Mon, Jan 21, 2008
January 21, 2008
SUBMISSIONS DUE MARCH 1
Entries Invited to 'Nebraska Poets on Sheldon Paintings' Poetry Contest
Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln announces a contest, Nebraska Poets on Sheldon Paintings, in conjunction with the "Poets on Painters" exhibition on view April 26 through June 29.
A cash prize will be awarded in each of four categories for the best poem written about a painting or paintings in the Sheldon collection. Winning poems will be considered for publication in magazines and newsletters. Submissions are welcome from Nebraska poets (published and unpublished), writers and students. more...
SHELDON MEMORIAL ART GALLERY
NEBRASKA UNION AUDITORIUM, 2PM
Chancellor's Program Kicks off King Week at UNL
The Rev. Irene Monroe, a religion columnist and motivational speaker, will deliver the keynote address and Gwendolyn Combs will receive the 2008 Fulfilling the Dream Award Jan. 21 during the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
A Ford Fellow and doctoral candidate at Harvard Divinity School, Monroe will present "Martin Luther King Jr.'s Expansive Dream," and Combs will be honored during the Chancellor's Program at 2 p.m., in the auditorium of the Nebraska Union, 1400 R St. The program and lecture are free and open to the public and kick off a series of campus activities during King Week. more...
MLK WEEK AT UNL
MARY RIEPMA ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER
I'm Not There and For The Bible Tells Me So Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents I'm Not There and For The Bible Tells Me So. For The Bible Tells Me So will show through January 24, while I'm Not There has showings through January 31.
Todd Haynes (Velvet Goldmine, Far From Heaven) delivers this dazzling, experimental take on the life of popular music's most revered and enigmatic artist: Bob Dylan. In keeping with the impossible-to-pin-down nature of Dylan himself, Haynes chose to cast six different actors to portray several incarnations of the groundbreaking troubadour. The result is a challenging, sprawling work that spans several decades and genres. Much in the same way that Dylan appropriated a vast array of musical styles to create his own vernacular, Haynes does the same thing with I'm Not There, using his expansive knowledge of movie history to pay homage to a variety of movements and directors (Godard, Fellini, Lester, etc.).
Can the love between two people ever be an abomination? Is the chasm separating gays and lesbians and Christianity too wide to cross? Is the Bible an excuse to hate? Winner of the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the Seattle International Film Festival, Dan Karslake's provocative, entertaining documentary brilliantly reconciles homosexuality and Biblical scripture. Through the experiences of five very normal, very Christian, very American families -- including those of former House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt and Episcopalian Bishop Gene Robinson -- we discover how insightful people of faith handle the realization of having a gay child. Informed by such respected voices as Bishop Desmond Tutu, Harvard's Peter Gomes, Orthodox Rabbi Steve Greenberg and Reverend Jimmy Creech, For The Bible Tells Me So offers healing, clarity and understanding to anyone caught in the crosshairs of scripture and sexual identity.
More information is available at the Ross website.
