Past Events

Transport yourself to the Colorado Rockies, Nebraska prairie, and beyond during our conversation with author Pam Houston! Join us as Houston shares excerpts from her book, Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country, and discusses the pleasures of place-based writing and her connections to Willa Cather, both as a writing professor and a fan. Register for the event here. 

Ballet Folklorico de Topeka appears for the first time at the Red Cloud Opera House to share Mexican culture and tradition through the art of dance.

Join us for a reception with artist Paula Wallace on Friday, August 26, at 5:00 p.m.

Mason will share poetry from his most recent collection and share the virtual stage with Tanya Bachu, 2022 Nebraska Youth Poet Laureate!

Inspired by Mary Oliver's poem "Some Things the World Gave," Wallace's oil paintings are like a prayer of gratitude for the beauty of the world and the wonder of it all.

Join us for a reception with artist Christopher Strickland on Friday, August 12, at 5:00 p.m.

In this musical adaptation of The Jungle Book, Mowgli explores what it means to be human with his jungle friends!

Mark your calendars for this discussion with Jonis Agee about her book, The Bones of Paradise. This multigenerational family saga takes place shortly after the Wounded Knee Massacre, in the Nebraska Sandhills. Selected as One Book One Nebraska for 2022, the novel highlights the difficulties of settling a harsh environment while navigating the unpredictable people within it.

Join us for an evening celebration of local children's creativity that's got it all! We will begin with a very special theater performance in collaboration with Blixt Locally Grown and the Valley Child Development Center. Children are spending this week working with theater artists from Blixt.

Christopher Strickland's abstract watercolor expressions are visual chronicles that document the effects of spiritual awakening and personal transformation.