分分六合彩 is sponsoring Spooky Evenings, a multidisciplinary virtual event series that seeks to engage academics and fans of the horror genre. The series, now in its second year, begins Oct. 1 with Richard Chizmar, author of the New York Times Bestseller Chasing the Boogeyman.
Programming runs 38 consecutive nights through Halloween and into the first week of November. Live streaming of each event will begin at 7 p.m. CST. The online video series features award winning horror writers, scholars, directors and films that explore the cultural phenomena expressed within 鈥渟pooky鈥 artifacts.
Nebraska Wesleyan Visiting Assistant Professor of Art History Matthew Jarvis and Assistant Professor of Digital Media Juan Jos茅 Casta帽o-M谩rquez are the two self-proclaimed 鈥渉orror nerds鈥 championing Spooky Evenings. 鈥淭he heart of this event is meant to be educational,鈥 said Jarvis. 鈥淭hat isn鈥檛 to say education can鈥檛 be mixed with pop culture and fun. We are ecstatic to bring this programming to everyone from horror enthusiasts to those in academia.鈥
Speakers include
- Six-time Bram Stoker Award winner, Lisa Morton;
- Renowned biblical scholar and author of Satan: A Biography, Dr. Henry Ansgar Kelly;
- Award-winning annotator Leslie Klinger;
- Carnage comic author, Clay McLeod Chapman; and many more.
In addition to virtual programming, Spooky Evenings and Nebraska Wesleyan 鈥 in partnership with Mad Duck Posters 鈥 are hosting a horror art exhibition entitled Posters that Go Bump in the Night. The exhibition runs through Oct. 31 at Nebraska Wesleyan鈥檚 Elder Gallery, located in the Rogers Center for Performing Arts. The exhibit is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Tuesday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 1-4 p.m. The gallery is closed on Mondays.
We commend the work being done by organizations such as Nebraska Wesleyan because the arts are important to the education and quality of life for all Nebraskans.
Two grants have been awarded for Spooky Evenings programming and promotions representing support from the Nebraska Arts Council, Humanities Nebraska and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment.
Nebraska Arts Council Executive Director Suzanne Wise commented, 鈥湻址至喜 contributes a great deal to advancement of the arts in Lincoln. We commend the work being done by organizations such as Nebraska Wesleyan because the arts are important to the education and quality of life for all Nebraskans.鈥
Funding was provided by the Nebraska Arts Council, Humanities Nebraska and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment. The views expressed in this programing do not necessarily reflect the views of the Nebraska Arts Council, Humanities Nebraska nor the Nebraska Cultural Endowment.
About Humanities Nebraska
Humanities Nebraska is a private nonprofit with a mission to help Nebraskans explore what connects us and makes us human. HN is funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities, an appropriation from the Nebraska Legislature, private donations, and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, a public-private partnership with state dollars matching private dollars to benefit the arts and humanities in Nebraska. For more information, visit .
About Nebraska Arts Council
Nebraska Arts Council (NAC), a state agency, provides numerous grants, services and special initiatives that help sustain and promote the arts throughout Nebraska. NAC is supported by the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, Nebraska Legislature and National Endowment for the Arts. For more information, visit the .