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Politics, Romance, and a Lost Manuscript: Recovering the Secret History of Key West
Wednesday, October 30, 2024 - 5:30pmSheldon Museum of Art will host an interdisciplinary discussion of the groundbreaking new volume “Tears and Flowers: A Poet of Migration in Old Key West” (University Press of Florida). A rare glimpse into the history of the Cuban community in Key West in the early twentieth century, this book makes the poetry of Feliciano Castro (1892–1982) available in English for the first time.
A Galician Cuban who lived for decades in the southernmost city of the United States, Feliciano Castro worked as a lector reading to cigar factory employees, a newspaper editor, a printer, and a writer. “Lágrimas y flores,” a collection of his poetry, was published in 1918—and nearly lost forever. Translated here by Rhi Johnson (Indiana University Bloomington), Castro’s poems provide a window into a little-known world. Johnson and University of Nebraska–Lincoln professor Joy Castro, the poet’s granddaughter, will be joined by Nebraska professors from the Institute for Ethnic Studies, the Latinx and Latin American Studies program, and the Departments of English, History, and Modern Languages in a discussion of the impact and significance of this contribution to US and Caribbean history and literature. More InfoAn Uncanny Halloween
Thursday, October 31, 2024 - 5:00pm to 8:00pmWhy should kids have all the fun on the spookiest night of the year?
Sheldon presents an Uncanny Halloween for those over 21. Enjoy flashlight tours of the exhibition Uncanny Encounters, oracle card readings, Minerva’s haunted gallery games, a costume contest, and cash bar with Halloween spirits. More InfoHyde Lecture | "Architecture in Film"
Monday, November 11, 2024 - 4:00pmAward-winning art director Alex Gordon Stotz, one of the creative driving forces behind the blockbuster hits “Barbie,” “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” and more, will deliver a Hyde Lecture entitled “Architecture in Film.”
Stotz is an accomplished art director and set designer, whose work spans across the industries of both film and television. A graduate of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln with a bachelor of science in design and a master of architecture, Stotz began his career as an architect in Washington, DC, before transitioning to the entertainment industry in Los Angeles. His impressive portfolio includes work on projects such as “Rings of Power,” “The Fabelmans,” “Barbie,” and “Joker: Folie à Deux.” More Info