Programs

Super Sleuth

For youngsters, the Super Sleuth hunts inside the Sheldon Museum of Art begin at 6 p.m. Before each concert, Super Sleuth activity sheets can be picked up from a volunteer at a desk on the west side of the Museum. Kids can then follow the clues through the Sheldon galleries.

Girls drawing with sidewalk chalk

Cleaner, Greener Lincoln

Cleaner, Greener Lincoln aims to make Lincoln an active leader in sustainability by encouraging a community commitment to energy savings, innovative ideas and partnership. Ultimately, the group aims to show people it's easy to be sustainable and save money. Children are encouraged to join Cleaner Greener Lincoln at 5:30 in the Sheldon's Abbott Auditorium to watch videos of famous superheroes saving the planet starting right here in Lincoln.

Meet Josh the Otter

New this year, kids can meet Josh the Otter by the fountains in the Sheldon Museum of Art Sculpture garden. Sponsored by Sheldon and the Joshua Collingsworth Memorial Foundation, Josh the Otter helps teach kids about the importance of water safety.

A short program will begin in Sheldon’s Abbott Auditorium at 6 p.m. and then Josh and the kids will go outside. The Joshua Collingsworth Memorial Foundation will also be doing weekly giveaways at the concerts, including coloring books, stickers and stuffed Josh the Otter toys.

Garden Tours

The warm June weather offers the perfect backdrop to tour sites in the UNL Botanical Gardens and Arboretum. Landscape Services and the Department of Facilities Management and Planning run the annual tours, which begin at 6 p.m. at Sheldon’s east entrance.

Garden tours

June 7

Kay Logan-Peters, Architecture Librarian, and Peter Bleed, Professor of Anthropology, will lead a tour of the site of the former University Hall. They will discuss the history of University Hall and the results of a archeological investigation of University Hall this summer.

June 14

Amy Alderman and Amber Hollmann from Landscape Services will give a tour of the newly planted perennial beds at Andrews and Burnett Halls.

June 21

Karen Janovy, Director of Education at the Sheldon Museum of Art, will provide a tour of select objects in the outdoor sculpture garden. The tour will be based on works chosen by the participants upon their arrival.

June 28

Eileen Bergt, Director of Landscape Services, will lead a tour of the Love Gardens to discuss new plantings and what is blooming in the garden.