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OREGON TRAIL DAYS July 7-10 in Gering and throughout Scottsbluff.
Grammy Award winner “The Time of My Life,” original duo member Billy Medley KINKAIDER BRUNCH BY THE TRAIN IN THE This annual event is one of the oldest is joined by Bucky Heard at the Lied HISTORIC HAYMARKET DISTRICT July 2, 9, community festivals in Nebraska. The Center for Performing Arts for a night of 16, 23, and 30 and Aug. 6, 13, 20, and celebration includes a kickoff barbecue, passionate, legendary, and unmistakably 27 in Lincoln. Every Saturday this summer a car show, a chili cook off, mud righteous ballads. 402. 472. 4747 from 9 a.m.-noon, Nebraska’s Kinkaider volleyball, beer and wine tastings, —liedcenter.org JULY Brewing Co. is all aboard on brunch, serving a horseshoe tournament, carnival up a rotating menu of brunch favorites rides, and free concert Saturday ZOOFEST 49 AT THE ZOOBAR July 8 paired with Devils Gap Jalapeño Vodka night, and more. 308.632.2133. in Lincoln. Celebrating 49 years of Bloody Marys and Mimosas. —oregontraildays.com “lives blues and soulful music,” the two-night event kicks off Friday with UNCLE SAM JAM! AT OAK LAKE PARK KZUM STRAVINSKY PARK SUMMER headliner Grammy-Award winning blues July 3 in Lincoln. This familyCONCERT SERIES July 7, 14, 21, 28 virtuoso Bobby Rush of “Chicken Heads” JULY friendly event is Lincoln’s official in Lincoln. Every week through acclaim, followed up Saturday night with celebration of Independence the July 28, Stransky Park hits its Memphis soul architect Booker T. Jones, Day, featuring food, music, groove with KZUM and a revolving frontman for Booker T. & the M.G.’s and fireworks, and more. 402.441.7547. lineup of musical stylings by local, a lifetime achievement Grammy-award —lincoln.ne.gov occasionally regional acts. Bottled water winner. Go “soul searching” with the available for purchase and blankets and industry’s finest at Lincoln’s one-andlawn chairs are encouraged. 402.474.5086 only Zoobar. Tickets $35 per night or RED, WHITE, KABOOM! AT COLUMBUS —kzum.org $60 for a weekend pass. 402.435.8754 HIGH SCHOOL July 3 in Columbus. The —zoobar.com biggest Independence Day celebration in Columbus brings event goers a day THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS AT THE LIED of live music from Barrel House, with PERFORMING ARTS CENTER July 7 in LUST FOR RUST FEST 2022 July 8 activities, a bouncy house, and more. Lincoln. Made famous by chart-toppers at Nomads Bar and Kitchen in Fireworks begin at 10pm. 402.564.2769. like “You’ve Lost that Lovin’ Feeling,” Nehawka . Slated as “the Midwest’s —thecolumbuspage.com “Soul & Inspiration,” and “Dirty Dancing’s” (and maybe the country’s) only Classic Car + Truck and Music Festival,” the event promises cold drinks, delicious food, old-school vehicles, and live music with headliner The Downtown Collective, and more. Camping available WHETHER IT’S SOAKING IN A LIVE MUSIC EVENT, Friday night followed by the car show navigating over 130 miles of walking and and concer t Saturday. Attendants biking trails or just enjoying time with age 15 or under pay no admission. friends and family, Lincoln delivers on — eventbr ite.com/e/ lust-for-r ust-festsummertime fun. There really is some2022-tickets-321972547557 thing for everyone, including time spent off the beaten path. Love Lincoln, just as the locals do! —Lincoln.org/omahamag
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