Monday October 12, 2009
Newly Renovated Hillestad Gallery Unveiled in 'Little Black Dress' Exhibit
Austerity, rebellion, anonymity, power and allurement. These are among the themes presented in the exhibit "Power and Pragmatism: Beyond the Little Black Dress," running through November 6 in the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
The Department of Textiles, Clothing and Design will unveil its newly renovated gallery and showcase its historic costume collection in an exhibit of black clothing curated by UNL textiles, clothing and design professor Barbara Trout. The exhibit includes 48 garments, the earliest being a lace dress from the late 1860s, and the newest, a sweater designed in 1983 by Japanese deconstructionist fashion designer Rei Kawakubo. more...
National Geographic Quotes SNR's Joeckel on Fossil Mammals
Matt Joeckel, a geologist in the School of Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will appear in the "Killer Pigs" episode of National Geographic"s "Prehistoric Predators," which is scheduled to air for the first time on Monday, Oct. 12, at 8 and 11 p.m. CST.
Joeckel, whose expertise includes vertebrate paleontology, explains on-camera that Entelodonts have teeth "that would have been perfectly capable of tearing a bite out of a carcass." Visit the National Geographic website for additional air dates.
Lectures
1ST FLOOR LOBBY, HARDIN HALL, 8AM-5PMSchool of Natural Resources 2009 Earth Science Week Poster Session - "Understanding Climate"
View Earth Science research posters in the Hardin Hall 1st Floor Lobby.
Center for Grassland Studies Fall 2009 Seminar Series - "Patterns of Plant Establishment in Tallgrass Prairie Plantings"
Heidi Hillhouse, Post Doctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Agronomy and Horticulture, UNL
Honors Forum - a Nebraska Colloquium event - "State Building and Ethnic Conflict in Xinjiang"
Associate Professor Andrew Wedeman, UNL
Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program Lecture - "Music and Ceremony in Lorenzo's Florence"
Tim McGee, University of Toronto
AIA Lecture - "Athenian White Lekythoi: Masterpieces of Greek Funerary Art"
John Oakley, College of William and Mary
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LIED CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS, 7PM
'Laramie Project' Epilogue Premieres at Lied
The Lied Center for Performing Arts at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will bring "The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later--An Epilogue," a follow-up of the highly acclaimed "The Laramie Project" to Lincoln Oct. 12. As part of a nationwide endeavor initiated by Tectonic Theatre Project, the play will be performed as a staged reading in more than 100 theaters across the United States and abroad. A local cast will perform the reading at 7 p.m. at the Howell Theatre in the Temple Building, 12th and R streets.
"The Laramie Project" examined the brutal murder of gay student Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyo., and since 2000 has been one of the most performed plays in America. The play was later turned into a film for HBO. Now, the Tectonic Theatre Project presents "The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later--An Epilogue," its compelling and groundbreaking follow-up of the original piece that looks at the long-term effects of the murder on the town of Laramie. The epilogue explores how the town has changed and how the murder continues to reverberate throughout the community, including new interviews with Matthew's mother, Judy Shepard, and the murderers, Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson. more...
UNL to Note Week Without Violence Oct. 12-15
In this year's observance of Week Without Violence, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will remind students and the broader community to make the choice not to hurt others. Week Without Violence takes place Oct. 12-15, with a series of events to better understand and eliminate violence.
"This week reminds the UNL community that the power to end violence is in all of our hands," said Jan Deeds, UNL associate director of Gender Programs for Student Involvement and director of the UNL Women's Center. The Women's Center has coordinated Week Without Violence events for more than 10 years, and collaborates with other UNL and Lincoln groups to raise awareness about the affect violence has on all of us, and to empower us to create a safer environment for everyone. more...
American Harmony and American Casino Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents American Harmony and American Casino. Both films will show through October 15.
More information about each film and schedules are available at the Ross website.
H1N1 Page at UNL Updated for Fall
The university continues to closely monitor the worldwide and local impact of H1N1 flu. At this time there is no immediate impact on UNL, its community or operations, except heightened alert and awareness, and efforts to communicate the necessity of proper hygiene and stemming the spread of the virus.
For more information, including Student and Employee attendence policies, visit the H1N1 Information page at http://emergency.unl.edu/.
