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By Lisa Donovan
Senior Reporter___
B’gosh ‘n’ b’gorc; the library’s
gone Irish.
Because March 17th is St. Pat
rick’s Day, the library took a perfect
opportunity to display Ireland’s liter
ary and cultural contributions, said
Tom McFarland, circulation desk
manager.
Books by 10 authors, including
Oscar Wilde, Jonathan Swift and
George Bernard Shaw, decorate two
of the three display eases in Love
Memorial Library’s tribute to Irish
born authors.
“They’re probably some of the
most famous authors in literature and
they’re Irish-born,’’ McFarland said.
The third ease holds classics and
ancient to modem Gaelic works (rom
various Irish authors.
According to Joe Goeckc, a gradu
ate student in English and co-coordi
nator of the display, there is a special
piece called Druid Crafts by William
Butler Yeats.
Yeats studied the old religions and
customs of ancient Ireland such as
Druidism, a religion in the British
Isles before Caesar and the Romans
invaded in approximately 51 A.D.,
Gocckc said.
According to Gocckc, the Druids
worshipped Woodhenge, a petrified
wood henge pieced together by
monoliths, similar to another wor
shipping altar, Stonehenge, in
Westchester, England.
McFarland said the display took
about three weeks to put together.
The books and articles were taken
from the library’s own collection.
In researching the exhibit, McFar
land said his findings weren’t as
much a surprise as they were inlor
mativc.
“It interested me that so many
Nobel Prize (for literature) winners
had an Irish background,-' he said.
McFarland also mentioned the
Tara, a pagan sanctuary in Ancient
Ireland where the king resided, as one
of the most interesting aspects of the
exhibit.
Movie shows Palestine me i
By Sarah Knight
Staff Reporter
By exploring all sides of a complicated
political issue, “Wedding in Galilee" raises
interesting questions, as well as entertains its
audience.
Palestinian director Michel Khleifi paints a
picture of life in Palestine under Israeli martial
law. Arab village chief Adu Abel (Ali M. El
Akili) wishes to give his son’s wedding. How
ever, the nightly curfew imposed by the Israelis
would prevent such festivities from being car
ried out properly.
Adu makes a deal with the government and
agrees to invite the enemy soldiers to the cele
bration on the condition that they will extend
the curfew for the night.
The government concurs and plans for the
big night are made.
The ceremonies begin w ith the preparation
of the bride and groom: Elaborate dressing
rituals last all day and at sunset, the couple lock
themselves in their room. A feast begins and
the crowd outside awaits the presentation of the
bloody marital sheet.
The wedding, a combination of Moslem,
, Jewish and Christian traditions, is extravagant
and carefree.
“A wedding without alcohol is like para
dise without people,” one character declares.
Yet underneath the pomp and circumstance
lies the rage of rebels planning to attack the
visiting soldiers.
“No celebration without dignity. No dig
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night.
In addition to Lincoln’s 13 Nightmares, a
LASCO regular, this one will feature two out
of-town acts ~ The Slugs from Chicago and
The Hollowmen from Des Moines - and the
benefit is billed as “Loud Hard Fast.’’
Over the last four months, The Slugs have
released their first full-length album, “Non
Stop Holiday,” received radio airplay across
the country and toured through the Midwestern
states.
The Downstatc Illinois Entertainment
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One ancient piece, The Feast of
Bricrui, is set in the Tara. The Feast
bears a striking resemblance to
Camclot’s Knights of the Round
Table and other Arthurian legends.
A classic, the Acncid was trans
lated from Latin to Gaelic between
449 to 485 A.D. by an Irish monk.
Apparently, those things which may
have been offensive to the Irish were
omitted in the Gaelic translation.
But whether it’s ancient Gaelic or
a piece by Shaw, Goecke said that he
sees a pattern of encouraging Irish
nationalism.
Both McFarland and Goecke said
they tried to avoid anything that
might deal with the political prob
lems in Ireland.
“With those authors it was hard to
do though,’’ Goecke said. “All of
them at some point are concerned
with Irish nationalism.’’
McFarland said they wanted to
concentrate on Irish literature and
culture.
“It’s important to be aware of any
aspect of culture,’’ he said.
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nity under the heel of the army,” the crowd
cries.
Informers for both sides clutter the guests
and anticipation builds. Molotav cocktails,
hidden knives and guns arc readied.
The film shows the oppression of army
invasion yet gives hope for the future through
its child characters.
It docs not pass judgment; understanding is
given to the “enemy.” The Israeli soldiers do
not want to be there any more than the Pales
tinians want them there.
“Wedding in Galilee” creates an atmos
phere of sensual eroticism, yet it docs so tact
fully. Nudity is present, but not overdone.
Like many other films, an unwritten rule
about nudity seems to be followed. The Ic
malcs appear fully nude often, whereas the
males arc filmed in a way that suggests naked
ness.
The nudity, as well as the rebellious tenden
cies of the film, caused it to be banned in parts
of the Middle East, such as Jordan.
The film fascinates the eye, if only because
of its intricate study of the foreign culture. The
rituals, costumes and music are strange and
intriguing, but audiences will not feel the cul
ture shock caused by many other foreign films.
“Wedding in Galilee” is set in the present
day, in a Westernized society w here the people
often have jeans on under their robes.
“Wedding in Galilee” will be shown Sun
day at 3, 5, 7 and 9 p.m. at the Sheldon Film
Theater.
and angry R.E.M.,’’ while Maximum
Rock’n’Roll credits their record with being
“better than average power-pop/punk a la
Husker Du.”
Cover is $3 for the 9 p.m. show.
For safer weekend entertainment, check a
touplc of the usual places for some of the usual
dance faces
Chesterfield’s, 245 N. 13th St., will have
The Limit on Friday and Saturday nights at 9
p.m., for a cover of $2.
At the same time on those same nights, The
Confidential will be at Bash Riprock’s, 238 N.
12th St., for $3.
For more local original music, Duffy’s
regular Trout Mystery will be on that stage
again Wednesday night.
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Lincoln, is the sound designer.
“Working w ith the designers has
been great too,” Grachek said.
I “David Blcnderman has done a
beautiful job with lights. We’ve done
a lot of fun things with colors, w'ith
costumes.”
The play runs tonight and Satur
day and Monday through March 25 at
8 p.m.
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