fall is here.
the air is getting crisp.
it's almost time to break out the jackets.
that means winter is just around the corner.
it's time to get a hold of those friends you haven't seen for a bit.
you know:
your posse...
the gang...
it's time for a guys/girls night out.
hell, any excuse to go out is a good one.

make it this saturday (sept 21) at duggan's.
my band jam factor will supply an energetic evening
of pop and rock'n'roll dance music.
call your friends now.
the band starts at 9:30,
get there early if you want a good table! :-)

hope to see you. :-)

www.jamfactor.net <-basic gig info. - more to come later :-)

also, i've received a few event emails in my inbox.
thanks so much to those contributors.
here's a look at some good entertainment coming our way...

:: rocky horror ::
From (dmakaitis@cox.net)

Hey there. We're doing Rocky again, so I thought I'd send you the info. Even
though it's not listed below, if you get a group of 20 people or more,
they'll drop the ticket price down to $10 a seat (yeah, I know it was only
10 people last year, but they decided to change it given the popularity of
this show... :-) Note that Gary and I will be in the band again, which
should be reason enough to come see it. Well, okay, Gary in the band is
reason enough - I'm just stage dressing...

Anyway, here it is. Feel free to spread the word!

-Darius
-----

That's right, after selling out nearly every performance last fall, and
extending for two additional weeks, STAGES OF OMAHA presents THE ROCKY
HORROR SHOW returning to the LIVE Stage at THE MILLENNIUM THEATRE in just 2
more weeks.

OPENING Friday, Sept 27
running until Thursday Oct 31
performances Friday and Saturday nights at 7pm & 10 pm
special shows Halloween night at 7pm & 10 pm

all seats $15

Tickets are going fast, so make your reservations early (and often)

Online at www.StagesofOmaha.com

or call Stages of Omaha at (402) 345-8166

FEATURING
D. Kevin Williams - Frank -n-Furter
Tim Reilly - Brad Majors
Leanne Hill - Janet Weiss
Kevin Buswell - Riff Raff
Melanie Walters - Magenta
Emily Jane Thompson - Columbia
David Sims - Eddie / Dr. Scott
Aaron Sorensen - Rocky
and
Jeff Nelson as the Narrator

with phantoms
Debi Gaver, Keith T. Morgan, Mary K. Pennisi and Jason Rogers

Directed by Jerry R. Ditter
Music Director - Darius Makaitis

and the Rockin' Rocky Band
Gary Hall
Darius Makaitis
Craig Marsh
Mike Munson

Last year's glitz, glamour and fun gained both popular and critical acclaim,
receiving 21 Omaha Theatre Arts Guild Award Nominations, and earning awards
for OUTSTANDING PERFORMNACE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR (Kevin Buswell, Riff
Raff), OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR (Jeff Nelson, Narrator)
and OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN STAGE DIRECTION (Jerry R. Ditter).

Don't miss your chance to be part of all the ROCKY HORROR fun this fall!

:: big brothers/sisters spaghetti feed ::
from tom crew (tcrew@alltel.net)

Help!! I need to sell at least 5 tickets myself- anyone interested in
attending this event? I know we all give where we can- so obviously I
understand if you cannot- but thought I'd give it a go!
Take Care - Tom tcrew@alltel.net

Come Join us at the 1st Annual Spaghetti Stampede
to benefit Heartland Big Brothers Big Sisters

When, you ponder?
Wednesday, September 25, 2002
Doors open at 6:00 pm

Where, you ask?
Crooked Creek Golf Course
East O and 134th Streets

Tickets for this event are sold in advance for only $20!
This includes: Spaghetti, bread, and salad

Plus...A Silent Auction!
Your chance to bid and win:
-4 Goodyear Tires
-$100 in Arby's Coupons
-2001 Autographed Nebraska Football
-And many more items!

And for your entertainment pleasure:
We are featuring the talents of Comedianne
Juli Burney

So come on along, rustle up you family and friends, herd 'em in-
and let's all dig in!

Thomas Crew, Program Director
Heartland Big Brothers Big Sisters

:: lecture events ::
from jay scott chipman (jsc@NebrWesleyan.edu)

This is information about a remarkable symposium on "Conflict and Healing"
being held Sept. 18 & 19 at Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln. All of
these lectures are free and open to the public.
I invite you to forward this message to others who might be interested.

VISION & VENTURES SYMPOSIUM: CONFLICT & HEALING

Wednesday, September 18, 2002
O¹Donnell Auditorium, 51st & Huntington Ave. Lincoln
7 p.m. Keynote Speaker. DR. WILLIAM F. SCHULZ
³I Never Want to Speak English Again: Human Rights in a Post 9/11 World²
Executive Director, Amnesty International USA. Author: In Our Own Best
Interest: How Defending Human Rights Benefits All Americans
http://www.aiusa.org/schulz.html
http://www.uuworld.org/2001/03/feature2.html

Thursday, September 19, 2002
O¹Donnell Auditorium, 51st & Huntington Ave. Lincoln
9 a.m.Keynote Speaker. DR. RIFFAT HASSAN
³Challenges Confronting Muslims and Americans After September 11²
Professor of Religious Studies and Humanities at University of Louisville,
KY. Pioneer of feminist theology in the context of the Islamic tradition.
Founder of International Network for the Rights of Female Victims of
Violence in Pakistan.
http://www.religiousconsultation.org/hassan2.htm
http://www.inrfvvp.org

Thursday, September 19, 2002
O'Donnell Auditorium, 51st & Huntington Ave. Lincoln
1:00 p.m.Keynote Speaker DR. MARTIN MARTY
Mattingly Distinguished Visiting Scholar Lecture
³Faith, Education and Non-Violence in Today¹s World²
The Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of the History
of Modern Christianity, the Divinity School and the Committee on the History
of Culture Author of over 50 books including: The Irony of it All, The Noise
of
Conflict, Under God, Indivisible, The One and the Many: America¹s Search for
the Common Good, A Cry of Absence, Righteous Empire
http://www.firstfreedom.org/nationalaward2002.html
http://divinity.uchicago.edu/faculty/profile_mmarty.html

Thursday, September 19, 2002
O'Donnell Auditorium, 51st & Huntington, Lincoln
7:00 p.m. Keynote Speaker ARUN GANDHI
³Lessons Learned from Grandfather²
Founder of the M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence, Grandson of Mahatma
Gandhi, Author (forthcoming): Legacy of Love: My Education in the Path of
Non-Violence
http://www.gandhiinstitute.org/about.html
http://www.gandhiinstitute.org/nonvio21.html

Thursday, September 26, 2002
O¹Donnell Auditorium, 51st & Huntington, Lincoln
1:00 p.m. LYNN TIERNEY
³Through the Tunnel: From Crisis to Comfort²
Former Deputy Fire Commissioner, New York City Fire Dept. Currently
Director of External Affairs, The Arnell Group (an international marketing
and branding corporation)

:: afghan folio ::
from jay scott chipman (jsc@NebrWesleyan.edu)

This is information about an outstanding photography exhibit in Lincoln. I
invite you to forward this message to others who might be interested.

Luke Powell¹s highly acclaimed ³Afghan Folio² is currently on exhibit at
Nebraska Wesleyan University's Elder Gallery.

The show will be on display through Friday, October 4. A public reception is
scheduled for Wednesday, September 18, 2002 from 5:30-6:45 p.m.

³Afghan Folio² is a set of photographs (dye transfer prints) that documents
the vanishing beauty of pre-industrial landscape and culture and picks up
the thread of older artistic traditions. The collection has been on
exhibition in the Asia Society Galleries in New York, the Smithsonian in
Washington, DC, Manesh Hall in Moscow and the United Nations European
Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

As part of the labels for each photo, there is a narrative by the
photographer, with details about the country from a geographic, historic,
and current events perspective. The photographs take you on a journey
across the country, allowing you to see the land from a viewpoint much
different than that you may see in the news.

There is also a technical display, which is fascinating, on the dye transfer
process Luke uses to make the photographic prints. His process is similar to
a printmaking technique, allowing him to achieve a slightly surreal sense
of color. Luke Powell does have a web site with this and several other
groups of photographs for viewing ­ http://www.lukepowell.com.
This exhibit is a wonderful resource for many disciplines.

An alumnus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Yale
Divinity School, Luke Powell has traveled extensively throughout Asia and
Europe, capturing traditional landscapes and intimate, tranquil scenes in
pre-industrialized areas. When a book of his work was published in Paris,
the press dubbed him a ³peace photographer² because of the serene nature of
his images, which were often taken in lands now associated with violence.

³Afghan Folio² will set the backdrop for Nebraska Wesleyan University¹s fall
symposium, Visions & Ventures II: Conflict and Healing. Slated for Sept.
18-19, Visions & Ventures II will include such notable speakers as Dr.
William F. Schulz, executive director of Amnesty International USA,
internationally renown theologians Dr. Riffat Hassan and Dr. Martin Marty,
and Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and founder of the M.K. Gandhi
Institute for Nonviolence.

Nebraska Wesleyan University¹s Elder Gallery is located in the Rogers Center
for Fine Arts, 50th Street and Huntington Avenue. The gallery is open 10
a.m. - 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and 1-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. All
exhibits are free and open to the public. Liz England, gallery director, may
be reached at (402) 465-2265.

:: spirits under the stars ::
from lettie van hemert (Lvanhemert@lincolnplayhouse.com)

Join the Lincoln Community Playhouse
under the harvest moon and a canopy of stars
at the James Arthur Vineyard for
Spirits Under the Stars
Sunday, September 22, 2002
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
2001 West Raymond Road - Raymond, Nebraska

$40 per person ($20 tax deductible)

The evening will consist of a complimentary wine tasting and appetizers
followed by a magnificent dinner, more James Arthur Vineyard wine and even
dessert. Auction items will be available for your benevolent bidding and
with the Lincoln Community Playhouse hosting the party, you know there will
be fabulous performances, including songs such as "New York, New York" and
"Take the A Train." All this for only $40 per person! What better way to
help the Lincoln Community Playhouse continue to bring outstanding
theatrical education and entertainment to your community!

Please contact the Lincoln Community Playhouse at 402-489-7529 for
reservations.

matthew landis
www.landisarts.com/propaganda

twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by
the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do.
so throw off the bowlines. sail away from the safe harbor.
catch the trade winds in your sails. explore. dream. discover.
-mark twain