TRIO NAVARRO - In its second season concert, SSU's resident piano trio performs Schubert's Piano Trio in Bb Major, Op. 99. Other works to be announced. Roy Malan, violin; Jill Rachuy Brindel, cello; Marilyn Thompson, piano. Resident Artist Series.Admission is $12, $10 for faculty, alumni, and staff, $8 for seniors and students. SSU students admitted free. 4 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 18. Ives 119. (707) 664-2235.
THE HINODE SOLAR OPTICAL TELESCOPE: A SOLAR MICROSCOPE IN SPACE - Dr. Thomas Berger of the Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center will present new observations of the solar atmosphere from the Japanese Hinode satellite. What Physicists Do lecture series. 4-5:15 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19. Darwin 103. (707) 664-2119.
DARWIN'S LEGACY: SCENARIOS IN HUMAN EVOLUTION - Karin Enstam Jaffe, Anthropology, lectures. Social Science Brown Bag Series. Noon - 1 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 20. Stevenson 2011. (707) 664-2112.
"WAR AND PEACE IN THE ARTS" - Tim Wandling, Professor of English and Chair of the Academic Senate, explores a favorite topic. War and Peace Lecture Series. 4-5:15 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 20. Warren Auditorium, Ives 101. (707) 664-4115.
GALLERIES
"RED: THE COLOR OF WAR" PAINTINGS FROM A VIETNAM WAR VETERAN - In his latest series of paintings artist, Daniel T. Lopez brings vivid look at the horrible cost of war through the eyes of a Vietnam War veteran. Lopez's use of vibrant colors and attention to detail capture those who have seen his work. Lopez is an Adjunct Professor of Chicano Studies at SSU. Through Nov. 21. Center for Culture and Gender Studies. Sonoma Student Union. (707) 664-2710.
"THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HERE" - Sixteen contemporary artists explore the concept of "place"- whether it is a familiar place fondly remembered, a place seen from afar but never visited, or a place that exists only in the artist's imagination - through painting, sculpture, photography, video, and sound. Nov. 1 - Dec. 9. University Art Gallery. (707) 664-2295.
FILMS
FOREVER- (Heddy Honigmann, 2006) Documentary on Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris. Presented by the Sonoma Film Institute. 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18. Warren Auditorium, Ives Hall. (707) 664-2606. Admission is $5, $4.50 for non-SSU students and senior citizens, and $3.50 for SFI members and children under 12. SSU students admitted free.