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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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Dream Warriors Residency – Listening Session and Q&A
Oto HiFi Lounge 1917 S 67th St, Suite 140, Omaha, NEJoin this unique opportunity to hear music fresh out of the studio, when the Dream Warriors and producer Fredrik Serholt unpack the new music that they’ve just created during a […]
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ííS – Nordic Soundscapes
Joslyn Castle 3902 Davenport Street, Omaha, NE, United StatesííS (Erik Higgins and Marie Sønderskov) returns to Crossroads for an evening of Nordic Soundscapes and folk melodies. Fresh from the release of their first single, Frozen Water and preparing for their debut full-length […]
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George Custer and the Great Plains: History, Landscape, and Legacy
Tilden Public Library 202 S. Center St., Tilden, NE, United StatesSpeaker: Jeff Barnes Sponsored by the Tilden Libray Foundation
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The Composer’s Mind: La Folia Global – Omaha
St. Cecilia Cathedral 701 N 40th St, Omaha, NELa Folia Global is a transcontinental musical journey that brings together Baroque repertoire and instruments with world music traditions whose roots intersect in the cultural crossroads of Renaissance Venice. At […]
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The Composer’s Mind: La Folia Global – Lincoln
UNL Westbrook Performance Hall 1104 R Street, Lincoln, NELa Folia Global is a transcontinental musical journey that brings together Baroque repertoire and instruments with world music traditions whose roots intersect in the cultural crossroads of Renaissance Venice. At […]
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Nebraska Archaeology: 10,000 B.C.E. to Circa 1800 C.E.
Seward Memorial Library 233 South 5th St., Seward, NE, United StatesSpeaker: Nolan Johnson Sponsored by the Seward Memorial Library
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Problematic Legacy: Examining Race and Stereotypes in the Hastings Museum Collection
Hastings Museum 1330 N. Burlington Ave., Hastings, NE, United StatesCurators Sarah Minshew and Russanne Hoff will take visitors on a tour of the Hastings Museum highlighting items with problematic legacy. Participants will be invited to think about the ethics […]
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Nebraska Poetry Society Workshop: Preeti Vangani
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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