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Stories will favor ‘Bit o’ the Irish’
Join the Omaha Organization for the Purpose of Storytelling at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in a celebration of Irish stories, music and lore.
“A Bit o’ the Irish: A Night of Irish Storytelling” costs $5 per person or $20 for a family. The event will be at Fontenelle Forest Nature Center, 1111 Bellevue Blvd. North in Bellevue.
Event to stress lifelong learning
The Omaha Public Library and the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s Lifelong Learning Initiative will host a “Women as Lifelong Learners” reception from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.
The free event, which celebrates Women’s History Month, will be on the fourth floor of the W. Dale Clark Library, 215 S. 15th St.
Featured speaker will be Kennetta Wainwright, owner of Wayne Wright Promotions and the executive director of Leverage Program.
Selected women poets will read their works from “Celebrate: A Collection of Women’s Writings.” Paintings by Madalyn Bruning, Peg Martin and Rhoni Moore will be on exhibit in the Michael Phipps Gallery during the reception and through March. The reception also will include live music and refreshments.
Everyone’s invited to spirited concert
Greenblatt & Seay’s Schoolhouse Performance Series will feature an Irish music concert at 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
Deborah Greenblatt, David Seay and friends will sing and play a variety of instruments, including fiddle, pennywhistle, guitar, hammered dulcimer and banjo.
Admission is $5 for adults, $1 for children and students. The concert will be in the Old Avoca (Neb.) Schoolhouse on the 13C Spur, one mile south of U.S. Highway 34.
Otoe County offers genealogical guidance
The Otoe County Genealogical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Otoe County Museum of Memories in Syracuse, Neb.
Society co-founder Linda Worrall will cover reunion planning and how to ensure that your family tree grows from a reunion.
After the meeting, guests are invited to search for information about their Otoe County ancestors in the museum’s genealogical reference area. Meetings are opened to interested persons.
It’s not too late to nominate young heroes
The Salvation Army has extended its deadline for nominations for the 2010 D.J.’s Hero Scholarship Awards until Friday.
Seven Nebraskans, ages 17 to 19, will receive the award, named after D.J. Sokol, for extraordinary commitment to others and to their community. Each honoree receives a $5,000 scholarship.
Download nomination forms at www.givesalvationarmy.org or contact Patti Cameli at 898-5906.
Check the forecast before 11-mile hike
The Omaha Sierra Club and Boy Scouts will head an 11-mile hike Saturday from Haworth Park in Bellevue to Culver’s Restaurant near Nebraska Highway 370 and 36th Street in Bellevue.
Shuttle car plans will be discussed at the trailhead at 7:15 a.m. because this is a one-way hike.
The outing is open to hikers of all skill levels. Dress for the weather, bring a sack lunch and two liters of water for the trail.
RSVP to bobbygoetschkes@hotmail.com or 614-4788 with name, phone number and e-mail address. Cost: $1 donation to hike leader.
Libraries invite teens to try out Ning
Local teens will be tuning in this week at the Omaha Public Library as it celebrates the third annual Teen Tech Week through Saturday.
Teen Tech Week is a national initiative of the Young Adult Library Services Association aimed at ensuring teens are competent and ethical users of technologies, especially those that are offered through libraries.
Teens are encouraged to celebrate the week at Omaha’s libraries by signing up for Ning, an online social network site for special interest groups. Librarians will encourage teens to use Ning and will demonstrate it one-on-one.
— Compiled by Sue Story Truax
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