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, student-run service … [Read more...]
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. The film explores … [Read more...]
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,” said Kate Benzel, the … [Read more...]
‘Cassanova Was A Woman’ producer to attend UNK@TheWorld screening
By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – The film “Cassanova Was A Woman” will be featured at UNK@TheWorld with a special appearance by the film’s producer, writer and actor Jezabel Montero and co-star Margo Singaliese. The special screening of “Cassanova Was A Woman” begins at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday (March 3) as part of a collaboration between the University of Nebraska at Kearney and The World Theatre in Kearney. The female driven racy, romantic comedy tells the story of Cassanova … [Read more...]
International Film Series debuts at The World Theatre Feb. 3
By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – The film “The Lives of Others” will be the first film featured at UNK@TheWorld, a collaboration between the University of Nebraska at Kearney and The World Theatre in Kearney. “Showing international films helps the community see the realities of other parts of the world that they don’t get to see,” said Michelle Warren, assistant professor of Spanish. “It’s a way to open horizons and help people see other cultures.” Last year, about 700 … [Read more...]
