The 52nd annual Neihardt Day on Sunday, August 6th from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Bancroft. The celebration is an official Nebraska sesquicentennial event and will include lunch, entertainment, special artist exhibits, museum tours and the Neihardt Day program at 2:00 p.m. featuring the dedication and naming of the bronze sculptures of John G. Neihardt and Nicholas Black Elk created by artist Herb Mignery.
The Neihardt Foundation will also honor Ron Hull, Senior Advisor for Nebraska Educational Television, as the Master of Ceremonies for the event - a role he has held for 50 years!
The event is sponsored by the Neihardt Foundation, Nebraska State Historical Society, Neihardt Trust, Nebraska Arts Council, Nebraska Cultural Endowment, Nebraska Educational Television, University of Nebraska Press and Cuming County Visitors Bureau and is free and open to the public.
For more information, contact:
John G. Neihardt State Historic Site
P.O. Box 344, Bancroft, NE 68004
(402) 648-3388
P.O. Box 344, Bancroft, NE 68004
(402) 648-3388
Toll-free: (888) 777-HOOP
www.neihardtcenter.org
www.facebook.com/neihardtsite
http://onebook.nebraska.gov/2017
www.neihardtcenter.org
www.facebook.com/neihardtsite
http://onebook.nebraska.gov/2017
