Don’t miss your opportunity to obtain free tickets to Grant Imahara, recognized electronics and robots expert from Discovery Channel’s “Mythbusters.” Imahara will headline this year’s Nebraska Science Festival on April 5 at Joslyn Art Museum’s Witherspoon Concert Hall in Omaha.
Tickets for the general admission seating to “An Evening with Grant Imahara” will be released online at Eventbrite (up to four per person) at noon on March 2 on a first-come, first-served basis; please check nescifest.com for more information. Although the April 5 presentation is free, tickets are required for admittance when doors open at 6:30 p.m. The presentation will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets for past keynote speakers have gone quickly. If you are unable to obtain tickets online, you may come to the venue on April 5 and any open seats at 7:25 p.m. will be made available on a first-come, first-served basis.
The seventh annual Nebraska Science Festival – scheduled for April 5-28 – will feature more than 100 science- and technology-related activities in communities across the state with the goal of making science accessible, interactive, relevant and fun for all ages. Check nescifest.com for a full list of activities and participating communities.
Presented by UNMC, the Nebraska Science Festival is a collaboration of organizations and individuals interested in the advancement of science literacy. In addition to UNMC, other sponsors, to date, are Metro Credit Union, the Nebraska Coalition for Lifesaving Cures and media sponsors KETV and the Omaha World-Herald.
To volunteer as an individual, community site or a science expo booth, go to nescifest.com. In addition to NeSciFest.com, you will find SciFest updates and information on Twitter (@NESciFest) and Facebook (NE SciFest).