I LAUGHED 'TILL I CRIED - The theme of this concert is captured in Johan de Meij's classic band score, Lord of the Rings, when "Journey in the Dark" finds its way to the "Hobbits." From the silliness of Whitacre's "Noisy Wheels of Joy" to the funereal aria of Berlioz' "Grand Symphonie," from Percy Grainger's "Handel in the Strand" to the "Final Covenant" by Fisher Tull, this concert will tap into your deepest emotions. $8 general admission, $6 faculty, alumni, staff, $4 students and seniors, SSU students free. 4 p.m., Sunday, May 15, Evert B. Person Theatre, (707) 664-2353.
INVISIBLE CHILDREN - Invisible Children, a film about Ugandan child soldiers, will be shown in conjunction with a lecture from guest speaker Walter Lam, the CEO of Alliance for African Assistance. 7 p.m., Monday, May 16, SSU Student Union Multipurpose Room, (707) 664-3368.
SECOND GENERATION PANEL - Panel discussion with Elaine Leeder, Ph.D, Julia Nemeth and Blair Pleasant. Holocaust Lecture Series. 4 p.m., Tuesday, May 17, Warren Auditorium, (707) 664-4076.
INTIMATE INTERPLAY - Chamber Music Program director Marilyn Thompson presents a varied program featuring student chamber ensembles. 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 17, Ives 119, (707) 664-2353.
UNDERSTANDING ASPERGER'S SYNDROME - Diann Grimm form the CA Department of Education's Northern California Diagnostic Center will provide an overview of Asperger's and Autism Spectrum Disorders. Lecture, discussion and other media will be used to help participants understand ways in which autism spectrum disorders affect behavior at school. This presentation will be open to the Sonoma State campus and surrounding community, including community college educators and disability specialists. 1 p.m., Wednesday, May 18, The Cooperage, (707) 664-2677.
EOP & LSS AWARDS RECEPTION - The Educational Opportunity Program and Learning Skills Services join with the campus community in recognizing the accomplishments of our outstanding students. Refreshments will be served. Wednesday, May 18, 4-5 pm, Commons, (707) 664-3124.
GREEN STRUCTURAL OPTIONS: COSTS, BENEFITS & PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS - Of wood, steel, and concrete, which is a greener and more cost effective building material? This workshop will help to answer this and other questions regard green materials used for the construction of a building's shell. 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 18, SSU Environmental Technology Center, (707) 664-2577.
BERNSTEIN'S "MASS": IRREVERENCE AND DEVOTION - Lecture by Lynne Morrow of the SSU Music Department on the composition and controversy of Bernstein's "Mass." Arts and Humanities Research Forum. Noon, Thursday, May 19, Schulz 1121, (707) 664-2146.
MUSIC FOR UNCHARTED EARS - Hear the Mozarts of tomorrow in this student composers' concert. New compositions explore uncharted waters in this concert of original music. Noon, Thursday, May 19, Ives 119, (707) 664-2353.
STRAIGHT AHEAD WITH FUSION - Sonoma County's jazz maestro, Mel Graves, directs the University Jazz Ensemble in a program of student arrangements and assorted modern classics. 7:30 p.m., Thursday, May 19, Warren Auditorium, (707) 664-2353.
BACH IN WEIMAR - The Sonoma County Bach Choir, the Santa Rosa Children's Chorus and Jubilate Baroque Orchestra, featuring natural trumpeter John Thiessen perform two great works from Bach's Weimar period: Cantatas 21 and 147. $12 general admission, $10 faculty, alumni and staff, $8 students and seniors, SSU students free. 8p.m., Friday, May 20, Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, 8400 Old Redwood Hwy, Windsor; 8p.m., Saturday, May 21, Holy Family Episcopal Church, 1500 E. Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park, (707) 664-2353.
BREATH, BOWS AND HAMMERS - Marilyn Thompson and Brian Wilson present chamber music works played by ensembles comprised of varied combinations of instruments. 8 p.m. Saturday, May 21, Ives 119, (707) 664-2353.
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STUDIO STORIES: NARRATIVES IN TWO DIMENSIONS - The Studio Stories exhibition was created by Sonoma State University art students, juried by students, and the exhibition designed and installed by students. Student curators worked to collectively present the artists' individual stories and yet meld them into one cogent exhibition and ultimately an interesting anthology. Weekdays: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Weekends: Noon - 5p.m., April 15-June 3, Schulz Information Center Library, (707) 664-4240.
MIGRANT/LATINO YOUTH ART EXHIBIT - Artwork from some of Sonoma County's finest young Latino students will be on display in the Intercultural Center Gallery at Sonoma State University as part of the third annual Migrant/Latino Student Art Exhibit. Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Through June 3, ICC Gallery, (707) 664-2382.
INTERVENTION - Sculpture installation featuring the art of Professor Jann Nunn's intermediate and advanced sculpture class. Please park at the Melon Barn on Petaluma Hill Road and Warrington Road. Shuttle provided every 15 minutes. 3 p.m.-7 p.m., May 14 and 15, 1470 Warrington Road, Santa Rosa, (707) 694-3824
For more events, visit the official SSU calendar at http://www.sonoma.edu/university/calendars.shtml.
