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
By Susan Darst Williams
