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Drumstick’s stage darkens for the last time By Charles Lieurance Senior Editor In 1979, a local band called Eddie and the Clones christened the stage at the Drumstick, and began a relationship between music and venue that later launched many local bands into the spotlight and exposed Lincoln to count less national bands. Some of the bands were small and fly-by-night. Others, like REM and the Replacements, went on to produce mega records and mega bucks. In July, a regional band, the Ver ft andas, took the stage and when the show was over, so were eight years of music at the Drumstick. “Business was not great and our receipts hadn’t quadrupled, even though our expenses had,” said Drum stick manager Diane Kann. After almost a decade of booking bands, large and small, Kann could not go on losing money. “Things needed to be remodeled, changes had to be made," Kann said, "but when the owner of the property asked us if we wanted to go on using the property another year we realized nothing would change and we’d prob ably spend another year losing money.” Kann said the current owner of the property would like to see it developed in some other way. The Drumstick began as a 24-hour restaurant in 1966, specializing in fried chicken. In 1979 it offered live enter tainment and was granted a limited license to serve beer and wine a year later. By 1980, the bar had a full liquor license and although business was precarious at times, the bar was popular - among college students, Kann said. Hundreds of bands have performed at the Drumstick, including Let’s Active, Nick Lowe, REM, Replacements, Charlie Burton, Soul Asylum, Camper Van Beethoven, the Dead Milkmen, Downy Mildew, the Meat Puppets, Aiigst, the Blue Riddim Band, Johnny ] Reno and the Sax Maniacs, Savage j Republic, TSOL, Lords of the New ' Church, the Go-Betweens and X. The Drumstick’s managers will try to I put on shows as Drumstick Productions | at other sites, Kann said. State Capitol opens for fair The Nebraska State Capitol will be open to the public for special evening hours on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 5 and 6 from 7 to 10 p.m. The main entrance, north steps, will be open, as will the ramp access entrance on the 1st floor under the north steps, said tourism coordina tors. Over the Labor Day weekend, vis itors to the Nebraska State Fair will have the opportunity to visit the Capitol in the evening. The Tower will also be open to the public these two evenings. Tour staff will be available to answer questions concerning the building. COMPUTER PHOBIA?! Why suffer any longer from the heartbreak of dreaded computer phobia? FREE Microcomputer Classes for UNL students, faculty and staff at MILII Mania Classes Date Time IBM & APPLE Sept. 2 & 3, 1987 1:00-2:15 Macintosh Microcomputers at MILII Microcomputer Lab in basement of Selleck Quadrangle \ Questions or other information contact UNL Computing Resource Center 326 Administration 472-5108 Misty’s THE TRADITION ...” I Lunch or dinner is a "Prime Time" to visit the Misty. We specialize in the Midwest's finest prime rib. . .custom cut, naturally aged. We also offer charcoal grilled steaks and fabulous seafood. BANQUET Facilities at both locations. Accomodations from 15 to over 175. Come and Enjoy Your Place or Ours INTRODUCING. . .MISTY'S CATERING. We now offer a catering service to bring our tradition of fine foods to you to meet your catering needs. 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United Church of Christ United Methodist Church I I UPC plans to bring major concert to Lincoln By Richard Egger Staff Reporter _ Students returning to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln this fall can attend a wide variety of entertainment options because of the efforts of the University Program Council. David Daniel, East Campus Activities Program graduate assistant, said that UPC works with various groups to sponsor campus activities that are available at little or no cost to students. UPC also sponsors major concerts, lectures, a foreign film series, and the popular Model United Nations, he said. Music and Melons, an outdoor con cert featuring free watermelon and music by Mark Hummel and the Blues Survivors, is scheduled on Aug. 26 at the City Union Plaza from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. The event is being sponsored by UPC Concerts and Coffeehouses, Alpha Phi Sorority and FarmHouse Fraternity. Hummel, a popular blues act from San Francisco, also is scheduled to perform at the Zoo Bar at 136 N. 14th street. Big First Day, is slated for Aug. 27 on East Campus and will feature a picnic, dance and movie held outside at the East Union parking lot. The event is being sponsored by UPC East, and is free to students. Big First Day will start with a picnic and include a dance at 9 p.m. featuring The Confidentials, a Lincoln band, and the movie “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ at 11:30 p.m. Sara Boatman, director of campus activities, said that UPC is working to bring some mayor concerts to Lincoln, although no name or dates are con firmed at this time. In the past, UPC has brought such names as Bruce Springsteen and The English Beat to Lincoln, and is currently busy with FarmAid III. Daniell said that UPC always works to bring as many mayor concerts to Lincoln as it can. Daniell said that students should expect at least one mayor concert to be held at either the Bob Devaney Sports Center Or in the City Union Ballroom. Also, UPC’s Foreign Film series com mittee screens top films from around the world at the Sheldon Film Theater. The Talks and Topics committee, a lecture program, brings influential peo ple to UNL to talk on a wide variety of subjects. Writer and author David Har mann will speak first semester, as well as former football star Eugene “Mer cury’’ Morris. UPS’s Special Events committee will sponsor the Coors Light Comedy Com mandos on Nov. 12. This event will feature comedian David Naster and the black comedy group Mary Wong of Chicago. UPC is staffed by student volunteers and will recruit new members during the first week of school.