BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Nebraska Science Festival - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Nebraska Science Festival X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.nescifest.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Nebraska Science Festival REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250421T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250421T170000 DTSTAMP:20260418T030000 CREATED:20250305T191543Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250305T191804Z UID:10001537-1745226000-1745254800@www.nescifest.com SUMMARY:Sean Kenney’s Nature Connects® DESCRIPTION:BUILD a great garden adventure during Sean Kenney’s Nature Connects®: Made with LEGO® Bricks all month long at Lauritzen Gardens. This exhibit celebrates the beauty of nature but also emphasizes the delicate connections that exist between all living things. Marvel at 18 larger-than-life sculptures built from more than 275\,000 LEGO® bricks\, including a majestic monarch butterfly\, a hovering hummingbird\, a sly fox\, and more! Ignite your imagination\, make your own brick-built creations\, and leave with a deeper appreciation for the relationships and connections that sustain our ecosystems. URL:https://www.nescifest.com/event/sean-kenneys-nature-connects/2025-04-21/ LOCATION:Lauritzen Gardens\, 100 Bancroft Street\, Omaha\, NE\, 68108 CATEGORIES:Animals,Arts & Culture,Environment,Plants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.nescifest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/legoUSEgardens.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250421T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250421T150000 DTSTAMP:20260418T030000 CREATED:20250310T185523Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250310T185523Z UID:10001563-1745244000-1745247600@www.nescifest.com SUMMARY:Incredible Edible Landfill DESCRIPTION:Have you ever wondered what happens once you throw something into the trash can? How important is recycling? Join the Omaha Public Library as they explore these issues in a fun (and tasty) way! Participants will use pudding\, candy\, cookies\, cereal\, and other tasty treats to create an edible landfill. \nThis program contains allergens such as wheat\, milk\, eggs\, soy and tree nuts. However\, the treat can be made without all the ingredients for children that still want to participate. \nThis is a free event for children ages 7-12. First come first served. Childcare groups and groups larger than 10\, please call in advance. \nParents/caregivers must remain with their child(ren) for the duration of the program. \nKc Y ajHWnLD URL:https://www.nescifest.com/event/incredible-edible-landfill-2/ LOCATION:Charles B. Washington Branch\, 2868 Ames Ave.\, Omaha\, NE\, 68111\, United States CATEGORIES:Environment,Food & Drink ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nescifest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Useedible-landfill.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250422T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250422T170000 DTSTAMP:20260418T030000 CREATED:20250305T191543Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250305T191804Z UID:10001538-1745312400-1745341200@www.nescifest.com SUMMARY:Sean Kenney’s Nature Connects® DESCRIPTION:BUILD a great garden adventure during Sean Kenney’s Nature Connects®: Made with LEGO® Bricks all month long at Lauritzen Gardens. This exhibit celebrates the beauty of nature but also emphasizes the delicate connections that exist between all living things. Marvel at 18 larger-than-life sculptures built from more than 275\,000 LEGO® bricks\, including a majestic monarch butterfly\, a hovering hummingbird\, a sly fox\, and more! Ignite your imagination\, make your own brick-built creations\, and leave with a deeper appreciation for the relationships and connections that sustain our ecosystems. \nCl VNFc tVm JBuk U URL:https://www.nescifest.com/event/sean-kenneys-nature-connects/2025-04-22/ LOCATION:Lauritzen Gardens\, 100 Bancroft Street\, Omaha\, NE\, 68108 CATEGORIES:Animals,Arts & Culture,Environment,Plants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.nescifest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/legoUSEgardens.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250423T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250423T170000 DTSTAMP:20260418T030000 CREATED:20250305T191543Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250305T191804Z UID:10001539-1745398800-1745427600@www.nescifest.com SUMMARY:Sean Kenney’s Nature Connects® DESCRIPTION:BUILD a great garden adventure during Sean Kenney’s Nature Connects®: Made with LEGO® Bricks all month long at Lauritzen Gardens. This exhibit celebrates the beauty of nature but also emphasizes the delicate connections that exist between all living things. Marvel at 18 larger-than-life sculptures built from more than 275\,000 LEGO® bricks\, including a majestic monarch butterfly\, a hovering hummingbird\, a sly fox\, and more! Ignite your imagination\, make your own brick-built creations\, and leave with a deeper appreciation for the relationships and connections that sustain our ecosystems. URL:https://www.nescifest.com/event/sean-kenneys-nature-connects/2025-04-23/ LOCATION:Lauritzen Gardens\, 100 Bancroft Street\, Omaha\, NE\, 68108 CATEGORIES:Animals,Arts & Culture,Environment,Plants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.nescifest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/legoUSEgardens.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250424T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250424T170000 DTSTAMP:20260418T030000 CREATED:20250305T191543Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250305T191804Z UID:10001540-1745485200-1745514000@www.nescifest.com SUMMARY:Sean Kenney’s Nature Connects® DESCRIPTION:BUILD a great garden adventure during Sean Kenney’s Nature Connects®: Made with LEGO® Bricks all month long at Lauritzen Gardens. This exhibit celebrates the beauty of nature but also emphasizes the delicate connections that exist between all living things. Marvel at 18 larger-than-life sculptures built from more than 275\,000 LEGO® bricks\, including a majestic monarch butterfly\, a hovering hummingbird\, a sly fox\, and more! Ignite your imagination\, make your own brick-built creations\, and leave with a deeper appreciation for the relationships and connections that sustain our ecosystems. URL:https://www.nescifest.com/event/sean-kenneys-nature-connects/2025-04-24/ LOCATION:Lauritzen Gardens\, 100 Bancroft Street\, Omaha\, NE\, 68108 CATEGORIES:Animals,Arts & Culture,Environment,Plants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.nescifest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/legoUSEgardens.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250425T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250425T170000 DTSTAMP:20260418T030000 CREATED:20250305T191543Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250305T191804Z UID:10001541-1745571600-1745600400@www.nescifest.com SUMMARY:Sean Kenney’s Nature Connects® DESCRIPTION:BUILD a great garden adventure during Sean Kenney’s Nature Connects®: Made with LEGO® Bricks all month long at Lauritzen Gardens. This exhibit celebrates the beauty of nature but also emphasizes the delicate connections that exist between all living things. Marvel at 18 larger-than-life sculptures built from more than 275\,000 LEGO® bricks\, including a majestic monarch butterfly\, a hovering hummingbird\, a sly fox\, and more! Ignite your imagination\, make your own brick-built creations\, and leave with a deeper appreciation for the relationships and connections that sustain our ecosystems. URL:https://www.nescifest.com/event/sean-kenneys-nature-connects/2025-04-25/ LOCATION:Lauritzen Gardens\, 100 Bancroft Street\, Omaha\, NE\, 68108 CATEGORIES:Animals,Arts & Culture,Environment,Plants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.nescifest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/legoUSEgardens.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250425T104500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250425T114500 DTSTAMP:20260418T030000 CREATED:20250324T204511Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250324T204511Z UID:10001579-1745577900-1745581500@www.nescifest.com SUMMARY:Roots\, Research and Resilience: Exploring the Future of the Nebraska Sandhills DESCRIPTION:Dr. Mary Ann Vinton will present “Roots\, Research and Resilience: Exploring the Future of the Nebraska Sandhills\,” for the 2025 Maiben Lecture at the Nebraska Academy of Sciences 2025 Annual Spring Meeting at the UNL East Campus Union. In her presentation\, she will blend ideas from natural and social science to explore the status and future of the Nebraska Sandhills as one of the most intact grasslands in the world. \nDr. Mary Ann Vinton grew up as a member of a five-generation family of cattle ranchers in the Nebraska Sandhills. She did an undergraduate degree in Biology at the University of Wyoming\, a MS at Kansas State University\, and a PhD in Ecology at Colorado State University. She is now Professor of Biology and Director of Environmental Science at Creighton University in Omaha. Dr. Vinton teaches courses in biology\, ecology\, and environmental science. Her research program revolves around the ecosystem consequences of human impacts on plant communities\, such as impacts wrought by invasive plants or the demise of once-common plants. Her research has been supported by the National Science Foundation\, NASA-Nebraska Space Grant\, and Nebraska Environmental Trust\, and involves close mentoring of undergraduate research students. Recently\, she has returned to the Sandhills to reconnect with her roots and study how landscapes are changing with management and climate. Dr. Vinton inherited a section of land on the Dismal River from her mother and “Kinkaided” by her great\, great aunt\, Mary Crouch. The section is known as the “Aunt Mary” and is surrounded by family. She has used the Aunt Mary as a study site for biodiversity work and analyses of the landscape diversity inherent in the wet meadows and dry dunes in the Sandhills. In talking with friends and family\, Dr. Vinton has become interested in the factors that affect land management and how decisions and attitudes are often not based on science or economic optimization\, but often involve feelings of obligation and connection\, stemming from long relationships between one another and land. \nVisit neacadsci.org for more information. URL:https://www.nescifest.com/event/roots-research-and-resilience-exploring-the-future-of-the-nebraska-sandhills/ LOCATION:UNL East Campus Union\, 1705 Arbor Drive\, Lincoln\, NE\, 68503\, United States CATEGORIES:Animals,Environment ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.nescifest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/USEmaiben-lecture.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250426T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250426T170000 DTSTAMP:20260418T030000 CREATED:20250305T191543Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250305T191804Z UID:10001542-1745658000-1745686800@www.nescifest.com SUMMARY:Sean Kenney’s Nature Connects® DESCRIPTION:BUILD a great garden adventure during Sean Kenney’s Nature Connects®: Made with LEGO® Bricks all month long at Lauritzen Gardens. This exhibit celebrates the beauty of nature but also emphasizes the delicate connections that exist between all living things. Marvel at 18 larger-than-life sculptures built from more than 275\,000 LEGO® bricks\, including a majestic monarch butterfly\, a hovering hummingbird\, a sly fox\, and more! Ignite your imagination\, make your own brick-built creations\, and leave with a deeper appreciation for the relationships and connections that sustain our ecosystems. URL:https://www.nescifest.com/event/sean-kenneys-nature-connects/2025-04-26/ LOCATION:Lauritzen Gardens\, 100 Bancroft Street\, Omaha\, NE\, 68108 CATEGORIES:Animals,Arts & Culture,Environment,Plants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.nescifest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/legoUSEgardens.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250426T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250426T150000 DTSTAMP:20260418T030000 CREATED:20250310T185732Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250310T185732Z UID:10001564-1745676000-1745679600@www.nescifest.com SUMMARY:Incredible Edible Landfill DESCRIPTION:Have you ever wondered what happens once you throw something into the trash can? How important is recycling? Join the Omaha Public Library as they explore these issues in a fun (and tasty) way! Participants will use pudding\, candy\, cookies\, cereal\, and other tasty treats to create an edible landfill. \nThis program contains allergens such as wheat\, milk\, eggs\, soy and tree nuts. However\, the treat can be made without all the ingredients for children that still want to participate. \nThis is a free event for children ages 7-12. Registration is required and opens April 1. Please call 402-444-4828 to register. \nParents/caregivers must remain in the building with their child(ren) for the duration of the program. \n\n GZ URL:https://www.nescifest.com/event/incredible-edible-landfill-3/ LOCATION:Downtown Branch\, 1401 Jones St.\, Omaha\, NE\, 68102\, United States CATEGORIES:Environment,Food & Drink ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nescifest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Useedible-landfill.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250427T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250427T170000 DTSTAMP:20260418T030000 CREATED:20250305T191543Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250305T191804Z UID:10001543-1745744400-1745773200@www.nescifest.com SUMMARY:Sean Kenney’s Nature Connects® DESCRIPTION:BUILD a great garden adventure during Sean Kenney’s Nature Connects®: Made with LEGO® Bricks all month long at Lauritzen Gardens. This exhibit celebrates the beauty of nature but also emphasizes the delicate connections that exist between all living things. Marvel at 18 larger-than-life sculptures built from more than 275\,000 LEGO® bricks\, including a majestic monarch butterfly\, a hovering hummingbird\, a sly fox\, and more! Ignite your imagination\, make your own brick-built creations\, and leave with a deeper appreciation for the relationships and connections that sustain our ecosystems. URL:https://www.nescifest.com/event/sean-kenneys-nature-connects/2025-04-27/ LOCATION:Lauritzen Gardens\, 100 Bancroft Street\, Omaha\, NE\, 68108 CATEGORIES:Animals,Arts & Culture,Environment,Plants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.nescifest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/legoUSEgardens.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR