Mon, Aug 07, 2006
August 7-11, 2006
MUELLER PLANETARIUM, THIS WEEK
Planetarium Features Two Astronomy Shows
Mueller Planetarium, located near 14th and Vine Streets in Morrill Hall on the UNL City Campus, is currently featuring 2 Astronomy Shows, playing various shows this week Tues - Sun. "Did You Know 2" is featured Tues through Fri at 2pm, and Sat and Sun at both 2pm and 3pm, while "Sol & Company" plays both Tues and Thurs at 11am. "Did You Know 2" is a successor to a popular planetarium show at Mueller Planetarium featuring short segments on a variety of topics. This fast-paced family show has a running time of approximately 35 minutes.
"Sol and Company" is a fun family show designed especially for young children. Join Sol and his sidekick Astro in a fun introduction to the Sun's family. All of the planets are introduced in this friendly tour of the Solar System. Some worlds are hot, others are cold, and they all move at different speeds. A sing-along invites participation in this up-beat educational experience. Running time of this show is 30 minutes. For more information on each show, as well as ticket prices, please visit the Mueller Planetarium web site.
MUELLER PLANETARIUM
KRUGER GALLERY, STARTING AUG 7
Kruger Gallery Hosts Miniature Paintings by Joseph Yetto
"Garlic and Soap" (2006), painting by Joseph Yetto
The Kruger Gallery of miniature furnishings and decorative arts at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will host an exhibition of smaller artworks by Joseph Yetto from Aug. 7 through Dec. 22. "Paintings in Little: The Small Works of Joseph Yetto" features recent works by the artist and includes a brief history of miniature painting and its application in 1-to-12 scale interiors.
Yetto, a native of Stillwater, N.Y., paints from life and works in a range of scales. "The idea of juxtaposing different scales can determine the size of the work," he said. "If I am observing something of small scale, I generally prefer to greatly increase its scale in my work. There is the feeling of experiencing new worlds and yet they are of our own world. The small-scale works tend to be interior spaces, still life, portraits or landscapes."
Yetto's process also changes when working in miniature scale. "I prefer to work with brushes, pigments, and razor blades for small-scale works," he said. "It is hard to find a way to be physical with a small work and still maintain the perceptible information. It requires a certain precision and awareness of details. My goal in these works is to find the balance between precision and surface quality." more...
KRUGER COLLECTION
Kruger Gallery Hosts Miniature Paintings by Joseph Yetto
"Garlic and Soap" (2006), painting by Joseph Yetto
Yetto, a native of Stillwater, N.Y., paints from life and works in a range of scales. "The idea of juxtaposing different scales can determine the size of the work," he said. "If I am observing something of small scale, I generally prefer to greatly increase its scale in my work. There is the feeling of experiencing new worlds and yet they are of our own world. The small-scale works tend to be interior spaces, still life, portraits or landscapes."
Yetto's process also changes when working in miniature scale. "I prefer to work with brushes, pigments, and razor blades for small-scale works," he said. "It is hard to find a way to be physical with a small work and still maintain the perceptible information. It requires a certain precision and awareness of details. My goal in these works is to find the balance between precision and surface quality." more...
KRUGER COLLECTION
MARY RIEPMA ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER
The War Tapes, Mouth To Mouth Show at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents The War Tapes, and Mouth To Mouth. The War Tapes, will be showing through August 17, while Mouth To Mouth will be play through August 10.
Straight from the front lines in Iraq, The War Tapes is the first war movie filmed by soldiers themselves. Funnier, spicier, and more gut wrenching than news reports, this is Operation Iraqi Freedom as filmed by Sergeant Steve Pink, Sergeant Zack Bazzi and Specialist Mike Moriarty. Steve is a wisecracking carpenter who aspires to be a writer. Zack is a Lebanese-American university student who loves to travel and is fluent in Arabic. Mike is a father who seeks honor and redemption. Each leaves a woman behind - a girlfriend, a mother and a wife. Through their candid footage, these men open their hearts and take us on an unforgettable journey, capturing camaraderie and humor along with the brutal and terrifying experiences they face. These soldiers got the story that 2,700 embedded reporters never could.
In Mouth To Mouth, Sherry, a young runaway meets the radical street collective SPARK - Street People Armed with Radical Knowledge - while she is living on the streets of Europe. She travels through the continent in the SPARK van, recruiting members from street gangs and disenfranchised youth at raves and town squares and experiencing the group's giddy thrills as well as its punishing manipulations. Searching for a place to belong where she can still be herself, Sherry thinks she has found this in SPARK, but when her mother comes to find her, Sherry discovers that she must pay a heavy personal price for rebellion. Alison Murray combines drama, suspense and choreographed movement in an intense, stylish and provocative look at youth culture, the struggles of parenthood, and the dark side of nonconformity.
More information is available at the Ross website.
MRRMAC | THE WAR TAPES | MOUTH TO MOUTH
The War Tapes, Mouth To Mouth Show at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents The War Tapes, and Mouth To Mouth. The War Tapes, will be showing through August 17, while Mouth To Mouth will be play through August 10.
In Mouth To Mouth, Sherry, a young runaway meets the radical street collective SPARK - Street People Armed with Radical Knowledge - while she is living on the streets of Europe. She travels through the continent in the SPARK van, recruiting members from street gangs and disenfranchised youth at raves and town squares and experiencing the group's giddy thrills as well as its punishing manipulations. Searching for a place to belong where she can still be herself, Sherry thinks she has found this in SPARK, but when her mother comes to find her, Sherry discovers that she must pay a heavy personal price for rebellion. Alison Murray combines drama, suspense and choreographed movement in an intense, stylish and provocative look at youth culture, the struggles of parenthood, and the dark side of nonconformity.
More information is available at the Ross website.
MRRMAC | THE WAR TAPES | MOUTH TO MOUTH
