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Singer has dose tie to symposium BY CRYSTAL K.W1EBE Folk music has always been a part of singer-songwriter Peggy Seeger’s life. For a small part of it, so was Benjamin A. Botkin. So when Seeger performs at 7:30 p.m. tonighLat^he Nebraska Union as part of the Benjamin A. Botkin symposium, sponsored by University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries and the Lincoln Association for Traditional Arts, it will be a musical reunion of sorts. Botkin, a folklorist who received his doc torate from UNL in 1931, worked with Seeger’s mother to transcribe folk music. “He was part of my life as a child,” Seeger said. Although she did not know Botkin well, Seeger said he “kept turning up” in her child hood, and she liked him because he was short "When you’re a kid, short people rather fascinate you because you can look them in the eye,” she said. Seeger spent her childhood in Washington, D.C. and New York City, where she was born. Her parents brought her up singing traditional folk music, and she even tually started writing her own. Feminist folk tunes are what Seeger is best known for. Seeger said she became “interest ed in feminism as a theory and a practice.” She wrote her first feminist-themed song in 1970 for a political review. Seeger called the song, “Gonna Be an Engineer,” a “kind of feminist manifesto” that people liked despite its length. When groups began asking Seeger to per form the song, she soon realized it was the only one of its type in her repertoire, so she wrote more. Tonight’s concert will include a mixture of feminist, political and ecological folk songs, Seeger said. Humor and three instruments also will be part of the show. 'There will be laughs and choruses for people to sing...It’s modest, it's not pop music.H Peggy Seeger singer/songwriter “There will be laughs and choruses for people to sing.... It's modest; it's not pop music/’ she said. Seeger said college students should not shy away from her modest music because as they get older “they will have to confront dif ferent kinds of music.” “You can always walk out if you don't like it,” she said. “I’ll wave.” Tickets are available for $10 at the dpor or at 209 Love Library. ^.coupon Gootf^ ONE FREE WASH 1340 N. 27th 1 block So. of 27th & Holdrege 56th A Holdrege 48th & Old Cheney 21st A J Not good w/wy othar offer. One coupon por poraonorhouaehotdMaitnHim value of $1.00 Expires 2/7/01 Chieftans to bring Irish touch to Lied CHIEFTAINS from pages tured in films like "Far and Away,” “Circle of Friends” and “Rob Roy.” Founder Paddy Moloney as well as bandmates Sean Keane, Martin Fay, Kevin Conneff, Derek Bell and Matt Molloy have been together for the past 39 years. “That's pretty solid,” Bethea said. “Most of them are original members.” Bethea said the Chieftains had sustained an interest to a mixed audience over a large time span. “The nice thing about the Chieftains is they keep perform ances fresh and try to play var ied music,” Bethea said. “That's why they appeal to a broad range of audience.” Guitarist Gabriel Donohue and fiddler Yvonne McMahon, as well as step-dance duo Donny Golden and Deirdre Goulding, will be featured in the show along with the Chieftains. Paul McCue, president of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce and the Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development will give the pre performance talk at 7 p.m., which is part of the Lied Center’s ongoing educational program. —^ Bethea said he believed the tickets, which are $36, $32, and $28 and half-price for students, were sold out, but he advised those interested to contact the box office. Artist's exhibit defines realities ■"Real Art for Real People' draws inspiration from Ancient Greece and Van Gogh. BY SEAM MCCARTHY Look into Ann Waymire’s latest work, and you will see not one but three realities. At least, that’s what Waymire hope’s you will see. Her collection, titled “Real Art for Real People: Reoccurring Themes in the Life of a Young American,” consists of eight acrylic paintings. The exhibit is at Gallery 9,124 S. 9™ St. The paintings reflect how images overlap in a person’s mind, Waymire said. The initial gut reaction, the context you can put the experience into later and the wisdom that you gather in the future are all part of her exhibit, Waymire said. Her exhibit is broken up into three series of paintings. “The exhibit is kind of tongue-in-cheek,” Waymire said. "It deals with the defini tion of ‘real’ and how that defi nition of‘real’ changes.” Waymire spent two months working on “Real Art for Real People.” She has worked with Gallery 9 since last June. Waymire has worked at the Museum of Nebraska Art, and in 1999, she was an intern at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C. She graduated from University of Nebraska at Kearney last May with a bachelor’s degree in comprehensive studio art. To prepare for her exhibit, Waymire read several ancient Greek plays. By reading about the impact art had on ancient civilizations, Waymire was dis tressed about the diminished impact art has on the commu "The exhibit is kind of tongue-in-cheek. It deals with the definition of ‘real’ and how that definition of ‘real’changes.” Ann Waymire artist nity today. “With the Greeks, women would miscarriage because theater was so powerful," Waymire said. “If art was that powerful then something is obviously gone in art today.’ The focal piece of her exhibit, three paintings featur ing a dance motif, displays deep red and blue tones. She drew inspiration from Van Gogh’s use of color when she painted. Look carefully into one particular piece, and you will see images of a childhood fear ofWaymire’s: clowns. “This is probably the most personal show I ever painted," Waymire said. One problem with painting a theme in a series is that it may be broken up: a patron may like one painting and only pur chase that piece. While this ini tially bothered Waymire, she is no longer bothered by selling her pieces separately. Instead, Waymire said she tried to make each piece of her work stand on its own. “It used to be hard to sell them,” Waymire said, “but now I look back at my old work and say, ’Jesus, thank goodness this is gone.’" Waymire’s exhibit opens tonight. There will be a recep tion with food and drink pro vided from 7 to 9 p.m. Please recycle your Daily Nebraskan. (Winter Clearance 40-60% Off (I Men's & Women's 1 Suits, Sportcoats, Coats, Sweaters, Shirts, Dresses, Jeans, Pants, Skirts, Shoes, Boots, & More! m Selected Styles of Dr. Martens up to 50 % off! Q ^ Omaha 132nd & Center 333-5206 Lincoln 14th & P 476-3432 tearr-hing for foe Midwest’s most «at*»****f entertainers for 1 season of shows. We’re looking fear performers who i end applause o€ foe more than 1 mdHen guests visiting year. Performing at Worlds of Fun is FUN and can be that > toward a professional career. Performers who work the C YOUR OWN ACCOMPANIMENT whether it be a CD. We will provide a cassette deck and a piano. A lot be accepted. We are not auditioning bands* solo verse and foe chorus of two contrasting styles of song: iliad. * Sing any type of mode you enjoy, such as rock, (No tap.) Please limit your audition to no more than k please peepers a Jazz routine (no longer than two NE Union — Ballroom 3 — 5 CMSU Union my, rcw wuuy 32 -*»"— * /V - Room 236 f I M\ LAWRENCE, KS n February 13 Kansas University Kansas Union-ICS Room Registration: 3 — 5 Omaha gains a Lincoln followina OMAHA from pages dance floor, people will dance by their tables to live jazz. “It’s wonderful that people from Lincoln are coming up here,” Stansberry said. “I used to live in Lincoln, and I miss the people.” David Stopp, supervisor at the Q in Lincoln, 226 S. Ninth St, said he thought people opted to go to Omaha primarily as a change of pace. The act of just leaving the city for awhile is a big plus, he said. “It’s a little different than Lincoln,” Stopp said. The Max, 1417 Jackson St, is a popular dance club in Omaha that occasionally has drag They come down to perform, and they will bring their following with them,” David Stopp * supervisor, the Q shows. Stopp said people from Omaha would sometimes drive down to see shows at the Q. Some of the most popular drag show performers come from Omaha, Stopp said. “They come down to per form, and they will bring their following with diem," Stopp said. T: ■DOUGLAS THEATRE CO. www.douglastheatres.com Movie info: 441-0222 Call for Showtimes! Coming Soon. “3,000 Miles to Graceland” “Quills” • “Sweet 'Hooemiei “HANNIBAL” • “Saving Silverman” You ve heard of it. Now, become part of it: If you have a valid student ID you can get in to the 5 remaining men's basketball conference games for just $25. ...well even throw In a free t-shirt. Hurry, this offer is only good thru Friday, Feb. 2, 2001. Athletic Ticket Office, 625 Stadium Drive WEEKEND from page 5 GALLERIES: Doc's Place, Suite-150,140N. 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