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Friday, March 8,1996
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Early break
offered at
local bars
It’s the weekend before spring
break, and students across campus are
packing, making frantic last-minute
reservations and, in all likelihood,
“prepping” for nexLweek’s debauch
ery at a number of local bars.
All eyes are on far-off paradises,
but there’s plenty of entertainment to
be had in Lincoln. Check it out.
The School of Music will present
two celebrations of wood and wind
this weekend. The UNL Wind En
semble, conducted by Jay Kloecker,
will perform Saturday at Kimball Hall
in an 8 p.m. concert. On Sunday, the
Moran Woodwind Quintet, UNL’s
resident faculty quintet, will perform
in an 8 p.m. concert. Admission to
both shows is free.
At Knickerbockers, 901 O St.,
Shithook and the GC3 will perform
tonight. On Saturday, it will be Cad
mium and Smilin’ Jack. Both shows
start at 10:30 p.m. and have a $3 cover
charge.
At Mudslide Slim’s, 14180 St., the
Drag and Lincoln’s favorite sons,
Plastik Trumpet, will take the stage in
a 10:30 p.m. concert. The Drag, from
South Carolina, play British-styled
pop-rock with heavy Oasis and Blur
overtones. Plastik Trumpet play sweet
power pop with a deeply sentimental
and occasionally cynical edge. Cover
is $3.
There ’ s a virtual cornucopia of new
films showing up tonight at local the
aters.
“The Birdcage” stars Robin Will
iams, Nathan Lane and Gene Hack
man and is a remake of the classic, “La
Cage Aux Folles.” When the ultra
conservative parents of one of their
children come to visit before the pend
ing wedding, a gay couple (Williams
and Lane) must act straight, with hi
larious results.
Pinhead locks up with a Cenobite
whose evil and longevity rivals his
own in “Hellraiser: Bloodlines,” the
fourth in the successful “Hellraiser”
movie series.
mmiomic cumcuy again comes iu
the big screen in “If Lucy Fell,” star
ring Sarah Jessica Parker and Ellc
Macphcrson.
Those lovable pets Sassy, Chance
and Shadow are supposed to go camp
ing, but instead wind up running the
streets in the Disney Film “Homeward
Bound II: Lost in San Francisco.”
The only returning movie this week
end is the romantic comedy “Sabrina,”
starring Harrison Ford, Julia Ormond
and Greg Kinnear, while “Father of
the Bride II” continues its successful
run at the Joyo Theatre, 6120 Have
lock.
The New Canadian Cinema film
series will conclude Saturday at the
Mary Riepma Ross Film Theater.
Schedules are available at the Ross
Theater box office.
Also this weekend is “Burnt by the
Sun,” sponsored by the UPC Interna
tional Film Series. The film will be
shown Sunday at the Mary Riepma
Ross Film Theatre at 1:45 p.m., 4:15
p.m., 6:45 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. Ticket
prices are $5.50 for general admission
and $3.50 for senior citizens, children,
UNL students and members of the
Friends of the Mary Riepma Ross Fi lm
Theatre.
Have something to contribute to TGIF?
Send Information to “TGIF,” c/o Dally Ne
braskan Arts and Entertainment, 34 Ne
braska Union, 1400 R St, Lincoln, Neb.
68588, or fax ns at 472-1761. TGIF Is com
piled by the arts and entertainment staff.
Stallions to
perform at
Pershing
By Brian Priesman
Staff Reporter
There will be some horseplay
going on at the Pershing Auditorium
this Sunday when the world famous
Lipizzancr Stallions come to Lin
coln.
The Lipizzaner Stallions, made
famous in the Walt Disney Movie
“The Miracle ofthe White Stall ions,”
have a longand well-known history.
Considered the aristocrat of the
equestrian world, the Lipizzaners’
ancestors have ties to actual royalty.
They were first bred by Archduke
Maximillian, emperor of Austria, in
1562.
Famous for their endurance,
speed and strength, Lipizzaner stal
lions are known for their exploits in
World War II.
In 1945, Lipizzaner stallions were
kept in St. Martin’s in upper Aus
tria. The horses suffered because
they were separated from the mares.
Also, starving refugees attempted to
steal them for food.
The U.S. Army moved into St.
M art in ’ s under the command of Gen.
George S. Patton. Impressed by the
horses, Patton agreed to make the
Lipizzaners a ward of the United
States until they could return home
safely to Vienna.
The mares, then held by the Ger
mans, were allowed to be taken by
the American forces out of fear that
the Russian troops would annihilate
the breed. When the war was over,
the stallions and the mares were
reunited and returned home to the
Spanish Riding School of Vienna.
For their, 1996 show, the
Lipizzaners will perform all-new
routines to all-new music. Called
“An Evening in Vienna,” the show
tries to emulate the look and feel of
the actual Spanish Riding School in
Vienna.
One of the highlights of the show
is “Airs Above the Ground.” This
segment features the leaps and ma
neuvers once used to protect the
horses and riders on the battlefield.
The conclusion to the show is the
traditional Grand Quadrille, featur
ing six to eight Lipizzaner Stallions
with riders in an intricate equestrian
ballet.
The two-hour show features rid
ers from around the world and 14
stallions.
The Royal Lipizzaner Stallions
perform at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on
Sunday. Tickets are $12.50 and
$16.50.
F W
concert v,
previews
Band looks for new name
By Cliff Hicks
Staff Reporter
Sometimes a band’s name can cause prob
lems. Take, for example, Shithook.
“It’s kind of hard to get publicity with a name
like Shithook,” said Dave Boye, bass player and
baritone saxophonist for the band.
“It’s also hard to say to your mom.”
Shithook will play tonight at Knickerbockers,
901 OSt.
Boye said the band was going through a name
change, but members had yet to find a name that
suited them, despite many ideas.
Shithook comprises four members. They are:
Boye; Steve Lamphere, guitar, vocals and key
boards; Phil Shoemaker, guitar, vocals and key
boards; and Dave Robel, drums.
They’ve been together almost four years and
have played several gigs, including an opening
for Buck Naked and the Bare Bottom Boys.
When asked about the band’s sound, Boye
said, “It’s kind of hard to pin down. Sort of pop
oriented rock with a country tinge.”
In addition to playing live shows around town,
the band also does live karaoke at Mudslide
Slims, 1418 0 St., every Thursday night.
“It’s a lot of fun. We have about 35 songs with
written out lyrics, but between the four of us, we
can usually figure out hundreds of songs,” Boyc
said.
Boye said that people who came to the karaoke
nights also would be able to hear a few Shithook
originals.
As well as the name change and the karaoke
gigs, Shithook is also recording songs. For the
most part, the band is recording its own material,
but it also has a few covers.
“We’re going to shop it around to some indie
labels and alternative labels,” Boye said, “and if
we exhaust all those options, we’ll put it out
ourselves.”
Shithook will play tonight with The GC3 at
Knickerbockers, and next Friday at the Zoo Bar,
136 N. 14th St., with the Self-Righteous Broth
ers. The show starts at 10:30 p.m. and has a $3
cover charge.
Band a ‘happy alternative’
By Lane Hickenbottom
Staff Reporter
Put on a smile; Mr. Happy is coming to town.
Mr. Happy, a five-member band from Little
Rock, Ark., will hold two shows this weekend at
Royal Grove, 340 W. Comhusker Highway.
The band’s name reflects the group’s musical
philosophy.
“Too many people and too many bands use
music only as a tool for expressing disgust for
their world,” said band-leader and lead vocalist,
Scott Hairston. “Sometimes that is an important
part of popular music, but it’s not everything.
With Mr. Happy, we wanted to be something
different. None of us are scowlcrs.”
And different they are. Mr. Happy is most
notorious for its on-stage appearance. The band’s
wardrobe consists of large Dr. Seuss-like hats,
fake hair and bell-bottoms.
The band is zipping through the country on
tour to promote its new album, “Unzipped.”
“Unzipped” features uplifting lyrics and a
vocal and musical sound that can be described
best as across between the Beatles, Bon Jovi and
Primus. Free-spirited song titles include “Arma
dillos & Opossums” and "“All is Trippin in
Happyland.”
The show will begin Friday and Saturday
nights at 8:30. Tickets arc available for both
shows at the door for $4.
Modem dance
troupe brings
original works
By Greg Schick
Staff Reporter
The award-winning Paul Taylor Dance Com
pany will perform three original works at the Lied
Center for Performing Arts on Saturday.
Paul Taylor is a
prolific choreogra
pher with more than
100 modern dance
works completed and
more in the works.
This dance troupe
has set the standard
for more than 40 years in the genre of modem
dance. The company has toured in more than 400
cities in about 60 countries.
In the Lied performance, the Paul Taylor Dance
Company will perform the works “Arden Court,”
“Offenbach Overtures” and “Speaking in
Tongues.” “Speaking in Tongues” won an Emmy
award after being adapted for PBS television in
1991.
Taylor has been honored with many awards,
including three Guggenheim Fellowships, six
honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts degrees, two
lifetime achievement awards and knighthood in
the French government’s 1’Ordre des Arts et des
Lettres.
Two pre-performance talks will be given in
the Lied Center’s Steinhart room. Modem dance
expert Charlotte Adams, visiting assistant pro
fessor at UNL’s Department of Theatre Arts and
Dance, will offer her insight 55 minutes and 30
minutes before the performance.
Saturday’s show begins at 8 p.m. Tickets arc
available 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays and 90
minutes before the performance. They are $26,
$22 and $ 18, half-price for students with identi
fication.