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The Weekend in Preview Thefollowing is a brief list of events this weekend. For more information, call the venue. CONCERTS: Auld Pavillion, Antelope Park, 3140 Sumner St. Saturday: Dan Newton and Cafe Accordion Duffy’s Tavern, 1412 O St. (402) 47.4-3453 Sunday: Bright Eyes, TV City, Kevin Chasek Duggan s Pub, 440 S. 11th St. (402) 477-3513 Friday: FAC with the Wheezetones; The Rockin’ Fossils Saturday: Lil* Slim and the Back Alley Blues Band Kimball Hall, 11th and R streets (402) 472-4747 Sunday: University Singers, Chorale, Chorus and Concert Choir Knickerbocker’s, 901 OSt. (402) 476-6865 Friday: Crush the Clown, The Get, Spelling Tuesday Saturday: Black Light Sunshine, Project Wet O’Donnell Auditorium, 50th and Huntington streets (402) 465-2319 Sunday: Wesleyan Symphonic Band Royal Grove, 340 W. Comhusker Highway (402) 474-2332 Friday: Black Light Sunshine Saturday: The Aaron Zimmer Band The Zoo Bar, 136 N. 14th St. (402) 435-8754 Friday: Rosie Ledet Saturday: Mark Hummel THEATER: Mary Riepma Ross Film Theater, 12™ and R streets (402) 472-2461 All weekend: “Cinema of Iran” film festival McDonald Theatre, 51st and Huntington streets (402) 465-2384 Friday and Saturday: “Polaroid Stories” Star City Dinner Theatre, Eighth and Q streets (402) 477-8277 All weekend: “Jesus Christ Superstar” GALLERIES: Burkholder Project, 719 P St. (402) 477-3305 All weekend: Laron McGinn, Harry Dingman, Fine Crafts Group Show Doc s Place, 140 N. Eighth St. (402) 476-3232 All weekend: Liz Dodds Gallery Nine, 124 S. Ninth St. (402) 477-2822 All weekend: Audrey Greve Haydon Gallery, 335 N. Eighth St. (402) 475-5421 All weekend: Carol Thompson Noyes Gallery, 119 S. Ninth St. (402) 475-1061 All weekend: Western Nebraska Artists: Carol Sexton, Maxine Yost, Alis Rodgers, Richard Tucker, Jo Brown, Sheila Downey Rotunda Gallery, First floor Nebraska Union, 14th and R streets (402) 472-8153 All weekend: MFA Thesis Exhibition I The Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, 12th and R streets (402) 472-2461 All weekend: “Visions of the Prairie,” “Parallel Perspectives: Early 20th Century American Art,” Josef Albers: “Elements of Art” The Venue, 1247 S. 11th St. (402) 475-8368 « All weekend: San Francisco Artist John Burton GREEK WEEK 2000 “Linking Yesterday’s Tradition to Tomorrow’s Success” Monday, April 17th K 1:30—Triad Banner Judging 5:30—Triad Dinner Exchanges 7:00-Speaker Don “Dipper” DiPaolo at the Lied Tuesday, April 18th -_ 7:30-9:00 am-Chapter Advisor/House Director Breakfast at the Wick Center 1:00-4:00—Ice Cream Social, Union Greenspace ^ Wednesday, April 19th • Wear your Greek letters day! 7:00—Triad Feud in the Union Thurday, April 19th W 6:00—Greek Week Award Banquet * Friday, April 21st 4:00-9:0b—FAC at Knickerbocker’s ^ It Agriculture and Natural Resources Week April 15 - 22,2000 EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK Saturday •Burr Hall Bull Fry 11 a.m -2 p.m. •Sand Volleyball and Basketball 9 a.m. • “Forward Together” Dance 9 p.m. Monday • “Lir Tuggers Tractor Pull" 5 p.m. •Chili Feed 6 p.m. Tacsdav •CASNR Kids Day 9 a.m.- 2 p.m. •Ag Olympics ' 4pjn.-5p.flfc iiki__■ ; ' ■ Wednesday •Professor Appreciation Breakfast 6:30 - 8 a.m. •R.P. Smith - Cowboy Poet 7 p.m. Thnndnv •Alpha Gamma Rho Philanthropy BBQ 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. •Rodeo Queen Contest 7 p.m. Erfiay •UNL Rodeo 7 p.m. Rodeo Dance 9:30 p.m. Sifirdiy •UNL Rodeo 1 p.m. Sponsored by: CoMege of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Advisory Board Get the scoop @ dailyneb.conT" Exhibition to showcase, select creations of student designers By Jason Hardy Staff writer Each spring, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln textiles, clothing and design department offers Lincoln residents a fresh look at fashion and artistic interpretation of textiles. The “Juried Student Exhibition,” held in the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery, runs until May 3 and features the works of UNL students. More than just an exhibit, howev er, the “Juried Student Exhibition” is a testament to each designer’s skill, as the pieces for the show were chosen by judges from outside the textiles department. “It’s an honor to be included in this show,” said Wendy Weiss, the gallery’s director. “We didn’t provide quotas for the jurors, so it’s really a reflection of the jurors’ choice.” Each year the department selects one new judge to work with a judge from the previous year. This year’s judges were Anne Pagel, director of the Haydon Gallery, and Kate Brooke, president-elect of the Nebraska Women’s Caucus for Art. The two selected 35 pieces by 18 students from a group of 59 entries. Weiss said the jurors had four cat egories to use when picking each piece: creativity, composition, work ^ Its a great opportunity for undergrad and graduate students to show their peers what they can do ...” Mel Barger textiles, clothing and design student manship, merit or relevance. For Mel Barger, a student includ ed in the exhibition, the show offers something different for students. “It’s a great opportunity for under grad and graduate students to show their peers what they can do and show the community what they can do,” she said. “Seeing the previous exhibit in the past couple of years, I was amazed by what the upper class had been doing, and I wanted to be a part of that” She also said that not only was it a good opportunity to show work to people outside of the textiles depart ment, it was an opportunity to have work selected and judged by people living and working in Lincoln’s art community. “It’s better because our instructors have seen us progress with our work,” Barger said. “Outside judges don’t know who did what and how they came about it, it’s just the end result.” Carla Coorts, a student also repre sented in the show, agreed with Baiger. “It kind of gives you an idea that Juried Student i .Exhibition WHERE: Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery WHEN: now • May 3 COST: free THE SKINNY: Students show work chosen by members of the community. someone outside the textiles commu nity is interested and appreciates the work you’ve done,” she said. “I’m thrilled to be apart of it A lot of times you don’t know what the judges are expecting and to be a part of this elite group is just a thrill.” Bill the perfect graduation gift is the one you actually graduation countdown class of 2000 network graduation announcements gift registry ^real world guide careers aRd a whole lot more *°® 8fti¥.oeforad2000.com * . . • > : ■ . ■ ,• ‘ 5 • : v - i • • • -v* HV: “ K The Daily Nebraskan ggratammil irMHaBEHmliMri rn ■tui irisWIfaimlBff*™™ v |te4|MlllitiNllMrilllL* QjomiAKoaar Ha last site tar stettatel ■ ail laaMaa !«■ akgU Btla i-c sa Pots loiNig ip mew iim jib. ® 3fe|pNBta9