S.S. Lied Sets Sail for Rio

Get ready for the trip of a lifetime without leaving Lincoln. The Friends of Lied fundraising event of the year is setting sail for the "Carnival in Rio" on Jan. 20 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts.

The gala evening will begin with the Captain's cocktail reception at 6:30 p.m. in the ticket holder's lobby and the Steinhart Room. Dinner will be served at 8 p.m. in the Brass Hat Ballroom, the Harbor Club, and the Veranda. Strolling musicians will entertain dinner guests throughout the entire evening.

Following dinner, the Club Liedo Cabaret Show will begin in Kimball Recital Hall, which also will feature the Top o' the Cove Casino. The Brass Hat Ballroom also will be open for those wishing to dance the night away to the music of the "Big Band Sound." A Karaoke bar also will be featured at the black Orchid Lounge, located on the mezzanine level.

To make reservations, call Gail McNair at 2-4712. Deluxe passage is $150 per person; First Class passage in $100 per person; and Junior Mate Passage for Passengers 30 and under is $45 per person. Group tables of eight are available.

Faculty Exhibition to Open at Richards

The UNL Department of Art and Art History will feature the "UNL Studio Art Faculty Exhibition" Jan. 15 through Feb. 1 at the Gallery of the Department of Art and Art History, 102 Richards Hall. A reception will be given from 5 to 7 p.m. that day at the gallery. The reception is free and open to the public.

The exhibition will feature works in all media from the following UNL Studio Art Faculty: Ron Bartels, James Eisentrager, Shelley Fuller, Martha Horvay, Dan Howard, Keith Jacobshagen, Gail Kendall, Karen Kunc, Mo Neal, Peter Pinnell, Dave Read, Douglas Ross, David Routon, Patrick Rowan and Joseph Ruffo.

Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday. For more information about the exhibition, call the Gallery at 2-9426.

'A Trilogy in Fiber' Featured at TCD Gallery

A Trilogy in Fiber: Works by Bonnie Luckey, Liz Shea and Margaret Warner, will open the 1996 schedule of the Textiles, Clothing and Design Gallery Jan. 12 through Feb. 15. The three artists live and work in Nebraska and are graduates from the program in Textiles, Clothing and Design at UNL. Although each works in a different style, they will be collectively exhibiting a variety of textile designs which have been hand-dyed, painted, screen-printed, knitted, and handwoven. Liz Shea and Margaret Warner are from Lincoln; Bonnie Luckey is from David City. An opening reception for the artists will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Jan. 12 with comments from the artists commencing at 8 p.m.

The gallery is located on the UNL East Campus, 35th and Holdrege Streets, Home Economics Building, 2nd floor. Gallery hours are Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitor parking adjacent to the building is available and permit obtainable in room 234 across from the gallery.

New Video Featured in Lentz Display

The Lentz Center for Asian Culture at UNL has added a special feature to its autumn exhibition, a 20-minute video featuring highlights of the center's permanent collection.

The video and the exhibition include works of art from many parts of Asia. A gilded bronze Buddha from Thailand, four Chinese ceramics which span in time from the fourth millennium B.C. to the 18th century, Japanese prints, a gold-embroidered robe and delicately carved ivories grace the video and the exhibition. The exhibition, which runs through Feb. 25, will also feature a Tibetan chorten (reliquary), a prayer rug and recent gifts of Chinese ceramics, woodcarving and bamboo not previously shown to the public.

The video, by University Television photographer John Beck, features highlights of the collection and is designed to enhance visitors' enjoyment of the center, said curatorial assistant Sheri Hager.

"People will be able to look at the exhibit, then view the video and get a detailed description of the various works," she said. Hager said future copies will be available for schools to educate students about Asian art.

The Lentz Center is located on the third floor of Morrill Hall.

Ross Theater to Feature 'Kids'

An edgy, disturbing first film from photographer Larry Clark, Kids opens at the Mary Riepma Ross Film Theater on Jan. 18, Kids goes well beyond any previous American film in frankly describing the lives of at least a certain group of modern teen-agers.

Kids is showing Jan. 18 through Jan. 21 and Jan. 25 through Jan. 27. Screenings are at 7 and 9 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays; at 1, 3, 7, and 9 p.m. on Saturdays; and at 3, 5, 7, and 9 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $5.50; $4.50 for students; and $3.50 for senior citizens, children, and members of the Friends of the Mary Riepma Ross Film Theater. No one under 18 will be admitted without being accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

New Essay Collection Examines the Many Sides of General Lee

Lee the Soldier

Edited by Gary Gallagher, University of Nebraska Press, 688 pages, $45 cloth

A new collection of more than a dozen essays on General Robert E. Lee as a soldier is the latest Civil War offering by the University of Nebraska Press.

Lee the Soldier is a unique one-volume source of writing by and about Lee in which readers can explore all of the facets of the general's military leadership.

Combining unpublished manuscript testimony from Lee about his campaigns, six new essays by leading historians, more than a dozen previously published essays, and an annotated bibliography of 200 key titles, the book lays out the major debates and enables readers to fully explore Lee's contribution to the Confederate war effort.

A History Book Club selection, Lee the Soldier is edited by Gary Gallagher, a professor of history at Penn State and author or editor of eight books.

Gallagher divides his exhaustive collection into four parts. The first part consists of a series of postwar conversations in which Lee spoke candidly about his campaigns, offering strong opinions about his lieutenants and policies adopted by the Confederate government. Essays featured in part two offer summary analyses of Lee's generalship, and part three narrows the focus to specific campaigns, with an emphasis on Gettysburg. The last section of the book is devoted to an extensive bibliography. The book also features 33 illustrations and 13 maps.

For questions regarding these Scarlet pages, contact:
dtaurins@unlinfo.unl.edu
(402) 472-8518, Fax: (402) 472-7825