'The Romance of the Moon'

Connie Jo Discoe/McCook Gazette

McCook Central Elementary fifth graders Sierra Eschliman, left, and Gracelyn Wiemers study "Starwatcher Vlll" by Moebius and "Dream of the Cosmic Unity" by Salvador Dali, artwork in the Sheldon Museum of Art traveling exhibit on display at the Museum of the High Plains in downtown McCook. According to the Sheldon, the exhibit -- called "The Romance of the Moon: Science Fiction Invades Art" -- explores common science fiction themes, such as "environmental crisis, the cosmic uncanny and the fraught relationship between human and machine." The Sheldon exhibit will be at the High Plains Museum until Saturday, Nov. 28. The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m.; there is no admission charge.