August 5, 2016 | VOLUME 26 | ISSUE 31 LANCASTER COUNTY SUPERFAIR 8am-11:30pm Fri.-Sun.; Free Tickets at Russ’s Market, Super Savver, Runza and Casey’s General Store, $2 At The Gate; $10-$20 Muhlbach Motorsports Complex Events, $5 Ages 2-12, Free for Children under 2 (on lap); $5 Parking Thurs.-Sun., Free Mon.-Wed. Let the Good Times Grow with this ten day action packed event. There will be 4H/FFA exhibits, live entertainment, midway carnival and much more. Muhlbach Motorsports Complex will feature a Demolition Derby, Figure 8 Races, and new this year Fast Track Mud Drags. This event is at Lancaster Event Center. For more information call (402) 441-6545 or visit www.superfair.org. SPECIAL OLYMPICS NEBRASKA FALL GAMES 5pm Fri., 9am-9pm Sat., 9am-3pm Sun.; Free for Spectators These games provide over 600 athletes the opportunity to show everyone what they are capable of achieving. The Fall Games includes ccompetition in soccer, bocce, softball, golf and tennis. These events are at Abbott Sports CComplex, Mahoney Softball Complex and Mahoney Golf Course. For more information call (402) 331-5545 or visit www.sone.org. LUX CENTER FOR THE ARTS PRESENTS FIRST FRIDAY OPENING: COLOR THEORY BY NATHAN MURRAY 5-8pm Fri.; Free Color Theory explores the struggles and complexity of our culturally diverse society. These figures are presented whimsically, using irony and metaphor alluding to the very real problems faced today. Color Theory will be on display through August 26th. This event is at LUX Center for the Arts. For more information call (402) 466-8692 or visit www.luxcenter.org. NO COAST DERBY GIRLS 6:30pm First Whistle Fri. & Sat.; $14 Trackside, $12 GA, Free for Youth 10 & under No Coast Derby Girls are ready for a double header weekend! Fridday night will bring Argentina into town and then Minnesota on Saturday night. These will be exciting battles. These events are at The Ice Box. For more information call (402) 474-7827 or visit http://nocoastderbygirls.com. MIRACLE ON SOUTH DIVISION STREET 7:30pm Fri. & Sat., 2pm Sun.; $25 Adults, $15 Students Clara Nowak and her three grown kids have always known they were special, ever since the miraculous night in 1942. When daughter Ruth unveils her plan to write a play about the miracle, a deathbed confession causes the legend to unravel. This event is at Lincoln Community Playhouse. For more information call (402) 489-7529 or visit www.lincolnplayhouse.com. 2 GALS AND A GUITAR 7-9pm Sat.; Free Come out and listen to 2 Gals & a Guitar, a trio performing songs from the ’80’s along with current songs. Their musical focus emphasizes female vocal harmonies, and features the beauty of an electric guitar! This event is at Deer Springs Winery. Foor more information call (402) 327-8738 or visit www.deerspringswinery.com. Friday Fast Facts August 5‐11, 2016 Start Date End Date Event Name Location Telephone Event Type Nebraska’s Enduring Quilt Heritage: New 04/01/16 10/01/16 Acquisitions Nebraska History Museum (402) 471-3499 Arts 04/01/16 12/31/16 American Dreams in the Cold War Photo Exhibit Nebraska History Museum (402) 471-3499 Arts Nebraska Unwrapped: Selections from the 04/01/16 12/31/16 Collections Nebraska History Museum (402) 471-3499 Arts 04/01/16 12/31/16 Photographers and the Plains Indian Nebraska History Museum (402) 471-3499 Arts 04/02/16 08/27/16 "We, The Heartland" Great Plains Art Museum (402) 472-6220 Arts 05/23/16 09/16/16 Elin Noble: Vox Stellarum Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery (402) 472-2911 Arts Our People, Our Land, Our Images Photographic 06/16/16 08/11/16 Exhibit Nebraska History Museum (402) 471-3499 Arts LUX Center for the Arts presents "The Tom and 07/02/16 08/26/16 Jeremy Show" LUX Center for the Arts (402) 466-8692 Arts 08/02/16 08/06/16 Rubendall Artist in Residence: B.C. Gilbert Great Plains Art Museum (402) 472-6220 Arts 08/02/16 08/30/16 Burkholder Project Exhibits August 2016 The Burkholder Project (402) 477-3305 Arts Burkholder Project Exhibits First Friday Gallery 08/05/16 08/05/16 Walk Reception The Burkholder Project (402) 477-3305 Arts 08/05/16 08/05/16 First Friday: Artists on the Edge The Railyard Lincoln (402) 477-6767 Arts First Friday: Ice Cream with Artist in Residence 08/05/16 08/05/16 B.C. Gilbert Great Plains Art Museum (402) 472-6220 Arts 08/05/16 08/05/16 Inside the Story of Mountain Mist International Quilt Study Center & Museum (402) 472-6549 Arts LUX Center for the Arts Presents First Friday 08/05/16 08/05/16 Openings: Color Theory by Nathan Murray LUX Center for the Arts (402) 466-8692 Arts 08/05/16 08/05/16 Studio Open House at Noyes Art Gallery Noyes Art Gallery (402) 475-1061 Arts Tugboat Gallery presents "Everything to be Afraid 08/05/16 08/05/16 of" First Friday Tugboat Gallery (402) 477-6200 Arts LUX Center for the Arts presents Color Theory by 08/05/16 08/26/16 Nathan Murray LUX Center for the Arts (402) 466-8692 Arts Tugboat Gallery presents "Everything to be Afraid 08/05/16 08/27/16 of" Tugboat Gallery (402) 477-6200 Arts 08/06/16 08/06/16 Perspectives on Chinese Patchwork and Quilts International Quilt Study Center & Museum (402) 472-6549 Arts 05/27/16 08/26/16 Be a Tourist in your own Hometown Various locations (800) 423-8212 Family Lincoln Midwest Ballet Company Summer Ballet 08/01/16 08/05/16 Camp University of Nebraska–Temple Building (402) 477-8446 Family Wilderness Nature Day Camp: Mega Micro 08/01/16 08/05/16 Mysteries Wilderness Park (402) 441-7895 Family 08/04/16 08/06/16 Best in the West: A Melodrama Haymarket Theatre (402) 477-2600 Family 08/04/16 08/07/16 Miracle on South Division Street Lincoln Community Playhouse (402) 489-7529 Family 08/04/16 08/13/16 Lancaster County SuperFair Lancaster Event Center (402) 441-6545 Family 08/05/16 08/05/16 Friday Nights Live at SouthPointe Pavilions SouthPointe Pavilions Shopping Center (402) 421-2114 Family Roots Music Shop & KZUM present Art at the 08/05/16 08/05/16 Plaza Concert Series Union Plaza (402) 435-7668 Family 08/06/16 08/06/16 Hyde Observatory Free Programs Hyde Observatory (402) 441-7094 Family Lincoln Municipal Band presents 2016 Summer John Shildneck Memorial Bandshell in Antelope 08/07/16 08/07/16 Concert Series Park (402) 477-7899 Family 08/09/16 08/09/16 Clinic With A Heart -- Free Health Clinic Sowers Building (402) 421-2924 Family 08/10/16 08/10/16 Lancaster County SuperFair Open Barrel Race Lancaster Event Center (402) 441-6545 Family Lincoln Community Foundation Garden Performance Series presents The Midnight 08/10/16 08/10/16 Wanderers Lincoln Community Foundation Garden (402) 477-8008 Family 08/10/16 08/10/16 Wild Wednesday Lincoln Children's Zoo (402) 475-6741 Family 08/11/16 08/11/16 Clinic With A Heart -- Free Health Clinic Sowers Building (402) 421-2924 Family 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 August 5‐11, 2016 Start Date End Date Event Name Location Telephone Event Type Embi At The Square: A Collaborative Arts 08/11/16 08/11/16 Showcase - Once a Pawn & Jason Martin-Tardy Tower Square (402) 434-6900 Family Stransky Park Summer Concert Series presents 08/11/16 08/11/16 The Bel Airs Stransky Park (402) 474-5086 Family Lancaster County SuperFair Bluestem Mini Horse 08/11/16 08/12/16 Show Lancaster Event Center (402) 441-6545 Family 08/11/16 08/14/16 Beehive The '60s Musical The TADA Theatre (402) 438-8232 Family 08/05/16 08/11/16 Hunt For The Wilderpeople Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center (402) 472-5353 Film 08/05/16 08/11/16 The Innocents Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center (402) 472-5353 Film 08/05/16 08/05/16 Haymarket in White Dinner and Dance Pinnacle Bank Arena (402) 904-4444 Food 08/06/16 08/06/16 Historic Haymarket Farmers' Market Historic Haymarket (402) 435-7496 Food 08/07/16 08/07/16 Brunch On The Square - August Edition Tavern on The Square (402) 434-6900 Food 08/07/16 08/07/16 Old Cheney Road Farmers' Market Old Cheney Center (402) 309-9096 Food 08/09/16 08/09/16 F Street Farmers' Market Parking Lot of F Street Neighborhood Church (402) 805-2918 Food 08/10/16 08/10/16 Havelock Farmers' Market Historic Havelock (402) 613-0088 Food 08/11/16 08/11/16 Fallbrook Farmers' Market Fallbrook Town Center (402) 309-9096 Food 05/27/16 08/26/16 Be a Tourist in your own Hometown Various locations (800) 423-8212 Misc. Schoolhouse Rock, Jr. - The Musical Summer 07/28/16 08/05/16 Camp Youth Actors Academy of Lincoln (402) 417-4137 Misc. Lincoln Midwest Ballet Company Summer Ballet 08/01/16 08/05/16 Camp University of Nebraska–Temple Building (402) 477-8446 Misc. Wilderness Nature Day Camp: Mega Micro 08/01/16 08/05/16 Mysteries Wilderness Park (402) 441-7895 Misc. 08/04/16 08/06/16 Best in the West: A Melodrama Haymarket Theatre (402) 477-2600 Misc. 08/04/16 08/07/16 Miracle on South Division Street Lincoln Community Playhouse (402) 489-7529 Misc.