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SUMMARY:Vision Maker Media: Everything is Connected Online Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:Vision Maker Media is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a full year of film programming featuring powerful American Indian and Alaska Native films\, both in person at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center in Lincoln and virtually online. \nThe film that screens in person at the Ross will be available for screening online the following month\, for the entire month\, in addition to other films that explore Indigenous stories\, cultures\, and perspectives that connect us all. \nFor details on the films currently available to screen\, visit the Vison Maker Media film festival website: https://visionmakermedia.org/vision-maker-film-festival-everything-is-connected-july-streaming/
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/vision-maker-media-everything-is-connected-online-film-festival/
LOCATION:Virtual Program
CATEGORIES:Grants
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260822T140000
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SUMMARY:Exhibition: Tajimal K'in La Fiesta del Sol / Festival of the Sun
DESCRIPTION:TAJIMAL K’IN \nLa Fiesta del Sol / Festival of the Sun \nA Collective Photography Exhibit\nCristina Kahlo\, Marcos García\, Marco Girón \nMuseum hours are Wednesdays and Fridays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.\, Thursdays 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.\, and Saturdays 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visit museum website for more information.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/exhibition-tajimal-kin-la-fiesta-del-sol-festival-of-the-sun/
LOCATION:El Museo Latino\, 4701 South 25 Street\, Omaha\, NE\, 68107\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grants
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260926T160000
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SUMMARY:How We Celebrate
DESCRIPTION:The Gage County Museum will join the nation in commemorating 250 years of American independence with a special summer exhibition. This exhibit will highlight how our communities have celebrated patriotism\, parades\, and milestones across generations — connecting local traditions to the broader story of America. \nMuseum hours are Wednesday–Saturday\, 10am–4pm\, closed major holidays. Admission is free\, but donations are welcomed. \nThe exhibition will be featured during two community events: \nJune 13\, 2026 – America 250 Celebration \nJune 17-20\, 2026- Homestead Days
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/how_we_celebrate/
LOCATION:Gage County Museum\, North 2nd Street\, Beatrice\, NE\, 68310\, United States
CATEGORIES:America 250,Grants
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260601T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260601T130000
DTSTAMP:20260526T184330Z
CREATED:20260526T184330Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260526T184330Z
UID:10005500-1780299000-1780318800@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:2026 Loper Launch Summer Enrichment Camps (registered students only)
DESCRIPTION:The University of Nebraska at Kearney is excited to bring curriculum-based summer camps to our community. We invite students entering grades 1-8 to join us on UNK’s campus for enrichment camps that are not only fun and engaging\, but also educational. \nLoper Launch Campers (and their adults) can choose between our academies and our one-week themed workshops. Countdown Hour is also available for those needing an early drop-off option.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/2026-loper-launch-summer-enrichment-camps-registered-students-only/2026-06-01/
LOCATION:Kearney NE
CATEGORIES:Grants
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260601T160000
DTSTAMP:20260527T162742Z
CREATED:20260527T162742Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260527T162742Z
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SUMMARY:2026 Bright Lights summer camp (registered students only)
DESCRIPTION:Bright Lights provides unique\, motivating\, hands-on summer learning camps for K-8th grade students\, including in humanities subjects like literature and writing\, history\, and world cultures and languages. \nThe camp application deadline is at least one week before each week’s camps begin (subject to availability). For details about camps\, visit the Bright Lights camps list.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/2026-bright-lights-summer-camp-registered-students-only/2026-06-01/
LOCATION:Lincoln – multiple locations\, Lincoln\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grants
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260601T200000
DTSTAMP:20260401T152409Z
CREATED:20260401T152409Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T152409Z
UID:10005369-1780340400-1780344000@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:A Bad Man in the Good Life: Jesse James in Nebraska
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Jeff Barnes \nSponsored by the Valley Historical Society
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/a-bad-man-in-the-good-life-jesse-james-in-nebraska-6/
LOCATION:Valley Fire Department\, 401 E Meigs\, Valley\, NE\, 68064\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speakers
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CREATED:20260526T184330Z
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UID:10005501-1780385400-1780405200@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:2026 Loper Launch Summer Enrichment Camps (registered students only)
DESCRIPTION:The University of Nebraska at Kearney is excited to bring curriculum-based summer camps to our community. We invite students entering grades 1-8 to join us on UNK’s campus for enrichment camps that are not only fun and engaging\, but also educational. \nLoper Launch Campers (and their adults) can choose between our academies and our one-week themed workshops. Countdown Hour is also available for those needing an early drop-off option.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/2026-loper-launch-summer-enrichment-camps-registered-students-only/2026-06-02/
LOCATION:Kearney NE
CATEGORIES:Grants
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260602T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260602T160000
DTSTAMP:20260527T162742Z
CREATED:20260527T162742Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260527T162742Z
UID:10005534-1780390800-1780416000@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:2026 Bright Lights summer camp (registered students only)
DESCRIPTION:Bright Lights provides unique\, motivating\, hands-on summer learning camps for K-8th grade students\, including in humanities subjects like literature and writing\, history\, and world cultures and languages. \nThe camp application deadline is at least one week before each week’s camps begin (subject to availability). For details about camps\, visit the Bright Lights camps list.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/2026-bright-lights-summer-camp-registered-students-only/2026-06-02/
LOCATION:Lincoln – multiple locations\, Lincoln\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grants
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260602T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260602T193000
DTSTAMP:20260219T205104Z
CREATED:20260219T205104Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T205104Z
UID:10005316-1780425000-1780428600@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:Nebraska Poets Reading Series: Judy Lorenzen
DESCRIPTION: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 an event link. Registration links for each poet’s event and additional details about each poet are available on the Nebraska Poetry Society’s website. \nJudy Lorenzen’s poetry holds both joy and sorrow—family\, forgiveness\, and the quiet wonders of nature. Honest and tender\, her work has been praised for the way love threads through even life’s struggles. \nJudy Lorenzen is a poet\, writer\, and teaching artist. Her education includes a Doctorate of English\, Composition and Rhetoric\, December 2016\, University of Nebraska at Lincoln\, Dissertation: Teaching Place: Heritage\, Home and Community\, the Heart of Education; Master of Art in Creative Writing\, May 2008\, University of Nebraska at Kearney\, Thesis: Let Autumn Come; Doctorate of Theology\, May 2000\, Andersonville Theological Seminary; Master of Science in Community Counseling\, May 1998\, University of Nebraska at Kearney; and a Bachelor of Arts in English\, Emphasis in Writing\, Philosophy Minor\, May 1995\, University of Nebraska at Kearney. Her first book\, Turning Back to Her Love Pages\, was published in June 2025.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/nebraska-poets-reading-series-judy-lorenzen/
LOCATION:Virtual Program
CATEGORIES:Grants
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ORGANIZER;CN="Nebraska Poetry Society":MAILTO:thepoets@nepoetrysociety.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260602T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260602T193000
DTSTAMP:20260518T213629Z
CREATED:20260413T160950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260518T213629Z
UID:10005403-1780425000-1780428600@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:America 100: The 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: David Wells \nSponsored by the Norfolk Public Library
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/america-100-the-1876-centennial-exhibition-in-philadelphia-pennsylvania/
LOCATION:Norfolk Public Library\, 308 W. Prospect Ave.\, Norfolk\, NE\, 68701\, United States
CATEGORIES:America 250,Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260603T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260603T130000
DTSTAMP:20260526T184330Z
CREATED:20260526T184330Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260526T184330Z
UID:10005502-1780471800-1780491600@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:2026 Loper Launch Summer Enrichment Camps (registered students only)
DESCRIPTION:The University of Nebraska at Kearney is excited to bring curriculum-based summer camps to our community. We invite students entering grades 1-8 to join us on UNK’s campus for enrichment camps that are not only fun and engaging\, but also educational. \nLoper Launch Campers (and their adults) can choose between our academies and our one-week themed workshops. Countdown Hour is also available for those needing an early drop-off option.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/2026-loper-launch-summer-enrichment-camps-registered-students-only/2026-06-03/
LOCATION:Kearney NE
CATEGORIES:Grants
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260603T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260603T160000
DTSTAMP:20260527T162742Z
CREATED:20260527T162742Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260527T162742Z
UID:10005535-1780477200-1780502400@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:2026 Bright Lights summer camp (registered students only)
DESCRIPTION:Bright Lights provides unique\, motivating\, hands-on summer learning camps for K-8th grade students\, including in humanities subjects like literature and writing\, history\, and world cultures and languages. \nThe camp application deadline is at least one week before each week’s camps begin (subject to availability). For details about camps\, visit the Bright Lights camps list.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/2026-bright-lights-summer-camp-registered-students-only/2026-06-03/
LOCATION:Lincoln – multiple locations\, Lincoln\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grants
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260603T131500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260603T141500
DTSTAMP:20260213T194533Z
CREATED:20260213T194533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260213T194533Z
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SUMMARY:Black Print with a White Carnation: Mildred Brown and the Omaha Star
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Amy Forss \nSponsored by Immanuel Village
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/black-print-with-a-white-carnation-mildred-brown-and-the-omaha-star/
LOCATION:Immanuel Village\, 6803 N. 68th Plaza\, Omaha\, NE\, 68152\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speakers
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260604T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260604T130000
DTSTAMP:20260526T184330Z
CREATED:20260526T184330Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260526T184330Z
UID:10005503-1780558200-1780578000@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:2026 Loper Launch Summer Enrichment Camps (registered students only)
DESCRIPTION:The University of Nebraska at Kearney is excited to bring curriculum-based summer camps to our community. We invite students entering grades 1-8 to join us on UNK’s campus for enrichment camps that are not only fun and engaging\, but also educational. \nLoper Launch Campers (and their adults) can choose between our academies and our one-week themed workshops. Countdown Hour is also available for those needing an early drop-off option.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/2026-loper-launch-summer-enrichment-camps-registered-students-only/2026-06-04/
LOCATION:Kearney NE
CATEGORIES:Grants
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260604T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260604T160000
DTSTAMP:20260527T162742Z
CREATED:20260527T162742Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260527T162742Z
UID:10005536-1780563600-1780588800@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:2026 Bright Lights summer camp (registered students only)
DESCRIPTION:Bright Lights provides unique\, motivating\, hands-on summer learning camps for K-8th grade students\, including in humanities subjects like literature and writing\, history\, and world cultures and languages. \nThe camp application deadline is at least one week before each week’s camps begin (subject to availability). For details about camps\, visit the Bright Lights camps list.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/2026-bright-lights-summer-camp-registered-students-only/2026-06-04/
LOCATION:Lincoln – multiple locations\, Lincoln\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grants
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260604T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260604T103000
DTSTAMP:20260504T184042Z
CREATED:20260504T184042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260504T184042Z
UID:10005454-1780565400-1780569000@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:A Century of Fashion: 1870-1970
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Sue McLain \nSponsored by the Centenary United Methodist Church
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/a-century-of-fashion-1870-1970-95/
LOCATION:Centenary United Methodist Church-Beatrice\, 608 Elk St.\, Beatrice\, NE\, 68310\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speakers
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260604T124500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260604T134500
DTSTAMP:20260513T161311Z
CREATED:20260513T161311Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260513T161311Z
UID:10005471-1780577100-1780580700@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:Bess Streeter Aldrich: In Her Own Words
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Jolene McLaughlin \nSponsored by the Ponca Carnegie Library
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/bess-streeter-aldrich-in-her-own-words-11/
LOCATION:Oak Trail Village\, 410 Ball Park Road\, Ponca\, NE\, 68770\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speakers
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260604T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260604T193000
DTSTAMP:20260603T143128Z
CREATED:20260526T190007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T143128Z
UID:10005520-1780578000-1780601400@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:71st Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference - Memory\, Myth\, and Meaning: Cather in Dialogue with America 250
DESCRIPTION:The Willa Cather Spring Conference returns with the theme “Memory\, Myth\, and Meaning: Cather in Dialogue with America 250.” This event invites readers\, scholars\, and artists to explore the enduring relevance of Willa Cather’s work. Centered on the publication centenary of her novella My Mortal Enemy\, the program features keynote speaker Rebecca Romney\, scholarly plenaries\, and a mixed media exhibit by Susan Hart. Other highlights include the opening of All Aboard: West-Bound Trains in American Culture at the historic Burlington Depot and a special performance of The Bohemian by Harbor Stage Company. Set in Cather’s hometown of Red Cloud\, the conference offers a rich blend of scholarship\, art\, and place. The event will be a celebration of Cather’s literature in dialogue with America’s past and present. \nRegistration for conference ranges in price\, depending on membership and options selected. Visit the conference website for full details and to register. \nThe following portions of the conference are free and open to the public: \n\n“Cancer and Caregiving: Willa Cather’s My Mortal Enemy” with Heather Althoff\, 1 p.m. Thursday\n“From Typescripts\, to Magazine Novelette\, to Book: The Writing and Publication of ‘My Mortal Enemy’ ” with Melissa Homestead\, 3:45 p.m. Thursday“\nTo Think of All That Was Remembered and Retold: Educators in Cather’s Red Cloud” with Marcy Mahoney\, Melissa Schuster and Marisa Zornes\, 10:30 a.m. Friday\n“Willa Cather\, the Archival Chain\, and the Making of a Literary Legacy” with Rebecca Romney\, 7 p.m. Friday\n“From Page to Stage: Adapting Cather\,” with Brenda Withers and Jonathan Fielding of Harbor Stage Co.\, 10:45 a.m. Saturday\nThe Passing Show: “What Cather’s Literature Means to American Culture” with Bridget Barry\, Brad Bigelow\, Will Fellows and Garrett Peck\, 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/71st-annual-willa-cather-spring-conference-memory-myth-and-meaning-cather-in-dialogue-with-america-250/2026-06-04/
LOCATION:The National Willa Cather Center\, 413 N Webster St\, Red Cloud\, Nebraska\, 68970
CATEGORIES:Grants
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260604T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260604T200000
DTSTAMP:20260107T215230Z
CREATED:20260107T215230Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260107T215230Z
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SUMMARY:The British Isles and Irish Sampler
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Chris Sayre \nSponsored by the Morton James Public Library
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/the-british-isles-and-irish-sampler-4/
LOCATION:Morton-James Public Library\, 923 1st Corso\, Nebraska City\, NE\, 68410\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speakers
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260605T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260605T130000
DTSTAMP:20260526T184330Z
CREATED:20260526T184330Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260526T184330Z
UID:10005504-1780644600-1780664400@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:2026 Loper Launch Summer Enrichment Camps (registered students only)
DESCRIPTION:The University of Nebraska at Kearney is excited to bring curriculum-based summer camps to our community. We invite students entering grades 1-8 to join us on UNK’s campus for enrichment camps that are not only fun and engaging\, but also educational. \nLoper Launch Campers (and their adults) can choose between our academies and our one-week themed workshops. Countdown Hour is also available for those needing an early drop-off option.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/2026-loper-launch-summer-enrichment-camps-registered-students-only/2026-06-05/
LOCATION:Kearney NE
CATEGORIES:Grants
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260605T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260605T160000
DTSTAMP:20260527T162742Z
CREATED:20260527T162742Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260527T162742Z
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SUMMARY:2026 Bright Lights summer camp (registered students only)
DESCRIPTION:Bright Lights provides unique\, motivating\, hands-on summer learning camps for K-8th grade students\, including in humanities subjects like literature and writing\, history\, and world cultures and languages. \nThe camp application deadline is at least one week before each week’s camps begin (subject to availability). For details about camps\, visit the Bright Lights camps list.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/2026-bright-lights-summer-camp-registered-students-only/2026-06-05/
LOCATION:Lincoln – multiple locations\, Lincoln\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grants
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SUMMARY:71st Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference - Memory\, Myth\, and Meaning: Cather in Dialogue with America 250
DESCRIPTION:The Willa Cather Spring Conference returns with the theme “Memory\, Myth\, and Meaning: Cather in Dialogue with America 250.” This event invites readers\, scholars\, and artists to explore the enduring relevance of Willa Cather’s work. Centered on the publication centenary of her novella My Mortal Enemy\, the program features keynote speaker Rebecca Romney\, scholarly plenaries\, and a mixed media exhibit by Susan Hart. Other highlights include the opening of All Aboard: West-Bound Trains in American Culture at the historic Burlington Depot and a special performance of The Bohemian by Harbor Stage Company. Set in Cather’s hometown of Red Cloud\, the conference offers a rich blend of scholarship\, art\, and place. The event will be a celebration of Cather’s literature in dialogue with America’s past and present. \nRegistration for conference ranges in price\, depending on membership and options selected. Visit the conference website for full details and to register. \nThe following portions of the conference are free and open to the public: \n\n“Cancer and Caregiving: Willa Cather’s My Mortal Enemy” with Heather Althoff\, 1 p.m. Thursday\n“From Typescripts\, to Magazine Novelette\, to Book: The Writing and Publication of ‘My Mortal Enemy’ ” with Melissa Homestead\, 3:45 p.m. Thursday“\nTo Think of All That Was Remembered and Retold: Educators in Cather’s Red Cloud” with Marcy Mahoney\, Melissa Schuster and Marisa Zornes\, 10:30 a.m. Friday\n“Willa Cather\, the Archival Chain\, and the Making of a Literary Legacy” with Rebecca Romney\, 7 p.m. Friday\n“From Page to Stage: Adapting Cather\,” with Brenda Withers and Jonathan Fielding of Harbor Stage Co.\, 10:45 a.m. Saturday\nThe Passing Show: “What Cather’s Literature Means to American Culture” with Bridget Barry\, Brad Bigelow\, Will Fellows and Garrett Peck\, 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/71st-annual-willa-cather-spring-conference-memory-myth-and-meaning-cather-in-dialogue-with-america-250/2026-06-05/
LOCATION:The National Willa Cather Center\, 413 N Webster St\, Red Cloud\, Nebraska\, 68970
CATEGORIES:Grants
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SUMMARY:Willa Cather\, the Archival Chain\, and the Making of a Literary Legacy
DESCRIPTION:This event is part of the 71st Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference on June 4-6\, on the theme of “Memory\, Myth\, and Meaning: Cather in Dialogue with America 250.” Click here for more information about the conference. \nRebecca Romney’s lecture on “Willa Cather\, the Archival Chain\, and the Making of a Literary Legacy” considers the effects of archival collections on the writing of literary history\, with special emphasis on Cather’s posthumous legacy. Such collections are not formed accidentally. They exist through the efforts of individual people\, archival agents who save material\, become its long-term caretakers\, and make it accessible for study. The decisions of archival agents\, big and small\, can cause ripple effects across the stories we tell. \nThis event is free\, but registration is strongly encouraged to reserve your spot and receive event updates by email! Click here for more information and to register. \nThe talk will be broadcast live on YouTube and a recording will be available for two weeks after the event. \n  \nRebecca Romney is a rare book dealer and author of three books\, Jane Austen’s Bookshelf\, Printer’s Error: Irreverent Stories from Book History)\, and The Romance Novel in English: A Survey in Rare Books. As a generalist rare book dealer\, Romney handles work in all fields\, from first editions of Jane Austen to science fiction paperbacks to Shakespeare Folios. Since 2011\, Romney has appeared on the HISTORY Channel’s television show Pawn Stars as the rare book specialist. Romney was also featured in The Booksellers\, a documentary about the rare book trade in New York that premiered at the New York Film Festival. Her work has been featured in The New York Times\, The Atlantic\, Forbes\, Variety\, The Paris Review\, and more. With a passion for discussing the enduring power of literature\, the relevance of book collecting\, and the preservation of history\, Romney weaves together her experience and knowledge in captivating talks.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/willa-cather-the-archival-chain-and-the-making-of-a-literary-legacy/
LOCATION:Red Cloud Opera House\, 413 N. Webster St.\, Red Cloud\, NE\, 68970\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grants
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SUMMARY:71st Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference - Memory\, Myth\, and Meaning: Cather in Dialogue with America 250
DESCRIPTION:The Willa Cather Spring Conference returns with the theme “Memory\, Myth\, and Meaning: Cather in Dialogue with America 250.” This event invites readers\, scholars\, and artists to explore the enduring relevance of Willa Cather’s work. Centered on the publication centenary of her novella My Mortal Enemy\, the program features keynote speaker Rebecca Romney\, scholarly plenaries\, and a mixed media exhibit by Susan Hart. Other highlights include the opening of All Aboard: West-Bound Trains in American Culture at the historic Burlington Depot and a special performance of The Bohemian by Harbor Stage Company. Set in Cather’s hometown of Red Cloud\, the conference offers a rich blend of scholarship\, art\, and place. The event will be a celebration of Cather’s literature in dialogue with America’s past and present. \nRegistration for conference ranges in price\, depending on membership and options selected. Visit the conference website for full details and to register. \nThe following portions of the conference are free and open to the public: \n\n“Cancer and Caregiving: Willa Cather’s My Mortal Enemy” with Heather Althoff\, 1 p.m. Thursday\n“From Typescripts\, to Magazine Novelette\, to Book: The Writing and Publication of ‘My Mortal Enemy’ ” with Melissa Homestead\, 3:45 p.m. Thursday“\nTo Think of All That Was Remembered and Retold: Educators in Cather’s Red Cloud” with Marcy Mahoney\, Melissa Schuster and Marisa Zornes\, 10:30 a.m. Friday\n“Willa Cather\, the Archival Chain\, and the Making of a Literary Legacy” with Rebecca Romney\, 7 p.m. Friday\n“From Page to Stage: Adapting Cather\,” with Brenda Withers and Jonathan Fielding of Harbor Stage Co.\, 10:45 a.m. Saturday\nThe Passing Show: “What Cather’s Literature Means to American Culture” with Bridget Barry\, Brad Bigelow\, Will Fellows and Garrett Peck\, 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/71st-annual-willa-cather-spring-conference-memory-myth-and-meaning-cather-in-dialogue-with-america-250/2026-06-06/
LOCATION:The National Willa Cather Center\, 413 N Webster St\, Red Cloud\, Nebraska\, 68970
CATEGORIES:Grants
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SUMMARY:Abraham Lincoln\, America’s Greatest Political Orator
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Fred Nielsen \nSponsored by the Legacy of the Plains Museum
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/abraham-lincoln-americas-greatest-political-orator-3/
LOCATION:Legacy of the Plains Musuem\, 2930 Old Oregon Trail\, Gering\, NE\, 69341\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speakers
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SUMMARY:Bed Turning: An American Quilt Show
DESCRIPTION:A bed turning is quilt show where multiple quilts are stacked on a bed and removed one by one\, with a presenter sharing the history\, techniques\, and stories behind each piece. Bed Turnings started as a way for women to showcase their finest needlework to neighbors. This Bed Turning is a way for the Hastings Museum to showcase some of our quilts and textiles with our neighbors.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/bed-turning-an-american-quilt-show/
LOCATION:Hastings Museum\, 1330 N. Burlington Ave.\, Hastings\, NE\, 68901\, United States
CATEGORIES:America 250,Chautauqua
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SUMMARY:Music of the Plains
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: David Marsh \nSponsored by the Bess Streeter Aldrich Foundation
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/music-of-the-plains-18/
LOCATION:Elmwood Christian Church\, 311 N. 5th St.\, Elmwood\, NE\, 68349\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260607T140000
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SUMMARY:Remember the Ladies: Stitching Together a Revolution
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Janie York \nSponsored by the Anna Bemis Palmer Museum
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/remember-the-ladies-stitching-together-a-revolution-8/
LOCATION:Anna Bemis Palmer Museum\, 520 North Grant Avenue\, York\, NE\, 68467\, United States
CATEGORIES:America 250,Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260608T073000
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SUMMARY:2026 Loper Launch Summer Enrichment Camps (registered students only)
DESCRIPTION:The University of Nebraska at Kearney is excited to bring curriculum-based summer camps to our community. We invite students entering grades 1-8 to join us on UNK’s campus for enrichment camps that are not only fun and engaging\, but also educational. \nLoper Launch Campers (and their adults) can choose between our academies and our one-week themed workshops. Countdown Hour is also available for those needing an early drop-off option.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/2026-loper-launch-summer-enrichment-camps-registered-students-only/2026-06-08/
LOCATION:Kearney NE
CATEGORIES:Grants
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260608T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260608T160000
DTSTAMP:20260527T162742Z
CREATED:20260527T162742Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260527T162742Z
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SUMMARY:2026 Bright Lights summer camp (registered students only)
DESCRIPTION:Bright Lights provides unique\, motivating\, hands-on summer learning camps for K-8th grade students\, including in humanities subjects like literature and writing\, history\, and world cultures and languages. \nThe camp application deadline is at least one week before each week’s camps begin (subject to availability). For details about camps\, visit the Bright Lights camps list.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/2026-bright-lights-summer-camp-registered-students-only/2026-06-08/
LOCATION:Lincoln – multiple locations\, Lincoln\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grants
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