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Upcoming Events

Buffalo Bill’s Nebraska

Schuyler Public Library 108 E. 18th Street, Schuyler, NE, United States

Speaker: Jeff Barnes Sponsored by the Schuyler Public Library

Corps of Discovery in Song and Story

York Area Senior Center 725 Nebraska Ave, York, NE, United States

Speaker: Michael McDonald Sponsored by the York Area Senior Center

When Orphan Trains Went West: Crete

Crete Public Library 1515 Forest Ave., Crete, NE, United States

Novelist and humanities scholar Alison Moore and singer/songwriter Phil Lancaster have combined audio visual elements, historical fiction and musical ballads into a collaborative performance that brings the Orphan Train movement, […]

Music from Around the World

St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church - Omaha 14330 Eagle Run Dr., Omaha, NE, United States

Speaker: David Marsh Sponsored by St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church

Virtual Author Series: Debora Harding

Virtual Program

Fans of true crime will not want to miss author Debora Harding's talk about Dancing with the Octopus, a memoir detailing her 1978 abduction at the age of fourteen. This title is […]

When Orphan Trains Went West: Geneva

Geneva Public Library 1043 G St, Geneva, NE, United States

Novelist and humanities scholar Alison Moore and singer/songwriter Phil Lancaster have combined audio visual elements, historical fiction and musical ballads into a collaborative performance that brings the Orphan Train movement, […]

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

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