Artist Cindy Chinn and More

Nebraska Stories

Air Date: 04/01/2021

Cindy Chinn A Las Vegas artist bought an old school building in Chester and transformed it into her private studio where she creates unique work in many mediums. Chadron Fire Recovery Rancher Sandy Montague Roes still gets emotional thinking back to the devastating wildfire that roared through her Chadron ranch in 2012. Now the question isn’t “if”, but “when” the next fire will happen. That’s why ranchers, volunteer firefighters, and foresters are now working together toward a goal of resilience. Never Forget Who would expect a Nazi concentration camp to inspire children today?  A Holocaust education program in Omaha resurrects the music and art, created in secret, of a village called Terezin. The Sound of Things Jay Kreimer mixes his talent as a sculptor and musician to turn everyday objects into innovative musical instruments or as he says, “scraps of possibilities.” Kreimer has taken his music on the road across Europe and into Asia. His work has also been exhibited across the US and most recently in Nebraska at Wayne State College.