“Frida Kahlo and the Blue House” Photography Exhibit

El Museo Latino 4701 South 25 Street, Omaha, NE, United States

The exhibit “Frida Kahlo and the Blue House” presents a selection of over 60 color photographs of the architecture and interior spaces of the Blue House created by Cristina Kahlo […]

Recurring

Museum Live! Season 4 Spring Semester

Every Monday during the school year, The Durham Museum hosts a weekly 30-minute Museum Live! program online. This broadcast-style show includes segments featuring guest speakers from the Smithsonian network, a […]

All Writes Reserved 2024 final bout

Holland Performing Arts Center 1200 Douglas St, Omaha, United States

All Writes Reserved (AWR) empowers young people, giving them instruction and resources to express themselves in classrooms and onstage. The Nebraska Writers Collective provides free spoken word poetry lessons and […]

Deadline for Bright Lights scholarships

Lincoln - multiple locations Lincoln, United States

Bright Lights provides unique, motivating, hands-on summer learning camps for K-8th grade students, including in humanities subjects like literature and writing, history, and world cultures and languages. Scholarships are available, […]

Running Towards the Fire – screening and panel discussion

Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center 313 North 13th Street, Lincoln, NE, United States

The documentary film "Running Towards the Fire" - about World War II war correspondents, including one from Nebraska - will premiere at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, followed by a panel discussion featuring: director/producer Barney McCoy (Gilbert and Martha Hitchcock professor of journalism at UNL), assistant professor of practice and documentary videographer Kristian […]

First Friday Book Talk & Reading w Katherine Higgs-Coulthard

Virtual Program

This monthly online (Zoom) reading series called First Friday Readings features authors with Nebraska connections, national presence, and a newly published book. The hourlong event, moderated by Larksong director Karen Shoemaker, will include both the author’s reading and Q&A with the audience. The event is free, but registration is required to receive the link. Kat Higgs-Coulthard is […]

Untold Migrant Stories Showcase

LUX Center for the Arts 2601 N 48th St, Lincoln, NE, United States

Immigrant and refugee youth in Lincoln have stories to share! Join the Asian Community and Cultural Center for an evening of cultural exchange and storytelling through art and digital media at the The LUX Center for the Arts' May First Friday event.

SOUNDSPARK Public Sound Art Event

Trudy's 2814 N 60th St, Omaha, NE, United States

SOUNDSPARK is a public sound art event that coincides with Benson First Friday in the Benson Creative District. Six professional artists and 14 student artists will present a variety of sound-centric installations that invite audience participation. Visitors can expect everything from guitar-controlled robot battles to musical chalkboards to a keyboard-controlled car engine and more. The six professional […]

Goria Flores Gallery Talk: the Feminine Image in Mexico

El Museo Latino 4701 South 25 Street, Omaha, NE, United States

Dr. Goria Flores is a visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish and Latin American Cultural Studies in the Department of Modern Languages and Literature and is affiliated faculty in the Department of Dance at the University of Lincoln-Nebraska. Dr. Flores will present a Gallery Talk on the Feminine Image in Mexico and portraiture in the works […]

Lakota artists talk

West Nebraska Arts Center 106 East 18th Street, Scottsbluff, NE, United States

Dustin and Angela Twiss will speak about the influence of their Lakota culture on their artwork during the opening reception of the West Nebraska Arts Center's annual Native American show. Dustin Twiss, who is a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, creates award-winning art based on the natural pattern found on the Fairburn Agate, which […]

Angels Theatre Company Salon Reading Series @ Turbine Flats: 1000 Miles

Turbine Flats 2124 Y St, Lincoln, NE, United States

Each Salon Reading Series event features a reading of a play followed by a moderated discussion of the play's themes and how these themes apply to the community. The theme for 2023-24 is "Should I Stay or Should I Go?" This theme will explore concepts and idea of home, and what it means to leave […]