Friday and Weekend, December 3 - 5, 2010
SHELDON MUSEUM OF ART GREAT HALL, 5PM
UNL Chamber Singers Holiday Performance is Friday
The UNL Chamber Singers will perform at 5 p.m., Dec. 3 in the Great Hall of the Sheldon Museum of Art. The 26-member choir will fill the cathedral-like space with a mixture of carols, traditional Christmas songs and other selections. The recital is free and open to the public.
"It is totally different than singing in the choir room in the Westbrook Music Building," said Kaley Smith, a senior music performance and English major. "My favorite thing is to listen to the overtones and the echoes after a high note and - for a soprano - it doesn't get any better than hearing a really clear shimmer through the space."
"Athansia" by Tacia Booton
'Saurian Decay' Exhibit to Close with Dec. 3 Reception
A collection of apparel inspired by prehistoric reptiles is on display at the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery through Dec. 3. A public reception for the artist, Tacia Booton, is 5 to 7 p.m., Dec. 3.
The "Saurian Decay" exhibition is the thesis project of Booton, a graduate student in the Department of Textiles, Clothing and Design. Using a diverse mix of materials, Booton created garments that conjure reptiles of land, sky and sea. more...
Lectures
HARDIN HALL ROOM 228, FRI 2PMGeography General Seminar - "Galapagos Travelogue"
Art Zygielbaum, Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies
Classics and Religious Studies and Confucius Institute Talk - "Sowing & Whittling - Two Visions of Ethical Cultivation in Early Confucian Thought"
Pauline Lee, Assistant Professor in Chinese Religion and Culture from Washington University in St. Louis.
Huskers
MEN'S BASKETBALL | DEVANEY SPORTS CENTER, SUN 1PMNebraska Huskers vs. Creighton Bluejays
4 Journalism Students Named News21 Fellows
(Clockwise from top left) Rachel Albin, Jenna Gibson, Andrew Mach and Teresa Lostroh.
Four students in the College of Journalism and Mass Communications have been selected to participate in a 10-week national reporting project this summer as part of the News21 fellowship sponsored by the Carnegie Corp., of New York and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
The students are Rachel Albin of Lincoln, Jenna Gibson of Stillwater, Minn., Teresa Lostroh of Malcolm and Andrew Mach of Aberdeen, S.D. They will join 100 students from 11 other universities in the national project. News21 is designed to train a new generation of journalists to reshape the news industry. They will produce in-depth news coverage on critical issues facing the nation and experiment with innovative digital methods to distribute the news on multiple platforms. more...
Combined Campaign Contribution Period Extended
UNL's Combined Campaign has been extended through Dec. 17 and organizers announce giving has reached 78 percent ($334,000) of the $430,000 total goal. Combined Campaign chair Mike Zeleny reminds UNL faculty and staff that they can give online or download forms online because the campaign this year is going "paperless."
To date, 1186 donors have contributed to the campaign. Last year a total of 2,245 donors supported the campaign. Donors can pledge online at the Combined Campaign website. Paper pledge cards are available for download on the site as well.
TEMPLE BUILDING HOWELL THEATRE, 7:30PM
Student Production of 'Misanthrope' Continues
University Theatre continues its season with a modern adaptation of the Moliere classic comedy, "The Misanthrope." Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2-4 in the Temple Building's Howell Theatre. Individual tickets are $16 general admission, $14 faculty/staff and senior citizens, and $10 for students with identification.
"The Misanthrope" is translated and adapted by Tony Harrison. Alceste, the misanthrope of the title played by Alex Jeffery, is disgusted by the hypocrisy, injustice and overall corruption in human society. Alceste's concern with the issue of justice has to do with the fact that he is embroiled in several lawsuits, the outcome of which are determined not by which party is in the right but by who has the most influence in court. more...
Lebanon; 127 Hours Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents Lebanon and 127 Hours. Lebanon will screen through Dec. 9, while 127 Hours will show through Dec. 23.
More information about each of the films and schedules, as well as online ticket purchasing, is available at the Ross website.
