A new exhibit on the history of the Big Blue Reservation in southern Gage County will open on May 25 at 10 a.m. The exhibit will include information about the Otoe/Missouria language and Otoe-Missouria culture including arts and lifestyles as well as traditional beliefs and rituals. Exhibit panels will feature letters, oral history and photographs. […]
The Nebraska Women in Agriculture program will celebrate 40 years with a traveling photo gallery exhibition, "Legacy of Leadership: Faces of Nebraska Women in Agriculture." The gallery aims to highlight the vital role of women in Nebraska’s agricultural landscape with a collection of portraits captured at the 2024 Nebraska Women in Agriculture Conference by renowned […]
The two-day Ancestral Skills Gathering based at Meadowlark Hearth Farm east of Scottsbluff will include instruction on flint knapping, cordage, wild plant identification and uses, bush craft, ancient seed craft and other ancestral skills. The full-day events will also include socializing, shared meals, music, and dancing. The demonstrations are free, but registration is required for […]
The two-day Ancestral Skills Gathering based at Meadowlark Hearth Farm east of Scottsbluff will include instruction on flint knapping, cordage, wild plant identification and uses, bush craft, ancient seed craft and other ancestral skills. The full-day events will also include socializing, shared meals, music, and dancing. The demonstrations are free, but registration is required for […]
The Ancestral Skills demonstrations and seed festival at Meadowlark Hearth Farm east of Scottsbluff will include information on botany development and ancient history of vegetables. It will be a celebration of the seed with threshing dances and lots of hands-on small scale seed harvesting, cleaning and handling techniques, and sharing general knowledge about seed growing […]
The free monthly Nebraska Poets Reading Series highlights the talent of Nebraska poets and invites discussion with audience members. All events are free online, but registration is required to receive an event link. Registration links for each poet’s event and additional details about each poet are available on the Nebraska Poetry Society’s website. February 6, […]
The Custer County Museum presents an updated exhibit of pioneer photographer Solomon D. Butcher photos, with captions including area history and pioneer heritage. The open house runs from 1-5, and Lance Bristol and Tammy Hendrickson will speak about the exhibit at 6:30 p.m. Solomon D. Butcher took the bulk of his photographs in Custer County […]
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 […]
The Nebraska Poetry Society is offering monthly Saturday morning online poetry workshops. Registration is required, and registration information may be found on the Nebraska Poetry Society webpage. Free with annual membership; […]
The Johnson County Nebraska Historical Society’s “Monday Night at the Museum” brings speakers each month to share educational and informative stories about personal and community experiences. Monday, September 9 will […]
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, a largely-unknown chapter in American history, to public awareness. The presentation tells the story of the 250,000 orphans and unwanted children who were put on […]
The Nebraska Women in Agriculture program will celebrate 40 years with a traveling photo gallery exhibition, "Legacy of Leadership: Faces of Nebraska Women in Agriculture." The gallery aims to highlight the vital role of women in Nebraska’s agricultural landscape with a collection of portraits captured at the 2024 Nebraska Women in Agriculture Conference by renowned […]
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, a largely-unknown chapter in American history, to public awareness. The presentation tells the story of the 250,000 orphans and unwanted children who were put on […]
A family-friendly daylong event filled with song, stories, and fun. Free with Mahoney State Park admission; paid registration required for storytellers’ workshops at Peter Kiewit Lodge. 10:30 am – 4:30 pm Sessions on the main stage with the featured storytellers — Joyce Slater, Paul Strickland, Lyn Ford, Don White — and youth tellers 12:15 – 1:45 […]
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, […]
The Pershing Mural Curriculum Committee has created an academic curriculum in the areas of art, art history, language arts, history, and historic preservation using the Pershing Mural mosaic as a focus. The lesson plans and accompanying teaching materials contain Nebraska Standards, Learning Objectives, Direct Learning, Guided and Independent Practice, and Evaluation Standards that are written […]
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, […]
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, a largely-unknown chapter in American history, to public awareness. The presentation tells the story of the 250,000 orphans and unwanted children who were put on […]
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 Dakota, and South Dakota. ArteLatinX hopes to continue creating a space for the work of Latinx artists whose work is often invisible and lacks sufficient […]
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 glory of the Popol Vuh and its authors to its deserved place in human history. The artist’s hope is that this will lead to a […]
Jaime Arredondo, is an artist and illustrator for the exhibition "Popol Vuh: The Sacred Book of the Quiche Through Illustration". With this art, Jaime Arredondo hoped to restore the former […]
An artisans faire at Harold Warp Pioneer Village will include broom making, blacksmithing, crocheting, baking, computer networking, and virtual reality demonstrations of history as well as a reenactment featuring C […]
An artisans faire at Harold Warp Pioneer Village will include broom making, blacksmithing, crocheting, baking, computer networking, and virtual reality demonstrations of history as well as a reenactment featuring C […]
Barrel racer and wheelchair user Amberly Snyder will speak about her life story with the goal to motivate others to believe in themselves, and get “back on the horse” after a setback. Amberley Snyder is a championship barrel racer. She has been riding since she was three and competing in rodeo since she was seven […]
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 […]
The Nebraska Women in Agriculture program will celebrate 40 years with a traveling photo gallery exhibition, "Legacy of Leadership: Faces of Nebraska Women in Agriculture." The gallery aims to highlight the vital role of women in Nebraska’s agricultural landscape with a collection of portraits captured at the 2024 Nebraska Women in Agriculture Conference by renowned […]
Dr. Claudia Zapata is the Inaugural Associate Curator of Latino Art, Blanton Museum of Art in Austin, Texas. Their research interests include curatorial methodologies of identity-based exhibitions, Chicanx and Latinx […]
A photography exhibition celebrating 40 years of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Nebraska Women in Agriculture program will be featured Oct. 1-31, in the Loft Gallery on the third floor of the Nebraska East Union, 1705 Arbor Drive. It will kick off with a free presentation by Jessica Groskopf, director of Nebraska Women in Agriculture, at […]
The free monthly Nebraska Poets Reading Series highlights the talent of Nebraska poets and invites discussion with audience members. All events are free online, but registration is required to receive an event link. Registration links for each poet’s event and additional details about each poet are available on the Nebraska Poetry Society’s website. February 6, […]
In conjunction with a stage production of "Dracula: the Journal of Jonathan Harker", Bluebarn Theatre is presenting a series of community engagement events with Dacre Stoker, the great grand-nephew of […]
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 […]
In conjunction with a stage production of "Dracula: the Journal of Jonathan Harker", Bluebarn Theatre is presenting a series of community engagement events with Dacre Stoker, the great grand-nephew of […]
In conjunction with a stage production of "Dracula: the Journal of Jonathan Harker", Bluebarn Theatre is presenting a series of community engagement events with Dacre Stoker, the great grand-nephew of […]
Over the course of the day, skilled forgers will use Union Pacific train springs and Osage orange wood to craft blades that will be judged by champions of the History Channels "Forged in Fire" program. The all-day event will include historical presentations, a gallery display of competitors' knives, Dutch oven cooking demonstration, vendors, and food […]
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 […]
The College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media in conjunction with the Institute for Holocaust Education, B'nai B'rith Monsky Lodge, and the UNO Schwalb Center for Israel and Jewish Studies, […]
