Update: Tet Festival Celebration Reschedule for Sunday at Sheldon Museum of Art
The museum and festival are free and open to the public.
Sheldon Museum of Art's Tet Festival celebration, scheduled for Friday, February 22, has been postponed to Sunday, February 24 from 2 to 5 p.m. Free shuttle transportation is available between the Asian Community and Cultural Center, 2635 O Street, and Sheldon Museum of Art from 1:45 to 5:00 p.m. The museum and festival are free and open to all.
The event includes traditional crafts, dance, food, games and music in celebration of the Vietnamese Lunar New Year. The Linh Quang Temple Lion Dance Troupe, Lincoln Taiji Association, Karen Children's Dance Group, Mu Paw Law and Starry, Lincoln Chinese School, and classical Indian dancer Schweta Karmanker are among the featured performers. Dau Nguyen, president of the Vietnamese Community of Lincoln, will speak on the significance of the celebration and its traditions.
Free shuttle transportation is available between the Asian Community and Cultural Center, 2634 O St., and Sheldon Museum of Art from 4:30 to 8 p.m.
Sheldon Museum of Art houses a permanent collection of more than 12,000 objects focusing on transnational American art. Sheldon is open free to the public during regular hours: Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. The museum is closed on Monday.
Events
Sunday May 19
- Register for 1st Annual Ceresco Rec Kickball Tourney
- The Leininger Family Variety Show
- Deadline for Scholarships: Hall County Medical Society Fund and Henry and Maria Ahrens Fund
- Quilt Show, "MAY Your Days be Merry & Bright
- Schoolhouse FIddle Camp for Intermediate & Advanced Fiddlers
- Schoolhouse Fiddle Camp for Beginners
- Personal Achievement Workshops (PAWS) Summer Enrichment Program Registration
- Entry for Beard Growing Contest
Monday May 20
- Register for 1st Annual Ceresco Rec Kickball Tourney
- Lincoln Needleworkers Guild
- Deadline for Scholarships: Hall County Medical Society Fund and Henry and Maria Ahrens Fund
- Schoolhouse FIddle Camp for Intermediate & Advanced Fiddlers
- Schoolhouse Fiddle Camp for Beginners
- Personal Achievement Workshops (PAWS) Summer Enrichment Program Registration
- Entry for Beard Growing Contest
