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Today · Friday, September 11
Fri · Sep 11 · 10:00 AM
Beyond Place
Lux Center for the Arts
Fri · Sep 11 · 10:00 AM
Off the Clock
Lux Center for the Arts
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Fri · Sep 11 · 12:00 PM
"Remembering Modern Art" Tour
Sheldon Museum of Art
Fri · Sep 11 · 5:00 PM
Matt Cox Band $10
The Zoo Bar
Fri · Sep 11 · 5:00 PM
Second Friday at LUX
Lux Center for the Arts
Fri · Sep 11 · 6:00 PM
Ikebana Flower Arranging Workshop
Lux Center for the Arts
Fri · Sep 11 · 6:00 PM
SOLD OUT All Ages Wheel Workshop
Lux Center for the Arts
Fri · Sep 11 · 6:00 PM
Extortionist in Lincoln
1867 Bar
Fri · Sep 11 · 6:30 PM
Karaoke Night w/DJ Doug
James Arthur Vineyards
Fri · Sep 11 · 9:00 PM
PROBLEMS, Whip Sigils, James Schroeder, Thirst Things First - $15
The Zoo Bar
Tomorrow · Saturday, September 12
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Sat · Sep 12 · 1:00 PM
"Remembering Modern Art" Tour
Sheldon Museum of Art
Sat · Sep 12 · 2:00 PM
Hope Marie Baker - 420 Moms - Author Event
Author: Hope Marie Baker
Sower Books · Lincoln
Sat · Sep 12 · 2:00 PM
Latino Festival (El Centro de las Americas)
Lux Center for the Arts
Sat · Sep 12 · 6:00 PM
Husker Football on Big Screen -
The Zoo Bar
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Sat · Sep 12 · 9:00 PM
Post-Game w DJ RELIC!!! - No Cover
The Zoo Bar
Sat · Sep 12
George the Mouse in a Log Pile House Reading & Signing
Postscript · Ashland
Sunday, September 13
Sun · Sep 13 · 12:00 PM
"Seasoned Readers" Cookbook Club
Sower Books · Lincoln
Sun · Sep 13 · 12:00 PM
Weaving Your Story – Cecilia Vargas and Visiting Author Illustrator – Gina Wei
Francie & Finch Bookshop · Lincoln
Sun · Sep 13 · 2:00 PM
Sundays on the Deck: Kelly Oh Brian
James Arthur Vineyards
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Sun · Sep 13 · 3:00 PM
Wine Tasting
The Zoo Bar
↻ RecurringSun · Sep 13 · 5:00 PM
Soft Tunes with Swayd
The Post
Sun · Sep 13 · 8:30 PM
Zootenanny Comedy: Donny Townsend
The Zoo Bar
Sun · Sep 13
Drs. Orders, Eden Park, Gentz
Duffy's Tavern
Monday, September 14
Tuesday, September 15
Tue · Sep 15 · 10:00 AM
Monarch Migration Storytime
Elleinad Books · Lincoln
Tue · Sep 15 · 6:00 PM
Carolyn Wonderland $20adv./$25dos
The Zoo Bar
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Open Mic Night
The Post
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Open Figure Drawing Workshop
Lux Center for the Arts
Tue · Sep 15 · 7:00 PM
Mormon Mincers M.A.N. SLUGROUND
1867 Bar
Wednesday, September 16
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Jeopardy Bar League
The Post
Wed · Sep 16 · 2:00 PM
Yarn & Yap
Sower Books · Lincoln
Wed · Sep 16 · 5:00 PM
Hoagland Lecture: 2026 Midterm Elections Panel Discussion
Sheldon Museum of Art
Wed · Sep 16 · 5:30 PM
Panel Discussion – The Lives of Immigrants and Refugees: Tales of Migration, Hope, Grief, and Finding Home in Nebraska
Francie & Finch Bookshop · Lincoln
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Wed · Sep 16 · 6:00 PM
Sailing in Soup $10
The Zoo Bar
Wed · Sep 16
Lessons In Falconry: Serenity Dougherty, Bree Kalhorn, David Kousgaard and more
Duffy's Tavern
Thursday, September 17
Thu · Sep 17 · 5:30 PM
Zanna Gilbert Lecture
Sheldon Museum of Art
Thu · Sep 17 · 5:30 PM
Visiting Author – Tlotlo Tsamaase – House of Margins
Author: Tlotlo Tsamaase
Francie & Finch Bookshop · Lincoln
↻ RecurringThu · Sep 17 · 6:00 PM
Play at the Post
The Post
Thu · Sep 17 · 6:00 PM
Henri Herbert (Austin Boogie/Rock n Roll Piano) - $15
The Zoo Bar
Friday, September 18
Fri · Sep 18 · 10:00 AM
Make & Take Storytime: The Leaf Thief
Elleinad Books · Lincoln
Fri · Sep 18 · 11:00 AM
Storytime - WillBoy Eats the World
Sower Books · Lincoln
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Fri · Sep 18 · 12:00 PM
"Remembering Modern Art" Tour
Sheldon Museum of Art
Fri · Sep 18 · 5:00 PM
Gabe with Pants $10
The Zoo Bar
Fri · Sep 18 · 5:00 PM
Book Launch – Luis Othoniel Rosa – El Gato En El Remolino/Animal Spiral
Author: Luis Othoniel Rosa
Francie & Finch Bookshop · Lincoln
Fri · Sep 18 · 6:00 PM
Wheel Night Out
Lux Center for the Arts
Fri · Sep 18 · 6:00 PM
Uni Place Makers Market
Lux Center for the Arts
Fri · Sep 18 · 8:00 PM
Body Corrosion Cold Glock Jiblets Fahr at 1867
1867 Bar
Fri · Sep 18 · 9:00 PM
Pocket Architects - $10
The Zoo Bar
Fri · Sep 18
Poetry Reading with Greg Kosmicki, Mike Stinson & Heidi Hermanson
Author: Greg Kosmicki +2
Postscript · Ashland
Saturday, September 19
Sat · Sep 19 · 9:00 AM
Plein Air Workshop
Lux Center for the Arts
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Sat · Sep 19 · 10:00 AM
The Barn Market at Arbor Day Farm
Elleinad Books · Lincoln
Sat · Sep 19 · 10:00 AM
Needle Felt a Landscape (or Any 2D Design)
Lux Center for the Arts
Sat · Sep 19 · 10:00 AM
Experience the Wheel
Lux Center for the Arts
Sat · Sep 19 · 11:00 AM
Sci-Fi Community Book Swap
Sower Books · Lincoln
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Sat · Sep 19 · 1:00 PM
"Remembering Modern Art" Tour
Sheldon Museum of Art
Sat · Sep 19 · 6:00 PM
Dungeon Crawler Carl Trivia & Pizza Night
Sower Books · Lincoln
Sat · Sep 19 · 6:00 PM
Husker Football on Big Screen - 6pm
The Zoo Bar
Sat · Sep 19 · 8:00 PM
LATE EDITION Dungeon Crawler Carl Trivia & Pizza Night
Sower Books · Lincoln
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Sat · Sep 19 · 9:00 PM
Post-Game w DJ RELIC!!! - No Cover
The Zoo Bar
Sat · Sep 19 · 9:00 PM
Single and You Know It!
The Post
Sat · Sep 19 · 10:00 PM
Space to Play & Lonely Winters
1867 Bar
Sunday, September 20
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Sun · Sep 20 · 10:00 AM
The Barn Market at Arbor Day Farm
Elleinad Books · Lincoln
Sun · Sep 20 · 2:00 PM
Sundays on the Deck: Lauren Bydalek
James Arthur Vineyards
Sun · Sep 20 · 2:00 PM
Family Day: Ekphrastic Poetry with Matt Mason
Sheldon Museum of Art
↻ RecurringSun · Sep 20 · 5:00 PM
Soft Tunes with Swayd
The Post
Sun · Sep 20 · 5:00 PM
Sam Morrow $15adv/$18dos
The Zoo Bar
Monday, September 21
Tuesday, September 22
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Tue · Sep 22 · 10:00 AM
Sensory Storytime
Elleinad Books · Lincoln
Tue · Sep 22 · 5:30 PM
A World History of the American Revolution: A Conversation with Sarah M.S. Pearsall
Sheldon Museum of Art
↻ RecurringTue · Sep 22 · 6:00 PM
Open Mic Night
The Post
↻ RecurringTue · Sep 22 · 6:30 PM
Open Figure Drawing Workshop
Lux Center for the Arts
Wednesday, September 23
Thursday, September 24
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Thu · Sep 24 · 10:00 AM
Sensory Storytime
Elleinad Books · Lincoln
Thu · Sep 24 · 5:30 PM
Kurt Andersen Reading
Sheldon Museum of Art
↻ RecurringThu · Sep 24 · 6:00 PM
Play at the Post
The Post
Thu · Sep 24 · 6:30 PM
Oil Painting 2: Developing your Painting
Lux Center for the Arts
Reserved…Thu · Sep 24 · 7:00 PM
Moms Unhinged Standup Comedy
Rococo Theatre
Thu · Sep 24 · 7:00 PM
The Jazzocracy
The Zoo Bar
Friday, September 25
Fri · Sep 25 · 10:00 AM
Make & Take Storytime: Little Blue Truck Lost and Found
Elleinad Books · Lincoln
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Fri · Sep 25 · 12:00 PM
"Remembering Modern Art" Tour
Sheldon Museum of Art
Fri · Sep 25 · 5:00 PM
Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys $16/$20
The Zoo Bar
Fri · Sep 25 · 5:30 PM
Visiting Author – Chet Hardin – The Vampire’s Cult
Author: Chet Hardin
Francie & Finch Bookshop · Lincoln
Fri · Sep 25 · 6:00 PM
KING 810 w/ Guerilla Warfare in Lincoln
1867 Bar
Fri · Sep 25 · 6:00 PM
Fused Glass Workshop
Lux Center for the Arts
Fri · Sep 25 · 6:00 PM
All Ages Wheel Workshop
Lux Center for the Arts
↻ RecurringFri · Sep 25 · 6:30 PM
Ghost Tour
James Arthur Vineyards
Fri · Sep 25 · 9:00 PM
Violenteer w/ Domestica and Fatal E's - $10
The Zoo Bar
Saturday, September 26
Sat · Sep 26 · 10:00 AM
Yoga & Book Signing @ Herbert Park
Sower Books · Lincoln
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Sat · Sep 26 · 1:00 PM
"Remembering Modern Art" Tour
Sheldon Museum of Art
Sat · Sep 26 · 6:00 PM
Vader w/ Jungle Rot, Fleshcrawl & Trash Panda in Lincoln
1867 Bar
Sat · Sep 26 · 6:00 PM
Stuffie Sleepover
Elleinad Books · Lincoln
Sat · Sep 26 · 9:00 PM
The Riva Band - $10
The Zoo Bar
Sat · Sep 26
Lettering with POSCAs!
Postscript · Ashland
Sunday, September 27
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Sun · Sep 27 · 10:30 AM
Yoga in Sheldon's Great Hall
Sheldon Museum of Art
Sun · Sep 27 · 2:00 PM
Private Party
The Zoo Bar
Sun · Sep 27 · 2:00 PM
Sundays on the Deck: Music Bingo
James Arthur Vineyards
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Sun · Sep 27 · 2:30 PM
Curated Chapters Book Club
Sheldon Museum of Art
Sun · Sep 27 · 5:00 PM
Sour Mash
The Zoo Bar