Pet the Stress Away
11 a.m. to 2 p.m., April 16
Nebraska Union, Plaza
Love pets and miss your own? Head over to the Union Plaza and meet some friendly faces from Domesti-PUPS! Feed the dogs treats, warm up with free coco, and get free swag.
Nebraska Innovation Studio Maker Showcase
8 a.m. to 8 p.m., April 17
Nebraska Innovation Campus, 2nd Floor Link
Stop by the Nebraska Innovation Campus art gallery to immerse yourself in creativity and explore a captivating collection of over 50 works across a variety of media including ceramics, woodworking, painting, 3D printing, metalworking, and more.
Deborah Taffa, author of memoir ‘Whiskey Tender’
5:30 p.m., April 17
Francie & Finch Bookshop, 130 S. 13th St
The Creative Writing Program, in partnership with the Institute for Ethnic Studies, hosts an evening with memorist Deborah Taffa, author of the acclaimed “Whisky Tender.” The memoir traces how a mixed tribe native girl — born on the California Yuma reservation and raised in Navajo territory in New Mexico — comes to her own interpretation of identity, despite her parent’s desires for her to transcend the class and “Indian” status of her birth through education, and despite the Quechan tribe’s particular traditions and beliefs regarding oral and recorded histories. Deborah Taffa’s childhood memories unspool into meditations on tribal identity, the rampant criminalization of Native men, governmental assimilation policies, the Red Power movement, and the negotiation between belonging and resisting systemic oppression. Pan-Indian, as well as specific tribal histories and myths, blend with stories of a 1970s and 1980s childhood spent on and off the reservation.
RHA Movie at The Ross: ‘I Saw the TV Glow’
7 to 9 p.m., April 17
Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center-Van Brunt Visitors Center
Come for a free showing of “I Saw the TV Glow,” hosted by the Residence Hall Association, from 7 to 9 p.m. April 17 at the Ross.
Cuts N' Convos
11 a.m. to 4 p.m., April 21
Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center, Unity Room
Join us in a welcoming environment where students, faculty, and staff can come together for open, candid conversations. Enjoy refreshments, engage in competitive games, and build community in a space rooted in culture and connection. Haircuts available if you’re interested — but no pressure. Come as you are. Everyone is welcome.
