Mon, Jun 29, 2009
June 29 - July 3, 2009
Geosciences Students 2nd in World Petroleum Geology Competition
A team of geosciences graduate students from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln was awarded second place honors in the international finals of the Imperial Barrel Competition, an annual contest sponsored by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. The team members were presented with a trophy and $10,000 on June 8 in Denver.
This year's competition attracted teams of graduate students from 89 universities from around the world. Students are given a subsurface geoscientific dataset and have to develop and present their interpretation of its prospectivity for oil or gas discovery. A series of 10 regional competitions was held to determine the finalists that competed at the annual AAPG meeting. The UNL team won its regional competition in April, defeating last year's champion team from the University of Oklahoma. It was narrowly defeated at the finals in Denver by a team from Lomonosov State University in Moscow, Russia, in a contest that judges announced was almost too close to call. more...
'James McNeill Whistler: 40 Years of Printmaking' Continues at Sheldon
Forty etchings and lithographs from the Sheldon Museum of Art's permanent collection will be shown together for the first time in "James McNeill Whistler: 40 Years of Printmaking." The exhibition continues on view through Sept. 20.
The works, dating from 1859 to 1899, include prints from two well-known portfolios called the Thames Set and the French Set. The most recognizable pieces in the collection include Black Lion Wharf (1859), Bibi Lalouette (1859), Early Morning Battersea (1878), and Savoy Pigeons (1896). more...
SHELDON MUSEUM OF ART
MARY RIEPMA ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER
Tulpan and Anvil Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents Tulpan and Anvil. Tulpan will screen through July 2, while Anvil will show through July 9.
Acclaimed documentarian Sergey Dvortsevoy's debut narrative feature, Tulpan is a work of extraordinary filmmaking bravado, an exhilaratingly alive and sweet-natured fairytale set in the barren landscape of a Kazakh steppe, an environment where only shepherds live. Asa (Askhat Kuchinchirekov) returns from military service to live with his sister, Samal (Samal Yeslyamova), her husband, Ondas (Ondasyn Besikbasov), and their three children. Asa's dream is to have his own flock of sheep, but his boss tells him that until he gets married, his wish will never be granted. The only trouble is that in this particular case, the candidates for potential wife can be counted on one finger. Her name is Tulpan, and though he's never seen her entire face, Asa is certain that she is the one for him. Unfortunately, she doesn't appear to feel the same way, complaining that his ears are too big. Yet Asa remains hopeful, envisioning the day when his dream will come true. Dvortsevoy's background as a documentary director is put to masterly use here. He refuses to be anything but authentic, to the point where he captures some of the most miraculous footage the screen has ever seen.
Anvil! The Story of Anvil is a timeless tale of survival and the unadulterated passion it takes to follow your dream, year after year. The story follows Steve "Lips" Kudlow and Robb Reiner and their heavy metal band, Anvil, which released one of the heaviest albums in metal history, 1982's Metal on Metal. The album influenced an entire generation of rock bands, including Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax, who went on to sell millions of records. Anvil, on the other hand, took a different path -- straight to obscurity. A wonderful and often hilarious account of Anvil's last-ditch quest for elusive fame and fortune, the film features appearances by an array of heavy metal icons, including Metallica's Lars Ulrich, Guns N' Roses' Slash, Anthrax's Scott Ian, and Slayer's Tom Araya, among others.
More information is available at the Ross website.
