Cruise Nite Kearney

presented by Crane River Theater and The Merryman Performing Arts Center
225 West 22nd Street
Kearney, NE 68845

Thursday, July 18th,  Cruise Nite Kick Off Celebration Performance, 8:00 PM
Friday, July 19th, 7:00 PM
Saturday, July 20th, Special Cruise Day Matinee Performance, 2:00 PM

One of the most popular musicals of all time, Grease had its Broadway premiere in 1972 and has triumphed throughout the world. In 1979 Grease took over the record as the longest-running show in the history of Broadway and the hit film starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John proved to be the highest-grossing movie musical ever.

Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, have created a classic rock musical that follows the rebellious, thrill-loving T-Birds and Pink Ladies of Rydell High. When Danny Zuko, a popular tough guy, and Sandy Dumbrowski, the sweet girl next door, go back to school after a summer fling, Sandy finds that Danny is a different boy than the one she knew over the summer. Fun, friendship and humor abound in this nostalgic trip to the 1950ʼs, complete with greasers, slumber parties, sock hops and drive-in movies. Summer Nights, Greased Lighting, Youʼre The One That I Want, Hopelessly Devoted, and many other numbers come alive in this rollicking musical. So throw your mittens around your kittens and away we go!

Tickets are available beginning May 2nd by calling 308-627-5796 or 308-698-8052. You can also purchase them online at CraneRiverTheater.org.

“Off-the-Charts Good”
Classic cars and crowds of people lined The Bricks Saturday for the 2012 Cruise Nite Show and Shine.
photo by Adam Konruff, Kearney Hub

Monday, July 23, 2012
By SAM PESHEK Hub Intern

KEARNEY— Temperatures reached 100 degrees Saturday, but that wasn’t enough to keep the 25th-anniversary Cruise Nite from being one of the best.

More than 500 loud, fast and unique cars from the region made it to Downtown Kearney: The Bricks for the marquee summer event’s milestone.

“It looks like everybody’s having a great time,” Cruise Nite Chairman Brad Kernick said. “Nobody has said anything about the weather. We haven’t had this kind of quality in recent years. This is off-the-charts good.”

Car fans from across the state turned out in full force to see one of the most impressive collections of cars, trucks, motorcycles, drag racers and oddball cars of all shapes and sizes.

Two jet-powered drag racers were on display in the MONA parking lot before they took to the Kearney Raceway Park dragstrip later in the evening.

Pete’s Patriot, an annual fan favorite at the show, also made an appearance downtown.

Former Miss America Teresa Scanlan spent the day on The Bricks signing autographs and posing for pictures in front of the renovated World Theatre.   [Read the full story at the Kearney HUB...]