What to do this weekend - March 19, 2026
Plus: A local mutual aid group hosts a community art sale.
Hi,
Welcome back to This Week In Lincoln. As always, you'll find a list of curated events below, including concerts and stuff happening this weekend — but also next week and later this year.
Here's a few other cool things you should know about:
- The local mutual aid group, Lincoln Community Care, is holding a spring pop-up art sale. Local artists have donated their work, and proceeds will go toward housing and helping our neighbors in Lincoln meet their basic needs. They're posting new art on Instagram, and you can DM them to buy what you want!
- Lincoln's branch of Indivisible, the progressive political organization, is looking for submissions from local artists for an upcoming "Art is Resistance" show. Selected works will be displayed from 7 pm to 10 pm on Friday, April 4 at 1867 Bar (as part of First Friday). The submission deadline is Monday, March 30. Find more details and instructions on how to submit your work for consideration here.
- A reminder from last week's newsletter: The Nebraska Heritage book club, which meets monthly at the downtown library, is currently reading a novel that's very relevant to Lincoln: Mari Sandoz's cutting and very political Capital City. The book club will meet on Friday, March 27 from noon to 1 pm in the Auditorium at Bennett Martin Library to discuss it. (If you've never read Sandoz's book, now is the perfect time, as there's a new theatrical adaptation of Capital City coming to the Lied Center in April!)
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Thursday, March 19
Thursday, March 19
Music: Lincoln Southeast Choir Fundraiser
+ When: 6 pm
+ Where: The Zoo Bar, 136 N 14th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $25 day of show | Buy tickets here
More details: Performances from Josh Hoyer's Colossal 4, Paradox featuring Tim Sharer, and Hansen Airship.
Thursday, March 19
Film: Obex
+ When: 5 pm | 7 pm
+ Where: Ross Media Arts Center, 313 N 13th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $10 matinee | $12 evening show
More details about the film: "In pre-internet 1987, Conor and his dog Sandy live a life of seclusion, lost in the slow-rendering graphics of early Macs and televisions aglow with late night horror movie marathons. But when he begins playing OBEX, a new and mysterious, state-of-the-art computer game, he finds himself trapped in a low-tech, but high-stakes analog hellscape as the line between reality and game blurs. Audacious and uncanny, writer-director Albert Birney’s OBEX is a delightfully skewed lo-fi fantasy. Shot in striking black and white, this surreally nostalgic nightmare revisits the dawn of personal computing to reflect on the loneliness of our always-online present day."
Last chance to see this at the Ross!
Thursday, March 19
Film: Sirāt
+ When: 4:50 pm | 7:15 pm
+ Where: Ross Media Arts Center, 313 N 13th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $10 matinee | $12 evening show
More details about the film: "From writer-director Oliver Laxe (Fire Will Come, Mimosas) comes an explosive and transformative descent into the Moroccan desert, where a Spanish father and his young son infiltrate an underground rave scene in search of a missing girl."
I reviewed Sirāt for the newsletter! This is your last chance to go see it at the Ross, if it appeals to you.
Thursday, March 19
Music: High Street Irish
+ When: 5:30 to 6:30 pm
+ Where: Meadowlark Coffee, 1624 South St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free!
More details: Most of their music is Irish, Scottish, and Welsh — or "Irish-ish." They play at Meadowlark every third Thursday.
Thursday, March 19
Social: Nerd Nite
+ When: 7 pm
+ Where: Saro Cider, 1746 N St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: No cover!
More details: I saw this described as a mix of TEDx Talk and powerpoint party. This month's topics are:
+ Coffee: It’s a Fruit!
+ Chinese Lion Dance, PLEASE stop calling them dragons
+ Buckets, Bins, and Reciprocity: DIY Hydroponics Through an Indigenous Foodways Lens
Thursday, March 19
Writing: Writers in Conversation with Shyla Ann Shehan and Julie McCabe Johanning
+ When: 6 to 7:30 pm
+ Where: Larksong Writers Place, 1600 N. Cotner (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free!
More details: "Each month Writers in Conversation pairs two writers to share their work and engage each other in conversation about writing and the writing life. Audience members are invited to join the conversation. Sounds simple enough, right? But what really happens is magic. The conversations dive and soar and take us places only writers can imagine. You have to be there to experience this offline conversation! Join us this month to talk with Shyla Sue Shehan, author of Mining the Gap and lead editor of The Good Life Review, and Julie McCabe-Johanning, author of The Gospel of Irish Music."
Friday, March 20
Friday, March 20
Crafting: Community Mending Event
+ When: 3 to 5 pm
+ Where: Stuff Creative Reuse, 733 Hill St., Suite B (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $5
More details: "If it's worth wearing it's worth repairing! $5/person, snacks provided, as well as materials for mending. All projects welcome--mending, adding patches, etc. All are welcome to join!"
Friday, March 20
Books: Silent Book Club
+ When: 7:30 pm
+ Where: Branched Oak Observatory, 14300 NW 98th St. Raymond, NE 68428 (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free!
More details: Come with a book of your choice and spend part of the evening reading quietly. Learn more about Silent Book Clubs here.
Because this is at the observatory, there will be an optional tour of the facility, plus a chance to view the night sky through the telescopes!
Friday, March 20
Community: Near South Tool Library - Grand Opening
+ When: 5:30 pm
+ Where: Basement of the Hope House – First Plymouth, 2045 E St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free!
More details: "Libraries aren’t just for books. The Near South Tool Library is a “library of things project” organized by neighbors for neighbors. All Lincolnites are welcome to visit the library and borrow tools donated by residents from across the city! Join us as we launch this project of sharing."
Friday, March 20
Film: Pillion
+ When: 5 pm | 7:15 pm
+ Where: Ross Media Arts Center, 313 N 13th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $10 matinee | $12 evening show
More details about the film: "From writer-director Harry Lighton, making his feature debut, comes a romantic, funny, thoroughly unconventional love story, following two men who express desire in ways rarely depicted on the big-screen. Based on the novel Box Hill by Adam Mars-Jones, Pillion stars Harry Melling as Colin, a timid traffic warden from the suburbs, and Alexander Skarsgård as Ray, the enigmatic, Adonis-like leader of a gay motorcycle gang. When hyper-dominant Ray takes on the inexperienced Colin as his submissive, the improbable duo become partners in a complex arrangement that forces both parties to test the boundaries of what may or may not be real love."
Pillion is showing March 20 to 26!
Friday, March 20
Film: You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine
+ When: 5:10 pm | 7:10 pm
+ Where: Ross Media Arts Center, 313 N 13th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $10 matinee | $12 evening show
More details about the film: "You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine captures a star-studded tribute to the legendary songwriter, filmed in October 2022 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. The event brought together acclaimed artists, friends, and family to share behind-the-scenes stories and perform classic songs, honoring Prine’s enduring legacy."
You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine is showing March 20 to 26!
Friday, March 20
Music: Dirty Pop Party
+ When: 7:30 pm
+ Where: Gray’s Keg, 104 N 20th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $10
More details: Featuring performances from J-Line, Roman Consantino, KJ Teder, and The Groove Lagoon!
Friday, March 20
Music: Jxhnny Bliss (COPE)acetic Album Release
+ When: 7 pm (doors), 8 pm (show)
+ Where: Bourbon Theatre, 1415 O St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $22.09 GA advance tickets (includes online fees) | $2 fee for under 21 at the door
More details: Looks like it'll be a big show with a half-dozen other performers!
Friday, March 20
Music: Midwest Dilemma + Orion Walsh & The Rambling Hearts
+ When: 9 pm
+ Where: The Zoo Bar, 136 N 14th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $10
More details: Midwest Dilemma is a chamber-folk project of Omaha-based singer-songwriter Justin Lamoureux. Orion Walsh performs indie folk music. Listen to his most recent album Walking Through the Forest.
Saturday, March 21
Saturday, March 21
Music: Social Cinema + alls + JACK
+ When: 8 pm
+ Where: Duffy's Tavern, 1412 O St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $5
More details: Some rad local bands! Links to their music and stuff:
+ Social Cinema: website / bandcamp / insta
+ alls: bandcamp / insta / linktree
+ JACK: spotify / insta / linktree
Saturday, March 21
Art: National Quilting Day
+ When: 9 am to 4 pm
+ Where: International Quilt Museum, 1523 N 33rd St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free!
More details: The museum is hosting presentations, all-ages quilting activities and take-home art projects, vendors and more! Lectures include:
+ Sara Kenny - Quilts of Valor | 9:30 am and 1 pm
+ Susie Bonder - Not My Momma’s Quilts | 10:15 am and 1:45 pm
+ Roderick Kiracofe - Unconventional and Unexpected | 11 am and 2:30 pm
Saturday, March 21
Community Meeting: Lincoln Alliance
+ When: 10:15 am to noon
+ Where: Bennett Martin Public Library, 136 S 14th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free!
More details: Here's what Isaac Remboldt, who organizes these meetings, said in his email announcement about this one: "Over the last year, the Lincoln Alliance has brought neighbors and neighborhood associations together to work on our shared goals and interests. Strategic plans, community forestry, block parties, grant opportunities, cleanups, and consensus workshops led to productive discussions about past, present, and future organizing.
"Over the next year, I'd like to continue building relationships between neighborhoods, but likely at a slower tempo than 2025. While every month was a good frequency to get started, for 2026 I'll be focusing on better programming and meeting about every other month."
Learn more about the Lincoln Alliance here, and sign-up for their newsletter here.
Saturday, March 21
Market: Plus Pop Plus Size Market
+ When: 1 to 4 pm
+ Where: White Elm Brewing Co, 720 Van Dorn St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Looks like there's no cover charge! But there will be items available for purchase
More details: "Featuring local vendors providing size-inclusive clothing XL+ and fat-centered artists, designers, and makers such as Henna, Oracle Readings, Art and Home Decor, and Baked Goods!
"Not XL+? You are absolutely welcome! Come support your local artists and makers! Score some sweet accessories/art, enjoy the music, and have some tacos and a beer with us!"
Saturday, March 21
Music: The Steel Wheels + Corson Branch Buzzard Club + Rascal Martinez
+ When: 7 pm (doors), 8 pm (show)
+ Where: Bourbon Theatre, 1415 O St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $33.93 GA advance tickets (includes online fees) | Tables and day of show tickets cost more!
More details: Some American bands. Not super familiar with the other two, but the Corson Branch Buzzard Club gave one of my favorite performances at this year's Lincoln Exposed!
Saturday, March 21
Music: Syinide + Anxiety + Figuring It Out + Boyseekingband
+ When: 8 pm (doors), 8:30 pm (show)
+ Where: 1867 Bar, 101 N 14th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $10
More details: Some midwest alt-rock bands! Links to their stuff:
+ Syinide: insta / website
+ Anxiety: insta
+ Figuring It Out: insta / youtube
+ Boyseekingband: spotify / insta
Saturday, March 21
Poetry: 'until there are no words left' - Nebraska Poets Writing Amidst the Storm
+ When: 4:30 pm
+ Where: Francie & Finch Bookshop, 130 S 13th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Seems to be free!
More details: Five Nebraska poets will be reading from the new book 'until there are no words left' - Nebraska Poets on Writing Amidst the Storm, edited by Chuck Peek. The poets are:
+ Phip Ross - Fulbright Scholar and teacher at SCC
+ Jes Vetter - Motivated by the opportunity to make a difference
+ Mary K. Stillwell - author of The Life and Poetry of Ted Kooser
+ Rachel Hruza - writer and English teacher at SCC
+ Twyla M. Hansen - Nebraska State Poet, 2013 to 2018
Sunday, March 22
Sunday, March 22
Music: Pump Action + The Retrograde
+ When: 8 pm (doors) | 8:30 pm (show)
+ Where: Duffy's Tavern, 1412 O St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $12 advance tickets | $15 day of show
More details: The Nashville indie pop band Pump Action and Florida rockers The Retrograde are playing Lincoln!
Sunday, March 22
Books: Silent Book Club
+ When: 2:30 to 4 pm
+ Where: Sower Books, 914 N 70th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free!
More details: Come with a book of your choice and spend part of the evening reading quietly. Learn more about Silent Book Clubs here.
Sunday, March 22
Market: I Love My Dog Expo
+ When: 10 am to 4 pm
+ Where: Sandhills Global Event Center, 4100 N 84th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $13 | Kids 12 and under get in free
More details: "The I Love My Dog Expo is a perfect opportunity to visit your favorite vendors for dog-related products and services or find your new best friend at one of several rescue organizations in attendance. The event includes entertainment, games, training demonstrations, and, of course, plenty of shopping. It's also fun for those who don't have a dog and just want to come, check out the cool canines, and be a part of the festivities."
Sunday, March 22
Rodeo: Nebraska Painted Horse Club Fuzzy Colors Horse Show
+ When: 8 am start
+ Where: Sandhills Global Event Center, 4100 N 84th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free!
More details: "This APHA event features youth, amateur, and open halter classes, performance and ranch classes, plus SPB classes. Whether you're competing or spectating, it's a celebration of equestrian talent!"
Things to do next week:
Saturday, March 28
Protest: No Kings III
+ When: 9 to 11 am
+ Where: Helen Boosalis Bike Trail between 27th and 56th St.
+ Cost: It's a protest! Of course it's free! Just show up!
More details: The goal is to line the bike trail along the north side of Nebraska Parkway. Show up with signs! And check out the sign-making event the night before the protest at Parrish Studios (more details below).
Monday, March 23
Public Meeting: City Council
+ When: 3 to 5 pm
+ Where: Council Chambers, County/City Building, 555 South 10th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free and open to the public!
More details: The agenda for this meeting has not yet been posted, but will be found here.
Tuesday, March 24
Public Meeting: Lincoln Board of Education
+ When: 6 pm
+ Where: Steve Joel District Leadership Center, 5905 O St. (Google Maps)
More details: This meeting is open to the public. The agenda for this meeting has not yet been posted, but will be found here.
Wednesday, March 25
Music: Fatal Fantasy + The Sparrows + Garlick
+ When: 8 pm (doors), 9 pm (show)
+ Where: Duffy's Tavern, 1412 O St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $7 | $10 for under 21
More details: Omaha hard rock band Fatal Fantasy with support from Omaha blues rockers The Sparrows and cover band Garlick.
Thursday, March 26
Books: Book Club - Just Desserts
+ When: 6:30 to 7:45 pm
+ Where: Bennett Martin Public Library, 4th Floor Auditorium, 136 S. 14th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free!
This month's theme: "The group will read and discuss the 2024 thriller/suspense novel The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley, a stand-alone novel."
Thursday, March 26
Community: Solutions Briefing Rally
+ When: 6:30 to 8 pm
+ Where: Southwood Lutheran, 4301 Wilderness Hills (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free!
More details: Organized by Justice in Action, an interfaith, grassroots coalition of faith communities in Lancaster County.
Thursday, March 26
Music: Listening Party - Courtney Barnett's Creature of Habit
+ When: 6 pm
+ Where: First Day Vinyl, 7301 S 27th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free! But the store requests that you RSVP on their website
More details: "come listen to the new album and take it home a day early! free tote with purchase while supplies last! thanks for supporting early listening parties at first day and we hope to see you there!"
Friday, March 27
Community: No Kings Protest Poster Making
+ When: 6 to 10 pm
+ Where: Sketch Club, Parrish Studios, 1410 O St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free!
More details: "Make your protest sign with us! March 27th, the night before the No Kings Protest! We will be here 6-10 pm; come whenever, stay as long as you need! Can’t make the protest? You’re still welcome to make a sign and leave it for someone who needs one!"
Saturday, March 28
Art: Found + Seen: A Collector and An Artist on Making and Looking
+ When: 5 pm (doors) | 5:30 pm (start)
+ Where: International Quilt Museum, 1523 N. 33rd St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free, but the museum requests that you RSVP | Click here to RSVP
More details: A discussion between collector Roderick Kiracofe and quilt artist Zak Foster on their understanding and appreciation of quiltmaking. There will be appetizers and refreshments along with free gallery access from 5 to 7 pm. (Kiracofe's latest exhibition "The Collector's Eye" is currently on display.)
Saturday, March 28
Art: Teach-in: The Myth of the American Dream
+ When: 2 pm
+ Where: Sheldon Museum of Art, 12th and R St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free! But registration is required
More details: "Gabriel Bruguier, assistant professor and research specialist librarian at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, leads a teach-in examining the myth of the American dream. This teach-in is an interactive, multidisciplinary engagement with artist Nicholas Galanin's work 'The American Dream is Alie and Well,' which is featured in the exhibition 'Hyphen American: Intersections of Identity' at Sheldon Museum of Art."
Saturday, March 28
Outdoors: Species ID Walk at Wilderness Park
+ When: 1 to 3 pm
+ Where: 14th Street entrance parking lot of Wilderness Park (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free! But space is limited so you must register in advance
More details: "Join Conservation Nebraska for a free guided hike with Adam Hintz, Executive Director of Friends of Wilderness Park, and oak woodland ecologist Chance Brueggemann, of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and Northern Prairies Land Trust. Together, we’ll explore the diverse wildlife species found within Wilderness Park!
Learn how to identify a variety of plants, mushrooms, and animals while hearing fascinating insights from two experts who have a wealth of knowledge."
Sunday, March 29
Music: Geno Beach + As In Heaven As In Hell + Romantic Hardware
+ When: 8 pm (doors), 9 pm (show)
+ Where: Duffy's Tavern, 1412 O St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $7 | $10 for under 21
More details: The Denver-based synth-pop acts Geno Beach and As In Heaven As In Hell with support from locals Romantic Hardware.
Things to do later this year:
Thursday, April 9
Theater: Capital City
+ When: 7:30 pm
+ Where: Carson Theater at the Lied Center, 301 N 12th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $37 for adults | $22 UNL students and people 18 & under
More details: "Money. Corruption. Murder. Welcome to Capital City. In this searing original play inspired by Nebraska author Mari Sandoz’ infamous novel Capital City, the Great Depression has split the people of a fictional Midwestern city in two: the rich and the poor. What lengths will the have-nots go to gain back their land, homes, and dignity? How far will the haves go to make sure they control it all?"
More showings scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday!
Tuesday, March 31
Lecture: Great Plains Talk: Shaylyn Romney Garrett
+ When: 6:30 to 7:30 pm
+ Where: Lied Center for Performing Arts, 301 N 12th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free!
More details: "The Center for Great Plains Studies is teaming up with the E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues for a talk by social entrepreneur and coauthor of “The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again” Shaylyn Romney Garrett."
Watch the livestream of the event here.
Wednesday, April 1
Books: "Let's Get Books Together" Book Club
+ When: 6:30 to 7:30 pm
+ Where: Gere Branch Library, 2400 South 56th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free!
More details: A monthly discussion of LGBTQ+ books! This month's books: Carmilla (the classic) by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu; and Carmilla: The First Vampire (the modern) by Amy Chu
Wednesday, April 1
History: Otoe-Missouria History, Activism and Representation — A Panel Discussion
+ When: 5:30 to 7 pm
+ Where: Sheldon Art Museum, 12th and R St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free, but registration is encouraged | Click here to register
More details: "Otoe-Missouria tribal members discuss their history in southeast Nebraska, their current experiences, activism and representation, and the concept of landcestry.' Panelists include Christina Goodson, Veronica Pipestem, Lena’ Black, Cory DeRoin, and Johnnie Jae. This panel discussion is free and open to everyone. Registration is encouraged."
Saturday, April 4 & Sunday, April 5
Market: Gem and Mineral Show
+ When: 9 am to 5 pm (Saturday) | 10 am to 4 pm (Sunday)
+ Where: Sandhills Global Event Center, 4100 N 84th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $8 per adult | $15 for a two-day pass | Children 15 and under free with a paid adult
More details: "Join the Lincoln Gem & Mineral Club for their 66th Annual Show this year! This year’s theme, "Discover Chalcedony," and features hands-on activities, exhibits, demonstrations, a Nebraska Gem Dig, mineral identification, and a fluorescent display."
Monday, April 6
Music: Anand Wilder + Shadow Work
+ When: 6 pm (doors), 7 pm (show)
+ Where: Duffy's Tavern, 1412 O St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $12 advance | $15 day of the show | $3 extra for minors
More details: One of the co-founders of Yeasayer is on tour for his solo psych rock album Psychic Lessons, supported by the Denver-based indie pysch-rock trio Shadow Work.
Tuesday, April 14
Public Meeting: Lincoln Board of Education
+ When: 6 pm
+ Where: Steve Joel District Leadership Center, 5905 O St. (Google Maps)
More details: This meeting is open to the public. The agenda for this meeting has not yet been posted, but will be found here.
Wednesday, April 15
Art: Who What Wednesdays
+ When: 6 to 7:30 pm
+ Where: LUX Center, 2601 N 48th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free!
More details: This week's presenters are TBA. Each will present for 20 minutes, followed by a Q&A.
Saturday, April 18
Music: Record Store Day 2026 at First Day Vinyl
+ When: 9 am to 8 pm
+ Where: First Day Vinyl, 7301 S 27th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free but support your local record store by buying music!
More details: "A day to celebrate independent record stores! Exclusive, limited vinyl pressings from hundreds of your favorite artists. Giveaways and prizes! Details ongoing on Instagram @firstdayvinyl"
Saturday, April 18
Music: The Killigans "This is Only a Drill" Album Release
+ When: 7 pm (doors), 8 pm (show)
+ Where: Bourbon Theatre, 1415 O St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $22.09 (including fees)
More details: With support from The Bishops and Alli and I
Saturday, April 18
Music: The Whips – From Kansas, With Love Album Release Tour
+ When: 9 pm
+ Where: Duffy's Tavern, 1412 O St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: No cover!
More details: The KC-based funk pop group returns to Duffy's! Local support TBD
Saturday, April 25
Earth Day Celebration
+ When: 10 am to 2 pm
+ Where: Nebraska Innovation Campus, 2021 Transformation Dr. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Seems to be free?
More details: Multiple activities scheduled including a bike rodeo, face painting, and a clothing swap. Local food will be available. Join 40+ organizations in celebrating Earth Day!
Tuesday, April 28
Public Meeting: Lincoln Board of Education
+ When: 6 pm
+ Where: Steve Joel District Leadership Center, 5905 O St. (Google Maps)
More details: This meeting is open to the public. The agenda for this meeting has not yet been posted, but will be found here.
Thursday, April 30
Community: Nehemiah Action Assembly
+ When: 6:30 to 8 pm
+ Where: St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, 8550 Pioneers Blvd. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free!
More details: Organized by Justice in Action, an interfaith, grassroots coalition of faith communities in Lancaster County.
Saturday, May 9
Music: Thirst Things First + Winnifred Worm Friend + Endorphins + Underbite
+ When: 9 pm
+ Where: The Zoo Bar, 136 N 14th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $10
More details: Some rocking local acts plus an LA-based alt rock band.
Tuesday, May 12
Public Meeting: Lincoln Board of Education
+ When: 6 pm
+ Where: Steve Joel District Leadership Center, 5905 O St. (Google Maps)
More details: This meeting is open to the public. The agenda for this meeting has not yet been posted, but will be found here.
Saturday, May 16
Music: Speak No Evil Music Festival
+ When: 7 pm (doors), 7:30 pm (show)
+ Where: Duffy's Tavern, 1412 O St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $12 advance tickets | $15 day of show
More details: The inaugural festival will be a one-night event with all-local instrumental music bands and two stages. A huge lineup, including: The Machete Archive, Within Wilds, Whip Sigils, The Sub-Vectors, The Radical Sabbatical, Vector 23, Möbius, Custom Filth, Smith and Jessen, and Agrónomo.
Tuesday, May 19
Community: 2026 State of Civic Life Conference
+ When: 7:30 am to 6:30 pm
+ Where: Nebraska Innovation Campus Conference Center, 2021 Transformation Dr. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $75 | $50 for students
More details: "Civic Nebraska’s State of Civic Life Conference on Tuesday, May 19th 2026 will convene community organizers, civic educators, and system reform advocates to collaborate, educate, and plan for the future of our democracy and civic society in the heartland of the United States."
Wednesday, May 20
Music: POET + The Almas + Embers Rise + After Arizona
+ When: 6 pm (doors), 7 pm (show)
+ Where: Bourbon Theatre, 1415 O St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $13.86 (including online fees)