Friday and Weekend, November 11 - 13, 2011
Veterans Day ceremony is Friday
In honor of Veterans Day, the UNL ROTC program will hold a ceremony at 8 a.m., Nov. 11 at the flagpole between Canfield Administration Building and the Nebraska Union. The joint-ROTC ceremony, which will include representatives from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps, is free and open to the public.
"Taps" will be played to honor all of the United States' fallen veterans. The etiquette for a flag raising and "Taps" is for participants to stand still and face the flagpole. Veterans are authorized to salute with or without wearing a hat; civilians may place their right hand over their heart; and, only the leader of uniformed personnel in formation will salute.
Penn State University's Beaver Stadium.
Perlman, Osborne address safety concerns for Penn State game
After an emotional week at Penn State University, UNL chancellor Harvey Perlman and athletic director Tom Osborne issued statements responding to concerns about the safety of Huskers players, fans and school officials attending the Nov. 12 football game at State College, Pa.
Perlman said Penn State officials planned to enhance security measures for the Big Ten Conference game. He also encouraged fans to show respect to both Nebraska and Penn State players. Read more about travel to State College in Today@UNL.
Lectures
AVERY HALL ROOM 115, FRI 4PMMathematics Colloquium - "Morse matchings on polytopes and their subcomplexes"
Richard Green, University of Colorado, Boulder. Refreshments will be served in 348 Avery 3:30-4 p.m.
Audrey Stommes paints a goose from the University of Nebraska State Museum's Division of Zoology.
Morrill Hall art exhibit drawing from science of bats to open Friday
On Nov. 11, a new art exhibit will open at the University of Nebraska State Museum in Morrill Hall that highlights the artistic side of the museum's research collections. "Origins" is a collection of 10 paintings by graduate student Audrey Stommes. The series depicts bats in the museum's Division of Zoology, interweaving postmodern artistic expression with elements of scientific research. The exhibit will be on display through January.
The artwork was created using gouache, graphite, and watercolor pencil. Each piece features transparent fog oscillating between the background and the bats floating in jars of alcohol. This fog element, which is actually the fat seeping out of the bats, is the transition between the environment and the cluster of specimens. Stommes began sketching specimens in the zoology preparation lab in 2010. Over time, her interest in the collections grew into the "Origins" exhibit. According to Stommes, the interdisciplinary collaboration with the museum has stretched her skills as an artist by allowing her to work directly with the researchers and the specimens they archive and preserve every day. Read more about this exhibit on Today@UNL.
UNL students practice a scene from Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro."
KIMBALL RECITAL HALL, FRI 7:30PM; SUN 3PMOpera program offers 'Marriage of Figaro' Nov. 11, 13
The UNL opera program is poised to raise the curtain on one very chaotic wedding day. Staged by an all-student cast, Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro" will be presented at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 11 and 3 p.m., Nov. 13 in Kimball Recital Hall. The production is directed by William Shomos and conducted by Tyler White, both professors of music. Laurel Shoemaker, assistant professor of theater and film, is the production designer.
The production is sung in Italian with English subtitles. Pre-performance talks will be offered 45 minutes prior to curtain in Westbrook Music Building room 119. Tickets, available only through the Lied Center for Performing Arts ticket office, are $20 for adults and $10 for students and senior citizens. For more information, call 402-472-4747 or 800-432-3231. Read more about this production on Today@UNL.
Michael Shannon in "Take Shelter."
'Inni,' 'Take Shelter' open today at the Ross
The Sigur Rós concert film "Inni" and the critically acclaimed drama "Take Shelter" open today at the Ross. "Take Shelter," which stars Michael Shannon, shows through Nov. 25. "Inni" is featured through Nov. 17.
In "Take Shelter," Curtis LaForche (played by Michael Shannon) lives in a small Ohio town with his wife Samantha (Jessica Chastain) and 6-year-old daughter Hannah, who is deaf. Money is tight, and navigating Hannah's health care and special education is a constant struggle. Curtis and Samantha are very much in love and their family is a happy one. However, Curtis begins having terrifying dreams about an encroaching, apocalyptic storm. He chooses to keep the disturbance to himself, channeling his anxiety into the obsessive building of a storm shelter in their backyard. The project results in strain on Curtis' marriage and tension within the community.
"Inni" is the band Sigur Rós's second live film and follows the 2007 production "Heima." Whereas "Heima" positioned the enigmatic group in the context of their Icelandic homeland, providing geographical, social and historical perspectives on their otherworldly music, "Inni" focuses purely on the band's performance. Read more about these films on the Ross website
