Are you ready for Hairball?

After greater than 20 years delivering “their signature, electrifying homage to the largest names in 80s enviornment rock,” Hairball is ready to carry its Silver Anniversary Tour to the Heartland Occasions Middle stage at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12.

Followers shall be “blown away by their flawless recreations” of Van Halen, KISS, Motley Crue, Queen, and extra, full with larger-than-life pyrotechnics, lights and pure rock vitality.

For 1 / 4 of a century, Hairball has been greater than only a live performance — it’s an immersive Rock & Roll spectacle that captures the spirit of an period. Prepare for an evening that may hit you want a freight practice and depart you wanting extra.

Tickets begin at $30 (plus charges) and can be found on the HEC field workplace or ticketmaster.com

The Metropolis of Grand Island Parks and Recreation Division will host a particular displaying of “Little Giants” on Friday, Sept. 12, as a part of its annual Films within the Park sequence.

The film shall be proven within the open discipline west of Children Kingdom at Stolley Park, with showings starting at nightfall (this week that’s round 7:45 p.m.),

Additionally on the schedule are “A Minecraft Film,” 7:30 p.m. (roughly), Sept. 19; and “The Goonies,” 7:15 p.m. Sept. 26.

Attendees are inspired to carry picnic blankets or garden chairs, bug spray, snacks, drinks and heat clothes for cooler evenings.

For extra data, contact Recreation Superintendent Jeremy Bachmann at jeremyb@grand-island.com or 308-385-5444, ext. 1298.

Voice for Companion Animals will host a “tail” gate block occasion fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, at 524 S. Webb Street.

The occasion will function meals vans, a silent public sale, cubicles, raffles and giveaways — all whereas 107.7 The Island broadcasts dwell from the occasion!

VCA’s neighbors — Grand Island Veterinary Hospital, Hollie Klimek Images, and Should Love Grooming — shall be becoming a member of within the festivities for a “paw-some” time.

For extra data, e-mail info@voiceforcompanionanimals.com

HENDERSON — Mennonite Heritage Park will host its annual Heritage Day from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept.13.

Take a step again in time and luxuriate in a wide range of ethnic meals, demonstrations and actions for all ages. Horse-drawn wagon rides may even be supplied.

Interactive experiences embrace old school actions like laundry day, corn shelling, hands-on rope making, and butter making are Different handwork demonstrations embrace quilting, crocheting, embroidery, quilling, glass etching, and rug weaving.

Particular visitors embrace Deb Franz, who will play music from 9:30 to 11 a.m. within the church; and Professor Larry Roberts who will conduct nation faculty from 9 to 10 a.m. All kids are invited to pop into the schoolhouse at 9 a.m. to take part within the classes.

Roberts will provide hands-on glass etching within the agriculture constructing.

Heritage Day occasions are all free and the whole park is open for viewing.

Golf carts shall be obtainable for these needing assist getting across the Heritage Park. The park is positioned 1.5 miles south of the Henderson I-80 Exit#342 on Spur 93A.

For extra data, contact Suzanne Suzanne Ratzlaff at 402-723-4252.

MARQUETTE — Prairie Plains Useful resource Institute will host a sundown hike Thursday, Sept. 18, at Gjerloff Prairie west of Marquette.

The hike alongside the Platte River will embrace prairie bluffs “vibrant September colours on the prairie and late season wildflowers blooming. Observe migrating bugs and different wildlife and take within the sundown overlooking the river.”

These attending ought to meet at 6:30 p.m. on the Training Middle, 2206 N. M Street. There isn’t any admission cost. For extra data test on-line at www.prairieplains.org/preserves/gjerloff-prairie.html

HASTINGS — The Lark, dwelling of the Listening Room, will host two performances this month.

First up is singer-songwriter Eric Hutchinson on Friday, Sept. 12.

Hutchinson “crafts upbeat, genre-blending pop songs with soulful grooves and intelligent lyricism. Influenced by artists like Stevie Marvel, Paul Simon and Ben Folds, Hutchinson’s energetic performances and sharp storytelling rejoice life’s highs, lows, and every thing in between.”

Subsequent up is Caleb Hawley on Thursday, Sept. 25.

Hawley is a “genre-blending powerhouse recognized for his soulful vocals, funky rhythms, and sharp, witty songwriting. With a sound that fuses retro soul, R&B, and pop, his music brings infectious vitality and heartfelt tales to each stage he steps on.”

Each performances begin at 7:30 p.m. Common admission tickets are $35 for adults, $10 for college students with ID (plus charges) and can be found on-line at www.thelarkdowntown.com/

The Lark is positioned at 809 W. Second St. in downtown Hastings. For extra data, name 402-469-5446, e-mail directorlarkdownton@gmail.com or test the web site famous above.

WOOD RIVER — Omaha Road Percussion kicks off the brand new Rejoice Wooden River season at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15, within the Wooden River Excessive Faculty Performing Arts Theater, 13800 W. Wooden River Street.

Omaha Road Percussion infuses drums and dance collectively to create an “upbeat present that’s assured to get you clapping your arms and shaking your hips.” Home goods like pots, pans, buckets and trash cans are used as devices to assist create an “energizing and exhilarating expertise that may make sure you get you up in your ft.” Viewers interplay and participation is a significant a part of the OSP efficiency expertise.

Rejoice Performing Arts Sequence packages are free to the general public as a result of assist of the Donna Lee Moyer Performing Arts Present, Wooden River Basis, Nebraska Arts Council, the Nebraska Cultural Endowment and Humanities Nebraska. Freewill donations are at all times welcome to proceed this sequence.

For extra data, contact Vince Boudreau at 308-583-2961, or go to www.woodriverne.com/town/celebrate-wood-river and obtain the 2025-2026 brochure.

KEARNEY — Dustin M. Hoffman writes brief tales about blue-collar Midwesterners portray, plumbing or taking part in Monopoly in heaven.

A 3rd of our lives occurs at work, so he writes about these experiences and what they imply.

The fiction writer will share his tales at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, at Calvin T. Ryan Library on the College of Nebraska at Kearney campus. A part of the Reynolds Visiting Writers Sequence hosted by the UNK Division of English, the occasion is free and open to the general public. It additionally features a ebook signing and Q&A.

Earlier than incomes his grasp’s diploma in fiction from Bowling Inexperienced State College and doctorate in inventive writing from Western Michigan College, Hoffman spent 10 years portray homes in Michigan. Now, he directs the graduate English program and teaches inventive writing and literature at Winthrop College in South Carolina.

His first story assortment, “One-Hundred-Knuckled Fist,” gained the 2015 Prairie Schooner E-book Prize and was named a Michigan Notable E-book. He’s additionally the writer of the collections “No Good for Digging,” “Secrets and techniques of the Wild” and “Such a Good Man.”

MINDEN — “The Girls of Rock” will open the Minden Opera Home’s 2025-26 season at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20.

The present is a tribute to among the most well-known and influential feminine rock artists of the Seventies and ‘80s reminiscent of Joan Jett, Pat Benatar, Janis Joplin, Blondie and Coronary heart. Backed by a few of Kansas Metropolis’s finest musicians, they’ve opened for nationwide acts like Grand Funk, Blue Oyster Cult, 38 Particular, The Little River Band, The Guess Who, Electrical Mild Orchestra, and others.

This premier tribute performs all of the hits, together with “Hit Me with Your Greatest Shot,” “Barracuda,” “I Love Rock and Roll” and extra, with excessive consideration to element so that you’ll hear the songs you bear in mind – precisely as they had been recorded. Journey again in time to among the best years of rock and roll with the Girls of Rock! Tickets are $35.

For extra data, contact the Minden Opera Home, 322 E. Fifth St., at 308-832-0588 or test on-line at mindenoperahouse.com

“Sketch” is displaying this weekend on the Grand Theatre, 316 W. Third St. Showtimes are at 7:15 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

When a younger woman’s sketchbook falls into a wierd pond, her drawings come to life — chaotic, actual and on the free. Because the city descends into chaos, her household should reunite and cease the monsters they by no means meant to unleash.

This movie is rated PG for scary motion, some violence, thematic components, language and impolite humor. Operating time is only a bit greater than 90 minutes.

Admission is $5 for adults and $4 for youngsters and seniors. For extra data name 308-381-2667 or go to grandmovietheatre.com.