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Audience can play in ‘Holy Grail' viewing
“It's just a flesh wound.” “We are now no longer the Knights who say Ni.” “Bring out yer dead.”
Fans of Monty Python can recite those lines Friday along with the actors in “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.”
The Omaha Public Library's Benson Branch is hosting a 7 p.m. screening. The film will play at the Benson Branch, 6015 Binney St. Costumes are encouraged.
Friday's film, about to mark its 35th anniversary, features new prints with added footage from new negatives and remastered sound. It spoofs the legend of King Arthur's quest to find the Holy Grail.
The event is free, but registration is encouraged. Ages 13 and older are welcome. To register, visit www.omahapubliclibrary.org or call the Benson Branch at 444-4846.
Antiques show starts Friday in the Bluffs
An antique show will fill the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs from Friday through Sunday.
Antiques and collectibles will include furniture, art, pottery, stoneware, books, prints, jewelry, glassware, marbles, china, postcards, coins, quilts, dolls, toys, vintage textiles and period pieces.
Admission, $6, is good for all three days. Hours are from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 1 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Bellevue hospital plans job fair Saturday
Bellevue Medical Center, the hospital under construction at 25th Street and Nebraska Highway 370 in Bellevue, will have a job fair Saturday.
Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Bellevue Welcome Center at Highway 370 and Fort Crook Road.
The public is welcome to ask questions and meet the managers. Job applicants also are welcome.
‘African Boutique' will benefit Kenyan women
An “African Boutique” on Friday will raise funds toward a new Women's Health Care Center at the Naivasha District Hospital in Naivasha, Kenya.
The 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. event at the Fremont Area Medical Center's east entrance lobby will feature jewelry and beaded scarves handmade in Kenya, animal-print tops and sweaters, note cards from African artists, and African print totes.
All proceeds will go to the Naivasha Project, helping to raise funds for a new care center. Learn more about the care center at www.nwhcc.info.
Great train robberies to be topic of discussion
“Robbers and the Railroad” will be the subject of Saturday's 1 p.m. talk at the Historical Society of Pottawattamie County.
Society President Ryan Roenfeld will give an overview of some of the more notable train robberies and their connection to Council Bluffs, including a 1920 mail train robbery pulled off by a couple of Bluffs teens. That was the largest in U.S. history up to that time, with a haul of $3.5 million.
The lecture will be at the RailsWest Museum, 16th Avenue and South Main Street, in the Bluffs. Admission is $3 per person and free for society members.
Director to discuss film on Brown novel
Editor and director John Blizek will discuss production of the Discovery Channel documentary “The Hunt for the Lost Symbol” Thursday at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
The documentary will be shown after Blizek's 6:30 p.m. talk in 306 Arts and Sciences Hall. The evening is free and open to the and public.
“The Hunt for The Lost Symbol” explores how much of Dan Brown's new novel, “The Lost Symbol,” is truth and how much is fiction.
Harvest discussion on farmers' plate
Area farmers are invited to a free breakfast and live taping of a U.S. Farm Report Marketing Roundtable television segment from 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Hilton Omaha, 1001 Cass St.
The event will feature Al Pell of AgDay-TV and a panel of marketing analysts discussing the 2009 harvest.
Seating is limited. Register by calling Allyson Jones at 314-694-2357.
Event to help kids stay warm, secure
Project Sweet Dreams' sixth annual “Cuddle Up Tea” will be Saturdayfrom noon to 5 p.m. at 207 S. 70th Ave. in Omaha.
Guests should bring a teddy bear or other stuffed animal. Volunteers make blankets and pillows, which they bundle with the donated stuffed animals. The items are donated to Project Harmony and Omaha homeless shelters.
Coffee, tea and food will be available.
For more information or to make a donation, call 556-1755.
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