The UNK Choraleers and Women's Choir presented their fall concert Thursday in the Fine Arts Recital Hall and Kearney Symphony Orchestra performed Saturday outside the G.W. Frank Museum of History and Culture on campus. It was the orchestra's first outdoor concert in more than 30 years. Kearney Symphony Orchestra is comprised of UNK faculty and students, as well as instrumentalists from communities across the region. The group was joined Saturday by members of UNK's dance … [Read more...] about PHOTO GALLERY: UNK fall performances
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Kearney Symphony Orchestra performing outdoor concert Saturday at Frank Museum
KEARNEY – More than 30 years have passed since Kearney Symphony Orchestra last performed an outdoor concert. So, you definitely don’t want to miss this weekend’s show. The orchestra comprised of University of Nebraska at Kearney faculty and students, as well as instrumentalists from communities across the region, will present “The Great Outdoors” at 3 p.m. Saturday (Oct. 3) on the lawn outside the G.W. Frank Museum of History and Culture on the UNK campus. The … [Read more...] about Kearney Symphony Orchestra performing outdoor concert Saturday at Frank Museum
Will Stoutamire, a familiar face at UNK, returns to lead growing public history programs
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – The newest faculty member in the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Department of History needs no introduction. Will Stoutamire, who served as director of UNK’s G.W. Frank Museum of History and Culture from September 2014 to July 2019, is back on campus as an assistant history professor. The 32-year-old is teaching a historic preservation course this summer and he’ll begin his tenure-track position in the fall. “I’m … [Read more...] about Will Stoutamire, a familiar face at UNK, returns to lead growing public history programs
MONA, Frank Museum closed to public to limit health risk
KEARNEY – The Museum of Nebraska Art will be closed to the public until further notice. MONA, located at 2401 Central Ave. in downtown Kearney, announced the closure beginning today following recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other health officials to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). During the closure, all public programs and classes will be postponed or canceled, and staff will be available on a limited … [Read more...] about MONA, Frank Museum closed to public to limit health risk
Leslie Pietrzyk, winner of UNK writing contest, reading March 11 at Frank Museum
KEARNEY – Novelist Leslie Pietrzyk will share her work 7 p.m. March 11 as part of the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Reynolds Visiting Writers Series. Pietrzyk will read her zippy and poignant short story “A Quiz,” as well as a novel currently in progress, during her appearance at the G.W. Frank Museum of History and Culture on the UNK campus. A resident of Alexandria, Virginia, Pietrzyk won the inaugural Sandhills Road Trip Writer’s Residency sponsored by the … [Read more...] about Leslie Pietrzyk, winner of UNK writing contest, reading March 11 at Frank Museum
