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Lincoln area: Congressional District 1
FULL MOON RAMBLE . . . Register by Wednesday, January 27, 2010 for a walk in the moonlight Saturday, January 30th at Pioneer’s Park Nature Center, located on the West side of Pioneers Park, South Coddington Avenue and West Van Dorn Street, Lincoln. There is a small fee for the nature walk, hot cocoa, moon pies and story telling. Phone 441.7895 with questions, and to rsvp.
EYES ON THE PRIZE . . . The Peace and Justice Team of First-Plymouth Church, D Street, is showing the Eyes on the Prize video Series every Wednesday through February 10, 2010, 6:15 to 7:30pm, in Courtyard Lounge at the church. Moderated by Elliott School Counselor Jeanne Johnson, this series documents the history of the civil rights movement. The January 27 segment is “No Easy Walk 61-63.” Thomas Christie, Multicultural Administrator for Lincoln Public Schools, will be a special guest speaker. For more information, phone 436.1136.
LINCOLN PEACE VIGILS . . . Lincoln peace vigils continue at the Federal Building, 15th and O streets, every Wednesday from 5:00 to 6:00pm. Contact Mark at 402.499.6672 or e-mail mark [at] weddleton [dot] com for more information.
EAGLE VIEWING IN LEXINGTON . . . Saturday, January 30, 2010, Wichiska Audubon will host an eagle viewing field trip to the Johnson No. 2 hydroplant in Lexington, Nebraska. Meet at McDonald’s, 3330 South 10th Street, Lincoln, at 6:45am for 7:00am carpool departure. Bring binoculars and a sack lunch. Dress for the weather, including warm footwear. Call Bob Boyce, 402.770.6865, or e-mail bobboyce66 [at] gmail [dot] com with questions or to rsvp.
PAKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN LECTURE SERIES . . . This weekly Lecture Series continues Sunday January 31, 2010, 7:00pm, at the Unitarian Church, 6300 A Street in Lincoln. Dean Tom Gouttierre, Director of the Center for Afghanistan Studies at UN-O, will discuss how the changing social, political, religious, and military forces sweeping through both Afghanistan and Pakistan have shaped education and educators in those nations. For more information, e-mail Unitarian [at] inebraska [dot] com or phone 483.2213.
ONE BOOK–ONE LINCOLN . . . Only titles nominated by the Lincoln community will be considered for this year’s One Book–One Lincoln reading program. After five finalists are announced, Lincoln readers will be invited to vote on which book the City will read together as a community. Click here to nominate a title by the February 2nd deadline.
LINCOLN BIKE CORRAL NEEDS USERS . . . Lincoln’s bike corral on the main floor of the 12th Street side of Center Park Garage at 12th & N is not being used much by commuters–even in good weather. The fully enclosed corral gives people an alternative to lugging bicycles into office buildings, and it keeps bikes out of bad weather. For information about monthly permits call 402.441.6472 or visit the parking office at 850 Q Street.
Omaha area: Congressional District 2
JANUARY HUNGRY CLUB . . . Wednesday, January 27, 2010, at noon, Omaha School of Music Founder and Artistic Director, Michael Dryver, will discuss new research associated with the positive impact of music and performing arts on academic outcomes, as well as findings associated with music and medicine. The monthly Hungry Club Luncheon is at Mama’s Kitchen, 45th & Bedford, in Omaha. Order lunch from Big Mama’s soul food menu and enjoy the free event. For more information, phone Preston Love Jr. at 812.3324.
OMAHA PEACE VIGILS . . . Omaha peacemakers vigil every Wednesday, 4:30-5:30pm, at StratCom/UN-O, 6801 Pine Street, east of the Scott Technology Center on the Un-O campus. Free parking is available at the NE Corner of 67th Street and Pine in a student lot. For more information, phone Jerry Ebner, 402.502.5887. Every Saturday, 1:00-2:00pm, there is an Anti-War and Peace Vigil at 72nd and Dodge Streets. Contact Steve Horn at 402.426.9068.
OMAHA GREEN DRINKS . . . Green Drinks, the international self-organising network currently meeting in 564 cities worldwide, meets in Omaha from 5:30pm until close, Wednesday, January 27, 2010, at Whole Foods Market, 10020 Regency Circle, in the education room across from coffee bar. Everyone interested in, working on, or studying environmental issues is invited to attend and get involved with the green movement.
OMAHA PEOPLE’S FILM FESTIVAL . . . There is a People’s Film Festival every Wednesday evening, 7:00pm, at McFoster’s Natural Kind Cafe, 38th and Harney in Omaha. The event is always free and open to the public. This week’s film is One Bright Shining Moment. Watch the trailer here. Food and drink is available. A lively discussion follows each showing. For more information, click here. The People’s Film Festival – Expanding Political Consciousness Since 2004.
BUILDING SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES . . . The January MoValley Sierra Club Program will be Thursday, January 28, 2010, 7:00pm, at First United Methodist Church, 69th & Cass Streets. Kristi Wamstad-Evans, Omaha’s Sustainability Coordinator, Daniel Lawse, Coordinator of Sustainable Practices at Metro Community College, and Ken Winston, Nebraska Sierra Club’s lobbyist, will speak about how to create more energy efficiency and sustainability at the
campus, city, and state level. The program is free and open to the public. For more information contact Mary at mary [at] green [at] nebraska [dot] sierraclub [dot] org or phone 402.556.1830. (Enter at the education wing north door.)
Greater Nebraska: Congressional District 3
CENTRAL NEBRASKA PEACE WORKERS . . . The CNPW monthly Gathering for Peace and Justice is Wednesday, January 27, 2010. Meet at 5:00pm, State Street and Webb Road, in Grand Island. Vigil for the hour, or stop by and join the gathering at any time between 5:00 and 6:00pm.
BUY FRESH. BUY LOCAL . . . . Local markets are over for the year, but farmers, gardeners, and craftspeople still meet through The Nebraska Food Cooperative, an on-line, year-round farmers’ market and local food distribution service offering the best in local freshness. For ordering and pickup schedules, refer to the calendar here. Click here, for products and prices from North Star Neighbors, a Cooperative member that doesn’t therapeutically medicate or unduly confine animals. Click here for Tomato Tomäto, Omaha’s year-round indoor Farmer’s Market at 156th & West Center. Shop for fresh foods grown in or very near your own community at Open Harvest, Lincoln’s member-owned natural foods retail cooperative in expanded space at 1618 South Street. Buying local grows family farming, grows the local economy, and is thousands of miles fresher.
We are no longer the alternative; we are the imperative. –Rosa Clemente