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• Continuing through Nov. 5: Faculty-Staff Exhibition. Eisentrager-Howard Gallery, first floor of Richards Hall. Work from faculty and staff in the School of Art, Art History & Design will be on display. A closing reception will be held Friday, Nov. 5 from 5-7 p.m. in the gallery.
• Oct. 27: Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Lecture: Mark Dion. 5:30 p.m. Richards Hall Rm. 15. Free and open to the public. Conceptual artist Mark Dion will present the next Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Lecture. Dion’s work examines the ways in which dominant ideologies and public institutions shape our understanding of history, knowledge and the natural world. Appropriating archaeological, field ecology and other scientific methods of collecting, ordering and exhibiting objects, Dion creates works that question the distinctions between ‘objective’ (‘rational’) scientific methods and ‘subjective’ (‘irrational’) influences. Dion also frequently collaborates with museums of natural history, aquariums, zoos and other institutions mandated to produce public knowledge on the topic of nature. He is the co-director of Mildred’s Land an innovative visual art education and residency program in Beach Lake, Pennsylvania. For more than two decades, Dion has worked in the public realm in a wide range of scales, from architecture projects to print interventions in newspapers.
• Oct. 28-31: Nebraska Repertory Theatre presents "ShakesFEAR." Visit http://nebraskarep.org for showtimes and ticket information. “By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.” Enter the demented mind of William Shakespeare. Go on a harrowing journey to recover one of Shakespeare’s lost plays. To escape a spell cast by the Weird Sisters, you’ll have to confront a murderous king, meddling fairies, ghastly ghosts and a bloody butcher with an appetite for blood! This immersive theatrical experience is NOT recommended for children under 13 or the faint of heart. For more on the production, visit https://go.unl.edu/38hu.
• Oct. 31: Graduate Concerto Competition. 6 p.m. Westbrook Recital Hall Rm. 119. Free and open to the public.
• Nov. 1: Undergraduate Concerto Competition. 6 p.m. Westbrook Recital Hall Rm. 119. Free and open to the public. The winners of the competition will perform with the University Symphony or University Wind Ensemble later, as the repertoire dictates.
• Nov. 3: Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Lecture by painter Brad Kahlhamer. 5:30 p.m. via Zoom. Free and open to the public. Access the lecture at https://unl.zoom.us/j/91416909830. Kahlhamer's art lives at the crossroads of real and imaginary worlds. Born to Native parents and adopted by a German-American family, he spent his early adulthood as a musician living on the road before settling in New York City. Shaped by this nomadic history, his work explores the particularities of the American landscape, the desert ecology of the Southwest, the parks and waterways of the upper Midwest, and the gritty streets of the urban Northeast—often fusing references to multiple regions within a single work of art.
• Nov. 4: The Trans-Nebraska Players. 7:30 p.m. Westbrook Recital Hall Rm. 119. Free and open to the public. This concert will also be live webcast. Visit https://music.unl.edu/webcasts the day of the performance for the link. The Trans-Nebraska Players chamber ensemble includes Glenn Korff School of Music faculty members David Neely, violin, and Clark Potter, viola, and others.
• Nov. 5: IGNITE featuring Erica Larsen-Dockray. 12:30 p.m. Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts or via Zoom at https://go.unl.edu/ignitefall2021. Free and open to the public. Larsen-Dockray is an animation and media artist, entrepreneur, educator and activist. In 2013 she founded the Calibraska Arts Initiative, a cross-cultural summer program bringing artists from California to her home state of Nebraska to teach multi-generational workshops in their metier.
• Nov. 5: Open Studios in the School of Art, Art History & Design. 5-7 p.m. Richards Hall and Woods Art Building. Free and open to the public. Nearly 30 graduate students in the School of Art, Art History & Design will welcome visitors to tour their studios and see their work in progress. There will also be a raffle drawing at 7:15 p.m.
• Nov. 5 and 7: UNL Opera presents Mozart's "The Magic Flute." Performances are Friday, Nov. 5 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 7 at 3 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall. Tickets are $20 adults and $10 students/seniors, available at the door or in advance through the Lied Center Box Office, (402) 472-4747. The Sunday, Nov. 7 performance will also be live webcast. Visit https://music.unl.edu/webcasts the day of the performance for the link. Pre-performance talks by Professor Emerita of Music History Pamela Starr will take place 45 minutes before curtain in the lobby of Kimball Recital Hall. Mozart’s miraculous blend of the human and the supernatural follows the adventures of Prince Tamino and the bird-catcher Papageno on their quest to rescue the princess Pamina. Along the way they must contend with the forces of Nature and Reason in order to achieve Wisdom, Spiritual Enlightenment, and Love.
• Nov. 8: Faculty Jazz Ensemble Performance. 7:30 p.m. Westbrook Recital Hall Rm. 119. Free and open to the public. This performance will also be live webcast. Visit https://music.unl.edu/webcasts the day of the performance for the link. From unique arrangements of jazz and popular standards, to original works, the Faculty Jazz Ensemble presents a varied and exciting program.
• Nov. 9-10: Honors ChamberFest. 7:30 p.m. each night. Westbrook Recital Hall Rm. 119. Free and open to the public. These performances will also be live webcast. Visit https://music.unl.edu/webcasts the day of the performance for the link.
• Nov. 10-21: Nebraska Repertory Theatre presents "Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea" by Nathan Alan Davis. Howell Theatre, first floor Temple Building. For tickets and showtimes, visit https://nebraskarep.org. Directed by Ron Himes, the founder and producing director of the Saint Louis Black Repertory Company and the Henry E. Hampton, Jr. Artist-in-Residence at Washington University. Weeks before his first day of college, Dontrell wakes up from a haunting dream. Summoned by powerful visions, he embarks on a journey across the ocean that will change his life forever. Join Nebraska Rep and The St. Louis Black Repertory Company for a magical, modern day story about living in the moment and honoring the past. Alumni from the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film are invited to attend the performance on Saturday, Nov. 13, which will feature a talk-back following the performance.
• Nov. 11: Faculty Recital featuring Tom Larson and Hans Sturm. 7:30 p.m. Westbrook Recital Hall Rm. 119. Free and open to the public. This performance will also be live webcast. Visit https://music.unl.edu/webcasts the day of the performance for the link.
• Nov. 12: IGNITE featuring Jennifer and Kevin McCoy. 12:30 p.m. Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts or via Zoom at https://go.unl.edu/ignitefall2021. Free and open to the public. Jennifer and Kevin McCoy are media artists whose works extends from film and video to installation and generative software. Their work often reconfigures viewing conventions to tease out the gap between representation and lived experience. To this end, they build active systems for art creation and viewing.
• Nov. 12: ChamberFest. 5:30 p.m. Westbrook Recital Hall Rm. 119. Free and open to the public. This performance will also be live webcast. Visit https://music.unl.edu/webcasts the day of the performance for the link.
• Nov. 14: Faculty Brass Trio Recital. 3 p.m. Westbrook Recital Hall Rm. 119. Free and open to the public. This performance will also be live webcast. Visit https://music.unl.edu/webcasts the day of the performance for the link.
• Nov. 15: Undergraduate Jazz Combos Performance. 7:30 p.m. Westbrook Recital Hall Rm. 119. Free and open to the public. This performance will also be live webcast. Visit https://music.unl.edu/webcasts the day of the performance for the link. The Undergraduate Jazz Combos play mostly classic jazz standards and American songbook tunes, with a few originals and arrangements written by the undergraduate band members.
• Nov. 16: Graduate Jazz Combos Performance. 7:30 p.m. Westbrook Recital Hall Rm. 119. Free and open to the public. This performance will also be live webcast. Visit https://music.unl.edu/webcasts the day of the performance for the link.
• Nov. 17-19: Nebraska Music Education Association Conference. All-day. Westbrook Music Building and Kimball Recital Hall. For more information on the conference, visit: https://www.nmeanebraska.org/conference-inservice.
• Nov. 19: IGNITE featuring Anna Henson. 12:30 p.m. Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts or via Zoom at https://go.unl.edu/ignitefall2021. Free and open to the public. Henson is Assistant Professor of Practice in Emerging Media Arts in the Carson Center. She is an artist and researcher working in embodied and social interaction design for spatial computing and immersive experiences. She creates and prototypes interactions, environments, and user journeys which center participant agency, new narratives, and unite our digital and physical worlds. Henson’s creative research focuses on XR (mixed reality), volumetric capture, and new forms of storytelling.
• Nov. 21: Campus Orchestra Performance. 3;30 p.m. Kimball Recital Hall. Free and open to the public. This performance will also be live webcast. Visit https://music.unl.edu/webcasts the day of the performance for the link.
• Nov. 21: Saxophone Ensembles Performance. 7:30 p.m. Kimball Recital Hall. Free and open to the public. This performance will also be live webcast. Visit https://music.unl.edu/webcasts the day of the performance for the link.
• Nov. 22: Big Band and Jazz Singers Performance. 7:30 p.m. Kimball Recital Hall. Free and open to the public. This performance will also be live webcast. Visit https://music.unl.edu/webcasts the day of the performance for the link.
• Nov. 30: Symphonic Band Performance. 7:30 p.m. Kimball Recital Hall. Free and open to the public. This performance will also be live webcast. Visit https://music.unl.edu/webcasts the day of the performance for the link. The Symphonic Band, under the direction of Tony Falcone, has the distinction of being the band program’s top symphonic ensemble.