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Haymarket pleasant surprise
By Ben T. Shomshor
Grand "Marnier becomes Gran Mariner,
the second V is dropped from Saut ernes,
and ala provensale bears no resemblance to
something served with sauce prpverical. It
is also the finest continental cuisine served
in Lincoln. In its moderate price range, we
would venture to say that it is among the
finest served this side of Chicago.
Our visit to The Hay market, located in
the Lincoln Hilton, was the first in over a
year. We were extraordinarily impressed by
what we found.
The writer must confess that he was not
prepared to enjoy himself at The Hay
market. Suffering from his naturally sour
disposition, and an abnormally sour
stomach, he had condemned the Hilton's
restaurant without advantage of trial.
Popular wisdom held that it should be
nothing but another &$f! hotel trough
serving four oversized cuts of beef and de
frosted crab legs to wearily complacent
travelers.
When all food writers indulge in hyper
bole with noticeable hesitation, The Hay
market is serving superb food not four
blocks from the university. In particular,
special mention should be made of their
use of sauces.
Sauces are the hallmark of continental
cuisine and are rarely well prepared in this
part of the country. Thus it was with some
thing akin to rapture that we discovered
die delicate balance between sweet and
sour in the sauce Robert. Equally delight
ful was the richly mellow vegetable puree
masquerading as sauce provencal, far super
ior to the traditional garlicky tomato
fondue.
Service was equal to the food and tailor
ed to serve a mldwestern clientele, pur
waiter provided the prompt, attentive, yet
unobsequious service demanded as a
compliment to the cuisine. More import
antly, he did so with friendly sincerity,
devoid of the thin-lipped constipation
which can only make a 22-year-old waiter
look absurd.
Among our very few criticisms were the
abbreviated, wine list and the small select-,
ion of desserts and pastries. The wine list
was appropriately priced, but contained
little more than standard California and
imported offerings- including the ubiquit
ously familiar Lancers and Blue Nun which
seem to have become de. rixeuf.
While this writer feels that much could
be done with the desserts, he must admit
to suffering from a possibly, abnormal
addiction to European pastries and cremes.
The ala carte prices of $8 to $ 1 5 per meal
will keep most students from eating at The
Haymarket on a regular basis, but they
should be considered moderate for the
cuisine and service offered.' .
Do not overlook The Haymarket as a
possibility for the featured experience on
the big date. .
Most importantly, dining at The Hay
market will expose you to the creative
artistry of a master chef without leaving
town and sacrificing the next month's rent.
- wt-' I
Photo by Mary Anna Golon
Singer-songwriter Laurie McQain performed in the Crib at the
Nebraska Union Tuesday afternoon.
Nude models exposing for the 'love'ofari
By Cheryl Kisling
If you are taking an art drawing, sculp
ture or painting class with a nude model,
leave the risbue jokes at home. The UNL
models take their work seriously .
Dave Routon, an associate professor in
the Art Department, is in charge of select
ing and scheduling nude models.
try to decide whether the people I
interview are suitable for the job. It seems
like more women than men are interested
in doing it," Routon said.
Routon has been responsible for select
ing models since the fall of 1977. The cri
teria for the job includes experience, being
able to sit stul successfully for long periods
of time, a sense of useful poses and an
awareness of their body mechanics.
Routon added that dancers and art stu
dents make good models because "they
seem to have a feel of what would-be dull
or interesting.
Routon said they are paid about $4 per
hour, but according to the models, the pay
is only one reason for modeling.
Carol, a 22-year-old human develop
ment major, said "I like to model because,
it's relaxing and I like to meditate. The
artists seem to like what I do and I like to
see what they've done. I also learn about
art.
Discipline
Ivlariene, 25, said it is good discipline
for her both physically and mentally.
"It's a good way to grow. I do it when I
fed a need for a real perspective change,
she said.
Cindy said, "Many women have a nega
tive image of their own body. You can
only do it if you know yourself. I never
could have done it if I wasnt secure with
myself. I believe in doing what's true to
yourself.
' She has modeled clothed and nude for
several years, she said.
: Sara said she just enjoyed doing it
Sara is no longer a student at UNL, but ad
mits she would consider doing it again if
she came back to school.
AH of the models said they felt that it
.was hardphyscd work.
' "Sometimes I select a pose too stress
ful and I really become aware of where to
put my body weight," Marlene said. "It's
complete physical work. Some poses must
he' held an hour."
Class reaction
How the professors and class react seem
to be an important part of the models per
formance. The instructor tells the model
what kind of pose he wants and the length
of time, but generally it's up to the model
to come up with comfortable yet imagina
tive poses.
"When I'm first getting used to a new
professor, I notice my body form. J try to
be more efficient and think about my com
position," Cindy said.
"Dan Howard, Gail Butt and Tom Scet
field are good professors to work with be
cause of the rapport going on. They know
how to make the most of a model."
Marlene uses the time she spends model
ing for planning.
"Vm an artist myself. I sort things out
and compose whatever it is Tm working on
at, the time. Sometimes I meditate and I
love the quiet; it's a nice addition to, my
day.
Tied in knots
"I think about everything from A to Z,"
said Carol. "What I did yesterday, what
m do tomorrow. Sometimes I tie myself
in philosophical knots.
"Also I look for people who are left
handed. Somewhere along the line some
one told m artists were left-handed, said
Carol, adding that she hasn't found many
left-hinders, but she has seen a lot of good
work.
Sara siad she spent most of her time
daydreaming.
"I usually didn't think about where I
was. My mind was 1,000 miles away.
What parents and friends thought varied
for the girls. Some didn't know what they
thought and others didn't care.
"My parents at first, were fond of
shocked. My mother is corning to accept it,
but my father has liked it all along, Carol
said.
"My friends think it's ok, but people
who are becoming friends usually wonder,
first, how I can sit so long that way and
second, how I can let people look at my
body.-
Cindy said, "Many people are condi
tioned by society and see the body as a,
sexual thing, not a thing of beauty.
"My parents think it's fine. I have a
liberated mother and that's the way I
think.'
Although UNL doesn't employ any
male models now, there is an interest in it.
Male model
Doug, a 24-year-old special education
major, is hoping for a chance to model for
some of the classes. He modeled part time
at Nebraska Western College in Scotts
bluff become coming to UNL.
"I do it for appreciation of art and I'm
not inhibited about it. I am interested in
art and do a lot of drawing. I say to myself
'if I had to do a piece of work without a
model, I'd feel bad'," said Doug.
"One of my friends favors it. Some
think it's a novelty or a joke," Doug said.
"My girlfriend is definitely in favor of it.
She considers herself liberated and is for
equal opportunity. She feels if women are
used, so should males.
Doug said his most interesting experi
ence was drawing a nude eight- or nine-year-old
child.
1 was very impressed of what his own
ideas of his body were in general. Lots of
teen-agers think of themselves as taboo.
I can't help but feel he has a better attitude
of himself. He was completely normal and
innocent and seemed to have a positive
attitude," he said.
Student development
All of the models agreed it was good to
see how the artists have captured and in
terpreted their poses. Marlene usually
models about two weeks for a class and is
interested in how much the students de
velop in that short time.
Carol admits that the work isn't always
good, but she likes to get what they have
drawn of her.
"The artists are learning which is good.
I never criticize them but try to encourage
them. I think they need it," she said.
Doug said he feels posing is a contri
bution to the talent of others and added,
"I'm serious about modeling. I try to be
the best possible poses that others should
expect of me.
According to Cindy, 41t's nice to see
works of art developing. There is no ego
involved, just purely a love for art."
Film theatre
shows rituals,
Mardi Cras;
For those weary oNthe slush and
mud that now make up our' Nebraska
landscape and the midterms and ennui
that are currently our campus lifestyle,
the offerings at Sheldon Film Theatre
this week provide a means of escape.
The double bill consists of two 1978
documentaries: Eduardo the Healer and
Always for Pleasure. The two are not
directly related, but they are similar in
that each explores a particular culture's
method of relieving psychological pres
sures. Eduardo the Healer is a look at the
life of a Peruvian shaman who uses ritual
and hallucinogenic drugs to cure his
fellow villagers of the discomforts con
ventional medicine can't ease.
Always for Pleasure explores New
Orleans and the ways in which some of
its inhabitants celebrate Mardi Gras,
St. Patrick's Day, life and death.
Eduardo portrays the healer with
objectivity, mostly letting him tell his
own story and explain his own beliefs.
The rituals and notions behind them
seem bizarre, even ridiculous, as does
any faith viewed by an outsider, and it's
a challenge to the viewer to put aside
ethnocentrism and appreciate this
portrait of a culture without making
judgments.
Always for Pleasure, set closer to
home but no less exotic, is a fond look
at some of the traditions that make New
Orleans different from Lincoln (or any
other city, for that matter).
It isn't a chamber of commerce
propaganda film by any means, though
it does focus on food, music and cele
brations generally associated with the
city -everything from jazz bands to red
beans.
From the funeral . cortege turned
rambunctious street parade at the begin
ning to the gaudy, gay Mardi Gras cele
bration at the end, the film recounts
aspects of life in New Orleans that are
hardly mundane.
Each documentary runs just under an
hour. The films will be shown at 4, 7,
and 9:15 pjn. on Saturday and Sunday,
March 10 and II. Admission is $2X.