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Emily Bass and The Near Miracle| Love, Our Home

Title: Emily Bass and The Near Miracle| Love, Our Home
Runtime: 4:46
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: From her home, Emily Bass plays a solo version of her very personal song, Love, Our Home on her piano. Emily Bass and the Near Miracle is a mostly Lincoln-based band, with the exception of one Omaha-based member. The band is led by its dynamic namesake, singer Emily Bass.

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Title: The Fey| Be Good Be Careful
Runtime: 5:21
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: The Fey performs Be Good, Be Careful. The Fey is a Lincoln-based new age American rock-soul-r&b band with a touch of hip-hop.

To see more Jam extras go to: http://netnebraska.org/jam

Emily Bass and The Near Miracle| Big City, LIttle Town

Title: Emily Bass and The Near Miracle| Big City, LIttle Town
Runtime: 6:01
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: Emily Bass and The Near Miracle perform Big City, Little Town in NET Television's Ron Hull Studio. Emily Bass and the Near Miracle is a mostly Lincoln-based band, with the exception of one Omaha-based member. The band is led by its dynamic namesake, singer Emily Bass. The group performs their own original rock-soul-gospel-r&b music written by Bass and inspired by artists ranging from Carol King to Aretha Franklin.

To see more Jam extras go to: http://netnebraska.org/jam

Emily Bass and The Near Miracle| Baby, How I Love You

Title: Emily Bass and The Near Miracle| Baby, How I Love You
Runtime: 6:34
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: Emily Bass and The Near Miracle perform Baby, How I Love You in NET Television's Ron Hull Studio. Emily Bass and the Near Miracle is a mostly Lincoln-based band, with the exception of one Omaha-based member. The band is led by its dynamic namesake, singer Emily Bass. The group performs their own original rock-soul-gospel-r&b music written by Bass and inspired by artists ranging from Carol King to Aretha Franklin.

To see more Jam extras go to: http://netnebraska.org/jam

Title: The Fey| Tide on the Shore
Runtime: 5:25
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: The Fey performs Tide on the Shore. The Fey is a Lincoln-based new age American rock-soul-r&b band with a touch of hip-hop.

To see more Jam extras go to: http://netnebraska.org/jam

Emily Bass and The Near Miracle| Glory Hallelujah

Title: Emily Bass and The Near Miracle| Glory Hallelujah
Runtime: 4:39
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: Emily Bass and The Near Miracle perform Glory Hallelujah. Emily Bass and the Near Miracle is a mostly Lincoln-based band, with the exception of one Omaha-based member. The band is led by its dynamic namesake, singer Emily Bass. The group performs their own original rock-soul-gospel-r&b music written by Bass and inspired by artists ranging from Carol King to Aretha Franklin.

To see more Jam extras go to: http://netnebraska.org/jam

Title: Backyard Farmer| Digging Deeper| Hops
Runtime: 21:05
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: Kim Todd discusses growing hops in Nebraska with Stacy Adams and Keenan Amundsen of the University of Nebraska Lincoln Agronomy and Horticulture Department. Topics include research and breeding of hops plants.

Title: Small Town Cops
Runtime: 56:40
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: "Small Town Cops" considers the changing role of police work in Nebraska’s small towns and rural areas. Even in the safest communities where everyone knows everyone else, police are trained to prepare for school shootings, encountering drug traffickers, and facing an increasing number of calls involving mental illness.

In this Emmy®-nominated Nebraska Public Media News documentary, experienced and newly-trained officers explain what’s different and why they still believe in serving and protecting their communities.

“It’s a scary thought to think that it’s going to happen in our town,” said Officer Regina Preston with the Mitchell, NE, police department. The town’s police force, serving 1,600 people in Scotts Bluff County, logs less than 100 crimes each year, but the department takes on a multitude of other tasks assigned by the community to help keep the community safe, clean, and healthy.

Rarely is there violence. Nonetheless, the...

Digging Deeper with Backyard Farmer| Invasive Species

Title: Digging Deeper with Backyard Farmer| Invasive Species
Runtime: 20:40
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: Kim Todd explores invasive species and how homeowners can deal with them with guests Mitch Coffin from Nebraska Department of Agriculture and Allison Zach from UNL School of Natural Resources

Title: Speaking of Nebraska: Youth Sports
Runtime: 28:32
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: Youth across Nebraska participate in organized sports programs every year. NET News talks with experts about ways to make the sports safer and more enjoyable for all involved.

Title: Speaking of Nebraska: Teen Suicide
Runtime: 28:32
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: Communities and schools are looking for ways to address the issue of teen suicide. NET News talks with experts about prevention efforts as well as addressing the issue when it does occur.

Title: Speaking of Nebraska: Tourism
Runtime: 28:32
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: Nebraska has a new tourism slogan that has attracted national attention. The Nebraska Tourism Commission's executive director talks about efforts to attract more visitors to the state.

Title: Speaking of Nebraska: Flooding
Runtime: 28:32
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: Severe flooding in March will impact the state and its residents for years to come. NET News looks at recovery and rebuilding efforts from what's been called one of the worst natural disasters in the state's history.

Digging Deeper with Backyard Farmer| Mosquitos

Title: Digging Deeper with Backyard Farmer| Mosquitos
Runtime: 20:43
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: Kim Todd hosts Jody Green and Jonathan Larson, both Nebraska Extension Entomologists to discuss mosquitos and what you can do to reduce the risk of getting bitten.

Digging Deeper with Backyard Farmer| Pollinators

Title: Digging Deeper with Backyard Farmer| Pollinators
Runtime: 18:54
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: Kim Todd addresses insect pollinators with Judy Wu-Smart, Nebraska Extension Entomologist and Mary Jane Frogge, Nebraska Extension Horticulturist. Plant diversity to attract pollinators and why its important.

Digging Deeper with Backyard Farmer| Best Practices for your Turf

Title: Digging Deeper with Backyard Farmer| Best Practices for your Turf
Runtime: 15:46
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Kim Todd of Backyard Farmer hosts Bill Kreuser, a Nebraska Extension Turfgrass Specialist along with Jonathan Larson, a Nebraska Extension Entomologist. They talk about the effectiveness of step programs, pre-emergents, post- emergents, grub control and even early fall applications.

Digging Deeper with Backyard Farmer| Q & A Bayside Golf Course

Title: Digging Deeper with Backyard Farmer| Q & A Bayside Golf Course
Runtime: 22:42
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Host Kim Todd from Backyard Farmer and her expert panel answers questions from the audience at the Bayside Golf Course located in Brule, Nebraska.

Digging Deeper with Backyard Farmer| Farmers Markets

Title: Digging Deeper with Backyard Farmer| Farmers Markets
Runtime: 22:06
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Focus on Farmers Markets with host Kim Todd and guests John Porter, Nebraska Extension Educator and Casey Foster, Nebraska Agriculture Promotion Coordinator. Farmers Markets are now numbering over 100 in the State of Nebraska with over 590 produce growers contributing to these. Focus on eating heathier and even growing food locally.

What If...|Cattle FitBit, med school tech, workplace culture, Growing Great Beginnings

Title: What If...|Cattle FitBit, med school tech, workplace culture, Growing Great Beginnings
Runtime: 27:49
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Good ideas often start with a simple question. What if. What if we tried this. What if we did it this way. That’s the starting point for this show about all kinds of innovation and creativity in Nebraska.
This episode of "What If..." features:
Called a “FitBit for Cows,” high tech ear tags created by a Lincoln company Quantified Ag and founder Vishal Singh make it easier for cattle producers to monitor animal health.
Cutting edge 3D, VR and other simulation technology at UNMC's iEXCEL is changing health education and improving the preparation of health care professionals.
Omaha web hosting start-up Flywheel is changing how and where people work, with dogs in the workplace to beer coolers to tearing down walls and different attitudes and ideas about what a workplace should be.
A unique Community Action Partnership of Lancaster and Saunders Counties program called Growing Great Beginnings is helping people living in poverty learn to cook, meal plan and...

What If...|Biomechanics, kid composer, growing Ord, church remodeling

Title: What If...|Biomechanics, kid composer, growing Ord, church remodeling
Runtime: 28:59
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Good ideas often start with a simple question. What if. What if we tried this. What if we did it this way. That’s the starting point for this show about all kinds of innovation and creativity in Nebraska. This episode of "What If..." features:
How the leaders of Ord started working together and “thinking differently” about economic development, including creating a unique leadership program.
Winston Schneider is just a typical Omaha fifth grader who likes Legos, insects, Star Wars…and composing classical music. This year he won the National Association for Music Education composer’s competition for his piece, “Scherzo of the Feather Stars.” And yes, insects inspire the music he creates.
UNO’s first-of-its-kind Biomechanics Research Building and cutting edge research is studying human motion and helping people with conditions that restrict movement.
Denise and Paul Augustyn are breathing new life into old Catholic churches using things like PVC p...

Digging Deeper with Backyard Farmer| Urban Wildlife

Title: Digging Deeper with Backyard Farmer| Urban Wildlife
Runtime: 20:56
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Attracting and detering urban wildlife with Kim Todd of Backyard Farmer, Dave Titterington owner of Wild Bird Habitat along with Dennis Ferraro, a Nebraska Extension Wildlife Specialist.

Series Preview 360° | Watershed | PBS and Nebraska Public Media

Title: Series Preview 360° | Watershed | PBS and Nebraska Public Media
Runtime: 1:01
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Explore more at pbs.org/watershed.

Teachers can find related materials for teaching about the Platte River Basin in the classroom at https://nebraskapublicmedia.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/platte-basin-timelapse-learn

See the other 360 videos from the Watershed series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2actiXc9MERmj_XOm_c1ndQHlXWvRBTi

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Title: What If...|UNMC iEXCEL
Runtime: 6:14
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: iEXCEL: cutting edge 3D, VR and other simulation technology at UNMC is changing health education and improving the preparation of health care professionals. This story is part of "What If..." a program exploring innovation and creativity in Nebraska. More at netNebraska.org/WhatIf/
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Title: What If...|Growing Great Beginnings
Runtime: 5:31
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Growing Great Beginnings: A unique Community Action Partnership of Lancaster and Saunders Counties program is helping people living in poverty learn to cook, meal plan and grow their own food. This story is part of "What If..." a program exploring innovation and creativity in Nebraska. More at netNebraska.org/WhatIf/
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Title: What If...|Flywheel’s Work Culture
Runtime: 6:25
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Changing the Workplace: Omaha web hosting start-up Flywheel is changing how and where people work, with dogs in the workplace to beer coolers to tearing down walls and different attitudes and ideas about what a workplace should be. This story is part of "What If..." a program exploring innovation and creativity in Nebraska. More at netNebraska.org/WhatIf/
#WhatIfNebraska

Title: What If...|Cattle Fit Bit
Runtime: 5:32
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Quantified Ag: Called a “FitBit for Cows,” high tech ear tags created by a Lincoln company and founder Vishal Singh make it easier for cattle producers to monitor animal health. This story is part of "What If..." a program exploring innovation and creativity in Nebraska. More at netNebraska.org/WhatIf/
#WhatIfNebraska

Title: Small Town Church Restoration
Runtime: 6:39
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Denise and Paul Augustyn are breathing new life into old Catholic churches using things like PVC pipe and styrofoam to replicate marble and other more expensive materials.

© 2019 Nebraska Public Media Foundation. All rights reserved.

Explore more stories about innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship by watching our playlist of "What If.." videos at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2actiXc9MEStbD92Kv1AJC49d2msItXZ

Get a look behind the scenes plus a ton of extra innovator insights and more at NebraskaPublicMedia.org/WhatIf.

Teachers can find related materials for use in the classroom at https://nebraskapublicmedia.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/what-if-innovator-insights

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Title: What if...|UNO Biomechanics
Runtime: 7:38
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: "Biomechanics Research: UNO’s first-of-its-kind Biomechanics Research Building and cutting edge research is studying human motion and helping people with conditions that restrict movement. This story is part of ""What If..."" a program exploring innovation and creativity in Nebraska. More at netNebraska.org/WhatIf/
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Meet the Young Composer Who Is Winning Awards for His Music

Title: Meet the Young Composer Who Is Winning Awards for His Music
Runtime: 5:43
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Winston Schneider was just a typical Omaha fifth grader who likes Legos, insects, Star Wars…and composing classical music. In 2018, he won the National Association for Music Education composer’s competition for his piece, “Scherzo of the Feather Stars.” And yes, insects and other invertebrates inspire the music he creates. Take a listen to the songs written by this amazing young composer from when we got to meet with him back in 2018 and hear what his teacher, mother and Winston himself had to say as he was starting to establish himself as a composer while still being a kid.

© 2019 Nebraska Public Media Foundation. All rights reserved.

Explore more stories about innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship by watching our playlist of "What If.." videos at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2actiXc9MEStbD92Kv1AJC49d2msItXZ

Get a look behind the scenes plus a ton of extra innovator insights and more at NebraskaPublicMedia.org/WhatIf.

Title: What If...|Ord Economic Development
Runtime: 6:26
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: A Small Town “Thinking Differently”: How the leaders of Ord started working together and “thinking differently” about economic development, including creating a unique leadership program. This story is part of "What If..." a program exploring innovation and creativity in Nebraska. More at netNebraska.org/WhatIf/
#WhatIfNebraska

Groundwater Rising - 360° | Watershed | PBS and Nebraska Public Media

Title: Groundwater Rising - 360° | Watershed | PBS and Nebraska Public Media
Runtime: 3:06
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Like the snows in the high country of Colorado, groundwater is critical to the health of watersheds everywhere. Travel to a remote region of western Nebraska where rainfall is rare but wetlands abound as a result of the aquifer rising up from beneath.

Explore more at pbs.org/watershed.

Teachers can find related materials for teaching at https://nebraskapublicmedia.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/pivotal

See the other 360 videos from the Watershed series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2actiXc9MERmj_XOm_c1ndQHlXWvRBTi

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Digging Deeper with Backyard Farmer| Cover Crops

Title: Digging Deeper with Backyard Farmer| Cover Crops
Runtime: 18:51
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Cover crops provide benefits like controlling erosion from water and wind. They also can contribute nitrogen to the soil and provide wildlife habitats. Cover crops aren't harvested and are left to decompose on the ground.

Digging Deeper with Backyard Farmer| EAB

Title: Digging Deeper with Backyard Farmer| EAB
Runtime: 18:25
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Ash trees and EAB. What do the symptoms look like? Canapy thinning, branch dieback, usually beginning in the top of the tree indicates you might have an EAB infestation. Confirming EAB with the Nebraska Department of Agriculture.

Title: Innovator Insights: Connie Reimers-Hild
Runtime: 2:47
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Short videos with innovators and creators answering questions about things like influences, passions and mistakes. Advice for a next generation of innovators. This segment features Connie Reimers-Hild, executive director & chief futurist
for the Rural Futures Institute at the University of Nebraska
More about "What If..." a new NET Television series about innovation and creativity: netNebraska.org/WhatIf
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The Sound of Spring - The Annual Sandhill Crane Spring Migration

Title: The Sound of Spring - The Annual Sandhill Crane Spring Migration
Runtime: 7:11
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: For Doreen Pfost, the Platte River is a place for respite, escape, and a source of inspiration. She documented her experiences in a book and shares her reflections about the annual Sandhill Crane spring migration in this story.

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Title: Nebraska Stories| St. Gerald's Garden
Runtime: 3:44
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Connecting kids to nature has been the mission of St. Gerald's Elementary School for over a decade. The school developed a hands-on program where students learn how to grow a garden from start to finish...and they simply love it!

Title: Nebraska Stories| Haute Stacker
Runtime: 4:56
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: The handmade candies of chocolatier Melissa Stephens, owner of The Cordial Cherry in Omaha, are works of art in their own right. But, Stephens' creativity also extends beyond the kitchen. With advanced degrees in science, she currently has a patent pending on her invention called the Haute Stacker - an elegant way to display and/or serve decadent desserts.

Nebraska Stories| In the Listening Room with Andrea von Kampen

Title: Nebraska Stories| In the Listening Room with Andrea von Kampen
Runtime: 7:55
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Join singer-songwriter Andrea von Kampen in the music studio as she records songs for her first full album. Her soulful folk songs have amassed millions of streams on Spotify and her following continues to grow as this young Nebraska talent takes her music to listening rooms across the country.

Nebraska Stories| In the Listening Room with Andrea von Kampen & More

Title: Nebraska Stories| In the Listening Room with Andrea von Kampen & More
Runtime: 27:49
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: “In the Listening Room with Andrea von Kampen”
Join singer-songwriter Andrea von Kampen in the music studio as she records songs for her first full album. Her soulful folk songs have amassed millions of streams on Spotify and her following continues to grow as this young Nebraska talent takes her music to listening rooms across the country.

“Haute Stacker”
Chocolatier Melissa Stephens is the owner of The Cordial Cherry in Omaha. Her handmade candies are works of art in their own right. But, her creativity extends beyond the kitchen. Stephens has advanced degrees in science and has a patent pending on her invention she calls the Haute Stacker. The Stacker is an elegant method for displaying or serving decadent desserts.

“D-Day and the Oldfield Effect”
Tecumseh native Barney Oldfield was the first journalist to become a paratrooper and he was also General Eisenhower’s press aide during World War 2. Learn how Oldfield influe...

Nebraska Stories| D-Day and the Oldfield Effect

Title: Nebraska Stories| D-Day and the Oldfield Effect
Runtime: 3:14
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: A look back at the war correspondents recruited by Nebraskan and US Army press officer Barney Oldfield, including Omaha’s Bob Reuben, a Reuters news correspondent. Reuben was the first journalist to land in Normandy and the first correspondent to file a news report with a Normandy dateline, sent by carrier pigeon to Barney Oldfield 150 miles away.

Title: Nebraska Stories| A Championship Legacy
Runtime: 5:32
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Through all the championship teams in the Nebraska Volleyball dynasty, no two players have been more decorated than Kenzie Maloney and Mikaela Foecke. Two national championships, two conference titles, and four final four appearances in 4 years brought the meaning of a championship legacy to new heights.

Title: Nebraska Stories| Weekend on Horseback
Runtime: 5:14
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Held annually at Nebraska National Forest, the 4-H Foundation Trail Ride is a popular social event that attracts riders from across Nebraska and other states.

Title: Nebraska Stories| Victims of Peace
Runtime: 7:34
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: While employed by a military contractor in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kathryn Bokovac discovered abuses by law enforcement personnel, international peacekeepers, private contractors and local police, who were frequenting brothels staffed by underage girls, many of whom were being held via debt-bondage. Bolkovac, a former Lincoln police officer, became a whistleblower and, in the process, lost her job. Today, she speaks internationally as a human rights advocate and consultant.

A Behind-the-Scenes Look at How A Work from Philip Glass Came to Be

Title: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at How A Work from Philip Glass Came to Be
Runtime: 9:43
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: At first glance, Philip Glass and Paul Barnes are a study in contrasts. The former is one of the most highly regarded and influential composers of the late 20th century, famous for his frequently understated and minimalistic music and personality. The latter has been described as a “ferociously virtuosic” pianist who is intensely expressive. Together, they’ve formed an unlikely friendship and creative collaboration born of a chance encounter and spanning more than two decades, culminating with the world premiere of Glass’s work featuring Barnes at the keys. We explore the music and the magic between these two world-class artists.

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Title: Nebraska Stories|Winston, Kid Composer
Runtime: 3:39
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Winston Schneider is a typical fifth grader who likes insects, Legos, and Star Wars. Winston is also an award-winning classical composer who recently won the National Association for Music Education's Student Composers Competition for his piece “Scherzo of the Feather Stars.” Winston says his compositions are inspired by insects and chemistry.

Title: Nebraska Stories| The Dundee Theater
Runtime: 3:49
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: The Dundee Theater is the cornerstone of Omaha’s historic Dundee district.  The Dundee neighborhood is also home to Warren Buffett and the childhood home of Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alexander Payne.  The neighborhood theater opened in the 1925 and is the last of its kind in Omaha.  The theater closed in 2013 and sat dormant until 2017, when Susie Buffett’s Sherwood Foundation restored the building as a gift to Omaha’s Film Streams.  The once classic cinema has a renewed urban community design.  Today, Film Streams’ Dundee Theater is a fitting place to appreciate international and locally crafted films as an art form.

Title: Nebraska Stories| Kindergarten Grandma
Runtime: 3:23
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Former teacher Charlotte Miller enjoys volunteering as a teacher's aide at Elliott Elementary. Now 88-years-old, Charlotte hopes to instill a love of learning in her kindergarten students.

Title: Nebraska Stories| The Hat Maker
Runtime: 5:38
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: There are around 60 custom hat makers in the United States and one lives in the heart of the Sandhills. Using antique tools and machinery, Kaycee Orr Hoffman is a master of her craft. She’ll build any hat you’d like, but her cowboy hats are among the finest made - bar none.

Nebraska Stories| Nebraska Star Party & More

Title: Nebraska Stories| Nebraska Star Party & More
Runtime: 28:31
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: “Nebraska Star Party”
“It’s a celestial celebration like no other in the country. The 25th year of the Nebraska Star Party welcomed people from all over the country to some of the darkest skies in the nation. At Merritt Reservoir in Valentine, young and old, novices and well-versed veteran stargazers gathered to witness the night sky as it was seen before the invention of the lightbulb. This multi-day event draws hobbyists who seek to escape light pollution in the sanctity of the Sandhills.”

“The Hat Maker”
There are around 60 custom hat makers in the United States and one lives in the heart of the Sandhills. Using antique tools and machinery, Kaycee Orr Hoffman is a master of her craft. She’ll build any hat you’d like, but her cowboy hats are among the finest made - bar none.

“Kindergarten Grandma”
Charlotte Miller of Lincoln has been involved with education all her life. She’s a former teacher and teach...

The small village of Greeley quadruples in size when it holds its annual Irish festival

Title: The small village of Greeley quadruples in size when it holds its annual Irish festival
Runtime: 4:57
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: The village of Greeley celebrates its founding heritage every year by throwing a big Irish party. The day-long festival includes music, food, history, culture and a whole lot of fun. Held on the third Saturday in September, which is about half-way to St. Patrick’s Day, the popular event attracts national and international musicians and the town grows four times its size!

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