Midwest Theater

Midwest Theater

Address
1707 Broadway
Scottsbluff, NE 69361 United States Get Directions
Phone (308) 632-4311
Website https://midwesttheater.com/

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  • Willa Cather sculpture. She has a walking stick in one hand and a book or papers in the other. A partially buried wagon wheel is near her feet.

    “O Pioneers” screening and discussion

    Midwest Theater 1707 Broadway, Scottsbluff, NE, United States

    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 […]

  • My Omaha film poster. Background is an old map of Omaha. Mid ground is an image of a protest on a city street. Foreground is three characters from the film: Leo Louis II, who is Black, and Nick Beaulieu and his father, Randy, who are white.

    “My Omaha” film and discussion – Midwest Theater

    Midwest Theater 1707 Broadway, Scottsbluff, NE, United States

    MY OMAHA follows filmmaker Nick Beaulieu as he returns to his hometown amid the rising tensions of Donald Trump’s presidency and the Black Lives Matter movement. Fresh out of college, he meets Leo Louis II, an independent activist, who introduces him to Omaha’s activism roots, including the birthplace of Malcolm X in North Omaha. Simultaneously, […]

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  • An Evening with Chief Big Elk

    Midwest Theater 1707 Broadway, Scottsbluff, NE, United States

    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. Chief Big Elk will […]

  • An Evening with Abigail Adams

    Midwest Theater 1707 Broadway, Scottsbluff, NE, United States

    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. Presented by Jessica Downing-Ford

  • Meet El Vaquero: America’s First Cowboy

    Midwest Theater 1707 Broadway, Scottsbluff, NE, United States

    Free family fun with an educational thread! El Vaquero is a conglomeration of many different cowboys who first roamed the continent. You'll be enthralled as he is brought to life by Angel Vigil. Audience members will be invited to ask questions of El Vaquero, as well as Angel Vigil.

  • Guadalupe Dancers

    Midwest Theater 1707 Broadway, Scottsbluff, NE, United States

    Enjoy traditional music while the Guadalupe Dancers perform! The Los Guadalupanos is a Traditional Mexican Folklore dance group out of Western Nebraska.

  • Nebraska Stories: Rescuing Japanese Hall

    Midwest Theater 1707 Broadway, Scottsbluff, NE, United States

    Alongside a special "Japanese Hall" episode for season 16 of Nebraska Public Media’s cultural series “Nebraska Stories", several in-person events surrounding the story of the Japanese Hall and History Project on the Legacy of the Plains Museum campus will take place in Gering and Scottsbluff. Below is the schedule for events at Legacy of the […]

  • Nebraska National Legacy: 150th Anniversary of the Kentucky Derby Authors Tour – Midwest Theater Scottsbluff

    Midwest Theater 1707 Broadway, Scottsbluff, NE, United States

    For the 150th anniversary of the Kentucky Derby, national horse racing historian and author Jennifer S. Kelly and "Born to Rein" documentary film co-producers Jody L. Lamp and Melody Dobson will give a talk about the Nebraska’s historical links to the thoroughbred horse racing industry, including book excerpts and documentary film clips. The talk will […]

  • Oregon-California Trails Association Convention Movie Night

    Midwest Theater 1707 Broadway, Scottsbluff, NE, United States

    The Oregon-California Trails Association and the Nebraska Chapter of OCTA present the “We Do Old In A New Way” convention in Gering. The convention will focus on the Oregon, California, Mormon Pioneer, and Pony Express National Historic Trails across Nebraska’s panhandle and eastern Wyoming (including the corridor’s usage by American Indians for thousands of years […]

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