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Larry Lusk considers himself one of the lucky
ones. For 25 years, Lusk ha3 been' teaching and
playing piano at UNL and according to him, that's
exactly what he's always wanted to do.
He now is accepting the challenge cf becoming a
concert pianist and he said he sees it as an oppor
tunity to meet other musicians, as well as perform
ers. , . "IVe never played that much out-state," LuskssiJ,
"but recently I started playing at colleges around the
state and then just decided I wanted to really get
out and play around the country." , -
Lusk will play several concerts across the country,
including appearances &t Washington State Univer
sity, the University of Wyoming the University of
Idaho and the University of South Dakota. He will
also perform at the Lincoln Center in New York City
3 part of a series sponsored by the New York Public
Library. The Minneapolis Institute of Arts to also on
his tour agenda.
Lusk will begin his tour tonight at 8 p.m. at the
Kimball Recital HalL Tonight's concert to free and
. open to the public. The program includes Haydn's
"Sonata in C Major" and Beethoven's "Sonata in E
Minor."
: Lusk said he is comfortable with the concert
schedule. The university has been very supportive,
he said. The Research Council and College of Arts
Vien-Dong 'dining for
cuisine extraordinaire
When the Vung Tau restaurant closed lost month I
wondered where I would find Vietnamese food. I
considered knocking from door to door until I found
a friendly family to take me in and feed me fried rice
and sweet-and-sour shrimp.
Fortunately for me, and the rest ct Linccln'3
Vietnamese food fans, the Vien-Dong, 242 N. 1 2th St..
opened soon after the VungTau folded. The location
is the same although the mer.u has been enlarged.
Duyng Thuy T. Nguyen and her family opened the
Vien-Dong translated "Far-East" Sept. 1. Very
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few changes have been made in decon the plates are
still paper, the lamps are still oriental and the tables
and chairs are in the same places.
.. Nguyen said the food served at her restaurant is
the food she and her family eat at home. ;
Vietnamese food and Chinese food taste
differently although the names cf the dishes are the
same, Nguyen said.
Chinese food is starchier, and perhaps uses more
vegetables, she said.
- Nguyen and her family came to the United States '
from Vietnam in 1975. They Ced the ccuntry v;ith
thousands of others when the Communist
takeover began. The Nguyens owned a restaurant in
, Vietnam, and when given the opportunity to buy the
Vang Tau, Nguyen took tne chance. ,;
-t The Vien-Dong has a wide .range cf dishes to
choose from ar.d the food to bettor then ever.
The waiter brought the four cf v. hr.t tn t
the meal. Freshly brewed and'iusii ths !-'.
temperature, it was the perfect remedy for the
hideous ccld outside. .
We then stuffed our fcecs with hci wen-tea ccjp,
fried won-tsns and seme egg-drcp ssup. The reen
. ton soup was slightly weak ar.d watery, Oe Frcr.eh
onion soup. The fried wcn-ter.3 trerc fizzes cf per!:
wrapped in a fine t:;z'X They v:z:s izl cf p -pleasing
taste, and 11X3 seeded C:3 s feir prise fer
sis cf them.
The egg-c!rep esu? cetrher.e th.3 ven-ten rsp.
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and faiences contribute f:r,dj to prcfci::ors to help
cTz zi traveling expensea. .'ithcut such backing, tha
, cent cf going on tour would ha very high, he said.
Careful planning allowed this season's tour to fit
. into Lusli's. teaching sehc'dbl3. With the help of.
. graduate aeclstants, hell be atle to maintain his
normal class load.
. Although he didnt pi invdvtd b mus'e til the
fifth grade, his goal hsj ch-;z:r bzzn to.plzf nr.d
tc rrch music, he said. It h&cnt tl:z;zzzs htzn ezzzy z.r:A
, ' Plao study can become very lonely,. Lusk eaid.
However, the results are quite rewarding.
-. ' This year, instead of performing a kizz'i program,
Lusk has prepared two full programs and his chd-
lenge ho kept him quite bu,sy, he said. . ' :
' Lusk seems to thrive on extra work. la addition to .
his other numerous duties, he alio to serving as
, temporary chsiman of the VIIL art dsparteient
and hz.3 found it a full and cnl:htcnLg experience,
' . Lusk sid anyone who worfa hard enbujh can be
a success at what they do and he speculated that his
' own personal accomplishments can be attributed to
msintsinir.g a positive attitude. The up-coming tour
has necessitated many long months cf preparation
and auditioning, he said.
1 think you make thing3 happen forourself. I
really believe that," Lusk said. "I think I'm happy
with life because I do what I want to do,"
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