PDQ Bach as he’s never been performed in Lincoln! On the program will be “Blaues Gras” Cantata featuring Steve Hanson on banjo along with mandolin specialist, Ted Eschlimann, and many others for a total of 17 musicians on that piece. This is a big concert and will include Halloween inspired hors d’oeuvres, decor and some shenanigans! There are NCP strings, Baritone Trey Meyer, and Tenor Christian Cardona to add Cantata-esque notes, plus a rendition of Sheep May Safely (or not so much) Graze by NCP flutist Lindsay Bartlett joined by Southwest’s own, Alyssa Wilhelm. Lots of irreverence and fun [...]

This holiday season, give yourself the gift of Jane Austen. The Bennet sisters gather for Christmas at Darcy’s Pemberley estate. And love could finally be in the air for spinster Mary—assuming the soulmates can pull their noses out of their books long enough to smell it. Will Mary meet her match in this Pride and Prejudice sequel? It might just take a Christmas miracle. Performance dates Thursday, November 6, 2025 - 7:30pm Friday, November 7, 2025 - 7:30pm Saturday, November 8, 2025 - 7:30pm Sunday, November 9, 2025 - 2:00pm Thursday, November 13, 2025 - 7:30pm Friday, November 14, [...]

The First Friday Book Talk & Reading Series features writers from around the world who have Nebraska connections, a national presence, and a new book. Larksong welcomes Theodore Wheeler, author of “The War Begins in Paris,” USA Today bestseller. Wheeler has won fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, Nebraska Arts Council, and Akademie Schloss Solitude in Stuttgart, Germany. For fourteen years he worked as a journalist, currently he teaches creative writing in the English Department at Creighton University. There is no charge for this online event. For Zoom link go to https://larksongwritersplace.org/Calendar

A local makers market with original art, fine crafts, home goods, jewelry, and more. Live music and a wine bar.

Clouds: Nona Hershey Jennifer Leach Michelle Martin November 7, 2025 – December 27, 2025 November 7 First Friday, 6-8pm December 5 First Friday, 6-8pm This exhibition presents 3 artists who contemplate the meaning and transformative nature of clouds. The earth’s unique character as the water planet has made life possible, and yet clouds are intangible but essential. As our weather changes we are keenly affected by cloud formations and forces….we daily read the clouds, and imagine various configurations, and we use euphemisms of clouds for our moods and dreams. These artists use drawing, woodblock printing, and photo-polymer intaglio plates [...]

“It’s like a yard sale, except everything is free!” --Indoors at Eiseley Public Library from 10:30am-Noon! –No criteria to meet. No forms to fill out. All are welcome. –Bringing a card table to display your giveaway items is helpful. –Please take your unclaimed items home with you. –No requirement to bring items in order to take items – take what you need. --Register to VOTE here!

"Doppelgangers, Enemies, and Strangers Online: Going Deep and Finding Empathy in Character." Theodore Wheeler presents a generative writing class discussing his approach to discovering character while working through the early drafts of a story and walk participants through a generative writing exercise. The exercise will benefit those who are looking to deepen their understanding of a character in an existing draft as well as those who are just starting out. Wheeler's latest novel "The War Begins in Paris" is a USA Today bestseller. Cost: $50.00 Limited to 8 participants. Sign up at https://larksongwritersplace.org/Calendar

W.I.L.D. Classes are for adventurous kids looking to wonder, investigate, learn, and discover the wildlife that call the park home. This month's theme is "Thankful for Our Park." Ages 6-8: 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Ages 9-11: 2-4 p.m.

Praised as “a first-rate ensemble among the new generation of performing artists,” ArcoStrum is a trailblazing violin-guitar duo hailed for their creative concert design, on-stage charisma, and innovative programming, featuring everything from reimagined classics and traditional Chinese music to virtuosic progressive rock. A Winner and Audience Prize recipient at the 2023 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition—the first violin-guitar duo in CAG’s 70+ year history to achieve this—ArcoStrum is comprised of violinist Strauss Shi, a three-time international competition winner, and guitarist TY Zhang, the first and only Chinese classical guitarist to win the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America International [...]

The Lincoln Civic Orchestra will present the first concert of their 2025-2026 season, celebrating a theme of “Romantic Symphony”, on Sunday, November 9, 2025, at 4:00pm. Held in the Fine Arts Building at Nebraska Wesleyan University, 50th and Huntington Ave., this is an all-ages, open to the public, symphonic concert. The orchestra will be performing Howard Hanson’s Symphony No. 2, “Romantic”, as well as Aaron Soltis’s “Into the Astral Plane”.

The T.L. and Friends of the Drumstick Foundation presents a Free performance of Bluegrass Music to start the holidays off right featuring The McGovern String Band. This performance is free and open to the public. Bring your family and enjoy the foot stomping fun of traditional, acoustic stringed instruments-guitar, banjo and mandoline, The McGovern Stringband is an acoustic americana and bluegrass all string band – featuring the vocals of father & son, Kelly McGovern (guitar) and Brian McGovern (mandolin), bass player and vocalist David Morris and Daren Blythe on 5-string banjo. The Covered Shelter is located south of the [...]