Arts Spotlight | 2013 Mayor's Arts Awards
May 20th 2013 | Posted in: Mayor's Arts Awards | Posted by: Lincoln Arts Council
Morris "Magic Slim" Holt
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We are less than two months away from the 35th Annual 
Every First Friday of the month is an event that many communities across the nation celebrate. In Lincoln's Art Community, it allows a chance for local art galleries and establishments to open their doors to the public and have open house events where the public can come and see what is new in the art world. Here on the Lincoln Arts Council website, we offer a complete guide to all of open houses for Lincoln's First Friday Art Walk. If you know of an event that is happening, that is not listed in our guide, please feel free to email "Events" at 
Never hide your talent! The National Arts Program® is designed to give all visual artists - at all skill levels - an uninhibited opportunity to exhibit their work in a professional manner, and also to compete for cash prizes. Sponsored by the National Arts Program Foundation in support and cooperation with the City of Lincoln and Lincoln Public Schools, the exhibit is judged by professional artists and visual art professionals in Amateur, Intermediate, Professional, Teen and Youth classifications, and it is free to all who qualify. Don't miss this chance to be recognized for your creativity, and be proud of your art!Latest Events
Nebraska Trumpet Ensemble - "Trumpetings" with C. Richard Morris, organ
May 22nd 2013 | Posted in: Music | Posted by: NWU Jazz Ensemble
The Nebraska Trumpet Ensemble will present “Trumpetings” Sunday, June 2, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. at Church of the Holy Trinity Episcopal, Lincoln, Nebraska.
On this concert, Nebraska Trumpet Ensemble musicians Deborah Bouffard, Dean Haist, and Barb Schmit will be joined by organist C. Richard Morris to perform several pieces of music for trumpets, piano, and organ. Pieces to be performed include Benjamin Britten’s “Fanfare for St. Edmundsbury,” “Cinq Bagatelles” by Pierre Max Dubois, Myron Roberts’ “Prelude and Trumpetings,” “Pie Jesu” by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Leroy Anderson’s “Bugler’s Holiday,” and more.
Admission is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors, and students are admitted FREE. Tickets can be purchased at the door the day of the concert or by contacting the Nebraska Trumpet Ensemble business office at (402) 477-7899.
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Exhibits change monthly - check out the June shows!
May 21st 2013 | Posted in: Visual | Posted by: The Burkholder Project
MAIN GALLERY & SKYLIGHT: 'Passages' - Paintings by Laron McGinn, Photographs by Anne Thomas, and Tapestries/Paintings by Roberta Barnes
OUTBACK GALLERY: 'Black and White Photography' - by Randy Mittan
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Francois Rabbath
May 21st 2013 | Posted in: Music | Posted by: Meadowlark Music Festival
"He has been called one of the greatest string players of all times, and there was no one in the audience who would doubt that." Winnipeg Free Press
“The importance of François Rabbath to the development of double bass playing can be compared with that of Paganini to the violin. It demanded an artist with the unique qualities of François Rabbath to break this impasse.” Washington Post
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Anthony Molinaro
May 21st 2013 | Posted in: Music | Posted by: Meadowlark Music Festival
“Genre-defying… An original, often iconoclastic thinker equipped with a leonine technique.” Chicago Tribune
Anthony Molinaro, winner of the Naumburg International Piano Competition, has toured the world as a solo artist. In addition to his traditional concert repertoire, Mr. Molinaro is also a gifted composer, arranger and improvisor, giving him a musical dimension uncommon to artists of his generation. He has collaborated with artists of the highest caliber in a variety of genres from the St. Martins-of-the-Field orchestra performing Bach Concerti to Grammy-winning harmonica virtuoso Howard Levy performing Charlie Parker. This recital will serve as a preview of his soon to be released DVD, Here, There, and Everywhere, featuring the works of the Beatles in addition to virtuosic short pieces for solo piano.
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Lincoln's Uncle Sam Jam
May 21st 2013 | Posted in: Music | Posted by: Meadowlark Music Festival
Meadowlark Music Festival is partnering with the City of Lincoln to bring LIVE music back to the Uncle Sam Jam on July 3rd. The Trinkle Brass Works 14-piece brass and percussion emsemble will perform 3 sets including Handels' Royal Fireworks Music and Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture.
For more, please see our website.
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