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| CABARET FOR HURRICANE RELIEF: SONGS FROM THE HEART & SONGS OF HOPE Friday, October
28, 2005 - 6:00 pm
The effects of Hurricane Katrina left thousands of people
without food, shelter, and in many cases, missing loved ones. The
images of her destruction continue to astonish. This
Friday afternoon cabaret will honor through music and art
those who survived the catastrophe, as well as those who were
lost. Ethel S. Abbott Auditorium at the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery 12th and R Streets, Lincoln The Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery is open until 8:00 p.m. on Friday evening. Audience will be invited to stay and visit gallery following the performance. Songs from the Heart & Songs of Hope features UNL faculty member Tammy Meneghini, with James Neal Koudelka as musical director and accompanist. This cabaret will include music and stories that connect us to the people and places that so many call home. This program is dedicated to the continued efforts of the American Red Cross and the Southern Arts Federation Emergency Relief Fund to assist art organizations and artists residing the Gulf Coast communities most devastated by Hurricane Katrina. This Cabaret is presented as a unique co-sponsorship among the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, and the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts. Contributions will be taken at the door for the Red Cross and two organizations which are devoted to helping displaced artists due to the hurricane. Created by Meneghini and Koudelka, Songs of the Heart & Songs of Hope is an offering of both new arrangements created especially for this cabaret, as well as songs which the duo have performed throughout the Midwest. There will be no charge for the performance although donations will be accepted at the door.  Tammy Meneghini . Tammy Meneghini, is a professional actress and singer who has worked in both New York and Chicago. As a cabaret artist she was awarded an O’Neill Fellowship to the well-known Cabaret Symposium in Rhode Island, and performed extensively in Manhattan and Chicago, most notably in the original collaboration with Galt MacDermot, Let the Sunshine In, Songs from the Musicals of Galt MacDermot. Together with Jim Koudelka, they have created three full-length cabaret shows that have been performed in Lincoln, Omaha, Des Moines, and Chicago. She teaches Acting and Movement courses at the UNL Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film and Mr. Koudelka runs his own private voice and piano studio in Lincoln. Donations will go to the following organizations: 1. The Southern Arts Federation Emergency Relief Fund The Southern Arts Federation has established the Southern Arts Federation Emergency Relief Fund to assist arts organizations and artists residing in Gulf Coast communities most devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Distribution and decisions on the use of funds will be made by state arts agencies. 2. The American Red Cross Donations may be made by cash or check and all donations are tax-deductible. Sponsored by: University of Nebraska, Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts - Giacomo M. Oliva, Hixson-Lied Endowed Dean Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film - Paul Steger, Director Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden - Janice Driesbach, Director |
