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sunday november 13
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November 4-6, 2022
tbd dance collective Making Space Dance Festival The Event: “Making”
Now in its fifth year, Making Space is a biennial performance festival, produced by tbd. dance collective, featuring a curation of choreographic works created by local, regional, and national movement artists. Often changing venues, choreographic guidelines, and structure, the purpose of this festival is to provide a platform for movement artists to present new work, explore the process of developing choreography, create connections among artists locally and cross-regionally, and offer educational workshops to foster a collective celebration of dance within our community. |
Saturday october 29 7:00pm
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Saturday, October 22, 2022 at 3:00pm and 7:00pm
Sunday, October 23, 2022 at 3:00pm FALL DANCE 2022 “It Happened in New York” The Creighton University Department of Fine & Performing Arts and Creighton Dance Company present: Creighton Dance Company’s FALL DANCE 2022 will be a lively mix of Ballet, Modern, Jazz and Theatre Dance Pieces featuring choreography by Creighton Dance Department’s faculty and students. The concert will pay homage to New York City and two of its pieces will feature live accompaniment by Omaha musicians Derek Dreier (Percussion) and Katie Wychulis (Harp). Parking will be available at Creighton Lot #99. Questions: Patrick Roddy (Dance Program Director) 402-280-3047 |
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omaha alternatives to violence
mini workshops
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2:30pm - 4:30pm
at Holy Family Community Center 1715 Izard St. Saturday September 17th Saturday October 8th Sunday October 16th Email Omaha AVP with any questions
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cHURCHYARD HARVEST FESTIVAL
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Featuring on the Omaha Mobile Stage:
Free food and alcohol-free drinks for all! |
Sunday Soul is a five part event series, centering women artists while connecting communities through culturally exceptional experiences.
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September 18, 2022
Part 1: Keeping Grace in Mind welcomes Minnesota based musicians XINA & Ricki Monique. This event will also feature Omaha harpist Kim Meyer and poet Jewel Rodgers. Keeping Grace in Mind will commence the Sunday Soul series, highlighting music and poetry for part 1. Each Sunday Soul honors a fem change maker, and for this one it’s bell hooks. Jewel Rodgers will be performing new work and citing some of bell hooks writings to honor the ancestor who taught us so much about love, feminism, and black liberation. Sunday Soul is free and open to the public, light refreshments and dinner will be served. The purpose of this series is to showcase incredibly talented women and we’re off to a good start with this lineup. I hope to see you there- you don't want to miss it! To find out more about Sunday soul and other projects, visit here. I am still raising funds to finish out the Sunday Soul series, if you would like to donate, click here. -Alajia |
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Wednesday August 31
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Kelsey Magnuson
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truth, beauty & goodness
event series
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Sunday August 14th, 2022
2-5pm Matthew Mayer on piano with a talk on Rajmund St. Maximilan Kolbe Featuring music from his album 16670 which was Maximilian's prisoner number in Auschwitz Free admission
All ages Elevator access Save the Date! Next event November 20 featuring a discussion of Our Lady of Guadalupe |
Piano Sand
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Thursday August 11
Sandy and Lillian are local musicians with the goal of bringing people together through music. They work with other musicians to form their band Sand. The music ranges from ballads to soft rock to dance. This performance will give you insight into how Sand’s recorded music begins, piano and vocals.
Free, all ages |
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Saturday August 6th, 2022
10:00am - 5:00pm ONLY Come by and tour our historic location and learn how we are trying to feed souls as well as bodies! For more information go to: https://omahabydesign.org/openomaha Open Omaha is everyone’s chance to catch a behind-the-scenes look at the fascinating spaces that shape our city. |
3rd Thursday
Summer Concert Series
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Brought to you by the
Omaha Musician's Association & Music Performance Trust Fund Sponsored in part by Dundee Bank June 16, July 21, August 18 7-8pm All ages, free! thursday
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thursday
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The next in our Third Thursdays Concert Series is scheduled for July 21, 7-8 p.m. and will feature Blind Date, playing eclectic covers from the 50’s, 60’s and 70's you'll rarely hear other bands play, including Rock, Soft Rock, Retro, Psychedelia and even a bit of Country. Bring your dancing shoes! As always, the concert, sponsored by Dundee Bank, the Omaha Musicians Association and the Music Performance Trust Fund, is free and open to the public.
thursday
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HER EMBRACE: A MOTHER'S DAY CELEBRATION
& SUNDAY SOUL FUNDRAISER Come join us at Her Embrace- a Mother's Day Celebration and Sunday Soul fundraiser at Holy Family Community Center curated by Alajia McKizia. This event is FREE, featuring performances by talented and diverse women and artists in Omaha. Experience an evening of musical performances by SAND, Kiwi, and RIal Kell, poetry by Lee Marie Riggs & a dance performance by Tana Delgado. Birdznbunz will provide some free appetizers/light dinner items and this night is hosted by the lovely Maria Corpuz. Mother's will receive a free gift. Hiatus Moon Apothecary will be selling some herbal goods to go towards Sunday Soul costs. Hope to see you there! To learn more about Sunday Soul, visit https://www.alajia.art/sunday-soul To donate to this project and dream, visit https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-bring-sunday-soul-to-life |
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wednesday may 4th, 8:00pm
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Saturday April 2
7pm James Schroeder/Mesa Buoy
Megan Siebe Dan McCarthy 2 album releases and some Satie on the grand piano! |
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Sunday March 13, 2022
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story slam
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fall 2021 concert series
We believe in feeding souls as well as bodies, so we offer community programs that make the most of our former Chapel space. Connecting the disconnected is part of that work so we invite everyone to join us.
All concerts are free, all ages, accessible, free parking, alcohol free, and livestreamed.
All concerts are free, all ages, accessible, free parking, alcohol free, and livestreamed.
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A Co-production in partnership with Anastasis Theatre Company, Holy Family Church, Sienna Francis House, Open Door Mission, Stephen Center and Micah House. Developed from the stories of people affected by homelessness, STORIES: ON THE BRINK incorporates the art of storytelling and theatre to amplify voices too often ignored.
World premiere by Colleen O’Doherty.
Directed by Haley Haas.
Neighborhood Tapestries Commission.
PlayFest is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how NEA grants impact individuals and communities, visit arts.gov.
World premiere by Colleen O’Doherty.
Directed by Haley Haas.
Neighborhood Tapestries Commission.
PlayFest is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how NEA grants impact individuals and communities, visit arts.gov.
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Sunday Sessions Concert Series
Every Sunday May – August 2021 3:00-4:00pm
5/02: Danny Mattran Quartet – jazz originals 5/09: Trinity Trio -Pianist Mark Nelson (Linoma Mashers, Jonesin', Blues Agent), drummer Paul Nelson (Railmen, Shasta Holland) and clarinetist Bob Zagozda (Bobby Z and Polka Joy, Mike Gurciullo/Ozone Big Band) will play and sing their swinging take on classic gospel tunes. Special Mother’s Day show! 5/16: Gravy Dippers/Robert Glazer - The Blues and Classic Rock of the Gravydippers, like good gravy, has many ingredients and has simmered thru many years of gigs and musical experiences. Musical influences include Boz Scaggs, Asleep at the Wheel, Santana, the Talking Heads, Paul Simon, The Beatles, James Brown, Van Morrison, Louis Jordan, Jeff Healey, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, the Allman Brothers Band & Sly & the Family Stone. 5/23: Shastaz Blastaz - Shastaz Blastaz have provided live easy listening and dance music for restaurants, lounges, festivals, private parties, and weddings for over 20 years. The band has a repertoire of a combination of Standard/ Contemporary Jazz, as well as a collaboration of R&B, Pop, and Blues. Each member adds their own individual style to each song which gives it a Jazzy Twist! Band members include lead vocalist, Shasta Holland Simms, Mike "Spike" Nelson -lead guitar, Mark Nelson -keyboards, Charles "Chuck" St Lucas - drums, and Lyle Yates - bass. 5/30: Julie Baker Quartet - Labeled as one of the most versatile vocalists in the area, songstress Julie Baker puts her heart and soul into each and every performance. She believes that her audiences deserve to experience the best performance possible and she strives to deliver. Although she is classically trained with a degree in vocal music education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (with an emphasis on voice and theatre), Julie's vocal abilities span across a plethora of genres including Jazz, R&B, Classic Standards, Pop & Classical. Her versatility enables her to please a wide variety of audiences along with her warm crystal clear voice coupled with her animated stage presence. She attributes much of her knowledge and ability to entertain to her experience and training as a member of the Scarlet & Cream Singers while in college. It was there where she learned how to entertain and connect with an audience. She is very grateful for that training that has served her well throughout her musical career. Audience members leave Julie's performances with a smile on their face. She is in high demand as a vocalist around the area due to her reputation of delivering a quality performance that touches all who hear her. 6/6: The Worsham & Heany Duo - John Worsham, a 20 year Omaha musician, and a 25 year Nashville musician, has been playing, writing, and performing for over 50 years. His music covers pop, rock, jazz, country, and every combination in between. You’ll be sure to find something you love watching John Worsham play. Chris Heaney has been a percussionist/drummer for many Omaha bands over the past 20 years, and has been performing with Mr. Worsham for the past 10 years. 6/13: ADM - Al Anderson, Dana Leonard and Mike Deluca have been performing a great variety of music for over 50 years! Specializing in Country and Western, older style Jazz, and international tunes, they have backed up many artists over the years. Now they have come together to give you a taste of what they are so familiar with! Enjoy! 6/18: Irie Carribean Jazz - Reunion!! - The group IRIE Caribbean Jazz is planning a reunion performance. The group was very popular in mid-west during the early 90's. It was the brainchild of the Gulizia Brothers who had been performing on many yearly cruises to the Caribbean. After being to so many of the islands, they were eager to bring the various styles of Caribbean music back to the Omaha area and form a group. IRIE is an 8 piece ensemble of very talented individuals and only disbanded due to members moving to different locations. It's a wonderful coincidence that all of the members will be in the area at the same time, and everyone is excited to get the IRIE sound back together again. This excellent (IRIE) ensemble consists of a rhythm section heavily spiced with Latin percussion, a sizzling horn section and tasty vocals. The cool (IRIE) sounds of Jazz blended with the heat of island music. The imagery associated with Caribbean music comes from the brassy punctuation and syncopated percussion. In addition, the exotic nature of the authentic instruments will bring your emotions to their highest (IRIE). https://www.eventbrite.com/e/irie-reunion-show-tickets-158050243533 6/27: Michael Lyon & Friends - Michael Lyon is one of the Midwest’s most popular vocalists for the timeless standards of the modern age—swing and jazz classics made famous by the greats like Frank Sinatra and rediscovered by modern day vocalists like Michael Buble and Harry Connick, Jr. Critics have likened his voice to some of the iconic male singers of the 1950's but while he honors their style, Michael's sound is all his own. Along the way, he's been a broadcaster, actor and voice actor, and for 13 years was the local anchor for NPR's Morning Edition on KIOS, 91.5 FM, Omaha Public Radio. 7/18: Susie Thorne - A Hastings, Nebraska native, Susie Thorne was first inspired by the music of her childhood through her classically trained mother and her father, who played jazz trumpet as a sideman with baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan and vibraphonist Lionel Hampton, among others. Growing up in Nebraska, she served as her mother's choral accompanist and sang with her dad's jazz ensemble. "Music was a big part of my family, so we were always playing and singing something! But it was the melodies and rhythms of jazz that always drew me in!". Susie studied piano performance and voice at the University of Colorado at Denver, and the University of Nebraska at Omaha where she has a BA in Jazz Performance. She will say she developed her craft on the road with six-night a week gigs and overseas tours. "I was fortunate to meet many other musicians on tour which was a great learning experience!". When asked about her unique vocal style, Susie said she draws inspiration from a myriad of styles including jazz, rhythm & blues and classic pop/rock; blending them all to create her own unique sound and arrangements. "I've been told I have a bluesy quality to my voice and that I don't sound like anyone else they've heard. I think it's more a mix of everything I listened to growing up that comes out in my own personal style." 7/25 - Rat Pack Jazz - These gentlemen provide a strong vocal and guitar performance of the musical standards of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Tony Bennett, and Nat King Cole. These wonderful classics from the golden era of song are delivered by this nationally experienced group. 8/1 - Tenor Titans - Lead by Tenor Titans Matt Wallace (Maynard Ferguson) and Jorge Nila (Dave Stryker) this crew excels at Swing and Latin Jazz.Backed by pianist Dan Cerveny, acoustic bassist Mark Luebbe and drummer Greg Ahl, this band excels at everything from Miles to Poncho Sanchez to Herbie Hancock to Sonny Rollins. 8/8 - Kim Eames - Born and raised in Omaha, Kim comes from a musical family. Inspired by her brother, Kim got her 1st guitar at age 11. At age 14, she was a vocalist in a band playing locally for 3 years. Kim hit the road as a single act playing throughout the Midwest before settling to play locally and raise a family. Kim did the John Kraft Chevrolet commercials for 16 years, and did vocals for local and national radio jingles for several years. Kim loves a great variety of music. Consequently, she enjoys playing music that ranges from the last 7 decades. She cut her 1st CD in Tennessee in 2000. Since August of 2004, in addition to her bookings, Kim has very much enjoyed working with Merrymakers (a non-profit organization) that provides 96 facilities with professional entertainment once a month at no charge to the facilities. After singing professionally for 37 years, Kim still loves performing and says, “When this becomes a job, I’ll quit!" 8/15: Cher & Gene Klosner - Omaha residents Cher & Gene Klosner, a sister-brother singer/songwriter duo, wrote their first songs as kids, and their love of music is their driving force behind everything they do, from performing concerts live and online, writing songs for commercials and film/TV/animated shorts to producing, arranging, recording, and directing choirs. Having grown up on Motown, Gershwin, Ella Fitzgerald, singer/songwriters, and Broadway musicals, Cher & Gene Klosner write and perform in genres ranging from indie-pop to the blues. 8/22: 37 Years - Tyler and Sandy provide an interesting blend of sound. Tyler’s delivery hints at Gordon Lightfoot and Cat Stevens, while on guitar he’s worthy of comparison to Chet Atkins. Sandy lends keyboards, harmony and lead vocals. This album is an eclectic collection of original ballads, which spell out a message of encouragement. |
Brought to you by:
Omaha Music Home to the Omaha Musicians' Association, Local 70-558 of the American Federation of Musicians, OmahaMusic.com specializes in the best live music in Omaha and throughout the Midwest. Nationally, many of the biggest names in the music business are proud members of the AFM. Our local members include recording artists, composers, instrumentalists, vocalists and more... all comprising an eclectic variety of styles, including: jazz, pop, rock, indie, chamber, symphonic and many more. AND Music Performance Trust Fund Mission: To provide admission-free, live, quality music, performed by professional musicians to the public of all backgrounds throughout the United States and Canada. We seek to enrich the lives of the general public, young and old, through music and to contribute to the public’s knowledge and appreciation of music. To make music and music education an exciting experience and to expand it to every child’s life experience. This year the Music Performance Trust Fund presented over 2,000 live, admission-free musical programs. An impressive figure, although considerably lower than in previous years, due to our loss of income caused by illegal downloading and piracy. Nevertheless, the Fund remains the largest provider of free, musical programs for audiences representing every ethnic, economic, social and age group. Our music reaches deep into communities touching the lives of so many; bringing joy to the lonely in nursing homes, bittersweet memories to our vets, hope to at-risk and incarcerated young men and women and songs to children-many who have never experienced live music. AND Holy Family Community Center, home of the Society of St Vincent de Paul Omaha 
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unite 2020! - Feb 2020High school students from north and south Omaha got together for a meal and a conversation about music with several local musicians.
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Whispered like the wind - Dec 2019
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Whispered Like the Wind tackles a sense of self and an ancestral sense of place. The evening's performance will begin with Dvořák's The American Quartet, selected as a compliment to the rooting in history and African American spirituals and work songs. Charles Ives' The Unanswered Question follows this and bridges styles between the Dvořák and the Gre, while also asking the greater question of “why.” Gre’s piece also features a solo cellist she brings with her on the project. Omaha Symphony's Ian Passmore conducts.
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