Fri, Mar 20, 2009
March 20-22, 2009
Mueller Planetarium Explores Black Holes in Astronomy Show
Imagine the most bizarre, magnificent places in the universe, and you'd probably imagine a black hole.
Thanks to a gift from the Friends of the University of Nebraska State Museum, museum visitors will be able to experience these strange and powerful gravitational wells lurking in outer space in a new "fulldome" show at Mueller Planetarium. more...
MUELLER PLANETARIUM
Sheldon Presents 'Evolving Eden,' Showcase Exhibition in Lincoln PhotoFest
Sheldon Museum of Art at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln presents "Evolving Eden: Three Photographic Perspectives," an exhibition of works by artists Arno Minkkinen, Hans Eijkelboom and Edward Burtynsky. Through diverse viewpoints, these contemporary photographers explore our environment and the human effects on its changes.
The exhibition will be on view through May 31. "Evolving Eden" is the showcase exhibition in Lincoln PhotoFest, a communitywide celebration of photography at 20 galleries and museums across the city. Exhibitions on view in PhotoFest range from contemporary, cutting-edge works by local and national photographers to historical retrospectives. Admission to "Evolving Eden" and all PhotoFest exhibitions is free. more...
SHELDON MUSEUM OF ART
MARY RIEPMA ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER
The Oscar-Nominated Short Films of 2009, A Thousand Years Of Good Prayers Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents The Oscar-Nominated Short Films of 2009, A Thousand Years Of Good Prayers. All films will screen through March 26.
The Oscar-Nominated Short Films of 2009 is a program showcasing the Academy Award nominees and winners in the Animated Short Film and Live Action Short categories. For a full list of films, visit the Ross website.
After working on mainstream Hollywood comedies such as Maid In Manhattan and The Last Holiday, director Wayne Wang returns to independent dramas with A Thousand Years Of Good Prayers. In this film, Mr. Shi (Henry O) comes to the United States to see his divorced daughter, Yilan (Faye Yu). Mr. Shi soon discovers that it wasn't just age and the distance separating him from his daughter, and he tries to learn more about Yilan, despite her best efforts.
More information is available at the Ross website.
