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Tuesday, October 29, 2019

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Ongoing	Optical Chronicle IV Optical Chronicle IV Date: Aug 20 through Apr 19 Location: Museum of Nebraska Art 2401 Central Ave. , Kearney, NE Optical Chronicle IV August 20, 2019 – April 19, 2020 Author Henry M. Sayre in his book A World of Art discusses the various roles of the artist in society. He identifies four roles; the fourth is how artists make functional objects and structure more pleasurable and elevate them or imbue them with meaning. These identified roles provide viewers with a touchstone through which they can then begin to interpret the work. This exhibition is the fourth and last in a series of exhibitions, each dedicated to one of Sayre’s four guiding... The Lundeens: A Divine Collaboration The Lundeens: A Divine Collaboration Date: Aug 9 through Jan 5 Location: Museum of Nebraska Art 2401 Central Ave. , Kearney, NE The Lundeens: A Divine Collaboration August 9, 2019 – January 5, 2020 In 2015, the Lundeen studio was commissioned to create several sculptures for Cloisters on the Platte, a religious and silent retreat center conceived by philanthropist Joe Ricketts and located on the Nebraska prairie. The bronze figures consist of some of the most complex representations of the Stations of the Cross in the world today. The exhibition showcases the process to create these monumental works ranging from drawings and sketches to maquettes (smaller scale... A Demonstration in Democracy: The Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam Exhibit A Demonstration in Democracy: The Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam Exhibit Date: Aug 2 through Nov 1 Location: UNO Criss Library 6001 Dodge St. First Floor, Omaha, NE Photographs of the October 15, 1969 Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam demonstration in Omaha taken by Dr. Sam Walker are on display in UNO Libraries’ Archives & Special Collections through November 1, 2019. The exhibit features reproductions of over 20 of the photographs shot by Walker when he was a UNO graduate student in the history department. The first national Moratorium Day demonstration against the war in Vietnam was held on October 15, 1969, with protests in cities and towns across the country, including Omaha. The photographs of... Danish Children Growing Up American Exhibit Danish Children Growing Up American Exhibit Date: Sep 24 through Nov 1 Location: UNO Criss Library 6001 Dodge St. First Floor, Omaha, NE UNO Libraries and the Danish American Archive and Library, located in Blair, Nebraska, announce the opening of a photography exhibit on the first floor of the Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Library. The exhibit, “Danish Children Growing Up American,” features dozens of photographs from the Danish American Archive and Library (DAAL) along with artifacts from the Washington County Historical Museum’s collection. The exhibit runs from September 24 through November 1, 2019. The exhibit allows visitors to walk into the world of Danish... Faculty Exhibit Faculty Exhibit Date: Oct 4 through Nov 14 Location: Nordstrand Visual Arts Gallery 1111 Main Street Conn Library, Wayne, NE October 4 - November 14 in the Nordstrand Visual Arts Gallery, Conn Library October 4 - Opening Reception: 3:30 pm Light Prints: Cyanotypes by Erin Cross, Matel Rokke, Toan Vuong Light Prints: Cyanotypes by Erin Cross, Matel Rokke, Toan Vuong Date: Oct 4 through Nov 9 Location: Constellation Studios 2055 O Street , Lincoln, Nebraska, NE October 4 – November 9, 2019 First Friday Reception October 4, 6-8pm Closing Gallery Event Tuesday November 5, 7-8pm Light Prints explores the natural intersection of prints and photography as a means to record “outside” information onto paper. Light-sensitive coatings onto paper are exposed with objects or transparencies blocking ultraviolet light leaving a silhouette image that seems to “capture” the moment and the ghost of the object. These artists have used this historic process to record collected objects, the shift of... Crescent Moon Pottery By Wes Galusha Crescent Moon Pottery By Wes Galusha Date: Oct 7 through Nov 17 Location: Chadron State College, Memorial Hall Main Gallery 1000 Main Street , Chadron, NE A Ceramics Show by Wes Galusha will be available to the public at Chadron State College's Memorial. Galusha grew up in Omaha Nebraska and studied ceramics at Northwest Missouri State University. He has worked in education for over 30 years and is now a private entrepreneur potter. This event is free and open to the public. JDAC Gallery Exhibition: Artist Ghislaine Fremaux JDAC Gallery Exhibition: Artist Ghislaine Fremaux Date: Oct 24 through Jan 3 Location: Jackson Dinsdale Art Center-Hastings College 700 East 12th Street Hastings College, Hastings, NE JDAC Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday 9-5pm Plus Tuesdays 5-8pm Saturday 10-1pm JDAC Gallery Physical Address: 700 E 12th Street Come meet the artist! Lecture: October 13th 2:30-3:30pm Reception to follow in the JDAC until 5:00 pm Ghislaine Fremaux creates large-scale figurative drawings that simultaneously invite and challenge the viewer's notions of the nude human body. Ghislaine's work seeks to "...enable a seeing of naked bodies that is difficult, intersubjective, and ethical, and to explore the polysemy and polyvalence of... Film Streams: Forever Young Family & Children Series Film Streams: Forever Young Family & Children Series Date: Oct 26 through Dec 26 Location: Film Streams: Dundee Theater 4952 Dodge St, Omaha, NE 68132 , Omaha, NE Admissions for kids 12 and under just $2.50! Generously supported by WoodmenLife E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial: Oct 26, 27, 31, Nov 2, 3 & 7 The Kid: Nov 9, 10, 14, 16, 17 & 21 Annie: Nov 23, 24, 28, 30, Dec 1 & 5 The Muppet Christmas Carol: Dec 7, 8, 12, 14, 15, 19 It’s a Wonderful Life: Dec 21, 22, 24, 25, 26 ***SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING "IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE"!!! December 21,22,24 will be at DUNDEE THEATRE December 25 & 26 will be at RUTH SOKOLOF THEATRE
9am	JDAC Exhibition: Collections by Gary Staab JDAC Exhibition: Collections by Gary Staab Date: Oct 24 Repeats: WEEKLY, 20191101T045959Z times Location: Jackson Dinsdale Art Center-Hastings College 700 East 12th Street Hastings College, Hastings, NE JDAC Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday 9-5pm Plus Wednesdays 5-8pm Saturday 10-1pm JDAC Gallery Physical Address: 700 E 12th Street Staab will be recognized as a member of the inaugural Fine Arts Hall of Fame class on Sunday, October 13 at 11:30 a.m., followed by an induction ceremony at 12:30 p.m. at the JDAC. Staab’s work will be showcased until October 31st. Staab produces natural history and prehistoric life models for museums, publishing and film. He graduated from Hastings College in 1989 with emphasis in art/biology and interned at the...
6pm	Opera in Conversation: Artistic Choices and Obligations Opera in Conversation: Artistic Choices and Obligations Date: Oct 29 Location: Le Bouillon 1017 Howard Street , Omaha, NE Opera in Conversation features three sessions in advance of each production featuring artists, scholars, and other public figures that foster cross-disciplinary explorations of artists, big questions, and concepts in Opera Omaha’s mainstage productions. Madama Butterfly is a beautiful operatic tragedy, but it was written in a time where exoticism of Japan, japonaiserie, was du rigueur. This concept of the exoticism of Japan relied on superficial observations and stereotypes of Japanese people and their culture. The question of what... Curious People, Technology that Brings Missing Service Members Home (CoRA) Curious People, Technology that Brings Missing Service Members Home (CoRA) Date: Oct 29 Location: UNO Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center 6400 South, University Drive Road North , Omaha , NE The identification of missing prisoners of war is a complex and time-consuming task, with thousands of missing service members whose remains have yet to be returned to their families and loved ones. This is what led to CoRA, The Commingled Remains Analytics Ecosystem. CoRA has streamlined the way forensic anthropologists sort through skeletal data and identify missing service members. Through improved management for inventorying and analyzing human remains, CoRA allows anthropologists to work more cohesively and with less chance of data loss...
7pm	Film Streams presents a collaborative screen of HESBURGH with Notre Dame Club of Omaha Film Streams presents a collaborative screen of HESBURGH with Notre Dame Club of Omaha Date: Oct 29 Location: Film Streams: Ruth Sokolof Theater 1340 Mike Fahey Street , Omaha, NE Collaborative Screening Presented with the Notre Dame Club of Omaha. The Notre Dame Club of Omaha is open to all Omaha-area Notre Dame alumni, subway alumni, parents, family and friends. The Omaha chapter — one of 270 worldwide — represents the University’s mission through dozens of events rooted in faith, fellowship, service, athletics and academics. Club dues annually provide thousands of dollars in scholarships for Omaha-area Notre Dame students. Film Information Amidst some of the most tumultuous times in our nation’s history,...
7pm	Percussion Ensemble Performance Percussion Ensemble Performance Date: Oct 29 Location: Kimball Recital Hall 1113 R Street , Lincoln, NE The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music Percussion Ensemble was selected for a second time as winners of the Percussive Arts Society International Percussion Ensemble Competition. The group will perform an hour-long showcase concert at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) this November. Come see this award-winning group of percussionists in action as they present the first performance of their convention program right here in Lincoln! The Percussion Ensemble is made up of students from the UNL... UNL Saxophone Ensembles Performance UNL Saxophone Ensembles Performance Date: Oct 29 Location: Westbrook Recital Hall 1104 R Street , Lincoln, NE The Saxophone Studio at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School is proud to announce its opening concert of the 2019-2020 season. Featuring the UNL Saxophone Choir, under the director of Dr. Paul Haar and Daniel Oshiro (GTA), the ensemble will present an evening of Music Stolen for Saxophone. This program is centered around works transcribe specifically for this ensemble. Included are works by Charles Ives (Variations on “America”), Tomaso Albinoni (Concerto Op. 7, No. 5), J.S. Bach (Toccata and Fugue in D Minor), G.F. Hanel,...

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