Space: It's Out of This World
2024-03-30 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | Milton R. Abrahams Branch, 5111 N. 90th St., Omaha, NE, 68134, United States
Become a Space Cadet at Omaha Public Library! Join the Omaha Children’s Museum as we tour our solar system and learn important physics, chemistry, and engineering concepts. Blast off with a combustion reaction, find out what happens when there is no air pressure, and watch as we make our own version of a comet!
This program is designed for kids grades K-5, but all ages are welcome.
Registration begins March 1. To register for this program, please email amhamernik@omahalibrary.org or call 402-444-6284.

NE SciFest Art Contest
2024-04-01 - 2024-04-30 | NE
Back for a fourth year is the NE SciFest Art Contest.
Using our keynote speakers’ background in animal behavior as inspiration, create artwork that reflects your favorite animal.
Three winners will receive a swag bag of NE SciFest goodies.
All entries must meet the following requirements:

All entrants must live in the state of Nebraska
Each participant may only submit one image. However, a teacher/coach/parent may submit multiple images
Must be able to email a clear, well photographed image of creation to NE SciFest

BRICKLIVE Brickosaurs
2024-04-01 09:00 - 17:00, 2024-04-02 09:00 - 17:00, 2024-04-03 09:00 - 17:00, 2024-04-04 09:00 - 17:00, 2024-04-05 09:00 - 17:00, 2024-04-06 09:00 - 17:00, 2024-04-07 09:00 - 17:00, 2024-04-08 09:00 - 17:00 and 1 more date | Lauritzen Gardens, 100 Bancroft Street, Omaha, NE, 68108
On display for the first time in the United States, experience BRICKLIVE Brickosaurs, an adventure of Jurassic scale at Omaha’s Lauritzen Gardens. Marvel at 30 iconic dinosaur sculptures made from more than 1.5 million bricks and witness firsthand what it would have been like to come face-to-face with a herd of incredible reptiles, while discovering prehistoric plants in the garden’s collection. This dino-mite brick sculpture exhibit is included with garden admission and is FREE for garden members.

StoryWalk®: “Dig In!”
2024-04-01 09:00 - 17:00, 2024-04-02 09:00 - 17:00, 2024-04-03 09:00 - 17:00, 2024-04-04 09:00 - 17:00, 2024-04-05 09:00 - 17:00, 2024-04-06 09:00 - 17:00, 2024-04-07 09:00 - 17:00, 2024-04-08 09:00 - 17:00 | Lauritzen Gardens, 100 Bancroft Street, Omaha, NE, 68108
Take a stroll through the Lauritzen Gardens arboretum and explore all of the creepy, crawly, dirty, muddy, green, and growing things that can be found in the garden. Following along with the story “Dig In!” by Cindy Jenson-Elliott, your family can take part in some fun activities. StoryWalk® combines the love of reading with healthy, fun activities that fit the theme of the story to exercise your brain and body. Included with paid admission or with garden membership.

Boys Town Hall of History Hands-On Weekly Activities
2024-04-01 10:00 - 16:30, 2024-04-02 10:00 - 16:30, 2024-04-03 10:00 - 16:30, 2024-04-04 10:00 - 16:30, 2024-04-05 10:00 - 16:30, 2024-04-06 10:00 - 16:30, 2024-04-08 10:00 - 16:30 | Boys Town Hall of History, 14057 Flanagan Blvd., Boys Town, NE, 68010, United States
Visit the Boys Town Hall of History and learn about various science topics with weekly activities. Each week, the Hall of History will host staff-led science activities during regular business hours. Stop by each week to check out the rotating activities!
Weekly Features:

April 1 – 7: Comic Book Station

Make your own comic book and take photo with our 6 ft 2 in Captain Marvel.

April 8 – 14: Magnifying

Learn about and explore with different magnifying glasses and microscopes.

April 15 – 21: Windmills

Learn about our windmill and make your own windmill.

April 22 – 30: Blueprints

Learn about blueprints, make your own blueprint and do Lego construction.

Business Hours:
Monday – Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Sundays 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

FLIP Fabrique: Blizzard
2024-04-02 19:00 - 21:00 | Orpheum Theater, 409 S 16th St., Omaha, NE, 68102, United States
With Blizzard, FLIP Fabrique takes you on a crazy, poetic and gentle journey in the dead of winter, and invites you to lose yourself in a moment of complete wonder. With performers at the peak of their art and outstanding visual poetry, Blizzard promises to blow away everything in its path.
What if winter has taken over?
Not just outside, in the streets and in the fields,
But also in the houses, in the bedrooms
Underneath our clothes, and even right into our hearts. Everything, absolutely everything, buried under the snow, Obliterated by a white-out.
The north wind freezes time as it flows over us.
Would it be a catastrophe?
Or a chance to start over,
To fix our mistakes?
A new blank page
In the shape of a blizzard.
About the preshow Curtain Warmer
Ticketholders are invited to join us at 6:10 PM in the Orpheum Theater lobby for a preshow activity. The Luminarium will be bringing science and all things STEM to complement the thrilling acrobatics of Flip Fabrique.

Old Market Science Crawl
2024-04-04 17:30 - 19:00 | NE
Join us for the inaugural Old Market Science Crawl for NE SciFest! Stop by any of the locations below between 5:30-7pm for tours, q&a’s, self guided fun and more.
Venues offering tours will be at the following times 5:35pm, 6:20pm and 7pm. Tours last 20 minutes.
Brickway Brewery & Distillery: Enjoy a tour of the distillery with owner Zac Triemert, then stick around and treat yourself to one of their fabulous drinks (must be 21). Located at 1116 Jackson St., Omaha, NE 68102.
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts: Get a guided tour of the exhibit, Neo-Custodians: Woven Narratives of Heritage, Cultural Memory, and Belonging. The exhibit focuses on the historical aspect of textiles as a vehicle for communication and representation. Linking this ancient form of expression to contemporary artworks inspired by this legacy, the thirteen artists in the exhibition engage intentionally with materials bearing complex histories. Offering unique perspectives that examine concepts around migration, identity, and environmental sustainability, these artists revisit history through the deconstruction of the canon. Reviewing personal and socio-political histories, as well as world events of the past through the lens of their diverse practices, they create a reconfiguration of ideas that births something new, centered on the regenerative properties of fibers. Located at 724 S. 12th St., Omaha, NE 68102.
Clarkson Family Medicine – Get a guided tour of the Nebraska Medicine Clarkson Family Medicine Clinic. Clarkson Family Medicine physicians specialize in medicine for the entire family: from obstetrics to newborn care, from adolescent medicine to geriatrics and everything in between. Attendees will see one of their 16 exam rooms, a minor procedure room, radiology services and more. 1319 Leavenworth St., Omaha, NE 68102.
The RiverFront: Take a self-guided stroll through the Omaha RiverFront while checking out the native plants, animals (dogs, ducks, birds) and architecture. Located at 13th and Farnam St., Omaha, NE 68102.
Passageway Gallery: Stop in between 5:30-7pm and speak to the artist on duty. On April 4, a photographer will be there to talk about their work, their process, their subjects (specializing in architecture themed photos) and more. Located at 417 S 11th St., Omaha, NE 68102.

Space: It's Out of This World
2024-04-06 10:30 - 11:30 | Millard Branch, 13214 Westwood Ln., Omaha, NE, 68144, United States
Become a Space Cadet with Omaha Public Library! Join the Omaha Children’s Museum as we tour our solar system and learn important physics, chemistry, and engineering concepts. Blast off with a combustion reaction, find out what happens when there is no air pressure, and watch as we make our own version of a comet!
This program is designed for kids grades K-5, but all ages are welcome.

Solar Eclipse Viewing
2024-04-08 12:30 - 14:00 | Millard Branch, 13214 Westwood Ln., Omaha, NE, 68144, United States
Join Omaha Public Library for a scientific adventure of planetary proportions as we read about and make models of a solar eclipse. Then, we’ll make paper viewers and go out to see the celestial event for ourselves!
This program will take place from 1pm-2pm and is recommended for children ages 5-10 with a caregiver, but patrons are encouraged to stay and watch the event with their children as long as they’d like.
Reminder: Never look directly at the sun during an eclipse!
Registration opens March 1. Call (402) 444-4848 to reserve a spot.
