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Community Calendar




November 1, 2008

The Trans-Siberian Orchestra will kick off their world tour here at the
Mid America Center and you can help the Open Door Mission by attending.

$1 of every ticket sold will be donated to the Open Door Mission.

Tickets for the show go on sale Monday, September 8 but KFAB VIP members get the opportunity to purchase tickets before anyone else! 
To get the link and get tjhe best seats in the house, sign up today!

Now - November 2nd - Fontenelle Nature Association presents EcoHuts: An Exploration Exhibit for All Ages.  Push, pedal, spin and slide to discover that conservation is more than just a great idea!  Fontenelle Forest Nature Center is located at 1111 N. Bellevue Blvd., Bellevue, NE 68005 and is open daily from 8 a.m.- 5 p.m..  Admission to this exhibit is free for members, $7 for adults, $6 for seniors, and $5 for children (Ages 3 to 11).  For more information, call 402-731-3140 or visit http://www.fontenelleforest.org/ecohuts.html .

                    

Perspectives, an exhibition of small works — paintings, drawings, ceramics, and sculpture — by thirty-four Midwest artists, begins Monday, August 25, at the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts in Nebraska City.

Visitors to the exhibition will be treated to the talented and diverse “perspectives” of artists Joe Brogrhammer, Kate Brooke, Roger Bruhn, Judith Burton, Larry Ferguson, Robert Hillstad, Bill Shaffer, Bryce Speed and many others. Perspectives is selection of compelling contemporary works ranging from the abstract to realistic representation from the inventory of Modern Arts Midwest (MAM).

The public is invited to The Kimmel Harding Nelson gallery to meet Larry and Judy Roots and artists with works in the Perspectives exhibition at a reception on Thursday evening, September 11, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Perspectives will remain on exhibit through Thursday, October 16, 2008.

The Kimmel Harding Nelson is located at 801 3rd Corso in Nebraska City and is open Monday through Thursday from noon to 4 p.m. For more information, call 402-874-9600 or visit www.khncenterforthearts.org


Wednesday Words

featuring Susan Aizenberg
Wednesday, Oct. 8
11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
The Nebraska Arts Council
1004 Farnam St.
Omaha, NE

Writer Susan Aizenberg, our featured writer for the October 8th reading, is a winner of the 2003 Distinguished Artist Award from the Nebraska Arts Council, the highest award honored to writers in this competitive program. Ms. Aizenberg was also a recipient of IAF awards in both 2000 and 1997

Street Dance
Sponsored by the Tangier Provost
Tangier Shrine Center Parking Lot
2823 South 84 Street

Gates open at 6:00 pm Ticket Prices: 
$8.00 in Advance /$10.00 at the Door
Admission Price includes Dinner from 6-8:00 pm
Dinner includes a bag of chips and one of the following:

Music by the Grease Band starting at 7:00 pm.

Advance Ticket reservations are available at:

Tangier Shrine Center
Monday-Friday from 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
(402) 392-0404

Event:  Holiday Bazaar

Date:  Saturday, October 11, 2008

Time:  9 a.m. – 3 p.m. 

Location of event:  Pilgrim Lutheran Family Life Center, 25th & Fairview Rd, Bellevue 

Description of event:  Our 11th Annual Holiday Bazaar will have many craft tables, franchise vendors, a bake sale, lunch and raffle.  Free admission.

Point of Contact:  Phyl Engelkes

Phone:  402-292-2074

Waverly (NE) United Methodist Church Annual Church Barbeque,

DATE: Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008

SERVING TIME: 4 – 6:30 p.m.

ORDERS & TO PURCHASE TICKETS: Church office: 402-786-2625

 

The public is invited to attend the Waverly First United Methodist Church’s 54th Annual Beef Barbeque and Bazaar on Sunday, October 19. Serving will be from 4 to 6:30 p.m.

 

The menu will feature the church’s well-known, mouth-watering roast beef, one-of-a-kind, homemade barbeque sauce, fresh-frozen sweetcorn -- grown and prepared by church members this past summer -- and other delicious complements. Country Store, Children’s Carnival and Silent Auction – all support the church’s missions work.

 

Dine-in or take out. Advance tickets for last year’s prices can be purchased at the church office, 786-2625, through noon on Friday, October 17. Prices at the door will be 25 to 50 cents higher. Enjoy a delicious, convenient night out with the whole family and support the important mission work of the Waverly First United Methodist Church. 14401 Folkestone in Waverly. Call 786-2625 with questions, to purchase tickets in advance, or order your take-out meals.

 

Wausa Swedish Smorgasbord

Saturday, October 25, 2008

5:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Sponsored by the Wausa Community

Advance Tickets Only

 

To Order Tickets, Please Contact:

Doug Johnson

P.O. Box 179

Wausa, NE 68786

Or by Phone at 402-586-2266 or by Fax at 402-586-2175 or

Email:  doug.johnson@wausabank.com

 

Ticket Prices (includes tax):       Children (Ages 5-10): $5.00

                                                Adults (Ages 10+): $10.00

 Halloween Rest Stop

Wednesday, October 31st, 6 – 8 pm

Prairie Hills Community of Christ, 9370 Military Road, Omaha, NE 68134.

A free event for families. Stop in for warm drinks, cookies, a treat bag, a free picture of your child in costume, fun fall crafts, a puppet play, and an optional haunted house. Contact Anna Peters at 571-2777 or prairiehillsyouth@yahoo.com for more information. 

Nov 1: Paffstock 08 - Starting at 4PM, Old Mattress Factory (The Matt), 501 N 13th Street, Memorial Benefit for Chris Pafford, Live Music from: Rhythm Collective, Poldypsia, Soul Plexus, Paddy O Furniture, The Bishops and More!  For more information on the benefit, go to: www.chrispafford.org


Toys for Tots Drive and All-You-Can-Eat Chili Feed
December 6, 2008
12:00 pm - 6:00 pm, Snow or Shine
Harrison Street Baptist Church - 8015 Harrison Street

Cub Scout Pack 470 & Boy Scout Troop 470 would like to invite you to our 5th Annual Toys for Tots Drive and All-You-Can-Eat Chili Feed (with Hot Dogs!) on Saturday, December 6th at Harrison Street Baptist Church (8015 Harrison St). Dinner will be served from
12:00 to 6:00 pm, and Santa will be there to help celebrate from 12:30 to 5:30 pm!

As part of our Cub Promise, Scout Oath, and the commitment to help other people, we will also be accepting donations of new, unwrapped toys for the Toys for Tots campaign. We want to stuff the Suburban that Santa uses when he is in the
Omaha area, with toys for the Toys for Tots Drive. Any donation to this campaign would be greatly appreciated.

The cost for dinner is $5 per person, Children (grades K-3) are $3, and Preschoolers/Toddlers are Free. Dinner includes Chili (all-you-can-eat!), hot dogs, crackers, chips condiments, dessert, coffee, tea and water. Soda pop will also be available for purchase.

The Chili Feed is a fundraising event for the boys of Cub Scout Pack 470 and Boy Scout Troop 470 to help offset the cost of Scouting activities and community service projects.

Salvation Army Ring-A-Thon
Nebraska Furniture Mart, Omaha, Nebraska

December 12, 2008


2nd Annual Walk for Warmth
Friday, February 20th, 2009, 6pm
Heartland of America Park