Lincoln (Nebraska) Activities

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Music, Art and Theater Lincoln Arts Council www.artscene.org/artists_organizations/index.html. Lied Center for Performing Arts www.liedcenter.org, The Haymarket Theatre, or the UNL schools of Music, Theatre, and Film have performances year-round. Some of the best classical music performances can be heard at the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery. During the summer, see the Flatwater Shakespeare Company www.flatwatershakespeare.org at Wyuka cemetery, musicals at the Pinewood Bowl www.pinewoodbowl.org,classical performances at the Meadowlark Music Festival www.meadowlarkmusicfestival.com, professional theater at Nebraska Repertory Theatre, or Jazz in June. Music groups that perform all year long include the Lincoln Symphony Orchestra and the Nebraska Jazz orchestra. For Art, the Sheldon is the largest gallery in town, but to get a look at the work of local artists, be sure to check out the downtown art galleries. By far the most fun time to do this is the evening of the first Friday of every month, when the galleries put up new work. New art is usually accompanied by food, drinks, and sometimes live music.

• Haymarket Park. Hosts the University of Nebraska's baseball team and an independent minor league team known as the Saltdogs. Tickets are typically no problem to obtain. University games are family-friendly. UNL students get free admission to regular season university games.

• Memorial Stadium, 600 Stadium Dr. (games on Sa during the fall, tours available). The town practically shuts down on game days, and the stadium (which seats over 80,000) becomes the 3rd largest "city" in the entire state.

• Jazz in June, (outdoors behind Sheldon Art Gallery), jazzinjune.com. (Tu in Jun 7PM). , Free.

• Lazlo's Beer Tour, (Haymarket district downtown), www.telesis-inc.com/empyrean. Before 7PM (Monthly on first M, arrive well before 7PM). Empyrean Ales brewery tour. Free.

• Parks. * Nexus Live Music Festival, 8th and 0 Sts (in front of Box Awesome downtown), www.myspace.com/nexusfestival. (annually late-Sep). Electronic music, art and dance event.