Two Gentlemen of Verona (the Musical)

Adapted by John Guare & Mel Shapiro
Lyrics by John Guare Music by Galt MacDermot
Based on the play by William Shakespeare

June 24-27, July 8, 10, 2010
The performance on Thursday, July 8 will be ASL-interpreted.
Services made possible through the support of the William R. Patrick Foundation.

Julia: They do not love that do not show their love.
Lucetta: O! they love least that let men know their love. (I.ii.31)

Proteus and Valentine are the best of friends until Proteus also falls for the new object of Valentine's affections: Silvia. Forsaking his own betrothed, Julia, Proteus sets out to betray his unsuspecting friend, only to find that both Silvia and Julia have a thing or two to teach him about loyalty and love.

A young man's folly drives the action in this Tony Award-winning musical based on what may have been Shakespeare's first comedy: a madcap romp that bubbles over with the playwright's own youthful energy.

Romeo and Juliet

July 1-4, 9, 11, 2010
The performance on Friday, July 2 will be ASL-interpreted.
Services made possible through the support of the William R. Patrick Foundation.

These violent delights have violent ends. (Friar Lawrence, II.vi.9)

The houses of Montague and Capulet are sworn enemies. When Romeo, a Montague, and Juliet, a Capulet, fall in love they do not know whom each other is. They marry in secret, while the feud rages. When Romeo's friend Mercutio is killed by Juliet's cousin, Tybalt, Romeo in turn kills Tybalt. He is banished from Verona, while Juliet's family plan to marry her to someone else. Friar Lawrence hatches a plan to reunite the lovers, but messages are crossed and they are driven to their deaths instead.

Shakespeare On The Green
A lovely tree-lined section of Elmwood Park is nestled just south of UNO's Bell Tower.
64th & Dodge, Omaha
Parking all over campus including the East parking facility and West around the Alumni House.

5:30 PM
Towne Square - Cafe Verona
Menu Includes BARD-B-Q, Chick-On-A-Stick and delicious salads and desserts.
Pre-ordered Much Ado Picnic Baskets For Two from Cubby's Downtown, 341-2900

Will's Best Friend Contest Sunday June 27
Categories: the best Shakespeare character, the smallest, the biggest, the oldest, the friendliest, the heaviest and the people's choice.
Enter at PETCO (72nd & dodge) or send an email to info@nebraskashakespeare.com to register.

Souvenir and Friends booths.
T-shirts and other favorite items.
Raffle nightly for Handmade Quilts and other treats.

6:00 PM
Camp Shakespeare/indoor performance
Weber Fine Arts Building July 9, 10, 11

6:30 PM
Seminars
Professional artists from the Company discuss and answer questions about Macbeth.
(Just North of the Main Stage)

7:00 PM
Camp Shakespeare/outdoor performance July 9, 10, 11
(Just North of the Main Stage)
Towne Square:
Musicians
Shakespearience!
Interactive Activities for young people

Welcome Greeting by Media Personalities

8:00 PM
Performance
Before the performances, join us at 6:30 pm for our Preshow Seminars where you can meet and speak with the artists and scholars who work together to create our summer Shakespeare productions. Learn more about Shakespeare and the world of his plays, but also about our unique, original productions.

This program is funded in part by the Nebraska Humanities Council and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment. The views expressed in this program do not necessarily reflect the views of the Nebraska Humanities Council or the National Endowment for the Humanities.

http://www.nebraskashakespeare.com/content/view/94/326/

Morning Session 10:00-12:00 Ages 5-7
Afternoon Session 1:00-3:00 Ages 8-10

At Build It Camp, we will be putting together robots, airplanes, and cities! We will learn a few basic rules of construction by making sculptures out of candy and toothpicks. Campers will even get to build a huge fort to play in before they tear it down on the last day.

Cost: $60, Max enrollment per session: 12 campers

Where: CREATE
2949 No. 204th Street in Elkhorn (Hillrise Shopping Center)
402.933.4446
www.inspireandcreate.com

Did you know you can drop in at any time & make craft projects at CREATE?

Here are some of the great activities we have:


Check out our latest Kids projects: www.inspireandcreate.com/youth/dropinprojects

Check out our latest Adult projects:
www.inspireandcreate.com/adult/dropinprojects

Hours
Monday-Thursday: 10AM-9PM
Friday: 10AM-Midnight
Saturday: 10AM-5PM
Sunday: 12Noon-5PM

CREATE
2949 No. 204th Street in Elkhorn (Hillrise Shopping Center)
402.933.4446
http://www.inspireandcreate.com
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Make new friends at Summer Day Camp at Gifford Farm Education Center! Camps are Monday-Friday, June 14-July 16 EXCEPT THE WEEK OF JUNE 28-JULY 2. If you like being outside, learning about animals and farms, or exotic pets, or just looking for some good old summertime adventures, we've got the camp for you!

Kids Club, Presented by Boys Town Pediatrics




http://www.shadowlakeshopping.com/ca...asp?calID=8358

Worldfest: A Sister City Celebration!

Each Thursday in July, OCM will offer multi-cultural activities in partnership with Omaha Sister Cities Association. Families will enjoy tasting ethnic foods, making different crafts from each country, and performances of national songs, dances or theatre acts.

• July 1 - Braunschweig, Germany
• July 8 - Xalapa, Mexico
• July 15 - Siauliai, Lithuania
• July 22 - Shizouka, Japan
• July 29 - Naas, Ireland

Valentino's will also be offering pizza on Thursday evenings. More information to come.


http://ocm.org/exhibits_special.aspx

Whole Foods Kids' Cooking Classes During the Month of July

Whole Foods Market in Regency offers a variety of kids cooking classes for kids ages 3-12. Advance registration is required. Please click on the link at the bottom of this post for full details:

Thursday, July 8th
Half Pints Kid's Class: Hot Dog!
10:00 -10:45 a.m.
$5 per child for Whole Kids Club Members / $8 for non-members (caregivers free)

Half Pints ages 3 to 5 are invited to scoop, pour, roll, stir or spread foods to make their own edible creations. Class is limited to 10 children and their caregivers. Younger siblings who will remain in a carrier or stroller are welcome to attend.It’s National Hot Dog Month! Let’s celebrate by trying different hot dog varieties, topping them with fun ingredients, and more. (teacher: Shera)

http://wholefoodsmarket.com/storesbe...tore-calendar/

Marcus Movie Theatres
Kids Rule -- Kids Summer Film Series

20 Grand Cinema (Omaha)
Village Pointe Cinema (Omaha)
Twin Creek Cinema (Bellevue)
Lincoln Grand Cinema (Lincoln)
South Pointe Cinema (Lincoln)

Keep it cool with Marcus Theatres® this summer! Join us Wednesdays and Thursdays June 23rd through August 12th to view your favorite family flicks for just $2.75 in honor of our 75th Anniversary! Popcorn is included, so grab the family and head to your nearest participating Marcus Theatre® location!

Click on the link below for more details:
http://www.marcustheatres.com/Promot...otionDetail/5/

Start Time:Saturday, June 19, 2010 at 10:00am
End Time:Sunday, September 12, 2010 at 5:00pm
Location:The Durham Museum
Street:801 South 10th Street
City/Town:Omaha, NE


For centuries, the Grand Canyon has been revered as one of the most stunning landscapes on Earth. Lasting Light, coming to The Durham Museum from the Smithsonian Institution, features 60 framed photographs from the late 1800s through present day. Covering approximately 125 years of photographic history, the exhibition includes images of early photographers dangling from cables to get the perfect shot. More modern images are bold and dramatic, revealing both the canyon’s capricious weather and its subtle features. Lasting Light will leave visitors inspired by the unforgettable beauty of this timeless natural wonder.

Lasting Light is sponsored by Mary and John Wilson.

Every year Nebraska endures severe weather of all kinds: destructive tornadoes, blinding snow storms, and pounding rains. Some years are worse than others. We Lived It: Nebraska Storm Stories chronicles the 1948/1949 blizzard, 1952 flood, and 1975 Omaha tornado. In a partnership with Nebraska Life magazine and WOWT, The Durham Museum has gathered stories and objects from witnesses to these events.
This exhibit is at The Durham Museum, 801 South 10th Street, Omaha, NE until September 29, 2010. For more information email info@durhammuseum.org, call 402-444-5071 or visit durhammuseum.org

Parent & Tot Open Gym at Mockingbird Hills Community Center

For children age 5 and under.
$1 per child.
Thursdays, 10:00 a.m. to noon
(Child must be accompanied by adult.)

Mockingbird Hills Community Center
10242 Mockingbird Drive
Omaha, NE
444-6103

http://www.co.douglas.ne.us/omaha/pa...-center211/356

Nature Unleashed: Inside Natural Disasters


Type: Music/Arts - Exhibit

Start Time:Saturday, May 22, 2010 at 10:00am
End Time:Sunday, September 12, 2010 at 5:00pm
Location:The Durham Museum
Street:801 S. 10th St.
City/Town:Omaha, NE


The Earth sustains us, protects us, and makes life possible; but it also humbles us with its dramatic power. This summer, The Durham Museum is pleased to host Nature Unleashed: Inside Natural Disasters from Chicago’s Field Museum. This dynamic exhibition, explores natural disasters through stunning displays, state of-the-art animations, poignant, large-scale images, and cultural artifacts that reveal the dynamic relationship we have with the Earth. Nature Unleashed focuses on four types of disasters – earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes, and tornados. These phenomena are the spectacular results of the forces that drive our ever-changing planet. Nature Unleashed examines the science behind the history and headlines and illustrates how much we know and how much we are still learning about nature’s terrifying power. Visitors are in for a memorable and powerful experience! Witness what it’s like to stand inside a roaring tornado; trigger an underwater earthquake and simulate a tsunami; create a virtual volcano; touch and examine rock and lava specimens that tell of past geologic events; discover how people adapt to living at risk; and be inspired by the resiliency of disaster survivors. Nature Unleashed will be on display May 22 – September 12, 2010 at The Durham Museum.

To help celebrate the opening of Nature Unleashed on May 22, The Durham Museum has dancing, storytelling and more! Join us for a Forces of Nature dance workshop with Josie Metal-Corbin, The Wind Blew storytelling with Dave Johnson and create windsocks in the Craft Corner. Visit www.durhammuseum.org for a full description of activities.

Wednesday Weather Workshops
This summer, join us the first Wednesday of each month in the Mutual of Omaha Theater for special weather workshops the entire family can enjoy!

June 2, 10AM and 1PM
VOLCANOES! –Join us as we explore the clues that volcanoes tell about the constant changes of the earth’s surface,
look at pumice, obsidian, and basalt and even cause your own volcanic eruption!

July 7, 10AM and 1PM
EARTHQUAKES! –There will be a “whole lot of shakin going on” in this workshop as we learn about plate tectonics and generate seismic waves with slinkys!

August 4, 10AM and 1PM
HURRICANES! – Discover what it is like to be in the eye of the storm, learn some of the mysteries behind hurricanes, and stir-up your own tropical storms!

September 1, 10AM and 1PM
TORNADOES! – During this workshop the fun might “spiral out of control” as we learn about the science behind tornadoes and create your own twisters in a bottle!

Tot 'n Parent Gym Time at A.V. Sorensen Community Center

Every Thursday 10:30 a.m. - Noon
Ages 5 and under with a parent
$1.00 drop in fee per child
Contact A.V. Sorensen Community Center
4808 Cass Street
Omaha, NE 68132
402-444-5596

http://co.douglas.ne.us/omaha/parks/...mm-center6/354

http://co.douglas.ne.us/omaha/parks/...Open%20Gym.pdf

River City History Tours 2010


Type:Trips - Daytrip
Start Time:Monday, May 10, 2010 at 12:00pm
End Time:Friday, September 10, 2010 at 3:00pm
Location:The Durham Museum
Street:801 South 10th Street
City/Town:Omaha, NE



Punch your ticket and hit the streets for a trip back to Omaha of the late 1800's! Seekers of the romanticized West would be advised to keep on moving. This is raw, unfiltered history! The Durham is pleased to offer four Ollie the Trolley Tours. Please see tour descriptions below. Cost is $10 for museum members, $15 for non-members. Tour and lunch is $20 for members and $25 for non-members. For Registration call Brittany at 402.444.5071 or e-mail at bkneip@durhammuseum.org.

The Gritty City
"The Gritty City" tour will take visitors through downtown Omaha, pointing out several historic locations, including the former site of Madame Anna Wilson's home, The Brandeis Building, and the Paxton Hotel, all the while highlighting the impact of noted individuals and events in our city's sometimes turbulent history.

Millionaires & Mansions
"Millionaires & Mansions" tour will explore Omaha's Gold Coast and Cathedral neighborhoods, where the entrepreneurs of early Omaha built their opulent homes. The tour will visit the former homes of influential Omahans such as Arthur Metz, Louis Nash, Sam Mercer, George Joslyn, and Arthur and Zerlina Brandeis, noting their contributions to the growth of the city.

The Magic City
"The Magic City" tour will focus on the growth of South Omaha. South Omaha was founded in 1884 along with the creation of the Union Stockyards. By 1890, South Omaha was the fastest growing city in the country, earning the nickname, "The Magic City." Waves of immigrants flocked to the community to carve out a new life.

From Expositions to Jazz Musicians: Exploring North Omaha's Heritage North Omaha was a diverse and vibrant community in Omaha's early years. Businesses flourished along 24th street well into the 1950's and stately homes, parks and jazz halls made this area a cultural center of Omaha. North Omaha was also the location of the Trans-Mississippi Exposition of 1898.

2010 Tour Schedule http://www.durhammuseum.org/Post/sections/31/Files/River%20City%20History%20Tour%202010%20Schedule.pd f

Thursdays thru Sept. 30 from 4 to 7 pm.

Nebraska Crossing, I-80, Exit 432 near Gretna, NE

Farmers Market/Swap Meet. Live music, food vendors, too.

http://www.nebraskacrossingoutlets.com/coming_soon.html

Community CROPS Farmers' Market



Thursdays, 4:30-7:30pm



June 3 - September 30, 2010



Pentzer Park (2 blocks north of 27th and Holdrege)


Join us for the Community CROPS Farmers' Market featuring local farmers selling delicious food grown right here in our area. Fresh fruits and vegetables of all kinds will be available each week with great recipes and cooking tips.


Our market accepts food stamps for all eligible products, as well as Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program coupons for fruits and vegetables. We also accept credit cards and debit cards.
Other great reasons to come to the CROPS market include the easy access and convenient parking, and that the market is near a bike path and on two bus lines (#41 Havelock and #49 Uni Place). There's also a nice playground for the kids to enjoy.

Sign up to be a vendor at our 2010 Market! The 2010 Market Vendor Application has details on the requirements and costs. Please contact Community CROPS at 474-9802 or info@communitycrops.org if you have any questions.

"Music and Mozarella" Free Concert Thursdays at the Lincoln Children's Museum





http://www.lincolnchildrensmuseum.or...ella_2010.html

Joslyn Presents "Late 'til 8"

Thursday evenings

Family friendly music and fun in the outdoor sculpture garden. Programs are held from 5 ‘til 8 pm beginning Thursday, June 3. Come hungry--food and drink for sale, including cash bar. Come creative--art-making will tap your left brain. Come inquisitive --galleries are open, with guided tours and insightful lectures. Come collaborate--the Museum partners with arts-focused people and places from around the city to bring new experiences to you on our campus. Come fully-charged--cell phone games in the garden keep you on the move. Come back for more! The series continues for a full fourteen weeks, through September 2. Outdoor events: free; indoor events/gallery visits: museum admission. Joslyn members always free!


Members — bring a Friend for Five! An adult guest(s) accompanying a member will pay only $5 for Museum admission. Members will also enjoy exclusive access to West End Lounge — a relaxing, club-like spot at the atrium’s west end under the Chihuly chandelier, overlooking the Veach Atrium Garden. Comfortable seating, cash bar, and enticing nibbles from Whole Foods Market make it special.