The schedule for the 2018 Louder Than a Bomb: Great Plains tournament is finalized. Check back for updates as this two-month event progresses.
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Preliminary Bouts
March 19th, 7:00PM
Sun Theatre, Gothenburg
404 10th St.
7PM | Gothenburg, Ogallala, North Platte, Hastings
March 25th; 3:00PM & 5:00PM
Thompson Alumni Center, UNO, Omaha
6705 Dodge St.
3PM A | North Platte, Duchesne Academy, Bennington, Millard South
3PM B | Hartington-Newcastle, Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln, Gothenburg, Omaha South
5PM A | Westside Middle, Omaha Burke, Mount Michael, Skutt Catholic
5PM B | Hartington-Newcastle, Westside High School, Waverly, Marian
March 26th; 5:30PM & 7:30PM
Thompson Alumni Center, UNO, Omaha
6705 Dodge St.
5:30PM A | Omaha Northwest, Omaha Bryan, Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson, Elkhorn
5:30PM B | Omaha Central, Lincoln East, Omaha Benson, Lincoln Southeast
7:30PM A | Bellevue East, Omaha North, Lincoln Southwest, Mercy
7:30PM B | Millard North, Bellevue West, Creighton Prep, Westside High School
March 27th; 5:30PM & 7:30PM
Union Auditorium, UNL, Lincoln
1400 R. St.
5:30PM | Lincoln Northeast, Lincoln Southeast, Lincoln East, Wahoo
7:30PM | Lincoln High School, City Impact, Lincoln Southwest, Waverly
April 3rd; 5:30PM & 7:30PM
Thompson Alumni Center, UNO, Omaha
6705 Dodge St.
5:30PM A | Westside Middle, Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln, Omaha Northwest, Wahoo
5:30PM B | Elkhorn, Omaha Burke, Lincoln North Star, Marian
7:30PM A | Gretna, Millard South, Omaha Central, Blackburn
7:30PM B | Omaha Benson, Mount Michael, Omaha North, Mercy
April 4th; 5:30PM & 7:30PM
Thompson Alumni Center, UNO, Omaha
6705 Dodge St.
5:30PM A | Duchesne Academy, Schoo Middle School, Bellevue East, Creighton Prep
5:30PM B | Millard North, Omaha Bryan, Omaha South, Blackburn
7:30PM | Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson, Skutt Catholic, Bellevue West, Bennington
April 5th; 5:30PM & 7:30PM
Colonial Room, UNL, Lincoln
1400 R. St.
5:30PM | Hastings, Gretna, City Impact, Schoo Middle School
7:30PM | Ogallala, Lincoln Northeast, Lincoln High School, Lincoln North Star
Semi-Finals
April 16th & 17th; 5:30PM & 7:30PM
Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha
Witherspoon Hall
2200 Dodge St.
With an appearance by Ben Lee, Scholastic’s National Student Poet for the Midwest Region
Finals
April 24th, 7:00PM
LTAB Team Finals at the Holland Center, Omaha
1200 Douglas St.
Teams TBA.
We will also feature performances from some of the many worthy poets who didn’t make finals.