Coming in April

Deb Sokolow, “Whatever happened to the Pentagon (restaurant)?”, graphite, ink, correction fluid, acrylic, collage, type on paper, pins, 5 ft. x 5 ft., 2007. Sokolow presents a free public lecture on April 28 as part of the Hixson-Lied Visiting Artists & S
Deb Sokolow, “Whatever happened to the Pentagon (restaurant)?”, graphite, ink, correction fluid, acrylic, collage, type on paper, pins, 5 ft. x 5 ft., 2007. Sokolow presents a free public lecture on April 28 as part of the Hixson-Lied Visiting Artists & S

For a full listing of upcoming events, please visit our website at http://arts.unl.edu.

• April 4-8: MFA Thesis Exhibition I. Eisentrager-Howard Gallery in Richards Hall. Reception: April 8 from 5-7 p.m. Featuring the work of Joyce Bingeman, Patricia Davis and Meryl Engler.

• April 5: Trumpet Studio. 7 p.m. Westbrook Rm. 119. Free.

• April 6: Nebraska Young Artist Awards. All day. Seventy high school juniors selected from across the state will be recognized for their artistic achievement with a day of activities on campus.

• April 7: Faculty Recital: Gregory Beaver, cello. 7 p.m. Kimball Recital Hall. Free. This concert will also be webcast. Visit http://music.unl.edu/webcasts the day of the performance for the link. Beaver is the cellist of the internationally recognized Chiara String Quartet in residence at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and a research associate professor in the Glenn Korff School of Music.

• April 7-9 and 12-16: University Theatre presents "She Kills Monsters" by Qui Nguyen. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. April 7-9 and 12-15 and at 2 p.m. April 17 in the Studio Theatre, first floor of the Temple Building. Tickets: $18 adults, $16 faculty/staff/senior citizens and $12 students with ID available at the door or in advance through the Lied Center Box Office at (402) 472-4747 or (800) 432-3231. Tickets are also available online at http://go.unl.edu/theatretix.

• April 10: Guitar Ensemble. Westbrook Rm. 119. Free.

• April 11: Lecture by Ian Morris of Stanford University. 5:30 p.m. Sheldon Museum of Art's Abbott Auditorium. Free. Morris' lecture is titled "Each Age Gets the Thought it Needs: Why Tyranny, Inequality and Sexism sometimes seems fair." Sponsored by the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts, Departments of Classics and Religious Studies, Anthropology, Philosophy, Political Science, Art and Art History at UNL along with the Program in Global Studies, the UNL Research Council, the Lincoln/Omaha society of the Archaeological Institute of America and the Creighton University Committee on Lectures, Films and Concerts. Morris will also present a lecture on April 10 at 2 p.m. at Joslyn Museum of Art in Omaha titled "What did the Greeks and Romans ever do for us? Putting Classical Civilization in Perspective."

• April 11: Women's Choir Festival Performance. 7 p.m. Kimball Recital Hall. Free.

• April 11: Large Brass Ensembles. 7:30 p.m. Westbrook Recital Hall Rm. 119. Free. This concert will also be webcast. Visit http://music.unl.edu/webcasts the day of the performance for the link.

• April 11-15: MFA Thesis Exhibition II. Eisentrager-Howard Gallery in Richards Hall. Reception: April 15 from 5-7 p.m. Featuring the work of Kendall Johnson, Qwist Joseph and Erin Schoenbeck.

• April 12: Moran Woodwind Quintet. 7:30 p.m. Westbrook Recital Hall Rm. 119. Free. This concert will also be webcast. Visit http://music.unl.edu/webcasts the day of the performance for the link.

• April 13: Saxophone Ensembles. 7:30 p.m. Westbrook Recital Hall Rm. 119. Free.

• April 15: Wind Ensemble. 7:30 p.m. Kimball Recital Hall. Tickets: $5 general and $3 students/seniors, available at the door.

• April 16: Flute Day. All day. Kimball Recital Hall. Registration is required. For more information, contact Larson Professor of Flute John Bailey at jbailey1@unl.edu.

• April 17: Afternoon of Choirs. 3 p.m. Kimball Recital Hall. Tickets: $5 general and $3 students/seniors, available at the door. This concert will also be webcast. Visit http://music.unl.edu/webcasts the day of the performance for the link. The All-Collegiate Choir, the University Chorale and the Varsity Chorus perform.

• April 18: Percussion Ensemble. 7:30 p.m. Kimball Recital Hall. Tickets: $5 general and $3 students/seniors, available at the door. This concert will also be webcast. Visit http://music.unl.edu/webcasts the day of the performance for the link.

• April 18-22: MFA Thesis Exhibition III. Eisentrager-Howard Gallery in Richards Hall. Reception: April 22 from 5-7 p.m. Featuring the work of Amanda Breitbach, Keith Graham and Shalya Marsh.

• April 19: University Singers. 7:30 p.m. Kimball Recital Hall. Tickets: $5 general and $3 students/seniors, available at the door.

• April 20-21: Wet Ink. 7:30 p.m. each night. Westbrook Recital Hall Rm. 119. Free. The composition program at the Glenn Korff School of Music presents its Wet Ink concert series. This two-evening concert series features an especially varied and rich set of premieres from the student composers at UNL.

• April 21: Campus Bands. 7:30 p.m. Kimball Recital Hall. Tickets: $5 general and $3 students/seniors, available at the door.

• April 21-24: Theatrix presents "Smudge" by Rachel Axler. Performances are April 21-23 at 7:30 p.m. and April 24 at 2 p.m. in the Lab Theatre, third floor of the Temple Building. Tickets: $6 available in advance at http://go.unl.edu/theatretix or at the door. Directed by Brenna Hill.

• April 21-24: Evenings of Dance. April 21-23 at 7:30 p.m. and April 24 at 3 p.m. Lied Center's Carson Theater. Tickets: $12 general, $10 faculty/staff and $7 students/seniors, available approximately one hour prior to the performance at the door.

• April 23: Viola Celebration I. 4 p.m. Westbrook Recital Hall Rm. 119. Free.

• April 23: Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts Honors Day Dinner. 5 p.m. By invitation only. Honoring alumni, faculty, staff and student achievement.

• April 23: Viola Celebration II. 7:30 p.m. Westbrook Recital Hall Rm. 119. Free.

• April 24: Chamber Singers. 3 p.m. State Capitol. Free.

• April 24: ChamberFest. 7:30 p.m. Westbrook Recital Hall Rm. 119. Free.

• April 25: Undergraduate Jazz Combos. 7:30 p.m. Westbrook Recital Hall Rm. 119. Free. This concert will also be webcast. Visit http://music.unl.edu/webcasts the day of the performance for the link.

• April 26: Jazz Orchestra and Big Band. 7:30 p.m. Kimball Recital Hall. Tickets: $5 general and $3 students/seniors, available at the door.

• April 27: Opera Scenes. 4 p.m. Westbrook Recital Hall Rm. 119. Free.

• April 27: Graduate Jazz Combos. 7:30 p.m. Westbrook Recital Hall Rm. 119. Free.

• April 27: Campus Orchestra. 7:30 p.m. Kimball Recital Hall. Tickets: $5 general and $3 students/seniors, available at the door. This concert will also be webcast. Visit http://music.unl.edu/webcasts the day of the performance for the link.

• April 28: Symphonic Band. 7:30 p.m. Kimball Recital Hall. Tickets: $5 general and $3 students/seniors, available at the door.

• April 29: Musical Theatre Showcase. 7:30 p.m. Westbrook Recital Hall Rm. 119. Free.

• April 29: Honors ChamberFest. 7:30 p.m. Kimball Recital Hall. Free. This concert will also be webcast. Visit http://music.unl.edu/webcasts the day of the performance for the link.

• April 30: Honors ChamberFest. 7:30 p.m. Kimball Recital Hall. Free.