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Events
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Vision Maker Media: Everything is Connected Online Film Festival
Virtual ProgramVision Maker Media is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a full year of film programming featuring powerful American Indian and Alaska Native films, both in person at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center in Lincoln and virtually online. The film that screens in person at the Ross will be available for screening online the […]
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In Search of the Signers Exhibition
The Durham Museum 801 S 10th Street, Omaha, NE, United StatesOn July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence. Collectors of early United States history long pursued a complete set of signatures of the 56 men who boldly signed the document. Omaha’s first real estate agent, Byron Reed, assembled one of the nation’s most important collections of coinage and manuscripts. Reed […]
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SPARK! Places of Innovation
Haigler Cornerstone Center 251 E Norman Street, Haigler, NE, United StatesOpen on Saturdays, 11 am to 3 pm MDT Opening Reception Saturday, September 26 5-7 pm MDT
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“The Land Returns” broadcast and streaming on PBS
Virtual ProgramFrom October 1 through November 29, 2026, the documentary film “The Land Returns” will be available for streaming on PBS and will be aired several times on Nebraska Public Media stations. Check local listings for air times. Streaming available here. About the Film “The Land Returns” chronicles a surprising new way that Indigenous nations are […]
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“My Omaha” broadcast and streaming on PBS Independent Lens
Virtual ProgramFrom October 5, 2026, through January 2, 2027, the documentary film "My Omaha" will be available for streaming on PBS and will be aired several times on Nebraska Public Media stations. Check local listings for air times. Streaming available here. About the Documentary As Omaha is shaken by protests and a death that becomes a […]
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The Hills We Share Exhibit
Jetter’s Depot 3031 Upland Parkway, Omaha, NEThe Hills We Share explores the history of Southside Terrace, Jetter’s Depot, and South Omaha through historic documents, photographs, and artifacts. The exhibit features original 1939 architectural drawings of Southside Terrace on trace paper, correspondence from the Housing Authority, newspaper clippings from the 1930s and 1940s, and historic photos courtesy of The Durham Museum. Together, […]
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Nebraska Warrior Writers – Omaha Workshops Fall 2026
Nebraska Wildlife Rehab’s Baldwin Center conference room 9777 M Street, Omaha, NE, United StatesSaturdays, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon Nebraska Wildlife Rehab’s Baldwin Center conference room, 9777 M Street. Option to attend via Zoom. Facilitators: Jen Stastny and Cindy Cronn More information here. August 22 – […]
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Exhibit: Walk Through Memory Lane with African American Activists
Saratoga History- Arts-Humanities Multicultural Center 4401 North 21st Street, Omaha, NEThe "Walk Through Memory Lane with African American Activists" exhibit includes photos of people who made local contributions in the fields of civil rights, education, sports, media, and business. The exhibit is now open to the public on Saturdays by appointment from 1-4 p.m. To book a tour, please email ewclibrary4402@gmail.com.
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The Statue of Liberty-The Amazing Rest of the Story
Hastings Museum 1330 N. Burlington Ave., Hastings, NE, United StatesSpeaker: Darrel Draper Sponsored by the Hastings Museum Foundation
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Keynote address with Clayton C. Anderson, “Nebraska’s Astronaut”
Trails and Rails Museum 710 W. 11th St., Kearney, NE, United StatesClayton C. Anderson, known as “Astro Clay®” and “Nebraska’s Astronaut,” will join the Trails & Rails Museum – Buffalo County Historical Society on Sunday, November 1, to help celebrate the opening of NASA’s traveling exhibit, The Hubble Space Telescope: New Views of the Universe. He will give a keynote address at 2 p.m. about his […]
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The Hills We Share Exhibit
Jetter’s Depot 3031 Upland Parkway, Omaha, NEThe Hills We Share explores the history of Southside Terrace, Jetter’s Depot, and South Omaha through historic documents, photographs, and artifacts. The exhibit features original 1939 architectural drawings of Southside Terrace on trace paper, correspondence from the Housing Authority, newspaper clippings from the 1930s and 1940s, and historic photos courtesy of The Durham Museum. Together, […]
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Asset Mapping: Verdigre Style
Verdigre Public Library 101 E. 3rd Ave., Verdigre, NE, United StatesAsset Mapping: Verdigre Style Tuesday, Nov 3 5:30-6:30 pm Verdigre Public Library Presented by Nebraska Arts Council This event is part of the SPARK! Places of Innovation exhibition that will run from January 5 – February 13, 2027, at the Verdigre Public Library. The story of human history is written in inventions and innovations. People […]
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