Film: MFA documentary screenings
First-year students in Stanford University's MFA program in documentary and film will host a free screening of their new short films tomorrow, Dec. 11, at 7:30 p.m. The event, which will include a Q&A and reception after the showings, will be in Annenberg Auditorium on campus. Go to events.stanford.edu.

Lecture: 'Why the World Will Still Be Here After December 21st'
A trio of astronomers -- Foothill College instructor Andrew Fraknoi, David Morrison from NASA Ames Research Center, and the Griffith Observatory's Ed Krupp -- will give a free talk on the "Doomsday 2012" fears and how "real science" responds to them. The event is planned from 7 to 8:30 p.m. tomorrow, Dec. 11, at the SETI Institute, 189 Bernardo Ave., Mountain View. Go to seti.org.

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