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UNL to Host Weather Camp

UNL(AP) — The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s School of Natural Resources will be the host of a Weather Camp for students ages 10-14 from seven states.

The camp on the East Campus this coming week will focus on weather and science-related topics. The camp is part of a national program that seeks to inspire students toward careers in science.

Seventeen students from seven states will participate in this year’s camp.

The website for the UNL National Weather camp is http://go.unl.edu/weathercamp.

June 7th Celebrity Birthdays!

Movie director James Ivory is 85
Actress Virginia McKenna is 82
Singer Tom Jones is 73
Actor Ken Osmond (Eddie Haskell on “Leave It To Beaver”) is 70
Talk show host Jenny Jones is 67
Actor Liam Neeson is 61
Singer-songwriter Johnny Clegg is 60
Actor William Forsythe is 58
Record producer L.A. Reid is 57
Musician Prince is 55
Singer-guitarist Gordon Gano of Violent Femmes is 50
Rapper Ecstasy of Whodini is 49
Drummer Eric Kretz of Stone Temple Pilots is 47
Guitarist Dave Navarro is 46
Actress Helen Baxendale (Emily on “Friends”) is 43
Actor Karl Urban (2009’s “Star Trek”) is 41
TV personality Bear Grylls (“Man Vs. Wild”) is 39
Guitarist-keyboardist Eric Johnson of The Shins is 37
Comedian Bill Hader (“Saturday Night Live,” ”Pineapple Express”) is 35
Actress Larisa Oleynik (o-LAY’-nihk) (“3rd Rock From The Sun,” ”Boy Meets World) is 32
Actor Michael Cera (SEER’-ruh) (“Juno,” ”Arrested Development”) is 25
Actress Shelley Buckner is 24.

June 7th Entertainment

On June seventh, Bill Haley and his Comets recorded “Shake, Rattle and Roll.” Big Joe Turner’s version was just about to hit number one on the R&B chart.

In 1963, the Rolling Stones debuted on UK TV on the show “Thank Your Lucky Stars.” They also released their first single, “Come On.”

In 1966, Roy Orbison’s first wife, Claudette, was killed in a motorcycle accident that Orbison witnessed.

In 1969, the two-record rock opera “Tommy” hit the US album chart. It would become the first Who album to make it into the U.S. top 10.

Also in 1969, the band Blind Faith made its debut at a free concert in London’s Hyde Park.

In 1972, the musical “Grease” opened on Broadway. It had played at a small New York theater for four months.

In 1979, Chuck Berry was charged with three counts of income tax evasion.

In 1982, Graceland opened for public tours.

In 1993, a New York judge handed down a ruling in the Woody Allen-Mia Farrow custody case. Farrow won custody of a biological son, Satchel, and two adopted children, Dylan and Moses.

Also in 1993, ground was broken for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, seven years after the city won the right to build it. Pete Townshend and Chuck Berry were among those on hand for the ceremony.

Also in 1993, Prince changed his name to an unpronounceable symbol.

In 1996, Wal-Mart discontinued sales of the Goo Goo Dolls album “A Boy Named Goo” because of complaints that the little boy on the cover appeared to be abused. The band said what appeared to be blood on the boy’s face was really blackberry juice.

In 2009, singer Bret Michaels of Poison fractured his nose and cut his lip when a piece of scenery hit him in the face at the Tony Awards.

Celebs born on June 6th

Actress Billie Whitelaw is 81
Singer-songwriter Gary “U.S.” Bonds is 74
Country singer Joe Stampley is 70
Actor Robert Englund (Freddie Krueger) is 66
Singer Dwight Twilley is 62
Playwright-actor Harvey Fierstein (FY’-ur-steen) is 61
Actress-comedian Sandra Bernhard is 58
Actress Amanda Pays is 54
Record producer Jimmy Jam is 54
Comedian Colin Quinn is 54
Guitarist Steve Vai (VY) is 53
Singer-bassist Tom Araya of Slayer is 52
Actor Jason Isaacs (“Harry Potter” films) is 50
Bassist Sean Ysealt (ee-SULT’) (White Zombie) is 47
Actor Max Casella (“Analyze This,” ”Doogie Howser, M.D.”) is 46
Actor Paul Giamatti (“Sideways”) is 46
Singer Damion Hall of Guy is 45
Bassist Bardi Martin (Candlebox) is 44
Guitarist James “Munky” Shaffer of Korn is 43
Country singer Lisa Brokop is 40
Singer Uncle Kracker is 39
Actress Staci Keanan (“Step By Step,” ”My Two Dads”) is 38
Actress Amber Borycki is 30
Actress Aubrey Anderson-Emmons (“Modern Family”) is 6.

June 6th Entertainment History

On June sixth, 1933, the first drive-in movie theater opened, in Camden, New Jersey.

In 1960, Tony Williams left The Platters for a solo career. Williams was the lead singer on The Platters’ hits “Only You,” “The Great Pretender” and “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes.”

In 1962, The Beatles auditioned for producer George Martin at EMI Records in London. He signed them to a contract the following month.

In 1968, the Rolling Stones recorded “Sympathy for the Devil.”

In 1969, Rod Stewart signed a solo recording contract with Mercury Records. He had previously sung for the Jeff Beck Group.

In 1971, the “Ed Sullivan Show” was canceled after 23 years. It was TV’s longest-running variety show.

In 1977, Stevie Wonder delivered an unannounced lecture to a class at UCLA studying the record industry.

In 1990, a federal judge in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, declared that 2 Live Crew’s “As Nasty As They Wanna Be” was obscene. Two days later, a record store owner was charged for selling the hit rap album.

June 5th

Actor-singer Bill Hayes is 88
Broadcast journalist Bill Moyers is 79
Country singer Don Reid of the Statler Brothers is 68
Guitarist Fred Stone of Sly and the Family Stone is 67
Singer Laurie Anderson is 66
Country singer Gail Davies is 65
Drummer Nicko McBrain of Iron Maiden is 61
Saxophonist Kenny G is 57
Singer Richard Butler of Psychedelic Furs is 57
Actor Ron Livingston (“The Practice,” ”Band of Brothers”) is 46
Singer Brian McKnight is 44
Musician Claus Norreen (Aqua) is 43
Actor-singer Mark Wahlberg is 42
Actor Chad Allen (“Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman”) is 39
Bassist P-Nut of 311 (three-eleven) is 39
Actress Navi Rawat (ROH’-waht) (“Numb3rs”) is 36
Actress Liza Weil (“Gilmore Girls”) is 36
Bassist Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy is 34
Guitarist Seb Lefebvre (leh-FEV’-reh) of Simple Plan is 32
Actress Amanda Crew is 27.

June 5th Entertainment History

On June 5, 1956, Elvis Presley went on the “Milton Berle TV Show” doing his hip-gyrating act. From then on, cameras would only show him from the waist up.

In 1959, Bob Dylan graduated from high school in Hibbing, Minnesota. The name on his diploma was Robert Zimmerman. He’d been the leader of a high school band called the Golden Chords.

In 1974, singer Sly Stone married Kathy Silva during a Sly and the Family Stone concert in New York.

Also in 1974, Patti Smith recorded her version of “Hey Joe,” her first recorded work.

In 1977, Alice Cooper’s pet boa constrictor was bitten by a rat it was trying to eat for breakfast. The snake died. Cooper held a public audition a week later to find a replacement for the snake, which was featured in his act.

In 1979, bluesman Muddy Waters, age 64, married Marva Jean Brooks on her 25th birthday.

In 1982, Sophia Loren was released from a 17-day prison sentence for tax evasion in Italy.

In 1983, U2 performed a concert at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado. The concert was recorded and released as an EP and a video, both called “Under A Blood Red Sky.” Footage was also used in the “Sunday, Bloody Sunday” video.

In 1988, “The Phantom of the Opera” won seven Tony Awards, including best musical. “M. Butterfly” won best play.

In 1993, country star Conway Twitty died of a ruptured blood vessel in his stomach after completing a show in Branson, Missouri. He was 59.

Also in 1993, singer Vicki Carr married Dr. Pedro de Leon in what was supposed to be a private ceremony in San Antonio, Texas. She was mobbed by fans as she tried to enter the cathedral where the wedding was held.

In 1995, guitarist Kelley Deal of The Breeders pleaded guilty to drug possession charges. She was sentenced to treatment in a rehabilitation center.

In 1996, an arrest warrant was issue for Rob Pilatus (pih-LAY’-tus) of Milli Vanilli after he disappeared from a drug treatment facility in Los Angeles. He turned up at another treatment center six days later.

In 1999, singer Mel Torme (tohr-MAY’) died of complications from a minor stroke in Los Angeles. He was 73.

In 2002, singer R. Kelly was arrested in central Florida on 21 counts of child pornography, stemming from a video allegedly of Kelly having sex with an underage girl. He was later acquitted.

Also in 2002, guitarist Dee Dee Ramone of The Ramones was found dead at his home in Los Angeles. He was 50.

In 2004, Jennifer Lopez married Marc Anthony at her home in Beverly Hills, California.

What’s Playing Now thru June 13

Playing thru 6/6
Screen #1
Fast & Furious 6….1:00, 4:10, 7:00 & 9:45
Screen #2
Now You See Me….1:05, 4:05, 7:00 & 10:00
Screen #3
Epic 3D….1:00 & 7:05
Epic 2D….4:00 & 9:30
Screen #4
Hangover “3”….1:10, 4:05, 7:10 & 9:30
Rated R… Must See ID
Screen #5
After Earth….1:15, 4:00, 7:15 & 9:20
Screen #6
Star Trek 2D….1:05, 4:00, 7:05 & 10:00

6/13 Summer Kids Series “The Smurfs” 10:00
6/13 Thurs night only 12:01 “Man of Steel” 2D & 3D

Playing 6/7-6/13
Screen #1
Fast & Furious 6….1:00, 4:10, 7:00 & 9:45
Screen #2
The Internship….1:00, 4:00, 7:00 & 10:00
Screen #3
After Earth….1:15, 4:00, 7:15 & 9:30
Screen #4
Hangover “3”….1:10, 4:05, 7:10 & 9:30
Rated R… Must See ID
Screen #5
Now You See Me….1:05, 4:05, 7:00 & 10:00
Screen #6
Epic 2D….1:15, 4:00, 7:05 & 9:30

June 4th

Actor Bruce Dern is 77
Musician Roger Ball is 69
Singer-actress Michelle Phillips (The Mamas and The Papas) is 69
Bassist Danny Brown of The Fixx is 62
Actor Parker Stevenson is 61
Singer El DeBarge is 52
Singer Al B. Sure! is 45
Actor Scott Wolf (“Party of Five”) is 45
Actor Ron Huebel (“What To Expect When You’re Expecting”) is 44
Comedian Horatio Sanz (“Saturday Night Live”) is 44
Actor Noah Wyle (WY’-lee) (“ER”) is 42
Bassist Stefan Lessard of The Dave Matthews Band is 39
Actor Russell Brand is 38
Actress Angelina Jolie is 38
Bassist JoJo Garza of Los Lonely Boys is 33
Drummer Zac Farro (Paramore) is 23.

Very Entertaining on June 4th

On June fourth, 1963, The Searchers released their debut single, a cover of The Drifters’ “Sweets for My Sweet.”

In 1967, “The Monkees” TV show won an Emmy Award for outstanding comedy series.

In 1973, Murry Wilson, the father of Beach Boys Brian, Carl and Dennis Wilson, died of a heart attack at age 55. He managed the band at the beginning of its career.

In 1984, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band released their “Born in the USA” album.

In 1991, Billy Crystal got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His movie “City Slickers” opened a few days later.

In 1992, the “young Elvis” stamp beat out the “Vegas Elvis” stamp in a contest conducted by the U.S. Postal Service. More than a million votes were tallied.

In 1997, bassist Ronnie Lane of Small Faces died after a battle with multiple sclerosis at his home in Trinidad, Colorado. Lane was 51. That same day, the body of singer Jeff Buckley was found floating in a riverfront harbor in Memphis, Tennessee. Buckley was 30.

Also in 1997, actor Matthew Perry entered a drug rehabilitation program for addiction to prescription painkillers.

In 2000, rapper Eminem was arrested outside a club in Warren, Michigan, on two felony weapons accounts. Police say he used an unloaded pistol to hit a man kissing his wife. He was later sentenced to probation and fines.

In 2005, Creed announced their breakup. They have since reunited.

In 2007, Paris Hilton began serving a 23-day jail sentence for breaking probation. She was transferred after three days to her own home for house arrest after she developed a psychological condition. She later returned to jail to finish her sentence.

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