Tue, Apr 28, 2009
April 28, 2009
Final Week of Calder Sculptures at Sheldon
This winter Sheldon Museum of Art at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln presents six sculptures by Alexander Calder (1898-1976) in the Great Hall. Three pieces are from Sheldon's permanent collection: "Snake on Arch," "Sumac II" and "Red Disk, Black Lace."
Three small sculptures, "Canine," "Cello Player" and "Slender Ribs" are on loan from a private collection. Five Calder posters are also on view in the Sheldon board room. The works are on display through May 1. more...
SHELDON MUSEUM OF ART
210 FILLEY HALL, 3PM
Agricultural Economics Seminar Series
Ellen Hanak, Public Policy Institute of California
N172 BEADLE CENTER, 4PM
Center for Biological Chemistry Annual Distinguished Alumni Lecture - "Kinetics and Proteomics Approaches to Investigate Temporal Aspects of Signaling Events"
Cristina M. Furdui, Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Molecular Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Refreshments will be available.
NEBRASKA EAST UNION, 4PM
Entomology Seminar - "Insects or Bushmeat: Conservation Efforts in the Upper Guinean Forests of Ghana"
Dr. T. Keith Philips, Biology Department, Western Kentucky University. Refreshments at 3:45 p.m.
INTERNATIONAL QUILT STUDY CENTER AND MUSEUM
Quilt Museum Presents 'Grace Snyder: A Life in Extraordinary Stitches'
Quilts made by Grace Snyder, an icon of American quiltmaking, will be exhibited at the International Quilt Study Center and Museum through June 14. Recognized in the United States as one of the 20th century's most accomplished quiltmakers, Snyder's legacy lives on in the 24 quilts she created for exhibitions and competitions, several of which are included in this exhibition.
In 1999, Quilter's Newsletter Magazine asked 29 quilt experts to select the 100 best American quilts of the 20th century. In the first round of nominations, more than half the participants chose Snyder's "Flower Basket Petit Point," which automatically qualified the quilt for inclusion in the final list. Finished in 1943, Snyder made this remarkable masterpiece in 16 months using approximately 87,000 tiny triangles to reproduce a china design produced by the Salem China Co. of Salem, Ohio. more...
INTERNATIONAL QUILT STUDY CENTER AND MUSEUM
MARY RIEPMA ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER
Fados, Everlasting Moments Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents Fados, Everlasting Moments. Both films will show through May 7.
Fados completes the musical trilogy of award-winning Carlos Saura (Flamenco, 1995; Tango, 1998). Using Lisbon as a backdrop, he explores Portugal’s most emblematic musical genre (fado) and its haunting spirit of saudade (melancholy). Tracing its African and Brazilian origins up to the new wave of modern faudistas, he ingeniously deploys mirrors, back projections, lighting effects, and lush colors to frame each song, ranging from a campfire ringed by sinuous dancers to a balletic catfight between two jealous women to a thrilling desgarrada (musical duel) in a fado cafe. The result is a ravishing fusion of cinema, song, dance and instrumental numbers.
Inspired by a true story, Everlasting Moments focuses on Maria Larsson (Maria Heiskanen), a Finnish mother and housewife who devotes all of her attention, care, and consideration to the well-being of her family. Not that her dockworker husband, Sigge (Mikael Persbrandt), particularly deserves such consideration; a brutish, alcoholic lout, his evenings consist of making life hell for Maria and their daughter with tyrannical, abusive behavior. As the dockworkers go on strike and the family's economic situation plummets, a ray of hope appears, in the form of a Contessa camera won in a local lottery. Unsurprisingly, Maria at first attempts to pawn it to reel in extra monies, but store owner Sebastian Pedersen convinces her otherwise; he teaches her how to use it, and she begins taking gorgeous, haunting photographs with the unaffected, instinctive perceptions of a young child. As the woman's self-discovery builds and her identity takes on form and definition, Sebastian unofficially takes her on as a protegee. Meanwhile, Sigge's life falls to pieces when the authorities connect him with the catastrophic explosion of a British vessel. - All Movie Guide
More information is available at the Ross website.
