FILM - As part of the faculty summer session film series, Chris Eyre's 1998 film Smoke Signals will be shown tonight at 7 in 2 Wellman. Smoke Signals is based on short stories by novelist Sherman Alexie and deals with the split legacy of a father and his son. Arnold Jopseph, played by Gary Farmer, is a Coeur d'Alene Indian who has a drinking problem and often abuses his son, Victor, played by Adam Beach. Victor is the antithesis of his father, strong, popular and sober. Professor Juan Avila Hernandez from the Native American Studies department will present the film and introduce its context.
Admission is free.
In Sacramento this evening, jazz fans can enjoy the sounds of the Capital Jazz Project with special guest Joe Gilman. As part of the Ninth Annual Pavilions Courtyard Concert Series, pianist Joe Gilman and company is sure to swing like a well-lubed pendulum. For all of you who never quite got over glam rock, the pillars of the genre will be at the Sacramento Valley Amphitheater tonight at 6. If men wearing make-up is not your bag, check out the Blues Music Festival featuring B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Susan Tedeschi and Tommy Castro. Though the concert is at the Reno Hilton Amphitheatre, the drive will be worth it as most of these musicians have been honing their craft for nearly half a century.