{"id":45479,"date":"2014-01-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-17T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2014\/01\/17\/nebraska-science-festival-keynote-adam-savage-cancels\/"},"modified":"2022-08-22T16:27:37","modified_gmt":"2022-08-22T21:27:37","slug":"nebraska-science-festival-keynote-adam-savage-cancels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2014\/01\/17\/nebraska-science-festival-keynote-adam-savage-cancels\/","title":{"rendered":"Nebraska Science Festival keynote Adam Savage cancels"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p>\nDue to a change in his production schedule, Adam Savage, co-host and executive producer of Discovery Channel&rsquo;s &ldquo;Mythbusters,&rdquo; no longer will headline the Nebraska Science Festival in April.<\/p>\n<p>\nSciFest organizers soon will announce a new keynote speaker for the April 25 presentation at Joslyn Museum&rsquo;s Witherspoon Concert Hall, as well as a new ticket release date. Tickets for Savage had planned to be released Jan. 25 at the Joslyn Museum, but will be rescheduled. Check <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nescifest.com\/\">www.nescifest.com<\/a> and the SciFest Facebook page, as well as local media, for updates.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe 7:30 p.m. keynote presentation on April 25 is free to the public (but requires a reserved ticket) and is suitable for ages 12 and older. Tickets for the general admission seating (a maximum of two per person) will continue to be on a first-come, first-served basis.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe second annual Nebraska Science Festival &#8212; scheduled for April 24-27 &ndash; features an array of science- and technology-related activities. SciFest programming will extend from Omaha into Lincoln this year as it builds toward being a statewide celebration.<\/p>\n<p>\nPresented by the University of Nebraska Medical Center, the Nebraska Science Festival is a growing collaboration interested in the advancement of science literacy. 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