An exhibit featuring photos from Larkin Powell's Fulbright Fellowship in Namibia opens Jan. 24 in the Nebraska Union's Rotunda Gallery. The exhibit, "Beneath the Sand: A Photo Journey of Our Year in Namibia," is open through Jan. 28. Continue reading…
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Classical music superstar Joshua Bell will play the Lied Center for Performing Arts at 3 p.m., Jan. 23. Bell will be joined by Sam Haywood, a critically acclaimed British pianist. Continue reading…
The first event of the Women's and Gender Studies Spring Colloquium series will examine sex differences in the human brain and their hormonal basis. The lecture, "Brain Sex: Truth, Tall Tales and Time for a Development Perspective," is 7:30 p.m., Jan. 24 in 212 Gaughan Center. Continue reading…
Russia is the focus of the 2011 winter lecture series at the Unitarian Church, 6300 A St. The series, "Russia and the Post-Soviet States" is free and open to the public, offering lectures 7 to 9 p.m., Sundays, Jan. 23 to March 13. The series is also offered for UNL course credit. Continue reading…
A retirement reception for Keith Niemann is 2 to 4 p.m., Jan. 21 in the East Union's Great Plains Room. Niemann, director of extension human resources, has been a UNL employee for more than 40 years. Continue reading…
Stephen Frears' contemporary comedy of manners, "Tammy Drewe," opens Jan. 21 at the Ross Media Arts Center. The film is based on Posy Simmonds' graphic novel of the same name. Simmonds' graphic novel was inspired by Thomas Hardy's classic "Far From the Madding Crowd." Continue reading…
Raising awareness and encouraging discourse is the purpose of the Sheldon Museum of Art's Art Beyond Sight Awareness Round Chair Discussion, 2 p.m., Jan. 22. A group of panelists, blind and sighted, will sit in the "Orlan: The Harlequin Coat" exhibit and discuss blindness and the visual arts. Continue reading…