Events for January 2015
Beatrice Area Chamber of Commerce & Gage County Tourism
Jan 1 - Jan 15    ECAP Discovery Tool
Your input is needed and valuable in helping Beatrice and Gage County.  Go online and complete the ECAP Discovery Tool here:  go.unl.edu/gagecounty

"NGage" in ECAP to help identify ways to move toward positive change to to better understand our unique characteristics, community assets, and potential opportunities.

The first Community Visioning session using Discovery Tool results is planned for February 3 in Beatrice.

For more information, call 402-228-5869.
Date: January 1, 2015
Jan 1    Story Time at Burwood Books
Burwood Books/Mother-To-Mother Ministry will have story time at 10 am at 609 Court Street in Beatrice.  Attend 5 or more times and receive a gift.  Call 402-223-6042 for more information.
Date: January 1, 2015
Jan 1    Beatrice Rotary Club
Beatrice Rotary Club

Meets every Thursday at Noon at Valentino's
701 Court Street, Beatrice
Date: January 1, 2015
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Jan 2    Toastmasters
Beatrice Toastmasters meetings are held weekly on Friday mornings at 7 am at the Carnegie Building, 218 N 5th Street, Beatrice.  

For more information about the club and their meetings, contact Ron Miller at 402-223-4477.
Date: January 2, 2015
Time: 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Jan 3    Homestead Film Festival featuring "The West"

Join the Homestead National Monument of America each weekend in January and February for the Homestead Film Festival at the Education Center.

This year's festival will feature Ken Burns' "The West" with nine episodes over nine weekends.  Beginning Saturday and Sunday, January 3 & 4 at 2 pm, with Episode 1, "The People," see a different episode each week until March 1.

This masterpiece is a nine-part examination of all things "West," from the prehistoric through 1914.  It shares all aspects of the Westward Expansion in an epic saga of America's most turbulent region.  The film brings the West to lfe, overturning old stereotypes, discovering new personalities, and exploring countless triumphs and tragedies.

Film Festival Schedule, 2 pm each day:
January 3-4 - Episode 1: The People
January 10-11 - Episode 2:  Empire Upon the Trails
January 17-18 - Episode 3: The Speck of the Future
January 24-25 - Episode 4: Death Runs Riot
January 31-February 1 - Episode 5: The Grandest Enterprise Under God
February 7-8 - Episode 6: Fight No More Forever
February 14-15 - Episode 7: The Geography of Hope
February 21-22 - Episode 8: Ghost Dance
February 28-March 1 - Episode 9: One Sky Above Us

www.nps.gov/home
 
Date: January 3, 2015
Jan 4    Homestead Film Festival featuring "The West"

Join the Homestead National Monument of America each weekend in January and February for the Homestead Film Festival at the Education Center.

This year's festival will feature Ken Burns' "The West" with nine episodes over nine weekends.  Beginning Saturday and Sunday, January 3 & 4 at 2 pm, with Episode 1, "The People," see a different episode each week until March 1.

This masterpiece is a nine-part examination of all things "West," from the prehistoric through 1914.  It shares all aspects of the Westward Expansion in an epic saga of America's most turbulent region.  The film brings the West to lfe, overturning old stereotypes, discovering new personalities, and exploring countless triumphs and tragedies.

Film Festival Schedule, 2 pm each day:
January 3-4 - Episode 1: The People
January 10-11 - Episode 2:  Empire Upon the Trails
January 17-18 - Episode 3: The Speck of the Future
January 24-25 - Episode 4: Death Runs Riot
January 31-February 1 - Episode 5: The Grandest Enterprise Under God
February 7-8 - Episode 6: Fight No More Forever
February 14-15 - Episode 7: The Geography of Hope
February 21-22 - Episode 8: Ghost Dance
February 28-March 1 - Episode 9: One Sky Above Us

www.nps.gov/home
 
Date: January 4, 2015
Jan 5    Chamber Radio Show on KWBE
Check out the latest happenings with Beatrice Area Chamber by tuning in to KWBE 1450 AM on the first Monday of the month at 8:30 AM!

Tune in on 1450 AM, 94.7 FM, or online at www.kwbe.com
Date: January 5, 2015
Time: 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Jan 5    Beatrice Sertoma Club
Beatrice Sertoma Club

Meets every Monday at Noon at Risky's Sports Bar & Grill
2317 N 6th Street
Date: January 5, 2015
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Jan 6    Beatrice Optimist Club
Beatrice Optimist Club

Meets every Tuesday at Noon at Valentino's
701 Court Street, Beatrice
Date: January 6, 2015
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Jan 7    Nebraska Wesleyan University Choir Performance
Nebraska Wesleyan University Choir performing at Centenary United Methodist Church, BHS Graduate to perform

Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Centenary United Methodist Church
7 pm

The 90 minute program sang by the choir includes a Beatrice High School graduate, Garrett Easley.  

 
Date: January 7, 2015
Jan 7    Beatrice Fiscal Fusion - BNI
Beatrice Fiscal Fusion - BNI
Meet every Wednesday at 7:30 AM @ Good Samaritan Society
401 S. 22nd St. 
Learn to grow your business through the art of networking! 

For more information visit our website at www.bniheartland.com/beatricefiscalfusion.
Date: January 7, 2015
Time: 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Jan 7    Beatrice Noon-Kiwanis Club
Beatrice Noon Kiwanis Club

Wednesday's at Noon at Valentino's, 701 Court Street
Beatrice, NE  68310
Date: January 7, 2015
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Jan 7    Wine Tasting at The Black Crow
Wine tasting every Wednesday night at The Black Crow Restaurant, call 402-228-7200 for more information.

The Black Crow Restuarant, Bar & Catering
405 Court Street
Beatrice, NE  68310
www.blackcrowrestaurant.com

 
Date: January 7, 2015
Time: 5:00 PM - 12:00 PM
Jan 8    Ambassadors
Ambassadors for Beatrice Area Chamber of Commerce
10:00 a.m. Meeting followed by scheduled Ribbon Cuttings

Meet at Carnegie Building Conference Room
218 N 5th Street, Beatrice

For more information on Ambassadors, call 402-223-2338 or email info@beatricechamber.com

Visit our website www.beatricechamber.com
Date: January 8, 2015
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Jan 8    Story Time at Burwood Books
Burwood Books/Mother-To-Mother Ministry will have story time at 10 am at 609 Court Street in Beatrice.  Attend 5 or more times and receive a gift.  Call 402-223-6042 for more information.
Date: January 8, 2015
Jan 8    Beatrice Rotary Club
Beatrice Rotary Club

Meets every Thursday at Noon at Valentino's
701 Court Street, Beatrice
Date: January 8, 2015
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Jan 8    Beatrice American Legion Wings & Basket Night
Beatrice American Legion Wings & Basket Night
Thursday, January 8
5 - 7 pm

Veteran's Club, 701 Dorsey Street, Beatrice

Carry-out available.  Thursday night specials throughout the fall, winter and spring.
Date: January 8, 2015
Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Jan 9    BPS School and Community Committee Meetings
Beatrice Board of Education sets School and Community Committee Meetings

The School and Community Committee of the Beatrice Board of Education has planned informal listening sessions at each of the school buildings.  The committee's goal is to open the lines of communication between the staff, parents and patrons of the district. We invite you to stop by for a few minutes, the entire hour, or whatever time your schedule may allow and participate in our informal meeting.  Please feel free to attend any or all of the scheduled meetings.

October 3, 12 - 1:15 pm, Middle School Media Center
November 7, 11:45 - 1 pm, Middle School Media Center
January 9, 11:45 - 1 pm, Cedar Elementary Library
February 6, 11:45 - 1 pm, Paddock Lane Elementary Library
March 6, 11:55 - 1 pm, Lincoln Elementary Library
April 10, 11:30 - 1 pm, High School Media Center

We would also like to offer all interested parties the option of purchasing a lunch from the cafeteria.  We need to have lunch ordered from the building site you will be attending at least a day prior to the meeting.  We would also welcome any "brown baggers."

Meeting format:
Board Topics - 15 minutes, Staff and Community Topics - 20 minutes, Building Educational Topics - 25 minutes
Date: January 9, 2015
Jan 9    Toastmasters
Beatrice Toastmasters meetings are held weekly on Friday mornings at 7 am at the Carnegie Building, 218 N 5th Street, Beatrice.  

For more information about the club and their meetings, contact Ron Miller at 402-223-4477.
Date: January 9, 2015
Time: 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Jan 10    Homestead Film Festival featuring "The West"

Join the Homestead National Monument of America each weekend in January and February for the Homestead Film Festival at the Education Center.

This year's festival will feature Ken Burns' "The West" with nine episodes over nine weekends.  Beginning Saturday and Sunday, January 3 & 4 at 2 pm, with Episode 1, "The People," see a different episode each week until March 1.

This masterpiece is a nine-part examination of all things "West," from the prehistoric through 1914.  It shares all aspects of the Westward Expansion in an epic saga of America's most turbulent region.  The film brings the West to lfe, overturning old stereotypes, discovering new personalities, and exploring countless triumphs and tragedies.

Film Festival Schedule, 2 pm each day:
January 3-4 - Episode 1: The People
January 10-11 - Episode 2:  Empire Upon the Trails
January 17-18 - Episode 3: The Speck of the Future
January 24-25 - Episode 4: Death Runs Riot
January 31-February 1 - Episode 5: The Grandest Enterprise Under God
February 7-8 - Episode 6: Fight No More Forever
February 14-15 - Episode 7: The Geography of Hope
February 21-22 - Episode 8: Ghost Dance
February 28-March 1 - Episode 9: One Sky Above Us

www.nps.gov/home
 
Date: January 10, 2015
Jan 10    A Mid-Winter's Enchanted Eve
A Mid-Winter's Enchanted Eve
Community Players fundraising cabaret

Join us for a special Community Players fundraiser cabaret. Tickets $10

Saturday, January 10
7:30 PM
Community Players Inc., 412 Ella St., Beatrice, NE

Enjoy a night of great music and support the theatre's work in making downtown Beatrice an entertainment destination.

Cash bar available. We have a liquor license for the event!

Featuring performances by:
Josh Erikson, Geoff Ramsey, Anne Ramsey, Anna Erikson, Steph Pollock, Noah Snurr, Pat Marlatt, & Missy Marlatt,
Date: January 10, 2015
Jan 11    Cortland American Legion Pancake Feed
Cortland American Legion Post 253
PANCAKE FEED

Sunday, January 11, 2015
10 am - 1 pm

Cortland Community Center

Freewill Offering.  Meal includes pancakes, ham, biscuits and sausage gravy, juice and coffee.
Date: January 11, 2015
Jan 11    Homestead Film Festival featuring "The West"

Join the Homestead National Monument of America each weekend in January and February for the Homestead Film Festival at the Education Center.

This year's festival will feature Ken Burns' "The West" with nine episodes over nine weekends.  Beginning Saturday and Sunday, January 3 & 4 at 2 pm, with Episode 1, "The People," see a different episode each week until March 1.

This masterpiece is a nine-part examination of all things "West," from the prehistoric through 1914.  It shares all aspects of the Westward Expansion in an epic saga of America's most turbulent region.  The film brings the West to lfe, overturning old stereotypes, discovering new personalities, and exploring countless triumphs and tragedies.

Film Festival Schedule, 2 pm each day:
January 3-4 - Episode 1: The People
January 10-11 - Episode 2:  Empire Upon the Trails
January 17-18 - Episode 3: The Speck of the Future
January 24-25 - Episode 4: Death Runs Riot
January 31-February 1 - Episode 5: The Grandest Enterprise Under God
February 7-8 - Episode 6: Fight No More Forever
February 14-15 - Episode 7: The Geography of Hope
February 21-22 - Episode 8: Ghost Dance
February 28-March 1 - Episode 9: One Sky Above Us

www.nps.gov/home
 
Date: January 11, 2015
Jan 12 - Jan 17    Mudecas Basketball Tourney
Mudecas Basketball Tournament
Beatrice, NE

January 12,13  -  15,16,17  
No games on Wednesdays



 
Date: January 12, 2015
Jan 12    Beatrice Sertoma Club
Beatrice Sertoma Club

Meets every Monday at Noon at Risky's Sports Bar & Grill
2317 N 6th Street
Date: January 12, 2015
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Jan 13    Executive Committee
Executive Committee of Beatrice Area Chamber of Commerce

Held the Second Tuesday of Each Month
8:15 AM

Carnegie Building Conference Room, Lower Level

Contact Lora Young, Executive Director, 402-223-2338
Date: January 13, 2015
Time: 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM
Jan 13    National Management Association Meeting
National Management Association
Monthly Meeting

Meets second Tuesday of each month
Valentino's, 7th & Court, Beatrice

11:30 a.m. - Lunch
Noon - Program & Professional development topic

Contact:
#805 NMA Southeast NE Community Chapter
Marian DeBuhr, President
NE Department of Health and Human Services
Offices at BSDC, 3000 Lincoln Blvd
Beatrice, NE  68310
Email:  marian.debuhr@nebraska.gov
Phone: 402-223-6016
Date: January 13, 2015
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Jan 13    Beatrice Optimist Club
Beatrice Optimist Club

Meets every Tuesday at Noon at Valentino's
701 Court Street, Beatrice
Date: January 13, 2015
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Jan 13    Grief Education & Support Class
Grief Education & Support Class

If you are struggling to adjust to the loss of a loved one, there is support available through the Beatrice Community Hospital Hospice Grief Education & Support Class.

6 week video/discussion series
Class are held Tuesday evenings from 5PM to 7PM, beginning April 7

Cost: Free - Open to the Public
Pre-Registration is Requested

If you have a disability and require accommodation, please call 402-223-2366.
Date: January 13, 2015
Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Jan 14    Beatrice Fiscal Fusion - BNI
Beatrice Fiscal Fusion - BNI
Meet every Wednesday at 7:30 AM @ Good Samaritan Society
401 S. 22nd St. 
Learn to grow your business through the art of networking! 

For more information visit our website at www.bniheartland.com/beatricefiscalfusion.
Date: January 14, 2015
Time: 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Jan 14    Beatrice Noon-Kiwanis Club
Beatrice Noon Kiwanis Club

Wednesday's at Noon at Valentino's, 701 Court Street
Beatrice, NE  68310
Date: January 14, 2015
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Jan 14    Wine Tasting at The Black Crow
Wine tasting every Wednesday night at The Black Crow Restaurant, call 402-228-7200 for more information.

The Black Crow Restuarant, Bar & Catering
405 Court Street
Beatrice, NE  68310
www.blackcrowrestaurant.com

 
Date: January 14, 2015
Time: 5:00 PM - 12:00 PM
Jan 15    UNL Crop Production Clinic
UNL Crop Production Clinics are a great way to re-certify in the Agricultural Pest Control - Plant Category.  Pre-register online for $65 (http://agronomy.unl.edu/cpc.)

The clinics begin at 8:45 am on Thursday, January 15, at Beatrice Classic's Country Club, 1301 Oak St., Beatrice.
Date: January 15, 2015
Jan 15    Story Time at Burwood Books
Burwood Books/Mother-To-Mother Ministry will have story time at 10 am at 609 Court Street in Beatrice.  Attend 5 or more times and receive a gift.  Call 402-223-6042 for more information.
Date: January 15, 2015
Jan 15    Three State Beef Conference Meeting
Gage County to host beef conference

Nebraska Extension in Gage County is hosting a Three State Beef Conference Meeting on Thursday, January 15 at 11 am - 2pm at the Extension Office Meeting Room on the Fairgrounds in Beatrice.  All Southeast Nebraska and Northeast Kansas beef producers are welcome.  Prior registration is not required but very helpful for the meal count.  The registration fee is $25 per person.

The outstanding program will include Dr. Rick Rasby discussing Supplemental Strategies; Dr. Bruce Anderson on Forage Systems; and Dr. Patrick Gunn of Iowa State discussing Herd Fertility Impacts.  Our Guest Host Educator will be UNL Extension Educator Gary Lesoing.

For more information or to register, email Paul C Hay, Extension Educator, Beatrice, Nebraska at phay1@unl.edu, or call 402-223-1384.
Date: January 15, 2015
Time: 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Jan 15    Beatrice Rotary Club
Beatrice Rotary Club

Meets every Thursday at Noon at Valentino's
701 Court Street, Beatrice
Date: January 15, 2015
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Jan 16    Preschool storytjme at the Beatrice Public Library
Preschool story time at the Beatrice Public Library

This is a program of stories and related activities for children 3-5 years of age.  No pre-registration required.  The 2015 Spring Story-time programs' theme is "Heroes" using classical children's folktales.

10:30 AM

January 16 and 24:  Jack and the Bean Stalk
January 30 & February 7: Little Red Riding Hood
Februrary 13 and 21:  Goldilocks and the Three Bears
February 27 & March 7:  Hansel and Gretel
March 13 an d21:  Chicken Little

The series was planned to coordinate with the Summer Reading Program "Every Hero Has a Story."  The pre-school storytime program is designed using the "Every Child Ready to Read" model fo reading readiness activities.

For more information contact the Library, 402-223-3584 or www.beatrice.ne.gov/library.


 
Date: January 16, 2015
Jan 16    Wymore Sons of the American Legion Mixed Stag
Wymore Sons of the American Legion:  Mixed Stag at 5:30, fish fry and ham.  Friday, January 16.
Date: January 16, 2015
Jan 16    Toastmasters
Beatrice Toastmasters meetings are held weekly on Friday mornings at 7 am at the Carnegie Building, 218 N 5th Street, Beatrice.  

For more information about the club and their meetings, contact Ron Miller at 402-223-4477.
Date: January 16, 2015
Time: 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Jan 17    Homestead Film Festival featuring "The West"

Join the Homestead National Monument of America each weekend in January and February for the Homestead Film Festival at the Education Center.

This year's festival will feature Ken Burns' "The West" with nine episodes over nine weekends.  Beginning Saturday and Sunday, January 3 & 4 at 2 pm, with Episode 1, "The People," see a different episode each week until March 1.

This masterpiece is a nine-part examination of all things "West," from the prehistoric through 1914.  It shares all aspects of the Westward Expansion in an epic saga of America's most turbulent region.  The film brings the West to lfe, overturning old stereotypes, discovering new personalities, and exploring countless triumphs and tragedies.

Film Festival Schedule, 2 pm each day:
January 3-4 - Episode 1: The People
January 10-11 - Episode 2:  Empire Upon the Trails
January 17-18 - Episode 3: The Speck of the Future
January 24-25 - Episode 4: Death Runs Riot
January 31-February 1 - Episode 5: The Grandest Enterprise Under God
February 7-8 - Episode 6: Fight No More Forever
February 14-15 - Episode 7: The Geography of Hope
February 21-22 - Episode 8: Ghost Dance
February 28-March 1 - Episode 9: One Sky Above Us

www.nps.gov/home
 
Date: January 17, 2015
Jan 18    Homestead Film Festival featuring "The West"

Join the Homestead National Monument of America each weekend in January and February for the Homestead Film Festival at the Education Center.

This year's festival will feature Ken Burns' "The West" with nine episodes over nine weekends.  Beginning Saturday and Sunday, January 3 & 4 at 2 pm, with Episode 1, "The People," see a different episode each week until March 1.

This masterpiece is a nine-part examination of all things "West," from the prehistoric through 1914.  It shares all aspects of the Westward Expansion in an epic saga of America's most turbulent region.  The film brings the West to lfe, overturning old stereotypes, discovering new personalities, and exploring countless triumphs and tragedies.

Film Festival Schedule, 2 pm each day:
January 3-4 - Episode 1: The People
January 10-11 - Episode 2:  Empire Upon the Trails
January 17-18 - Episode 3: The Speck of the Future
January 24-25 - Episode 4: Death Runs Riot
January 31-February 1 - Episode 5: The Grandest Enterprise Under God
February 7-8 - Episode 6: Fight No More Forever
February 14-15 - Episode 7: The Geography of Hope
February 21-22 - Episode 8: Ghost Dance
February 28-March 1 - Episode 9: One Sky Above Us

www.nps.gov/home
 
Date: January 18, 2015
Jan 18    Observance of Martin Luther King, Jr Day at UMC
A observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is being sponsored by the Evangelism and Nurture Teams of Centenary United Methodist Church, 608 Elk Street, Beatrice, on Sunday, January 18.  A soup dinner will be served at noon in the church dining room, with a freewill offering for UMCOR's Refugee Assistance Fund.

At 1 pm, a program on the Yazidi refugees in Iraq will be presented by Dough Hardt, Director of the Center for Interfaith Studies and Culture of Union College, Lincoln.  The public is invited to attend.
Date: January 18, 2015
Jan 19    "The Man and the Dream" Film
“The Man and The Dream” Film to Celebrate Martin Luther King Day
at Homestead National Monument of America
 
In observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Homestead National Monument of America invites you to the monument to view “The Man and The Dream” on Monday, January 19, 2015, 2 p.m. at the Education Center.  “This day is an opportunity to honor Dr. King and his legacy of service,” stated Superintendent Mark Engler.
 
“The Man and The Dream” is an hour long film that explores the life of Dr. King from childhood through his assassination in 1968.  This year is the 60th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the event that set the stage for King’s rise to national prominence as a civil rights leader.
 
Remember, Homestead National Monument of America has an exciting schedule of events planned for 2015. Keep up with the latest information by following us on Twitter (HomesteadNM), Facebook (HomesteadNM), and Instagram (HomesteadNPS).
 
Homestead National Monument of America is a unit of the National Park Service located four miles west of Beatrice, Nebraska and 45 miles south of Lincoln. Hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.  Admission is free of charge. For additional information, please call 402-223-3514 or visit http://www.nps.gov/home/.
 
EXPERIENCE YOUR AMERICATM
 
Date: January 19, 2015
Jan 19    Beatrice Sertoma Club
Beatrice Sertoma Club

Meets every Monday at Noon at Risky's Sports Bar & Grill
2317 N 6th Street
Date: January 19, 2015
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Jan 20    2015 Ag Management Expo
Ag Management Expo of Southeast Nebraska
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
9 am - 2 pm

FREE ADMISSION


Speaker Schedule:
  •  9:15-10:15 Mark Gold, Market Analyst Top Third Ag Marketing in Chicago
“Marketing Opportunities for 2015”
  •  10:30-11:15 Al Dutcher, Nebraska State Climatologist UNL School of Natural Resources
“2015 Weather Outlook”
  • 11:15-11:30 Southeast Community College Presentation on Precision Agriculture
  •  11:30-12:30 Open for people to go to the booths
  • 12:30-1:30 Jeff Peterson, Heartland Farm Partners President
“Overall Market Outlook, Break even points & Ways to get Revenue”
  •  1:30-2:00 Open for people to go to the booths 
 *Promote your business with a booth
*Sponsor the event

Event Co-Sponsored by Southeast Community College & Beatrice Area Chamber of Commerce

www.beatricechamber.com or 402-223-2338 
Date: January 20, 2015
Time: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location: Southeast Community College-Truman Center
4771 W. Scott Road
Beatrice, NE 68310
 
Jan 20    Beatrice Optimist Club
Beatrice Optimist Club

Meets every Tuesday at Noon at Valentino's
701 Court Street, Beatrice
Date: January 20, 2015
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Jan 20    Gage County Tourism Advisory Board
Gage County Tourism Advisory Board Meeting

Meets the Third Tuesday of Each Month*
*Contact Gage County Tourism for details  (402)223-2338

Beatrice Area Chamber of Commerce & Gage County Tourism
Auditorium Conference Room
3:30 p.m.

www.visitbeatrice.com
Date: January 20, 2015
Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Website: http://www.visitbeatrice.com
Contact: Beatrice Area Chamber of Commerce & Gage County Tourism
EMail: info@beatricechamber.com
Jan 20    Grief Education & Support Class
Grief Education & Support Class

If you are struggling to adjust to the loss of a loved one, there is support available through the Beatrice Community Hospital Hospice Grief Education & Support Class.

6 week video/discussion series
Class are held Tuesday evenings from 5PM to 7PM, beginning April 7

Cost: Free - Open to the Public
Pre-Registration is Requested

If you have a disability and require accommodation, please call 402-223-2366.
Date: January 20, 2015
Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Jan 21    Beatrice Fiscal Fusion - BNI
Beatrice Fiscal Fusion - BNI
Meet every Wednesday at 7:30 AM @ Good Samaritan Society
401 S. 22nd St. 
Learn to grow your business through the art of networking! 

For more information visit our website at www.bniheartland.com/beatricefiscalfusion.
Date: January 21, 2015
Time: 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Jan 21    Beatrice Noon-Kiwanis Club
Beatrice Noon Kiwanis Club

Wednesday's at Noon at Valentino's, 701 Court Street
Beatrice, NE  68310
Date: January 21, 2015
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Jan 21    Wine Tasting at The Black Crow
Wine tasting every Wednesday night at The Black Crow Restaurant, call 402-228-7200 for more information.

The Black Crow Restuarant, Bar & Catering
405 Court Street
Beatrice, NE  68310
www.blackcrowrestaurant.com

 
Date: January 21, 2015
Time: 5:00 PM - 12:00 PM
Jan 22    Book Discussion at Beatrice Public Library
The 2015 Book Discussion at the Beatrice Public Library will begin with the title WAR PARTY IN BLUE: A PAWNEE SCOUTS IN THE U.S. ARMY by Mark Van de Logt.  The program will be held in Thursday, January 22, at 7 pm at the Library.  

The discussion will be led by Michael and Megan Sothan.
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This is part of a monthly book discussion co-sponsored with Homestead National Monument of America.  For more information, contact the Library at 402-223-3584 or www.beatrice.ne.gov/library.
Date: January 22, 2015
Jan 22    Ambassadors
Ambassadors for Beatrice Area Chamber of Commerce
10:00 a.m. Meeting followed by scheduled Ribbon Cuttings

Meet at Carnegie Building Conference Room
218 N 5th Street, Beatrice

For more information on Ambassadors, call 402-223-2338 or email info@beatricechamber.com

Visit our website www.beatricechamber.com
Date: January 22, 2015
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Website: http://www.beatricechamber.com/page.do?acid=2&aid=6
Contact: Beatrice Area Chamber of Commerce
EMail: info@beatricechamber.com
Jan 22    Story Time at Burwood Books
Burwood Books/Mother-To-Mother Ministry will have story time at 10 am at 609 Court Street in Beatrice.  Attend 5 or more times and receive a gift.  Call 402-223-6042 for more information.
Date: January 22, 2015
Jan 22    Beatrice Rotary Club
Beatrice Rotary Club

Meets every Thursday at Noon at Valentino's
701 Court Street, Beatrice
Date: January 22, 2015
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Jan 23    Annual Banquet
Discover the Magic of Community
Date: January 23, 2015
Location: Classic's Bar & Grill
1301 Oak Street
Beatrice, NE 68310
Jan 23    Toastmasters
Beatrice Toastmasters meetings are held weekly on Friday mornings at 7 am at the Carnegie Building, 218 N 5th Street, Beatrice.  

For more information about the club and their meetings, contact Ron Miller at 402-223-4477.
Date: January 23, 2015
Time: 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Jan 24    St. Dwynwen's Merry Afternoon
St. Dwynwen's Merry Afternoon
Saturday, January 24
2 pm

Welsh Centre, Wymore

Celebrate the Welsh Saint of Love, St. Dwynwen, with a Merry Afternoon at the Welsh Centre.

The program will feature love songs and readings all about love.  Gwenith Closs Colgrove, soprano, and other singers will perform with Willa Foster Jones, accompanist.

A spirit of the Welsh Pioneers, Mrs. John R. Morris, will appear and will relate an amusing story about her 50th Golden Wedding Party at Carroll, Nebraska in 1921.

Following the program, a Tea Party will be served in a congenial setting amongst Welsh-American quilts, samplers and antique tools.

Free and open to the public.

www.welsheritageproject.org
 
Date: January 24, 2015
Jan 24    Homestead Film Festival featuring "The West"

Join the Homestead National Monument of America each weekend in January and February for the Homestead Film Festival at the Education Center.

This year's festival will feature Ken Burns' "The West" with nine episodes over nine weekends.  Beginning Saturday and Sunday, January 3 & 4 at 2 pm, with Episode 1, "The People," see a different episode each week until March 1.

This masterpiece is a nine-part examination of all things "West," from the prehistoric through 1914.  It shares all aspects of the Westward Expansion in an epic saga of America's most turbulent region.  The film brings the West to lfe, overturning old stereotypes, discovering new personalities, and exploring countless triumphs and tragedies.

Film Festival Schedule, 2 pm each day:
January 3-4 - Episode 1: The People
January 10-11 - Episode 2:  Empire Upon the Trails
January 17-18 - Episode 3: The Speck of the Future
January 24-25 - Episode 4: Death Runs Riot
January 31-February 1 - Episode 5: The Grandest Enterprise Under God
February 7-8 - Episode 6: Fight No More Forever
February 14-15 - Episode 7: The Geography of Hope
February 21-22 - Episode 8: Ghost Dance
February 28-March 1 - Episode 9: One Sky Above Us

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Date: January 24, 2015
Jan 24    Singing Youth of Nebraska Festival Choir
The public is invited to attend the semi-annual "Singing Youth of Nebraska" Festival Choir performances, sponsored by the Nebraska Choral Director's Association.

Seven sites across Nebraska will host the choirs throughout the months of January and February.  Students in grades 7 - 9 are nominated for the event by their vocal music director.  They will rehearse choral music throughout the day and will present a concert on January 24 at 4 pm in the Hevelone Center, under the direction of Nathan Helzer of Omaha.

More than 650 students will perform at seven sites across the state.  The public is invited to attend the performance; admission is $3 for anyone over the age of 12.

Participating schools at the Beatrice site include Tri County, Johnson County Central, Fairbury, Crete, Syracuse, Lincoln Southeast, Wilber-Clatonia, Meridian, Pawnee City, Nebraska City, and Beatrice.

The Nebraska Choral Directors Association was founding in 1962, just three years after our parent organization, the American Choral Directors Association.
Date: January 24, 2015
Jan 24    Preschool storytjme at the Beatrice Public Library
Preschool story time at the Beatrice Public Library 

This is a program of stories and related activities for children 3-5 years of age.  No pre-registration required.  The 2015 Spring Story-time programs' theme is "Heroes" using classical children's folktales.

10:30 AM

January 16 and 24:  Jack and the Bean Stalk
January 30 & February 7: Little Red Riding Hood
Februrary 13 and 21:  Goldilocks and the Three Bears
February 27 & March 7:  Hansel and Gretel
March 13 an d21:  Chicken Little

The series was planned to coordinate with the Summer Reading Program "Every Hero Has a Story."  The pre-school storytime program is designed using the "Every Child Ready to Read" model fo reading readiness activities.

For more information contact the Library, 402-223-3584 or www.beatrice.ne.gov/library.

 
Date: January 24, 2015
Jan 24    Relay for Life 2015 Kick-Off
Relay for Life 2015 Kick-off

Saturday, January 24
9:30 am - 11 am

Valentino's, Beatrice

Come meet your new leadership team and get registered for 2015!  You may also register at www.relayforlife.org/gagecone.  For more information or for questions, please contact Corinne Koch at 402-239-3904.
Date: January 24, 2015
Time: 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Jan 25    St. Joseph Catholic School
St. Joseph Catholic School will hold a special event on Sunday, January 25 beginning with the Holy Mass at 10 am to celebrate Catholic Schools Week.  This event will feature student leadership during the Mass followed by an open house for current and prospective students, their families and community residents at school from Noon to 1 pm.  The Knights of Columbus will also be hosting a pancake breakfast in the Parish Center from 9 am - 10 am and 11 am - 12 pm.
Date: January 25, 2015
Jan 25    Lutheran Family Services - Outreach Event
Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska will hold an At East Congregational Outreach presentation on Sunday, January 25 at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Odell (421 Maple St.).

This outreach project engages communities to support military families throughout Nebraska and features a presentation from veteran Ryan Kaufman of the At East program.

To learn more about At Ease, please visit www.lfsatease.org.
 
Date: January 25, 2015
Jan 25    Homestead Film Festival featuring "The West"

Join the Homestead National Monument of America each weekend in January and February for the Homestead Film Festival at the Education Center.

This year's festival will feature Ken Burns' "The West" with nine episodes over nine weekends.  Beginning Saturday and Sunday, January 3 & 4 at 2 pm, with Episode 1, "The People," see a different episode each week until March 1.

This masterpiece is a nine-part examination of all things "West," from the prehistoric through 1914.  It shares all aspects of the Westward Expansion in an epic saga of America's most turbulent region.  The film brings the West to lfe, overturning old stereotypes, discovering new personalities, and exploring countless triumphs and tragedies.

Film Festival Schedule, 2 pm each day:
January 3-4 - Episode 1: The People
January 10-11 - Episode 2:  Empire Upon the Trails
January 17-18 - Episode 3: The Speck of the Future
January 24-25 - Episode 4: Death Runs Riot
January 31-February 1 - Episode 5: The Grandest Enterprise Under God
February 7-8 - Episode 6: Fight No More Forever
February 14-15 - Episode 7: The Geography of Hope
February 21-22 - Episode 8: Ghost Dance
February 28-March 1 - Episode 9: One Sky Above Us

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Date: January 25, 2015
Jan 25    Pet Nail Trims
Pet nail trims will be available from Noon to 2 pm on Sunday, January 25 at the Beatrice Animal Shelter at 300 Ella.  A new, pet-friendly fee schedule is in place.  Cost for the first animal is $10; after that it's $5 per animal.  Cost for retired seniors is $5 per animal.  All proceeds go to the animal shelter for the care of the critters.
Date: January 25, 2015
Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Jan 25    Old Fashion Chicken Noodle Supper
Old Fashion Chicken Noodle Supper from 4 pm - 7 pm on Sunday, January 25 at the United Methodist Church, Blue Springs.  Serving mashed potatoes, chicken noodles, buttered corn, green beans, mashed turnips, roll, desserts, tea or coffee.  For food delivery call 402-520-0567 or 402-520-0112.
Date: January 25, 2015
Time: 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Jan 26    Beatrice Sertoma Club
Beatrice Sertoma Club

Meets every Monday at Noon at Risky's Sports Bar & Grill
2317 N 6th Street
Date: January 26, 2015
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Jan 27    Beatrice Optimist Club
Beatrice Optimist Club

Meets every Tuesday at Noon at Valentino's
701 Court Street, Beatrice
Date: January 27, 2015
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Jan 27    Grief Education & Support Class
Grief Education & Support Class

If you are struggling to adjust to the loss of a loved one, there is support available through the Beatrice Community Hospital Hospice Grief Education & Support Class.

6 week video/discussion series
Class are held Tuesday evenings from 5PM to 7PM, beginning April 7

Cost: Free - Open to the Public
Pre-Registration is Requested

If you have a disability and require accommodation, please call 402-223-2366.
Date: January 27, 2015
Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Jan 28    Beatrice Fiscal Fusion - BNI
Beatrice Fiscal Fusion - BNI
Meet every Wednesday at 7:30 AM @ Good Samaritan Society
401 S. 22nd St. 
Learn to grow your business through the art of networking! 

For more information visit our website at www.bniheartland.com/beatricefiscalfusion.
Date: January 28, 2015
Time: 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Jan 28    Beatrice Noon-Kiwanis Club
Beatrice Noon Kiwanis Club

Wednesday's at Noon at Valentino's, 701 Court Street
Beatrice, NE  68310
Date: January 28, 2015
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Jan 28    Wine Tasting at The Black Crow
Wine tasting every Wednesday night at The Black Crow Restaurant, call 402-228-7200 for more information.

The Black Crow Restuarant, Bar & Catering
405 Court Street
Beatrice, NE  68310
www.blackcrowrestaurant.com

 
Date: January 28, 2015
Time: 5:00 PM - 12:00 PM
Jan 28    Beatrice American Legion Auxiliary Chicken Supper
Beatrice American Legion Auxiliary Chicken Supper

Wednesday, January 28
5 -7 pm 

Beatrice Veteran's Club, 701 Dorsey Street, beatrice

Cost $8 per adult and $3 per child. 

Meal includes 2 piece chicken, potatoes, gravy, green beans, salad bar, bread, coffee and tea.  Proceeds go toward community projects and American Legion Auxiliary programs.
Date: January 28, 2015
Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Jan 29    Lincoln Symphony Orchestra "Classical Greats"
Beatrice Area Arts Council Presents:

Lincoln Symphony Orchestra "Classical Greats"
Ed Polochick, Musical Director
Simone Dinnerstein, Featured Pianist

Thursday, January 29
7 pm

Hevelone Center for Performing Arts

Tickets: $8 in advance at Pinnacle Bank branches, $10 ad the door, Students Free

Brought in part by The Hevelone Foundation and Pinnacle Bank
Date: January 29, 2015
Jan 29    Used Book Sale
Burwood Books supports the Mother to Mother Ministry program
Date: January 29, 2015
Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Location: 111 South 5th Street
Beatrice, NE 68310
Contact: 402-223-6042
EMail: juliem2mm@yahoo.com
Date/Time Details: Last Thursday of each Month
Fees/Admission: Grocery Sack $8.00
Plastic Bag $6.00
Jan 29    Story Time at Burwood Books
Burwood Books/Mother-To-Mother Ministry will have story time at 10 am at 609 Court Street in Beatrice.  Attend 5 or more times and receive a gift.  Call 402-223-6042 for more information.
Date: January 29, 2015
Jan 29    Beatrice Rotary Club
Beatrice Rotary Club

Meets every Thursday at Noon at Valentino's
701 Court Street, Beatrice
Date: January 29, 2015
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Jan 30    Preschool storytjme at the Beatrice Public Library
Preschool story time at the Beatrice Public Library 

This is a program of stories and related activities for children 3-5 years of age.  No pre-registration required.  The 2015 Spring Story-time programs' theme is "Heroes" using classical children's folktales.

10:30 AM

January 16 and 24:  Jack and the Bean Stalk
January 30 & February 7: Little Red Riding Hood
Februrary 13 and 21:  Goldilocks and the Three Bears
February 27 & March 7:  Hansel and Gretel
March 13 an d21:  Chicken Little

The series was planned to coordinate with the Summer Reading Program "Every Hero Has a Story."  The pre-school storytime program is designed using the "Every Child Ready to Read" model fo reading readiness activities.

For more information contact the Library, 402-223-3584 or www.beatrice.ne.gov/library.

 
Date: January 30, 2015
Jan 30    Toastmasters
Beatrice Toastmasters meetings are held weekly on Friday mornings at 7 am at the Carnegie Building, 218 N 5th Street, Beatrice.  

For more information about the club and their meetings, contact Ron Miller at 402-223-4477.
Date: January 30, 2015
Time: 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Jan 31    Homestead Film Festival featuring "The West"

Join the Homestead National Monument of America each weekend in January and February for the Homestead Film Festival at the Education Center.

This year's festival will feature Ken Burns' "The West" with nine episodes over nine weekends.  Beginning Saturday and Sunday, January 3 & 4 at 2 pm, with Episode 1, "The People," see a different episode each week until March 1.

This masterpiece is a nine-part examination of all things "West," from the prehistoric through 1914.  It shares all aspects of the Westward Expansion in an epic saga of America's most turbulent region.  The film brings the West to lfe, overturning old stereotypes, discovering new personalities, and exploring countless triumphs and tragedies.

Film Festival Schedule, 2 pm each day:
January 3-4 - Episode 1: The People
January 10-11 - Episode 2:  Empire Upon the Trails
January 17-18 - Episode 3: The Speck of the Future
January 24-25 - Episode 4: Death Runs Riot
January 31-February 1 - Episode 5: The Grandest Enterprise Under God
February 7-8 - Episode 6: Fight No More Forever
February 14-15 - Episode 7: The Geography of Hope
February 21-22 - Episode 8: Ghost Dance
February 28-March 1 - Episode 9: One Sky Above Us

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Date: January 31, 2015
Jan 31    Junior Ranger Program
Junior Ranger Program at Homestead National Monument of America
"Kids, Explore your winter world"

Saturday, January 31
1 pm

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Date: January 31, 2015
Jan 31 - Feb 1    Beatrice Optimist Gun Show
Beatrice Optimist Gun Show

Saturday, January 31, 9 am - 5 pm
Sunday, February 1, 9 am - 4 pm

Gage County Fairgrounds, Beatrice, NE

$3 Admission

Info:  402-862-5328 (Eric Book)

Sponsored by Beatrice Optimist Club
Date: January 31, 2015