Tue, Apr 21, 2009
April 21, 2009
Sculptor Sundell to be Artist-in-Residence at Great Plains Art Museum
Sculptor Gail Sundell of Cheyenne, Wyo., will be the 2009 Elizabeth Rubendall artist-in-residence at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Great Plains Art Museum April 21-26. Sundell will create an original figure grouping of plains tribe natives sculpted in alabaster. The sculpture, "Women of the Plains," will become part of the museum's permanent collection.
The public is welcome to observe and interact with the artist while she works at the Great Plains Art Museum, 1155 Q St. Sundell will be sculpting 10 a.m. to noon and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., April 21-25 and 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. April 26. Groups may arrange tours by contacting museum curator Amber Mohr at (402) 472-0599. more...
Focus The Nation Events Continue
Earth Week continues with a variety of Focus The Nation events today on the UNL Campus. At noon, the Climate Change Speaker Series will take place in Mabel Lee Hall 230. At 3 p.m., there will be a LEED Certified Design Tour at the International Quilt Study Center & Museum. At 7 p.m., the documentary King Corn will be screened at the Nebraska Union.
All events are free and open to the public. For more information and a full list of events for the week, visit the Focus The Nation website.
Whitest Kids U' Know at UNL
The University Program Council at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln presents sketch comedy troupe and television personalities The Whitest Kids U' Know, in "Comedy Sketch Uncensored," at an 8 p.m. April 21 performance.
Tickets for the show, at the Rococo Theatre, 140 N. 13th St., are $8 for students with N Card, and $13 for the public. more...
115 AVERY HALL, 4PM
CSE Distinguished Speaker Series - "Wake Up and Smell the Coffee: Performance Analysis for the 21st Century"
Kathryn McKinley, University of Texas - Austin. Reception at 3:30 p.m. in Avery 348.
NEBRASKA EAST UNION, 4PM
Entomology Seminar - "Insect Nutritional Physiology: Basic and Applied Applications"
Dr. Spencer T. Behmer, Entomology Department, Texas A & M University. Refreshments at 3:45 p.m.
MARY RIEPMA ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER
Gomorrah Plays at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents Gomorrah, screening through April 23.
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.
