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JANUARY 22 Buddy Check 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. | WB’s Fun Center
Prairie Arts Center Each month the Prairie Arts Center displays new and exciting galleries! Those may be viewed Tuesday- Saturday from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.. They also have many classes for adults and youth, as well as studio times where they invite the public to swing by and try their hand at something creative! Check out PrairieArtsCenter.org or VisitNorthPlatte.com/Events for up-to-date info! Every year, hundreds of thousands of Sandhill Cranes migrate into the Platte River Valley in Lincoln County. They will spend about six weeks here, roosting in the river bottoms at night and spending their days in the corn fields. You can experience this amazing event with a sunrise or sunset bind tour by the river, or with a daytime driving tour through the cornfields. Check DustyTrails. biz/Sandhill-Crane-Tours for available dates. Sandhill Crane Tours Dates & Times TBD In the spring the hearts of the Nebraska Greater Prairie Chickens gather in large numbers on dancing grounds known as leks. They will cackle, jump, and stomp their feet, sometimes scuffling with a rival. You can experience this amazing event with a tour through Dusty Trails. Check DustyTrails.biz/Sandhill-Crane-Tours for available dates. Flatrock Pro/Am Disc Golf Tournament Dates & Times TBD | River’s Edge Golf Course & Cody Park The Flatrock Pro/Am Disc Golf Tournament is an annual PDGA-sanctioned B-tier event held in North Platte, Nebraska, typically in mid-March. Hosted by Disc Gauntlet and sponsored by Visit North Platte, the tournament features both professional and amateur players competing over two days and three rounds at Cody Park and River’s Edge disc golf courses. The event aims to showcase top-tier talent and foster the growth of the disc golf community in Nebraska and the surrounding region. Prairie Chicken Tours Dates & Times TBD MARCH 17 St. Patrick’s Day Parade Time TBD | Canteen District Celebrate the holiday at a fun, St. Patrick’s Day themed parade! APRIL Be sure to check out VisitNorthPlatte.com/Events for many additional events this month such as the Pokercycle, Easter Egg Hunts, and more! Prairie Arts Center Each month the Prairie Arts Center displays new and exciting galleries! Those may be viewed Tuesday- Saturday from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.. They also have many classes for adults and youth, as well as studio times where they invite the public to swing by and try their hand at something creative! Check out PrairieArtsCenter.org or VisitNorthPlatte.com/Events for up to date info! Every year, hundreds of thousands of Sandhill Cranes migrate into the Platte River Valley in Lincoln County. They will spend about six weeks here, roosting in the river bottoms at night and spending their days in the corn fields. You can experience this amazing event with a sunrise or sunset bind tour by the river, or with a daytime driving tour through the cornfields. Check DustyTrails. biz/Sandhill-Crane-Tours for available dates. Sandhill Crane Tours Dates & Times TBD
Prairie Chicken Tours Dates & Times TBD
In the spring the hearts of the Nebraska Greater Prairie Chickens gather in large numbers on dancing grounds known as leks. They will cackle, jump, and stomp their feet, sometimes scuffling with a rival. You can experience this amazing event with a tour through Dusty Trails. Check DustyTrails.biz/Sandhill-Crane-Tours for available dates. Flatrock Classic Baseball Tournament Dates & Times TBD | Cody Park Fields, Dowhower Complex, & Centennial Park The Flatrock Classic Youth Baseball Tournament is an annual event held in North Platte, typically in late April. The tournament welcomes youth teams across various age divisions, offering a competitive platform for young athletes to showcase their skills. APRIL 10-12 & 17-19 The North Platte Community Playhouse Presents: Next to Normal the Musical 7:30 p.m. April 10, 11, 17 & 18 | 2 p.m. April 12 & 19 North Platte Community Playhouse Dad’s an architect; Mom rushes to pack lunches and pour cereal; their daughter and son are bright, wise-cracking teens, appearing to be a typical American family. And yet their lives are anything but normal because the mother has been battling bipolar disorder for 16 years. Next to Normal takes audiences into the minds and hearts of each character, presenting their family’s story with love, sympathy and heart. Now entering its 43rd year, the Town Hall Lecture Series has brought engaging, insightful and informative speakers from across the world to audiences in North Platte. Kate Andersen Brower is the author of the #1 New York Times Best-Sellers: The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House and First Women: The Grace and Power of America’s Modern First Ladies. In The Residence, Brower reveals real life stories that go behind the scenes of the private world of the White House, talking about events and experiences of service staff and the famous families they serve. She includes incredible first-person narratives from interviews with residence staffers. Brower’s insight into America’s first families and the people assisting them on a daily basis gives audiences a unique and unprecedented glimpse into life at the White House. APRIL 14 Town Hall Lecture Series: Kate Andersen Brower “The Residence” 10:30 a.m. | North Platte Community Playhouse APRIL 25 Joseph Hall-Elvis Rock N’ Remember Time TBD | North Platte Community Playhouse A tribute to the legacy of the King of Rock N Roll. NBC’s America’s Got Talent finalist and winner of the $25,000 Potawatomi Casino Tribute to the King Contest winner, Joseph Hall, celebrates Elvis Presley by gyrating, swiveling his hips and singing the king’s hits from the 50s, 60, and 70s. A MUST-SEE family-friendly show!
A special gathering of Veterans dedicated to reducing and eliminating Veteran suicide. Veterans are invited to enjoy food and fellowship during these monthly Buddy Check. There will be pizza and refreshments. Sometimes there are special guest speakers. FEBRUARY Be sure to check out VisitNorthPlatte.com/Events for many additional events this month such as Ice Cream for Breakfast at Double Dips Ice Creamery, the Buffalo Bill Birthday Bash and more! Prairie Arts Center Each month the Prairie Arts Center displays new and exciting galleries! Those may be viewed Tuesday- Saturday from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.. They also have many classes for adults and youth, as well as studio times where they invite the public to swing by and try their hand at something creative! Check out PrairieArtsCenter.org or VisitNorthPlatte.com/Events for up-to-date info! The Miss Nebraska Scholarship Organization and Hirschfeld’s Prom Shoppe invite you to their annual Crowns & Gowns event. This fun-packed weekend includes a local preliminary competition for Miss Nebraska, shopping opportunities at Hirschfeld’s Prom Shoppe, headshot appointments, candidate workshops in hair, makeup, media branding, fitness, and much more! Vendor booths will also provide some fun retail therapy! Crowns & Gowns Dates & Times TBD | Hirschfeld’s Prom Shoppe FEBRUARY 7 Ice Cream for Breakfast 8 a.m.-11 a.m. | Double Dips Ice Creamery Enjoy cereal milkshakes, homemade waffle sundaes, and donut ice cream Sandwiches! FEBRUARY 13-15 & 20-22 The North Platte Community Playhouse Presents: The Play That Goes Wrong 7:30 p.m. February 14, 15, 20 & 21 | 2 p.m. February 15 & 22 North Platte Community Playhouse This Olivier Award-winning comedy is a hilarious hybrid of Monty Python and Sherlock Holmes. Welcome to opening night of The Murder at Haversham Manor where things are quickly going from bad to utterly disastrous. With an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can’t play dead, and actors who trip over everything. MusiKaravan is an intimate musical adventure that brings the intrepid quest of Etienne Gara’s and YuEun Kim’s 6-month pandemic road trip - through snowstorms, tsunamis, ostriches and unexpected human interactions - into concert halls everywhere. Now touring concert venues as a trio of two violins and a cello, MusiKaravan was born in April 2020 in response to the closure of all concert venues. Etienne Gara and YuEun Kim, violinists of L.A.-based chamber orchestra Delirium Musicum, decided to take to the road with their instruments and Boris, their 1971 VW bus, to bring music where it was most needed. MARCH Be sure to check out VisitNorthPlatte.com/Events for many additional events this month such as the St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations, Kidstock, and more! FEBRUARY 24 MusiKaravan 7:30 p.m. | North Platte Community Playhouse
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