:: propagandART - october 26, 2005 ::

hey friends.
i've got free tickets to three leid center events to give away this week:

John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers
Tuesday, November 1, 2005 ~ 7:30pm

An Evening With LA Theater Works
Thursday, November 3, 2005 ~ 7:30pm

The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial
Friday, November 4, 2005 ~ 7:30pm

send me an email: matthew04@landisarts.com with the subject TICKETS
and list the shows in the order you'd most like to see them.
winners will be drawn at random this weekend.

for information about the shows...
hit the november calendar: www.landisarts.com/propagandart

oh yeah...jen and i are having a costume party at my house on saturday.
but it's not a big old throw down like my birthday party...
this one you gotta bring your own booze...and we prolly won't have
as much food...
costumes are strongly encouraged.
we won't turn anyone away...but we may give you some grief.
if nothing else, come over and bribe me for the tickets! :-)

:: G-Love & Special Sauce ::

The "Philadelphonic Sound" will be flowing through the Rococo Theatre, courtesy of G-Love. He will be stirring up some of his special sauce for everyone's listening pleasure Wed, Oct. 26th. Sip some "Cold Beverages," & come get down to some "Hip Hop Blues," that foot-stompin' G-Love sound.

Wednesday, October 26 ~ Doors @ 7:00 Show @ 8:00
Rococo Theatre ~ 13th & P
All Seats $21.00

:: Third Chair Chamber Players ::
Featuring Rusty Banks as composer and guitar soloist

These guys are one of the best kept secrets in Lincoln. It's hip, fun classical music that isn't the same stuff over and over. Don't get me wrong, Beethoven and Mozart wrote some great music, of course. But you won't hear their most famous works at a Third Chair concert. Instead, you're more likely to hear the less popular/more obsure pieces. But here's the thing...these guys are fantastic!!! Do yourself and your friends a favor: buy a bunch of tickets and MAKE some people go with you. Wrastle them if you hafta! Hit their website for more: www.tdch.org

The program:
-Franz Schubert: Guitar Quartet
-Rusty Banks: Lament
-Jacques Ibert: Cinq Pieces en Trio
-W. A. Mozart: Clarinet Quintet K. 581

Friday, October 28th ~ 8pm
Sunday, October 30th ~ 3pm
Loft at the Mill ~ 8th & P

:: Rinde Eckert – Horizon (World Premiere) ::

View the world through the eyes of Nebraska-based theologian Reinhold Niebuhr and renowned composer, singer, director, and performance artist Rinde Eckert, whose Horizon presents a timely and thought-provoking examination of modern ideas, ideals, and ideologies. This play with music is deeply rooted in the soil and spirit of Nebraska, inspired by Eckert's visit to the state. Co-commissioned by the Lied Center in conjunction with the Mondavi Center at the University of California, Davis, the University of Maryland's Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, and Arts and Cultural Programming at Montclair State University. For more hit: www.rindeeckert.com

"Horizon is, in part, about holding the tension of opposites, between what is earth and what is air, what we
owe to Caesar and what we owe to our higher selves, to God." – Rinde Eckert

Thursday, October 27, 2005 - 7:30pm
Friday, October 28, 2005 - 7:30pm
Johnny Carson Theater ~ 11th and R Street
Tickets: $29 Student/Youth: $14.50

:: Cabaret for Hurricane Relief: Songs from the Heart - Songs of Hope ::

The effects of Hurricane Katrina left thousands of people without food, shelter, and in many cases, missing loved ones. The images of her destruction continue to astonish. This Friday afternoon cabaret will honor through music and art those who survived the catastrophe, as well as those who were lost.

Songs from the Heart - Songs of Hope features UNL faculty, Tammy Meneghini, with James Neal Koudelka as musical director and accompanist. This cabaret will include music and stories that connect us to the people and places that so many call home. This program is dedicated to the continued efforts of the American Red Cross and the Southern Arts Federation Emergency Relief Fund to assist art organizations and artists residing the Gulf Coast communities most devastated by Hurricane Katrina.

This Cabaret is presented as a unique co-sponsorship among the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, and the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts. Contributions will be taken at the door for the Red Cross and two organizations which are devoted to helping displaced artists due to the hurricane. Created by Meneghini and Koudelka, Songs of the Heart - Songs of Hope is an offering of both new arrangements created especially for this cabaret, as well as songs which the duo have performed throughout the Midwest. There will be no charge for the performance although donations will be accepted at the door.

Friday, October 28, 2005 ~ 6:00 pm
Ethel S. Abbott Auditorium at the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery ~ 12th and R Streets, Lincoln
The Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery is open until 8:00 p.m. on Friday evening.
Audience will be invited to stay and visit gallery following the performance

:: Dick Dale ::

Dick Dale wasn't nicknamed "King of the Surf Guitar" for nothing: he pretty much invented the style single-handedly, and no matter who copied or expanded upon his blueprint, he remained the fieriest, most technically gifted musician the genre ever produced. Dale's pioneering use of Middle Eastern and Eastern European melodies (learned organically through his familial heritage) was among the first in any genre of American popular music, and predated the teaching of such "exotic" scales in guitar-shredder academies by two decades.

The breakneck speed of his single-note staccato picking technique was unrivalled until it entered the repertoires of metal virtuosos like Eddie Van Halen, and his wild showmanship made an enormous impression on the young Jimi Hendrix. But those aren't the only reasons Dale was once called the father of heavy metal. Working closely with the Fender company, Dale continually pushed the limits of electric amplification technology, helping to develop new equipment that was capable of producing the thick, clearly defined tones he heard in his head, at the previously undreamed-of volumes he demanded. He also pioneered the use of portable reverb effects, creating a signature sonic texture for surf instrumentals. And, if all that weren't enough, Dale managed to redefine his instrument while essentially playing it upside-down and backwards — he switched sides in order to play left-handed, but without re-stringing it (as Hendrix later did).

Monday, October 31 ~ 9ish
Knickerbockers ~ 9th & O

:: Brass BLAST! ::

Join the Nebraska Brass and students and community musicians for Brass Blast!, a unique and exciting musical event. Nebraska Brass is inviting high school, college, and community brass musicians to unite onstage for performances in Lincoln, Omaha, and Grand Island. Those interested in participating may download an application at www.artsincorporated.org/nb/brass_blast_2005.pdf. Participation is free.

Brass Blast! will feature a variety of music, including: "Fire Dance," by Anthony DiLorenzo; "Shaker Tunes," by Gwyneth Walker; "Three Pieces," by Johann Pezel, arranged by Robert King; "In a Sentimental Mood," arranged by Jack Gale; "Four Irish Folk Songs," arranged by Keith Snell; "Irish Tune from County Derry," by Percy Aldridge Grainger, arranged by Michael W. Allen; and "The Dog Gone Blues" by Luther Henderson.

Sunday, October 30, 2005 ~ 7:30 p.m.
O'Donnell Auditorium ~ 50th & Huntington Avenue
Telephone: (402) 465-2319

:: Menopause: the Musical ::

Menopause: The Musical all started in a tiny 76-seat perfume-shop-turned-theatre in Orlando, FL on March 28, 2001. Four women at a Bloomingdale's lingerie sale with nothing in common but a black lace bra and hot flashes, night sweats, memory loss, chocolate binges, not enough sex, too much sex and more. A joyful parody of 25 re-lyricized classic baby boomer hits, the 90-minute show features such chart-toppers as "I Heard It Thru the Grapevine; You No Longer See 39" and the disco favorite "Stayin' Awake! Stayin' Awake!"

Sunday, October 30, 2005, at 3pm
Orpheum Theater ~ 1300 Douglas, Omaha
Phone: 402-345-0606

:: Special Freaky Halloween Section ::

:: JAV's World Famous Murder Mystery ::

Friday, October 28 ~ 7:30 pm
Held at Billy's Restaurant
$38.50/person. Reservations required.

:: Lincoln Civic Choir Halloween Cabaret ::

Join the Civic Choir's witches, ghouls and goblins as they slither through their Halloween Cabaret concert, "The Creepy, The Haunted and The Scary." Their haunted house will keep you on the edge of your seat. Be very afraid, especially if you do not wear a costume to this concert! This kid-friendly performance includes light refreshments.

Friday, October 28 ~ 8 p.m.
Sunday, October 30 ~ 3 p.m.
Villager Inn Grand Ballroom ~ 52nd & O Streets
Admission is $17 for adults; $10 for children ages 5-18; children under age 5 are admitted for free.
Ticket reservations and payment must be made by Friday, October 21.
Call Jane Bomberger (x81781), Wendy Danek (325-0467) or Kay Kile (483-0980) for information.

:: Our Spooky Friends ::

Our Spooky Friends: A Guided nature hike

Saturday & Sunday, October 29-30, 2005 ~ 2 p.m.
Pioneers Park Nature Center ~ 3201 S Coddington
Telephone: (402) 441-7895
Website: http://www.lincoln.ne.gov/city/parks/nature/natcenter/
Cost: Free

:: Boo at the Zoo ::

Get the kids all dressed up and take them to the zoo!! There are lots of activites and fun around every corner. Features include Spooky the Shuttle, KLKN treat bag must be purchased for $3 to tour 27 stations, ride the Goblin Express. You can purchase a Boo at the Zoo t-shirt, hot dogs, chips and beverages. All proceeds help the Zoo feed the animals all winter long!

October 26-30, 2005 ~ 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Folsom Children's Zoo ~ 1222 S. 27th Street
Cost: $5; zoo members and children under 2 are free
Hit the website for details: www.lincolnzoo.org

:: Halloween Hurrah at the Children's Museum ::

Come dressed in costume. Those wishing to trick or treat, must purchase a $3 treat bag at the museum the night of the event.

Thursday, October 27, 2005 ~ 6-8 p.m.
Lincoln Children's Museum ~ 1420 P Street
Hit the website for detailse: www.lincolnchildrensmuseum.org