Author Kwame Dawes will read new poems he has written in response to the work of the late writer Barry Lopez and to an exhibition of photographs donated by fifty American photographers to honor Lopez. In his presentation, Dawes will offer his perspective on the brilliance and compassion of Lopez, who wrote about the landscape in lyrical prose that offered a vivid account of humankind’s relationship with the natural world.

Dawes will read his poetry at Sheldon Museum of Art in the galleries housing the exhibition “From Here to the Horizon: Photographs in Honor of Barry Lopez.”

Dawes is the author of twenty books of poetry and numerous other books of fiction, criticism, and essays. He is currently the George Holmes Distinguished Professor of English and Glenna Luschei Editor of Prairie Schooner at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

Best known for “Arctic Dreams: Imagination and Desire in a Northern Landscape,” which received the National Book Award for Nonfiction in 1986, Lopez was the author of dozens of essays and works of fiction and nonfiction, including the recently released “Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World.”

Admission is free.

https://sheldonartmuseum.org/

English Department Awards Convocation

Date: May. 5, 2023
Time: 12:30 pm–2:00 pm
Zoom

University Announcements and Events

End-of-the-Year Bash

Date: Apr. 29, 2023
Time: 6:00 pm–9:00 pm
East Campus Mall

The perennial campus tradition is back! Cap off the school year at a free outdoor carnival with your Husker friends.

Enjoy fun games, food, and entertainment:
• Inflatable Games: Toxic Meltdown; Axe Throwing; Island Oasis; and Wrecking Ball
• Carnival Midway Games w/ prizes
• Exotic Animals from Wildlife Encounters, including: Alligator; Kangaroo or Wallaby; Tortoise; Boa Constrictor or Python; 3-banded Armadillo; Macaw; Glass Lizard; Tegu Lizard; and Bearded Dragon.
• Balloon & Caricature Artists
• Photobooth
• Music
• Snacks

Watch the Toxic Meltdown in action: https://youtu.be/3Iq29IZBU00
Explore the animals from Wildlife Encounters: https://www.wildlifeencounters.org/media

FREE for UNL students with Event Pass.

This event is hosted by Campus Nightlife; Student Leadership, Involvement, & Community Engagement; Residence Hall Association; and College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources.

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BUS TRANSPORTATION
A bus will shuttle students from City Campus to East Campus. First departure is 5:45 p.m. Bus will meet students at the Henzlik Bus Stop (14th & Vine Street) and transport them to East Campus. This route will run approximately every thirty minutes until the end of event. 9:45 p.m. will be the final bus from East Campus for the return trip to City Campus.

ACCOMMODATIONS
Any student needing accommodations should make arrangements with Reshell Ray <rray1@unl> prior to April 27, 2023.

INCLEMENT WEATHER
In the event of rain or inclement weather, this event is canceled and will not be rescheduled.

Jagged Little Pill

Date: Apr. 25, 2023 – Apr. 30, 2023
Lied Center for Performing Arts

SOME SHOWS YOU SEE. THIS SHOW YOU FEEL.

Joy, love, heartache, strength, wisdom, catharsis, LIFE—everything we’ve been waiting to see in a Broadway show— is here in the exhilarating, fearless new musical based on Alanis Morissette’s world-changing music.

Directed by Tony Award winner Diane Paulus (Waitress, Pippin, upcoming 1776) with a Tony-winning book by Diablo Cody (Juno) and Grammy-winning score, this electrifying production about a perfectly imperfect American family “vaults the audience to its collective feet” (The Guardian). “Redemptive, rousing and real, JAGGED LITTLE PILL stands alongside the original musicals that have sustained the best hopes of Broadway.” (The New York Times)

You live, you learn, you remember what it’s like to feel truly human… at JAGGED LITTLE PILL.

https://www.liedcenter.org/event/jagged-little-pill

https://www.liedcenter.org/

Out of the Darkness Walk for Suicide Prevention

Date: Apr. 30, 2023
Time: 11:00 am–2:30 pm
City Campus Union
Directions: Check-in outside of the City Campus Union

Out of the Darkness UNL, a registered student organization, is hosting a walk for suicide prevention on Sunday, April 30th from 12:00 pm to 2:30 pm. Check-in will start at 11:00 am outside of the City Campus Union. There will be a silent auction, food and drinks, and AFSP merchandise for sale. You can register as an individual or as a group, and donate on our homepage. Our goal for the event is to raise $13,000. You can create your own fundraiser or Facebook Fundraiser, which will feed into our collective goal, and if you raise $100 or more, you get a free t-shirt. All proceeds raised will go the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

Out of the Darkness is a student organization that aims at raising mental health awareness and suicide prevention. Our walk for suicide prevention is an annual fundraiser that encourages members of the community to join students and AFSP members in walking from the Union to the Capitol. You can register or donate at afsp.org/unl and follow us for updates on Instagram @outofthedarknessunl. If you have any questions or want to have a booth at the walk, please email us at ootdunl@gmail.com.

https://supporting.afsp.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.event&eventID=9435

RHA Movie Series: Little Women

Date: May. 4, 2023
Time: 6:30 pm–8:30 pm
University Suites: Multipurpose Room

In the years after the Civil War, Jo March lives in New York and makes her living as a writer, while her sister Amy studies painting in Paris. Amy has a chance encounter with Theodore, a childhood crush who proposed to Jo but was ultimately rejected. Their oldest sibling, Meg, is married to a schoolteacher, while shy sister Beth develops a devastating illness that brings the family back together.

Reinventing the Shirt

Date: May. 8, 2023
Time: 4:00 pm–6:00 pm
Meier Commons (Located in the green space between Nebraska Union Plaza and Kauffman Hall)

Updating old t-shirts to give them new life! Attendees will be receive a FREE t-shirt from the LGBTQA+ and Women’s Centers to create crafts and personal items.

DeStress Fest Week

Date: May. 9, 2023
Time: 6:00 pm–8:00 pm
Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center: OASIS Lounge 1st Floor

Finals preparation week can be stressful for students, but it is also essential to take a break! Destress Fest is a weeklong event where you can step away from studying for a while to engage in fun, relaxing activities and engage in community building. De-Stress Fest this Spring from May 9-13

Reinventing the Space

Date: May. 11, 2023
Time: 3:30 pm–5:30 pm
Nebraska Union: Rooms 340, 345, 346

The LGBTQA+ Center and the Women’s Center will be updating the spaces to prepare for an exciting new transition. Attendees will be able to take photos with themed walls showing the centers’ services and help to remove current window graphics. Come see the history of the centers and help make space for the future!

Literary News

How Messy Can a Rom-Com Be?

Carlyn Greenwald on Queer Romance and the Bounds of Cis-Hetero Agenda

By Carlyn Greenwald | April 20, 2023

https://lithub.com/how-messy-can-a-rom-com-be/

17 new books out today.

By Gabrielle Bellot | April 25, 2023

https://lithub.com/17-new-books-out-today/

The story of the 74-year-old debut novelist and TikTok dad will warm your cold heart.

By Janet Manley | April 25, 2023

https://lithub.com/the-story-of-the-74-year-old-debut-novelist-and-tiktok-dad-will-warm-your-cold-heart/

Here is the 2023 Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist.

By Dan Sheehan | April 26, 2023

https://lithub.com/here-is-the-2023-womens-prize-for-fiction-shortlist/

Film News

Showing This Week at the Ross

WALK UP (Apr 21 - May 4)

THE WORST ONES (Apr 28 - May 11)

EVERYTHING WENT FINE (May 05 - May 18)

JOYLAND (May 12 - May 25)

Carrie Fisher to Receive Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Posthumously: ‘Long Overdue and so Well-Deserved’

Sharon Knolle | April 25, 2023

https://www.thewrap.com/carrie-fisher-finally-getting-star-on-walk-of-fame/

‘Black Mirror’ Sets Season 6 Return, Reveals Cast and Teaser Trailer

"The stories are all still tonally 'Black Mirror' through-and-through — but with some crazy swings and more variety than ever before," says creator Charlie Brooker in the first look announcement.

By Jackie Strause | April 26, 2023

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/black-mirror-season-6-return-cast-trailer-1235402653/

Wattpad Webtoon and Italy’s Leone Film Group to Adapt Hit Teen Novels ‘The Locker Exchange,’ ‘Love Me, Love Me’

By Nick Vivarelli | April 26, 2023

https://variety.com/2023/film/global/wattpad-webtoon-leone-film-group-adapt-hit-novels-the-locker-exchange-love-me-love-me-1235595075/

‘Strange Way of Life’ Trailer: Pedro Pascal and Ethan Hawke Get Intimate in Almodóvar’s Gay Cowboy Drama

By Sophia Scorziello | April 26, 2023

https://variety.com/2023/film/trailers/strange-way-of-life-trailer-pedro-pascal-ethan-hawke-almodovar-1235586284/

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