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Event Series Power Up

Power Up

Omaha Children's Museum 500 S. 20th St., Omaha

Omaha Children's Museum will open the temporary exhibit "Power Up" from May 25 through April 20, 2025 (extended run). In the exhibit, families can explore five practices that can supercharge your well-being: Physical activity, emotional health, nutrition, relationships, and creative expression. Power Up teaches kids that they have the power to create a happy and …

Event Series Missions: Astronaut

Mission: Astronaut

Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum 28210 W. Park Highway, Ashland

"Mission: Astronaut" is a traveling exhibition that runs Jan. 19 through May 18, 2025. The hands-on experience covers space exploration, the technology that makes it possible, how it benefits life on Earth, and more through astronaut training challenges. The exhibition is included with museum admission. Each section presents interactive tasks that require an astronaut’s mindset to …

Event Series Forever Forest!

Forever Forest!

Omaha Children's Museum 500 S. 20th St., Omaha

Omaha Children's Museum will have the temporary exhibit "Forever Forest!" opening on Jan. 18. Explore the realities of forests through play, learn about sustainability, selective harvesting, transportation needs, and the everyday products we use that are made from trees. Traverse the tree top climber, conduct a realistic replica of a Union Pacific engine, learn about construction …

Nature Connects: Made with LEGO Bricks

Lauritzen Gardens 100 Bancroft St., Omaha

Sean Kenney’s "Nature Connects®: Made with LEGO® Bricks" is at Lauritzen Gardens from Feb. 1 through May 18. This exhibit celebrates the beauty of nature but also emphasizes the delicate connections that exist between all living things. Marvel at 18 larger-than-life sculptures built from more than 275,000 LEGO® bricks, including a majestic monarch butterfly, a …

Event Series Black History Month Storywalk

Black History Month Storywalk

Gene Leahy Mall 1302 Farnam St., Omaha

Commemorate Black History Month with an educational story walk during the month of February at The RiverFront. Situated around the Arches Playground in Gene Leahy Mall, informational signage will celebrate several important figures throughout our history. Visitors will have the opportunity to learn more more about some of the great leaders and innovators in African American …

Free
Event Series Book Sales

Book Sales

Omaha Public Library Swanson Branch 9101 West Dodge Road, Omaha

Friends of Omaha Public Library Book Sales are held every Thursday and the first Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the lower level of the Swanson Library. There are thousands of books, covering every genre, with the lowest prices in town, including mysteries, thrillers, romance, westerns, non-fiction, children’s, young adult, cooking, …

Event Series Ed Ruscha: Paper

Ed Ruscha: Paper

Joslyn Art Museum 2200 Dodge St., Omaha

The temporary exhibition "Ed Ruscha: Paper" is at The Joslyn from Sept. 10 through Feb. 23, 2025. Showcasing Ruscha’s wry use of text and image and his inventive approach to media and technique, this inaugural exhibition in the museum’s first dedicated gallery for works on paper features drawings, prints, and photographs from the artist’s recent gift …

Free
Event Series Les Indes Galantes

Les Indes Galantes

Joslyn Art Museum 2200 Dodge St., Omaha

The exhibition "Clément Cogitore: Les Indes Galantes" is on display at The Joslyn from Sept. 10 through Feb. 23, 2025. Working at the intersection of cinema, photography, and installation, Clément Cogitore examines ritual, collective memory, and notions of the sacred. "Les Indes Galantes: takes its title and music from a 1735 opera-ballet by French composer Jean-Philippe …

Free
Event Series Appliqué Sur Le Terrain

Appliqué Sur Le Terrain

Joslyn Art Museum 2200 Dodge St., Omaha

In the installation "Appliqué sur le terrain," Henry Payer views the cultural landscape of present-day Nebraska through the vibrant lens of Indigenous ribbonwork appliqué. The installation is on view through Sept. 4, 2025.   "Appliqué sur le terrain" involves sewing layers of silk ribbons, cotton, wool, and glass beads to make regalia for special occasions. The distinctive …

Free

Abraham Lincoln: President, Emancipator, Corporate Pitchman

The Durham Museum 801 S. 10th St., Omaha

"Abraham Lincoln: President, Emancipator, Corporate Pitchman" is on display at The Durham Museum Jan. 20 through April 27.  The exhibit offers an innovative and immersive multi-sensory exploration of one of America’s most iconic figures. Through tactile displays and detailed imagery, the exhibition sheds light on Lincoln’s multifaceted roles – as a president who led the United …

Event Series Love

Love

Kiewit Luminarium 345 Riverfront Drive, Omaha

The Kiewit Luminarium presents "Love" Feb. 5-23, engaging all five senses and exploring the many facets of love. From biology to culture and even culinary arts, the understanding and appreciation of love is informed by many disciplines. What is love, exactly? Are our definitions of it shaped by our unique cultures and backgrounds? How do words of care and …

Event Series The Reading Room

The Reading Room

Generator Space by Amplify Arts 1804 Vinton St., Omaha

Amplify Arts presents "The Reading Room" from Jan. 10 through Feb. 21. "The Reading Room" collects printed material Alternate Currents cohort members discussed, considered, and shared with one another over the past year. Hung throughout the gallery-turned-commons, visitors are invited to read, rest, reflect, and borrow printed materials. Themes around embracing uncertainty and playing in …

Free
Event Series Big Clay

Big Clay

KANEKO 1111 Jones St., Omaha

The temporary exhibit, "Big Clay," is at KANEKO from Jan. 31 to April 7, 2025. It features impressive works drawn from Ree and Jun Kaneko's distinguished private art collection. Showcasing groundbreaking large-scale ceramic works, "Big Clay" challenges the perception of what's possible through the medium of ceramic art. Included are works by artists who dared to push creative …

Katharina Arndt Opening Reception

Garden of the Zodiac Gallery 1042 Howard St.

Opening Reception for the exhibit by Berlin-based artist Katharina Arndt is Feb. 6. Garden of the Zodiac Gallery is located inside the Old Market Passageway.

Event Series UNO Men’s Basketball

UNO Men’s Basketball

Baxter Arena 2425 S. 67th St., Omaha

The University of Nebraska at Omaha Men's Basketball team plays home games at Baxter Arena.  2024-2025 schedule:  Oct. 29 at 7:05 p.m. (Ticketmaster) Nov. 4 at 7:05 p.m. (Ticketmaster) Nov. 30 at 7:05 p.m. (Ticketmaster) Dec. 4 at 7:05 p.m. (Ticketmaster) Dec. 21 at 7:05 p.m. (Ticketmaster) Jan. 8 at 7:05 p.m. (Ticketmaster) Jan. 11 at 1:05 p.m. …

Battle of the Improv Stars

Florence City Hall 8415 N. 29th St., Omaha

“The 10th Annual Battle of the Improv Stars” is at Florence Community Theater on Feb. 6.

Featured Featured Event Series Waitress

Waitress

Omaha Community Playhouse 6915 Cass St., Omaha

Omaha Community Playhouse presents "Waitress" on the Hawks Mainstage Jan. 24 - Feb. 16, 2025 (no performance on Feb. 1). Performances are Wednesdays - Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Synopsis: Tony Award®-nominated musical "Waitress: offers a unique recipe for finding happiness in unexpected places. Jenna, an adept pie maker and waitress at the local …

Wallows

The Astro 8302 City Centre Drive, La Vista

Wallows: Model & More Tour is Feb. 6 at The Astro Theater. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; show starts at 7:30 p.m. General admission and reserved balcony seating tickets are available through Ticketmaster. 

Event Series Low End Concert Series

Low End Concert Series

Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts 724 S. 12th St., Omaha

The LOW END performance season showcases a mix of established international artists and emerging experimental voices, spanning genres from jazz, folk, techno, hip-hop, and beyond. Admission to all LOW END programs is free. The 2025 Winter/Spring Season includes: Jan. 23 - mattie barbier Feb. 6 - Mark Guiliana Feb. 20 - Setting March 20 - …

Free

Andrea Bocelli

CHI Health Center Omaha 455 N. 10th St., Omaha

Andrea Bocelli in Concert with The Omaha Symphony is Feb. 6 at CHI Health Center Omaha. Tickets start at $81 and are sold through Ticketmaster.