September 21 to 28, 1996



Exhibitions/Display

Southern Illinois University Faculty and Graduate Student Photographs and Dan Packard: Sculpture, The Gallery of the Department of Art and Art History, 102 Richards Hall. To Sept. 28.

The Cultural Survival Project, The Women's Center, 340 Nebraska Union. To Sept. 30.

Political Buttons display by Corine and Jay Jacox, Second floor reading room, Love Library. To Sept. 30.

Nebraska Literary Festival display by Kathy Johnson, Archives and Special Collections, Love Library. To Sept. 30.

The Frontier in American Culture, a traveling exhibition from the Newberry Library, Love Library, 2nd floor. To Oct. 17

To Have and To Hold: 1996 Gifts of Jade, Ceramic and Silver Vessels, Lentz Center. To Oct. 20.

Favorite Forms by Charles M. Russell: Interplay Between Selected Sculpture, Drawings and Paintings, Great Plains Art Collection, 215 Love Library. To Oct. 25.

Images By Friends, Followers and Contemporaries of Charles M. Russell, Great Plains Art Collection, 215 Love Library. To Oct. 25.

John Winkler: Master Printer, Sheldon Gallery. To Nov. 24.

Human Form: The Photographed Nude, Sheldon Gallery. To Nov. 24.

Torn Notebook: The Project (Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, Sheldon Gallery. To Dec. 1.

Films

Sept. 21, The Young Poisoner's Handbook and How to Make Love to a Woman, 1, 3, 7 & 9 p.m., Ross Film Theater. Contact: Ross Film Theater, 2-5353.

Sept. 22, UPC International Films Series - The Mystery of Rampo, 3, 5, 7 & 9 p.m., Ross Film Theater.

Sept. 26 & 27, Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation, 7 & 9 p.m., Ross Film Theater.

Sept. 28 Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation , 1, 3, 7 & 9 p.m., Ross Film Theater.

Lectures/Seminars

Sept. 21, Friends of the UNL Libraries Lecture by Michael Farrell, producer of the television documentary, "In Search of the Oregon Trail," 7:30 p.m., Center for Great Plains Art Gallery, 215 Love Library. Contact: Eva Sartori, 2-6987.

Sept. 23, Center for Grassland Studies Seminar - "Origin and Fixation of Autopolyploidy," James Estes, noon, East Union. Contact: Center for Grassland Studies, 2-4101.

Sept. 24, Center for Biological Chemistry Seminar - "How Do Chloroplasts Aquire Their Proteins?" Kenneth Keegstra, Michigan State Univ., 4 p.m., E103 Beadle Auditorium. Contact: Center for Biological Chemistry, 2-2932.

Sept. 24, Plant Pathology Seminar - "Chromosomal Variability in Glomerella graminicola," Jeff Rollins, UNL, 4 p.m., 345 Keim Hall. Contact: Plant Pathology, 2-2858.

Sept. 24, Friendship Force of Lincoln's Dessert Discussion - "An Analysis of the 1996 Russian Election," Kelly Eaton, UNL, $3, 7:30 p.m., First Lutheran Church, 1551 S. 70th St.. Contact: Barbara Boettcher, 488-0852.

Sept. 25, Center for Biotechnology Seminar - "Pathogenic Mechanisms and the Prospect for Molecular Intervention in the Marfan Syndrome," Hal Dietz, Johns Hopkins Univ. School of Medicine, 4 p.m., Beadle Auditorium. Contact: Center for Biotechnology, 2-2635.

Sept. 26, Materials Research Seminar - "Magnetism in R_2 Fe_2-x Al and Their Nitrides," K.V.S. Rama Rao, Indian Institute of Technology, 2:30 p.m., 201 Brace Lab. Contact: Materials Research and Analysis, 2-7886.

Sept. 26, Biological Sciences' Seminar Series - "Acidic Organelles in the Amoeba, Dictyostelium discoideum," Theodore Steck, Univ. of Chicago, 3:30 p.m., 102 Hamilton Hall. Contact: Biological Sciences, 2-2720.

Sept. 26, UPC/The Women's Center Lecture - "Sexism and the American Culture of Sports," Mariah Burton Nelson, author and former Stanford and professional basketball player, 8 p.m., Nebraska Union. Contact: The Women's Center, 2-2597.

Sept. 27, Materials Research Seminar - "Relaxations in Complex Materials," K.L. Ngai, Naval Research Lab, 1:30 p.m., 113N Brace Lab. Contact: Materials Research and Analysis, 2-7886.

Sept. 27, National Drought Mitigation Center Lecture - "Water Conservation in California: From Cacti to Commodes," Deborah Braver, California Department of Water Resources, 3:30 p.m., 111-112 Chase Hall. Contact: National Drought Mitigation Center, 2-4270.


Miscellaneous

Sept. 21, Mid-America Conference on Hispanic Literature, Nebraska Union. Contact: Catherine Nickel, 2-3774.

Sept. 21, 15th Hendricks Symposium - "The United States and Human Rights - Looking Inward and Outward," 9 a.m., Nebraska Union. Contact: Ryan Hendrickson (rch@unlgrad1.unl.edu), 2-2343.

Sept. 21, Sixth Annual Nebraska Literature Festival, registration opens at 8 a.m., 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., East Union. Contact: Cindy Schneider, 2-1817.

Sept. 24, Teaching and Learning Center discussion - "Teaching Strategies That Make a Difference: Advancing Your Students' Knowledge and Study Skills," 8:30 a.m., Selleck Hall private dining room. Contact: Teaching and Learning Center (teaching@unlinfo.unl.edu) to register, 2-3079.

Sept. 25, Student Involvement Fair, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Union Plaza, (rain site, Nebraska Union). Contact: Valerie Wetzel, 2-1780.

Sept. 27, Retirement reception for Fred Airan, Environmental Health and Safety Office, 2 to 4 p.m., Regency Suite, Nebraska Union. Contact: Rhonda Zugmier, 2-7907.

Performance

Sept. 22, Faculty Recital Series - Karen Becker, cello & David Neely, violin, free, 3 p.m., Kimball Hall. Contact: School of Music, 2-2503.

Sept. 24, Guest Artist - Jonathan Retzlaff, baritone and Michael Cotton, piano, 8 p.m., Kimball Hall. Contact: School of Music, 2-2503.

Sept. 26, 27 & 28, Theatrix performance - Women, 8 p.m., Studio Theatre. Contact: Theatre Box Office, 2-2073.

Sept. 27, Meredith Monk and Ensemble, 8 p.m., Kimball Hall. Contact: Lied Box Office, 2-4747.

Sept. 28, Madhusri Raj Sethuraman - A Dancer from India, tickets available only at the door, 6 p.m., 304 Mabel Lee Hall. Contact: Julie Hagemeier, 2-1619.


Planetarium

Sept. 21 & 22, Planetarium Show - "Comets Are Coming!," 2 p.m., Mueller Planetarium. Contact: Mueller Planetarium, 2-2641.

Sept. 21, Laser Fantasies Show - "Pearl Jam," 8, 9:30 & 11 p.m., Mueller Planetarium.

Sept. 22, Laser Visions Show - "Garth Brooks," 3:30 p.m., Mueller Planetarium.

Sept. 27 & 28, Laser Fantasies Show - "Rush," 7, 9 & 11 p.m., Mueller Planetarium.


Sports

Sept. 21, Cross Country - Woody Greeno/NU Invitational, women's race begins at 10 a.m., men's race begins at 10:45 a.m., Pioneers Park. Contact: Athletic Ticket Office, 2-3111 or 1-800-8 BIG RED.

Sept. 21, Volleyball - First Bank Invitational - Nebraska vs. Colorado State, 7:30 p.m., Nebraska Coliseum.

Sept. 22, Women's Soccer - Nebraska vs. Vanderbilt, 1 p.m., Abbott Sports Complex.

Sept. 27, Women's Soccer - Nebraska vs. Texas, 7 p.m., Abbott Sports Complex.

Sept. 27, Volleyball - Nebraska vs. Kansas, 7:30 p.m., Nebraska Coliseum.

Sept. 28, Football - Nebraska vs. Colorado State, 1 p.m., Memorial Stadium.

Sept. 28, Volleyball - Nebraska vs. Kansas State, 7:30 p.m., Nebraska Coliseum.

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