:: propagandART ~ february 1, 2006 ::

what's better than expanding young horizons?

what do i mean? well...how many of us have children or nieces and nephews?
how many of them have been exposed to the various art forms?
we all have our passions...but do you remember life before those passions?
some band became your favorite...but it was a friend who first played you that album.
or it was a relative who brought you to your first play.
somehow, someway, someone turned you on to the arts.
isn't it time you returned the favor?

this is the perfect weekend to give a lasting gift...exposure to a new art form.
there are art openings...plays for adults, plays for children...classical music...poetry...
you name it!!! it's available this weekend. buy someone a ticket...take them with you...
whatever...take this opportunity to add a new color to a loved one's palette.
you may just trigger a lifelong love affair with the arts.

:: Ted Kooser with the Lincoln Symphony Orchestry ::

PASSION AND POETRY: This Valentine's Day, celebrate with Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra in an evening of romantic music and special poetry written and read by Ted Kooser, United States Poet Laureate and winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. The LSO will perform Prokofiev's 'Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 3,' Tchaikovsky's 'Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy,' Berlioz's 'Romeo et Juliette: Love Scene,' and Bernstein's 'Westside Story Symphonic Dances.'

Saturday, February 4, 2006 ~ 7:30 PM
Kimball Recital Hall ~ 12th St & Q St

:: Calder String Quartet ::

The best kept secret for the last forty years for the chamber music-enthusiastic Lincoln community is the Lincoln Friends of Chamber Music (LFCM) performances series. The third concert in the LFCM season introduces the Calder String Quartet, a California ensemble, to Lincoln audiences. Formed in 1998 at the University of Southern California, the group won second prize at the 2004 Chamber Music Yellow Strings Competition while in still in their early twenties, showing much promise to come. With a performance ambiance sometimes compared to a cross between a rock concert and monster truck rally, this group hopes to bring chamber music to a wider audience.

This concert is the second of two Sunday afternoon concerts for greater opportunities to include young children. (HINT HINT!!)

Sunday, February 5, 2006 ~ 3pm
Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, 12th and R Streets
Tickets: $27.00 for adults and $6.00 for students
For more info: 435-5454, or email info@lfcm.org

:: UrineTown! ::

It’s a Privilege! -- The Haymarket Theatre proudly presents, in it's Nebraska premiere, “UrineTown!--The Musical!, winner of 3 Tony Awards in 2002 for Best Director, Best Original Score and Best Book of a Musical, the 2002 Outer Critics Circle Award of Outstanding Broadway Musical and Broadway.com Audience Award for favorite New Broadway Musical. A fresh, irreverent, humorous and exciting parody of American musical theatre, this is all the classics rolled into one: boy meets girl, rich versus poor, the little individuals’ struggle against large monopolizing corporations. It is a time of severe drought, water resources are short...so much so, no one is allowed to have private toilets. The only facilities available are government run amenities, where it is the law to pay admission for one of humanity's most basic needs. And the rich go to Rio while the poor cross their legs in line...until – the Revolution!

Feb 2, Feb 4, 5, and Feb 9, 10, 11 and 12 ~ 7:30pm Thu-Fri-Sat and 2:00pm Sun.
Haymarket Theatre ~ 803 Q Street
Tickets: $20 for table seating / $16 general admission / $13 senior citizen / $11 student
Call 477-2600 for reservations. To pee or not to pee…that is the question!

:: The Odd Couple-Male Cast ::

Let Oscar Madison and Felix Ungar warm your heart and tickle your funny bone as they try to co-habitate in what is considered Neil Simon's finest comedy. Sit back and enjoy as the two friends butt heads in this timeless classic.

Felix and Oscar, two divorced men, decide to share an apartment, only problem is there are as different as chalk and cheese. Felix is a hyper-allergic, fanatic for organization and cleanliness, while Oscar is a cigar-smoking, compulsive slob. The characteristics that drove each of their wives to leave them soon have them at each other's throats.

Performed LIVE by veteran actors that make up the Crooked Codpiece Company, this is a must-see show. There are only 4 more shows, so make sure that you get out and see it. For more information, visit www.crookedcodpiece.com or www.lincolnplayhouse.com.

:: Wiley & the Hairy Man ::

UNL theatre presents, WILEY AND THE HAIRY MAN by Suzan Zeder Destination: Tombigbee Swamp Drawn from native folk wisdom outwit the Hairy Man three times and he won't scare you ever again. Wiley ventures through the mysterious swamp learning to rely on his own resources to conquer two villains: the Hairy Man and his own fear. A play for the entire family!

February 1, 2, 3, 4 ~ 7:00 PM
Studio Theatre-Temple Building, UNL campus
Call 472-4747 for tickets

:: Beehive ::

This high energy musical revue traces the coming of age of women's music through the popular hits of the girl groups and solo singers of the 1960's. Hear such favorites as My Boyfriend's Back, One Fine Day, Where the Boys Are, Downtown, Proud Mary, Respect, (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman, and oodles more! BEEHIVE will have you bopping in your seat as you go back in time to the glorious sounds of those fabulous femmes of the 60's: The Chiffons, The Supremes, Leslie Gore, Petula Clark, Tina Turner, and Aretha Franklin, just to name a few! Beehive is a buzz of fantastic music!

Loft at the Mill ~ 8th & P
Above The Mill in the Haymarket
Presented by TADA ~ 438-TADA(8232)
All Tickets Only $15.00

:: Gospel Mass Choir ::

Stand up and sway with the Gospel Mass Choir, whose traditional call-and-answer spiritual performances and liturgical dance presentations feature the foot-stomping, hand-clapping, and choreographed and spontaneous movement of gospel music in the African-American tradition.

The performance includes numbers designed for the hearing impaired.

Friday, February 3, 2006 ~ 6 pm
Lied Center ~ 12th & R
Tickets: FREE

:: Visual Voices: UNL MFA Students ::

You are all invited to attend the opening reception for "Visual Voices: UNL MFA Students." This group exhibition includes a range of work by several of our graduate art students and was awarded the honor of a 2005 Hixson Lied College "Presentation of Creative Activity" Grant. As part of the grant, participants were awarded funding to support the research that will be presented at this exhibition. Please come see the showcase of art and talk with the artists in a casual forum at this First Friday event.

Friday, February 3rd ~ 6-9PM
Haydon Art Center ~ 335 N. 8th Street
info@haydonartcenter.org ~ 475-5421

:: Tugboat Gallery ::

Tugboat Gallery presents a site-specific installation by Kristen Martincic February 3-25th. Kristen recently received her Master of Fine Arts in the area of Printmaking from UNL. The installation will involve red silk, ceramic feet and a figure made of actual grass.

Showing in the Emergency Room, an annex of Tugboat Gallery will be Iron Brush tattoo artists Nate Deal and Ed Teply with original ink, watercolor and graphite drawings February 3-4th.

A free opening reception for the artists will be held on Friday, February 3rd from 7:00-10:00.
Reynolds will provide music and all are welcome.

Tugboat Gallery ~ 1028 'O' Street; Alley Entrance behind Gomez Art Supply.
Gallery hours are Thursday-Saturday 12:00-3:00. Contact numbers are 477-6200 and 601-3454
tugboatgallery.com ~ tugboatgallery@yahoo.com

:: Stefon Harris And Blackout ::

Frequently named one of the most important young artists in contemporary jazz, vibraphonist composer Stefon Harris explores the rich potential of modern jazz music with a spontaneous blend of Latin, classical, African, swing, and funk. Blackout is Harris's latest project, featuring a hybrid of acoustic music and progressive sounds and presenting jazz on its most animated and unpredictable terms. For more hit: www.stefonharris.com

"His music needs no labels like 'postmodern' or 'cutting edge.' It is Stefon Harris music, as Charles Mingus… was Mingus music." – Nat Hentoff, Jazz Times Magazine

Saturday, February 4, 2006 ~ 7:30 pm
Lied Center ~ 12th & R
Tickets: $36 ~ Student/Youth: $18

:: Crescent Moon ::

Here is an updated schedule for February music performances at Crescent Moon Coffee. Thank you for your continued support of the local music scene!

Thurs., Feb. 2 – NEW MOON SONGWRITER SERIES (open mic this week starting at 7PM)
Fri., Feb. 3 - Liz Love Jazz Combo from 7 to 10PM
Sat., Feb. 4 - Singer/Songwriter Simone Weber from 8 to 10PM

Crescent Moon Coffee ~ 816 P St.
www.crescentmooncoffee.com ~ 435-2828

:: LA Theatre Works ::

Great Tennessee Monkey Trial

One of America's greatest cultural debates - the teaching of evolution over creationism - comes to life in this outstanding semi-staged radio play production from L.A. Theatre Works, the country's leading radio theater company. Featuring stage, screen and television stars Ed Asner (The Mary Tyler Moore Show), Mike Farrell (*MASH*), and Sharon Gless (Cagney & Lacey).

Friday, February 3, 2006 ~ 8:00 PM
Saturday, February 4, 2006 ~ 8:00 PM
Orpheum Theatre ~ 1314 Douglas on the Mall; Omaha
For Group Ticket Information please call 402-661-8516

The Actor Speaks

An intimate interview with select cast members from the L.A. Theatre Works production of The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial (February 3-4, Orpheum Theater), including stage, screen and television stars Ed Asner (The Mary Tyler Moore Show), Mike Farrell (*MASH*), and Sharon Gless (Cagney & Lacey).

Thursday, February 2, 2006 ~ 7:30pm
Orpheum Theatre ~ 1314 Douglas on the Mall; Omaha
For Group Ticket Information please call 402-661-8516