Wed, Apr 15, 2009
April 15, 2009
UNL Extension Holds Composting Workshop
Learn how to be successful with composting by attending a composting workshop or demonstration sponsored by UNL Extension in Lancaster County and the City of Lincoln Recycling Office. The workshop will be held at the Eiseley Library on 1530 Superior Street at 6:30 p.m.
Attendees will receive a free compost bin or soil thermometer.
UNL EXTENSION HORTICULTURE
University Theatre Presents The London Cuckolds
University Theatre closes out its 2008-2009 season at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with the restoration comedy The London Cuckolds. The production, adapted by Terry Johnson from the play by Edward Ravenscroft and directed by Gil Lazier will have performances April 15, 16, 17, 18 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 472-4747 or 800-432-3231. For more information go to Johnny Carson School of Theatre & Film website.
UNL Research Fair Continues
The seventh annual UNL Research Fair continues today at the Nebraska Union auditorium. The annual campuswide celebration of research and creativity features presentations and events for faculty, staff, students and the public.
Today's events include: "The Impact of Stimulus Funding on University Research," with Tobin Smith, AAU associate vice president for federal relations; information on the NIH National Center for Research Resources, featuring Sidney McNairy of NIH; sessions on USDA's Small Business Innovations Research grants program, with Siva Sureshwaran, USDA/SBIR national program leader; and the graduate poster session from 3-5 p.m. For a full events schedule and more information, visit the UNL Research Fair website.
HARDIN HALL AUDITORIUM, 3:30PM
Spring 2009 Water Seminar Series - "Understanding Relationships Among Long-term Climate Variability, Hydrologic Disturbance, and the Ecology of Desert Streams"
Ryan Sponseller, University of Alabama
E103 BEADLE CENTER, 4PM
Biotechnology/Life Sciences Spring 2009 Seminar - "Developing engineered baculovirus expression systems for humanized glycoprotein production"
Dr. Donald Jarvis, University of Wyoming. A reception will be held at 3:30 p.m.
MARY RIEPMA ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER
Wendy And Lucy, Gomorrah Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents Wendy And Lucy, Gomorrah. Wendy And Lucy will screen through April 16, while Gomorrah will show through April 23.
On the heels of her critically lauded Old Joy, Kelly Reichardt delivers another deeply resonant portrait of a dying America with Wendy And Lucy. This time, the film is centered on a young woman, played with utter conviction and selflessness by Michelle Williams (Brokeback Mountain). Williams is Wendy, a down-on-her-luck woman who has driven across-country with her dog, Lucy, in search of a better life in Alaska. Wendy can barely support this journey, and when her car breaks down in Oregon and she becomes separated from Lucy, her predicament becomes even more dire. Wendy And Lucy is a tribute to marginalized characters that the movies, and the real world, would usually rather ignore.
Based on the book by Roberto Saviano, Matteo Garrone's Gomorrah is a powerful indictment of the corruption that is running rampant in Italy. His decision to present such a wide spectrum of characters enables him to show just how deeply everyone is impacted by this terrifying, unchecked display of criminal power. Cinematically, he employs a dizzying array of styles in order to further establish the frighteningly ungoverned atmosphere that pervades this community. Gomorrah succeeds as both visceral entertainment and thoughtful social commentary
More information is available at the Ross website.
