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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. The film that screens in person at the Ross will be available for screening online the […] 
TAJIMAL K'IN La Fiesta del Sol / Festival of the Sun A Collective Photography Exhibit Cristina Kahlo, Marcos García, Marco Girón Museum 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. 
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. Museum hours are Wednesday–Saturday, 10am–4pm, closed major holidays. Admission is […] 
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 […]
$45 – $300
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. The 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.
$10 – $300
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Speaker: Jeff Barnes Sponsored by the Valley Historical Society |
7 events,
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 […]
$45 – $300
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. The 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.
$10 – $300
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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. Judy Lorenzen’s poetry […] |
6 events,
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 […]
$45 – $300
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. The 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.
$10 – $300
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Speaker: Amy Forss Sponsored by Immanuel Village |
9 events,
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 […]
$45 – $300
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. The 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.
$10 – $300
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Speaker: Sue McLain Sponsored by the Centenary United Methodist Church |
7 events,
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 […]
$45 – $300
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 […]
$75 – $275
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. The 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.
$10 – $300
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6 events,
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 […]
$75 – $275
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Speaker: Fred Nielsen Sponsored by the Legacy of the Plains Museum
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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 […] |
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Speaker: Janie York Sponsored by the Anna Bemis Palmer Museum |
6 events,
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 […]
$45 – $300
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. The 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.
$10 – $300
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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. Q&A sessions enhance […] |
7 events,
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 […]
$45 – $300
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. The 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.
$10 – $300
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6 events,
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 […]
$45 – $300
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. The 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.
$10 – $300
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Speaker: Janie York Sponsored by the Valley Public Library |
6 events,
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 […]
$45 – $300
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. The 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.
$10 – $300
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Thursday, June 11 12:00 p.m. CDT/11:00 a.m. MDT Hosted by Katie Bradshaw, grants management and outreach specialist, with Kristi Hayek Carley, HN Program Manager. After a brief presentation, we’ll open up the conversation for your questions. This online office hour is an opportunity for you to ask questions about grants in a group setting, and […] |
10 events,
Every day thrift stores across America receive donations of objects that display racial imagery— antique advertising cards, collectible salt-and-pepper shakers, vintage children’s books, and mugs with sports team mascots. Are these objects harmless reminders of historical attitudes or do they continue to perpetuate negative stereotypes about race? Should thrift stores sell these objects? Or should […]
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 […]
$45 – $300
The 29th Annual Buffalo Commons Storytelling and Music Festival is packed with opportunities to laugh, have fun, learn and remember. Journey through the dusty trails, starlit nights, and campfire tales of the American cowboy with nationally-renowned cowboy storytellers and musicians. Their gripping tales and raw, authentic songs from the trail is the ultimate tribute to […]
Free – $45
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Bone Creek Museum is partnering with the 4-H Extension Offices of Butler and Colfax counties to offer a photography workshop for students led by RJ Kern of Minnesota. Participants will build pinhole cameras and create original photographs in a darkroom setting. “Exploring Light, Optics, and Storytelling” invites learners to slow down, observe carefully, and rediscover […] |
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Spark! Places of Innovation will be on display at Custer County Museum in Broken Bow June 12-July 25, 2026. Spark! Places of Innovation is part of Museum on Main Street, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and State Humanities Councils nationwide. It is based on an exhibition by the National Museum of American History. Support […]
Explore the story of human history through rural American inventions and innovations. "Spark! Places of Innovation" is based on a Smithsonian exhibition. It will be at the Custer County Historical Society and Museum June 13-July 25, 2026. 
Sidney Gold Rush Days is a family-oriented outdoor festival. It is held in Legion Park, Sidney, Nebraska, during the second weekend of June. The festival emphasizes the history of the Sidney to Deadwood Gold Rush Trail in the late 1870’s. Lots of activities are provided for children. Activities include free entertainment, wagon rides, hands-on historical […]
The 29th Annual Buffalo Commons Storytelling and Music Festival is packed with opportunities to laugh, have fun, learn and remember. Journey through the dusty trails, starlit nights, and campfire tales of the American cowboy with nationally-renowned cowboy storytellers and musicians. Their gripping tales and raw, authentic songs from the trail is the ultimate tribute to […]
Free – $45
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A full day of history, community, and celebration. Please RSVP your attendance to the afternoon 2pm- 4pm sessions and evening programs at 402-228-1679. 9:00 AM “How We Celebrate: Honoring the 250th Anniversary of the US” Exhibit open exclusively for neurodivergent guests 10:00 AM Community Welcome on the Lawn “How We Celebrate: Honoring the 250th Anniversary […] |
9 events,
Sidney Gold Rush Days is a family-oriented outdoor festival. It is held in Legion Park, Sidney, Nebraska, during the second weekend of June. The festival emphasizes the history of the Sidney to Deadwood Gold Rush Trail in the late 1870’s. Lots of activities are provided for children. Activities include free entertainment, wagon rides, hands-on historical […]
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Speaker: Deb Carpenter-Nolting Sponsored by the High Plains Historical Society
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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 […]
$45 – $300
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. The 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.
$10 – $300
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Speaker: Charlotte Endorf Sponsored by the Plainview Historical Society |
9 events,
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. Loper Launch Campers (and their adults) can choose between our academies and our one-week […]
$45 – $300
Join us as we take a walking tour of the western settlement of Germans From Russia. We'll visit several homes, churches, and grocery stores as we take a closer look at the families that came to Hastings in the 1880s and 1890s. Sponsored by Hastings Museum. Meet at T'Dance (1400 W. A St.) May 31, […]
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. The 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.
$10 – $300
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9 events,
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 […]
$45 – $300
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. The camp application […]
$10 – $300
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12 events,
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 […]
$45 – $300
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. The camp application […]
$10 – $300
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10 events,
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. Loper Launch Campers (and their adults) can choose between our academies and our one-week […]
$45 – $300
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. The 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.
$10 – $300
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This milestone celebration will be held on Friday, June 19, 2026, from 12:00–2:00 PM at The Venue at Highlander, 2120 N. 30th Street, Omaha, NE 68111. This special event will bring together community leaders, corporate partners, donors, and key stakeholders to commemorate five decades of GPBHM’s commitment to preserving and promoting Black history and culture. […]
$50
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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. Imagery and Imagination: For the Love […]
Free – $40
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Speaker: Mary Hines Sponsored by the Brownville Fine Arts Association
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Speaker: Charlotte Endorf Sponsored by the Genoa Public Library |
7 events,
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2200 W. 3rd St, Hastings Please join us to enjoy food, fun, and community at a picnic for everyone! Please bring lunch and picnic blanket. (Some picnic tables will be […]
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Speaker: Joan Wells Sponsored by the Jennifer Reinke Public Library |
7 events,
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. Loper Launch Campers (and their adults) can choose between our academies and our one-week […]
$45 – $300
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. The 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.
$10 – $300
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10 events,
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. Loper Launch Campers (and their adults) can choose between our academies and our one-week […]
$45 – $300
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. The 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.
$10 – $300
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7 events,
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. Loper Launch Campers (and their adults) can choose between our academies and our one-week […]
$45 – $300
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. The 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.
$10 – $300
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8 events,
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. Loper Launch Campers (and their adults) can choose between our academies and our one-week […]
$45 – $300
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. The 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.
$10 – $300
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Speaker: Joan Wells Sponsored by the Lexington Grand Generation Center |
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Join us in Hastings to hear the lesser-known stories of the forging of our nation and our state. Details here.
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. Loper Launch Campers (and their adults) can choose between our academies and our one-week […]
$45 – $300
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. The 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.
$10 – $300
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Speaker: Jessica Downing-Ford, Chautauqua Scholar Five years after Abigail Smith married John Adams, the American colonies adopted the British law of coverture. This law held that no female person had […] 
Homestead National Historical Park is hosting a full weekend of free activities, demonstrations, and performances that allow visitors to explore how the ideals and hopes of the American Revolution continued through the era of the Homestead Act, extending into the 1980s and beyond. Homestead National Historical Park will be celebrating America’s 250th birthday with expanding […]
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Speaker: Taylor Keen Picture Cave is a 1,300 year old rock art site approximately 60 miles south of present day St. Louis and the former city of Cahokia. Picture Cave […] |
7 events,
Homestead National Historical Park is hosting a full weekend of free activities, demonstrations, and performances that allow visitors to explore how the ideals and hopes of the American Revolution continued through the era of the Homestead Act, extending into the 1980s and beyond. Homestead National Historical Park will be celebrating America’s 250th birthday with expanding […]
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Speaker: Dianne Bystrom Sponsored by Lincoln City Libraries |
7 events,
Two events in Lincoln kick off the series of statewide events celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Nebraska's 500-Mile Sculpture Garden: 3pm @ Ross Media Arts Center The Committee for the Preservation of the I-80 Bicentennial Sculptures and the Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation will present a special screening of Nebraska’s 500 Mile Sculpture Garden, a […]
Two events in Lincoln kick off the series of statewide events celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Nebraska's 500-Mile Sculpture Garden: 3pm @ Ross Media Arts Center The Committee for the Preservation of the I-80 Bicentennial Sculptures and the Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation will present a special screening of Nebraska’s 500 Mile Sculpture Garden, a […] |
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Speaker: Renae Hunt Sponsored by the St. Edward Public Library
John discusses the I-80 BSP project as well as his other pieces in Nebraska (at University of Nebraska at Kearney and Eppley Airport in Omaha). This event will occur four times: Wednesday, July 1 at noon Kearney at the Museum of Nebraska Art Wednesday, July 1 at 6pm Grand Island at the Stuhr Museum Thursday, […] |
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John discusses the I-80 BSP project as well as his other pieces in Nebraska (at University of Nebraska at Kearney and Eppley Airport in Omaha). This event will occur three times: In Grand Island at the Stuhr Museum on Wednesday, July 1; in Omaha at Joslyn Art Museum on Thursday, July 2, and in Seward […]
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Speaker: Joan Wells Sponsored by the St. Edward Public Library Speaker: Michael McDonald Sponsored by the Western and Wildlife Art Show Speaker: Michael McDonald Sponsored by the Western and Wildlife Art Show |
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Four actors will represent the "Faces of Rushmore" - George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln - for the USA250 celebration and performances at the Nebraska National Guard Museum in Seward "Nebraska's Fourth of July City" Friday, July 3, 2026: 10am - Presidents & Generals Leadership Forum 10 am - "Remember the Ladies" […]
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Speaker: Janie York Sponsored by the GFWC Seward Jr. Women's Club Speaker: Michael McDonald Sponsored by the Western and Wildlife Art Show |
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John discusses the I-80 BSP project as well as his other pieces in Nebraska (at University of Nebraska at Kearney and Eppley Airport in Omaha). This event will occur three times: In Grand Island at the Stuhr Museum on Wednesday, July 1; in Omaha at Joslyn Art Museum on Thursday, July 2, and in Seward […]
Four actors will represent the "Faces of Rushmore" - George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln - for the USA250 celebration and performances at the Nebraska National Guard Museum in Seward "Nebraska's Fourth of July City" Friday, July 3, 2026: 10am - Presidents & Generals Leadership Forum 10 am - "Remember the Ladies" […]
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John discusses the I-80 BSP project as well as his other pieces in Nebraska (at University of Nebraska at Kearney and Eppley Airport in Omaha). This event will occur four times: Wednesday, July 1 at noon Kearney at the Museum of Nebraska Art Wednesday, July 1 at 6pm Grand Island at the Stuhr Museum Thursday, […] |
