:: propagandART ~ june 14, 2004 ::

this is going to be a great weekend for entertainment.
you have no excuse for not getting out of the house this weekend!

personally, i can't wait to go experience stuart davis!
that sounds so interesting.

:: the tempest ::

the tempest is truly magnificent.
turn this summer's best-kept secret into the event of the season
...all you have to do is GO!

the acting in this is superb.
in fact, it's so good...they make it easy to follow the storyline.
besides, the setting (swan theater at wyuka cemetary) is one of the best venues in town for theater.
seriously!
if you're scoffing, you haven't been there.
if you've been there, you're nodding your head.

go see the tempest!

swan theater at wyuka cemetary (36th & o street)
thursday, friday, saturday (june 17-19) at 7pm
tickets: $15 adults, $12 seniors, and $9 for students.
for more information or to reserve tickets, call the haymarket theatre at 477-2600.

:: ROUGH MAGIC and THE ANGELS to present SUMMERSTOCK ::

The Angels Theatre Company, a Lincoln-based performing arts organization, is teaming up with independent theatre company Rough Magic Productions to present SUMMERSTOCK, "A Night of Short Plays, Music and Visual Art." Performances will be at The Loft at the Mill, 800 P Street, Suite 301 in Lincoln; June 16 through 20 and 23 through 26 at 8:00 PM with a pre-show beginning at 7:30 PM.

The three short plays are LEFT TO RIGHT by Steven Dietz, directed by Judith K. Hart, DUET FOR BEAR AND DOG by Sybil Rosen, directed by Gregory Peters, and THE LAST TIME I SAW TIMMY BOGGS by Catherine Butterfield, directed by Tammy Meneghini. Some of the visual artists who will display work that will also be for sale are Susan Brasch, Amador Garres, Meghan Stratman, Marcus Tegtmeier, and students from the Lincoln Public Schools Arts and Humanities Focus Program. Modern Arts Midwest, the Larry Roots gallery that shares the Loft's third floor, will be open on Friday, June 18.

Hart said that, "The three short plays revolve around the theme of contemporary communication, or lack thereof." According to Peters, "DUET FOR BEAR AND DOG is a crackling postmodern farce about nature, civilization and eating. A dog may tree a bear, but has the dog trapped the bear or have humans trapped the dog?" Meneghini describes her production as "the third part of playwright Catherine Butterfield's 1991 trilogy of interlocking plays, LIFE IN THE TREES. In the play, ten New Yorkers' lives are subtly intertwined through three stories. Each examines loneliness, relationships and success through intelligent and thoughtful views on surviving life while dealing with all of its disappointments and insecurities. In this third piece, Butterfield pulls together her overriding theme of the entire play that mental freedom liberates ones creative soul and is that which truly allows us to connect with another human being."

:: Haymarket Heydays ::

Friday, June 18
5:30-8:30 p.m. -- The Next Page, a local rock-a-billy band
9 p.m.-12:45 a.m. -- Cactus Hill

Saturday, June 19
6-8:30 p.m. -- Trippin’Billies, from Chicago
9 p.m.-12:45 a.m. -- Groove Puppet

Food and beverages will be sold both evenings. Regular gate admission is $5, ages 5 & under enter free.

:: A Taste of Wine and Broadway ::

TADA Productions in cooperation with James Arthur Vineyards transforms the party room of the winery once a month into a cabaret straight out of Chicago, Minneapolis or New York. This is your chance to hear some superb music sung by great local talent while enjoying a taste of Nebraska's best wine. Last month's performance sold out!

Featuring
-Julie Enersen
-William Maltas
-L. Evan Rail
-Cris Rook
-Karen F. Wills
-Zuri
Accompanied by Sheri Ericksen

Friday, June 18th at 7:30 pm
James Arthur Vineyards

Tickets go on sale at 6:30 ~ Patrons are strongly encouraged to arrive early ~ Tickets: $10 (includes your first beverage) ~ General admission seating
For more information call 783-5255 ~ For upcoming cabaret performers check out www.tadaproductions.info ~ See more about the vineyards at jamesarthurvineyards.com

:: Stuart Davis ::

Buddhist Pop Singer Comes to Omaha

Why do people travel hundreds of miles to catch a Stuart Davis concert? His shows are not so much concerts as "events," each one an utterly singular experience of masterfully crafted songs with bizarre monologues, stories, and theories. Here is your chance to see one of the most gifted artists of our time.

If you care about music, Spirit, or experiencing a seminal artist in his prime, you owe it to yourself to come see Stuart Davis. Not only is Stuart one the best songwriters and performers in the world today, but he has so perfectly synthesized pop music and Zen Buddhism that his catalogue consists of Rock Sutras more than songs, and his performances crackle and pop with Presence through and among the Gross/Subtle/Causal rainbow. Beyond that he is just plain compelling - he's invented his own language, is writing a book - "Sex, God, Rock and Roll", founded his own label, Dharma Pop, based on the Bodhisattva's Vow and run on the principle of One Subject, and is conversant on topics as diverse as quantum mechanics and postmodern cinematic form and technique.

His latest release is Bell, a record about his wife and newborn daughter, which celebrates the feminine divine.

"Without exaggeration, Stuart Davis is one of the most fascinating and exceptional songwriters in modern music." -San Jose Metro

"The greatest lyricist I've ever heard." -Ed Kowalczyk, Lead Singer of Live

"Not since Bob Dylan broke through 30 years ago has Minnesota produced such a confident and creative songwriter." -Minneapolis Star Tribune

"A rare genius. Whatever you do, don't miss his work or his performances." -Ken Wilber

"We were blown away by Stuart's pure genius. Finally a songwriter with something to say other than 'blah blah blah, i love you, blah blah blah'." -Bruce Warren, Producer of The World Cafe Syndicated Radio

Friday, June 18th ~ 8pm
$8/$10 Day of Show
Omaha Healing Arts Center
1216 Howard St in Omaha's Old Market
http://www.omahahealingarts.com/

To find out more about Stuart: Visit www.stuartdavis.com

:: Hallam Benefit Concert ::

Starcityscene.com is teaming up with The University Program Council, UNL SIPS, Pepsi, and The Red Cross to present a Hallam Benefit

The tornadoes which hit hallam were an F4 super cell, with winds reaching 210 m.p.h. There was only ONE home left standing in the entire town. All other buildings, including their school, were leveled.

The local music community in Lincoln is donating it's time and talents to organize and perform a free show. The Red Cross and University groups will have booths set up to accept donations of cash, food, and clothing.

The event will take place Saturday, June 19th at the UNL Union Plaza on the city campus. The show will run from 2:00 pm until 9:30(ish) and feature 11 great local acts.

1:55 - 2:00 Opening Announcements
2:00 - 2:30 Allen Masterton
2:40 - 3:10 Skyfive
3:20 - 3:50 Tell Your Children
4:00 - 4:30 The Hooligans
4:40 - 5:10 An Hobbes
5:20 - 5:50 Bear Eats Fish
6:00 - 6:30 Mad Minute
6:40 - 7:10 The Bad Sects
7:20 - 7:50 Suzy Dreamer & Her Nightmares
8:00 - 8:30 The Zyklon Bees
8:30 – 8:45 ***Red Cross Presentation - Benefit Check Ceremony***
8:45 - 9:15 Blane

We will be getting a list from the Red Cross of specific clothing or food items still needed. It, and other benefit related info will be posted at
http://www.starcityscene.com/Hallam.html

Benefit coordinators, Tery Daly and Chanty Stovall are available for additional information at:
Chanty Stovall: cstovall@unlnotes.unl.edu - 477-7527
Tery Daly: info@starcityscene.com 466-7866

:: NE Rep ~ Final Weekend ::

This is the last weekend of the two plays at Nebraska Rep. Both are fantastic.

THE GUYS

LEND ME A TENOR

All performances in Howell Theatre
Tickets: $22/$19/$12 ~ Lied Center Box Office: 472-4747
For complete details about the Rep shows, hit their press release.