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March/April Enrichment Calendar
 

  

  

March 26 

Astronomy: Free Public Viewing 

University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Behlen Observatory 

Mead, Neb. (5 miles south of town on Spur 78F, then east 2 miles on Ave. H; turn left on Eighth Street and go 0.6 miles to the observatory) 

30" telescope inside, and Omaha Astronomical Society will set up their telescopes outside 

On view: the Great Orion Nebula and other wonders 

7:30 to 10 p.m. 

Free 

8 p.m. talk by UNL astronomer Nathaniel Cunningham 

  

  

  

March 27 and Through April 10 

Nature: Sandhill Cranes 

March 27: Crane Watchers' Breakfast, Gibbon, NE, 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. 

March 27: Family Crane Carnival, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., free 

Daily through April 10: 9:30 a.m. daily Crane 101 presentations 

$3 per person 

Rowe Sanctuary, I-80 exist 285, 2 miles south and 2 miles west, Gibbon, NE 

(308) 468-5282 

http://www.rowesanctuary.org/crane%20cam.html  

  

  

  

March 28 

Storytelling: Nebraska Liar's Contest 

Sponsored by Nebraska StoryArts 

For children ages 10 to 14, and adults (15 and older) 

Lies must be 5-7 minutes or less and G-rated "tall tales" 

2 p.m. to 4 p.m. 

The Bookworm 

8702 Pacific st. 

Pre-register at 551-4532 

  

  

  

April 2-18 

Theater: The Bridge to Terabithia 

The Rose Theater 

2001 Farnam St. 

Members free; check ticket prices for others; discountcoupons at Hy-Vee 

7 p.m. and 2 p.m. shows on weekends 

345-4849 

www.rosetheater.org  

  

  

  

April 15 

Film: The Secret Garden 

Followed by a panel discussion on the educational and therapeutic benefits of nature, especially for children 

7 p.m., $4.50 members, $9 adult, $7 student 

Ruth Sokolof Theatre 

Film Streams 

1340 Mike Fahey St. 

933-0259 

www.filmstreams.org  

  

  

  

Through April 18 

Building: Construction Zone 

Thursdays and Sundays, noon - 4, April and May 

Art: Artist-in-Residence Peggy Reinecke 

April 5-9 

Science: Spring Break Camp / May the Force Be With You 

Omaha Children's Museum 

500 S. 20th St. 

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays (closes at 8 p.m. Thursdays), and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays 

Members free, $6 age 60 and older, $7 ages 2 to 59, and free for under age 2 

342-6164 

www.ocm.org  

  

  

  

Through May 2 

History: Are We There Yet? 

April 24-25 

Music: Jazz Jam Concerts, Jazz Tour, Films 

Durham Museum 

801 S. 10th St. 

444-5071 

www.durhammuseum.org  

  

  

  

Through May 9 

Inventions: Leonardo DaVinci's Machines 

Strategic Air & Space Museum 

Interstate 80 near Ashland, halfway between Omaha and Lincoln 

Open seven days a week, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

(402) 944-3100 

www.sasmuseum.com  

  

  

  

Through May 9 

Nature: Indoor Spring Flower Show 

April 17 - May 9 

Multiculturalism: Dolls of Japan 

May 1 

Holidays: Arbor Day Children's Activities 

May 7 

Nature: Free Admission for National Public Gardens Day 

Lauritzen Gardens 

100 Bancroft St. 

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily except holidays 

Free for members, $3 for children 6 to 12, $7 for adults 

346-8252 

www.lauritzengardens.org  

  

  

  

April 29 

Poetry: Poem In Your Pocket Day 

(free admission if you read a poem to admissions staff) 

Through May 16 

Photography: Great Plains / America's Lingering Wild by Michael Forsberg 

Nature photos from an internationally-known conservation photographer and Nebraska native 

Joslyn Art Museum 

$7 adults, $5 seniors and college students, $4 children 5-17. younger: free 

2200 Dodge St. 

342-3300 

www.joslyn.org  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

 

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