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  • Art from the Inside reception

    G Dobos Studio, Mission Arts Building, Studio #9 124 S 9th Street, Lincoln, NE

    This annual event showcases art and storytelling by system-impacted Nebraskans.

  • Old photo of dozens of children in their best clothes arranged near the back of a passenger rail car.

    The Legacy of the Orphan Trains: Ogallala

    Kathleen Lute Public Library 610 West A, Ogallala, NE, United States

    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, […]

  • Old photo of dozens of children in their best clothes arranged near the back of a passenger rail car.

    The Legacy of the Orphan Trains: Gothenburg

    Gothenburg Public Library 1104 Lake Ave, Gothenburg, NE, United States

    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, […]

  • Nebraska Poetry Society Workshop: Abby E. Murray

    Virtual Program

    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. Participants in this workshop will consider […]

    Free – $41

  • Moonshell Storytelling Festival 2025

    Mahoney State Park Open-Air Pavillion 28500 W. Park Hwy., AShland, NE, United States

    A family-friendly daylong event filled with song, stories, and fun. See the event website for additional detail and updates. Free with Mahoney State Park admission; paid registration required for storytellers’ workshops at Peter Kiewit Lodge. The 2025 featured storytellers are Darrin Crow, Jeff Doyle, Carolina Quiroga, and Kim Weitkamp.

  • Kearney Family Fun Fest 2025

    Harmon Park 3100 5th Ave, Kearney, NE, United States

    This family entertainment event features live performances and interactive activities for all ages: music, art, theatre, dance, bounce houses, face painting, fire trucks, Disney princesses, and so much more. One of the featured performing groups is Garan Coons and his family. Garan is a professional Native American dancer, singer, flute player, and storyteller. Each of […]

  • Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra 2025-26 season pre-concert chat posted online

    Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra 2025-26 season pre-concert chat posted online
    Virtual Program

    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 […]

  • Flatwater Festival Free Afternoon Event – livestream

    Virtual Program

    What does the future hold for Nebraskans when it comes to our economy? Our diversity? Our biggest city, Omaha? The Flatwater Free Press will tackle these questions and more at its third annual Flatwater Festival on Wednesday, Sept. 17. The event includes a free forum from 1 to 4:30 p.m. on the campus of Creighton University, where […]

  • Understanding the Poetry of Paul Laurence Dunbar

    Westbrook Music Building on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln City Campus R Street, Lincoln, NE, United States

    As part of the Robert Owens Centenary Festival, taking place from September 17 to 19, 2025, at the Glenn Korff School of Music, Dr. Minnita Daniel-Cox will discuss and perform the poetry of Paul Laurence Dunbar on September 18 at 11 a.m. in the UNL Westbrook Recital Hall. The program will also be livestreamed here. […]

  • High School Student Matinee of The Outsiders (REGISTERED STUDENTS ONLY)

    High School Student Matinee of The Outsiders
    Merryman Performing Arts Center 225 W. 22nd St, Kerarney, NE, United States

    High school students and their teachers or sponsors can attend Crane River Theater's fall production and have the opportunity to speak with the actors and directors of the show about the relevant themes and topics in a talkback session after the performance. The 2025 production is "The Outsiders". Tickets are $15 per student. For more […]

    $15

  • High School Student Matinee of The Outsiders (REGISTERED STUDENTS ONLY)

    High School Student Matinee of The Outsiders
    Merryman Performing Arts Center 225 W. 22nd St, Kerarney, NE, United States

    High school students and their teachers or sponsors can attend Crane River Theater's fall production and have the opportunity to speak with the actors and directors of the show about the relevant themes and topics in a talkback session after the performance. The 2025 production is "The Outsiders". Tickets are $15 per student. For more […]

    $15

  • Time Out From War – Works by Thomas Naegele

    Jewish Community Center of Omaha Eisenberg Gallery 333 South 132nd Street, Omaha, NE

    In collaboration, the Nebraska Jewish Historical Society will show paintings from the Nebraska Prairie Museum in Holdrege at the JCC Eisenberg Gallery in Omaha. Thomas Naegele, a German citizen with Jewish heritage, fled Nazi Germany in 1938 when he was just 14 years old. A few years after settling in New York with his family, […]

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