'Anybody can be here' — Board game festival celebrates 10 years with accessible event DAMON BENNETT Lincoln Journal Star Mar 12, 2023 Mar 12, 2023 Updated 22 hrs ago 0 1 of 2 A group sets up a board game at the Great Plains Game Festival at the Marriott Cornhusker Hotel in 2023. Journal Star file photo Vicki Clements has attended the festival every year. Last year, she won a national tournament for the board game "Saboteurs." DAMON BENNETT, Journal Star Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DAMON BENNETT Lincoln Journal Star Kids, adults, teachers and artists all descended on Lincoln for a weekend-long board game convention celebrating its 10th anniversary.kAm|@C6 E92? `[___ A6@A=6 — D@>6 7C@> 2D 72C 2D r2=:7@C?:2 2?5 u=@C:52 — 2EE6?565 E96 vC62E !=2:?D v2>6 u6DE:G2= @G6C E96 H66<6?5 @? 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Coffee may not be her thing, but Tamara Sloan's focus is making the Mill a welcoming space Tamara and Dan Sloan have spent the last decade growing the Mill into Lincoln's most prominent home-grown coffee chain.
Bert Kreischer's comedy festival coming to Lincoln's Pinnacle Bank Arena in June Bert “The Machine” Kreischer will bring his second annual Fully Loaded Comedy Festival, a six-comedian show that will also feature Tiffany Had…
