Thu, Nov 13, 2008
November 13, 2008
WICK ALUMNI CENTER, 5PM
Hurricane and Tornado Intercepts by the Doppler on Wheels
The Doppler on Wheels, a mobile Doppler radar that has been used to retrieve unparalleled data near some of nature's most severe atmospheric phenomena, will be the subject of a Nov. 13 lecture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Josh Wurman, director of the Center for Severe Weather Research in Boulder, Colo., will speak at 5 p.m. in the Wick Alumni Center, 1520 R St. His talk will highlight the intercepts of hurricanes and tornadoes by the Doppler on Wheels. more...
Cowboy Poet R.P. Smith at Nebraska East Union
R.P. Smith, the cowboy poet, will appear at 7 p.m. today at the Nebraska East Union.
Smith has traveled in 17 states and to Canada to share his cowboy humor and history with audiences of all kinds. His appearance is sponsored by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Office of Student Involvement and is free and open to the public.
211 BRACE LAB, 4PM
Physics & Astronomy Colloquium - "Ultracold Three-body Collisions & Efimov Physics"
Dr. Brett Esry, Kansas State University. Reception will be held at 3:30 p.m. in 201 Brace Lab. Colloquium Abstract
HOWELL THEATRE, TEMPLE BUILDING, 7:30PM
University Theatre Presents As You Like It
UNL's Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film's University Theatre presents William Shakespeare's romantic comedy As You Like It.
The production, directed by Carson School Director Paul Steger, will have performances November 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Howell Theatre, first floor of the Temple Building at 12th and R Streets. Tickets are $16, $14 faculty/staff and senior citizens, and $10 students with ID. Tickets are available from the Lied Center Ticket Office, 301 N. 12 Monday through Friday 11 AM to 5:30 PM and one hour prior to the performance in the Temple Theatres Lobby, or by telephone at (402) 472-4747 or (800) 432-3231.
CARSON SCHOOL OF THEATRE AND FILM
Space, telecom policy in national spotlight Nov. 13-14 in Washington, D.C.
"Space and Telecommunications Law and Policy: Looking Back at the Past Eight Years, Looking Toward the Next Four" is the theme of a conference Nov. 13-14 in Washington, D.C., where experts and policymakers in communication and space will hear and discuss legal issues and policies in the industry.
The conference at the Washington Court Hotel, is hosted by the University of Nebraska College of Law's Space and Telecommunications Law program, the only one of its kind in the U.S.
SPACE & TELECOM LAW
MARY RIEPMA ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER
Elegy and Rachel Getting Married Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents Elegy and Rachel Getting Married. Elegy will screen through November 13, while Rachel Getting Married will play through November 26.
Like director Isabel Coixet's previous film My Life Without Me, Elegy is consumed by the ideas of love and mortality. But while that film focused on a young protagonist, the hero of this drama is an aging writer and professor played by Ben Kingsley. David Kepesh (Kingsley) is a minor literary celebrity in New York City who shies away from commitment, happy with his casual relationship with a businesswoman (Patricia Clarkson) who is rarely in town. But a date with a stunning grad student named Consuela (Penelope Cruz) surprisingly turns into a long-term romance, changing David from a confident Lothario into a jealous boyfriend. His age and her beauty haunt their romance until David begins to push her away. The largely classical soundtrack further adds to the film's contemplative mood.
Rachel Getting Married is a contemporary drama with an aggressive sense of humor about the return of an estranged daughter to the family home for her sister's wedding. Kym's (Anne Hathaway) reemergence throws a wrench into the family dynamics, forcing long-simmering tensions to surface in ways both hilarious and heartbreaking. Rachel Getting Married paints a colorful, nuanced family portrait and is filled with the rich characters that have always been a hallmark of Jonathan Demme's films. - Moviefone
More information is available at the Ross website.
