UNL faculty, staff and students will take part in "NanoDays," 1 to 4 p.m., April 2 at Westfield Gateway Shopping Center. The free public event includes games and activities that demonstrate the properties found at the nanoscale and the future promise nanoscience holds. Continue reading…
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Barney McCoy is receiving a Best of Competition award from the Broadcast Education Association in radio hard news reporting. He is among 15 faculty and students from across the U.S. whose work will be honored at the Annual BEA Best of Festival King Foundation Awards in Las Vegas on April 11. Continue reading…
The International Quilt Study Center and Museum 2011 Symposium opens with a 10:15 a.m., April 1 lecture by Beverly Lemire, professor of history at the University of Alberta. The lecture is free and open to faculty, staff and students. Continue reading…
UNL's Food Science Club is holding an artisan bread sale, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 19-20 in the East Union. The sale will include baguettes, ciabatta rolls and rustic bread with raisin and cinnamon. The club is also accepting bread sale orders through April 1. Continue reading…
The films "Poetry" and "Kaboom" open April 1 at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center. "Poetry" is an emotional character study directed by Lee Chang-Dong. "Kaboom" is a horror/comedy/thriller by Gregg Araki. Both play through April 7. Continue reading…
The UNL student group Kingdom Impact is holding 'The Art of You,' a talent showcase, 7 p.m., April 3 in the Nebraska Union Crib. The event is a fundraiser for Invisible Children, a movement seeking to end conflict in Uganda and stop the abduction of children for use as soldiers. Continue reading…
Morrill Hall will host its third annual "Colorful Creature Day," 1 to 4:30 p.m., April 2. Colorful Creature Day is a family-friendly event that features live animals and hands-on art activities in the museum. The event marks the opening of the museum's "Colorful Creature" exhibition. Continue reading…
Sheldon Museum of Art hosts a reception for "Poetical Fire: Three Centuries of Still Lifes," 5-7 p.m., April 1. A lecture by Randy Griffey, of the Mead Art Museum, begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Ethel S. Abbott Auditorium. The reception and lecture are both free and open to the public. Continue reading…
The Angels Theatre Company and youth actors from Lincoln will perform a theatrical response to "Sculpture by Women," 2 p.m., April 2 in the Sheldon Museum of Art Great Hall. The performance is free and open to the public.
More details at: http://www.sheldonartmuseum.org
The African Student Association's annual banquet celebrating African culture is 7 to 10 p.m., April 2 in the Nebraska Union. The theme is "Voyage to the Heart of Africa." Tickets are $15 per person and $100 per table. For more information, send e-mail to alishatesfalem@yahoo.com. Continue reading…
The Great Plains Art Museum will exhibit artworks created by students in the Lincoln Public Schools Visual Arts Mentoring Program. The exhibition runs April 1-17 at the museum, with a public reception 5-7:30 p.m. April 1.
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