May 9-15, 2005
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CONSTRUCTION TIME AGAIN
14th Street Closing For 3 Weeks
On Wednesday, May 11, at 9:00 am, 14th Street will close north of Holdrege for 21 days (through June 1). This will close the railroad crossing at 14th Street. Holdrege Street will still connect to 14th Street south of Holdrege and the intersection will become an "L" intersection. Both 14th & Holdrege will continue to support two-way traffic. This closing is necessary to complete the new 14th & Holdrege intersection. Sidewalks will remain in place for pedestrian traffic. The 17th Street railroad crossing will remain open.
Note also that on Monday, May 9, the 14th & Avery Phase II parking structure project will begin. This will be an addition to the north side of the existing 14th & Avery garage. At some point, possibly next week, after the 14th Street railroad crossing closes and sidewalks are installed, the pedestrian traffic will switch to the east side of 14th Street. This is needed to allow construction of the northeast section of the parking structure. The construction of the garage will close the 14th Street entrance to the parking lot. Vehicles needing access to the west area of the parking lot will need to use Avery Avenue (from 14th Street). When the new south lanes of Holdrege Street are complete, there will be a right-in, right-out entrance/exit for the west area of the parking lot from Holdrege Street.
UNL PARKING & TRANSIT
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MUELLER PLANETARIUM, SUN 2PM, 3PM
Mueller Planetarium Hosts "Point Of No Return"
Journey with Mueller Planetarium into a universe of bizarre monsters as the planetarium explores quasars and supermassive black holes in a new show: "Point of No Return." The feature delves into the story of quasars, the most powerful steady sources of energy in the universe. Quasars are powered by supermassive black holes with masses millions to billions of times the mass of our sun. It is only within the last few years that astronomers have been acquiring a more complete picture of quasars. "Point of No Return" uses powerful graphics to represent some of the newest discoveries.
The new show, which will be in shown in planetariums around the country, was created by Mueller Planetarium and produced with financial support from the Hubble Space Telescope Science Institute. It is a collaborative effort between members of the Mueller Planetarium staff, and UNL quasar research group members Martin Gaskell, Mary Hiller, and Elizabeth Klimek. The late Thomas Gehringer, director of the Burke High School planetarium in Omaha, served as the educational consultant to the show. The show is dedicated to his memory. The music is by award-winning composer Mark Petersen. The new program is the first produced entirely digitally by Mueller Planetarium.
The Mueller Planetarium showings of "Point of No Return" are preceded by an introduction to the current night sky's constellations and planets. The entire presentation lasts approximately 35 minutes.
Admission to Planetarium Astronomy Shows is $6 for Adults and $4 for all Children and UNL students. This price includes museum admission. All tickets are sold at the front desk of the Museum once the Museum opens for the day. Mueller Planetarium is located in the University of Nebraska State Museum (Morrill Hall) at 14th and U. Streets on the UNL City Campus.
MUELLER PLANETARIUM
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ROBERT HILLESTAD TEXTILES GALLERY
Wrappings: An Art Deco Approach' Opens at Hillestad Gallery
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Susan Kesler-Simpson, "Bombay Gold"
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The featured exhibition May 10 through May 27 in the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will be "Wrappings: An Art Deco Approach" by UNL graduate student Susan Kesler-Simpson. This exhibition will stand as the visual culmination of her study in the design and conception of wearable art garments. Under the guidance of Barbara Trout, associate professor of textiles, clothing and design, Kesler-Simpson has developed a series of outer garments that possess a unique style and design, yet are the type of garment that any individual can incorporate into her wardrobe.
Kesler-Simpson's love of the Art Deco period provided the impetus for her study. Her research included an in-depth study of visual images, extant magazines and articles, as well as a trip to New York City, where a variety of architectural details provided design ideas and inspiration. Design images were modified and reconfigured to fit within the constraints of the outerwear garments.
After an extensive sampling process, this body of work was developed in felted wool. A variety of wool yardage was felted through a process of washing and drying combined with heat to shrink the wool and compact the fibers, giving the fabric a dense, luxuriant texture. The modified Art Deco motifs were applied through a variety of techniques that include stitching, applique and layering/slashing.
The exhibition will have an opening reception from 7-9 pm on Tuesday May 10,
with a gallery talk by Kesler-Simpson at 8. The exhibition and reception are
free and open to the public. The gallery is on the second floor of the Home Economics
Building, northeast of 35th and Holdrege streets on UNL's East Campus. It is
open from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday and by appointment. Visitor parking permits
may be obtained in the departmental and college offices. Please call (402) 472-
2911 for more information.
ROBERT HILLESTAD TEXTILE GALLERY
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GREAT PLAINS ART MUSEUM
Public Invited to Meet Western Artists, Purchase Works
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Nadine McHenry - "Evening Serenade"
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The Great Plains Art Museum at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will host the Great Plains Invitational Arts Show and Sale May 6 through 15 at the museum, 1155 Q St. At a free opening reception 6:30-8:30 pm May 6 at the museum, the public is invited to meet the artists represented in the show: Michael Albrechtsen, Steve Elliot, Dan Garrett, Ted Long, George Lundeen, Andy Peters, Del Pettigrew, Martha Pettigrew, Gail Sundell and Vince Valdez.
"These are internationally known artists representing work that Nebraskan's might not otherwise have a chance to see," said Reece Summers, curator of the museum.
Sculpture and paintings will be sold, with commissions going toward purchase of additional pieces for the museum's permanent collection of Western art.
The event is sponsored by the Friends of the Center for Great Plains Studies.
Items for sale may be viewed during regular museum hours. The gallery is free and open to the public, 10 am to 5 pm Tuesday through Saturday; 1:30 to 5 pm Sunday. Closed Mondays and major holidays. For more information call (402) 472-6220 or visit the Great Plains Art Museum web site.
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MARY RIEPMA ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER
Continuing This Week at the Ross: The
Sea Inside, Nobody Knows
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center
presents The Sea Inside, the newest film from director Alejandro Amenábar and
Nobody Knows, a new film starring Yuya Yagira (who was named Best Actor at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival).
Javier Bardem gives a remarkable, unforgettable performance in Alejandro Amenabar's gripping drama about dying with dignity, The Sea Inside. Thirty-five-year-old Bardem plays 55-year-old Ramon Sampedro, a Galician who broke his neck as a young man and has spent more than a quarter of a century as a quadriplegic, confined to bed. Reflecting on his past and considering his future, he chooses to die, petitioning the courts for permission to be euthanized. His radical decision sets off controversy throughout Spain--as well as in his own house, where his family and friends all have different opinions on the fate he has chosen. While Ramon's father (Alberto Gimenez) and brother (Celso Bugallo) refuse to help him die, and his nephew, Javi (Tamar Novas), tries to understand his uncle's decision, Ramon is surrounded by women who virtually fight over him--Rosa (Lola Duenas), a single mother of two who visits him to talk about her difficult life; Manuela (Mabel Rivera), his sister-in-law who takes care of his daily needs; Gene (Clara Segura), who works for the Death with Dignity organization; and Julia (Belen Rueda, in a powerful film debut), a married lawyer with a secret of her own.
Yuya Yagira was named Best Actor at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival for his moving portrayal of the older brother trying desperately to support his three younger siblings in writer-director Hirokazu Kore-eda's masterful work Nobody Knows. Kore-eda (Maborosi, After Life) also produced and edited the film, which was nominated for the Palm d'Or and was Japan's entry for the Academy Awards. Yagira stars as Akira, a determined and resourceful 12-year-old boy forced to take care of Kyoko (Ayu Kitaura), Shigeru (Hiei Kimura), and Yuki (Momoko Shimizu) every time their mother, Keiko (Japanese pop star and TV actress YOU), goes away for extended periods of time. In order to remain in their new apartment, the three younger children are not allowed outside or else the landlord, who does not know they live there, will evict them. Akira tries to teach his sisters and brother, as none of them attends school, with varying success. They have no friends, save for Saki (Hanae Kan), an offbeat outsider. When Keiko disappears and the money starts running out, the children are faced with severe problems, and tragedy lurks. Kore-eda based this powerful tale on a true story of abandoned children, and he has filmed Nobody Knows with a documentarian's eye, lending it added reality that makes it that much more heartwarming and, ultimately, heartbreaking.
More information is available at the Ross website.
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201 BRACE LAB, TUE 4PM
Center for Materials Research and Analysis / NSF-MRSEC Seminar - 'A New Class of Rare Earth Magnetic Compounds Based on Gd5(SixGe1-x)4 with Extraordinary Magnetostriction, Magnetocaloric and Magnetoresistive Properties'
David C. Jiles, Iowa State University
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