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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 […]
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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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The Role of Music During the Holocaust
Lied Tekamah Public Library 204 S. 13th St., Tekamah, NE, United StatesSpeaker: Christine Beard Sponsored by the Lied Tekamah Public Library
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Native American Film Series: Without Arrows
Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center 313 North 13th Street, Lincoln, NE, United StatesEvery second Monday evening of each month, Vision Maker Media and The Ross Media Arts Center present free in-person public screenings that feature Native American films by and about Native […]
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2026 Roots to Rise Youth Summer Camp (registered students only)
Lincoln NE Lincoln, NERoots to Rise is a multi-dimensional cultural art, humanities, and environmental land connection studies program designed to reach, ignite and uplift all children and youth in our community. Providing de-colonizing, […]
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Echoes of an Era
Boone County Fairgrounds 11th St. and W Fairview St, Albion, NE, United StatesSpeaker: Paul Siebert Sponsored by the Boone County Agricultural Society
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Postwar Pop: Memorabilia of the Mid-20th Century
Anderson Branch Library 3635 Touzalin, Lincoln, NE, United StatesSpeaker: Donald-Brian Johnson Sponsored by Lincoln City Libraries
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2026 Roots to Rise Youth Summer Camp (registered students only)
Lincoln NE Lincoln, NERoots to Rise is a multi-dimensional cultural art, humanities, and environmental land connection studies program designed to reach, ignite and uplift all children and youth in our community. Providing de-colonizing, […]
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Page to Stage Frozen the Musical: Geneva
Geneva Public Library 1043 G St, Geneva, NE, United StatesPage to Stage focuses on taking a well-known storybook and bringing it to life, allowing children the opportunity to see characters jump from the page to the stage. Nationally-acclaimed actors from Crane River Theater’s upcoming […]
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