The Nebraska Local Food Network presents powerful and passionate speakers who are involved with local foods. • Diana Endicott, farm to market coordinator with Good Natured Family Farms near Kansas City, distributing local foods into grocery stores and restaurants. • Panel of Nebraska producers share their trials and successes in local foods production, marketing and distribution. • Motivational talk by Judy Gilliard, the radio host for the Judy ala Carte show at KFOR 1240 Radio in Lincoln. • Open forum discussion with Jenny Montoya-Tansey from the USDA Rural Development Office in Washington D.C. and President Obama’s Administration. • John Ikerd, professor emeritus from the University of Missouri, local foods sustainability and profitability.

The State Museum is offering free admission to Morrill Hall every Thursday during the month of July between 4:30-7:30 p.m. Mueller Planetarium will be featuring limited runs of “Secret of the Cardboard Rocket” at 5:30 p.m. and “Dark Side of the Moon: The Fulldome Experience” at 7 p.m. these nights. Planetarium tickets are $3.00 for UNL students, faculty, and staff. Children under 18 are $2.50. Tickets are sold at the museum’s front gate the day of the show. The museum will continue to be open until 8 p.m. on Thursdays throughout the year. For more information on the museum visit www.museum.unl.edu and for details about planetarium shows visit spacelaser.com.

by Michael Healey Disabled by memory loss, Angus gets by with a little help from his bachelor farmer friend, Morgan. When an actor shows up to write a play about farming, they see their lives on the stage. Redemptive and funny, Drawer Boy is a reminder of the healing power of art.