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SUMMARY:Bison exhibit at University of Nebraska State Museum Morrill Hall
DESCRIPTION:BISON – a traveling exhibit exploring the past\, present\, and future of this great North American mammal – will be at the University of Nebraska State Museum Morrill Hall from November 8 through May 31. \nThe exhibit explores the significance of bison in the cultures of Plains Indian peoples–particularly as a resource for food\, clothing\, shelter and tools. That co-existence changed dramatically with the closing of the frontier that brought new settlers with livestock to compete for grass and water during a time of climate and habitat change. These developments were exacerbated by the commodification of the bison as hide and bone in late nineteenth century industrialization. The most recent chapter of the bison story is both significant and complex: the romance of rescuing and preserving bison; the science of genetic diversity within the species; the dynamics of poachers\, profiteers\, and producers both industrial and small-scale; marketing bison fiber and meat to the 21st century customer. The exhibit highlights the role of the National Buffalo Foundation in bringing together a community of stakeholders to celebrate and promote the bison’s heritage and to raise awareness of that story. \nThe museum is open Tuesday – Saturday 9:00am – 5:00pm and Sunday 12:00pm – 5:00pm\nMorrill Hall is closed on Mondays and select holidays (January 1\, July 4\, Thanksgiving Day\, December 24 & 25). \nMuseum admission: $13.00\, Children (ages 3-11) $7.50\, under 3 FREE\nMuseums for All (with SNAP\, EBT\, or WIC Card) $1.00\nMuseum Members\, UNL NCard Holders\, ASTC Members\, Blue Star (active-duty military\, guard\, reserves & families with ID) FREE\n*A $1 discount is available for Seniors (65+)\, or Active/Veteran Military (with ID) on regular admission
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/bison-exhibit-at-university-of-nebraska-state-museum-morrill-hall/
LOCATION:University of Nebraska State Museum Morrill Hall\, 645 North 14th Street\, Lincoln\, NE\, 68588\, United States
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SUMMARY:Vision Maker Media: Everything is Connected Online Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:Vision Maker Media is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a full year of film programming featuring powerful American Indian and Alaska Native films\, both in person at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center in Lincoln and virtually online. \nThe film that screens in person at the Ross will be available for screening online the following month\, for the entire month\, in addition to other films that explore Indigenous stories\, cultures\, and perspectives that connect us all. \nFor details on the films currently available to screen\, visit the Vison Maker Media film festival website: https://visionmakermedia.org/vision-maker-film-festival-everything-is-connected-september-streaming/
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/vision-maker-media-everything-is-connected-online-film-festival/
LOCATION:Virtual Program
CATEGORIES:Grants
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SUMMARY:Americans and the Holocaust Traveling Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:The Americans and the Holocaust traveling exhibition from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington\, D.C.\, will be at the Calvin T. Ryan Library on the University of Nebraska Kearney campus from February 5 – March 19 during library hours. \nThe exhibit addresses important themes in American history\, including Americans’ responses to refugees\, war and genocide in the 1930s and ‘40s. This exhibition will challenge the commonly held assumptions that Americans knew little and did nothing about the Nazi persecution and murder of Jews as the Holocaust unfolded. Drawing on a remarkable collection of primary sources from the 1930s and ‘40s\, the exhibition focuses on the stories of individuals and groups of Americans who took action in response to Nazism. It will challenge visitors to consider the responsibilities and obstacles faced by individuals—from President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to ordinary Americans—who made difficult choices\, sought to effect change\, and\, in a few cases\, took significant risks to help victims of Nazism even as rescue never became a government priority. The exhibit hopes to challenge people to not only ask “what would I have done?” but also\, “what will I do?” \nLibrary hours are Monday – Thursday 7:30 a.m. – midnight\, Friday 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.\, Saturday 1-5 p.m.\, Sunday 1 p.m. – midnight (closed March 14-15) \nFor more information about events related to the exhibit\, visit the exhibit website.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/americans-and-the-holocaust-traveling-exhibition/
LOCATION:University of Nebraska Kearney Calvin T. Ryan Library\, 2508 11th Ave\, Kearney\, NE\, 68849\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Negro Motorist Green Book exhibit
DESCRIPTION:The Negro Motorist Green Book offers an immersive look at the reality of travel for African Americans in mid-century America\, and how the annual guide served as an indispensable resource for the nation’s rising African American middle class. The exhibition includes artifacts such as historic footage\, images and firsthand accounts to convey not only the apprehension felt by African American travelers\, but also the resilience\, innovation and elegance of people fighting to live a full American existence. It will bring focus to a vibrant parallel world of African American businesses\, the rise of the Black leisure class in the United States and the important role The Green Book played in facilitating the second wave of the Great Migration. \nThe Green Book was published and distributed nationwide from 1936 until 1967\, providing African American travelers with information on restaurants\, gas stations\, department stores and other businesses that welcomed Black travelers. In an era of Jim Crow laws and “sundown towns\,” The Green Book offered critical\, life-saving information and sanctuary. \nMuseum hours: Sunday\, Noon – 4PM; Tuesday-Saturday; 10AM-4PM; closed Mondays. \nAdmission free for members\, $15 for adults\, with discounts for seniors\, military members and veterans\, and children. \n 
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/the-negro-motorist-green-book-exhibit/
LOCATION:The Durham Museum\, 801 S 10th Street\, Omaha\, NE\, 68108\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grants
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SUMMARY:Winter Lecture Series 2026: America First - Then and Now
DESCRIPTION:The Unitarian Church of Lincoln is hosting a series of lectures\, in-person at the church and virtually via YouTube\, at 3 p.m. central on Sundays in February and March. For more information about the livestream\, visit the Virtual Winter Lecture Series website. Each lecture will last about 45 minutes\, with a Q&A session following. \nThe principle of America First has existed almost from the founding of the United States\, usually increasing with any influx of people different from Protestant Western European Americans. America First movements restricted trade and foreign entanglements\, and excluded “others” of different cultures\, ethnicities\, and religions. Isolationism and antisemitism were often major components\, especially prior to WWI and WWII. We examine similarities and differences in the historic movements with the current one that limits and leverages immigration\, foreign aid\, free trade\, entangling alliances\, etc. \nFebruary 8 – Sean Trundle\, historical perspective of America First movements beginning with those preceding World War I \nSean Trundle of UNL’s History Department received his Ph.D. from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa in American Studies. He specializes in post-war (WW II) U.S. culture\, but more broadly he lectures on 20th century cultural history. \nFebruary 15 – Uche Jarrett\, the historical perspective of leading economic issues today concerning trade\, tariffs and national growth \nUchechukwu Jarrett of UNL Economics received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. His research interests include international trade and economics\, developmental economics and the intersection between development and energy. \nMarch 1 -Emira Ibrahimpasic and Julia Reilly\, history of selective immigration policies based on racism and religious restrictions that have led to current concerns and policies of immigration and deportations \nEmira Ibrahimpasic received her Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of New Mexico. She researches the plight of women in West Africa and the Global South. \nJulia Reilly received her Ph.D. in Political Science from UNL. She specializes in international relations\, comparative politics\, human rights\, and refugee resettlement. \nMarch 8 – David Forsythe\, current foreign policy from an historical perspective emphasizing isolationism\, unilateralism\, and the policies toward Israel \nDavid Forsythe has edited\, co-edited\, authored\, and co-authored books on human rights and foreign policy. He has received various lifetime achievement awards from universities and professional societies including the national Phi Beta Kappa society.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/winter-lecture-series-2026-america-first-then-and-now/2026-03-01/
LOCATION:Lincoln Unitarian Church\, 6300 A St.\, Lincoln\, NE\, 68510
CATEGORIES:Grants
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SUMMARY:Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra 2025-26 season pre-concert chat posted online
DESCRIPTION:Before selected concerts in its 2025-26 season\, Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra organizes a virtual conversation with LSO’s Maestro Edward Polochick and guest artists or composers\, hosted by Nebraska Public Media’s Genevieve Randall. The pre-recorded chat for each concert is available to view online as well as via podcast the Monday before the concert\, and for most events is also screened in person in the Steinhart Room at the Lied Center for the Performing Arts 45 minutes before the concert begins. \nThe chats are free to view online. The in-person screenings require the purchase of a ticket. \nLinks to each pre-concert chat will be included in each event’s page listed below. The entire series to date may be viewed on the LSO YouTube Channel. \nPULSE & PANORAMA\nConcert Date: Friday\, September 19\, 2025\nPre-Concert Chat Available: Monday\, September 15\, 2025\nGuests: Genevieve Randall (host)\, Edward Polochick\nTopics: Jesse Montgomery’s Coincident Dances\, Bernstein’s West Side Story: Symphony Dances\, Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances\, programing a themed concert (dances) \nEMOTIONAL TAPESTRY\nConcert Date: Sunday\, October 19\, 2025\nPre-Concert Chat Available: Monday\, October 13\, 2025\nGuests: Genevieve Randall (host)\, Edward Polochick\, pianist Michael McHale\nTopics: Franz Shubert’s Symphony in B minor (Unfinished)\, Sarah Gibson’s warp & weft\, and Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1\, what an “unfinished” symphony means \nEXPLORING THE EXPANSE\nConcert Date: Friday\, November 7\, 2025\nPre-Concert Chat Available: Monday\, November 3\, 2025\nGuests: Genevieve Randall (host)\, Edward Polochick\, trombonist and LSO Principal Trombone Scott Anderson\nTopics: Missy Mazzoli’s Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres)\, David Ferdinand’s Concertino for Trombone in E-flat major\, Holst’s The Planets\, performing The Planets with multi-media images and videos of our solar system \nEXPERINCE THE INTRIgUE\nConcert Date: Friday\, February 12\, 2026\nPre-Concert Chat Available: Monday\, February 9\, 2026\nGuests: Genevieve Randall (host)\, Edward Polochick\, violist Rita Porfiris\, composer Julia Adolphe\nTopics: Jean Sibelius’ Finlandia\, Julia Adolphe’s Unearth\, Release: Concerto for Viola and Orchestra\, Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade\, the story of Scheherazade \nTHE SPACE BETWEEN\nConcert Date: Friday\, March 6\, 2026\nPre-Concert Chat Available: Monday\, March 2\, 2026\nGuests: Genevieve Randall (host)\, Edward Polochick\, LSO principal harpist Katie Wychulis\, harpist Julie Smith Phillips\nTopics: Zoltán Kodály’s Dances of Galánta\, Marjan Mozetich’s “The Passion of Angels” (Concerto for 2 Harps & Orchestra)\, Haydn’s Symphony No. 104 (London)\, harp concerti and its performance practice \nPOWERFUL PERSEVERANCE\nConcert Date: Friday\, April 10\, 2026\nPre-Concert Chat Available: Monday\, April 6\, 2026\nGuests: Genevieve Randall (host)\, Edward Polochick\, pianist Tony Siqi Yun\nTopics: Kenji Bunch’s Supermaximum\, Lincoln Youth Symphony side-by-side rehearsing and performing\, Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 2\, Brahms’ Symphony No. 3 \nTHE MUSIC OF HARRY POTTER\nConcert Date: Friday\, April 24\, 2026\nPre-Concert Chat Available: Monday\, April 20\, 2026\nGuests: Genevieve Randall (host)\, Edward Polochick\, composer and professor of music for film\, theater\, games and other media Damon Thomas Lee\, Young Artist Competition Winner\nTopics: composing for film; the music of Harry Potter by John Williams and other composers; the similarities between film music and music for games and other media \nINSPIRATION & COURAGE\nConcert Date: Saturday\, May 2\, 2026\nPre-Concert Chat Available: Monday\, April 27\, 2026\nGuests: Genevieve Randall (host)\, Edward Polochick\, violinist and LSO Concertmaster Anton Miller\, LSO Composer-in-Residence Elena Ruehr\nTopics: LSO’s Composer-in-Residence program\, Elena Ruehr’s new work for LSO\, Elena Ruehr’s Violin Concerto written for Anton Miller and commissioned by LSO\, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 (Eroica)
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/lincolns-symphony-orchestra-2025-26-season-pre-concert-chat-posted-online/2026-03-02/
LOCATION:Virtual Program
CATEGORIES:Grants
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SUMMARY:Film screening and discussion: Most Honorable Son
DESCRIPTION:In conjunction with the Americans and the Holocaust traveling exhibition at the Calvin T. Ryan Library on the University of Nebraska Kearney campus\, the 1970 film “Most Honorable Son” will be screened at the Kearney Public Library. \nMost Honorable Son tells the story of Nebraskan Ben Kuroki. Kuroki was the only Japanese American in the US Army Air Forces to serve in combat in the Pacific. \nThe post-film panel discussion features Vickie Sakurada Shaepler\, Japanese Hall Coordinator\, Dr. Donna Andersen\, UNL\, and Dr. Nathan Tye\, UNK\, discussing Japanese Americans\, Nebraska\, and World War II. \nFor more information about the exhibit and other related events\, visit the exhibit website.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/film-screening-and-discussion-most-honorable-son/
LOCATION:Kearney Public Library\, 2020 1st Ave.\, Kearney\, NE\, 68847\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grants
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SUMMARY:Nebraska Poets Reading Series: Kim Sosin
DESCRIPTION: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. \nKim McNealy Sosin is a retired university professor of economics who eagerly took up writing poetry and photography in retirement\, making her a “new poet” in her seventies. She loves to create ekphrastic poetry using her own travel photographs. Her poems and photographs have appeared in publications including Raw Art Review\, Fine Lines (poems and several cover photos)\, Failed Haiku\, Voices from the Plains\, Verses from the Plains (several poems and cover design)\, Landscape Photography Magazine\, The Heron’s Nest\, The Good Life Review (poem and cover photo)\, Wanderlust Journal\, Ekphrastic Review\, and Sandcutters. She published her first poetry chapbook\, Not Quite on Grand Avenue: Poems of the Early Years\, which explores the challenges and joys of growing up as a young girl in a rural town in the forties and fifties. Her second chapbook is coming out in the fall with poems by a co-author Janet Rives and Sosin’s photographs of France. Reflections of France: Images and Poems.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/nebraska-poets-reading-series-kim-sosin/
LOCATION:Virtual Program
CATEGORIES:Grants
ORGANIZER;CN="Nebraska Poetry Society":MAILTO:thepoets@nepoetrysociety.org
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SUMMARY:Not Too Far Distant - York
DESCRIPTION:The play “Not Too Far Distant” by Becky Boesen will be presented at 7:30 p.m. on March 3 at the York University Bartholomew Performing Arts Center. Free will donation for tickets. \n“It’s almost unbelievable that anyone could be hardened to the point of doing the brutal things they did. …” \nA 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 a new generation takes a journey through time to experience World War II alongside Clarence himself. Centered around his personal letters home\, we learn that sometimes what seems so far away is much closer than we think. Filled with hope and heart\, Not Too Far Distant honors the experience of the American soldier and reminds us that we all have the power — and the responsibility —  to help create a brighter future.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/not-too-far-distant-york/
LOCATION:Bartholomew Performing Arts Center\, 1098 E 10th St\, York\, NE\, 68467
CATEGORIES:Grants
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SUMMARY:Film screening and discussion: From Swastika to Jim Crow
DESCRIPTION:In conjunction with the Americans and the Holocaust traveling exhibition\, the 2000 film “From Swastika to Jim Crow” will be screened at the Calvin T. Ryan Library on the University of Nebraska Kearney campus. The film screening will be followed by a panel discussion. \nFrom Swastika to Jim Crow (2000) explores the similarities between Nazism in Germany and racism in the American south during Jim Crow. It does this through the stories of Jewish scholars expelled from Germany who found teaching positions in historically Black colleges when the rest of academia was aloof or hostile. Their shared experience of oppression united the two groups leading to impactful collaborations that influenced the nascent Civil Rights movement and had broad societal impact. \nFor more information about the exhibit and other related events\, visit the exhibit website.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/film-screening-and-discussion-from-swastika-to-jim-crow/
LOCATION:University of Nebraska Kearney Calvin T. Ryan Library\, 2508 11th Ave\, Kearney\, NE\, 68849\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grants
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SUMMARY:The Children’s Blizzard of 1888
DESCRIPTION:Rayma Volkmer will present a program on the children’s blizzard of 1888\, with true stories of loss\, bravery\, and survival in the storm that came without warning. \nSeats are limited\, please contact the library to reserve your spot. \nEvent is free. Freewill donations appreciated.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/the-childrens-blizzard-of-1888/
LOCATION:Dvoracek Memorial Library\, 419 W. 3rd St.\, Wilber\, NE\, 68456\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grants
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SUMMARY:Winter Lecture Series 2026: America First - Then and Now
DESCRIPTION:The Unitarian Church of Lincoln is hosting a series of lectures\, in-person at the church and virtually via YouTube\, at 3 p.m. central on Sundays in February and March. For more information about the livestream\, visit the Virtual Winter Lecture Series website. Each lecture will last about 45 minutes\, with a Q&A session following. \nThe principle of America First has existed almost from the founding of the United States\, usually increasing with any influx of people different from Protestant Western European Americans. America First movements restricted trade and foreign entanglements\, and excluded “others” of different cultures\, ethnicities\, and religions. Isolationism and antisemitism were often major components\, especially prior to WWI and WWII. We examine similarities and differences in the historic movements with the current one that limits and leverages immigration\, foreign aid\, free trade\, entangling alliances\, etc. \nFebruary 8 – Sean Trundle\, historical perspective of America First movements beginning with those preceding World War I \nSean Trundle of UNL’s History Department received his Ph.D. from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa in American Studies. He specializes in post-war (WW II) U.S. culture\, but more broadly he lectures on 20th century cultural history. \nFebruary 15 – Uche Jarrett\, the historical perspective of leading economic issues today concerning trade\, tariffs and national growth \nUchechukwu Jarrett of UNL Economics received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. His research interests include international trade and economics\, developmental economics and the intersection between development and energy. \nMarch 1 -Emira Ibrahimpasic and Julia Reilly\, history of selective immigration policies based on racism and religious restrictions that have led to current concerns and policies of immigration and deportations \nEmira Ibrahimpasic received her Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of New Mexico. She researches the plight of women in West Africa and the Global South. \nJulia Reilly received her Ph.D. in Political Science from UNL. She specializes in international relations\, comparative politics\, human rights\, and refugee resettlement. \nMarch 8 – David Forsythe\, current foreign policy from an historical perspective emphasizing isolationism\, unilateralism\, and the policies toward Israel \nDavid Forsythe has edited\, co-edited\, authored\, and co-authored books on human rights and foreign policy. He has received various lifetime achievement awards from universities and professional societies including the national Phi Beta Kappa society.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/winter-lecture-series-2026-america-first-then-and-now/2026-03-08/
LOCATION:Lincoln Unitarian Church\, 6300 A St.\, Lincoln\, NE\, 68510
CATEGORIES:Grants
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X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Lincoln Unitarian Church 6300 A St. Lincoln NE 68510;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=6300 A St.:geo:-96.6351273,40.7993242
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260309T191000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260309T210000
DTSTAMP:20260303T153003Z
CREATED:20260303T153003Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T153003Z
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SUMMARY:Native American Film Series: Coming Round
DESCRIPTION:Every second Monday evening of each month\, Vision Maker Media and The Ross Media Arts Center present free in-person public screenings that feature Native American films by and about Native Americans and Alaska Natives. The Native American Film Series showcases stories about cultural heritage\, art\, history\, music\, civic leadership\, youth\, and more. \nComing Round\nThe spectacular Sonoma pacific coast and the mighty redwood forests are iconic elements of California’s and American identity. And forever intertwined with these inspiring landscapes is the cultural richness of the Native American tribes that have lived for thousands of years along the coastal bluffs and forested waterways. In December 2016\, 700 acres of land was returned to the Kashia Pomo Indians from which they had been separated nearly 200 years before. (1 hour\, 30 minutes) \nThe film will be followed by a pre-recorded Q&A with J. Mitchell Johnson moderated by Georgiana Lee. \nJ. MITCHELL JOHNSON\, Coming Home Co-producer/Director/Writer/Camera Operator/Editor\, worked for four-time documentary Academy Award winner Charles Guggenheim after finishing the cinema graduate program at USC. \nGEORGIANA LEE\, a proud member of the Diné (Navajo) tribe\, holds a Bachelor’s in Journalism and Theater from Creighton University in Omaha\, Nebraska.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/native-american-film-series-coming-round/
LOCATION:Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center\, 313 North 13th Street\, Lincoln\, NE\, 68508\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grants
GEO:40.8164853;-96.7032901
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center 313 North 13th Street Lincoln NE 68508 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=313 North 13th Street:geo:-96.7032901,40.8164853
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260311T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260311T130000
DTSTAMP:20260121T215918Z
CREATED:20260121T215918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260121T215918Z
UID:10005241-1773230400-1773234000@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:History brownbag with Dr. Hannah Lahti
DESCRIPTION:In conjunction with the Americans and the Holocaust traveling exhibition at the Calvin T. Ryan Library on the University of Nebraska Kearney campus\, a lunchtime lecture will be held at the Kearney Public Library. \nAs the Holocaust persisted in Europe\, Americans reacted to the humanitarian crisis in real time and memorialized its victims. In the decades that followed\, memorial efforts in the United States evolved and expanded to create new archives\, museums\, and media to preserve Holocaust memory. Dr. Hannah Lahti\, Assistant Professor of History & Public History\, will highlight the various ways the Holocaust was memorialized in the United States from World War II to the present day\, and how those efforts have changed over time. \nFor more information about the exhibit and other related events\, visit the exhibit website.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/history-brownbag-with-dr-hannah-lahti/
LOCATION:Kearney Public Library\, 2020 1st Ave.\, Kearney\, NE\, 68847\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grants
GEO:40.6962196;-99.0835036
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kearney Public Library 2020 1st Ave. Kearney NE 68847 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2020 1st Ave.:geo:-99.0835036,40.6962196
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260312T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260312T203000
DTSTAMP:20260421T164742Z
CREATED:20260211T224535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T164742Z
UID:10005287-1773340200-1773347400@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:The Negro Motorist Green Book Speaker and Art Series
DESCRIPTION:In conjunction with the Negro Motorist Green Book exhibition\, The Durham Museum is offering a series of speaker and art events. \nAdvanced registration is encouraged – click the individual event link to register\, or for more information. Regular admission rates apply (free for members\, $15 for adults\, with discounts for seniors\, military members and veterans\, and children). The museum will open at 5 p.m. for exhibit viewing prior to each introductory presentation and screening or performance. \n\nJazz in Omaha and the Chitlin’ Circuit\, Thursday\, February 12\, 6:30 p.m.\nFeaturing Preston Love\, Jr.\, professor\, author and activist\, and a performance by North Omaha Music and Arts (NOMA) Ensemble and Lite Pole.\n\nDriving While Black\, Thursday\, March 12\, 6:30 p.m.\nFeaturing Dr. Cynthia Robinson\, University of Nebraska Omaha Black Studies professor\, and a screening of the PBS documentary “Driving While Black: Race\, Space and Mobility in America”\n\nCommunity Empowerment Through Music\, Thursday\, March 19\, 6:30 p.m.\nFeaturing Dana Murray\, executive director of North Omaha Music and Arts (NOMA) and a performance by NOMA Ensemble and Jordan TheNinja\nOmaha Green Book Sites\, Thursday\, April 30\, 6:30 p.m. (rescheduled from February)\nFeaturing Eric Ewing\, executive director of The Great Plains Black History Museum\, and Kristine Gerber\, author\, journalist and educator; performance by North Omaha Music and Arts (NOMA) Ensemble and Jewel Rodgers
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/speaker-and-art-series/2026-03-12/
LOCATION:The Durham Museum\, 801 S 10th Street\, Omaha\, NE\, 68108\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grants
ORGANIZER;CN="The Durham Museum":MAILTO:info@durhammuseum.org
GEO:41.2514804;-95.9285879
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Durham Museum 801 S 10th Street Omaha NE 68108 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=801 S 10th Street:geo:-95.9285879,41.2514804
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260319T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260319T203000
DTSTAMP:20260421T164742Z
CREATED:20260211T224535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T164742Z
UID:10005288-1773945000-1773952200@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:The Negro Motorist Green Book Speaker and Art Series
DESCRIPTION:In conjunction with the Negro Motorist Green Book exhibition\, The Durham Museum is offering a series of speaker and art events. \nAdvanced registration is encouraged – click the individual event link to register\, or for more information. Regular admission rates apply (free for members\, $15 for adults\, with discounts for seniors\, military members and veterans\, and children). The museum will open at 5 p.m. for exhibit viewing prior to each introductory presentation and screening or performance. \n\nJazz in Omaha and the Chitlin’ Circuit\, Thursday\, February 12\, 6:30 p.m.\nFeaturing Preston Love\, Jr.\, professor\, author and activist\, and a performance by North Omaha Music and Arts (NOMA) Ensemble and Lite Pole.\n\nDriving While Black\, Thursday\, March 12\, 6:30 p.m.\nFeaturing Dr. Cynthia Robinson\, University of Nebraska Omaha Black Studies professor\, and a screening of the PBS documentary “Driving While Black: Race\, Space and Mobility in America”\n\nCommunity Empowerment Through Music\, Thursday\, March 19\, 6:30 p.m.\nFeaturing Dana Murray\, executive director of North Omaha Music and Arts (NOMA) and a performance by NOMA Ensemble and Jordan TheNinja\nOmaha Green Book Sites\, Thursday\, April 30\, 6:30 p.m. (rescheduled from February)\nFeaturing Eric Ewing\, executive director of The Great Plains Black History Museum\, and Kristine Gerber\, author\, journalist and educator; performance by North Omaha Music and Arts (NOMA) Ensemble and Jewel Rodgers
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/speaker-and-art-series/2026-03-19/
LOCATION:The Durham Museum\, 801 S 10th Street\, Omaha\, NE\, 68108\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grants
ORGANIZER;CN="The Durham Museum":MAILTO:info@durhammuseum.org
GEO:41.2514804;-95.9285879
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Durham Museum 801 S 10th Street Omaha NE 68108 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=801 S 10th Street:geo:-95.9285879,41.2514804
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260319T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260319T200000
DTSTAMP:20260217T174910Z
CREATED:20260217T174910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T174910Z
UID:10005301-1773946800-1773950400@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:Lecture with Dr. Jacinda Tran\, Dartmouth College
DESCRIPTION:Join Dr. Jacinda Tran for a lecture and Q&A moderated by Bemis Center’s 2024–2025 Curator-in-Residence\, Kathy Cho\, on the “banalization of diaspora” and “militarized infrastructures of feeling.” This lecture will examine the affect of varied psychogeographies of global colonization and dispersal—as well as how some of the artists featured in the exhibition take up the tasks and technologies of representationability amid an increasingly fractured world. \nAdmission is free; RSVPs are encouraged. \nClick here for more information about the “Close to the Clouds: Encountering Digital Diasporas” exhibition. \nJacinda S. Tran (she/her) is an interdisciplinary scholar of visuality\, race\, space\, and empire. Her research and writing examine the affective and cultural legacies of US militarism across transnational landscapes. Tran is currently a Visiting Lecturer in the Program of Women’s\, Gender\, and Sexuality Studies at Dartmouth College\, teaching in Asian American History and Queer Studies. She holds a PhD in American Studies from Yale University with a graduate certificate in Women’s\, Gender\, and Sexuality Studies\, and was most recently a Global American Studies Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University’s Charles Warren Center for Studies in American History. Her writing features in The Amp; ArtReview; Brooklyn Rail; Camera Obscura: Feminism\, Culture\, and Media Studies; e-flux; Journal of Asian American Studies; TIME; and more.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/lecture-with-dr-jacinda-tran-dartmouth-college/
LOCATION:Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts\, 724 S 12th St\, Omaha\, NE 68102\, Omaha\, NE\, 68102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grants
ORGANIZER;CN="Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts":MAILTO:info@bemiscenter.org
GEO:41.2526171;-95.93232
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts 724 S 12th St Omaha NE 68102 Omaha NE 68102 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=724 S 12th St\, Omaha\, NE 68102:geo:-95.93232,41.2526171
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260320T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260822T140000
DTSTAMP:20260310T182706Z
CREATED:20260310T182706Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T182706Z
UID:10005339-1774004400-1787407200@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:Exhibition: Tajimal K'in La Fiesta del Sol / Festival of the Sun
DESCRIPTION:TAJIMAL K’IN \nLa Fiesta del Sol / Festival of the Sun \nA Collective Photography Exhibit\nCristina Kahlo\, Marcos García\, Marco Girón \nMuseum hours are Wednesdays and Fridays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.\, Thursdays 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.\, and Saturdays 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visit museum website for more information.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/exhibition-tajimal-kin-la-fiesta-del-sol-festival-of-the-sun/
LOCATION:El Museo Latino\, 4701 South 25 Street\, Omaha\, NE\, 68107\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grants
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ORGANIZER;CN="El Museo Latino":MAILTO:info@elmuseolatino.org
GEO:41.211715;-95.9480305
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=El Museo Latino 4701 South 25 Street Omaha NE 68107 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=4701 South 25 Street:geo:-95.9480305,41.211715
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260320T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260320T193000
DTSTAMP:20260217T180650Z
CREATED:20260217T180650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T180650Z
UID:10005302-1774031400-1774035000@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:La Fiesta del Sol / Festival of the Sun Artist Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Artists Cristina Kahlo\, Marcos García\, and Marco Girón discuss their work photographing the social themes\, traditional customs and cultural experiences of the people of Mexico. The talk will open a La Fiesta del Sol / Festival of the Sun exhibition running from March 20 to August 22. The opening reception begins at 5 p.m.\, with the artist panel discussion at 6:30 p.m.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/la-fiesta-del-sol-festival-of-the-sun-artist-panel-discussion/
LOCATION:El Museo Latino\, 4701 South 25 Street\, Omaha\, NE\, 68107\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grants
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ORGANIZER;CN="El Museo Latino":MAILTO:info@elmuseolatino.org
GEO:41.211715;-95.9480305
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=El Museo Latino 4701 South 25 Street Omaha NE 68107 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=4701 South 25 Street:geo:-95.9480305,41.211715
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T200000
DTSTAMP:20260312T193039Z
CREATED:20260310T180239Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260312T193039Z
UID:10005338-1774463400-1774468800@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:Abraham's Bridge Film Screening & Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:This screening and discussion of the short documentary film “Abraham’s Bridge” is part of the ongoing series “Cultivating Care in Complex Times: Faith\, Friendship\, and Food Insecurity\,” exploring how relationships across difference can foster care\, resilience\, and shared responsibility. The series will culminate in a community event at the Unity Garden on the Tri-Faith campus on Sunday\, May 3. \nThe panel will be facilitated by Dr. Courtney Wilder\, Professor of Religion\, Midland University. The panelists include: Taylor Keen\, Sacred Seed; Bonni Leiserowitz\, Unity Garden at Tri-Faith; and Abdul Mackie\, Catholic Charities of Omaha. \nThis event is open to the public and free of charge. \nFor more information about Abraham’s Bridge\, please see: abridgefilm.com \nHosted by the Luther College of Arts and Sciences at Midland University
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/abrahams-bridge-film-screening-panel-discussion/
LOCATION:Midland University\, Olson Student Center\, 2nd Floor\, N Logan St\, Fremont\, NE\, 68025
CATEGORIES:Grants
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260328T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260328T103000
DTSTAMP:20251223T210517Z
CREATED:20251223T210517Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251223T210517Z
UID:10005163-1774692000-1774693800@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:Nebraska Poetry Society Workshop: Alison Lubar
DESCRIPTION: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. \nAlthough one of the most famous writers of the sonnet was Shakespeare\, the form has existed since the 13th century. In this history-meets-poetry workshop\, participants will explore classic and contemporary sonnets\, from poets like Petrarch\, Edna St. Vincent Millay\, Terrance Hayes\, and Nicole Tallman. We’ll look at the way that poets use the sonnet form to address the issues of their time and how this “little song” has evolved over its long existence. Participants will walk away with a broad understanding of the Sonnet\, the way its conventions both draw on and continually inspire other forms of poetry\, and ways to try writing their own “little songs.”​ \nAlison Lubar is a queer biracial Nikkei poet and educator who teaches literature to teenagers\, writing to adults\, and yoga to all ages. They’re the author of two full-length poetry books\, The Other Tree\, winner of Harbor Editions’ 2023 Laureate Prize\, and METAMOURPHOSIS (fifth wheel press\, 2024)\, four chapbooks\, Philosophers Know Nothing About Love (Thirty West\, 2022)\, queer feast (Bottlecap Press\, 2022)\, sweet euphemism (Mouthfeel Press\, 2023)\, and It Skips a Generation (Stanchion\, 2023)\, and a forthcoming microchap\, American Kintsugi (Bull City Press\, 2026). Alison is also a board member for Philadelphia’s Blue Stoop.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/nebraska-poetry-society-workshop-alison-lubar/
LOCATION:Virtual Program
CATEGORIES:Grants
ORGANIZER;CN="Nebraska Poetry Society":MAILTO:thepoets@nepoetrysociety.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260331T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260331T200000
DTSTAMP:20260219T211437Z
CREATED:20260217T194805Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T211437Z
UID:10005304-1774981800-1774987200@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:2026 Conference: Great Plains Futures
DESCRIPTION:For its 50th anniversary\, the Center for Great Plains Studies’ annual Great Plains conference will celebrate our past and look to the next 50 years and beyond. This interdisciplinary conference features keynotes\, panels\, workshops\, and special events that focus on four interconnected themes: environmental futures\, re-imagining the rural\, Indigenous futures\, and demographic change and migration. \nThe following conference events are free and open to the public; please verify information on the conference website. \n\nMarch 31\, 6:30 p.m.\, Lied Center for Performing Arts: Shaylyn Romney Garrett lecture as part of the E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues (free tickets required separate from conference registration)\nApril 1\, 9:00 a.m.\, Innovation Campus Conference Center: Ness Sándoval\, keynote speaker\nApril 1\, 5:30 p.m.\, Sheldon Museum of Art: Teach-In with the Otoe-Missouria tribal members\nApril 2\, 9:00 a.m.\, Innovation Campus Conference Center: Neil Linscheid\, keynote speaker\nApril 2\, 7:30 p.m.\, Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center: screening of Oyate Woyaka and comments by Susana Geliga\n\nView the full conference schedule and register ($100 for full conference\, $25 for students) at https://plains.unl.edu/events-conferences/2026-conference-great-plains-futures/ \n 
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/2026-conference-great-plains-futures/2026-03-31/
LOCATION:Lincoln – multiple locations\, Lincoln\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grants
GEO:40.813616;-96.7025955
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260401T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260401T190000
DTSTAMP:20260219T211437Z
CREATED:20260217T194805Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T211437Z
UID:10005305-1775034000-1775070000@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:2026 Conference: Great Plains Futures
DESCRIPTION:For its 50th anniversary\, the Center for Great Plains Studies’ annual Great Plains conference will celebrate our past and look to the next 50 years and beyond. This interdisciplinary conference features keynotes\, panels\, workshops\, and special events that focus on four interconnected themes: environmental futures\, re-imagining the rural\, Indigenous futures\, and demographic change and migration. \nThe following conference events are free and open to the public; please verify information on the conference website. \n\nMarch 31\, 6:30 p.m.\, Lied Center for Performing Arts: Shaylyn Romney Garrett lecture as part of the E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues (free tickets required separate from conference registration)\nApril 1\, 9:00 a.m.\, Innovation Campus Conference Center: Ness Sándoval\, keynote speaker\nApril 1\, 5:30 p.m.\, Sheldon Museum of Art: Teach-In with the Otoe-Missouria tribal members\nApril 2\, 9:00 a.m.\, Innovation Campus Conference Center: Neil Linscheid\, keynote speaker\nApril 2\, 7:30 p.m.\, Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center: screening of Oyate Woyaka and comments by Susana Geliga\n\nView the full conference schedule and register ($100 for full conference\, $25 for students) at https://plains.unl.edu/events-conferences/2026-conference-great-plains-futures/ \n 
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/2026-conference-great-plains-futures/2026-04-01/
LOCATION:Lincoln – multiple locations\, Lincoln\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grants
GEO:40.813616;-96.7025955
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260402T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260402T203000
DTSTAMP:20260219T211437Z
CREATED:20260217T194805Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T211437Z
UID:10005306-1775120400-1775161800@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:2026 Conference: Great Plains Futures
DESCRIPTION:For its 50th anniversary\, the Center for Great Plains Studies’ annual Great Plains conference will celebrate our past and look to the next 50 years and beyond. This interdisciplinary conference features keynotes\, panels\, workshops\, and special events that focus on four interconnected themes: environmental futures\, re-imagining the rural\, Indigenous futures\, and demographic change and migration. \nThe following conference events are free and open to the public; please verify information on the conference website. \n\nMarch 31\, 6:30 p.m.\, Lied Center for Performing Arts: Shaylyn Romney Garrett lecture as part of the E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues (free tickets required separate from conference registration)\nApril 1\, 9:00 a.m.\, Innovation Campus Conference Center: Ness Sándoval\, keynote speaker\nApril 1\, 5:30 p.m.\, Sheldon Museum of Art: Teach-In with the Otoe-Missouria tribal members\nApril 2\, 9:00 a.m.\, Innovation Campus Conference Center: Neil Linscheid\, keynote speaker\nApril 2\, 7:30 p.m.\, Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center: screening of Oyate Woyaka and comments by Susana Geliga\n\nView the full conference schedule and register ($100 for full conference\, $25 for students) at https://plains.unl.edu/events-conferences/2026-conference-great-plains-futures/ \n 
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/2026-conference-great-plains-futures/2026-04-02/
LOCATION:Lincoln – multiple locations\, Lincoln\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grants
GEO:40.813616;-96.7025955
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260403T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260403T183000
DTSTAMP:20260318T201321Z
CREATED:20260318T201321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T201321Z
UID:10005354-1775237400-1775241000@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:Crown and Stage: The Monarchy and Shakespeare in Quilts
DESCRIPTION:The exhibition “Crown & Stage: The Monarchy and Shakespeare in Quilts” will open during the free April First Friday event at the International Quilt Museum. Co-Curated by Dr. Carole Levin\, Willa Cather Emerita Professor of History at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln\, “Crown & Stage” explores how quilts and other forms of material culture traveled beyond the playhouse and palace. This exhibition features quilts honoring British queens\, Shakespeare’s words stitched in fabric\, and contemporary objects that reinterpret these icons. \nThe opening will feature a special reading of poetry on queens and Shakespeare from “Creatively Expanding the Premodern” with authors Carole Levin\, Marguerite A. Tassi\, Christine Stewart-Nuñez\, and Julia Griffin.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/crown-and-stage-the-monarchy-and-shakespeare-in-quilts/
LOCATION:International Quilt Museum\, 1523 N. 33rd St.\, Lincoln\, NE\, 68583\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grants
ORGANIZER;CN="International Quilt Museum (UNL)":MAILTO:info@internationalquiltmuseum.org
GEO:40.8283068;-96.6733115
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=International Quilt Museum 1523 N. 33rd St. Lincoln NE 68583 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1523 N. 33rd St.:geo:-96.6733115,40.8283068
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260406T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260406T170000
DTSTAMP:20260228T195538Z
CREATED:20250730T172940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260228T195538Z
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SUMMARY:Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra 2025-26 season pre-concert chat posted online
DESCRIPTION:Before selected concerts in its 2025-26 season\, Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra organizes a virtual conversation with LSO’s Maestro Edward Polochick and guest artists or composers\, hosted by Nebraska Public Media’s Genevieve Randall. The pre-recorded chat for each concert is available to view online as well as via podcast the Monday before the concert\, and for most events is also screened in person in the Steinhart Room at the Lied Center for the Performing Arts 45 minutes before the concert begins. \nThe chats are free to view online. The in-person screenings require the purchase of a ticket. \nLinks to each pre-concert chat will be included in each event’s page listed below. The entire series to date may be viewed on the LSO YouTube Channel. \nPULSE & PANORAMA\nConcert Date: Friday\, September 19\, 2025\nPre-Concert Chat Available: Monday\, September 15\, 2025\nGuests: Genevieve Randall (host)\, Edward Polochick\nTopics: Jesse Montgomery’s Coincident Dances\, Bernstein’s West Side Story: Symphony Dances\, Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances\, programing a themed concert (dances) \nEMOTIONAL TAPESTRY\nConcert Date: Sunday\, October 19\, 2025\nPre-Concert Chat Available: Monday\, October 13\, 2025\nGuests: Genevieve Randall (host)\, Edward Polochick\, pianist Michael McHale\nTopics: Franz Shubert’s Symphony in B minor (Unfinished)\, Sarah Gibson’s warp & weft\, and Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1\, what an “unfinished” symphony means \nEXPLORING THE EXPANSE\nConcert Date: Friday\, November 7\, 2025\nPre-Concert Chat Available: Monday\, November 3\, 2025\nGuests: Genevieve Randall (host)\, Edward Polochick\, trombonist and LSO Principal Trombone Scott Anderson\nTopics: Missy Mazzoli’s Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres)\, David Ferdinand’s Concertino for Trombone in E-flat major\, Holst’s The Planets\, performing The Planets with multi-media images and videos of our solar system \nEXPERINCE THE INTRIgUE\nConcert Date: Friday\, February 12\, 2026\nPre-Concert Chat Available: Monday\, February 9\, 2026\nGuests: Genevieve Randall (host)\, Edward Polochick\, violist Rita Porfiris\, composer Julia Adolphe\nTopics: Jean Sibelius’ Finlandia\, Julia Adolphe’s Unearth\, Release: Concerto for Viola and Orchestra\, Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade\, the story of Scheherazade \nTHE SPACE BETWEEN\nConcert Date: Friday\, March 6\, 2026\nPre-Concert Chat Available: Monday\, March 2\, 2026\nGuests: Genevieve Randall (host)\, Edward Polochick\, LSO principal harpist Katie Wychulis\, harpist Julie Smith Phillips\nTopics: Zoltán Kodály’s Dances of Galánta\, Marjan Mozetich’s “The Passion of Angels” (Concerto for 2 Harps & Orchestra)\, Haydn’s Symphony No. 104 (London)\, harp concerti and its performance practice \nPOWERFUL PERSEVERANCE\nConcert Date: Friday\, April 10\, 2026\nPre-Concert Chat Available: Monday\, April 6\, 2026\nGuests: Genevieve Randall (host)\, Edward Polochick\, pianist Tony Siqi Yun\nTopics: Kenji Bunch’s Supermaximum\, Lincoln Youth Symphony side-by-side rehearsing and performing\, Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 2\, Brahms’ Symphony No. 3 \nTHE MUSIC OF HARRY POTTER\nConcert Date: Friday\, April 24\, 2026\nPre-Concert Chat Available: Monday\, April 20\, 2026\nGuests: Genevieve Randall (host)\, Edward Polochick\, composer and professor of music for film\, theater\, games and other media Damon Thomas Lee\, Young Artist Competition Winner\nTopics: composing for film; the music of Harry Potter by John Williams and other composers; the similarities between film music and music for games and other media \nINSPIRATION & COURAGE\nConcert Date: Saturday\, May 2\, 2026\nPre-Concert Chat Available: Monday\, April 27\, 2026\nGuests: Genevieve Randall (host)\, Edward Polochick\, violinist and LSO Concertmaster Anton Miller\, LSO Composer-in-Residence Elena Ruehr\nTopics: LSO’s Composer-in-Residence program\, Elena Ruehr’s new work for LSO\, Elena Ruehr’s Violin Concerto written for Anton Miller and commissioned by LSO\, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 (Eroica)
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/lincolns-symphony-orchestra-2025-26-season-pre-concert-chat-posted-online/2026-04-06/
LOCATION:Virtual Program
CATEGORIES:Grants
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SUMMARY:Nebraska Poets Reading Series: Todd Robinson
DESCRIPTION: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. \nTodd Robinson’s work moves between tenderness and wit\, exploring love\, loss\, and the beauty of the Midwest. His poems draw on pop culture\, memory\, and faith\, revealing both humor and heart in the ordinary and extraordinary. \nTodd Robinson is the author of Mass for Shut-Ins (University of Nebraska Press\, 2018) and Note at Heart Rock (Main Street Rag\, 2012). His poems have appeared or are forthcoming in The Adroit Journal\, Rattle\, North American Review\, and Rhino. He is an Associate Professor in the Writer’s Workshop at the University of Nebraska-Omaha and caregiver to his partner\, a disabled physician. 
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/nebraska-poets-reading-series-todd-robinson/
LOCATION:Virtual Program
CATEGORIES:Grants
ORGANIZER;CN="Nebraska Poetry Society":MAILTO:thepoets@nepoetrysociety.org
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SUMMARY:The Life\, the Legacy\, and the Future of Miles Davis
DESCRIPTION:As part of its Voices AMPLIFIED! series\, Omaha Performing Arts is presenting a celebration of Miles Davis’ 100th birthday with a panel of local jazz artists. \nThe suggested ticket price is $10\, but options to pay more or less are available\, including a free ticket for people for whom cost is a barrier. \nFor more information\, visit the O-pa Voices AMPLIFIED website.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/the-life-the-legacy-and-the-future-of-miles-davis/
LOCATION:North Omaha Music and Arts (North Omaha Music Academy (KVNO))\, 2510 N 24th Street\, Omaha\, Nebraska\, 68110
CATEGORIES:Grants
ORGANIZER;CN="Omaha Performing Arts":MAILTO:info@O-pa.org
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SUMMARY:Double Feature: A Culture Talk on Film
DESCRIPTION:Omaha Performing Arts’ Hip Hop Lab was formed to educate\, elevate\, and amplify the 50-year legacy surrounding the global impact\, performance\, history\, and culture of hip hop. \nThis Hip Hop Lab culture talk will share and discuss classic hip hop films like Wild Style and Beat Street with legends from the cast and crew\, moderated by DJ RIP. \nThe suggested ticket price is $10\, and there are options to pay more or less. If cost is a barrier\, there is a $0 option. \nTo purchase tickets\, visit https://o-pa.org/learn-engage/hip-hop-lab/ \n 
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/double-feature-a-culture-talk-on-film/
LOCATION:Culxr House\, 3014 N 24th St\, Omaha\, NE\, 68110\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grants
ORGANIZER;CN="Omaha Performing Arts":MAILTO:info@O-pa.org
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SUMMARY:Nebraska Poetry Society Workshop: m. mick powell
DESCRIPTION: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. \nWriting About the Dead and the Dying \nThis workshop invites writers to consider how we grieve\, honor\, and remember\, and how we celebrate life and legacy even as violence shapes our world. \nM. MICK POWELL is a queer Black Cabo Verdean femme\, poet\, artist\, Aries\, and the author of DEAD GIRL CAMEO (One World Books\, 2025) and the chapbook threesome in the last Toyota Celica & other circus tricks\, winner of the 2023 Host Publications Chapbook Prize. An assistant professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies at the University of Connecticut\, mick enjoys chasing waterfalls and being in love.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/nebraska-poetry-society-workshop-m-mick-powell/
LOCATION:Virtual Program
CATEGORIES:Grants
ORGANIZER;CN="Nebraska Poetry Society":MAILTO:thepoets@nepoetrysociety.org
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