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Artist explores, captures illusions on film By Bret Schulte Art Critic Creating illusions is the job of every photographer, but Lincoln resident Ronda Esquivel truly has turned it into an art form. Through Sunday, Esquivel’s experimental photography exhib it “Masks and other Illusions” will be featured in the main gallery of the Gallery 9 Professional Artist Affiliation, 124 S. Ninth St. The gallery is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesdays through Sundays. “Masks and other Illusions” is —i O ~ I tie Koyal throve and IceBerg Productions presents September 25th Thursday Doors Open at 8 pm Tickets $12, $15 Day of Show 19 years and over Tickets available at The Royal Grove and Ticketmaster f . - — - ■ ■ ■ — - 1 - I Get a Je\i satv/vvicfi, cfv'ps ahJ a [ me^/fUtD soft </Whk for just ^>3.*)*) Come for t+>e bacjels, stay for lurc^i. /\nd <jet ore of our tasty sandwiches, loaded with lean meats and fresh veyyies, plus c()»ps and a drink {or 70* l "A" Street - 12* l "Q” Street Offer vaU *-ou<jfi 17/31/^7. CW coupoh per penoh, per v^.t. V<W oh all plahet? o*er tkah Ear* ' • __■______, a 25-piece collection of black and-white and hand-tinted pho tographs. Incorporating friends and family, Esquivel has captured on film the escapism inherent in every costume, mask and adopted persona. “We all wear masks every day,” Esquivel said. “We wear them at our jobs, and when we go out. Masks of all types can allow us to be someone else while we wear them.” Exploring this theme, the pho tographs depict men, women.and children wearing their “masks” in everyday and sometimes extreme situations. From a peaceful por trait of a man serenely gazing out of th&nylon stocking stretched over his hfa^0to a pre-adolescent, bare-chest&MJby screaming as he stands upon hrs chalk-drawing monster on the sidewalk, the con cept of illusion is made'tangible through Esquivel’s photography. Judith Andre, gallery coordi nator, said she believed Esquivel’s photography attracted people for many reasons. “The ones with the sense of whimsy make people laugh,” Andre said. “Then you go to the other extreme, and a lot are very mysterious.” Esquivel’s work with the sub ject of masks and illusion covers a broad range of emotional evo I . A A cations and subject matter, and thus provides a cohesive compo sition, Andre said. Her use of dra matic techniques with subjects and photographic production aid the mood, Andre said. Esquivel said she believed the masks people wear - literally or figuratively - send important messages to others. “I have picture of my son with a box on b.i^bgfd and doing an Egyptian dantse<,£ she said. “What is he trying to toil me? Is this one of his masks?” Esquivel’s portraits are avail able for sale, ranging in price from $150 to $165. Call 441 8450 for more information. Minneapolis tno pops into JJunys By Sean McCarthy Assignment Reporter Named after an amplifier com pany that went out of business in the late 1960s, Magnatone will bring its hard-edged power pop to Duffy’s Tavern, 1412 O St., tonight. The band wrestled with varia tions of the name “Magnatone” before choosing it, lead singer Tom Rosenthal said. “We didn’t want to be called ‘The Magnatones’ because*it sort of sounds like a Holiday Inn lounge band,” Rosenthal mused. Before forming in November, Rosenthal, bassist Jacques Wait and drummer Johnny O’Halloran were playing in other bands in the Minneapolis area. Rosenthal came to Minneapolis from New York in 1992. Describing New York as “creatively dead,” he said he was happy to be in Minneapolis. “It’s a good place to live,” Rosenthal said. “It’s a cheap place to live and a great place for a band.” Forming the trio posed some I iy in Berlin g semester! the Deutsch tschland institute I by Professor stina Brantner rational meeting to be held: >er 25th at 4:00 p.m. onal Affairs (basement) Program Coordinator 3l Freudenfeld e in attendance information, contact: lal Affairs 1237 R Street l,p://www.iaffairs.unl.edu r^na i-ii uiaiatfll minor problems. Wait, a guitarist in the group Speedway, initially wanted to play guitar with Magnatone. Agreeing that the bands’ styles sounded too similar, Wait switched to bass guitar. About the same time, Ewing was playing bass guitar in another band. He agreed to join as drum mer. “One of the challenges is cre ating a full sound with three guys because you leave out the certain subtleties of another guitar play er,” Rosenthal said. Magnatone’s self-titled album was recorded in less than two weeks. The band has been touring cities such as New York and Austin, Texas, since the album’s April release. Constant touring has landed them a respectable fol lowing in both Minneapolis.^nd Boston as well, Rosenthal said. It’s similar to Minneapolis in that there’s an immediate enthusiastic response to the music,” Rosenthal said. Tonight’s performance won’t be Magnatone’s first Lincoln show. The band played Duffy’s last July. Rosenthal said he looked forward to playing the town again. “(Duffy’s is) a nice bar to play in,” Rosenthal said. “We had a great time playing there last time.” Opening up for Magnatone will be the high-energy power pop band Splitsville. Tickets for the show are $3. Splitsville is set to take the stage at 10:30 p.m. with Magnatone following at 11:30. 200$ Hr ah Cycle Works Don't’ miss out on the best riding of the year. Enjoy the trails with a new bike from Cycle Wbrks. All 97"S on sale. 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