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Haymarket to have heyday, dedicate Ironhorse Park have a booth. Friday a street dance featuring three live bands will be held for those over age 21, Shields said. The highlight of the weekend will be Saturday, Shields said, with an all-day Farmers Market and live entertainment, an ice cream social at noon, a craft fair and an old and new vehicle display. The Shrine clowns will visit the festival and a mini-train will offer rides to keep the children busy. “Haymarket Heydays: Salute a Century of Progress” was created when Burlington Northern ap proached the Haymarket district with a desire to make the public more aware of the railroads, Shields said. The event has taken officials from both the Haymarket and Burlington Northern more than six ' months to plan. The exposition in Lincoln is preceded with a week of open houses in various communities. A passen ger train traveling across the state stopped at McCook, Hastings and Grand Island. At these stops the railroads visited with community leaders at breakfasts and lunch eons to learn how Burlington North ern can better run a railroad in the 20th century. All Burlington Northern activi ties are free of charge and open to the public. Greed!Lust!Power!Laughter! Other^ [People's ney by Jerry Sterner On Stage July 5 thru 20 Johnny Carson*Theater - West entrance - Lied Center Nebraska Repertory Theatre Nebraska's only Equity Professional Theatfe Lincoln. Nebraska 68588-0201 Daytime Box Office: First Floor Temple Bldg. 12th & R One hour before curtain, the box office moves to — Carson Theater - 11th & Q (West side Lied Center) HOTLINE: (402) 472-2073 Hours: Mon-Sat, 12 to 5 pm & 3 hours before curtain. Tickets: Fri. Sat: $15. Sun.T.W.Th: $12 (Senior Citizens - $3 Less) a U»iv«r»*Y W - LH«=t» Movie engrosses viewers ‘Thelma and Louise ’offers well-crafted performances By Julie Naughton Senior Editor Wanted: two women in connec tion with murder, armed robbery and assault. Last seen in a pale green vintage convertible. Wanted in at least two states. Considered armed and dangerous. And all they wanted was an inno cent weekend away. “Thelma and Louise,” Ridley Scott’s tale of two women that at tempt to take a short vacation and end up wanted by the FBI, is both well crafted and engrossing. Susan Sarandon is Louise, the older and presumably wiser member of this team. She convinces her friend Thelma (Geena Davis), a naive and scared housewife living in the shadow of an abusive husband, to take a trip to a friend’s cabin with her. They’ll have fun, Louise assures her friend. They’ll fish, talk and maybe pick up a few men. Until murder and armed robbery cross their paths. On the way to the cabin, the two stop for a drink. And the trouble starts. They meet Harlan (Timothy Carhart) the sleazeball, Neanderthal cause of all of the ensuing problems. He hits on both Thelma and Louise, and then tries to rape Thelma in the bar’s parking lot. When he just won’t take no for an answer, Louise shoots and kills him. Thatshould teach him a few things about how to treat a lady. The two women takeoff, knowing that the Arkansas State Police and Thelma’s awful husband (Christopher MacDonald) won’t have much sym pathy for them. With the exception of Harvey Keitel as a sympathetic state trooper, they’re right about the no-sympathy part. Their trip through the South and Southwest parts of the country is desolately teautiful and tinged with desperation. The two are running but have a limited amount of resources, so it is obvious that their run probably won’t be successful. But they try. Despite the movie’s serious sub ject matter, there are moments of real humor in this film. It’s especially funny to see the formerly whimpy Thelma pull off an armed robbery and comment proudly, “Damn, I’m getting good at this.” The obvious camaraderie between the two women allows the audience to connect emotionally with the char acters, cheering them on to the movie’s somewhat predictable climax. Sarandon’s performance as the tough talking, weathered waitress Louise Sawyer is excellent. Following up her tough-girl performance in the recent “White Palace,” Sarandon acquits herself well with her handling of Louise. Davis presents a portrait of a woman that emerges from a scared victim to a self-confident woman is gratifying and extremely well done. The two actresses, along with a catchy Glenn Frey theme song (“Part of You, Part of Me”) create an effect that is immensely watchablc and quite enjoyable. “Thelma and Louise” is playing at the Cinema 1 & 2, 201 N. 13th St. Junk Continued from Page 12 day they die. And after.” Bierman chortled. Bierman and lead guitarist Dave Boutette write the outlines of Junk Monkey songs and bring it to drum mer Dave Allen and bassist Kevin Pcrri. “The band trusts us. They’ll play their ass off on it,” Bierman said. So why all the hard work? “It’s just what we do. We’re too far gone. We’ve lost a lot of jobs doing it. Wc play rock and roll and hope people see us, so we can keep doing it,” Bierman said. The Junk Monkey’s label, Metal Blade Records, has only recently reached into the world of pop music, signing both the Junk Monkeys and the Goo Goo Dolls. Most Metal Blade bands are ex actly that. Metal. Loud and lots of it. ‘'At first it was really difficult,” Bierman said. Radio stations would look at the label, assume it was metal and not play it. “Hmmm. Big gloomy singers. I’m much more into pop. I’ll take the Goo Goo Dolls over Napalm Death,” Bi erman said. “I don’nhink anyone (in the band) is into metal. Definitely some Led Zeppelin tendencies, though,” Bier man assured. The Junk Monkeys like their label, Bierman said. ‘‘It’s good and it’s bad. Dealing with a record company can be very frustrating. .. . We want to make music. They want us to sell records. Artistically, they keep their hands off,” Bierman said. The Junk Monkey’s second Metal Blade release, the near-perfect pop offering, ‘‘Five Star Fling,” was re leased in February. Since then, the Junk Monkeys have toured the coun try from coasito coast and back.. Bicrman said that the band is ex cited to play Lincoln. “I like playing for people who haven’t heard us before,” he said. “Whenever you play another town, you’re gaining ground. “That’s the whole fun of it. Meet ing people from different places — seeing different faces every night. It’s good to take it in.” National music press magazines advise to “see ‘cm live and you’ll believe.” What better place than Duffy’s? “Ifthcrc’s a dressing room, we just throw our stuff in it and go sit at the bar,” Bicrman said. “Even if there’s six people there, we’re still having fun.” That’s what it’s about. Tickets for the Junk Monkeys are now available at Twisters for $3.50, and $4.00 at the Duffy's door Mon day night. Doors open for the show at 9:00 p.m., but the bar opens at 1:00 p.m.. Use your best judgment. Below Continued from Page 12 fast-paced guitar mix well with the rough and tumble vocals and the soft touch keyboard. The song might remind even the cleanest mind of sex, or maybe it cduld be interpreted as the inside feelings of an individual - eithcrway works with“InsideofMe.” Offering audiences a solid sound as well as splendid and ravaging musicianship and a well balanced list of songs, 2 Below has a good chance of climbing above the plethora of Lincoln bands that arc content to slay where’they arc. Because 2 Below isn’t. ITS NOT WORTH THE WEIGHT. For better health and fitness, exercise. American Heart Association By Dana Johnson Staff Reporter Railroad displays and demon strations will be featured in Burl ington Northern’s first “Haymarket Heydays: Salute a Century of Prog ress” celebration beginning Thurs day evening at 7th and Q streets. Lou Shields, program consult ant for Historic Haymarket, said the displays will include several Burlington Northern cars open to the public from a restored diesel locomotive, the red, white and blue Desert Storm Car dedicated to troops throughout the world and a state of-the-art caboose. Track equip mcntand a model railroad also will be on display throughout the week end: The dedication of Ironhorse Park at the comer of 7th and Q streets at 5 p.m. on Thursday will kick off the weekend of activities to help celebrate the 100th anniversary of Family Service in Lincoln, Shields said. Family Service is the oldest and largest human service in Lincoln and provides programs for Lancas ter families, said Gaylcne Barstow, finance and operations manager for the non-profit organization. A demonstration of how to re rail a derailed car will be given at 6 p.m. Thursday, and Operation Life safe, a railroad safety program, will “Thelma and Louise” Starring Geena Davis, Susan Sarandon