• Crown and Stage: The Monarchy and Shakespeare in Quilts

    International Quilt Museum 1523 N. 33rd St., Lincoln, NE, United States

    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, […]

  • Nebraska Poets Reading Series: Todd Robinson

    Virtual Program

    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 […]

  • The Life, the Legacy, and the Future of Miles Davis

    North Omaha Music and Arts (North Omaha Music Academy (KVNO)) 2510 N 24th Street, Omaha, Nebraska

    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. The suggested ticket price […]

    Free – $15
  • Double Feature: A Culture Talk on Film

    Culxr House 3014 N 24th St, Omaha, NE, United States

    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. This Hip Hop […]

    Free – $15
  • Nebraska Poetry Society Workshop: m. mick powell

    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 […]

    Free – $40
  • Return of the Thunderbirds 2026

    Indian Center, Inc., Lincoln 1100 Military Rd, Lincoln, NE, United States

    Celebrate the season at this 5th annual cross-cultural festival focusing on connecting community around Native American culture, language, spring, and the return of migratory birds. View the full event schedule on the event Facebook page.

  • Roots to Runway Fashion Show

    Indian Center, Inc., Lincoln 1100 Military Rd, Lincoln, NE, United States

    This community-centered Indigenous fashion show uplifts Native designers and artisans and promotes cultural visibility, creativity, and pride while honoring and revitalizing ancestral craftsmanship. Seating starts at 5 p.m., show starts […]

  • Native American Film Series: Scha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserving a Way of Life

    Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center 313 North 13th Street, Lincoln, NE, United States

    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. Please verify screening […]

  • 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 […]

  • Mapping the World, Writing the Self: Desire, Identity, & Global Imagination in Jesuit Missions

    UNO's Milo Bail Student Center (Room 228/226) 6203 University Drive North, Omaha, NE, United States

    What does it mean to long for a distant world so intensely that you petition, in writing, to leave everything behind? How do people learn to narrate themselves? This lecture explores the 25,000 handwritten letters composed between the sixteenth and twentieth centuries by Jesuit novices and priests to their Superior General in Rome, seeking assignment […]

  • 2026 Great Plains Literacy Festival

    2026 Great Plains Literacy Festival
    Seward, various locations Seward, NE

    The 2026 Great Plains Literacy Festival will feature five authors and illustrators of children's books: Deborah Hopkinson, Melissa Iwai, Oge Mora, David Ezra Stein, and Lindsey Stoddard. These authors will reach thousands of students in their schools in east central Nebraska over two days, culminating in the community event that's open to the public on […]

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