cross country team to support the team and a local food bank will involve members of sororities and fraternities, student organizations, sport clubs, athletic teams and alumni. Visitors are urged to bring their lawn chairs, blankets and picnic baskets and dress in Sonoma State spirit wear as the price of admission.
The Distinguished Alumni Awards and Midnight Madness conclude Homecoming 2009 activities. Midnight Madness includes a Basketball Team Spirit Rally and Golf Team Tribute in the Wolves' Den at 9:30 p.m. on Oct. 15. Greek Life hosts a canned food drive as the price of admission to the gym that evening.
October 2009 Homecoming Week Activities
Friday, Oct. 9
• Parent and Family Weekend Check In: Noon-6 p.m., Salazar 1010
• Men's Soccer vs. Cal State Dominguez Hills: 4 p.m.
• Women's Soccer vs. Cal State Dominguez Hills: 1:30 p.m.
• Women's Volleyball vs. Cal State East Bay: 7 p.m.
• SFI Movie: 7 p.m., Warren Auditorium
• Dancing at Lughnasa Opening Night: 7:30 p.m., Person Theatre
• Friday Nite Live Karaoke and Free Pizza: 8:30 p.m., Ameci's
Saturday, Oct. 10
• Breakfast Reception with President/VPs/Deans/Faculty: Check-in at 8 a.m., Reception at 9 a.m.
• Department Lectures and Exhibits: 11 a.m. (Includes Business and Economics, Library Tours, Res Life)
• Green Music Center Tours: 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
• Kid Zone: 2 p.m.-4 p.m., Rec Center
• Music Department Collage Concert: 4 p.m., Ives 119
• Student Organizations/Student Involvement Showcase: 5:30 p.m.
• Fair-Type Activities: Afternoon
• Women's Volleyball vs. UC San Diego: 7 p.m.
• Alumni Social (Young Professionals Network): 7 p.m., University Club
• Magician: 8 p.m., Ives 101
Sunday Oct. 11
• Breakfast for Families: Zinfandel Dining Room
• Morning Fun Run with Greeks, Student Organizations, Sport Clubs, Athletics and Alumni
• Tailgate and Mini Concert
• Women's Soccer vs. Cal State LA: 11:30 a.m.
• Men's Soccer vs. Cal State LA: 2 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 12
• Hutchins Reunion Week Begins
Tuesday, Oct. 13
• Super Nooner and Campus Organizations Lawn Displays
• Blood Drive
• Groundation Concert: 8 p.m., The Commons
Wednesday, Oct. 14
• Midnight Zinfandel Dining Room Event
Thursday, Oct. 15
• Distinguished Alumni Ceremony
• SAA/ASI Midnight Madness with Basketball Team Spirit Rally and Golf Team Tribute (Greek canned food drive for entrance into event): 10 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 17
• Breast Cancer Walk
Dancing at Lughnasa Opens Oct. 9 in Person Theatre
A kitchen radio called Marconi is a vital character in Brian Friel's wistful drama "Dancing at Lughnasa," as five unmarried sisters in rural Ireland struggle to survive and take care of each other while the world around them changes swiftly and ominously in the year 1936.
Dancing at Lughnasa premiers in the Person Theatre on Fri., Oct. 9 at 7:30 p.m., and runs through Sat., Oct. 17.
The play evokes a tension between Christianity and paganism and is conveyed through the eyes of seven-year old Michael, who observes his family simultaneously liberated and corrupted by the radio in the family kitchen.
The play also explores the duality between technological progress and personal tragedy, and the conflict between the sacred in religion and the sacred within the self.
Tickets are $15 for general admission, $8 for students and seniors, $12 for SSU faculty, alumni and staff, and free to SSU students. For a full list of performances, visit the CPA website. For more information, contact Jenny Parkinson at 4-2325 or email jenny.parkinson@sonoma.edu.
Good Eats and Music at SSU Slow Food Event
The SSU Slow Food chapter is hosting a public event featuring speakers, a locally sourced
lunch and live music on Sun., Oct. 11 from noon to 4 p.m. by the University Lakes. 
Distinguished guest speakers include:
• Josh Viertel, President of Slow Food USA
• SSU President
Ruben Armiñana
• Mark Arax, author of
“West of the West: Dreamers, Believers, Builders, and Killers in the Golden State”.
The lunch menu is a collaboration between Slow Food and SSU Dining
Services. It is locally sourced, and will feature sustainably-raised
chicken from Solano County, Sonoma County baby potatoes, a babygreen
lettuce salad and apple crisp made from the orchards of Western Sonoma County.
A pre-lunch wine and artisan cheese mixer is planned, during which chapter-sponsored projects to preserve locally endangered foods will be on display. Three bands — The Easy Leaves, Open Market and Blue Shift — are scheduled to play.
The event is open to the public. Admission for SSU students is $25, and general admission is $38. For more information about the SSU Slow Food chapter or this event, view the event flyer (.pdf) or visit the SSU Slow Food website.
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