The Point is Poetry and More

"The Point Is Poetry" http://nebraskastories.org/videos/the-point-is-poetry/ Fingers start snapping at the sounds of wicked rhymes and impassioned performances featuring heart, humor and gut-wrenching personal stories. We see the four final teams competing in the largest poetry slam festival in the Midwest, Louder Than a Bomb - Great Plains, with high school teams from Ogallala, Waverly and Omaha (Duschene & Skutt) fighting for the highest score. Only one team can take home the Pop-Tart Trophy but the points are not the point… the point is Poetry. "The Saddle Maker" http://nebraskastories.org/videos/the-saddle-maker/ Lyle Henderson is a second generation saddle maker. Together with his wife, Lynda, the Henderson’s are turning the prosperous, long-time tradition into an international business. This cowboy is headin’ up! "The Sutton House" http://nebraskastories.org/videos/the-sutton-house/ The only house in Nebraska designed and built by architect Frank Lloyd Wright is located in McCook. Meet current owners, Van and Janet Korell, while enjoying a tour of their fully restored historic home. And, hear the backstory on the contentious relationship between Wright and Elizabeth Sutton from her great-grandchildren Patty Cordell, Stephanie Hurst, and Harvey Sutton, III. "2000 Souls" http://nebraskastories.org/videos/2000-souls/ A University of Nebraska-Omaha art student draws attention to the 2000 Nebraska victims of sex trafficking by creating a flock of ceramic birds. The unique display at Omaha’s Eppley airfield is intended to raise awareness of the issue in Nebraska as well as funding for nonprofits that support victims of sex trafficking.