Learning to play the cello with the String Sprouts program at the Omaha Conservatory of Music has brought about changes in Charlie, (8) and Tegan, (6) Hess that may be a bit surprising. In the process of learning to practice, they have learned it is okay to make mistakes. What has changed exponentially is the […]
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Joe Starita will receive the 2019 Sower Award in the Humanities as announced by Humanities Nebraska. Starita will be presented with the award on Thursday, October 24 at Omaha’s Holland Performing Arts Center. The presentation will immediately precede the 24th Annual Governor’s Lecture. Starita is currently a journalism professor at University of Nebraska, Lincoln’s […]
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Happy New Year and a big THANK YOU for an amazing 2018! I’d like to start this year with gratitude and a reflection… 20 years ago, Nebraska looked much different. We’ve had tremendous shifts in our economic and community landscapes from Scottsbluff to Omaha, Norfolk to McCook. And while MY perspective of things may […]
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Pippa’s Story: Theatre is my livelihood My “Know I Should” My “Always Would.”
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Lisa’s Story: My parents were teachers, and our home was always filled with music. My mom has a master’s degree in music, my father’s bands always practiced in our house, my brother is a musician, my aunt and uncle were musicians, and my cousin played with Yo-Yo Ma.
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Inheritance, acrylic on panel, 40″ x 30″, 2016 Jordan’s Story: I wasn’t particularly good at drawing and painting through childhood, though I loved the activity, as many children do. My energies were focused elsewhere, mostly singing in the choir, making mixed tapes and reading romance and mystery novels. In high school all of that changed- […]
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King of the Hill 2014 10 X 12 inches oil on linen *Originally published 03/16/2015 Byron’s Story I am an artist, educator, and musician. I am also a lifelong producer of creative content. Education is my vocation. My livelihood comes from my training and aptitude as a teacher.
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U.S. President Abraham Lincoln sculpted by Daniel Chester French (1850–1931). Located at the State Capitol Building, Lincoln, NE David’s Story Did you know that a Nebraska lawyer, Frank M. Hall, played a role in the design of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.? I thought of Hall as I pondered how my life as a […]
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Mike, Russell, and John – Dannebrog – 8.17.15 copyright Stuart Chittenden Stuart’s Story As an expat Brit new to Omaha ten years ago, I wanted to crack open the rigid carapace of “Nebraska nice” and reveal the intimacy of a people’s truer characters. In 2010 my wife and I began hosting conversation salons in our […]
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Amy’s Story As my mother tells it, there was never a time in my life when I didn’t love stories. From the time I was born until I turned two, my parents and I lived in the apartment on the second floor of my grandfather’s house.
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