09 Mar 2015
Dezsö to present visiting artist lecture March 10
Lincoln, Neb.—Andrea Dezsö, associate professor of art at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, and maintains studios in New York City and Western Massachusetts, will present a free public lecture on Tuesday, March 10 at 5:30 p.m. in Richards Hall Rm. 15.
Dezsö is a visual artist who works across a broad range of media including drawing, painting, artist's books, embroidery, cut paper, animation, sculpture, site-specific installation and public art.
06 Mar 2015
Hitt wins Nebraska Jazz Orchestra's 2015 Young Jazz Artist Award
Lincoln, Neb.—Eric Hitt, a sophomore music major in the Glenn Korff School of Music from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, has won the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra’s 2015 Young Jazz Artist Award.
He will receive a cash prize and perform as a soloist at the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra’s “Left Coast Swing” concert on Friday, April 17. The concert is at 7:30 p.m. at the Cornhusker Marriott, 333 S 13th St. in Lincoln. Single admission tickets are $25 for adults and $12.50 for students and are available by calling (402) 477-8446.
06 Mar 2015
Undergraduate Studio Art Competition Exhibition runs March 16-27
Lincoln, Neb.—The annual University of Nebraska–Lincoln Undergraduate Studio Art Competition exhibition opens March 16 and continues through March 27 at the Eisentrager-Howard Gallery.The exhibition includes the artwork of 55 undergraduate students who have been enrolled in a studio art class in the Department of Art and Art History at UNL within the last 12 months.
05 Mar 2015
Chiara String Quartet to perform over lunch at College of Law
LINCOLN, Neb.— The Chiara String Quartet will be making its debut on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln East Campus at the College of Law for a lunchtime brownbag concert on Monday, March 9 from noon to 1 p.m. in Hamann Auditorium in Ross McCollum Hall.
05 Mar 2015
University Theatre presents Thornton Wilder's 'The Skin of Our Teeth'
Lincoln, Neb.--University Theatre, the academic year production program in the Johnny Carson School of Theatre & Film at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, opens it spring season with the Thornton Wilder classic, "The Skin of Our Teeth." Performances are in the Howell Theatre, first floor of the Temple Building, 12th & R, March 5, 6, 7 and 11, 12, 13, 14 at 7:30 p.m. and March 15 at 2 p.m. Tickets are available from the Lied Center Ticket Office, 301 N. 12th, Monday through Friday 11:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. or at (402) 472-4747 and one hour prior to curtain in the Temple Lobby.
05 Mar 2015
Carson School has multiple entries in Omaha Film Festival
Lincoln, Neb.--Brent Scott Maze, a junior film and new media major from Falls City, Nebraska, has two films, “Ambulance” and “Infinite” selected to screen at the Omaha Film Festival in March.
05 Mar 2015
UNL’s Wind Ensemble takes to Kimball stage March 18
LINCOLN, Neb.— Throughout its long history, the wind band is more often associated with community engagement, civic pride, and patriotism than social commentary. However, our country’s most prominent contemporary composers have chosen the band medium through which to express their thoughts on current political and cultural events and trends.
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music Wind Ensemble will take the Kimball Recital Hall stage on March 18 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are General Admission $5; Student/Seniors $3.
05 Mar 2015
The Friends of the Ross present John Waters live at the Rococo Theatre on April 23
Lincoln, Neb.--The Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center and The Friends of The Ross present John Waters’ one man show, “This Filthy World,” live at the Rococo Theatre on Thursday, April 23 at 7 p.m.The Rococo Theatre is located at 140 N 13th St. in Lincoln.
John Waters’ one-man show is a “vaudeville” act that celebrates the film career and obsessional tastes of the man William Burroughs once called “The Pope of Trash.”
01 Mar 2015
Madsen nominated for Helen Hayes Award for set design
Lincoln, Neb.--Assistant Professor of Theatre J.D. Madsen has received a nomination for Outstanding Set Design for the play “Sex With Strangers” at the Signature Theatre in Washington, D.C., in the Helen Hayes Awards.He is one of five designers up for the award in the Hayes Production category, which recognizes productions in the fully professional theatre companies. The awards will be announced on April 6.
27 Feb 2015
UNL Symphonic Band brings Diversions to Kimball stage
LINCOLN, Neb.— Join the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music Symphonic Band, conducted by Tony Falcone with Graduate Teaching Assistant conductor Melanie Settle, for their program, Diversions, on Thursday, March 12 in Kimball Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m.
Works by Anthony O’Toole, Norman Dello Joio, John Barnes Chance, Timothy Mahr, Vincent Persichetti (celebrating his centennial) and Jack Stamp will be featured.