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IN SHORT: The Week of Dec. 18th – 24th

SUNDAY, DEC. 18^th – Winter Crafts Session

Want some free Christmas fun? The Gere Library branch will be hosting a winter crafts session where you can make bookmarks, snowmen and even your own mittens! You’ll also be invited to attend their Pageant matinee at The Playhouse. This is an excellent event for children and since its an all day event, you can join the fun whenever you want!

Cost: Free
Time: noon to close
Date: 12/18/11
Telephone: (402) 441-8560
Location: Gere Branch Library
Address: 2400 S 56th Street, Lincoln, NE 68506, USA (View Map) 

MONDAY, DEC. 19^th – Poetry at the Moon

This special Poetry reading event will feature readers from the 2012 Nebraska Poets Calender! Every year Black Star Press releases a calendar that celebrates Nebraska with special artwork that offers a glimpse into the beautiful plains and the words to describe it. This reading is free and open to the public, so celebrate Nebraska in style.

Description: Open mic to follow at 8 pm
Time: 7 pm
Date: 12/19/11
Telephone: (402) 435-2828
Website: http://www.crescentmooncoffee.com
Location: Crescent Moon Coffee House
Address: 140 N 8th St, #10 (Lower Level), Lincoln, NE 68508, USA (View Map)
Phone:+1 (402) 435-2828

TUESDAY, DEC. 20^th - Christmas & All That Jazz

The Nebraska Jazz Orchestra inspires the holiday mood at this festive concert of seasonal favorites. The band will be performing arrangements written by NJO musicians Peter Bouffard, Mark Benson, and others. One of the most popular events of the year, you won't want to miss this special holiday performance!

Cost: $25 adults; $12.50 students
Time: 7:30 pm
Date: 12/20/11
Telephone: (402) 477-8446
Email: njo@artsincorporated.org
Location: Cornhusker Marriott
Address: 333 S. 13th Street, Lincoln, NE 68508, USA (View Map)
Phone: +1 (402) 474-7474

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 21^st - DJ Nick the Quick and Amateur Dance Contest

If you’ve got those dancing feet than you can win some money for the holidays this Wednesday. $300 for First Place $200 Second Place $100 Third Place $50 for Fourth Place. Go get your John Travolta on at the Grove!

Cost: $5.00 to enter
Time: Doors open 8:30 pm
Date: 12/21/11
Telephone: (402) 474-7575
Location: The Grove
Address: 340 W. Cornhusker Hwy., Lincoln, NE 68521, USA (View Map)
Phone: +1 (402) 474-7575

THURSDAY, DEC. 22^nd - New Moon Songwriters Night 

Regular Lincoln performer Tony Church will be the featured singer at Crescent Moon’s New Moon Songwriters Night. Go to listen. Go to perform. Just go.

Description: Open Mic 8 pm - 10 pm (sign up at 7 pm)
Time: 7 pm
Date: 12/22/11
Telephone: (402) 435-2828
Website: http://www.crescentmooncoffee.com
Location: Crescent Moon Coffee House
Address: 140 N 8th St, #10 (Lower Level), Lincoln, NE 68508, USA (View Map)
Phone: +1 (402) 435-2828

FRIDAY, DECEMBER. 23^rd - Acoustic performance by Josh Hoyer of Son of 76

Josh Hoyer has a rich connection to the downtown music scene. Check out this article from the Lincoln Journal Star about his musical career. He’ll be doing an acoustic performance at Crescent Moon Coffee on Friday so don’t miss out! 

Time: 8 pm-10 pm
Date: 12/23/11
Telephone: (402) 435-2828
Website: http://www.crescentmooncoffee.com
Email: crescentmoon@inebraska.com
Location: Crescent Moon Coffee House
Address: 140 N 8th St, #10 (Lower Level), Lincoln, NE 68508, USA (View Map)
Phone: +1 (402) 435-2828

In Short: Week of November 27th - December 3rd

MONDAY NOV. 28^th – Music For Hope Concert Series

 

The Chiara String Quartet has partnered with the Matt Talbot Kitchen (2121 N. 27th St., Lincoln) for a series of events entitled “Music for Hope Concert Series Featuring the Chiara String Quartet.”

Performances take place after dinner time and will be for the poor and homeless clients of Matt Talbot and other agencies serving the poor in Lancaster County. Although the concerts are not open to the general public, the Chiara Quartet appreciates the opportunity to share music with clients of Matt Talbot in an unconventional venue, bringing the joys of music to the community. For more information about Matt Talbot Kitchen, visit www.mtkserves.org.

When: 6:00 pm

Where: 2121 N. 27^th St.

 

TUESDAY NOV. 29^th – The Chiara String Quartet

The Chiara String Quartet (Rebecca Fischer and Julie Yoon, violins; Jonah Sirota, viola; and Gregory Beaver, cello) will perform at Kimball Recital Hall (11th and R Streets), as a part of the celebrated Hixson-Lied Concert Series presented by The University of Nebraska-Lincoln, School of Music. The concert includes Mozart’s String Quartet in G Major, K 387, the Nebraska premiere of Hans Tutschku’s Behind the Light for quartet and electronics, and Debussy’s String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10.

When: 7:30 pm 

 Where: 11th and R St.                                                                                                                                                                                                            

WEDNESDAY NOV. 30^th – Jesse Jackson Speaks at the Lied Center

  NL's Gaughan Multicultural Center and Office of Admissions present Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. as the keynote speaker for the Nebraska Black Leadership Symposium.

Jackson's speech, "There's Still More to Be Done," will be followed by a question-and-answer session with select audience members. Jackson's address will be live-streamed at http://go.unl.edu/DLS.

Jackson is one of America's foremost civil rights, religious and political figures. Over the past 40 years, he has played a pivotal role in virtually every movement for empowerment, peace, civil rights, gender equality, and economic and social justice. President and founder of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, he is known for bringing people together on common ground across lines of race, class, gender and belief.

Free tickets for reserved seating for Jackson's speech will be available at the Lied Center Ticket Office beginning on the following dates: Nov. 1 for UNL students with a valid NCard; Nov. 7 for UNL faculty and staff; and Nov. 14 for the general public. There is a two-ticket limit per person.

 

THURSDAY DEC. 1^st – ARTitudes, Inc. Second Annual Art Show

People's Health Center is partnering again with ARTitudes, Inc., a group of local artists organized for the purpose of giving outstanding local craftspeople a venue for showing and selling their artwork, to host a holiday art show and sale, called "Home Is Where the Art Is," on December 1-3, 2011. The Art Show will be held at the old Candy Factory Atrium, 201 No. 8th Street, in the Haymarket.

An opening reception for artists, patrons and invited guests will be held on Thursday, December 1st from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. Tickets for this event can be purchased at the door for $10. This will be a great opportunity to get a first look to purchase holiday gift items!

The Art Show will be open to the public on Friday, December 2nd from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm (during the First Friday Art Walk!) and Saturday, December 3rd from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

This event is designed to raise awareness in the community about People's Health Center and the importance of having a medical home. Please join us at "Home is Where the Art Is," December 1-3, 2011.

 

FRIDAY DEC. 2^nd – Lincoln Symphony to Perform The Nutcracker  

Get into the spirit of the season with a program of traditional holiday favorites. The Lincoln Symphony's annual holiday pops features local choirs, celebrities, and dancers performing The Nutcracker.

  If you're a long-time LSO fan or are interested in trying them out for the first time, their newly lowered ticket prices (all tickets are $10 or $25!) make LSO the perfect way to enjoy live symphonic music. Bring the entire family: children ages 5-17 receive $5 tickets, made possible by the Lienemann Charitable Foundation Student Ticket Program. 

Tickets: 
Adults $25/$10 
Students $10 
20/30 Club $10 

Tickets may be purchased on the LSO website, www.lincolnsymphony.org, or by calling 402.476.2211. 

THIS IS A RENTAL EVENT. For hosted rental events, the Lied Center has limited control over event related activities, content, recording/reproduction, cancellation, and refund policy.

www.lincolnsymphony.org

 

SATURDAY DEC. 3^rd – Hi-Fi Hangover Performs at Red 9! 

Hi-Fi Hangover exploded onto the scene in mid-2010 and have shaken the Omaha music scene to its foundation ever since. Renowned for insane guitar, thunderous percussion, pile driving bass riffs, off the hook vocals and a live show that is second to none, it is small wonder that they have rocketed to the top of the Omaha party scene in record time.

They will be performing at Red 9 on 322 S. 9th St. at 9:45pm!  

 

In Short: Week of November 21st - 26th

Happy Gobble-Day Everyone! Make every day of Thanksgiving Week a holiday by attending one of Lincoln’s many festive events. Here’s a look around town to see what the official open of the Christmas Shopping Season means for you. 

 

NOV. 21st MONDAY  – "YOU CANNED DO IT" 

Giving thanks for a successful year, international DIY rapper on the come-up Kosha Dillz is hitting

the road for one last jaunt that’s equal parts tour and food drive. Kosha is headlining the “You Canned Do It” tour, rocking shows with friends from Minneapolis (w/ Crunchy Kids) to Rockford ( w/ Black Lung), and hitting 7 Midwest cities in 7 days, starting in West Hollywood’s famed Viper Room. Show attendees are encouraged to bring canned goods to donate. Kosha will drop the donations off at inner city food banks along the way, with one large drop-off confirmed for Burnsville, MN on thanksgiving, where he will volunteer his time distributing food for the holiday in partnership with www.Burnsville.com and www.OurCommonPlace.com 

 

 

 

 

NOV. 22nd TUESDAY - WESTERN WOLVES POP PUNK TOUR

The Western Wolves Pop Punk Tour makes its way to the Bourbon Theatre. The show will feature a number of live bands, both seasoned and up-and-comers. Check out this article from The Daily Nebraskan for a little background about some of the new bands, new sounds, and new members that the gig will feature.    

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOV. 23rd WEDNESDAY - DROP IN CHA-CHA DANCE LESSONS AT DEL RAY 

It’s time you brushed up on your Latin Dancing. Seriously. Your one-two, one-two count needs work. Drop by Del Ray’s Ballroom for a quick look at some great dancing facilities and a sample lesson during their Latin Dancing Night!  

 

NOV. 24th THURSDAY - BASSGIVING 

Happy Thanksgiving! Sorry, I mean ‘Happy Bassgiving!’ After you’ve consumed all of the tryptophan that your heart can handle, work those calories out by banging your head at the Bourbon Theatre’s late night annual Bassgiving night. Rock and Roll, pilgrims. 

 

NOV. 25th FRIDAY - NEW FILM "MOZART'S SISTER" OPENS AT THE ROSS

A speculative account of Maria Anna "Nannerl" Mozart (played by Marie Feret), five years older than Wolfgang (David Moreau) and a musical prodigy in her own right. Originally the featured performer, she has given way to Wolfgang as the main attraction, as their strict but loving father Leopold (Marc Barbe) tours his talented offspring in front of the royal courts of pre-French revolution Europe. Approaching marriageable age and now forbidden to play the violin or compose, Nannerl chafes at the limitations imposed on her gender but a friendship with the son and daughter of Louis XV offers an alternative. 

 

 

NOV. 26th SATURDAY - SANTA COMES TO LINCOLN

Enjoy an extra-magical evening as SouthPointe kicks off the holidays at 6 p.m. in the Center Courtyard.  Enjoy thousands of lights, refreshments, live reindeer, fire juggling, giveaways, and much, much more!    

 

 

 

In Short: Week of November 14th - 20th

Celebrate the official opening of the holiday season this week with a number of local events: 

NOV. 15^th TUESDAY: Tyler Bryant and the Shakedown        

Tyler Bryant lives for music. He’s a 20 year old rock prodigy who has toured with Jeff Beck, Aerosmith, Heart, REO Speedwagon, and Styx. Tomorrow night he’ll be at Knickerbocker’s at 901 O St. Lifting the building off of its struts with his thunderous guitar. 

Start Time: 11:00 pm 

Price: $10.00 

NOV. 16^th WEDNESDAY: Life is What You Make It: A Concert & Conversation with Peter Buffett

Looking for something a little softer? Peter Buffett is presenting a multi-media presentation that will take you through a somber and rhythmic trip with cellist, Michael Kott at the Lied Center. His Native-American inspired music has won him an Emmy, and is most known for his work on Dances with Wolves.  

Start Time: 8:00 pm  

Price: $29

NOV. 17^th THURSDAY: NUNCRACKERS: The Nunsense Christmas Musical 

Jam nun-puns into every sentence and ham it up with some of the funniest girls of the cloth this side of the Pope! Visit The Tada Theatre in the Haymarket for a family treat about a group of lovable nuns who attempt to put on a wholesome television special, but are thwarted by a series of unfortunate (and hilarious) events.  

Start Time: 7:30 pm 

Price: $18

NOV. 18^th FRIDAY: TAKE SHELTER 

 

Take shelter in the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center on Friday to view the film, “Take Shelter”. Which was reviewed by our very own Justin Senkbile!

Start Time: Multiple Showings

Price: $9.50 

 

 

 

 

 

NOV. 19^th SATURDAY: NEBRASKA BEAMING BIONEERS

This is insane futuristic stuff! Nebraska Beaming Bioneers will host its first satellite conference at the Lincoln Lancaster CountyHealth Department. The annual Bioneers Conference (www.bioneers.org) is the premiere gathering of scientific innovators and visionaries who offer practical solutions to the most pressing and environmental and social issues of our time.

Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm 

Price: $0 

 

In Short: Events for the week of 11/7/2011

Tue: Asian Film Series: "A Village Called Versailles". Free and open to the public. 7pm at The Sheldon.

Thu: Film: "The Adventures of Loop & Rhett", at the Rococo Theatre. A western  that features Nebraskan actors. Don't miss this one night showing before it begins the film festival circuit. Doors: 6:30 pm | Show: 7:00pm /9:30pm Price: $$5.00 donation @ the door.

Thu-Sat: Nebraska Youth Theatre Advanced Acting Company presents the hilarious comedy "Scapino!", Nov 10-12 at The Haymarket Theatre. For tickets call 402-477-2600.

Fri: Toubab Krewe at the Bourbon Theatre. Doors at 8pm, 18 and over. $13 advance / $15 day of show. 

Fri-Sun: Angels Theatre Company Production of "The Crucible" at The Sheldon, directed by Becky Key Boesen. "A classic story with modern problems...and a body count!" $15 for general admission, $5 for students. For tickets call 402-937-1690 or visit www.angelscompany.org

IN SHORT: Briefs for May 27, 2011

 

Zoo fundraiser tickets: Tickets for the Lincoln Children's Zoo's annual Garden Party are selling fast.  Don't miss out on the opportunity to attend an evening of sophisticated fun while raising money to support the Zoo's animals, educational programs and conservation efforts. The Garden Party is Friday, June 3rd from 6 to 9 p.m.  Tickets are $75 for an individual and $1,000 for  corporate/benefactor table of eight.  For more information on the event, including a downloadable registration form, visit the Garden Party page.

The Foundation Gardens Performance Series: The summer series of concerts will be held each Wednesday afternoon from noon to 1 p.m. at the Foundation Gardens (1415 N St.). Bring a lunch and enjoy the weather and entertainment as well as the beautiful garden itself. This is an opportunity to recharge in the middle of your day. The entertainment varies throughout the summer including music from rock to blues to classical, as well as several dance groups. This will be the 27th year for this series and, as always, the concerts are provided free to the general public.

IN SHORT: Briefs for May 4, 2011

Compiled by Star City Blog staff

Craft Beer and Beer Foods Benefit for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: The District (formerly the Bricktop), 1427 O St., is hosting a benefit for cystic fibrosis at 3 p.m. on May 7th. Tickets cost $5. There will be at least four beers from Nebraska Breweries available to patrons at a reduced price, and Marcus Rekart of Chez Hay Catering/Emma's Restaurant will be preparing two dishes made with beer for patrons to eat.All who come are invited to make a food dish with beer as an ingredient, and encouraged to take part in a cooking contest that will be judged by Marcus Rekart. There will also be entertainment provided by DJ's Spence and Old Moanin Corpse.

IN SHORT: Briefs for April 22, 2011

Herbs, plant and bake sale: The Nebraska Herbal Society of Lincoln will host its annual plant sale Saturday, May 7th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Warren United Methodist Church, 1205 N. 45th St. in Lincoln. Contact Serena at 402.560.0688 with questions.

Arboretum plant sale: The Nebraska Statewide Arboretum is having their spring plant sale May 7th. Most of the plants for sale will have identifiable regional seed source; smaller size trees and shrubs; and wildflowers and other plants not widely available in the nursery trade. The plants may look delicate and ephemeral, but Nebraska's wildflowers and other native plants are hardy, long-lived survivors even in the toughest environments. There will be a good selection of woodland natives that can handle dry shade, including native sedges, Jack-in-the-pulpit, bloodroot, woodland phlox and liverleaf.  For full sun, there are compact, drought-tolerant native asters and hard-to-find false lupine, red root, narrow-leaf mountain mint and greenthreads.

IN SHORT: Briefs for April 7, 2011

2011 Cornhusker State Games: Registration is open for the 2011 Cornhusker State Games, set for July 15 to 24 in Lincoln, Omaha and surrounding communities.  Skateboarding and pickleball will make their debut as official State Games sports.  The amateur sports festival for Nebraskans of all ages and abilities is expected to draw more than 13,000 athletes in 65 sports. All registered athletes will receive a free shirt, yearbook, free meal and admission to SportFest and the Olympic-style Opening Ceremonies.  Athletes will compete for more than 5,000 custom-cast medals and finishers in select events will receive commemorative medallions. Those interested can register or find more information at CornhuskerStateGames.com or by calling 402.471.2544.  June 29 is the final registration deadline for most sports, but individuals registered by June 15 receive a $5 discount; team entry discounts vary.

IN SHORT: Briefs for Feb. 23, 2011

Compiled by Star City Blog staff

Wesleyan's "Bowls for Backpacks" fundraiser to help feed area children: More than 14,000 kids under the age of 18 live below the poverty line in the Lancaster County area. Nebraska Wesleyan University hopes an upcoming event will help feed some of those hungry children and families. On Sunday, Feb. 27, NWU will host "Bowls For Backpacks: An Empty Bowls Event." All proceeds will benefit the Food Bank of Lincoln’s BackPack Program, which sends backpacks filled with food home with area elementary school students on Fridays to ensure they don’t go hungry over the weekend.

The event will be held from noon to 2:30 p.m. in the Story Student Center dining hall on the NWU campus. Tickets can be purchased online at www.nebrwesleyan.edu, by calling 402.465.7556, or at Heartland Pantry at 48th Street & Leighton Ave. They will also be available at the door. Guests attending the event will have their choice from nearly 500 homemade ceramic bowls crafted by Lincoln area school students, college students, NWU alumni, civic organizations, teachers and trauma patients. Tickets for Bowls For Backpacks cost $15, which includes soup, bread, drink and a ceramic bowl of choice. The handmade bowls are now on display at LUX Center for the Arts, 2601 N. 48th St.