Norfolk Area Minute
Take a minute to see what's happening in the Norfolk Area in August
- ALL MONTH:
- Poppy's Pumpkin Patch, 3mi south of Norfolk on Hwy 81 to 837th Rd. 2 1/2 mile west, 402.379.0455
- Roman Roads and Other Things by David Helm, Norfolk Art Center
- EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT:
- Jim Casey at J's Steakhouse - 5:30pm-9:30pm (702 W. Norfolk Ave)
- Karaoke at Baileys - 8pm (1201 S. 13th St.)
01 - Lifehouse, Goo Goo Dolls, Divots Concert Series, 4200 W. Norfolk Ave.
05 - Opening reception for Roman Roads and Other Things by David Helm, 6-8pm, Norfolk Arts Center
07 - Color Your recovery 2013, 5K Color Run/Walk, 9am, $25, www.allsportcentral.com
07-08- Archery Club Whitetails 3D Shoot, North Airport Rd
07-08- Motocross Race, Off Road Ranch, 2900 Old Highway 8
08 - Norfolk Beef Expo, NECC Ag Complex, selection of championship at 5pm
08 - St. Leonard’s Annual Bazaar, Madison County Fairgrounds:
- 10:30am-1:30pm, kids games, and inflatable midway, baked goods safe
- 02:00pm - crafts and auction
08 - You’ve Got a Friend Sunday, 10am, Old fashioned picnic, 1st Presbyterian Church, 10th and Madison, 402.371.1635
10 - Antonia’s Czech Tulip Quilt presented by Anna Hoyt - 6:30 pm, Norfolk Public Library
– sponsored by Humanities Nebraska
– Hear the story of Annie Pavelka (inspiration for Antonia in Willa Cather’s My Antonia)
13 - “What the Wind Taught Me”, Johnny Carson Theater, 7pm, $5, www.norfolkartscenter.org
15 - 3rd Annual Folks & Forks presenting The Bathtub Dogs, 3 p.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church (Hwy 81 & Benjamin)
- Pie & Ice Cream; Silent Auction - folksandforks.com, or Pastor Justin Wiese, 402-371-1985.
17 - Appreciation Night at the Library - Coffee & Cookies (3:30-6:30, Norfolk Public Library) - Norfolk Library Foundation
17 - Theodore Roosevelt: Rough Rider President – sponsored by Humanities Nebraska – See a living history presentation of this dynamic historical icon. 6:30, Norfolk Public Library
18 - Walk to end Alzheimer's (Starts at Norfolk Area Chamber of Commerce) - 402.379.8225
- 04:30pm - Registration w/ food & drinks
- 05:00pm - Walk starts (ends at 7pm)
20-22- Fall Craft & Home based business fair, Sunset Plaza Mall
20-21- PATCH Health Fair, Cox Activities Center at NECC, doors open at 7am
21 - Tilden’s Legion’s 12h Annual Rib Fest, judging is at 4 pm, serve until 5pm
21-22- Billiards, Darts, Shuffleboard Tournament, Norfolk Eagles Club
22 - Norfolk Area College Fair, 1-3pm, Northeast Community College
25 - Go Red for Women, DeVent Center
27 - FOREIGNER, 7pm, Divots Indoor Concert Series
27-28- OKTOBERFEST, 5:30 pm is tapping of keg, music & fun with street dance (5:30pm-12:00am) www.norfolkoktoberfest.com
28-29- The Lambrecht Chevrolet Company Auction, 9:30am, Pierce NE
28 - Riverpoint Arts Festival, 11-4pm, Johnson Park, Food Vendors, Local Artist Sales, Live music and performances, kid zone
28 - OKTOBERFEST, 12:30 pm “Tapping of the Keg Ceremony”, Music, dance, beer pong, inflatables, Free kids games
28 - Norfolk Lion’s Club Parade, 10am, 402.371.7657
28 - Fun Run sponsored by Big Brothers/Sisters, 7:00am registration, 7:30am, 5k fun run & 1 mile, Ta-Ha-Zouka Park, 402.371.1612
28-29- The Zone’s 1st Annual Co-Ed PowerpPuff Football Tournament, Middle School, 402.841.3264
29 - Pink Panthers Color Run, $20, 1pm, Skyview Lake