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SUMMARY:Cattle Trails and Songs of the West
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Joan Wells \nSponsored by the Stanton Health Center
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/cattle-trails-and-songs-of-the-west-91/2026-04-13/
LOCATION:Stanton Health Center\, 301 17th St.\, Stanton\, NE\, 68779\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speakers
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SUMMARY:Native American Film Series: Scha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserving a Way of Life
DESCRIPTION: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. Please verify screening time with the theater. \nScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserving a Way of Life is an hour-long documentary inspired by the late Chexanexwh Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. The film follows two Lummi families fishing for sockeye. As they come to grips with a depleting fishery\, Larry asks: “Who Are We Without Salmon?” Celebrating the resilience and adaptive natures of salmon and the people\, the film is a reflection on a spiritual life way centered on respect and gratitude for salmon. \nThe screening will be followed by a Q&A with Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley moderated by Patrick O’Meara. \nTah-Mahs Ellie Kinley is a commercial fisher who comes from a family where every single generation since time immemorial has harvested the Salish Sea. Additionally\, she is President of the Sacred Lands Conservancy\, a Native-led non-profit committed to the protection of the Salish Sea; an elected member of Lummi Nations Fisheries and Natural Resource Commission; a former contractor for Lummi Nation’s Sovereignty and Treaty Protection Office; a founding board member of SeaFeast; and a member of the Working Waterfront Coalition. She is an Executive Producer on the feature documentary Resident Orca\, the story of the captive orca Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut (Tokitae/Lolita)\, and is co-author of the bilingual Xwlemi Chosen (Lummi language) / English children’s book Sa’Le Q’ewet Netse’lh / Our Hearts Beat as One. \nPatrick O’Meara joined Vision Maker Media in 2024 as Cultural Education Director. Prior to Vision Maker Media\, Pat served seven years as the Social Studies Teacher Leader for Lincoln Public Schools (NE)\, directing curriculum and assessment for nearly 200 K-12 social studies teachers and co-teaching the first-year tenure course for new social studies educators. Before his district office role\, Pat served twenty-six years as a classroom teacher. Pat holds a bachelor’s degree in history and English and a master’s degree in Historical Studies. At Vision Maker Media\, Pat curates’ Indian education programs for VMM’s iNative Shorts for Kids YouTube channel and PBS Learning Media\, supporting VMM’s standing as the premier national media source for and about Native Americans. Pat also develops and presents educational sessions at national conferences such as National Indian Education Association\, National Educational Television Association\, National Council on Social Studies\, and research on a new Native media project about Indigenous science.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/native-american-film-series-schanexw-elhtalnexw-salmon-people-preserving-a-way-of-life/
LOCATION:Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center\, 313 North 13th Street\, Lincoln\, NE\, 68508\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grants
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260414T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260414T110000
DTSTAMP:20260320T162339Z
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SUMMARY:Remembering the Ladies: Stitching Together a Revolution
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Janie York \nSponsored by the Foundation for Annie Jeffery
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/remembering-the-ladies-stitching-together-a-revolution/
LOCATION:St. Paul’s Lutheran Church – Osceola\, 531 Polk St.\, Osceola\, NE\, 68651\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260414T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260414T200000
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SUMMARY:Excess Baggage: Riding the Orphan Train
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Charlotte Endorf \nSponsored by the Friends of the Pierce Public Library
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/excess-baggage-riding-the-orphan-train-42/
LOCATION:Lied Pierce Public Library\, 207 West Court\, Pierce\, NE\, 68767\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260415T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260415T110000
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SUMMARY:We the People: The Evolution of Voting Rights in the United States
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dianne Bystrom \nSponsored by the Friends of Arbor Lodge Foundation \nDownload flyer (PDF)
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/we-the-people-the-evolution-of-voting-rights-in-the-united-states/
LOCATION:Nebraska City High School\, 141 N Steinhart Park Rd\, Nebraska City\, NE\, 68410\, United States
CATEGORIES:America 250,Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260416T120000
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SUMMARY:Humanities Nebraska Grants Online Office Hour
DESCRIPTION:Learn about the similarities and differences between Humanities Nebraska and Nebraska Arts Council grants and get your application questions answered! \nThursday\, April 16\n12:00 p.m. CDT/11 a.m. MDT \nHosted by Katie Bradshaw\, grants management and outreach specialist\, with Rachel Morgan\, Director of Programs at the Nebraska Arts Council and Kristi Kayek Carley\, HN Program Manager. \nAfter a brief presentation on some similarities and differences between Humanities Nebraska and Nebraska Arts Council grants\, we’ll open up the conversation for your questions. \nThis online office hour is an opportunity for you to ask questions about grants in a group setting\, and to learn from others’ questions. The session will not be recorded. \nThis zoom session may be most useful for someone applying at these\nupcoming HN grant deadlines: \nMay 1\, 2026\, mini grant deadline\n(for projects beginning on or after June 1\, 2026\, requesting $2\,000 or less) \nJune 15\, 2026\, media grant deadline\n(for media/website projects beginning on or after October 1\, 2026) \nJuly 1\, 2026\, mini grant deadline\n(for projects beginning on or after August 1\, 2026\, requesting $2\,000 or less) \nAugust 3\, 2026\, major grant deadline\n(for projects beginning on or after October 1\, 2026\, requesting more than $2\,000) \nContact Katie Bradshaw to receive the Zoom link\, or sign up through the form on the Grant Information Sessions website. \nHumanities Nebraska grants staff are also happy to talk with you at any time during regular office hours\, via phone\, video or email! Just call 402-474-2131 and ask to speak to someone in grants\, or email info@humanitiesnebraska.org. \nPlease forward this email to anybody you know of who could benefit from an HN grant!
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/humanities-nebraska-grants-online-office-hour-3/
LOCATION:Virtual Program
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SUMMARY:Remember the Ladies: Stitching Together a Revolution
DESCRIPTION:York’s presentation explores the role our founding mothers played in the American Revolution.  The words of Abigail Adams\, wife of John Adams resonate in the title.  She beseeched her husband to “Remember the Ladies” as he and the Continental Congress created the document that would shape this new democracy.  Women of the time used their cunning\, creativity\, and skills with the needle to craft a story of how they supported the efforts of the military.  You’ll meet activists\, impersonators\, and seamstresses who supported the war effort and in some cases changed its trajectory.\n___\nThis presentation was developed in partnership with Nebraska Public Media as part of its engagement initiatives around “The American Revolution\,” the highly anticipated new documentary from Ken Burns\, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt. The documentary premieres on November 16\, 2025\, and activities continue through July 2026 in commemoration of America 250.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/remember-the-ladies-stitching-together-a-revolution-6/
LOCATION:Morton-James Public Library\, 923 1st Corso\, Nebraska City\, NE\, 68410\, United States
CATEGORIES:America 250,Speakers
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SUMMARY:Nebraska Warrior Writers - Omaha Workshops
DESCRIPTION:Saturdays\, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon Nebraska Wildlife Rehab’s Baldwin Center conference room\, 9777 M Street. \nOption to attend via Zoom. \nFacilitators:  Jen Stastny and Cindy Cronn \nMore information here. \nFebruary 7 – Speaker: Catherine (“Cat”) King\nFebruary 21 – Speaker: Todd Robinson\nMarch 7 – Speaker: Dan Boster\nMarch 21 – Speaker: Steve Langan\nApril 4 – Speaker: Elizabeth Mack\nApril 18 – Speaker: Katie Hupp\nMay 2 – Speaker: Karla Hernandez-Torrijos\nMay 16 – Speaker: Summer Miller
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/nebraska-warrior-writers-omaha-workshops-4-2/2026-04-18/
LOCATION:Nebraska Wildlife Rehab’s Baldwin Center conference room\, 9777 M Street\, Omaha\, NE\, 68127\, United States
CATEGORIES:Nebraska Warrior Writers
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SUMMARY:I Got the Blues and I Can't Be Satisfied
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: CA Waller \nSponsored by Lincoln City Libraries
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/i-got-the-blues-and-i-cant-be-satisfied-6/
LOCATION:Lincoln City Libraries-Bennett Martin Public Library\, 136 S. 14th St.\, Lincoln\, NE\, 68508\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260418T130000
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SUMMARY:Excess Baggage: Riding the Orphan Train
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Charlotte Endorf \nSponsored by the Calvary Baptist Church
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/excess-baggage-riding-the-orphan-train-40/
LOCATION:Calvary Baptist Church – Cambridge\, 804 Patterson St.\, Cambridge\, NE\, 69022\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speakers
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SUMMARY:CANCELLED: African-American Soldiers in the Civil War: Fighting on Two Fronts
DESCRIPTION:We apologize. This event has been cancelled due to circumstances beyond anybody’s control.  \n  \nSpeaker: Spencer Davis \nSponsored by the Elkhorn Valley Museum
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/african-american-soldiers-in-the-civil-war-fighting-on-two-fronts-2/
LOCATION:Elkhorn Valley Museum\, 515 Queen City Blvd.\, Norfolk\, NE\, 68701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260418T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260418T150000
DTSTAMP:20260107T161950Z
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SUMMARY:A Century of Fashion: 1870-1970
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Sue McLain \nSponsored by the Friends of the Columbus Public Library
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/a-century-of-fashion-1870-1970-90/
LOCATION:Columbus Community Building\, 2500 14th St.\, Columbus\, NE\, 68601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260419T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260419T150000
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SUMMARY:Czech Folk Costumes (kroje)
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Janet Jefferies \nSponsored by the Nebraska Czechs of Lincoln
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/czech-folk-costumes-kroje-4/
LOCATION:Homestead National Historic Park\, 8523 West State Highway 4\, Beatrice\, NE\, 68310\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260419T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260419T150000
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SUMMARY:Heroism on the Plains: Story Songs of Courage and Determination from Improbable People and Places
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dan Holtz \nSponsored by the Heritage Museum of Thurston County
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/heroism-on-the-plains-story-songs-of-courage-and-determination-from-improbable-people-and-places-13/
LOCATION:Pender Community Center\, 614 Main St.\, Pender\, NE\, 68047\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260419T160000
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SUMMARY:The Role of Music During the Holocaust
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Christine Erlander Beard \nSponsored by the Odell Public Library
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/the-role-of-music-during-the-holocaust-4/
LOCATION:Odell Public Library\, 214 Main St.\, Odell\, NE\, 68415\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260420T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260420T170000
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SUMMARY:Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra 2025-26 season pre-concert chat posted online
DESCRIPTION:Before selected concerts in its 2025-26 season\, Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra organizes a virtual conversation with LSO’s Maestro Edward Polochick and guest artists or composers\, hosted by Nebraska Public Media’s Genevieve Randall. The pre-recorded chat for each concert is available to view online as well as via podcast the Monday before the concert\, and for most events is also screened in person in the Steinhart Room at the Lied Center for the Performing Arts 45 minutes before the concert begins. \nThe chats are free to view online. The in-person screenings require the purchase of a ticket. \nLinks to each pre-concert chat will be included in each event’s page listed below. The entire series to date may be viewed on the LSO YouTube Channel. \nPULSE & PANORAMA\nConcert Date: Friday\, September 19\, 2025\nPre-Concert Chat Available: Monday\, September 15\, 2025\nGuests: Genevieve Randall (host)\, Edward Polochick\nTopics: Jesse Montgomery’s Coincident Dances\, Bernstein’s West Side Story: Symphony Dances\, Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances\, programing a themed concert (dances) \nEMOTIONAL TAPESTRY\nConcert Date: Sunday\, October 19\, 2025\nPre-Concert Chat Available: Monday\, October 13\, 2025\nGuests: Genevieve Randall (host)\, Edward Polochick\, pianist Michael McHale\nTopics: Franz Shubert’s Symphony in B minor (Unfinished)\, Sarah Gibson’s warp & weft\, and Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1\, what an “unfinished” symphony means \nEXPLORING THE EXPANSE\nConcert Date: Friday\, November 7\, 2025\nPre-Concert Chat Available: Monday\, November 3\, 2025\nGuests: Genevieve Randall (host)\, Edward Polochick\, trombonist and LSO Principal Trombone Scott Anderson\nTopics: Missy Mazzoli’s Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres)\, David Ferdinand’s Concertino for Trombone in E-flat major\, Holst’s The Planets\, performing The Planets with multi-media images and videos of our solar system \nEXPERIENCE THE INTRIGUE\nConcert Date: Friday\, February 12\, 2026\nPre-Concert Chat Available: Monday\, February 9\, 2026\nGuests: Genevieve Randall (host)\, Edward Polochick\, violist Rita Porfiris\, composer Julia Adolphe\nTopics: Jean Sibelius’ Finlandia\, Julia Adolphe’s Unearth\, Release: Concerto for Viola and Orchestra\, Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade\, the story of Scheherazade \nTHE SPACE BETWEEN\nConcert Date: Friday\, March 6\, 2026\nPre-Concert Chat Available: Monday\, March 2\, 2026\nGuests: Genevieve Randall (host)\, Edward Polochick\, LSO principal harpist Katie Wychulis\, harpist Julie Smith Phillips\nTopics: Zoltán Kodály’s Dances of Galánta\, Marjan Mozetich’s “The Passion of Angels” (Concerto for 2 Harps & Orchestra)\, Haydn’s Symphony No. 104 (London)\, harp concerti and its performance practice \nPOWERFUL PERSEVERANCE\nConcert Date: Friday\, April 10\, 2026\nPre-Concert Chat Available: Monday\, April 6\, 2026\nGuests: Genevieve Randall (host)\, Edward Polochick\, pianist Tony Siqi Yun\nTopics: Kenji Bunch’s Supermaximum\, Lincoln Youth Symphony side-by-side rehearsing and performing\, Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 2\, Brahms’ Symphony No. 3 \nTHE MUSIC OF HARRY POTTER\nConcert Date: Friday\, April 24\, 2026\nPre-Concert Chat Available: Monday\, April 20\, 2026\nGuests: Genevieve Randall (host)\, Edward Polochick\, composer and professor of music for film\, theater\, games and other media Damon Thomas Lee\, Young Artist Competition Winner\nTopics: composing for film; the music of Harry Potter by John Williams and other composers; the similarities between film music and music for games and other media \nINSPIRATION & COURAGE\nConcert Date: Saturday\, May 2\, 2026\nPre-Concert Chat Available: Monday\, April 27\, 2026\nGuests: Genevieve Randall (host)\, Edward Polochick\, violinist and LSO Concertmaster Anton Miller\, LSO Composer-in-Residence Elena Ruehr\nTopics: LSO’s Composer-in-Residence program\, Elena Ruehr’s new work for LSO\, Elena Ruehr’s Violin Concerto written for Anton Miller and commissioned by LSO\, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 (Eroica)
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/lincolns-symphony-orchestra-2025-26-season-pre-concert-chat-posted-online-2/2026-04-20/
LOCATION:Virtual Program
CATEGORIES:Grants
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SUMMARY:Mapping the World\, Writing the Self: Desire\, Identity\, & Global Imagination in Jesuit Missions
DESCRIPTION:What does it mean to long for a distant world so intensely that you petition\, in writing\, to leave everything behind? How do people learn to narrate themselves? This lecture explores the 25\,000 handwritten letters composed between the sixteenth and twentieth centuries by Jesuit novices and priests to their Superior General in Rome\, seeking assignment to overseas missions. \nRegistration is required. \nDr. Emanuele Colombo\, Professor at Boston College and director of the Digital Indipetae Database project\, will discuss how this unique collection is transforming our understanding of aspiration\, identity\, and global connection in the Jesuit world. \nMBSC 228\, Milo Bail Student Center\, Omaha\nFree and open to the public | Free parking with registration \nSponsored by UNO History Department & the College of Arts & Sciences \n 
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/mapping-the-world-writing-the-self-desire-identity-global-imagination-in-jesuit-missions/
LOCATION:UNO’s Milo Bail Student Center (Room 228/226)\, 6203 University Drive North\, Omaha\, NE\, 68132\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grants
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260420T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260420T193000
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SUMMARY:Nebraska through Song and Story
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dan Holtz \nSponsored by the Friends of the Alice M. Farr Library
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/nebraska-through-song-and-story-16/
LOCATION:Alice M. Farr Public Library\, 1603 L St.\, Aurora\, NE\, 68818\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260420T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260420T200000
DTSTAMP:20260418T203116Z
CREATED:20260313T190410Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260418T203116Z
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SUMMARY:Overland Trails: The Children on the Trail
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Renae Hunt \nSponsored by the Hartington Public Library
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/overland-trails-the-children-on-the-trail-19/
LOCATION:Hartington Public Library\, 106 S. Broadway Ave.\, Hartington\, NE\, 68739\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260421T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260421T130000
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CREATED:20260416T200714Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T200714Z
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SUMMARY:Lunchbox Lecture: The History of Spoken Word Poetry
DESCRIPTION:Join the Nebraska State Historical Society for this month’s Lunchbox Lecture featuring Jewel Rodgers\, Nebraska State Poet 2025–2029! \nDuring her keynote\, Jewel reflects on her journey as a self-described spoken word artist stepping into a traditionally page-centered literary role. Through performance and storytelling\, she explores the cultural roots of spoken word\, its historical ties to jazz and artistic movements\, and the skepticism it sometimes encounters in academic poetry spaces. Blending poems with personal narrative\, she demonstrates how spoken word serves as a powerful tool for both artistic excellence and community-building. \nEvent admission is free. LNKTV will record the lecture and make it available to the public. \nSpecial thanks to the Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation for providing funding for this event series and the recording to broadcast on LNKTV.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/lunchbox-lecture-the-history-of-spoken-word-poetry/
LOCATION:Nebraska History Museum\, 131 Centennial Mall North\, Lincoln\, NE\, 68508\, United States
CATEGORIES:Nebraska State Poet
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260422T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260422T143000
DTSTAMP:20260408T150851Z
CREATED:20260408T150851Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T150851Z
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SUMMARY:2026 Great Plains Literacy Festival
DESCRIPTION:The 2026 Great Plains Literacy Festival will feature five authors and illustrators of children’s books: Deborah Hopkinson\, Melissa Iwai\, Oge Mora\, David Ezra Stein\, and Lindsey Stoddard. \nThese authors will reach thousands of students in their schools in east central Nebraska over two days\, culminating in the community event that’s open to the public on April 23 from 4-6 p.m. in downtown Seward\, with the authors available for a meet and greet at Chapters Books and Gifts\, 548 Seward St\, Seward\, NE 68434. \nFor more information\, visit https://www.greatplainsliteracyfestival.com. \nA native of Lowell\, Massachusetts\, Deborah Hopkinson is the award-winning author of seventy books for young readers including picture books\, middle grade historical fiction\, Little Golden Book biographies\, and long form nonfiction. \nMelissa Iwai is an author and illustrator of children’s books\, based in Brooklyn\, NY. She has illustrated over 30 books and has even written and illustrated many of her own! \nOge Mora is a collage artist and storyteller. Her picture book\, Thank You\, Omu!\, was a Caldecott Honor\, Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award winner\, and Ezra Jack Keats Book Award recipient. \nAward winning author and illustrator David Ezra Stein was born in Brooklyn\, NY. By the time he was three\, he was asking adults\, “Wanna come to my room? Read books?” This love of reading grew into a love of telling stories\, and then\, writing. \nLindsey Stoddard is a Vermont-born and raised author of beloved middle-grade novels including Just Like Jackie\, Right as Rain\, Brave Like That\, Bea Is for Blended\, and The Real Deal.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/2026-great-plains-literacy-festival/2026-04-22/
LOCATION:Seward\, various locations\, Seward\, NE
CATEGORIES:Grants
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260422T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260422T123000
DTSTAMP:20260409T152627Z
CREATED:20260409T152627Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260409T152627Z
UID:10005400-1776853800-1776861000@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:Cultivating Care in Complex Times: An "Abraham's Bridge" Film Screening and Dialogue
DESCRIPTION:“Abraham’s Bridge” is a film that follows the Tri-Faith Initiative from an initial idea in 2005 to the present day\, with diverse religious communities working together to construct their dream\, confront unanticipated challenges\, and look toward an uncertain future. The film focuses especially on the importance of the Tri-Faith Unity Garden to enhance interreligious cooperation and engagement with the surrounding community on issues of food insecurity. \nA discussion will follow the film. The panelists include: Bonni Leiserowitz\, Unity Garden at Tri-Faith; Madeline St. Clair\, Assistant Director of Basic Needs and Innovation\, UNO; Katherine Storck\, Instructor\, School of Communication\, UNO. The panel will be moderated by Herb Thompson III\, Assistant Professor\, School of Communication\, UNO\, with an introduction from Laura Alexander\, Associate Professor\, Department of Religious Studies\, UNO.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/cultivating-care-in-complex-times-an-abrahams-bridge-film-screening-and-dialogue/
LOCATION:UNO College of Public Affairs and Community Service Building\, 132D\, 6320 Maverick Plaza\, Omaha\, NE\, 68182
CATEGORIES:Grants
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260422T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260422T150000
DTSTAMP:20250827T162426Z
CREATED:20250827T162426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250827T162426Z
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SUMMARY:James Whitcomb Riley\, the Fiddling Children’s Poet
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Deb Greenblatt \nSponsored by Brain Injury Awareness & Healing Support
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/james-whitcomb-riley-the-fiddling-childrens-poet-4/
LOCATION:Elkhorn Valley Museum\, 515 Queen City Blvd.\, Norfolk\, NE\, 68701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260423T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260423T170000
DTSTAMP:20260423T145428Z
CREATED:20260423T145428Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T145428Z
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SUMMARY:25-26 Poetry & Music Project Concert
DESCRIPTION:Now in its 9th 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 25/26 Project\, Opera Omaha received 87 poem submissions from students across Nebraska inspired by the theme of memory. Poets ranged from second graders to high school seniors\, including first time poets and seasoned writers. Project composers Sidney Marquez Boquiren and James Schroeder selected 14 poems that inspired them to create original music with the poems as the lyrics. \nEvent is free. Reserving a spot is encouraged: Click here to register.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/25-26-poetry-music-project-concert/
LOCATION:Omaha Conservatory of Music\, 7023 Cass St.\, Omaha\, NE\, 68132\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grants
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260423T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260423T143000
DTSTAMP:20260408T150851Z
CREATED:20260408T150851Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T150851Z
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SUMMARY:2026 Great Plains Literacy Festival
DESCRIPTION:The 2026 Great Plains Literacy Festival will feature five authors and illustrators of children’s books: Deborah Hopkinson\, Melissa Iwai\, Oge Mora\, David Ezra Stein\, and Lindsey Stoddard. \nThese authors will reach thousands of students in their schools in east central Nebraska over two days\, culminating in the community event that’s open to the public on April 23 from 4-6 p.m. in downtown Seward\, with the authors available for a meet and greet at Chapters Books and Gifts\, 548 Seward St\, Seward\, NE 68434. \nFor more information\, visit https://www.greatplainsliteracyfestival.com. \nA native of Lowell\, Massachusetts\, Deborah Hopkinson is the award-winning author of seventy books for young readers including picture books\, middle grade historical fiction\, Little Golden Book biographies\, and long form nonfiction. \nMelissa Iwai is an author and illustrator of children’s books\, based in Brooklyn\, NY. She has illustrated over 30 books and has even written and illustrated many of her own! \nOge Mora is a collage artist and storyteller. Her picture book\, Thank You\, Omu!\, was a Caldecott Honor\, Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award winner\, and Ezra Jack Keats Book Award recipient. \nAward winning author and illustrator David Ezra Stein was born in Brooklyn\, NY. By the time he was three\, he was asking adults\, “Wanna come to my room? Read books?” This love of reading grew into a love of telling stories\, and then\, writing. \nLindsey Stoddard is a Vermont-born and raised author of beloved middle-grade novels including Just Like Jackie\, Right as Rain\, Brave Like That\, Bea Is for Blended\, and The Real Deal.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/2026-great-plains-literacy-festival/2026-04-23/1/
LOCATION:Seward\, various locations\, Seward\, NE
CATEGORIES:Grants
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260423T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260423T143000
DTSTAMP:20260408T152928Z
CREATED:20260408T152928Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T152928Z
UID:10005396-1776938400-1776954600@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:Youth Poet Laureate (YPL) National Finalist site visits (students only)
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/youth-poet-laureate-ypl-national-finalist-site-visits-students-only/2026-04-23/
LOCATION:various locations
CATEGORIES:Grants
ORGANIZER;CN="Nebraska Writers Collective":MAILTO:info@newriters.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260423T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260423T140000
DTSTAMP:20260418T203201Z
CREATED:20260324T135706Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260418T203201Z
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SUMMARY:A Bad Man in the Good Life: Jesse James in Nebraska
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Jeff Barnes \nSponsored by the Atkinson Public Library
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/a-bad-man-in-the-good-life-jesse-james-in-nebraska-5/
LOCATION:Atkinson Public Library\, 210 West State St.\, Atkinson\, NE\, 68713\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260423T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260423T180000
DTSTAMP:20260408T150851Z
CREATED:20260408T150851Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T150851Z
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SUMMARY:2026 Great Plains Literacy Festival
DESCRIPTION:The 2026 Great Plains Literacy Festival will feature five authors and illustrators of children’s books: Deborah Hopkinson\, Melissa Iwai\, Oge Mora\, David Ezra Stein\, and Lindsey Stoddard. \nThese authors will reach thousands of students in their schools in east central Nebraska over two days\, culminating in the community event that’s open to the public on April 23 from 4-6 p.m. in downtown Seward\, with the authors available for a meet and greet at Chapters Books and Gifts\, 548 Seward St\, Seward\, NE 68434. \nFor more information\, visit https://www.greatplainsliteracyfestival.com. \nA native of Lowell\, Massachusetts\, Deborah Hopkinson is the award-winning author of seventy books for young readers including picture books\, middle grade historical fiction\, Little Golden Book biographies\, and long form nonfiction. \nMelissa Iwai is an author and illustrator of children’s books\, based in Brooklyn\, NY. She has illustrated over 30 books and has even written and illustrated many of her own! \nOge Mora is a collage artist and storyteller. Her picture book\, Thank You\, Omu!\, was a Caldecott Honor\, Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award winner\, and Ezra Jack Keats Book Award recipient. \nAward winning author and illustrator David Ezra Stein was born in Brooklyn\, NY. By the time he was three\, he was asking adults\, “Wanna come to my room? Read books?” This love of reading grew into a love of telling stories\, and then\, writing. \nLindsey Stoddard is a Vermont-born and raised author of beloved middle-grade novels including Just Like Jackie\, Right as Rain\, Brave Like That\, Bea Is for Blended\, and The Real Deal.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/2026-great-plains-literacy-festival/2026-04-23/2/
LOCATION:Seward\, various locations\, Seward\, NE
CATEGORIES:Grants
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260423T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260423T190000
DTSTAMP:20260218T192206Z
CREATED:20260218T192206Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T192206Z
UID:10005312-1776967200-1776970800@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:A Visit With the Nebraska State Poet\, Jewel Rodgers
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Jewel Rodgers \nSponsored by the Lexington Public Library
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/a-visit-with-the-nebraska-state-poet-jewel-rodgers-7/
LOCATION:Lexington Public Library\, 907 N Washington St\, Lexington\, NE\, 68850
CATEGORIES:Speakers
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260424T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260424T120000
DTSTAMP:20260408T152928Z
CREATED:20260408T152928Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T152928Z
UID:10005397-1777021200-1777032000@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:Youth Poet Laureate (YPL) National Finalist site visits (students only)
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/youth-poet-laureate-ypl-national-finalist-site-visits-students-only/2026-04-24/
LOCATION:various locations
CATEGORIES:Grants
ORGANIZER;CN="Nebraska Writers Collective":MAILTO:info@newriters.org
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