Art & Literary Festival Celebrating the Harlem Renaissance: Ramon Guerra Literature Lecture (Read More)
The Joslyn Castle & Gardens and Metropolitan Community College are partnering once again for the Art & Literary Festival. This year will be a celebration and exploration of one of the most electrifying and influential moments in American history, the Harlem Renaissance. In the 1920’s, in African American communities in New York City and in cities throughout the North and Midwest, creative and intellectual life thrived. Before a separately-ticketed performance of a dramatized reading on November 16, Ramon Guerra will give a lecture on the literature of the Harlem Renaissance. A ticket is required for this free lecture. To purchase performance tickets, reserve free lecture tickets, and view more information about the full schedule of festival events, visit the festival website: https://www.joslyncastle.com/event/art-literary-festival-the-harlem-renaissance/. Dr. Ramon Guerra, PhD., Graduate Chair and Associate Professor of English, Office of Latino/Latin Studies Faculty, University of Nebraska at Omaha - Dr. Guerra will be presenting a lecture about the modern parallels of the Harlem Renaissance today. He is currently teaching a class about the Harlem Renaissance this upcoming semester at UNO. Dr. Ramon Guerra is a distinguished scholar and educator who has been a vital part of the University of Nebraska at Omaha since 2008. As an Associate Professor in the Department of English and an active member of the Office of Latino and Latin American Studies (OLLAS), Dr. Guerra has made significant contributions to the study of Latinx, postmodern, and ethnic literatures, as well as American Studies. He has researched, published, and taught broadly on multiple topics of the 20th and 21st centuries in American Literature. His dedication to teaching has earned him the Alumni Outstanding Teaching Award, and his service includes key leadership roles such as Graduate Program Chair of English at UNO and editor of the Great Plains Quarterly journal.
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Art & Literary Festival Celebrating the Harlem Renaissance: One-Act Readings (Read More)
The Joslyn Castle & Gardens and Metropolitan Community College are partnering once again for the Art & Literary Festival. This year will be a celebration and exploration of one of the most electrifying and influential moments in American history, the Harlem Renaissance. In the 1920’s, in African American communities in New York City and in cities throughout the North and Midwest, creative and intellectual life thrived. A public reading of two original one-act plays by local playwrights Kim Louise and Peggy Jones will take place at 2pm on November 15 and include a talkback session with the playwrights. To purchase performance tickets, reserve free lecture tickets, and view more information about the full schedule of festival events, visit the festival website: https://www.joslyncastle.com/event/art-literary-festival-the-harlem-renaissance/. Peggy Jones, M.F.A. (UNL ’93-Painting/Printmaking) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre and affiliate faculty in both Women’s and Gender Studies and Medical Humanities at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO). She is an artist and playwright who has won awards for both her visual art and writing. She received an Individual Artist Fellowship from the Nebraska Arts Council for her play, The Journey, about Aaron Douglas, the first black graduate from the art department at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1922. Her most recent play about Black radical feminist Florynce Kennedy was performed in January 2018 at the Union for Contemporary Art in Omaha, NE. She is also in the Speaker’s Bureau of Humanities Nebraska on the topic, Aaron Douglas, UNL ’22. Kim Louise, one-act playwright and discussion leader: A native Omahan, Kim has penned over eleven novels and five novellas, writing for Kensington Press (BET Books), Genesis Press, and Harlequin Enterprises and earned a spot on Amazon’s bestseller’s list for mass market fiction. Her poetry has been published by the Cathartic Literary Journal and Third World Press. One of her short stories appears in the national anthology Chicken Soup for the African American Soul. Kim is the past president of the New African Writer’s Workshop and has facilitated the North Omaha Summer Arts Women’s Writing Group for the past 10 years. Kim has written 20 plays–one of which received a full production at the Union for Contemporary arts. She holds Master’s of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
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Art & Literary Festival Celebrating the Harlem Renaissance: Peggy Jones Art Lecture (Read More)
The Joslyn Castle & Gardens and Metropolitan Community College are partnering once again for the Art & Literary Festival. This year will be a celebration and exploration of one of the most electrifying and influential moments in American history, the Harlem Renaissance. In the 1920’s, in African American communities in New York City and in cities throughout the North and Midwest, creative and intellectual life thrived. Before a separately-ticketed performance of a dramatized reading on November 14, Peggy Jones will give an art history lecture. A ticket is required for this free lecture. To purchase performance tickets, reserve free lecture tickets, and view more information about the full schedule of festival events, visit the festival website: https://www.joslyncastle.com/event/art-literary-festival-the-harlem-renaissance/. Peggy Jones, M.F.A. (UNL ’93-Painting/Printmaking) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre and affiliate faculty in both Women’s and Gender Studies and Medical Humanities at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO). She is an artist and playwright who has won awards for both her visual art and writing. She received an Individual Artist Fellowship from the Nebraska Arts Council for her play, The Journey, about Aaron Douglas, the first black graduate from the art department at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1922. Her most recent play about Black radical feminist Florynce Kennedy was performed in January 2018 at the Union for Contemporary Art in Omaha, NE. She is also in the Speaker’s Bureau of Humanities Nebraska on the topic, Aaron Douglas, UNL ’22.
Joslyn Castle & Gardens presents Architecture on Tap, a celebration of the historic communities and people that make Omaha unique. Architecture on Tap is a happy hour history hang-out happening Thursdays in July! Grab a beer from Infusion Brewing Company and then settle in for a low-key lecture presented by a local expert. Doors to the historic Joslyn Castle Carriage House open to the public at 5:30pm, and presentations start at 6pm. Space is limited! Registration is $10, and this is a 21+ event! Click here to find registration links and descriptions for all the Architecture on Tap events. July 31 - Little Italy, led by Louis Marcuzzo, owner of Louie M’s Burger Lust, and resident of Little Italy.
Joslyn Castle & Gardens presents Architecture on Tap, a celebration of the historic communities and people that make Omaha unique. Architecture on Tap is a happy hour history hang-out happening Thursdays in July! Grab a beer from Infusion Brewing Company and then settle in for a low-key lecture presented by a local expert. Doors to the historic Joslyn Castle Carriage House open to the public at 5:30pm, and presentations start at 6pm. Space is limited! Registration is $10, and this is a 21+ event! Click here to find registration links and descriptions for all the Architecture on Tap events. July 24 - Blackstone led by Wayne Stuberg, Professor Emeritus at Munroe-Meyer Institute at UNMC, Joslyn Castle board member, and former owner of the Storz Mansion.
Joslyn Castle & Gardens presents Architecture on Tap, a celebration of the historic communities and people that make Omaha unique. Architecture on Tap is a happy hour history hang-out happening Thursdays in July! Grab a beer from Infusion Brewing Company and then settle in for a low-key lecture presented by a local expert. Doors to the historic Joslyn Castle Carriage House open to the public at 5:30pm, and presentations start at 6pm. Space is limited! Registration is $10, and this is a 21+ event! Click here to find registration links and descriptions for all the Architecture on Tap events. July 17 – Benson led by Ryan Reed of Heritage Consulting Group and Annie Butler of the Benson Creative District.
Joslyn Castle & Gardens presents Architecture on Tap, a celebration of the historic communities and people that make Omaha unique. Architecture on Tap is a happy hour history hang-out happening Thursdays in July! Grab a beer from Infusion Brewing Company and then settle in for a low-key lecture presented by a local expert. Doors to the historic Joslyn Castle Carriage House open to the public at 5:30pm, and presentations start at 6pm. Space is limited! Registration is $10, and this is a 21+ event! Click here to find registration links and descriptions for all the Architecture on Tap events. July 10 – Florence led by the Florence Historical Foundation and the Florence Mill, with Preserve Omaha's Tim Reeder sharing about his restoration of the Mary Louise Buckwalter property (The Omaha History Farm).
