March 10, 2005
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KIMBALL RECITAL HALL, 7:30PM
UNL Symphonic Band Perfoms Public Concert
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Music in the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts presents the UNL Symphonic Band in their performance of "Rememberences." It will be held in Kimbal Recital Halll at 7:30 pm and admission is $3 for students/seniors and $5 general. Dr. Scott Anderson is the featured soloist on trombone in Johan de Meij's "T-Bone Concerto," and the ensemble's program also features two works by visiting artist David Maslanka, Percy Grainger's "Colonial Song," and David Weirich's "Martyr's Mirror."
The Symphonic Band has the distinction of being the band program's top symphonic ensemble. Its select mission is to provide instrumentalists with an opportunity to demonstrate and develop the techniques of musical insticts appropriate to a symphonic setting. With an emphasis on the distinctive characteristics of the large wind and percussion ensemble, the Symnphonic Band's repertoire is culled from the rich resources of the wind band tradition. An important goal of the Symphonic Band is to develop and nurture in its members the fundamental skills necessary to perform repertoire of the highest caliber.
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NEBRASKA UNION, 11:30AM
Theology for Lunch brown-bag series - 'Moral Values: Who Defines Them? How Are They Defined?'
Steve Lahey
110 HAMILTON HALL, 3:30PM
School of Biological Sciences Seminar
Edward Walsh, Boys Town National Research Hospital
MARY RIEPMA ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER, 5PM
Movie lecture in conjunction with The Merchant of Venice
Stephen Buhler and Carole Levin, UNL
NEBRASKA UNION, 7PM
UNL Women's Week Event - Lecture - 'World War II Through a WASP's Eyes'
Lois Durham, veteran of the WWII Women's Air Force Service Pilots
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NEBRASKA UNION, 7:30PM
UNL's Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program Hosts Lollardy Conference
UNL's Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program is sponsoring an international conference on March 10 and 11 on the study of John Wyclif and Lollardy. Anne Hudson, of Lady Margaret Hall at Oxford University will give the plenary address entitled "The Dangerous Legacy: Wyclif's Writings in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe," at 7:30 pm in the Nebraska Union.
John Wyclif (d.1384) is best known for supervising the first translation of the Bible into English, and is remembered today as a forerunner of the Protestant Reformation. He started a movement among the English laity, known as 'Lollardy,',that advocated preaching and scripture reading in English, breaking traditional theological class and gender barriers, and calling into question issues like transubstantiation and papal authority. Lollardy was quickly named a heresy, and became a significant force in 15th-century England. Wyclif's teachings also sparked a flame in Bohemia, where Jan Hus and Jerome of Prague launched the movement that became known as the Hussite revolution.
Anne Hudson, of Lady Margaret Hall at Oxford University, will give the plenary address, 'The Dangerous Legacy: Wyclif's Writings in late medieval and early modern Europe, at 7:30 p.m. March 10 in the Regency B Room of the Nebraska Union.
Scholars from across America and England will give papers on their research from the perspective of a number of disciplines, including English literature, history, historical theology, and philosophical theology,from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 11. Paul Olson, professor of English at UNL, will present a paper 'Chaucer and the Lollards: the Envoi to Bukton', and Stephen Lahey, lecturer in classics and religious Studies, will present a paper on John Wyclif's Trinitarian theology.
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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.
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