UNL magazine wins arts award
By Lane Hickenbottom
Staff Reporter
UNL’sown Prairie Schooner maga
zine will be honored with the Organi
zational Achievement Award at the
1996 Governor’s Arts Awards.
Prairie Schooner was selected from
a Held of more than 300 individuals
and organizations that were nominated
for their continuing contributions to
the arts in Nebraska.
Published quarterly with support
from the IJNL English Department
- —.— ---,—
and the University of Nebraska Press
this literary magazine has feature<
excellent contemporary fiction, po
etry, essays and translations for th<
past 70 years.
Hilda Raz, editor of the magazine
said she was excited about the award
“This recognition means a lot to u:
at this time. It's praise from our hom<
stale, something very special,” Ra;
said.
On a national level, the Schoone
lias won many awards in recent years
Among these awards are the Bes
Young saxophonist
wins concert spot
By Craig Wagner
Staff Reporter
The Nebraska Jazz Orchestra’s
Young Jazz Artist Competition win
ner will perform with the orchestra
tonight at the Ramada Hotel and
Conference Center, 141 N. Ninth
St.
The orchestra, comprised mainly
of music educators, designed its
“Catch a Rising Star” competition
to encourage the education o fyoung
jazz performers.
The competition was open to
students age 21 and younger, but
those who entered the contest were
all in high school.
The first round of competition
was held last fall with nine contes
tants, five of whom went on to com
pete in the final round Jan. 21. The
competition was judged by the
orchestra’s music director and mem
bers of the rhythm section. The com
petition had a fine turnout and was
closely watched.
ThewinnerwasFrankBrasile.a
17-year-old high school senior from
Omaha Central. Brasile plays the
baritone saxophone and will per
form big-bandjazz with the orches
tra.
The concert begins at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets cost $12 for adults, $9 for
senior citizens, and $5 for students.
g THte^EPWE5PAY
E AWAKE
, American Essays Award in 1995, the
i Best American Short Stories Award
- in 1994 and prizes from Pushcart
: Prizes and Best American Poetry.
National recognition is great, Raz
, said, but it doesn’t quite have the same
. sweet taste that comes with winning at
i home.
; “We’ve had lots of national recog
nition, but (his is our first major recog
nition from the state,” she said. “This
• recognizes Prairie Schooner in a na
. tional context, but (also) right here at
. home.”
Linda Hughes, community arts co
ordinator for the Nebraska Arts Coun
cil, said the award also was a signifi
cant achievement.
The committee that selects win
ners," Hughes said, is comprised of
peopl£5who represent a wide range of
knowledge regarding the arts in Ne
braska. Past winners of the award are
among those included in the panel.
Prairie Schooner is available for
S6.45 a copy at the University Book
store, J.L. Lee Booksellers and Barnes
& Noble.
Roses
Continued from Page 9
Lisa is a stereotypical workahol ic
— she lives for the deal. While
sitting triumphantly across from a
major client, she receives the star
tling news that her foster father has
just passed away. Unfazed, she fin
! ishes her business coolly and pro
fessionally.
Arriving home, Walker finds her
goldfish also has died. Unable to
hold in her grief any longer, she
breaks down and cries in front of an
open window.
The next day, she goes to work
as if nothing is wrong only to find
an astonishing bouquet of flowers
waiting for her, delivered by Farrell.
Forced into a vacation by her
boss, Walker sets out to discover
who sent the flowers, only to dis
cover that Farrell sent them himself
after seeing her crying at her win
dow the night before.
From there, the story becomes a
typical, sappy romance. But unlike
many Hollywood romances, “Bed
of Roses” succeeds.
Film: “Bed of Roses”
Stars: Christian Slater, Mary
Stuart Masterson
Director: Michael Goldcnberg
Rating: PG (mild language)
Grade: B
Five Words: Valentine’s Day a
little early
Masterson is beautiful as the un
sure and shy Walker, who dreams
of a knight in shining armor but is
scared to believe her dream can
come true.
Slater fits very well into the
“nice-guy-who-has-been- burned
by-love-before” role.
But the story is exactly ..what
shines most. A simple, innocent
story, “Bed of Roses” does not try
to mask what it is — a sentimental
fable about true love. And in the
end, that’s what keeps “Bed of
Roses” from beingjust another love
story.
Vegas
Continued from Page 9
Enter Sera (Elisabeth Shue), a
streetwise prostitute who takes a lik
ing to Ben, whose company fills her
void by allowing her to feel needed.
These poor, unfortunate souls love
each other for who and what they are,
and they each feed off of that.
But Ben isn’t doing so hot. When
ever he spends just a few hours away
from the booze, he starts getting the
shakes, dry-heaving and convulsing.
The only way to fix this is to drink
even more.
And when Sera realizes that she
might not be able to live with Ben in
this condition, their illusions of secu
rity and faith in each other begin to
crumble.
“Leaving Las Vegas” features in
credible performances from both Cage
and Shue.
Cage’s versatility helped him
through duds like “Trapped in Para
dise,” and he’s back for revenge in
“Leaving Las Vegas.” His shell-of-a
man portrayal of Ben is right on the
money, drawing the moviegoer into
his very soul, where nobody would
want to go.
Shue is equally impressive, espe
cially when considering her earlier
work in films such as “Adventures in
Babysitting” and “The Karate Kid.”
She gives Sera a very hard edge, but
keeps a knowledge of the dangers and
hopelessness of her life.
The supporting cast is full of sur
prises as well, including cameos by
Steven Weber (“Wings”), Valeria
Golino (“Hot Shots!”) and Julian
Lennon.
Director Mike Figgis brings out
the humanity in each of the characters,
making them as realistic as possible.
Figgis isn’t afraid of showingjust how
cruel and heartless real life can be to
anyone at anytime in any place.
The soundtrack for the film is
Film: “Leaving Las Vegas”
Stars: Nicolas Cage, Elisabeth
Shue, Julian Sands
Director: Mike Figgis
Rating: R (language, subject
matter, nudity, violence,
etc.)
Grade: A
Five Words: Hopeless souls
share unconditional love
equally exceptional, featuring perfor
mances from Sting and Don Henley.
Incidentally, Oscar nominations are
about three weeks away, and don’t be
surprised if “Leaving Las Vegas” is
mentioned in a cornucopia of Acad
emy Award categories.
It’s gritty. It’s vicious. It’s life. It’s
“Leaving Las Vegas.”
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