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Review by LU)y ChrXCcr
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YouVe got about a week left to catch
"Living in the Milky Way," an installation
work by Sharon Lewandowski at the 1 1th
St. Gallery, 305 S. 11th St.
The show consists of hundreds of those
tiny white lights that decorate Christmas
trees and downtown storefronts. The
lights are draped, shaped, hung and
strung in a variety of forms ranging from
a walk-through rectangle to a tiny dipper
on a wall. The entire place has been
blacked out, save the blinking "stars."
I usually associate flashing lights with
ctp paranoia or a small form of torture,
but in this case the effect is serene, almost
calming. The sporadic blinks are a sort of
visual syncopation that breaks up what
could otherwise become monotonous,
galaxial representation.
It's a really fun experience walking
through this dark, silent space with its
bulbs-in-form. Lewandowski says she in
tends to put the viewer into a different
perspective or scale, but to me the show
doesn't make the viewer feel small or
insignificant; rather, it tries to show the
big picture. It's true-that we're all small
cogs in the machinery of the scheme of
things, but in this case the impression is
one of a harmonious, symbiotic relation
ship. If it sounds like I'm waxing poetic, it's
only because this show "works." It has the
potential for philosophical, symbolic
meanderings, but mostly is just fun to
look at and walk through. The show runs
through Oct. 21.
By the way, the 1 1th Street could still
use more volunteers to house-sit the
premises to increase the hours that they
can stay open. Call 474-5144 for details.
Former UNL student Larry Ferguson,
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Larry Ferguson's portrait of Leonard Thiessen, founder of the Nebraska Arts CounciL
now of Omaha, is showing photographs States. His exhibitions, juried selections
in the Nebraska Union's Main Lounge and purchase awards are too numerous
through Nov. 2. to mention here. The show displays Fer
guson's preoccupation with portraits
Ferguson's resume reads like a catalog during the last five years. He's got a real
of photographic avenues in the United knack for capturing the personality inside
the person. The show (arranged by Nancy
Culek of the University Program Council)
is one of the classiest the main lounge has
seen in years: Do yourself a favor and
stroll by the west wall for a look before it's
invaded by the planned computer room.
Real problems teach lessons
'Cosby Shew' finds humor in life's simple things
The life of a television reviewer is seldom simple. Try
ing to wedge quality viewing time between long hours of
pleasure programs can make for a harried schedule.
Difficult though it may seem, I managed to squeeze The
Bill Cosby Show" into my already overpopulated screen
ing regimen.
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I'm prejudiced. Bill Cosby and I have grown up
together. I've seen him do stand-up comedy, movies, "Fat
Albert" and other TV series that were good, but couldnt
stand the test of time. He has even hosted "The Tonight
Show" and made people forget that Johnny Carson ever
existed. In my eyes Bill Cosby can do no wrong, so if
you're looking for objectivity I'm afraid youH have to
look elsewhere.
"The Bill Cosby Show" gets its flavor from the same
ingredients that made both "Fat Albert" and his stand
up work popular. Cosby finds humor in the simple
things in life; for him, an ordinary trip to the dentist
turns into an exercise in total loss of facial muscle con
trol. In "Fat Albert" Cosby looked for laughs in the least
likely place to find them the junkyard and found
plenty. Not only were his characters varied and colorful,
but they were used to make a point about right and
wrong. Fat Albert and his friends confronted real prob
lems and learned very real lessons in the progress.
Although a bit subtler, Cosby does the same thing in
this new show. As a family man and obstetrician, he
presents family problems in a lightweight, attractive
package. Last week's episode saw Cosby's son making
the football team even though he's a terrible player. Dr.
Huxtable (Cosby) knows this. He has trouble supporting
the boy until he admits that he's talentless but wants to
play anyway. How American. In another episode tragedy
struck the Huxtable household. His daughter's fish went ,
belly-up so the family conducted a funeral by the toilet
to console her. Actually, she didnt care much U all and
just wanted to watch television. Imagine that.
My prognosis? "The Bill Cosby Show" is blessed with
the magic time slot of 7 p.m. up against only "Magnum
P.I." (only?). Cosby's show has held its own in the ratings
since its debut. How can it miss? Best of all, it's 100
percent Bill Cosby, no substitutes, fillers or cereals.
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The story on Mister Cookie
in the Oct. 1 1 Daily Nebraskan
should have given the store's
address as 240 N. 12th St
KZUM continues
marathon madness
KZUM (89.5, 03.3 FLi) continues
its marathon madness at 9 p.m.
tonight when The Tim Machine
show tries to blow your mind.
There will be a feature interview
with Russ Tolman of the group
True West. Abo, some great cover
versions of '60s songs done by eld
and new psychedelic and garage
bands. "If you aint trippin', you're
siippin', babe," says host Bill
Stoughton.
