| | 24910 | HAL: Puzzle Me This | 12/8/2025 8:15:00 AM | | ESU#3 Professional Learning | Anderson | System.Collections.Generic.List`1[odie.workshops.Facilitator] | | 0.00 |  | odie.workshops.Section |
December 8, 2025
“The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions.” Ralph Waldo Emerson. Students with high ability in logic and deductive reasoning will have their minds stretched as they work alone and with others to solve different types of puzzles. A wide variety of mathematical and critical thinking skills, wordplay and physical tricks are some of what
students will use them as they participate in activities that include hands-on materials and games.
Strimco is a logic number puzzle that is solvable with pure logic. Q-bitz stimulates the brain to use spatial reasoning and memory skills by practicing symmetry, visual dexterity, and quick thinking. With Area Mazes students navigate a network of rectangles to find a missing value. Position Puzzles and Commonyms are word puzzles that make you think about the meaning of words. Mind Benders uses mental muscles to solve brain teasers, optical illusions, physical tricks and more.
Disclaimer: By participating in this event organized by ESU #3, you hereby grant permission to ESU #3 to use your image and likeness captured during the event for promotional and media purposes. This includes, but is not limited to, photographs, videos, and audio recordings. If you wish to withdraw your consent regarding the use of your media, please reach out to the primary contact of this event.
Full 13 Registered (1 Registration, 12 Students)  1 Min; 1 Max
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| | 24771 | CLC e-Mission | 12/8/2025 9:30:00 AM | | ESU#3 Professional Learning | Anderson | System.Collections.Generic.List`1[odie.workshops.Facilitator] | | 0.00 | | odie.workshops.Section |
December 8, 2025
Please contact Adam Larson at alarson@esu3.org for more information.
Disclaimer: By participating in this event organized by ESU #3, you hereby grant permission to ESU #3 to use your image and likeness captured during the event for promotional and media purposes. This includes, but is not limited to, photographs, videos, and audio recordings. If you wish to withdraw your consent regarding the use of your media, please reach out to the primary contact of this event.
Full 1 Registered 1 Min; 1 Max
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| | 24801 | HAL: Visual Spatial Thinking | 12/9/2025 8:15:00 AM | | ESU#3 Professional Learning | Anderson | System.Collections.Generic.List`1[odie.workshops.Facilitator] | | 0.00 | | odie.workshops.Section |
December 9, 2025
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Piet Piet Mondrian will be the inspiration for this project. Students will learn how he tried to distill art down to its basic elements of shape, line, and color, and they will create their own artwork, using his technique. This art project will use rulers & markers.
will be the inspiration for this project. Students will learn how he tried to distill art down to its basic elements of shape, line, and color, and they will create their own artwork, using his technique. This art project will use rulers & markers.
Visual/ Spatial thinking skills are important for many jobs, but they are often left out of school curriculum. This session is based on the work of Piet Mondrian. Students will stretch their minds to solve puzzles, play pattern games, and create art that uses these important visual/ spatial skills. Prepare to be inspired!
Four 30 minute rotation stations to get students thinking about patterns, form, color, and space.
One hour long art project based on Piet Mondrian's work
Disclaimer: By participating in this event organized by ESU #3, you hereby grant permission to ESU #3 to use your image and likeness captured during the event for promotional and media purposes. This includes, but is not limited to, photographs, videos, and audio recordings. If you wish to withdraw your consent regarding the use of your media, please reach out to the primary contact of this event.
Full 25 Registered (1 Registration, 24 Students) 1 Min; 1 Max
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| | 24805 | CLC e-Mission | 12/10/2025 10:00:00 AM | | ESU#3 Professional Learning | Anderson | System.Collections.Generic.List`1[odie.workshops.Facilitator] | | 0.00 | | odie.workshops.Section |
December 10, 2025
Please contact Adam Larson at alarson@esu3.org for more information.
Disclaimer: By participating in this event organized by ESU #3, you hereby grant permission to ESU #3 to use your image and likeness captured during the event for promotional and media purposes. This includes, but is not limited to, photographs, videos, and audio recordings. If you wish to withdraw your consent regarding the use of your media, please reach out to the primary contact of this event.
Full 1 Registered 1 Min; 1 Max
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| | 24884 | HAL: Puzzle Me This | 12/11/2025 9:00:00 AM | | ESU#3 Professional Learning | Anderson | System.Collections.Generic.List`1[odie.workshops.Facilitator] | | 0.00 | | odie.workshops.Section |
December 11, 2025
“The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions.” Ralph Waldo Emerson. Students with high ability in logic and deductive reasoning will have their minds stretched as they work alone and with others to solve different types of puzzles. A wide variety of mathematical and critical thinking skills, wordplay and physical tricks are some of what
students will use them as they participate in activities that include hands-on materials and games.
Strimco is a logic number puzzle that is solvable with pure logic. Q-bitz stimulates the brain to use spatial reasoning and memory skills by practicing symmetry, visual dexterity, and quick thinking. With Area Mazes students navigate a network of rectangles to find a missing value. Position Puzzles and Commonyms are word puzzles that make you think about the meaning of words. Mind Benders uses mental muscles to solve brain teasers, optical illusions, physical tricks and more.
Disclaimer: By participating in this event organized by ESU #3, you hereby grant permission to ESU #3 to use your image and likeness captured during the event for promotional and media purposes. This includes, but is not limited to, photographs, videos, and audio recordings. If you wish to withdraw your consent regarding the use of your media, please reach out to the primary contact of this event.
Full 23 Registered (1 Registration, 22 Students) 1 Min; 1 Max
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| | 24891 | HAL: Tiny Houses | 12/12/2025 8:45:00 AM | | ESU#3 Professional Learning | Anderson | System.Collections.Generic.List`1[odie.workshops.Facilitator] | | 0.00 | | odie.workshops.Section |
December 12, 2025
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You just graduated from architecture school and your very first job is to create a tiny home for a family of three and their dog. Your job is to imagine, design, build and decorate the perfect tiny home. However, the area of this home can only be 150 square feet and may only be 10 feet tall. Your challenge is to add everything this family would need in that space to live.
Nearby electoral outlets needed
Number of Students
15 Max
Grades
Grades 4th and up
Instructor Bio:
Lacey Ruhge is an artist, seamstress, and instructor of all things creative. She is a former elementary art and middle school English teacher who now guides kids and adults through the creative process at her own studio, A Peace at a Time Creative Studios. Her biggest passions are creating with clay, repurposing “junk” items, and generally making creative magic happen with those around her. Lacey received her bachelor’s in elementary education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and her master’s degree in art education from The Art of Education University.
Disclaimer: By participating in this event organized by ESU #3, you hereby grant permission to ESU #3 to use your image and likeness captured during the event for promotional and media purposes. This includes, but is not limited to, photographs, videos, and audio recordings. If you wish to withdraw your consent regarding the use of your media, please reach out to the primary contact of this event.
Full 15 Registered (1 Registration, 14 Students) 1 Min; 1 Max
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| | 24885 | HAL: Hot Air Balloon Sand Painting | 12/12/2025 9:00:00 AM | | ESU#3 Professional Learning | Anderson | System.Collections.Generic.List`1[odie.workshops.Facilitator] | | 0.00 | | odie.workshops.Section |
December 12, 2025
HOT AIR BALLOON SAND PAINTING
Colored sand creates a beautiful piece of art in this workshop. Students will draw and design hot air balloons on self adhesive boards. We will use exacto blades to cut the shapes in the design and expose the adhesive. Sand is then sprinkled in each area to “paint” the artwork. Through this workshop, students will learn the process of creating a project beginning with the inspiration through idea development, project creation, completion and critique.
*Because exacto blades are used, older students are recommended.
Instructor Bio
Julie Fjell is an artist, designer and freelance art teacher. She has taught high school and middle school art, developed and taught art camps for kids, created an art club in her children’s elementary school and taught adult art classes. Julie has a business selling her pottery, hand stamped metal jewelry and illustration works.
Disclaimer: By participating in this event organized by ESU #3, you hereby grant permission to ESU #3 to use your image and likeness captured during the event for promotional and media purposes. This includes, but is not limited to, photographs, videos, and audio recordings. If you wish to withdraw your consent regarding the use of your media, please reach out to the primary contact of this event.
Full 26 Registered (1 Registration, 25 Students) 1 Min; 1 Max
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| | 24412 | HAL: Quiz Bowl - Middle School | 12/12/2025 9:00:00 AM | | ESU#3 Professional Learning | Anderson | System.Collections.Generic.List`1[odie.workshops.Facilitator] | | 0.00 | | odie.workshops.Section |
December 12, 2025
Students competing in academic quiz bowl competitions will answer questions from a variety of topics.
Disclaimer: By participating in this event organized by ESU #3, you hereby grant permission to ESU #3 to use your image and likeness captured during the event for promotional and media purposes. This includes, but is not limited to, photographs, videos, and audio recordings. If you wish to withdraw your consent regarding the use of your media, please reach out to the primary contact of this event.
Full 1 Registered 1 Min; 1 Max
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| | 24892 | HAL: Tiny Houses | 12/12/2025 12:15:00 PM | | ESU#3 Professional Learning | Anderson | System.Collections.Generic.List`1[odie.workshops.Facilitator] | | 0.00 | | odie.workshops.Section |
December 12, 2025
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Workshop Information
You just graduated from architecture school and your very first job is to create a tiny home for a family of three and their dog. Your job is to imagine, design, build and decorate the perfect tiny home. However, the area of this home can only be 150 square feet and may only be 10 feet tall. Your challenge is to add everything this family would need in that space to live.
Nearby electoral outlets needed
Number of Students
15 Max
Grades
Grades 4th and up
Instructor Bio:
Lacey Ruhge is an artist, seamstress, and instructor of all things creative. She is a former elementary art and middle school English teacher who now guides kids and adults through the creative process at her own studio, A Peace at a Time Creative Studios. Her biggest passions are creating with clay, repurposing “junk” items, and generally making creative magic happen with those around her. Lacey received her bachelor’s in elementary education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and her master’s degree in art education from The Art of Education University.
Disclaimer: By participating in this event organized by ESU #3, you hereby grant permission to ESU #3 to use your image and likeness captured during the event for promotional and media purposes. This includes, but is not limited to, photographs, videos, and audio recordings. If you wish to withdraw your consent regarding the use of your media, please reach out to the primary contact of this event.
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Cancelled
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| | 24892 | HAL: Origami | 12/12/2025 12:15:00 PM | | ESU#3 Professional Learning | Anderson | System.Collections.Generic.List`1[odie.workshops.Facilitator] | | 0.00 | | odie.workshops.Section |
December 12, 2025
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Using paper folding techniques to create paper sculptures.
Instructor Bio:
Lacey Ruhge is an artist, seamstress, and instructor of all things creative. She is a former elementary art and middle school English teacher who now guides kids and adults through the creative process at her own studio, A Peace at a Time Creative Studios. Her biggest passions are creating with clay, repurposing “junk” items, and generally making creative magic happen with those around her. Lacey received her bachelor’s in elementary education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and her master’s degree in art education from The Art of Education University.
Disclaimer: By participating in this event organized by ESU #3, you hereby grant permission to ESU #3 to use your image and likeness captured during the event for promotional and media purposes. This includes, but is not limited to, photographs, videos, and audio recordings. If you wish to withdraw your consent regarding the use of your media, please reach out to the primary contact of this event.
Full 18 Registered (1 Registration, 17 Students) 1 Min; 1 Max
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| | 24789 | CLC e-Mission | 12/17/2025 8:30:00 AM | | ESU#3 Professional Learning | Anderson | System.Collections.Generic.List`1[odie.workshops.Facilitator] | | 0.00 | | odie.workshops.Section |
December 17, 2025
Please contact Adam Larson at alarson@esu3.org for more information.
Disclaimer: By participating in this event organized by ESU #3, you hereby grant permission to ESU #3 to use your image and likeness captured during the event for promotional and media purposes. This includes, but is not limited to, photographs, videos, and audio recordings. If you wish to withdraw your consent regarding the use of your media, please reach out to the primary contact of this event.
Full 1 Registered 1 Min; 1 Max
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| | 24413 | HAL: Quiz Bowl Grade - 6 | 12/19/2025 9:00:00 AM | | ESU#3 Professional Learning | Anderson | System.Collections.Generic.List`1[odie.workshops.Facilitator] | | 0.00 | | odie.workshops.Section |
December 19, 2025
Students competing in academic quiz bowl competitions will answer questions from a variety of topics.
Disclaimer: By participating in this event organized by ESU #3, you hereby grant permission to ESU #3 to use your image and likeness captured during the event for promotional and media purposes. This includes, but is not limited to, photographs, videos, and audio recordings. If you wish to withdraw your consent regarding the use of your media, please reach out to the primary contact of this event.
Full 1 Registered 1 Min; 1 Max
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| | 24689 | ASD One Day Overview of Intensive Teaching of VB | 1/5/2026 8:30:00 AM | | ESU#3 Student Services | Harvey | System.Collections.Generic.List`1[odie.workshops.Facilitator] | | 0.00 | | odie.workshops.Section |
January 5, 2026
Presenters: Teri McGill, Metro Region Coordinator and Ali Sweitzer, Metro Region Behavior Specialist
Flyer
Audience: This training is only for staff who currently work with a teacher/SLP who has completed the 3-Day, Intensive Teaching of Verbal Behavior and is using the programming with student(s).
Description:
*Participants will learn important behavioral teaching principles including what is verbal behavior, discrete trial training, reinforcement, pairing, prompting and shaping
*Participants will learn the verbal operants
*Participants will learn how to use errorless teaching techniques and error correction to help improve skill acquisition
*Participants will receive hands-on instruction and practice on errorless teaching and error correction using the card sort system
Open 3 Registered 15 Min; 45 Max
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| | 23388 | Targeted Improvement Plan (TIP) Workday with NDE | 1/8/2026 9:00:00 AM | | ESU#3 Student Services | Harvey | System.Collections.Generic.List`1[odie.workshops.Facilitator] | | 0.00 | | odie.workshops.Section |
January 8, 2026
Targeted Improvement Plan (TIP) Workday with NDE Flyer
Join the ESU, Office of Special Education, NeMTSS, and Technical Assistance Partners at ESU 3 for a day filled with learning and planning.
*Lunch will be provided by ESU #3 Student Services
Who needs to attend?
District Leadership Teams with membership including individuals who have:
-Knowledge about district goals and initiatives (e.g. TIP, Corrective Action Plans, Title I, Continuous Improvement Plan, etc.)
-Access to ILCD
-Access to data
-Administrative decision-making responsibility
-General education background
-Special education background
In building capacity for the scale-up of the MTSS framework and to support districts in an environment of strong local control, eachdistrict is required to review their student data and establish a Targeted Improvement Plan (TIP) that focuses on literacy.
Participants will:
-Review the purpose of NECounts and Federal Determinations.
-Determine guiding factors of inclusive practices at federal, state, and local levels.
-Access and explore ILCD 4.0
-Reflect on what did and did not work within the current TIP.
-Identify factual data points, strengths, and areas for growth.
-Analyze root causes with intentional focus on literacy.
-Plan how to eliminate the root causes while concentrating on inclusive practices and implementing an evidence-based strategy with fidelity.
-Implement action steps considering ESU, NDE, and TA Support.
-Recognize opportunities to connect additional action plans and district initiatives.
Open 9 Registered No Min; 45 Max
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| | 24410 | HAL: Extreme Math Middle School | 1/9/2026 8:30:00 AM | | ESU#3 Professional Learning | Anderson | System.Collections.Generic.List`1[odie.workshops.Facilitator] | | 0.00 | | odie.workshops.Section |
January 9, 2026
This HAL COMPETITION event is a morning of student math problem solving, collaboration, and logic questions. Student teams of 4, 5, or 6 members will participate in a Sprint Round, Team Round, and a Problem Solving Round during the morning.
The spirit of the morning is collaboration and math achievement in an effort to recognize the importance of math problem solving.
• Students in middle schools are invited to participate.
• Each round is timed and student accomplishment will be recorded.
• Recognition will be provided for individuals in the Sprint Round and for teams in the Team Round.
• There is no school winner or leader at the end of the event.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Schools must include how many teams of 4, 5, or 6 students.
Schools must provide the names of the team members per team.
Contact Adam Larson if you have enough teams to create your own day
ESU #3 will supply pencils.
Some calculators will be available, but schools may choose to bring their own.
School permission slips and all school field trip requirements are in effect.
At least one adult sponsor/teacher is required to attend with each school represented.
The adult sponsor/teacher will be asked to be a participant in supervision and correcting student papers from the morning.
Questions to alarson@esu3.org
Disclaimer: By participating in this event organized by ESU #3, you hereby grant permission to ESU #3 to use your image and likeness captured during the event for promotional and media purposes. This includes, but is not limited to, photographs, videos, and audio recordings. If you wish to withdraw your consent regarding the use of your media, please reach out to the primary contact of this event.
Full 1 Registered 1 Min; 1 Max
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| | 24738 | HAL: MCC Bio Discovery Lab | 1/9/2026 9:00:00 AM | | ESU#3 Professional Learning | Anderson | System.Collections.Generic.List`1[odie.workshops.Facilitator] | | 0.00 | | odie.workshops.Section |
January 9, 2026
Investigate fermentation and how we can make fuels from plant sources by using different types of feedstocks such as sugars, starches, and cellulose-based biomass. Learn about the process of fermentation, determine why some feedstocks are better than others through hands-on activities, and see how it relates to bioprocessing industries in Nebraska in this biotechnology workshop.
Disclaimer: By participating in this event organized by ESU #3, you hereby grant permission to ESU #3 to use your image and likeness captured during the event for promotional and media purposes. This includes, but is not limited to, photographs, videos, and audio recordings. If you wish to withdraw your consent regarding the use of your media, please reach out to the primary contact of this event.
Full 21 Registered (1 Registration, 20 Students) 1 Min; 1 Max
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| | 24780 | CLC e-Mission | 1/9/2026 9:00:00 AM | | ESU#3 Professional Learning | Anderson | System.Collections.Generic.List`1[odie.workshops.Facilitator] | | 0.00 | | odie.workshops.Section |
January 9, 2026
Please contact Adam Larson at alarson@esu3.org for more information.
Disclaimer: By participating in this event organized by ESU #3, you hereby grant permission to ESU #3 to use your image and likeness captured during the event for promotional and media purposes. This includes, but is not limited to, photographs, videos, and audio recordings. If you wish to withdraw your consent regarding the use of your media, please reach out to the primary contact of this event.
Full 1 Registered 1 Min; 1 Max
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| | 24102 | Inclusive Practices Academy | 1/12/2026 8:30:00 AM | | ESU#3 Student Services | Harvey | System.Collections.Generic.List`1[odie.workshops.Facilitator] | | 0.00 | | odie.workshops.Section |
January 12, 2026
Inclusive Practices Academy - YEAR 2 ACADEMY (2025-2026)
Inclusive Practices Academy (IPA) Year 2 is designed to deepen, extend, and sustain the learning from Year 1 by supporting school teams in the implementation of inclusive practices. Building on foundational content from the first year, Year 2 offers opportunities for collaborative planning, targeted content refreshers, and deeper dives into key areas such as inclusive instructional design, co-teaching refinement, and data-informed practices. Throughout the year, participating schools will also have access to in-district consultation to support coaching, problem-solving, and alignment of inclusive efforts within their unique contexts. The goal is to support schools in shifting from learning to action—embedding inclusive practices into daily systems, instruction, and culture.
From Vision to Action: Strengthening Inclusive Implementation
Day 1 will focus on helping teams revisit their inclusive vision and assess the progress and challenges of implementation so far. Teams will engage in reflection, analyze building-level systems, and explore how inclusive practices are (or are not yet) embedded into daily routines.
-Refining instructional practices
-Identifying barriers and planning responsive next steps.
-Dedicating time for actionable planning aligned with current school realities
Mid-Year Momentum: Recalibrating for Sustainable Impact
Day 2 invites teams to pause mid-year, reflect on what’s working, and adjust plans for the second half of the school year. Through data discussion and targeted planning time, teams will revisit their goals, identify implementation wins and barriers, and recalibrate to sustain progress.
-Offering practical tools for collaboration
-Building team capacity through guided reflection
-Providing space for peer sharing and strategic consultation
Closed 40 Registered No Min; 39 Max
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| | 24888 | HAL: Visual Spatial Thinking | 1/12/2026 9:00:00 AM | | ESU#3 Professional Learning | Anderson | System.Collections.Generic.List`1[odie.workshops.Facilitator] | | 0.00 | | odie.workshops.Section |
January 12, 2026
Piet Piet Mondrian will be the inspiration for this project. Students will learn how he tried to distill art down to its basic elements of shape, line, and color, and they will create their own artwork, using his technique. This art project will use rulers & markers.
will be the inspiration for this project. Students will learn how he tried to distill art down to its basic elements of shape, line, and color, and they will create their own artwork, using his technique. This art project will use rulers & markers.
Visual/ Spatial thinking skills are important for many jobs, but they are often left out of school curriculum. This session is based on the work of Piet Mondrian. Students will stretch their minds to solve puzzles, play pattern games, and create art that uses these important visual/ spatial skills. Prepare to be inspired!
Four 30 minute rotation stations to get students thinking about patterns, form, color, and space.
One hour long art project based on Piet Mondrian's work
Disclaimer: By participating in this event organized by ESU #3, you hereby grant permission to ESU #3 to use your image and likeness captured during the event for promotional and media purposes. This includes, but is not limited to, photographs, videos, and audio recordings. If you wish to withdraw your consent regarding the use of your media, please reach out to the primary contact of this event.
Full 36 Registered (1 Registration, 35 Students) 1 Min; 1 Max
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| | 24167 | HAL: Quiz Bowl - High School | 1/14/2026 9:00:00 AM | | ESU#3 Professional Learning | Anderson | System.Collections.Generic.List`1[odie.workshops.Facilitator] | | 0.00 | | odie.workshops.Section |
January 14, 2026
Registration is now CLOSED. If you stil wish to register, please contact Adam Larson at alarson@esu3.org
In order to give ESU3 districts priority for these events, if you are outside of ESU3 and want to talk about registering please contact Adam Larson.
Registration is limited to 2 TEAMS per school.
Disclaimer: By participating in this event organized by ESU #3, you hereby grant permission to ESU #3 to use your image and likeness captured during the event for promotional and media purposes. This includes, but is not limited to, photographs, videos, and audio recordings. If you wish to withdraw your consent regarding the use of your media, please reach out to the primary contact of this event.
Full 18 Registered 1 Min; 18 Max
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