Now - November 2nd - Fontenelle Nature Association presents EcoHuts: An Exploration Exhibit for All Ages. Push, pedal, spin and slide to discover that conservation is more than just a great idea! Fontenelle Forest Nature Center is located at 1111 N. Bellevue Blvd., Bellevue, NE 68005 and is open daily from 8 a.m.- 5 p.m.. Admission to this exhibit is free for members, $7 for adults, $6 for seniors, and $5 for children (Ages 3 to 11). For more information, call 402-731-3140 or visit http://www.fontenelleforest.org/ecohuts.html .
Perspectives,
an exhibition of small works —
paintings, drawings, ceramics, and sculpture — by thirty-four Midwest artists,
begins Monday, August 25, at the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts in
Nebraska City.
Visitors
to the exhibition will be treated to the talented and diverse “perspectives” of
artists Joe Brogrhammer, Kate
Brooke, Roger Bruhn, Judith Burton, Larry Ferguson, Robert Hillstad, Bill
Shaffer, Bryce Speed and many others. Perspectives is selection of compelling
contemporary works ranging from the abstract to realistic representation from
the inventory of Modern Arts Midwest
(MAM).
The public is invited to The Kimmel
Harding Nelson gallery to meet Larry and Judy Roots and artists with works in
the Perspectives exhibition at a
reception on Thursday evening, September 11, from 4:30 to
6:30 p.m.Perspectives will remain on exhibit
through Thursday, October 16,
2008.
The Kimmel Harding
Nelson is located at 801 3rd Corso in NebraskaCity and is open Monday
through Thursday from noon to
4
p.m. For more information, call 402-874-9600 or visit www.khncenterforthearts.org.
August
31, 2008, 1-4:00 pm
- Walk for Inclusion - Fun, Food & Free Concert!
Heartland
of AmericaPark
Walk for
Inclusion is an annual community-building event given by Conference for
Inclusive Communities (CFIC) to bring all people from the Omaha and surrounding
communities together to take steps against prejudice and to celebrate their
differences and commonalities.
Registration
begins @ 1:00 pm;
International Food Tasting & Multicultural entertainment @ 1:30 pm; Opening Ceremony @ 2:30 pm; Walk begins @ 2:45 pm; Eagle Seagull performs @ 3:45 pm.
Sept.
16
Community Resource Fair
MillardSouthHigh
School Cafeteria, 14905 Q Street, Omaha
6 - 8:30 pm
Families who have students and or adults with
developmental disabilities are encouraged to learn about the wide array of
services and supports offered in the greater Omaha community.
More than 50 agencies will
participate. An ice cream social and activities for children will also be
offered. Sponsored by the Millard Transition Team; PRISM Project/Ollie Webb
Center, Inc.; the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services and the
Nebraska Department of Education. For more info, contact Janet at 346-5220 x14
or jmiller@olliewebbinc.org
September 18: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is holding its Annual Walk on Thursday, September 18th at Heartland of America Park in Downtown Omaha. Registration is at 6:00pm with the walk starting at 7:30 pm. All proceeds will go towards The Society's mission of finding a cure for blood cancers and improving the quality of life for patients and their families. Currently over 830,000 people are living with a blood cancer in the United States. Every five minutes someone is diagnosed with a blood cancer and every 10 minutes someone dies from one of these cancers. Please come join our walk and help find a cure to save the lives of so many. For more information, please visit our website at www.lightthenight.org/ne or call Paula Cooper at(402) 344-2242.
Sept. 20:
Nebraska PTA State Convention
8:00am-6:00pm
Bellevue Support
Center, 2820 Arboretum Dr. Bellevue, NE
The Nebraska PTA invites you to join PTA/PTSA volunteers from across the
state to our 85th Annual Convention and Leadership Conference. Our guest
speaker, Governor Dave Heineman, will be giving a parental involvement
proclamation for Parental Involvement month
Sept. 20:
Hand in Hand - Linking Lives for Parkinson's is the theme for the American
Parkinson's Disease Organization's second annual fund raising effort. This will
be a special evening of food and entertainment by the Jazz Wholes.
The event
will be held on September 20th from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m., at the
KANEKO – the Old Market’s latest arts and entertainment venue at 1111 Jones St.
in Omaha.
The evening will include live and silent auctions, as well as a
raffle.
October 4, 2008 - 7th
Annual Omaha Metro
Area Buddy Walk
Registration begins at 7:30AM
Omaha Down Syndrome Parents Network has
partnered with the Special Education and Speech and Language Departments to
bring you this year's Buddy Walk on the UNO Campus.
Family
activities and entertainment will be on the grassy area north of field.
Registration starts at 7:30am, walk
at 9:30am. For more information please visit www.ODSPN.org
2nd Annual Walk for Warmth Friday, February 20th, 2009, 6pm Heartland of America Park
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