Mark your calendars for Talent Tuesday on Oct. 5

What do Allied Health’s Fran Higgins, Public Relations’ Liz Kumru and the UNMC Musical Society have in common?

Answer — they all will perform next week at the inaugural Talent Tuesday — a new event that lets employees and students share their talents with the campus community.

picture disc.What is Talent Tuesday?

It’s a one-hour talent show that allows employees and students to showcase their talents for the rest of us in a fun and inclusive environment.

When is it?

As the name suggests, it will be on Tuesdays every couple months. The shows will run from noon to 1 p.m. Dates for the first few installments are on the right.












Upcoming Talent Tuesdays



Future Talent Tuesday events will be on the following dates:

  • Oct. 5
  • Nov. 30
  • Jan. 25
  • March 29
  • May 31

In November, ob/gyn’s Anita Jaynes will play on her harp and PR’s Chuck Brown and ITS’ Brian Luger will be on hand to pump out a set of blues, country and rock songs.




Where will it be?

Bennett Hall, Room 2020. The room only seats 40 people so come early and bring your lunch!

Who will perform?

  • Higgins will kick off Talent Tuesday with a half-hour set of her special blend of Celtic, rock and folk music.
  • Kumru will tell a doozy of a ghost story, which she says is true, by the way.
  • To wrap things up, the UNMC Musical Society — a group of student and employee musicians — will perform choral and orchestral music.

What kind of talents are welcomed?

It’s pretty open but a certain degree of discretion will be exercised in selecting acts to make sure they are appropriate and not offensive in nature. We’ve already got jugglers, a harpist, poets, a Marionette artist and assorted musicians on the radar screen to perform at future events.

“I have a talent I want to share,” or, “I know someone who does.”

Awesome! Send an e-mail to today@unmc.edu and someone will contact you about possibly performing in an upcoming Talent Tuesday.