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"America's Civil War: Then and Now" | A lecture by Jeremi Suri

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 - 7:00pm

In collaboration with Sheldon, the Lied Center for Performing Arts presents a special lecture connected to the world-premiere production of the play A House Divided. Jeremi Suri, Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, is the author and editor of eleven books on contemporary politics and foreign policy and hosts the weekly podcast This is Democracy.

Although this event is free and open to the public, tickets are required. Reserve your ticket to the lecture "America's Civil War: Then and Now" at https://tickets.liedcenter.org/3445.

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Civic Saturday: Strive On

Saturday, October 12, 2024 - 11:00am

Sheldon Museum of Art joins Civic Nebraska in presenting Civic Saturday: Strive On, a nonpartisan event featuring live music, original poetry, inspiring readings, and time for socializing and discussion centered on rebuilding faith in one another and our democracy.

This event is free and open to the public. To learn more and to register, visit https://bitly.com/CivSatNeb. Registration is not required but humbly requested, to help us plan for refreshments and other resources for the gathering.

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Humanities on the Edge Lecture Series

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 - 5:30pm

Andrew Culp, professor of media history and theory at California Institute of the Arts, presents "Toward an an-arkhé-ology of the State," a lecture in the cross-disciplinary Humanities on the Edge series.

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Civil Conversations

Thursday, October 17, 2024 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm

Sheldon Museum of Art joins the Office of Student Leadership, Involvement, and Community Engagement in presenting Civil Conversations, a time to build a better understanding with fellow students from different backgrounds through respectful dialogue about civic engagement and voting.

Participants will tour the exhibition Voting is People Power and then engage in facilitated conversations with one another. Afterwards, make a “vote” button and stop by the Husker Vote Coalition table to register to vote and to learn more about the 2024 elections. Light refreshments provided.

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Sips at Sheldon

Tuesday, October 22, 2024 - 5:30pm

Sips at Sheldon (formerly called Sheldon Connections) is a series in which works of art are catalysts for conversations on contemporary life and issues. Explore art from new and diverse perspectives with University of Nebraska–Lincoln faculty and Erin Hanas, curator for academic and campus engagement.

Join Erin and Courtney Hillebrecht, chair and professor of political science, Hitchcock Family Chair in Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, and director of the Forsythe Family Program on Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, for a discussion of works on view in the fall semester exhibitions.

Free for members, $10 for nonmembers.

RSVP by email to sheldonmembership@unl.edu or call Natalie at 402.472.7523.

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Politics, Romance, and a Lost Manuscript: Recovering the Secret History of Key West

Wednesday, October 30, 2024 - 5:30pm to 7:00pm

Sheldon 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.  More info

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An Uncanny Halloween

Thursday, October 31, 2024 - 5:00pm to 8:00pm

Wear your Halloween costume to explore the exhibition Uncanny Encounters. There will be flashlight tours and ghost stories for those who dare to participate.

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First Friday at Sheldon Museum of Art

Friday, November 1, 2024 - 4:00pm to 7:00pm

Start your weekend off with First Friday at Sheldon. Explore the exhibitions, participate in creative activities, and socialize with friends. This event is free and open to the public.

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Sips at Sheldon

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 - 5:30pm

Sips at Sheldon (formerly called Sheldon Connections) is a series in which works of art are catalysts for conversations on contemporary life and issues. Explore art from new and diverse perspectives with University of Nebraska–Lincoln faculty and Erin Hanas, curator for academic and campus engagement.

Join Erin and Jeffrey R. Stevens, Susan J. Rosowski Professor of psychology and faculty member in the Center for Brain, Biology & Behavior, for a discussion of works on view in the fall semester exhibitions.

Free for members, $10 for nonmembers.

RSVP by email to sheldonmembership@unl.edu or call Natalie at 402.472.7523.

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First Friday at Sheldon Museum of Art

Friday, December 6, 2024 - 4:00pm to 7:00pm

Start your weekend off with First Friday at Sheldon. Explore the exhibitions, participate in creative activities, and socialize with friends. This event is free and open to the public.

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