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Written by Tammy Samuel

Category: Event Center

Published: 20 November 2018

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This is the annual meeting of the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners and the Lancaster County Ag Society to discuss the management of county funds and care for county property. A long running partnership between two separate county-level publicly-elected entities created under Nebraska state law. Nineteen years ago, the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners first approved the bonds to start building the Lancaster Event Center (LEC) to open in 2001. They challenged the Ag Society to keep the fairgrounds open year-round for other events which was not the practice back in the day.  It wasn’t easy for the Ag Society to beat the chicken and egg question of how to fund year-round staff to do this starting from zero events. Now at 322 events, nearly ½ million visitors annually creating $39.5M economic impact it seems the County Board was on to something! Other fairground experts, have said that LEC is actually now considered to be on leading edge of what fairgrounds can do for their local communities—the annual county fair is just the beginning!  

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Minutes (including meeting presentations: Super Fair Report from Jamie Bauman, LEC Report from Amy Dickerson & Impact Study preview from Dr. Eric Thompson)

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Written by Tammy Samuel

Category: Event Center

Published: 12 April 2018

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Written by Michael Johnson

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An new annual tradition after the Super Fair! Come out to support 4-H/FFA use of fairground and two 4-H/FFA $500 scholarships!! The Super Fair may end Aug 5th, but the Heart of America Shows Carnival will remain up through Aug 11th as a fair fundraiser. Vision Productions, Inc will bring local & statewide talent and bands to the festival stage while performers and jugglers entertain the carnival.

A benefit for:

Sponsored by:

Aug 6 – 11, 2018

Monday - Thursday, 6–11pm
Friday - Saturday, 5–11pm (please note that we will open at 5pm this weekend due to predicted high temperatures)

Multi-Purpose Arena - Daily Entertainment

The MPA will be open just behind the carnival with fun for all ages, including nightly live entertainment (see Talent Festival below) starting Tuesday, plus these attractions:

• Indoor beer garden

• Cheerful Bungee Trampoline ride

• Bingo (Cornhusker Kiwanis) (Aug 6-9)

Stage of Stars 

Direct any questions about the Lancaster County Talent Search or the Galaxy of Stars® Battle of the Bands to:

Wynne Adams
615-495-7375
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Nightly live entertainment starts Tuesday on our Stage of Stars! Enter your talents in the Lancaster County Talent Search or compete in the Galaxy of Stars® Battle of the Bands and rock out! With over $1300 in cash prizes and talent search winners have the chance to advance to the Nebraska State Fair, you don’t want to miss out. Its five days packed with live music, competitions (pre-registration required), and performances from local Nebraska stars!

Tues, Aug 7 & Wed, Aug 8
Lancaster County Talent Search 7pm nightly Open to singers, dancers, instrumentalists, and variety acts of all ages! Six winners will advance to the Galaxy of Stars® Talent Search Semi-Finals at the Nebraska State Fair to compete for $9000 in prizes, cash, & a Nashville recording session. Total purse: $800; $100 to top Lancaster 4H/FFA contestant More information and how to pre-register (required) here
Carmalita de la Guardia Tuesday, Aug 7 10 – 10:30pm Carmelita de la Guardia has a masterful command of the keyboard that she gained being classically trained starting at age seven. She pulls all the emotion and energy out of her magnificent composition.
Open Lancaster County Barrel Race hosted by Capital City Horse & Pony Club 7pm Wed, Aug 8 Open and Youth 5D Barrel Race. Separate Run for Bonus Qualifier and Jackpot Poles. More information and sign-up
Thurs, Aug 9
Galaxy of Stars® Battle of the Bands 7pm Compete for $500 in cash prizes & a $4,000 Nashville recording session. Must pre-register. More info on the Battle of the Bands and how to pre-register
MAHAN Classic Rock & Blues 10 – 11pm This power trio is fueled by Howard Mahan’s attention-demanding guitar style, Tim King’s booming bass lines, and Landon Livingston’s virtuosic percussion abilities. Each is a strong vocalist in their own right, and the blending of vocal styles in this group ensures that everyone in an audience will hear something with which they connect
Fri, Aug 10
American Strong Tribute Concert with Justin Kane 7pm – 8:30pm Honoring our Veterans, U.S. Armed Forces & their families, featuring Justin Kane—Nebraska Veteran, 2013 Galaxy of Stars® Mega Star & Nashville recording artist— with special guests.
Live Band: Red Line Velocity 9pm – 11pm Modern & Classic Rock Derived from the blue-collar existence of North Central Kansas emerges the power rock trio, Red Line Velocity-Tommy Watt, Grant Lambert & Gary Lebarge. Influenced heavily by classic and modern rock, Red Line Velocity harkens back to the days of exciting, fun, live music!
Sat, Aug 11
Be a Star Social Media Studio 1pm–4pm  Experience being a star! Get a star makeover with a professional photoshoot and video of your performance and more! For details and scheduling call (615) 495-7375 or click here for more information and how to register
Evening with the Stars 6pm–7pm  Meet & Greet the Stars Includes your current Mrs. Nebraska, Anna Peters, alongside many other stars! 7pm–8:30pm Special entertainment & recognition of Lancaster County Stars including 4-H/FFA Super Fair champions, Lancaster County Talent Search, & Galaxy of Stars® Battle of the Bands winners. 8:30pm–11pm Galaxy of Stars® Spectacular featuring past Galaxy of Stars® Talent Search Mega Stars, State Finalists, Regional Winners & Lancaster County’s own Talent Search winners.

Click here for more information on the Stage of Stars and how to apply!

Heart of America Shows Carnival & Midway

Ticket Info

Save time and money--Carnival wristband pre-sales through Aug 1 at Lancaster Event Center office, M-F 8-4 or save gas too and click the link below to buy online!

BUY CARNIVAL WRISTBANDS

SUPER MONDAY Wristband Special (MOVED TO WEDNESDAY, wristbands purchased for Monday can be used on Wednesday)

Mon, Aug 6 (Wed, Aug 8)
6pm–11pm

Save $5 off at-carnival price — one day only!!
Buy wristband for $20 at carnival until 10pm day of or save time in line at SuperFair.org through Aug 6

WEEKDAY SESSION (evening only)

Tues, Aug 7 – Thu, Aug 9
6pm–11pm

Buy wristband for $25 at carnival until 10pm day of
Buy before fair for $20 at SuperFair.org through Aug 1

WEEKEND MEGA SESSION (use all day & night):

Fri, Aug 10–Sat, Aug 11
5pm–11pm (please note that we will open at 5pm this weekend due to predicted high temperatures)

Buy wristband for $30 at carnival until 10pm day of
Buy before fair for $25 at SuperFair.org through Aug 1

Carnival Attractions

Radio Remotes KX 96.9 Wed, Aug 8 6–8pm 106.3 KFRX Thurs, Aug 9 4–6pm Lincoln's Hit Music 106-3 KFRX thanks their listeners with 1 Hour 6 Minutes of FREE RIDES this Thursday 8/9 5:00 pm - 6:06 pm at Lancaster Carnival &Talent Festival - The Fun Continues! 106.3 KFRX Fri, Aug 10 7–9pm 104.1 The Blaze Sat, Aug 11 6–8pm
Crazy Boy Coy: Juggling Thurs, Aug 9 – Sat, Aug 11 Mini-Shows 6–10pm  Juggling Show 9pm  Crazy Boy juggles and makes people laugh (not necessarily in that order). He's a professional idiot who loves entertaining audiences with his outrageous feats of balance and coordination, and telling jokes while doing them!
Quixotic Cirque Nouveau Fri, Aug 10 & Sat, Aug 11  6–9pm Contortion show at 6pm & 8pm The Lancaster county Carnival & Talent Festival is proud to welcome a stilt dancer and contortionist from the Quixotic Cirque Nouvou, an innovative performance art collective that fuses imagination with technology, dance, projection mapping and live music to creat fully-immersive, multi-sensory experiences.
Special K'z the Clown Fri, Aug 10 & Sat, Aug 11  6–9pm 7pm Bubble Show Special K'z the Clown is an experienced entertainer. She provides clowney entertainment with funny gags & walkarounds, and musical entertainment with her autoharp, stumpf fiddle, and other assorted instruments. She is also an accomplished bubblier and balloon twister, offering a wide variety of balloon constructions and bubble tricks!
DJ Rob Powers Thurs, Aug 9 – Sat, Aug 11  7–10:30pm Playing nothing but the hits! DJ Powers will get the party started and keep the fun rolling!

Enter raffle at the Horseshow Cafe to win over $2,000 in prizes including and iPAD, a Husker print, tickets to Nebraska State FAir, and LEC food/beverage certificates!

Parking

$5 per car per day
Enter Gate 1 off 84th Street for closest parking

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Written by Tammy Samuel

Category: Event Center

Published: 16 January 2018

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