Event Archives

Virtual Author Series: Chris Harding Thornton

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Take a trip to 1930s Omaha and its fictionalized criminal past in Little Underworld, a new noir mystery from Nebraska novelist Chris Harding Thornton! Hear an excerpt from her book and learn more about how she drew from Omaha's early 20th century history to create this twisty tale. Funding was provided by Humanities Nebraska and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment.

Switchback

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Welcome Sandhill crane season and early spring with Switchback! An award-winning duo of Brian FitzGerald and Martin McCormack, Switchback draws on traditional Celtic music and original Americana songs that reflect their Irish heritage and Midwestern roots.

Making a Place Exhibit Opening!

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We are excited to welcome guests to the opening of our newest permanent exhibit, Making a Place: A Long History of Red Cloud, on March 1, 2024!  As we celebrate Nebraska's Statehood Day, we hope you will join us to dig into the history of the Red Cloud area, from its earliest inhabitants to today. The exhibit will be open free of charge from 3:00 pm. to 6:00 p.m., with light refreshments served.


Virtual Author Series: Thomas C. Gannon

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Step into the world of bird-watching just ahead of the annual Sandhill crane migration! Join us for an evening with Thomas C. Gannon as he shares a reading from his new book, Birding While Indian: A Mixed-Blood Memoir, an intriguing meditation on the intersections between nature and identity. Have your questions ready for what is sure to be a lively discussion following Gannon's reading!

Funding was provided by Humanities Nebraska and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment.


Rock a La Carte: A Tribute to Queen

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Aaay Oh! From the North American Queen Convention to our own opera house comes Rock a La Carte: A Tribute to Queen! Rock a La Carte has traveled near and far connecting audiences to a truly spectacular live show featuring some of America's greatest classic rock anthems: "We are the Champions," "Another One Bites the Dust,"  "Somebody To Love," "Bohemian Rhapsody," and many more! 

The Fourth Grade Project

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Over the past ten years, acclaimed artist Judy Gelles has interviewed and photographed more than 300 fourth-grade students from a wide range of economic and cultural backgrounds in China, England, India, Israel, Italy, Nicaragua, St. Lucia, South Africa, Dubai, South Korea, and multiple areas of the United States. She asked all of the students the same three questions: Who do you live with? What do you wish for? What do you worry about?


Virtual Author Series: Jacob Friefeld & Angela Bates

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Immerse yourself in Great Plains and homesteading history during our first author series of 2024! Join us as we talk with Jacob Friefeld, author of The First Migrants: How Black Homesteaders' Quest for Land and Freedom Heralded America's Great Migration, and Angela Bates, founder of the Nicodemus Historical Society.