For Immediate Release
‘Friday LIVE’ Broadcasts from Brownville, Features Harpist Julie Smith Phillips
LINCOLN, Neb. (June 12, 2026) – Nebraska Public Media’s “Friday LIVE” arts and entertainment radio show will broadcast live at 10 a.m. CT, Friday, June 26, from the Brownville Concert Hall, 126 Atlantic St., Brownville.
The public is invited to be part of this free event with performances by Julie Smith Phillips, a harpist who is originally from Hastings and now performs with the San Diego Symphony, and the Bel Canto Duo with cellist David Downing and oboist Darci Gamerl. Bel Canto combines lyrical musical lines with arts-based therapies. The program will also include live poetry readings from Jan Chism Wright, who lives in the Barada Hills of southeastern Nebraska, and the Homestead Harmonizer Quartet from Beatrice will perform barbershop music.
Nebraska Public Media Music Director and “Friday LIVE” host Genevieve Randall will interview Phillips about the Nebraska Harp Retreat, a summer harp camp she is hosting June 20-27 in Brownville. Randall will also share the latest news about music, arts, literature and events happening around the state with guests attending the Brownville event and radio listeners from across the state.
Doors open at 9 a.m. CT with concessions available during the show. While the event is free, registration is encouraged. For more information about “Friday LIVE,” including archived episodes of the show, visit NebraskaPublicMedia.org/fridaylive.
The “Friday LIVE” radio broadcast airs at 10 a.m. CT every Friday on Nebraska Public Media, NebraskaPublicMedia.org/live and on the Nebraska Public Media App. Listeners in the southeast Nebraska area can tune in locally at KQNE 89.9 FM (Falls City).
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