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Wednesday, June 12, 2019

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Ongoing	Start Your Engines Exhibit Start Your Engines Exhibit Date: Aug 25 through Aug 31 Location: Nebraska History Museum 131 Centennial Mall North , Lincoln, NE Plainview photographer and race car driver Harold Mauck lived life in the fast lane. His amazing collection of photos documenting northeastern Nebraska's post-World war II culture of stock car racing is featured in our new exhibit on the first floor of the Nebraska History Museum. The exhibit features a selection of Mauck's best photographs showing all aspects of Nebraska stock car racing history. In addition to the photographs, the exhibit features cars and objects on loan from the Speedway Motors Museum of American Speed, as well as items... Nebraska Now: Anne Burton, Printmaking Nebraska Now: Anne Burton, Printmaking Date: Apr 13 through Jul 7 Location: Museum of Nebraska Art 2401 Central Ave. , Kearney, NE Nebraska Now: Anne Burton, Printmaking April 13 – July 7, 2019 Lincoln artist Anne Burton explores historical modes of coded communication (war-coding; braille; and floriography, the Victorian-era enthusiasm for sending flowers to convey coded messages) through various printmaking processes. The resulting colorful, intricate prints contain imagery of circles, flowers, and clothing that reflect humanity's search for identity while revealing a universal desire to be heard and understood. Burton is the Art Program Coordinator at Metropolitan... MONA: There’s an App for That 2.0 MONA: There’s an App for That 2.0 Date: Apr 9 through Jul 14 Location: Museum of Nebraska Art 2401 Central Ave. , Kearney, NE MONA: There’s an App for That 2.0 April 9 – July 14, 2019 Launching its mobile app in 2017, the Museum of Nebraska Art (MONA) continues to add content. Viewers browse through highlights from MONA’s permanent collection, listen to audio commentary, peruse a guide on how to look at art, and take a MONA quiz. This exhibition features the second selection of works for the MONA app – significant collection pieces including those by artists Kent Bellows, Aaron Douglas, Gertrude Kasebier, and Ed Ruscha. The MONA app is available to download... A River Runs Through It A River Runs Through It Date: Feb 26 through Jul 21 Location: Museum of Nebraska Art 2401 Central Ave. , Kearney, NE A River Runs Through It February 26 – July 21, 2019 In Paul A. Johnsgard’s book, Crane Music: A Natural History of American Cranes, the author writes, “There is a river in the heart of North America that annually gathers together the watery largess of melting Rocky Mountain snowfields and glaciers and spills wildly down the eastern slopes of Colorado and Wyoming. Reaching the plains, it quickly loses its momentum and begins to spread out and flow slowly across Nebraska from west to east. As it does so, it cuts a sinuous tracery through... Alison O'Daniel: Heavy Air and Lui Shtini: Tempos Alison O'Daniel: Heavy Air and Lui Shtini: Tempos Date: Apr 4 through Jun 15 Location: Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts 724 South 12th Street , Omaha, NE Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts invites the public to two new solo exhibitions illustrating the allusive and enigmatic nature of sound and form, "Alison O’Daniel: Heavy Air" and "Lui Shtini: Tempos," on view April 4–June 15, 2019. "Alison O’Daniel: Heavy Air" Through collaborations with composers and musicians as well as the experiences of deaf and hard of hearing friends regarding sound, O’Daniel’s work aims at building a visual, aural, and haptic vocabulary as a means of storytelling. In "Heavy Air," O’Daniel continues her... Driven to Abstraction Driven to Abstraction Date: May 30 through Jun 29 Location: Blue Cat Gallery & Studio 114 W. 3rd Street , Wayne, NE Driven to Abstraction is an exhibit featuring textile artworks by members of the Midwest Fiber Art Alliance, a group of nineteen artists who strive to select interesting and challenging themes to help them stretch their creativity and talents. Current members are from Omaha, Ashland, Lincoln, Grand Island and Council Bluff, many of whom show at venues across Nebraska and Iowa. An opening reception will be held Friday, May 3 from 5-7pm. The reception and exhibit are free and open to the public. Summer gallery hours are Wednesday-Saturday,... Sculpture Garden Series: Les Bruning Sculpture Garden Series: Les Bruning Date: May 17 through Oct 6 Location: Museum of Nebraska Art 2401 Central Ave. , Kearney, NE Sculpture Garden Series: Les Bruning May 17 – October 6, 2019 The 2019 featured artist for MONA’s Sculpture Garden Series is Les Bruning, a nationally recognized sculptor who works in metal casting and welding. The focus for this exhibition is his large, totemic works, some that emit sound as well as light. Based in Omaha, Bruning’s career spans over 40 years. Junior Curator Show: Underscoring Line Junior Curator Show: Underscoring Line Date: May 10 through Aug 11 Location: Museum of Nebraska Art 2401 Central Ave. , Kearney, NE Junior Curator Show: Underscoring Line May 10 – August 11, 2019 A select group of high school students works with the Museum of Nebraska Art staff to conceptualize, select, and install an exhibition of artworks drawn from MONA’s collection. The experiential learning expands their knowledge of art, museums, and careers. The curation process begins with an exploration of the role of the visual elements in an artwork. Each element functions uniquely, line being perhaps the most ubiquitous. Exhibition Reception: May 10 • 4:00 p.m. The... Dwayne Wilcox: Contemporary Lakota Ledger Art Dwayne Wilcox: Contemporary Lakota Ledger Art Date: Jun 11 through Sep 15 Location: Museum of Nebraska Art 2401 Central Ave. , Kearney, NE Dwayne Wilcox: Contemporary Lakota Ledger Art June 11 – September 15, 2019 Renowned artist, Dwayne Wilcox, uses ledger paper to examine contemporary culture through a 19th century practice. Begun in the 19th century by Plains Indians in forced confinement during the Reservation Era, ledger artworks include paintings and drawings of Native American figures rendered on 19th century ledger paper. Wilcox, an enrolled member of the Oglala Lakota, is a self-taught artist who has been creating work since 1984. Compelled To Tell: Drawing Compelled To Tell: Drawing Date: May 28 through Sep 22 Location: Museum of Nebraska Art 2401 Central Ave. , Kearney, NE Compelled To Tell: Drawing May 28 – September 22, 2019 In today’s technologically advanced world, sketching is still the best way to bring an idea to life. Artists draw what their minds see, whether it’s solving a design problem or communicating how they perceive the world around them. The process of drawing allows an artist to develop an idea, freely with no fear, since there are no rules. A sketch may take one minute to complete, while a drawing is usually a more complex approach. Drawing is the most helpful and fundamental approach... The Great Sarpy County Quilt Exhibit The Great Sarpy County Quilt Exhibit Date: Jun 1 through Aug 17 Location: The Sarpy County Museum 2402 Clay Street , Bellevue, NE Join us this summer for our annual Great Sarpy County Quilt Exhibit! The exhibit will run from June 1st to August 17th -- the museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10am-4pm; Admission is a free of charge. Donations welcome. Quilting is one of America’s oldest hobbies. Stop by to appreciate upwards of 75 beautiful quilts provided by local quilters and community members. Each quilt, young or old, has a story to tell. A booklet will be provided with a history of each quilt, and patrons are welcome to wander through the museum and...
4:30pm	Speaker Series: Archeology of the Little Bighorn Battle and the Rise of Conflict Archeology Speaker Series: Archeology of the Little Bighorn Battle and the Rise of Conflict Archeology Date: Jun 12 Location: Denney Federal Building Room 124 100 Centennial Mall North , Lincoln, NE What really happened at the iconic Battle of the Little Bighorn? Hear from Dr. Douglas Scott as he discusses the results of the Midwest Archeological Center's investigation of the battlefield. Archeological findings demonstrate that Native Americans outnumbered, outgunned, and outfought the U.S. Seventh Cavalry on June 25, 1876. Out of the Little Bighorn Battle investigations, a new field known as conflict archeology arose. Scott will share the Midwest Archeological Center's important role in the development of this new discipline. This public...
5:00pm	Speaker Series: From Historic Battlefields to Modern Conflict Zones: Techniques and Taphonomy Speaker Series: From Historic Battlefields to Modern Conflict Zones: Techniques and Taphonomy Date: Jun 12 Location: Denney Federal Building Room 124 100 Centennial Mall North , Lincoln, NE How can archeology help us solve contemporary problems? Join us as Dr. Melissa Connor discusses how techniques developed by Midwest Archeological Center personnel to record and interpret historic battlefields were taken into modern conflict zones in former Yugoslavia in the early 1990s. Projects for International Tribunals and humanitarian efforts continued to use and expand this expertise. Understanding how human remains decay (their taphonomy) is a key part of these efforts. Connor will share how her current work at Colorado Mesa...
7:30pm	Tracy Byrd Tracy Byrd Date: Jun 12 Location: Merryman Performing Arts Center 225 W 22nd St , Kearney, NE Country singer/songwriter Tracy Byrd celebrating 25 years live at the Merryman. Tracy has hit songs like, The Keeper of the Stars, Holdin Heaven, Watermelon Crawl and Im From the Country, to name a few. GILT's production of ANNIE GET YOUR GUN GILT's production of ANNIE GET YOUR GUN Date: Jun 12 Repeats: DAILY, SU times Location: GILT is Located in College Park 3180 W US Hwy 34 , Grand Island, NE GILT presenting the musical by Irving Berlin/Dorothy & Herbert Fields about the fictional story of Annie Oakley, a sharp-shooter who starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. June 12, 13, 14 & 15th 7:30 p.m. June 16th 2:00 p.m. Adults: $15 Children 12 & under: $10

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