DECEMBER 3-5, 2004
STUDENT OBSERVATORY, FRI 7PM
University Observatory Hosts Public
Viewing
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The next public night at the University
of Nebraska-Lincoln Student Observatory will be on Friday, Dec. 3,
from 7 to 10 p.m. for viewing of some of the attractions of the December
sky. The early December sky offers many sights to the stargazer.
The sights of the fall are still visible, and as the evening moves
on, the winter constellations appear in the east. In the early evening
the big 16-inch telescope of the observatory will show visitors the
heart of the Andromeda galaxy and the stars crowding around the supermassive
black hole there. Visitors will be able to explore star clusters
like the famous Double Cluster in Perseus in the late fall Milky
Way.
The Pleiades star cluster will be visible in the smaller telescopes
of the observatory. Mighty Orion with its nebula will be visible
for the last hour of the viewing. As a special treat, the ringed
planet Saturn will be making its first appearance of the season toward
the end of the viewing.
There is no charge for admission to the observatory. Children of
all ages are particularly welcome, and astronomers will be on hand
to answer questions. Visitors are cautioned that the observatory
is unheated, so they should dress accordingly. The observatory will
not be open if it is mostly cloudy. If in doubt call the observatory
at (402) 472-4728.
The UNL Student Observatory is on the roof of the Stadium Parking
Garage, 10th and T streets. Parking is available on the roof of the
garage near the observatory. For more information about the Student
Observatory, contact the observatory coordinator, Martin Gaskell,
at (402) 472-4788 or by e-mail, or visit the observatory's Web site.
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ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER, FRI 8PM
New Warren Miller Film to Impact at
Ross
The first snowfall just arrived this week,
which means it must be Warren Miller time. For 55 years, Miller has
been inspiring snow sports fanatics with his action-packed films
that take viewers to some of the most beautiful and pristine locations
around the world. This year's film, showing for the first time ever
at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, Impact, continues
the tradition of featuring some of the world's top skiers and snowboarders
venturing on untamed adventures and promises to make an impact on
everyone who comes to see it.
From the jagged peaks of Chamonix, France to the wide-open backcountry
of Montana, from the death-defying steeps of Alaska to the snorkel
deep champagne powder of Steamboat, Colorado, the film will get your
anticipation level for ski season going full throttle. Impact features
the most women ever used for filming a Warren Miller movie. Charlotte
Moats, Jen Berg, Jessica Sobolowski, Hannah Teter and Olympians Wendy
Fisher, Hannah Hardaway and Kelly Clark help prove that women sometimes
turn the board(s) better than the guys. Miller vets Glen Plake and
Chris Anthony continue to raise their skilebrity status. And don't
miss adaptive skier Sarah Will and her true ability to pop turns
in Vail's half-pipe.
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112 HAMILTON HALL, 3:30PM
Chemistry Colloquium - Washburn Memorial
Lecture - 'Recent Developments at the Interface of Synthetic Organic
and Enzymatic Chemistry'
David Berkowitz, UNL
117 BESSEY, 3:30PM
Geosciences - T. Mylan Stout Lecture Series
- 'Jet Contrails and Climate: What is the Evidence?'
Andrew Carleton, Pennsylvania State University
EAST UNION, 3:30PM
Entomology Seminar - 'Pollination Biology'
Pete Clark, graduate student, UNL
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VOLLEYBALL |
FRI, 7PM (Sunday 7PM if necessary)
Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Iona Gaels (NCAA Tournament First Round)
NU COLESIUM
RIFLE | SAT, 8AM
Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. UMKC Kangaroos
NU RIFLE RANGE
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HOWELL THEATRE, FRI, SAT 7:30PM
UNL's University Theatre Presents
Final Performances of The House Of Blue Leaves
UNL Theatre's University Theatre
completes its fall semester season with John Guare's dark comedy The
House Of Blue Leaves. Guest artist Gil Lazier directs the production,
which plays Friday and Saturday evening at 7:30 PM. The performances
are in Howell Theatre, first floor Temple Building at 12th and R
Streets. Tickets are available at the Lied Center Ticket Office,
301 N. 12th Street, Monday through Friday 11:00 AM to 5:30 PM and
one hour prior to performance in Howell Theatre lobby. The Ticket
Office may be reached at 472-4747 or 800-432-3231. Tickets for the
sneak preview are $5.00 and may only be purchased at the door. Regular
performance tickets are $14.00 regular, $12.00 faculty/staff and
senior citizen, $10.00 student.
The House Of Blue Leaves is set
on October 4, 1965, the day the Pope first visited New York City. Zookeeper
Artie Shaughnessy (played by undergraduate theatre major Jeff Nathan)
is on a quest to revive his stalled show business career. A darkly
comic look at the underside of the American dream, The House
Of Blue Leaves is complete with Artie's delusional wife Bananas
Shaughnessy (played by undergraduate theatre major Caitlin Brandes)
and his mistress Bunny Flingus who talks a mile a minute (played
by undergraduate theatre major Brittany Leffler). A look at how
people expect miracles from fame and celebrity, Artie's son Ronnie
(played by undergraduate theatre major Brett D. Waldon) can't get
famous by being in a movie, so he seeks fame as a mass murderer.
Director Gil Lazier describes the play as "*not directly about politics
or religion, its themes touch on these dimensions of our lives as
Americans. Guare's America of 1965 was a nation at war, as we are
today. We tend to look to our current religious leaders for solace
and inspiration, as do Guare's characters. But The House of Blue
Leaves deals with even more basic human issues, our sometimes desperate
need to succeed, our assumptions that things are always better somewhere
else, our compulsions to validate who we are by what others think
of us, our aspirations for our '15 minutes of fame.'"
Dr. Gil Lazier is Dean Emeritus of the Florida State University School
of Theatre, where he served as Dean from 1982 to 1999. For the past
three years he was Director of the FSU/Asolo MFA Conservatory for
Actor Training in Sarasota. Under his leadership, the FSU School
of Theatre achieved international prominence as an academic program
of the highest excellence, consistently in top-ten listings by such
publications as US News & World Report.
As a theatre artist, Dr. Lazier has directed many dozens of productions
in the U. S. and abroad including musicals, new works and classics
by such masters as Albee, Brecht, Chekhov, Coward, Ibsen, O'Neill,
Pinter, Shakespeare, Sophocles, Stoppard and Williams. In Moscow,
his production of Neil Simon's "I Ought To Be In Pictures" played
for over ten years in Russian. He is a specialist in theories of
acting, especially those of Stanislavski. He is a member of the Society
of Stage Directors and Choreographers.
Dean Gil Lazier was awarded the two highest honors in his discipline,
election for life to the College of Fellows of the American Theatre,
comparable in theatre to the National Academy of Science; and the
National Theatre Conference, limited to 100 acknowledged leaders
in theatre in America.
Other cast members include Cecilia Stinner as Corrinna Stroller,
Carrie Brown as the Head Nun, Naomi Mitarai as the Second Nun, Jenny
Cary as the Little Nun, Seth Petersen as the M.P. Jeff Tinnean as
The White Man and well-known community actor Richard Nielsen as Hollywood
director Billy Einhorn.
The tech/design team is made up of graduate students Jeff Weber (scenery)
and Mike Legate (sound), undergraduate students Jaime Borchert (costumes),
Alicia Bailey (technical director) and Jennifer Dierking (stage manager). Faculty
member Heath Lane designs lights.
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FRI 8AM - 3:30PM
Admissions Hosts Red Letter Day
Today is the eighth Red Letter
Day of ten scheduled this academic year. Red Letter Days are Nebraska's
open-house-style campus visit option for high school seniors. From
about 8am to 3:30pm, approximately 300 high school seniors and family
members will be touring campus and attending information sessions.
The last Red Letter Day of the school year is scheduled for Friday,
January 28.
Visiting campus is the best way to learn more about the University – and
it's fun. Visitors meet current students, faculty and staff, receive
important information about majors, dine in a residence hall, and
more. Even if you've been to campus before, it's important to take
part in a Red Letter Day or Admissions Campus Visit. To learn more
about visit options and to print off a registration form for a Red
Letter Day, visit the UNL Undergraduate Admissions website.
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KIMBALL RECITAL HALL, SUN 3, 7PM
School of Music Presents Holiday Choral Gala
'A Choral Garland' will be presented Sunday,
December 5th, at 3pm and 7pm (they will be the same performances)
in Kimball Recital Hall. Pictured above is the University's premier
choral ensemble, the University Singers. They will be joined by the
University Chorale, the Varsity Men's Chorus, Collegiate Chorus,
and Concert Choir. Choirs along with a brass ensemble will frequently
encircle the audience as the front, back and upper spaces of the
concert hall will be used.
Music will include holiday favorites: "Ding, Dong, Merrily On High, " "Joy to the World," "Angels, We Have Heard on High," "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel," "Do You Hear What I Hear?" and other holiday choral favorites. The audience will be asked to contribute their voices in song on numerous occasions. Tickets will be $5 for general public and $3 for students/seniors.
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JOHNNY CARSON THEATER, LIED CENTER, FRI
6PM
New Music Agency Performs at Lied 'Free
at 6' Series
The New Music Agency is a forward-thinking
chamber music ensemble that infuses the sounds of synthesizer, gadgets,
and traditional musical instruments into compositions written in
the 20th and 21st centuries. This eclectic group of musicians includes
professors, Lincoln Public Schools music staff, and members of the
Omaha and Lincoln Symphonies. They will be performing at the Johnny
Carson Theater in the Lied Center for Performing Arts at 6 pm on
Friday evening as part of the Lied Center's Free at 6 series.
Numerous challenging and rewarding experiences organizing and performing
contemporary music with The Third Chair Chamber Players led these
musicians to believe that contemporary music deserved to have a place
in the Lincoln music scene on a year-round basis.
Members of The New Music Agency have performed in contemporary music
ensembles in Minneapolis and Birmingham, Alabama, and two are active
composers. The Agency includes university professors, LPS music
staff, members of the Omaha and Lincoln Symphonies, Quintessence,
and Duo Primo (flute/guitar duet).
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