25 Oct 2021
UNL Opera presents Mozart’s ‘The Magic Flute’
Lincoln, Neb.--The Glenn Korff School of Music’s opera program presents Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” Nov. 5 and 7.
Performances are Friday, Nov. 5 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 7 at 3 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall. Tickets are $20 adults and $10 students/seniors and are available at the door or in advance through the Lied Center Box Office at (402) 472-4747. Pre-performance talks by Professor Emerita of Music History Pamela Starr will take place 45 minutes before curtain in the lobby of Kimball Recital Hall.
22 Oct 2021 By University Communication
Search begins for fine and performing arts dean
Lincoln, Neb.--The University of Nebraska–Lincoln has launched a national search to select its next dean of the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts.
The recruitment advisory committee will be chaired by Shari Veil, Dean of the College of Journalism and Mass Communications. Isaacson, Miller, a leading national executive search firm, will assist the committee with the search.
22 Oct 2021 By Robb Crouch, University of Nebraska Foundation
Johnny Carson Foundation gives $5M to support more Husker students
Lincoln, Nebraska, Oct. 22, 2021 — A $5 million gift from the Johnny Carson Foundation, announced Oct. 22 by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, will provide tuition assistance to even more students at the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts.
20 Oct 2021
Painter Kahlhamer to present next Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist series lecture
Lincoln, Neb.—Painter Brad Kahlhamer will present the next Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Lecture on Wednesday, Nov. 3 at 5:30 p.m CST via Zoom.
The lecture is free and open to the public. Access the Zoom lecture at:
https://unl.zoom.us/j/91416909830.
Kahlhamer is an artist who lives and works in New York City. He was born in Tucson, Arizona, and earned his B.F.A. at the University of Wisconsin-Fond Du Lac.
14 Oct 2021
Souto’s ‘Diaspora II’ opens Oct. 22 at Kiechel Fine Art
Lincoln, Neb.--School of Art, Art History & Design Director Francisco Souto’s newest exhibition, “Diaspora II,” opens Friday, Oct. 22 at the Kiechel Fine Art Gallery in Lincoln.
The exhibition runs Oct. 22 through Dec. 3 at the gallery, located at 1208 O St. An opening reception will be held Friday, Oct. 22 from 5-8 p.m. with an artist talk at 6:30 p.m.
13 Oct 2021
Conceptual artist Dion to present next Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist series lecture
Lincoln, Neb.—Conceptual artist Mark Dion will present the next Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 27 at 5:30 p.m. in Richards Hall Rm. 15. His lecture is free and open to the public.
13 Oct 2021
Carson Center hosts research Flyover Summit Oct. 21-22
Lincoln, Neb.--The Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts will host Flyover Summit Oct. 21-22, which will bring together research about rural-urban systems design and environmental futures.
12 Oct 2021 By Kathe C. Andersen
Something wicked this way comes: ShakesFear opens Oct. 15
Lincoln, Neb.--The Nebraska Repertory Theatre presents “ShakesFear,” Lincoln’s only haunted attraction this Halloween season, which opens Oct. 15 in the Temple Building.
11 Oct 2021 By Kathe C. Andersen
Glenn Korff School of Music presents “Celebration of Victoria Bond”
Lincoln, Neb.--The Glenn Korff School of Music presents a “Celebration of Victoria Bond” on Monday, Oct. 25 at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall.
The concert is free and open to the public. It will also be live webcast. Visit https://music.unl.edu/webcaststhe day of the concert for the link.
The concert celebrates the work of composer Bond and the release of Marguerite Scribante Professor of Piano Paul Barnes’ latest CD, “Illumination: Piano Works of Victoria Bond” on Albany Records.
01 Oct 2021
Flyover new music concert is Oct. 15
Lincoln, Neb.—The first Flyover new music concert will be held on Friday, Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m. in Westbrook Music Building Rm. 119. The concert is free and open to the public.
The Flyover New Music Series is the new music series presented by composition students in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Glenn Korff School of Music. The series is administered and overseen by composition faculty and students.