29 Mar 2024 By Kathe C. Andersen
Musical connection makes upcoming LSO concert special for Clinton
Lincoln, Neb.--Glenn Korff School of Music Professor of Piano Mark Clinton will perform Brahms’ “Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor,” one of Brahms’ most beloved pieces, with Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra (LSO) on Friday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the Lied Center for Performing Arts.
28 Mar 2024
Registration open for Future Husker University
Lincoln, Neb.--Registration for the seventh annual Future Husker University on July 12 is now open.
Future Husker University, hosted by the Nebraska Alumni Association, is an immersive and interactive Husker experience on campus for any future Husker, ages 7-13, and their families. The Nebraska Alumni Association has welcomed Nebraska alumni and fans through this experience since 2018.
28 Mar 2024
‘Big Fish’ opens April 25
Lincoln, Neb.--The Nebraska Repertory Theatre, in partnership with UNL Opera in the Glenn Korff School of Music, presents “Big Fish.”
Performances are April 25-May 4 in Howell Theatre. For showtimes and tickets, visit https://nebraskarep.org.
28 Mar 2024 By Kathe C. Andersen
Art senior illustrates children’s book
Lincoln, Neb.--Natalie Leininger, a senior art major originally from Princeton, New Jersey, is the illustrator of the fourth title in the Night Buddies series, “Night Buddies and Evil School Bus #264” by Sands Hetherington.
The series, for middle-grade readers, includes goofy, surreal, action-packed adventures with characters ranging from red crocodiles to cheesecake-making giantesses.
Leininger learned about the opportunity through a family friend.
28 Mar 2024 By Grace Fitzgibbon, Nebraska Alumni Association
Nishimura returns for Alumni Masters Week April 4-5
Lincoln, Neb.--Emma Nishimura (M.F.A. 2013) is one of nine alumni named to the 2024 class of Alumni Masters by the Nebraska Alumni Association. She will be on campus April 4-5 and honored at the Nebraska Medallion Dinner.
26 Mar 2024
Five-time Grammy winner Tixier to perform April 5
Lincoln, Neb.--Meadowlark Music Festival, in collaboration with the Glenn Korff School of Music and Lincoln Public Schools, will present a concert with five-time Grammy winner and French jazz violinist Scott Tixier on Friday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m. in Westbrook Recital Hall Rm. 119.
The concert is free and open to the public.
Tixier will be giving workshops with students from the Glenn Korff School of Music and seven Lincoln Public Schools high schools during his visit to Lincoln, in addition to the public concert.
26 Mar 2024
AIA presents guest lecture by Mont Allen
Lincoln, Neb.--The Archaeological Institute of America Lincoln-Omaha Society presents a guest lecture by Mont Allen on Wednesday, April 3 at 5:30 p.m. in Richards Hall Rm. 15. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Allen is associate professor of classics and art history at Southern Illinois University. His research foci include Greek and Roman funerary sculpture, ancient sculptural tools and techniques, Greek mythology, Roman painting, and Late Antique religions, seasoned by a love of Latin and urban geography.
13 Mar 2024
Sculptor Isabel Barbuzza will present Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Lecture March 27
Lincoln, Neb.—Isabel Barbuzza, professor in the sculpture and intermedia program in the University of Iowa’s School of Art and Art History, will present the next Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist & Scholar lecture on Wednesday, March 27 at 5:30 p.m. in Richards Hall Rm. 15. The lecture is free and open to the public.
The School of Art, Art History & Design’s Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist & Scholar Lecture Series brings notable artists, scholars and designers to Nebraska each semester to enhance the education of students.
11 Mar 2024
2 exhibitions on display April 1-5 at Eisentrager-Howard Gallery
Lincoln, Neb.—The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s School of Art, Art History & Design presents two exhibitions April 1-5 in the Eisentrager-Howard Gallery.
• “Blue Horizons” showcases the work of five second-year Master of Fine Arts candidates in painting, printmaking, photography and ceramics as they delve into interdisciplinary materials.
The exhibition will have a closing reception on Friday, April 5 from 5-7 p.m. in the gallery.
06 Mar 2024
Art historian Roberto Tejada is next Hixson-Lied Visiting Scholar
Lincoln, Neb.—Roberto Tejada, the Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished Professor at the University of Houston, where he teaches creative writing and art history, will present the next Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist & Scholar lecture on Wednesday, March 20 at 5:30 p.m. in Richards Hall Rm. 15. The lecture is free and open to the public.