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Pershing Mural Curriculum Available Online

Virtual Program

The Pershing Mural Curriculum Committee has created an academic curriculum in the areas of art, art history, language arts, history, and historic preservation using the Pershing Mural mosaic as a […]

Popol Vuh: The Sacred Book of the Quiché through Illustration

El Museo Latino 4701 South 25 Street, Omaha, NE, United States

Popol Vuh: The Sacred Book of the Quiché through Illustration is an exhibit that features a series of illustrations by artist Jaime Arredondo, with the hope of restoring the former […]

Free – $5

ORDER: Louie Palu

Metropolitan Community College Elkhorn Valley Campus 829 North 204th Street, Omaha, NE, United States

ORDER: A Study of Narrative Shaping & Photo-editing will feature work by Louie Palu, a world-renowned documentary photographer and filmmaker whose work focuses on social political issues such as war, […]

A Century of Fashion, 1870 – 1970

Arapahoe Public Library 306 Nebraska Ave., Arapahoe, NE, United States

Speaker: Sue McLain Sponsored by the Arapahoe Public Library

Salon Reading Series: “Frozen Charlottes” @ Eastmont Living

Eastmont Living Performing Arts Center 6315 O St., Lincoln, NE, United States

Each Salon Reading Series event features a reading of a play followed by a moderated discussion of the play’s themes and how these themes apply to the community. The theme […]

The Voices of Native American Women

Alliance Public Library 1750 Sweetwater Ave., Alliance, NE, United States

Speaker: Nancy Gillis Sponsored by the Alliance Public Library

Nebraska Language Learning in 2024

Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center 6001 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE, United States

Join Alicia Dallman Shoemaker (2024 National Language Teacher of the Year, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) to discuss data and updates about language learning across Nebraska with […]

“Beyond Combat:” Opening Day Celebration

The Durham Museum 801 S 10th Street, Omaha, NE, United States

At the Durham Museum a patriotic celebration kicks off Veterans Day weekend and the opening of Beyond Combat: World War I Through the Lens of "Doc" Cook. At 1PM, the […]

Free – $15

Beyond Combat: World War I through the Lens of “Doc” Cook

The Durham Museum 801 S 10th Street, Omaha, NE, United States

R.H. “Doc” Cook, a photographer who enlisted during World War I, served with the 88th Division, 313th Engineers and captured the company’s experiences with his camera. A century later, local […]

Free – $15

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