COMING UP: October 23-31
Explore the Fantastic World of Insects at "Insecta-Palooza!"
Entomologists of all ages will be fascinated by a rare look into SSU's extensive insect collection, at the first annual "Insecta-Palooza" on Sat., Oct. 24 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. in Darwin Hall. Featured are interactive displays, a live insect zoo, a silent auction, lectures and family-friendly activities. Proceeds benefit the SSU Entomology Education and Outreach Program.
"An up-close and personal introduction like this can lead to a life-long appreciation of insects' place in the web of life and the critical role they play in the health of our ecosystems," says Frederique Lavoipierre, director of the SSU Entomology Education and Outreach Program. Admission is $10 general admission, $5 for faculty and staff, or for children ages 10-17, and free for children under 10 and SSU students with ID (check or cash only). For more information, visit the Insecta-Palooza! website.
Best-Selling Author Naomi Klein to Speak About “Disaster Capitalism”
Naomi Klein, author of the international bestseller, "The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism", delivers a lecture on Wed., Oct. 28 at 7:30 p.m. in the Cooperage.
"The Shock Doctrine" is based on breakthrough historical research and four years of on-the-ground reporting in disaster zones, and illustrates Klein's concept of disaster capitalism—the rapid-fire corporate reengineering of societies still reeling from shock—and how such practices did not begin with September 11, 2001. The book draws connection between economic policy, "shock and awe" warfare and covert CIA-funded experiments in electroshock and sensory deprivation in the 1950s, research that helped write the torture manuals used today in Guantanamo Bay. Klein's speech addresses the key points of her book, along with her perspective on what it means for the future.
The event is sponsored by Associated Student Productions (ASP) and is free to SSU students, faculty and staff. General admission is $15. Copies of "The Shock Doctrine" will be available for purchase at the event and Klein will be available for autographs. For more information on the author, visit Naomi Klein's website. For more information about the lecture, or to purchase tickets, visit the Student Union Front Desk, call 4-2382 or visit the ASP website.
"Halloween Spooktacular!"
with the SSU Symphonic Winds
The Sonoma State University Symphonic Winds, in its second year under the baton of Dr. Andy Collinsworth, presents its fall concert, "Halloween Spooktacular!" on Fri., Oct. 30 at 7:30 p.m. in Person Theatre. The music reflects images of fantasy in keeping with the occasion, and audience members in costume will be admitted free of charge. The concert features Daniel Bukvich’s Voodoo, “Gandalf” by Johan de Meij, Fantasia in G by J. S. Bach, Allerseelen (All Soul’s Day) by Richard Strauss, The Vanished Army March by Kenneth Alford, and Symphonic Suite from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by Patrick Doyle.
Tickets are $12 general admission, $10 for SSU faculty, alumni and staff, $8 for seniors and students. For more information or to purchase tickets, contact the Center for Performing Arts Box Office at 4-2353 or visit the Brown Paper Tickets website.
Domestic Violence Awareness Panel Organized by the YWCA Sonoma County
Denise Frey (pictured at right) is the Executive Director and CEO of the YWCA Sonoma County and has worked in the domestic violence movement for over thirty years. In this presentation, "The History of the Domestic Violence Movement…or Two Steps Forward and One Step Back,” she will explore the history of the various movements that have resulted in today’s Domestic Violence Movement and the current expansion into the Family Justice Center Movement. She will be joined by Alexandra Walter, YWCA Board Member and staff to Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey. This panel, an installment in the Feminist Lecture Series, takes place Thurs., Oct. 29 in Carson 20 from noon-12:50 p.m.
Ceija Stojka's "Live-Dance-Paint" Exhibition Coming to a Close at the University Library Art Gallery
Prolific, self-taught artist Ceija Stojka (pictured at right) depicts her life through art in the "Live-Dance-Paint" exhibition at the University Library Art Gallery. On display at SSU since August, Stojka's artwork (featured below) illustrates her life as a traveling Romani woman before and after World War II, throughout the Nazi concentration camps of Auschwitz, Ravensbrück, and Bergen-Belsen, and the hope she has for future generations to overcome oppression. The exhibit's ten-week run at the Gallery comes to a close on Sat., Oct. 31, "so people have one last week to visit the exhibit, write a note to the artist, or contact us with any questions," says Karen Brodsky, SSU Librarian.
Both a Romani Film Series and a Romani Dance Workshop Series have been running in conjunction with Stojka's
exhibit. The next Romani Film Series installation takes place Thurs., Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. in Darwin 103, and the final Romani Dance Workshop takes place Tues., Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. in the Cooperage. For more information on the exhibit or the series, visit the University Library Art Gallery website. To view the interactive exhibit guide, click the link on the Gallery website.
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