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Visualizing Survivance, Visualizing Permanence art exhibition

Sheldon Museum of Art Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

Drawn from Sheldon's collection, this exhibition centers artwork by Native American artists and photographs that demonstrate the everlasting presence of Native American communities. These works illustrate the spirit of visual […]

Nebraska Poet, Nebraska Poetry (SCHOOL AUDIENCE ONLY)

Lewis and Clark Middle School 6901 Burt St., Omaha, NE, United States

Speaker: Matt Mason Sponsored by Lewis and Clark Middle School Note: Due to the location, this program is not open to the general public. This listing is for informative purposes […]

Cattle Trails and Songs of the West

Fairbury Community Building City Park Road, Fairbury, NE, United States

Speaker: Joan Wells Sponsored by Blue River Area On Aging - Fairbury Senior Center

Nebraska through Song and Story

Strategic Air Command & Space Museum 28210 West Park Highway, Ashland, United States

Speaker: Dan Holtz Sponsored by the Nebraska State Education Association - Retired

And All That Jazz

Alliance Public Library 1750 Sweetwater Ave., Alliance, NE, United States

Speaker: Randall Snyder Sponsored by the Alliance Public Library

Winchell Lecture: “Where Do Pandemics Come From?” with Monica Green

Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center 6001 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE, United States

On April 24th at 6:00PM in Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center rooms 201-209, the Department of History will welcome Dr. Monica Green as this year's Richard Dean Winchell Lecturer. Discover how pandemics truly begin—and why they thrive—by tracing their path from medieval plagues to modern outbreaks. In this talk, Dr. Green will reveal how infectious diseases jump species barriers, travel global […]

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