* All lectures free to the general public unless otherwise noted.
SPINTRONICS: FROM MATERIALS TO DEVICES - Dr. Yuri Suzuki of the University of California at Berkeley discusses the basics of how both the spin and charge of the electron can be exploited in spin-based electronics and the fundamental and technological issues associated with them. "What Physicists Do" lecture series. 4 p.m., Monday, March 26, Darwin 103. (707) 664-2119.
ARTHUR DAWSON - Hstorical ecologist and local Sonoma County resident Arthur Dawson is scheduled to speak on various topics concerning history and natural resources. University Library lecture series. 4 p.m., Monday, March 26. Schulz 3001. (707) 664-4240.
THE EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKE ON PULMONARY ALLERGY - Lecture by Dr. Brian Seymour of the Biology department. Biology Colloquium. Noon-1 p.m., Tuesday, March 27. Darwin 103. (707) 664-2189.
THE NASTY GIRL - Lecture and discussion by Anna Rosmus, from Passau, Germany, who as a teenager discovered her hometown's hidden Nazi past, is the real-life heroine of the film "The Nasty Girl." For 24 years she has dedicated her life to uncovering anti-Semitism and the Nazi past of her hometown in Bavaria and to combating the neo-Nazis and extreme right in Germany. Holocaust Lecture Series. 4-5:40 p.m., Tuesday, March 27, Warren Auditorium, (707) 664-4076.
DADDY AND PAPA: GAY FATHERS AND THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF THE AMERICAN FAMILY - Johnny Symons discusses the making and distribution of the film Daddy and Papa, explores the ways in which gay families navigate through schools, neighborhoods, and extended families, and dwells on his own experiences as a gay parent. Queer Studies lecture series. 12-12:50 p.m., Tuesday, March 27, Stevenson 1002. (707) 664-2306.
SAFE SETS AND THE ALGEBRA OF FOUR-COLORINGS - Sean Lloyd of the College of Marin discusses how mathematicians can be kept amused for hours trying to color the pictures in a coloring book with only four crayons. One approach to showing that this is always possible is to build four- colorable pictures from simpler ones by two operations: splitting a boundary edge in two with a new vertex and splitting a region in two with a new edge which joins pre-existing vertices. Math Colloquium. 4-5 p.m., Wednesday, March 28, Darwin 103, (707) 664-3324.
PLANNING FOR ENERGY SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES - Lecture and open forum with Geof Syphers, Chief Sustainability Officer for Codding Enterprises. Spring 2007 Energy Forum. 4-5:40 p.m., Wednesday, March 28, Environmental Technology Center, (707) 664-2577.
UNEARTHING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF CALIFORNIA'S PALEOINDIAN WOMEN - Presentation by Professor Clarice Stasz, the Paleo-Indian period began when people came to the Americas before the end of the Ice Ages about 12,000 years ago. Women's History Luncheon, 12-1 p.m., Thursday, March 29, Salazar 2021. (707) 664-2815.
CITIZENS OF THE WORLD: ON COMMON GROUND: EUROPE - Panel discussion with Michaela Grobbel (Germany), Christine Renaudin (France) and Tania de Miguel Magro (Spain). Noon-1:30 p.m., Thursday, March 29. Schulz 3001. University Library lecture series. Karen Brodsky, (707) 664-4240.
IMPROVING HEALTHCARE QUALITY - Ethan Stone of Corman Technologies in Santa Rosa explains that the current state of healthcare is inefficient, inconsistent, and error-prone and presents an overview of some specific ways in which information technology is being used to improve the situation. Computer Science Colloquium. Noon, Thursday, March 29, Darwin 102. (707) 664-2667.
THREE WEEKS AS A GLOBAL VOLUNTEER IN THE COOK ISLANDS - Lecture by emeritus professor Don Marshall. Citizens of the World: On Common Ground lecture series. 4 p.m., Thursday, March 29. Schulz 3001. (707) 664-4240.
"LIFE IN BOLD COLORS: HAITIAN ART FROM THE COLLECTION OF PATRICK JAMIESON" - Features the works of sixteen Haitian artists and depicts the unique interests of local artist Patrick Jamieson of Novato. Jamieson explores how these particular West Indians-descendants of slaves-understand their own relationships to the rest of the world; and how their artwork embodies the social, religious and political powers that provide multiple subtexts for daily existence. The exhibit runs from March 15-April 22. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday - Friday, Noon - 5 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays, Library Art Gallery, (707) 664-4240.
THE LONESOME WEST BY MARTIN MCDONAGH - The last of Martin McDonagh's trilogy set in the rural Irish village of Leenane showcases the young playwright's signature skill for casting a humorous and compassionate eye to a bleak and joyless landscape. $15 General, $12 Faculty, Alumni, Staff, $8 Seniors, SSU Students w\ ID Free. 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 29, 8 p.m., Friday, March 30, and 8 p.m., Saturday, March 31, Evert B. Person Theatre. (707) 664-2353.
SSU JAZZ ENSEMBLES - Directed by Mel Graves. 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 29, Warren Auditorium. (707) 664-2353.
FACULTY COMPOSERS CONCERT - Works by Mel Graves, Brian S. Wilson, William Johnson and Jeff Langley. $10 General, $8 Faculty, Alumni, Staff, $6 Seniors, SSU Students w\ ID Free. Faculty Recital Series, 8 p.m., Saturday, March 31, Ives Concert Hall 119. (707) 664-2353.
TARNATION - Gay filmmaker Jonathan Caouette has been filming, journaling and photographing his family since he was eleven. With this film he has created a devastating, often shocking, but finally deeply moving portrait of family life. $5 general or free with SSU student ID. Sonoma Film Institute. 4 p.m., Sunday, March 25, Warren Auditorium. (707) 664-2606.
THE FUTURE OF FOOD - In-depth investigation into unlabeled genetically-modified foods which have become increasingly prevalent in grocery stores. Unravels the complex web of market and political forces that are changing the nature of food. Free. CCGS Movie Fest. 12 p.m., Thursday, March 29, Student Union Multi-Purpose Room, (707) 664-2710.
49 UP - Every seven years, the participants of this amazing documentary project have been tracked down by director Michael Apted and captured on film in the process of simply living. This latest episode is a triumphant summation and capstone, as the original group copes with middle age and the meaning of their lives, while challenging their chronicler/tormenter about the price they pay for being put under such public scrutiny. $5 general or free with SSU student ID. Sonoma Film Institute. 7 p.m., Friday, March 30, Warren Auditorium. (707) 664-2606.
CHARLOTTE'S WEB - Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in the pen, to ensure that this will never happen. Free. 9 p.m., Saturday, March 31, Cooperage. (707) 664-2804.
