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Catherine Jagoe
KHN Center for the Arts |
"My memoir essay collection Unbelonging: A Life in Translation has been accepted by University of Wisconsin Press and will be published in 2026." The collection was worked on at KHN last April.
Emily Blair Quinn
KHN Center for the Arts |
"I am honored to have two new works included in a group exhibition at Charlotte Street Foundation in Kansas City, MO, which opened on June 27 and closes this Saturday, August 16th. I will give a brief...
River Selby
KHN Center for the Arts |
River Selby (they/them) (fka Anastasia Selby) has spent the last six years working on their memoir/ reported narrative called Hotshot: A Life on Fire. Tomorrow, August 12th, is their publication day...
Regina Durante Jestrow
KHN Center for the Arts |
Everything Mixing Always September 6 — October 11, 2025 Baker—Hall is pleased to present Everything Mixing Always, Regina Durante Jestrow’s first solo exhibition with the gallery. On view from...
Peaches in Nebraska? Tips, Challenges, and Advice from Local Experts
Kimmel Orchard |
by Trey Lamkins, Landscape Operations, Kimmel Education and Research Center A Peach Season We Didn’t Expect If you had asked us at the start of the growing season whether we’d have peaches in 2025...
Three New Monarch Caterpillars - Summer Total Climbs to Five!
Kimmel Orchard |
by Trey Lamkins, Landscape Operations, Kimmel Education and Research Center NEBRASKA CITY — Yesterday I spotted three more Monarch caterpillars in the pollinator habitat at the Kimmel Education and...
Beginning July with Butterflies: Today’s Guests in Kimmel’s Pollinator Habitat
Kimmel Orchard |
by Trey Lamkins, Landscape Operations, Kimmel Education and Research Center Today, all of these amazing visitors stopped by to feed on the Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea): 1. Eastern Giant...
Stars, stripes, and cider!  Drink Recipes for 4th of July
Kimmel Orchard |
Happy Independence Day! Swing by Kimmel Orchard for your fresh cider, fruit, and Fourth of July spirit—straight from the farm to your glass. You can also grab one of our 4th of July gift sets while...
Watch, Learn, and Grow: Using Backyard Farmer to Grow Knowledge and Gardens
Kimmel Orchard |
by Trey Lamkins, Landscape Operations, Kimmel Education and Research Center If you’ve ever had a question about your lawn, garden, or landscape in Nebraska, chances are Backyard Farmer had the answer...
A Fluttering Farewell to June: Eastern Tiger Swallowtail at Kimmel
Kimmel Orchard |
by Trey Lamkins, Landscape Operations, Kimmel Education and Research Center As June comes to a close, nature surprised us one more reason to celebrate. While spending time in the pollinator habitat...
Butterflies and Moths of Kimmel: June's Observations
Kimmel Orchard |
by Trey Lamkins, Landscape Operations, Kimmel Education and Research Center At the heart of summer, the landscapes at Kimmel Orchard and Vineyard are not just bursting with fruit and flowers, they’re...
What’s Growing on My Common Milkweed?
Kimmel Orchard |
by Trey Lamkins, Landscape Operations, Kimmel Education and Research Center If you’ve walked past a patch of Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) recently, you may have noticed more than just its sweet...
Monarch Milestones at Kimmel: Newly Certified Monarch Waystation and Recent Sightings
Kimmel Orchard |
by Trey Lamkins, Landscape Operations, Kimmel Education and Research Center We’re thrilled to share that Kimmel Orchard & Vineyard is now officially certified as a Monarch Waystation through Monarch...
Meet the Monarch: Migration, Milkweed, and Why It Matters
Kimmel Orchard |
by Trey Lamkins, Landscape Operations, Kimmel Education and Research Center Meet the Monarch: The Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is one of North America's most iconic insects, easily recognized...
Pollinator Conservation in Action: Three At-Risk Species Documented at Kimmel Orchard
Kimmel Orchard |
by Trey Lamkins, Landscape Operations, Kimmel Education and Research Center This summer, three pollinator species listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, the Southern Plains Bumble Bee...
First Japanese Beetle Sighting of the Season
Kimmel Orchard |
by Trey Lamkins, Landscape Operations, Kimmel Education and Research Center Monday, June 23rd, marked the first official Japanese beetle sighting of the season here at Kimmel Orchard and Vineyard...
David Samuel Stern
KHN Center for the Arts |
Mary Magdalene for The New Yorker The May 26 issue of The New Yorker features a Woven Portrait, commissioned by the magazine, to accompany Michael Pollan's article "High Priests: What religious...
Christopher Maly
KHN Center for the Arts |
"My full length play, The Ghosts on the Wall, has been published by Amsterdam Press as a part of Kenneth Wald's (University of Florida) memoir of the same name. The script is comprised of letters...
Jee Hwang
KHN Center for the Arts |
Jee Hwang was curated into "THICKET" a dense, verdant, group show curated by Kirstin Lamb. Up from June 7th to July 19th, OVERLAP Art Gallery, Newport, RI will host an Opening Reception: Sat. June 7th...
Olena Mosiyevych
KHN Center for the Arts |
The Ukrainian National Museum of Chicago is pleased to announce Between Roots and Horizon, an exhibition by Olena Mosiyevych, opening on Friday, February 7, at 7:00 pm. Bringing together a series of...