All events are in Central time unless specified.

Thursday, May 13

Presentation

Look at Lunchtime — Online

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Time:
12:15 pm
Location: Zoom
Erin Hanas, curator of academic engagement, will discuss the sculpture “A Handful of Stars” by Betye Saar in a Zoom edition of Sheldon Museum of Art’s Look at Lunchtime series.
This event originated in Sheldon Museum of Art.
Activity

A Celebration of Life: Remembering Simon Wang

A Memorial for a Friend

Date:
Time:
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Location: Nebraska Union Room: Platte River
Please join us for a Celebration of Life as we come together to honor Simon Wang. We will be gathering to share some of our favorite memories, our stories, to laugh, to cry and remember a wonderful person who will be greatly missed. Family, friends, …
Performing Arts - Music

Arnaldo Cohen, Piano

Date:
Time:
7:30 pm
Location: Lied Center for Performing Arts
Brazilian-born pianist Arnaldo Cohen has a reputation for astonishing audiences with his musical authority and blistering virtuosity. Cohen returns to the Lied to celebrate the music of composer Franz Liszt after an unforgettable performance in our …
This event originated in Lied Center 2020-2021 Season.

Ongoing Events

Memorial

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Recurring Date Info:
Annually:
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All Day
Location: This is in observance and not an event on campus.
The month of May was chosen to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese to the United States on May 7, 1843, and to mark the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869. The majority of the workers who laid …
Memorial

Jewish American Heritage Month

Recurring Date Info:
Annually:
Date:
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All Day
Location: This is in observance and not an event on campus.
Recognizes the diverse contributions of the Jewish people to American culture.
Memorial

Older Americans Month

Recurring Date Info:
Annually:
Date:
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All Day
Location: This is in observance and not an event on campus.
Established in 1963 to honor the legacies and contributions of older Americans and to support them as they enter their next stage of life.
Other

Vaisakhi (also spelled Baisakhi)

Recurring Date Info:
Annually:
Date:
Time:
All Day
Location: This is in observance and not an event on campus.
The celebration the founding of the Sikh community as the Khalsa (community of the initiated) and the birth of the Khalsa.