May 8, 2015 | VOLUME 25 | ISSUE 19 NWU SENIOR ART EXHIBITION 10am-4pm Fri., 1-4pm Sat. & Sun.; Free The talents of NWU’s graduating art students will be on display during the Annual Senior Exhibition. The exhibit will feature photography, ceramics, calligraphy, digital media and sculpture. This event is at Nebraska Wesleyan University’s Elder Gallery located inside the Rogers Center for Fine Arts. For more information call (402) 465-2230 or visit www.nebrwesleyan.edu. GREAT PLAINS ARABIAN HORSE CLASSIC 4-9pm Fri., 9am-9pm Sat., & 8am-4pm Sun.; Free Come out to the Lancaster Event Center for the Great Plains Arabian Horse Classic. There will be over 100 Arabian competing for regional and national qualifications. This event is at Lancaster Event Center. For more information call (402) 441-6545 or visit www.lancastereventcenter.com. OKLAHOMA! 6-7pm Special Event: Ann O’Hara Reception, 7:30pm Show Starts Fri., 6:30pm Special Event: Musical Mixer Pre-Show Reception and Talk, 7:30pm Show Starts Sat., 2pm Sun.; $25 Adults, $20 OLLI, $15 Students, $5 Musical Mixer Pre-Show Reception and Talk Oklahoma! by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, is set in Oklahoma Territory where Curley, a cowhand, and Laurie, a farm girl, tussle their way toward love. Make sure to come early on Friday and Saturday for the special events. This event is at Lincoln Community Playhouse. For more information call (402) 489-7529 or visit www.lincolnplayhouse.com INVESTIGATE: SECOND SATURDAY SCIENCE 10am-Noon Sat.; $6 Adults (19 & over), $3 Youth (5-18 years old), Free Young Children Head over to the science lab at Morrill Hall and investigate “Birds Take Flight” through hands-on activities and exploration. This event is at UNL Morrill Hall. For more information call (402) 472- 2642 or visit museum.unl.edu/investigate. CSA SHOOTOUT 9am Sat. & Sun.; Abbott Sports Complex; $5 Sat., Free Sun. Lincoln’s premier soccer association is holding their Annual Shootout Soccer Tournament. The goal of the 2015 CSA Shootout is to provide a competitive and safe environment while having fun. This event is at Abbott Sports Complex. For more information call (402) 730-7838 or visit www.capitalsoccer.com. RUSH: R40 LIVE TOUR 7:30pm Sun.; $49, $69, $89, $129 (Subject to Applicable Fees); Public Parking $20 Premium Parking Garage & Gate 4 Parking, $5 Festival Parking Lot Over the course of their amazing career, Rush has lived a lifetime together, providing an influential soundtrack to many of their fans’ lives. Some have been with them since the start, while others have discovered them along the way. This concert will highlight four decades of the band’s music. You don’t want to miss this concert! This event is at Pinnacle Bank Arena. For more information call (402) 904-4444 or visit www.pinnaclebankarena.com. Friday Fast Facts May 8‐14, 2015 Start Date End Date Event Name Location Telephone Event Type Homefront & Battlefield: Quilts and Context in the 02/03/15 06/26/15 Civil War Center for Great Plains Studies (402) 472-6220 Arts Will Wilson: Critical Indigenous Photograph 02/06/15 05/10/15 Exchange Sheldon Museum of Art (402) 472-2461 Arts Bracketing the Reading: Thinking Through 02/20/15 05/17/15 Photography Sheldon Museum of Art (402) 472-2461 Arts 02/20/15 05/17/15 Gee's Bend: From Quilts to Prints Sheldon Museum of Art (402) 472-2461 Arts Painting–From the Collection of the Sheldon 02/24/15 07/12/15 Museum of Art Sheldon Museum of Art (402) 472-2461 Arts Assurity Life Insurance | Nebraskan Artist 03/06/15 05/31/15 Showcase: Paula Day Assurity Life Insurance (402) 420-9553 Arts 04/01/15 05/31/15 Tugboat Gallery Proudly Presents "Slag/Island" Tugboat Gallery (402) 477-6200 Arts LUX Center for the Arts presents “Mug Shots: 7th 04/03/15 05/30/15 Annual Juried Cup Show” LUX Center for the Arts (402) 466-8692 Arts 04/18/15 05/31/15 Susan Puelz Showcase Kiechel Fine Art (402) 420-9553 Arts Looking Back, Looking Forward: Native American 04/28/15 08/29/15 Art from the Permanent Collection The Great Plains Art Museum (402) 472-6220 Arts 05/01/15 05/15/15 NWU Senior Art Exhibition Nebraska Wesleyan University Elder Gallery (402) 465-2230 Arts 05/01/15 05/29/15 May Exhibits at the Burkholder Project The Burkholder Project (402) 477-3305 Arts LUX Center for the Arts Presents “Delicate Beasts” 05/01/15 06/27/15 by Christy Puetz and Ingrid Restemayer LUX Center for the Arts (402) 466-8692 Arts 05/13/15 05/13/15 “My Ántonia: Instructions for Seeing” Constellation Studios (402) 438-0049 Arts NWU Berthena Janssen Recorder Consort, 05/08/15 05/08/15 Chamber Singers Concert NWU O'Donnell Auditorium (402) 466-2371 Family 05/08/15 05/10/15 Oklahoma! Lincoln Community Playhouse (402) 489-7529 Family 05/09/15 05/09/15 Investigate: Second Saturday Science UNL Morrill Hall (402) 472-2642 Family 05/09/15 05/09/15 Petunias 4 PUPS Domesti-PUPS Canine Education Center (402) 465-4201 Family 05/09/15 05/09/15 World Fair Trade Day at Ten Thousand Villages Ten Thousand Villages (402) 475-4122 Family 05/10/15 05/10/15 FCLT Brass Concert South Gate United Methodist Church (402) 477-8008 Family 05/10/15 05/10/15 Mother's Day Brunch The Cornhusker, A Marriott Hotel (402) 474-7474 Family 05/10/15 05/10/15 Near South Tour of Historic Homes Near South Neighborhood (402) 421-7710 Family 05/10/15 05/10/15 NWU University Choir Concert NWU O'Donnell Auditorium (402) 466-2371 Family 05/10/15 05/17/15 Spring Parade of Homes Various homes (402) 423-4225 Family 05/12/15 05/12/15 Brown Bag Lecture with city historian, Ed Zimmer City County Building (402) 560-7970 Family Lincoln Community Foundation Garden 05/13/15 05/13/15 Performance Series: Coro di Flauti Lincoln Community Foundation Garden (402) 477-8008 Family 05/14/15 05/14/15 Clinic With A Heart -- Free Health Clinic Sowers Building; lower level (402) 421-2924 Family KZUM Presents: 2015 Stransky Park Summer Concert Series--PANgea (LPS Select Steel Drum 05/14/15 05/14/15 Group) Stransky Park (402) 474-5086 Family 05/14/15 05/14/15 Winona LaDuke talk Kimball Recital Hall (402) 472-3965 Family 05/14/15 05/17/15 Oklahoma! Lincoln Community Playhouse (402) 489-7529 Family 05/08/15 05/15/15 The Salt of the Earth Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center (402) 472-5353 Film 05/08/15 05/21/15 Welcome To Me Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center (402) 472-5353 Film 05/14/15 05/14/15 Native American movie screenings Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center (402) 472-3965 Film 05/10/15 05/10/15 Mother's Day Brunch The Cornhusker, A Marriott Hotel (402) 474-7474 Food 05/08/15 05/08/15 Leadercast Lincoln First Free Church (402) 421-2356 Misc. 05/08/15 05/10/15 Great Plains Arabian Horse Classic Lancaster Event Center (402) 441-6545 Misc. 05/09/15 05/09/15 Investigate: Second Saturday Science UNL Morrill Hall (402) 472-2642 Misc. 05/09/15 05/09/15 Petunias 4 PUPS Domesti-PUPS Canine Education Center (402) 465-4201 Misc. For more information or to add more information to our website, visit www.lincoln.org. Dates and times are subject to change. Friday Fast Facts May 8‐14, 2015 Start Date End Date Event Name Location Telephone Event Type Oklahoma! Musical Mixer Pre-Show Reception and 05/09/15 05/09/15 Talk Lincoln Community Playhouse (402) 489-7529 Misc. 05/09/15 05/09/15 Walk MS Lincoln Fallbrook Town Center (816) 396-0320 Misc. 05/09/15 05/09/15 World Fair Trade Day at Ten Thousand Villages Ten Thousand Villages (402) 475-4122 Misc. 05/10/15 05/10/15 Near South Tour of Historic Homes Near South Neighborhood (402) 421-7710 Misc. 05/10/15 05/17/15 Spring Parade of Homes Various homes (402) 423-4225 Misc. 05/12/15 05/12/15 Brown Bag Lecture with city historian, Ed Zimmer City County Building (402) 560-7970 Misc. 05/12/15 05/12/15 Clinic With A Heart -- Free Health Clinic Sowers Building; lower level (402) 421-2924 Misc. 05/13/15 05/13/15 Paint, drink & be merry with Vino van Gogh Imperial Palace (866) 390-9917 Misc. 05/14/15 05/14/15 Clinic With A Heart -- Free Health Clinic Sowers Building; lower level (402) 421-2924 Misc. 05/14/15 05/14/15 Winona LaDuke talk Kimball Recital Hall (402) 472-3965 Misc. 2015 Great Plains Symposium: Standing Bear and 05/14/15 05/15/15 the Trail Ahead University of Nebraska-Lincoln (402) 472-3965 Misc. John M. Gradwohl Estate and Business Planning University of Nebraska College of Law, 05/14/15 05/15/15 Program McCollum Hall (402) 472-2161 Misc. 05/07/15 05/09/15 Blazin' Pianos - Matt Tobin & Doug Marshall Haymarket Brewsky's (402) 328-2739 Music 05/07/15 05/09/15 How I Became a Pirate The Haymarket Theatre (402) 477-2600 Music 05/07/15 05/09/15 The Zimmer Girls NWU McDonald Theatre (402) 465-2384 Music NWU Berthena Janssen Recorder Consort, 05/08/15 05/08/15 Chamber Singers Concert NWU O'Donnell Auditorium (402) 466-2371 Music 05/08/15 05/08/15 Sundy Best Knickerbockers (402) 476-6865 Music 05/08/15 05/08/15 Young Fathers Vega (402) 805-4785 Music 05/08/15 05/10/15 Oklahoma! Lincoln Community Playhouse (402) 489-7529 Music AZP CD Release at Vega with Josh Hoyer & The 05/09/15 05/09/15 Shadowboxers &A Ferocious Jungle Cat Vega (402) 805-4785 Music 05/10/15 05/10/15 FCLT Brass Concert South Gate United Methodist Church (402) 477-8008 Music Hopeless Jack w/ The Handsome Devil w/ 05/10/15 05/10/15 Warbonnet Duffy's Tavern (402) 474-3543 Music 05/10/15 05/10/15 Jake McVey & TBA Pla Mor Ballroom (402) 475-4030 Music 05/10/15 05/10/15 NWU University Choir Concert NWU O'Donnell Auditorium (402) 466-2371 Music 05/10/15 05/10/15 Rush R40: Live Tour Pinnacle Bank Arena (402) 904-4444 Music 05/10/15 05/10/15 Sunsquabi w/ Linear Symmetry Vega (402) 805-4785 Music 05/10/15