*All lectures and events are free unless otherwise noted
THE ENLIGHTENMENT MOMENT - Dr. Bruce Elliot appears as the Marquis de Faux for an illuminating tour of French Court Society in Paris, 1750 at the height of the Enlightenment. Valentine Benefit for Sonoma State Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 10. Evert B. Person Theatre. Admission is $15. (707) 664-2691.
TRUE STORIES FROM AN ISRAELI PRISON - Jeffery Goldberg provides a look at the Middle East conflict and the future of the region with a focus on the ability to criticize and still support Israel. Sonoma County's Jewish Student Connection. 7 p.m., Monday, Feb. 11. Cooperage
THE TUNGUSKA EVENT 100 YEARS LATER: FINDING NEAR EARTH OBJECTS BEFORE THEY FIND US - Dr. Donald K. Yeomans of Caltech's Jet Propulsion Laboratory discusses the daily bombardment of Earth by asteroid fragments and the ongoing NASA programs to understand and track Earth's nearest neighbors. 4 p.m., Monday, Feb. 11. Darwin 103. http://phys-astro.sonoma.edu/wpd/
DAHR JAMAIL ON IRAQ AND THE MIDDLE EAST - Award-winning independent reporter and photographer, Dahr Jamail, describes his experiences reporting in Iraq and the Middle East. Since 2003, Jamail has reported the important stories coming out of Iraq that mainstream outlets won't address. He has described the many ways that private businesses are profiting from the conflict. Presented by Project Censored. 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 12. Schulz 3001. (707) 664-2588.
THE PRIVATE LIVES OF DEAD BODIES: MOURNING HOMELESS YOUNG QUEERS - Dan Peacock, Resident Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Social Change at UC Berkeley, focuses on the production of scientific knowledge about marginal urban people by studying both behavioral-risk researchers and the humans they study. His talk traces the death of a collective home for some homeless young queers and the death of Green, a 23-year-old man. Noon, Tuesday, Feb. 12. Carson 68. (707) 664-2574.
THE CATSKILL KLEZMORIM - Robin Seletsky's nationally acclaimed Catskill Klezmorim comes from New York an afternoon concert at Congregation Beth Ami's Friedman Center, a workshop at SSU, and a final Tuesday lecture/performance as part of SSU's Holocaust Lecture Series. Concert, 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 10, Friedman Center. Workshop, 4 p.m., Monday, Feb. 11, Ives 119. Lecture, 4 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 12, Warren Auditorium. Workshop is free For concert tickets, (707) 360-3021.
PREDICTING SEX OF GOLDEN EAGLES USING DIFFERENT STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES - Kathy Gray of Chico State University explains three different methods for predicting the sex of Golden Eagles, using footpad size and body weight, which are common measurements collected in the field. Math Colloquium. Noon, Wednesday, Feb. 13. Darwin 103. (707) 664-2368.
COYOTE GRACE - Acoustic duet comprised of Joe Stevens, a transman singer/songwriter from Northern California, backed up by Ingrid Elizabeth on vocals and upright bass, a sassy femme originally hailing from the hills of Southeastern Ohio, performs bluegrass, old-time, folk rock, jazz, and cabarets alike. Center for Culture, Gender and Sexuality. 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 13. The Commons.
SHADOW IN THE CORNER - Donald Ensley, Signet Testing Labs, casts an overview of a FORTRAN program implementation of the Phong reflection model is given as a Powerpoint slide presentation with narrative including program origins, Phong model vectors used, grids, normals, and output graphical samples. Computer Science Colloquium. Noon, Thursday, Feb. 14. Darwin 102. (707) 664-2667.
PALESTINIANS AND ISRAELIS WORKING TOGETHER TO END THE CONFLICT - College-aged Israeli and Palestinian agents of change talk about the realities on the ground and what you can do to make a difference. One Voice Movement. 4-6 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 14. SSU Student Union Multi-purpose Room, www.onevoicemovement.org.
BACH VARIATIONS - Sonoma Baroque, directed by Michael Sand, teams up with soprano Ruth Escher to perform an all-Bach concert featuring Cantata 82, the Violin Concerto, and Sinfonias. Sonoma County Choral Society. 8 pm, Saturday, February 16. Ives 119. Tickets: $12 General, $10 Faculty/Alumni/Staff, $8 Students/Seniors, SSU Students free.
