Calendar of Events

Megan Rhoades, Untitled from "Hand in Hand," archival pigment print, 16" x 20", 2018.
Megan Rhoades, Untitled from "Hand in Hand," archival pigment print, 16" x 20", 2018.

For an updated listing of upcoming events, please visit our website at http://arts.unl.edu.

• April 24: Jazz Ensembles Performance. 7:30 p.m. Kimball Recital Hall. Tickets: $5 general/$3 students and seniors, available at the door.

• April 25: Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Lecture by Alexander Ross. 5:30 p.m. Richards Hall Rm. 15. Free and open to the public. Ross is represented by David Nolan Gallery in New York. His awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Louis Comfort Tiffany Award, an Art Production Fund Fellowship, Residency at the Musée Claude Monet in Giverny, France, and an Artist Fellowship Grant from the Tesuque Foundation. Ross’s work has been included in major group exhibitions including “Remote Viewing” at the Whitney Museum of American Art, and an exhibition called “Our Grotesque” which was curated by Robert Storr for the 2004 Santa Fe Biennial. Storr also wrote a feature article about Ross’s work that appeared in ArtForum magazine in 2003.

• April 25: Campus Band Performance. 7:30 p.m. Kimball Recital Hall. Tickets: $5 general/$3 students and seniors, available at the door. The Campus Band is the university’s largest concert band.

• April 25-28: Evenings of Dance. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. April 25-27 and 2 p.m. April 28. Lied Center's Johnny Carson Theater. Tickets: $12 general admission, $10 UNL faculty/staff, and $7 students/seniors, available at the door one hour before the performance.

• April 26-27: Clay Club Spring Sale. Friday, April 26 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, April 27 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Richards Hall Rm. 118. On April 26 at 8:30 a.m., there will be a special collector's tour of all the work in the sale. The Clay Club Sale will include works of art created by graduate students, undergraduate students, alumni and faculty in the School of Art, Art History & Design representing a broad range of aesthetics, techniques and concepts.

• April 26: "Time Travelers: A Musical Theatre Review." 7:30 p.m. Westbrook Music Building Rm. 119. Free and open to the public. If you love musical theatre, this performance is not to be missed. A selection of musical scenes spanning from the operettas that inspired the American musical’s birth to contemporary music theatre perpetuating musicals into the future—will be featured in a revue performed by award-winning student actor/singers from the Glenn Korff School of Music and the Johnny Carson School of Theatre.

• April 27: Lincoln Friends of Chamber Music Concert. 7:30 p.m. Kimball Recital Hall. Tickets available through the Lied Center Box Office at http://tickets.liedcenter.org/1645/1651. Lincoln Friends of Chamber Music and the Glenn Korff School of Music will join forces in a concert to present the world premiere of “Time and the River.” Composed by Kurt Knecht (UNL DMA 2009), the work is inspired by and incorporates the images from the Platte Basin Timelapse project of Michael Forsberg and Michael Farrell. “Time and the River” will be conducted by Dr. Knecht and performed by nine members of the Glenn Korff School of Music—The Moran Woodwind Quintet: John Bailey, flute; Alan Mattingly, Horn; Diane Barger, clarinet; Jeffrey McCray, bassoon; William McMullen, oboe; David Neely, violin; Clark Potter, viola; Karen Becker, cello and Hans Sturm, bass. The program will include performance of additional chamber works by the GKSOM faculty.

• April 28: Afternoon of Choirs. 3 p.m. Kimball Recital Hall. Tickets: $5 general/$3 students and seniors, available at the door. This performance will also be live webcast. Visit http://music.unl.edu the day of the concert for the link. Featuring the Varsity Chorus (Men) and University Chorale (Women).

• April 28: Symphony Orchestra Performance. 7:30 p.m. Kimball Recital Hall. Tickets: $5 general/$3 students and seniors, available at the door. This performance will also be live webcast. Visit http://music.unl.edu the day of the concert for the link. The program is titled "Gallery of Titans" and features a celebration of works by Mozart, Bach and Mahler.

• April 29-May 3: Capstone Exhibition. Eisentrager-Howard Gallery and MEDICI Gallery in Richards Hall. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 12:30-4:30 p.m. Admissions is free and open to the public. This exhibition features the work of undergraduate candidates for the Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in graphic design and studio art from the School of Art, Art History & Design. A closing reception will be held on Friday, May 3 from 5-7 p.m. in the Eisentrager-Howard Gallery with awards announced at 6 p.m.

• June 9-15: Nebraska Show Choir Camp. Kimball Recital Hall. Deadline to register: May 17. Open to students entering grades 9 through 12 and 2019 graduates. This is a week-long camp where students who love singing and dancing can perform with other talented students from around the Midwest while having fun. For more information, visit https://go.unl.edu/2oja.

• June 18-22: Middle School Band Camp. Westbrook Music Building. Deadline to register: May 24. If you're a student entering the 6th grade through the end of the 8th grade, come to campus for an unforgettable musical experience. For more information, visit https://go.unl.edu/7nss.

• July 7-11: Cornhusker Summer Marching Band Camp. Westbrook Music Building. Deadline to register: June 7. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Cornhusker Summer Marching Band Camp fosters leadership, marching fundamentals, and performance skills in all areas of the high school marching band. The age range of campers is students entering the 9th grade through leaving 12th grade (including graduates). For more information, visit https://go.unl.edu/qfqk.