‘Public Health Thank You Day’ in Nebraska
OMAHA – Without disagreeing, during the pandemic health workers have worked in the middle of exhaustion and exasperation. The Nebraska Association of Local Health Directors identifies November 22 as Public Health Thank You Day.
Road to Omaha – Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
Omaha, NE – On today’s episode of “Road to Omaha,” KVNO’s Brandon McDermott spoke with Oral Roberts head coach Ryan Folmar.
“Falletta Conducts ‘Pines of Rome'”
Omaha, NE—Omaha Symphony welcomes guest conductor Maestra JoAnn Falletta, and guest violinist, Blake Pouliot, for a performance this weekend in homage to Rome. Maestra Falletta, the only female conductor of a top 40 orchestra, will lead the orchestra in the works of Berlioz and Respighi.
UNO Reading Series Features David Philip Mullins
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Omaha, NE—David Philip Mullins, fiction author and Associate Professor at Creighton University, is the next guest of UNO’s Writers Workshop Reading Series tomorrow evening. Mullins is originally from Nevada, and setting is an important aspect of his work.
UNO Reading Series Features Lisa Sandlin
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Omaha, NE—UNO Writers’ Workshop Reading Series continues virtually this season due to COVID 19. Tomorrow, UNO’s own Professor Emerita Lisa Sandlin will read from her ongoing mystery series, set in Beaumont Texas in 1973.
LIVE! Storytelling First Show Sunday
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Omaha, NE—A good book can be enjoyed at home or at a library, but literature often thrives as performance on the streets and in coffee shops. But most audiences looking for live readings are probably hearing mostly poetry—no fiction, no essays. Writer and UNO instructor, Jaye Viner, questioned why that is when designing a new series opening this Sunday at Kaneko, called Live! Storytelling.
Todd Robinson Opens Season’s Reading Series
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Omaha, NE—UNO Creative Writing Professor and poet Todd Robinson will be reading for the public tomorrow evening. It’s the Writer’s Workshop reading series, which for over 40 years has been inviting leading voices in poetry to present in Omaha and that includes UNO faculty.
Read MoreBackwaters Press Reading Series Continues
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Omaha, NE—Poet and fiction writer, Lucy Adkins, Lincoln resident and MFA graduate from UNO. In addition to leading workshops, she’s also co-written a guide to writing, and she’s just finishing up a novel.
Read MoreReadings and Workshops from Backwaters Press
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Omaha, NE—The Backwaters Press, an independent nonprofit literary press based here in Nebraska will continue their ongoing Reading Series next Wednesday at Gallery 1516.
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