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...
Nebraska History Museum
131 Centennial Mall North , Lincoln,
NE
Many thousands of people lived their lives in Nebraska. They left no written records and we don't know their names or stories.
But they left clues.
Starting November 22nd, the Nebraska History Museum explores Nebraska's deep past with our newest exhibit, Piecing Together the Past: An Exhibit Exploring 13,000 Years of History with Nebraska's Archeologists.
Archeologists are like detectives, finding clues that tell a meaningful and compelling story. Piecing Together the Past will take you on an incredible journey through Nebraska's history,...
Museum of Nebraska Art
2401 Central Ave. , Kearney,
NE
Nebraska Now: Michael Burton, Animation
January 18 – March 29, 2020
Assistant Professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Michael Burton and his UNL team create animated films that “recover visibilities of people who are mostly left out of the cultural and historical record.” For this exhibition we look at Anna, a film based on the true story of an enslaved woman who jumped to her freedom in early 19th century Washington, D.C.
Artist Talk & Reception:
Saturday, January 18 • 1:30 p.m.
Marshall McKann, a coal man, attends a concert by vocalist Kitty Ayrshire with his wife and her friend Mrs. Post at the Carnegie Music Hall in Pittsburg, PA. He doesn’t attend concerts because “when he became a person of substance he stopped that sort of nonsense”. But the incorrigible Mrs. Post insists on seeing Ms. Ayrshire when she learns there are seats available behind the piano on stage for the sold out show.
Kitty Ayrshire is a true artist, adored by fans in Europe and America. She’s equally smart and mischievous. She piques...
UNO Criss Library
6001 Dodge St. University of Nebraska Omaha, Omaha,
NE
The undefeated 1954 Omaha University football team played in the ninth annual Tangerine Bowl on January 1, 1955. Lloyd Cardwell coached the team to a 7-6 victory over Eastern Kentucky State. The team was the first from the Midwest to play in this bowl. The Tangerine Bowl was subsequently renamed the Citrus Bowl.
Photographs documenting events leading up to the Tangerine Bowl, activities in Florida, and the celebration and events after the victory are available online from UNO Libraries Digital Collections. The Tangerine Bowl game film and...
Evolving Perspectives: Senator Chuck Hagel and Climate Change Exhibit
Jan 21 through May 5
UNO Criss Library
6001 Dodge St. University of Nebraska Omaha, Omaha,
NE
The 1997 Kyoto Protocol was a landmark of international cooperation on climate change. It committed industrialized nations to limit greenhouse gas emissions according to individual targets. An extension of work begun with the signing of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change at Rio de Janeiro’s 1992 Earth Summit, the Kyoto Protocol ultimately led to the current Paris Climate Agreement.
Senator Chuck Hagel’s involvement in the Kyoto Protocol started upon entering the U.S. Senate in January 1997 and becoming chair of...
JDAC Exhibition: In your own word: 2020 National Juried Exhibition
Jan 23 through Feb 21
Jackson Dinsdale Art Center-Hastings College
700 East 12th Street , Hastings,
NE
Following a national open call for art, Ekaterina Popova and Alicia Puig of Create! Magazine are set to open the “In Your Own Words” exhibition at Hastings College on Thursday, January 23 in the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (JDAC). The exhibition highlights a diverse range of media, subject matter and artistic expression that represents a cultural snapshot of the vibrant art practices.
The exhibition is available from January 23 through February 22 and is free and open to the public. Regular gallery hours are Monday through Friday from...
Unintended Consequences: Meghan O'Connor & Sarah Lemmon
Jan 23 through Feb 28
Nordstrand Visual Arts Gallery, Wayne State College
1111 Main St. Located in Conn Library, Wayne,
NE
Jan. 23 to Feb. 28 in the Nordstrand Visual Arts Gallery, Conn Library Opening Reception: Thursday, Jan. 23 at 4:30 p.m.
Artists' Talk: 3:45 p.m. in Gardner Auditorium
Jackson Dinsdale Art Center-Hastings College
700 East 12th Street , Hastings,
NE
Join us for an exciting and unique evening where community and artwork mingle! Featuring artwork of all media and price ranges that have been handmade by our talented Hastings College students, alumni, professors or staff, and by professional visiting artists from all over the world. Well known artists such as Alexis Silk, Jen Elek, Megan Stelljes, Eoin Breadon, Paul Lockwood, and many more.
This event is open to the public. Tickets for the event will be sold online for $20 per person until February 14th at midnight. Tickets will be sold...
LOW END is Bemis Center’s new music venue located in its 25,000 square foot lower level and is an integral part of the organization’s new Sound Art + Experimental Music Program.
Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste is a New York-based artist, composer, and performer considering notions of errant relations that thrive across subjectivities. Toussaint-Baptiste was a 2017 Artist-in-Residence at Issue Project Room and received a Bessie Award in 2018 for Outstanding Music Composition and Sound Design. He has presented visual and performance work at MoMA...
Nebraska Wesleyan Threatre presents William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing”
Jan 23
WEEKLY, 20200203T055959Z times
McDonald Theatre
51st Street & Huntington Ave. , Lincoln,
NE
NWU Theatre kicks off a new decade with a 408-year-old comedy. That’s not the only way the new and the old throw sparks in this production set in the 20th century. Watch as crazy characters are tripped by wild antics and even wilder misunderstandings.
Performance dates
Thursday, January 23, 2020 - 7:30pm
Friday, January 24, 2020 - 7:30pm
Saturday, January 25, 2020 - 7:30pm
Sunday, January 26, 2020 - 2:00pm
Thursday, January 30, 2020 - 7:30pm
Friday, January 31, 2020 - 7:30pm
Saturday, February 1, 2020 - 7:30pm
Sunday, February 2, 2020 -...
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