Kearney native to receive honorary doctorate Friday By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Jon Bokenkamp is used to plot twists. The creator and executive producer of the hit television series “The Blacklist” has delivered plenty of bombshells since introducing fugitive-turned-FBI informant Raymond “Red” Reddington to the world in 2013. But even he didn’t see this coming. Bokenkamp, a talented screenwriter and filmmaker who has worked on several major … [Read more...] about ‘The Blacklist’ creator Bokenkamp began exploring filmmaking career at UNK
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UNK hosting free screening of ‘A Private War’ at World Theatre
KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney Department of Communication is sponsoring a screening of the film “A Private War” 7 p.m. Tuesday (April 2) at The World Theatre, 2318 Central Ave., in downtown Kearney. The event, co-hosted by the global media literacy Thompson Scholars class, is free and open to the public. Released in November 2018, “A Private War” tells the story of journalist Marie Colvin, who covered wars across the world from the point of view of … [Read more...] about UNK hosting free screening of ‘A Private War’ at World Theatre
UNK students give back to community during The Big Event; More than 450 at 40 locations
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Winter weather altered some of their plans, but it didn’t stop an army of University of Nebraska at Kearney students from completing their mission. About 450 students spread out to 40 job sites Saturday for The Big Event, an annual day of giving back when Lopers take on various service projects to say thanks to the Kearney community. The Big Event, started at Texas A&M University in 1982, is the largest one-day, … [Read more...] about UNK students give back to community during The Big Event; More than 450 at 40 locations
UNK@TheWORLD film series highlights gender fluidity
By TODD GOTTULA UNK Communications KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney will focus on gender fluidity when hosting its annual UNK@TheWORLD film festival over the next three months. The opening film for the annual series is “The Crying Game” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday (Feb. 6) at Kearney’s The World Theatre, 2318 Central Ave. It tells the story of a British soldier kidnapped by terrorists who befriends one of his captors and is drawn into the soldier's world. … [Read more...] about UNK@TheWORLD film series highlights gender fluidity
Poetry, songs of Carl Sandburg celebrated at The World Theatre April 10
By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – “Prayers for the People: Carl Sandburg and the Sunburnt West” aims to keep alive the notion that poetry and music is the core of American culture. Presented by the University of Nebraska at Kearney, “Carl Sandburg and the Sunburnt West” begins at 7 p.m. April 10 at The World Theatre in Kearney. “Sandburg’s poetry is really accessible – his visual and lyrical descriptions of the landscape and his underlying humor,” … [Read more...] about Poetry, songs of Carl Sandburg celebrated at The World Theatre April 10
