:: propagandART ~ october 12, 2005 ::

i mean seriously...
are you kidding me?!?
look at all this cool stuff going on this weekend.
what the hell are you doing in front of the tv?!?
call some friends and suck some of life's nectar!!!

:: On The Verge ::

The Flatwater Shakespeare Company is on the verge of its first full year as a producing theatre company in Lincoln. And to mark that milestone, Flatwater will present Eric Overmyer's mind- and time-bending comedy, ON THE VERGE. In this Bob Hall-directed comedy, three Victorian lady explorers set out from middle America in 1888 on an adventure that takes them beyond the boundaries of Terra Incognita, the undiscovered countries of the natural world and the imagination. Their mirthful safari spins into time travel as the three sister sojourners thwack their machetes through the wilderness while telling tales of past excursions. Equipped with dialog as pithy as their helmets, the play's heroines put the lie to any charge that they are members of a 'weaker' sex. They accommodate themselves to all emergencies, becoming only a bit discombobulated as they approach modern times and come face to face with such oddities as an automobile mirror that reads 'objects may be closer than they appear' and a button with the cryptic message 'I Like Ike.'

The intrepid trekkers are portrayed by Flatwater favorites Melissa Lewis (Mary), Andrea Swartz (Fanny), and Amy Jirsa (Alexandra). Traveling from one end of the imagination to another, they encounter many strange characters along the way, including a Yeti, a lounge singer, and a cannibal from Alsace-Lorraine (all played by veteran performer Brad Boesen).

You are invited to join the delightful heroines of ON THE VERGE on their frolicsome jaunt through a continuum of space, time, history, geography, feminism, and fashion. As soon as you take your seat, you'll find yourself on the verge of a thoroughly serendipitous journey.

October 6-9 and 12-16 ~ 7:30 PM Wed-Sat & 2:00 PM Sunday
Haymarket Theater ~ 8th & Q Streets
Ticket prices are $15 for adults / $12 for seniors and students on Friday and Saturday;
all tickets are $12 for Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday shows.
Call 477-2600 for reservations

:: Blast! ::

BLAST!, winner of the 2001 Tony Award® for “Best Special Theatrical Event” and the 2001 Emmy Award for “Best Choreography” is comprised of 37 brass, percussion, and visual performers brought together in a unique explosion of music and theatre. Born on athletic fields across the nation, BLAST! is a novel art form evolved from the showmanship of outdoor pageantry. According to Bruce McCabe of the Boston Globe, “ BLAST! is an exuberant 15-number show that doesn’t falter while bridging the categories of classical, blues, jazz, rock-n-roll, and techno-pop music. BLAST! stands, blows, pounds, marches, and whirls with panache. It sent a full house into repeated bursts of cheering and applause.”

Friday, October 14, 2005 - 7:30pm
Saturday, October 15, 2005 - 2:00pm & 7:30pm
Lied Center ~ 12th and R Street
Tickets: $45/39/35 Student/Youth: $22.50/19.50/17.50

:: Gigglebox ::

The nefarious G-box will lay waste to all who dare enter PO Pears this weekend.

Fri, Oct 14th & Sat, Oct 15th ~ 9ish
PO Pears

:: Greg Garing ::

From an upbringing steeped in traditional country, folk, and bluegrass, he creates his own idiom blending honky-tonk and pop-rock sensibilities in a new musical evolution. Come see this to believe..

Thursday, October 13 ~ 9ish
Zoo Bar

:: Wonder of the World ::

UNIVERSITY THEATRE, the academic year production program at UNL's Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, kicks off its 105th season with the quirky comedy by David Lindsay-Abaire WONDER OF THE WORLD.

Ever "discovered" something in your husband's sweater drawer that made you run away from home? Cass did! A firm believer in destiny, she boards the bus to Niagara Falls armed with a "things to do in life" list. With husband Kip in hot pursuit, Cass journeys through a series of absurd encounters with eccentric characters. Lindsay-Abaire's madcap imagination and snappy dialogue will keep you laughing!

"Playwright David Lindsay-Abaire's work often focuses on the individual who is outside of the life most of us experience, but with WONDER OF THE WORLD he starts from the inside of an existence that most of our society would readily recognize as 'regular, normal, everyday life.' From this starting point we are plunged into an intense search for meaning, a last-ditch effort to make sense of the world, an open-ended odyssey of self-discovery launched by the pressure of years of self-denial. And what a journey it becomes. Indeed, we wonder where it will lead usŠThe characters of our playŠare placed directly in the path of Cass Harris' trajectory as she seeks to re-invent herself. The resulting twists and turns are entertaining, perplexing, amusing, disgusting, exquisitely coincidental, fatefully symbiotic, happy, sad, understandable and incomprehensible. Of all the natural wonders of the world that we celebrate and revere, our playwright makes a case for one more that most resilient and ponderous of nature's gifts: Human Beings," explained Thomas.

October 6 - 7 at 7:30 p.m.
October 9 at 2 p.m
October 12 - 15 at 7:30 p.m.
Howell Theatre, Temple Building, 12th & R Streets.
Tickets are $16, $14 faculty/staff and senior citizen, and $10 student/youth.
Five-admission season passports are $50, $40 faculty/staff and senior citizen.
Passport admissions may be used for one production or one for each of the five productions in the season, or in any other combination.
Tickets and passports may be obtained at the Lied Center Ticket Office, 301 North 12th Street, 472-4747 or 800-432-3231 Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

:: OM Center Events ::

We have 3 special "Enlightentainment" events coming this month of October.

Harvey Krishna's first visit to OM, our infamous Punk Monk Stuart Davis is Back and Critical Mass will explode in an evening of music and dance. Comedy, Music & Dance...what more is there! (...well stay tuned)
- OM

:: Ascension
An evening of Tribal House and Psy Trance Music with Technomaha, Critical Mass & Subconscious Collective

A night of transcendental music and magic dance with DJ's Airyck, Brent Crampton, Anomily, Dr. Mindbender!

Friday, Oct. 14 ~ 7-12pm
$7adv. $10 door

:: Stuart Davis in Concert
The Original Punk Monk is BACK!

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.
"Not since Bob Dylan burst through thirty years ago has Minnesota produced such a confident and creative songwriter." -Minneapolis Star Tribune
Visit www.stuartdavis.com

Saturday, Oct. 15 ~ 8pm
$10 adv/$14 door

OM Center
1216 Howard St. 345-5078
www.omahahealingarts.com
Life is Change, Please call ahead to confirm & RSVP

:: Java & Jokes ::

Don't miss this special event as these stand-up comics reunite for an evening of comedy and an episode of improv games that were the foundation for the TV hit, "Whose Line Is It Anyway?". You'll love these comics who have been seen on national TV but got their start right here in Lincoln, Nebraska!
TWO NIGHTS ONLY!
October 14 & 15 ~ 8:00 pm / Only $10
The Loft at the Mill Theatre & Gallery
produced in cooperation with The Mill Coffee House
For reservations call 402-438-TADA (8232) or www.tadaproductions.info

:: Sons Of Maxwell ::

A mixture of pop, rock, country, and Celtic folk, the Sons of Maxwell cannot be pegged neatly into one musical genre. Hailing from Halifax, Nova Scotia, siblings Don and Dave Carroll are more than just another east coast band — they are true entertainers, offering upbeat rhythms, brilliant vocal harmonies, and thought-provoking lyrics with a distinctive sound that appeals to all ages. This performance will be presented as part of the East Campus Series. For more hit: www.sonsofmaxwell.ns.ca

“The boys have evolved a postmodern Everly Brothers sound that keys on their intense vocal interplay… a rich, intriguing approach to making serious, yet accessible, contemporary music.” – Daily News, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Wednesday, October 12, 2005 - 7:30pm
Great Plains Room, Nebraska East Union
Tickets: $15 Student/Youth: $7.50

:: American Chamber Players ::

The American Chamber Players offer distinctive performances of Brahms, Mozart, Schumann, and works far less familiar — but certainly always memorable. Led by Miles Hoffman, music commentator for NPR's Morning Edition, and featuring a half-dozen wind and string instrumentalists who arrange themselves in various groupings, the Players provide a delightful performance with remarkable richness and unity. For more hit: www.acplayers.com

Thursday, October 13, 2005 - 7:30pm
Lied Center ~ 12th and R Street
Tickets: $35 Student/Youth: $17.50

:: Lincoln Municipal Band ::

The Lincoln Municipal Band will present their annual Fall Indoor concert this weekend. Under the direction of Robert Krueger the band will perform such notable works as "El Capitan March" by John Philip Sousa; "Overture for Band, Op. 24" by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartoldy; "An American in Paris" by George Gershwin, arranged by Jerry Brubaker; Selections from "Porgy and Bess" by George Gershwin, arranged by Russell Bennett; "Second Prelude" by George Gershwin, arranged by John Krance; "The Yankee Doodle Blues" by George Gershwin, arranged by Erik Leidzen; and "Rhapsody in Blue" by George Gershwin, arranged by Ferde Grofe. Nancy Vogt, trombone, will join the Lincoln Municipal Band as the featured soloist.

Sunday, October 16, 2005 at 3:00 p.m
Rogers Fine Arts Center on the Nebraska Wesleyan University
campus, 50th & Huntington Streets