Lincoln Saturdays, 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. in-person Pius X High School conference room, 6000 A Street (west entrance 11)* *option to attend via Zoom except April 26 at Larksong Writers Place Facilitators: Tom Seib and Terri Dimon More information here. February 8 Speaker: Sarah (McKinstry-Brown) Mason February 22 Speaker: Lauren Gatti March 8 Speaker: Mark […]
The conference theme this year is inspired by the 100th anniversary of the publication of The Twilight of the Sioux. Published as a combination of the last two chapters (or songs) of John Neihardt's book "A Cycle of the West," the book "Twilight of the Sioux" addresses the tragedy experienced by Plains Indians in the "Song […]
Speaker: Chris Sayre Sponsored by the the Pawnee County Arts Council
Humanities Nebraska is filling 500 Summer Reading Kits for families across Nebraska! HN Summer Reading Kits are designed to help Nebraska kids maintain academic skills over summer break, a time when many children lose ground. Reading and discussing books with their families is the best way to combat the "summer set-back." HN kits contain books, […]
Bright Lights provides unique, motivating, hands-on summer learning camps for K-8th grade students, including humanities subjects like literature and writing, history, world cultures. and languages. Scholarships are available, and the deadline to apply for a scholarship is May 1. For more information, visit the Bright Lights scholarship page. The first camps begin June 2, and the application deadline […]
Loper Launch is a fun, engaging way for kids entering grades 1-8 to continue learning during the summer while connecting with the UNK campus. Families can choose from a variety of one-week workshops and four-week academies led by educators from UNK and area school districts. Registration and fees are required, and the deadline is May […]
Speaker: Peg Gilbert Sponsored by the Westminster United Presbyterian Church
“Vaquero” was created by the Wittliff Collections at the Alkek Library, Texas State University-San Marcos, presented in partnership with Humanities Texas. It features sixty-two digital carbon prints with bilingual narrative text that reveal the muscle, sweat and drama that went into roping a calf in thick brush or breaking a wild horse in the saddle. […]
Speaker: Jeff Barnes Sponsored by the Alliance Public Library
Speaker: Carol Levin Sponsored by the Morton-James Public Library
Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon Nebraska Wildlife Rehab’s Baldwin Center conference room, 9777 M Street. Option to attend via Zoom. Facilitators: Jen Stastny and Cindy Cronn More information here. February 22 Speaker: Jody Keisner March 8 Speaker: Catherine King March 22 Speaker: Dan Boster April 5 Speaker: Ted Wheeler April 19 Speaker: Deron Larson May 3 Speaker: […]
Now in its 8th 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. For the 24/25 Project, Opera Omaha received 66 poem submissions from students across Nebraska inspired by the theme “My Neighborhood.” Poets ranged from second graders […]
