Welcome to Potluck Possibilities!

Join us on 4th Fridays for a potluck meal at 5:30 pm followed by a “potluck” of presentations at 6:30 pm. Presentation topics will range from serious informative to fun informative.

In January, Todd Ogden will tell us about the Downtown Lincoln Association (DLA), especially it's connections and resources for Downtown residents.

Note: The potluck meal is optional. SMoC volunteers will focus on providing main entrees (proteins). Guests can bring fruit, vegetables, bread, desserts – or anything they’d like to share. Plates, tableware, and basic beverages will be provided. Dietary concerns? You are welcome to bring your own food and sit to eat with us!

Welcome to Poetry at the Lion! All poets and poetry fans are welcome! Each month, a featured poet will read from their works and shape the evening’s experience. Poetry lovers can stop on their way to eat out or bring a brown bag meal and stay for the whole evening. Light refreshments will be provided.

The featured poet for February is John Philip Johnson. He is a published poet and writer, mostly of science fiction and fantasy. He has a master’s degree in poetry and teaches college English. If his wife would go with him, he would live on Mars.

Visit https://sites.google.com/view/smoc-lion/the-lion?authuser=0 for more details.

Welcome to Potluck Possibilities

Join us on 4th Fridays for a potluck meal at 5:30 pm followed by a “potluck” of presentations at 6:30 pm. Presentation topics will range from serious informative to fun informative.

In February, members of the local Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. (SCA) group will tell us about their hobby. As a history club, SCA members explore many aspects of life in the Middle Ages, including combat, archery, fiber arts, calligraphy, illumination, costuming, cooking, and leather working. Any aspect of the Middle Ages and Renaissance is fair game for research and -- potentially -- hands on crafting.

Note: The potluck meal is optional. SMoC volunteers will focus on providing main entrees (proteins). Guests can bring fruit, vegetables, bread, desserts – or anything they’d like to share. Plates, tableware, and basic beverages will be provided. Dietary concerns? You are welcome to bring your own food and sit to eat with us!

Welcome to Poetry at the Lion! All poets and poetry fans are welcome! Each month, a featured poet will read from their works and shape the evening’s experience. Poetry lovers can stop on their way to eat out or bring a brown bag meal and stay for the whole evening. Light refreshments will be provided.

The featured poet for March is Lucy Adkins. She says of her work, "I grew up on a farm in Nance County, Nebraska and feel deeply tied to the land and the people who work it. And these are the stories I want to tell." She also writes folk songs.

Visit https://sites.google.com/view/smoc-lion/the-lion?authuser=0 for more details.

Welcome to Potluck Possibilities!

Join us on 4th Fridays for a potluck meal at 5:30 pm followed by a “potluck” of presentations at 6:30 pm. Presentation topics will range from serious informative to fun informative.

In March, a representative from the Lincoln Food Bank and Ann Puls, coordinator of SMoC"s Food Pantry, will discuss efforts to ease hunger in Lincoln, how collection and distribution works, resources for holding a food drive, and -- if there's time -- a hands-on tour of St. Mark’s on the Campus Food Pantry – a distribution center.

Note: The potluck meal is optional. SMoC volunteers will focus on providing main entrees (proteins). Guests can bring fruit, vegetables, bread, desserts – or anything they’d like to share. Plates, tableware, and basic beverages will be provided. Dietary concerns? You are welcome to bring your own food and sit to eat with us!

Welcome to Poetry at the Lion! All poets and poetry fans are welcome!

Each month, a featured poet will read from their works and shape the evening’s experience. Poetry lovers can stop on their way to eat out or bring a brown bag meal and stay for the whole evening. Light refreshments will be provided.

The featured poet for April will be Twyla Hansen, the Nebraska State Poet from 2013 through 2018. Twyla was raised in northeast Nebraska and now lives in Lincoln. She has a bachelor’s degree in horticulture and a master's degree in agroecology.

Visit https://sites.google.com/view/smoc-lion/the-lion?authuser=0 for more details.

Welcome to Potluck Possibilities!

Join us on 4th Fridays for a potluck meal at 5:30 pm followed by a “potluck” of presentations at 6:30 pm. Presentation topics will range from serious informative to fun informative.

In April, represtntatives from Magdelene Omaha will discuss how their organization provides individualized support for survivors of sex trafficking – yes, sex trafficing happens in Nebraska! They believe every survivor of sexual violence deserves a new beginning – free from violence, trauma, and addiction.

Note: The potluck meal is optional. SMoC volunteers will focus on providing main entrees (proteins). Guests can bring fruit, vegetables, bread, desserts – or anything they’d like to share. Plates, tableware, and basic beverages will be provided. Dietary concerns? You are welcome to bring your own food and sit to eat with us!

Welcome to Poetry at the Lion! All poets and poetry fans are welcome!

Each month, a featured poet will read from their works and shape the evening’s experience. Poetry lovers can stop on their way to eat out or bring a brown bag meal and stay for the whole evening. Light refreshments will be provided.

The featured poet for May will be announced soon -- we're working out appearance dates with those who have agreed to be featured.

Visit https://sites.google.com/view/smoc-lion/the-lion?authuser=0 for more details.

Welcome to Potluck Possibilities!

Join us on 4th Fridays for a potluck meal at 5:30 pm followed by a “potluck” of presentations at 6:30 pm. Presentation topics will range from serious informative to fun informative.

The presentation for May is still being scheduled. Expect an update no later than February.

Note: The potluck meal is optional. SMoC volunteers will focus on providing main entrees (proteins). Guests can bring fruit, vegetables, bread, desserts – or anything they’d like to share. Plates, tableware, and basic beverages will be provided. Dietary concerns? You are welcome to bring your own food and sit to eat with us!

Welcome to Poetry at the Lion! All poets and poetry fans are welcome!

Each month, a featured poet will read from their works and shape the evening’s experience. Poetry lovers can stop on their way to eat out or bring a brown bag meal and stay for the whole evening. Light refreshments will be provided.

The featured poet for May will be announced soon -- we're working out appearance dates with those who have agreed to be featured.

Welcome to Potluck Possibilities!

Join us on 4th Fridays for a potluck meal at 5:30 pm followed by a “potluck” of presentations at 6:30 pm. Presentation topics will range from serious informative to fun informative.

In June, the local chapter of the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) will discuss their organization's purpose and the activities they undertake to achieve that purpose.
This group has met at St. Mark's on the Campus for years, but we knew little about them. This is an opportunity for downtown residents and UNL students -- as well as SMoC folk -- to be better informed.

Note: The potluck meal is optional. SMoC volunteers will focus on providing main entrees (proteins). Guests can bring fruit, vegetables, bread, desserts – or anything they’d like to share. Plates, tableware, and basic beverages will be provided. Dietary concerns? You are welcome to bring your own food and sit to eat with us!