The registration deadline for the fall symposium “Celebrating the 19th Amendment: Women’s Rights Here and Abroad” is Friday, Oct 11. The symposium is on Saturday, Oct 19, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., at Nebraska Innovation Campus, 2021 Transformation Drive. $20 fee includes lunch and symposium. Open to the public
The date to complete the online OLLI travel survey has been extended to Tuesday, Oct. 8. OLLI’s travel partner, the Auto Club Group, is working to identify the kinds of trips and travel OLLI members would like. Continue reading…
Science & Technology
Tue, Oct 8
3 p.m.
Rock 'n' Joe Coffee Bar
5025 Lindberg St.
Practice Meditation
Thu, Oct 10
1:30 p.m.
First-Plymouth Church, Calvert Parlour
20th & D St.
Talkin' Baseball
Tue, Oct 8
3 p.m.
Stauffer's Cafe & Pie Shoppe
5600 S. 48th St.
UNL's Cochlear Implant Research Lab is conducting a study to learn more about how adults with cochlear implants perform on a cognitive screening test, compared to adults with normal hearing. Continue reading…
Farah Pandith is an author, foreign policy strategist and former diplomat. She will be speaking on “How We Win: Mobilizing Youth in the Fight Against Violent Extremism” on Tuesday, Oct 8, 6 p.m., at the Lied Center for Performing Arts. Pre-talk delivered 30 minutes prior to event.
Carrick Detweiler will discuss “Shaping the Future Rise of Drones” on Tuesday, Oct 8, 5:30 p.m. in the Nebraska Union Auditorium. The talk is free and open to the public. The lecture continues the theme, “The Rise of the Machines,” for the College of Arts and Sciences' new CAS Inquire program. Continue reading…
Registration is open for a one-day international trade conference hosted by UNL’s Clayton Yeutter Institute of International Trade and Finance in collaboration with the Nebraska Farm Bureau. The conference is on Thursday, Oct 10. Free. Registration required in advance for lunch. Open to the public. Continue reading…
Bird Runningwater, director of the Sundance Institute’s Native American and Indigenous Program, will present “Our Stories Onscreen: Creating a Narrative with Native Filmmakers,” on Thursday, Oct 10, 7 p.m., at the Great Plains Art Museum, 12th and Q Streets. Free. Open to the public. Continue reading…
“The Feast” invites us to attend a dinner party in an environment where meat is no longer available. As dinner guests wait for the final person to arrive, their hunger and their civilization break down to reveal base desires and human needs. Sunday, Oct 6, 2 p.m., Turbine Flats, 2124 Y St. Free.
The Nebraska Chamber Players will showcase a "popourri of ensembles" on Friday, Oct. 18 and Sunday, Oct. 20. The Friday evening performance is at 8 p.m. and Sunday afternoon performance is at 3 p.m. Concerts are held at the Ron Hull Studio at NET, 1800 N. 33rd. St. Call 402-429-8227 for tickets.
Experience the culture of China, featuring excerpts of Beijing Opera, vocal folk songs, dance and traditional Chinese instrumental music. Performance at Kimball Hall, Saturday, Oct 12, 7:30 p.m. Tickets through the Lied Center for Performing Arts. Purchase tickets online or call 402-471-4747.
The UNL Confucius Institute is back for another year of Chinese culinary arts. A Chinese cooking class will be held on Monday, Oct 14, 6-7:30 pm., on UNL's East Campus, 206 Leverton Hall. Open to the public. $20 course fee.
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United Nations Day Celebration
Sunday, Oct 20
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