*All lectures and events are free unless otherwise noted.
STATE SENATOR CAROLE MIGDEN IN CONVERSATION - Carole Migden represents 3rd District California State Senate discusses her groundbreaking role as an out lesbian politician over decades of political advocacy and activism. Queer Studies Lecture Series. Noon-12:50 p.m., Tuesday, March 4. Carson Hall 68. (707) 664-2574.
WITH JUSTICE FOR ALL - Morris Dees, internationally acclaimed civil rights attorney and social justice crusader, presents "With Justice For All" as part of the Andrea Neves and Barton Evans Social Justice Lecture Series and the Heritage Lecture Series of the Center for Culture Gender and Sexuality. 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 4, Cooperage. Tickets are free to SSU students, staff and faculty. $10 general admission. Student Union, (707) 664-2382.
BECOMING EVIL - James Waller, Ph.D Whitworth College presents a lecture as part of the 25th annual Holocaust and Genocide Lecture Series. 4 p.m., Tuesday, March 4. Warren Auditorium, (707) 664-4296.
DR. ARTHUR M. SHAPIRO, SECTION OF ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, UC DAVIS - Old Wine, New Bottles: Native Butterflies in the Anthropic Landscape. Biology Colloquium. Noon-1 p.m., Tuesday, March 4. Darwin 103, (707) 664-2189.
WILL COMBS - A Hollywood director engaged in the mediums of filmmaking, writing, and painting, Combs' paintings are exhibited and collected worldwide. The foundations for his imagery are spun into figurative narratives utilizing a Latin palette with advances of whimsy. Visiting Artist Lecture Series. Noon-1 p.m., Tuesday, March 4. Art 102, (707) 664-3042.
THE SPACE OF EVOLUTIONARY TREES AND THE UPGMA ALGORITHM - Serkan Hosten, Mathematics Department, San Francisco State University, lectures on the way in which all possible phylogenic trees form a geometric space, and show that the UPGMA algorithm performs an orthogonal projection to this space. Math Colloquium. 4 p.m., Wednesday, March 5. Darwin 103, (707) 664-2368.
YUNYAO LI, IBM - This lecture will discuss the shortcomings of traditional information extraction techniques and how we overcame those issues in our recent work on declarative information extraction. A live system demonstration will be included. Computer Science Colloquium. Noon, Thursday, March 6. Darwin 102, (707) 664-2667.
HIP HOP POETRY WITH ISE LYFE - Associated Students Productions and Residential Life presents spoken word poetry with Ise Lyfe. 7 p.m., Thursday, March 6. The Pub. Admission is free. (707) 664-2382.
WORLD CLASS JAZZ VOCALIST JACKIE RYAN AND TRIO - Center of Performing Arts. Workshop, 4:30 p.m. Performance, 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 6. Tickets: $12 General, $10 Faculty, Alumni, Staff, $8 Students/Seniors, free to SSU students with ID. Warren Auditorium, (707)-664-2791.
INVISIBLE CHILDREN IN UGANDA -Associated Students Productions partnered with the Invisible Children Club of SSU presents a discussion on the
conflict in Uganda, along with the screening of the film "Invisible Children." 7 p.m., Friday, March 7. Student Union Multi-purpose Room. (707) 664-2382.
GALLERIES
"LIFE? OR THEATRE?" - German-Jewish artist Charlotte Salomon created an unusual autobiography through more than 1,300 paintings that were created within 18 months between 1940 and 1942 while she was hiding from the Nazis. An exhibit of her work is running at the University Library Art Gallery through March 26. University Library Art Gallery, (707) 664-2637.
PROJECTED IMAGE - Featuring artists Jesus Aguilar, Rebeca Bollinger, Jeanne C. Finley, John Muse, Paul Kos, and Tony Oursler. University Art Gallery. 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday-Friday. Noon-4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday. University Art Gallery, (707) 664-2295.
FILMS
ANIMATION PROGRAM - An evening of classic animation, including Harry Palmer films, Fleisher Brothers cartoons (including Popeye and Betty Boop), Tex Avery, Oscar Fischinger, Norman McLaren, and Bill Plympton. Sonoma Film Institute. 7 p.m., Thursday, March 6. Darwin 103. General admission is $5. $4.50 for non-SSU students and senior citizens, $3.50 for SFI members and children under 12. Free to SSU students. (707) 664-2606.
ALL IN THIS TEA - Tea importer David Lee Hoffman travels throughout China in search of handcrafted premium teas. Directors Les Blank and Gina Leibrecht follow this adventurer as he discovers new teas and attempts to overcome bureaucratic obstacles to buying tea directly from farmers. Sonoma Film Institute. 7 p.m., Friday, March 7. And 4 p.m., Sunday, March 9. Warren Auditorium. General admission is $5. $4.50 for non-SSU students and senior citizens, $3.50 for SFI members and children under 12. SSU students are admitted for free. (707) 664-2606.
LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE (COMO AGUA PARA CHOCOLATE) - (1992, in Spanish w/ English subtitles) Alphonzo Arau's ode to the power of cooking adapted by Laura Esquival from her book. Sonoma Film Institute. 4 p.m., Sunday, March 2. Warren Auditorium. General admission is $5. $4.50 for non-SSU students and senior citizens, $3.50 for SFI members and children under 12. SSU studentsadmitted for free. (707) 664-2606.
