The Star Thrower - Musical Evening with John Cimino and Jon Klibonoff in Scottsbluff, Nebraska

In-Person Event: The Star Thrower - Musical Evening with John Cimino and Jon Klibonoff in Scottsbluff, Nebraska

Date: Friday, May 23, 2025

Time: 7:30pm MDT

Location: Western Nebraska Community College Recital Hall in Scottsbluff, Nebraska

Information: Click to check the LES Facebook Group for posted information

The Loren Eiseley Society would like to invite you to attend a free performance of a Musical Evening with Loren Eiseley's "The Star Thrower" on Friday, May 23rd at 7:30 PM Mountain Daylight Time. All are welcome to join us!

There will be reflections from composer, performer and Eiseley scholar John Cimino discussing and performing highlights of his Eiseley-inspired musical dramatization, THE STAR THROWER together with pianist and conductor, Jon Klibonoff.

This event is sponsored by the Loren Eiseley Society, Hod Kosman, Western Nebraska Community College, The University of Nebraska Omaha, Associated Solo Artists, and The Renaissance Center.

To ask questions about our event or if you require directions, check the Loren Eiseley Facebook Group or email hello@eiseley.org

The Star Thrower - Musical Evening with John Cimino and Jon Klibonoff in Omaha, Nebraska

 

In-Person Event: The Star Thrower - Musical Evening with John Cimino and Jon Klibonoff in Omaha, Nebraska

Date: Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Time: 7:30pm CDT

Location: University of Nebraska Omaha, Small Recital Hall in Omaha, Nebraska

Information: Click to check the LES Facebook Group for posted information

The Loren Eiseley Society would like to invite you to attend a free performance of a Musical Evening with Loren Eiseley's "The Star Thrower" on Tuesday, May 27th at 7:30 PM Central Daylight Time. All are welcome to join us!

There will be reflections from composer, performer and Eiseley scholar John Cimino discussing and performing highlights of his Eiseley-inspired musical dramatization, THE STAR THROWER together with pianist and conductor, Jon Klibonoff.

This event is sponsored by the Loren Eiseley Society, Hod Kosman, Western Nebraska Community College, The University of Nebraska Omaha, Associated Solo Artists, and The Renaissance Center.

To ask questions about our event or if you require directions, check the Loren Eiseley Facebook Group or email hello@eiseley.org

Dedication of the Loren Eiseley Historical Marker

In-Person ONLY Event: Dedication of the Loren Eiseley Historical Marker

Date: Friday, April 11, 2025

Time: 1:30pm to 2:30pm CDT

Location: Irvingdale Park, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

Information: Click to check the LES Facebook Group for posted information

The Loren Eiseley Society is pleased to announce the unveiling of a new Nebraska Historical Marker commemorating Loren Eiseley. Our dedication event is scheduled for Friday, April 11, 2025 in Lincoln, Nebraska's Irvingdale Park from 1:30pm to 2:30pm CDT.

Distinguished guests include Lincoln Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and Loren Eiseley Society President Bing Chen.

We are grateful for the support of the Nebraska Historical Society, Lincoln Parks & Recreation, and the Irvingdale Country Club as well as the Indian Village Neighborhood Associations.

For information on how to find our event or ask questions about it, check the Loren Eiseley Facebook Group or email hello@eiseley.org

 

To donate in support of this project, please visit: https://www.eiseley.org/donate/

 

"The Unexpected Universe - Technology, Science, and Civilization" with Bing Chen, PhD

Online Event: The Unexpected Universe - Technology, Science, and Civilization with Bing Chen, PhD

Date: Saturday, January 11, 2025

Starting Time: 2pm CST (USA)

Location: Online via Zoom

Information: Click to check the LES Facebook Group for posted information

The Loren Eiseley Society would like to invite you to attend a brief public online Zoom presentation on Saturday, January 11th at 2 PM Central Standard Time (USA) on "The Unexpected Universe," the second in a triad of books on Man and Nature by noted naturalist Loren Eiseley who Ray Bradbury considers to be the greatest essayist on Nature of the 20th century. Bing Chen, PhD, LES President, will be utilizing a number of Eiseley quotes to enhance a discussion that he gives to his senior students in Electrical and Computer Engineering at UNL when reviewing humankind's Pleistocene development and arrival upon the great stage of life which Eiseley refers to as the Immense Journey (his first book of the triad). Please plan on attending if you have the opportunity and interest and then feel free to participate in the discussion that follows. All are welcome to join us!

To ask questions about our event, check the Loren Eiseley Facebook Group or email hello@eiseley.org

"Loren Eiseley's 117th Birthday Reading" - Free In-Person Event

In-Person Event: Loren Eiseley's Birthday Reading

Date: Saturday, September 7, 2024

Time: 11am to 12 noon CDT

Location: Irvingdale Park, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

Information: Click to check the LES Facebook Group for posted information

This September we are commemorating Loren Eiseley's 117th birthday with a celebration of his life and works.

As a public forum presented by the Loren Eiseley Society, LES will offer a birthday reading and light discussion in-person on Saturday, Sep. 7, at 11am Central Daylight Time. All are welcome to join us!

Feel free to bring a favorite poem or short passage from his writings to share at our in-person event.

For information on how to find our event or ask questions about it, check the Loren Eiseley Facebook Group or email hello@eiseley.org

"Loren Eiseley's 115th Birthday Reading" - Free Online Zoom Event

Online Event: Loren Eiseley's Birthday Reading

Date: Saturday, September 3, 2022

Starting Time: 2pm CDT

Zoom Connection Info: Click to check the LES Facebook Group for posted information

This month we are commemorating Loren Eiseley's 115th birthday with a celebration of his life and works.

As a public forum presented by the Loren Eiseley Society, LES will offer a birthday reading and light discussion via Zoom on Saturday, Sep. 3, at 2pm Central Time. All are welcome to join us!

Feel free to bring a favorite poem or short passage from his writings to share at our Zoom event.

Also, we would like you to know that we have a $15,000 challenge grant for The Star Thrower musical dramatization and we will be mentioning this at the birthday reading on how you can contribute.

For information on how to log in, check the Loren Eiseley Facebook Group or email hello@eiseley.org

"Loren Eiseley and the Subterranean World" with Susan Maher

Online Event: Loren Eiseley and the Subterranean World with Susan Maher

Date: Saturday, June 25, 2022

Starting Time: 2pm CDT

Zoom Connection Info: Click to check the LES Facebook Group for posted information

The Loren Eiseley Society invites you to attend our next Public Forum via Zoom on Saturday, June 25th at 2 PM CDT.  Our special guest is Susan Maher, PhD and her topic will be  “Loren Eiseley and the Subterranean World.” All are welcome to join us!

For information on how to log in, check the Loren Eiseley Facebook Group or email hello@eiseley.org

Across Loren Eiseley’s oeuvre, revelations about science, humanity, and the natural world often happen in subterranean spaces. Whether exploring deep time or more personal, psychological disturbances, Eiseley is drawn to tunnels, cellars, culverts, and caves. In the dark, he probes connections between past and present, collapsing time and space into lyrical encounters with all manner of life forms, whether fossilized or living. His essays, often journeys in the dark, uncover truths about life, death, and the boundless realms of the human imagination.

Susan Maher co-edited “Artifacts and Illuminations: Critical Essays on Loren Eiseley” with Tom Lynch. Her book “Deep Map Country” also includes a chapter on Eiseley. She has published widely on Great Plains writers, including Willa Cather, Wallace Stegner, and John Janovy, Jr. Her current book project is “Authoring Landscapes: Literary Pilgrimage in the Interior of North America.” She is Professor of English at the University of Minnesota Duluth.