Partners for Livable Omaha, the nonprofit organization which manages the Omaha Mobile Stage, issued a Request for Proposals from qualified parties interested in acquiring the stage and continuing the program. The stage, which unfolds from the back of a truck, currently operates as a mobile, community venue to increase access to the performing arts throughout the Omaha metro.
The Visiting Nurse Association will host its 29th annual Art & Soup fundraiser Sunday, March 8, at the Omaha Design Center. Event attendees are encouraged to purchase art from local artists and bid on auction items while enjoying delicious soups prepared by some of the best chefs in the metro area. All proceeds ensure that VNA nurses continue to provide public health nursing services to more than 1,600 youth and adults in local homeless shelters, group maternity homes and domestic violence shelters.
The vinNEBRASKA Foundation announced that individual tickets are now on sale for the Saturday Night Grand Wine Tasting, Dinner and Auction Saturday, April 11. The evening begins at 5 p.m. with a two-hour Grand Wine Tasting, where attendees can sample an impressive selection of wines poured by generous and highly regarded vintners—many of whom return year after year to support this mission.
Following the tasting, guests will enjoy a 3-course dinner. Proceeds from the weekend benefit Completely KIDS, an Omaha-based nonprofit that educates and empowers children, teens and families through after-school and summer programs, food access and family support services. Funds also support the vinNEBRASKA Foundation’s culinary and wine scholarships.
More than 1,100 participants took an icy dip in Lake Zorinsky Saturday for the 21st annual polar plunge event. The fundraiser raised more than $350,000 for Special Olympics Nebraska.