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Upcoming Events
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 […]
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Exhibition: Tajimal K’in La Fiesta del Sol / Festival of the Sun
El Museo Latino 4701 South 25 Street, Omaha, NE, United StatesTAJIMAL K'IN La Fiesta del Sol / Festival of the Sun A Collective Photography Exhibit Cristina Kahlo, Marcos García, Marco Girón Museum hours are Wednesdays and Fridays from 11 a.m. […]
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How We Celebrate
Gage County Museum North 2nd Street, Beatrice, NE, United StatesThe Gage County Museum will join the nation in commemorating 250 years of American independence with a special summer exhibition. This exhibit will highlight how our communities have celebrated patriotism, […]
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Sorting Out Race exhibit
Every day thrift stores across America receive donations of objects that display racial imagery— antique advertising cards, collectible salt-and-pepper shakers, vintage children’s books, and mugs with sports team mascots. Are […]
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SPARK! Places of Innovation
Custer County Historical Museum 445 South 9th Ave., Broken Bow, NE, United StatesExplore the story of human history through rural American inventions and innovations. "Spark! Places of Innovation" is based on a Smithsonian exhibition. It will be at the Custer County Historical […]
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2026 Loper Launch Summer Enrichment Camps (registered students only)
Kearney NEThe University of Nebraska at Kearney is excited to bring curriculum-based summer camps to our community. We invite students entering grades 1-8 to join us on UNK's campus for enrichment […]
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2026 Bright Lights summer camp (registered students only)
Lincoln - multiple locations Lincoln, United StatesBright Lights provides unique, motivating, hands-on summer learning camps for K-8th grade students, including in humanities subjects like literature and writing, history, and world cultures and languages. The camp application […]
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Great Plains Black History Museum 50th Anniversary Jubilee Luncheon
The Venue at the Highlander 2112 N. 30th Street, Omaha, NE, United StatesThis milestone celebration will be held on Friday, June 19, 2026, from 12:00–2:00 PM at The Venue at Highlander, 2120 N. 30th Street, Omaha, NE 68111. This special event will […]
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Songs and Dances of the Lakota
Lyons Public Library 305 Main St., Lyons, NE, United StatesSpeaker: Jerome Kills Small Sponsored by the Lyons Public Library
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Patriotic Panoramas
Burwell Baptist Church 137 I St., Burwell, NE, United StatesSpeaker: Donna Gunn Sponsored by the Garfield County Library
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Lakota Culture and Care of Mother Earth
Schoolhouse Art Gallery and Nature Center 427 Main St., Brownville, NE, United StatesSpeaker: Mary Hines Sponsored by the Brownville Fine Arts Association
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Nebraska Poetry Society Workshop: Hadara Bar-Nadav
Virtual ProgramThe Nebraska Poetry Society is offering monthly Saturday morning online poetry workshops. Registration is required, and registration information may be found on the Nebraska Poetry Society webpage. Free with annual membership; nominal […]
Free – $40
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