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Hot-Hot-Hot bums supermarket competition
By Gary Gregg
Staff Reporter
For the serious snacker looking
for something more exciting than
supermarket salsa, Hot-Hot-Hot is
a chip dippers dream.
Hot-Hot-Hot is a specialty store
located downtown in the Centrum
shopping center that specializes in
unique salsas, barbecue sauces, ol
ives, gourmet coffee and other
snacks.
Gregg Ortiz, owner of Hot-Hot
Hot, said that he has “the best selec
tion of salsa varieties in town.”
Ortiz said the store was stocked
with 40 to 50 different brands of
salsa, as well as 20 unique barbe
cue sauces. Hot-Hot-Hot also has a
wide variety of snacks such as
jalapcno-stuffed olives, jalapcno
jelly, spicy peanuts and hot mush
rooms.
“The most popular salsa is called
the Religious Experience,” Ortiz
said.
The Religious Experience
comes in four degrees of heat rang- *
ing from mild to hot. The very
brave can have a Religious Experi
ence in very hot, or the “wrath.”
Most of the salsa comes from
the Southwest, such as from New
Mexico. Hot-Hot-Hotoffersunique
items that cannot be found else
where in Lincoln.
Ortiz said the majority of cus
tomers in his store were middle
class working people with a gour
met taste. He would like to see
younger people, such as students,
come to the store to sec what he has
to offer.
“Our items are not cheap be
cause this is a specialty store,”
Ortiz said.
Most items arc priced reason
ably. especially if you arc a salsa
addict willing to go the extra mile
for that ultimate salsa experience.
Hot-Hot-Hot is open Monday
through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6
p.m. and is a must for the chip and
dip junkie!
Jeff Haller/DN
Andrew Johnson checks out a jar of salsa picked out by his mom, Tracy, of Lincoln.
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Courtesy of Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery
“Myths, Mickey Mouse,” by Andy Warhol, 1930-1987.
Sheldon looks to add Andy Warhol’s
‘Mickey Mouse’ as permanent work
Pop-culture icon
symbol of America
By Paula Lavigne
Senior Reporter
Expanding the permanent collection at the
Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery is a matter of
mice and men.
The gallery is in the process of acquiring
20th century artist Andy Warhol’s painting
“The Myths-Mickcy Mouse.”
Daphne Deeds, curator and assistant direc
tor, said Warhol’s depiction of the legendary
cartoon character was a significant addition to
the permanent collection.
“Every museum is defined by its permanent
collection,” she said. “We’re holding it for
posterity, for future generations to enjoy and
study.”
The gallery acquired the right to purchase
the painting for $50,000, half the market value,
from the Warhol Foundation in New York City,
Deeds said.
Funding for the purchase of the painting will
be generated by donations alone, Deeds said.
So far, the gallery collected $10,000 towards
the painting, she said, and has until April to
reach its goal.
She said the foundation felt the Sheldon was
justified in having the painting, as opposed to a
gallery on the east coast. A Warhol painting
would be more appreciated in Nebraska be
cause of the rarity of the artist’s works in the
Midwest, she said.
Deeds said the significance of the painting
was also due to the prominence of the artist and
the subject.
“Andy Warhol is one of the foremost artists
of the 20th century,” Deeds said. “His ideas
have become part of our culture.”
Although Deeds said the gallery had many
works of art to choose from, the Sheldon chose
the Mickey Mouse portrayal because the char
acter is seen as an American icon.
“(Mickey Mouse) is recognized as an inter
national symbol of America,” she said.
Since the Sheldon is an American art muse
um, she said the painting fit the theme of the
collection.
Deeds said Warhol’s paintings had a univer
sal appeal and hoped this interest would en
courage patrons to contribute to the purchase of
the painting.
“His works are dealing with popular culture
and are drawn from commercial art,” Deeds
said. “The content is easily understood, even
though Warhol is a very complicated artist with
many levels of meaning.”
She said his paintings could be appreciated
by both young and old.
“We encouraged children and students to
put coins and dollars into the bucket,” she said.
“This way, they can understand the collection
belongs to everyone. They can feel connected
to the collection.”
“When they see that painting in the future,
they can say: ‘My nickel helped buy that
Warhol,’” Deeds said.
x Bands
Duffy's Tavern- No Left Stone, Wed.; The Geckos, Sun.
Rockin' Robin- Stoned Sundae, Fri. & Sat.
:ri Zoo Bar- Johnnie Johnson, Fri. & Sat.
Royal Grove- Warrant, Tues.
ml Movies
Jf]U Cinema Twin- 13th & P
fir Heaven and Earth, Tombstone
^ Douglas-13th & P
Mrs. Doubtfire, Air Up There, Beethoven's 2nd
Lincoln- 12th & P
Beethoven’s 2nd, Ghost in the Machine,
Shadowlands
Plaza 4- 12th & P
Geronimo, Sister Act 2, Wayne's World 2, Grumpy Old Men
| Mary Riepma Ross-12th & R
The Piano
Star Ship- 13th & Q
^ Demolition Man, Beverly Hillbillies, Malice, Nightmare
Before Christmas, Jurassic Park, Cool Runnings,
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In the Line of Fire, The Firm, Carlito's Way
(starting Friday)
Stuart- 13th & P
The Pelican Brief
Theatre
Lied Center- "Man of La Mancha," Thurs-Sat.
Kimball Recital Hall- Winter winds & Percussion
Festival Concert, Sun., free admission
Music
Kimball Hall- "O' Pioneers!" Tues., free admission
Off Broadway, On Lincoln- The Coffee House
"The Country Girl," Fri-Sun.
Dance
PlaMor Ballroom- West O
Sat. & Sun. Bobby Layne Orchestra
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