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If you or your organization would like to post your event here, please e-mail Mark with the Name, Location, Times, and Dates of the event and he will post it as soon as possible.
March 4
2010 Greater Omaha Young Professionals Summit
Hosted by the Greater Omaha Young Professionals
Qwest Center - Omaha - 8:00 A.M.
This annual Summit provides an opportunity for young professionals, community and business leaders to come together in an open learning environment to discuss how to bridge generational and community issues affecting Greater Omaha’s young professionals. Keynote luncheon features Blake Mycoskie, founder and chief shoe giver at TOMS Shoes.
For more information visit www.omahayoungprofessionals.org
March 8
Conversations with Scientists - March 2010
Hosted by KANEKO
KANEKO-UNO Library - 12th & Jones Sts. - 5:30 P.M.
Conversations with Scientists is an opportunity for you to meet and speak with leading scientists about their research and ideas. The first of three such events in March, Solar Energy: Electrifying Haiti and Other Developing Countries features Dr. Richard J. Komp, who founded cottage photovoltaic industries in Haiti, India, Mali, and Nicaragua, and through his workshops on constructing PV panels, has helped hundreds of communities throughout the developing world.
For more information visit www.thekaneko.org.
March 12
Wine Tasting
A benefit for Angels Among Us, Inc.
Champions Run - Omaha - 5:30 P.M.
Please invite your friends and join Angels Among Us for Cheers to the Angels, wine tasting and appetizers. Angels Among Us assists families with a child battling cancer living in or being treated in Nebraska.
For more information visit www.myangelsamongus.org.
March 13
Irish Fest
A benefit for Catholic Charities
Qwest Center - Omaha - 5:30 P.M.
The theme of Irish Fest 2010 is Wearin’ of the Green, and includes silent and oral auctions, cocktails and gourmet dinner, with music by The Finest Hour featuring the BroadBand Horns. Seeing your friends and having fun is the best part of the event!
For more information call 829-9261 or visit www.ccomaha.org.
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Blue Jean Ball Benefit
"Blue Jeans and Pearls"
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Nebraska
Georgetowne Club - Omaha - 6:30 P.M.
Please join the Friends Council of the Make-A-Wish Foundation at this elegant, yet casual evening that includes cocktails and silent auction, dinner and program, oral auction and dancing to Pam and the Pearls. Wear your blue jeans for this elegant evening!
For tickets and corporate tables contact Angela Kros akros@nebraska.wish.org or call 402-333-8999.
March 12-14
Cherish the Ladies
Presented by the Omaha Symphony
Holland Center - 1200 Douglas Street
This Celtic music sensation, a feisty all-female Irish band, offers audiences the whole package: virtuosic instrumentals, lush vocals, and exciting step dancing. Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, this concert brings the best of Ireland to Omaha!
For more information visit www.omahasymphony.org or call 345-0606.
March 18-19
Table Art
A benefit for the Omaha Symphony
Borsheims / Omaha Regency Marriott - Omaha
The Omaha Symphony Guild is holding their annual Table Art event, this year featuring Annie Morhauser of Annieglass. Guests at the Patron Party on the 18th will have the opportunity to meet Ms. Morhauser as well as to view and purchase a wide selection of Annieglass. A day-long event on the 19th will feature viewing of exquisite table art displays by area designers, as well as historical china displays and a unique shopping boutique. The noon luncheon and presentation by Ms. Morhauser will highlight the event.
For more information visit www.omahasymphony.org.
March 20
Spotlight Gala
A benefit for Voices for Children in Nebraska
Embassy Suites - La Vista - 6:00 P.M.
This annual fundraising event has a new title, Spotlight Gala, representing Voices for Children's efforts to illuminate the needs of children throughout the state. The evening will include cocktails and silent auction, dinner, live auction and awards ceremony.
For more information call 597-3100.
March 20-21
Orchid Show
Hosted by the Greater Omaha Orchid Society
Lauritzen Gardens - First and Bancroft Streets - 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
This 23rd Annual Orchid Show will feature displays from local to international vendors and growers. Visitors will be able to see prime specimens up close, and gain beneficial knowledge from experts about these beautiful and exotic plants. Prize-winning orchids are juried by experienced orchid judges sanctioned by the American Orchid Society.
For more information visit www.lauritzengardens.org or call 346-4002.
April 6
metroMAGAZINE welcomes Disney Institute to Omaha
Hosted by Creighton University College of Business and Creighton University Health Sciences
Mike & Josie Harper Center For Student Life & Learning - 602 N. 20th Street
Every hospital, clinic, group medical practice, dental practice, or freestanding medical care provider has the opportunity to distinguish themselves through the delivery of quality services. A one-day local workshop, Disney's Approach to Quality Service for Healthcare Professionals program will show you the importance of attention to detail in everything Disney does -- from training its Cast Members (employees) to treating every Guest (patient) as a VIP. You will hear the stories and see how Disney best practices can be easily adapted to your healthcare delivery organization. IMPORTANT: Please use promotional code OMMPNE to receive $50 OFF PER GUEST when registering. Additional group discounts are available. No prerequisite training required.
TO LEARN MORE AND REGISTER GO TO: www.KeysOmaha.com
April 6
An Evening with Deepak Chopra
Presented by ICAN & Methodist Health System
Qwest Center - Omaha - 7:30 P.M.
Deepak Chopra is a physician, best-selling author, and renowned authority in physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social wellness. Chopra’s presentation of his latest work will be followed by a book signing.
For more information visit www.icanomaha.org.
April 6
metroMAGAZINE welcomes Disney Institute to Omaha
Hosted by Creighton University College of Business and Creighton University Health Sciences
Mike & Josie Harper Center For Student Life & Learning - 602 N. 20th Street
Every hospital, clinic, group medical practice, dental practice, or freestanding medical care provider has the opportunity to distinguish themselves through the delivery of quality services. A one-day local workshop, Disney's Approach to Quality Service for Healthcare Professionals program will show you the importance of attention to detail in everything Disney does -- from training its Cast Members (employees) to treating every Guest (patient) as a VIP. You will hear the stories and see how Disney best practices can be easily adapted to your healthcare delivery organization. IMPORTANT: Please use promotional code OMMPNE to receive $50 OFF PER GUEST when registering. Additional group discounts are available. No prerequisite training required.
TO LEARN MORE AND REGISTER GO TO: www.KeysOmaha.com
April 16
artVenture
A benefit for Girl Scouts Spirit of Nebraska
The Scoular Ballroom - Omaha - 7:00 P.M.
artVenture is a silent auction event that features an impressive display of art from regional artists as well as budding Girl Scout artists who work in collaboration with professionals to create stunning works of art. Hors d’oeuvres, pastries and beverages are served.
For more information call 558-8189 x218.
April 17
Black Tie & Tails 2010
A benefit for Nebraska Humane Society
Holiday Inn Omaha Convention Center - Omaha - 6:00 P.M.
This heartwarming event promises to be an evening to remember, as the Friends Forever support guild presents Black Tie & Tails 2010 - Waiting for Someone Like You. The evening includes an amazing silent auction, dinner, entertainment, live auction, and a runway show featuring NHS alumni and special members of the community.
For more information visit www.nehumanesociety.org or call 444-7800 x273.
April 17
Kaleidoscope 2010
A benefit for the University Hospital Auxiliary
Embassy Suites La Vista Conference Center - La Vista - 6:00 P.M.
Nebraska native and star of the hit television series "CSI", Marg Helgenberger returns to Omaha as a special guest for Kaleidoscope 2010. The evening includes a dinner and silent auction, and this year is themed, RE: MISSION POSSIBLE. Proceeds from the event will help to fund the new Life Renewal Center.
For more information call 559-5390. |
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Ak-Sar-Ben Village
It's a college town in the city.
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Missouri River Pedestrian Bridge
A new "landmark" pedestrian bridge will begin construction shortly. The design will be a signature landmark for Omaha.
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Mutual of Omaha plans condos, shops around larger Turner Park
Mutual of Omaha's midtown campus draws nearly 4500 Omaha workers. A $250 Million development could bring even more people to midtown seeking a place to live, shop and dine.
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Omaha Community Photos, Culture, & Recreation
You won't believe your eyes that this is Omaha.
Recently, a newspaper columnist in Kansas City wrote an open letter to the Kansas City Mayor urging him to visit Omaha and see what a vibrant city on the grow looks like. Omaha is "Happening!"
As reported by Mike Kelly in the Omaha World Herald, "An article in the Chicago Tribune took note of 'Omaha's resurgence.' The sheer scale of Omaha's $2 billion redevelopment, the newspaper said, has drawn admiration and envy from other Midwestern cities.
In embracing the riverfront, the Chicago paper reported, Omaha is not only partaking in the most ambitious redevelopment in its history, it is also seeking to achieve the goal of many midsize cities - to be exciting, a place where young people want to live.
And let's be honest. We've invested a lot in hope of keeping and luring more young people.
Omaha has long been known as a good place to raise a family or run a corporation. On the hipness scale, we may have ranked a bit lower. But we're starting to get it.
A thriving town attracts more than good families and good businesses. It also welcomes ethnic and cultural diversity, promotes variety in music and the arts and offers plenty to do in the way of parks, bike trails, entertainment and night life.
We may have walked behind the curve nationally in building a convention center and arena, but its opening last month (9/03) has made an impact. That the $291 million structure is visually striking adds spice. (We have had concerts by Fleetwood Mac and Cher in the space of two weeks.)
Those of us in the 78 million population baby boom generation, now 39 to 57, have been catered to all our lives. But many cities see that luring the younger generation of highly mobile young professionals is key.
In the Omaha area, there are things we can't control and things we can. We don't live next to an ocean, and you have to wear a coat in the winter. But in the things we can control, we are doing much better.
Our suburbs are lively and ever-broadening, but more and more people are living downtown, too. The Old Market attracts many with its restaurants, boutiques, theatrical performances, carriage rides and brick streets.
A $90 million performing arts center is under construction downtown, plus a Union Pacific headquarters to complement the new 40 story First National Tower. There's more, including the new riverfront Gallup University campus and plans for a pedestrian bridge across the Missouri River and 14 miles of riverfront hiking and biking trails.
Besides all that, we got rid of the rail yard and scrap-metal eyesores on the riverfront. Things just look a lot nicer in the present, and that makes folks feel a lot better about the future.
The city's new logo is reduced to a single letter and exclamation point, "O!" Let's not be too quick to ridicule it. With $2 billion being invested in redevelopment, the creative folks now have something to sell.
The Chicago Tribune, in its article touting Omaha, said midsize cities can have a good future "as Americans leave older urban centers for smaller, more manageable, less expensive areas with a high quality of life."
Omaha, whether you like the "O!" or not, sits poised to punctuate those points."
10/30/03 It was just reported that a recent national survey and article had determined that Omaha was the 30th ranked city to have fun in. This was ahead of New York and Orlando. Go figure!
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