Charting Our Path: Celebrating 50 Years of Black Studies is an 8-panel traveling exhibit sharing historical snapshots of one of the oldest Black Studies departments in the nation. The exhibit highlights the department’s civil rights origins, attempts to downgrade the department to a program, and the mutual engagement between campus and community. The banners share […]
Memory Serves: Drawing Others Close an art exhibition featuring portraits by Dr. Mark Gilbert, Associate Professor of Art & Art History in the School of Arts at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. The exhibition will also feature Drawing to a Close, drawings depicting the end of life by Mark's late father, Norman Gilbert (1926-2019). “Norman […]
This exhibition is a survey of works by the late Gladys M Lux. Her grandmother began her art education by teaching her china painting, and she also learned to paint in watercolors and draw. After earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Nebraska, Ms. Lux began teaching art at Nebraska Wesleyan […]
Students have the opportunity to attend a special Student Matinee performance of Crane River Theater's "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time at The World Theatre, with the option to participate in a talk-back with the cast of the show and local experts. Cost is $10 per student, and teachers may register their […]
Speaker: Jonis Agee Sponsored by the North Platte Public Library
Dr. Sheryl Lightfoot will speak on reconciliation efforts in Canada as part of the Center for Great Plains Studies’ year-long focus on reckoning and reconciliation in the Great Plains. The talk is titled “An Invitation to Boldness: UNDRIP as the Framework for Reconciliation in Canada.” This event is presented in partnership with the Consulate General […]
Before each concert in its 2022-23 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 before the concert, and is also screened in person in the […]
Fall 2022 Semester! All veterans, active duty and their support persons are welcome to join. See the NWW page for details. Zoom participation is available. August 13- Omaha August 20- Lincoln August 27- Omaha September 3- Lincoln September 10- Omaha September 17- Lincoln September 24- Omaha October 1- Lincoln October 8- Omaha October 15- Lincoln […]
The Nebraska Poetry Society will offer five monthly online poetry workshops occurring on August 20, September 10, October 1, November 12, and December 3. Each workshop will begin with a 60 minute presentation by the featured speaker. After participants will have 30 minutes to practice what they learned and share with the group. Featured speakers […]
Jonis Agee discusses her book, "Bones of Paradise." It is the 2022 One Book One Nebraska title.
Fall 2022 Semester! All veterans, active duty and their support persons are welcome to join. See the NWW page for details. Zoom participation is available. August 13- Omaha August 20- […]
Speaker: Fred Nielsen Sponsored by the Columbus Public Library
Speaker: Jose Fransico Garcia Sponsored by the Elkhorn Valley Musuem
Fall 2022 Semester! All veterans, active duty and their support persons are welcome to join. See the NWW page for details. Zoom participation is available. August 13- Omaha August 20- Lincoln August 27- Omaha September 3- Lincoln September 10- Omaha September 17- Lincoln September 24- Omaha October 1- Lincoln October 8- Omaha October 15- Lincoln […]
Speaker: Richard Fruehling Sponsored by Celebrate Wood River
Fall 2022 Semester! All veterans, active duty and their support persons are welcome to join. See the NWW page for details. Zoom participation is available. August 13- Omaha August 20- Lincoln August 27- Omaha September 3- Lincoln September 10- Omaha September 17- Lincoln September 24- Omaha October 1- Lincoln October 8- Omaha October 15- Lincoln […]
Speaker: Charlotte Endorf Sponsored by the Washington County Historical Society
Gary Soto is known for a body of work that deals with the realities of growing up in Mexican American communities. In poems, novels, short stories, plays and over two dozen books for young people, Soto recreates the world of the barrio, the urban, Spanish-speaking neighborhood where he was raised, bringing the sights, sounds and smells […]
Fall 2022 Semester! All veterans, active duty and their support persons are welcome to join. See the NWW page for details. Zoom participation is available. August 13- Omaha August 20- Lincoln August 27- Omaha September 3- Lincoln September 10- Omaha September 17- Lincoln September 24- Omaha October 1- Lincoln October 8- Omaha October 15- Lincoln […]
Fall 2022 Semester! All veterans, active duty and their support persons are welcome to join. See the NWW page for details. Zoom participation is available. August 13- Omaha August 20- […]