For an updated listing of upcoming events, please visit our website at http://arts.unl.edu.
• April 26: Campus Orchestra. 7:30 p.m. Bethany Christian Church in Lincoln. Free and open to the public.
• April 26: Jazz Orchestra. 7:30 p.m. The Jewell, located at the Omaha Marriott downtown, 1030 Capitol Ave. Free and open to the public.
• April 27: Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Lecture: Josephine Halvorson. 5:30 p.m. Richards Hall Rm. 15. Free and open to the public. Halvorson makes art that foregrounds firsthand experience and takes the form of painting, sculpture, and printmaking. In 2021, she was awarded a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship. She is professor of art and chair of graduate studies in painting at Boston University.
• April 27: Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Ryan Anderson Workshop. 7 p.m. Woods Art Building Rm. 105. Free and open to the public. Graphic designer Ryan Anderson has worked in the advertising industry for more than 25 years. His background is in creative—specifically creative direction, art direction and design. However, he's had the opportunity to lead all aspects of advertising agencies from top to bottom. He helped build those agencies into creative powerhouses, garnering the top creative awards in the industry all while creating year-over-year agency growth. During the workshop, students in the graphic design program of the School of Art, Art History & Design will show their work and get feedback from Anderson.
• April 27: University Singers. 7:30 p.m. Newman Center in Lincoln. Free and open to the public.
• April 28: IGNITE featuring Melanie Coombs. 12:30-1:50 p.m. Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts. Free and open to the public. At this IGNITE colloquium we will be hearing from Melanie Coombs, an award-winning producer of animation, documentary and dramatic film and television. Her awards include the Academy Award for "Harvie Trumpet," the Asia Pacific Screen Award for "Mary and Max" and the AFI Award for "Break and Enter." Coombs was also the production supervisor and co-producer on the Academy Award-winning stopmotion animated feature film, Guillermo del Toro's "Pinocchio."
• April 28: Symphony Orchestra. 7:30 p.m. St. Paul United Methodist Church in Lincoln. Free and open to the public.
• April 30: Una Corda Ensemble. 7:30 p.m. Westbrook Music Building Rm. 119. Free and open to the public. The concert will also be live webcast. Visit https://music.unl.edu/webcasts the day of the performance for the link.
• May 1: University Chorale. 7:30 p.m. Westbrook Music Building Rm. 119. Free and open to the public. The concert will also be live webcast. Visit https://music.unl.edu/webcasts the day of the performance for the link.
• May 2: Percussion Ensemble. 7:30 p.m. Westbrook Music Building Rm. 119. Free and open to the public. The concert will also be live webcast. Visit https://music.unl.edu/webcasts the day of the performance for the link.
• May 3: Opera Scenes Performance. 4:30 p.m. Westbrook Music Building Rm. 119. Free and open to the public. This performance is the final project for the Intermediate/Advanced Opera Techniques course.
• May 3-7: Nebraska Repertory Theatre presents "The Play That Goes Wrong." Performances are May 3-6 at 7:30 p.m. and May 7 at 2 p.m. in the Howell Theatre. For tickets and more information, visit https://nebraskarep.org. It’s opening night for a 1920s-style murder mystery, "The Murder at Haversham Manor." But when the curtain goes up, the performance quickly goes from bad to utterly disastrous. With an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can’t play dead and actors who trip over everything (including their lines), "The Play That Goes Wrong" is an unforgettable evening of laughter.
• May 4: All-Collegiate Choir. 7:30 p.m. Westminster Presbyterian Church in Lincoln. Free and open to the public.
• May 6: University of Nebraska at Lincoln and Omaha Undergraduate Art History Symposium. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sheldon Museum of Art. Free and open to the public. For a full schedule, visit https://go.unl.edu/us45.
• May 6: Big Red Singers. 7:30 p.m. Lincoln High School. Free and open to the public.
• May 7: Opera Scenes Performance. 4:30 p.m. Westbrook Music Building Rm. 119. Free and open to the public. This performance is the final project for the Intermediate/Advanced Opera Techniques course.
• May 7: Campus Bands. 7:30 p.m. Westbrook Music Building Rm. 119. Free and open to the public. The concert will also be live webcast. Visit https://music.unl.edu/webcasts the day of the performance for the link.
• May 8: The Hollywood Salon Comes Home. 6-7:30 p.m. Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts. Free and open to the public. Part of the celebration of 30 years of Nebraska Coast Connection and The Hollywood Salon. Featuring Kearney native Jon Bokenkamp (Creator Writer/Producer of NBC's "The Blacklist" and show runner of a new Apple TV series) and UNL Theatre and Journalism grad Todd Nelson (CBS/Paramount Producer and Founder of Nebraska Coast Connection).
• May 12: Emerging Media Arts Open Studios. 5-7 p.m. Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts, 13th and Q sts. Free and open to the public. Join us for an open studios event featuring works in progress by Emerging Media Arts students.
• May 12-13: Clay Club Sale. May 12 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and May 13 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Richards Hall. Celebrate graduate and undergraduate ceramic work and put your luck to the test with their raffle.
• May 15-19: Capstone Exhibition. Eisentrager-Howard Gallery. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 12:30-4:30 p.m. Closing reception on Friday, May 19 from 5-7 p.m. in the gallery.