Author Anna Farro Henderson (Core Samples: A Climate Scientist’s Experiments in Politics and Motherhood) will speak with Trey Moody , poet, Associate Professor, Arts and Sciences at Creighton University, and exhibiting artist in From the Great Lakes to the Great Plains: The Visible Currents of Climate Change. Admission is free; RSVPs are encouraged. Visit the event website to RSVP.
Young History Detectives is a youth enrichment program for grades 7-12 (ages 12-17). YHD participants learn research skills, history, and oral storytelling. Oral Histories preserve community history uniquely. We explore storytelling through art, music, dance, gaming, creative writing, illustration, yoga, meditation, sound therapy, and photography. Each day blends calm and creativity—with daily yoga, mindfulness, and […]
Drowned Land, a documentary by Colleen Thurston, will premiere at the Bemis Center as part of From the Great Lakes to the Great Plains: The Visible Currents of Climate Change. The film explores the fight to preserve the Kiamichi River in southeastern Oklahoma, highlighting the environmental and cultural challenges faced by the Choctaw Nation. Through personal narratives […]
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. A quiet painting of farmers except […]
Meadowlark Hearth Living Environment Foundation is partnering with Legacy of the Plains Museum to bring an archaeology fair to Gering. This free, family-friendly educational event will run from 11 am to 3 p.m., with guided tours being offered at 11:15 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. Activities will include: friction fire making, flintknapping, arrow making, atlatl throwing, […]
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 […]
Pride and Joy: Nebraska History is a 13-panel traveling exhibit that examines the history of LGBTQIA2S+ communities, events, and organizations in Nebraska. The exhibit introduces several topics and themes related to this history, including pre-Stonewall, religious organizations, rural experiences, colleges and universities, and publications such as newsletters and community calendars of events. The banners sharing this […]
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 […]
Environmental historian Dr. Nancy Langston and international relations scholar Dr. Elizabeth Chalecki will explore the intersections of climate change, water, and security. Drawing from their groundbreaking research—Langston’s work on northern watersheds, specifically […]
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 […]
Peru State College and the PSC Foundation will be hosting a talk by photographer Joel Sartore in the College’s Performing Arts Center. The event will be free and open to the public, but registration is requested. Visit the event website to register. Joel Sartore is a photographer, speaker, author, teacher, conservationist, National Geographic explorer, and […]
One hundred seventy years ago, the Treaty of 1854 was passed by Congress, authorizing the move of the Otoe-Missouria Tribe to the Big Blue Reservation in Gage County, Nebraska. The […]
