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 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. The […]
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. Writing About the Dead and the […]
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.
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 at 5:30 p.m.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
"Abraham’s Bridge" is a film that follows the Tri-Faith Initiative from an initial idea in 2005 to the present day, with diverse religious communities working together to construct their dream, confront unanticipated challenges, and look toward an uncertain future. The film focuses especially on the importance of the Tri-Faith Unity Garden to enhance interreligious cooperation […]
Now in its 9th year, the Poetry & Music Project connects student poets and their words with composers to create original music and explore the connections between poetry and music. […]
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 […]
