Holiday happenings across the Midlands

“Nutcracker” at Creighton University: Wednesday through Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 6 at 2 p.m. at the Lied Education Center for the Arts, 24th and Cass Streets. Creighton University’s Dance Company performing. Tickets: $12, $10 for seniors, $5 for students and faculty. For reservations, call 280-1448 or online at boxoffice.creighton.edu.

Bennington Community Foundation’s Lighting Event: 4:30 p.m. Sunday in Bennington.

The University of Nebraska at Kearney Nebraskats holiday concerts: 8:15 a.m. Monday at O’Neill High School, 11 a.m. at Burwell Junior-Senior High School, 3 p.m. at Cedar Rapids Junior-Senior High School and 7:30 p.m. in Grand Island at the Liederkranz. 10 a.m. Tuesday at Adams Central High School in Hastings. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the UNK Fine Arts Recital Hall. All performances are free and open to the public.

Christmas cards workshop in Brownville, Neb.: Dec. 6 at 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Brownville Antiquarium in Brownville. Amy Sadle will teach print-making. Call Jane Smith at 402-825-4211 for reservations. Participants should bring $10 for supplies and a sack lunch.

“Holiday Music Magic: The Fulldome Experience” at Mueller Planetarium: Saturday through Jan. 10 in the University of Nebraska State Museum in Lincoln on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln city campus. The show features a variety of holiday music classics. It will be presented at 7 p.m. Thursdays and at 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Closed Dec. 24-25 and Jan. 1. Visit www.spacelaser.com for the latest information about the planetarium. Tickets, which include admission to the museum, are $8 for adults, $5.50 for children age 5 to 18, and $2.50 for children 4 and younger.

Holiday Madrigal Dinner at Peru State College: Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with Royal Procession at 7 p.m. Dec. 11 and 12 in the Student Center at the campus in Peru. Tickets, $26 per person, are available from Thomas Ediger at 402-872-2253 or tediger@oakmail.peru.edu. — Compiled by Sue Story Truax

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