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VOOM Portraits: Robert Wilson
April 5, 2008 - July 6, 2008 Add to Itinerary
Times: Tues-Sat/10am-4pm; Sun/noon-4pm (Free Sat 10am-noon)
Venue:  Joslyn Art Museum  
Location:  2200 Dodge St
Phone:  402-342-3300
Admission:  $7 Adults; $5 Seniors&Students; $4 ages 5-17; free 4 & under
Video portrait of Snow Owls with sounds of the owls screeching.

Therman Statom: Nascita
April 11, 2008 - August 16, 2008 Add to Itinerary
http://www.bemiscenter.org
Venue:  Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts  
Location:  724 South 12th Street
Phone:  402-341-7130
Admission:  Free/donation
Renowned glass artist pushes the boundaries between gallery, studio and laboratory.

Karl Bodmer's Eastern Views
April 26, 2008 - August 31, 2008 Add to Itinerary
Times: Tues-Sat/10am-4pm; Sun/noon-4pm
http://www.joslyn.org
Venue:  Joslyn Art Museum  
Location:  2200 Dodge St
Phone:  402-342-3300
Admission:  $7 Adults; $5 Seniors & Students; $4 ages 5-17; free age 4 and younger; free Saturdays, 10am-noon

Watercolors of the eastern US painted by Bodmer during his & Maximilian’s expedition to the Missouri frontier in the 1830s.


Grimm Again
May 3, 2008 - July 5, 2008 Add to Itinerary
Times: Sat/Noon-8pm; Sun/Noon-5pm
http://www.hotshopsartcenter.com
Venue:  Hot Shops Art Center  
Location:  1301 Nicholas St
Phone:  402-342-6452

Based on dark tales we knew as a child. Features Paula Wallace, Victoria Hoyt and John Dennison.


Omaha Farmers Market
May 3, 2008 - October 11, 2008 Add to Itinerary
Times: Sat/8am-12:30pm
http://www.omahafarmersmarket.org
Venue:  Old Market  
Location:  11th & Jackson Sts
Phone:  402-345-5401
Farm-fresh fruits & vegetables, plants, flowers, meats & crafts, and specialty items like honey, baked goods & herbs.

Village Pointe Farmers Market
May 3, 2008 - October 4, 2008 Add to Itinerary
Times: Sat/8am-1pm
http://www.villagepointeshopping.com
Venue:  Village Pointe  
Location:  168th & W Dodge Road
Phone:  402-505-9773
Enjoy farm fresh, locally-grown produce and meats at our Farmers Market every Saturday, May-October.

The Sea Beneath Our Feet
May 8, 2008 - September 15, 2008 Add to Itinerary
Times: Tues/10am-8pm; Wed-Sat/10am-5pm; Sun/1-5pm
http://www.durhammuseum.org
Venue:  The Durham Museum  
Location:  801 S 10th St
Phone:  402-444-5071
Admission:  $7 Adults; $6 age 62+; $5 ages 3-12; free 2 & under

Learn about the Ogallala Aquifer, formed millions of years ago beneath the Midwest. How it was formed, discovered & more.


Baseball in Omaha
May 17, 2008 - August 10, 2008 Add to Itinerary
Times: Tues/10am-8pm; Wed-Sat/10am-5pm; Sun/1-5pm
http://www.durhammuseum.org
Venue:  The Durham Museum  
Location:  801 S 10th St
Phone:  402-444-5071
Admission:  $7 Adults; $6 age 62+; $5 ages 3-12; free 2 & under

Learn about the first professional game played in Omaha (it wasn't pretty). See how small regional leagues helped make baseball a national pastime enjoyed by millions today.


Denise Fleming: Painting with Paper
May 17, 2008 - August 31, 2008 Add to Itinerary
Times: Tues-Sat/10am-4pm; Sun/noon-4pm
http://www.joslyn.org
Venue:  Joslyn Art Museum  
Location:  2200 Dodge St
Phone:  402-342-3300
Admission:  $7 Adults; $5 Seniors & Students; $4 ages 5-17; free age 4 and younger and Joslyn members; free Saturdays 10am-noon

64 original artworks from 13 books by the author / illustrator, including In the Tall, Tall Grass and In the Small, Small Pond.


KidStructure
May 17, 2008 - October 5, 2008 Add to Itinerary
Times: 9am-5pm
http://www.lauritzengardens.org
Venue:  Lauritzen Gardens - Omaha's Botanical Center  
Location:  100 Bancroft Street
Phone:  402-346-4002
Admission:  $7 adults; $3 childrens ages 6-12

Magical structure exhibit that stretches the definition of traditional "playhouse" design. Hands-on learning and a journey through art, architecture and the environment.


Amazon Voyage: Vicious Fishes and Other Riches
May 31, 2008 - August 31, 2008 Add to Itinerary
Times: Tues/10am-8pm; Wed-Sat/10am-5pm; Sun/1-5pm
http://www.durhammuseum.org
Venue:  The Durham Museum  
Location:  801 S 10th St
Phone:  402-444-5071
Admission:  $7 Adults; $6 age 62+; $5 ages 3-12; free 2 & under

This exhibit takes you on a boat journey to seven ports of call along the most biologically diverse river system in the world, the Amazon. Hands-on activities, multimedia presentations, story telling, live fish, artifacts, dance, music and demonstrations.


Exhibit -
May 31, 2008 - August 23, 2008 Add to Itinerary
Times: Mon,Wed&Fri/10am-5 pm; Tues&Thurs/1-5 pm; Sat/10am-2pm
http://www.elmuseolatino.org
Venue:  El Museo Latino  
Location:  4701 South 25 Street
Phone:  402-731-1137
Admission:  Varies; Members Free

The exhibition "OTRAS BITACORAS" features contemporary photography bringing together the works of ten photographers from Mérida, Yucatan.


Rockbrook Village Friday Night Concerts
June 6, 2008 - August 29, 2008 Add to Itinerary
Times: Fri/7-8pm
http://www.rockbrookvillage.com
Venue:  Rockbrook Village Shopping Center  
Location:  108th & W Center Rd
Phone:  402-390-0890
Admission:  Free
Venue for the talent of local musicians co-sponsored by Rockbrook Village Merchants' Assn, Music Performance Trust Fund and US Recording Companies.

DinO!saurs: A Prehistoric Expedition
June 7, 2008 - January 4, 2009 Add to Itinerary
Times: Tues-Sat/10am-5pm; Thurs/10am-8pm;Sun/1-5pm; Closed Mondays
http://www.ocm.org
Venue:  Omaha Children’s Museum  
Location:  500 S 20th St
Phone:  402-342-6164
Admission:  Non-members $2, Members Free. Regular Museum Admission Applies.
Learning comes alive with a whole new herd of 13 Robotic Dinosaurs, Daily Dino Activities, Dino Digs and a Jurassic Playground.

Linda Meigs: "Many Waters"
June 8, 2008 - July 31, 2008 Add to Itinerary
Times: Open May 1-Sep 30; 1-5pm daily except Monday & Holidays
Venue:  Florence Mill  
Location:  9102 North 30th St
Phone:  402-451-0304
Admission:  Free/donation

The public is invited to the opening reception on Sunday, 6/8 for the solo exhibition, "Many Waters."  This is the first exhibit of new works by Linda Meigs in ten years.


Tempo of Twilight Concert Series
June 10, 2008 - August 19, 2008 Add to Itinerary
Times: 6:30pm
http://www.lauritzengardens.org
Venue:  Lauritzen Gardens - Omaha's Botanical Center  
Location:  100 Bancroft Street
Phone:  402-346-4002
Admission:  $7 adults; $3 children ages 6-12
Enjoy outdoor concerts at the garden! Bring chairs or blankets, food and beverages. Food available for purchase in the cafe. The theme is "Through the Decades."

"Art from the Streets"
June 13, 2008 - August 24, 2008 Add to Itinerary
http://www.lovesjazzartcenter.org
Venue:  Loves Jazz & Arts Center  
Location:  2510 N 24th St
Phone:  402-502-5291


Bemis Underground: The Nest Egg
June 26, 2008 - July 25, 2008 Add to Itinerary
Times: Fri/6-9pm; Sat/12-2pm; Sun/2-4pm
http://www.bemisunderground.org
Venue:  Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts  
Location:  724 South 12th Street
Phone:  402-341-7130
Admission:  Free
A chain link fence separates the viewer from the view as the eminently habitable becomes ultimately uninhabitable in The Nest Egg, a video / sound / painting / performance experience brought to the Bemis Underground by curators Bryce Speed and Eric Lopez-Wilson.

Dressing Matilda, Just Desserts and Anybody for Tea?
June 26, 2008 - July 13, 2008 Add to Itinerary
Venue:  Grande Olde Players Company  
Location:  2339 N 90 St
Phone:  402-397-5262
Admission:  $15-$5
The Grande Olde Players' last production of the season at the Omaha on Stage location.  Three one-act comedies.

Midwestern Voices & Visions at the Bemis Center for Contempory Arts
June 26, 2008 - August 16, 2008 Add to Itinerary
Venue:  Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts  
Location:  12th & Leavenworth Sts
Phone:  402-341-7130
Group exhibition of six artists from Midwestern artist-in-residence programs. 

Uncreated Light: Steve Joy Paintings
June 28, 2008 - October 5, 2008 Add to Itinerary
Times: Tues-Sat/10am-4pm; Sun/noon-4pm
http://www.joslyn.org
Venue:  Joslyn Art Museum  
Location:  2200 Dodge St
Phone:  402-342-3300
Admission:  $7 Adults; $5 Seniors & Students; $4 ages 5-17; free age 4 and younger and Joslyn members; free Saturdays 10am-noon

Paintings of Omaha-based British artist Steve Joy in his first full-career exhibition. Joy has worked and taught on three continents and his abstract art reflects universal concerns of spirituality and the existential.


2008 US Olympic Swim Trials
June 29, 2008 - July 6, 2008 Add to Itinerary
http://www.ticketmaster.com
Venue:  Qwest Center Omaha  
Location:  455 N 10th St
Phone:  402-422-1212

Omaha is home to the US Olympic Swim Team Trials in 2008! Season passes are available now by contacting ticketmaster. Group tickets are available through the Omaha Sports Commission, www.omahasports.org. General information is available on www.h2omaha.com.


Sputnik Mania
July 4, 2008 - July 10, 2009 Add to Itinerary
http://www.filmstreams.org
Venue:  Film Streams at the Ruth Sokolof Theater  
Location:  14th & Webster Sts
Phone:  402-933-0259
Admission:  $8 general; $6 students & seniors; $4 members

A rivetting documentary about the Soviet Union's Sputnik satellite and its terrifying impact on 1950s America.

4th Nebraska Invitational Dance Festival
July 5, 2008 Add to Itinerary
Times: Sat/9am-5pm; Sun/10am-4pm
http://www.nebraskainvitational.com
Venue:  Holiday Inn Omaha Convention Center  
Location:  72nd & Grover
Phone:  402-960-4657
Admission:  $25
The Best Ballroom in Nebraska! Pro-Am and Professional competitions, Exhibitions and Showcases by Nationally known Smooth and Latin Rhythm Champions! Call or visit site for tickets.

Absinthium Art Crime: The Art of Matt MacNabb
July 5, 2008 Add to Itinerary
Times: 7-11pm
http://www.myspace.com/macnabbart
Location:  The Benson Grind
Address:  6107 Maple St
Phone:  402-932-4040
Admission:  Free

A regular exhibitor around Omaha, MacNabb is also involved in multiple group shows around the metro this summer. His work has been described as both "dynamic" and "edgy", and this show will be no exception.


Gallery Show
July 5, 2008 - July 27, 2008 Add to Itinerary
Times: Wed & Thu/11am-5pm; Fri & Sat/11am-10pm; Sun/Noon-5pm
Venue:  Artists’ Cooperative Gallery Ltd  
Location:  405 S 11th St
Phone:  402-342-9617
Blown glass by Jeanine Pesek,  Acrylic Painting by Jeffrey Charles Smith, Ceramic Sculpture by Nancy Smith and Acrylic Painting by Richard Markoff.  Reception 7/5 7-10pm.

Liquid Arts
July 5, 2008 Add to Itinerary
Times: Sat/Noon-8pm; Sun/Noon-5pm
http://www.hotshopsartcenter.com
Venue:  Hot Shops Art Center  
Location:  1301 Nicholas St
Phone:  402-342-6452

Home brew competition - judging begins at 5pm.


Public Lunch Cruise
July 5, 2008 Add to Itinerary
Times: 11:30am-1pm
http://www.rivercitystar.com
Venue:  River City Star  
Location:  151 Freedom Park Dr (just north of Gallup University along the north-downtown riverfront)
Phone:  402-342-7827
Admission:  $25 adults; $23 seniors; $15 ages 12 & under
Spend an afternoon on the river, enjoying the sites and sounds of our historic riverfront. Deli sandwich lunch buffet. Cash bar available.

Shakespeare on the Green: Much Ado About Nothing
July 5, 2008 Add to Itinerary
Times: Greenshow 7pm/Performance 8pm
http://www.nebraskashakespeare.com
Venue:  Nebraska Shakespeare Festival  
Location:  Elmwood Park
Address:  60th & Dodge Sts
Phone:  402-280-2391
Admission:  Free
Free world-class productions of Shakespeare plays are performed in a tree-embraced, family-picnic environment.  Invite your family, a date or friends, bring blankets and lawn chairs.

 
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