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
Cranes Taking Fight
February 4 – May 10, 2020
In honor of the annual Sandhill Crane migration through Central Nebraska, the Museum of Nebraska Art showcases artworks that pay tribute to this natural phenomenon. From painting and sculpture to prints and photography, artists have been inspired to render striking imagery depicting the literal and spiritual significance of this recurring spectacle.
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.
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
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...
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...
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...
Linda Stephen Art Exhibit: The Day We Went to the Park origami picture book illustrations
Feb 3
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Francie and Finch Bookshop
130 S. 13th St. , Lincoln ,
NE
ART EXHIBIT OF ORIGAMI LANDSCAPES INCLUDING NEW PICTURE BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS
Nationally award-winning paper artist Linda Stephen presents at Francie & Finch Bookshop in Lincoln an art exhibit of the illustrations for her new origami picture book. "The Day We Went to the Park" features Holmes Lake Park in Lincoln. The art is made entirely from paper - 3D origami sculptures and background layers of washi Japanese papers.
Art reception, book launch party and book signing is Friday Feb. 7, 5:30-7:30 p.m. during First Friday Art Walk in...
Film Streams: Dundee Theater
4952 Dodge St, Omaha, NE 68132 Film Streams, Omaha,
NE
Forever Young is Film Streams' Family & Children's Series.
Admission for kids 12 and under just $2.50!
The Adventures of Prince Achmed
Jan 4, 5, 9, 11, 12 & 16
Paddington 2
Jan 18, 19, 23, 25, 26 & 30
NYICFF Kid Flicks Two
Feb 1, 2, 6, 8, 9 & 13
Charlotte's Web
Feb 15, 16, 20, 22, 23 & 27
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Feb 29, Mar 1, 5, 7, 8 & 12
Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse
Mar 14, 15, 19, 21, 22 & 26
Saint Paul United Methodist Church
1144 M Street , Lincoln,
NE
Saint Paul’s First Friday Concert Series profiles local, state and national musical ensembles on the first Friday of every month over the noon hour. The concerts officially begin at 12:10 p.m. There is no charge for the concerts, although an opportunity for a free-will donation is provided. Lunch is also available for purchase.
The first concert for the 2020 First Friday Saint Paul United Methodist Music and Art Concert Series will be held in the Saint Paul United Methodist Church Sanctuary on Friday, February 7th 12:10-12:50 p.m.
This...
Join us for the public reception for “Charles W. Guildner: Retrospective of Life’s Work” at the Great Plains Art Museum as part of Lincoln’s First Friday Art Walk. The artist will be present for a meet and greet as part of the event.
In 1990, Charles Guildner began photographing the landscape and people of the rural heartland. In the years since, Guildner has expertly recorded how the people of this region have maintained their traditional ways of life. This exhibition—a retrospective of Guildner’s 30-year photographic...
Join us for the public reception for “Charles W. Guildner: Retrospective of Life’s Work.” The artist will be present for a meet and greet as part of the event.
In 1990, Charles Guildner began photographing the landscape and people of the rural heartland. In the years since, Guildner has expertly recorded how the people of this region have maintained their traditional ways of life. This exhibition—a retrospective of Guildner’s 30-year photographic career—features examples from his “Lives of Tradition” series and from other...
Book Launch "The Day We Went to the Park" origami picture book of Holmes Lake Park
Feb 7
Francie and Finch Bookshop
130 S. 13th St. , Lincoln,
NE
New Origami Picture Book by Lincoln Artist Linda Stephen Features Holmes Lake Park in Lincoln.
Book signing is Friday Feb. 7 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Francie & Finch Bookshop, 130 S. 13th St. during the February First Friday ArtWalk in Lincoln. Meet the illustrator/author on Feb. 7. During February, see Linda's original art origami landscapes for the book illustrations on exhibit Feb. 1-28. Contact Linda at 402-483-0747 or Francie & Finch at 402-781-0459.
BOOK BRIEF: The Day We Went to the Park, a rhyming picture book by Christine Manno and...
Erin Cross, Sharon Ohmberger, Peter Scherr, Patrick Gauthier, and a retrospective on Pat Wendt will be on display. We will have music provided by Turquoise, a Nebraska based band.
Constellation Studios
2055 O Street , Lincoln, Nebraska,
NE
January 24 – February 28, 2020
First Friday Feb 7, 6-8pm - Papermaking demos
Artists:
Kathy Cartier, Lincoln, NE
Melissa Harshman, Athens, Georgia
Nancy Mintz, Berkeley, CA
Bridget O’Malley, Minneapolis. MN
Amy Sands, Minneapolis. MN
Considering the special properties of humble paper fibers, artists explore cotton, abaca (banana leaf), flax, kozo and gampi (inner bark fibers) creating works beyond typical handmade sheets. This exhibition celebrates the many qualities of various fibers - translucency, fluidity, lightweight,...
There will be a book launch of the comic, The Book of Fly and Other Poems, this First Friday at Trade-a-Tape, 9th and N Streets, starting at 6 o’clock. It is a book of Graphic Poems written by John Philip Johnson, published in Ted Kooser’s newspaper column, “American Life in Poetry,” and other venues. They are illustrated by local artist and Marvel Comics legend Bob Hall, along with Justin Lewis, Mike Lawlor, and many others. The poems are like little Twilight Zone episodes. 48 big pages! Lots of fun! John Johnson, Bob Hall, and Justin...
Lincoln Community Playhouse
2500 S. 56th St , Lincoln,
NE
Earnest tells the comic story of two young gentlemen in London, who each live a double-life, creating elaborate deceptions to find some balance in their lives. Jon Worthing escapes the burdens of responsibility to have an exciting life in the city, pretending to be his fictitious younger brother Ernest. Algernon Moncrieff, meanwhile, has invented a convenient invalid, Bunbury, whom he uses as an excuse to gallivant off to the country whenever he pleases. When John falls in love with Algernon's cousin, Gwendolen, he is determined to come clean,...
GILT is Located in College Park
3180 W US Hwy 34 , Grand Island,
NE
A hilarious comedy by Caroline Smith, KITCHEN WITCHES, highlights 2 cooking show hostesses who have hated each other for 30 years that get put together on a TV show. Feb. 7, 8, 14 & 15 shows at 7:30 pm / Febr. 9 & 16th shows at 2:00 pm. Admission $15 per person (children 12 & under $10) Box office (308)382-2586
The Milady Coffeehouse - The May Brothers Building
105 E 6th St , Fremont,
NE
Spotlight Series – February 7-9 - 7:30 pm - Milady Coffeehouse - May Brothers Building
105 E 6th St Fremont, NE 68025
This cabaret-style evening combines rock, pop, and musical theatre in a fun and relaxing evening of entertainment. Grab a coffee or hot cocoa and enjoy performances from every area of the performing arts.
A brazen rescue attempt brings Belmonte to The Seraglio, an elegant night club where his beloved Konstanze is held against her will as the club’s star attraction and object of the dubious owner’s affection. This witty new production of Mozart’s situation comedy evokes the golden age of decadence at the height of Germany’s Weimar Republic. An outstanding ensemble cast, all making their Opera Omaha debuts, will ignite the vocal fireworks that only Mozart could write.
Nebraska Wesleyan Theatre presents Glengarry Glen Ross
Feb 6
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Miller Theatre
51st Street & Huntington Ave. , Lincoln,
NE
In the zero-sum world of Chicago real estate, selling the American dream can be a caustic, darkly comic American nightmare.
This unique production features two rotating casts. An all-male cast leads a production set in the 1980s. And an all-female cast operates in the present day. (For mature audiences.)
The all-female cast performances are on February 6, 8, 12, 14 and 16.
The all-male cast performances are on February 7, 9, 13 and 15.
Tickets: $10 adults; $7.50 seniors and children
Purchase online:...
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