All events are in Central time unless specified.

Thursday, March 12

Special Event

Women’s Week 2015: Young Women’s Advocacy Day

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10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Location: Nebraska State Capital
The YWCA is hosting a Young Women’s Advocacy Day. The event is open to both young people, ages 14 to 24, of any gender identity and will promote political awareness and dialogue surrounding immigration, equity for women on college campuses, and the …
Other

Pi Tau Sigma College of Engineering Blood Drive

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12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Sign up today at www.ncbb.org. Use sponsor code PTS. Blood Mobile will be at 900 N. 16th St. Bring ID. Eat before donating. No cold or flu symptoms for 48 hours.
Other

Got Musical Talent?

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3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Location: Nebraska Union Room: Auditorium
Come audition for No Kill Advocacy Club’s talent show, “Paws for a Beat!,” a fundraiser for no-kill animal shelters. Open auditions for ONLY MUSICAL ACTS will be held in the Union Auditorium. The talent show will be held on April 21st, 7pm-9pm. If …
Lecture

“Copy, Paste, the Past: Two Fictionalizations of Porfirio Diaz in 21st Century Historical Novels

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3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Location: Andrews Hall Room: Bailey Library
Presented by Julio Enriquez-Ornelas, Postdoctoral Fellow of Latin American Literature and Culture, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Institute of Ethnic Studies.
Performing Arts - Dance

Japan Festival: Music & Dance Performance by UNL Students

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3:30 pm – 4:15 pm
Location: Nebraska Union Room: Regency Suite
Free Admission. Refreshments. Sponsored by the Consulate General of Japan-Chicago, the Japanese Program of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Kawasaki Reading Room for Japanese Studies.
Presentation

Japan Festival: Japanese Popular Culture Presentation by Global Friends of Japan

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4:30 pm – 5:15 pm
Location: Nebraska Union Room: Regency Suite
Free Admission. Sponsored by the Consulate General of Japan-Chicago, the Japanese Program of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Kawasaki Reading Room for Japanese Studies.
Lecture

Janet Jeffries: Czech Folk Costumes and Customs

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6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Location: Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center Room: Ubuntu Room
Lecture and workshop, presented by UNL Czech Komensky Club and Czech Program.
Film - Feature

Japan Festival: Japanese Movie Screening Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)

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7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Location: Nebraska Union Room: Auditorium
Directed by Takao Okawara. Free Admission. Sponsored by the Consulate General of Japan-Chicago, the Japanese Program of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Kawasaki Reading Room for Japanese Studies.

Ongoing Events

Exhibit - Multimedia

“Selected ceramics & books from Lentz Collection”

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All Day
Location: Love Library North & Link
Ceramics and books from the Lentz Center for Asian Culture are on display in the cases on the second floor of Love Library North until March 27.
This event originated in Libraries.
Exhibit - Painting

Nature Through Art

Exhibit by Guild of Natural Science Illustrators

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All Day
Location: Love Library South Room: 2nd floor
See the art exhibit by members of the Great Plains Chapter of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators on display from January 12 - March 13, 2015 on the second floor of Love Library South. Exhibit is viewable during all of Love Library open hours, …
This event originated in Libraries.