Mon, Jun 04, 2007
June 4 - 8, 2007
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA STATE MUSEUM
Sartore Photography Exhibit Continues
A new exhibit at the University of Nebraska State Museum showcases the work of Nebraska native and National Geographic magazine contributing photographer Joel Sartore, with exhibit commentary from local environmentalist Dan Semrad.
"On the Land," which runs through Nov. 4 in the museum's Cooper Gallery, features 38 photographs that examine our relationship with the earth. The exhibit examines environmental stories from around the globe, starting with Alaska's North Slope. America's demand for energy is beginning to compromise this vast and complex stronghold for wildlife. more...
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA STATE MUSEUM
SHELDON MEMORIAL ART GALLERY AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, JUNE 5
Kendra Shank Quartet Kicks Off Jazz in June's 'Sweet 16th' Season
Kendra Shank, a jazz vocalist with crystal-pure tone, powerful musicianship and elastic phrasing, opens Jazz in June's Sweet Sixteen summer concert series June 5. Organized by the Nebraska Art Association, this year's free jazz series will be in its familiar spot on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus -- at 12th and R streets under the trees on the plaza west of Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery. The concerts begin at 7 p.m.
Shank and her New York-based quartet have won rave critical notices and fans internationally. She headlines in clubs and festivals across the United States and abroad, captivating audiences with her genuine warmth, emotional depth and musicality. more...
JAZZ IN JUNE
MARY RIEPMA ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER
After The Wedding, Black Book Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents After The Wedding and Black Book. Both films will play through June 7.
Acclaimed director Susanne Bier returns with her most powerful film yet, the Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, After The Wedding. Far from home, Jacob (Casino Royal villain, Mads Mikkelsen), runs a struggling orphanage in one of India's poorest regions. Desperate to save the orphanage from closure, he returns to Denmark to meet Jorgen (Rolf Lassgard) a wealthy businessman and potential benefactor. Jorgen offers Jacob a seemingly innocent invitation to attend his daughter's wedding. What appears to be nothing mroe than a friendly gesture sets in motion an increasingly devastating series of surprises, revelations, and confessions that will forever change their lives. Sweeping, yet entirely intimate, After The Wedding is a shattering portrait of a family struggling with the fragility of life and the search for connection, healing, and forgiveness.
Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven made his name in Hollywood with films such as Robocop, Basic Instinct and Starship Troopers. But Verhoeven got his start in the industry by making films (the acclaimed Spetters and Soldier Of Orange among them) in his native country, and it's to Holland that he returns for Black Book - his first Dutch film in 20 years. The story is set during the final days of World War II in Holland, and follows a Jewish singer named Rachel Stein (Carice Van Houten). Rachel attempts to avoid the Nazis and remains in quiet hiding until her family is brutally slain, causing her to join up with a resistance movement. Verhoeven's film is wildly ambitious and takes many intriguing twists and turns during its 145 minutes. Black Book commanded the largest budget of any film to be produced in Holland, and it shows. Explosions litter the screen, there are plenty of car chases ensue, and wince-inducing injuries and deaths propel the action. The director isn't afraid to criticize his fellow countrymen and inserts a fascinating subtext about the actions of the resistance fighters, asking some uncomfortable questions about the similarities between their behavior and that of the Nazis.
More information is available at the Ross website.
