Imagine you can see a song. It is spun of thousands of threads in countless colors. Some are dark and rich, others are light and shiny. They have texture, some thick, some so fine they are nearly invisible. The threads intertwine in a complex harmony; a symphony of sight, a tapestry of sound.

$18 Adult | $16 Senior | $14 Student/Child

More information is available online.

Cole Miller visits campus Monday, March 3 to discuss his work with “No More Victims,” a non-profit group which aids with medical assistance the victims of war.

The talk is free and open to the public and is being cosponsored by the Chico Chapter of “No More Victims” and the Peace Institute at CSU, Chico.

For more information email Tom Imhoff in the Philosophy Department at timhoff@csuchico.edu.

The Peace Institute at CSU, Chico and the Chico Peace and Justice Center will sponsor the showing of two films, followed by discussion, on the current situation in Darfur and in Uganda. This event takes place in HOLT 352.

The film screenings are free and open to the public. For more information email Tom Imhoff at timhoff@csuchico.edu.

University Film Series
$3 donation appreciated
898-4642

49 Up (2006,U.K.) 134 min. Directed by Michael Apted. Introduced by Laird Easton, History and Humanities Center Board.
“Give me the child until he is seven and I will give you the man.” Starting in 1964 with Seven Up, the UP Series has explored this Jesuit maxim. The original concept was to interview 14 children from diverse backgrounds from all over England, asking them about their lives and their dreams for the future. Every seven years, renowned director Michael Apted, a researcher for Seven Up, has been back to talk to them, examining the progression of their lives. From cab driver Tony to schoolmates Jackie, Lynn and Susan and the heart-breaking Neil, as they turn 49 more life-changing decisions and surprising developments are revealed. An extraordinary look at the structure of life in the 20th century, The UP Series is, according to critic Roger Ebert, “an inspired, almost noble use of the film medium. Apted penetrates to the central mystery of life.” OFFICIAL SELECTION: New York Film Festival.

The College of Agriculture will host a guest presentation:

OLIVER NEYE
JPR Natural Products,
Jena, Germany

Title: Investigation of a Native Plant, Yerba Santa (Eriodictyon californicum), for Potential Market Production

The CSU, Chico Museum of Anthropology presents Monsters, Witches, and Satan, Oh, My — The Symbols and Meanings in Illuminated Manuscripts a presentation by Hillarie Cornwell of Cornwell Scribeworks, a local illuminated manuscript artist. Free lecture.

The Conceptual Space of Kent Manske and Nanette Wylde

Department of Art faculty Nanette Wylde is a conceptual artist who heads the Digital Media/Electronic Arts program here. Kent Manske is a conceptual printmaker and faculty in art at Foothill College. “PreNeo Press synthesizes life, art, and design to create individual and collaborative cultural artifacts and experiences. Projects take form as artists’ books, electronic and interactive works, democratic multiples, and fine art prints.”

Sponsored by Humanities Center Gallery.

Talented young pianists vie for the prestigious Earl R. and Marilyn Ann Kruschke Prize. The competition, one of the most important keyboard events in the North State, features outstanding students as they demonstrate extraordinary talent and musicianship. The winner of a $2,000 prize is announced at the end of the evening.

For more information, call the Music Department at 530-898-5152.

Admission: Free and Open to the Public

More information is available online.

It is never wise to anger a god. This classic tale of vengeance was first presented in the 5th century B.C. and has remained a vigorous and vital example of the human spirit. Euripides’ The Bacchae centers on the divide between the rational and the religious; control and excess. Few plays match its popularity, and this complex portrayal of humanity promises an evening of compelling performance blending dance and drama into a whirlwind of action and passion. Katie Whitlock and Sue Hargrave Pate co-direct.

Advance Tickets: $15 Adult, $13 Senior, $6 Student/Child

More information is available online.

Sponsored by CSU, Chico School of the Arts.

Rafael Frankel will be speaking about “Gaza Close-Up”, based on his experiences as a reporter in Gaza during Israel’s evacuation from Gaza in 2005. From 2000-2007, Rafael D. Frankel lived and worked in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and South America as a freelance reporter. He was regularly published in The Boston Globe, The Chicago Tribune, and The Christian Science Monitor, among other newspapers, and was a Middle East Analyst for MSNBC. He is currently the Edward Weintal Fellow at the Georgetown School of Foreign Service in the Master’s Degree program and a fellow at the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Admission is free and open to the general public.

For further information, contact Prof. Michael Leitner, Recreation and Parks Management, at 898-6774.

Echoer of Tropicalia: How modern Brazilian musicians view Tropicalia

Department of Music graduate student, Mack McCord will be presenting this week’s Anthropology Forum entitled, “Echoer of Tropicalia: How Modern Brazilian Musicians View Tropicalia.”

The campus and community are welcome to attend.

Sponsored by the Department of Anthropology, CSU, Chico.

All proceeds benefit CAVE’s Alternative Spring Break Program (ASB) Washington D.C. trip. Tickets are $10 or at the door for $12. Purchase tickets at the CAVE office in BMU 309.

Bring your family, friends, co-workers, or students. It will be an eye opening experience.

For more information, contact caveasbprogram@csuchico.edu, visit our web site, call or visit the CAVE office, BMU 309, (530) 898-5817.

Hillarie Cornwell presents an Illuminated manuscript workshop. Create your own replica of a medieval page to take home. $10 per person. Reservations required. Call 898-5397 for registration.

This North State collaboration of local and guest artists features an upbeat, energetic showcase of dance styles ranging from traditional and classical ballet to hip-hop, tap, modern, and ethnic dance. The 17th annual Keeping Dance Alive! concert will feature live music, colorful costumes, innovative lighting, and exciting choreography performed by the best of our community dancers.

$16 Adult | $14 Senior | $12 Student/Child

More information is available online.

Learn how to compost in this free, informative Workshop. Contact AS Recycling, (530) 898-5033.

It is never wise to anger a god. This classic tale of vengeance was first presented in the 5th century B.C. and has remained a vigorous and vital example of the human spirit. Euripides’ The Bacchae centers on the divide between the rational and the religious; control and excess. Few plays match its popularity, and this complex portrayal of humanity promises an evening of compelling performance blending dance and drama into a whirlwind of action and passion. Katie Whitlock and Sue Hargrave Pate co-direct.

Advance Tickets: $15 Adult, $13 Senior, $6 Student/Child

More information is available online.

Sponsored by CSU, Chico School of the Arts.

This North State collaboration of local and guest artists features an upbeat, energetic showcase of dance styles ranging from traditional and classical ballet to hip-hop, tap, modern, and ethnic dance. The 17th annual Keeping Dance Alive! concert will feature live music, colorful costumes, innovative lighting, and exciting choreography performed by the best of our community dancers.

$16 Adult | $14 Senior | $12 Student/Child

More information is available online.

Learn how to compost in this free, informative Workshop. Contact AS Recycling, (530) 898-5033.

This North State collaboration of local and guest artists features an upbeat, energetic showcase of dance styles ranging from traditional and classical ballet to hip-hop, tap, modern, and ethnic dance. The 17th annual Keeping Dance Alive! concert will feature live music, colorful costumes, innovative lighting, and exciting choreography performed by the best of our community dancers.

$16 Adult | $14 Senior | $12 Student/Child

More information is available online.

Films: showing at 1pm and 4pm
Lecture will follows at 7pm

The recent blockbuster movie American Gangster was based on the real life story of Detective Richie Roberts, an honest policeman who dealt with the drug circuit in New York. Roberts later moved on to become a criminal defense attorney, with his first client being Frank Lucas, (Denzel Washington’s character,) for the same crime which he prosecuted him for. In this lecture Roberts will reflect his experiences displayed on the big screen, and share the lessons he gained from them.

Tickets are available at the University Box Office on 2nd and Normal. Students with a CSU, Chico ID are $10, General Admission is $15. General admission patrons without CSU, Chico ID must be 18 and over. Ticket prices will increase $3 at the door.

For more information on all AS Presents events visit the web site or call 898-6005.

A partnership between the City of Chico, the Institute for Sustainable Development at CSU, Chico and Chico Chamber of Commerce Community Corporation. They have joined forces and this is an event not to be missed.

Tickets are $50 per person and the price includes keynote speakers, panels about business opportunities in sustainability, and a delicious lunch catered by the brewery. Tickets are available by calling 891-5556, online, or emailing jessica@loveevents.com.

Contact Info: 530-891-5556 - Chico Chamber of Commerce

All current regularly enrolled CSU, Chico students can now enroll for spring intramural sports: basketball, indoor soccer, and softball. All sign ups are done online. Click on the intramural link, choose your sport, and follow the directions. Deadlines for submitting teams and forfeit/sportsmanship deposits for indoor soccer, March 10, 2008 for softball. If you have questions, please contact the Recreational Sports office at 898-5170.

Enjoy Bach’s contatas and motets sung by Daun Hayes and Ruth Greenfield.

Advance Tickets: $15 Adult, $13 Senior, $6 Student/Child

The Sixth Annual Chico Bach Festival features Bach, of course, and this year, Mendelssohn. More information: 530-898-5152.

More information is available online.

Student musicians offer their interpretations for the Bach Festival.

Admission: Free and Open to the Public

The Sixth Annual Chico Bach Festival features Bach, of course, and this year, Mendelssohn. More information: 530-898-5152.

More information is available online.

The CSU, Chico Choirs and Bach Festival Chamber Players and Orchestra, directed by Dr. David Scholz, perform J.S. Bach’s Cantata No. 4 and Mendelssohn’s double choir motets and a cantata.

Advance Tickets: $15 Adult, $13 Senior, $6 Student/Child

The Sixth Annual Chico Bach Festival features Bach, of course, and this year, Mendelssohn. More information: 530-898-5152.

More information is available online.

University Film Series
$3 suggested donation
898-4642

(1965, Czech) 85 min.

Directed by Milos Forman. Introduced by Jason Tannen, Art and Art History and University Art Gallery.

With sixteen women to each man, the odds are against Andula in her desperate search for love—that is, until a rakish piano player visits her small factory town and temporarily eases her longings. A tender and humorous look at Andula’s journey, from the first pangs of romance to its inevitable disappointments, Loves of a Blonde (Lásky jedné plavovlásky) immediately became a classic of the Czech New Wave and earned Milos Forman the first of his Academy Award nominations

Charles Darwin took 20 years to publish his theory of evolution; he produced On the Origin of Species only on learning that he was about to be scooped. Quammen’s most recent book, The Reluctant Mr. Darwin, traces the two-decade period between Charles Darwin’s original idea of natural selection and the publication of On the Origin of Species. Quammen illuminates the long process of research, thinking, and personal anguish that led from Darwin’s brief visit to the Galapagos Islands to the eventual unveiling of his theory.Quammen will be speaking about the life of Darwin as well as his work.

This performance is FREE but a ticket is required for admission. Tickets are available at the University Box Office, (530) 898-6333, 2nd and Normal Streets.

For more information please visit the web site.

Marcel Duchamp: The Large Glass, now through April 27
Guest curator: James McManus

Bring a bag of your old cloths and get a bag of clothes. For more information contact EARC, (530) 898-5676.

Facilitated by Dr. Lori Beth Way, Professor of Political Science

Contact Tray Robinson at 4764 for additional information.

In conjunction with the opening of Marcel Duchamp: The Large Glass, March 12 - April 27, curated by James McManus for the Janet Turner Print Museum at the Chico Museum.

Dr. Henderson teaches at the University of Texas, Austin, and has written the definitive book, among others, on the Large Glass.

For more information, call 898-5504.

Sponsored by CSU, Chico Humanities Center.

Walk through your fear, live your dreams, create a better life … Francine Ward, can show you how. Lawyer, author, professional speaker, philanthropist, and marathon runner will tell her compelling story of overcoming adversity.

For more information contact Marci Caldwell, mcaldwell@csuchio.edu, (530) 898-3401.

Display March 12 through April 22: Duchamp: Contemporary Impressions
(Closed March 16-23)
For more information: 530.898.4476.

The Cross Cultural Leadership Center invites CSU, Chico Students to attend this year’s Spirit of a Women unique and powerful conference. The conference features keynote speaker Francine Ward, J.D., who will also facilitate the morning interactive session “Living Life on Purpose”.

In the afternoon there will be five breakout sessions to choose from. Student registration fees will be sponsored by the conference and you are encouraged to apply early, as student spaces are limited to the first 150 who apply. For more information contact Marci Caldwell, or (530) 898-3401.

The College of Communication and Education invites all faculty, students, and staff to our Research Colloquium. Dr. Chiara Ferrari will be speaking on “Film and TV Dubbing in the Age of Media Globalization.” Come hear about how American media are presented to the world.

“The Interpretation of Habitual Activity Differences in the NAN Ranch Ruin using Musculoskeletal Stress Markers”

Kendall McGowan, Graduate Student, Dept. of Anthropology

Sponsored by Dept. of Anthropology, 898-6192.

The COB ethics film series continues with the film Crash with Matt Dillon.

Free and open to the public. Bring a friend along.

Sponsored by the COB Ethics Initiative.

For a remarkable walk through musical time, conductor Royce Tevis illustrates band music’s evolution from Holst’s First Suite (1909) to Grainger’s Colonial Song (1918) to Three Japanese Dances (1933) by Bernard Rogers to Prokofiev’s March, Op 99 (1943) to Perischetti’s Symphony for Band (1956). The 2001 Timepiece by Condy McTee completes the show.

Advance Tickets: $15 Adult, $13 Senior, $6 Student/Child

More information is available online.

Three of the world’s finest Celtic fiddlers join forces in the Celtic Fiddle Festival. Kevin Burke (from Ireland), Christian Lemaitre (from Brittany), and André Brunet (French-Canadian) are each masters of their respective styles, played with dexterity and passion. When they come together, a spirit of spontaneous fun emerges, and the jigs, reels, and fiddle tunes heat up. Trading stories as well, these performers create an evening of winning hilarity and unforgettable musical thrills.

$25 Premium | $20 Adult | $18 Senior | $16 Student/Child

More information is available online.

The University Art Gallery presents an exhibition featuring works by 17 members of the Chico State Art Department faculty. This exhibition takes place in 2 venues: the University Art Gallery and 1078 Gallery.

The University Art Gallery is located in Taylor Hall, California State University Chico. Regular gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 10am to 4pm, Saturday and Sunday from noon to 4pm. Please note: the gallery will be closed in observance of Cesar Chavez Day, Monday, March 31.

1078 Gallery is located at 820 Broadway, Chico, CA, telephone 530-343-1973. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 12:30pm - 5:30pm.

This fun-filled event sponsored the Campus Alcohol and Drug Education Center, Recreational Sports, CSU, Chico Associated Students and Butte College Associate Students is designed to provide a healthy, non-alcohol-related activity to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.

Activities for the day include a scenic 2-mile walk or a 3-mile fun run around the CSU, Chico campus, a delicious breakfast (free for Butte College and CSU, Chico students), live Irish music, and Irish step dancing. Community members, students, and children of all ages are invited to join the festivities. Prizes will be given for the most festive costume, the greenest dog and other really fun categories. And, our grand - prize drawing will be for a bike from Pullins Cyclery.

We would really like for you to be a part of this festive, safe and healthy event. We truly hope that we will see you out enjoying a day of fun on the campus running alongside CSU, Chico students and other Chico Community Members.

For a registration form call CADEC at 530-898-6450 or stop by 310 Salem St. in downtown Chico right across the street from the parking structure.

Angelique Kidjo and her band have spread her rhythmic, Afro-funk fusion to the four corners of the globe and crossed musical boundaries by blending tribal and pop rhythms of West Africa with funk, salsa, and jazz. She has collaborated with Carlos Santana, Dave Matthews, and Gilberto Gil, and her fun-loving personality, on-stage charisma, and totally unique voice has rocketed her to the top of the world music scene.

$23 Premium | $18 Adult | $16 Senior | $14 Student/Child

More information is available online.

Dr. James O’Toole, author of The New American Workplace: How American Workers Can Successfully Compete in World Markets to speak.

Cost for general registration is $10, students are free. Reception and networking opportunity available immediately following speakers. Learn about the changing aspects of the American workplace as well as local initiatives and projects.

For more information contact CSU, Chico’s Center for Economic Development at (530) 898-4598.

The gallery presents an exhibition featuring current members of the CSU, Chico Art Department faculty. This exhibition provides an exciting look at the diverse aesthetics and approaches of these accomplished artist-educators, featuring a wide range of media that includes ceramics, digital imaging, installation, painting, printmaking, photography, glass and sculpture.

CSU, Chico’s College of Business Ethics Initiative presents Forbes Magazine Senior Editor Neil Weinberg for a talk about white collar crime and the sub-prime mortgage crisis.

Funded by generous donations from alumni, the College of Business Ethics Initiative at CSU, Chico is dedicated to preparing business students to become effective and principled leaders. Students, faculty, staff and community members are encouraged to attend the lecture. Admission is free.

For more information, contact Shirley Hopkins, 530-898-6215. or see the complete news release online.

International Forum: What Smokey Bear Could Learn from Aboriginal Fire Managers
Presented by Don Hankins, Department of Geography and Planning.

The museum is proud to present the re-mastering of two DVDs from our collection, Three Stone Blades and The World of Theodore Wores produced by professors emeriti Dr. Valene Smith and Dr. Ira Latour. For more information call (530) 898-5397.

A nonstop carnival of rhythm, Peru Negro’s high-energy show utilizes bright costumes and unconventional instruments (a wooden crate, a jawbone of a donkey) to tell the story of Peru’s complex black cultural traditions. Festive and celebratory dances are interwoven with vibrant live music, recreating the folkloric history of their Peruvian ancestors. This Grammy-nominated, 20-member troupe was formed over 35 years ago, and continues to be the “Official Cultural Ambassadors of Peru.”

$23 Premium | $18 Adult | $16 Senior | $14 Student/Child

More information is available online.

The Ninth Gate (2000, Spain/France/U.S.A.) 133 min. Directed by Roman Polanski.*
Johnny Depp is hired to find the two remaining volumes of a 16th-century demonic text, “The Nine Gates,” in which one supposedly holds the key to summoning Satan himself. Frank Langella is a rare-book dealer who hired the book finder to search for the Satanic volume he needs to complete his collection. This conspiracy thriller involving murder, ritual, and the supernatural also stars Lena Olin and Emmanuelle Seigner.

• Part of the Humanities Center’s year-long theme, “The Book.”

University Film Series, 898-4642, $3 donation appreciated

Hosted by the Mu Chapter of Lambda Sigma Gamma Sorority, Inc.

Facilitated by Professor Liahna Gordon, Professor of Sociology

Contact Tray Robinson at 4764 for additional information.

Exploring Gender Perspectives. Mario Carey will facilitate a thought provoking dialogue as women and men answer some interesting questions. For more information call (530) 898-4101.

This reading is free & is open to the public.

For more information, contact Jeanne E. Clark, 898-6457.

CSU, Chico’s Presidential Scholar and Humanities Center’s Book Theme Guest Lecture

Putnam Professor of History at Princeton University and one of the most noted historians of the book, libraries, and scholarship, Anthony Grafton speaks on the transformative power of books and libraries. Among his recent books are Christianity and the Transformation of the Book: Origen, Eusebius and the Library of Caesarea with Megan Williams and Bring Out Your Dead: The Past as Revelation.

“Explosions in the Scholars’ Garden: The Forgotten Tradition of Libraries in the Western Tradition”

Admission: Free and Open to the Public

Call Troy Jollimore, director of the Humanities Center, for more information: 898-5122.

Humanities Center

Writer’s Voice, 898-6457

Winner of the 2007 Dorothy Brunsman Poetry Prize from Bear Star Press for Now, Tenenbaum lives in Seattle, where she teaches creative writing at North Seattle Community College and plays traditional string band music. She is the author of By a Thread (Van West & Co., 2000) and of the chapbooks Blue Willow (Floating Bridge Press, 1998), Old Voile (New Michigan Press, 2004), and Story (Cash Machine, 2005).

Hosted by the Mu Chapter of Lambda Sigma Gamma Sorority, Inc.

Interview with Lawrence Bryant, Department of History: “Scholars, Students, and Books: From the Middle Ages to Today”

Anthony Grafton, the Henry Putnam University Professor of History at Princeton University, is one of the most respected historians of early modern Europe in the world. He has published widely on the history of libraries, books, and scholarship. Grafton has been the recipient of many awards including a Guggenheim Fellowship, The Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and the prestigious international Balzan Prize for the History of Humanities, the Mellon Foundation’s Distinguished Achievement Award. Grafton is a public intellectual, whose fluid, witty writing makes his deep erudition accessible beyond the academy. He is a contributor to The New York Review of Books, The American Scholar and The New Yorker, and he enjoys the reputation of being an excellent public speaker.

Call Troy Jollimore, director of the Humanities Center, for more information: 898-5122.

The Miskitu People of Nicaragua.

Sponsored by the Department of Anthropology, CSU, Chico.

Free concert featuring 3xaladycrew, all female Rap and Poetry collective. For more information contact the AS Women’s Center at (530) 898-5724.

Humanities Center Friday Symposium co-hosted with the Religious Studies Lecture Series

Mahan Mirza (PhD, ABD, Yale), with his specialization in the texts and traditions of Islam, joined the faculty in the Religious Studies Department this past fall. His dissertation, which contributes towards more general questions of medieval Islamic thought and its relationship to modernity, consists of a close reading of the works of the medieval Muslim scientist and polymath al-Biruni (d. ca. 1050). Mirza recently edited a special issue of The Muslim World on the theme of “Contemporary American Discourses on Islam: The Politics of Representation.” He is currently serving as the assistant editor for an Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought with Princeton University Press. His future research interest is in examining the use of the Qur’an by Islamic revivalist movements as a vehicle for the revitalization of faith in the modern world.

Maureen Ryan
Department of Evolution and Ecology
University of California, Davis

“Pigs in the Pond: Community Effects of Tiger Salamander Hybridization in Central California”

Presented by the CSU, Chico Department of Biological Sciences

Don’t miss this one — Rocky Winslow, Grant Levin, Greg D’Augelli, and Dan Kinkle perform the classics along with their original compositions.

Advance Tickets: $15 Adult, $13 Senior,$6 Student/Child

More information is available online.

Help fund classical performance and scholarships for talented music students by attending this lively and elegant evening sponsored by the Chico Guild of the North State Symphony. A delicious dinner, good company, and fine music are your reward.

$50 per person. For reservations and information, call the North State Symphony, 530-898-5984.

More information is available online.

The Gospel Fest will feature the CSU, Chico Gospel Choir, directed by Malcolm Jackson. Additional performances will include the Neighborhood Church Gospel Choir, Champions of Praise, D. Murray Singers, and the 2nd Baptist Kids of Faith. This event had a great community response in the previous year, and the energy will surely continue on for this years showcase. A live CD and DVD of the performance will be available to order at the end of the show.

This show will be free to the public, with donations accepted at the door.

For more information on all AS Presents events visit the web site or call 898-6005.