PADUA AND FIRENZE: TRECENTO AND QUATTROCENTO MUSIC IN NORTHERN ITALY - Robert Worth directs the SSU Chamber Singers as they perform fabulous, rarely-heard music by Italian composers of the 14th and 15th centuries. Featuring works by Paola Tenorista and Johannes Ciconia. SSU Choral Program. General admission is $12, $10 for faculty, alumni and staff, $8 for seniors and students. SSU students admitted free. 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30 and Sunday, Dec. 2. Holy Family Episcopal Church. (707) 664-2235.
THE REAL TRUTH ABOUT HAVING BABIES: A DOULA'S PERSPECTIVE -Danielle Ronshausen, doula, childbirth educator in training, and SSU alumna speaks on the subject of childbirth and how doulas offer a helping hand to mothers through pregnancy and delivery. Ronshausen will discuss what really happens as a woman approaches labor, the birthing process and finally, what women can expect after delivery. An actual birth on video will be presented. Women's Health Lecture Series. Noon - 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4. Carson Hall, Room 68. (707) 664-2840.
"PEACE THROUGH SUSTAINABILITY" -Presenation from Jason Mark, from the Board of Directors of Global Exchange in San Francisco. War and Peace Lecture Series. 4-5:15 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 4. Warren Auditorium, Ives 101. (707) 664-4115
WHEN GOD WAS A WOMAN: A JOURNEY INTO ANCIENT AND MODERN GODDESS RELIGION - Women's spirituality scholar Marguerite Rigoglioso explores goddess-centered religions then and now, mysterious unnamed goddesses of Europe, Greece, and a surprise hidden goddess in Judaism and Christianity. The lecture also looks at which goddesses have retained starring roles in unbroken traditions around the world, and what it meant for women's lives when God wore the skirt in the family. 7 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 5. Student Union Multi-Purpose Room. (707) 664-2382.
GALLERIES
"THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HERE" - "There's No Place Like Here" looks at how 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 through Dec. 9. University Art Gallery. (707) 664-2295.
PAPER PROGRESS- Paper Progress is an exhibition highlighting student works on paper, including photography, digital imaging, printmaking, and drawing. The works amassed in this exhibition demonstrate the enormous possibilities for new ideas and visual communication incorporating paper as a substrate. Library Art Gallery. (707) 664-4240.
*All lectures are free unless otherwise noted.
