Arts ©Entertainment
Tuesday, January 23, 1996 Page 6
■JL
Cliff A. Hicks
Web sites
give insight
into future
Sacred Tarot,how should I goabout
getting my roommate a date so that he
keeps quiet and quits complaining
about being single every waking mo
ment?
Oh, hello, folks! Just doing a little
future consulting here on the trusty
Web.
Have you ever wondered if some
problem in your life was going to be
resolved? Did you ever stop to think
about what the future holds in store for
you?
Well, me neither. But just in case
you ever do, don’t bother with one of
those expensive fortune tellers who
will charge you an arm and a leg to tell
you that you’re going to lose an arm
and a leg sometime in the near future.
Simply turn to your trusty Internet.
Believe me, everything is out there
somewhere, and if you search hard
enough, it’s free.
One of the best places out there to
do a little delving into the mysteries of
the future is (http://www.facade.com/
Occult). You can have a tarot reading,
with either a three-card or a full 10
card Celtic layout reading, an I-Ching
interpretation or a bio-rhythm chart.
The Tarot reading uses the stan
dard Ridcr-Waite deck, and a full il
lustration of each card comesup. From
a Tarot dealer’s point of view, this is
about one of the best readings you’ll
get on-line. It is fairly detailed without
being too specific. Without someone
in front of you, this is as good as it
gets.
But for some people, the Tarot
isn’t their style. So there are other
alternatives. The I-Ching interpreta
tion takes a random event and forms a
full prediction from it, based on the
traditional I-Ching, a series of broken
and unbroken lines.
As for a bio-rhythm chart, thi$ one’s
got even me stumped. I can't make
heads or tails of the things, but if you
know what you’re doing, have at it.
Unfortunately, very little explanation
about bio-rhythms or their use is of
fered. -
Ooooohmmmmm
ooooohmmmmm... ooooohmmmmm.
Allofthis Tarot and I-Chingisjust
too much for you, huh? You want the
future and you want it basic, simple...
easy to understand.
You want a prediction to go, right?
How about your plain old horoscope?
(http://www/bdd.com/horol/
bddhorol.cgi/horol) will give you a
good horoscope to look at.
Whether you’re a Sagittarius, like
yours truly, or a Scorpio like my ever
troubled roommate, the future is here
for you in a short little snippet of
advice.
Still too much, huh? You don’t
want just the veil parted, you want the
whole thing taken down and burned.
Go back to your fundamentals, the
beginnings of your prestidigitating
career, also known as die Magic Eight
Ball (http://www.mathcs.sjsu/student/
genn7587/eightball.html).
Oh, Magic Eight Ball, will my
roommate EVER stop complaining
about being single?
-Definitely not
Great ...just swell.
Hteks is a freshman news-editorial and
English major and a Dally Nebraskan staff
reporter.
Simple artistry
WcSnvB^lizlif
Sfc'fiepM&r-“--™—
The. Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and Sculpture
Garderi will be the temporary home of more than 85
* pieces of furniture and decorative art in a new exhibi
tion, “Shaker: The Art of Craftsmanship.”
The Shakers belong to a religious communal group
that advocates simplicity and industry and disdains i
idleness.
This Collection of work, although atypical in the art
world;,is ’ideal for- meeting the Sheldon's objectives,
chief curator Daphne Deeds said.
“First; we like the selection to be very comprehen
sive,” Deeds said. “We also liked very much that the
exhibhiheluded American furniture, and we thihkthat
will make it meaningful to a wide audience.”
||! • The exhibit bpens today and is expected to generate
pi wide range of Interest, she said.
“The exhibit is ihterdisc iplinary ” she said, ??It:$bh i
lows theology, social science, history and art history*.
among others.
“For that reason; we can reach out to the university
afcffoad * • :
lil Qth^ features at the Shaker exhibh iWjtll include a :
jiiecthrC;% Jean Burks, co-author of *-The;<C$j$|pMl
Bbt%bfShak^:|umhure,”on Feb. 8; a sympashanong
Feb. % and a cocking demonstration and famihyi;c#^l
Wffljkshop op Feb. .1Q- .. ifinrinr '
Photo courtesy of Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery
Prodigy to play in concert
By Emily Wray
Staff Reporter
Mozart will be the medium when the Lincoln
Orchestra joins forces with guest artist Helen
Huang tonight in a 7:30 concert at Kimball Re
cital Hall.
Huang, a 13 -year-old piano prodigy, will con
tribute to Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat
major, K.271.
“She’s a remarkable young woman who plays
the piano very well,” said Jeth Mill, executive
director of the Lincoln Orchestra Association.
“We are always looking for talented, young
performers to introduce to Lincoln, and this is an
opportunity to catch a rising star.”
Since she started playing piano at the age of 5,
this native of Japan — who currently resides in
Cherry Hill, N.J. — includes on her resume an
extensive list of national and international con
cert appearances.
Her most recent appearance was a benefit con
cert in Bonn, Germany, in which she played for an
audience that included Chancellor Helmut Kohl.
Huang also has performed with the New York
Philharmonic and made her debut by winning the
Philadelphia Student Competition in 1988 at 7
years old.
“It’s always an amazing experience to feature
someone that’s a natural, and it’s a good oppor
tunity for Helen,” Mill said.
“This is her first performance publicly of this
Mozart piece, so there’s not as much pressure for
her to perform here.”
Huang practices three to four hours a day to
perfect her pieces for the 20 to 25 concerts she
performs each year, Mill said.
“She’ll play music as long as she’s enjoying
what she’s doing, and we hope she continues
because she’s got a gift,” he said.
Other features in tonight’s all-Mozart concert
include Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K.550 and
Divertimento No. 17 in D Major, K.334. All of
these compositions will be conducted by Lincoln
Orchestra’s Music Director Yong-yan Hu.
“There are just a few tickets left, so I hope lots
of people come out to see her,” Mill said.
Tickets for the performance may be purchased
at the Lied Center Box Office for $28, $23, $18
and half-price for students.
Faculty displays own artwork
By Sean McCarthy
Staff Reporter
Faculty of the University of Nebraska Art and
Art History department are display ing their works
for an exhibit at Richards Hall.
The exhibit, “UNL Studio Art Faculty Exhibi
tion,” runs through Feb 1. Photography, oil on
canvas, pottery and other modes of art media are
featured.
Lynn Reynolds, gallery director, said the ex
hibit’s purpose was to reveal how the creative
process worked with each artist.
“We’re trying to show how these ideas evolve
from a sketch on a napkin to the final product,”
Reynolds said.
Although there is no dominant mode of art in
the exhibition, he said, each work contains mate
rial that the artist feels is important to the creative
process.
Peter Pinnell, an assistant art professor, is one
of the artists featured in the exhibit. By grouping
three tea pots with cups for the display, Pinnell
said, he hopedto show the finished products and
the works in progress, respectively.
“This is my first time I’ve seen the work of all
the faculty here,” he said. “I was pleased with the
quality of the show. The works are very strong.”
The gallery is open to the public from 9 a.m. to
5 pjii. Monday through Thursday. Admission is
free. >
Movie depicts
music teacher’s'
noteworthy life
By Cliff Hicks
Film Critic
It may not have been what he wanted, but it
was what he needed. This is the story of Mr.
Holland.
“Mr. Holland’s Opus” is the excel lenlly-crafted
story of Glenn Holland, a musician and composer
who takes on a “gig” teaching to pay his bills and,
in the process, becomes exactly what a good
teacher .should be.
lUlnifjp Holland, played by the un
mUVIt# questionably superb Richard
Review Drey fuss (“What About Bob?”,
Lostm Yonkers ), Degins ms
teaching career in a humorous
way while trying to gain foot
ing in a job he isn’t sure he
wants.
Afler a little while, though,
Holland improves and comes
. to the realization that the clas
sics aren’t what his class needs. When a clarinet
player is about to give up, he plays “Louie,
Louie” and asks her if she likes it, and why.
The answer is because it’s fun, and that, as
Holland points out, is why she’s having trouble
with her music. She’s not having fun.
And somewhere alongthe line, Holland’scom
posing becomes less of a priority.
Film: “Mr. Holland’s Opus”
Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Glenne Headly
Director: Stephen Herek
Rating: PG (mild language)
Grade: A+
Five Words: Music teacher makes movie
magic.
Holland begins to figure out what being a
teacher is all about, much to the approval of the
school’s principal, Mrs. Jacobs, played wonder
fully by Olympia Dukakis.
The film presents to viewers the stories of
various students and their respective problems,
reflecting the real-life trials many teachers en
dure.
Then, something unexpected happens. Iris,
Holland’s wife, played by Glenne Headly, gets
pregnant. Their son, Cole, is born deaf. This
frustrates Holland to no end, because his son
cannot share in his passion for music.
Eventually, though, they are brought together
by the death of John Lennon, and Holland begins
to accept his son for what he is, not shun him
because of what he is.
The movie is not only a journey through 30
years of a teacher’s life, it is 30 years of a
musician’s life as well. The story unfolds as the
joys of music are laid out and the stuffy “notes on
a page” technique is set aside in one of the best
monologues of die movie.
Far and away, however, the best part of “Mr.
Holland’s Opus” is Richard Dreyfuss. Dreyfuss
is nothing short of spectacular, and this role
should make him an Oscar contender next year.
This is a performance that cannot be easily for
gotten.
When he sings “Beautiful Boy” to his son,
Cole, his voice is not perfect. Even though
Dreyfuss is a very talented singer, he does not
sing well because the part doesn’t call for it. He
teaches music, plays piano and composes. Hol
land is no singer.
The fdm points out that good teachers are
people no one will ever forget. Everyone has had
one teacher who had a profound effect on their
life. Holland is one Of those teachers.
“Mr. Holland’s Opus” is a movie that will
cause enough tears to let no one leave with dry
eyes. It goes for the heart and doesn’t let go.
In short, this is one of the best movies Holly
wood has offered in years.