Sidney Gold Rush Days is a family-oriented outdoor festival. It is held in Legion Park, Sidney, Nebraska, during the second weekend of June. The festival emphasizes the history of the Sidney to Deadwood Gold Rush Trail in the late 1870’s. Lots of activities are provided for children. Activities include free entertainment, quick draw competitions, wagon […]
The 28th Annual Buffalo Commons Storytelling and Music Festival is packed with opportunities to laugh, have fun, learn and remember. Our nationally renowned storyteller will spin hilariously poignant stories, a one-of-a-kind musical experience will awaken your spirit and make it dance. Visual artists will inspire and stimulate your perceptions, and a walk-through history where history happened […]
The Nebraska Poetry Society is offering monthly Saturday morning online poetry workshops. Registration is required, and registration information may be found on the Nebraska Poetry Society webpage. Free with annual membership; nominal fee for non-members. Students, minors and others for whom the registration fee is prohibitive may request a free membership. Some songs have a magical way […]
Sidney Gold Rush Days is a family-oriented outdoor festival. It is held in Legion Park, Sidney, Nebraska, during the second weekend of June. The festival emphasizes the history of the Sidney to Deadwood Gold Rush Trail in the late 1870’s. Lots of activities are provided for children. Activities include free entertainment, quick draw competitions, wagon […]
The 28th Annual Buffalo Commons Storytelling and Music Festival is packed with opportunities to laugh, have fun, learn and remember. Our nationally renowned storyteller will spin hilariously poignant stories, a one-of-a-kind musical experience will awaken your spirit and make it dance. Visual artists will inspire and stimulate your perceptions, and a walk-through history where history happened […]
The Summer Honors Program is a two-week, summer school program designed to help students learn as much advanced subject matter in their areas of study as possible. It is designed to help students find out exactly how far they can go in two weeks in one subject area if they are allowed to progress as […]
Loper Launch Enrichment Camp is a fun, engaging way for kids entering grades 1-8 to continue learning during the summer while connecting with the UNK campus.
Bright Lights provides unique, motivating, hands-on summer learning camps for K-8th grade students, including in humanities subjects like literature and writing, history, and world cultures and languages. The camp application deadline is at least one week before each week’s camps begin (subject to availability). For details about camps, visit the Bright Lights camps list.
Using nationally-acclaimed actors from Crane River Theater’s upcoming production of The Little Mermaid, the page transforms into a stage in an interactive and engaging hour-long performance. Join Ariel, Sebastian, Scuttle, Ursula, Prince Eric, and all your favorite characters as they read, perform, and interact with students in this one-hour workshop “under the sea”!
Using nationally-acclaimed actors from Crane River Theater’s upcoming production of The Little Mermaid, the page transforms into a stage in an interactive and engaging hour-long performance. Join Ariel, Sebastian, Scuttle, Ursula, Prince Eric, and all your favorite characters as they read, perform, and interact with students in this one-hour workshop “under the sea”! Sponsored by Central […]
Using nationally-acclaimed actors from Crane River Theater’s upcoming production of The Little Mermaid, the page transforms into a stage in an interactive and engaging hour-long performance. Join Ariel, Sebastian, Scuttle, Ursula, Prince Eric, and all your favorite characters as they read, perform, and interact with students in this one-hour workshop “under the sea”!
This event is the first of a series of four “History Comes Alive in 2025” events sponsored by the Butler County Historical Society in partnership with people across the county. Collaborating partners for this program are Butler County Extension and the Rising City Library. June's speaker will be Diane Duren, long-time fair participant and supporter. […]
