This week on the Friday Live EXTRA, The Axtell Oratorio Society’s production of Handel’s "Messiah" and the Lincoln Friends of Chamber Music Hermitage Piano Trio concert.

On the April 4 Friday LIVE at 10 a.m. CT from the Ron Hull Studio at Nebraska Public Media, host Genevieve Randall has lively conversations and live performances from: The Wildwoods; poet Chaun Ballard; Madeline Reddel; and Brad Colerick.

This week on the Friday Live EXTRA, a look at this year's Nebraska Grown Art Festival in Ord and a conversation with artist Brook Taylor about his one-man exhibition.

On the March 28 Friday LIVE, Genevieve Randall and guests have lively conversations about: a screening of "Tremors" at The Ross, featuring film producer Gale Anne Hurd: the new novel "The Antidote" by Pulitzer Prize for Fiction finalist and MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant recipient Karen Russell; "An Evening with Larry Gatlin" at the Merryman Performing Arts Center; Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra's "Star Wars: Return of the Maestro" at the Lied Center for Performing Arts; and Anastasis Theatre Company's production of "By a Thread." Also, poetry from Karla Hernandez Torrijos.

This week on the Friday Live Extra, a preview of Bluebarn's production of "The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me."

This week on the March 21 Friday LIVE, Andy Hermann (in for Genevieve Randall) and guests have lively conversations about: Dundee Theatre's 100 year celebration in Omaha; David von Behren's organ concert in Lincoln; "Fabrics of Africa: Weaving Culture and Community" exhibition in Omaha curated by Suzanne Gunn; Steve Langan at the Plains Writers Series in Wayne; and Lincoln Community Playhouse's production of "Waitress." Also, poetry from Karla Hernandez Torrijos, Mike Tobias talks to "What if...Nebraska" composer Winston Schneider and a look at the exhibition "Saints Above & Sinners Below" in Omaha.

On this week's Friday LIVE Extra podcast, Tosca Lee tells us about more "One Book, One Nebraska" events.

This week on the March 14 Friday LIVE, Genevieve Randall and guests have lively conversations about: comedian Darrell Hammond in Norfolk; singer/songwriter Darrell Scott in Hastings; "Paint Your Wagon" in Minden; Omaha Symphony's "Celtic Journey;" "The Space Between" exhibition by Josephine Langbehn; and Angels Theatre Company's production of "Eminent Domain." Also, poetry from Karla Hernandez Torrijos and a look at juried student art exhibtion at UNO.

On this week's Friday LIVE Extra podcast, Cirque Mechanics at Wayne State College and "Sense & Sensibility" at Little Red Hen Theatre in Wakefield.

On this week's Friday LIVE Extra podcast, Alison Gaines from the Kearney Symphony Orchestra is completing a conductor exchange with Dr. Michael Griffith for KSO's March 11th concert. They tell us about it. Also, comedian Dustin Nickerson tells us about his show in North Platte.