UPC provides summer
entertainment options
By Jim Zavodny
Staff Reporter
The same people who brought rap
veterans Run DMC. MTV’s Loveline
and David Silverman, the animation
director for the Simpsons, to the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln last
year are at it again.
The University Program
Council's summer events calendar
may not be packed with big names,
but the UPC continues to provide the
community with free entertainment
opportunities just as they did in the
fall and spring semesters.
The Treasurer of UPC. Jennifer
Robinson, said one of the reasons
they don't bring in the more popular
acts during the summer is because
most students have gone home until
fall.
"Mainly the only things we do in
the summer are Jazz in June. Grassy
Grooves, the Royals baseball games
and the Movies on the Green because
a lot of the event directors aren't here.
* and we have a smaller budget during
the summer.'' Robinson said.
Tricia Besett, advisor for the UPC
during the summer, said UPC mem
bers hope students, faculty and any
one else interested will attend the four
summer events.
"The UPC tries hard to plan
events when students will be avail
able. so that they can take advantage
of them.” she said.
The most popular event so far has
been Jazz In June, which the UPC
helps co-sponsor with the Sheldon
Memorial Art Gallery.
Jazz in June, held each Tuesday
night in June on the greenspace
between the Sheldon and
Architecture Hall, begins at 7 p.m.
and features performances by differ
ent jazz artists or groups.
Another event the UPC sponsors
during the summer is Grassy
Grooves, an outdoor concert series
held every Thursday from noon to 1
p.m. between the Nebraska Union
and the Administration Building.
With 10 performances left, Besett
encouraged people to attend the
shows and buy a hot don and pop for
SI.
"Grassy Grooves is nice because
it's held during the lunch hour, which
is a good time for people because they
have a break during this time to come
and watch these events," Besett said.
On June 26 and July 17, UPC will
sponsor a trip to Omaha to watch the
Omaha Royals minor league baseball
team play at Rosenblatt Stadium.
UPC has enough room for 30 people
to attend, and tickets for the games
must be purchased one week in
advance at a cost of S5 for UNL stu
dents and S8 for non-students.
University vehicles will leave from
the Nebraska Union at 5:30 p.m. on
the niehts of the names. Besett said.
“The Royals games are a great
deal because the tickets are normally
S4. and for another dollar you get
transportation and food" Besett said.
The last event on the UPC’s sum
mer events calendar is Movies on the
Green. Shown on a big screen TV on
the greenspace north of Kimball Hall,
Movies on the Green w ill start around
9 p.nt. Movies for the summer are on
June 17, “Back to the Future,” July 8,
“Terms of Endearment," July 22,
“Raiders of the Lost Ark.” August 5,
“Dirty Dancing” and August 20,
“Goonies.” Along with the movie
anyone who attends will receive free
pop and popcorn, Robinson said.
“(The movies) are basically a
leisurely thing to do, to kind of help
students w'ith summer classes wind
down their days.”
If you're interested in joining the
UPC or want more information about
their summer events, call 472-2454.
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Although she is not able to attend
often, she said “I attend when I can.
and I certainly am a wholehearted
supporter of the program.”
During the first few years of
Jazz in June, local jazz bands were
often used Piper said. However, as
the budget for the concert series has
grown, more regional and national
acts have been booked. This year
marks Jazz in June's first interna
tional act, Belgian pianist Ivan
Paduart.
1 he Belgian government is
sponsoring (Paduart) to come to the
United States for two jazz concerts,
one in Kansas City and one here.
This is new and exciting, for both us
and him. as he's never been in the
U.S. before," Piper said.
This year's concert series
debuted on June 2 with the
Jamaican-inspired calypso jazz
group 1R1E with the Gulizia
Brothers. Forthcoming concerts
include straight-ahead vocalist/sax
ophonist Kevin Mahogany, June 9;
the latin-influenced group Musa
Nova with Angela Hagenbach, June
16; the jazz/rock of the Bruce Katz
Band, June 23; and Belgian pianist
Paduart (and friends), June 30.
Artists were chosen by a com
mittee composed of Dave Sharp,
jazz instructor at the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln, Herb Thomas,
radio personality at KZUM, Tom
Ineck, local jazz writer, Larry
Boehmer from the Zoo Bar and
three people from the “Sheldon at
Six” committee. Piper said.
This year's series has five con
certs, as opposed to the usual four.
And this wasn't easy to do. Piper
said, as it's exhausting to get enough
corporations to underwrite the
expenses for Jazz in June.
But it's well worth it, she said.
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KATHRYN PIPER, 5, soaks her feet in the fountains outside of Sheldon
Memorial Art Gallery on Tuesday June 2nd. The Piper’s attend Jazz in June
yearly and enjoy the relaxed atmosphere.
“(Jazz in June) is just such a
sense of community. It's just such a
wonderful thing. It would be differ
ent if we charged for it,” Piper said.
Jazz in June concerts are held
every Tuesday evening in June from
7 to 9 in the sculpture garden of the
Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery,
located on the UNL campus at the
intersection of 11th and R streets.
Admission is free.
Additionally, the Zoo Bar will
host an “after Jazz in June” jazz con
cert immediately following each
event. Lincoln jazz vocalist Annette
Murrell will perform June 9, 16 and
30 at the Zoo, with Jimmy Valentine
performing on June 23.
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I think that Jazz
in June is a
wonderful
program
Nancy Dawson
Community programming
coordinator for the Sheldon
Memorial Art Gallery
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