Dec. 1, 1995


Ross Theater to Feature '2 Girls'

Maria Maggenti's The Incredibly True Adventures of 2 Girls in Love, opening at the Mary Riepma Ross Film Theater on Dec. 7, is a romantic fable that celebrates a first love. 2 Girls is described as a "high-school, lesbian, interracial, romantic comedy about a tomboy from the wrong side of the tracks who woos and wins the prettiest, smartest, most popular girl in her class, exploring its subject matter with delicacy, humor and aplomb." Also showing is a highly entertaining short feature, Greetings from Africa by Cheryl Dunye. 2 Girls and Greetings from Africa are showing Dec. 7 through Dec. 10 and Dec. 14 though Dec. 17. Screenings are at 7 and 9 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays; at 1, 3, 7, and 9 p.m., on Saturdays and 3, 5, 7, 9 p.m. on Sundays. Admission is $5.50; $4.50 for students; and $3.50 for senior citizens and members of the Friends of the Mary Riepma Ross Film Theater.


Spiderwoman Theater to Weave Tales at Lied Performance

Spiderwoman is coming to the Lied Center for Performing Arts.

No, this is not a distant relative of the web-spinning crusader of comic book fame. Spiderwoman Theater is the oldest, continually running women's theater company in North America. The group will present their latest production, Daughters from the Stars: Nis Bundor, at 8 p.m. Dec. 7 and 8 in the Lied Center's Johnny Carson Theater.

Founded by three sisters of Native American descent, the company is named after a Hopi goddess who is credited with teaching tribeswomen how to weave. Appropriately, Spiderwoman Theater employs "storyweaving" in their productions, combining Native American storytelling, comedic monologue, impersonations, satire and other theatrical techniques in their humorous yet provocative works.

Like all of the work from Spiderwoman Theater, Daughters from the Stars: Nis Bundor addresses issues of ethnic heritage, community and gender. "[It] is a colorful, yet contemplative exploration of four reflections and feelings about identity, inclusion and isolation as multi-ethnic Native Americans," explain the company founders, creator and performers, Lisa Mayo and Gloria Miguel. "Daughters from the Stars is about healing, about making oneself whole."

Spiderwoman Theater will be appearing as part of the Lied Center's ongoing New Voices series. In addition to supporting performances by emerging artists, New Voices programs are designed to incorporate meaningful outreach experiences, targeted toward audience members aged 12 to 21.

Tickets are $14; half price for those 18 and under or UNL, Wesleyan and Doane students who present identification. The Lied Center box office is open for walk-in sales on weekdays from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and 60 minutes before the performance. Phone orders may be placed by dialing 472-4747 or 1-800-432-3231.

From now until the end of the year, the box office is also serving as a collection point for the Food Bank of Lincoln. Non-perishable items may be brought to the Lied Center at any time the box office is open.

Lied Center programming is supported by Friends of Lied and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Mid-America Arts Alliance, and the Nebraska Arts Council. All events in the Lied Center are made possible entirely or in part by the Lied Performance Fund, which has been established in the memory of Ernst F. Lied and his parents, Ernst M. and Ida K. Lied.

Acclaimed Native American Storyteller to Visit Dec. 3

Kiowa Otoe-Missouria storyteller Matthew "Sitting Bear" Jones will tell traditional Native American stories during a reception from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Dec. 3 at the Great Plains Art Collection, 205 Love Library.

Friends of the Center for Great Plains Studies will host this special program, which will tie in with the exhibition, "The Art of Paul Goble, Author-Illustrator," currently at the gallery. The public is invited to this free public event.

Jones, who completed a B.A. at Wichita State University, works for the Native American Public Broadcasting Consortium at University Educational Television, UNL. He has presented numerous Native American storytelling programs throughout the state and region and is a member of the Speakers Bureau of the Nebraska Humanities Council. Praised for his authenticity and humor, Jones also enthralls audiences with his dramatic flair. The Native American storyteller has also won critical and popular notice as co-producer with Christine Lesiak of "In the White Man's Image," an award-winning documentary about the Indian education system.

While Jones draws upon his own Kiowa Otoe-Missouria background in his performances, many of these stories bear close relationships to the traditional stories re-told and illustrated by Paul Goble in his books. This program is intended to enhance visitors' experiences in viewing the special exhibit of Goble's beautiful paintings of Plains Indian narrative subjects.

MFA Biennial Exhibition Opens at the Sheldon

The Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery is presenting the UNL Department of Art and Art History Master of Fine Arts Biennial Exhibition, comprising 47 works of art in various media by 19 artists selected by Daphne Deeds, chief curator at the Sheldon.

The exhibition provides students and the general public an opportunity to assess the aesthetic efforts of students currently enrolled in the MFA program at UNL.

Photographs by Myron Moore and Lauri Morris are included, as well as paintings by Lisa Louden, Alonso Sierralta, James Brockelman, Karla Lauden, Timothy Klunder, Greg Walter, Debbie Monfelt and Zandra Gillispie-Wietfeld. Printmakers Lari Gibbons and Suzie Treinen and ceramicist Stephan Storch also are represented.

The exhibit includes mixed media works by Sara Tabbert, Shaila Christofferson, Mary Jo Anderson, Craig Roper, Lynn Reynolds and Jaime Reimann. The MFA Biennial Exhibition opens to the public on Nov. 29 and will continue until Jan. 28. A public reception for the artists will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Dec. 11.

A portion of the funding for the exhibition has been provided by the Nebraska Arts Association, a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to the advancement of the visual arts in Nebraska though educational and cultural enrichment opportunities. Additional funding for the exhibition has been provided by the Nebraska Arts Council, a state agency, through a basic support grant, which has supported all the year's programs of the Nebraska Art Association.

Art Association Holiday Party Is Dec. 10

The Nebraska Art Association will sponsor its annual Holiday Party from 1 to 4 p.m. Dec. 10 at the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery. The party is free and open to the public.

Cider and cookies will be served all afternoon while guests enjoy the entertainment which includes:

Children are encouraged to bring hand-made ornaments to decorate the children's holiday tree in the Great Hall of the Sheldon Gallery.

The Gift Shop will be open for holiday shopping.

The Nebraska Art Association is a non-profit membership organization dedicated to the advancement of the visual arts in Nebraska through educational and cultural enrichment opportunties. The organization is the principal support group for the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery.

Sundays at Sheldon Continues Dec. 10

Dec. 10 will be the second of four Sundays throughout the year for Sundays at Sheldon, a series of informal events in the Sheldon Great Hall sponsored by the Sheldon at Six committee of the Nebraska Art Association.

In December, Sundays at Sheldon will open at 10 a.m. and close at noon. Sundays at Sheldon, in the Great Hall of the Sheldon Gallery, is a great way to spend Sundays. Bagels, coffee, tea and lemonade will be for sale for $3 per person. Music will provided by chamber ensembles for the UNL School of Music.

Dates for Sundays at Sheldon are being spread over the Sheldon Gallery exhibition year to enable guests to see new exhibitions at each visit. In most cases, Sundays at Sheldon will serve as openings for the exhibitions.

On exhibition for Dec. 10 are "Critiques of Pure Abstraction" and the UNL Department of Art and Art History's "Master of Fine Arts Biennial Exhibition."

Sundays at Sheldon will be held on the following Sundays: Dec. 10, Jan. 28 and April 14. Sheldon at Six is a committee dedicated to expanding the Sheldon Gallery audience. For more information contact Kathy Piper at 472-2540.

Oratorio Chorus, Symphony to Perform Dec. 3

The School of Music at UNL will present the UNL Oratorio Chorus and Symphony Orchestra at 3 p.m. Dec. 3 at Kimball Recital Hall.

The performance will include Te Deum by Haydn and Dvorak and the Schubert Unfinished Symphony. Tyler White and James Hejduk will conduct. Margaret Kennedy, soprano, and William Shomos, baritone, will be soloists.

Cornhusker Marching Band to Give 'Halftime' Concert

The UNL Cornhusker Marching Band, under the direction of Rod M. Chesnutt, will present a revue of the 1995 halftime music in a concert at the Lied Center for Performing Arts at 8 p.m. Dec. 2.

The Marching Red will perform a wide range of music, from country tunes to Latin jazz to classic rock. The concert will also feature the ever-popular Nebraska fight songs. The artistry of the flag line, feature twirlers and the drum line also will be featured in special presentations.

Rod Chesnutt is assistant professor of music, assistant director of bands and director of the Cornhusker Marching Band at the UNL School of Music.

The Cornhusker Marching Band made its first appearance in 1879 as an R.O.T.C. unit formed to accompany the cadets as they drilled. The band continued to perform as a military unit until after World War II. The Marching Red has been performing for Nebraska football fans from the very beginning, providing entertainment at the first official game in 1890.

The cost of admission for the concert is $10 for adults and $5 for students and senior citizens. Tickets may be purchased at the Lied Center Box Office, 472-4747.


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