Online and in person in Lincoln, Nebraska!
This event is meant to spark curiosity about being at play and having fun.
Saturday, June 13, 2026
10:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Constellation Studios
2055 O St, Lincoln, NE 68510
Light snacks provided.
Free and open to the public. All are welcome!
Click here on June 13th for the livestream.
Presenters will be sharing their art/practice/craft, offering a few reflections, and/or sparking conversation.
Schedule:
10:00am Playing with Beauty (art activity): Karen Kunc , Artist Director at Constellation Studios.
10:30am Play Facilitates Vision (guided experience): Larry Sternberg is an author, Talent Plus board member, Talent Plus Fellow, and a mediator.
11:00am The Paw-sitivity of Pups at Play (sharing and conversation): Second Chance Pups
11:30am Live Music and Game Design: Cosmic Craig & Nebraska Jr.
12:30pm Play with Your Food (sharing and conversation): TBA
1:00pm Play in the Past: (sharing and conversation): TBA
1:30pm Wrestling with Kindness (sharing and conversation): TBA
2:00pm Live Music: Singer-songwriter Orion Walsh
2:30pm Playful Education (video, website tour, and conversation): Stephanie Baer on TASK Parties | Erin Bauer on playful pedagogy: using an alternate reality game to teach forensic entomology
3:00pm The Play of Prose and Poetry (sharing and conversation): Maria Nazos + TBA
3:30pm Art as Play (sharing and conversation): Bee Frank + TBA
4:00pm Laughing Together (sharing and conversation): Bree Kalhorn
Bee Frank will be painting something playful while the day unfolds.
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