Mon, Jun 11, 2007
June 11 - 15, 2007
SHELDON MEMORIAL ART GALLERY, THROUGH JULY 1
Sheldon's 'Sculptors on Paper' Continues
The Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will present more than 30 works on paper by American sculptors in a new exhibition. "Sculptors on Paper," drawn from the museum's permanent collections, examines the ways artists have used two-dimensional media in tandem with sculpture.
On view through July 1, this exhibition invites visitors to examine how artists who have created many of the outstanding sculptures in the Sheldon's collections, including some displayed outdoors on the UNL campus, have approached different media. In some cases, there are relationships between the works in two dimensions and in the round; in other instances, the approaches differ dramatically. more...
SHELDON MEMORIAL ART GALLERY
SHELDON MEMORIAL ART GALLERY AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, JUNE 12
Jazz In June Features Hot Club of San Francisco
The versatile musicians in Hot Club of San Francisco celebrate the music of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli's pioneering Hot Club de France. They continue Jazz in June's Sweet Sixteen summer concert series June 12 under the trees on the plaza west of Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery. The concerts begin at 7 p.m.
The ensemble borrows the all-string instrumentation of violin, bass and guitars from the original Hot Club, but breathes new life into the music with innovative arrangements of classic tunes and original compositions from the group's superb lead guitarist Paul Mehling. Often called gypsy jazz, the music of The Hot Club of San Francisco has entranced audiences around the globe for over 10 years.more...
JAZZ IN JUNE
MARY RIEPMA ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER
Into Great Silence, Year Of The Dog Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents Into Great Silence and Year Of The Dog. Both films will play through June 21.
Into Great Silence fits neatly into the sub-category of films that need to be experienced rather than just watched. Over 162 minutes director Philip Groening films a group of monks who dwell in the Carthusian monastery of the Grande Chartreuse in the French Alps. The monks have taken a vow of silence, and live life at such a gentile pace that it took them 13 years to respond to Groening's request to make a film about them. The subjects of Groening's film fill their days with slow and highly repetitive routines, so the director shoots at a suitably slow pace, highlighting simple tasks such as praying, gardening, cooking, and doing laundry. Groening lived with the monks for four months and worked under strict conditions dictated to him by the order; no voiceover, music, or interviews were to be included in the film, and Groening was to be the sole crew member on the shoot. The film is mostly comprised of a long, lonely trip into silence, and will doubtless leave its audience members in a contemplative and restful state of mind once the journey comes to a peaceful end.
Year Of The Dog stars Molly Shannon as Peggy, a happy-go-lucky secretary who is a great friend, employee, and sister. She lives alone with her adorable beagle, Pencil and the two of them have a blissful relationship full of love, appreciation, and companionship. One night Pencil wakes up to go potty and unexpectedly sets off a chain of events that change the course of Peggy's life. Mike White, who has penned such Sundance favorites as Chuck & Buck and The Good Girl, makes an auspicious directorial feature debut at this year's Festival with Year Of The Dog, a richly crafted tale of self-discovery that is at once comedic, poignant, and compassionate. Taking place in a compelling world, populated with his signature brand of funny, off-kilter characters who are endearing and extremely committed to their cause, it's is a charming and resonant film that will leave you laughing and crying, especially if you are a dog lover.
More information is available at the Ross website.
