Jim Fras lay down in the tall grass of a farmer’s field near Roca, south of Lincoln, on a summer day in 1960 when it occurred to him just how good the good life could be. “Beautiful Nebraska,” he said to himself, “peaceful prairie land.” Inspired by the experience that afternoon, Fras composed “BeautifulRead More
The Nebraska Chamber Players’ first summer Concert on the Creek is June 24 in Cambridge. Photo by Alan J. Bartels.
Concerts on the Creek kicks off Saturday in Cambridge
The soothing sounds of Medicine Creek’s tranquil waters meeting the Republican River is natural music serenading Cambridge. Dick Shoemaker and Becky Van de Bogart’s home overlooks the valley where those streams join. Music of another sort flows when the Nebraska Chamber Players assemble in the spacious home during Concerts on the Creek. Shoemaker is tendingRead More