"Art
from the Heart" Auction and Party, Feb. 10
"Art from the Heart" is the 23rd annual art auction benefiting the University Art Gallery - an evening of art, food, and fine wine, featuring modestly-priced works in many mediums sold during a silent auction from 6-9 p.m on Saturday, Feb. 10. Free previews of the artwork are scheduled on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Thursday, Feb. 8, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; and Friday, Feb. 9, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. This year more than 150 artists from Sonoma County and across the United States have created original works of art especially for Art from the Heart, including Chester Arnold, Todd Barricklow, Ray Beldner, Pele DeLappe, Poe Dismuke, Stephen Galloway, Cynthia Hipkiss, Bob Hudson, Kurt Kemp, Tony King, Judith Linhares, Jim Melchert, Jann Nunn, William O’Keeffe, Cornelia Schulz, Sylvia Seventy, Richrd Shaw, Marg Starbuck, Jennifer Sturgill, John Watrous, Shane Weare, and Sam Woolcott, among many others. $30 donation at the door. For further information, phone Carla Stone, 4-2295.
Above, is Charles Hobson's "Heart Ache, 2006."
Interesting lectures this week:
"Become the Change You Want to See in the World” - When he was 12 years old, Steven Cozza took a stand against the discrimination of gay youth and adults in the Boy Scouts of America. He and his father, Scott Cozza, founded an organization “Scouting for All.” Scouting for All is an educational and advocacy organization, reaching out to GLBT youth in its attempt to get the BSA to change its policies. Cozza discusses his continued activism in Scouting for All at the Queer Studies Lecture Series. 12-12:50 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 6, Stevenson 1002. 4-2574.
"Vanished: Understanding Extinction and Honoring Life." - Mary Gomes, Psychology Dept and Eco-psychologist, begins the Spring School of Social Science Brown Bag Series from noon to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 6, in Stevenson 2011, with a look at "an extinction crisis unparalleled in human history." Gomes will speak to the question: How can we inform people about extinction in a way that encourages openness, creativity, and the willingness to make needed changes, rather than leading people to feel overwhelmed, depressed, and avoidant?
Ending the Iraq War - Project Censored hosts two anti-war activists for a talk and discussion on the importance of ending the Iraq War. Liam Madden, veteran of a four-year tour of service in the U.S. Marine Corps, including seven months in Iraq and co-founder of the Appeal for Redress, a campaign of active service members who are appealing to congress to remove all American military forces and bases from Iraq. As well as Sunsara Taylor co-founder of World Can't Wait - Drive Out the Bush Regime, will be speaking on the Iraq war, torture, the rise of theocracy and its assault on women, gays and science, as well as the criminal treatment of Blacks during Katrina. 6 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 6, Darwin 102. 4-2500.
Learning Communities of Practice: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - Eric Hsu, San Francisco State University, surveys different examples of learning communities of practice, both functional and dysfunctional. Communities of math teachers, graduate students and K–12 students, are considered along with live versus online communities. Are functional communities of practice possible in school settings? he asks. Math Colloquium. 4 p.m., Feb. 7, Darwin 103. 4-2368.
Explore Suburbia!: 3 Operas on The Theme of Love - Mozart, Menotti and Bernstein. These three composers take a look at love relationships: love rebuffed, love unrequited, love in need of repair. Lynne Morrow (Music) and Adrian Elfenbaum (Theatre Arts) discuss these suburban love stories and play some of the music from the upcoming CPA production. Noon, Feb. 8, Stevenson 1068. 4-4177.
Ehren
Tool -
Ehren Tool, a veteran of the Gulf War, creates artwork
that attempts to reckon with his transformative experiences
on the battlefield. Tool makes ceramic cups with military
motifs and symbols of destruction skirting their perimeters.
Tool has sent his cups (unsolicited) to Presidents, CEOs
and any one else in the military-industrial complex he
can find. He opens the Visiting Artist Lecture Series
at noon, Thursday, Feb. 8. in Art 102. 4-3042.
Later this month:
"Down from the Mountaintop" - A play that depicts the rich and impassioned life of civil rights activist James Baldwin, known for his novels on sexual and personal identity, along with his works of nonfiction, plays and essays on human rights. Admission free to SSU students with ID and $10 general. Tickets at the Sonoma Student Union. 8 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 15, Warren Auditorium. (707) 664-2815.
"White
Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son"
- Tim
Wise, the critically acclaimed anti-racist author and
activist shares his story and perspectives based on
his book of the same name, on Thursday, Feb. 22 at
7:30 p.m. in the Cooperage. This special event is FREE
and open to the public. Sponsored by Associated Students
Productions, Center for Culture, Gender & Sexuality
and the SSU Student Union. For more information about
this and other ASP events, call -2382 or on the web
at www.sonoma.edu/as/asp.
“Rethinking
Race and Class: A New Vision of Social Justice” - Harvard
Law professor Lani Guiner challenges the stereotypes
surrounding race, class, and gender equality as part
of the Andrea Neves and Barton Evans Social Justice Lecture
Series at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 26 in the Evert B.
Person Theatre. Guinier came to public attention when
she was nominated by President Bill Clinton in 1993 to
head the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice,
only to have her name withdrawn without a confirmation
hearing. This special evening is free for students, staff
and faculty and only $10 for the general public. For
more information or tickets, call 4-2382 or visit www.sonoma.edu/as/asp.