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Thursday, November 19, 2009

Council Bluffs

» Activities/community

 

DAV Mobile Service Office for Veterans in Iowa

The Disabled American Veterans service will travel to Spencer (11/17), Denison (11/18), Atlantic (11/20) and Council Bluffs (11/19) to answer questions and help with paperwork free of charge for vets and their families.

Courthouse Annex

10:00am - 6:00pm

223 S. Sixth St.

515-323-7539

 

Lincoln

 

Lincoln: The Constitution & The Civil War Events

Opening ceremony 2 p.m. Oct. 25 in Rotunda. Displayed weekdays 8-5 in State Library. Quilt display and lecture 2 p.m. Nov. 1 in Library. Gettysburg Address ceremony Nov. 21 in library. All events free and open to the public.

State Capitol

 

Central

» Activities/community - Children/families

 

Tots and Parents Gym Time

It's playtime in our indoor gym for you and your children age 5 and yhounger. Little ones can burn off excess energy while socializing with new friends. $1 drop-in fee.

A.V. Sorensen Community Center

10:30am - 12:00pm

4808 Cass St.

402 444 5596

For more information

 
 

Youth Hip Hop/Break Dancing!

New class. Co-ed age 6-up. Instructor: Bobby from SunDawgs! $20 for 8 weeks

A.V. Sorensen Community Center

4:30pm - 5:30pm

4808 Cass St.

402-444-5596

For more information

 

» Activities/community - Classes/lectures/workshops

 

“The Hunt for The Lost Symbol" Talk

Editor and director John Blizek will discuss the production of the Discovery Channel documentary “The Hunt for The Lost Symbol.” Film will be shown after Blizek’s presentation. Free and open to the and public.

University of Nebraska at Omaha

6:30pm

306 Arts and Sciences Hall

 

South

 

Weather/Meteorologist Career Exploration Club

Do you like watching lightning rip across the sky during a thunderstorm? Would you like to be able to know if you really will get that snow day? Ever wonder what causes rainbows or the Northern Lights? If so then do we have a program for you!

Shadow Lake Towne Center Hy-Vee Supermarket

7:00pm - 8:00pm

11650 S 73rd St.

402-514-3018

For more information and to register

 

West

» Activities/community - Social

 

Stoplight Party

Take the guesswork out of meeting people! Grab your taken (red), complicated (yellow) and single (green) friends and come in for a Meet and Greet Scavenger Hunt as well as other games to help break the ice.

Fox and Hound

8:00pm - 1:00am

17602 Wright St.

402-334-3133

 

Downtown

» Art

 

R. Austin & K. Thomas @ The Fred Simon Gallery

Jeweler Richard L. Austin and photographer Kimberly Thomas are featured in a dual show at the Fred Simon Gallery.

Fred Simon Gallery at the Nebraska Arts Council

8:00am - 5:00pm

1004 Farnam St.

402-595-2122

For more information

 

Outside Omaha Metro

 

"42nd Annual Grand Island Art and Sketch Show"

Exhibit through Nov. 22.

Stuhr Museum

3133 West Highway 34

308-385-5316

 
 

Two Exhibits at Norfolk Arts Center

The gallery exhibit is “Oil Paintings & Ink Illustrations/Submissions to the New Yorker Magazine” by Wendy Jane Bantam of Lincoln. The atrium exhibit is “Granite Sculptures” by Adrian Hanft II of Norfolk.

Norfolk Arts Center

402-371-7199

For more information

 

Lincoln

» Art - Ongoing

 

Gregory Walter @ The Governor's Residence

Blair painter Gregory Walter exhibits this month at the Nebraska Governor's Residence. Viewing by appointment or during the Thursday tours from 1-4 pm. Call 402-471-3466 for more information.

The Nebraska Governor's Residence

9:00am - 4:00pm

1425 H St.

402-595-2122

For more information

 

North & Airport

 

"New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music"

The sixth and final stop of the statewide tour. Developed by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibit Service. Roots music embraces folk, country, blues, gospel, jazz, bluegrass, rock 'n' roll, rap and more.

Love's Jazz & Arts Center

2510 N. 24th St.

 

Outside Omaha Metro

 

"Jane Scott Retrospective: Mid-America Impressions"

Exhibit runs through Nov. 29.

Bone Creek Museum of Agraian Art

575 E. Street

402-367-4488

http://www.bonecreek.org

 

Central

» Business

 

Business Ethics Alliance Ethics Toolkit Workshops

Six sessions aimed at small and medium-sized businesses to assist them in creating or improving their organizational ethics program. Register at Web site.

Various Omaha locations

8:30am - 11:00am

402-896-3884

For more information and to register

 

Downtown

 

7 Habits Principles and Cutting-Edge Leadership

Authors Dr. Stephen R. Covey and Weldon Long show how to take initiative on things that move business forward and more. To register: Elizabeth Burton, 949-255-6469 or Elizabeth.Burton@FranklinCovey.com.

Qwest Center Omaha

8:30am - 4:00pm

 

Lincoln

 

Managing in Uncertain Times

The content is directed at managers, business owners and aspiring managers. Register online. Cost involved.

UNL City Campus Student Union

9:00am - 12:00pm

To register and for more information

 

Bellevue

» Health

 

Delta's Coffee and Conversation Series

An open discussion with the Omaha community about Health Care Reform and its effects on Nebraska.
Open to the public

Scooters in the Old Market

7:00pm - 8:30pm

1123 Howard St

991-9868

 

Central

 

Spirituality: Coping with Holidays

Colorectal Cancer Support Group dinner and program. Call 393-5801 for reservations. Light dinner served.

American Cancer Society

5:30pm - 7:00pm

9850 Nicholas St.

 

Council Bluffs

» Museums

 

Union Pacific Railroad Museum

“Abraham Lincoln: Full Circle,” through 2009.

Union Pacific Railroad Museum

200 Pearl St.

712-329-8307

 

Downtown

 

Omaha Public Schools 150th Anniversary Exhibit

In honor of Omaha Public Schools’ 150th Anniversary, an exhibit at the Durham Museum will take visitors on a journey back to the 1860s to learn what school was like for students and teachers when Omaha was a newly-found frontier town.

The Durham Museum

801 S. 10th St.

402-345-5401

For more information

 

Outside Omaha Metro

 

Parker Museum

“Reliving the 1920s in Clay County” and “Photography by Art Bates,” through Nov. 30.

300 E. Third St.

712-262-3304.

 

Midtown

» Performance

 

INK Promotions Talent Spectacular

Variety show featuring: The Freedom Co and Mental Rebirth. Comedy by the Chicken Boy and poetry with Rocky Caniglia and Mike Norwood! $5 cover, 21 and over only.

The Hideout

8:30pm - 1:00am

320 S. 72nd St.

402-612-1228

 

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