A long-running holiday tradition in Omaha is “The Physicians Mutual Omaha Symphony Christmas Spectacular.” I saw the “Christmas Spectacular” years ago with friends – it’s a large-scale production that goes beyond what you’d expect from an orchestra. Think Santa, elves and reindeer. Think Broadway stars singing and dancing. Think crowd singalongs. And of course, think …
This summer, I was at The Amazing Pizza Machine being all Cool Aunt with my nieces and their friends. We had so much fun, they begged me to stay an hour later than I told their moms we’d be. I was fine staying longer because I was having a blast. Kids AND adults have that much …
Sesame Street. Who doesn’t get all warm and fuzzy when they hear Sesame Street? And whose kids don’t get super excited every time they see Elmo and Abby? Here’s your chance to score major cool parent points: Sesame Street Live “Let’s Dance!” is coming to Omaha. Cue young kids doing a happy dance. Sesame Street …
This season, it’s like The Rose is staging a theatrical versions of many books of my childhood: The recent “Cat in the Hat”; this spring’s “Charlotte’s Web”; and starting Saturday, “A Wrinkle in Time.” Anyone else remember that Madeline L’Engle book? If your kids thought the first productions of The Rose season were more for …
I don’t write about “me time” much. Or at all. So, a chance to write about something called a BodySculpt treatment likened to a “hot stone massage” with physical results intrigued me. What the what? BodyBrite in West Omaha started using Venus Swan and they invited a few bloggers to try a treatment. What’s Venus …
Being Omaha Family Dining Week, it’s timely to tell you all about the special exhibit that just opened at Omaha Children’s Museum: “Once Upon a Farm.” Guess who grows all that good food? This interactive exhibit tells kids how the food on the table got there, and the important role agriculture plays in their everyday …