Lola Runs Into Ross Theater

Sweeping up awards at festivals across the world, nabbing the number one spot at the German box office, heralding in a whole new hair color for youngsters everywhere, Run Lola Run, opening at the Mary Riepma Ross Film Theater on Oct. 7, is this year's winner in the race for strong buzz.

The story, if you haven't already heard, goes like this: flame-haired Lola (Franka Potente) sprints through Berlin in search of 100,000 Marks to save her boyfriend from the mob. And she's only got 20 minutes.

Split into three slightly varying narratives, the uber-stylized movie is a kind of Kieslowski's Blind Chance for the Gen-X set. Art cinema for the masses, as director Tom Tykwer would say, the 34-year-old whose previous films Wintersleepers and Deadly Maria already forecast a filmmaker of immense talent.

Also showing is a short feature, The Strange World of Wolfgang and Melanie by Stephan Bruggenthies.

Run Lola Run and The Strange World of Wolfgang and Melanie are showing on Oct. 7 through 10 and Oct. 14 through 17. Screenings are at 7 and 9:15 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays; at 1, 3:15, 7 and 9:15 on Saturdays; and at 2:30, 4:45, 7 and 9:15 p.m. on Sundays. Admission is $6.50 for adults and $4.50 for students, senior citizens, children and members of the Friends of the Mary Riepma Ross Film Theater.

Oct. 9 Performance of The Dining Room Cancelled

Due to the 6 p.m. kickoff for the Nebraska Cornhusker Homecoming Football game against Iowa State, University Theatre has cancelled the Oct. 9 performance of The Dining Room.

The staff apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. Patrons who have reserved seats or who have purchased "second Saturday" season tickets, should contact the box office immediately to exchange their reservations for another performance. Other performances of The Dining Room are Oct. 7 and 8.

Exotic Influences Hallmark of Öçal Performance

Diverse, jazz-influenced music that defies labels will he in store as Burhan Öçal and the Seamus Blake Quartet take the stage at 8 p.m. Oct. 12 in the Johnny Carson Theater as part of the 10th anniversary season of the Lied Center for Performing Arts.

Öçal has dedicated his life and career to bridging cultures and combining musical genres. A native of Turkey, Öçal grew up immersed in the music of his culture, learning a variety of instruments and vocal styles. After his exposure to Western music, Öçal began to combine his Turkish musical background with jazz and Western classical music.

Öçal's instruments are as diverse as his music. A specialist on percussion instruments such as darbuka (a vase-shaped drum played with the fingers), kudüm and bendi, Öçal is also highly skilled on a number of stringed instruments including the divan-saz, tanbur and ud. Öçal's expressive voice can also be added to the list of instruments he uses with mastery.

Öçal tours extensively, often with his own group the Istanbul Oriental Ensemble, which performs traditional gypsy and Turkish folk music. He also performs and records regularly with his jazz band, the Burhan Öçal Group. Öçal continues to collaborate with other world-class musicians to create new sounds and expand musical boundaries.

Joining Burhan Öçal will be Ahmet Elbasan on the zurna (Turkish flute) and the Seamus Blake Quartet. The Quartet includes saxophonist Blake, Scott Kinsey on keyboard, Jesse Murphy on bass, and percussionist Marlin Browden.

Blake has made a name for himself as one of the most talented young jazz artists of today. Born in England and raised in Canada, Blake was first asked to record at age 21 with drummer Victor Lewis. After graduation from the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, Blake moved to New York and established himself on the jazz scene.

Now 28, Blake has performed and recorded with numerous well-known ensembles including the Bloomdaddies., the Victor Lewis Quintet, the Mingus Big Band and John Scofield's Quiet Band. Among Blake's recordings are the Grammy-nominated album Live in Time as a member of the Mingus Big Band and his own album, Stranger Things Have Happened, due for release this fall.

Tickets for the performance are $22. University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska Wesleyan University and Doane College students as well as youth 18 and younger, with proper identification, can purchase tickets for half-price.

Call the Lied box office at 472-4747 or toll free, (800) 432-3231 for ticket availability.

Guest Artists Present Concert Oct. 14

The School of Music presents The Laurendale Duo, at 8 p.m. Oct. 14 in Kimball Recital Hall. Admission is free.

Composed of Dale Clark, bassoon, and Lauren Schack Clark, piano, The Laurendale Duo will perform works by Olivio Di Domenico, Ludwig van Beethoven, Alexandre Tansman, Romeo Cascarino, Antonio Vivaldi and Gabriel Pierne.

Dale Clark, assistant professor of bassoon at the University of Memphis, has played throughout the United States and in Europe with such groups as the Boston Lyric Opera, Berlin Camerata Vocale, New Bedford Symphony, Granite State Symphony, Nashville Symphony, Knoxville Symphony, Chattanooga Ballet and Memphis Symphony. He has performed as a solo and chamber musician in many venues including Boston, Wurzburg, Germany, and the Massenet Villa in France. In December 1998, Clark was artist-in-residence at Northeastern University in Boston. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Master of Music degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Boston University. Clark has taught at Atlantic Union College, Boston Conservatory, and the University of Massachusetts-Boston. His principal teachers include Ed Knob, Keith McClelland, Gary Echols and Matthew Ruggiero. He is a member of the Memphis Woodwind Quintet.

Lauren Schack Clark, piano has performed as a soloist and collaborative pianist in the Midwest, south, and New England, including an appearance as soloist with the Hartt Symphony. She is the Pianist for Opera Memphis, and has played in the Memphis Symphony. In 1997, she concertized in Paris in conjunction with the Institute for Advanced Vocal Study. Clark is on the faculty of The Community Music School at the University of Memphis, and has taught at Atlantic Union College, Longy School of Music, New England Conservatory Preparatory Division and Brookline (Mass.) Music School. She holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in collaborative piano from Boston University, a Master of Music degree in piano performance and pedagogy from Northwestern University, a Graduate Diploma from the Longy School of Music, and a Bachelor's degree in piano performance from the Hartt School in Connecticut. Her major teachers include Thomas Stumpf, Eda Mazo-Shlyam, Raymond Hanson and Deborah Sobol.

The Laurendale Duo, formed in 1995, has appeared in many different venues, including The University of Tennessee (Knoxville) Art Museum, The Joslyn Museum in Omaha, the Shrine to Music Museum in South Dakota, Boston Conservatory, Atlantic Union College and at the University of Memphis. Their summer 1998 recital was broadcast on Nebraska Public Radio.