Omaha Performing Arts will present Blade Runner LIVE at the Orpheum Theater on February 5 at 7 p.m. Experience the 1982 multi-Academy Award-nominated cult classic by Ridley Scott on a large HD screen while Vangelis’ electronic score is performed by The Avex Ensemble for the first time. The film follows the character Rick Deckard, played by Harrison Ford, as he hunts and exterminates rogue synthetic humanoids, called replicants, in a dystopian future Los Angeles.
Vesper Concerts will be hosting a free concert called “Mozart Masterpieces” on Thursday, February 5 at 7 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church of the Cross on 1517 South 114th St. This event will feature thirty musicians from the Omaha Symphony who will perform Mozart’s pieces, including Heather Baxter, Assistant Principal Oboe of the Omaha Symphony, and Thomas Kluge, Principal Viola of the Omaha Symphony and conductor of the chamber orchestra. Vesper Concerts is in its 37th season of free concerts, where they provide the Omaha community unique and memorable music experiences that engage, educate and inspire through a wide range of musical genres. Visit their website for more information.
North Omaha Music & Arts will host the Omaha Broadway Bar at their venue on Friday February 6th at 2510 North 24th Street. Omaha Broadway Bar is a live, interactive piano bar experience built on showtunes, singalongs, and audience requests, featuring a rotating roster of over 75 local singers and musicians. It was founded by Curtis Reynolds in 2024, bringing high-energy Broadway favorites, pop standards and anthems into several bars and events across the Omaha metro. For more information, visit here.
Heartwood Preserve and Nebraska Snow Sculpting will host the 2026 Nebraska Snow Sculpting Championship at Heartwood Park at 301 South 145th Street February 13 – 15. The event is free to compete and attend. Spectator and competition hours will be 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on February 13 and 14. Judging will begin at 10 a.m. on February 15 with a public awards ceremony and public viewing of the finished sculptures. Teams up to three will compete using only hand tools to create family-friendly sculptures out of blocks of snow. This sanctioned qualifying event will determine which team represents Nebraska at the 2027 U.S. National Snow Sculpting Competition in Lake Geneva, Wis.
Omaha Community Playhouse has announced auditions for the upcoming play “Mary Poppins” will be held from February 21 – 23, seeking performers of all ages. The classic musical based on the 1964 Disney film is about a magical, no-nonsense nanny as she stays with the Banks to fix their fractured family using wit, charm and wonder. Auditions for adults are from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Sunday and Monday. Auditions for children are from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, and 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday and Monday. For more information, visit here.
