Nebraska concert series canceled after Czech musician is detained at Detroit airport

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Omaha World Herald

Maddie Ames Jul 3, 2025 Updated 46 mins ago

A Nebraska concert series that was scheduled to begin Saturday has been canceled after one of the musicians set to perform says he was detained at the Detroit airport while trying to enter the country from the Czech Republic.

The concert series was set to feature Jára Škuta, a Czech clarinet player.

The performances, hosted by the Czech Culture and Education Foundation of Nebraska, were planned in Wilber, Omaha, Lincoln and Fremont.

The first show was scheduled for Saturday in Wilber, which is known for its Czech-American population and was once named the "Czech capital of the United States" by President Ronald Reagan.

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[rzemanfl]

1. So far today Nebraska has lost a hospital and a concert series..

I am half Czech myself and pretty sure the Czechs are not Republicans, so I won't FAFO as to the latter loss.

[Srkdqltr]

2. Was there a reason given?

[LiberalArkie]

3. I can guess... His Facebook page shows him wearing a "pride" type t shirt

https://www.facebook.com/JaraSkuta/

[Cirsium]

4. Yep

I think you are right.

[SunSeeker]

5. That is so fucked up. America is now a lawless hellscape in the eyes of the world. nt

[LudwigPastorius]

6. While I've personally known some musicians, in whose hands, a clarinet can be considered a terrorist weapon,...

this is bullshit.

[LittleGirl]

7. I've warned my expat friends

Abroad to stay over there and don’t come this way this year. You don’t want to be a “quota catch. “ OMG

[czarjak]

8. Czechs...

Weren't they considered sub human by the Nazis in WWII? My Czech Trump loving neighbor refuses to admit that history.