Lavender Closet Pop-Up
2 to 6 p.m., April 8
McCollum Hall
Pick out and take home free identity-affirming clothing and accessories to build your wardrobe. A variety of clothing styles and sizes are available. All items are donated and in gently-used condition. A private room is available on-site to try on items. Unable to attend this event? Lavender Closet is open Monday-Friday in its permanent location on the Nebraska Union’s 3rd floor.
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National Poetry Month reading by Camille T. Dungy
5:30 p.m., April 8
Lied Center for Performing Arts, Steinhart Room
The Creative Writing Program of the UNL English Department welcomes Camille T. Dungy as their National Poetry Month speaker. Head over to the Lied and listen to Dungy read pieces of her work.
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Cultural Cuisine Night: Mediterranean
4:30 to 8 p.m., April 9
Willa Cather Dining Complex
Take a journey with us around the Mediterranean Sea in this last installment of our Spring semester Cultural Cuisine Nights. We are featuring foods from countries that surround this beautiful region including Greece, Italy, Turkey, France, Malta, Lebanon, Tunisia, and more.
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Cramp Comfort
5:30 to 7 p.m., April 9
Nebraska Union, Heritage Room
Create a personal hand-made heating pad. Fabric, sewing supplies, and instructions are provided.
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International Film Festival
Multiple times and days
The Ross, Cooper Theater
International Film Fest is a 3-day event April 7, 9, & 12, 2025 hosted by UPC Nebraska with the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center. The screenings are FREE for UNL Students, Faculty, and Staff ONLY with an Event Pass. Admission includes one complimentary small popcorn and a bottled drink. ARRIVE EARLY. Seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Evenings of Dance
7:30 p.m., April 10 – 12
2 p.m., April 13
Johnny Carson Theater
The Glenn Korff School of Music’s dance program presents their annual Evenings of Dance concerts April 10-13, in the Lied Center’s Johnny Carson Theater. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. April 10-12 and at 2 p.m. on April 13.
Tickets are $12 general and $7 students and will be available at https://go.unl.edu/gksomtickets.
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Out of this World Drag Show
8 to 10 p.m., April 11
Nebraska Union, Centennial Room
Student performers lip-sync to popular songs in two acts for the end-of-the-semester drag show. A short intermission will take place between the acts.
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Remedy Drive Concert
6:30 to 7:30 p.m., April 13
Nebraska East Union, Great Plains Room
Remedy Drive is an alternative rock band led by Nebraska native and UNL graduate David Zach. Zach, who was born in Omaha and now lives in Nashville, Tennessee, also works for the anti-human trafficking organization the Exodus Road, which identifies and rescues those in slavery. Zach has been part of investigative teams with the organization on the ground in countries in Asia and Latin America.
The concert is free to UNL students with Event Pass
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‘What Were You Wearing?’ Survivor Art Installation
Multiple days and times
East Union, Garden Room and Willa Cather Dining Complex, Red Cloud B-C
An art exhibit that asks participants to understand that it is never about the clothing when sexual violence occurs, this display will show representations of outfits worn during assaults with accompanying stories from sexual violence survivors. Inspired by the poem “What I Was Wearing” by Dr. Mary Simmerling, the project intends to shed light on the burden of self-blame brought forth by the victim-blaming question that is pervasive for most survivors, and shatter the myth that sexual violence can be attributed to a person’s choice in clothing.
