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Discussion

Art & Civility Conversation

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4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Location: Sheldon Museum of Art
Student Leadership, Involvement & Community Engagement (SLICE) and the Sheldon Museum of Art invite you to sign up for one of the dates to participate in the program in September and October. Participants will participate in a tour of the Sheldon …
Discussion

Civil Conversations

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4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Location: Sheldon Museum of Art Target Audiences:
As part of Lincoln’s Welcoming Week 2024, 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 and …
This event originated in Sheldon Museum of Art.
Reading - Fiction/poetry

Book launch: Ava Nathaniel Winter, ‘Transgenesis’

Book launch

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Starts at 4:30 pm
Location: Francie & Finch Bookshop Target Audiences:
UNL Creative Writing alum Ava Nathaniel Winter will read from their poetry collection “Transgenesis,” a winner of the National Poetry Series. An excavatory collection of poems tracing the connections between Jewish transfemininity, queer desire and …
Lecture

Talk by Dr. Victor Castellani

“Your Gods or My Gods? Partisan Olympians in Greek Epic, Drama, and Iconography”

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5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Location: Andrews Hall Room: ANDR 228, Dudley Bailey Library Target Audiences:
Dr. Victor Castellani is Professor of Classics in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at the University of Denver.
Workshop

Civil Discourse Workshop presented by SLICE

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3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Location: Nebraska Union Room: Heritage Room
The Civil Discourse Workshop builds the capacity of students, staff, and faculty to understand differences through dialogue and civil discourse. The workshop weaves together concepts for discourse across differences and provides space to stimulate …
Reading - Fiction/poetry

Kwame Dawes to read from ‘Sturge Town’

Acclaimed author, editor to read from new collection of poetry

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Starts at 5:30 pm
Location: Sheldon Museum of Art Target Audiences:
Celebrated author and editor Kwame Dawes – and recently appointed Poet Laureate of Jamaica — will read from his new book of poetry. “Sturge Town” is a stunning collection that connects with the earliest days of Kwame Dawes’ work as a poet, …
Presentation

Pre-Performance Gallery Talk on Artist Jacob Lawrence

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Starts at 6:00 pm
Location: Sheldon Museum of Art Target Audiences:
In conjunction with the Lied Center for Performing Arts, Sheldon Museum of Art presents a gallery talk on artist Jacob Lawrence by Christian Wurst, associate curator for exhibitions. The talk immediately precedes Step Afrika’s Lied Center …
This event originated in Sheldon Museum of Art.
Reading - Fiction/poetry

Pascha Sotolongo discusses ‘The Only Sound is the Wind’

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Starts at 7:00 pm
Virtual Location: Zoom; Francie and Finch
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Pascha Sotolongo will discuss her new short story collection with author and UNL Creative Writing Director Timothy Schaffert in a Zoom session sponsored by Francie & Finch.
Special Event

First Friday at Sheldon Museum of Art

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4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Location: Sheldon Museum of Art Target Audiences:
Start your weekend off with First Friday at Sheldon. Explore the exhibitions, participate in creative activities, and socialize with friends.
This event originated in Sheldon Museum of Art.
Lecture

CAS Inquire

“Reconciliation and Homer’s Iliad”

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Starts at 5:00 pm
Location: Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center Room: Ubuntu Room/202
Virtual Location: Zoom
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Anne Duncan from the Department of Classics and Religious Studies will give the second talk for this year’s theme, “War, Peace, and Reconciliation.” Talk details and Zoom registration are available at the link.
This event originated in College of Arts and Sciences.