For the last 3+ years, our world has undergone a traumatic sea change. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced individuals, communities, and entire countries to shift their perspectives, policies, and priorities. And we have also experienced a new wave of interest in quilts and quiltmaking, as individuals and groups turned to home craft as both a […]
Before selected concerts in its 2023-24 season, Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra organizes a 20-30-minute conversation with LSO's Maestro Edward Polochick and a featured soloist or composer, hosted by Nebraska Public Media's Genevieve Randall. The pre-recorded chat for each classical concert is available to view online as well as via podcast the Monday before the concert, and […]
Every Monday during the school year, The Durham Museum hosts a weekly 30-minute Museum Live! program online. This broadcast-style show includes segments featuring guest speakers from the Smithsonian network, a behind-the-scenes look at museum exhibits and artifacts, cultural connections to the community, and even currents events. Plus, teachers and parents will receive a follow-up activity […]
All Writes Reserved (AWR) empowers young people, giving them instruction and resources to express themselves in classrooms and onstage. The Nebraska Writers Collective provides free spoken word poetry lessons and workshops with local writers and monthly all-ages open mics from August to April. At the end of the school year, the program culminates in a […]
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. February 6, […]
Speaker: Peg Gilbert Sponsored by Hay Springs Public Schools Note: Due to the location, this program is not open to the general public. This listing is for informative purposes only.
All Writes Reserved (AWR) empowers young people, giving them instruction and resources to express themselves in classrooms and onstage. The Nebraska Writers Collective provides free spoken word poetry lessons and workshops with local writers and monthly all-ages open mics from August to April. At the end of the school year, the program culminates in a […]
Spring semester 2024 workshops for Nebraska Warrior Writers. Meeting in person in Lincoln. Zoom participation available. February 10 February 24 – Guest Speaker: Carolina Hotchandani March 9 – Guest Speaker: Kim Louise Whiteside March 23 – Guest Speaker: Karla Hernandez-Torrez April 6 – Guest Speaker: Steve Langan April 13 – Guest Speaker: Maggie Christensen May 4 – Guest […]
Speaker: Peg Gilbert Sponsored by Garden County High School Note: Due to the location, this program is not open to the general public. This listing is for informative purposes only.
The exhibit “Frida Kahlo and the Blue House” presents a selection of over 60 color photographs of the architecture and interior spaces of the Blue House created by Cristina Kahlo as well as vintage black and white photographs taken by Diego Rivera, Antonio Kahlo, Lola Álvarez Bravo, Florence Arquin, and Juan Guzmán.
This monthly online (Zoom) reading series called First Friday Readings features authors with Nebraska connections, national presence, and a newly published book. The hourlong event, moderated by Larksong director Karen Shoemaker, will include both the author’s reading and Q&A with the audience. The event is free, but registration is required to receive the link. Timothy Schaffert is […]
The National Willa Cather Center is hosting an author series as a way to connect Cather to contemporary writers as well as provide an accessible and inclusive space where readers can talk directly with writers about their work. Participating authors discuss how they create their work, thematic connections within and outside of their texts, and […]
The exhibit “Frida Kahlo and the Blue House” presents a selection of over 60 color photographs of the architecture and interior spaces of the Blue House created by Cristina Kahlo as well as vintage black and white photographs taken by Diego Rivera, Antonio Kahlo, Lola Álvarez Bravo, Florence Arquin, and Juan Guzmán. Photographer Cristina Kahlo […]
Speaker: Jeff Barnes Sponsored by the La Vista Public Library
Opera Omaha selected 13 poems for the 2023-24 Poetry & Music Project. These original poems, written by Nebraska and Iowa students grades K through 12, were set to music by professional composers Sidney Marquez Boquiren and Amber Vistein and will be performed by Opera Omaha artists. Now in its 7th year, the Poetry & Music […]
Fort Atkinson, active from 1820-1827, was a military fort built to protect the fur trade on the Missouri River. While researching the documents relevant to this fort, a story emerged about the people who lived there. While some people were famous, others played a smaller part in the fort’s history. The presentation will also touch […]
Speaker: Matt Mason Sponsored by the Brownville Fine Arts Association
Each Salon Reading Series event features a reading of a play followed by a moderated discussion of the play's themes and how these themes apply to the community. The theme for 2023-24 is "Should I Stay or Should I Go?" This theme will explore concepts and idea of home, and what it means to leave […]
Every Monday during the school year, The Durham Museum hosts a weekly 30-minute Museum Live! program online. This broadcast-style show includes segments featuring guest speakers from the Smithsonian network, a behind-the-scenes look at museum exhibits and artifacts, cultural connections to the community, and even currents events. Plus, teachers and parents will receive a follow-up activity […]
Speaker: Charlotte Endorf Sponsored by the Prairie Pioneer Genealogical Society
Speaker: Jeff Barnes Sponsored by the Friends of the Atkinson Public Library
Each Salon Reading Series event features a reading of a play followed by a moderated discussion of the play's themes and how these themes apply to the community. The theme for 2023-24 is "Should I Stay or Should I Go?" This theme will explore concepts and idea of home, and what it means to leave […]
Speaker: Sue McLain Sponsored by the Omaha Alumnae Panhellenic Association
This family-fun "something for everyone" cross-cultural community event celebrates the time of year many Native peoples give thanks to the Thunder beings for providing rebirth with rain & thunder. It is also a time we celebrate the return of many migratory birds to Nebraska. So Audubon and the Indian Center are celebrating together with music, […]
Speaker: Jeff Barnes Sponsored by the Creighton Public Library
Every Monday during the school year, The Durham Museum hosts a weekly 30-minute Museum Live! program online. This broadcast-style show includes segments featuring guest speakers from the Smithsonian network, a behind-the-scenes look at museum exhibits and artifacts, cultural connections to the community, and even currents events. Plus, teachers and parents will receive a follow-up activity […]
Speaker: Jeff Barnes Sponsored by the Friends of the Alice M. Farr Library
Speakers: Charlotte Endorf Sponsored by the Valentine Book Club
All Writes Reserved (AWR) empowers young people, giving them instruction and resources to express themselves in classrooms and onstage. The Nebraska Writers Collective provides free spoken word poetry lessons and workshops with local writers and monthly all-ages open mics from August to April. At the end of the school year, the program culminates in a […]
Spring semester 2024 workshops for Nebraska Warrior Writers. Meeting in person in Lincoln. Zoom participation available. February 10 February 24 – Guest Speaker: Carolina Hotchandani March 9 – Guest Speaker: Kim Louise Whiteside March 23 – Guest Speaker: Karla Hernandez-Torrez April 6 – Guest Speaker: Steve Langan April 13 – Guest Speaker: Maggie Christensen May 4 – Guest […]
Speaker: Matt Mason Sponsored by the Kearney Public Library Foundation
For the 150th anniversary of the Kentucky Derby, national horse racing historian and author Jennifer S. Kelly and "Born to Rein" documentary film co-producers Jody L. Lamp and Melody Dobson […]
Speaker: Cherrie Beam-Callaway Sponsored by Harvest Hills Elementary School Note: Due to the location, this program is not open to the general public. This listing is for informative purposes only.
Poems often address those who cannot be reached. We appeal to the west wind or reproach an absent lover, knowing it is impossible for them to hear us and yet […]
Speaker: Charlotte Endorf Sponsored by the Trenton Public Library
For the 150th anniversary of the Kentucky Derby, national horse racing historian and author Jennifer S. Kelly and "Born to Rein" documentary film co-producers Jody L. Lamp and Melody Dobson […]
For the 150th anniversary of the Kentucky Derby, national horse racing historian and author Jennifer S. Kelly and "Born to Rein" documentary film co-producers Jody L. Lamp and Melody Dobson […]
Every Monday during the school year, The Durham Museum hosts a weekly 30-minute Museum Live! program online. This broadcast-style show includes segments featuring guest speakers from the Smithsonian network, a […]
For the 150th anniversary of the Kentucky Derby, national horse racing historian and author Jennifer S. Kelly and "Born to Rein" documentary film co-producers Jody L. Lamp and Melody Dobson […]
For the 150th anniversary of the Kentucky Derby, national horse racing historian and author Jennifer S. Kelly and "Born to Rein" documentary film co-producers Jody L. Lamp and Melody Dobson will give a talk about the Nebraska’s historical links to the thoroughbred horse racing industry, including book excerpts and documentary film clips. The talk will […]
For the 150th anniversary of the Kentucky Derby, national horse racing historian and author Jennifer S. Kelly and "Born to Rein" documentary film co-producers Jody L. Lamp and Melody Dobson will give a talk about the Nebraska’s historical links to the thoroughbred horse racing industry, including book excerpts and documentary film clips. The talk will […]
Speaker: Marci Broyhill Sponsored by the Holt County Historical Society
Speaker: Matt Mason Sponsored by Elwood Public Schools Note: Due to the location, this program is not open to the general public. This listing is for informative purposes only.
Speaker: Matt Mason Sponsored by Hayes Center Public Schools Note: Due to the location, this program is not open to the general public. This listing is for informative purposes only.
Speaker: Matt Mason Sponsored by Hayes Center Public Schools Note: Due to the location, this program is not open to the general public. This listing is for informative purposes only.
Speaker: Cherrie Beam-Callaway Sponsored by Bluebirds Across Nebraska
Speaker: Jose Francisco Garcia Sponsored by the Cozad Area Chamber of Commerce
Speaker: Charlotte Endorf Sponsored by the Nebraska Knights of Columbus
Before selected concerts in its 2023-24 season, Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra organizes a 20-30-minute conversation with LSO's Maestro Edward Polochick and a featured soloist or composer, hosted by Nebraska Public Media's Genevieve Randall. The pre-recorded chat for each classical concert is available to view online as well as via podcast the Monday before the concert, and […]
Every Monday during the school year, The Durham Museum hosts a weekly 30-minute Museum Live! program online. This broadcast-style show includes segments featuring guest speakers from the Smithsonian network, a behind-the-scenes look at museum exhibits and artifacts, cultural connections to the community, and even currents events. Plus, teachers and parents will receive a follow-up activity […]
Speaker: Laureen Riedesel Sponsored by the Fillmore County Historical Society
Speaker: Cherrie Beam-Callaway Sponsored by Aging Partners-Northeast Senior Center
All Writes Reserved (AWR) empowers young people, giving them instruction and resources to express themselves in classrooms and onstage. The Nebraska Writers Collective provides free spoken word poetry lessons and workshops with local writers and monthly all-ages open mics from August to April. At the end of the school year, the program culminates in a […]
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. 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 […]
Speaker: Cherrie Beam-Callaway Sponsored by the Lutheran Women Missionary League
The documentary film "Running Towards the Fire" - about World War II war correspondents, including one from Nebraska - will premiere at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, followed by a panel discussion featuring: director/producer Barney McCoy (Gilbert and Martha Hitchcock professor of journalism at UNL), assistant professor of practice and documentary videographer Kristian […]
Spring semester 2024 workshops for Nebraska Warrior Writers. Meeting in person in Lincoln. Zoom participation available. February 10 February 24 – Guest Speaker: Carolina Hotchandani March 9 – Guest Speaker: Kim Louise Whiteside March 23 – Guest Speaker: Karla Hernandez-Torrez April 6 – Guest Speaker: Steve Langan April 13 – Guest Speaker: Maggie Christensen May 4 – Guest […]
Speaker: David Marsh Sponsored by the Grand Island Public Schools Success Academy Note: Due to the location, this program is not open to the general public. This listing is for informative purposes only.
This monthly online (Zoom) reading series called First Friday Readings features authors with Nebraska connections, national presence, and a newly published book. The hourlong event, moderated by Larksong director Karen Shoemaker, will include both the author’s reading and Q&A with the audience. The event is free, but registration is required to receive the link. Kat Higgs-Coulthard is […]
Immigrant and refugee youth in Lincoln have stories to share! Join the Asian Community and Cultural Center for an evening of cultural exchange and storytelling through art and digital media at the The LUX Center for the Arts' May First Friday event.
Speaker: Peg Gilbert Sponsored by the Douglas County Historical Society
Each Salon Reading Series event features a reading of a play followed by a moderated discussion of the play's themes and how these themes apply to the community. The theme for 2023-24 is "Should I Stay or Should I Go?" This theme will explore concepts and idea of home, and what it means to leave […]