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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
ORDER: A Study of Narrative Shaping & Photo-editing will feature work by Louie Palu, a world-renowned documentary photographer and filmmaker whose work focuses on social political issues such as war, human rights and poverty. Nothing will be formally framed and there will be workstations that can be touched and re-curated by visitors. This deconstruction 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 […]
“It’s almost unbelievable that anyone could be hardened to the point of doing the brutal things they did. ...” A young man from the Midwest is sent to war, carrying […]
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; nominal fee for non-members. Students, minors and others for whom the registration fee is prohibitive may request a free membership. November 2, Erica Reid "Glorious […]
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 2024-25 is “Hold On.” This theme will explore concepts of holding on and letting go. The Salon Reading Series is free and open to […]
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 2024-25 is “Hold On.” This theme will explore concepts of holding on and letting go. The Salon Reading Series is free and open to […]
Join Alicia Dallman Shoemaker (2024 National Language Teacher of the Year, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) to discuss data and updates about language learning across Nebraska with […]
R.H. “Doc” Cook, a photographer who enlisted during World War I, served with the 88th Division, 313th Engineers and captured the company’s experiences with his camera. A century later, local resident Mollie Anderson purchased a case that had belonged to Cook. The case contained his original photographic negatives. After researching Cook’s life and displaying some […]
At the Durham Museum a patriotic celebration kicks off Veterans Day weekend and the opening of Beyond Combat: World War I Through the Lens of "Doc" Cook. At 1PM, the Offutt Air Force Base Honor Guard will set the stage for a day of remembrance with the presentation of colors followed by the national anthem […]
“It’s almost unbelievable that anyone could be hardened to the point of doing the brutal things they did. …” A young man from the Midwest is sent to war, carrying with him the hopes of the free world. What Staff Sergeant Clarence Williams encounters there challenges and changes humanity forever. History touches the present when […]
“It’s almost unbelievable that anyone could be hardened to the point of doing the brutal things they did. …” A young man from the Midwest is sent to war, carrying with him the hopes of the free world. What Staff Sergeant Clarence Williams encounters there challenges and changes humanity forever. History touches the present when […]
Last year marked the 150th anniversary of Willa Cather's birth. The year also marked the 100th anniversary of her Pulitzer Prize for her acclaimed novel One of Ours. A dramatic […]
Not Too Far Distant tells the story of a young man from Nebraska who is sent to war, carrying with him the hopes of the free world. What Staff Sergeant Clarence Williams encounters there challenges and changes humanity forever. History touches the present when a new generation takes a journey through time to experience World War […]
Last year marked the 150th anniversary of Willa Cather's birth. The year also marked the 100th anniversary of her Pulitzer Prize for her acclaimed novel One of Ours. A dramatic […]
Not Too Far Distant tells the story of a young man from Nebraska who is sent to war, carrying with him the hopes of the free world. What Staff Sergeant Clarence Williams encounters there challenges and changes humanity forever. History touches the present when a new generation takes a journey through time to experience World War […]
Before the ticketed reading of One of Ours at on November 17 at 7:30 p.m., noted Cather scholar Dr. Charles Johanningsmeir will present a free lecture about "One of Ours" […]
Last year marked the 150th anniversary of Willa Cather's birth. The year also marked the 100th anniversary of her Pulitzer Prize for her acclaimed novel One of Ours. A dramatic […]
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 […]
Before selected concerts in its 2024-25 season, Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra organizes a 20-30-minute conversation with LSO’s Maestro Edward Polochick and a featured soloist or composer, hosted by Nebraska Public Media’s […]
This event will entail the showing of II Moro: short film longlisted for the Academy Awards, on the true story of Alessandro de’ Medici, the illegitimate son of an enslaved African woman and Pope Clement VII, who rises to become the head of the powerful Medici dynasty. After the screening of this acclaimed short film, […]
A photography exhibition celebrating 40 years of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Nebraska Women in Agriculture program will be featured at the West Central Research, Extension and Education Center through November […]
This event will entail the showing of II Moro: short film longlisted for the Academy Awards, on the true story of Alessandro de’ Medici, the illegitimate son of an enslaved African woman and Pope Clement VII, who rises to become the head of the powerful Medici dynasty. After the screening of this acclaimed short film, […]
“It’s almost unbelievable that anyone could be hardened to the point of doing the brutal things they did. …” A young man from the Midwest is sent to war, carrying […]
