Lectures
REMEMBERING OUR MANONGS: SONOMA COUNTY'S FIILIPINO HISTORY - This documentary, produced by six Filipino AMerican women is explores the local history and culture highlighting the Filipino immigrants who settled in Sonoma County beginning in the 1920's/ Some of the local prominent Filipino Americans in the film include interviews with Greg Sarris, Jeannette Anglin and others, who relate their fond memories of the Manongs (respected elders) and of growing up in Sonoma County. Mon., April 6, 6 p.m. Student Union Multipurpose Room.
WHISPERS IN THE DARK - Jodi Cooley, Stanford University, explore how a group of physicists from the U.S. and Canada are searching for dark matter by listening for faint whispers of their interactions in the CDMS detector located in the Soudan Underground Laboratory in Minnesota. Mon., April 6, 4 p.m. Darwin 103. http://www.phys-astro.sonoma.edu/wpd/.
LEWIS DESOTO - (right) Lewis deSoto has been exhibited in museums and galleries throughout the United States as well as in England, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. Known for public projects and sculptural installations that often incorporate sound, video and theatrical lighting, deSoto brings to his work a strong interest in archaeology, anthropology, sociology and world religions. Tues., April 7, noon. ART 102. http://www.sonoma.edu/art/visitingartists/.
COURTS AND CORRECTIONS: THE EFFECT OF PRISONS ON LOCAL AND FEDERAL COURTS - Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies professor Eric Williams explores the substantial effect prisons have on local and federal courts, since inmates get involved in the court system in both criminal and civil matters. When inmates commit crimes inside the institution they become the jurisdiction of the local courts. This talk is based on a two part study of the effect of new prisons on the courts. The first part is a qualitative study of the effects of prisons on local criminal and civil courts in two communities, while the second part will look at the quantitative effects of new prisons on federal courts across jurisdictions School of Social Sciences Brown Bag Lecture Series. Tues., April 7, noon - 1 p.m. Stevenson 2011.
GENOCIDE OF THE TUTSIS IN RWANDA - Mathilde Mukantabana, professor at Consumnes Community College President and President of FORA: Friends of Rwanda Assosciation will explore the genocide of the Tutsis people in Rwanda. 26th Annual Holocaust Lecture Series. Tues., April 7, 4 - 5:40 p.m. Warren Auditorium, Ives 101. www.sonoma.edu/holocaust/center.htm.
THE POWER OF MEDITATION - One of the cornerstones of the Sonoma Mt. Zen Center is the process of meditation. Experience and learn about the impact of this spiritual took that so many religions use today. Featuring Zen Priest Chris King. Religion and Spirituality Lecture Series. Tues., April 7, 7 p.m. Student Union Multipurpose Room. http://www.sonoma.edu/as/asp.
ADDING VALUE: THE WORLD OF DVD EXTRAS AND HOW THEY CAN SOMETIMES BE QUEER (left) Jeffrey Schwarz is the President & CEO of Automat Pictures, an award-winning entertainment company widely recognized as one of the industry's leading producers of studio EPKs (electronic press kits), DVD content, original television programming and feature films. Schwarz gives a behind-the-scenes talk on content produced for DVD releases of Hollywood films, with an emphasis on titles with queer content. Gender Lecture Series. Tues., April 7, noon - 1 p.m. Carson 68. Don Romesburg. (707) 664-2574.
THE WAY THE WIND IS BLOWING - Heather Davis explores genetics and reproductive biology in two rare vernal pool grasses. Biology Colloquium Lecture Series. Tues., April 7, noon- 1 p.m. Darwin 103. http://www.sonoma.edu/biology/home/colloquium.shtml.
GOLDRUSH! DISCOVERING THE GOLDEN RATIO - John Martin, Santa Rosa Junior College, explores the legend and lore surrounding the number known as the golden ratio, as well as the mathematics behind it. M*A*T*H* Colloquium Lecture Series. Wed., April 8, 4 p.m. Darwin 103. http://www.sonoma.edu/math/nsf/colloquium.shtml.
GARDENING AT THE DRAGON'S GATE - Wendy Johnson, a founder of the organic Farm and Garden Program at Green Gulch Zen Center in Marin County, will discuss the worth of soil, the art that comes from the living earth, the dance of stories and science as they intertwine and a wealth of gardening lore. Six Elements of Sustainability Lecture Series. Thurs., April 9, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Environmental Technology Center. http://www.cs.sonoma.edu/cs_dept/events/index.html.
JURIED STUDENT EXHIBITION 2009 - Join the University Art Gallery for a celebratory opening for an exhibition featuring over 35 works in a variety of media, including painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, drawing and mixed media, which reflect courses offered in the art studio program at Sonoma State as well as the students' own individual creativity. The jurors who selected this year's art pieces are Nemo Gould, artist, Oakland, and Diane Evans, Executive Director, Sonoma County Museum, Santa Rosa. Through April 26. Tues. - Fri., 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sat., Sun., noon - 4 p.m. (707) 664-2295.
JUMP LEADERSHIP APPLICATIONS - Join Us Making Progress (JUMP) is now accepting applications for the 2009-2010 academic school year. There are 14 positions currently available, covering a wide range of social issue. Programs include: tutoring and mentoring children, working with homeless youth, alternative breaks, working at a food pantry, environmental projects, etc. Applications due Fri., April 10, 5 p.m. Jump Office, Student Union. Applications are available in our office and online at:
www.sonoma.edu/as/jump/leadership.shtml. Jodi Roth. jodi.roth@sonoma.edu.
Theater
SAN JOSE TAIKO DRUMMING - Inspired by traditional Japanese drumming, San Jose Taiko will mesmerize the audience with a unique percussive experience. Thurs., April 9, 7 p.m. Warren Auditorium, Ives 101. (707) 664-2832. www.sonoma.edu/as/asp.
LAXMI G. TEWARI - Sonoma State University music faculty artist, Laxmi G. Tewari, will perform a concert of classical North Indian Vocal and Instrumental music with a distinguished group of guest artists. The San Francisco Chronicle writes about Tewari: "...sterling, almost uncanny musicianship. The beauty of sound is like a warm ray, flawlessly focused... clearly he is a master." Free to SSU students, $8 non-SSU students/seniors, $10 faculty/staff, $12 general admission. Sat., April 11, 7:30 - 10 p.m. Warren Auditorium, Ives 101. http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/54392.
FAT PIG - (left) A man named Tom hits it off with a woman named Helen, who happens to be a touch large. This doesn't sit well with Tom's friends, Carter and Jeannie, who are sometimes sage, sometimes stupid, almost always nasty. How much has our relentless pursuit of beauty turned us into an uglier species? Does love need society's blessing to be complete? Written by Neil LaBute. Directed by Tori Truss. Tickets available at the door or online. $8 for SSU students and seniors, $12 for SSU faculty, staff and alums, $15 for general admission. Tues., April 7. Weds., April 8. Thurs., April 9. Fri., April 10. Sat., April 11. 7:30 p.m. Evert B. Person Theater. (707) 664-2353. http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/54391.
Films
THE BRIDE WORE BLACK - (1968) (Hitchcock Homage) Francois Truffaut's stylish and suspenseful homage to Hitchcock stars a stone-faced Jeanne Moreau tracking down and killing (each in a unique way) the five men responsible for her husband's accidental death. The film features an eerie, atmospheric musical score from Bernard Herrmann and is beautifully photographed by Raoul Cotard (107 minutes, in French w/ English subtitles). Thurs., April 2, 7 p.m. Darwin 103. Fri., April 3, 7 p.m. Warren Auditorium, Ives 101. (707) 664-4332. http://www.sonoma.edu/sfi/.
KABHI KHUSHI KABHIE GHAM ("SOMETIMES HAPPINESS, SOMETIMES SADNESS") - (2001) (Hooray for Bollywood!) (right) Big, big, big emotional family melodrama with great sets, dazzling costumes, music, dance, glitzy cars, helicopters and EMOTION! The story revolves around the extremely wealthy Raichand family and what happens when one of their sons falls in love with a girl from a middle-class family (210 min. in Hindi w/ English subtitles). Fri., April 10, 7 p.m. Warren Auditorium, Ives 101. (707) 664-4332. http://www.sonoma.edu/sfi/.
