What To Do

July 24

• If you are a fan of music you must not miss the Maha Music Festival Saturday at Lewis & Clark Landing.
Gates open at noon to the event that will offer a combination of national, regional and local indie and rock artists at the Lewis & Clark Landing. Main stage acts include Spoon, Ben Kweller, Superchunk, The Faint, It's True and the Old 97's.
The local stage will offer even more musical nirvana. Music will start at 12:30 p.m. and continue through 11 p.m.
Tickets are $33.
Information, including a link to tickets and schedule: www.mahamusicfestival.com.

• The Food Bank for the Heartland's third annual “O! What a Duck Race!” fundraiser will be at Heartland of America Park from 9 a.m. to noon. The race begins at 11 a.m., with cash prizes for the first four ducks that cross the finish line.
Ducks are still available for adoption at $5 each. The goal is to race 20,000 rubber ducks and raise $100,000 to help the Food Bank.
Information: www.omahafoodbank.org.

• Football fans can meet Omaha Nighthawk players Ahman Green, Craphonso Thorpe and Tony Dorsett Jr., and coaches and cheerleaders at the brand new United Football League team's Mini Camp and Fan Fest Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Papillion-La Vista High School, 402 E. Centennial Road in Papillion.
There will also be radio broadcast remotes, a DJ, inflatables, face painting, clowns and food.
Admission is free.

• Its National Day of the American Cowboy, and there are at least two area options for those fixin' to celebrate.

Mosey on down to the Durham Museum for Wild, Wild West Day.
Cowboys from Wild West Creations will be at the museum entrance for photos beginning at 10 a.m. Gunfights will be staged at 10:30 a.m. and noon on the museum's parking deck. Wyatt Earp, Sam McQuade and Curly Bill will talk around a campfire at 11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. and look out for a train robbery at 1 p.m.
Regular admission will include the day's special activities.
Information: www.durhammuseum.org.

The Bellevue Berry Farm & Pumpkin Patch will celebrate Wild West Fest: How the West was Fun from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.
The ranch will be transformed into a bustling frontier town with free interactive exhibits and live entertainment. Trick ropers, singers dancers comedy acts and a shootout among many other activities will be available.
Admission is $11 for adults, $6 for kids or $25 for a family of four.
Information: www.bellevueberryfarm.com.

• The Upper Midwest Power Boat Association will host boat drag races at Carter Lake today starting at noon.
The public is invited to watch for free, just bring a lawn chair. Food and drinks will be available for purchase. Information: www.umpba.org.

• Helicopters will land on the front lawn at the Strategic Air & Space Museum beginning at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Additionally, military working dogs will be put through their paces, with demonstrations beginning at 10 a.m. and bi-planes and radio-controlled model aircraft will be zooming across the sky.
Indoor displays, open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., require paid admission or museum membership. Outdoor activities are free.
The museum is at exit 426 off Interstate 80.
Information: http://www.sasmuseum.com/.

• Visit Agate Fossil Beds National Monument for a High Plains Summer Celebration.
Music, art, drumming and dancing will be reminiscent of historic gatherings at the Agate Springs Ranch. The day will celebrate the return of the Cook collection, which includes Oglala Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne artifacts.
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument is 22 miles south of Harrison on Nebraska Highway 29. The visitor center-museum is open from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m., and the two hiking trails are open from dawn till dusk. Entrance fees will be waived for the event.
Information: www.nps.gov/agfo/index.htm.

• A preschool storytime in Spanish will be offered at the Gere Branch Library, 2400 S. 56th Street in Lincoln, beginning Saturay, continuing for six consecutive Saturdays, through the end of August. From 10:30 a.m. till 11:00 a.m. a storyteller will share books, fingerplays, songs and other literacy-related activities in Spanish. Pre-registration is not required and non-Spanish speakers are welcome.

July 24 and July 25

• Live Racing returns to Horseman's Park with a post time of 2 p.m. for Saturday and Sunday.
In addition to racing, there will be a beer garden, food court and musical performances. High Heel will perform Saturday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Southpaw will take the stage from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.
Sunday is Family Fun Day at the track with free activities, for children ages 12 and under, including pony rides, frozen treats, inflatables a petting zoo and face paining.
Information: www.horsemenspark.com.

• More than 70 actors from 11 Catholic parishes are participating in the St. Bernadette Catholic Church play production “Willy Wonka.”
Remaining showtimes are 7 p.m. July 24 and 2 p.m. July 25. Performances will be at the Gross High School Auditorium, 7700 S. 43rd St.
General admission tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children age 10 and younger. For tickets and information, call 731-3033, ext. 107.

• Top high school volleyball teams from Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri will continue play this weekend in Kearney, at the fourth annual Nebraska Top 10 Volleyball Tournament.
Nearly 50 teams are participating in the games, held at at Kearney Catholic High School. Classes A, B and C1 will play Saturday; and Classes D1 and D2 will play Sunday.
There is no charge to watch.
Information, including a complete schedule: www.kearneycatholic.org/volleyball/top10/2010/index.htm.

July 25

The Lincoln Municipal Band will perform “Young at Heart” beginning at 7 p.m. Sunday at the John Shildneck Memorial Bandshell in Antelope Park. . Get to the park by 6 p.m. to see a variety of classic cars, which will be on display.
The concert is free and open to the public.
Information: www.artsincorporated.org.

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