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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!
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.
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!
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!
Enjoy this Sample Saturday in Lincoln by visiting a kids club cooking event, an antique sale, and an acoustic musical experience! There is Always Something To Do In This Town!
10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Come in from the cold and warm up with fun snowman food activities. The kids and Marcia will be making cottage cheese snowmen, igloos and banana blizzards. For elementary-aged children. Pre-register and prepay TODAY in customer service. If your child has special dietary needs or food allergies, please tell us when registering. $6/child. Our family loves Marcia and she plans a great event- this is worth checking out – stop by the store today to register.
Cabin Fever Antique Show & Sale
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
This looks like fun – it will be chilly Saturday so an indoor activity seems like a genius idea. There is a small admission fee – $3.50 per person but it is good for two days of entrance as the event is also being held Sunday. Kids are free. There could be some great treasures to be had – go and check them out at the Lancaster Event Center.
8:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Looking for a place to listen to some music, sip some coffee, and get away? The Crescent Moon Coffee will host acoustic duo Dirty Low Dogs on Saturday evening. Good coffee and good music – sounds like a good Saturday evening for a date night!
Welcome to 2012 Lincoln! New Year’s Resolutions are only good if you keep them – here are some ideas to help you along the way! We want you to make it a great 2012 and we will try to help you Find Something To Do In This Town!
Bilingual Storytime
10:00 – 11:00
Perhaps you made a resolution to unplug all of those screens and devices and do more reading? Or, maybe, just spend more time together with your child? What about branching out and finally learning Spanish this year? If any of these resolutions resonate, Indigo Bridge Books is the place for you at 10:00 a.m. each Saturday this year. Join them for bilingual storytime and spend quality time in front of a book rather than a screen.
 Home Depot – Kids Workshop
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Savings Shed
Did you make a resolution to be better with your money this year? Want to teach the kids some financial responsibility? Start out the year of frugality with some fun! Make a savings shed at the Home Depot Kids Workshop. They provide all of the materials, you provide the kid. Then, make sure you take the shed home and put it to good use – saving those pennies and modeling good financial behavior for the kiddos – they are going to need all the $$$$ help they can get in the future!
1:00 – 3:00 – Yarn Buddy
3:00 – 4:00 – Multi-Chain Scarf
Resolved: I will do more crafts with my daughter, even if they are messy and I am no good at any of them! Well, okay, that may have been one of mine. But, if you find this to fit someone in your family, Michaels has a solution. January is National Craft Month so they have lots of fun kid friendly crafts. And, neither of these are even messy! From 1:00 – 3:00, you can make a yarn backpack buddy to get you ready to return to school on Monday. Or, from 3:00 – 4:00, the ladies at Michaels will show you how to make a Multi-Strand Chain Scarf. This one looks to be simple and fun – maybe my daughter would like to go too!
If you find yourself with very little scheduled on this last December Saturday before Christmas in Lincoln, here are a few simple suggestions. You can Always Find Something To Do In This Town!
10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
It’s the final piece of the 2011 Lowe’s holiday train! This Train Engine includes stickers and a pullback motor! Even if you haven’t been to Lowe’s the past two weeks and been adding to your train, this would make a good stand alone piece or could complete your 2011 set. The kids always love the satisfaction and fun of completing a cool project like this in just one morning.
2:00 – 5:00 p.m.
At the end of the day, everyone wants to go to a nice home that they can relax in. It is no different for our gingerbread friends, but they need your help to make their houses nice and inviting for Christmas. Please come help design, build and decorate houses for the gingerbread community. Remember, the gingerbread population is depending on you. Workshop is scheduled for December 17th and the cost is $45 per family. You have to register online for this event – you may want to consider calling the store first and making sure they are still taking registrations.
Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah & See You in two weeks!
Not only is it December, it is December 10th! AAhhh! Only two more weeks until Christmas. What will you do? Check out a few of our Sample Saturday events here and Find Something To Do In This Town!
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Looking for a great holiday activity for your family? Join the Lincoln Children’s Museum for Candy House Funshop. Candy House Funshop participants receive a 15” house frame with frosting stucco, as well as, an unbelievable assortment of candies of all shapes, sizes and colors – so many options, you can design anything your imagination allows! Candy House Funshop sessions will be held December 1st, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 10th, 11th, 15th, 17th and 18th at the Lincoln Children’s Museum. Although walk-ins will be accommodated when possible, reservations for this event are strongly encouraged. The Lincoln Children’s Museum asks that all workshop participants pre-register, so be sure and visit the Museum Welcome Desk or call 402 477-4000 to reserve your spot at the Candy House Funshop! Cost: Members $25.00 *Non-members $30.00 (Includes 2 complimentary admissions)
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Michaels Craft Store has renewed their popular Passport activities from this summer and created the Passport to Imagination Series that celebrates the holidays around the world. All events are free and open for ages 3 and up. Saturday from 10:00 – 12:00 is Iceland – make a Reindeer Frame. Saturday from 12:00 – 2:00 is Iceland and Santa’s Letter. Sunday’s crafts are from Japan and include a snowman ornament and a snowflake origami frame.
The Christmas Post
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The Christmas Post, set in 1947, takes you into a world of ordinary Americans who, just like people today, need to discover what Christmas is all about. You are invited you to join Calvary Christian Church for a fast-paced, fun adventure this holiday season! Free admission. Childcare provided for ages 0-5. ASL interpreted for the deaf, December 10th at 7:00 p.m. They will be collecting cans for food (or cash donation) for the hungry in our community!
Christmas 2011 in Lincoln! There are plenty of holiday related events so here are just a few. Looking for more ideas? Check out our Calendar of Events! There is Always Something To Do In This Town.
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
This month’s project is a very cute snowman napkin holder. The nice part about snowmen decorations is that they can stick around until March and nobody complains! You probably know the drill by now, events are free. You don’t have to signup in advance. The staff are very friendly and helpful. Most projects can be handled by even small children. If you were to bring this one home and paint it, it would make a great personal holiday gift.
9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
The Starry Nights Christmas Tree Festival is at the Lincoln Station Great Hall & is open to all of Lincoln to attend. Guests will be treated to a winter wonderland of exquisitely decorated Christmas trees while enjoying family-friendly activities like pictures with Santa, a kids’ decoration station, entertainment & concessions; all included in the ticket price. Please join us for Lincoln’s newest Christmas event that is sure to become a holiday tradition for years to come!
Adults: $5; Kids (ages 4–11): $3; 3 & under: FREE
Breakfast with Santa+Festival combo, Adults: $9; Kids: $7; 3 & under: FREE
Winter Gem Family Fun Day
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Bring the whole family to the Sheldon Museum of Art for a fun-filled afternoon of music, art-making activities, and holiday treats. Young music lovers will particularly enjoying singing along with the String Beans at 1:00 p.m. and listening to the Suzuki Strings at 3:00 p.m. A Winter Gem Family Day, hosted by the Sheldon Art Association is free and open to all. This is a great opportunity to let your kids experience an amazing Lincoln museum in a hands-on way!
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men’s Expo
Home Depot – Kids Workshop
Sheldon Museum of Art