Mudpies
2024-04-02 09:30 - 11:00, 2024-04-04 09:30 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | Fontenelle Forest, 1111 Bellevue Blvd. N., Bellevue, NE, 68005, United States
Looking for a unique setting in which to have fun with your child while learning about the natural world?
Mudpies is a structured program for children ages 3-5, at Fontenelle Forest, that encourages exploration of nature and interaction between a child and their caregiver. Each week, a natural science theme is explored through crafts, outdoor exploration, songs, stories, hikes and more! Each session will feature a different craft or activity, along with storytime and a guided hike. Come discover the joy of sharing nature with your child!
This program is for children ages 3-5 accompanied by a caregiver. Registration required.

Boys Town Hall of History Hands-On Weekly Activities
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, 2024-04-07 11:00 - 16:00 | 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.

BRICKLIVE Brickosaurs
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 | 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!”
2024-04-03 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 | 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.

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.

Wellness Workshop: The Science of Meditation for Healing the Mind and Body
2024-04-05 11:00 - 12:00 | UNMC’s Engage Wellness Medical Fitness Center, 730 South 38th Avenue, Omaha, NE, 68105, United States
Please join Engage Wellness for a community presentation on the benefits of mindfulness and meditation.
This completely free workshop, open to the public, will focus on how to integrate mindfulness and meditation into daily life. Our presenter will share how meditation is an extremely powerful tool for healing the body and mind — accessible to you at any time, any place. Participants will learn relaxation exercises during the workshop.
Presented by: Sarah Fischer, PhD, Psychology, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Engage Wellness is located on the first floor of the Home Instead Center for Successful Aging on UNMC’s campus. This event will be hosted in the Group Movement Room.
Register here.

Fred G. Dale Planetarium
2024-04-05 19:00 - 19:45, 2024-04-06 13:00 - 13:45, 2024-04-06 14:00 - 14:45 | Fred G. Dale Planetarium, Gulliver Dr., Wayne, NE, 68787, United States
Doors open 20 minutes prior to the start of a show. Planetarium shows generally include a tour of the current night sky, a view of the constellations, and a full-dome video. All shows last about 45 minutes.
April Shows:
Friday, April 5 – Eclipse Weekend!
7 p.m. Planetarium show – Eclipses and Phases of the Moon
8 p.m. Planetarium show – Eclipse Across America 2024
Saturday, April 6 – Eclipse Weekend!
1 p.m. Planetarium show – Eclipse Across America 2024
2 p.m. Planetarium show – Eclipses and Phases of the Moon
Sunday, April 7 – Eclipse Weekend!
1 p.m. Planetarium show – Eclipses and Phases of the Moon
2 p.m. Planetarium show – Eclipse Across America 2024
Friday, April 12
7 p.m. Planetarium show – Tales of the Mayan Skies
Saturday, April 13
1 p.m. Planetarium show – The Sky We Don’t See
Friday, April 19
7 p.m. Planetarium show – STARS
Saturday, April 20
1 p.m. Planetarium show – Astronaut
Friday, April 26 – Spring Season Final Weekend!
7 p.m. Planetarium show – Cosmic Colors
Saturday, April 27 – Spring Season Final Weekend!
1 p.m. Planetarium show – Oasis in Space

Fred. G. Dale Planetarium
2024-04-05 20:00 - 20:45 | Fred G. Dale Planetarium, Gulliver Dr., Wayne, NE, 68787, United States

Open House at the UNL Student Observatory
2024-04-05 20:30 - 22:30 | UNL Student Observatory, 625 Stadium Dr., Lincoln, NE, 68501, United States
See the stars, planets, and moon from UNL’s campus! Please note, the event might be canceled due to clouds and weather. Decision to cancel will be posted on the calendar by 3pm on Friday. Events will occur twice a month on Friday evenings. Lets hope for good weather!
Directions: Take the elevator or stairs to the top floor. Observatory is the large dome and shed at the south-west corner of the parking garage.

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.

The Science Club at Yates Illuminates
2024-04-06 13:30 - 16:30 | Yates Illuminates, 3260 Davenport Street, Omaha, NE, 68131, United States
The Science Club at Yates Illuminates will organize during April as a regular session of The Science Club (meeting every other Saturday) on April 6, and April 20, from 1:30 to 4:30. Youth 6-16 are welcome. Parents of youth under 11 must stay with the youth and contribute to learning and doing the activities. During this time enjoy solar powered hydrogen fuel cell model cars, programmable buildable robot cars, renewable energy sources buildable kits, basic electricity buildable kits, lego kits focusing on the Apollo, Space Shuttle, and Artemis rocket and moon landing ahead programs and much more.

Lucky Bucket Brewing Tour
2024-04-06 15:30 - 16:30 | Lucky Bucket Brewing, 11941 Centennial Road, Suite 1, La Vista, NE, 68128, United States
A lot of things (and science) go in to making great beer and spirits, and Lucky Bucket Brewing wants to share their craft with you.
Tours are approximately 1 Hour long and are currently offered at 3:30pm (cst) every Saturday.
$20 per person ticket includes:

Kick start your tour with a complimentary pint of draft beer of your choice to enjoy along the way
Tour of brewery, distillery and tasting room lead by one of our brand ambassadors
Two 5 ounce beers and Two 1 ounce samples of select spirits
20% off any apparel, glassware, or beer and spirits To-Go

Please note, tours should be booked by 1pm cst the day before your desire tour date and tour groups are limited to 12 people per tour.

PILEATED WOODPECKER AND SPRING BIRD HIKE
2024-04-07 09:00 - 10:30 | Fontenelle Forest, 1111 Bellevue Blvd. N., Bellevue, NE, 68005, United States
Grab your binoculars and join Fontenelle Forest for a Naturalist guided hike through the Wetlands in search of Pileated Woodpeckers and other birds that have started their spring migration!
Pileated Woodpeckers are known to be uncommon in the Forest. However, there have been more frequent sightings at the Wetlands. The guided hike will consist of searching for the Pileated Woodpecker’s nesting spot and looking for other spring migratory birds.
The program will be on April 7 from 9:00 to 10:30 A.M., traversing through moderate terrain. Be prepared with good walking footwear and bring a water bottle. Binoculars are encouraged; extra binoculars will be available on a first come, first serve basis.
Registration required.
