Fri, Mar 23, 2007
March 23-25, 2007
BEHLEN OBSERVATORY, FRI 7-10PM
Behlen Observatory Holds Public Night
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Behlen Observatory near Mead will be open for public observing from 7 to 10 p.m. March 23. The observatory is located at the University of Nebraska Agricultural Research and Development Center, and operated by the UNL Department of Physics and Astronomy.
If the sky is clear, visitors will be able to view a variety of objects with the 30-inch telescope and with smaller telescopes set up outside of the observatory. These include the moon, the planets Saturn and Venus, star clusters, double or multiple stars and the Orion Nebula. At various times throughout the evening, members of the observatory staff will give illustrated talks. more...
BEHLEN OBSERVATORY
RICHARDS HALL ROOM 14, FRI 7:30PM
Fellini's Satyricon Shows at Sandals and Swords Film Series
The Sandals and Swords Film Series is organized by Professor of Art History Michael Hoff and features films that are set in ancient Greece and Rome, as well as films set in modern times whose themes are based on classical antiquity. Federico Fellini's classic Satyricon will show Friday, March 23 in Richards Hall Room 14 at 7:30 p.m.
Admission is free and popcorn will be available at minimal cost.
DEPT. OF ART & ART HISTORY
327 KEIM HALL, FRI 2:30PM
Agronomy and Horticulture Spring Seminar - "Carcass Decomposition And Soil"
David Carter, Department of Entomology. Refreshments at 2:30.
BESSEY HALL, FRI 3:30PM
Department of Geosciences Stout Lecture - "Aerosol Effects Upon Supercooled Clouds are Aircraft Icing"
Sonia Lasher-Trapp, Purdue University
HAMILTON HALL, FRI 3:30PM
Chemistry Colloquium - "Group IV Clusters: New Symmetry and Novel Storage Materials"
Dr. Shengbai Zhang, Department of Energy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado.
HARDIN HALL, EAST CAMPUS, SAT 9AM - 5PM
UNL Severe Weather Symposium and Weatherfest is Saturday
The Central Plains Severe Weather Symposium and Weatherfest will focus on extremes of the region's climate with a variety of topics, events and hands-on activities for the entire family. The annual University of Nebraska-Lincoln symposium will be at UNL's newly remodeled Hardin Hall, at North 33rd and Holdrege streets, Saturday, March 24.
"Severe Weather on the Plains: Past, Present and Future," the symposium's theme, will focus on broad topics ranging from global warming and climate change to emergency management. Plans include the showing of storm videos, talks by climate professionals on dealing with severe weather and free information and displays by weather- and environment-related organizations. more...
CENTRAL PLAINS SEVERE WEATHER SYMPOSIUM
BASEBALL | HAWKS FIELD, HAYMARKET PARK, FRI 1:35PM
Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Missouri Tigers
MEN'S TENNIS | NEBRASKA TENNIS CENTER, FRI 2PM
Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Baylor Bears
WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS | DEVANEY CENTER, FRI 7:30PM
Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Kentucky Wildcats
BASEBALL | HAWKS FIELD, HAYMARKET PARK, SAT 1:05PM
Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Missouri Tigers
SOCCER | NEBRASKA SOCCER FIELD, SUN NOON
Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Minnesota Gophers
MEN'S TENNIS | NEBRASKA TENNIS CENTER, SUN 1PM
Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Texas Tech Red Raiders
BASEBALL | HAWKS FIELD, HAYMARKET PARK, SUN 1:05PM
Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Missouri Tigers
MARY RIEPMA ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER
The Lives Of Others, Berliner Schule: A Retrospective of Contemporary German Cinema Show at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents The Lives Of Others and Berliner Schule: A Retrospective of Contemporary German Cinema. The Oscar-winning (for best foreign-language film) The Lives Of Others will play through March 29, while the Berliner Schule will have showings through April 5.
At once a political thriller and human drama, The Lives Of Others begins in East Berlin in 1984, five years before Glasnost and the fall of the Berlin Wall and ultimately takes us to 1991, in what is now the reunited Germany. The Lives Of Others traces the gradual disillusionment of Captain Gerd Wiesler (Ulrich Muhe, best known for his lead roles in Michael Haneke's Funny Games and as Dr. Mengele in Costa-Gavras' Amen), a highly skilled officer who works for the Stasi, East Germany's all-powerful secret police. His mission is to spy on a celebrated writer and actress couple, Georg Dreyman (Sebastian Koch) and Christa-Maria Sieland (Martina Gedeck).
From March 23 - April 5, the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center is presenting a major Retrospective of Contemporary German Cinema, titled "Berliner Schule," curated by University of Nebraska-Lincoln Professor Marco Abel. The event will encompass 12 films and host two filmmakers: Christoph Hochhausler, the director of Milchwald (2003) and Falscher Bekenner (2005) will be present on March 30 through April 3; and Benjamin Heisenberg, the director of Schlafer (2005) and co-screenwriter of Milchwald will be visiting from March 23 through March 27.
More information is available at the Ross website.
