I’ve known Christi Leupold for over a decade through the blogging world. She’s a storyteller, for sure. When I found out that she co-founder of the storytelling nonprofit Agribella Orbis, I knew she’d be the perfect guest on the show. Additionally, Christi is a designer easily found online at Design by Christi L, her Etsy shop, as well as on Instagram at @designedbychristi.
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We talked a lot about the arts scene in Omaha, as well as some of her favorite women-owned businesses in the Omaha Metro. I really think you’ll enjoy the episode!
The episode is also available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify Podcasts. You can also watch the full episode on Youtube.
Helpful links
The inspiration for this episode is to cause you to wander. We talked about a lot of places on the episode, so if you’re curious about them, and want to learn more, click on the links below!
- Agribella Orbis and Stringlight Stories (the next in the Stringlight Stories series is “Sink or Swim: Stories of Resilience” on Sept. 18 and then the next one is in November)
- Omaha Community Theater
- Bellevue Little Theatre
- Nebraska Abortion Resources (NEAR)
- Black and Pink
- Luli Creative House (event space and photography studio that’s woman-owned)
- Ceremony, a shop featuring new and vintage clothing (woman-owned)
- Shop Five Nine (woman-owned stationary shop with a monthly subscription box)
- The Confectionist at The Wahoo Bakery (woman-owned business)
- Hardy Coffee Co. (woman-owned business)
- Countryside Cones (woman-owned business)
- McGuigan Arts Academy
- Satellite Salon (woman-owned business)
- Omaha Massage and Healing Arts
- St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church
- Bel Merch & Design (woman-owned, minority-owned business)
- Child Saving Institute Early Childhood Education (for preschool and daycare)
- The RiverFront, the skate ribbon, and the restaurants near it (Memoir, Capitol District)
- Clio (Christi’s tip: Order all four dips from the appetizer list)
- Coneflower Creamery (they recently announced a third location that will open in West Omaha in Olde Town Elkhorn. Christi recommends the Millwork Commons location for better parking than the Blackstone location.)
- Ted & Wally’s (Kim’s tip: The Benson location has better parking nearby than the Old Market location)
- Fontenelle Forest
- Platte River State Park
- The Rose (Christi’s tip: The 2024-2025 season membership is only $75 this year to celebrate its 75th anniversary)
- Benson Theatre (here’s a link to the Individual Artist Collaborations program Christi was talking about)
- SNAP! Productions at Ghost Light Theatre
- Shelterbelt Theatre
- Lofte Community Theatre in Manley, Neb.
- The Slowdown
- The Waiting Room Lounge
- The Admiral
- La Vista City Centre and The Astro
- Smash Park La Vista
- Alamo Drafthouse La Vista
