Humanities Week Nebraska
Mark your calendar to attend virtual and in-person events this week as we celebrate 50 years of HN.
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50th Anniversary
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Flight and Hope Exhibition
Samuel Bak Museum: The Learning Center (UNO) 2289 S 67th St, OmahaThis exhibition explores themes of flight, journey, and migration through Samuel Bak’s oeuvre. His work, informed by his experiences as a forced migrant and refugee in the aftermath of World […]
A New Deal for Quilts Exhibition
International Quilt Museum 1523 N. 33rd St., LincolnFor the last 3+ years, our world has undergone a traumatic sea change. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced individuals, communities, and entire countries to shift their perspectives, policies, and priorities. And we have also experienced a new wave of interest in quilts and quiltmaking, as individuals and groups turned to home craft as both a […]
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Nebraska Warrior Writers Fall 2023 Lincoln
Pius X High School 6000 A Street, LincolnIn partnership with the Nebraska Writing Project and the Veterans Administration, Humanities Nebraska launched a new writing program in 2014 designed to help veterans and active duty military personnel express their thoughts and feelings in words. Participants need only be interested in writing in any form – they do not need to have any previous writing experience to […]
Writing Workshop with U.S. Youth Poet Laureate
Carter Lake Public Library 1120 Willow Dr, Carter LakeNational Youth Poet Laureate Salome Agbaroji will teach a free, all-ages writing workshop at the Carter Lake Public Library near the Omaha airport. All are welcome! Registration is required. See the Nebraska Writers Collective website for details and a registration link. Salome Agbaroji is the National Youth Poet Laureate of the United States 2023-2024, making […]
All Original, All Nebraska
Arbor Lodge State Historical Park 2600 Arbor Ave, Nebraska CitySpeaker: Dan Holtz Sponsored by the Friends of Arbor Lodge Foundation
Willa Cather’s Life in Letters
Brownville Village Hall 223 Main St., BrownvilleSpeaker: Andrew Jewell Sponsored by the Brownville Fine Arts Association
Nebraska Research: Honestly, It’s Not for Everyone
Columbus Public Library 2504 14th St., ColumbusSpeaker: Beth Sparrow Sponsored by the Columbus Public Library
Art & Literary Festival: Poetry Reading with the Nebraska State Poet and Friends
Joslyn Castle 3902 Davenport Street, OmahaNebraska State Poet Matt Mason and his fellow poets Devel Crisp and Michelle Troxclair will present a poetry reading in the historic Joslyn Castle Music Room. Admission is FREE and […]
Art & Literary Festival: Hemingway and the Lost Generation Production
Joslyn Castle 3902 Davenport Street, OmahaThis year Hemingway & the Lost Generation are being honored through the presentation of dramatic excerpts from works by Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Viginia Woolf, and Gertrude Stein. The […]
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