The following events are funded by Humanities Nebraska. We update information as it becomes available. If you have questions, please feel free to contact us. Enjoy these opportunities in your communities!
Nebraska Poets Virtual Reading Series
Virtual ProgramThe 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 are available on the Nebraska Poetry Society’s website. February 7 Amy Haddad Amy Haddad is a poet, nurse and […]
First Friday Book Talk & Reading w/ Kevin Clouther
Virtual ProgramThis monthly online (Zoom) reading series called First Friday Readings features authors with Nebraska connections, national presence, and a newly published book. The hourlong event, moderated by Larksong director Karen […]
Threads & Trails: Contemplations of Our Herstories Artist Panel
Center for Great Plains Studies 1155 Q St., Lincoln, NE, United StatesIn conjunction with the collaborative installation Threads & Trails: Contemplations of Our Herstories, artists Erica Larsen-Dockray, Cybele Moon, Steph Coley, Eve LaFountain, and Marissa Magdalena Sykes will discuss the historical women […]
The Pawnee at Fort Kearny – Share the History, Share the Harvest
Fort Kearny State Historical Park and State Recreation Area 1020 V Road, Kearney, NE, United StatesA history-making return of the Pawnee to Fort Kearny will be celebrated at a “Share the History, Share the Harvest” event at Fort Kearny State Historical Park and the nearby […]
El Mueso Latino Artist Invitational Panel Discussion
El Museo Latino 4701 South 25 Street, Omaha, NE, United StatesDr. Jose Miguel Lemus will moderate and lead a panel discussion with area artists as part of the “2023 Artists Invitational” exhibition on view through December 2023. Each of the […]
Pedaling the Past
Yanney Park 2020 W 11th St, Kearney, United StatesSee 8 historic sites of Kearney from your bicycle! During the 8-mile round trip led by Drs. Will Stoutamire and David Vail, avid cyclists and history professors at the University […]
Art & Literary Festival: Poetry Workshop with Matt Mason
Cali Commons 518 N 40th Street, Omaha, NE, United StatesNebraska State Poet Matt Mason will lead you in exercises to write a poem, even if you’ve never written one before. Conversation will include what makes poetry meaningful in today’s […]
Virtual Author Series: Tracy Daugherty
Virtual ProgramThe National Willa Cather Center is hosting an author series as a way to connect Cather to contemporary writers as well as provide an accessible and inclusive space where readers […]
Art & Literary Festival: Hemingway and the Lost Generation Production
Joslyn Castle 3902 Davenport Street, Omaha, NE, United StatesThis year Hemingway & the Lost Generation are being honored through the presentation of dramatic excerpts from works by Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Viginia Woolf, and Gertrude Stein. The […]
Art & Literary Festival: Hemingway and the Lost Generation Production
Joslyn Castle 3902 Davenport Street, Omaha, NE, United StatesThis year Hemingway & the Lost Generation are being honored through the presentation of dramatic excerpts from works by Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Viginia Woolf, and Gertrude Stein. The […]
Art & Literary Festival: Poetry Reading with the Nebraska State Poet and Friends
Joslyn Castle 3902 Davenport Street, Omaha, NE, United StatesNebraska State Poet Matt Mason and his fellow poets Devel Crisp and Michelle Troxclair will present a poetry reading in the historic Joslyn Castle Music Room. Admission is FREE and […]
Art & Literary Festival: Hemingway and the Lost Generation Production
Joslyn Castle 3902 Davenport Street, Omaha, NE, United StatesThis year Hemingway & the Lost Generation are being honored through the presentation of dramatic excerpts from works by Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Viginia Woolf, and Gertrude Stein. The […]