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Upcoming Events

“Frida Kahlo and the Blue House” Photography Exhibit

El Museo Latino 4701 South 25 Street, Omaha, NE, United States

The exhibit “Frida Kahlo and the Blue House” presents a selection of over 60 color photographs of the architecture and interior spaces of the Blue House created by Cristina Kahlo […]

Deadline for Bright Lights scholarships

Lincoln - multiple locations Lincoln, United States

Bright Lights provides unique, motivating, hands-on summer learning camps for K-8th grade students, including in humanities subjects like literature and writing, history, and world cultures and languages. Scholarships are available, […]

Loper Launch Enrichment Camp Registration Closes

UNK Kearney, NE, United States

Loper Launch is Kearney’s premier curriculum-based summer camp for students entering grades 1-8. The variety of enrichment camps are not only fun and engaging, but also educational. Registration closes May […]

Buffalo Bill’s Nebraska (SCHOOL AUDIENCE ONLY)

Keya Paha County Schools 101 Football Ave., Springview, NE, United States

Speaker: Jeff Barnes Sponsored by Keya Paha County Schools Note: Due to the location, this program is not open to the general public. This listing is for informative purposes only.

Running Towards the Fire – screening and panel discussion

Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center 313 North 13th Street, Lincoln, NE, United States

The documentary film "Running Towards the Fire" - about World War II war correspondents, including one from Nebraska - will premiere at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, followed […]

Music From Around the World (school audience only)

Grand Island Public Schools Success Academy 1912 Lafayette, Grand Island, NE, United States

Speaker: David Marsh Sponsored by the Grand Island Public Schools Success Academy Note: Due to the location, this program is not open to the general public. This listing is for […]

To Live and Die on the Plains

Alliance Public Library 1750 Sweetwater Ave., Alliance, NE, United States

Speaker: Jeff Barnes Sponsored by the Alliance Public Library

Music of the Civil War

Morton-James Public Library 923 1st Corso, Nebraska City, NE, United States

Speaker: David Marsh Sponsored by the Morton-James Public Library

First Friday Book Talk & Reading w Katherine Higgs-Coulthard

Virtual Program

This 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 […]

Untold Migrant Stories Showcase

LUX Center for the Arts 2601 N 48th St, Lincoln, NE, United States

Immigrant and refugee youth in Lincoln have stories to share! Join the Asian Community and Cultural Center for an evening of cultural exchange and storytelling through art and digital media […]

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