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SUMMARY:“We ought to go back to the place we came from in the end”: Nebraska’s Literary History
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dr. Nathan Tye is the Associate Professor of Nebraska and American West History at the University of Nebraska at Kearney \nWriters\, like sandhill cranes\, return to Nebraska for inspiration and sustenance. From the poetry of Don Welch\, Nancy Westerfield\, and James Emanuel to novels of Willa Cather\, Mari Sandoz\, and Wright Morris\, Nebraskans found flight across the printed page. Exploring these and other writers’ works about Nebraska reveals a rich literary history in our midst. \n(Concurrent session with “Nebraska: Weaving a State“)
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/we-ought-to-go-back-to-the-place-we-came-from-in-the-end-nebraskas-literary-history/
LOCATION:Hastings Public Library
CATEGORIES:America 250,Chautauqua
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SUMMARY:Nebraska: Weaving a State
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Sara Crook\, professor emerita of political science and history\, Peru State College \nThis session will discuss the history and politics of Nebraska’s admittance as the 37th state in the Union. As the first state admitted after the Civil War\, Nebraska not only faced the politics within the state\, but Reconstruction politics as well. \n(Concurrent session with “‘We ought to go back to the place we came from in the end’: Nebraska’s Literary History”)
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/nebraska-weaving-a-state-3/
LOCATION:Hastings Public Library
CATEGORIES:America 250,Chautauqua
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260529T191429Z
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Abigail Adams
DESCRIPTION:Abigail Adams played an important role in the founding of this nation. She and her husband\, John Adams\, were intellectual equals who discussed the complex issues of founding a nation together. She wrote him many letters that contained her astute advice while he worked with other patriots. \nPresented by Jessica Downing-Ford
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/an-evening-with-abigail-adams-3/
LOCATION:French Memorial Chapel\, Hastings College\, Hastings\, NE\, 68901\, United States
CATEGORIES:America 250,Chautauqua
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260627T193000
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Chief Big Elk
DESCRIPTION:Big Elk was chief of the Omaha Tribe during the 1800s. As the expanding U.S. threatened First Peoples\, he sought ways to protect his tribe and their culture from obliteration. He created alliances and attempted to prepare for a future that he thought depended on a closer relationship with the U.S. \nChief Big Elk will be presented by his great-great-great-great-great-grandson\, Taylor Keen. \nAudience members will be able to ask questions first of Chief Big Elk and then of Taylor Keen.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/an-evening-with-chief-big-elk-2/
LOCATION:French Memorial Chapel\, Hastings College\, Hastings\, NE\, 68901\, United States
CATEGORIES:America 250,Chautauqua
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260628T100000
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SUMMARY:America 250 Homestead Days
DESCRIPTION: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. \nHomestead National Historical Park will be celebrating America’s 250th birthday with expanding demonstrations broken down by decades and a special Junior Ranger activity to explore it all. Through hands-on experiences and engaging presentations\, visitors can discover how the ideals of the nation’s founding continued through the Homestead Act and into the lives of homesteaders across generations. This year’s stage presentations will feature music\, dance\, and living history performances that share cultural traditions and personal stories connected to the homesteading experience and the broader American story. \nSaturday\, June 27 \n10 a.m.- 4 p.m.  Traditional craft demonstrations and antique farming demonstrations\nNoon  The Bloomer Costume: Dress Reform and Women’s Freedom\, Rayma Volkmer\n1 p.m.  Acapella Men’s Choir\, Homestead Harmonizers\n2 p.m.  Wichita War Dancer\, Greg Victors\n3 p.m.  Czech Band\, Kenny Janak Orchestra \nSunday\, June 28 \n10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Traditional craft demonstrations and antique farming demonstrations\nNoon  Dulcimer Music\, Courtland Opry House Dulcimer Players\n1 p.m.  Musical Review \, Beatrice Community Players\n2 p.m. Musical Patriotic Panoramas\, Donna Gunn\n3 p.m. Abraham Lincoln Living Historian\, Fritz Klein \nKlein\, the event’s keynote presenter\, has been featured in multiple Abraham Lincoln documentaries and will share how Abraham Lincoln connected the Homestead Act to the founding principles of the United States. \nAdditional activities will take place throughout the weekend\, including opportunities for visitors of all ages to participate in interactive demonstrations and explore the park’s rich history. \nThe site is fee-free year-round. No entrance fee or pass is required.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/america-250-homestead-days/2026-06-28/
LOCATION:Homestead National Historic Park\, 8523 West State Highway 4\, Beatrice\, NE\, 68310\, United States
CATEGORIES:America 250,Grants
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SUMMARY:Winning the Vote: The Campaign for Woman’s Suffrage in the United States
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dianne Bystrom \nSponsored by Lincoln City Libraries
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/winning-the-vote-the-campaign-for-womans-suffrage-in-the-united-states-7/
LOCATION:Loren C Eiseley Branch Library\, 1530 Superior St\, Lincoln\, NE\, 68521\, United States
CATEGORIES:America 250,Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260630T150000
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CREATED:20250905T194504Z
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SUMMARY:Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Nebraska's 500-Mile Sculpture Garden
DESCRIPTION:Two events in Lincoln kick off the series of statewide events celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Nebraska’s 500-Mile Sculpture Garden: \n3pm @ Ross Media Arts Center \nThe 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 1976 documentary exploring the visionary I-80 Bicentennial Sculpture Project. The screening will include two other short films about the project. \nSeating is limited\, RSVP requested. \nFor more information about the screening or to register\, visit the Ross Media Arts Center webpage: https://theross.org/event/nebraskas-500-mile-sculpture-garden/ \n5:30 pm @ Sheldon Art Museum \nA panel discussion featuring leaders of the original I-80 Bicentennial Sculpture Project and artist John Raimondi who created Erma’s Desire at the Grand Island rest area. \nPanelists for this event include: \nJohn Raimondi      Artist\, Erma’s Desire \nArt Thompson        Director\, I-80 Bicentennial Sculpture Project \nDan Worth              Committee to Preserve the I-80 Bicentennial Sculptures \nKaren Janovy         Former Sheldon Museum Education Director; worked closely project visionary\, Norman Geske \nTo RSVP for the panel discussion\, please complete this form: https://www.artscouncil.nebraska.gov/500-mile-sculpture-garden-with-panel-discussion-rsvp/ \n 
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/celebrating-the-50th-anniversary-of-nebraskas-500-mile-sculpture-garden/2026-06-30/1/
LOCATION:Lincoln NE\, Lincoln\, NE
CATEGORIES:America 250
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ORGANIZER;CN="Nebraska Arts Council":MAILTO:nac.info@nebraska.gov
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260630T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260630T183000
DTSTAMP:20260616T172823Z
CREATED:20250905T194504Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260616T172823Z
UID:10005626-1782840600-1782844200@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Nebraska's 500-Mile Sculpture Garden
DESCRIPTION:Two events in Lincoln kick off the series of statewide events celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Nebraska’s 500-Mile Sculpture Garden: \n3pm @ Ross Media Arts Center \nThe 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 1976 documentary exploring the visionary I-80 Bicentennial Sculpture Project. The screening will include two other short films about the project. \nSeating is limited\, RSVP requested. \nFor more information about the screening or to register\, visit the Ross Media Arts Center webpage: https://theross.org/event/nebraskas-500-mile-sculpture-garden/ \n5:30 pm @ Sheldon Art Museum \nA panel discussion featuring leaders of the original I-80 Bicentennial Sculpture Project and artist John Raimondi who created Erma’s Desire at the Grand Island rest area. \nPanelists for this event include: \nJohn Raimondi      Artist\, Erma’s Desire \nArt Thompson        Director\, I-80 Bicentennial Sculpture Project \nDan Worth              Committee to Preserve the I-80 Bicentennial Sculptures \nKaren Janovy         Former Sheldon Museum Education Director; worked closely project visionary\, Norman Geske \nTo RSVP for the panel discussion\, please complete this form: https://www.artscouncil.nebraska.gov/500-mile-sculpture-garden-with-panel-discussion-rsvp/ \n 
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/celebrating-the-50th-anniversary-of-nebraskas-500-mile-sculpture-garden/2026-06-30/2/
LOCATION:Lincoln NE\, Lincoln\, NE
CATEGORIES:America 250
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ORGANIZER;CN="Nebraska Arts Council":MAILTO:nac.info@nebraska.gov
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260701T100000
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CREATED:20260403T162554Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260403T163001Z
UID:10005374-1782900000-1782903600@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:Cattle Trails and Songs of the West
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Joan Wells \nSponsored by the Broken Bow Public Library
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/cattle-trails-and-songs-of-the-west-102/
LOCATION:Broken Bow Public Library\, 626 S. D St.\, Broken Bow\, NE\, 68822\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260701T103000
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CREATED:20260520T135504Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260520T135504Z
UID:10005485-1782901800-1782905400@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:Overland Trails: The Children on the Trail
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Renae Hunt \nSponsored by the St. Edward Public Library
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/overland-trails-the-children-on-the-trail-20/
LOCATION:St. Edward Community Center\, 206 N. 5th St.\, St. Edward\, NE\, 68660\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speakers
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SUMMARY:Artist Talk with John Raimondi\, creator of Erma’s Desire
DESCRIPTION: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). \nThis event will occur four times: \nWednesday\, July 1 at noon\nKearney at the Museum of Nebraska Art \nWednesday\, July 1 at 6pm\nGrand Island at the Stuhr Museum \nThursday\, July 2 at 6pm\nOmaha at Joslyn Art Museum \nSaturday\, July 4 at 10 am\nSeward at the Seward Civic Center East Fireplace Room
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/artist-talk-with-john-raimondi-creator-of-ermas-desire-3/2026-07-01/1/
LOCATION:various locations
CATEGORIES:America 250
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260701T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260701T180000
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CREATED:20260519T194819Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T194819Z
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SUMMARY:Cowboy Poetry and Nighthawk Tunes
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Michael McDonald \nSponsored by the Western and Wildlife Art Show
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/cowboy-poetry-and-nighthawk-tunes-9/2026-07-01/
LOCATION:Fort Robinson State Park\, 3200 US Hwy 20\, Crawford\, NE\, 69339\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speakers
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SUMMARY:Artist Talk with John Raimondi\, creator of Erma’s Desire
DESCRIPTION: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). \nThis event will occur four times: \nWednesday\, July 1 at noon\nKearney at the Museum of Nebraska Art \nWednesday\, July 1 at 6pm\nGrand Island at the Stuhr Museum \nThursday\, July 2 at 6pm\nOmaha at Joslyn Art Museum \nSaturday\, July 4 at 10 am\nSeward at the Seward Civic Center East Fireplace Room
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/artist-talk-with-john-raimondi-creator-of-ermas-desire-3/2026-07-01/2/
LOCATION:various locations
CATEGORIES:America 250
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260702
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260703
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SUMMARY:Artist Talk with John Raimondi\, creator of Erma’s Desire
DESCRIPTION: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). \nThis 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 at the National Guard Museum on the morning of July 4. \nReception with the artist to follow.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/artist-talk-with-john-raimondi-creator-of-ermas-desire-2/
LOCATION:Joslyn Art Museum\, 2200 Dodge Street\, Omaha\, NE\, 68102\, United States
CATEGORIES:America 250
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260702T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260702T113000
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UID:10005486-1782988200-1782991800@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:The History of Trick Roping and the Wild West Show
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Joan Wells \nSponsored by the St. Edward Public Library
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/the-history-of-trick-roping-and-the-wild-west-show-30/
LOCATION:St. Edward Community Center\, 206 N. 5th St.\, St. Edward\, NE\, 68660\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260702T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260702T130000
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CREATED:20260519T194819Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T194819Z
UID:10005479-1782993600-1782997200@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:Cowboy Poetry and Nighthawk Tunes
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Michael McDonald \nSponsored by the Western and Wildlife Art Show
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/cowboy-poetry-and-nighthawk-tunes-9/2026-07-02/1/
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CATEGORIES:Speakers
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SUMMARY:Cowboy Poetry and Nighthawk Tunes
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Michael McDonald \nSponsored by the Western and Wildlife Art Show
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/cowboy-poetry-and-nighthawk-tunes-9/2026-07-02/2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260702T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260702T170000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T203342Z
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SUMMARY:All Original\, All Nebraska
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dan Holtz \nSponsored by the Western & Wildlife Art Show
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/all-original-all-nebraska-25/
LOCATION:Fort Robinson State Park\, 3200 US Hwy 20\, Crawford\, NE\, 69339\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260702T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260702T190000
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SUMMARY:Artist Talk with John Raimondi\, creator of Erma’s Desire
DESCRIPTION: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). \nThis event will occur four times: \nWednesday\, July 1 at noon\nKearney at the Museum of Nebraska Art \nWednesday\, July 1 at 6pm\nGrand Island at the Stuhr Museum \nThursday\, July 2 at 6pm\nOmaha at Joslyn Art Museum \nSaturday\, July 4 at 10 am\nSeward at the Seward Civic Center East Fireplace Room
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/artist-talk-with-john-raimondi-creator-of-ermas-desire-3/2026-07-02/
LOCATION:various locations
CATEGORIES:America 250
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CREATED:20260608T171723Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260608T171723Z
UID:10005601-1783015200-1783018800@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:Civil War Medicine
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Gary Rath \nSponsored by the Lyons Public Library
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/civil-war-medicine-4/
LOCATION:Lyons Public Library\, 305 Main St.\, Lyons\, NE\, 68038\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speakers
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SUMMARY:Nebraska’s Musical Smorgasbord: Music from Various Ethnic Groups in Nebraska
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Chris Sayre \nSponsored by the Neilgh Mill Historical Site
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/nebraskas-musical-smorgasbord-music-from-various-ethnic-groups-in-nebraska-23/
LOCATION:Neligh Mill State Historical Site\, N St. and Wylie Dr.\, Neligh\, NE\, 68756\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260702T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260702T210000
DTSTAMP:20260625T163127Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T163127Z
UID:10005587-1783018800-1783026000@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:"O Pioneers" screening and discussion
DESCRIPTION:The Gering Civic Plaza Sculpture Project Committee – Crystal Sandberg\, Rita Stinner and Gretchen Peters\, – installed a Littleton Alston sculpture of Nebraska author Willa Cather in Gering to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of American Independence and 50th Anniversary of Nebraska’s Interstate-80 sculptures. \nThis free event helps celebrate the statue’s installation. \nThe movie “O Pioneers” starring Jessica Lange and based on Cather’s book will be shown. Ashley Olson\, Executive Director of the Cather Foundation in Red Cloud and Cather expert\, will be on hand to discuss and answer questions about the movie and to lend depth to the project.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/o-pioneers-screening-and-discussion/
LOCATION:Midwest Theater\, 1707 Broadway\, Scottsbluff\, NE\, 69361\, United States
CATEGORIES:America 250,Grants
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260703T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260703T110000
DTSTAMP:20260625T171530Z
CREATED:20260108T160752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T171530Z
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SUMMARY:The Faces of Rushmore
DESCRIPTION:July 3 and 4 will be jam-packed with events in Seward\, Nebraska’s official Fourth of July City. \nEvents funded through a Humanities Nebraska grant include the following: \nFour actors will represent the “Faces of Rushmore” – George Washington\, Thomas Jefferson\, Teddy Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln – for the USA250 celebration at the Nebraska National Guard Museum in Seward “Nebraska’s Fourth of July City” \nFriday\, July 3\, 2026:\n10am – Presidents & Generals Leadership Forum\n2 pm – Chautauqua style presentations from the actors\n7 pm – Concert: Celebrating the USA – 250 “One Nation – Many Stories” – Seward High School auditorium. 43rd Army Band with live presentations by Presidents of Rushmore—Washington\, Jefferson\, Lincoln\, Roosevelt. \nSaturday\, July 4\, 2026:\n10am and 1pm – “Meet the presidents” \nMultiple Humanities Nebraska Speakers Bureau speakers will also be a part of Seward’s USA 250 celebration. For a full schedule of events\, visit the website: https://www.julyfourthseward.com/
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/the-faces-of-rushmore/2026-07-03/1/
LOCATION:Nebraska National Guard Museum\, 201 N 8th St.\, Seward\, NE\, 68434\, United States
CATEGORIES:America 250,Grants
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260703T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260703T110000
DTSTAMP:20260615T152124Z
CREATED:20260615T152124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260615T152124Z
UID:10005617-1783072800-1783076400@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:Remember the Ladies: Stitching Together a Revolution
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Janie York \nSponsored by the GFWC Seward Jr. Women’s Club
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/remember-the-ladies-stitching-together-a-revolution-10/
LOCATION:Nebraska National Guard Museum\, 201 N 8th St.\, Seward\, NE\, 68434\, United States
CATEGORIES:America 250,Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260703T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260703T130000
DTSTAMP:20260519T194819Z
CREATED:20260519T194819Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T194819Z
UID:10005481-1783080000-1783083600@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:Cowboy Poetry and Nighthawk Tunes
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Michael McDonald \nSponsored by the Western and Wildlife Art Show
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/cowboy-poetry-and-nighthawk-tunes-9/2026-07-03/
LOCATION:Fort Robinson State Park\, 3200 US Hwy 20\, Crawford\, NE\, 69339\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260703T131500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260703T141500
DTSTAMP:20260513T163036Z
CREATED:20260218T163834Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260513T163036Z
UID:10005309-1783084500-1783088100@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:Patriotic Panoramas
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Donna Gunn \nSponsored by Papillion Manor
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/patriotic-panoramas-6/
LOCATION:Papillion Manor\, 610 S. Polk St.\, Papillion\, NE\, 68046\, United States
CATEGORIES:America 250,Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260703T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260703T143000
DTSTAMP:20260625T164003Z
CREATED:20260603T202714Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T164003Z
UID:10005588-1783085400-1783089000@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:Really Big Willa Cather Book Club Event
DESCRIPTION:The Gering Civic Plaza Sculpture Project Committee – Crystal Sandberg\, Rita Stinner and Gretchen Peters\, – installed a Littleton Alston sculpture of Nebraska author Willa Cather in Gering to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of American Independence and 50th Anniversary of Nebraska’s Interstate-80 sculptures. \nThis free event helps celebrate the statue’s installation. \nRead Cather’s My Antonia and meet for interactive discussion with fellow readers. Ashley Olson will present her talk “My Antonia: The Story of an American Novel”. She will lead discussion and field questions. Scottsbluff and Gering Libraries have copies of My Antonia on hand for check out.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/really-big-willa-cather-book-club-event/
LOCATION:Gering Civic Center\, 1050 M St\, Gering\, NE\, 69341\, United States
CATEGORIES:America 250,Grants
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260703T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260703T150000
DTSTAMP:20260625T171530Z
CREATED:20260108T160752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T171530Z
UID:10005658-1783087200-1783090800@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:The Faces of Rushmore
DESCRIPTION:July 3 and 4 will be jam-packed with events in Seward\, Nebraska’s official Fourth of July City. \nEvents funded through a Humanities Nebraska grant include the following: \nFour actors will represent the “Faces of Rushmore” – George Washington\, Thomas Jefferson\, Teddy Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln – for the USA250 celebration at the Nebraska National Guard Museum in Seward “Nebraska’s Fourth of July City” \nFriday\, July 3\, 2026:\n10am – Presidents & Generals Leadership Forum\n2 pm – Chautauqua style presentations from the actors\n7 pm – Concert: Celebrating the USA – 250 “One Nation – Many Stories” – Seward High School auditorium. 43rd Army Band with live presentations by Presidents of Rushmore—Washington\, Jefferson\, Lincoln\, Roosevelt. \nSaturday\, July 4\, 2026:\n10am and 1pm – “Meet the presidents” \nMultiple Humanities Nebraska Speakers Bureau speakers will also be a part of Seward’s USA 250 celebration. For a full schedule of events\, visit the website: https://www.julyfourthseward.com/
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/the-faces-of-rushmore/2026-07-03/2/
LOCATION:Nebraska National Guard Museum\, 201 N 8th St.\, Seward\, NE\, 68434\, United States
CATEGORIES:America 250,Grants
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260703T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260703T150000
DTSTAMP:20260519T213300Z
CREATED:20260519T213300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T213300Z
UID:10005483-1783087200-1783090800@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:Nebraska through Song and Story
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dan Holtz \nSponsored by the Western & Wildlife Art Show
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/nebraska-through-song-and-story-17/2026-07-03/1/
LOCATION:Fort Robinson State Park\, 3200 US Hwy 20\, Crawford\, NE\, 69339\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260703T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260703T170000
DTSTAMP:20260519T213300Z
CREATED:20260519T213300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T213300Z
UID:10005484-1783094400-1783098000@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:Nebraska through Song and Story
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dan Holtz \nSponsored by the Western & Wildlife Art Show
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/nebraska-through-song-and-story-17/2026-07-03/2/
LOCATION:Fort Robinson State Park\, 3200 US Hwy 20\, Crawford\, NE\, 69339\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speakers
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