What to do this weekend - September 25, 2025
The students let Dan Osborn say "shit" in the newspaper. Maybe there's hope for journalism.
Hi,
Welcome to This Week In Lincoln. I found way too many cool events this week. Scroll down for an absolutely massive list of films, concerts, markets and other stuff.
After months spent living a ten-minute walk from the Capitol, I finally bothered to go inside and get an actual tour and I don't know whether I feel better or worse that the Unicameral makes laws in such a nice building. Does it give everything an undeserved sheen of grandeur? Should we cram the political process into a ramshackle shed instead? Would that be more honest?
I tried not to dwell on such questions. The tour was fun. I looked at the floor a lot.
Here have some pictures of the cool ancient animal mosaics:
Here are some Nebraska-related news links that hooked me this week:
No surprise here, but U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts announced he is officially running for reelection. From the World-Herald:
In front of dozens of supporters gathered at a west Omaha realty office, Ricketts, a Republican who previously served two terms as Nebraska governor, touted a conservative record that included billions of dollars worth of tax cuts at the state and federal levels including tax cuts outlined in the One Big Beautiful Bill; support for law enforcement; and increased support for border security that has led to thousands of new agents being hired.
Dan Osborn, the populist independent who unsuccessfully challenged U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer last year and is now gunning for Ricketts, held a town hall in Lincoln earlier this week. Here's a bit from The Daily Nebraskan's coverage:
Osborn said his campaign seeks to protect the middle class and “bring Nebraskan values to Washington,” while criticizing billionaires throughout his speech.
“We have to band together as people of Nebraska and say, ‘We don’t give a shit about your money anymore. We are not going to be bought,’” Osborn said.
Shout-out to the reporters and editors of TDN for letting Osborn say "shit" in the newspaper. Maybe there's hope for journalism after all.
Actually, I was there at Osborn's town hall too. I might write about it, I haven't decided yet. Let me know if half-baked political commentary a year out from the election is something you want from this newsletter.
In other news, tariffs are punishing Nebraska farmers, despite the fact that this looks to be a record year for crop yields:
“I’m getting calls from folks that are – you would think would be – in pretty good financial positions, and they’re saying, ‘We just can’t continue,’” said Nebraska Farmers Union President John Hansen.
The Financial Times unfavorably compared the UK's tech policy to Nebraska's. The specificity of this headline is just extremely funny to me:
Here's what the writer actually argued in the article itself:
In states like Nebraska and Iowa tech policy now mainly consists of offering tax incentives and cheap power to lure in data centres, at or near the bottom of the food chain. While a boon to construction and the local economy, no one now imagines that a data centre is the same thing as a tech economy. The profits, high-value work and spillovers all go back to the coasts, which benefit from the cheap labour and power. It is about as close to resource extraction as tech gets.
On a related note: There's a new data center coming to Kearney, so maybe the FT is onto something.
Finally, it annoys and concerns but does not really surprise me that UNO is going all-in on AI. The chancellor wrote an op-ed for the Nebraska Examiner to talk about what a good idea this is:
Adaptive learning platforms powered by AI can provide personalized tutoring, helping identify when a student is struggling and offering targeted resources to get them back on track. For first-generation students, working parents or learners from any number of social or economic backgrounds, AI can be a powerful equalizer, offering support that makes higher education more achievable.
If you still have the human critical thinking skills to parse this word salad, you might notice how genuinely disturbing this particular justification is. Oh so you know those marginalized students who need the most help? Yeah, instead of hiring and training tutors and teachers who can help them, let's just give them more access to the sycophantic plagiarism machines.
Any teacher will tell you that some students just need way more attention and effort than others. I used to teach English to high schoolers, I know this firsthand. And it can be really hard and really frustrating when some students — for reasons beyond their control — aren't prepared to work at the level you expect! But if you actually care about your students, it's a part of the job that you can't ignore. The thought that universities like UNO are gonna outsource that important work to ChatGPT makes me physically angry. You're gonna charge people tens of thousands of dollars in tuition to use a chatbot? I'm sitting here typing and vibrating with rage right now. I guess that means it's time to send this thing cause I'm not going to write anything else that's coherent now.
Got an event you want to see featured in next week's event roundup? Submit it here. You can also send feedback, suggestions, compliments, criticism and ideas for things I should write about to tynanstewart@proton.me
~ Ty
Thursday, September 25
Thursday, September 25
Film: Bring Them Home
+ When: 5:15 pm
+ Where: Ross Media Arts Center (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $10 at 5:15 pm
More details from the Ross's website: "Narrated by Lily Gladstone, Bring Them Home/Aiskótáhkapiyaaya chronicles a decades-long initiative by members of the Blackfoot Confederacy to bring wild buffalo back to the Blackfeet Reservation."
Last chance to see this at the Ross!
Thursday, September 25
Film: The Baltimorons
+ When: 5 pm | 7:10 pm
+ Where: Ross Media Arts Center (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $10 at 5 pm | $12 at 7:10 pm
More details from the Ross's website: "On Christmas Eve, Cliff, a newly sober improv comedian, cracks a tooth and lands in the emergency care of Didi, an older no-nonsense dentist. What begins as a routine check-up sparks an unpredictable evening of misadventures. Together, Cliff and Didi fight to overcome being shut out by their families, face their biggest fears, and discover their own surprising and tender connection."
Last chance to see this at the Ross!
Thursday, September 25
Lecture: Politics and Privilege in the Contemporary U.S.
+ When: 4 pm
+ Where: Carolyn Pope Edwards Hall, Room: 227, 840 N 14th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free!
A lecture from sociologist Dr. Rory McVeigh of Notre Dame University, a co-author of the book Politics and Privilege: How the Status Wars Sustain Inequality.
Thursday, September 25
Music: Listen Lincoln! A Listening Club with Polley Music Library and MBX
+ When: 7 to 8 pm
+ Where: Bennett Martin Public Library (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free!
More details about the event from the library's website: "Listen Lincoln! is a new listening club brought to you by the Polley Music Library and MBX. Each month, a listening topic and suggested songs will be distributed online. Then we'll meet to talk about what we hear. Both musicians and non-musicians alike are welcome to participate. Participants can suggest some music they think works with that month's topic too."
Thursday, September 25
Sports: Nebraska Women's Soccer vs Michigan
+ When: 7:05 pm
+ Where: Barbara Hibner Soccer Stadium, 2400 N Antelope Valley Pkwy (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Tickets start at $9
Friday, September 26
Friday, September 26
Music: Infinite Cousins + Wicked Bones + Cowgirl Eastern
+ When: 10 pm
+ Where: Duffy's Tavern, 1412 O St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: No cover!
Links to the acts' music, socials and stuff:
+ Infinite Cousins: linktree / bandcamp / spotify / insta
+ Wicked Bones: linktree / spotify / insta
+ Cowgirl Eastern: bandcamp / spotify / insta
Friday, September 26
Film: Animation Mixtape
+ When: 7:30 pm
+ Where: Ross Media Arts Center (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $12 at 7:30 pm
More details from the Ross's website: "Two-time Academy Award nominee and Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winner Don Hertzfeldt partners with Ink Films to present an exciting collection of animated short films from around the world, showing only in theaters for a limited time"
Three days only! Showings through Sunday, September 28.
Friday, September 26
Film: Eleanor The Great
+ When: 5 pm | 7:10 pm
+ Where: Ross Media Arts Center (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $10 at 5 pm | $12 at 7:10 pm
More details from the Ross's website: "In Eleanor The Great, June Squibb brings to vivid life the witty and proudly troublesome 94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein, who after a devastating loss, tells a tale that takes on a dangerous life of its own. Scarlett Johansson’s directorial debut is a comically poignant exploration of how the stories we hear become the stories we tell."
More showings through October 9!
Friday, September 26
Film: Hundreds of Beavers
+ When: 5:10 pm
+ Where: Ross Media Arts Center (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $10 at 5:10 pm
More details from the Ross's website: "A slapstick epic about a frostbitten battle between a drunken applejack salesman and hundreds of diabolical beavers who stand between him and survival."
Three days only! Showings through Sunday, September 28.
Friday, September 26
Film: 2025 Flatwater Film Festival
+ When: Starts at 5 pm, last event of the day starts at 9:15 pm
+ Where: Rivoli Theater in downtown Seward (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $8 general admission weekend pass | $5 for students and seniors
Not quite in Lincoln! But it looks cool and I wanted to highlight it. Find the full film lineup and schedule on their website. The festival runs from September 26 to 28.
Friday, September 26
Lecture: Future Intersections of Surface Transportation and Meteorology
+ When: 3:30 pm
+ Where: Bessey Hall Room: 117, 1215 U St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free!
A lecture from Curtis Walker, of the National Center for Atmospheric Research.
Friday, September 26
Market: Nebraska Statewide Arboretum plant sale
+ When: 12:30 to 4:30 pm
+ Where: Nebraska Statewide Arboretum Greenhouse, 2150 N 38th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free to attend
More details from UNL's website: "Native and well-adapted perennials for sun and shade, plus grasses, herbs, trees and shrubs will be available for sale. Current NSA members receive a 15% discount at all fall plant sales. NSA accepts credit and debit cards and checks for payment (no cash)."
Friday, September 26
Music: Hub & Soul Music Concert Series
+ When: 6 to 9 pm
+ Where: Union Plaza Amphitheatre, 21st and Q St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free!
More details from the city's website: "Hub & Soul is a free community event designed for people of all ages and backgrounds to celebrate music, local food, and Lincoln’s parks."
Friday, September 26
Music: KJ Teder + Echo Venture + Infielder + Lou Lou Louie
+ When: 8:30 pm (doors), 9 pm (show)
+ Where: 1867 Bar, 101 N 14th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $10 cover
Links to the bands' socials, music, etc:
+ KJ Teder: website / spotify / insta
+ Echo Venture: spotify / insta
+ Infielder: spotify / insta
+ Lou Lou Louie: linktree / spotify / insta / youtube
Saturday, September 27
Saturday, September 27
Music: Mindless Vitality + Radical Fun Times + Soda Spill + Mindrott + Criminal Neglect
+ When: 8 pm (doors), 8:30 (show)
+ Where: 1867 Bar, 101 N 14th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $13 cover
Tons of cool bands. Links to their music, websites, etc:
+ Mindless Vitality: website / spotify / insta
+ Radical Fun Times: bandcamp / facebook
+ Soda Spill: spotify / insta / linktree
+ Mindrott: spotify / insta / youtube
+ Criminal Neglect: insta
Saturday, September 27
Film: 2025 Flatwater Film Festival
+ When: Starts at 8:30 am, last event starts at 9 am
+ Where: Rivoli Theater in downtown Seward (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $8 general admission weekend pass | $5 for students and seniors
Not quite in Lincoln! But it looks cool and I wanted to highlight it. Find the full film lineup and schedule on their website. The festival runs from September 26 to 28.
Saturday, September 27
Outdoors: Nature at Nightfall
+ When: 6:30 to 10 pm
+ Where: Prairie Pines Nature Preserve, 3100 N 112th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free, but registration is required.
More details from the event's Facebook page: "Please join us ... as we welcome our transition into the Fall season by exploring nature as the sun begins to set. There is so much to discover from dusk to nightfall as the days grow shorter and the nights grow longer. We will have a wide array of activities going on throughout the evening so there is sure to be something for everyone!"
Saturday, September 27
Theater: Witch
+ When: 7:30 pm
+ Where: Enid Miller Lab Theatre, Elder Theatre Center, 5100 Huntington Ave. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $12 adults | $10 seniors and students
More details from Nebraska Wesleyan's website:
A charming devil wants to know: What’s your darkest wish?
Souls are on the bargaining table in Edmonton. And lonely Elizabeth, ostracized as a witch, should be the town’s easiest mark. But this witch is under no spells. Alliances bubble and passions flare in this pitch-black comedy about the supply of hope and the demands of our souls.
More showings on Thursday, Friday and Sunday!
Sunday, September 28
Sunday, September 28
Music: Porch Jam 2025
+ When: noon to 5 pm
+ Where: Cooper Park and surrounding blocks (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free!
More details from the festival's website: "Porch Jam is a celebration of community and folk stylings of music! Playing music on the porch was once a more common experience and we want to bring that back!! We will be hosting bands to play through the afternoon, as well as food trucks and kid activities! We encourage everyone to come to the South Salt Creek Neighborhood to celebrate music and community."
Sunday, September 28
Books: Ames Reading Series: Nebraska Comic Books with Bob Hall and Richard Graham
+ When: 2 to 3 pm
+ Where: Bennett Martin Public Library, Heritage Room of Nebraska Authors (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free!
More details from the library's website: "Lincoln City Libraries and the Heritage Room of Nebraska Authors invites you to a very special John H. Ames Reading Series event. Join acclaimed comic book artist Bob Hall, and comic book historian and UNL Professor Richard Graham as they discuss Nebraska comic book history and culture."
Sunday, September 28
Film: 2025 Flatwater Film Festival
+ When: Starts at 8:30 am, last film of the day starts at 12:48 pm
+ Where: Rivoli Theater in downtown Seward (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $8 general admission weekend pass | $5 for students and seniors
Not quite in Lincoln! But it looks cool and I wanted to highlight it. Find the full film lineup and schedule on their website. The festival runs from September 26 to 28.
Sunday, September 28
Market: Sunday Farmers' Market at College View
+ When: 10 am to 2 pm
+ Where: 4801 Prescott Ave. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free, but it's a farmer's market, so be prepared to spend money.
Sunday, September 28
Music: Neon The Bishop + Blondo + Sexy Ca$h
+ When: 8 pm (doors), 9 pm (show)
+ Where: Duffy's Tavern, 1412 O St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $7 | $10 for under 21
The Denver indie pop band comes to town with some cool-looking supporting acts. Links to their stuff:
+ Neon The Bishop: website / spotify / insta
+ Blondo: bandcamp / insta
+ Sexy Ca$h: insta
Sunday, September 28
Outdoors: September Urban Plant Ramble!
+ When: 3 to 5 pm
+ Where: Community Crops Garden at Peter Pan Park, N 32nd and W Streets (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free! Register at the link above.
This sounds amazing! More details from the organizers: "This is free to attend! Join us for an afternoon walk to build relationships with our urban plant relatives as we navigate the rise of fascism. Tea will be offered :) "
Things to do next week:
Wednesday, October 1
Music: UNL Battle of the Bands
+ When: 7 pm (doors), 8 pm (show)
+ Where: Bourbon Theatre, 1415 O St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free for UNL students | $5 cover for the public
More details from UNL's website: " Enjoy performances by 5 local bands comprised of UNL Students. Lineup this year includes Joyrager, JIBLETS, The Breakroom, Hold Your Breath and Estrogen Projection! The bands will compete for a spot as the final two bands who will perform during Cornstock."
Links to the bands' music and socials and stuff:
+ Joyrager: linktree / spotify / insta / youtube
+ JIBLETS: spotify / insta
+ The Breakroom: linktree / website / spotify / insta
+ Hold Your Breath: insta
+ Estrogen Projection: linktree / spotify / insta
Monday, September 29
Film: Rebel with a Clause
+ When: 5:15 pm | 7:30 pm
+ Where: Ross Media Arts Center (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $10 at 5:15 pm | $12 at 7:30 pm
More details from the Ross's website: "A grammar guru takes her pop-up advice stand on a rollicking road trip across all 50 states to show that comma fights can bring us closer together in a divided time."
More showings through October 2!
Monday, September 29
Music: LOUM + Lazarus Go Home + Cuddlebone
+ When: 7 pm
+ Where: The Juice Box (DM them on Instagram for the address)
+ Cost: $10 cover
More details from the Juice Box's instagram: "LOUM is a brooding dark-wave/post-punk band hailing from Fargo, ND. Lazarus Go Home, our regulars from Wayne, NE, bringing alternative + shoegazey textures. And Cuddlebone with some good ole crushing, distorted riffs."
Monday, September 29
Public Meeting: City Council
+ When: 5:30 to 7:30 pm
+ Where: City Council Chambers, County/City Building, 555 S. 10th St. (Google Maps)
This meeting is open to the public. The agenda has not yet been posted.
Wednesday, October 1
Art: Pass the Tree-line prints by Keith Buswell
+ When: 6:30 to 8:30 pm
+ Where: Constellation Studios, 2055 O St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free! But a ticket seems to be required. (Register here.)
More details from the studio's website: "Keith Buswell is a Lincoln artist who creates intricate and mysterious etchings of trees – the roots, branches, deformities, knots, growths, and all. His fascination is based on the graphic etching lines drawn as an interconnected system of branches and root structures as a metaphor for lineage, connections, chance intersections and stages of life. He has generated such a variety of tree images that his work creates a taxonomy of inventive, visionary obsessions with this significant life force. This is the show to put his tree prints all together and for us to all “take a look”, as he is ready to create new work soon, is directions that “Pass the Tree-line”."
Thursday, October 2
Community Discussion: Lunch & Learn: Representation Under Threat
+ When: noon to 1 pm
+ Where: Zoom (Meeting link here)
+ Cost: Free!
Organized by the League of Women Voters of Lincoln-Lancaster. More details from their website: "With the national conversation swirling around legislative redistricting, presidential executive orders about voting, and Nebraska legislators proposing to make the ballot initiative process more challenging, what does “representation” really mean? Join us to talk about the multifaceted attack on true representation, how it is done, why it matters, and what it means for Nebraskans."
Friday, October 3
Art: First Friday Art Walks
+ When: 5 pm
+ Where: Downtown Lincoln
+ Cost: Free!
More details from Downtown Lincoln's website: "First Friday Artwalks are held on the first Friday of every month at galleries and businesses in downtown Lincoln. While the opening and closing times vary depending on the curator, typically the first receptions begin at 5:00 pm, with the last ones winding down by 10:00 pm."
Find more details about participating galleries and their special events here.
Friday, October 3
Film: E.T. the Extra Terrestrial (Movies in the Park)
+ When: Begins around 8:45 to 9 p.m. depending on sunset
+ Where: Pioneers Park Nature Center, 3201 South Coddington (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free!
More details from the city's website: "Grab your blanket or a few chairs and come out for a free family friendly movie in the park. Bring lawn chairs or a blanket. No RSVP. No Tickets."
Sunday, October 5
Film: Join or Die
+ When: 6 to 8 pm
+ Where: Horizons Community Church, 3200 Grainger Pkwy (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free!
Organized by Justice in Action. More details from their Facebook page: "Join us for a community screening of Join or Die, a documentary exploring the decline of civic engagement in America—and what it will take to rebuild it."
Things to do later this year:
Saturday, October 11
History: A Jane's Walk of O Street
+ When: 4 pm
+ Where: 129 N 10th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free!
Organized by Strong Towns Lincoln. More details from the event Facebook page: "Downtown Residents, Urbanists, and City Nerds from anywhere in town! Join us for a Jane's Walk of O Street in small groups. Bring friends, or come on your own! We'll start with a little history of O street in early Lincoln, how it has changed over time, and the coming changes through "Project O"! Meet us after at Saro Cider for a drink and open conversation."
Monday, October 6
Music: Bobby Gadoury & Sharon Kreimer
+ When: 7 to 9 pm
+ Where: Storm Cellar, 3233 S 13th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: No cover!
This performance kicks off the Capital Jazz Society's fall series!
Wednesday, October 8
Music: Miss Christine + Pilot Light + Not Ben Shin + dis
+ When: 8 pm (doors), 8:30 (show)
+ Where: 1867 Bar, 101 N 14th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $13 cover
Tons of cool acts. Links to their music, websites, etc:
+ Miss Christine: website / bandcamp / spotify / insta
+ Pilot Light: spotify / insta / youtube
+ Not Ben Shin: linktree / bandcamp / insta
+ dis: insta / youtube
Thursday, October 9
Public Meeting: Historic Preservation Commission
+ When: 2 to 4:30 pm
+ Where: County/City Building, 555 S 10th St. (Google Maps)
This meeting is open to the public. The agenda has not yet been posted.
Saturday, October 11
Workshop: How To Screenprint T-Shirts
+ When: 1 to 3 pm
+ Where: Black Cat House, 1601 B St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free!
More details from the Black Cat House's newsletter: "Stacy Asher from UNL's art department will be here teaching us how to screenprint t-shirts. That's not only a great way to promote political messages; it should also be a lot of fun!"
Sunday, October 12
Music: Mount Pom + Cavedivers + Strange Pain + Wedding + KJ Teder
+ When: 8 pm (show), 9 pm (doors)
+ Where: Duffy's Tavern, 1412 O St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $7 | $10 for under 21
Huge lineup of cool acts! Links to the bands' music and socials:
+ Mount Pom: website / bandcamp / insta
+ Cavedivers: spotify / insta
+ Strange Pain: insta
+ Wedding: linktree / bandcamp / spotify / insta
+ KJ Teder: website / spotify / insta
Monday, October 13
Protest: Columbus Day Counter-Protest
+ When: 4 to 6 pm
+ Where: The corner of 16th and O Streets, in front of the Federal Building (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free!
Organized by the Black Cat House.
Tuesday, October 14
Public Meeting: Lincoln Board of Education
+ When: 6 pm
+ Where: Steve Joel District Leadership Center, 5905 O St. (Google Maps)
This meeting is open to the public. The agenda has not yet been posted.
Wednesday, October 15
Music: Social Cinema + Sego + Estrogen Projection
+ When: 8 pm (doors), 9 pm (show)
+ Where: Duffy's Tavern, 1412 O St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $13 advance tickets | $15 day of the show
Some awesome local bands playing along with LA-based alt-pop act Sego:
+ Social Cinema: website / bandcamp / insta
+ Sego: linktree / bandcamp / insta
+ Estrogen Projection: linktree / spotify / insta
Sunday, October 19
Market: Uni Place Creative District Maker’s Market
+ When: 10 am to 2 pm
+ Where: 2649 North 48th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free!
I will also be tabling here!!! Come by and get some of my zines!!!
Wednesday, October 29
Music: Callback + Joyrager + Infielder + Red Maker
+ When: 8 pm (doors), 9 pm (show)
+ Where: Duffy's Tavern, 1412 O St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $7 | $10 for minors
Links to music, websites and socials:
+ Callback: spotify / insta
+ Joyrager: linktree / spotify / insta / youtube
+ Infielder: spotify / insta
+ Red Maker: spotify / insta
Monday, November 3
Community Meeting: Justice in Action's Community Problems Assembly
+ When: 6:30 pm
+ Where: Saint Paul United Methodist Church, 1144 M St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free! Everyone is welcome.
More details from Justice in Action's Facebook page: "At this gathering, hundreds of people from across our community will come together to hear the results of Justice in Action’s listening process — dozens of house meetings where community members shared their concerns, struggles, and hopes for Lincoln and Lancaster County. Based on what we heard, we will vote to select a new community priority to work on, adding to our ongoing campaigns on pre-trial diversion and pre-eviction mediation."
Tuesday, November 4
Music: Ada Lea + Madeline Reddel
+ When: 6:30 pm (doors), 7:30 pm (show)
+ Where: Reactor Coffee (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $10 advance tickets | $12 DOS
Links to their music and cool stuff:
+ Ada Lea: bandcamp / linktree / insta
+ Madeline Reddel: website / insta / youtube
Saturday, Nov. 15 and Sunday, Nov. 16
Festival: Lincoln Nerd Fest
+ When: Saturday: 10 am to 8 pm | Sunday: 10 am to 6 pm
+ Where: Sandhills Global Event Center (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $5 for adults | Free for kids 12 & under
More details from the organizers: "Lincoln Nerd Fest is a family friendly event that offers a variety of entertainment options. Buy, Sell and Trade as you explore artist alley. Hop in on a DND one shot or join an MTG, Pokemon or Lorcana tournament. Embrace your inner child as you play themed carnival style games like ring toss Diglett."