BACH IN COeTHEN - A guest ensemble featuring violinists Anthony Martin, Joe Edelberg and cellist Elizabeth Reed perform works from Bach Coethen period, including the Fifth Brandenburg Concerto. $12 general admission, $10 faculty, alumni, staff, $8 students and seniors, SSU students free. 4 p.m., Sunday, May 1, Holy Family Episcopal Church, 1500 E. Cotati Ave. Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park, (707) 664-2353.
CATCHING GAMMA RAY BURSTS ON THE FLY - Dr. Lynn Cominsky presents the latest results from NASA's Swift mission and describe the Education/Public Outreach program conducted at SSU. What Physicists Do Lecture Series. 4 p.m., Tuesday, May 3, Stevenson 2006, (707) 664-2119.
GIVING VOICE TO SILENCE: POST-HOLOCAUST LITERATURE - Lecture on the literary response to the Holocaust presented by SSU professor Barbara Lesch McCaffry. Holocaust Lecture Series. 4 p.m., Tuesday, May 3, Warren Auditorium, (707) 664-4076.
RESHAPING THE COMMUNITY: LGBT FAMILIES CROSSING NEW BOUNDARIES - In the San Francisco Bay Area, the concentration of families headed by LGBT parents is among the highest in the nation. This development creates fascinating tensions and opportunities. Can the Castro be kid-friendly? Queer Studies Lecture Series. Noon, Thursday, May 5, Carson 68, (707) 664-2840.
JAZZ BENEFIT CONCERT AND SILENT AUCTION FOR CHILDREN'S SCHOOL - Bay Area jazz musician David Ewell and Friends plus Silent Auction. $5 donation at the door, or $10 including pizza dinner, for adults. Admission is free for children. No host bar. 5:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Thursday, May 5, the Pub in the Student Union, (707) 664-2230.
FRESH AIRE - The SSU Chamber Wind Ensemble performs W. A. Mozart's "Gran Partita" Serenade for 13 instruments, K. 361, a major work that goes far beyond the sphere of light entertainment. The SSU Brass and Percussion Ensembles finishes their first season in regal style with selections by Copland, Grieg, Barber, Plog, and Gabrieli. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 5, Ives 119, (707) 664-2353.
SIDE BY SIDE - A one-man show by comedian Brian Wetzel dealing with the issue of his 20-year bout with clinical depression. 7:30 p.m., Friday, May 6, Ives 119, (707) 664-2785.
BACH IN LEIPZIG - The Sonoma County Bach Choir and the SSU Chamber Singers join forces to present motets of J.S. Bach, written during Bach's long tenure as Capellmeister in the city of Leipzig. $12 general admission, $10 faculty, alumni, staff, $8 students and seniors, SSU students free. 8 p.m., Friday, May 6, Sebastopol Methodist Church and 8 p.m., Saturday, May 7, Holy Family Episcopal Church, 1500 E. Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park, (707) 664-2353.
LA VOCE GLORIOSA / THE GLORIOUS VOICE - Hear and experience exciting songs and arias from every musical genre as SSU's master studio voice students come together in two recitals shaped by directors Susan Witt-Butler, Christopher Fritszche, and Lynne Morrow. 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 7-8, Ives 119, (707) 664-2353.
BALLET FOLKLORICO NIGHT - Drawing on traditional dance, music and song as tools for the transmission of culture, Ballet Folklorico Night will represent the artistic variety of Mexico's different regions. General admission $15, SSU faculty and staff $12, SSU students, mothers, and children under 12 admitted free. 8 p.m., Saturday, May 7, Warren Auditorium, (707) 664-2537.
SOUNDS OF THE CELESTIAL SPHERE - Enjoy an evening of peace and tranquility as Dr. Laxmi G. Tewari sings Indian classical ragas and devotional songs to the accompaniment of tabla, harmonium and tambura, each played by world-class musical artists. $12 general admission, $10 faculty, alumni, staff, $8 students and seniors, SSU students free. 8 p.m., Saturday, May 7, Ives 119, (707) 664-2353.
