Transportation Coffee Chat with Modeshift Omaha
Modeshift Omaha is hosting a Transportation Coffee Chat on Friday, May 25th at 8 am at Scooter’s on 16th and Dodge. Chat with State Senator Heath Mello and OPS’ GIS Specialist Casey Hughes. They will be talking about transportation policy and implementation. They host these events on the last friday of every month to discuss [...]
Trug Kick-Off Party
TrugOmaha is hosting an event in which they will celebrate their Trugs which are uniquely designed bench sculptures which are also planters intended to freshen up the atmosphere of Leavenworth St. The event is on Thursday, May 24th from 4-6 p.m. between 25th and 28th streets and attendees can help plant locally grown flowers and [...]
4-6 p.m.
Pub Quiz
Pub Quiz starts at 9 p.m. (if your team wins the quiz, you can get your entire night’s tab paid for in full. Top that!)
Pub Quiz
Back before anyone was worried about the 49′r Lounge being razed to make way for a cookie-cutter CVS (…sigh), the 9′r hosted one of the biggest, baddest and drunkest weekly pub quizzes in Omaha. As we hold on to our memories of our favorite gone-but-not-forgotten watering hole (e.g. the “Howard Street” neon sign behind the [...]
Pub Quiz
Oh yes — Pub Quiz returns to Slowdown. Bring your smartest team out and get your bar tab paid if you come in first place! Just hope the More4 posse doesn’t show up.
Trug Kick-Off Party
TrugOmaha is hosting an event in which they will celebrate their Trugs which are uniquely designed bench sculptures which are also planters intended to freshen up the atmosphere of Leavenworth St. The event is on Thursday, May 24th from 4-6 p.m. between 25th and 28th streets and attendees can help plant locally grown flowers and [...]
4-6 p.m.
Transportation Coffee Chat with Modeshift Omaha
Modeshift Omaha is hosting a Transportation Coffee Chat on Friday, May 25th at 8 am at Scooter’s on 16th and Dodge. Chat with State Senator Heath Mello and OPS’ GIS Specialist Casey Hughes. They will be talking about transportation policy and implementation. They host these events on the last friday of every month to discuss [...]
The Great Plains Theatre Conference
The Great Plains Theatre Conference will be presented from May 26th to June 2nd at Metro Community College Fort Omaha Campus and plays will be staged at various places throughout the city including the Union for Contemporary Art, The Burlington Train Station, the Kaneko and the top of a prairie hill, and a downtown rooftop. [...]
May 26th-June 2nd
Music Quiz
Head to the Waiting Room in Benson for Music Quiz, hosted my local music heads MarQ Manner (columnist for Shout! and former OEA Award music chair) and David Leibowitz (host of New Day Rising on 89.7 The River). Think Pub Quiz but all about the music. More info
Omaha Rollergirls’ Final Home Game
The Omaha Rollergirls are a serious bunch, as in they’ll seriously kick your ass if you cross them on the roller derby floor. Catch their last home game of the season at the Mid-America Center on Saturday where they go head-to-head with Lincoln’s No Coast Derby Girls. A battle of the Nebraska teams makes for an exciting finale to [...]
Feature IV with Jane Fonda
Famous actress, entrepeneur, philanthropist, writer, fashion model, activist and workout pioneer Jane Fonda will grace Omaha with her presence July 22nd, 2012 at the Holland Performing Arts Center, hosted by Film Streams. Tickets will be on sale this spring and all proceeds benefit Film Streams. Did you know that her real first name is Lady [...]
Silicon Prairie News Birthday Party
Silicon Prairie News is turning 4! Come and socialize at their birthday party, Friday, August 3rd. Last year they had an ice cream social and a give-away involving their mascot, Analog. Only time will tell what this year’s party will entail. Venue is TBD!
Friday, August 3rd 2012

