MARGARET MEAD: A PORTRAIT BY A FRIEND & JAGUAR - In "Margaret Mead,"director Jean Rouch presents a portrait of anthropologist and filmmaker Margaret Mead. "Jaguar" tells the story of three young men from Niger who leave their homeland to seek wealth and adventure in Ghana. Sonoma Film Institute. 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, Warren Auditorium,(707) 664-2606.
ARTIST'S LECTURE SERIES - Artist Leslie Mutchler discusses her style of art, which employs tedious systems of organization applied to ephemera of the everyday experience. Noon, Monday, Nov. 21, Art 102, (707) 664-2364.
NANOPARTICLES IN EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE - Dr. Susanne Hering of Aerosol Dynamics Inc. will talk about a new instrument for determining the concentration of nanometer-sized airborne particles, and why these particles are important to urban air pollution and global climate change. What Physicists Do Lecture Series. 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21, Schulz 3001, (707) 664-2119.
STEPHEN KESSLER'S "BEING BORGES" - Translator and poet Stephen Kessler will read from and discuss his versions of Spanish and Latin American poets Jorge Luis Borges, Julio Cortazar, Luis Cernuda, Pablo Neruda and Vicente Aleixandre. 7:30 p.m. Monday, November 21, University Library Room 3001, (707) 664-4240.
KAFFEESTUNDE - Weekly informal German conversation for those who enjoy the German language, want to brush up on their German skills or would like to learn more about the language. Noon, Tuesday, Nov. 22, Charlie Brown's Cafe, (707) 664-2637.
CAUSERIE - Weekly French conversation hour in the "Salon bleu" of the SSU Student Union. All are invited to attend. Noon, Tuesday, Nov. 22, SSU Student Union, (707) 664-4177.
ASK & TELL: GAY AND LESBIAN VETERANS SPEAK OUT - Lecture by Steve Estes of the SSU History Department. Social Sciences Brown Bag Lecture Series. Noon, Tuesday, Nov. 22, Stevenson 2011, (707) 664-2112.
WAR AND PEACE IN THE ARTS - Lecture by SSU English professor Tim Wandling. War and Peace Lecture Series. 4 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 22, Ives 101, (707) 664-2543.
FILMMAKERS RESPOND TO WAR - The films "Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism" and "Mission Accomplished" will be screened. 4 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 22, Art 102, (707) 664-3040.
THE CAMPUS WILL BE CLOSED FROM WEDNESDAY, NOV. 23 - NOV. 27 FOR THANKSGIVING BREAK.
