Lectures
COSMIC COLLIDERS - (left) Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz, University of California at Santa Cruz, shows how observations of the interplay between black holes, neutron stars and other objects in dense stellar systems allow us to draw firm conclusions about the properties of these extreme forms of matter. Mon., April 20, 4 p.m. Darwin 103. http://www.phys-astro.sonoma.edu/wpd/.
SEGREGATION AND "THE GREATEST GENERATION" - History Professor Steve Estes examines World War II veterans who returned from duty overseas to fight not for equality, but for segregation. The traditional story of the "Good War" highlights the advances of African-Americans and women during and after the war. In this hopeful narrative, the victorious fight against Nazi bigotry made Americans more critical of injustices at home, gradually shifting popular sentiment in favor of expanded rights for ethnic minorities and women. "But what are we to make of the former paratrooper who founded the White Citizens Councils, the war hero president who privately scorned the Brown decision, the Army Air Corps veteran who famously stood in the schoolhouse door to stop racial integration in Alabama?," he asks. Are these men part of the "Greatest Generation" or part of a conveniently forgotten one? What are we to make of the war's legacy for them and for the South? Estes says "perhaps by considering these men and their experiences we can come to a more nuanced understanding of the "Greatest Generation" and its legacies." School of Social Sciences Brown Bag Lecture Series. Noon - 1 p.m., Tues., April 21. Stevenson 2011. (707) 664-2424.
WE WILL REMEMBER: 2ND AND 3RD GENERATION SURVIVORS - Women's and Gender Studies professor Barbara Lesch McCaffry moderates a panel in Observance of Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day). 26th Annual Holocaust Lecture Series. Tues., April 21, 4 - 5:40 p.m. www.sonoma.edu/holocaust/center.htm.
FREE TIBET - The World Care Project Manager for Tibetan Projects, Amy Eisenberg, explores the many layers of the Tibet conflict, the Free Tibet movement, progress that has taken place and what can still be done to support the effort. Local Tibetan musicians and dancers are alsofeatured. What Can I Do? Lecture Series. Tues., April 21, 7 p.m. Multi Purpose Room. (707) 664-2382. www.sonoma.edu/as/asp.
THE POLITICS OF BEING HEARD: BOOK PUBLISHING AND QUEER LITERATURE IN THE 21ST CENTURY - (right) Felice Newman, a founding publisher of Cleis Press, discusses the "pay-to-play democracy" of the U.S. publishing industry and suggests how diverse queer voices break through the barriers of the marketplace. Gender Lecture Series. Tues., April 21, noon. Carson 68. Don Romesburg. (707) 664-2574. romesburg@sonoma.edu.
PLANT HERBIVORE INTERACTIONS - Sharon Martinson, University of California at Santa Cruz, eplores relationships between plants and the herbivores that eat them. Biology Colloquium Lectures Series. Tues., April 21, noon. Darwin 101. www.sonoma.edu/biology/home/colloquium.shtml.
RANDOMIZED RESPONSE, THE POWER OF SIMULATION AND THE SIMULATION OF POWER - Scott Nickleach examines a technique for estimating the proportion of people who have cheated on a significant other and the proportion of people who lie about it. He also incorporates simulations into the results using the statistical and software package, R. M*A*T*H* Colloquium Lecture Series. Wednesday, April 22, 4 p.m. Darwin 103. http://www.sonoma.edu/math/nsf/colloquium.shtml.
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ENERGY TECHNOLOGY AND THE CARBON IMPERATIVE: THE CASE FOR AN AUDACIOUS NEW VISION - Environmental Students and Planning Professor Alexandra Von Meir argues for the abolition of fossil fuel combustion and discusses the challenges and opportunities presented by different technologies and strategies to this end. Specifically, she will analyze issues of scale, coordination and infrastructure that need to be addressed for carbon capture and sequestration, nuclear power, and a portfolio of renewable resources. Each of these strategies to displace carbon emissions on a large scale entails not only technological innovation, but a long-term societal commitment to a comprehensive infrastructure investment. Von Meier will discuss theoretical and practical limitations of each strategy and the engineering problems that await solution by the current generation of students. Engineering Science Colloquium Lecture Series. 4:30 p.m., Thurs, April 23. Salazar 2009A. (707) 664-2030.
GAY BACK IN THE DAY: AN INTERGENERATIONAL ROUNDTABLE - An annual Women's and Gender Studies panel explores what it meant to be lesbian or gay at Sonoma State in the 1970s and 1980s. The dialogue includes veteran and new students, professors and staff for a dynamic dialogue. Panelists and audience members will be encouraged to share their memories about relationships, activism, controversies, and campus climate for LGBT people during Sonoma State's early years. Students for Social Change and the Women's and Gender Studies Foundation. Thurs., April 23, 6 - 8 p.m. Schulz 3001. Don Romesburg. (707) 664-2574. romesbur@sonoma.edu.
CLORPT, CORES AND REFERENCE SLIDES: NAURAL HISTORY MEETS PERSONAL HISTORY - Hutchins Professor Heidi LaMoureaux explores the ways in which scientific tools and theories can be used to facilitate and deepen personal history examination and memoir writing. Arts & Humanities Research & Creative Forum. Thurs., April 23, noon. Schulz 3001. www.sonoma.edu/a&h/AHForum.htm.
IS SOFTWARE STILL PATENTABLE? SHOULD IT BE? - (left) Pam Samuelson, University of California at Berkeley, explores several Supreme Court rulings that cast doubt on whether computer programs (or at least certain kinds of innovations embodied in programs such as algorithms) were patentable subject matter. She suggests that the Federal Circuit is likely to continue to hold software innovations to be patent subject matter, but that the Supreme Court may wish to revisit this question, as the Federal Circuit's approach is too formalist and unpersuasive. Computer Science Colloquium Lecture Series. Thurs., April 23, noon. Salazar 2016. www.cs.sonoma.edu/cs_dept/events/CS_S09_Colloquium.pdf.
RICHARD GAGE WITH ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS FOR 9/11 TRUTH AT SSU - Richard Gage, founder of Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth which is composed of 641 architectural and engineering professional who question the official government story of 9/11, presents scientific evidence for controlled demolition on 9/11 in New York City.He reviews new evidence from Steven E. Jones' peer reviewed research paper in the Open Chemical Physics Journal. Project Censored, Students for Media Democracy and Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth. Fri., April 24, 7 p.m. Stevenson 1002. Suggested donation- $10 general, $5 students.
PATTERNS OF INDIVIDUATION: TRANSFORMATION IMAGERY IN DREAMS, ART AND NATURE - Lynne Ehlers, a Jungian-oriented clinical psychologist in private practice in Berkeley and San Francisco, explores Carl Jung's interpretation of the early alchemists quest to turn lead into gold as a quest for the Self. Ehler refers to dreams and slide images from art and nature to amplify this exploration into the archetypal depths. $25 admission. Sat., April 25, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Cooperage. Laurel McCabe. (707) 664-2130. Laurel.mccabe@sonoma.edu.
Theater
INCOGNITO - In a one-hour, solo-theatrical, autobiographical storytelling presentation, Michael Fosberg relates his story of growing up believing he was white, then discovering early in his thirties he is actually black. In this often funny, deeply emotional one-man play, he guides his audience on a discovery of self. Filled with issues of race, diversity, family history, divorce, adoption and finding a father. Associated Student Productions and Department of Theater and Dance. Weds., April 22, 8 p.m. Warren Auditorium, Ives 101. Paul Draper. paul.draper@sonoma.edu.
Films
MADE IN L.A. - The 2008 Emmy-Award winning documentary Made in L.A. makes its Sonoma County premiere. Praised as "an excellent documentary... about basic human dignity" by The New York Times, Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar's heartrending documentary follows the remarkable story of three Latina immigrants working Los Angeles garment sweatshops as they embark on a three-year odyssey to win basic labor protections from trendy clothing retailer Forever 21. Compelling, humorous, deeply human, Made in L.A. is a story about immigration, the power of unity, and the courage it takes to find your voice. Lupe Hernandez, who is featured in the film, and filmmaker Almudena Carracedo will discuss the movie and answer questions after the screening. (English and Spanish w/ bilingual subtitles) Thurs., April 23, 7 p.m. Bruce Berkowitz, (707) 664-2782. berkowit@sonoma.edu.
LE CERCLE ROUGE - (1970) Impassive faces, snap-brim hats, dangling cigarettes, sunglasses after dark, raincoats without rain, nightclub floor show and a prologue quote from an ersatz Indian mystic. Four archetypal tough guys meet their appointment with destiny. The outstanding cast includes Yves Montand and Alain Delon. (150 minutes, in French w/ English subtitles). Thurs., April 23, 7 p.m. Darwin 103. Sun., April 26, 4 p.m. Warren Auditorium, Ives 101. (707) 664-4332. http://www.sonoma.edu/sfi/.
VALKYRIE - (2008) In Nazi Germany during World War II, as the tide turned in favor of The Allies, a cadre of senior German officers and politicians desperately plot to topple the Nazi regime before the nation is crushed in a near-inevitable defeat. To this end, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, an Army officer convinced he must save Germany from Hitler, is recruited to mastermind a real plan. To do so, he arranges for the internal emergency measure, Operation: Valkyrie, to be changed to enable his fellows to seize control of Berlin after the assassination of the Fuhrer. Scene It Movie Night. Sat., April 25, 9 p.m. Cooperage. www.sonoma.edu/as/asp.
