July 17, 2003

"Morning Mounts" (silverprint, 2002), by Charles Guildner, on display at the Great Plains Art Collection.

Photo exhibit displays traditions in Plains

The photo collection "Lives of Tradition - Impressions in Silver" will be on display at UNL's Great Plains Art Collection, 1155 Q St., through Sept. 21.

"Lives of Tradition" is a series of silver-print photographs by Charles Guildner. It visually documents people living and working today in ways that have changed little since the central United States was settled.

Guildner was born in Hastings. His photographs are part of a number of permanent collections at the Great Plains Art Collection, Hastings College, Museum of Nebraska Art, Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and private collections. His photographs have been exhibited in galleries and museums in Nebraska, California and Washington.

The core of the project, Guildner said, is finding and recording ordinary people who are living and working in ways that have changed little since the settling of the U.S. heartland. This has brought him to focus on farmers and ranchers and small rural communities where the people are living these traditional lives. He focuses primarily on the states of Montana, Wyoming and Nebraska.

"Drawn to my roots, this project has developed into a passionate quest to record and express my vision of the many lives of tradition that I find as I travel and network across the country," Guildner wrote. "The past few years, my concentration has been on the lives and culture of farmers and ranchers. Although I have visited many ranches, one in particular has drawn special attention. The Haythorn Ranch, near Arthur, Neb., takes pride in sustaining traditional ranching methods through five generations. I hope to continue to expand my work recording ranch life and traditions."

The exhibit is free and open to the public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and from 1:30-5 p.m. Sundays.

Movies on the Green continues tonight

The Jensen's Cinema 16 Collection Movies on the Green series, sponsored by the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, continues tonight outside Kimball Recital Hall.

Co-sponsored by the University Program Council and Kimball Recital Hall, the event features movies screened on Thursday evenings on the grass in front of Kimball at 12th and R streets. Screenings are free and open to the public and begin at dusk, about 9 p.m. Popcorn and soda will be sold at the screenings.

All movies open with a selection of short films. The schedule for the rest of the series, which opened July 10:

• Tonight: The Three Stooges Follies (1974, 116 minutes, black and white). A selection of the stooges' crazy comedies. Curly, Moe and Larry are assisted in the program by the comedic talents of Buster Keaton and Vera Vague, and would you believe Batman and Kate Smith, too?
• July 24: Wait Until Dark (1967, 108 minutes, color). This suspense drama stars Audrey Hepburn as the not-so-helpless blind heroine. She received a best actress nomination for this role.
• July 31: Night of the Living Dead (1968, 89 minutes, black and white). This horror film has been called an underground masterpiece and is one of the best independent features of its time.
• Aug. 7: The Villain (1979, 89 minutes, color). This live action Roadrunner cartoon stars Kirk Douglas as the black-clad Wiley Coyote villain and Arnold Schwarzenegger as the white-dressed hero.
• Aug. 14: The Mouse that Roared (1959, 83 minutes, color). This off-beat comedy tells the story of how the world's smallest army wages war on the United States, and wins. Peter Sellers stars in triple roles in this social spoof.

'Raising Victor Vargas,' 'The Man Without a Past' coming to the Ross

These films will run July 18-31 at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center. See the calendar below for show times.

Raising Victor Vargas tells one teen's growing-up experiences as he learns about love on Manhattan's Lower East Side. It portrays adolescence love, friendship, angst and struggles with a cantankerous old-school grandmother. While making deals to win the affection of neighborhood's most popular girl, Victor Vargas must also work to gain his grandmother's trust and help his younger brother and sister negotiate their changing worlds. This film is rated R.

The Man Without a Past by Aki Kaurismäki is the story of a man who travels to Helsinki, Finland, to find work, then is mugged, loses his memory and has to start completely anew. He finds love and forms a new value system for himself.

NPR host to participate in NPRN show

National Public Radio music commentator Miles Hoffman will participate in a live broadcast on the Nebraska Public Radio Network series "Classics By Request" from 2-3 p.m. July 18.

Hoffman will be in Lincoln July 17-20 as a guest artist and host of the Meadowlark Music Festival. Now in its third year, Meadowlark Music Festival provides live classical music at venues around Lincoln.

For information about the festival, founded by UNL Professor of music Ann Chang-Barnes, visit <http://meadowlarkmusicfestival .com>.