Friday LIVE

On this week's Friday LIVE Extra podcast, we hear from poets Ae Hee Lee, Siwar Masannat and Kelly Weber, who are doing an event at Francie and Finch on April 2.

On the March 22 Friday LIVE, host Genevieve Randall and guests chat about: Nebraska Trumpet Ensemble's concert in Grand Island; Neave Trio performing a Jonah Sirota piece in Lincoln; OmniArts Nebraska's reading of the new play by Jillian Carter; Flyovers new music and their concert in Alliance; Bluebarn Theatre's world premiere of "More of a Heart" by Dave Osmundsen; and "100 Years of Broadway" at the Lied Center. Also, poetry by Stephanie Coley and a preview of this weekend's Omaha Symphony concert.

On this week's Friday LIVE Extra podcast, we hear about crane migration in Nebraska and Boho Bash.

On the March 15 "Friday LIVE"... host Genevieve Randall and guests chat about "Little Underworld," a new novel by Chris Harding Thornton; “The Simmons Sisters Reunion” at The TADA Theatre; "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" at Nebraska Communities Playhouse; Greenblatt & Seay's music workshops at The Old Schoolhouse; an organ recital at St. Cecilia Cathedral; World Speech Day and a faculty tuba recital at Wayne State College; and "Paper," an exhibition at Constellation Studios. We also feature poetry by Daniel Simon.

This week's Friday LIVE Extra looks at the Norfolk Area Student Exhibition.

On the March 8 "Friday LIVE" host Genevieve Randall has: live performances and a conversation with members of General Guinness and the Stout Boys/Paddywhack; live performances and a conversation with Bela Fleck; a discussion about Kiechel Fine Art's “Resilience” exhibition by Olena Mosiyevych; and a theater roundup with Lincoln Community Playhouse's "Cabaret" and Doane University's "The Delays." Also, poetry from Twyla Hansen.

This week's Friday LIVE Extra looks at concerts by Kittel & Co. and Michael Londra.

On the March 1 "Friday LIVE," host Genevieve Randall and guests have lively conversations about: Lied Center's “Shrek: The Musical;" Buffalo County Historical Society/Trails & Rails Museum's Smithsonian traveling exhibition called “Water/Ways;" First Nations Festival: "An Evening of Music by Indigenous Composers;" St. Paul First Friday; and Jackie Allen's concerts with the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra and Hastings Symphony. Also, new poetry from Daniel Simon, a preview of the next concert by Omaha Symphony, and a music roundup featuring events by: The Milligan Czech Brass Band, Lincoln Choral Artists, Beatrice Regional Orchestra, and Lincoln Organ Showcase.

This week's Friday LIVE Extra, looks at a concert and an exhibit at The National Willa Cather Center and Angels Theatre Company's Salon Reading Series.

On the Feb. 23 “Friday LIVE," host Genevieve Randall and guests have lively conversations about: the next Hastings Symphony concert; Cuban Missile Crisis's performance at the Grand Island Music Series; Nebraska Rep's production of “The Flick;" Abendmusik's Youth Masterworks Festival; First Friday Jazz on March 1 with Camille Metoyer Moten; Kearney Concert Association's Divas 3; and exhibitions at Gallery 9. Also, new poetry from Daniel Simon, a Ross film review by Kwakiutl Dreher and a preview of "Cabaret" in Omaha.