Alumni, faculty, students, and staff are poised to celebrate an educational experiment that has turned into a forty-year institution at Sonoma State University on Saturday, Oct. 17 on the Rohnert Park campus.
Forty years ago, the Hutchins School of Liberal Studies was started by Warren Olson as a unique program in the California State University system offering an alternative interdisciplinary course of study at SSU. Small classes and seminar-based learning distinguishes the Hutchins program.
An emphasis on developing a "learning community dedicated to asking probing questions and exploring multiple ways of approaching them" makes the program an invaluable resource for SSU students.
More recently, an online degree completion program and a Masters of Arts or Science as well as the Hutchins Institute for Public Policy Studies and Community Action, and Project Censored, have been added to the school.
The celebration on Saturday, after check-in at 9:30 a.m. in the Commons, features seminar discussions in Carson Hall on education and social change, biofuels, Project Censored, humor and others, led by faculty and alumni. Complete details can be found at http://www.sonoma.edu/hutchins/
At noon, lunch will be held at the Commons with a welcome from University and Hutchins officials. After lunch, alumni groups will discuss topics of their own choice using open space technology and set a new direction for the next decade.
A Hutchins Community Reception that is free to Hutchins students includes a brief presentation on the various components of Hutchins in 2009, Open Mic, cutting of the cake and dancing to the local band The Crux.
Admission to the Saturday day events is $35 and dinner at the Doubletree Hotel is $45. For more information call (707) 664-2491 or e-mail 40thAnniversary@sonoma.edu.
There is also a no-host Friday evening social gathering at the Doubletree Hotel and a no-host Sunday brunch at the North Light Bookstore. Pre-registration by Oct. 9 is required for those who want lunch or dinner.
Sonoma State University may no longer have a football team, but that isn't going to stop the University from a grand, week long celebration of school spirit to bring back Homecoming celebrations to the campus from Oct. 11-15.
The men's and women's soccer teams literally kick off this brand new "Blue Tradition" with weekend games on Sun., Oct 11. Game time is 11:30 a.m. for women's soccer and 2 p.m. for men's soccer. Game day festivities on the Juniper Lawn includes bands, food, a club fair for the over 100 clubs and organizations on-campus.
A morning "Fun Run" led by the SSU cross country team to support the team and a local food bank will involve members of sororities and fraternities, student organizations, sport clubs, athletic teams and alumni. Great music from "Down Dirty Shake" and "Open Market" will be featured
. Visitors are urged to bring their lawn chairs, blankets and picnic baskets and dress in Sonoma State spirit wear as the price of admission.
A Super Nooner hosted by the Associated Student Productions livens up the Darwin Quad at noon on Tues., Oct 13 with a live performance by "The Beat Meters," a local band whose jazz version of generation-spanning, danceable rock, pop, jazz and blues covers has made them a hit all across the San Francisco Bay Area.
The "Spiritual Roots Reggae" legends "Groundation" performs for one show only at their alma mater at 8 p.m. in the Commons.
The Distinguished Alumni Awards and the Midnight Madness conclude Homecoming 2009 activities. Distinguished Alumni Awards will be presented to Shirlee Zane and Chris Fritzche. Adrian Praetzellis and Sheila Mackintosh-Sims will be recognized with faculty and staff honors on Oct. 15.
Midnight Madness includes a Basketball Team Spirit Rally and Golf Team Tribute in the main gymnasium at 9:30 p.m. on Oct. 15. Greek Life hosts a canned food drive as the price of admission to the gym that evening.
Homecoming celebrations also encompass Hutchins Reunion Week, which is celebrated on Mon., Oct. 12 to recognize an educational experiment that has turned into a highly-respected 40-year institution at SSU.
In conjunction with Parent/Family Weekend, Homecoming 2009 also offers opportunities to visit campus art galleries, sit in on a theatre production of Dancing at Lughnasa, attend lectures and take a tour of the Green Music Center.
For complete details about Homecoming 2009 festivities, visit
http://www.sonoma.edu/uaffairs/homecoming.shtml
The School of Extended Education will move forward with planning for the 12-week 2010 summer term calendar and session in light of recent decisions by CSU Chancellor Charles Reed and President Armiñana to allow the program to run through the self-supported School of Extended Education.
The 2010 summer term offers three, six and twelve week sessions. Unique to this term is the offering of three 3-week sessions that are similar to the 3-week intersessions offered by Extended Education in January and August. They will provide as many options for teachers to teach and students to take SSU classes during the summer as possible.
One enhanced feature of the 3-week summer sessions is that students will be able to stay in their campus housing for three or more additional weeks after spring term.
The School of Extended Education is responsible for programming courses that have been approved for the summer term by the department chairs and deans of the academic schools on campus, registering students, hiring and paying faculty and running the summer term for the university.
For more information, contact Summer Term Director Barbara Brooks at
(707) 664-2691 or barbara.brooks@sonoma.edu.
Campus Life
ASP NOONER: THE BEAT METERS - The Beat Meters play their own funk/jazz versions of danceable rock, pop, jazz, and blues covers. Recreating hits from all generations this group has become a hit all across the San Francisco Bay Area. ASP Nooners. Tues., Oct. 6, noon. Darwin Quad. http://www.sonoma.edu/as/asp
Lectures
WEIRD, WILD CARBOCATIONS AND CASCADE REARRANGEMENTS IN TERPENE - Dean Tantillo, University of California at Davis, explores carbocations and cascade rearrangements in Terpene. Series of Chemistry Seminars. Mon., Oct. 12, 3 p.m. Darwin 107.
LIBRARY WORKSHOP: ARTICLES, BOOKS & BEYOND - Articles, Books & Beyond is a workshop designed to lead students through the joy of finding top-notch full-text articles online, locating books & movies and setting up online access to all things library. Mon., Oct. 12, 4 - 4:30 p.m. Tues., Oct. 13, 3 - 3:30. Schulz 2016A. http://library.sonoma.edu/research/workshops.html.
CELLULAR DEFENSES AND EMERGING CONTAMINANTS - Nature McGinn, Bodega Marine Laboratory, discusses multi-drug resistance during early development in marine invertebrates. Biology Colloquium. Tues., Oct. 13, 12 - 1 p.m. Darwin 103. (707) 664-2189. http://www.sonoma.edu/biology/home/colloquium.shtml
LIBRARY WORKSHOP: POWERPOINT -Lean how to add sound, music, transition and other higher-end tricks for PowerPoint presentations. Tues., Oct. 13, noon - 12:30 p.m. Schulz 2016A. http://library.sonoma.edu/research/workshops.html.
WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION - Physics Professor Lynn Cominsky explores the science behind weapons of mass destruction and their relationship with war. War and Peace Lecture Series. Tues., Oct. 13, 4 - 5:15 p.m. Warren Auditorium, Ives 101. http://www.sonoma.edu/a&h/WP_Calendar.htm.
DADE'S ORDINARY CONJECTURE - Jennifer Mogel, San Jose State University and University of California at Santa Cruz, describes Representation Theory and introduce one of the most interesting and perplexing conjectures in all of Representation Theory, Dade's Ordinary Conjecture.. Weds., Oct. 14, 4 p.m. Darwin 103. M*A*T*H* Colloquium. (707) 664-2368. http://www.sonoma.edu/math
CLOSER TO THE TRUTH - The Closer to the Truth Project uses Adam Zucker's film, "Greensboro: Closer to the Truth" to support local reconciliation and justice efforts in communities across the United States. Working closely with grassroots groups and academic institutions on carefully crafted strategic events, the film will become a catalyst for reflection about how the past is linked to the present, and what it might take to heal old wounds. Pizza, salad and brownies will be served. Presented by SSU's Freshman Year Experience, The Dialogue Center and Active Voice. Weds., Oct. 14, 6 - 9:30 p.m. Cooperage.
DEEP PACKET INSPECTION, NET NEUTRALITY AND YOU - Jim Sackman, vice president of Access Development Strategy for Tellabs, explores the far-reaching importance of deep packet inspection. Engineering Sciences Lecture Series. Thurs., Oct. 15, 4 - 5:30 p.m. http://www.sonoma.edu/engineering/lecture_series/
A&H FORUM: MUHAMMAD ALI - Michael Ezra, American Multicultural Studies Professor, shares his views on Muhammad Ali's transformation from someone who was reviled by large portions of the American public into an almost universally loved symbol of racial reconciliation and moral authority. Research & Creative Works Forum. Thurs., Oct. 15, noon - 12:55 p.m. Schulz 3001. (707) 664-2146. http://www.sonoma.edu/a&h/AHForum.htm.
ARCHETYPE, INITIATION, CULTURE - Author Thomas Singer focuses on the archetype of initiation in ancient Greece and modern America. Depth Psychology Lecture Series. $25 admission ($30 additional fee for 3 hours CE for psychologists (APA), therapists and social workers (BBS)). Sat., Oct. 17, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Cooperage. http://www.sonoma.edu/psychology/depth/events/2009.html
Music and Theater
DANCING AT LUGHNASA - In August, 1936, the pagan harvest bonfires burn in the hills above Ballybeg, a small village in Donegal County Ireland. In their modest rural kitchen, five fierce proud sisters, the unmarried Mundy sisters, erupt into a passionate dance of longing and frustration to the music on their new and only luxury, a radio. Michael, the seven-year-old love child of the youngest sister, observes his mother and aunts, and as an adult narrator, remembers them for the audience. Michael recalls this time when his family was on the brink of irreversible change soon to come when homecomings and unexpected departures are to transform their lives forever. An award-winning drama by Ireland's greatest living playwright, Brian Friel. Director Stephanie Hunt appeared as an actress in the 1993 Bay Area premiere of "Dancing at Lughnasa" by the Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Tickets $8-$15. Faculty and staff night is Oct. 15. SSU students admitted free. 7:30 p.m., Oct. 9-17, Evert B. Person Theatre. Jenny Parkinson, (707) 664-2325 or visit http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/77372.
SSU LATIN JAZZ ENSEMBLE - This evening features the best of contemporary and classic Latin jazz from Cuba, South America, the United States and Europe! Compositions by Ruben Blades, Oscar Hernandez, Antonio Carlos Jobim and more! Parent and Family Weekend. Ives 119. Thurs., Oct. 15, 7:30 p.m. (707) 664-2353. http://www.sonoma.edu/performingarts/perf/
Films
MY FATHER, MY LORD ("HOFSHAT KAITS") - (2007) Director David Volach presents an intimate and compassionate story about the conflict between a father's love and devotion to religion (Hebrew w/ English subtitles). Sonoma Film Institute. Sun., Oct. 11, 4 - 7 p.m. Warren Auditorium, Ives 101. (707) 664-2606. http://sonoma.edu/sfi/schedule.html.
AGE OF CONSENT - (1969) In this Michael Powell film, James Mason plays a painter who returns to his roots on an island off the Great Barrier Reef. Also stars 23-year-old Helen Mirren in her first film appearance. Sonoma Film Institute. Fri., Oct. 16, 7 p.m. Sun., Oct. 18, 4 p.m. Warren Auditorium, Ives 101. (707) 664-2606. http://sonoma.edu/sfi/schedule.html.
FOOD,INC - Filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on the nation's food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that has been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of government's regulatory agencies. Featuring interviews with such experts as Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation), Michael Pollan (The Omnivore's Dilemma, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto) along with forward thinking social entrepreneurs like Stonyfield's Gary Hirshberg and Polyface Farms' Joel Salatin. Res Life's Scene It Series. Watch the trailer at http://www.foodincmovie.com/trailer-and-photos.php. 9 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 17, Warren Theatre. (707) 664-2382.
Galleries
USED - University Art Gallery hosts a gala reception to open USED, an art exhibit exploring nontraditional materials that were intended for purposes other than making a work of art. Five California artists- Jedidiah Caesar, Christine Lee, Kristina Lewis, Scott MacLeod and Scott Oliver- are featured. Open Fri., Sept 11 - Sun., Oct 18. Tues. - Fri., 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Sat. and Sun., noon - 4 p.m. Carla Stone. (707) 664-2205. http://www.sonoma.edu/artgallery/.
LIVE-DANCE-PAINT - Ceija Stojka's "Live-Dance-Paint" exhibit depicts her life as a traveling Romani woman before and after World War II, the trauma she and other Roma experienced in the Nazi concentration camps of Auschwitz, RavensbrÅck, and Bergen-Belsen, and the hope she has for future generations to overcome oppression. Open Mon., August 17 - Fri., Oct. 30. Mon. - Fri., 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sat., noon - 5 p.m. Karen Brodsky. (707) 664-4240.
TONY WHITE - Tony White, Emeritus Professor of History, presents a slide show about his recent donation of a collection of Mexican prints to the University Art Gallery. He discusses Taller de Grafica Popular (Popular Graphic Workshop), an important artist collective founded in Mexico in 1936 to create "public art" for popular causes. Though overshadowed by the work of the muralists, it included many of Mexico's finest artists who illustrated and commented on national and international issues through their woodblock prints, linoleum block prints, and lithographs. Artists represented in the collection include Alberto Beltran, Angel Bracho, Arturo Garcia Bustos, Francisco Dosamantes, Pablo O'Higgins, fanny Rabel, Martinez Riadiago, and David Alfaro Siqueiros. 3-5 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 15. University Art Gallery. Carla Stone, (707) 664-2295.
Campus Life
ASP NOONER: DGIIN - (left) This Santa Rosa based group plays a fun, upbeat, acoustic/funk style of music. Songs are usually sung in French but always seem to keep the audience on their feet and entertained. ASP Nooners. Tues., Oct. 6, noon. Darwin Quad. http://www.sonoma.edu/as/asp
Lectures
LIBRARY WORKSHOP: ARTICLES, BOOKS & BEYOND - Articles, Books & Beyond is a workshop designed to lead students through the joy of finding top-notch full-text articles online, locating books & movies and setting up your online access to all things library. Mon., Oct. 5, 4 - 4:30 p.m. Tues., Oct. 6, 3 - 3:30. Schulz 2016A. http://library.sonoma.edu/research/workshops.html.
SQUEAK CARNATH - Internationally renowned Oakland-based painter Squeak Carnwath was recently the subject of a major retrospective at the Oakland Museum of California. Carnwath believes that paint is skin. Her shabby-chic canvases bear the scars, bruises and veins that mimic the imperfections of an aging human life. She communicates through personal ideograms and private symbols culled over a lifetime of searching. She will be interviewed by Professor of Painting Mark Perlman. Visiting Artists Lecture Series. Tuesday, Oct. 6, noon - 1 p.m. Art 102.
EXPLOITING PELAGIC HABITAT - Patrick Robinson, University of California at Santa Cruz, discusses navigation, migration and foraging success in the northern elephant seal. Biology Colloquium. Tues., Oct. 6, 12 - 1 p.m. Darwin 103. (707) 664-2189. http://www.sonoma.edu/biology/home/colloquium.shtml.
LIBRARY WORKSHOP: POWERPOINT -Lean how to add sound, music, transition and other higher-end tricks for PowerPoint presentations. Tues., Oct. 6, noon - 12:30 p.m. Schulz 2016A. http://library.sonoma.edu/research/workshops.html.
THE ARMAMENTS INDUSTRY - (right) Sociology professor Peter Phillips discusses the role the armaments industry plays in modern warfare and politics. War and Peace Lecture Series. Tues., Oct. 6, 4 - 5:15 p.m. Warren Auditorium, Ives 101. http://www.sonoma.edu/a&h/WP_Calendar.htm.
CHAOTIC DYNAMICS AND FRACTALS - Sebastian Marotta, University of the Pacific, will present an introduction to discrete dynamical systems and show that the behavior of some simple systems is very difficult to predict die to sensitive dependence on initial conditions and chaos (the butterfly effect). Weds., Oct. 7, 4 p.m. Darwin 103. M*A*T*H* Colloquium. (707) 664-2368. http://www.sonoma.edu/math.
PUBLIC VIEWING NIGHT - Join amateur and professional astronomers for a tour of Jupiter (the planet) and Saturn (the nebula!). Public Viewing Nights. Fri., Oct. 9, 8 - 10 p.m. SSU Observatory, located at the southeast corner of campus. (707) 664-2267. http://www.phys-astro.sonoma.edu/publicviewingnight.shtml
Music and Theater
DANCING AT LUGHNASA - In August, 1936, the pagan harvest bonfires burn in the hills above Ballybeg, a small village in Donegal County Ireland. In their modest rural kitchen, five fierce proud sisters, the unmarried Mundy sisters, erupt into a passionate dance of longing and frustration to the music on their new and only luxury, a radio. Michael, the seven-year-old love child of the youngest sister, observes his mother and aunts, and as an adult narrator, remembers them for the audience. Michael recalls this time when his family was on the brink of irreversible change soon to come when homecomings and unexpected departures are to transform their lives forever. An award-winning drama by Ireland's greatest living playwright, Brian Friel. Director Stephanie Hunt appeared as an actress in the 1993 Bay Area premiere of "Dancing at Lughnasa" by the Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Tickets $8-$15. Faculty and staff night is Oct. 15. SSU students admitted free. 7:30 p.m., Oct. 9-17, Evert B. Person Theatre. Jenny Parkinson, (707) 664-2325 or visit http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/77372.
COLLAGE CONCERT - This annual sampler concert is a music department showcase for current and prospective students and their families. Parent and Family Weekend. Ives 119. Sat., Oct. 10, 4 p.m. (707) 664-2353. http://www.sonoma.edu/performingarts/perf/
Films
TOUCH OF EVIL - (left) (1958) Orson Welles' masterpieces of sleaze about a corrupt border town sheriff. Sonoma Valley Film Institute. Sun., Oct. 4, 4 p.m. Warren Auditorium. (707) 664-2606. http://sonoma.edu/sfi/schedule.html.
MY FATHER, MY LORD ("HOFSHAT KAITS") - (2007) Director David Volach presents an intimate and compassionate story about the conflict between a father's love and devotion to religion (Hebrew w/ English subtitles). Sonoma Film Institute. Fri., Oct. 9, 7 - 10 p.m. Sun., Oct. 11, 4 - 7 p.m. Warren Auditorium, Ives 101. (707) 664-2606. http://sonoma.edu/sfi/schedule.html.
Galleries
USED - University Art Gallery hosts a gala reception to open USED, an art exhibit exploring nontraditional materials that were intended for purposes other than making a work of art. Five California artists- Jedidiah Caesar, Christine Lee, Kristina Lewis, Scott MacLeod and Scott Oliver- are featured. Open Fri., Sept 11 - Sun., Oct 18. Tues. - Fri., 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Sat. and Sun., noon - 4 p.m. Carla Stone. (707) 664-2205. http://www.sonoma.edu/artgallery/.
LIVE-DANCE-PAINT - Ceija Stojka's "Live-Dance-Paint" exhibit depicts her life as a traveling Romani woman before and after World War II, the trauma she and other Roma experienced in the Nazi concentration camps of Auschwitz, RavensbrÅck, and Bergen-Belsen, and the hope she has for future generations to overcome oppression. Open Mon., August 17 - Fri., Oct. 30. Mon. - Fri., 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sat., noon - 5 p.m. Karen Brodsky. (707) 664-4240.
Sonoma State University's 2009 Distinguished Alumni Awards Banquet on Oct. 15 honors five alumni who have made significant contributions to the community and the campus.
Shirley Zane, Sonoma County supervisor, family therapist, minister, hospital chaplain, educator and inner city social worker, has been selected as an SSU Distinguished Alumni for her more than 25 years of work in health and human services. Zane served as CEO for the Council on Aging until 2008 and has been a strong advocate for Sonoma County's elderly. She led a successful campaign that raised $3.5 million for a new community kitchen in Sonoma County, providing meals to seniors and serving as an emergency/disaster kitchen.
She speaks Spanish fluently and has sponsored the Miriam Lemus Scholarship for bilingual and bicultural counseling. She has also been a guest lecturer at SSU and participated in lecture series as well as courses in MBA leadership, counseling, gerontology, psychology, and women's studies. She earned a Master of Theology from Chicago Trinity Divinity School in 1986 and a Master of Arts in Counseling from Sonoma State University in 1994.
Christopher Fritzsche is a performing artist, an educator, and music director has also been honored with a 2009 Distinguished Alumni Award. Fritzsche graduated cum laude, with distinction from SSU in 1998 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music. After singing leading roles at Sonoma State and with several prestigious Bay Area opera companies, he became a member of Chanticleer, a premier classical a cappella ensemble in 1992.
Since his retirement from Chanticleer in 2003, Fritzsche has served on the voice faculty and performed in many programs with the Music Department as well as with the Sonoma County Choral Society, a Sonoma State University community non-profit partnership. Since 2008, he has served as Director of Music Ministry at the Center for Spiritual Living in Santa Rosa that serves a congregation of nearly 1,000 members.
Adrian Praetzellis, Director of the SSU's Anthropological Studies Center, will be given the Distinguished Faculty Award for his dedication to community outreach and education. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree with distinction in Anthropology from Sonoma State University in 1981, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley.
He joined Sonoma State University as a staff archaeologist at the Anthropological Studies Center (ASC) in 1976 and in 1992, was hired as Assistant Professor of Anthropology. That same year, Praetzellis became director of the ASC, an on-campus research facility with a mission to give students practical experience in archaeology and history. Over the years, ASC has been awarded over $30 million in archaeology-related grants and contracts. To teach archaeological methods,
Praetzellis created an innovative 'artificial archaeological site' on campus, providing students with hands-on archaeological experiences.
Sheila Mackintosh-Sims, an academic advisor in the School of Business and Economics, receives the Outstanding Staff Award for her support and dedication to Sonoma State University. Mackintosh-Sims received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Geography from Sonoma State University in 1981 and worked as a student assistant in the Geography and Personnel department.
Mackintosh Sims has had extensive involvement with the Sonoma State University community. She played a crucial role in the AACSB accreditation of the Business Department. She has also been a member of the SSU AIDS Committee, was chair of the 1995 SSU Human Race Team, and since 2000 has served on the Distinguished Alumni Selection Committee. As a Geography Department alumna, Mackintosh-Sims participates in the Redwood Empire Geographical Society. In her community, she has been active in her homeowners association and a volunteer at events sponsored by the Glen Ellen Fire Department.
The community is invited to celebrate the 2009 honorees at a dinner and reception at the Hyatt Vineyard Creek in Santa Rosa at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 15. The event showcases the many accomplishments of the Distinguished Alumni. Tickets are $40 and are available through the Alumni Association, (707) 664 2426, or alumni@sonoma.edu.
For full biographies on 2009 honorees and previous recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Awards, please visit their website, http://www.ssualumni.org/s/937/3col.aspx.
Many familiar SSU faces will be in the audience and on the stage at the 10th annual Sonoma County Book Festival on Sat., Sept. 19 in Santa Rosa's Old Courthouse Square, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The theme of this year's Festival is "Bounty of the County - Local and Sustainable Literary Arts." Admission is free.
Gerald Rosen, who taught English and Creative Writing for many years at SSU, reads from his new book Cold Eye, Warm Heart - A Novelist's Search for Meaning at the Forum Room in the Sonoma County Public Library in Santa Rosa at 2:30 p.m.
The book is a non-fiction, comic, political, and philosophical memoir and personal history of the years 1956-1973. Noted critic Jerome Klinkowitz says "This is the best book about the American cultural transformation of the second half of the Twentieth Century that has ever been written."
The book is an American success story that turns into a counter-cultural and spiritual journey, challenging the fundamental, underlying assumptions of American culture. It begins in The Bronx, moves to Greenwich Village, and then to a description of campus life in the early days of Sonoma State. Rosen says in the book, "Instead of a town square, Cotati had a town circle. Nothing square could exist in Cotati." The book contains 31 pages of photos, and Rosen has told members of the SSU campus community, "Some of you are in it."
Rosen's books have been recommended by the New York Times and have been the subject of four European university dissertations. He has spoken about them at leading universities in the United States and Europe. He is also the author of Blues for a Dying Nation, The Carmen Miranda Memorial Flagpole, Growing Up Bronx, and the nonfiction Zen in the Art of J.D. Salinger.
Other SSU-related participants include:
Alumni Nancy Garcia, an English graduate, in charge of the Children's Tent.
J.J. Wilson, retired English professor, holds down the Sitting Room Community Library.
SSU graduate student and current president of the Redwood Writers, Linda Reid, presides over the Redwood Writers Reading Circle where many will read, among them SSU students, present and former.
For a full list of authors, panels, and programs visit the Book Festival website at http://www.socobookfest.org/.
A kitchen radio called Marconi is a vital character in Brian Friel's wistful drama "Dancing at Lughnasa," as five unmarried sisters in rural Donegal County in 1936 struggle to survive and take care of each other, and the vulnerable members of their family, while the world around them changes swiftly and ominously.
As the sisters work, the music on their new luxury, a radio, enables them to periodically dance and dream. Critic John Lahr has said about the play that "Friel's enormous accomplishment in "Dancing at Lughnasa" is to flush out from the humdrum struggles of daily life a sense of wonder and to make the sacramental felt."
This new production premieres in the Evert B. Person Theatre at Sonoma State University at 7:30 p.m. on Fri., Oct. 9 and runs through Oct. 17.
Set in rural Ireland in the summer of 1936, the play evokes a tension between Christianity and paganism and is conveyed through the eyes of seven-year old Michael, the youngest sister's love child, who observes his aunts and mother simultaneously liberated and corrupted by the radio in the family kitchen.
The play also explores the duality between technological progress and personal tragedy often brought about through industrialization, and the conflict between the sacred in religion and the sacred within the self.
"At various times the sisters dance around the kitchen and in the field, and one character, a retired missionary, reflects on dance as the merging of the secular and the sacred - which is what Friel accomplishes in this play," wrote John Lahr in a 1991 review for Vogue magazine.
Director Stephanie Hunt appeared as an actress in the 1993 Bay Area premiere of "Dancing at Lughnasa" at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Now, sixteen years later, she's trying her hand at a different aspect of Friel's popular play for the SSU production.
"In our production, we have tried to listen to the rhythms of the play as carefully as we can. Friel's writing has an elegant ebb and flow, a subtle play of tension and release. The dialogue's rhythm is informed by the working lives of the sisters. The tedium of their daily lives pushes them to seek joy and release in dancing and music," explains Hunt.
Hunt is an acting instructor in the SSU Theater Department and an accomplished professional director and actress. Her directing achievements include "Lady's Dream" and "Bullet in the Brain," two of the three stories in the original "Stories by Tobias Wolff with the acclaimed Word for Word performing Arts Company in San Francisco." The production was extended for over two months and the San Francisco Chronicle named it one of the 10 Best Theater performances of 2002.
Also with Word for Word, Hunt directed Cornell Woolrich's noir thriller "Angel Face" at Project Artaud. The Bay Area Critics' Circle named "Angel Face" the best ensemble for 2007.
A prolific writer, Friel's plays have met with great success and have been produced extensively in Dublin, London, New York, and around the world. "Dancing at Lughnasa" is one of his most popular and successful plays.
"Dancing at Lughnasa" premiered in 1990 at the Abbey Theater in Dublin and the National Theater in London, where it earned the Olivier Award. The play, along with the original cast, was then moved to Broadway where the production garnered nominations for eight Tony Awards and won three.
"Dancing at Lughnasa" opens Fri., Oct. 9 at the Evert B. Person Theatre, and will run every evening through Sat., Oct. 17. except for Mon., Oct. 12. Curtain time for is at 7:30 p.m., except for a 5 p.m. performance on Sunday Oct. 11. Faculty and staff night is Oct. 15.
Tickets are $15 for general admission, $8 for students and seniors, $12 for SSU faculty, alumni and staff and free to SSU students. To purchase them, call (707) 664-2353.
For more information, contact Jenny Parkinson at (707) 664-2325 or jenny.parkinson@sonoma.edu.
Campus Life
ASP FREE BOWLING NIGHT - Double Decker Lanes and Associated Student productions team up to offer a night of free bowling to SSU students with school ID. ASP Free Bowling Nights. Tues., Oct. 1, 10 p.m. - midnight. Double Decker Lanes. http://www.sonoma.edu/as/asp/more/bowling.shtml.
Lectures
THE ROLE OF MAO-B IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE - Julie Andersen, Buck Institute for Age Research. Mon., Sept 28, 3 - 4 p.m. Darwin 107.
LIBRARY WORKSHOP: ARTICLES, BOOKS & BEYOND - (left) Articles, Books & Beyond is a workshop designed to lead students through the joy of finding top-notch full-text articles online, locating books & movies and setting up your online access to all things library. Mon., Sept 28, 4 - 4:30 p.m. Tues., Sept 29, 3 - 3:30. Schulz 2016A. http://library.sonoma.edu/research/workshops.html.
LIBRARY WORKSHOP: SCANNING - Learn to efficiently scan photos and documents to help you build great visuals for your project. Covers Adobe Acrobat, PDF's, and scanning multiple items into one document. Mon., Sept 28, noon - 12:30 p.m. Schulz 2016C. http://library.sonoma.edu/research/workshops.html.
FROM THE DEEP SEA TO YELLOWSTONE HOT SPRINGS - Jose de la Torre, San Francisco State University, discusses the physiology, diversity and distribution of ammonia-oxidizing archaea. Biology Colloquium. Tues., Sept. 29, 12 - 1 p.m. Darwin 103. (707) 664-2189. http://www.sonoma.edu/biology/home/colloquium.shtml.
M1 SPEAKS OUT - M1, one half of underground political hip hop act Dead Prez, will speak on his recent trip to Gaza. Presented by Associated Student Productions, Project Censored, Students for Media Democracy and the Media Freedom Foundation. Tues., Sept. 29, 7:30 p.m. Student Union MPR. Peter Phillips. (707) 664-2588.
GO GLOBAL! STUDY & WORK ABROAD FAIR - The Go Global! Study & Work Abroad Fair is a wonderful opportunity to check out the various options for studying, working and volunteering abroad! Over 30 organizations will be on campus for this once a year fair to talk to students about their international options. Tues., Sept. 29, 10 a.m. http://www.sonoma.edu/welcomeweek/week6.shtml.
THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY IN A DEMOCRACY - Author Andy Merrifield explores the role of intelligence agencies in a democratic society and their influence on a country's wars. War and Peace Lecture Series. Tues., Sept. 29, 4 - 5:15 p.m. Warren Auditorium, Ives 101. http://www.sonoma.edu/a&h/WP_Calendar.htm.
NOTIONS OF DISCRETE CURVATURE AND THEIR APPLICATIONS - Shobhana Murali, University of California at Berkeley, examines some notions of discrete curvature and discusses how they can lead to interesting applications, including concentration of measure. Weds., Sept. 30, 4 p.m. Darwin 103. M*A*T*H* Colloquium. (707) 664-2368. http://www.sonoma.edu/math.
MEMS IN THE 21ST CENTURY - Mike Powers, Agilent Technologies, addresses the future of MEMS. Engineering Science Lecture. Thurs., Oct. 1, 4 - 5:15 p.m. http://www.sonoma.edu/engineering/lecture_series/.
"DANCING AT LUGHNASA" BY BRIAN FRIEL - (right) Theatre Arts professor and director Stephanie Hunt goes behind the scenes of Brian Friel's classic play, which opens at SSU on Thurs., Oct. 8. Research & Creative Works Forum. Thurs., Oct. 1, noon - 12:55 p.m. Schulz 3001. http://www.sonoma.edu/a&h/AHForum.htm.
Music and Theater
TRIO NAVARRO - (left) Marilyn Thompson (piano), Roy Malan (violin) and Jill Rachuy Brindel (cello) play Rebecca Clark's passionate Piano Trio of 1921, Robert Kahn's post-Brahmsian Serenade Op. 73, and Smetana's Piano Trio in G Minor. Sun., Sept. 27, 4 p.m. Ives 119. $8 seniors/students, $10 faculty/staff, $12 general (707) 664-2353. http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/77218.
Antoniy Kakamakov Recital - Bulgarian-born classical guitarist Antoniy Kakamakov offers a master class, which will be free and open to the public. Additionally, he will perform a solo recital featuring works by J.S. Bach, Johann Kaspar Mertz, Antonio Jose and Segio Assad. Fri., Oct. 2. Master class 4 p.m. Concert 7:30 p.m. Ives 119. Recital tickets $12 general, $10 SSU faculty/ alumni/ staff, $8 seniors/students, SSU students FREE. (707) 664-2353. http://www.sonoma.edu/performingarts/perf/.
Films
TULPAN - (left) (2008) Sergey Dvortsevoy's exploration of a desolate area in Kazakhstan where people who live in yurts herd their flocks was a winner of Cannes Film Prix Un Certain Regard. (Kazakh w/ English subtitles). Sonoma Valley Film Institute. Sun., Sept 27, 4 p.m. Warren Auditorium. (707) 664-2606. http://sonoma.edu/sfi/schedule.html.
TOUCH OF EVIL - (1958) Orson Welles' masterpieces of sleaze about a corrupt border town sheriff. Sonoma Valley Film Institute. Fri., Oct. 2, 7 p.m. Sun., Oct. 4, 4 p.m. Warren Auditorium. (707) 664-2606. http://sonoma.edu/sfi/schedule.html.
Galleries
USED - University Art Gallery hosts a gala reception to open USED, an art exhibit exploring nontraditional materials that were intended for purposes other than making a work of art. Five California artists- Jedidiah Caesar, Christine Lee, Kristina Lewis, Scott MacLeod and Scott Oliver- are featured. Open Fri., Sept 11 - Sun., Oct 18. Tues. - Fri., 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Sat. and Sun., noon - 4 p.m. Carla Stone. (707) 664-2205. http://www.sonoma.edu/artgallery/.
LIVE-DANCE-PAINT - (right) Ceija Stojka's "Live-Dance-Paint" exhibit depicts her life as a traveling Romani woman before and after World War II, the trauma she and other Roma experienced in the Nazi concentration camps of Auschwitz, RavensbrÅck, and Bergen-Belsen, and the hope she has for future generations to overcome oppression. Open Mon., August 17 - Fri., Oct. 30. Mon. - Fri., 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sat., noon - 5 p.m. Karen Brodsky. (707) 664-4240.
Campus Life
THRIVING IVORY CONCERT - (left) ASP's annual Back to School Concert features Bay Area hit Thriving Ivory. Thurs., Sept. 24, 8 - 9:30 p.m. University Commons. (707) 664-2382. http://www.sonoma.edu/welcomeweek/week5.shtml.
DOGGY DAY - Social therapy dogs from the Bergin University, home of the Assistance Dog Institute, visit SSU to brighten spirits. Sat., Sept. 26, noon. Sauvignon Green. (707) 664-2382. http://www.sonoma.edu/as/asp/.
CAMPUS MOVIE FEST FINALE: A RED CARPET AFFAIR! - Sixteen chosen five-minute student films will premiere and compete for a chance to screen at the regional finale in San Francisco in November. The participants in SSU's first place film win engraved iPods. Teams in the regional finale have a chance of winning Apple computers and many other prizes . Sat., Sept 26, 8 - 11 p.m. (707) 664-2382. http://www.sonoma.edu/as/asp/.
LIGHT THE NIGHT WALK - Join JUMP in walking to raise money and awareness for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Sat., Sept. 26, 5 - 7 p.m. Sign-up in the JUMP Office, located on the first floor of the Student Union. http://www.sonoma.edu/welcomeweek/week6.shtml.
Lectures
THE ROLE OF RELIGIONS IN WAR - Professor of American Multicultural Studies Rashmi Singh explains the integral ways religion influences war. War and peace Lecture Series. Tues., Sept. 22, 4 - 5:15 p.m. Warren Auditorium, Ives 101. (707) 664-2543. http://www.sonoma.edu/a&h/WP_Calendar.htm
LIBRARY WORKSHOP: ARTICLES, BOOKS & BEYOND - Articles, Books & Beyond is a workshop designed to lead students through the joy of finding top-notch full-text articles online, locating books and movies and setting up online access to all things library. Mon., Sept 21, 4 - 4:30 p.m. Tues., Sept 22, 3 - 3:30. Schulz Information Center 2016A. http://library.sonoma.edu/research/workshops.html.
RESEARCH ETHICS AND QUALITATIVE INQUIRY - Sociology professor Kathy Charmaz addresses the way sin which current discussions of research ethics in social science affect qualitative inquiry. Tues., Sept. 22, noon. Stevenson 2011. Social Science Brown Bag Series (707) 664-2112.
ARTS N' CRAFTS: JIM CHRISTENSEN - Jim Christensen produces many different types of objects and images and his work is in the collection of the de Young Museum. He is a recipient of the Fleishhacker Foundation Eureka Fellowship. His work has been exhibited at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art. Arts 'n' Crafts Lecture Series as part of the Visiting Artist Lecture Series. Art and Art History Departments.Tues., Sept 22, noon - 12:55 p.m. ART 102. http://www.sonoma.edu/art/index.html.
THE APPORTIONMENT PROBLEM - (right) Professor of Mathematics Rick Luttman explains the various methods that have been used or proposed, and their flaws, for apportioning seats in the House of Representatives according to population. Weds., Sept. 23, 4 p.m. Darwin 103. M*A*T*H* Colloquium. (707) 664-2368. http://www.sonoma.edu/math.
BAUDELAIRE: LOVE AND LUST - Elit Fintushel presents a bi-lingual and music performance. Department of Modern Languages and Literatures. Weds., Sept. 23, 4 p.m. Schulz 3001. (707) 664-2351. http://www.sonoma.edu/Forlang/.
"BIG" DREAMS AND THE SCIENCE OF ONEIROGENESIS - Former president of the International Association for the Study of Dreams and prolific author Kelly Bulkeley uses "big dreams" - rare but intensely memorable dreams - as the starting point for deeper theoretical reflections of dreaming, as well as for oneirogenesis. Sat., Sept. 26, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Cooperage. Admission $25 (cash or check only) ($30 additional fee for 3 hours CE for Psychologists (APA), therapists and social workers (BBS), registration at the door). http://www.sonoma.edu/psychology/depth/events/2009.html.
Films
THE GATES - (2007) Albert Maysles and Antonio Ferrara's documentary on Christo and Jeanne-Claude's public art project of 7503 fabric paneled gates that was up in Central Park in the winter of 2005. Sonoma Film Institute. Sun., Sept. 20, 4 - 7 p.m. Warren Auditorium. http://sonoma.edu/sfi/schedule.html.
TULPAN - (left) (2008) Sergey Dvortsevoy's depiction of a desolate area in Kazakhstan where people who live in yurts herd their flocks was a winner of Cannes Film Prix Un Certain Regard. (Kazakh w/ English subtitles). Sonoma Valley Film Institute. Fri., Sept. 25, 7 - 10 p.m. Sun., Sept 27, 4 p.m. Warren Auditorium. (707) 664-2606. http://sonoma.edu/sfi/schedule.html.
Galleries
USED - University Art Gallery hosts a gala reception to open USED, an art exhibit exploring nontraditional materials that were intended for purposes other than making a work of art. Five California artists- Jedidiah Caesar, Christine Lee, Kristina Lewis, Scott MacLeod and Scott Oliver- are featured. Open Fri., Sept 11 - Sun., Oct 18. Tues. - Fri., 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Sat. and Sun., noon - 4 p.m. University Art Gallery. Carla Stone. (707) 664-2205. www.sonoma.edu/artgallery.
LIVE-DANCE-PAINT - (right) Ceija Stojka's "Live-Dance-Paint" exhibit depicts her life as a traveling Romani woman before and after World War II, the trauma she and other Roma experienced in the Nazi concentration camps of Auschwitz, RavensbrÅck, and Bergen-Belsen, and the hope she has for future generations to overcome oppression. Mon., August 17 - Fri., Oct. 30. Mon. - Fri., 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sat., noon - 5 p.m. University Library Art Gallery. Karen Brodsky. (707) 664-4240.
Lectures
CAMPUS MOVIE FEST - Everyone is invited to join in on the movie making process especially those who have never previously handled a camcorder and worked with film editing software. It only takes a group of four to sign up as a film making team. The films can be comedies, dramas, science fiction, action and adventure, thrillers and documentaries; the possibilities are endless. This year there will be a category for faculty and staff films. Sign up by Tues., Sept. 15. (707) 664-2382. http://www.sonoma.edu/as/asp/more/cmf.shtml.
INMOTION/ CLIMBING WALL FREE WEEK - (left) InMotion is hosting a free week of group fitness classes for SSU students. Classes from Kickboxing to yoga to indoor cycling to group strength training. Students must present SSU ID card. Mon., Sept. 14 - Thurs., Sept. 17, 6 a.m. - midnight. http://www.sonoma.edu/welcomeweek/week4.shtml.
FRENCH POETRY READING - French poet Madame Claudine Helft will read "Avec des 'si,'" "Une indecente eternite," and "Un divorce d'amour." Presented by the Department of Modern Languages and Literature. Mon., Sept. 14, 4 - 6 p.m. Schulz 3001. (707) 664-2351. http://www.sonoma.edu/Forlang/.
GOT MONKEYS? - Professor of Anthropology Karin Enstam Jaffe explores recent results from field and captive primate research. Biology Colloquium. Tues., Sept. 15, 12 - 1 p.m. Darwin 103. (707) 664-2189. http://www.sonoma.edu/biology/home/colloquium.shtml.
THE EXPERIENCE OF WAR - Professor of Anthropology John Wingard discusses the integral ways in which human are affected by warfare. Tues., Sept. 15, 4 - 5:15 p.m. Warren Auditorium, Ives 101. (707) 664-2543. http://www.sonoma.edu/a&h/WP_Calendar.htm
LIBRARY WORKSHOP: ARTICLES, BOOKS & BEYOND - Articles, Books & Beyond is a workshop designed to lead students through the joy of finding top-notch full-text articles online, locating books & movies and setting up your online access to all things library. Mon., Sept 14, 4 - 4:30 p.m. Tues., Sept 15, or 3 - 3:30. Schulz 2016A. http://library.sonoma.edu/research/workshops.html.
WHY DO WE TEACH THIS STUFF ANYWAY? A BRIEF HISTORY OF SCHOOL MATH - Eric Hsu, San Francisco State University, explains how did algebra became the course that it did and how has it changed over the years. Who put those topics in and kept other topics out? Which aspects of the school mathematics curricula are coherent and which aspects are historical accidents? These are important issues to ponder, especially in light of the recent emphasis on moving Algebra to 8th grade and its use as a gatekeeper for graduation and college. M*A*T*H* Colloquium. Weds., Sept. 16, 4 p.m. Darwin 103. (707) 664-2368. http://www.sonoma.edu/math
LIBRARY WORKSHOP: ENDNOTE WEB - This workshop covers the basics of EndNote Web, a program that categorizes sources, makes bibliographies on the fly and even has a "cite while you write" feature. Weds., Sept 16, 12:15 - 1 p.m. Schulz 2016A. http://library.sonoma.edu/research/workshops.html
LIBRARY WORKSHOP: PHOTOSHOP - Become a semi-pro at image cropping, resizing, resolution and more to create that thoughtful eye candy you need to get an A+ in your project. Tues., Sept 15, noon - 12:30 p.m. Schulz 2016C. http://library.sonoma.edu/research/workshops.html
MONICA CANILAO WITH LISA SOLOMON - (right) Canilao's interest in the ideas of home, community and the passage of time are sewn delicately together in her large paper and fabric structures, installations and sculptures. She attended the California College of Arts and Crafts, where she received her BFA in illustration. Solomon combines textiles, thread, pattern, installation and drawing, often creating iconographic images of domestic interiors. She received her MFA in 2003 from Mills College in Oakland, California, where she now lives and works. Arts 'n' Crafts Lecture Series presented by SSU's Art and Art History Departments as part of the Visiting Artist Lecture Series. Tues., Sept 15, noon - 12:55 p.m. ART 102. http://www.sonoma.edu/art/index.html
HOW TO MAXIMIZE YOUR BUZZ - Duane Browni explores the differences between being buzzed and drunk, the truths of alcohol and how a six pack of beer is equivalent to six pounds of bleu cheese. Sept. 16, 7 - 8:30 p.m. (707) 664-2382. http://www.sonoma.edu/welcomeweek/week4.shtml.
BREAKING THE ERROR FLOOR OF LDPC CODES - Venkat Anantharam, University of California at Berkeley, explores the "error floor." Engineering Science Lecture Series. Thurs., Sept 14, 4 - 5:30 p.m. http://www.sonoma.edu/engineering/lecture_series/
WE ARE THE ONES WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR - Zakiya Harris, founder of Grind for the Green, discusses ways to engage people of color in the growing green economy. Feminist Lecture Series. Thurs., Sept. 17, noon. Don Romesburg. (707) 664-2574. romesburg@sonoma.edu. Rachel Carson 20.
WHO SAYS COMPETITION CAN'T BE FUNNY? SF COMEDY COMPETITION - The 33rd Annual San Francisco Comedy Competition in its preliminary round involves 15 comedians who have seven minutes to win over audiences and a chance at $30,000 in prize money. Associated Student Productions. Free to SSU students, $10 for general admission. Tickets at the door. Thurs., Sept. 17, 8 p.m. Evert B. Person Theater. (707) 664-2382. http://www.sonoma.edu/as/asp/more/0917800.shtml
PUBLIC VIEWING AT THE OBSERVATORY - Amateur and professional astronomers can find a tour of the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. Fri., Sept 18, 8 - 10 p.m. Sonoma State Observatory, at the southeast corner of campus. http://phys-astro.sonoma.edu/publicviewingnight.shtml
Films
THEATER OF WAR - (left) (John Walter, 2008) Documentary with Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline about the Tony Kushner adaptation of the Bertolt Brecht masterpiece Mother Courage and Her Children presented by The Public Theater/NY Shakespeare Festival in Central Park in the summer of 2006. Sonoma Valley Film Institute. Sun., Sept 13, 4 p.m. Warren Auditorium. (707) 664-2606. http://sonoma.edu/sfi/schedule.html
THE GATES - (2007) Albert Maysles and Antonio Ferrara's documentary on Christo and Jeanne-Claude's public art project of 7503 fabric paneled gates that was up in Central Park in the winter of 2005. Sonoma Film Institute. Sat., Sept. 18, 7 - 10 p.m. Sun., Sept. 20, 4 - 7 p.m. Warren Auditorium. http://sonoma.edu/sfi/schedule.html
Galleries
USED - University Art Gallery hosts a gala reception to open USED, an art exhibit exploring nontraditional materials that were intended for purposes other than making a work of art. Five California artists- Jedidiah Caesar, Christine Lee, Kristina Lewis, Scott MacLeod and Scott Oliver- are featured. Fri., Sept 11 - Sun., Oct 18. Tues. - Fri., 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Sat. and Sun., noon - 4 p.m. Carla Stone. (707) 664-2205. www.sonoma.edu/artgallery/www.sonoma.edu/artgallery/.
LIVE-DANCE-PAINT - (right) Ceija Stojka's exhibit depicts her life as a traveling Romani woman before and after World War II, the trauma she and other Roma experienced in the Nazi concentration camps of Auschwitz, RavensbrÅck, and Bergen-Belsen, and the hope she has for future generations to overcome oppression. Open Mon., Aug. 17 - Fri., Oct. 30. Mon. - Fri., 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sat., noon - 5 p.m. Karen Brodsky. (707) 664-4240.
Naomi Klein, author of the successful and provocative The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism, delivers a lecture from her international bestseller on Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 7:30 p.m. in the Cooperage.
Based on breakthrough historical research and four years of on-the-ground reporting in disaster zones, The Shock Doctrine vividly shows how disaster capitalism - the rapid-fire corporate reengineering of societies still reeling from shock - did not begin with September 11, 2001.
The book traces its origins back fifty years, to the University of Chicago under Milton Friedman, which produced many of the leading neo-conservative and neo-liberal thinkers whose influence is still profound in Washington today.
New connections are drawn between economic policy, "shock and awe" warfare and covert CIA-funded experiments in electroshock and sensory deprivation in the 1950s, research that helped write the torture manuals used today in Guantanamo Bay.
Klein's speech addresses the key points of her bestselling book, along with her perspective on what it means for the future.
Presented by Associated Students Productions, this event is free to SSU students, faculty and staff. General admission is $15. Tickets are available at the Student Union front desk, (707) 664-2382.
Copies of her book will be available for purchase at the event and Klein will be available for autographs.
For more information, including photos, video clips, and interviews, visit http://www.naomiklein.org/main.
Some of the hottest topics in physics and astronomy will be described this fall in Sonoma State University's free public lecture series, "What Physicists Do." Lectures are on Mondays from Aug. 31 through Nov. 23, excluding Labor Day Sept. 7. Lectures start at 4 p.m. in Darwin 103.
The series opens Aug. 31 with University of California, Berkeley astrophysicist Paul Kalas, presenting "Imaging a Planet Around Fomalhaut Using the Hubble Space Telescope." Kalas led a team that used direct imaging to find a planet orbiting the star Fomalhaut, only 25 light-years from Earth.
The search for extrasolar planets will be highlighted in two more talks during the semester. Gibor Basri, Professor of Astronomy and Vice Chancellor for Equity and Inclusion at the University of California at Berkeley, will present the latest results from NASA's new Kepler space telescope on Oct. 12 and Jonathan Fortney of the University of California, Santa Cruz will discuss super-heated, Jupiter-like planets that orbit close to their parent stars on Nov. 9.
Two recently elected American Physical Society fellows will be presenting their research; Thomas Devereaux of Stanford University, who uses the tools of computational physics to understand quantum materials, on Sep. 14, and Per Soderlind of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, who studies the quantum-mechanical peculiarities of plutonium, concluding the fall series on Nov. 23.
Other speakers will present on the cultivation of science educators, the process of nuclear muon capture, NASA's new airborne observatory SOFIA, the formation and evolution of massive galaxies, our Galaxy's hidden past, and the search for the Higgs Boson.
This will be the 78th semester for the series of public lectures. The organizer, SSU professor Scott Severson, is grateful to the donors who make it possible. For information on the series or a free downloadable poster describing all thirteen lectures, visit http://phys-astro.sonoma.edu/wpd/, send e-mail to phys.astro@sonoma.edu or call (707) 664-2119.
Lectures
MEET THE BIOLOGY FACULTY- Biology majors are encouraged to meet the various members of the Biology department faculty. Biology Colloquium. Tues., Sept. 8, 12 - 1 p.m. Darwin 103. (707) 664-2189. http://www.sonoma.edu/biology/home/colloquium.shtml.
FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO - (left) Dan Karslake's provocative, entertaining documentary "For the Bible Tells Me So" (2007) reconciles homosexuality and Biblical scripture, and in the process reveals that Church-sanctioned anti-gay bias is based almost solely upon a significant (and often malicious) misinterpretation of the Bible. ASP Religion and Spirituality Lecture Series. Tues., Sept. 8, 7 p.m. Student Union MPR. http://www.sonoma.edu/as/asp/more/0908700.shtml. (707) 664-2382.
LIBRARY WORKSHOP: ARTICLES, BOOKS & BEYOND - Articles, Books & Beyond is a workshop designed to lead students through the joy of finding top-notch full-text articles online, locating books & movies and setting up your online access to all things library. Tues., Sept 8, 3 - 3:30 p.m. Schulz 2016A. http://library.sonoma.edu/research/workshops.html.
THE MEDIA OF POLITICS OF WAR: FROM THE NORTH BAY TO AFGHANISTAN - (right) Author and media critic Norman Solomon explores the interplay between the media and modern wars. Tues., Sept. 8, 4 - 5:15 p.m. Warren Auditorium, Ives 101. (707) 664-2543. http://www.sonoma.edu/a&h/WP_Calendar.htm.
INTERNATIONAL SERVICES WELCOME RECEPTION - A welcome event for all new and returning international students and SSU students returning from study abroad! As always, any domestic students who wish to greet our visiting international and returning study abroad students are also welcome to join in the festivities. Hosted by SSU International Services and the International Education Exchange Council. Weds., Sept. 9, 3 - 5 p.m. International Services Office. http://www.sonoma.edu/welcomeweek/week3.shtml
COMEDY AND FREE PIZZA NIGHT - (left) The latest ASP comedy event features Ali Mafi, the self-proclaimed "only gay, fat, Muslim stand-up comic" in America, and host David Studebaker. ASP Free Pizza Comedy Series. Thurs., Sept. 10, 8 - 10 p.m. http://www.sonoma.edu/welcomeweek/week3.shtml.
AROUND THE WORLD IN 90 MINUTES - In his seven continents digital slide show, Around the World in 90 Minutes, Marty Essen high-energy show takes his audience on an unforgettable worldwide adventure, packed with rare and interesting wildlife. Presented by Associated Student Productions. Thurs., Sept. 10, 7 - 9 p.m. Warren Auditorum, Ives 101. http://www.sonoma.edu/as/asp/more/0910700.shtml
QUEER STRAIGHT ALLIANCE STUDENT, STAFF AND FACULTY OPEN HOUSE/ RECEPTION - Get to know students, staff, faculty, allies and resources in the GLBTQ campus community. Beverages and light snacks will be provided. Thurs., Sept 3, noon to 12:50 p.m. http://www.sonoma.edu/welcomeweek/week2.shtml.
THE CURIOUS MASCOT OF THE FUSION PROJECT- MEDITATIONS ON FLEXING, DUALIZING POLYHEDRA - Benjamin Wells, University of San Francisco, discusses the The Fusion Project, a research program at USF that seeks to bring 7th grade math classes to the art of the de Young Museum (and vice versa). Weds., 4 p.m. Darwin 103. (707) 664-2368. www.sonoma.edu/math.
Films
THEATER OF WAR - (John Walter, 2008) Documentary with Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline about the Tony Kushner adaptation of the Bertolt Brecht masterpiece Mother Courage and Her Children which was presented by The Public Theater/NY Shakespeare Festival in Central Park in the summer of 2006. Sonoma Valley Film Institute. Thurs., Sept. 9, 7 p.m. Sun., Sept 13, 4 p.m. Warren Auditorium. (707) 664-2606. http://sonoma.edu/sfi/schedule.html.
$1 MOVIE NIGHT: TAKING WOODSTOCK - (left) Based on the memoirs of Elliot Tiber, this comedy stars Demetri Martin, who inadvertently played a role in the making 1969's Woodstock Music festival into the famed happening it was. Tickets are $1 and are available at the Student Union Front Desk. Weds., Sept. 9, 7 - 9:30 p.m. Rialto Cinema, Santa Rosa. http://www.sonoma.edu/welcomeweek/week3.shtml.
AWAY WE GO - (2009) Verona (Maya Rudolph) and Burt (John Krasinski) are an unmarried couple in their thirties, who expecting their first child, travel around the U.S. and Canada in search of the perfect place to call home and raise their child. Scene It Movie Night. Sat., Sept. 12, 9 p.m. Warren Auditorium. (707) 664 2815. www.sonoma.edu/as/asp.
Galleries
USED - University Art Gallery hosts a gala reception to open USED, an art exhibit exploring nontraditional materials that were intended for purposes other than making a work of art. Five California artists- Jedidiah Caesar, Christine Lee, Kristina Lewis, Scott MacLeod and Scott Oliver- are featured. Open Fri., Sept 11 - Sun., Oct 18. Tues. - Fri., 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Sat. and Sun., noon - 4 p.m. Carla Stone. (707) 664-2205. http://www.sonoma.edu/artgallery/
LIVE-DANCE-PAINT - (right) Ceija Stojka's "Live-Dance-Paint" exhibit depicts her life as a traveling Romani woman before and after World War II, the trauma she and other Roma experienced in the Nazi concentration camps of Auschwitz, RavensbrÅck, and Bergen-Belsen, and the hope she has for future generations to overcome oppression. View the interactive exhibit guide at http://library.sonoma.edu/about/gallery.php. Details on tours, receptions and a Romani film series at http://library.sonoma.edu/about/gallery.html. Open Aug. 17 - Oct. 30. Mon. - Fri., 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Sat., noon - 5 p.m. University Library Art Gallery, Karen Brodsky. (707) 664-4240.
