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Fri, Feb 27, 2004

FEBRUARY 27-29, 2004

STUDENT OBSERVATORY, FRI 7-10PM
Four Planets on Parade

Jupiter, the king of the planets, is back in the evening sky and will be one of four planets featured at this month's UNL Student Observatory public night from 7 to 10pm on Friday (Feb. 27).

The evening will start with viewing of the planet Venus, the very bright planet in the west after sunset. Sinus Meridiani on Mars, the location of NASA's Opportunity rover, will be visible, but Mars is now more than four times further away than it was during its close approach last August.

Saturn will be well-placed throughout the evening. This is a superb year for viewing Saturn as it is at its closest to the earth and the rings are almost as wide open as they get.

There is no charge for admission to the observatory. Children of all ages are particularly welcome. Visitors are reminded that the observatory is unheated, so it is important to dress warmly. The observatory will not be open if it is totally overcast. If in doubt call the observatory at 472-4728.

The UNL Student Observatory is located on the roof of the Stadium Parking Garage at the corner of 10th and T streets. Parking is available on the roof of the garage near the observatory.

The next public viewing will be March 25.

OBSERVATORY | PHYS & ASTRON

327 KEIM HALL, FRI 2PM
Agronomy/Horticulture Seminar - 'Pesticides: Trends and Developments'
Larry Schulze, UNL

210 FILLEY HALL, FRI 3PM
Agricultural Economics Seminar - 'Consumer Response to GM Food Labels: Sentiments and Actions'
Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes, University of Missouri

112 HAMILTON HALL, FRI 3:30PM
Chemistry Colloquium - 'The Organic Chemistry of Interstellar Space'
Robert McMahon, University of Wisconsin-Madison
117 BESSEY, FRI 3:30PM
Geosciences - T. Mylan Stout Lecture Series - 'Timing and Distribution of Calciturbidites Around a Deeply Submerged Carbonate Platform in a Seismically Active Setting (Pedro Bank, Northern Nicaragua Rise, Caribbean Sea)'
Nils Andreson

UNITARIAN CHURCH, 6300 A ST., SUN 7PM
2004 Winter Lecture Series - National Indentity and Global Citizenship - 'Enhancing Global Connections: The Role of Education in Developing Countries'
Joan Sullivan Owomoyela, independent consultant

OMAHA CIVIC AUDITORIUM, SUN 1-4PM
UNL Brings Big Red Road Show to Omaha

UNL will host the Big Red Road Show from 1-4pm Sunday (Feb. 29) at the Omaha Civic Auditorium, 1804 Capitol Ave. More than 75 interactive exhibits, live performances, appearances by Husker legends Mike Rozier and Eric Warfield and exciting discussions will be open to the public, and admission is free.

The Big Red Road Show is an open house event for students of all ages and adults to learn more about the academic and student life programs at the university. On hand will be representatives from UNL undergraduate colleges and departments, graduate studies departments, and student affairs offices such as Scholarships and Financial Aid, Career Services, and Admissions. Sweet 98.5 FM will have a live radio remote on site.

Highlights of the event include:

Autographs: from 1983 Heisman trophy winner Mike Rozier (with his Heisman Trophy on display), Eric Warfield of the Kansas City Chiefs, and former Husker softball player Amber Burgess.

Live performances: by the NU pep band and the Scarlet and Cream Singers.

Exhibits: N World, The Maze, Big Fat Greek Philanthropy, Ask the Master Gardener, Snakes of Nebraska, Professional Golf Management, a new academic program; Photos with Herbie Husker and Lil' Red, Kids Zone hosted by the NU Parents Association, NETV and Clifford the Big Red Dog.

Presentations: 'NU Students Tell All' with students of 'Real Nebraska,' 'How to Pay for College,' 'Becoming a Husker' for admitted students, free cookies and plenty of giveaways.

All attendees should enter the Capitol Avenue doors on the south side of the Omaha Civic Auditorium complex (1804 Capitol Ave.). The event will be held entirely in the main auditorium. Parking will be available in downtown parking garages and on the street.

BIG RED ROAD SHOW

KIMBALL RECITAL HALL, FEB. 28-MARCH 1
Dance Gala to Salute Fosse, Broadway

Broadway Lights, Fosse Nights will be the theme of Spring Dance Gala 2004, presented by the Dance Division of the UNL School of Music Feb. 28-March 1. Performances will be staged at 7:30pm Saturday (Feb. 28), 3pm Sunday (Feb. 29) and 7:30pm Monday (March 1), all in Kimball Recital Hall, 11th and R streets.

The Spring Dance Gala will include some of Broadway's biggest show-stopping dance numbers from Cats, A Chorus Line, 42nd Street, and more. Faculty artists Darryl White, Donna Harler-Smith and Charles Smith, and Alisa Belflower are featured in the gala program, and UNL music majors will sing a variety of musical selections. The Lincoln Irish Dancers and dancers from Karen McWilliams School of Dance will also join the UNL dancers.

Tickets are $12 general, $10 faculty/staff, and $7 student/senior and will be available at the door.

SCHOOL OF MUSIC

ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER, THROUGH MARCH 4
Now Showing at the Ross: Girl with a Pearl Earring, The Triplets of Belleville

UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents the acclaimed films Girl with a Pearl Earring and The Triplets of Belleville, showing through March 4 at the center, 313 N. 13th St.

Director Peter Webber's film, Girl with a Pearl Earring, is set in Delft, Holland, 1665. After her father, a tile painter, is blinded in a kiln explosion, seventeen-year-old Griet must work to support her family. She becomes a maid in the house of Johannes Vermeer and gradually attracts the master painter's attention. Though worlds apart in upbringing, education and social standing, Vermeer recognizes Griet's intuitive understanding of color and light and slowly draws her into the mysterious world of his paintings.

Girl with a Pearl Earring will be preceded by the short film The Vest, written and directed by Paul Gutrecht.

From director Sylvain Chomet comes the animated French film The Triplets of Belleville. It is the story of a boy named Champion who trains relentlessly for the Tour de France, with the help of his loyal grandmother and overweight dog, Bruno (who loves to bark at passing trains). But when the big race comes, Champion is kidnapped and shipped off to Belleville where The Triplets, former scat singing jazz prodigies turned experimental musicians, come to their rescue.

Filled with inspired, twisted imagery, this nearly dialogue-free film is a crowd-pleaser of unusual power, with the strange, measured pacing of a dream, and a great soundtrack of bizarre alternate-reality '30s jazz. It also has offers a touching and believable evocation of a dog's life. A great throwback to the time before animation became dominated by CGI effects; The Triplets of Belleville is a very strange, very loving French salute to obsession, affection, and persistence.

The Triplets of Belleville will be preceded by the short film Day Off the Dead, written and directed by Lee Lanier.

More information is available at the Ross website.

MRRMAC | GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING | TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE