Thu, Jan 17, 2008
January 17, 2008
HOWELL THEATRE, SAT 11AM-4PM
Nebraska Repertory Theatre Holds Auditions for 2008 Season
UNL's Nebraska Repertory Theatre,the professional Actors' Equity Association theatre wing of the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, announces auditions for its 2008 summer season. Lincoln auditions will be Saturday, January 19, 2008 from 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. in Howell Theatre, Temple Building.
For more information about monologue preparation and arranging a time slot, please visit the Nebraska Repertory Theatre audition website.
201 BRACE LABORATORY, 3:30PM
Physics & Astronomy Colloquium - "Nanoscale Magnetism: Physics and Applications"
Dr. Roger Kirby, UNL. Refreshments: Brace Lab 201 at 3:30 p.m. Colloquium abstract
Kooser's 'Valentines' Offers Poetic View of Romance
For Valentine's Day 1986, Ted Kooser wrote "Pocket Poem" and sent the tender, thoughtful composition to 50 women friends, starting an annual tradition that would persist for the next 21 years. Printed on postcards, the poems were mailed to a list of recipients that eventually grew to more than 2,700 women all over the country.
"Valentines," a new book out by Kooser, published by University of Nebraska Press, collects Kooser's 22 years of Valentine's Day poems, complemented with illustrations by Robert Hanna and a new poem appearing for the first time. more...
NEBRASKA PRESS
MARY RIEPMA ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER
Darfur Now and Romance & Cigarettes Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents Darfur Now and Romance & Cigarettes. Both films will show through January 17.
Darfur Now is a story of hope in the midst of one of humanity's darkest hours - a call to action for people everywhere to end the catastrophe unfolding in Darfur, Sudan. In this documentary, the struggles and achievements of six different individuals from inside Darfur and around the world bring to light the tragedy in Sudan and show how the actions of one person can make a difference to millions. Written and directed by Ted Braun, the film explores the Darfur conflict through the first-hand experiences of Don Cheadle, Hejewa Adam, Pablo Recalde, Ahmed Mohammed Abakar, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, and Adam Sterling.
Part comedy, part romance, part drama, part musical, John Turturro's Romance & Cigarettes teeters on the brink of collapse at every single moment, just like the fragile characters that inhibit the film's frantic, manic world. The result is an unsettling, exhilarating, and thrillingly alive spectacle of a motion picture. To make matters more bizarre, characters break out into song-and-dance routines whenever the fancy strikes them. While Turturro's film is certainly an acquired taste, it is nonetheless one of the more distinct works of the decade. He creates a world that is fraying at the edges, with characters who are clearly desperate to retain a connection to someone or something in our harsh modern world.
More information is available at the Ross website.
