James L. Preston

omaha, ne

Events:

Midnights at Dundee - The Breakfast Club

Where: Dundee Theatre

Date: 2007-06-22 23:59:00

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Demented and sad, but social... -------------------------------------------------- Please note the theatre rules at the event page!! Also: From their website: Midnight Movies Typically midnight movies are $5 per person and no discounts are offered. Every so often a new film or special engagement will run as part of our midnight series and the ticket price will be raised according to the wishes of the distributors. The change in price will be noted in the flyers, on this website, on the showtime line, and at the box office. If no price is listed, you can safely assume the cost is $5. No refunds after ticket is purchased. Purchase/Payment Information Tickets for the main feature go on sale 30 minutes before showtime, tickets to midnight shows can be purchased the day of the show only. We accept cash and personal checks only, no debit/creidt cards.

Holland Lecture Series: Dr. Henry Pollack - Earth's Changing...

Where: Scott Conference Center

Date: 2007-05-03 19:30:00

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Thursday,May 3 Scott Conference Center 6450 Pine Street 7:30 P.M. FREE ADMISSION Dr. Henry Pollack, distinguished University of Michigan geophysicist and Omaha Central High graduate, says a decade of delay can have a century of consequence. More research leads to more knowledge, but – in science – also more uncertainty. While we debate, the Earth’s climate is changing. Dr. Pollack, who has advised the National Science Foundation, Congress and the White House, has recently returned from several months of research in Antarctica. Hear what he found and what – if we don’t act – is in store for the future. Sponsored by First Unitarian Church of Omaha

Midnights at Dundee - Xanadu

Where: Dundee Theatre

Date: 2007-05-25 23:59:00

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Get your groove on with Olivia Newton-John! Please note the theatre rules at the event page!! From their website: Midnight Movies Typically midnight movies are $5 per person and no discounts are offered. Every so often a new film or special engagement will run as part of our midnight series and the ticket price will be raised according to the wishes of the distributors. The change in price will be noted in the flyers, on this website, on the showtime line, and at the box office. If no price is listed, you can safely assume the cost is $5. No refunds after ticket is purchased. Purchase/Payment Information Tickets for the main feature go on sale 30 minutes before showtime, tickets to midnight shows can be purchased the day of the show only. We accept cash and personal checks only, no debit/creidt cards.

Omaha Bookcrossing Meetup - June '07

Where: Sam & Louie's New York Pizza

Date: 2007-06-05 19:00:00

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What happens at a Bookcrossing Meetup? Readers get together, usually bring books to share, browse and take books of interest which others brought, and socialize about what they're reading, favorite genres and authors, or the conversation may not be about books at all. The conversation is pretty fluid. After reading a book, you go to the Bookcrossing website to review it and put in a journal entry when you release it to someone else. What joins us together is Bookcrossing.com At Bookcrossing.com, people register books, review them, and create virtual bookshelves. The goal of Bookcrossing is to make the world a library. Books are given freely, traded, and tracked on their journey by bcid (bookcrossing id) numbers. Come on down to the meetup and we'll show you how it happens. Readers, feel free to come and check out a meetup. You don't have to bring any books to share. If you do, we'll have extra id stickers for you to use so you can track them. Children accompanied by adults are welcome. Nebraska Bookcrossers Yahoo Group

Heartland Festival w/ Luis Palau

Where: Qwest Center

Date: 2007-07-14 00:00:00

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This info culled from the official website: ----------------------------------------------- Cost: Free Christian festival -Music. Artists at other Palau festivals have included artists like artists like Steven Curtis Chapman, Kirk Franklin, Mercy Me, TobyMac, Point of Grace, Jump 5, and Audio Adrenaline. Website does not indicate at this time who will be at the Omaha festival. -Ministry - Veggie Tales Children's Area - Face-painting, balloons, games, inflatable bouncers, and, of course, Larry and Bob from VeggieTales plus a special presentation from ventriloquist Mark Thompson. -Livin It Demo - Skating and riding on a world class park built specifically for the festival, professional Christian skateboarders and BMX bikers demonstrate their skill and give a little background about what gives them purpose in life. -Sports Zone - Meet and interact with top Christian athletes who are passionate about their sport and their beliefs. Learn how they make faith a part of their daily game plan. Operation Compassion - A vital part of every Palau festival, Operation Compassion focuses on the physical needs of the region, from housing to hunger to literacy. Check back in the coming months to see the many opportunites you will have to get involved in these or other ministries. Additionally, there is currently a Food drive going on at several local churches in conjunction with the event. See event website for a lot more details.

Gallery Talk with Karen Kunc

Where: Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts

Date: 2007-05-26 12:00:00

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Additional Info Join us on Saturday, May 26, at 12:00 noon for a Gallery Talk with one of Nebraska's most-accomplished and best known printmakers. Karen Kunc creates work representative of fragmentary moments, chance encounters, the immeasurability of time and other invisible physical forces. She places these notions into iconic images of creation, preservation and allusions to human myth and metaphor. Her woodcuts and etchings frequently explore how eternal forces shape the natural world, and she articulates this by juxtaposing ambiguous spatial illusions with elements of shape and color. This Gallery Talk is in conjunction with Kunc's solo show Sensory Source on view through May 2006, 2007. The artist will also be part of a special Printmaker's Workshop at the Bemis Center from April 27 - April 29, 2007. About the Artist Karen Kunc received a Master of Fine Arts from Ohio State University in 1977 and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1975 from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. She is the Cather Professor of Art at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln, where she has taught since 1983. She has exhibited both nationally and internationally and has taught numerous printmaking workshops around the world. Her work is in the collections of important public collections including the Museum of Modern Art, New York City; the National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC; and the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC; Kunc's awards include the Nebraska 2000 Governor's Arts Award, Artist of the Year, the University of Nebraska Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Award of 1998 and a Fulbright Scholarship for research travel to Finland in 1996. Kunc recently received the first annual the Omaha Entertainment Award (OEA) for the category of Printmaking in 2006.

Astronomy: Introduction to the Night Sky

Where: Neale Woods Nature Center

Date: 2007-09-07 20:30:00

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Astronomy: Introduction to the Night Sky Friday, September 7th 8:30 – 10:00 p.m. As you look up at the night sky is it overwhelming? You are not alone. Join us as we work on simplifying the view from your shoes. ---------------------------------------------------- Join the fun at the Millard Observatory, the largest public observatory in the Omaha metro area. Led by trained staff and volunteers, the programs are designed to introduce adults and children to the wonders of the night sky. Your evening under the stars will include gathering on the observation deck to see the constellations visible that night and peering through the telescopes to see planets, nebulae and more! The observatory features a 10” Schmidt-Cassegrain, two 12” Meade LX 200 GPS, and a 14” Celestron. A 13” Coulter and an 8” Meade can be mounted on the observation deck and three 6” telescopes can be placed on outside mounts for your viewing pleasure! The following programs are at Millard Observatory at Neale Woods Nature Center If cloudy conditions prevent sky viewing, an indoor presentation will be offered. Member Admission: $4 adults / $3 children Non-member Admission: $6 adults / $4 children Ages: 5 and older

[SOLD OUT] Switchfoot - Concert for the Cause

Where: Sokol Hall

Date: 2007-04-18 20:00:00

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Benefiting Omaha's Children's Hospital. Tickets - $20 ALL AGES SHOW Free tanning coupon w/ each ticket. Get Tickets @ any Omaha* area Ashley Lynn's Tanning. Hours of Operation: 8:00am - 10pm Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 8:00pm Friday 9:00am - 6:00pm Saturday 12:00pm - 6:00 pm Sunday *I tried purchasing some in Lincoln, but they weren't available there.

Stan Strembicki: the Lost Library

Where: Joslyn Art Museum

Date: 2007-08-05 12:00:00

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Since 1982, Stan Strembicki has visited New Orleans two or three times a year and photographed the city. In November 2005, he began focusing on objects in the debris field following Hurricane Katrina, particularly storm-lost photo albums, wedding albums and snapshots. At that time, he found the library of Alfred Lawless High School. The school, located in the Lower 9th Ward, had filled with flood water and one of its library walls had burst, scattering books across an adjacent field. Over the course of a year, Strembicki photographed the books as they began to dissolve into the landscape, symbolic to him of lost knowledge, traditions lost and history lost. His exhibition at Joslyn will feature photographs of the books.

Birds of Prey Up Close @ Neale Woods

Where: Neale Woods Nature Center

Date: 2007-08-11 14:00:00

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Trained volunteer raptor handlers will be outside by the raptor enclosures on nice days and just inside the building on those not-so-nice days. It's a great opportunity to get an up close and personal look at our birds of prey! Admission: Free with regular admission and free for FNA members For: All ages

Jim Ward - Solo Acoustic

Where: Slowdown Front Room

Date: 2008-02-07 20:00:00

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with Secret Life of Sparrows Jim Ward, singer/guitarist of the band Sparta, and founding member of the group At The Drive-in, will be perfoming a full acoustic set at the Slowdown Front Room in Omaha on February 7th. Ward will be playing a cross section of songs from his past, present and future, most notably from his recent ep release, "Quiet" (Civil Defense/Doghouse). www.myspace.com/jimwardquiet

Midwest MMA Amateur Championships

Where: South Sokol Auditorium

Date: 2008-03-01 20:00:00

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Top Premier Amateur Fighters Across the Midwest!!!Championship Title Fights and #1 Contender Fights!!!Only Experienced Licensed Fighters!!! For tickets call (402) 706-1884 or email bill@teampoundoutevents.com