March 9, 2005
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LIED CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS, 7PM
Michael Lane Trautman Performs At Lied
Combining the universal appeal of an accomplished mime, the wit and improvisation of a stand-up comic, a dancer's clarity, inventive juggling, and unusual magic, this "astonishing physical comedian" (Brooklyn Daily Bulletin) gives a "wonderful family show" (The Edmonton Journal) that is "the most deliciously entertaining time you'll ever spend with a single performer." (Portland Press Herald) Michael Lane Trautman has been performing around the world since 1976. He brings his show to the Lied Center for Performing Arts this evening at 7 pm as part of the Lied's new LiedFamFest Series, which includes a free party before the show featuring food, entertainment, and hands-on activities.
Variously identified as a visual comic, performance artist, new vaudevillian, mime, physical comedian, storyteller, magician, and fool, he claims only to be a clown...and not a very traditional clown at that. He has appeared in such prestigious venues as the New York International Festival of Clown Theater, Festival D'Ete in Quebec, the General Jackson Showboat at Opryland USA, the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, and The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Ticket prices for the show are $6 for student/youth and $12 for adults. More information can be found at the Lied Center website.
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NEBRASKA UNION, MAR 9-10, 8AM - 5PM
Research Fair Features Workshops, Book Display
The third annual UNL Research
Fair will be held today and tomorrow from 8
am to 5 pm in the Nebraska Union. The fair recognizes faculty successes
in research and scholarship activities, provides faculty and staff
with networking opportunities with federal agency program officers,
offers information about funding opportunities, showcases the university's
strengths in research, and provides professional development opportunities
for undergraduate and graduate students.
All sessions convene in the Nebraska Union and are free of charge. Registration is not required and sessions are open to any interested individuals. Books written by UNL faculty in 2004 will be displayed in the Centennial Room each day of the Research Fair.
New to the Research Fair this year are the UNL Professional Development Seminars, which are presented by UNL staff from Sponsored Programs, Proposal Development, Technology Development, the University of Nebraska Press, Information Services and Undergraduate Research.
Go to the UNL Research Fair website for a full schedule of events and more information.
UNL RESEARCH FAIR
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MARY RIEPMA ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER
Continuing this week at the Ross: The Merchant Of Venice, King Of The Corner
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center
presents director Michael Radford's The Merchant Of Venice,
which he adapted and scripted from William Shakespeare's classic play and Peter Riegert's directorial debut feature The King Of The Corner, a film based on UNL Professor Gerald Shapiro's award-winning volume of short stories, "Bad Jews and Other Stories."
Set in 16th century Venice, Shakespeare's timeless comedy/drama follows the fates and fortunes of a group of Christian noblemen and their interactions with the Jewish moneylender Shylock. Antonio (Jeremy Irons) borrows money from Shylock (Al Pacino) to help his young penniless friend Bassanio (Joseph Fiennes) in his quest to win the hand of the fair Portia (Lynn Collins). Bitter at Antonio's insults, Shylock stipulates very specific terms if he defaults on the loan. As Antonio's shipping business is devastated by storms, Shylock is further angered by his daughter's elopement with the nobleman Lorenzo (Charlie Cox). The loan falls due and Shylock claims his forfeit in the form of a pound of Antonio's flesh. As Bassanio desperately tries to save Antonio from this fate, miraculous help comes from an unexpected quarter.
Actor Peter Riegert's directorial debut feature The King Of The Corner is a sly, deadpan social comedy about the dangers of navigating life without a compass. Facing a midlife crisis, Leo finds himself at a crossroads of Isaac Bashevis Singer and The Godfather. Based on Gerald Shapiro's award-winning volume of short stories, "Bad Jews and Other Stories," this tale starts to spin out of control as this harried man can't handle the pressures of his life: His father is dying, his daughter is growing up, his protégé is after his job, his wife is running out of patience, and his judgment is becoming blurred. Leo has met the enemy and it is he, but through a twist of fate and the wisdom of his rabbi, he redeems himself and gets a second chance. But at what cost?
More information is available at the Ross website.
MRRMAC | THE MERCHANT OF VENICE | KING OF THE CORNER |
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L.W. CHASE HALL, 3:30PM
UNL School of Natural Resources Research Seminar - 'Developing Comprehensive Strategies to Conserve Freshwater Biodiversity'
Scott Sowa, USGS Missouri Resource Assessment Partnership, Columbia, Missouri
108 BESSEY HALL, 4PM
Center for Materials Research and Analysis / Northcentral States Nanosystems Consortium Internet II Video Seminar - 'Nanoscale Properties of Ferroelectric Polymers'
Stephen Ducharme, UNL
E103 BEADLE CENTER, 4PM
Biotechnology/Life Sciences Seminar - 'Altered States: Adaptive Antibiotic Resistance, Metabolic Differentiation and Cell-Cell Signaling in Swarming Salmonella'
Dr. Mike Surette, Univ. of Calgary, Canada
MARY RIEPMA ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER, 5PM
Haydon Art Center Lecture - 'Regarding Consumed'
Ann Gradwohl
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