PLAYING FRIDAY ONLY 4/4
Screen #1
Divergent….4:05, 7:15, 10:15
Screen #2
Captain America 2D…4:00, 10:00
Captain America 3D….7:05
Screen #3
God’s Not Dead….3:30, 6:00, 8:30
Captain America 3D….11:00
Screen #4
Muppets Most Wanted….4:15, 7:00, 9:35
Screen #5
Noah…. 4:10, 7:10, 10:05
Screen #6
Sabotage….9:45….Rated R Must ID
Mr. Peabody 2D….4:10. 7:10

PLAYING SATURDAY 4/5 & SUNDAY 4/6
Screen #1
Divergent….1:00, 4:05, 7:15, 10:15
Screen #2
Captain America 2D…1:00, 10:00
Captain America 3D….4:00, 7:05
Screen #3
God’s Not Dead….1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 9:35
Screen #4
Muppets Most Wanted….1:15, 4:15, 7:00, 9:35
Screen #5
Noah….1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:05
Screen #6
Sabotage….1:10, 9:45
Rated R Must ID
Mr. Peabody 2D….4:10. 7:10

PLAYING MONDAY 4/7 & THURSDAY 4/10
Screen #1
Divergent….4:05, 7:15
Screen #2
Captain America 3D….4:00, 7:05
Screen #3
God’s Not Dead….4:15, 7:15
Screen #4
Muppets Most Wanted….4:15, 7:00
Screen #5
Noah…. 4:10, 7:10
Screen #6
Mr. Peabody 2D….4:10. 7:10

(AP) — The annual Family Weatherfest and Severe Weather Symposium at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will explore the wonders of weather and share techniques for surviving weather’s bad side.

The free event is scheduled to run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 5 at Hardin Hall on the East Campus. A spotter training workshop will immediately follow the event.

Among the event speakers will be Jeremy Bower, who will discuss the myths of weather safety and provide tips on how to be prepared for severe weather.

There will be an array of activities and hands-on experiments.

The Heartland Singers will present their spring concert, “Coast to Coast,” this Sunday.

The concert will feature favorites including, “City of Jazz,” Mississippi Mud,” “Walkin’ in Memphis,” “Oklahoma” and much more.

The concert will be held at the North Platte High School Performing Arts Center at 3:00 p.m.

Admission is a free will offering.

The Heartland Singers are a group of community members who join their voices together for two concerts each year.

The final production of the 2013/2014 season at the North Platte Community Playhouse, ANNIE, opens Friday, April 4^th.

With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan ANNIE charms everyone’s hearts, despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. She is determined to find her parents, who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan.

With the help of the other girls in the Orphanage, ANNIE escapes to the wondrous and magical world of NYC. In adventure after fun-filled adventure, ANNIE foils Miss Hannigan’s evil machinations and befriends President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. She finds a new home and family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.

Ticket sales for ANNIE begin Monday, March 31.  Tickets can be purchased at the NPCP Box Office Monday-Friday from Noon-5:00pm, online at www.northplattecommunityplayhouse.com or at the door prior to any performance.  Tickets are $15 for adults and $8 for children and students.

Performance dates are April 4, 5, 6, 11, 12 and 13, with Friday and Saturday performances beginning at 8:00pm and Sunday matinees beginning at 2:00pm.

The cast is made up of 40 children, 20 adults and one dog, Nestle as Sandy.

The production is directed by Scott Carlson and John Hales, with music director Donna Pucket.

ANNIE is produced through a special arrangement with Music Theatre International, and is made possible, in part, by the support of the Nebraska Arts Council and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment of the Arts.

Cast for Annie the Musical

Annie……………………………………………………………………………Olivia Phillips

Sandy……………………………………………………………………………Nestle

Pepper………………………………………………………………………….Jaylee Shaner

Duffy…………………………………………………………………………….Katelyn Moenning

Tessie……………………………………………………………………………Ryleigh Lampe

July……………………………………………………………………………….Ciera Carlson

Kate………………………………………………………………………………Dakota Guthrie

Molly…………………………………………………………………………….Story Rasby

Oliver Warbucks……………………………………………………………Dan O’Neill

Grace……………………………………………………………………………Debra Sylvia

Mrs. Hannigan……………………………………………………………..Bea Webster

Rooster Hannigan…………………………………………………………Josh Gesinski

Lily St. Regis………………………………………………………………….Nevaeh Donahue

Mrs. Pugh…………………………………………………………………….Jennifer Fuller

Mrs. Greer……………………………………………………………………Florence Gonzales-Todd

Cecille…………………………………………………………………………..Mahaila Botts

Annette……………………………………………………………………….Shandell Sims

Drake…………………………………………………………………………..Philip Ryan

President Roosevelt……………………………………………………..Kevin McGahan

Roosevelt’s Cabinet/Chorus…………………………………………Susan Williams, Jill McAdam, John Hales, George Gipe, Will Stone

Bert Healy…………………………………………………………………….Carl Rippy

Boylan Sisters………………………………………………………………Chantel Sullivan, Amariah Gesinski, Tiffany Wood

Lt. Ward……………………………………………………………………….Seth Vapenik

Louis Brandeis……………………………………………………………..Morris Turner

Ensemble…………………………………………………………………….Chandra Boeka, Drew Phillips, Bridget McKeon, George Gipe, Will Stone, Sam Mackley, Chantel Sullivan, Bridget McKeon, Tiffany Wood, Shandell Sims, George Gipe, Julie Goes-Correll

Orphan Ensemble………………………………………………………..Darien Myers, Janie Sommer, Tatum Bagwell, Gracie Correll, Kiera Rhodes, Lydia McKeon, Alyssa Waits, Cassie Brown, Breanna Patterson, Cecelia Clutter, Hallie Sexson, Molly Kammerer, Bonnie Naughtin, Glory Naughtin, Aubrie Edington, Kaylee Carlson, Beth Goentzel, Graci Castillo, Faith Correll, Baylee Evarts, Cecelia Fuller, Brenna McAdam, Tahjzha Botts, Paige Ryan, Libby Empfield, Lanie Jo Allen, Emily Hendren, Aryn Durnell, Shekynah Hodgen, Rachel Young

 

 

PLAYING FRIDAY 3/28
Screen #1
Divergent….4:05, 7:15, 10:15
Screen #2
Noah….4:10, 7:10, 10:05
Screen #3
300 Rise 3D….4:15, 7:05
Rated R Must ID
300 Rise 2D….9:30
Rated R Must ID
Screen #4
Muppets Most Wanted….4:00, 7:00, 9:35
Screen #5
Mr. Peabody 3D…. 4:15, 6:45
Mr. Peabody 2D….9:05
Screen #6
Sabotage….4:05, 7:05, 9:45
Rated R Must ID

PLAYING SATURDAY 3/29 & SUNDAY 3/30
Screen #1
Divergent….1:00, 4:05, 7:15, 10:15
Screen #2
Noah….1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:05
Screen #3
300 Rise 3D….1:15, 4:15, 7:05
Rated R Must ID
300 Rise 2D….9:30
Rated R Must ID
Screen #4
Muppets Most Wanted….1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:35
Screen #5
Mr. Peabody 3D…. 4:15, 6:45
Mr. Peabody 2D….1:15, 9:05
Screen #6
Sabotage….1:10, 4:05, 7:05, 9:45
Rated R Must ID

PLAYING MONDAY 3/31 – THURSDAY 4/3
Screen #1
Divergent….4:05, 7:15
Screen #2
Noah….4:10, 7:10
Screen #3
300 Rise 3D….4:15, 7:05
Rated R Must ID
Screen #4
Muppets Most Wanted….4:00, 7:00
Screen #5
Mr. Peabody 3D…. 4:15, 6:45
Screen #6
Sabotage….4:05, 7:05
Rated R Must ID

(AP) — The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Great Plains Art Museum has opened a new exhibit of drought-related artwork by an Omaha artist.

The exhibit, “Dry Times,” will feature the work of ceramic artist Jess Benjamin through May 18. Benjamin will appear at the exhibit’s First Friday reception on April 4, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Benjamin’s work focuses on water usage and drought throughout the Great Plains.

The appearance will coincide with a special event during the Great Plains Symposium, “Drought in the Life, Cultures and Landscapes of the Great Plains,” which will take place from April 1-4 at UNL. It’s hosted by the Center for Great Plains Studies.

(AP) — Seattle police have released previously unseen images showing drug paraphernalia from the scene of Kurt Cobain’s suicide 20 years ago.

Police spokeswoman Renee Witt said Thursday that several rolls of undeveloped film were found when a detective re-examined the Cobain case recently.

Seattle police released two images to the media late Thursday. One was an image showing a box containing a spoon and what appear to be needles on the floor next to a cigarette and sunglasses. The other showed the paraphernalia box closed, next to cash and a wallet that appears to show Cobain’s identification.

Cobain, whose body was discovered in Seattle on April 8, 1994, is not seen in the images. An investigation determined he had shot himself.

PLAYING FRIDAY 3/21
Screen #1
Divergent….4:20, 7:30
Screen #2
Need for Speed 3D….4:00
Need for Speed 2D….7:00, 9:45
Screen #3
300 Rise 3D….4:05, 7:00
300 Rise 2D….8:45
Screen #4
Muppets Most Wanted….4:00, 7:00, 9:35
Screen #5
Mr. Peabody 3D…. 4:10, 6:45
Mr. Peabody 2D….9:20
Screen #6
Non Stop….4:05, 7:05, 9:45

PLAYING SATURDAY 3/22 & SUNDAY 3/23
Screen #1
Divergent….1:10, 4:20, 7:30, 10:40
Screen #2
Need for Speed 3D….4:00
Need for Speed 2D….1:00, 7:00, 9:45
Screen #3
300 Rise 3D….12:15, 4:05, 7:00
300 Rise 2D….8:45
Screen #4
Muppets Most Wanted….1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:35
Screen #5
Mr. Peabody 3D…. 11:00, 4:10, 6:45
Mr. Peabody 2D….9:20
Screen #6
Non Stop….1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 9:45

PLAYING MONDAY 3/24 – THURSDAY 3/27
Screen #1
Divergent….4:20, 7:30
Screen #2
Need for Speed 3D….4:00
Need for Speed 2D….7:00
Screen #3
300 Rise 3D….4:05, 7:00
Screen #4
Muppets Most Wanted….4:00, 7:00
Screen #5
Mr. Peabody 3D…. 4:10, 6:45
Screen #6
Non Stop….4:05, 7:05

(AP) — Sony is getting into the virtual reality business.

The electronics and gaming company unveiled a prototype virtual reality headset to be used in conjunction with its PlayStation 4 video game console.

Shuhei Yoshida, president of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios, showed off the headset during a Tuesday talk at the Game Developers Conference. He declined to specify when it would be released or how much it would cost.

The headset is codenamed Project Morpheus and features a head-mounted display with 1080p resolution and a 90-degree field of view. Sensors built into the headset can track head orientation and movement.

The headset will be demonstrated for conference attendees beginning Wednesday on the conference’s expo floor.

The technology is similar to the Oculus Rift, a VR headset in development.