Lincoln Crossroads Music Festival
Lincoln, Nebraska LincolnJuly 31-August 8.
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“The Fifties in Focus” ONLINE
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Up the Nebraska Cattle Trail and Songs of the West
Lexington Grand Generation Center 407 East 6th St., LexingtonSpeaker: Joan Wells Sponsored by the Lexington Grand Generation Center
Virtual Program: “Did Eisenhower Destroy McCarthy?”
Online EventDr. David Nichols, Professor Emeritus, Southwestern University (KS), joins Chautauqua fans online to take a closer look at President Dwight D. Eisenhower's handling of controversial Senator Joseph McCarthy (R, Wisconsin). Open to all via Zoom Webinar. Register now!
Postwar Pop: Memorabilia of the Mid-20th Century
Lincoln County Histocial Museum 2403 N. Buffalo Bill Ave., North PlatteSpeaker: Donald-Brian Johnson Sponsored by the Lincoln County Historical Society and Museum
History of Trick Roping and the Wild West Show
Lemoyne Senior Center 720 Hwy 92 W, LemoyneSpeaker: Joan Wells Sponsored by the Lemoyne Senior Center
Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History
Kathleen Lute Public Library 610 West A, OgallalaSpeakers: Deb Carpenter-Nolting and Lyn Messersmith Sponsored by the Kathleen Lute Public Library
A Century of Fashion, 1870 – 1970
Sheridan Lutheran Church 6955 Old Cheney Road, LincolnSpeaker: Sue McLain Sponsored by Sheridan Lutheran Church
Cut in Stone, Cast in Bronze: The Marking of Nebraska
Plymouth Community Building 313 East Main St., PlymouthSpeaker: Jeff Barnes Sponsored by the Plymouth Public Library
“The Fifties in Focus” Nebraska Chautauqua
Ashland Public Library 1324 Silver St, AshlandtauquabmatiesAshSee full list of events at www.nebraskachautauqua.org
A Century of Fashion: the 1950s
Chautauqua Tent, Ashland 13th & Silver Streets, AshlandJoin fashion historian and Humanities Nebraska Speakers Bureau member Sue McClain under the Chautauqua Tent in Ashland as she reviews 1950s fashions from head to toe with the help of local models.
Chautauqua Keynote: “The Middle Way: Eisenhower and the Struggle for National Consensus”
Chautauqua Tent, Ashland 13th & Silver Streets, AshlandJim Newton, author of Eisenhower: The White House Years, will speak under the Chautauqua tent about how Eisenhower brought together a nation in conflict. Timely topic for today! Q & A to follow moderated by Danielle Battisti, University of Nebraska Omaha