For an updated listing of upcoming events, please visit our website at http://arts.unl.edu.
• Oct. 23: "No One Asked You." Special one-time screening at 7:15 p.m. Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, 13th and Q streets. For ticket information, visit https://theross.org. Comedian, disruptor-extraordinaire Lizz Winstead (co-creator of "The Daily Show"), and Abortion Access Front criss-cross the U.S. to support abortion clinic staff and bust stigma. Pop culture icons and next-gen comics fuel this six-year road film activating small-town folks to rebuild vandalized clinics, exposing wrongdoer politicians, anti-abortion extremists and media neglect as the race to the bottom ensues and our rights burn down.
• Continuing through Oct. 24: "Didi." Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, 13th and Q streets. For showtimes and ticket information, visit https://theross.org. An impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns about life, family and skateboarding in this semi-autobiographical love letter to teenage angst from writer-director Sean Wang.
• Continuing through Oct. 24: "Majority Rules." Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, 13th and Q streets. For showtimes and ticket information, visit https://theross.org. With America’s democratic experiment mired in division and dysfunction, the state of Alaska votes to revolutionize their election system. The surprising results spark new alliances, a growing call for election reform, and fierce pushback from political parties. Could changing how Americans vote also change politics for the better?
• Oct. 25-31: "All Shall Be Well." Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, 13th and Q streets. For showtimes and ticket information, visit https://theross.org. After her partner Pat dies unexpectedly, Angie finds herself at the mercy of Pat’s family as she struggles to keep the home they shared for over thirty years.
• Oct. 25-Nov. 7: "Electric Lady Studios." Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, 13th and Q streets. For showtimes and ticket information, visit https://theross.org. A new feature-length documentary chronicling the creation of Electric Lady Studios—rising from the rubble of a bankrupt, Greenwich Village nightclub to the state-of-the-art recording facility inspired by Jimi Hendrix’s vision and becoming the first ever artist-owned commercial recording studio.
• Oct. 25-26: Ross Fright Fest: The Anvil Orchestra live performances. Friday, Oct. 25 at 7:30 p.m. for "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari." Saturday, Oct. 26 at 7:30 p.m. for "A Page of Madness." The Anvil Orchestra performs unique, live musical accompaniment to silent films, transforming the viewing experience for audiences. For tickets and more information, visit https://theross.org/events/fright-fest-24/.
• Oct. 27: Ross Fright Fest: Night of the Living Dead at 5 p.m. Carnival of Souls at 7:10 p.m. The Ross Fright Fest returns with a month of classic, campy, thrilling, surreal and unsettling horror films on Fridays and Sundays in October. For tickets and more information on each film, visit https://theross.org/events/fright-fest-24/.
• Oct. 27: UNL Opera presents "Dialogues of the Carmelites" by Francis Poulenc. 2 p.m. Howell Theatre, first floor of the Temple Building at 12th and R streets. Additional performances on Oct. 29 at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 3 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20 regular and $10 seniors/students and available at https://nebraskarep.org/unlopera. Experience Poulenc’s stark and revelatory drama about the young Blanche de la Force’s pursuit of refuge in her faith as she struggles to tame her overwrought fears of the world. Based on actual events, this profound opera recounts the story of a group of Carmelite nuns caught in the maelstrom of the French Revolution. Sung in English with supertitles.
• Oct. 28: Jazz Orchestra. 7 p.m. The Storm Cellar, 3233 S. 13th St. Free and open to the public.
• Oct. 31: Ross Fright Fest 3D Screening Double Feature: Creature from the Black Lagoon at 5 p.m. and Dial M for Murder at 7 p.m. The Ross Fright Fest returns with a month of classic, campy, thrilling, surreal and unsettling horror films on Fridays and Sundays in October. For tickets and more information on each film, visit https://theross.org/events/fright-fest-24/.
• Oct. 31: Guest Artist: Michael Lowenstern, clarinet. 7:30 p.m. Westbrook Music Building Rm. 119. Free and open to the public. The concert will also be live webcast. Visit https://music.unl.edu/webcasts the day of the concert for the link. Lowenstern is widely recognized as one of the most innovative bass clarinetists in the world and has performed, recorded and toured as a soloist and with ensembles of every variety. He has amassed a following of 60,000 subscribers to his YouTube channel with more than 10 million views.
• Oct. 31: Afternoon of Choirs. 7:30 p.m. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2110 Sheridan Blvd. Free and open to the public.
• Continuing through Nov. 1: "A Memorable Toast," a group exhibition featuring work from the 20 graduate students in the School of Art, Art History & Design's MFA program. Eisentrager-Howard Gallery in Richards Hall. Closing reception on Friday, Nov. 1 from 5-7 p.m. Gallery hours are Monday-Thursday, noon-5 p.m.
• Nov. 1: MFA Open Studios and Raffle. 5-8 p.m. Richards Hall and Woods Art Building. Free and open to the public. The event coincides with the closing reception for the exhibition "A Memorable Toast" from 5-7 p.m. in the Eisentrager-Howard Gallery. The exhibition features work from the same artists. Open Studios is an opportunity for graduate students in the Master of Fine Arts studio art program in the School of Art, Art History & Design to open their doors to the community and engage in conversations about their work. It offers the public a unique chance to see behind the curtains of working artists’ studios and talk one-on-one with the artists.
• Nov. 1-7: "Sundance Shorts." Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, 13th and Q streets. For showtimes and ticket information, visit https://theross.org. Considered the premier showcase for short films and the launchpad for many now-prominent independent filmmakers, The Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour includes fiction, documentary, and animation projects from around the world.
• Nov. 1-7: "Paris, Texas." Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, 13th and Q streets. For showtimes and ticket information, visit https://theross.org. Wim Wenders’ iconic 1984 cult classic returns to theaters in a gorgeous new 4K restoration in celebration of the film’s 40th anniversary.
• Nov. 3: Symphonic Band. 3:30 p.m. Westbrook Music Building Rm. 130 with simulcast for overflow in Rm. 119. Free and open to the public. The program is titled "Anniversaries." Each piece celebrates a milestone anniversary of either the composer's birth or when the piece was written.
• Nov. 3: Moran Chamber Players. 7:30 p.m. Westbrook Music Building Rm. 119. Free and open to the public. The concert will also be live webcast. Visit https://music.unl.edu/webcasts the day of the concert for the link. Featuring John Bailey, flute; William McMullen, oboe; James Compton, bassoon; and Catherine Herbener, harpsichord and piano. The concert is titled "Chamber Gems" and includes music by Francois Couperin, Luigi Merci, Heitor Villa-Lobos and Franz Reizenstein.
• Nov. 4: UNL Repertory Jazz Ensemble. 7:30 p.m. Westbrook Music Building Rm. 119. Free and open to the public.
• Nov. 6: UPC Student/Staff screening of "Everything Everywhere All at Once." Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, 13th and Q streets. For more information, visit https://go.unl.edu/ra2e. University of Nebraska–Lincoln students, staff, and faculty (with valid University ID) are invited to a special free screening of "Everything Everywhere All at Once." Presented by the University Program Council. This hilarious and big-hearted, sci-fi epic took home seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
• Nov. 6: Flyover II New Music Series. 7:30 p.m. Westbrook Music Building Rm. 119. Free and open to the public.
• Nov. 8-21: "A Different Man." Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, 13th and Q streets. For showtimes and ticket information, visit https://theross.org. After undergoing facial-reconstructive surgery, Edward becomes fixated on an actor playing him on stage in Aaron Schimberg’s provocative and darkly funny thriller that plunges into the murky zone between who we are and how the world sees us.
• Nov. 8-21: "Memoir of a Snail." Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, 13th and Q streets. For showtimes and ticket information, visit https://theross.org. After a series of misfortunes, a snail-collecting, melancholic misfit learns how to find confidence within herself amid the clutter of everyday life.
• Nov. 9: Guest Artist: Leonard Garrison, flute. 7:30 p.m. Westbrook Music Building Rm. 119. Free and open to the public. Garrison is emeritus professor and former University Distinguished Professor of Flute at the University of Idaho, where he was in the Northwest Wind Quintet. He will be accompanied by Jonathan Sokasits, piano.
• Nov. 10-12: Chamberfest No. 1, 2 and 3. 7:30 p.m. each night. Westbrook Music Building Rm. 119. Free and open to the public. The concerts will also be live webcast. Visit https://music.unl.edu/webcasts the day of the concerts for the link.
• Nov. 12: Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Lecture Series: Holly Willis. 5:30 p.m. Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts at 13th and Q streets. Free and open to the public. Willis is chair of the Media Arts+Practice Division in the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California. Her lecture is co-sponsored by the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts and The Awareness Lab.
• Nov. 13: Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Lecture Series: Steve Anderson. 5 p.m. Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center. Followed by a sneak preview of Anderson's new film, "Reality Friction." The lecture and film are free and open to the public. Anderson is a scholar-practitioner working at the intersection of media, history, technology and culture. His visit is co-sponsored by the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts, The Awareness Lab, and the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center.
• Nov. 14-24: Nebraska Repertory Theatre presents "POTUS." Studio Theatre. For showtimes and ticket information, visit https://nebraskarep.org. Written by Selina Fillinger. Directed by Lori Adams. "POTUS" provides a compelling glimpse into the corridors of power within the White House, where ambition and idealism collide. Set against the backdrop of a presidency in turmoil, the play reveals the high-stakes decisions the staff must make to navigate through crises while maintaining alliances and protecting their legacies. Contains adult language.
• Nov. 15-21: "Invisible Nation." Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, 13th and Q streets. For showtimes and ticket information, visit https://theross.org. An intimate view of the presidency of Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan’s first female president, as she fights for the future of her country’s democracy at a time when freedom around the world is under threat from authoritarianism.
• Nov. 18: UNL Horn and Trumpet Ensemble. 7:30 p.m. Westbrook Music Building Rm. 130. Free and open to the public.
• Nov. 20: Student Night at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, 13th and Q streets. Show your student ID to get $1 tickets, popcorn and drinks for all screenings on Student Night. Open to all students with a valid student ID, including UNL, Nebraska Wesleyan, Southeast Community College, Union College, high schools, etc.—all student IDs accepted. $1 tickets must be purchased at the Ross Box Office (not available online). Screenings tonight include "A Different Man," "Memoir of a Snail" and "Invisible Nation."
• Nov. 24: UNL Percussion Ensemble. 7:30 p.m. Westbrook Music Building Rm. 119. Free and open to the public. The concert will also be live webcast. Visit https://music.unl.edu/webcasts the day of the concert for the link.