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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

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

Cattle Trails and Songs of the West

Atkinson Senior Center 109 W. State, Atkinson, NE, United States

Speaker: Joan Wells Sponsored by the Atkinson Senior Center

Not Too Far Distant – Nebraska City

Nebraska City Veteran's Memorial Building 1st Corso, Nebraska City, NE, United States

“It’s almost unbelievable that anyone could be hardened to the point of doing the brutal things they did. …” A young man from the Midwest is sent to war, carrying […]

Salon Reading Series: “Midwinter” @ Turbine Flats

Turbine Flats 2124 Y 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 […]

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