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December Enrichment Calendar
 

  

  

Through Dec. 20 

HawkWatch 

Hitchcock Nature Center, 27792 Ski Hill Loop 

Honey Creek, Iowa 

Loess Hills Lodge open Fridays and Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. 

Volunteers watch raptors; bring binoculars, see raptor exhibit 

(712) 545-3283 

www.iowabirds.org/places/hitchcock.asp  

  

  

Through  Dec. 23 

A Christmas Carol 

Omaha Community Playhouse 

(402) 553-0800 

www.OmahaPlayhouse.org  

  

  

Through Jan 1 

Annual Gingerbread Display   

"Christmas Around the World" 

Mormon Trail Center at Historic Winter Quarters 

3215 State Street  

9 a.m. - 9 p.m.  

Admission Free  

453-9372 

and 

Kanesville Tabernacle 

222 E. Broadway 

Council Bluffs 

10 a.m. to 7 p.m. 

Admission Free 

(712) 322-0500 

  

  

Through Jan. 4 

Holiday Poinsettia Show 

Lauritzen Gardens 

100 Bancroft St. 

346-4002 

www.lauritzengardens.org  

  

  

Through Jan. 24 

Holiday Lights Festival 

Downtown Omaha 

Gene Leahy Mall lighting ceremony 5:20 p.m. Nov. 27 

Dec. 14: tour of Omaha Police Department Horse Barn, 615 Leavenworth St. 

  

  

Through Jan. 4 

lightPLAY 

Omaha Children's Museum 

500 S. 20th St. 

10-minute musical light show 

342-6164 

www.ocm.org  

  

  

Dec. 4-7 

The Imperial Nutcracker 

Omaha Theater Ballet 

Orpheum Theater 

Discount coupons: Hy-Vee 

(402) 345-0606 

www.ticketomaha.org  

  

  

Dec. 5 

Ethnic Holiday Festival 

Durham Museum 

5 p.m. to 9 p.m. 

24 cultures represented: music, dancing, foods and crafts 

444-5071 

www.durhammuseum.org  

  

  

Dec. 5, 10, 12, 17 and 19 

Holiday Under Glass 

Joslyn Art Museum Atrium 

Concerts, noon - 12:45 p.m. with related art tours at 1 p.m. 

Free with regular museum admission ($7 adults, $4 ages 5-17) 

Lunches are for sale from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

342-3300 

See www.joslyn.org for schedule 

  

  

Dec. 5 - 21 

Berenstain Bears Save Christmas 

The Rose Theater 

2001 Farnam St. 

348-4849 

www.rosetheater.org  

  

  

  

Dec. 6 

Author Visit: Vicki Myron 

(Spencer, Iowa, library cat story) 

W. Dale Clark Library, 215 S. 15th St. 

2 p.m. 

444-4800 

www.omahapubliclibrary.org  

  

  

Dec. 6 

Sketch Crawl 

El Museo Latino and Joslyn Art Museum 

Observintg, sketching and journaling 

Free, but children MUST be supervised 

10:30 a.m. to noon 

Bring your own materials 

Meet at the Joslyn, 2200 Dodge St. 

www.elmuseolatino.org, 731-1137 

www.joslyn.org, 342-3300 

  

  

Dec. 8 - 10 

Substitute Santa 

Drop off gift cards and cash donations 

For children and teens at the Child Saving Institute 

4545 Dodge St. 

504-3661 

http://childsaving.org  

  

  

Dec. 9 

Zoolightful 

5 p.m. to 8 p.m. 

Family holiday entertainment 

Reservations required online: 

www.omahazoo.com  

  

  

Dec. 12 

Festival of Christmas Brass and Choral Music 

Nebraska Choral Arts Society 

First United Methodist Church 

(402) 342-6753 

www.choirmusic.org  

  

  

Dec. 12 - 30 

Holiday WildLights 

(excluding Dec. 24 & 25) 

5 p.m.. to 8 pm. 

Illuminated winter wonderland 

www.omahazoo.com  

  

  

Dec. 13 

Family Day 

El Museo Latino 

Noon to 3 p.m. 

731-1137 

www.elmuseolatino.org  

  

  

Dec. 13 - 31 

ConAgra Foods Ice Skating Rink 

Downtown Omaha 

Holiday Lights Festival 

Sundays through Thursdays: 1 p.m. - 10 p.m. 

Fridays & Saturdays 1 p.m. - midnight 

$5, including skate rental 

www.holidaylightsfestival.org  

  

  

Dec. 13 

5th Annual Jane Austen Tea 

(and talk by Austen expert Nancy Magnuson, Goucher College, Baltimore, MD) 

W. Dale Clark Library, 215 S. 15th St. 

2 p.m. - 4 p.m. 

Free admission, but call for reservations, 444-4837 

Bring a teacup! 

www.omahapubliclibrary.org  

  

  

  

Dec. 14 

Wells Fargo Family Festival 

Noon to 5 p.m. 

Downtown Omaha 

Horse care demonstrations at Omaha Public Department Horse Barn, 615 Leavenworth St. 

Stagecoach rides 

Cowboy hat decoration station 

At the W. Dale Clark Library: music, short drama, author visit, handbells, etc. 

Check schedule on www.holidaylightsfestival.org  

  

  

Dec. 26 - 30 

Frosty the Snowman 

The Rose Theater 

2001 Farnam St. 

348-4849 

www.rosetheater.org  

  

  

  

 

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