Refocus Omaha Photographs Local Communities
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Omaha, NE—Refocus Omaha, a project started by members of Leadership Omaha class 43, in partnership with BFF Omaha, invites locals to participate in a city-wide visual storytelling project. It showcases unique perspectives from Omaha’s diverse communities via images posted on the @refocusomaha Instagram page.
Omaha Jitterbugs Offers Online Classes
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Omaha, NE—Omaha Jitterbugs is where anyone can learn the art of swing dancing. They’ve struggled since the pandemic, but online classes are still underway. They are currently offering Rhythm Weekends, an online class for dancers at any level.
Omaha Symphony Returns for 2021
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Omaha, NE—Omaha Symphony returns this weekend, marking Maestro Thomas Wilkins’ final year with the organization. Wilkins leads the Omaha Symphony in the Vaughan Williams’ “Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis” and a work he considers to be part of his conducting DNA, Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8 in G Major.
Omaha Symphony Stays ‘Home for the Holidays’
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Omaha, NE—It’s the holiday season which means it’s time for an Omaha Symphony holiday performance. The Holland Center will be closed due to COVID-19, but the annual performance featuring song and dance will be available on tv. This year’s performance has become a national production. Omaha Symphony has worked out the complications of having performers on stage, but filming is a different story.
Durham Presents ‘The Jim Henson Exhibition’
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Going on now at the Durham Museum, a tribute to one of the world’s greatest puppeteers. The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited explores Jim Henson’s groundbreaking work for film and television and his transformative impact on popular culture.
Bellevue Little Theatre Presents ‘Almost, Maine’
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Omaha, NE—Bellevue Little Theatre will open a new production this weekend, Almost, Maine. It’s a collection of vignettes where playful and surreal experiences are commonplace.