SPEED FOR THESPIANS & EASY LIVING - "Speed for Thespians" is a ride to remember as Kalman Apple puts his cast through their paces on a New York City bus. In "Easy Living" working girl Jean Arthur is bonked on the head while riding a Fifth Avenue bus and is mistaken for the mistress of Wall Street lion Edward Arnold. Sonoma Film Institute. 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, Warren Auditorium, (707) 664-2606.
WHAT CAN GRAVITATIONAL LENSING TELL US ABOUT THE UNIVERSE? - Dr. Chris Roat of the UC Davis will explain how the bending of light by matter informs us about the dark matter and dark energy that fill the universe. What Physicists Do Lecture Series. 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31, Schulz 3001, (707) 664-2119.
KAFFEESTUNDE - Weekly informal German conversation for those who enjoy the German language, want to brush up on their German skills or would like to learn more about the language. Noon, Tuesday, Nov. 1, Charlie Brown's Cafe, (707) 664-2637.
BEFORE AND AFTER KATRINA: RESEARCHING HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN NEW ORLEANS - Lecture by Melinda Milligan of the SSU Sociology Department. Social Sciences Brown Bag Lecture Series. Noon, Tuesday, Nov. 1, Stevenson 2011, (707) 664-2112.
PLANNING A NON-VIOLENT FUTURE - Lecture by Michael Nagler of UC Berkeley's Peace Studies Department. War and Peace Lecture Series. 4 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 1, Ives 101, (707) 664-2543.
FILMMAKERS RESPOND TO WAR FILM SERIES - The film "Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train" will be screened. 4 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 1, Art 102,
(707) 664-3040.
MEASURE M INFORMATION SESSION - Guests from both sides of Measure M, a country initiative for Sonoma County regarding a ban on GMO use by Sonoma County Growers, will speak and answer questions regarding the measure. 7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 1, The Cooperage, (707) 664- 2815.
ARTS AND HUMANITIES FORUM - Michael Litle of the SSU Communications Department presents "New Work: 'The Pleasure of Your Company'" and "News from Families of Soldiers in Iraq." Noon, Wednesday, Nov. 2, Schulz 1121, (707) 664-2146.
DAISY HERNANDEZ-Writer and journalist Daisy Hernandez will address the place of feminism in the lives of Chicanas/Latinas and the intersection between the struggle for gender equality and the fight for racial and economic justice. Sponsored by the Department of Chicano and Latino Studies, MEChA de Sonoma and Women and Gender Studies. 2 p.m. Tuesday, November 1, Ives 45, (707) 664-3294.
GET RESULTS - Some people have trouble with math because their inner life consists of words, not images. Professor Teed Rockwell of the SSU Philosophy Department will discuss exercises designed to enhance students' visual pattern recognition skills and how they can be applied to other areas of mathematics. M*A*T*H Colloquium. 4 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 2, Carson 68, (707) 664-2368.
ADVERTISING IN CONTEMPORARY CULTURE: BETWEEN ART AND COMMERCE - Lecture with Inese Heinzel, M.A., communications specialist and media producer. Osher Lifelong Learning Lecture. 6:30-8:15 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 2, The Cooperage, (707) 664-2691.
WHAT'S NEXT IN WIRELESS SECURITY? - Lecture by Paul Lambert of PicoMobile Networks, Mountain View. This presentation describes new wireless protocols and emerging new security threats. New system level threats like "Evil Beacons," "Countermeasure DoS" and "NFC Touch and Steal" will be described. Computer Science Colloquium. Noon, Thursday, Nov. 3, Salazar 2016, (707) 664-2667.
SEASTARS, SNAILS, AND SEAWEEDS: WHY OBVIOUS ESCAPE RESPONSES MIGHT NOT LEAD TO STRONG TRAIT-MEDIATED INDIRECT INTERACTIONS - Lecture presented by Dr. Ben Miner of the Bodega Marine Lab, UC Davis. Biology Colloquium. Noon, Thursday, Nov. 3, Stevenson 1002, (707) 664-2189.
CHASING DINOSAURS IN SOUTH AMERICA - Lecture with Nick Geist, Professor of Biology at Sonoma State University. Geology Lecture Series. Noon, Thursday, Nov. 3, Stevenson 3065, (707) 664-2334.
AFGHANISTAN UNVEILED & MADANM TI ZO (MRS. LITTLEBONES) - In "Afghanistan Unveiled" the effects of the Taliban's repressive rule and recent U.S. military campaign on Afghani women are chronicled. In "Madanm Ti Zo (Mrs. Littlebones), one receives an intimate look into traditional health practices through mid- wife and herbal doctor Madanm Ti Zo who runs her own clinic in Jacmal, Haiti. Films are part of The American Museum of Natural History's Margaret Mead Travelling Film and Video Festival. Sonoma Film Institute. 7 p.m., Friday, November 4, Warren Auditorium, (707) 664-2606.
