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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 […]

ArteLatinX Exhibition

Bancroft Street Market 2702 South 10th Street, Omaha, NE, United States

The mission of Arte LatinX is to create a biennial art exhibition bringing together Latinx artists based or from the Great Plains, which include: Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, North […]

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

Faces of Nebraska Women in Agriculture Exhibition: UNL East Campus Union

UNL East Campus Union Loft Gallery Arbor Drive, Lincoln, NE, United States

The Nebraska Women in Agriculture program will celebrate 40 years with a traveling photo gallery exhibition, "Legacy of Leadership: Faces of Nebraska Women in Agriculture." The gallery aims to highlight […]

Model A Music and History Luncheon registration deadline

Tecumseh Tecumseh, Nebraska, United States

The Johnson County Nebraska Historical Society’s speaker series brings speakers each month to share educational and informative stories about personal and community experiences. This special luncheon on Saturday, October 19, […]

$25

A Century of Fashion, 1870 – 1970

Joslyn Castle 3902 Davenport Street, Omaha, NE, United States

Speaker: Sue McLain Sponsored by the Joslyn Castle

SALT Quintet: A Mosaic of Mothers Concert

Fine Arts Building-University of Nebraska Kearney 2506 12th Ave., Kearney, NE, United States

The SALT Quintet will share the multifaceted process of transforming personal narrative into musical drama during a concert at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. An acronym for share, affirm, […]

The Plains Tribes and the Homestead Act

Arbor Lodge State Historical Park 2600 Arbor Ave, Nebraska City, NE, United States

Speaker: Nancy Gillis Sponsored by the Arbor Lodge State Historical Park

A Visit with Nebraska State Poet Matt Mason

Trenton Community Development Building East 1st Street, Trenton, NE, United States

Speaker: Matt Mason Sponsored by the Friends of the Trenton Public Library

Music From Around the World

Arbor Lodge State Historical Park 2600 Arbor Ave, Nebraska City, NE, United States

Speaker: David Marsh Sponsored by the Arbor Lodge State Historical Park

Writing Workshop with Stephanie Pacheco

Carter Lake Public Library 1120 Willow Dr, Carter Lake, IA, United States

National Youth Poet Laureate Stephanie Pacheco will lead a free writing workshop (recommended for ages 16+.) This workshop is part of the Nebraska Writers Collective’s Visiting Writers Series. Space is […]

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