Friday LIVE

On the May 31 Friday LIVE, host Genevieve Randall and guests have lively conversations about: Jazz in June; National Willa Cather Center’s 69th Annual Spring Conference; Nebraska Jazz Orchestra's “A Salute to Duke Ellington;" On The Road with Nebraska Public Media; Aging Partners Dinner and a Show; and "Finding Nemo Jr." at the Nebraska Communities Playhouse in Hickman. Also, more poetry from Ae Hee Lee and a look at the next Omaha Symphony concert.

On the May 31 Friday LIVE, host Genevieve Randall and guests have lively conversations about: Jazz in June; National Willa Cather Center’s 69th Annual Spring Conference; Nebraska Jazz Orchestra's “A Salute to Duke Ellington;" On The Road with Nebraska Public Media; Aging Partners Dinner and a Show; and "Finding Nemo Jr." at the Nebraska Communities Playhouse in Hickman. Also, more poetry from Ae Hee Lee and a look at the next Omaha Symphony concert.

This week's Friday LIVE Extra podcast looks at a student art exhibit in Wayne and revisits a talk with artist Nathan Murray about his Malcolm X sculpture at the state capitol.

On the May 17 Friday LIVE , host Genevieve Randall and guests talk about: Salt Creek Song Festival; Bluebarn's new production; Nathan Murray's bust of Malcolm X that he created for the state capitol; The Fabulous Accordion Festival; Brad Balukjian's new book THE SIX PACK: On the Road in Search of WrestleMania; and Chadron Open Art. Also, poetry from Ae Hee Lee and a look at the next Omaha Symphony concert.

This week's Friday LIVE Extra podcast features an extended conversation with author Brad Balukjian.

On the May 10 Friday LIVE, host Genevieve Randall and guests talk about: Larksong Spring Festival; new exhibitions at Constellation Studios and West Nebraska Arts Center; Bob Hall's exhibition of his comic book art at Ming Toy Gallery; The Yorkshire Playhouse’s production of "The Cemetery Club;" Nebraska Wesleyan University Choirs concert; TADA’s Spring Sing Cabaret; University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra concert; and Blixt Arts Lab production of "Foster." Also, poetry from Ae Hee Lee and a look at “The Disability Plays” at Benson Theatre.

This week's Friday LIVE Extra podcast features a look at Great Plains Theatre Commons Conference.

On the May 3 Friday LIVE, host Genevieve Randall and guests talk about: violinist Joshua Bell's concert; Norfolk Art Center's 17th Annual Juried Show; “Pictures At An Exhibition” concert by Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra; the next Nebraska Communities Playhouse production; a play at the Lincoln Community Playhouse; Jason Horner's last concert directing Lincoln Choral Artists; and Opera Omaha's final production of the season. Also, more poetry from Siwar Masannat, a Ross film review and a look at a concert by the Omaha Chamber Music Society.

This week's Friday LIVE Extra podcast features looks at the 2024 Spring Platte River Art Show, " and A Life of Whimsy" at Gallery Nine.

On the April 26 Friday LIVE, host Genevieve Randall and guests chat about: “Delights & Shadows: A Tribute to Nebraska Poet Ted Kooser;" a guitar ensemble performance in a planetarium in Chadron: Lincoln Calling; Wessels Living History Farm; The Wartburg Choir; First Friday Jazz with Jackie Allen, Hans Sturm and more on May 3; The Nebraska Brass; Aging Partners Dinner and a Show; and Public Art Lincoln. Also, some of Ted Kooser's poetry read by Chloe Moore and a preview of a performance of the "Standing Bear Cantata" in Omaha.