The Stanley & Dorothy Truhlsen Lecture Hall
Upcoming Events:
MARCH
“Nebraska Through Song and Story”
By Dr. Dan Holtz, Nebraska Humanities Council
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
6:30 p.m. – Stanley and Dorothy Truhlsen Lecture Hall
Nebraska not only has a rich tradition in literature but also a rich, less-publicized tradition in music. Dr. Dan Holtz interweaves songs, accompanying himself on guitar, with excerpts from works by Cather, Neihardt, Sandoz and Aldrich. In a narrative from 1850 to 1904 he tells the stories of people who came to and through early Nebraska. Dr. Holtz is a professor of English at Peru State College.
APRIL
John A. Creighton: Blazing the First Internet
By Brian Kokensparger, Nebraska Humanities Council
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
10 a.m. – School Performance I 12 Noon - UNMC I 6:30 p.m. – Public Performance
Portraying John A. Creighton, Kokensparger helps the audience envision the building of the first transcontinental telegraph. Although his brother, Edward, was the chief superintendent, John
observed the installation of the line and helped win the race to Salt Lake City. He also demonstrates
a simple telegraph system.
Jazz for Curious Listeners (Smithsonian Affiliates)
By Loren Schoenberg, Executive Director, The Jazz Museum in Harlem
Friday, April 25, 2008
5 p.m. – Reception I 6:30 p.m. – Public Performance
The Jazz Museum’s popular series “Jazz for Curious Listeners” is a combination of lecture, demonstration and q and a. Audiences will learn how to listen to jazz, classic jazz albums, Harlem’s jazz legacy and the jazz heritage of Omaha.
Schoenberg is a leading jazz historian and performer who has won two grammy’s, performed in Clinton and Bush White Houses, authored the book The NPR Curious Listeners Guide to jazz, serves on the faculty of Julliard’s Institute for Jazz Studies, and has led both the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra and the Smithsonian Jazz masterworks Orchestra.
MAY
FILM SERIES
“The Politics of Water” (NETV )58 minutes, 1989. Explores the ownership of America's water and future implications, including Colorado's Two Forks Dam Project and the Ogallala Aquifer.
Showtimes:
May 16 at 1 p.m.
May 18 at 2 p.m.
“The Last of the Rainwater Basins” (NETV), 30 minutes, 1990. Explores the remaining wetlands in south-central Nebraska and their critical importance to migratory birds.
Showtimes:
May 23 at 1 p.m.
May 25 at 2 p.m.
Please call or e-mail Andrea to make a reservation for the movies and
lectures listed above at (402) 444-5071 or aboschult@dwhm.org.