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Humanities Calendar
Featured event "China Road" is theme of April 1 lecture by Rob Gifford
Featured event "¡CARNAVAL!" continues through March 13
The exhibition
"¡CARNAVAL!"
continues through March 13 at El Museo Latino, 4701 S. 25th St. in
Omaha. The show
presents the theme of carnival as celebrated around the world,
highlighting eight communities, including Laza, Spain; Venice, Italy;
Basel, Switzerland; New Orleans, United Sates; Port of Spain, Trinidad;
Oruro, Bolivia;
Tune in to "Humanities Desk"
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The following programs are funded by the Nebraska Humanities Council. We update information as it becomes available. If you have questions, contact the project director or the NHC. Enjoy these opportunities in your communities! If you would like to host a program, contact us at: Nebraska
Humanities Council
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AINSWORTH Apr. 8, "George Drouillard: Hunter/Sign Talker for Lewis and Clark" by Darrel Draper, 10:40 a.m. at Ainsworth Community School, 520 E. 2nd St. Contact Ronda Davis at 402-387-2082. ALLIANCE Mar. 30, "Mark Twain on the Lecture Circuit" by Wally Seiler, 7 p.m. at the Alliance Country Club, 2472 County Road 62. Contact Jerry Beagle at 308-762-5447. ARAPAHOE Mar. 24, "Excess Baggage: Riding the Orphan Train" by Charlotte Endorf, 1 p.m. at the Good Samaritan Society, 601 Main St. Contact Laura Frink at 308-962-5230. Mar. 24, "Meet Buffalo Bill" by Terry Lane, 2 p.m. at the Good Samaritan Society, 601 Main St. Contact Laura Frink at 308-962-5230. AUBURN Apr. 7, "Nebraska Through Song and Story" by Dan Holtz, 2:30 p.m. at the Auburn Christian Church, 1100 15th St. Contact Dorothy Rieke at 402-242-2439. AURORA Apr. 12, "The Forts of Nebraska" by Jeff Barnes, 7 p.m. at the Alice M. Farr Library, 1603 L St. Contact Diann Clay at 402-694-3832. BANCROFT Apr. 24, Spring Conference: "Neihardt and the Short Story" at the John G. Neihardt State Historical Site, 306 W. Elm St. Details BASSETT Mar. 20, "African American Homesteaders and Cowboys of Nebraska" by Vicki Harris, 10 a.m. at St. Peters Lutheran Church, 510 Wilson St. Contact Roxie Lindquist at 402-684-3855. Apr. 22, "Wright Morris: Small-Town Life Through the Eyes of a Nebraska Writer" by Nancy Johnson, 7:30 p.m. at the Rock County Public Library, 400 State St. Contact Evelyn Ost at 402-684-3800. BEATRICE Apr. 29-30, "Heartland Storytelling Festival" at Homestead National Monument Details June 15, "Train Songs and Tales of the Western Rails" by David Seay, 2 p.m. (for youth) and 7 p.m. (for adults) at the Beatrice Public Library, 100 N. 16th St.. Contact Carolyn Baker at 402-223-3584 July 13, "Promise in a New Land: Migrating and Settling in Nebraska" by Cherrie Beam-Clarke, 2 p.m. (for youth) and 7 p.m. (for adults) at the Beatrice Public Library, 100 N. 16th St.. Contact Carolyn Baker at 402-223-3584 BELLEVUE Mar. 28, “Corps of Discovery in Song and Story" by Michael McDonald, 2 p.m. at the Sarpy County Historical Museum, 2402 Clay St. Contact Rosemary Lucky at 402-292-3831. BLOOMFIELD June 8, "Grit 'n Gumption" by Cherrie Beam-Clarke, 7 p.m. at the First Trinity Lutheran Church, 404 E. Main St. Contact Greta Friedrichsen at 402-373-4257. BROWNVILLE July 3, "Excess Baggage: Riding the Orphan Train" by Charlotte Endorf, 2 p.m. at the Brownville Town Hall. Contact Robert Chitwood at 402-825-3591. CALLAWAY May 1, "Nebraska History in Cemeteries" by Winfield Delle, 1 p.m. at the Callaway School Learning Center, 101 N. Needham Ave. Contact Jo Chesley at 308-836-2658, ext. 14. Sept. 18, "A Century of Fashion, 1870 to 1970" by Sue McLain, 2 p.m. at the Callaway Community Center, 600 W. Kimball St. Contact Jo Chesley at 308-836-2658, ext. 14. Nov. 6, “Music of the Plains" by David Marsh, 4 p.m. at the Callaway Community Center, 600 W. Kimball St. Contact Jo Chesley at 308-836-2658, ext. 14. CHAPPELL Apr. 21, "Mark Twain on the Lecture Circuit" by Wally Seiler, 7 p.m. at Heritage House, 701 5th St. Contact Pat Paulsen at 308-874-2657. COLUMBUS Mar. 25, “A World of Music” by Todd Green, 7:00 p.m. at Central Community College, West Education Building, Room 205. Contact Jeff Curry at 402-562-1294. Apr. 1, Simulcast of the E.N. Thompson Forum Lecture: “China Road: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power” by Rob Gifford, 7 p.m. at Central Community College, West Education Center, Room 205. Contact Karen Mroczek at 402 562-1249. CRETE Apr. 16, "Change and Revolution in the Modern Middle East" by John Calvert, 10 a.m. at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 805 Hawthorne. Contact Carol Aden at 402-826-3809. Apr. 30, "Excess Baggage: Riding the Orphan Train" by Charlotte Endorf, 1:30 p.m. at Crete Elementary School, 920 Linden Ave. Contact Faith Keller at 402-826-7849. DAVID CITY Aug. 21, "The Victorian Child" by Anita Sue Clement, 10:30 a.m. at the Hruska Memorial Library, 399 5th St. Contact Kay Schmid at 402-367-4110. FAIRBURY Oct. 25, "Promise in a New Land: Migrating and Settling in Nebraska" by Cherrie Beam-Clarke, 7 p.m. at Fairbury Jr.-Sr. High School, 1501 9th St. Contact Sherrie Brandenburg at 402-729-5665. FALLS CITY Apr. 13, Talk by author Andrea Warren, 7 p.m. at the Falls City Library and Arts Center, 1400 Stone St. Contact Nancy Wittwer at 402-245-4688. FORT CALHOUN July 3, "The Star Spangled Banner: The Flag and the Song" by Donald Hickey, 11 a.m. at Fort Atkinson State Historical Park, 201 S. 7th St. Contact Julie Ashton at 402-451-7288. FREMONT Dec. 2, "A Century of Fashion, 1870 to 1970" by Sue McLain, 7 p.m. at the First Lutheran Church, 3200 E. Military Ave. Contact Carol Bohling at 402-652-8166. GERING Aug. 31, "Nebraska's Mexican American Legacy" by Jose Garcia, 8 p.m. at Scotts Bluff National Monument. Contact Valerie Newman at 308-436-9718. GRETNA Mar. 25, "The History of Nebraska As Told by Peter A. Sarpy" by Darrel Draper, 1 p.m. at Reeder Elementary School, 19202 Chandler St. Contact Theresa Standish at 402-715-6420. GRAND ISLAND May 21, "Andean Folk Music and Cultures of South America" by Oscar Rios Pohirieth, 9:45 a.m. at Barr Middle School, 602 W. Stolley Park Rd. Contact Denise Pedersen at 308-996-9207. |
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HASTINGS Apr. 1, Simulcast of the E.N. Thompson Forum Lecture: “China Road: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power” by Rob Gifford, 7 p.m. at Hastings College, Wilson Center. Contact Sharon Brooks at 402-461-7267. Apr. 8, "J. Sterling Morton, Author of Arbor Day" by Darrel Draper, 8 p.m. at Hastings City Auditorium, 4th St. and Hastings Ave. Contact Felicia Cogley at 402-461-2346. HERMAN Apr. 2, "Nebraska Through Song and Story" by Dan Holtz, 9 a.m. at the Herman Community Church, 808 Main St. Contact Enid Heady at 402-456-7508. KEARNEY Apr. 12, "A Visit with Lady Vestey" by Beverly Beavers, 7 p.m. at the Kearney Public Library, 2020 1st Ave. Contact Christine Walsh at 308-233-3283. Mar. 25, "A Storyteller's Tour of the Museum" by Brian "Fox" Ellis, 3 p.m. at the Museum of Nebraska Art, 2401 Central Ave. Details Mar. 26, "James Whitcomb Riley, the Fiddling Children's Poet" by Deborah Greenblatt, 9:30 a.m. at Zion Lutheran School, 2421 Ave. C. Contact Anthony Splittgerber at 308-234-3410. Mar. 30, "African American Homesteaders and Cowboys of Nebraska" by Vicki Harris, 2 p.m. at Prairie View Gardens, 1705 Prairie View Place. Contact Jessica Dierfeldt at 308-865-2650. June 18-19, Dancers of the Plains Celebration: "Pawnee and Arikara After 300 Years, Together Again" at the Great Platte River Road Archway Details |
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LEXINGTON Apr. 15, "I Got the Blues" by C.A. Waller, 7 p.m. at the Lexington Public Library, 907 N. Washington St. Contact Kathy Thomsen at 308-324-2151. Apr. 29, "Excess Baggage: Riding the Orphan Train" by Charlotte Endorf, 7 p.m. at the Lexington Public Library, 907 N. Washington St. Contact Kathy Thomsen at 308-324-2151. May 13, "The Courage to Continue: Changing Homesteads in Nebraska" by Cherrie Beam-Clarke, 9 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 201 E. 8th St. Contact Eleanor Shindle at 308-324-6486. LINCOLN Mar. 12, "James Whitcomb Riley, the Fiddling Children's Poet" by Deborah Greenblatt, 2:30 p.m. at Riley Elementary School, 5021 Orchard St. Contact Molly Bates at 402-436-1164. Mar. 29 & 30, "Sandhills Song" by Otto Rosfeld, 10:30 a.m. at Southeast Community College. Contact Laurel Erickson at 402-441-8035. May 1, "Nebraska's Winding Road to Statehood: In the Footsteps of a Female Settler" by Sara Crook, 1 p.m. at the Capital City Christian Church, 7800 Holdrege St. Contact Jennie Kremke at 402-335-3302. Apr. 2 - Aug. 1, Exhibit: "Quilts Under the Microscope" at the International Quilt Study Center & Museum, 1523 N. 33rd St. 402-472-6342. Apr. 7 - 9, Center for Great Plains Studies Symposium: "Czech and Slovak Americans, International Perspectives from the Great Plains" at UNL’s Nebraska Union, 14th & R Streets. Details Apr. 10, "Welsh and Celtic Heritage Music" by David Marsh, 1 p.m. at St. David's Episcopal Church, 8800 Holdrege St. Contact Joan Longacre at 402-489-7026. Apr. 13,"A Century of Fashion, 1870 to 1970" by Sue McLain, 7:30 p.m. at Union College, Dick Administration Building, 3800 S. 48th St. Contact Robert Fitzsimmons at 402-465-5678. Apr. 23, "Excess Baggage: Riding the Orphan Train" by Charlotte Endorf, 6 p.m. at the Antelope Park Church of the Brethren, 3645 Sumner St. Contact Mary Lou VanDyke at 402-477-9388. Aug. 4, "Music of the Germanic Lands" by David Marsh, 7:30 p.m. at Embassy Suites, 1040 P St. Contact Judith Runion at 402-423-3853. LOUISVILLE Apr. 17, "The Otoe-Missouria Tribe: The Forgotten Nebraskans" by Matthew "Sitting Bear" Jones, 1 p.m. at Platte River State Park, Mallet Lodge, 14421 346th St. Contact Melanie Naughtin at 402-345-1533. McCOOK May 12, "African American Homesteaders and Cowboys of Nebraska" by Vicki Harris, 2:30 p.m. at Hillcrest Nursing Home, 309 West 7th St. Contact Tamra Neel at 308-345-4600. MILLIGAN Apr. 21, "Sharpie: Nebraska's Queen of the Air" by Diane Bartels, 1:30 p.m. at 508 Main St. Contact Shirley Brunkow at 402-629-4484. May 29, “Music of the Plains" by David Marsh, 8 p.m. at the Auditorium, 5th and Main. Contact Shirley Brunkow at 402-629-4484. MINDEN May 11, "African American Homesteaders and Cowboys of Nebraska" by Vicki Harris, 2:15 p.m. at Bethany Home, 515 W. 1st St. Contact Carol Dolan at 308-832-1594. MULLEN Mar. 15, “A World of Music” by Todd Green, 7:00 p.m. at Lanet Auditorium, Mullen Public School, 404 N. Blaine St. Contact angel Renninger at 308-546-2390. NEBRASKA CITY July 17, “Corps of Discovery in Song and Story" by Michael McDonald, 1 p.m. at the Lewis and Clark Center, 100 Valmont Dr. Contact Erv Friesen at 402-873-5016. July 18, “Corps of Discovery in Song and Story" by Michael McDonald, 1 p.m. at the Lewis and Clark Center, 100 Valmont Dr. Contact Erv Friesen at 402-873-5016. NELIGH Apr. 15, "It's Only Rock and Roll" by Randall Snyder, 7 p.m. at the Neligh Public Library, 710 Main St. Contact Kate Ostenrude at 402-887-5140. May 6, "I Got the Blues" by C.A. Waller, 7 p.m. at the Neligh Public Library, 710 Main St. Contact Kate Ostenrude at 402-887-5140. NIOBRARA May 29, "Grit 'n Gumption" by Cherrie Beam-Clarke, 6 p.m. at Niobrara State Park. Contact Mark Retting at 402-857-3373. July 3, "George Drouillard: Hunter/Sign Talker for Lewis and Clark" by Darrel Draper, 6 p.m. at Niobrara State Park. Contact Mark Retting at 402-857-3373. July 24, “Corps of Discovery in Song and Story" by Michael McDonald, 6 p.m. at Niobrara State Park. Contact Mark Retting at 402-857-3373. Sept. 4, "Grit 'n Gumption" by Cherrie Beam-Clarke, 5 p.m. at Niobrara State Park. Contact Mark Retting at 402-857-3373. NORFOLK Apr. 23, "Away and Across the Plains: Pioneer Trails Through Nebraska" by Jeff Kappeler, 6 p.m. at Holiday Inn Express, 920 S. 20th St. Contact Phyllis Masek at 402-850-7118. NORTH PLATTE Mar. 25, "Nebraska Farm Families during the Depression" by Dorothy Rieke, 12 p.m. at the North Platte Public Library, 120 W. 4th St. Contact Cecelia Lawrence at 308-535-8036. Apr. 1, Simulcast of the E.N. Thompson Forum Lecture: “China Road: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power” by Rob Gifford, 7 p.m. at North Platte Community College, North Campus, 1101 Halligan Drive. Contact Tom Gorman at 308-535-3714. Apr. 23, "Aaron Douglas, UNL Class of ’22: Visual Artist of the Harlem Renaissance" by Peggy Jones, 12 p.m. at the North Platte Public Library, 120 W. 4th St. Contact Cecelia Lawrence at 308-535-8036. OMAHA Through Mar. 13, Carnival! exhibition at El Museo Latino, 4701 S. 25th St. 402-731-1137. Through May 10, Opera Omaha Community Programs Details Mar. 14, "The Courage to Continue: Changing Homesteads in Nebraska" by Cherrie Beam-Clarke, 2 p.m. at Sunridge Village, 13410 Blondo St. Contact Wayne Anderson at 712-347-5500. Mar. 19, "James Whitcomb Riley, the Fiddling Children's Poet" by Deborah Greenblatt, 1:30 p.m. at Morton Magnet Middle School, 4606 Terrace Dr. Contact Karen Spurck at 402-290-6705. Mar. 19, "The History of Nebraska As Told by Peter A. Sarpy" by Darrel Draper, 2 p.m. at Neihardt Elementary School, 15130 Drexel St. Contact Janell Nesler at 402-715-8360. Mar. 24, "The Ancient World in American Popular Culture" by Leonard Greenspoon, 1 p.m. at the Good Shepherd School, 5071 Center St. Contact Pat Loontjer at 402-551-2776. Apr. 1, Simulcast of the E.N. Thompson Forum Lecture: “China Road: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power” by Rob Gifford, 7 p.m. at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Milo Bail Student Center Chancellor's Room. Contact Paul Sather at 402-554-3196. Apr. 10, "Promise in a New Land: Migrating and Settling in Nebraska" by Cherrie Beam-Clarke, 7:15 p.m. at the First Covenant Church, 201 N. 90th St. Contact Linda Krause at 402-397-4440. Apr. 14, "J. Sterling Morton, Author of Arbor Day" by Darrel Draper, 7 p.m. at Garden Cafe, Rockbrook Village Shopping Center, 2800 S. 110th Ct. Contact Barbara Cermak at 402-334-5187. Apr. 21, "A Century of Fashion, 1870 to 1970" by Sue McLain, 2 p.m. at the Faith-Westwood United Methodist Church, 4814 Oaks Lane. Contact Gaylene Adler at 402-895-3926. Apr. 23, "J. Sterling Morton, Author of Arbor Day" by Darrel Draper, 1:30 p.m. at Morton Elementary School, 1805 S. 160th St. Contact Heidi Neumann at 402-715-1290. May 7, "The History of Nebraska As Told by Peter A. Sarpy" by Darrel Draper, 1 p.m. at Ackerman Elementary School, 5110 S. 156th St. Contact LeAnn Morris at 402-715-8420. May 11, "The History of Nebraska As Told by Peter A. Sarpy" by Darrel Draper, 1 p.m. at Walt Disney Elementary, 5717 S. 112 St. Contact Lynne Lyons at 402-895-2401. May 12, "George Drouillard: Hunter/Sign Talker for Lewis and Clark" by Darrel Draper, 9 a.m. at Walt Disney Elementary, 5717 S. 112 St. Contact Lynne Lyons at 402-895-2401. ORD Apr. 16, "Excess Baggage: Riding the Orphan Train" by Charlotte Endorf, 1:30 p.m. at St. Mary's School, 527 N. 20th St. Contact Cheryl Rongish at 308-728-5389. |
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to top PLATTSMOUTH Mar. 19, "A Young Man's Journey on the Oregon Trail" by Dale Clark, 11 a.m. at Plattsmouth Elementary School, 1724 8th Ave. Contact Marlene Warrick at 402-296-4173, ext. 2552. RED CLOUD For a listing of various events at the Red Cloud Opera House, go to Opera House SAINT LIBORY Apr. 24, "Mark Twain on the Lecture Circuit" by Wally Seiler, 7 p.m. at Worms Civic Center, 1655 Worms Rd. Contact Harvey Meyer at 308-687-6173. SCHUYLER Apr. 11, "Music of the Plains" by David Marsh, 7 p.m. at the VFW Hall, 321 E. 10th St. Contact Nadine Beran at 402-986-1358. SCOTTSBLUFF Apr. 1, Simulcast of the E.N. Thompson Forum Lecture: “China Road: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power” by Rob Gifford, 6 p.m. at Western Nebraska Community College, Harms Advanced Technology Center, Room A113. Contact Carla Stein at 308-635-6050. STERLING Aug. 8, "From Bleeding Kansas to Old Virginny: Songs and Stories of the Civil War" by Dan Holtz, 11:30 a.m. at 72927 610 Ave. Contact Robert Wolff at 402-866-2122. ST. PAUL May 4, "Sing Me a Story: The Ballad of Yesterday and Today" by Pat Boilesen, 9:30 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 816 Indian. Contact Kathy LaRoe at 308-754-4521. WAKEFIELD Mar. 12, "Why We Laugh" by Richard Kimbrough, 6 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, 211 Main St. Contact Eileen Petit at 402-287-5061. WAYNE Apr. 1, Simulcast of the E.N. Thompson Forum Lecture: “China Road: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power” by Rob Gifford, 7 p.m. at Wayne State College Library, Room 201. Contact David Graber at 402-375-7272.Apr. 30, Sixth Annual Language Arts Festival at Wayne State College Details WEEPING WATER Mar. 16, "Our Plains Indian Heritage" by Phyllis Stone, 9 a.m. at Weeping Water Elementary School, 204 West O St. Contact Tracy Weber at 402-267-5542. WEST POINT Apr. 19, "Maria Rodaway: Prairie Pioneer" by Karen Drevo, 7 p.m. at Stahl Library, 330 N. Colfax St. Contact Joel Ernesti at 402-372-3174. YORK June 18, "Sandhills Song" by Otto Rosfeld, 7 p.m. at Wessels Living History Farm, 5520 S. Lincoln. Contact Dale Clark at 402-710-0682. |
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The
E.N. Thompson Lecture Series continues April 1 with Rob Gifford, who will
speak on “China Road: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power.” The
lecture, which originates from the Lied Center for Performing Arts in
Lincoln, will be simulcast and followed by community conversations in
Columbus at Central Community College, in Kearney at the University of
Nebraska at Kearney, in North Platte at North Platte Community College South
Campus, in Omaha on the University of Nebraska at Omaha campus, in
Scottsbluff at Western Nebraska Community College, and in Wayne at Wayne
State College. Programs begin at 7 p.m. (6 p.m. Mountain Time in
Scottsbluff). 
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