Museum of Nebraska Art
2401 Central Avenue , Kearney,
NE
MONA’s 19th Century Artworks August 14, 2012 – March 31, 2013. The foundational artworks of MONA’s permanent collection are the paintings, drawings, prints, and artifacts created in the 19th century that tell the story of westward expansion and the quickly changing territorial and cultural tides. Works included in this era were created by Artist-Explorers – the individuals who traveled and documented the new frontier, and the Plains Indians – the original inhabitants of the land.
International Quilt Study Center & Museum
1523 N. 33rd St. , Lincoln,
NE
Beginning around the United States Centennial in 1876, Americans embraced a vision of the nation's colonial period as a simple and noble time from which they could draw strength in an increasingly modern industrial world. Quilts became symbols of this real and sometimes mythical American past. By making new quilts inspired by those their foremothers supposedly had made, women felt that they were participating not only in tradition, but in history itself. "Perfecting the Past" presents the inspirations for Colonial Revival style quilts and...
Museum of Nebraska Art
2401 Central Avenue , Kearney,
NE
Art: It’s ELEMENTARY! August 7, 2012 – April 28, 2013. Color, line, shape, form, space, value, and texture. Art: It’ s ELEMENTARY! walks viewers through the elements of art using works from the Museum of Nebraska Art collection to show how these basic visual tools are used to build and view a work of art.
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday (11AM-5PM), Sunday (1-5pm), Monday (Closed)
Great Plains Art Museum
1155 Q Street , Lincoln,
NE
Michael Forsberg's photography examines the remaining wilderness in America's Great Plains region.
Exhibit runs January 4 through March 30
Museum hours -
Tuesday through Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm
Sunday, 1:30 - 5 pm
Stations: Drawings and Sculptures by Omaha Artist, Robert Miller
Jan 14 through Feb 28
1:00PM to 5:00PM
Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts
801 3rd Corso , Nebraska City,
NE
January 14 through February 28, 2013.
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from noon to 4 p.m.
Stations opens Monday, January 14 at the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts in Nebraska City featuring recent work by Omaha artist, Robert Miller. Inspired by Bernd and Hilla Becher’s photographs of earlier 20th century Appalachian Mountain coal mine tipples, Miller has created a series of mixed media drawings and sculptures that capture the haphazard nature of construction and decay of these antique structures.
Originally from...
Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery
2nd floor Home Economics Building East Campus, Lincoln,
NE
Printed garments from the Historic Costume Collection inspired students in textile design courses to create related fabrics and repeat designs. See the original garments and the designs they inspired. The Friends of the Gallery are hosting an opening reception for the exhibition the Friday, February 1, 2013 from 5-7pm.The event is free, open to the public and the facility is wheelchair accessible. Tours arranged on request. Regular Hours 8:30am - 4:30pm M-F.
Nebraska Now: Ying Zhu, Watch Your Steps, Installation
Jan 12 through Apr 7
12:00PM to 5:00PM
Museum of Nebraska Art
2401 Central Avenue , Kearney,
NE
Nebraska Now: Ying Zhu, Watch Your Steps, Installation
On view through April 7, 2013
Ying Zhu explores life’s precarious nature in her full-room installation at the Museum of Nebraska Art. By utilizing architectural elements, Zhu asks viewers to keep their “eyes open” in her aptly titled exhibition, Watch Your Steps. Now residing in Omaha, Zhu was born and raised in China. In 2010 she received her M.F.A. degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Museum of Nebraska Art
2401 Central Avenue , Kearney,
NE
Art Speaks: Conversations in the Gallery
On view through April 7, 2013
At the end of the day, when the lights are turned off and everyone has gone home, imagine voices coming from MONA’s Postmaster Gallery. The “conversations” among the portraits are interesting and even amusing, and visitors are encouraged to join in the dialogues.
Museum of Nebraska Art
2401 Central Avenue , Kearney,
NE
Cranes: Taking Flight
February 19 – May 12, 2013
Central Nebraska plays host to the Sandhill cranes each spring as the birds migrate from their winter habitat to their summer one. In tribute to this extraordinary natural phenomenon, the Museum of Nebraska Art presents 19th to 21st century art that shows how various artists depict and are inspired by these magnificent birds.
Nebraska Wesleyan Arts Exhibit: "Beyond Portraiture: Childhood"
Feb 1 through Apr 19
6:00PM to 4:00PM
Elder Gallery, Rogers Center for Fine Arts
50th St. and Huntington Ave. Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln,
NE
Elder Gallery exhibit "Beyond Portraiture: Childhood" features the work of five photographers from across the country who share their thoughts, experiences, and ideas of childhood through images.
The exhibit runs February 1-April 19. An opening reception will be held Friday, February 1 from 5 to 7:30 p.m.
Gallery hours are Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday-Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m., closed on Monday.
Elder Gallery is located in the Rogers Center for Fine Arts, 50th Street and Huntington Ave.
See 27 sculptures made from LEGO® bricks in fourteen individual displays as you tour the garden. Learn how nature is interconnected just like the 500,000 LEGO® bricks that were used to build these amazing larger than life sculptures. Incorporated into the spring flower show, these garden-inspired sculptures will be on exhibit from February 2 through May 19, 2013.
Ranging in size from six inches to nearly eight feet, a variety of creatures are represented in the exhibit, including a tiger swallowtail butterfly, a green darner dragonfly, a...
Beatrice Community Players
412 Ella Street , Beatrice,
NE
Classic music theatre comedy at Community Players.
Tickets $18 for adults $10 for students
Tickets available at the Box office, noon to 5:30 p.m. at 402-228-1801 and online at www.beatricecommunityplayers.com
Feb. 15, 16, 22, 23 at 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 17 and 24 at 2 p.m.
The top high school boys bowling teams converge on Sun Valley Lanes in Lincoln for the Nebraska High School Bowling Federation State Championships. Catch all morning action!
Theodore Roosevelt: Rough Rider President by Darrel Draper
Feb 24 through Feb 24
2:00PM to 2:00PM
Humphrey Public Library
309 Main St. , Humphrey,
NE
Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States, is famous for his energetic personality, range of interests and achievements, leadership of the Progressive Movement, model of masculinity, and his “cowboy” image. This living history presentation delves into Roosevelt’s life after his presidency and brings this historical icon to life.
International Quilt Study Center & Museum
1523 N 33rd St , Lincoln,
NE
Quilt Identification Day, 1:15-4 p.m., International Quilt Study Center & Museum, 1523 N. 33rd St., Learn more about your quilt’s history at Quilt Identification Day. Staff and trained volunteers examine quilts and offer information about patterns, fabrics, styles and estimated age. A history form and documentation label is be completed for each quilt. Call 402-472-6549 to reserve a time slot. Cost is $15 per quilt, plus museum admission for non-members, and $10 per quilt for museum members.
International Quilt Study Center & Museum
1523 N 33rd St , Lincoln,
NE
Book Club, 1:15 p.m., International Quilt Study Center & Museum, 1523 N. 33rd St., Join us for discussion about this month's book, "When the Heart Cries" by Cindy Woodsmall. Call 402-472-6549 for more information.
Miller Theatre at Nebraska Wesleyan University
51st St. and Huntington Ave. , Lincoln,
NE
The Tempest is set on a remote island, where Prospero, the exiled Duke of Milan, plots to restore his daughter Miranda to her rightful place, using illusion and skillful manipulation. The eponymous tempest brings to the island Prospero's usurping brother Antonio and the complicit Alonso, King of Naples. There, his machinations bring about the revelation of Antonio's low nature, the redemption of Alonso, and the marriage of Miranda to Alonso's son, Ferdinand.
Dust Covered Dreams details the experiences of the Eymann family in Oakdale, Nebraska during the 1930s. Vintage photos, stories, and artifacts tell the lighter side of life for this family of twelber and the hardships of dust and grasshoppers. Dust covered the dreams of the Eymanns and changed their futures as it did for thousands of Nebraska families.
The Voices of Native American Women by Nancy Gillis
Feb 24 through Feb 24
4:00PM to 4:00PM
Bone Creek Museum of Agrarian Art
575 E St. , David City,
NE
A compilation of excerpts from primary documents in which Native American women's comments, pleas and advice have been recorded, from the earliest records of negotiations with the colonists to contemporary women. Explores the way native women have spoken out in political, social and spiritual settings.
UNL School of Music and the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film in the Hixson-Lied College of Fine & Performing Arts present the regional premiere of Tony Award and MacArther "Genius" Grant-winner, Mary Zimmerman's breathtaking new adaptation of Voltaire's CANDIDE. An optimist's journey through the best of all possible worlds featuring the celebrated music and orchestrations of Leonard Bernstein with contributions from the greatest lyricists of the 20th century--from Stephen Sondheim to Dorothy Parker.
Tickets: Adults $20,...
Miller Theatre at Nebraska Wesleyan University
51st St. and Huntington Ave. , Lincoln,
NE
The Tempest is set on a remote island, where Prospero, the exiled Duke of Milan, plots to restore his daughter Miranda to her rightful place, using illusion and skillful manipulation. The eponymous tempest brings to the island Prospero's usurping brother Antonio and the complicit Alonso, King of Naples. There, his machinations bring about the revelation of Antonio's low nature, the redemption of Alonso, and the marriage of Miranda to Alonso's son, Ferdinand.
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