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
By Susan Darst Williams
