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Nebraska Literary Tour

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May

23

“African American Homesteaders and Cowboys of Nebraska”
Kearney
May

25

“Excess Baggage: Riding the Orphan Train”
Shickley
May

25

“Sandhills Song”
Niobrara State Park
May

25

2013 Great Plains Theatre Conference, May 25 - June 1
Omaha
May

26

“Dust Covered Dreams”
Norfolk
May

27

“Abraham Lincoln: The Personal Side”
Albion
May

28

“Nebraska: The Beef State”
Holdrege
May

28

“The History of Trick Roping and the Wild West Show”
Hastings
May

30

“A Century of Fashion, 1870-1970”
Emerson
May

31

58th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference
Red Cloud
May

31

"Selected Photos of Solomon Butcher" May 1 to July 31
Red Cloud
Jun

01

58th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference
Red Cloud
Jun

02

“African American Homesteaders and Cowboys of Nebraska”
Valparaiso
Jun

03

“The History of Trick Roping and the Wild West Show”
Grand Island
Jun

04

Prime Time Family Reading Time (Bilingual)
Norfolk
Jun

04

“The Star Spangled Banner: The Flag and the Song”
Norfolk
Jun

05

“To Live and Die on the Plains”
Omaha
Jun

08

“Theodore Roosevelt: Rough Rider President”
Harrisburg
Jun

08

“Excess Baggage: Riding the Orphan Train”
Dakota City
Jun

09

Film and Discussion: "Heartland"
Grand Island
Jun

09

“The History of Trick Roping and the Wild West Show”
Gibbon
Jun

10

“The History of Trick Roping and the Wild West Show”
Kearney
Jun

11

“It’s Only Rock and Roll”
Norfolk
Jun

11

“Music of the Plains”
Beatrice
Jun

11

“Abraham Lincoln: The Personal Side”
Humboldt
Jun

12

“African-American Homesteaders and Cowboys of Nebraska”
Wayne
Jun

12

“Maria Rodaway: Prairie Pioneer”
Plattsmouth
Jun

12

“Ghosts, Goblins, and Ghouls”
Broken Bow
Jun

13

“African American Homesteaders and Cowboys of Nebraska”
Bassett
Jun

14

“Dust Covered Dreams”
Battle Creek
Jun

14

Historic Preservation Conference
Omaha
Jun

15

“The Role of School and Church in Rural Nebraska”
Stromsburg
Jun

15

“It’s Only Rock and Roll”
Gering
Jun

15

"Selected Photos of Solomon Butcher" May 1 to July 31
Red Cloud
Jun

16

"Our Lives, Our Stories" Exhibit, 6/16-8/11
Red Cloud
Jun

16

Film and Discussion: "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee"
Grand Island
Jun

17

Youth Chautauqua Camp: June 17 - 21
Papillion
Jun

18

Meet the Chautauquans
Papillion
Jun

19

"The Plant Doctor" Youth Workshop
Papillion
Jun

19

Homestead Act 150th Traveling Exhibit: June 19 - 23
Papillion
Jun

19

"Telling Your Own Story" Adult Workshop
Papillion
Jun

19

"Meet the Chautauquans" Puppet Show
Papillion
Jun

19

"The Railroad: How Did They Build It and How Did It Almost Fall Apart?" Adult Workshop
Papillion
Jun

19

An Evening with Willa Cather
Papillion
Jun

19

Free Land? 1862 and the Shaping of Modern America
Papillion
Jun

20

"Dispossession of the Plains Indians" Adult Workshop
Papillion
Jun

20

Chautauqua Melodrama Youth Activity
Papillion
Jun

20

"America in the Gilded Age" Adult Workshop
Papillion
Jun

20

"Dogs vs. Cats" Youth Workshop
Papillion
Jun

20

“A Century of Fashion, 1870-1970”
Fort Calhoun
Jun

20

An Evening with Grenville Dodge
Papillion
Jun

21

An Evening with Laura Ingalls Wilder
Papillion
Jun

21

"The People of My Antonia, O Pioneers!, and The Song of the Lark" Adult Workshop
Papillion
Jun

21

"Storytelling in the Native American Tradition" Youth Workshop
Papillion
Jun

21

"The Civil War and Its Impact on the Great Plains" Adult Workshop
Papillion
Jun

21

"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer" Youth Activity
Papillion
Jun

21

“Nebraska Through Story and Song”
Albion
Jun

22

"The Rise and Fall of the Wild West" Adult Workshop
Papillion
Jun

22

“From Bleeding Kansas to Old Virginny: Songs and Stories of the Civil War”
Nebraska City
Jun

22

“The Epic of Nebraska Courthouses: 1854-2000″
Lexington
Jun

22

"Westward to Promontory" by Don Snoddy
Grand Island
Jun

22

Pre-Chautauqua Community Pancake Breakfast, Plum Creek Station, Grand Island
Grand Island
Jun

22

An Evening with George Washington Carver
Papillion
Jun

22

"Mark Twain’s 'The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg'" Adult Workshop
Papillion
Jun

22

"Cairo" screening at Cornstalk Days
Cairo
Jun

23

"Exodusters" Adult Workshop
Papillion
Jun

23

An Evening with Standing Bear
Papillion
Jun

23

Pie Heaven and Ice Cream Social
Papillion
Jun

24

Youth Chautauqua Camp: June 24 - 28
Grand Island
Jun

24

Book Talk on By The Shores of Silver Lake (Youth Activity)
Grand Island
Jun

25

“To Live and Die on the Plains”
Scottsbluff
Jun

25

“Courage to Continue: Changing Homesteads in Nebraska”
Omaha
Jun

26

Free Land? 1862 and the Shaping of Modern America - Grand Island
Grand Island
Jun

28

“Excess Baggage: Riding the Orphan Train”
Omaha
Jun

28

“Theodore Roosevelt: Rough Rider President”
Butte
Jun

29

“Theodore Roosevelt: Rough Rider President”
Pender
Jun

30

"Selected Photos of Solomon Butcher" May 1 to July 31
Red Cloud
Jun

30

"Our Lives, Our Stories" Exhibit, 6/16-8/11
Red Cloud
Jun

30

Great Platte River Road Archway Centennial Auto Tourist Camp, June 30 - July 1
Kearney
Jul

04

“Overland Trails: The Children on the Trail”
Lyons
Jul

06

“George Drouillard: Hunter, Interpreter, and Sign Talker for Lewis and Clark”
Bellevue
Jul

06

“Legends and Leaders of the West”
Niobrara State Park
Jul

09

“A Young Man’s Journey on the Oregon Trail”
Hastings
Jul

09

“Africa on Six Wheels”
Norfolk
Jul

11

“The History and Romance of the Fiddle: A Prairie Perspective”
Omaha
Jul

12

“Tales from Hans Christian Andersen”
Fremont
Jul

13

“Nebraska’s Musical Smorgasbord: Music From Various Ethnic Groups in Nebraska”
Fremont
Jul

13

“Corps of Discovery in Story and Song”
Niobrara State Park
Jul

15

"Our Lives, Our Stories" Exhibit, 6/16-8/11
Red Cloud
Jul

15

"Selected Photos of Solomon Butcher" May 1 to July 31
Red Cloud
Jul

16

“The Klondike Gold Rush, Seen Through the Eyes of Robert W. Service”
Beatrice
Jul

16

“Nebraska Archaeology: 10,000 BCE -circa 1800 CE”
Holdrege
Jul

20

“Grit ‘n Gumption”
Niobrara State Park
Jul

21

"All the Old Familiar Places" Lecture and Discussion
Red Cloud
Jul

23

“Nebraska’s Winding Road to Statehood”
Norfolk
Jul

26

"Much Ado About Nothing," July 26-27
Lincoln
Jul

27

Exploring the Life, Work, and Era of F. Scott Fitzgerald, July 27 - Aug 10
Omaha
Jul

29

“Didgeridoo and Dulcimer, Too”
Fort Calhoun
Jul

30

“The Trans-Mississippi Exposition of 1898 in Omaha”
Omaha
Jul

31

"Our Lives, Our Stories" Exhibit, 6/16-8/11
Red Cloud
Jul

31

"Selected Photos of Solomon Butcher" May 1 to July 31
Red Cloud
Aug

06

“Why We Laugh”
Norfolk
Aug

08

“The Life and Legacy of Annie Oakley”
Sterling
Aug

09

“Excess Baggage: Riding the Orphan Train”
Lincoln
Aug

10

“Courage to Continue: Changing Homesteads in Nebraska”
Indianola
Aug

10

“Promise in a New Land: Migrating and Settling in Nebraska”
Louisville
Aug

11

"Our Lives, Our Stories" Exhibit, 6/16-8/11
Red Cloud
Aug

15

“George Drouillard: Hunter, Interpreter, and Sign Talker for Lewis and Clark”
Fort Calhoun
Aug

17

“Mark Twain on the Lecture Circuit”
Gering
Aug

20

“The Forts of Nebraska”
Norfolk
Sep

10

“Antonia’s Czech Tulip Quilt”
Norfolk
Sep

12

Creighton University Center for Health Policy & Ethics 23rd Annual Women and Health Lecture
Omaha
Sep

14

“Promise in a New Land: Migrating and Settling in Nebraska”
Grand Island
Sep

15

“George Drouillard: Hunter, Interpreter, and Sign Talker for Lewis and Clark”
Gordon
Sep

17

“Theodore Roosevelt: Rough Rider President”
Norfolk
Sep

19

“Courage to Continue: Changing Homesteads in Nebraska”
Blair
Sep

19

“Lewis and Clark: What was Their Value Worth – Seaman, York, Sacagawea and Pomp Stories”
Omaha
Sep

21

"A Century of Fashion, 1870-1970"
Pawnee City
Sep

23

"Native American Philosophy in Story and Song"
Franklin
Sep

24

"Native American Philosophy in Story and Song"
Bertrand
Sep

25

"Native American Philosophy in Story and Song"
Alma
Sep

25

“My Babicka, Antonia”
Tilden
Sep

26

"Native American Philosophy in Story and Song"
Kearney
Sep

27

"Native American Philosophy in Story and Song"
Holdrege
Sep

28

"Native American Philosophy in Story and Song"
Tassel Performing Arts Center, Holdrege
Sep

29

“History of Nebraska as Told by Peter Sarpy”
Bellevue
Oct

06

“Courage to Continue: Changing Homesteads in Nebraska”
Curtis
Oct

10

Humanities on the Edge: Deirdre McCloskey
Lincoln
Oct

12

"Abraham Lincoln: The Personal Side"
Brownville
Oct

17

“Cattle Towns and Soiled Doves”
Fort Calhoun
Nov

04

“Courage to Continue: Changing Homesteads in Nebraska”
Lincoln
Nov

21

“Music of the Plains”
Blair
Feb

01

“Daniel Freeman: America’s First Homesteader”
Unadilla

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