Friday LIVE
This week on the Jan. 27 "Friday LIVE" at 9:59 a.m. CT from The Mill in Lincoln's Historic Haymarket, Genevieve Randall and guests have lively conversations about:
- Elvis tribute concerts in Wakefield and Red Cloud
- a new production at the Lincoln Community Playhouse
- The McGovern String Band at the Grand Island Music Series
- Goldpine at The Listening Room in Hastings
- The Travis Anderson Trio a the Kearney Concert Series
- and John Bailey performs a piece by Kurt Knecht and more at UNL.
Also, new poetry from Rick Brown and a preview of a new exhibition at Lauritzen Gardens in Omaha.
This week on the "Friday LIVE Extra" podcast, a conversation with one of the directors of "No Body Like Jimmy" in Seward, and a look at Humanities Nebraska's "Dear Stranger" letter writing project.
Photo Gallery
Nebraska’s astronaut, Clay Anderson, marvels at his own book, “Ordinary Spaceman.”
Audience fills up the chairs at a Friday LIVE road show hosted by the Knight Museum in Alliance.
Friday LIVE in Alliance
Andrea von Kampen
Lathan and James run tech at Lewellen show
Michael Fitzsimmons plays a kind of melodic hand drum called the “hang” (rhymes with “long”) on Friday LIVE.
Talbott Brothers sing on Friday LIVE
Talbott Brothers interview with Genevieve
Johnny Carson CEMA Show guests
Ed Love, Genevieve and James Valentine
Genevieve interviews Gabriel Kahane
Filmmaker Kalyanee Mam
Mark Jones and Rex Miller play in Lewellen
Susan Werner
Violist Clark Potter and harpist Katie Wychulis from Nebraska Chamber Players perform a duo at the Lied Center.
Ukulele master and composer Jake Shimabukuro is interviewed by Genevieve at The Mill ahead of his Lincoln concert.
Composer William Bolcom
Genevieve shakes hands with the service dog of an artist with traumatic brain injury.
Simone Dinnerstein
Ted Kooser
Mandolin player Avit Avital warms up before a show from the Ron Hull studio.
Tempest Storm and Nimisha Mukerji
Trumpet Trio at Innovation Campus show
Salut Salon plays at our studio
Folk and bluegrass band Gracie’s Uncles play at the Minden Opera House.
Singer songwriter Hope Dunbar plays an original on a Friday LIVE at the Nebraska Public Media studios.
Singer songwriter Mark Jones
Singer songwriter Dustin Prinz
Genevieve Randall hosts Friday LIVE
Sylvain and Francois Rabbath
Members of UNL percussion ensemble Nebraska Steel jam out on original music by one of their members.
Steel drums from Nebraska Steel
Dan McCarthy sings “Oh Nancy” at the International Quilt Study Center and Museum on Friday LIVE.
Genevieve at Quilt Study Center
Cowboy poet Lyn Messersmith poses in front of a wall mural depicting a typical sandhills ranch scene.
Old Pals Quartet in Scottsbluff
About The Show
Friday LIVE is a weekly arts and humanities program hosted by Genevieve Randall on Nebraska Public Media's News / Classical radio station. The program currently broadcasts on Fridays at 10 a.m. CT. If you have questions about Friday LIVE or have arts or humanities events to pitch, please email us at Friday LIVE
If you can't catch the show live, it is available later the same day on demand, or you can subscribe to the podcast for Friday LIVE.
Latest Episodes
Elvis in Red Cloud & Wakefield, Lincoln Comm. Playhouse and more!
01/27/2023 | 1h 5m
Extra: "No Body Like Jimmy" in Seward, and "Dear Stranger"
01/26/2023 | 12m
Brian Stokes Mitchell, Nebraska Brass, NCP and more...
01/20/2023 | 1h 4m
Extra: Axiom String Quartet
01/19/2023 | 18m
Kirk Garrison, Rick Brown, Ryan Chandler and more...
01/13/2023 | 1h 2m
Extra: Nebraska Met Opera competition and talk in Bancroft
01/12/2023 | 16m
Extra: Merryman Center and Cather Center
01/05/2023 | 15m
Extra: New Year's Eve and "Predicting a Revolution"
12/29/2022 | 26m
Christmas and Solstice Special
12/23/2022 | 59m
Extra: Neil Celani and Suzanne Wise
12/22/2022 | 29m
Andrea von Kampen, Winter Festival, OSO, Nutcracker and more!
12/16/2022 | 58m
Extra: Abendmusik's "Last Blast" concert, and art in Scottsbluff
12/15/2022 | 10m
Holiday Concerts, Neb. Brass, Union for Contemporary Arts & More!
12/09/2022 | 55m
Extra: The Lincoln Boys Choir and The Flyovers in Hastings
12/08/2022 | 12m
Mads Tolling, KSO, LSO, Prairie Art Brothers and more...
12/02/2022 | 1h 2m
Extra: Don McLeese and Jason Horner
12/01/2022 | 19m
Extra: Brownville harp concert and brass concert in Lincoln
11/23/2022 | 17m
Bone Creek, Lincoln Crossroads, NJO, Synesthesia and more!
11/18/2022 | 56m
Extra: "One Book - One Lincoln" event and "A Christmas Carol"
11/17/2022 | 24m
GI Music Series, Dan Mirvish, poet Chaun Ballard and more...
11/11/2022 | 1h 1m
Extra: A film festival in Lincoln and a production in Ord
11/10/2022 | 17m
Sarah Rowe in Red Cloud, A Chance Encounter, Lied dance and more
11/04/2022 | 1h 3m
Extra: Wallspace-LNK and Fiendish Plots
11/04/2022 | 25m
Malcolm X opera, Hannah Porter Occena, Grace Bauer and more!
10/28/2022 | 1h 6m
Extra: Lincoln Choral Artists and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
10/27/2022 | 14m
All By My Lonesome, Josh Hoyer, El Museo Latino and more!
10/21/2022 | 1h 3m
"Pride and Prejudice" and Tugboat Gallery
10/20/2022 | 19m
Sandhills Symphony, Jacobshagen, Chadron films and more…
10/14/2022 | 1h 0m
Extra: Brownville concert, and art at Mahoney and in Scottsbluff
10/13/2022 | 27m
Kearney Symphony, painter Robin Smith, music at Polley and more!
10/07/2022 | 1h 6m
Extra: a film fest, "The Wilds" in Lincoln, and Lightning Bugs
10/06/2022 | 26m
Danny Elfman Week, LSO Tuba, Omaha Pottery Tour and more!
09/30/2022 | 1h 4m
Extra: MONA exhibitions and renovation update
09/29/2022 | 8m
Hickman theater, Abendmusik, Neihardt book event and more!
09/23/2022 | 1h 9m
Extra: Jamie Ulmer
09/22/2022 | 12m
Nebraska film officer, Lincoln's Symphony, Klezmer in Omaha
09/16/2022 | 1h 11m
Extra: Two New Authors and Something Rotten
09/15/2022 | 23m
Urkoski Orchestra, Angels Theatre, Frank S. O'Neal poetry & more
09/09/2022 | 1h 2m
Extra: An interview with members of Blix
09/08/2022 | 7m
Extra: Tory Lenosky and The Big Damn Door Festival
09/01/2022 | 27m
Extra: Hub and Soul Music Series and My Big Fat Greek Festival
08/25/2022 | 17m
Rowe, Flatwater Shakespeare, Frank S. O'Neal, Opera Omaha & more
08/19/2022 | 1h 3m
Extra: Michelle DeRusha
08/18/2022 | 12m
Brownville Concerts, Jonis Agee, Frank S. O'Neal and more
08/12/2022 | 1h 5m
Extra: Cindy Jacobs
08/11/2022 | 8m
Theatre Organ, Greater Tuna, Jeff Koterba and more!
08/05/2022 | 55m
Extra: Porch-Art-Palooza and the Gallery 9 August Show
08/04/2022 | 16m
Norfolk Fest, Lincoln Crossroads, Yorkshire & Lincoln Exposed
07/29/2022 | 1h 2m
Extra: Pershing Mural Project and a new exhibition in David City
07/28/2022 | 19m
Chautauqua, Bandura music, Crossroads Music Fest, Angels & more
07/22/2022 | 1h 6m
Extra: Ana Popovic and Lincoln Unites!
07/21/2022 | 16m
Laughs at The Lark, Two "Newsies," TADAstock and more!
07/15/2022 | 1h 0m