To Do In This Town

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Saturday, 28 January, 2012 - Annual Chili Bomb Event January 28, 2012
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Saturday, 28 January, 2012 - Lincoln Women's Expo - Nebraska's Largest Women's Event January 28, 2012
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Sample Saturday for January 28th, 2012

Posted by Guide

Lincoln isn’t the only place that has some fun – take a quick road trip to the Strategic Air & Space Museum this weekend for their Chili Bomb! Before or after that event, stop by the Lancaster Event Center and take in the Women’s Expo – men, the Modern & Black Powder Gun Show is there too so don’t feel left out. Then head to Pershing for a Kicking Good Time at the PRCA Championship Rodeo. There is Always Something To Do In This Town!

Lincoln Women’s Expo

Lancaster Event Center

10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

The first 500 women in the door on Saturday receive a special 4th anniversary bag of goodies so it may be worth it to head to this event in the morning, rather than the afternoon. You can find booths on fashion & beauty, health & wellness, and shopping galore! There are also education, business, and volunteer opportunities at some of the booths as well. Take a chance to stop in this information and fun expo at the Lancaster Event Center.

Strategic Air & Space Museum

Chili Bomb

11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

When it’s cold outside, it’s chili at SASM. Enjoy a day of chili sampling, vote for your favorite, and get a close-up look at the bomber collection.

There will be a special presentation by Jim Partington USN/RADM, Retired who is the Executive Director of the Nebraska Restaurant Association. The Peoples Choice Award will be presented in the Con Agra Theater at 3:00pm. See if your favorite reigns supreme. Regular admission applies. This is always a fun trek and the bonus of the chili sampling should make it a fun day for all!

Pershing Center

PRCA Championship Rodeo

7:30 – 11:30 p.m.

Cowboy UP! It’s Rodeo time in Lincoln. This is always a great event. Fun for the whole family, especially the mutton bustin’! Tickets are available at the Pershing Center Box Office. The rodeo only comes once a year to this venue, so don’t miss it! Yee HAW!

Weekend Activities for January 27, 28, & 29, 2012

Posted by Guide

Lincoln is home to a variety of activities this weekend. Celebrate the Asian TET Festival on Friday evening, Saturday you can build a dinosaur at Lowe’s or learn about quilting with your American Girl Doll. Puss in Boots will be at the Joyo both Friday and Saturday evenings. Ladies you can attend the 4th Annual Women’s Expo. Or, there is family fun at South branch library on Sunday evening. There is Always Something To Do In This Town.

Friday, January 27th, 2012

9:30 – 11:30 a.m. * * Solid Rock Gymnastics * * Parent Supervised – for Preschoolers * * $5 per child

10:30 -11:30 a.m. * * Barnes & Noble South Pointe * * Storytime * * Free

10:30 – 11:30 a.m. * * Bethany Branch Library * * New series of book talks * * Coming in February!

5:00 – 8:00 p.m. * * Sheldon Museum of Art * * TET Festival 2012 * * Freewill donations accepted

7:30 – 9:30 p.m. * * Lincoln Community Playhouse * * 12 Angry Men * * Tickets Call 402-489-7529

7:30 – 9:30 p.m. * * JOYO Theater * * Puss in Boots * * $5 at the door

7:30 – 10:30 p.m. * * Pershing Center * * PRCA Championship Rodeo * * Adult day of event – $22 & $30, kids 1/2 price.

7:30 – 11:30 p.m. * * Skate Zone * * Teen Night * * $6 + Skate Rental

8:00 – 10:00 p.m. * * Crescent Moon Coffee * * Local acoustic country/ blues with Dr. John Walker and Steve “Fuzzy” Blazek * * Free

Saturday, January 28th, 2012

10:00 – 11:00 a.m. * * Indigo Bridge Books * * Bilingual Children’s Storytime * * Free

10:00 – 11:00 a.m. * * Lowe’s Build & Grow * * Build-a-saurus * * Register online by 1/27

10:00 – 12:00 p.m. * * Skate Zone * * Tiny Tots (10 & under only) * * $4 + Skate Rental

10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. * * Quilt Study Center * * American Girl Quilt Class * * Register by calling 402-472-6549

10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. * * Lancaster Event Center * * Lincoln Women’s Expo * * Admission $5 – Kids 12 & Under Free

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. * * Barnes & Noble – O Street * * Storytime * * Free

11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. * * Strategic Air & Space Museum * * Chili Bomb * * Regular Admission Applies

1:00 – 4:00 p.m. * * Skate Zone * * Matinee * * $5 + Skate Rental

1:00 – 4:00 p.m. * * Pioneers Park Nature Center * * Pine Needle Basket Class * * $10/person* * Register by TODAY 1/25 * * Call 402-441-7895

2:00 – 2:30 p.m. * * Mueller Planetarium * * LIGHT YEARS FROM ANDROMEDA * * Admission $8/$5.50

3:00 – 3:30 p.m. * * Mueller Planetarium * * DAWN OF THE SPACE AGE * * Admission $8/$5.50

7:00 – 10:00 p.m. * * Hyde Observatory * * Star Gazing * * Free

7:30 – 9:30 p.m. * * Lincoln Community Playhouse * * 12 Angry Men * * Tickets Call 402-489-7529

7:30 – 9:30 p.m. * * JOYO Theater * * Puss in Boots * * $5 at the door

7:30 – 10:30 p.m. * * Pershing Center * * PRCA Championship Rodeo * * Adult day of event – $22 & $30, kids 1/2 price.

7:30 – 11:30 p.m. * * Skate Zone * * Teen Night * * $6 + Skate Rental

8:00 – 10:00 p.m. * * Crescent Moon Coffee * * Local acoustic blues musician CA Waller * * Free

Sunday, January 29th, 2012

10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. * * Lancaster Event Center * * Lincoln Women’s Expo * * Admission $5 – Kids 12 & Under Free

1:00 – 4:00 p.m. * * Skate Zone * * Matinee * * $5 + Skate Rental

2:00 – 2:30 p.m. * * Mueller Planetarium * * Light Years from Andromeda * * Admission $8/$5.50

2:00 – 4:00 p.m. * * Lincoln Community Playhouse * * 12 Angry Men * * Tickets Call 402-489-7529

3:00 – 3:30 p.m. * * Mueller Planetarium * * Dawn of the Space Age * * Admission $8/$5.50

6:00 – 8:00 p.m. * * South Branch Library * * Snowy Movie Night * * Free

6:00 – 9:00 p.m. * * Skate Zone * * Family Night * * $5.00 each or $12.00 for up to 5 members in a family + Skate Rental

The Science Of Snow: Fun ways to explore SNOW

Posted by Jami

The dusting of snow this week thrilled my girls. While we didn’t make an actual snowman, it renewed their hopes of snowman and sledding yet this winter. All the snow talk made their teacher mamma really curious about the science of snow. We had a fun time learning, we hope you enjoy it too.

How is snow made?
We read this article, which I thought did a fantastic job of explaining the concept without losing the girls in the details. It also has lots of fun extension ideas.

Then, we watched this video. It has a lot of information and was made by students, I love the idea of kids learning from other kids!

How Snow Is Formed-A Short Video

Once we had a basic idea of how snow was made, we decided to do a few projects with snow.

Marshmallow SnowFlakes: You’ll need toothpicks and small and large marshmallows. If you are worried about the toothpicks, you could use pieces of pipe cleaner as well.

Choose a large marshmallow to serve as the center (the small molecule that starts it all) of your snowflake. Attach 5 toothpicks from the sides of it. From there use your imagination to make as many patterns as you can by adding the small marshmallows onto the toothpicks. You can add a few marshmallows or just one, you can leave spaces, you can connect the ends, your imagination is the only limit to the possibilities. We loved making lots of different patterns and remembering that each snowflake is a unique design.

Snowy Water: We wanted to know how much water is in a snowflake. We scooped snow into a measuring cup and recorded our starting measurement. Then we all made a prediction about how much water the snow would turn into. We let ours melt naturally and checked often. As it began to melt, we did some changing of our predictions. If you want it to move along faster, you can either set the snow in a warm spot or heat it slowly on a stove. Be sure to record your final measurement, and check if your predictions were correct or not.

Winter is the Warmest Season!
No, you didn’t read that wrong, we found this darling book by Lauren Stringer at the library last week and have so enjoyed it. We read the story many times over. Then we made a list of all the things that changed in the story. (This went really well with the changing from snow to water experiment.) After we made our list, we brainstormed a few more things that could change from the cool of summer to the warmth of winter. Then we picked our favorite reason why winter is the warmest season and drew an illustration to match it.

We hope you have a great week in this great town!

Sample Saturday for January 21st, 2012

Posted by Guide

Lincoln has a lot to offer, whether you are just visiting or you are raising your family here. We try to help you Find Something To Do In This Town!

Michaels – Fancy Nancy Event

10:00 a.m. – Noon

Are there any of our readers who are Fancy Nancy fans? I would guess so. In that case, you don’t want to miss out on Michael’s craft event Saturday morning. They said it would be, “Imaginative fun for crafty little ladies.” This is a Free Make-It Take-It For Ages 3 and up. While Supplies Last

Skate Zone

1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

After your fun and crafty morning, everyone may enjoy an activity designed to burn off some extra energy. Join the fun at Skate Zone. The matinees are always great fun – you can play the dice game, speed race, or just enjoy the tunes and sing along. Our kids always enjoy the snack counter and skating with friends. Call up someone you would like to chat with a bit and then send the kids out to skate off some steam!

Weekend Activities for January 20th, 21st, & 22nd, 2012

Posted by Guide

Lincoln has a lot going on this upcoming weekend. Here is your guide to most of the activities. We encourage you to send calendar events to submit@todointhistown.com if you or someone you know is putting on an event. There is Always Something To Do In This Town.

Friday, January 20th, 2012

9:30 – 11:30 a.m. * * Solid Rock Gymnastics * * Parent Supervised – for Preschoolers * * $5 per child

10:30 -11:30 a.m. * * Barnes & Noble South Pointe * * Storytime * * Free

10:30 – 11:30 a.m. * * Bethany Branch Library * * Nothing Listed for 2012 . . . Yet.

6:00 – 8:00 p.m. * * 9 Muses * * Third Friday Drum Circle * * Free

7:00 – 9:00 p.m. * * Ten Thousand Villages * * Third Friday Drum Circle * * Free

7:30 – 9:30 p.m. * * Lincoln Community Playhouse * * 12 Angry Men * * Tickets Call 402-489-7529

7:30 – 11:30 p.m. * * Skate Zone * * Teen Night * * $6 + Skate Rental

8:00 – 10:00 p.m. * * Crescent Moon Coffee * * Hot Club Jazz with Swing 105 * * Free

Saturday, January 21st, 2012

10:00 – 11:00 a.m. * * Indigo Bridge Books * * Bilingual Children’s Storytime * * Free

10:00 – 12:00 p.m. * * Michaels * * Fancy Nancy Event * * Free Design a Tiara

10:00 – 12:00 p.m. * * Skate Zone * * Tiny Tots (10 & under only) * * $4 + Skate Rental

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. * * Barnes & Noble – O Street * * Storytime * * Free

1:00 – 4:00 p.m. * * Skate Zone * * Matinee * * $5 + Skate Rental

2:00 – 2:30 p.m. * * Mueller Planetarium * * LIGHT YEARS FROM ANDROMEDA * * Admission $8/$5.50

3:00 – 5:00 p.m. * * Lied Center * * Young Frankenstein * * Tickets Call 402-472-4747

3:00 – 3:30 p.m. * * Mueller Planetarium * * DAWN OF THE SPACE AGE * * Admission $8/$5.50

7:00 – 10:00 p.m. * * Hyde Observatory * * Star Gazing * * Free

7:30 – 9:30 p.m. * * Lincoln Community Playhouse * * 12 Angry Men * * Tickets Call 402-489-7529

7:30 – 9:30 p.m. * * Lied Center * * Young Frankenstein * * Tickets Call 402-472-4747

7:30 – 11:30 p.m. * * Skate Zone * * Teen Night * * $6 + Skate Rental

8:00 – 10:00 p.m. * * Crescent Moon Coffee * * Local acoustic blues musician CA Waller * * Free

Sunday, January 22nd, 2012

1:00 – 4:00 p.m. * * Skate Zone * * Matinee * * $5 + Skate Rental

2:00 – 2:30 p.m. * * Mueller Planetarium * * Light Years from Andromeda * * Admission $8/$5.50

2:00 – 3:30 p.m. * * Pioneers Park Nature Center * * Poetry on the Prairie – outdoors if weather permits * * $5/person suggested donation – no registration required

2:00 – 4:00 p.m. * * Lincoln Community Playhouse * * 12 Angry Men * * Tickets Call 402-489-7529

2:00 – 4:00 p.m. * * Lincoln Symphony Orchestra * * Lemony Snicket * * Tickets Call 402-476-2211

2:00 – 4:00 p.m. * * NE History Museum * * Winter Fun & Crafts * * Free

3:00 – 3:30 p.m. * * Mueller Planetarium * * Dawn of the Space Age * * Admission $8/$5.50

6:00 – 8:00 p.m. * * South Branch Library * * Snowy Movie Night * * Free

6:00 – 9:00 p.m. * * Skate Zone * * Family Night * * $5.00 each or $12.00 for up to 5 members in a family + Skate Rental

Snow Much Fun: Ideas for Indoor Snow Fun

Posted by Jami

While I am LOVING this warm January weather, my girls have been a touch sad about the lack of snow to play in. This week we decided to see if we could have some indoor snow fun. Here are some things we enjoyed:

Indoor Snowmen: I challenged the girls to see if we could make a snowman inside. They decided we could do it if they could find 3 containers to shape the body. This did create a bit of a mess as they ended up with the laundry basket, a trash can from the bathroom and a square shaped Rubbermaid!

After the snowman was assembled, they decided to make him look “snowy” by covering his body with white. They used towels, sheets, and blankets to wrap and drape around him. Once he was “snowy” they used rulers to give him arms. They taped the rulers to him and cut out paper eyes, nose and buttons. To complete the look, they added their hat, mittens and scarf. Poof! With a touch of creativity we had an indoor snowman.

The teacher in me couldn’t help but use him for a little lesson on using creative words to describe things. I cut out circles from white paper and wrote “walks, looks, feels” on them and put them into a hat. The girls drew one out and together came up with 3 creative words to describe how the snowman might “walk, look or feel.” It was so much fun; they didn’t even realize they were learning. A word of warning, your kiddos may just want to keep making snowmen until you have a whole snow village in your house and all your containers and towel cabinets are empty!

Snow Art: We used blue pieces of construction paper, white paint and glitter and crayons to create lovely snow pictures. We didn’t use markers as they run with the paint and glitter glue. We looked at some of our favorite winter books and looked back at pictures of them playing in the snow to get some inspiration. Then, I simply asked them to make a snow picture.

Once the picture was dry, we cut a piece of clear plastic wrap a touch longer than the picture. We wrapped the plastic around the picture and I taped the sides and bottom shut on the back. Then we took white circles from inside the hole punch and dropped them in the hole in the top. I taped up the top and we suddenly had a picture that literally snowed as they shook it up and down.

If you don’t have a hole punch to use, you could rip tiny pieces of a cotton ball, or even tear tiny pieces of scrap paper. Be sure to tape it strong and to shake it gently or you may just end up with a “snow” storm in the house.

Snowflake Tag: This game got a little wild, so be warned! You play just like regular tag, except that you have to keep your arms and legs in a spread eagle position and move like you were floating or swirling. If you are tagged, you melt into a puddle on the ground until the next round. We played in a small space so I did keep a close eye and give lots of reminders to be careful. It was fun, different and it got a lot of energy out.

Here are a few of our favorite snow stories. We love to read them in our pj’s with hot chocolate and marshmallows!
The Snow Speaks by Nancy White Carlstrom
Snow Riders by Constance W. McGeorge
Snow Sounds by David Johnson

We hope you have a great week in this great town!

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Area Events

Sample Saturday for January 28th, 2012

Lincoln Women’s Expo

Lancaster Event Center

10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Strategic Air & Space Museum

Chili Bomb

11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Pershing Center

PRCA Championship Rodeo

7:30 – 11:30 p.m.

Weekend Activities for January 27, 28, & 29, 2012

The Science Of Snow: Fun ways to explore SNOW

Sample Saturday for January 21st, 2012

Michaels – Fancy Nancy Event

10:00 a.m. – Noon

Skate Zone

1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Weekend Activities for January 20th, 21st, & 22nd, 2012

Snow Much Fun: Ideas for Indoor Snow Fun

January Gallery Guide

Do you Woot?

Woot for your Kids!

UNL Extension – Lancaster County Events