Tue, Apr 08, 2008
April 8, 2008
'Technology's Impact on Design' Continues at Kruger Collection
The Kruger Collection at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's 2008-2009 exhibition, "Technology's Impact on Design," continues in Architecture Hall-West.
This exhibition explores how technology changes material culture from handcrafted, small-scale products to mass-produced, machine-made factory goods. Innovations in technology, materials and design feed the ever-changing taste of consumer culture, transforming the household and the way people interact with their environment. more...
KRUGER COLLECTION
105 OTHMER HALL, 3:30PM
Engineering Mechanics Seminar Series - "Glass transition in glassy polymers and other disordered materials"
Jean-Marc Saiter, University of Rouen, France. Preceded at 3:00 p.m. by a reception in W317.1 Nebraska Hall.
N172 BEADLE CENTER, 4PM
Center for Biological Chemistry & Redox Biology Center Seminar - "Photosynthetic Biofuels: Generating Hydrogen and Hydrocarbons"
Tasios Melis, Department of Plant & Microbial Biology, University of California-Berkeley. Refreshments will be available prior to the seminar.
LIED CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS, 7:30PM
Lied Center Presents "Gypsy"
The Lied Center for Performing Arts presents "Gypsy," one of the most popular musicals of all-time, April 8 and 9 at 7:30 p.m. Written by three virtuosos of American musical theater: Arthur Laurents (book), Jule Styne (music), and Stephen Sondheim (lyrics) "Gypsy" opened on Broadway in 1959 and has enjoyed several revivals and garnered 3 Tony Awards along the way.
As part of the Lied Center's ongoing education programming, a pre-performance talk will be held in the Lied Center's Steinhart Room. Seating is limited in the Steinhart and the pre-talk will begin a half hour before curtain or when the room is full. Tickets for this performance are $45/$40/$35. University of Nebraska-Lincoln students with a valid I.D., as well as youth age 18 and younger, may purchase tickets for half price. Call the Lied ticket office at (402) 472-4747 or (800) 432-3231 for ticket availability.
LIED CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS
MARY RIEPMA ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER
The Band's Visit and City of Men Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents The Band's Visit and City Of Men. Both films will show through April 10.
Israeli filmmaker Eran Kolirin's debut feature, The Band's Visit, is a subtle, heartfelt, and humane work that goes a long way toward dissolving the incredibly complex cultural divide that continues to plague the Middle East. Kolirin perfectly navigates his film's slice-of-life tone, blending comedy and drama and poignancy without ever succumbing to one completely. In the wrong hands, this material could turn into a quirk-fest that parodies everyday life. Yet under Kolirin's assured command, it becomes something that feels like life itself.The Band's Visit is funny, lonely, inspiring, sad, and beautiful all at once.
In City Of Men, producer Fernando Meirelles (The Constant Gardner) returns to the Brazilian favelas of his Academy Award-nominated film, City of God. Growing up in a culture dictated by violence and run by street gangs, teenagers Acerola (Douglas Silva) and Laranjinha (Darlan Cunha) have become close as brothers. With their eighteenth birthdays fast approaching, Laranjinha sets out to find the father he never met, while Acerola struggles to raise his own young son. But when they suddenly find themselves on opposite sides of a gang war, the lifelong friends are forced to confront a shocking secret from their shared past.
More information is available at the Ross website.
