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Omaha he opera By Liza Holtmeier Senior Reporter OMAHA — Instead of watching “It’s a Wonderful Life” for the bil lionth time on television this year, try Opera Omaha’s own Frank Capra esque offering - “Home for the Holidays.” Heartland Opera Theatre, Opera Omaha’s young professional resident company, will debut “Home For the Holidays” next week at Bistro At The Market, 406 S. 1,2th St., in Omaha’s Old Market district > “The plot is sentimental in a Frank Gajys kind^fv^ay* in that all tjiechar ai|tri:#maklie discoveries and t&f&for nfetions,\s#’K|Jane Hill,^Qf>fera Omaha executive director. Hill wrote the script for the musi cal, which features holiday music ranging from traditional carols to musical theater. Hill said the touring company’s second production of the season tradi tionally had been a concert touring the state. This year, however, Opera Omaha wanted to perform in Omaha, Ji mHgs she said. Hill decided to create a musical appealing specifically to Omaha resi dents. She set the play at the Eppley Airfield in Omaha and included sur prise cameo video appearances by well-known Omaha residents. “I think all of us have airport or other travel nightmare stories similar to this story,” Hill said. “Omaha audi ences will respond well to the produc tion set in Omaha and to characters with whom they can empathize.” ' The musical takes place on Christmas Eve in the cocktail lounge of the Eppley Airfield. A nun, a toy salesman, a bartender, a TV anchor woman and a cocktail pianist are stranded together because of a bliz zard. Liesl Jeffrey, Opera Omaha mar keting director, said the airport setting allowed Hill to create interesting and humorous dialogues between the var ied characters while communicating a poignant message about the holidays. -■ ■■ The cast features two stars from Opera Omaha’s recent production of Don Pasquale - soprano Margaret Lloyd and baritone Curtis Olds. It also includes Omaha soprano Anne DeVries, San Francisco baritone David Cox, Omahan Daena Schweiger, and pianist Peter Clogg, Opera Omaha’s resident music direc tor. Jeffrey added that “Home for the Holidays” was. also the first produc tion Opera Omaha will perform afthe Bistro. “Around the holidays, we get so rushed between shopping and social events,” Jeffrey said. “We wanted to do a dinner theater-type setting where • you don’t have to run between the restaurant the theater.” “Home for the Holidays” runs Dec. 5-7 and Dec. 11-14 at the Bistro. Dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. with an 8 p.m. curtain. Prices are $39.95 per ' person on Thursday and Sunday and $44.95 per person on Fridays and Saturdays. Admission includes the show and a buffet-style dinner. For reservations call the Opera Omaha Box Office at (402) 346-7372. i 'I—3-1 We buy. sell and trade used v and out of . t print games. *.¥mk Open gaming ;r-- , ^ (By gamers, .. _ _ for gamers. Collectible Card Games. Miniatures. 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Call 472-2589 or bring your resume to 101 Lyman Hall. g ^ - —— — * - — — Society wants everyone to appreciate art, culture ■ Th^ Art Historians gf6uj> was Settled to ; v ' educate all students, not just art majors, about art . and its place in their lives. By Joel Christiansen Staff Reporter For any student who ever wished to understand a campus sculpture but didn’t know how, there’s hope. The Art Historians Society is a student organization aimed at promoting art awareness and appreciation among University of Nebraska-Lincoln students. Although the society may be especially attractive to art histo ry majors, membership is not restricted to art students. The group’s first meetings were organizational, but interest has been high, said society pres^ jdent Angie,Stutheit. Students of music, architecture, accounting and business have attended, as well as art majors, Stutheit said. Elaine Leonard, one of the group’s leaders, said one of the society’s goals was to overcome the; elitist stigma attached to artists’groups, / ! ey providing a ionun tor dis cussion of art, including campus sculptures, the society wants to give students exposure and access to-art both"pn.and*off campus. Society mWtfngs are held about twice a month. Topics of discussion at these meetings include research cur rently being done by members of the UNL faculty, Stutheit said. The society also organizes field trips, attends guest lectures and exhibit openings. A behind-the scenes tour of Omaha’s Joslyn Art Gallery is being organized ; f. t for next semester. Also* associ ate'arf^profjessor Michael Hoff will lecture on his research involving Turkish Roman archi tecture next week, she said. Through these and other activities, the society hopes to expose its ^embers to current work ip^e Ffdd of art, history and offer students experiences they will not find in the class room. Although the Art Historians Society is dedicated to the study of &rt, the.prixfleges of member ship are nof just academic, Stutheit said. The society pro vides a social setting in which art history majors and other stu dents can meet new people with similar interests. Society meet ings may be a good place for stu dents to discuss art and share ideas while getting to know each othef, she said. A society meeting or guest lecture is also an ideal time and place, for students to interact with their professors outside the classroom, she said. Andrea Bolland, art history professor and director of the society,-said art history classes cousw^latgfelyiof slide shows andlectwhesj’with minimal dis cussion. Participation in society meetings gives students a chance to actively discuss art with faculty in a more personal environment than the classroom, she s^l. The group’s final semester meeting^mll be Dec. 2 at 6:30 p.m. in the west end of the Nelle Cochfine Woods Art Building basement. For more informa tion, send e-mail to sarthist@unlinfo.unl.edu to con tact the group. The Cramps turn inside out CRAMPS from page 9 - Interior said.“(However,) the people that are shocked by us seem so boring and uninteresting to me that I am not interested in shocking them.” Like any worthwhile band on the fringe’s of rock culture, The Cramps , are occasionally subject to possibly damaging rumors - such as they might be dead. „ “Two times there Iras been a big . rumor going around tliat I‘m dead,” Interior said. “The last time it was a drag overdose; my room was full of flowers.” Never experiencing much com mercial success, the densely struc tured, country-salted punk rock forged by The Cramps has influenced such modem artists as The Reverand Horton Heat and Jon Spencer. Although it would be easy to see why Interior would be resentful of the suc cess of these bands, he loves their music, saying they are keeping rock abilly alive and in a state of flux. “One ofthe things I am proud of with our band is that people started finding this stuff and created a sub culture, and our band played an important part of that,” Interior said. Tickets for Friday’s all-ages RancfrBowl concert are $13 in advance and $14 the day of show. Demolition Dolls and Japanese rock trioGuitar Wolf will open the 9 p.m. performance. And, Lux Interior does n’t want to be the only one in heels. “You should come out there pre pared to have a good time,” Interior said. “You don’t need to know any philosophy; we are a simple rock band. (But) it helps if you wear sexy clothes.”