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Saturday, August 11

Contest

Livestock Judging Contest

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8:00 am
Location: Cass County Fairgrounds
If planning on attending must pre-register with the Otoe County Extension Office by Wednesday, August 8th.
This event originated in Nebraska Extension - Otoe County.
Activity

VO: Bader Park Naturalist Program

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8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Location: Bader Park
Master Naturalists are needed at Bader Memorial Park each weekend this summer to lead a Naturalist program. The topic is up to you! Supplies and support will be provided by park staff and fellow MN volunteers.
Activity

Ask The Master Gardener

Village Pointe Farmers Market

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8:30 am – 12:30 pm
Location: Village Pointe Shopping Center
Extension Master Gardeners will be on hand to take your lawn and garden questions.
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Double Up Food Bucks at Old Market Farmer’s Market & Nutrition Education Booth

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8:30 am – 12:30 pm
Location: Old Market Farmer’s Market
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Prairie Pines Second Saturday

“How’s it Growing?” – Big, if You’re a Tree!

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9:30 am – 2:00 pm
Location: Prairie Pines Nature Preserve
The weekly KZUM radio “Garden Talk & Nature Walk” series with Bob Henrickson and Bertine Loop comes to Prairie Pines. Join them in the arboretum at 9:30 a.m. as they walk and talk about Prairie Pines big plant residents. The Nebraska Statewide …
This event originated in School of Natural Resources.
Activity

Summer Semester All University Commencement

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9:30 am
Location: Academic Calendar
This event originated in Academic Calendar.
Activity

Husker DogFest

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10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Location: University Plaza
The Husker DogFest is organized by the Canine Cognition and Human Interaction Lab in the Department of Psychology and the Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior at the university.
This event originated in Psychology.
Activity

Investigate: Second Saturday Science Lab

Water Under Our Feet

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10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location: Morrill Hall
Join us in the science lab at Morrill Hall to investigate ‘Water Under Our Feet’.
Class

CE: Hitchcock Nature Center Speaker Series

Iowa Watersheds: A Lasting Legacy

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4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Location: Hitchcock Nature Center
Hitchcock Nature Center - Join us for the fourth installment of the 2018 Speaker Series on August 11th at 4:00 p.m.
Activity

CE: Iowa Watersheds: A Lasting Legacy

Hitchcock Nature Center - Join us for the fourth installment of the 2018 Speaker Series on August 11

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4:00 pm
Location: Hitchcock Nature Center
Join us in welcoming Dr. Peter Levi, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science & Sustainability at Drake University. Healthy watersheds impart many ecosystem services to humans, providing water filtration, flood protection, and recreation among …

Ongoing Events

Exhibit - Multimedia

The Slow Read: A Virtual Exhibit

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All Day
Location: Adele Coryell Hall Learning Commons
Fans of Willa Cather, will find inspiration in “The Slow Read,” an exhibit featuring a rotation of 6 pages a day from “My Antonia”, from May 30 to Aug. 12, 2018 in the Adele Hall Learning Commons.
This event originated in Libraries.
Exhibition

Museum Builders: A Story of Fossils and Friendship

Temporary Exhibition at Morrill Hall

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9:30 am – 4:30 pm
Location: Morrill Hall
This temporary exhibition explores the history of paleontology and the friendship that led to the construction of the University of Nebraska State Museum, Morrill Hall.
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Commodity Carnival

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All Day
Location: Box Butte County Fair
The Commodity Carnival program, sponsored by CME Group and the National 4-H Council, offers a fun learning activity for youth to experience managing the business risks associated with producing and bringing livestock to market.
This event originated in 4-H Youth Development Calendar.
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Commodity Carnival

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All Day
Location: Seward County Fair
The Commodity Carnival program, sponsored by CME Group and the National 4-H Council, offers a fun learning activity for youth to experience managing the business risks associated with producing and bringing livestock to market.
This event originated in 4-H Youth Development Calendar.