Star City Buzz: Events happening February 13-15

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Here are some events happening around Lincoln for the weekend of February 13-15.

Multi-day

• Lincoln Coffee Month – participating coffee shops – until Feb. 28
• Puzzling Adventures Scavenger Hunt — Puzzling Adventures — Every day from 10 a.m.–8 p.m.
• Love Shack: Valentine’s Day Bar — Captain Jack’s Bar — Times vary
• Railyard Ice Rink: Presented by the Lincoln Stars — Railyard Ice Rink
• Mon.–Thu. 4–9 p.m.
• Fri. 4–10 p.m.
• Sat. 11 a.m.–10 p.m.
• Sun. 12–9 p.m.

• Letters to Juliet — Copper & Wax Co. – Wed. through Sat. at 2 p.m.
• Lincoln Exposed 2026 — Multiple venues — Wed. through Sat., times vary
• Behind the Velvet Curtain — Saro Cider — Thurs. through Sat. Feb. 14, 5–9 p.m.
• Meshuggah-Nuns — TADA Theatre – Thurs.–Sat. 7:30 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m.
• 2026 Heat Up the Hardwood — Lincoln Sports Foundation — Times vary
• Great Backyard Bird Count — Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center — Fri. through Mon., all day
• Explore Prairie Pines — Prairie Pines Nature Preserve
• Fri. and Sat. 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
• Sun. 1–5 p.m.

• Nebraska Builders Home and Garden Show – Sandhills Global Event Center
• Fri. 12-8 p.m.
• Sat. 10-8 p.m.
• Sun. 10-3 p.m.

• Starlight Dome – Deer Springs Winery
• Fri. 1–3, 3–5, 5–7, 7–9 p.m.
• Sat. 1–3, 3–5, 5–7, 7–9 p.m.
• Chris & Dory Marsh performing 7–9 p.m.

• Sun. 1–3 & 4–6 p.m.

• Valentine Weekend — Capitol View Winery & Vineyards
• Chocolate & Wine Pairing — Fri. 1–6 p.m.; Sat. 1–5 p.m.; Sun. 1–6 p.m.
• Lucas Kellison — Fri. 6:30–8:30 p.m.
• Valentine’s Dinner 2026 — Sat. 6:30–9 p.m.

• Public Skate — Fri. 3–4:45 p.m.; Sat. 12:15–2:15 p.m.; Sun. 2:30–4:30 p.m.
• Cosmic Skate — Sat. 7–9 p.m.
• Stick and Puck — Sun. 2:30–4:30 p.m.

• Magpie’s Song — Lincoln Community Playhouse – Fri. & Sat. 7:30 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m.
• Guys and Dolls — Nebraska Communities Playhouse – Fri. & Sat. 7:30 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m.
• Dueling Pianos: Mattie Neumayer & Nathan Marchese — BrewsKeys — Fri. & Sat. 8–10 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 13

• Make & Take Storytime — Elleinad Books — 10 a.m.
• Red Cross Blood Drive — Sandhills Global Event Center — 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
• Bethany BookTalks — Bethany Branch Library — 10:30–11:30 a.m.
• Art Talk Live — Clements Noyes Art Gallery — 11 a.m.–1 p.m.
• Smooches & Pooches: Valentine’s Day — Urban Hound Dog Park & Bar — 3–9 p.m.
• Founder & Friends Happy Hour — Boiler Brewing — 5:30–6:30 p.m.
• Love Is All A-Bout Couples’ Fencing Night — Lincoln Fencing Club — 5:30–7:30 p.m.
• Valentine’s Buffets – James Arthur Vineyards – 6, 6:30, and 7 p.m.
• Anti-Valentine’s Music Bingo — Zen Coffee Company — 6–8 p.m.
• Live Music by Bobby Gadoury — Art & Soul — 6–8 p.m.
• Palentine’s Pizza & Painting – Makit Takit: Lincoln’s Craft Studio – 6 to 8 p.m.
• Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra: Experience the Intrigue — Lied Center — 7:30 p.m.
• Michael Rye Live — The Garage — 7:30 p.m.
• Darryl White Quartet Plays Chet Baker — Boiler Brewing — 8–10 p.m.
• 2nd Annual Sweetheart Dance: My Spooky Valentine — Ridnour Room — 8–11:30 p.m
• Rustic Rebels Band — Tank’s Country — 9 p.m.–1 a.m.
• Valentine’s College Night — The Royal Grove — 9 p.m.–2 a.m.

Saturday, Feb. 14

• Turpin Outdoor Education Center
• USA Archery Pin Shoot – Indoor 600 — 8 a.m.–12 p.m.
• Try Rifle — Turpin Outdoor Education Center — 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
• Try Archery — Turpin Outdoor Education Center — 1–2 p.m.

• Galentine’s Winery Bus Tour — Patina Joe Boutique & Coffee — 9 a.m.–6 p.m.
• Free Black History Art Lessons — Art Bus LNK — 10–11:30 a.m.
• Candy Kabob-Making Class — Hy-Vee (N. 27th St.) — 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
• Mama Bear’s Valentine Collective — Mama Bear Nutrition — 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
• A Tribute to Karen Carpenter: Valentine’s Day Brunch Show — Screamers Family Restaurant — 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
• Beginning Quilting: 4-Patch Quilt — Sew Creative — 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
• Throw with a Cup of Joe – LUX Center for the Arts – 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Stuffie Slumber Party Play Date – Lincoln Children’s Museum – 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
• Campbell’s Vendor Garden — Campbell’s Nurseries — 11 a.m.–3 p.m.
• Bullseyes & Bae: Valentine’s Day Special — Arbor Axe House — 12 p.m.
• Nebraska Men’s Basketball vs. Northwestern – Pinnacle Bank Arena — 12 p.m.
• Schmear the Beer Pop-Up — Boiler Brewing — 12–3 p.m.
• Candyland Valentine’s Party — CK Dance Academy — 1:30–3 p.m.
• Couples Valentine’s Day Jigsaw Puzzle Competition — Boiler Brewing — 2–5 p.m.
• Nebraska Men’s Gymnastics (Greenville-Simpson-William & Mary Quad Meet) – Devaney Center – 2 p.m.
• Make, Do & Mend – Gere Branch Library – 3:30 to 5 p.m.
• Galentine’s Day Girl Dinner — Barred Owl — 4–10 p.m.
• Half Way to Tiki Valentine Event — Pour Craft Beer & Spirits — 4–10 p.m.
• Love Our Differences — Bee Me Sensory Gym — 4:30–6:30 p.m.
• Mixology Class – The Scarlet Hotel – 5 to 6:30 p.m.
• Valentine’s Dinner – Well & Good – 5 to 9 p.m.
• Cooking Class: Valentine’s Dinner — Art & Soul — 5:30 p.m.
• Rococo Theatre –
• Candlelight: Tribute to Adele – Doors: 5:45 p.m., Show 6:30 p.m.
• Candlelight: Valentine’s Day Special – Doors 8 p.m., Show 8:45 p.m.

• Saturdays at Hyde Observatory — Hyde Observatory — Sundown–11 p.m.
• Art & Bubbly — Sheldon Museum of Art — 6–8:30 p.m.
• Cosmos & Cocktails — Morrill Hall — 6–9 p.m.
• James Arthur Vineyards
• Valentine’s Dinner — 6:30–8:30 p.m.
• Starry Valentine’s Night — 7–10 p.m.

• Elvis Tribute Show — Rosie’s Sports Bar & Grill — 7 p.m.
• Valentine’s Cocktail & Dessert Pairing — Sideshow Speakeasy — 7–9:30 p.m.
• The Best of the Second City – Lied Center for Performing Arts – 7:30 p.m.
• Valentine’s Skate Night — Belmont Community Center — 7:30–10:30 p.m.
• Love on the Lanes! Dating Game Live — Madsen’s Bowling & Billiards — 8 p.m.
• Valentine’s Cocktail & Dessert Pairing – Sideshow Speakeasy – 8 p.m.
• Heartbreaker’s Bash — Big 10 Sports Bar — 9 p.m.
• Chuck Briseno — Tank’s Country — 9 p.m.–1 a.m.

Sunday, Feb. 15

• Furnace Valentine Hearts — Lincoln Hot Glass – 10:30–11 a.m.; 11:30 a.m.–12 p.m.; 12–12:30 p.m.; 1–1:30 p.m.
• Torchwork from 2–4 p.m.

• Nebraska Men’s Tennis vs. Arkansas – Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center – 12 p.m.
• Lincoln Libraries
• Jigsaw Puzzle Swap — Walt Branch Library — 12:15–1:30 p.m.
• Adult Read-In Celebration — Anderson Branch Library — 1–2 p.m.
• Sunday Build Days — Eiseley Branch Library — 1–2 p.m.
• Kids Read-In Celebration — Anderson Branch Library — 2–3 p.m.
• Lunar New Year Family Afternoon — Bennett Martin Library — 2–3:30 p.m.
• LEGO Brick Sunday — Walt Branch Library — 2–4 p.m.
• Teen Read-In Celebration — Anderson Branch Library — 3–4 p.m.
• Crafternoon: Recycled Book Art — South Branch Library — 4–6 p.m.
• Kahoot! Teen Trivia Night – Walt Branch Library – 6 to 7:30 p.m.

• 3rd Annual Puzzles & Pints — Spike’s Beach Bar & Grill — 1–4 p.m.
• Ramadan Market — Saja Craft & ECHO Collective — 1–5 p.m.
• 8th Annual Early Childhood Family Fair — Gateway Mall — 2–4 p.m.
• Nebraska Women’s Gymnastics vs. Illinois – Devaney Center – 2 p.m.
• Mama & Me: Move & Read — Elleinad Books — 4:30 p.m.
• Taylor Swift Trivia Night — Barrymore’s — 5–8 p.m.
• Country Night featuring New Age Cowboys & Colten Wyatt — Pla-Mor Ballroom — Dance lessons 7 p.m.; Show 8–11 p.m.

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