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• Continuing through Sept. 26: "Mickey Smith: Morphologies" exhibition. Eisentrager-Howard Gallery in Richards Hall. Gallery hours are Monday-Thursday, noon-5 p.m. Admission is free. The Eisentrager-Howard Gallery is presenting this exhibition in conjunction with Fiendish Plots, 2130 Magnum Circle, in Lincoln. Over the past two decades, Smith has documented significant cultural shifts in academic and public libraries, primarily across the U.S., Aotearoa/New Zealand, and the South Pacific. Her photography captures the evolution of libraries, from traditional card catalogs and stacks to digitization and the advent of artificial intelligence, highlighting their role as stewards of knowledge. The exhibition features Smith’s acclaimed projects—VOLUME, Denudation, and As You Will: Carnegie Libraries of the South Pacific—alongside new video work and an installation made from deaccessioned books, donated to the project by University of Nebraska’s libraries.
• Continuing through Sept. 25: "The Baltimorons." Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, 13th and R streets. For showtimes and ticket information, visit https://theross.org. After cracking a tooth on Christmas Eve, newly sober Cliff embarks on an adventure through Baltimore with Didi, his emergency dentist.
• Continuing through Sept. 25: "Bring Them Home." Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, 13th and R streets. For showtimes and ticket information, visit https://theross.org. Narrated by Lily Gladstone, "Bring Them Home/Aiskótáhkapiyaaya" chronicles a decades-long initiative by members of the Blackfoot Confederacy to bring wild buffalo back to the Blackfeet Reservation.
• Continuing through February 2026: “The Muck, the Seeds, the Weeds, the Blossoming: The Journals of Karen Blessen" Exhibition. Love Library, second-floor link. The exhibit features 24 of UNL School of Art, Art History & Design alumna Blessen's journals recently donated to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries Archives & Special Collections.
• Sept. 24: Guest recital: Michael Mayo with UNL Jazz Singers. 7:30 p.m. Kimball Recital Hall. Free and open to the public.
• Sept. 26-28: "Hundreds of Beavers." Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, 13th and R streets. For showtimes and ticket information, visit https://theross.org. Three Days Only! A slapstick epic about a frostbitten battle between a drunken applejack salesman and hundreds of diabolical beavers who stand between him and survival.
• Sept. 26-28: "Animation Mixtape." Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, 13th and R streets. For showtimes and ticket information, visit https://theross.org. Three Days Only! Two-time Academy Award nominee and Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winner Don Hertzfeldt partners with Ink Films to present an exciting collection of animated short films from around the world, showing only in theaters for a limited time.
• Sept. 26-Oct. 9: "Eleanor the Great." Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, 13th and R streets. For showtimes and ticket information, visit https://theross.org. In "Eleanor The Great," June Squibb brings to vivid life the witty and proudly troublesome 94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein, who after a devastating loss, tells a tale that takes on a dangerous life of its own. Scarlett Johansson’s directorial debut is a comically poignant exploration of how the stories we hear become the stories we tell.
• Sept. 26: Guest Artists: Miguel Espinoza Fusion. 7:30 p.m. Westbrook Music Building Rm. 130. Free and open to the public.
• Sept. 27: Viola Bash. All-day. Westbrook Music Building Rm. 130. Professor of Viola Clark Potter welcomes violists of all ages to this event, which features instruction in various techniques unique to violas. An informal free concert will occur at 12:15 p.m. for families and friends to attend. For more information or to register, visit https://go.unl.edu/violabash.
• Sept. 27: Cellobration. All-day. Kimball Recital Hall. Professor of Cello Karen Becker welcomes cellists of all ages to a fun day of music-making. This year's guest artist is Dianne Betkowski, who is the cellist in the Latin jazz band Miguel Espinoza Fusion. A final concert will take place at 3:30 p.m. For more information or to register, visit https://arts.unl.edu/music/2025-cellobration/.
• Sept. 29-Oct. 2: "Rebel with a Clause." Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, 13th and R streets. Four days only! For showtimes and ticket information, visit https://theross.org. A grammar guru takes her pop-up grammar advice stand on a rollicking road trip across all 50 states to show that comma fights can bring us closer together in a divided time. Filmmaker Brandt Johnson and star Ellen Jovin will visit The Ross on Monday, Sept. 29 to join the audience for a discussion following the 7:30 p.m. opening night screening of their film. Presented by Friends of The Ross and the Norman A. Geske Cinema Showcase with generous support from Maureen and Ken Hake.
• Sept. 29: Group Sax concert. 7:30 p.m. Westbrook Music Building Rm. 130. Free and open to the public.
• Oct. 2-12: Nebraska Repertory Theatre presents "Eurydice" by Sarah Ruhl and directed by Associate Professor of Theatre David Long. Studio Theatre. For showtimes and ticket information, visit https://nebraskarep.org. Set in a surreal underworld filled with talking stones, strange elevators, and forgotten memories, the play explores themes of love, grief, memory and the difficulty of communication between the living and the dead.
• Oct. 2-31: Ross Fright Fest. Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, 13th and R streets. The third annual Ross Fright Fest returns in October with a month of classic, campy, thrilling, surreal and unsettling horror films. For showtimes and ticket information, visit https://theross.org/events/fright-fest-25/.
• Oct. 3: Flyover I concert. 7:30 p.m. Westbrook Music Building Rm. 130. Free and open to the public.
• Oct. 3-9: "Love, Brooklyn." Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, 13th and R streets. For showtimes and ticket information, visit https://theross.org. A writer (André Holland) navigates complicated relationships with his ex, an art gallery owner (Nicole Beharie), and his current lover, a newly-single mother (DeWanda Wise) in this modern romance set against the rapidly changing landscape of Brooklyn, New York.
• Oct. 6: Men's Choral Festival. All-day. Kimball Recital Hall. Closing concert is at 6:30 p.m.
• Oct. 9: Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Lecture: Linda Fernandez and Keir Johnston (Amber Art & Design). 5:30 p.m. Sheldon Museum of Art. Free and open to the public. Fernandez and Johnston are founding members of Amber Art and Design, an artist collective based in Philadelphia that creates public art through engagement with community members. Fernandez is a multicultural artist, muralist and educator specializing in public art and community engagement. Johnston has worked with a wide range of populations—including incarcerated youth, prisoners serving life sentences elders, students and individuals with disabilities—leading them in mural production and community-based art projects.
• Oct. 9: Wind Ensemble. 7:30 p.m. Kimball Recital Hall. Free and open to the public.
• Oct. 10: UNL Symphony. 7:30 p.m. Kimball Recital Hall. Free and open to the public.
• Oct. 10-16: "Linda Linda Linda." Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, 13th and R streets. For showtimes and ticket information, visit https://theross.org. Three Japanese teens recruit a Korean exchange student to become the singer of their rock band, in Nobuhiro Yamashita’s utterly charming and timeless classic, returning to theaters in a 4K restoration for the film’s 20th anniversary.
• Oct. 13-Nov. 7: Faculty and Staff Exhibition. Eisentrager-Howard Gallery in Richards Hall. Gallery hours are Monday-Thursday, noon-5 p.m. Admission is free. Work from faculty and staff in the School of Art, Art History & Design will be on display. A closing reception will be held on Friday, Nov. 7 from 5-7 p.m. in the gallery.
• Oct. 13: Native American Film Series: "Words from a Bear." Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, 13th and R streets. Time to be announced. "Words from a Bear" examines the enigmatic life and mind of Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Navarro Scott Momaday, one of Native America’s most celebrated authors of poetry and prose. For more information, visit https://theross.org/events/native-american-film-series/.
• Oct. 13: Repertory Jazz Ensemble. 7:30 p.m. Westbrook Music Building Rm. 130. Free and open to the public.
• Oct. 14: Screening and Discussion: "Hidden Battles." 7:15 p.m. Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, 13th and R streets. For tickets and more information, visit https://theross.org/events/hidden-battles/. An unflinching and deeply human exploration into the lives of four individuals living with severe and persistent mental illness, shedding light on the challenges they face and the emotional toll on their loved ones. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion.
• Oct. 15: Jazz Singers and Jazz Orchestra. 7:30 p.m. Kimball Recital Hall. Free and open to the public.
• Oct. 16: Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Lecture: Margaretta Lovell. 5:30 p.m. Sheldon Museum of Art. Free and open to the public. Lovell is a cultural historian working at the intersection of history, art/architectural history and anthropology. She holds the Jay D. McEvoy, Jr., Chair in the History of American Art at the University of California Berkeley and studies material culture, painting, architecture and design in England, France and North America from the 17th century to the present.
• Oct. 16: University Singers. 7:30 p.m. Kimball Recital Hall. Free and open to the public.
• Oct. 17-23: "Urchin." Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, 13th and R streets. For showtimes and ticket information, visit https://theross.org. Slyly funny and imbued with a warm humanity, Harris Dickinson’s thrilling directorial debut follows a young addict living on the streets of London.
• Oct. 18: Bass Day. All-day. Kimball Recital Hall. join us for the 15th annual UNL Bass Day. The event is free and open to bass students, teachers, and string teachers interested in learning more about the bass. Bass Day includes technique, orchestral, and jazz workshops, performances, and a master class. The featured guest artist is international double bass virtuoso and pedagogue Catalin Rotaru who will be joined by pianist Wan-Ting Yu. For more information or to register, visit https://arts.unl.edu/music/2025-unl-bass-day/.
• Oct. 23: Carson Tonight 100 with the Jazz Orchestra. 7:30 p.m. Lied Center for Performing Arts. For more information or tickets, visit https://www.liedcenter.org/event/carson-tonight-100. Relive all the magic and laughter of Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show with the talented artists who were featured guests during Johnny’s extraordinary 30-year late-night run. This special one-time event is hosted by Seinfeld writer, Pat Hazell with live performances by Master Magician, Lance Burton; comedians Wil Shriner and Carol Leifer; Singer, Marilyn Maye; Variety Acts, Mike Caveney & Tina Lenert and the full UNL Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Greg Simon, plus amazing highlights of Johnny’s most memorable moments and characters. Come join us in celebrating Nebraska’s favorite son on his centennial birthday. In partnership with Carson Entertainment Group.
• Oct. 24-Nov. 6: "Blue Moon." Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, 13th and R streets. For showtimes and ticket information, visit https://theross.org. On the evening of March 31, 1943, legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart confronts his shattered self-confidence in Sardi’s bar as his former collaborator Richard Rodgers celebrates the opening night of his ground-breaking hit musical “Oklahoma!”
• Oct. 24-Nov. 6: "The Mastermind." Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, 13th and R streets. For showtimes and ticket information, visit https://theross.org. In a sedate corner of Massachusetts circa 1970, JB Mooney (Josh O’Connor), an unemployed carpenter turned amateur art thief, plans his first big heist. When things go haywire, his life unravels.
• Oct. 26: Afternoon of Choirs. 3 p.m. Kimball Recital Hall. Free and open to the public.
• Oct. 30: Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Lectures: Adrian Arleo and Jane Shellenbarger. Successive lectures begin at 5:30 p.m. Sheldon Museum of Art. Sponsored by UNL Clay Club. For the last 32 years, Arleo has lived and worked in Missoula, Montana. Her ceramic work is exhibited nationally and internationally and is in numerous public and private collections. In 1995, she was awarded a Montana Arts Council Individual Fellowship. Shellenbarger is a professor and graduate program director at Rochester Institute of Technology in the School for American Crafts. She established her studio pottery, Mill Station Pottery, in rural Hale, Michigan, in 1997.
• Oct. 30: Guest Artist Jacob Chung, saxophone. 7:30 p.m. Westbrook Music Building Rm. 116. Free and open to the public.