Friday and Weekend November 13 - 15, 2009
QUILT STUDY CENTER, SAT 3PM
Quilting Celebrity Marianne Fons to Present Benefit Lecture at Quilt Museum
Marianne Fons, well-known to millions of quilters nationwide as co-editor in chief of Fons and Porter's Love of Quilting magazine and co-host of the public television series of the same name, will speak Nov. 14 at the International Quilt Study Center and Museum, 1523 N. 33rd St.
Her talk, "Why We Quilt," begins at 3 p.m. Tickets for the event are on sale through the museum office. Lecture-only admission is $22 for museum members, $25 for non-members. Call (402) 472-6549 to reserve a seat. Proceeds from the lecture will benefit the museum. more...
LIED CENTER, FRI 7:30PM
Pablo Ziegler's Quartet for New Tango at Lied Center Nov. 13
Latin Grammy-winners Pablo Ziegler and Nestor Torres will blend classic tango rhythms with cool jazz with a performance of Pablo Ziegler's Quartet for New Tango at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 13 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Lied Center for Performing Arts.
Tickets for this performance are $29. UNL students with a valid ID, as well as youth age 18 and younger, may purchase tickets for half price. Call the Lied Ticket Office at (402) 472-4747 or (800) 432-3231 for ticket availability. Regular ticket office hours are 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays. Tickets may also be purchased online at the Lied Center website. more...
Huskers
VOLLEYBALL | NU COLISEUM, FRI 7PMNebraska Cornhuskers vs. Texas A&M Aggies
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL | DEVANEY CENTER, FRI 7:05PMNebraska Cornhuskers vs. Davidson Wildcats
MEN'S BASKETBALL | DEVANEY CENTER, SAT 7PMNebraska Cornhuskers vs. South Carolina Upstate Spartans
WRESTLING | NU COLISEUM, SUN 1PMNebraska Cornhuskers vs. Wisconsin Badgers
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Equestrian Team Prepares for Home Show This Weekend
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Equestrian club team will host a Western Show on Nov. 14-15 at the R. B. Warren Arena on the east side of the Animal Science Complex on the East Campus. Show sessions will be on Saturday at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. and at 9 a.m. Sunday. The team will compete with eight other schools from Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas and Oklahoma.
The club team practices several evenings during the week. The 50 members of the team compete in Western and Hunt Seat shows.
LAB THEATRE, TEMPLE BUILDING, FRI, SAT 7:30PM; SUN 2PM
Theatrix Continues Season With Speech and Debate
Theatrix, the student theatre organization under the auspices of the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film continues its 2009-2010 season with Stephen Karam's Speech and Debate, a glimpse into the life of three high school teens as they fight stereotypes and make discoveries of sexuality and identity.
Speech and Debate will run tonight at 7:30 p.m., November 13th at 7:30 p.m., November 14th at 7:30 p.m., and November 15th at 2:00 p.m. in the Lab Theatre on the 3rd floor of the Temple Building, 12th and R St. in Lincoln, Nebraska. Individual Show Tickets are $6 (some user fees may be applied) at UNL Theatre Tickets website or at the theatre the evening of performance (subject to availability).
THEATRIX
LIED CENTER, SAT 7:30PM
Shaolin Warriors Bring Physical, Mental Prowess, Kung Fu Mastery to Lied
Acrobatics, theatrics and martial arts combine for a high-energy showdown of power. Direct from China, the Shaolin Warriors bring the remarkable skill, stunning movement and spectacular imagery of kung fu to the Lied Center for Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14.
Tickets for this performance are $32. Students from UNL and other participating colleges with a valid ID, as well as youths age 18 and younger, may purchase tickets for half price. Call the Lied Ticket Office at (402) 472-4747 or (800) 432-3231 for availability. Tickets may also be purchased online at the Lied Center website. more...
Lectures
FILLEY HALL ROOM 210, FRI 3PMDepartment of Agricultural Economics Seminar Series - "The Scarlet Letter: Stigma, Price and Warning Label Effects on Consumer Preference for Snack Foods"
Sean Cash, University of Wisconsin and University of Alberta
Chemistry Colloquium - "A Serial Killer, Arrested Movement, and CODs: Molecular Genetics of Anti-haptotactic and Insecticidal Secondary Metabolites From Beauveria Bassiana"
Istvan Molnar, Arid Lands Studies, University of Arizona
Department of Geosciences Stout Lecture - "The Effect of Aerosols on Climate and Air Quality: A Satellite Perspective"
Istvan Molnar, Arid Lands Studies, University of Arizona
Microbiology and Molecular Biology Seminar Series - "Introduction to and application of Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP -MS)"
Dr. Javier Seravalli, Department of Biochemistry, UNL
Mathematics Representation Theory Colloquium - "Stratifying Modular Representations of Finite Groups"
Henning Krause, University of Paderborn, Germany. Refreshments at 3:30 p.m. in Avery 348.
Whiteclay - Past, Present, Future - A Discussion with Stew Magnuson, author of "The Death of Raymond Yellow Thunder"
Join award-winning author Stew Magnuson in a discussion of the events going on in Whiteclay, Nebraska, and the nearby Ogalala Lakota Sioux Pine Ridge Reservation.
Crude, Coco Before Chanel Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents Crude and Coco Before Chanel. Both films will screen through November 19.
More information about each of the films 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/.
