Opera Omaha’s annual kick-off to the season, “Opera Outdoors,” returns on Friday, September 5th at 7:00 p.m. Spread your picnic blanket, kick off your shoes and relax as the songs of birds and opera intertwine. This FREE, family-friendly concert, which has become a community favorite, is held at Midtown Crossing’s Turner Park and includes some of opera’s greatest hits.
The Nebraska Arts Council has announced the formation of The Arts Access Collaborative of Nebraska (AACoN), a virtual space where participants can learn what organizations and artists are doing to improve arts access, hear from expert guest speakers in the field of arts access, discover access-supporting grants and funding opportunities, enhance their skills through professional development and peer-to-peer learning, connect, communicate, share ideas or just “be” with like-minded individuals. AACoN’s first meeting will take place on Tuesday, November 4th from 2:00pm to 3:30pm over Zoom.
Register here.
Film Streams invites you to join them for Night School on Monday September 8th at 6:00 p.m. It’s an opportunity to learn more about Film Streams’ growing education program by experiencing a free School to Screen event for yourself. School to Screen is a free program that invites grades 6-12 to integrate film into their curriculum. Educators and their classes visit a Film Streams theater to attend a film screening, enjoy a free lunch and engage in a critical discussion about film as an art form. Complimentary snack will be provided. While this is a free event, you can RSVP here.
The Fred Simon Gallery’s new exhibition, ‘”In the Patterns of Being,” opened last week. Ilaamen Pelshaw and Oria Simonini, the exhibition’s artists, use the work in this exhibition to evaluate what they see in everyday life, their memories into childhood, and their studies into their heritage and background. The exhibition will be featured at the Fred Simon Gallery at 1004 Farnam Street until October 22nd.
Omaha Performing Arts has added two new events to the performance calendar:
Gasolina Reggaeton Party (18+) comes to Steelhouse Omaha on Friday, Oct. 31 at 9 p.m. Tickets start at $24.40 and are on sale through steelhouseomaha.com.
bbno$ brings The Internet Explorer Tour to Steelhouse Omaha on Tuesday, March 31 at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $52.30 and go on sale Tuesday, Sept. 2 at 11 a.m. through steelhouseomaha.com.