Lectures
BOOK RELEASE CELEBRATION: FIELD DAYS: INTO THE FUTURE OF FARMING AND FOOD - Communications Professor Jonah Raskin presents his newest book Field Days. Raskin reads from his book and performs some poems about farms and farming. Book sales and signings will be available. Live music. Sponsored by The Star, The Communications Department and Slow Food SSU. Mon., May 4, 7 p.m. University Art Gallery. Jonah Raskin. (707) 664-2507.
HUNGER BANQUET - Join JUMP in the Student Union for dinner and a discussion about world hunger. Mon., May 4, 5 -6:30 p.m Student Multi Purpose Room. (707) 664-4277. www.sonoma.edu/as/jump.
THIRTY-NINE YEARS OF ASTRONOMY AND PHYSICS - Physics Professor Joseph S. Tenn concludes his career with some reflections on his activities and the changes he has seen. Mon., May 4, 4 p.m. Darwin 103. http://www.phys-astro.sonoma.edu/wpd/.
THEY GOT IT RIGHT... THE GODS ARE CRAZY: A VIEW OF CHANGE FROM THE KALAHARI - Psychology Professor Gisela Wendling talks about her experiences with the Kalahari Bushmen during her visit to southern Africa last summer, and how aspects of their belief system and practices challenge some of our most deeply held assumptions about change. School of Social Sciences Brown Bag Lecture Series. Tues., May 5, noon - 1 p.m. Stevenson 2011. (707) 664-2112. http://www.sonoma.edu/socsci/get_involved/brown_bag_lectures.htm.
THE ROAD TO RESCUE: THE UNTOLD STORY OF SCHINDLER'S LIST - Viktoria Hertlin, director of the Center for Holocaust, Genocide & Peace Studies at the University of Nevada at Reno, explores the often overlooked players who were integral to Schindler's famous story. 26th Annual Holocaust Lecture Series. Tues., May 5, 4 - 5:40 p.m. centerh@sonoma.edu www.sonoma.edu/holocaust/center.htm.
BEYOND OUR DIFFERENCES - Ever wonder about various viewpoints of religions worldwide? Motivated by the unified message of hope, the film "Beyond Our Differences" portrays the multiple dimensions of faith's impact on positive change in the lives of others. Tues., May 5, 7 p.m. Student Union Multipurpose Room. (707) 664.2382. www.sonoma.edu/as/asp.
TAKING POWER IN CREATING IMAGES: CRASH PAD PORN - (left) Shine Louise Houston, pioneering producer and director of Pink and White Productions, is dedicated to producing sexy and exciting images that reflect today's blurred gender lines and fluid sexualities. Houston will discuss how Pink and White Productions creates porn that exposes the complexities of queer sexual desire, inviting viewers into a world of butches, bois, femmes, transfolk and more, with a focus unlike any other in the adult industry, focusing on the authentic passion between two (or more) bodies. Gender Lecture Series. Tues., May 5, noon. Carson 68. Don Romesburg. (707) 664-2574.
BETTER, FASTER CHIP - Joel Nelson demonstrates kinasases at the chromatin and beyond. Biology Colloquium Lectures Series. Tues., May 7, noon. Darwin 101. (707) 664-2189. www.sonoma.edu/biology/home/colloquium.shtml.
USE OF THE GRADIENT VECTOR IN CONSTRUCTING A SOLAR ELECTRIC SYSTEM - Chad Griffith discusses mathematical applications used by a project manager in the solar industry highlighting specific examples of Calculus, algebra, geometry, and financial mathematics in the job place. M*A*T*H* Colloquium Lecture Series. Weds., May 6, 4 p.m. Darwin 103. (707) 664-2368. http://www.sonoma.edu/math/nsf/colloquium.shtml.
DANCE AS A MULTIMODAL FORM OF WRITING AND KNOWING: EXPANDING THE REPERTOIRE IN CLASSROOMS AND COMMUNITIES - English professor Mira Katz explores the value of dancing as a creative tool. Arts & Humanities Research & Creative Forum. Thurs., May 7, noon. Schulz 3001. (707) 664-2146. www.sonoma.edu/a&h/AHForum.htm.
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS SENIOR GRADUATION CELEBRATION - Graduating business and economics majors are invited to join in a graduation celebration. Sat., May 9, 3 - 5:30 p.m. Cooperage. Shalyn Eyer. (707) 664-2220. www.sonoma.edu/sbe.
Theater
SPRING DANCE PERFORMANCE- (right) Spirited dancing by SSU Dance Ensemble and stunning choreography by critically acclaimed guest artists from the San Francisco Bay Area and resident dance faculty Kristen Daley and Nancy Lyons. $15 general, $12 faculty/alumni/staff, $8 seniors/students, free SSU students. Fri., May 1, 7:30 p.m. Sat., May 2, 7:30 p.m. Tues., May 5., 7:30 p.m. Weds., May 6, 7:30 p.m. Thurs., May 7., 7:30 p.m. Fri., May 8, 7:30 p.m. Sat., May 9, 7:30 p.m. Person Theater. http://www.sonoma.edu/performingarts/perf.
SSU CHAMBER SINGERS - Music Professor Bob Worth directs the SSU Chamber singers, with organist David Parsons, in a reconstruction of Mass for Corpus Christi, including William Byrd's famous Mass for Four Voices, motets from his Gradualia, works for organ and plainsong. The concert features the music department's new Klop positiv organ. Thurs., May 7, 8 p.m. Fri., May 8, 8 p.m. Sat., May 9, 8 p.m. (707) 664-2353. http://www.sonoma.edu/performingarts/perf.
Films
RIALTO $1 MOVIE NIGHT: SUGAR - Miguel "Azucar" Santos, a Dominican pitcher from San Pedro de Macoris, struggles to make it to the big leagues and pull himself and his family out of poverty. Playing professionally at the Kansas City Knights baseball academy, Miguel finally gets his break at age 19 when he advances to the United States' minor league system. Miguel travels from his tight knit community in the Dominican Republic to a small town in the Iowa corn country, where he and his few Latin American teammates become the only Spanish-speaking people in the area. As Miguel struggles with the new language and culture, despite the welcoming efforts of his host family, he is faced with an isolation he never before experienced. When his play on the mound falters, he begins to more closely examine the world around him and his place within it, and ultimately questions the single-mindedness of his life's ambition. Sponsored by Associated Student Productions. Tickets available at the front desk the Student Union. Weds., May 6, 7:15 p.m. Rialto Theaters in Santa Rosa. (707) 664-2382. www.sonoma.edu/as/asp.
CARMEN JONES - (left) (1954) Bizet's opera Carmen was transposed and transported from Spain to Jacksonville, Florida army base in the forties, the libretto rewritten by Oscar Hammerstein II for an all black-American cast. (105 minutes). Sonoma Film Institute. Thurs., May 7, 7 p.m. Darwin 103. Fri., May 8, 7 p.m. Warren Auditorium, Ives 101. (707) 664-4332. http://www.sonoma.edu/sfi/.
Galleries
ANNUAL BFA EXHIBITION 2009 - BFA Exhibition 2009 features the work of 6 students in the Art Department who are graduating this Spring with their Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), an advanced degree requiring an additional year of focused study in their chosen medium---Lily Cain (painting and printmaking), Abelardo Cruz-Santiago (mixed media printmaking), Itzul Gutierrez (sculpture/print installation), Johnny King (printmaking), Logan Stocksdale (ceramic sculpture), and Emily Wiseman (painting). Open Thurs., April 30 - Sat., May 23. Tues. - Fri., 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sat. & Sun., noon - 4 p.m. Carla Stone. (707) 664-2295.
