*All lectures and events are free unless otherwise noted.
THE LIFEBOX- Dr. Rudy Rucker, author, mathematician, programmer and Life Hacker, discusses his radical views on the future relationship between humanity and technology. Rucker is one of the original Cyberpunk authors and has written numerous fiction and nonfiction works detailing the deep philosophical foundations of mathematics, artificial life, artificial intelligence, future technology and the meaning of life. Philosophy Club Lecture Series. 5 p.m., Monday, April 7. University Art Gallery. (707) 664-2277.
GLOBAL POPULATION DECLINES - Dr. Carlos Davidson, Environmental Studies Program, San Francisco State, explores "Why are Global Population Declines Concentrated in Mountains?" Biology Colloquium. Noon-1 p.m., Tuesday, April 8. Darwin 103, (707)664-2189.
LESBIANS ON ECSTASY, RE-CONSTITUTING LESBIAN CONCENTRATE - Montreal-based Lesbians on Ecstasy are making electronic music of the lesbian variety. In 2007 the Lesbians On Ecstasy released the album We Know You Know using Lesbian Concentrate as inspiration for exploring notions of second-wave feminism and women's music. Queer Studies Lecture Series. Noon-12:50 p.m.,Tuesday, April 8. Carson 68. (707) 664-2574.
PERSPECTIVES ON THE HOLOCAUST IN THE 21ST CENTURY - Dr. Michael Berenbaum, Director of the Sigi Ziering Institute, University of Judaism, is the featured speaker for the Robert L. Harris Memorial Lecture. 25th Annual Holocaust Lecture Series. 4 p.m., Tuesday, April 8. Warren Auditorium, (707) 664-4296.
EASY-TO-EXPLAIN BUT HARD-TO-SOLVE PROBLEMS IN POLYHEDRAL GEOMETRY - Jesus DeLoera, Mathematics Dept. U.C. Davis, will convince the audience that there is life after calculus and that even the most seasoned of
mathematicians can't solve easy-to-understand questions about polyhedral geometry. Math Colloquium. 4 p.m., Wednesday, April 9. Darwin 103, (707) 664-2368.
THE BEST OF SAN FRANCISCO COMEDY COMPETITION - An encore presentation of the BEST OF SF Comedy Competition featuring Paul Ogata and other past competitors and finalists. Associated Students Productions. 8 p.m., Wednesday, April 9. Cooperage. $10 general admission. Free for SSU students, staff and faculty.
ROMEO AND JULIET BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE - This guy falls for this girl, and she falls hard for him. There's trouble between their cliques, but they get it on anyway. It gets worse. Sex, street fights, secret potions and a not-too-happy ending. William Shakespeare's timeless classic has it all. 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 9 (preview). 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 10 (Opening/Faculty-Staff Night). Evert B. Person Theatre. $15 general, $12 faculty/alumni/staff, $8 seniors/students, SSU students free. (707) 664-2353.
USERS AND BATTERIES: INTERACTIONS AND ADAPTIVE ENERGY MANAGEMENT IN MOBILE SYSTEMS - A talk by Sami Rollins, University of San Francisco, discussing how battery lifetime has become one of the top usability concerns of mobile systems. Computer Science Colloquium. Noon, Thursday, April 10. Darwin 102, (707) 664-2667.
MUSIC OF THE SPHERE - Faculty Recital Series presents a concert of Hindustani classical vocal music with tambura, tabla and harmonium. 8 p.m., Saturday, April 12. Ives 119. $15 general, $12 faculty/alumni/staff, $8 seniors/students. SSU students free. (707)-664-2791.
INTIMACIES AND OUTBURSTS - Sonoma County Choral Society presents a program of the journey through the ups and downs of love, featuring works by Purcell, Rossini, Mozart, Faure, Brahms and Bernstein. Center of Performing Arts. 8 p.m., Saturday, April 12. Ives 119. $15 general; $12 faculty/alumni/staff; $8 seniors/students; SSU students free. (707) 664-2791.
SELF-DEFENSE TRAINING - As part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Student Advocates For Education (SAFE) is providing a free self defense course. Those interested in participating must sign up at the Student Union prior to the event, as space is limited. 11 a.m., Saturday, April 12. Elite Academy. (707) 664-2217.
GALLERIES
GRAFICA CONTEMPORANEA DE MEXICO - Contemporary prints from Mexico are featured with the work of thirteen emerging, mid-career, and established printmakers -artists whose work is as contemporary as it is diverse. Prints include linocuts, lithographs, aquatints, serigraphs, etchings, and even screen prints on skateboards. Curated by Carla Stone, who organized the exhibition as the cumulative project for her master's degree in Museum Studies at SFSU. Public reception, 4-6 p.m, Thursday, April 24. Exhibit runs April 7-June 30. University Library Art Gallery. Admission is free. Open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; weekends, noon-5 p.m. Karen Brodsky, (707) 664-4240.
CHRISTINE COBOUGH - The exhibit centers on bringing awareness toward violence against women while at the same time advocating a stop to it. Moving pictures are paired with poems from survivors of assaults and Cobough has donated a book to the event detailing a woman's story about surviving incest. Exhibit runs April 1- April 15. Center for Culture and Gender Studies. Admission is free.
FILMS
ECLIPSE - One of Michelangelo Antonioni's greatest films, deals with personal relationships in modern society, and the nature of solitude as man's accustomed state. (1962, 125 mins., in Italian w/English subtitles). Sonoma Film Institute. 4 p.m., Sunday, April 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. SSU students are admitted for free. (707) 664-2606.
THE MAGIC FLUTE - Ingmar Bergman's adaptation of the Mozart opera. (1975, 134 min., in Swedish w/English subtitles). Sonoma Film Institute. 7 p.m., Thursday, April 10. Darwin 103 and 7 p.m., Friday, April 11. 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.
